At the post-game press conference of the game against the Nuggets, Chen Jiyuan praised his little brother - Stephen Curry.

'Stefan is obviously a really good player, of course, Andre is a really good player, my team-mates are really good players, I'm really happy. Stephen's three-pointer will definitely help the team do more. We're sure to bring a championship trophy to the city this year. ”

Chen Jiyuan is full of confidence in this season.

This season's Knicks can be said to be in the strongest period, and the current Knicks can temporarily ignore the renewal of Stephen Jackson, and Iguodala's adaptation to the team will take some time, but it seems that at least the trend is good, and Curry's table has exceeded many people's expectations, and the growth of Sessions and Love is very good, these are good development trends.

The Knicks are the favorites to win the championship this season, and that's no surprise.

Although the change of the Knicks' lineup makes people worry about the harmony of the Knicks' lineup, as long as Chen Jiyuan is there and the core of the inside line is there, then the Knicks are basically still there.

With the addition of Love, Sessions, these were the core players of the Knicks last season. It's just that Starkey is a little injured when he leaves. And Landry, as an important bench player, is also quite important, but now that Ibaka has come to the NBA from abroad this season, the ability he has shown can still be completely blank without Landry.

Therefore, the Knicks are still very strong overall. With last year's Eastern Conference Finals experience, the Knicks' experience is also a good addition. It can be said that the favorites for this year's NBA championship are still those from last year, the Knicks, the Celtics, and the Lakers.

To be honest, the biggest people are still the Celtics, the winners of two consecutive championships. And the Lakers, Knicks, Magic, Cavaliers and other teams can only improve their strength to threaten the Celtics. Because the teams in the West are generally quite strong, there is only one outstanding team like the Lakers. Although the Nuggets finished second last year, the prospects are not promising, and the Mavericks have been honed for more than a season, and the cooperation between the players, mainly Kidd and the team, is also a little better. I don't know how much power will explode this season.

After winning the game against the Nuggets, the Knicks had a day off and then took on the Magic at home in New York.

Although the Magic team has not made any major additions this offseason, it has not yet lost important combat power.

However, this is only a temporary situation, as Mirisic's departure has basically become a foregone conclusion.

Because the Magic have been selling Mirisic everywhere. Mirisic actually didn't make any particularly strong trade requirements, but Mirisic's contract expires next year, and if you want to renew Mirisic, then the contract must not be small. And it's a good price, but the problem is that Magic can't afford that much money.

Magic obviously doesn't want to pay the luxury tax. Although the owners of the Magic are rich, not every owner is the Bass family, and not every owner is willing to pay the luxury tax for the championship. That's sending money to the alliance in vain, such a "stupid thing", of course those businessmen will not do it.

They care more about profit and money. How to make more money is the most important thing on their minds.

Magic boss Rich Devos, a wealthy co-founder of Amway, founded Amway 50 years ago with his best friend Jay Winnlo, and has grown into a well-known multinational corporation with sales of more than $8 billion. At present, Amway is still a family business jointly run by the two families of Wen Anluo and Devos. In September 1991, the Devos family purchased the Orlando Magic. He then owned the team until now, and in the 2009 Forbes list of the world's richest people, Devos ranked 119th.

The billionaire has a personal net worth of $3 billion, but the richest boss obviously doesn't like to pay the luxury tax unless it brings in more money for himself.

To sum up, the Magic trade Mirisic's intentions have long been known. It's just that I haven't received a suitable offer chip yet, so I haven't traded yet.

Howard has shown his relationship with Mirisic in public many times, and has spoken for Mirisic many times, and at the same time, Howard has also expressed his meaning to the team, or his own request, that is, the renewal of Mirisic's contract, however, Howard's method is a bit wrong, because in Howard's thoughts, it is natural to send away Lewis and then spend a lot of money to renew Mirisic, but the management of the Magic does not think so, If Lewis really has someone willing to take this big contract, the Magic will definitely be willing to renew Mirisic.

