Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

For Stern, promoting Zuo Li is a huge gain. First of all, Zuo Li is strong enough. As a rookie, Zuo Li has surpassed most people in history, even those historical superstars who were at their peak when they debuted.

In comparison, Zuo Li is not inferior.

Oh no, it’s hard to say. After all, Zuo Li’s rookie season is not halfway through yet, so it’s hard to draw a conclusion. But based on the results Zuo Li has achieved, even if he retires now, Zuo Li can be regarded as one of the best in the league.

The brightest among the meteors that flash by.

Coupled with Zuo Li's good habits and good image, he completely fits the image of a perfect NBA idol in Stern's mind.

But this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Zuoli is the flag of New York.

As we all know, Stern has been coveting the huge piece of cake in New York for more than a day or two. It can also be seen from the number of Christmas games he participated in. The Knicks, who are not the strongest in the league, participated the most, which shows how much support he has received.

But overall, the Knicks seem to be stuck in a rut that cannot hold up the wall. The time it takes to remain in ruins is far longer than the time it takes to rise, and it is not even proportional. This also means that the Knicks are not very attractive in New York.

It's not that New Yorkers don't like basketball. Basketball has a very wide audience in New York. It's hard to find a city in the world that can match the basketball atmosphere in New York. What they don't like is just the Knicks.

But all this has changed qualitatively this season!

The emergence of Zuo Li has rekindled hope for the Knicks and given a new lease of life to this city that was already extremely passionate about basketball.

How could Stern not add some fire?

So Stern, the league president, silently asked his assistant to give Dolan a little hint, telling him to keep Zuo Li in New York. He himself was not suitable to come forward, otherwise the NBA version of "Phonegate" would be born.

But he really couldn't rest assured. After all, Dolan had such a good reputation... Everyone who knew him said so, so he was really worried, so a little hint was still needed.

But in fact, there is no need for him to come forward. At their level, a little hint is enough. After all, no one is a fool.

Gee, Stern thinks it's too early to say this to Dolan...

But Dolan still understood, and then scoffed.

"This old guy thinks I'm a fool." Dolan hung up the phone with disdain.

Don't tell me, he really guessed it right...

"How can you let Zuo Li go? I won't change even if you give him a damn 100 million!"

This is also true, Dolan really does not lack 100 million, and running the Knicks well will bring him far more than 100 million, even more than one billion.

"But this old boy does have a good eye. Haha, it seems I need to speed up a bit." Dolan touched his chin, showed a wise look, and then picked up the phone: "Hey, I asked you to order the Lamborghini that day.

What's going on? Hurry up. I'm trying to save you. What? Five more months? Five days! Just five days! I'll turn around and go to Ferrari. Believe it or not..."

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Zuo Li, who had just arrived at the Denver Plateau, didn't know that his team boss was holding back a surprise for him.

And Stern over there also had a toothache watching the match.

For him, holding Zuoli is because this melon is sweet.

But that's not necessarily the case with 'melon'.

On December 29, the Knicks played against the Nuggets away from home. This was the Knicks' second away game in three consecutive games in the Western Conference, and it was also the most difficult one.

‘Little Melon’ Anthony will also be Zuo Li’s next opponent.

For Anthony, Stern loves and hates him, but of course he loves him for his strength.

Melo is still very sweet during this period. As the core of the Nuggets, he showed his strong scoring ability early. He led the team to the playoffs in his rookie season, something that even his good buddy James could not do.

Although he has been in the first round for several consecutive seasons, this season Anthony has reached the biggest turning point in his career.

In the 0809 season, the team boldly took over the Pistons' offer and traded Iverson for Billups. The Golden Guns were officially disbanded, but the team was officially on the right track.

Billups, who is always underestimated, can be called the best partner of Anthony's career. After his arrival, the Nuggets successfully slowed down and changed from a team with strong offense and weak defense to a strong team with balanced offense and defense. Anthony also changed from his original team.

The focus of offense with the ball has changed to the focus of offense without the ball. Although some insignificant statistics have been sacrificed, the whole team has been activated, and the team's average points lost during the season have been reduced by seven points.

This also allowed them to jump from eighth in the Western Conference last season to currently third in the Western Conference, behind only the Lakers and Spurs.

Although Billups brought about qualitative changes, Anthony also played an important role in it. After all, his personal firepower is the biggest magic weapon for the Nuggets to win.

Such strength will naturally be valued by the alliance.

However, unlike James, the sweet boy next door, Anthony is definitely a guy who is unwilling to be lonely. Anthony, who was born on the streets and lives in the most chaotic area of ​​Baltimore, has always been entangled with gangs.

Just in April and June of 2008, I was arrested twice for traffic driving problems.

He is also an absolute ruthless character on the court. The famous brawl in Madison in 2006 resulted in him being suspended for 15 games.

So for Anthony, Stern really can't easily define it. This may be the reason why Anthony has not been highly praised. After all, society is a real society.

He is also proficient in four subjects: eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling.

But for Nuggets fans, strength is enough.

For Anthony, this season is the most comfortable season he has ever had. Everything is developing in a good direction, making it difficult for him not to have further ambitions.

It just so happens that they just lost to the Lakers on the road in their last game, so they naturally hope to win a victory when they return home.

However, Anthony still has a good impression of Zuo Li. After all, they are both New Yorkers, people who came out of the slums, and have some connections with gangs. Naturally, they feel very friendly by nature. He has never been with Anthony and Iverson.

It's like being blushing for being the boss of the team.

When Zuo Li was in high school, Anthony had commented on Zuo Li's games many times. Although this was the first time the two had played against each other, they had indeed known each other for a long time.

So before the game started, Anthony stepped forward to say hello to Zuo Li.

Zuo Li didn't have any ill feelings toward Anthony. Zuo Li had seen a lot of guys with this kind of personality in Harlem over the years. Although he wasn't a good citizen, he was loyal. Zuo Li also liked to deal with such guys who were not hypocritical.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Ty Lawson next door was so happy to see it that he shivered. If he had known that Zuo Li was so familiar with the society, he wouldn't be so jumpy.

But it's a pity that Zuo Li doesn't care about Ty Lawson anymore. After all, the grudges have been almost settled, and it's really pointless to unilaterally abuse him.

What Zuo Li cares more about is obviously Billups, the Nuggets' main point guard.