Two Hundred and Forty-One: [The Best Talent in Life]

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Although the outside media reported OJ Mayo's racial discrimination. But in late-night meetings with executives inside the Knicks, the discussion was still about deals.

The All-Star Game is coming, and the trading window will be closed in February.

This is the only chance the Knicks have this season to make a difference.

"My proposal is still to trade Quentin Richardson. Our interior needs more athleticism." D'Antoni expressed his attitude very simply.

Although before that, Isaiah Thomas asked the owner of James Dolan over the phone to veto the proposal to trade Zach Randolph to the Los Angeles Clippers.

"No, Quentin Richardson will be Snoopy's right-hand man. Even though he's only shooting 36 percent from 3-point range this season, I think he's still on track to get back to 30 percent." Eight or even 40% possibility. Three-point shooting is a skill that can last a lifetime." Isaiah Thomas clearly opposed: "And, his contract will officially end in 2010."

"But then we have to pay him eight million U.S. dollars and nine million U.S. dollars respectively." Donny Walsh, who sat in the center of the chair, said with obvious anger in his tone: "Look at the fat on his waist, He's already infinitely close to the size of Eddie Curry and Jerome James."

Isaiah knew that Donnie Walsh was mocking himself. After all, he signed all the fat in the Knicks locker room. However, he appeared very calm, and even showed a characteristic smile: "It is possible for fat to become muscle."

"Wake up, Isaiah! Now James Dolan's proposal to us is that we must trade away a high-paying outside line and buy out Stephen Marbury's contract. He obviously can no longer afford these stupid luxury taxes. said D'Antoni as general manager.

Now, the New York Knicks are paying a high luxury tax. And Jerome James and Eddie Curry are both on the injured list, and there is absolutely no idiot who will accept their contracts. As for buying them out, it is impossible for them to accept... They all know very well that this will be the last NBA contract in their lives. No one wants to discount it, or even cut it in half, with a buyout.

Therefore, the only possibility of a buyout is Stephon Marbury. He still has the ability and spirit to prove himself, and some teams will give him some tentative offers.

However, there are only two high-paying outsiders with the possibility of trading, Quentin Richardson and Jamal Crawford.

"So, why don't we trade Jamal Crawford?" Isaiah Thomas said: "We can even pull out the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers,

Establish a three-party transaction model. "

When Thomas said this, other executives and the coaching team looked at him in surprise, with the same expression: Are you crazy?

Jamal Crawford is already the Knicks' only perimeter player with the ability to attack tough situations. At critical moments, basketball will always be handed over to him.

At this time, trade him away. The Knicks are bound to get worse.

However, D'Antoni did not vote against it. He also doesn't like the ball-handling Jamal Crawford, who thinks his efficiency is too low and does not meet the tactical requirements of his running and bombing system.

"Isaiah, this is not a basketball manager game. The trade is not as easy as you think, and if you trade Jamal Crawford, who will play with the ball? Who will tear up the opponent's defense?" Donnie Walsh Said directly.

Isaiah Thomas did not respond with a smile this time, but looked straight into his eyes, and told Donnie Walsh with certainty: "First of all, to answer the question of who will play singles with the ball, my answer is Snoopy , He will be the core of our backcourt. I am willing to trade one season or even two seasons of failure in exchange for his growth. So... On this premise, there is no need to think too much about trading Jamal Crawford. Because he It doesn't bring wins to the team, nor does it have the potential to make the team better in the future."

"Secondly, about trading experience. I am no less than you. When I was the vice president in Toronto, you even worked as a small follower behind Larry Bird. I don't intend to attack your past. In fact, we are also in Indiana. Three years of pleasant working together. My return to New York this time is not to take your job away, I promise, you will always be the President of Operations, which I made clear in my first meeting with Mr. James Dolan. So , I think, you should smile at me more, just like me."

Thomas is candid.

This reminds Donnie Walsh of the days when he worked together in Indiana. Although Thomas has never made Indiana go further, he has at least led the team to the playoffs for three consecutive years and established a strong foundation for that team. Played a real defensive system, and fully tapped O'Neal's talent.

"Listen, Isaiah. I will never smile like you do, and I will never allow anyone to put the name Smiling Assassin on my name. It's such a pejorative."

Donny Walsh's mood finally relaxed. Although he is still 'accusing'. But everyone could tell that the president and vice president were letting go of their knots.

This is undoubtedly a new beginning for the team.

"Maybe you're right. But how can you guarantee that Snoopy can grow to the standard you expected? He still doesn't have the ability to get rid of the defense one-on-one and complete the offense independently, let alone challenge the opponent's entire defensive system." Downey Walsh offered his thoughts: "Also, he obviously got too close to Zach Randolph. I don't mean to discriminate against anyone, but you also know that Randolph has been in New York for less than two seasons, but He already holds VVIP membership cards of more than 50 high-end nightclubs in New York."

"I don't think anyone in the entire NBA doubts my draft vision. I always do surprising things, but it always turns out to be right. It's like I drafted Damon Stoudemire in '95. , Tracy McGrady was selected in 1997, and everyone said I was crazy. But the result? Also, have you forgotten that I traded meritorious veterans for young Brad Miller and Ron Artes in Indiana What happened? They almost got the Finals with O'Neal Miller if there hadn't been an incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills."

Isaiah Thomas was unabashedly bragging.

However, such a resume is indeed unquestionable.

When Donnie Walsh was silent, general manager D'Antoni said: "So, trade Jamal Crawford??"

"Let's discuss the details of the transaction!" Donnie Walsh no longer objected fiercely.

