Phil Jackson spent his playing days in New York.

In the seventies, the New York Knicks were at their peak, and as the team's main backup, Phil Jackson won two NBA championships with the team's bosses Walter Fraser and Wesley Reed.

At that time, Phil Jackson was not the famous "Zen master" in the future, he liked to have a fluffy beard, like to play drugs and drink, hang out in nightclubs, like to fly a motorcycle into the arena before the game, and like to listen to the music of the Beatles and staggered onto the court.

Phil Jackson's change came from an unexpected encounter, and legend has it that his Zen faith came from a mysterious Oriental Zen master who showed the way to Phil Jackson at the crossroads of his life, and since then he has changed himself and become a maverick.

It was at that time that the nickname "Zen Master" was spread, and it was a direct indication of Phil Jackson's beliefs, as well as a reflection of his unique wisdom from another perspective.

Phil Jackson, known as the "Zen Master", has a unique set of things when it comes to dealing with players, such as giving players a book before the start of each season to create some kind of psychological cue to his players; For example, he would lead the team to watch his clips before the division finals against the Kings to boost the team's morale; Another example is that he will have Tyronn Luza wear the same braids as Iverson, wear the No. 3 jersey and wrist guards of the 76ers before the Finals with the Philadelphia 76ers to simulate the Finals scene.

The high emotional intelligence of the "Zen Master" is recognized by the whole alliance, and winning people's hearts is undoubtedly one of his best skills.

Just a little bit of gossip without a head or tail, coupled with an ambiguous statement at the end, he successfully gained Roy's trust.

Although it was just some non-nutritious nonsense, and nothing useful was provided other than telling Roy Anthony that he might go to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Roy's trust in Phil Jackson was suddenly bursting.

The soldier dies for the confidant, and the woman is the one who pleases herself. Just like the "Zen Master" who previously subdued Michael Jordan, Scott Pippen, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, Roy was also successfully subdued by Phil Jackson.

Next, Phil Jackson has to solve the second problem, how to deal with Anthony's two-party or multi-party transaction.

The problem now is that Anthony is willing to go to the Cavaliers, and Irving is not coming to New York, and his agent, Jeffrey Weschler, has made it clear that Irving has to go to a team that has the strength to compete for a championship and that he has to be the boss of a new team, and the New York Knicks clearly lack that competitiveness.

For Jeffrey Weschler, the "Zen master" has long heard of him, he is a well-known agent in the circle who loves to do things. A few years ago, before LeBron James joined the Cavaliers, Weschler had instigated Irving to have a showdown with team owner Gilbert and fired the team's general manager Chris Grant at the time by threatening to leave the team.

Then, when Irving signed a contract extension in 2014, it was Weschler who put pressure on the Cavaliers, making owner Gilbert promise that "the Cavaliers are your team." But unfortunately, James' sudden return in the following year broke the wishful thinking of Weschler and Irving, and also triggered a boss dispute between James and Irving.

Although Irving and the Cavaliers reached the NBA Finals in the next two years, and won the first championship trophy in the history of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, Irving always played the role of "second leader". Even in Game 7 of the 2016 Finals, Irving used all his life to hit that decisive three-pointer to lead the team to win the game, but LeBron James is still the focus of the game, the MVP of the Finals, and the legendary creator of the Finals average triple-double and key blocks.

People are singing about James's return as king and ushering in an era, but few people mention Irving's role and status.

This situation makes both Weschler and Irving very unhappy, and not being the star of the team means that their status, personal data, advertising revenue, and media exposure are inferior, which is unbearable for the arrogant "Uncle Drew" Irving.

Therefore, at the behest of Weschler, Irving once again made it clear to the team this year that he wanted to leave. It's no wonder that James took the initiative to recruit Anthony, he had long known the news that Irving was leaving, but he didn't tell Anthony out of team confidentiality. And now, with the official contact between the "Zen Master" and the Cleveland Cavaliers, rumors have spread.

