Before the start of the preseason, Wu Huang opened a welcome party in his home to invite several new teammates to come as guests, Sean Battier and David West one is about to be 34 years old, the other is about to be 32 years old, both of them have been veterans in the league for many years, and they have never been difficult players to get along with, on the contrary, Battier is also one of the most famous locker room leaders in the league, David West has always been a very low-key player, the addition of these two veterans can not only enhance the Knicks' interior and exterior strength, It can also be very positive in the dressing room. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

ESPN gave the Knicks a perfect 5-star rating for both trades, especially David West's contract is too good value in the eyes of the media, and the golden age of an interior line is 28-34 years old, because the interior line doesn't actually need too much athleticism, they rely more on experience, skill, confrontation ability and team strength, and David West has all four points now.

Knicks fans only need to refer to Boozer's performance after going to the Bulls and the contract that the Bone Boy is now taking, they can indirectly compare how much David West's contract is worthwhile, even if he is not the most suitable player for the Knicks at the moment, but what he can bring to the Knicks far exceeds his salary, so this deal is almost the best value for money of all the trades this year.

Although New York fans and media think that Chandler is more suitable for the Knicks, the most suitable is often the least cost-effective, and how extravagant is the 16 million blue-collar workers? While such a contract would make it difficult for the Knicks to renew other players in the future, David West's contract will keep the Knicks' salary structure healthy for years to come, which is especially important after the new collective bargaining agreement is released.

Today's league is an unhealthy pattern in which the strong get stronger and the weaker see a chance to turn around, which is why the owners have been infighting and intriguing during the shutdown, with the sordid between teams in small cities and big cities far more filthy than fans think.

The league has also taken this opportunity to introduce some policies to restrict teams in big cities, such as the luxury tax in the new version of the agreement is much stricter than before, although the first and second years are still levied at a ratio of 1:1, but from the third year onwards, the cascade collection model will be adopted, and for teams that exceed the luxury tax four times in any five years, additional heavy penalties will allow big city teams such as the Lakers and Knicks to weigh the cost of continuing to spend big.

Now the Knicks say that they are no longer synonymous with stupid money, after signing David West, Sean Battier, Space Easy and Collins, the Knicks' full team salary is only 63 million US dollars, even if the maximum salary renewal Queen Wu next year will only exceed the luxury tax of 71.5 million US dollars this season to trigger the red line a little bit, even if they are punished in the future, they will not be able to pay much fine, which is completely affordable for the Knicks.

After throwing a welcome party for his new teammates, Wu Huang also offered to help Battier and West and others find an apartment in New York to connect with each other. At the moment, only Space Yi, who is still in China to deal with some affairs, has not yet reported to the team, but the latter will arrive in New York before the start of the preseason.

"There is no doubt that although we are sorry for the retirement of Shaq and Raf, the new additions are all great players who have already proven themselves, and we still have only one goal for the new season, and that is to defend the title!" Wu Huang announced the Knicks' ambitions before the start of the first preseason game, and this lineup gave him the confidence to shout out to defend his title.

Xiao Si also said in an interview: "David is a very well-rounded player, it is a wonderful cooperation process to partner with him, we will be stronger in the new season, I can't wait to start the new season." As for his knee injury, Stoudemier, who went to Germany for surgery in the summer, said that he is in great shape now, and the new treatment has made his knee much younger, and has removed some potential injuries, and he will continue to fight for his second ring with a healthier pair of knees in the new season.

"yes, you only have to look at his bounce and impact to know the right deal." Downey is communicating on the phone with the Lakers' general manager Kupchak in the private room of the Garden Arena at the moment, and the latter is watching the soft Gasol on the court being deducted by Griffin in the VIP room in Los Angeles at the moment, and the entire Staples is frightened silly by the fierce white monster opposite, and then there is a crazy complaint about his sister-in-law!

The Lakers have been thinking about trading one of the two twin towers since the loss in the playoffs last year, and now after the new collective bargaining agreement comes out, the Lakers must also clear the space as soon as possible, and now their salary structure is too bloated, which makes them have no room to solve the weakness of the point guard, so the twin towers must send one away, and the Lakers will have room to adjust in the next few seasons.

