Guard With a Knife

D'Antoni obviously didn't want to leave the city of New York just like that. He hoped to make a comeback. He tried to regain respect in the locker room, including repairing the relationship with Snoopy. For this reason, he even sent his brother Dande Anthony back to his hometown in person.

Currently, as the general manager, he has established the most important job this summer. He hopes to get a lottery pick through the trade and use it to select Stephen Curry.

If it is before the start of the playoffs, none of these guys from the Knicks are worth trading, and each of them will be labeled as a junk contract or a high salary and low energy. But it's different now, after a crazy playoff run. Each of them is full of trade value, and even Stephon Marbury is coveted by his expiring contract and seasoned game experience.

Therefore, for D'Antoni, this matter is not difficult to operate at all.

He's studied Stephen Curry's game, even though the little guy isn't a favorite among mainstream basketball pundits right now. But he is very optimistic about his future. He believes that Stephen Curry can become a very good space point guard, and his partner with Snoopy will be perfect.

And, most importantly...he has a very good relationship with Snoopy.

Now, all D'Antoni has to do is tell Snoopy through Stephen Curry: Even if I return to the head coach seat, you will still stabilize your current position, and... I am willing to trade your best little brother to help you.

"D'Antoni promised me that he would do everything he could to draft me this summer," Stephen Curry told Doug before the start of the Game 7 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic.

Duge raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but he didn't speak.

Because he doesn't want to interfere with the management's decision on the draft.

The arrival of Stephen Curry has advantages and hidden dangers.

Duge's attitude towards this matter is: let nature take its course.

"This is a letter from Mr. D'Antoni." Stephen Curry handed a personal letter to Doug from his bag: "I can hear that he attaches great importance to you. The focus of everything he talked about with me is About how to build a team around you."

Duger received the letter, and D'Antoni first apologized to Duger, and also emphasized that he did not support and did not know what his brother did. If he knew in advance, he would definitely stop it from happening. Reporter, he also expressed his heartfelt applause and pride for the achievements made by Doug and his team. And emphasized... the team will definitely build a team around you in the future. We will choose the best helper for you and realize the dream of being a champion together!

After reading the autographed letter, Doug put it on the shoe box beside it... This is the signature shoe sample sent by Nike in the afternoon. They sent a total of five sneakers with different colors and the Boost version.

Doug has worn it to his feet.

It's a low-top...even loafer-like style, and it's on-trend style. However, Nike did not reduce its technological content.

'Duke Generation' is Nike's first product that adopts the cushioning solution of Lunarlon embedded and Zoom-Air air cushion. At the same time, the forefoot has a groove similar to Free, plus the Flyknit woven upper, which incorporates fiber lines Bring higher strength performance, and more lightweight. The outsole directly wraps the Flyknit shoe body, making it very flexible and fashionable visually.

In fact... In order to focus on the female fan market, Nike also launched the "Duke Girl" version, which has more choices in color matching. However...the sole part is very different from the official basketball version. As one of the designers, Snoopy personally chose a sole with TPU foam particles as the main material from a number of outsoles provided by the Nike laboratory. , It looks a lot like popcorn... This kind of popcorn material has many excellent properties, such as low density, good wear resistance, low hardness, good resilience, high tensile strength, and good tear resistance.

When Doug saw it from several shortlists at the time,

There was an inexplicable sense of familiarity, and then a name suddenly appeared in my head: Boost!

In this way, Boost became the name to distinguish the court version from the fashion version.

Stephen Curry is obviously very fond of Doug's signature shoes. Recently, Lin Weiwei helped him negotiate a sponsorship contract with Nike. The three-year $4 million is almost the limit he can get. After all... not every rookie who hovers in the lottery gets a sponsorship deal.

"I decided to wear your signature shoes in the new season." Stephen Curry said full of praise: "I heard...Nike priced your first signature shoes at $168. This price is second only to Nike in the Nike camp. LeBron James' signature shoe. I hear Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant are upset about it."

Duger shrugged his shoulders. As a top student in the business school, he said in a helpless tone: "This is just a commercial behavior, and the price is determined based on market feedback. No one will do things that violate the laws of the market."

