Chapter 81: [I Am the Goat]
A large group of Knicks flew to Las Vegas.
It's almost half the team.
Isaiah Thomas went to be the head coach.
Suhi, Randolph and David Lee were All-Star starters.
Channingfry, Lowry, and Millsap are playing in the All-Star Game.
And Novak in the three-point contest.
James Dolan provided them with a charter flight for the team, and James Dolan himself staggered on the plane with a wine bottle, and he was going to Las Vegas for a vacation.
Recently, Dolan has been proud, and no one has said that he is a loser.
His reputation has completely turned around, and although he doesn't care about this himself, it feels so good that no one is twittering in his ears.
He chatted with Susie for a while about basketball and stocks, and then went back to studying body art with Randolph.
Don't think crookedly, it's authentic body art, without any evil thoughts. The two of them are now in a high realm, so that the members of the Randolph dance team can take off their clothes and stand there, looking at the old man motionless for a long time.
It was quite a pain for the dancers, and they were even willing to give them a stir-fry.
But I didn't expect them to play so elegantly.
Suhi was still hesitating.
Swap Millsap and Novak for Milicic.
It's a deal that requires courage.
Because Millsap is now showing more immediate power than Milicic, who is in his fourth season in the league and is now in his contract year, he still hasn't shown the performance he expected that year.
And, if he was chosen.
Eddie Curry returns next season, and if Portland wins the No. 1 pick, the Knicks' seven-foot big man will be redundant again.
But the immediate problem is also urgent to solve.
The Cavaliers have posed for O'Neal plus Ilgoskas twin towers, can Zach Randolph and Jerome James hold it?
Although Milicic has not performed much in the past four years, his physical muscles have increased, and he can still play some bright spots occasionally, and the most important thing is that although he was scolded by Larry Brown, his basic defensive qualities are still there.
In an era when full-size centre-forwards are so scarce, getting Milicic can indeed solve some practical problems.
On top of that, Isaiah Thomas has been saying to Suhi: "Jack, Milicic must still have gas in the tank, he must still have talent that hasn't been fulfilled." I've seen his highlights, and he still has a chance to be an All-Star caliber player. β
Susi, of course, knows that Milicic is a talented player and they are in the same class. Milicic can beat Anthony, Bosh, Wade, Hinrich and his NCAA quadruple-double winner in the draft, there are definitely two brushes, and the NBA's scouting system is not a decoration.
But... If Millsap is sent to the Magic, the strength of the Magic will be visibly improved.
Millsap is a power forward that the Magic are desperately looking for.
Although he was only a bench in the Knicks and didn't play much playing time, his role coincided with that of David Lee.
Such a deal, if it is not done well, it is a chicken and egg fight.
Suhi said, think again.
He lay down and began to sleep.
The plane flew at an altitude of 30,000 feet, and Suxi slowly fell asleep.
I don't know how long he slept, but suddenly he heard a loud noise, and when he woke up, the cabin was in chaos.
When I looked closely, David Lee and Millsap were fighting in front of me.
The boss Dolan was shocked, and he made a lot of harsh words over there before separating the two.
As soon as Su Xi understood, it turned out that when he was playing cards just now, David Lee and Millsap were on the bar, and then the two broke out into a quarrel and then fought.
There was already a rivalry between them, and Millsap was very caring, and he felt that if he had enough playing time, he would definitely play better than David Lee.
So, I held my breath in my heart.
encountered this incident, and the fuse was directly ignited. He scolded first, and he did it first.
When James Dolan went to persuade him to fight, he was accidentally punched.
After this punch, Millsap's Knicks career was basically over.
Suhey then intervened in the matter.
The situation now is that Millsap can't be traded anymore.
Millsap himself was well aware that he was nervous, he was afraid of being frozen by the team, thrown straight to the bench, treated like a problem rookie, and then he was finished.
However, Suhi asked everyone present to remain silent about this matter, saying that it was an internal matter of the team and an internal solution.