Kupchak also thinks that the team's interior line is a bit too extravagant compared to the outside, but if it is to be traded, the younger Bynum is the hope of Bass Jr., so Gasol, who performed in the playoffs last season, has always been the most vocal to be sent away, including Magic and other celebrities and many fans, and the reality is that the Spaniard is too old, you see that he is playing so softly now, and I don't know what it will be like in another year or two, so it is the wisest choice to send him away as soon as possible.

The Lakers actually want to trade Gasol for Howard the most, but the Magic won't be so talkative, so it's also a good choice to change to Smalls first, which can free Bynum, who has been complaining that the restricted area is too crowded.

Since last season, there has been a serious overlap and conflict between Gasol and Bynum's positions, although Gasol is more suitable for power forward, but he has a strong finishing ability in the box, and if he is not allowed to go to the box and the low post, it is equivalent to limiting half of his role, and it will also make his vision and ability to share the ball inside useless.

And Smalls is an interior player who is good at attacking with the ball in the high post, and his position is more in the mid-range, so that he can form a real complement to Bynum. At the same time, his ball-holding ability and impact can relieve Kobe Bryant's pressure on the offensive end, and the old nagging can no longer disrupt the opponent's entire defense line by himself like during the two consecutive championships, so Xiaosi's impact is a very good complement to Kobe, and Gasol and Bynum do not have this ability.

Of course, Kupchak's real plan is to wait for Howard's contract to expire, and even this year they can use Bynum to rob the Magic.

The Warcraft side has courted the Lakers more than once during the shutdown, and they have a wealth of experience stealing people from the Magic, so when I think about how the last dynasty was established, and then think of Howard and Xiaosi's inside partner, plus the outside chatter, that picture is really beautiful.

All in all, trading Gasol for Smalls now can immediately solve the problem of the overlap of the two towers, and the contracts between the two are not much different. The good thing is that after the trade, the Lakers can immediately increase their combat effectiveness this season, and they can also make advance arrangements for the robbery of Howard next season, which is basically a profitable and harmless deal.

But then again, what's in it for the Knicks right now? This doesn't seem to have much to gain from, D'Antoni will definitely not agree to this deal, and if Xiao Si is replaced by Gasol, then how can he fight his bombardment? Isn't this a sincere attempt to tear down his platform?

On December 16, the Knicks played the first preseason game of the new season, and they bloodied the New Jersey Nets in this game.

Wu Huang only played 20 minutes, cutting 12 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and the Holy Sect Master, who had significantly stronger muscles after his appearance in the first game, did not have a too hot performance, and even New York fans could see that he was closing and playing, and this kind of game did not need Wu Huang's strength.

Fans of David West and Battier were also on the spot, but West's mid-range shooting and high playmaking were still on display, and his attacking play in the low post showed his versatility. West, who is in good form this game, looks even stronger than Smalls' attacking power, and the offensive space that the Knicks have created for him is too easy for no one to trap him.

However, the most eye-catching thing in this game is the rookie Isaiah Thomas, who has the most no sense of presence in the team, so that Wu Huang did not expect that the short point guard who was selected by him with a real height of only 170cm was as energetic as a Strength Rabbit once he arrived on the court, and dared to fight, and scored a game-high 18 points in only 18 minutes today, which made many people break their glasses.

Isaiah Thomas may not be tall, but he is lightning fast and has a lot of self-confidence on the offensive end, his breakthrough is reminiscent of Nate Robinson, the scoring maniac who played in New York, and Thomas is also very accurate, he can not only shoot two points in a pull-up jumper, but also a strong three-point shot, it seems that except for the biggest drawback of being too short, this guy does not look like a second-round pick who almost missed.

After the game, many media were shouting: The Knicks actually picked up the treasure again! Although it was only a preseason game today, this guy with a very similar name to the guy Knicks fans hated was definitely an excellent bench, he had amazing break-through and point-stealing ability, and this is another Nate Robinson-style explosive point guard. ”

In addition, the Chinese media and fans are more interested in the space Yi failed to play today, because they only rushed to New York from China yesterday to report, the jet lag can only look forward to the last preseason game in four days, when they will play the Orlando Magic.

