Chapter 426: Closure! Summer Begins!
Lin Yi's idea is indeed good, but just as he cut off the Warriors and the Warriors cut off the Spurs, now the Spurs cut off the Knicks...
Before the results of the 21st pick in the first round came out, the Spurs traded upwards. They used the team's 29th pick in the first round of 2011 plus Novak and some cash to complete the deal with the Huskies.
Minnesota Samoyed's lineup has no shortage of potential newcomers. If there is no accident, they will continue to trade and start wholesale draft picks.
Popovich felt he couldn't wait any longer after the Mavericks-Suns deal was done, and there wouldn't be many wings left in this class.
In fact, the Knicks are also trying to find a way to trade the draft picks up, but there is no way, the Knicks still have to keep their bargaining chips to trade Paul.
In fact, this is why the Knicks chose Morris first, because if you don't choose Brother Morris, it is impossible for you to fall behind.
The Knicks' shooting guards include Green Garclay, and Lu Wei as the super sixth man. Butler must watch the water cooler for more than three seasons in the Knicks. Even if he trades in the future, he doesn't necessarily need it. So the Knicks did not force an upward trade.
No matter how good a rookie is, the one that suits you is the best.
The Spurs finally chose Jimmy Butler at the 21st place in the first round. This is Popovich’s plan B after the card was intercepted. As far as the Spurs' team system is concerned, it's hard to say who is stronger, he or Kaka.
The Knicks finally selected Motiejunas, a big man with outside shooting ability, um, nicknamed Lithuanian Linyi...
The Knicks only need to make an appointment with Motel so that Motel will not renew his contract with European teams. Motel is a good rotation player for the Knicks. The Knicks want to trade in the future. This kind of big man who can shoot is also very valuable. The Knicks do not have Mo Lei is so calculating, don't worry about Motel making trouble.
The Knicks did not consider Reggie Jackson. The reason is simple. After Paul's nod, the Knicks' point guard does not have the position of Reggie Jackson.
In the second round, the Knicks cut off Morey and chose to get the money-too bad.
The reason why the Knicks chose Parsons is because he can swing at the third and fourth positions. Parsons can play off the ball and has an outside shot.
Thomas Jr. is also not within the Knicks' consideration, because he is a greater bonus to the Knicks as an opponent. Regardless of whether he will go to the Celtics in the future, as long as he dares to start, even if the coach is Stevens , Lin Yi can hammer little Thomas to death.
Doesn't this kind of player with the strongest 175 cm on the surface mean giving points to the Knicks singles team?
He had no chance to play well in the Knicks. Lin Yi still has a bottom line in life. There is no need to do such a thing of deliberately choosing to use someone as a waste.
So far, the 2011 draft has also come to an end. The Knicks have selected Clay, Morris, Motel, and Parsons, and they have gained a lot.
The Knicks' uniform team really did their best. Unfortunately, they just won the championship and it is impossible for them to use some key players as bargaining chips.
This is the biggest difference between the Knicks and the Mavericks. The "mad cow" is really crazy for the championship. The lineup of Irving, Terry, Marion, Nuo Tianwang, Stoudemire, and Kidd...emmmm !
The NBA's fantasy teams have already begun to take shape. Not to mention the Big Three on the Heat's side, the Warriors have basically set a framework for future development, but I don't know which team Durant will become in this life. friend and foe...
And after the Cavaliers get Anthony, if James returns to Cleveland in the future, this picture is also very beautiful. Will the 2003 Golden Generation No. 1 pick and Tanhua hold a group to keep warm?
Lin Yi always felt that JR had a predestined relationship with the Emperor, and maybe the Cavaliers lineup would be more exaggerated than Lin Yi remembered.
The 2011 draft ended successfully. Lin Yi will play with Clay in the summer. In addition, the Knicks uniform team communicated with Motel immediately, telling him not to worry about the lockout, while Parsons and Morris They are all looking forward to joining the Knicks luxury battleship.
Not surprisingly, the NBA will start to enter a lockout on July 1. After the draft, Javier Stanford and Lin Yi had a long talk. The Knicks' bargaining chip for Paul has been set. Send it away, because Paul deserves such a bargaining chip, and the Knicks have a very strong family after the draft.
Parsons, Morris, and Motel were all asked to practice three-pointers in the summer. After all, as long as they come to the Knicks, they will play a lot of playing time.
As for Clay?
Lin Yi planned to let him focus on defense in training, and Lin Yi didn't have to worry about things like shooting for him at all.
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On the 25th, the talks between labor and management collapsed again. Now more and more people believe that the NBA will be suspended.
It is reported that the labor and management will conduct the last negotiation on June 30. If the talks still fail by then, then NBA Commissioner David Stern will announce the suspension of the NBA.
On the 28th, according to local media in San Antonio, once the league announces the shutdown, they will require players to accept a hard salary cap of 45 million US dollars, cancel the guarantee contract at the same time, and require the players to cut their salaries by 33%; and their previous concessions, including A flexible hard salary cap of $62 million and a guaranteed $2 billion per year total salary cap will not be discussed.
The player union headed by the old fish Fisher did not back down on this, and they said that the player union has been threatened and intimidated and will submit a corresponding appeal.
On the 30th, at the same time when Lin Yi set another record in the match against Olsen, the talks between labor and management completely collapsed...
At 0:00 on July 1, NBA President David Stern announced a news that all fans do not want to hear: The NBA will be suspended indefinitely.
In fact, the players in this labor war fought for a lot of benefits for themselves. Lin Yi will not express any opinions on this lockout. Don’t you see that Jordan Sang came out to accuse the players of being greedy, so let his people collapse. ?
Many players are very dissatisfied with this. Why can Jordan get 30 million US dollars back then, but now that inflation is so serious, we can’t ask for a little more money to support our family?
Lin Yi didn't know that Michael Jordan, the "God of Basketball", gave him a perfect assist at this moment.
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After the NBA was suspended, many players were worried, and Whiteside was very confused.
"Lin, is it really okay for me to play CBA?" Whiteside seemed hesitant about Lin Yi's suggestion to play CBA for a while.
"Of course no problem. You just need to include in the contract a clause that the contract can be terminated immediately after the NBA lockout is over. You can earn some pocket money by playing in the CBA, and you can also use the CBA training facilities to ensure your status."
The reason why Lin Yi suggested that Da Baibian go to China is to see if Whiteside really wants to go to China for a while before he can get the hang of it.
Of course, the most important thing is that playing CBA games will help Whiteside improve his confidence.
You know, after O'Neal retired, Da Baibian had to stand up, and the boxing champion couldn't live without a qualified substitute.
Motel can also play five in the Knicks, but Lin Yi expects Whiteside to become the double-double monster in the future.
After the NBA entered a lockout, the most exciting thing was the Chinese media. For example, Yao Ming would return to the Shanghai team, Yi Jianlian would return to the Guangdong team, Kobe would join forces with Yao Ming, and Lin Yi would join Beijing. News emerged endlessly...
Forget about CBA or something!
This summer is very long, and Lin Yi has to take Clay to practice with him!
And he has to attend the primary school students' wedding, maybe he has to go back to help the men's basketball team get the qualifications for the London Olympics in 2012, and the famous Lin Yi training camp is about to start recruiting again...
"Huh... As expected, we can only talk about it in the future!" Lin Yixin, who was challenging the new record, thought.
At this moment, he didn't know that this summer would be even more exciting than he expected!
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PS: fifth change