At the height of the discussion, Isaiah Thomas got a call from Snoopy's agent. Asked him on the phone if he knew where Snoopy had gone.

This made Isaiah Thomas very nervous. New York is the most famous world of fun in the world. He was afraid that Snoopy, Randolph and others would go to the corrupt nightlife.

But out of the nature of a man, he still chooses to hide: "Oh. He is now in a meeting with our executives, and we are planning the future structure of the team. Since this meeting is very important, all the attendees except me Everyone turned off their phones. Is there anything you need me to pass on?"

"It's like this. I'm going back to China soon to discuss an important cooperation. But before that, I have received two sponsorship contracts from New York local restaurant groups, and I need his signature to confirm. Please help me tell him, I will send The contract is placed on the dining table in the living room, and after signing, hand it over to my assistant."

Lin Weiwei was very gentle on the phone, and through Thomas reminded Doug to pay attention to active racial elements recently, they might do bad things.

Thomas hastily promised here that the Knicks will definitely formulate the most complete security measures for Snoopy.

hang up the phone.

Isaiah Thomas gasped, thinking, Snoopy mustn't become a playboy.

He walked into the conference room, and Donny Walsh asked him what happened.

He lied calmly: "Oh, it's nothing. My nanny asked me if I wanted to prepare dessert for the evening."

Meanwhile, Snoopy is eating dessert in the recording studio at Taylor Swift's home.

He originally thought that he could have at least 3 shots with Taylor Swift tonight. If he controlled it well, before noon, he could even reach the number of blocked shots last night.

However, just after arriving at Taylor Swift's house, Taylor told him heartbreaking news: Suddenly, I had to go to the bathroom to stuff tampons.

Doug felt helpless about the unexpected advance of Taylor Swift's period: It was as if the weather forecast had said thunderstorms tonight, but it was actually just wind.

Because of this unexpected timing, Snoopy had to change his plans. He was pulled into the recording studio by Selena, and then Taylor Swift also called her music partner, and they worked overnight.

Record the latest single "Baby" for Doug!

To be honest, Doug didn't like the song very much. But Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, and Karlie Kleiss all firmly believe that this song will become a super single of global shooting stars, and it will harvest the feelings and poetry of girls at once!

"OK. Then I'll try!"

Doug reluctantly agreed. He was persuaded.

He did need some money to invest more recently, as he realized he seemed to be buying a little less Apple stock.

The production process of a song is very complicated, but Doug is currently in the process of season. So, he compressed all the singing parts into one night.

Still, he didn't finish the job until noon the next day.

He ate about five desserts and six cups of coffee.

Callie Kress insisted on two o'clock in the middle of the night, and ran to sleep. Taylor Swift sticks around until around three in the morning.

Only...Selena, she persisted until the end, and she insisted on singing the chorus to this song.

This made Doug a little embarrassed.

This kind of embarrassment is not... about her singing harmony, but because she has been dishonest since she walked into the recording studio at six in the morning.

This time period is usually the most exciting time for the little brothers Duge, and they will automatically rise to the sky without teasing. After being teased by her like this, she became even more restless, and even her breathing became rough.

And the producers outside continued to applaud: "Yes, with a little turbulence, it will be more attractive. Come on, make it rougher, and the artistic conception of this song will be raised to a higher level."

The producer didn't know why Selena closed the curtain in front of the glass at seven o'clock. But he has seen many singers have such and such creative habits. Some people like to sing while drinking iced coffee, some like to keep the studio lights bright, and some like to turn off all the lights in there and light a candle. Therefore, it is not weird to pull the curtain up like Selena.

However, he could clearly feel that Snoopy's emotions were getting fuller.

Especially when he was asked to make panting modifiers, it was very, very, very realistic, and even gave him a sense of artistic bloom.

He is a person who strives for excellence, and he let Doug record for forty minutes just on this modification.

When it was finally done, he realized he might have been too demanding.

Then he heard a low roar coming from the headset.

He trembled suddenly, he was afraid that Doug would get angry because of his cumbersome request.

However, when Duge came out of the recording room, he was not angry, but blushed a little, and his eyes were a little dodged, as if he was very shy. But my mental state is not bad, and I feel a lot lighter when I walk.

Selena, on the other hand, licked her lower lip subconsciously, looking a little unfinished.

"Your cooperation is very good, I can guarantee that this is a super golden song. It will even be certified double platinum!" The producer said excitedly.

Du Ge seemed embarrassed, and there was still a lot of work to be done for this song, including soundtrack and arrangement. One's own voice is only the first step in the long march, but... Fortunately, Taylor Swift promised to help complete the latter work.

This made Doug feel very embarrassed, even a sense of guilt.

He looked at Selena more and more evasively.

He didn't expect Selena to do such a thing in the darkness.

But it was undeniable that it was very exciting, and his heart was about to explode. This is from the so-called previous experience, which refreshed his cognition.

Doug slept in Taylor Swift's guest room and didn't wake up until 6 p.m.

When he woke up, Selena had already boarded the plane to Los Angeles.

During dinner at night, Taylor Swift said to Doug seriously: "Your song is great, the vocal part is perfect, and Selena's harmony is just right. If there are no accidents, it will definitely become the hottest song of the year." single."

"Yeah." Doug nodded a little guilty.

"By the way, did you teach Selena's harmony skills? When she left, she told me that she had tasted the best talent in her life from you."

Taylor Swift frowned, which was a bad sentence, so she was curious.

When Duge heard this, his heart beat faster again.

He was about to find an excuse to perfunctory, when the phone rang just right, Isaiah Thomas called.

Previously, he had hit 18.

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