Stoudemire, the Knicks' interior core, only played 16 minutes in the first preseason game, scoring 5 points and 3 rebounds, but when he participated in a talk show in New York the next day, he was not unhappy at all, and he was very happy to depict the bright future of this team, and finally released the same rhetoric as Wu Huang "Create a Knicks dynasty".

But to Stoudemire's dreams, he woke up the next morning when he received a call from his agent, who told him the bewildered news that he might be packing up and leaving New York.

"Nani? Is this an April Fool's joke? Xiao Si glanced at his wife, who was still asleep, and his head crashed for a while!?

This is still a joke! How can you be traded? He and Wu Huang are the inside and outside pillars of this team, and as long as D'Antoni is in New York, he can't be traded!?

Xiao Si didn't know at the moment that when he was participating in the talk show last night, Wu Huang was also having dinner at his boss's house, and Dolan asked the Holy Sect Master at the dinner table: "Do you think Paul is suitable for the Knicks?" ”

Wu Huang already knew the whole story from Donnie's mouth at this time, no matter what the deal was negotiated in the mouths of the two managers, but if it wants to be completed, it must depend on the meaning of Dolan and him, the king of New York, if Wu Huang says a "no" word at this moment, then Gasol will definitely not come, but what he said is: "Any interior star can be matched with me, Paul is of course no exception, we will still be the biggest favorites to win the championship." ”

When James Dolan heard this, he immediately understood what Emperor Wu meant, and later, after sending the Holy Sect Master away, he immediately told Donnie that this deal could be done.

In fact, if this matter develops according to the normal situation, a team that has just won the championship does not need to make such a big deal on the premise that the main players remain healthy and in condition, this is completely a brain-dead move of taking off their pants and farting!

Therefore, Dolan, who is not brain-dead, did not feel the slightest need to make a transaction at such a time after hearing about the transaction.

However, when Downey reported to him, he inadvertently revealed Wu Huang's desire to play with Gasol, which was the reason why he invited Wu Huang to his home, and he wanted to confirm the accuracy of this news.

And the result is that he really heard from Wu Huang the intention to approve of this deal, that is to say, Wu Huang wants the team to complete this deal, then he, the boss, does not have to think about anything else at the moment, as long as his team core likes this deal, then he will do it.

If you go a little deeper, Dolan also wants his team to be more white and less black. So he didn't like Yao Ming to come to the Knicks very much before, but if Emperor Wu insisted that his compatriots come over, Dolan would not come forward to stop him.

But now that it is a white man, Dolan will naturally not reject it even more when Emperor Wu expresses his support. So the deal was quickly passed by the Knicks' two final decision-makers, and D'Antoni was put on the spot by Downey.

What is foreseeable at this moment is that once Gasol joins, if the Knicks' performance is not as good as last season, even if they only fall to the third or fourth place in the East, D'Antoni's position may become unstable as a result.

At this time, Donnie's follow-up action must have instigated Dolan and Wu Huang to let the Zen master go out of the mountain to teach the Knicks, so once the Knicks' record this season cannot satisfy the demanding New York fans, then what awaits him is likely to be the back of the class.

On December 19th, ESPN was the first to release a big news that shook the alliance: the two largest cities in the east and west quietly completed a big deal that everyone did not expect - Paul Gasol and Amare Stoudemire actually swapped?! While this is a money-equal star swap deal, why exactly did the Knicks make this trade?

New York fans are also shocked at the moment! Do they feel like their team is losing money? Gasol's stats in both the regular season and the playoffs don't seem to be as good as Stoudemire's, and he's two years older, so what are they trying to do with this deal? Is he softer and easier to flirt?

The more Knicks fans think about it, the more they don't understand, Made's is simply mentally retarded! Is our boss brain-dead again?

Strictly speaking, this deal is really a loss for the Knicks, and it is a very loss-making kind.

