On August 1, 2008, the NBA Summer League ended, and the Knicks' selection of three rookies in the Summer League was eye-catching.

The Summer League has a total of 6 games, and Thai. Lawson played an average of 31 minutes per game, averaging 18 points, 7 assists and 2 steals per game. Gibson averaged 30 minutes per game, contributing 12 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks. Thornton averaged 16 points and three rebounds in 28 minutes per game, and the Knicks' second-round picks surprised everyone, shooting 42 percent from three-point range in six games, with most of his points coming from beyond the three-point line.

New York fans are lamenting that their team has selected three outstanding rookies, and on August 5, just as Zhang Yu and Yao Ming were preparing for tomorrow's Asian Championships, the Knicks and the Rockets completed a big deal that shook the league, and Alexander's cash cow finally ran to the Big Apple with his own long legs.

It was a big deal involving seven people, and the New York Knicks sent Jamal to the Knicks. Crawford + David. Lee + Wilson. Chandler + Jared. Jeffries, got Yao Ming + Carl from the Rockets. Landry + Brian. Cook.

Regardless of what the media and fans think, D'Antoni was very unhappy when he learned about the deal. Mustache doesn't need a positional battle killer like Yao Ming at all, he needs an explosive interior like Stoudemire. But Donnie. Walsh didn't discuss it with him before the trade at all, and even Zhang Yu knew it earlier than he did.

D'Antoni guessed correctly, Zhang Yu did know much earlier than he knew, and this matter was brought up by him and Dolan at all. Last season just ended. He told Dolan that as long as he and Yao Ming could join forces, they could help the Knicks win the championship. And then brain-dead powder James. Dolan and Ni. Walsh quietly negotiated with the Rockets. There was nothing to do with him as a manager during this period.

James. Dolan has always been Zhang Yu's brain-dead fan, and Yao Ming is also a big cash cow with outstanding strength, this deal is a sure win in Dolan's eyes. And with the anti-bone boy Yao Ming (that's what Houston fans are now called) cooperating in it, they don't have to pay too much.

After the Knicks traded, the team's salary was reduced by 1 million, and now their team-wide salary is only $68.5 million. Still below the Union Luxury Tax. Of course, once Zhang Yu's rookie contract expires, a salary cap will immediately allow the Knicks to exceed the luxury tax by nearly 20 million again.

D'Antoni was not satisfied, though. But in the eyes of the media, the Knicks' strength is undoubtedly much more balanced than before, they finally have a star on the interior who can attract opponents, and this year's rookie table is also very good. The Knicks' overall strength is only higher than last season after the trade.

The New York Times' sports section is dedicated to analyzing the Knicks' lineup for the new season. Among them, Zhang Yu and Yao Ming, the internal and external partners of the Chinese national team, no one will doubt their strength, Zhang Yu + Yao Ming is definitely better than the Yao Mai combination.

Kenyon. Martin is not a good inside partner for Yao Ming. But the Knicks traded to Karl. Landry is very good, rookie Mo. Gibson's defense and rebounding are also great additions to the bench. The old champion has a 13 million contract with a team option in 2010 and Kenyon next year. Martin is certainly not on the Knicks' list of plans.

Small forward on Wallace attendance is basically a concern. Richardson is a qualified substitute, but it's a little more expensive. Wait for the contract of this guy with a salary of 8.5 million to expire next year. The Knicks can just pick a rookie at the No. 3 position to make up for it, and save a lot of money when the time comes.

Shooting guard is the least worrying part of the Knicks, and we can even make a bold guess if the Red Rabbit will contribute 30+6+6 this season.

On point guard, Ty. Lawson looks like a strengthened version of Nate. Robinson, who was very impressive in the Summer League, believes that he will be a better point guard for the Knicks than Little Potato.

In the sixth-man position, Crawford's departure is a loss, but their selection of Marcus Bush this year. Thornton looked able to provide some support to the team during the bench period. In fact, they have enough firepower now, and it won't make a difference without Crawford.

Comprehensive analysis, the Knicks' uncertainty at the moment in terms of rookie players, how much of the three rookies they selected this year can make up for Crawford and David Lee who were traded, this is the most critical point. The second is whether D'Antoni can make good use of Yao Ming, the biggest guy in the league.

Finally, Yao Ming's attendance this season is also a concern for New York fans, in the first three seasons of the Rockets, the Little Giants only had half the attendance, which is obviously not enough for the Knicks.

On August 6, 2009, on the day of the Asian Championships, the Knicks announced the signing of free agent Channing. Frye is on a two-year contract for $5 million, with a player option for the second year.

QIAN Ning. Fried was drafted by the New York Knicks with the eighth pick in the first round in 2005 and is a veteran of the team, and his family are all big fans of the New York Knicks.

After this trade, the Knicks have 13 players, and the interior players are starting to look bloated. Many media outlets build yì if Kenyon. Martin's schedule this season is not satisfactory, and he has the option to trade the old champions to give the younger players a chance and free up financial space.

