Chapter 110: Lin Yi's Trading Plan

On November 1, after returning to New York from Charlotte, Lin Yi and Javier Stanford made an appointment to meet at the "Silvestri" Italian restaurant in New York.

The Knicks will have a back-to-back game against the Philadelphia 76ers tonight, so Lin Yi set the meeting time at noon, and in the afternoon he will go to the training hall to do some recovery training.

Today's main dishes at Silvestri Restaurant are "Lissoto" and "Salami". "Lissoto" is actually Italian rice. It is fried with diced onion, butter and rice. It tastes delicious and soft.

"Salami" is Italian sausage, which looks like a thick, long and round rolling pin with a layer of powdery white mold on the outside. After cutting it, it is bright red and full of fragrance.

These two dishes were recommended by D'Antoni. As a foodie, Lin Yi really wanted to try them.

"Lin, are you sure you want to trade like this? Chris Duhon is our starting guard, and Belinelli is just a backup shooting guard for the Raptors."

After all, Javier Stanford has been a scout and reporter, and he knows more about basketball than general manager Donnie Walsh, but even so, he still feels that Lin Yi's advice to him is a bit unscientific.

For example, Lin Yi suggested to trade their backup shooting guard Belinelli from the Raptors. The only suitable bargaining chip for New York is starting guard Chris Duhon.

The corner of Lin Yi's mouth twitched slightly. After all, Javier Stanford did not travel through time, so he would definitely have such objections.

"First of all, does it make a difference whether our starting guard is Chris Duhon or Tony Douglas?" Lin Yi looked at Javier Stanford and asked.

Javier Stanford shook his head, as if there was no difference. After the two regular season games, Chris Duhon was a soy saucer.

"Secondly, I am afraid that the Raptors will not change this deal. Belinelli is a very good pitcher and can play the second and third positions."

"Finally, if we want to go further in the new season, what we need is an outside shooter instead of a stake who can only dribble across the half court." Lin Yi analyzed to Javier Stanford that Belinelli is definitely a potential stock.

Lin Yi is very clear that Belinelli is currently not popular with the Raptors, because the Raptors want to train the newcomer DeMar DeRozan they selected this year.

In this way, Belinelli's position in the Raptors is very awkward. It seems that he moves at a normal speed, only shoots from the outside, and can only contribute 0.9 three-pointers per game.

But Lin Yi knew that this was all because the Raptors would not use Belinelli. In Lin Yi's memory, Chris Duhon was not doing well after leaving D'Antoni's system. disappeared.

To put it bluntly, future point guards need the ability to take the initiative to attack. A guard like Chris Duhon is not needed in the NBA at all. He is inaccurate in three-pointers, can't open up space, and has average pick-and-roll breakthrough ability. What else can he contribute to the team?

But Belinelli is different. Lin Yi remembers that after joining the Philadelphia 76ers in the 17/18 season, Belinelli was like a fish in water. After Embiid was injured in that 76ers team, Simmons led a bunch of shooters and 3D. On the contrary, it played surprisingly well.

People call the Philadelphia 76ers the Royal Salute, which means that the Philadelphia 76ers' three-pointers always pop in like a salute.

D'Antoni is a head coach who is very good at using pitchers. If you give him a few more pitchers, he can give you back a piece of sky. Lin Yi doesn't even need to give D'Antoni any advice. Arranged.

In the 13/14 season, Belinelli once played a very bright moment with the Spurs. He was accurate in three-pointers and could also shoot mid-range.

But Belinelli's physical fitness is much better than those of Kapono and Novak,

Wilson Chandler can't make a three-pointer, and D'Antoni is ready to let him play the fast break lineup at the fourth position.

Now that he knows D'Antoni's thoughts, Lin Yi must cooperate with D'Antoni's team building ideas.

And if it weren't for Lin Yi knowing that the Raptors lacked guards during this period, I'm afraid the Raptors really wouldn't necessarily trade with you. Lin Yi is completely using his own advantages to help the Knicks. This is blatantly cheating!