When he arrived in Las Vegas and checked into the hotel, Suhi asked Millsap to come to his room.
Millsap is very loyal to Suhi, which is one reason why Suhi is reluctant to trade him.
Suhi had an open and honest conversation with him.
He said, "Perhaps, I'm going to trade you." β
Millsap nodded, he already knew the outcome.
"You don't have to be anxious, we'll find you a team that's right for you. You were chosen by me, and I hope you play better. "In fact, you also proved that I made the right choice, and you were selected for the All-Star Game. β
"Thank you, Jack."
Millsap believes in Suhi very much, he knows that Suhi takes care of him very much, as a second-round pick, he gets a lot of opportunities in the Knicks, and it is Suhi who takes him to pick out the details of tactics and strive for technical excellence, without Suhi, he would not have such good data, let alone be selected for the rookie game.
He was grateful.
Now, he is afraid that the team will freeze him, and even more afraid that the team will sell him to a remote team, and if he doesn't have a chance to play, his whole career will be ruined.
Suhee finished chatting with Millsap and went to chat with James Dolan again.
Dolan was so angry that he got punched in the face. He said he had to trade Millsap.
Suhi persuaded a few words, and then agreed with Dolan's opinion.
Dolan then went to play.
Suhi and Isaiah Thomas discussed some trade details, and he demanded that the Magic must give another draft pick.
Otherwise, it will be a big loss.
And to this year's draft picks, after all, the whole basketball world is saying that 2007 is a big year for the draft.
Isaiah Thomas asked, "Will they give?" β
"Yes, they know the value of Millsap and they want to make a breakthrough."
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Suhi went to the arena on the first night of All-Star Weekend to play the first-year team against the second-graders.
In the end, it was the sophomore team who won. Chris Paul won the MVP.
The NBA rookie game, except for the success of the first grade challenge of the very junior part, is basically the second year dominant. Because sophomores have more experience and are more comfortable with the NBA.
After this game, the NBA officially announced that a new trade had taken place.
The Magic traded Milicic plus a 2007 first-round pick and the New York Knicks for Millsap, Stephanie Novak and a $1 million trade exception.
The deal happened and shocked the entire All-Star weekend.
At that time, many people were puzzled.
Millsap, who is averaging 9.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game this season, is a very efficient bench for the Knicks, and many believe that if he were swapped with David Lee, his stats would not be worse than David Lee's, and his physical fitness would be much better than David Lee's.
Unexpectedly, the Knicks actually traded him for Milicic.
The deal is easy to decipher.
The Knicks need a big center.
So, they brought Jerome James back, but Jerome James obviously couldn't stop O'Neal and Ilgoskas, so they had to trade.
But the deal, in the eyes of the vast majority, is good for the Orlando Magic.
With the Magic, Milicic has been mediocre, and now that Dwight Howard has grown up in full strength, he is no longer needed as a backup. He has proven himself to be a parallel commodity in the past four years, and his potential is no longer worth tapping.
Millsap, on the other hand, has proven his immediacy and he's a very, very good fit for the Magic's playbook.
With him, the Magic can play five forwards: Howard, Millsap, Turkoglou, Grant Hill, and Hardaway.
This lineup is fantastic.
Therefore, there are some people in the commentary circle who bluntly say that the Knicks are crazy, saying that Isaiah Thomas's deal is to strengthen the magic and wear it down.
They couldn't see why the Knicks were doing this.
Were you really scared by Cleveland's?
All of a sudden, a lot of ridicule came one after another.
At the same time, there are no impermeable walls in the world. The brawl between David Lee and Millsap on the plane was also exposed, and the Knicks team immediately became the focus of the most attention in Las Vegas.
Suhi chatted with Millsap for about 10 minutes after the deal, and Millsap thanked Suhi and wished him all the best in Orlando.
Millsap is very excited to be traded to Orlando, where the weather is great and the style of play on this team really suits him.