Mirisic's cost performance is definitely higher than Lewis's, but the thing that makes the Magic cry is that no one is willing to accept Lewis's big contract of hundreds of millions. As a result, the Magic could only silently prepare to trade Mirisic.

The rotten contract I signed, kneeling and crying, I have to wait for it to be gone.

The match against the Magic, as always, excites the fans in New York. Because on the Magic, there are two of the best big men in the entire league.

In the final analysis, it is Chen Jiyuanqiang or Howard Qiang. Then there will be no agreed answer, but, Chen Jiyuan can still have the upper hand, Howard is stronger than Chen Jiyuan mainly on the defensive end, Howard has occupied a very high position in the ranking of the best defensive players since he entered the league, and Chen Jiyuan's defense was at the lower middle level when he first entered the league, however, Chen Jiyuan has experienced training and learned from Olajuwon, and the power of the defensive end has gradually emerged.

And when it comes to the offensive end, if you want to talk about the most offensive big man in the entire NBA league, the first thing that comes to mind must be the yellow-skinned Chen Jiyuan. From the first day he entered the league, he made everyone remember his offensive prowess.

In the first season, he was able to score double-doubles, and since the second season, he has scored 30 points in two consecutive seasons. Won the top scoring title for two consecutive seasons. This is not a good achievement.

And Howard's offense has always been his biggest drawback, many people say that Howard is the O'Neal of the new era, the second generation of the big shark, but Warcraft is Warcraft, when it comes to the dominance of the inside line, Howard and O'Neal are still much worse. This is an indisputable thing, if you want to talk about the dominance of the inside line, Chen Jiyuan is more like O'Neal II than Howard. However, Chen Jiyuan's goal is obviously not to become the second generation of someone. Even if that guy is known as the most dominant center in league history.

What Chen Jiyuan wants is to become the generation of Chen Jiyuan, to become the generation of kings, and then let the awesome center of later generations be called the second generation of Chen Jiyuan. This is what Chen Jiyuan wants to pursue.

Before the Knicks vs. Magic game began, the biggest signboards of the two teams had already met together in advance.

Chen Jiyuan and Howard met in the restaurant.

There is still a lot of personal contact between the two people, although there is obviously more competition than harmony between the two people.

Superstars in the same position must have a very strong sense of competition with each other, after all, there is no superstar who does not want to be the strongest in his position.

However, on-site competition does not affect off-field relationships.

Howard swallowed a piece of steak, and then said to Chen Jiyuan in a very dissatisfied tone: "Do they (the Magic management) really regard me as the star of the team?" I don't think I'm getting treated like you. ”

Chen Jiyuan was slightly incomprehensible, "What's wrong?" Any questions? I feel like you're still in harmony with each other. ”

Indeed, the Magic management's intention to take Howard as the core is obvious, as long as anyone who watches the NBA knows, because the Magic management and the head coach of the Magic have also said in public many times that Howard is the cornerstone of their team, the hope of their team's future, and the absolute core player of Orlando in recent years.

So, why did Howard say this and think so?

Chen Jiyuan also felt a little strange. However, suddenly, Chen Jiyuan seemed to understand a little.

But Chen Jiyuan did not say his guess, but continued to wait for Howard's narration.

Howard took a sip of red wine and said what he wanted to say, "They don't care about me. Be sure to trade Mirisic. ”

This Chen Jiyuan has also known for a long time.

Howard complained: "Not only did they not discuss anything with me about the running of the team, but they also didn't talk to me about player swaps and things like that. I know that I have such a good relationship with Milicic, but I still have to trade Mirisic, and they don't care what I think about the future of the team. ”

Chen Jiyuan can understand that this situation is not the first time for Magic, and he doesn't know if Magic really doesn't intend to care about Howard's thoughts, or if it is not intentional.

However, for the Magic, the team's star has not left once or twice. In this regard, the Magic team is still very experienced.