Among the thirteen Knicks, Kenyon Martin is 13 million, Richardson is 8.5 million, Cook is 3 million, and Dujon is 5 million, all four of whom are players that the Knicks don't need, and they add up to 30 million salaries, and they can trade two All-Star players.

Zhang Yu saw the news in China, and secretly calculated in his heart that Martin's 13 million could be directly given to rotten tofu next year, and then they would still have room to trade another star. Who made their boss sigh now that the team's salary is too small, and sure enough, being rich is capricious!

2009-2010 Knicks lineup:

Center: Yao Ming, Chris. Anderson, Channing. Fry.

Power Forward: Kenyon. Martin, Thai. Gibson, Carl. Landry.

Small forward: Steven Gerrard. Wallace, Quentin. Richardson.

Shooting guards: Zhang Yu, Marcus. Thorton, Brian. Cook.

Point Guard: Tate. Lawson, Chris. Duhon.

Back in China, the 2009 Asian Championships were held in Tianjin, China. Among them, the most starry flavor is naturally the host Chinese team, they were divided into Group C, and the opponents in the same group are: India, Qatar, Kazakhstan.

The list of this year's Chinese team. Zhang Yu met his two old teammates, Su Wei and Li Xiaoxu, the two of them were able to be selected, completely because of the identity of Zhang Yu's former teammates, head coach Guo Shiqiang and the Basketball Association think that the two who have such an experience can cooperate with Zhang Yu more tacitly.

List of 12 members of the Chinese team: Liu Wei, Sun Yue, Zhang Qingpeng, Zhang Yu, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, Du Feng, Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi, Li Xiaoxu, Su Wei, Yao Ming.

In the group stage game, Zhang Yu and Yao Ming will only play together in the first quarter. The remaining three quarters will not be played again, facing opponents such as India, Qatar and Kazakhstan, and the Chinese team can only win if they rely on the two of them. Then eat the and go!

On August 6, 2009, at 19 o'clock Beijing time, the first game of the 25th Asian Men's Basketball Championship of the Chinese team was held in Tianjin Gymnasium.

Xia Wei and Ai Yue'er started to train steadily after Zhang Yu returned to China. has been living with Zhang Yu in Tianjin.

Zhang Yu took the time to take Xia Wei home during this time. made the two elders feel very awkward, not long after returning from the United States, the daughter-in-law suddenly changed from an American singer to a mixed-race classmate, although the two elders didn't say anything, but their attitudes inevitably talked a lot, who knows if Zhang Yu will change again in a few days?

The Chinese men's basketball team played against the Indian men's basketball team in the opening game of the previous Asian Championships.

The Tianjin Stadium was packed up today, crammed with enthusiastic Chinese fans. Everyone came to see Zhang Yu and Yao Ming, so no matter how weak the opponent was. The two of them can't help but play, at least with a meaning.

The starting lineup of the Chinese team: Liu Wei, Zhang Yu, Zhu Fangyu, Yi Jianlian, Yao Ming.

Xia Wei and Ai Yue'er sat together to support Zhang Yu, and the little rabbit on the court felt that the Indian players were not as good as their college teammates, and these guys had a hard time playing the CBA, so you can imagine how bad the strength is.

The Indian team attaches great importance to Zhang Yu and sent two players to wrap it, but this kind of defense is still useless for Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu is too lazy to score by himself, played eight minutes in the first quarter, handed out 5 assists, and shot 3 three-pointers, contributed 11 points, 5 assists and 2 steals, 3 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws.

Yao Ming and Zhang Yu played together and went off the court together, both of them played for eight minutes, and the little giant got 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 assist.

The two of them really don't think it's interesting to play a game of this level, and playing for eight minutes is regarded as a warm-up, so don't let the audience who bought tickets scold their mother after the game.

More than 10,000 spectators at the scene were indeed very dissatisfied when they saw that Zhang Yu and Yao Ming only played one game. But they also know that such a game is played more, except for wasting the body. It's a pity that Zhang Yu didn't slam a dunk in the first quarter, and only shot two three-pointers, which was a bit too coping, and Yao Ming poured a blue.

After the first quarter of this game, the suspense has been lost, the score is 48:13, the Chinese team leads by 35 points in a single quarter, setting a record for the Chinese team's single-quarter lead in the Asian Championships, Indian fans have turned off the TV before the first quarter is finished, which can no longer be described as slaughter, just like the NBA team and the high school team game, too bullying!

The final score of this game was 129:46, and the Indian team's score in one game was actually not as good as the Chinese team's score in one quarter, which made everyone's jaws drop! The big guy calculated the score difference, the Chinese team beat the opponent by 83 points in this game, such a game makes Chinese fans unbearable, and the Indian can no longer be described as a "dish", it is too boring.

Zhang Yu also felt bored, he didn't even sweat much after the game, and his strength was even greater, so that when he returned to the hotel, he couldn't help but secretly leave the team and run to Xia Wei's room in the same hotel.

The next day, the report of "the Chinese team defeated India by 83 points" not only surprised domestic fans, but even the American media were stunned. (To be continued......)