And, he got in touch with Dwight Howard the day after the trade took place, and they went to play together in Las Vegas.
Howard is a very social leader, and he doesn't have an aggressive posture either.
They were interviewed together.
"Without a doubt, this is a great deal. Thank God, thank you New York for sending such a good power forward to me, and we'll rule the entire East Coast. β
Warcraft Howard talks eloquently in front of the camera.
David Lee, by contrast, avoided talking about the clash with Millsap.
Millsap also denied the rumors in the media, saying: "I've had a really good time in New York, and we all get along. Although there are some disputes at times, we all believe that it is a good interaction. β
"Jake is the greatest player I've ever met, and I'm grateful to him for choosing me in the first place, he's taught me so many things, and without him we wouldn't have grown so quickly. But now, we're going to be rivals, and I'm going to use what I've learned from him to fight him." I wish I could help Orlando. β
Millsap speaks in front of the camera.
Suhi watched the interviews.
He smiled.
It's still decent.
On the second day of All-Star Weekend, Suhi was shooting commercials everywhere.
On the third day, he entered the arena.
For Suhi, he's already an All-Star Game veteran.
This year's Eastern Conference All-Star starters are: Suhi, Wade, James, David Lee, Zach Randolph.
All-Star substitutes are: Shaq O'Neal, Chris Bosh, Gilbert Arenas, Vince Carter, Jermaine O'Neal, Dwight Howard, Joe Johnson.
Compared to last season, the Pistons are completely withdrawn.
The forces close to Sushi have an absolute advantage.
Therefore, in the group photo session, everyone naturally gave up the C position for Su Xi.
Without the previous intrigue, even James stood calmly aside.
lest you be intimidated.
After taking a group photo, during the training of the whole team, Shaq O'Neill deliberately found Suxi: "Jack, why are you so afraid of us?" You actually let Jerome come back and trade elite players for a parallel list. β
O'Neill is a bit of a stinky fart, and his tone is as serious as it is a joke.
This is also the most enthusiastic argument at the moment.
But Suhi just smiled.
He said, "Shaq, how can you have this delusion? You should know better than I do the number of times I've beaten you, why should I be afraid of someone who has never defeated me? You should be scared now, because you can't guess what we're doing. β
O'Neal raised an eyebrow, he pretended to be light, but in fact he really couldn't guess what Nix was doing.
That's why he came to Suxi to talk.
Suhi said: "If you want to win a fourth championship, you should buy out your contract and come to me." β
This can make O'Neill 'very bad', and he shakes Suhey's shoulder: "I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you!" β
O'Neal played around for a while, and then Dwight Howard came.
He inherited some of O'Neill's characteristics, but he obviously didn't have O'Neill's status in his youth, and he had to use honorifics when he spoke to Suxi.
"Jack, thank you for bringing us Millsap. He's going to be my best partner. β
"You're welcome. Didn't you send us Milicic and a first-round pick as well? β
"yes, Jack, it's a win-win deal, we're going to make it to the top of the East together."
"Then you have to do your best."
Suhee encouraged Howard.
Then, he went to warm up.
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At night, Las Vegas is lit up and packed with fans from afar.
Las Vegas prepared a grand debut ceremony, with players from both sides performing before they took the stage.
O'Neill also brought a mask dance.
The audience screamed.
However, when Suhi came out, he didn't do anything. But he detonated the audience. Because the DJ on the scene is a super Sushi fan.
His introduction to Suhi was: "Let's welcome Suhi, the most dominant guard the NBA has ever seen, Suhi the Goat!!! β
Su Xi walked onto the stage, he gently clasped his hands, and his domineering spirit had shocked the audience.
At this time, the footage of the national live broadcast was just right for Michael Jordan on the sidelines.
Michael Jordan's face was as usual, but he was scolding his mother in his heart.
How is it that he is the most dominant defender of all time?
Return the goats!
I'm the goat!
GOATοΌ
(End of chapter)