This is not the first time Irving has had an affair with the Knicks, but it is the most conclusive evidence. Although Weschler has not made any public announcements, everyone knows who is behind the instructions for Irving's departure, just as he instigated Daliu Myers to jump from the Clippers to the Trail Blazers.

Within 24 hours of being in contact with Cavaliers general manager Griffin and Irving's agent, Weschler, Jackson received no less than 50 phone interview requests about the Irving and Anthony trades.

"No comment, no comment, no comment." Annoyed, Jackson really wanted to unplug the office phone line and turn off his mobile phone, but alas, he still had to wait for a call from an old friend.

That's right, Jackson's old friend is Danny Ainge, the general manager of the Boston Celtics. The NBA's most savvy general manager has gotten a lot closer to Phil Jackson in the past six months, from the initial draft pick trade, to the recent Anthony trade proposal, to the current Anthony and Irving three-way trade, where Jackson and Angie are there.

Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics are Jackson's last hopes.

Because it's a very difficult transaction.

First, Anthony is only willing to go to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and he has trade veto power.

Second, the Cavaliers are only willing to send Irving as a chip, and they have to get Anthony.

Third, Irving is only willing to go to a team that has the strength to compete for a championship, and he must be the boss of the team.

I'm X, what kind of hard players and teams are these guys, the tricky Anthony, the tricky Cavaliers, the tricky Irving and Weschler, Phil Jackson is going crazy.

If he can barely achieve the first and second points, then the third one is undoubtedly difficult to reach the sky.

Who are the teams that have the strength to compete for the championship this year? Last year's championship, the Cleveland Cavaliers, was Irving's parent team that was ready to run away; Last year's Western Conference champion, the Golden State Warriors, just brought in superstar Durant this year, not to mention that there is not enough salary space, even if Irving goes, it is impossible to become the boss of the team; The Toronto Raptors, the runner-up in the East last year, were overturned by Roy just now, and it seems that they don't have much ability to achieve big things this year; Last year's Western Conference runner-up Oklama Ho Thunder, the thigh Durant has left the team, and "Wei Shao" is difficult to support alone, not to mention that he overlaps with Irving; In addition, there is the old powerhouse San Antonio Spurs, but Coach Popovich vetoed the possibility of a trade as soon as he heard Irving's name, and presumably Irving can't stand such a strict head coach.

Who else? Rockets? The Clippers? The Eagles? There are only a few teams that can get into Irving's eyes, but their chances of accepting Irving are almost zero.

Just as Phil Jackson was scratching his head about what to do with the deal, the name of one team came to mind: the Boston Celtics.

That's right, it's the Boston Celtics, the old powerhouse of the NBA, they want to have a foundation, they want to have strength, and they want salary space. Last year, they lost to the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the playoffs simply due to their lack of experience, and this year, with the introduction of Al Horford, the Celtics have undoubtedly improved their strength.

Moreover, the Celtics have a lot of draft picks, plenty of trade chips, and their recent mediocre record, and Thomas Jr., the leading point guard, has been questioned.

"Zen Master" still remembers Anji's sentence "Don't say it's Anthony, unless it's a James, Irving, Wall-level player, don't come to me to trade in the future......"

Isn't Owen coming now? Angie, are you intrigued?

Angie was really impressed, and after receiving a call from Phil Jackson, he was thinking about the possibility of this deal.

He must be happy to promote Thomas Jr. to Irving, but the price to pay for this should not be too great, first of all, except for Thomas Jr., Angie intends to keep all the other main players; Second, draft picks can be traded, but try to keep first-round picks; In the end, if it really doesn't work, you will pull another big head in.

Anyway, isn't this the job you are best at?

Yes, this cost must definitely be passed on to other teams, either the Cavaliers or the Knicks, anyway, it can't be themselves, thinking of this, Angie smiled proudly......