"I heard from Daphne that your contract even includes the clause of independent brand operation? You even have the opportunity to become a partner like Michael Jordan?" Stephen Curry continued.

He seemed particularly curious about this matter.

"If you have your own brand, you must sign me as a spokesperson." Stephen Curry emphasized very seriously: "In my dreams, I want to have a pair of signature shoes embroidered with my name."

Doug is a cautious person, but when he heard Curry say this, he didn't hesitate at all, and he blurted out his promise, and added: "If I own an independent sneaker brand, I will definitely sign a lifetime endorsement contract with you, and Create an independent signature shoe for you."

Stephen Curry jumped up immediately, he was so excited that he even reached out his hand to make an agreement with Douglar.

At this time, after a while of pre-match analysis and predictions by the ESPN commentators on the TV, the game finally started.

Dwight Howard looked extra excited tonight, and from the jump ball, he showed extraordinary positivity.

Amidst the cheers of the home fans, the Magic completed their first offense with an alley-oop dunk. Turkoglu swayed from the outside and forced his way into the penalty area. After attracting double-teams, the Turk easily threw the basketball into the basket, and Dwight Howard suddenly volleyed...Boom!

The basketball hits the hoop.

The basket was hummed by him.

Howard has extremely fierce explosive power and bounce, and his sense of presence at the basket is unparalleled in the world!

The game continued. LeBron James drove at full speed tonight. He crazily rushed towards the Orlando penalty area like a Humvee, but at the free throw line, he encountered two tall forwards, Turkoglu and Lewis. The ball was passed, but Delonty West failed to hit a three-pointer... Bang!

This is definitely not a good signal for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Changing sides to fight again, Nelson dribbled the ball for halftime and handed the basketball directly to Turkoglu.

In the last two games... the Magic's No. 1 and No. 5 positions have obeyed the Duke's instructions very much. Nelson no longer forced a breakthrough like a dynamite bag, and Howard no longer insisted on pursuing individual singles. The basketball was handed over to Turkoglu and Alston in the rotation lineup, which seemed smooth and overall.

In contrast, the Cavaliers still use LeBron James as their strong point and other players as their assisted catch-and-shoot style of play.

This style of play is very effective when the wind is down.

But once it enters the headwind, the pressure on LeBron James will be enormous. And even if he plays super god-level performance, the Cavaliers may not be able to come back to life!

Tonight, the Cavaliers seem to be in a bit of a headwind.

Stephen Curry was lying on the sofa: "The Cavaliers actually lack a player like you. Don't occupy the ball, be tough enough, be able to connect, and contribute silently!"

"No wonder the Knicks have been pursuing the 2010 project!"

Stephen Curry chatted here, raised his head again, and said to Doug: "Hey, you know what? D'Antoni told me about his future plans today. He hopes to form a team consisting of you, LeBron James, Stade Meyer formed a big three lineup, and he thought I would be a big four. He spent a lot of time describing to me the prospects of this lineup. Team. We just need one more average defensive center to sweep the league."

Curry looked eager.

But Doug shook his head, and expressed his heart for the first time: "I have no interest in the plan of forming the Big Three. I never thought of ruling the league with a big star. I just want to lead the league alone." My team alone will overwhelm the world."

Stephen Curry looked at Snoopy with a serious face. He had a lot to say in his heart, but... he didn't find the exit.

boom!

Dwight Howard on the TV dunked again. His speed and impact made the old and heavy Ilgauskas unable to parry.

Now that the NBA is showing a fast trend, perhaps this era of positional offense and super center is about to pass.

Stephen Curry stared at the TV screen in a daze, something called 'ambition' was burning in his eyes.

D'Antoni said a lot to him this afternoon, part of which was to analyze the future trend of the league. D'Antoni believes that Stephen Curry has the ability and opportunity to become a leader in the next era, which gives Stephen Curry a lot of confidence. And when he heard Snoopy say, "He just wants to lead my team alone to conquer the world", and watched Dwight Howard, who was running like a guard, complete a thunderous dunk in the penalty area.

He made a decision in his heart.

The game on TV is still going on.

However, the gap is gradually widening.

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[There will be an update tonight]

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