Javier Stanford nodded, "Donnie should agree to this deal. It's not difficult to operate. But Lin, your second suggestion, will the Philadelphia 76ers really send Louis Williams? Our best A good bargaining chip is probably Larry Hughes."

Lin Yi took a sip of "Lissoto" and looked at Javier Stanford and said, "There is no rush for this deal. You can talk to the Philadelphia 76ers slowly. I believe your sincerity will impress them!"

Javier Stanford smiled wryly and shook his head. Lin Yi created a problem for him and general manager Donnie Walsh. No matter how you look at it, Louis Williams is a potential rookie, but Larry Hughes is just an expiring contract. Ah, the Philadelphia 76ers had a brain twitch to make this deal with the Knicks.

Lin Yi can't reveal too much to Javier Stanford. This deal is different from Belinelli's. Only Lin Yi knows about this deal. The Philadelphia 76ers are just brain twitching!

The reason is simple, the Philadelphia 76ers want to play badly, and Louis Williams can't meet their requirements.

After getting used to having a superstar like Iverson, the Philadelphia 76ers have always been eager to get another superstar to drive the ball market, but because Philadelphia itself is not attractive enough, the only way for them to get a superstar is to keep going. The current 76ers are not bad, and they will continue to perform badly in the future to reach new heights.

Not to mention Louis Williams, even singles expert Holiday and future FMVP Iguodala can send away with their eyes closed.

Knowing this relationship, Lin Yi believes that as long as the Knicks are willing to pay for a draft pick and Larry Hughes' expiring contract, the 76ers will definitely make this deal with the Knicks.

Because in Lin Yi's memory, after Allen Iverson was waived by the Grizzlies, he would return to Philadelphia to play for a while. Later, because Iverson played too seriously, the 76ers' uniform team saw that it would not be possible to continue this way. , So Iverson was decisively dismissed.

As for what he said about taking care of his daughter to the outside world, Lin Yi couldn't believe that Iverson would choose to give up his basketball career in order to take care of his daughter after being slammed by Kobe and desperately wanting to prove himself.

The Philadelphia 76ers are very resolute, even comparable to LeBron James' determination to win the championship.

The Philadelphia 76ers themselves understand that no matter how well Lou Williams plays, it will be difficult to become an All-Star. The potential of Holiday selected this year is good, and they are more willing to give Holiday a period of time to grow.

In Lin Yi's memory, the next Philadelphia 76ers were in the process of constantly looking for the "new Iverson". team thing.

JaVale Stanford and Donnie Walsh certainly cannot know that the 76ers are so resolute, so most people will definitely think that Louis Williams, who just showed a little sign, is not for sale for the Philadelphia 76ers. Only Lin Yi knows , For the 76ers, what they desire most are draft picks and expiring contracts.

The reason why Lin Yi hopes that the management will trade for Louis Williams is very simple. This guy plays the main force, and his defense is a loophole, but as a substitute, he is fast and can pick and roll with Lin Yi. He is half a Curry when he hits a three-pointer. Nick What Sri Lanka lacks most now is such a player who can make up for the lack of firepower.

As for the third object proposed by Lin Yi to ask the management to trade, Javier Stanford is no stranger to Danny Green, who will be nicknamed Zhang Tielin in the future.

Javier Stanford thinks that Green and Lin Yi may have a good relationship and Lin Yi will consider taking care of the former North Carolina No. 4, because now Danny Green can't even hit the ball in the Cavaliers. As long as there is a suitable bargaining chip, the Cavaliers will definitely trade .

Only Lin Yi knew that Danny Green was his most desired teammate.

This kind of pure off-ball 3D is what this New York team urgently needs now.

In addition, Javier Stanford and Donnie Walsh have been actively dealing with Eddie Curry's bad contract recently, and Lin Yi also provided them with a trading partner.

People sent the Timberwolves nicknamed Huskies.

Lin Yi knew very well that in his memory, it was the Timberwolves who got the bad contract.

Because the Timberwolves have also decided to start a long-term poor performance.

Lin Yi put forward his own suggestions to the management. He can't spoil too much to the management, but he believes that these transactions can be done, it's just a matter of time, because he knows the thinking of all NBA teams in the future. This is so blatantly open!