For the time being, regardless of who performs better after the swap between the two players, in terms of current value alone, Xiao Si is definitely a stronger and more valuable player than Gasol, which is not only reflected in the better data, but two years younger is not an insignificant number among NBA players, which means two peak seasons!

Smalls is now in his prime, 30 years old is the age of the most successful inside line, but the 32-year-old Gasol has begun to decline, so it is the Knicks' brains to make this kind of trade at this time, and no one else can do this kind of thing except the Grizzlies.

-- The New York Times

"Stupid deal! The Knicks' management should go to the brain department en masse. ”

――espn

"The Lakers are back in the favorites to win the championship, and the Knicks have cut off their hopes of defending the title!"

-- Yahoo Sports

"Internal discord leads to stupid trades, FMVP drives away the champions, and buries the hope of defending the title with his own hands!"

-- Los Angeles Times

"The Purple Gold inside line is back to vitality, Sessions + Xiao Si = recasting the Purple Gold Dynasty."

-- Sports Illustrated

"Knicks management strife turned into a stupid trade, and the Lakers became the biggest winner!"

In the wake of this big trade that shook the league, basketball fans around the world said it was "unbelievable"! Among them, D'Antoni is the same as Xiao Si, the two first showed a capital bewilderment, and then there was endless anger! At this moment, they both had a feeling of betrayal and betrayal, and the Knicks only notified them when the deal was close to closing, leaving D'Antoni with no time to respond.

Downey was very quick to do this time, and after convincing Dolan, he went straight to the Lakers to finalize the deal, and none of them stood up against it, and no one of them came forward to ventilate to D'Antoni, because only three people in New York City knew about it from the beginning to the end.

"Hugo, I was traded, do you know about it?" After Xiao Si learned the news that he was traded, he immediately talked to D'Antoni and Wu Huang on the phone.

He thinks that the mustache will definitely not trade him, and Wu Huang should not get rid of him, after all, they worked together quite happily last season, and there is no gap between the two, so the naïve Xiao Si even wants to redeem the deal through the head coach and Wu Huang, he really doesn't want to leave New York now, and he still wants to win a triple championship here.

"What, where did you get the news?" When Wu Huang received the call, he was doing bad things with Xiao Kolo, but his voice was full of acting skills, and the surprised tone on the phone didn't seem to be pretended at all. He hurriedly asked what happened to Stoudemire, which made Xiao Si even more confused, and he couldn't figure out why he was traded?

New York's Stoudemire and D'Antoni were kept in the dark, and Gasol on the other side couldn't believe he was traded?

But the difference is that Gasol didn't call Kobe, he knew that the Lakers had such a big deal, Kobe couldn't have known in advance, since he didn't say hello to him, it was a tacit acquiescence to the deal, just like most Purple and Gold fans and media at the moment think that the Lakers made a lot of money in this deal, and even Kobe and the new head coach Mike Brown also think that exchanging Gasol for Xiaosi is a big deal for the Lakers.

Last season's Smalls was able to contribute an average of nearly 22+10 data per game in the regular season, and he could also get close to 20+10 data per game in the playoffs, and this performance was done under the premise that the Knicks had a scoring champion, and Stoudemire's strength was obvious to all.

After the Knicks won the championship, experts agreed that Smalls reached a career high in individual efficiency last season, and that he was in a period of maturity with the most physical and technical balance. Gasol was also in this state when the Lakers won two consecutive championships, but he has entered a period of decline since last year, and the future will not be as good as a year.

So this deal is naturally a big deal for the Lakers, especially after signing Sessions, they have largely solved the weakness of the point guard, and now even the interior has rejuvenated, Kobe Bryant is very hopeful to lead the Lakers back to the top again in the next two seasons.

Knicks fans are scolding their own team management, the deal itself is brain-dead enough, Downey and D'Antoni don't even want a draft pick, do these guys have to return to the cheating state of previous years?

Wu Huang is very low-key at the moment, he won't stand up and say something, the team's lineup after the trade looks like it has become weaker, but as long as Gasol's state does not decline too much, their interior strength has not weakened much, and even in the low offensive ability, the height of the penalty area, the team's discipline, and passing strategy have become stronger, which can be seen by looking at their starting lineup.

