The dust settled in the 2016 draft, with the 76ers holding the No. 1 pick Ben Simmons, and the Lakers drew another pick with the bottom of the West, selecting Brandon Ingram, a small forward from Duke University. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ingram is a very talented and technical player, and he was born in a prestigious school, and before the draft, the media revealed that his template was Kevin Durant, and the Lakers, who experienced Kobe's retirement, also had great hopes for Ingram.

Wang Zhuo had been in contact with Ingram during his study with Lao K, and had a certain understanding of him, Wang Zhuo believed that although Ingram had unlimited potential, he still needed to be down-to-earth and prove himself on the field little by little.

After the end of the draft, the free trade market officially opened, due to the rise in the salary cap, many players who renewed their contracts in advance successfully signed contracts of 100 million yuan, such as Mike Conley of the Grizzlies and DeMar DeRozan of the Raptors.

As the biggest superstar in the free trade market in the offseason, Durant announced that he was testing the free market after the Thunder was eliminated, during which he met with his old club Thunder, the Lakers who are in dire need of a rise, the Celtics, the Warriors who are on the rise, and the Wizards, his hometown team.

The media has also rumored that Durant and the Knicks have had an affair, as a party, Wang Zhuo is the most qualified to speak to clarify the truth of the facts, the Knicks do intend to get Durant, and there have been private exchanges, after a short contact, Wang Zhuo can see Durant's desire and ambition for the championship, but he is too eager for quick success, and his mentality is not stable enough, and finally the two sides ended the conversation amicably.

After the talks, Wang Zhuo boldly asserted that Durant would definitely join the Warriors, because the Warriors are closest to the championship, and although the Knicks are making rapid progress, they do not yet have the strength to step on the Cavaliers.

After the door to the free trade market opened, Zen Master and Bulls President Jerry Rainsdorf discussed the trade of Rose, Raindorf showed considerable interest in the Knicks' inquiry, Rose's salary in the new season is as high as $20 million, clearing this part of the salary space, and getting players with unlimited potential from the Knicks, Rainsdorf's wishful thinking is "snapping".

After preliminary negotiations, Reinsdorf was full of interest in Kyle O'Quinn and Jerry Grant, because Joakim Noah's contract was a foregone conclusion, and the Bulls wanted a potential interior player and point guard.

Wang Zhuo did not agree to trade O'Quinn and Grant, and was only willing to send Robin Lopez, Lopez's agent was Aine Tyleme, because he had a holiday with Wang Zhuo, Tylerm threatened Lopez from many aspects, asking him to leave the Knicks, and actively helped him plan and operate behind the scenes, Lopez weighed the pros and cons, and finally chose to obey Tyler, and made a trade request to Wang Zhuo.

Since he has the intention to leave, Wang Zhuo will not keep him, but Grant and O'Quinn are players selected by Wang Zhuo and have great potential to be explored, Wang Zhuo will not let go easily, and the sum of the two salaries is not enough to match Rose's $20 million contract amount.

If he really chooses to send away players, Wang Zhuo would prefer to send Calderon away, but the sum of Lopez plus Calderon's salary exceeds Rose's contract amount, so Wang Zhuo's final proposal is to send Lopez and Calderon in exchange for Rose and a 2017 second-round draft pick from the Bulls.

For such a naked robbery, Reinsdorf sternly refused, but after many inquiries, in the year of change when the salary cap was raised significantly, no team except the Knicks was interested in Rose.

If the deal does not work out, push it to next season, Rose will inevitably choose to jump out of the contract, in order to clear Rose's salary space as soon as possible and avoid a bamboo basket empty, the management of the Bulls has thought twice, and Reinsdorf reluctantly accepted Wang Zhuo's trade plan, so that the Knicks almost got Rose at the price of cabbage, and also got a second-round pick.

Calderon is getting older, his pace is getting slower, his defensive end is becoming more porous, and he is becoming more and more marginalized in the tactical system, and it may be beneficial for both sides to leave, and Wang Zhuo knows that to build a championship team, the emotional factor must be left behind.

As the two sides submitted the trade plan to the league office for review, Wang Zhuo received a text message from Afflalo, which first thanked Wang Zhuo and the Knicks, and then expressed the idea of testing the free market.

Wang Zhuo invited Afraro to a meal, during which the two talked a lot, and in the end, Wang Zhuo expressed strong support for Afraro's decision.

In fact, Afflaro occupies a very important position in Wang Zhuo's tactical system, Wang Zhuo intends to retain the complete squad last season while reinforcing it, but he respects Afflalo's personal wishes more, after all, the big situation is in front of him, every player wants a big contract, and Afflaro also has the right to pursue.

Afflalo tested the free market, which led to the Knicks' scoring guard personnel emergency, Wang Zhuo first thought of Ray Allen, although Allen is old, playing the starting physical strength will not be able to keep up, but as long as he is willing to go out of the mountain, I am afraid no team dares to despise him.

"Ray, the Knicks need you, and I need you too!"

In order to show his sincerity, Wang Zhuo took Lin Yao and personally visited Ray Allen, Lin Yao and Shannon Williams had not seen each other for a long time, but they were like very familiar friends.

"Wang, give me a week, and I'll give you an answer in a week."

Half a day of conversation did not make Lei Allen immediately give Wang Zhuo the answer he wanted.

Wang Zhuo believes that there is hope without a direct refusal, and he is willing to wait for the final answer after Ray Allen thinks it through.

When leaving, Wang Zhuo saw the resolute look in Allen's eyes, and he already had the answer in his heart, he saw his desire for championships and retired jerseys from Ray Allen's eyes, in fact, no one could resist such a temptation, not to mention that Ray Allen has been reluctant to leave the magical basketball court.

"I chose to join the New York Knicks because there are three people, one is Phil, one is Derek, and the other is head coach Wang Zhuo!"

After the Knicks and Bulls trade plan was approved, Rose's teammate Joakim Noah announced that he would join the Knicks in a high-profile manner, and in an interview with the media, Noah explained the reason for choosing the Knicks.

In the process of communicating with Noah, the Zen master and Wang Zhuo did not bother too much, only talked about the Knicks' desire to win the championship, the positioning of Noah, and Rose's lobbying behind the scenes, everything became logical.