After this surprise trade, the Knicks will form a starting lineup consisting of Wu Huang, Iguodala, Battier, West, and Gasol, and each of these five has excellent ball transfer ability, especially the two interior players who are not only good at high post playmaking, but also have excellent mid-range shooting, and can also attack in the low post. David West even has two shots on the rim breakaway, and the substitute Monroe can also be an important rotation member of the interior line, and these three will make the Knicks' interior line almost weak, as long as they don't meet the kind of guy like O'Neal at the peak of the game.

As for the Knicks' outside line, not to mention, Wu Huang and Iguodala are almost the best guard combination in the current team, although the veteran Battier has declined, but if he controls his playing time, especially in the case of almost no shortcomings in the team's starters, "Mr. President" will become a real glue, he will connect the team's defense inside and outside, and the nickname "Batman" is not called in vain, Battier's co-defense and three-point shooting on the offensive end are very much needed by the Knicks, It is enough to leave the task of attacking to someone else, so Gallinari will become the sixth man responsible for stealing points in the new season, so that even the problem of the lack of scoring points in the second echelon has been solved.

On December 21, the whole league was still discussing a big trade between the Knicks and the Lakers, and most voices were still laughing at the New Yorkers for making a stupid trade, and the Lakers picked up a big bargain for nothing.

Many people continued to dig deeper into the inside story of the deal, wondering why such an incredible deal happened. Then news like the internal discord of the Knicks, the dictatorship of Emperor Wu squeezed out the heroes, and the management fought for power and profit, and the fans were confused for a while......

Before the Knicks rushed to the road to play against the Magic, they quietly announced a news that no one paid attention to in the news of a big trade - they signed Hassan Whiteside, who had just been cut by the CBA team, on a short-term ten-day contract.

The second-round pick who was drafted by the Kings last season was cut after only one season in Sacramento, and Whiteside followed the wave of free agent exodus overseas in the offseason to pan for gold, but unlike most well-mixed NBA players, the physically gifted, but not very good head, and too loose attitude, was also cut after a few games in the CBA, and even the CBA team considered him a fool with only a body but no brain.

At this time, the Knicks happened to lack a backup center to guard their water cooler, Whiteside's excellent physical fitness made him still very conspicuous among the trial players, Wu Huang happened to see him send two blocks in a row in a five-on-five game, and considering that the Knicks originally wanted to pick him in the draft at that time, it is better to give him a short-term contract to test it now.

Emperor Wu's words are better than anything else, D'Antoni actually doesn't look down on Whiteside, and it will make him sulk because of Xiao Si's trade. But no matter how angry he is, he won't go against Emperor Wu's will because of this, since the Holy Sect Master thinks that this guy can be signed, then give him a short-term contract to guard the water dispenser.

The Knicks' roster for the new season is full, and Whiteside is only a reserve for the time being, and can only play in the preseason, and he can only enter the 12-man squad during the regular season if a player on the official roster is injured, otherwise he will be a sparring partner.

But anyway, Whiteside finally has another chance in the NBA, and if the Knicks don't want him, he'll really have to go back to gnawing old age.

Whiteside, who had always been a hangman, now finally had a sense of urgency and crisis, he was hit by being laid off by the king before, and the recent trip to China made him know the cruelty of reality, and at the same time wore away some of his arrogance.

Now Whiteside is beginning to know that if he doesn't work hard, he probably won't even be able to play in the lower leagues. The guy's casual attitude of relying on his physical prowess in the past has now been reduced a lot, and he is still only on a ten-day short-term contract, and if he can't satisfy the Knicks coaching staff in those ten days, he will still be cleaned up after the start of the regular season.

The final lineup of the 2011-2012 New York Knicks -

PG: Wu Huang, Isaiah Thomas.

SG: Iguodala, Tony Allen.

SF: Sean Battier, Danilo Gallinari, Danny Green.

PF: David West, Yi Jianlian.

C: Pau Gasol, Greg Monroe, Jason Collins, Hassan Whiteside. (To be continued.) )