NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 276: All Stars! Super Youth Storm

Madison Square Garden Arena.

Warcraft is actually practicing basketball with its new Knicks teammates for the first time, and it is also considered the first time to play a training game as a home team in the holy land of basketball.

It's just that the Knicks won't be as hyped as the Heat. They train just as they train. There's no need for the media to come in and take pictures of a few goals that show their good relationship and great chemistry. They can take pictures of them in the regular season.

During the break, Howard's agent found Howard and asked him if he wanted to respond to James.

From the perspective of the World of Warcraft team, you must just go up. Damn, you were defeated 4:0 in the finals. I still won one game in the finals. Everyone is about the same. Why are you mocking me??

The Sparks also understood that they had to respond, otherwise their fans would be blown away, but since he was new here, he didn't want to cause trouble for the Knicks, so he was going to calm things down and say peace.

As a result, Jiang Chao, who was watching the training match, said, "I'll teach you a move."

Warcraft's eyes lit up subconsciously, thinking it was Coach Jiang who was rumored to be coming on the court. Everyone had heard that after Jiang Chao gave some small tricks to a few players, those players came on the court in a hurry.

So Warcraft thought Jiang Chao was going to teach him some basketball tricks.

The result was to teach him how to become an "onmyoji"!

"The Heat belong to Wade."

He didn't use any name-calling, or any insults by name, and he didn't seem to respond to James' obvious mockery of Howard's cowardice for being a blue-collar boss and going to the Knicks.

It's just a declarative sentence.

1,000 hot comments on Twitter instantly!

It also allowed James to break through his defense instantly!

Agent Rich Paul: “Holy shit, Dwight has the IQ to say something like that??”

James, who had connected several alley-oops during today's training, was in a good mood, but these words made him shut down!!!

Mainly due to the following comment from a fan wearing a picture of Jiang Chao singing in Times Square:

"Let me translate: You, Wade's little brother, don't deserve to talk to me. Ask your big brother to talk to me!"

"Hahahaha, just one word, absolutely!"

Indeed, Wade has led the Heat for seven years, and James is an imported product to anyone. But in fact, James has also made a lot of sacrifices. For example, in order to win the championship, he did not get a super maximum salary with the Cavaliers, which resulted in his annual salary being less than Howard. .

For example, in fact, my statistics and role are much greater than Wade's. How can MVP be the second best to others???

But just because of Howard's words, James became agitated.

This was his reversal. The Heat boss's comments had subsided, but Howard's comment started a new round of discussion, and the group-building comments caused a new round of storm.

"This Knicks is so disgusting."

"It's okay. They can't beat us. Our forwards and defenders are much better than them. Our goal is to win the championship, which is different from them."

"You don't understand..." James' heartbeat actually accelerated after learning that Howard had joined the Knicks.

Only players who have played with Yao and Howard on the court know how terrifying the inside blocked by these two men is. Yao has absolute height and is a threat as long as he stands, while Howard has absolute speed and defense height.

At this stage, James's scoring basically depends on rushing inside. If he really encounters them, he may not necessarily get good results. Thinking about it will make him even more irritated, okay?

Only these two can make James rush in and feel like he can't even see the basket. The other centers are a little bit less interesting.

And the scary thing is, these two people are on the same team!!

"It's definitely Boss Jiang's fault, damn!"

James already hated the Knicks when he was defeated by Curry last year, and now he regards them as a strong enemy.

And here, the Knicks generals all pulled Howard into laughter during lunch in the cafeteria: "Sparks, your words are so top-notch!"

"This comment is funny: Bosh, 'Should I be under the car, shouldn't I be in the car?'"

"Haha, the king of Toronto has completely lost his presence in the Heat."

Howard didn't expect the response to be so good, and no one criticized him. All the comments said that he did a great job, and the comment area became a gathering place for James and others.

"The first trick taught by the boss." Huo Hua rubbed his big head naively. The phone was like a small card in his hand, but he never stopped smiling when he read the comments.

Someone Zhan Mi replied below: "Witness true believers at dusk, real fans will not complain!"

Then he was directly criticized: "It's dusk in the Five Yellows??? Tsk, tsk, tsk, then when was the peak? When was swept 4:0 by the Spurs?"

"I was just named mvp a few months ago, and you told me it was dusk, and it made your mother's head spin!"

Curry also looked at "The Knicks have been James' nightmare since Curry's buzzer-beater" and laughed:

"The boss is an old onmyoji, he is very good at talking."

Harden: "Don't ever argue with your boss, he can even use a dirty word to break your defense!"

Yao Ming is also iconic in cartoons lol:

"I'm kidding, our boss is familiar with the 36 Strategies of Chinese Art of War, what do you think?"

Howard made a Chinese Kung Fu fist gesture: "I don't dare!"

Turk Drew looked at his old friends and the happy atmosphere within the Knicks and said with a smile:

"It seems that James is afraid of us. Suggest Curry to post a video of last year's killer game?"

Curry: "Here we go, my wife Ayesha has made a short video, and the special effects are so cool!"

"Fafafa! The ultimate mockery."

Ibaka is the most arrogant: "I blocked a few of him last year. I will make a collection and you can forward it."

"Holy shit... going against the Big Three of the Heat..." Only the newcomers Paul George and Hayward were trembling at the back of the table, dumbfounded.

These guys are not even afraid of offending the Big Three of the Heat?? This is too crazy.

"Brothers are all young people too. People should not be arrogant and waste their youth!"

Kyle Anderson has played in the World Championships and seen the world. He is not even afraid of the barbarians in Europe. Compared with them, the Heat's defensive hardness looks good?

The Knicks are really not afraid. The Lakers offended them all last year, and James is actually okay. The Heat are already their sworn enemies. It doesn't matter if they mock their sworn enemy team first.

The forum is a place where all kinds of jokes can be made, and Jiang Chao even made fun of himself on the Super God Forum.

What is needed is just one sentence for all parties to argue with each other, and even the scene of civil war among the fans within the team...

In the end, Howard's top-level ridicule was stopped after Heat boss Wade came out to speak, saying that it was the message that Howard wanted to send in the first place:

"The Heat are our common team. We have the same goal and the same belief. We are united. They are all my brothers."

This is a typical type of scene talk, serving as a peacemaker to the fans of the three superstars of the Heat, but it is definitely not as effective as Howard's inciting a war.

Although it is official, maybe the gunmen who forced the king are as dissatisfied with some of James' actions as the king.

Damn, don't make the Big Three so high-profile, just say we can win the championship, and make it seem like the whole world worships us, but then you have to wipe your shit after playing against the Knicks?

The last sentence is "my brother", which actually reflects it. I, do you know, I, you should stop causing trouble before I speak. I already brought the Heat the championship before you came!

Jiang Chao doesn't know if there will be internal strife in the Heat in this life. Anyway, because the record was always good in the previous life, it didn't exist.

But Jiang Chao is already looking forward to what kind of grand scene the NBA will be like if the Heat and James are without a championship in this life?

Is he a new generation of Barkley? Or is he the tragic version of Ewing who is a slave of three families?

However, the Heat's top players are not as organized as Wade.

Haslemo: "Knicks, let's lose to us again next season, haha."

Chalmers: "The fans asked me to practice more three-pointers?? Yes, I can beat you with my shooting. Howard, just watch from the basket."

They didn't know that this passage was taught by Jiang Chao. After all, Howard was responsible for everything.

But Howard doesn't care. Where were you playing in the mud when labor and capital dominated the East!

Only two people from the Heat said nothing.

One is Bosh and the other is Juwan Howard.

These two are still shocked that Dwight joined the Knicks.

because!

The best backdrops in their careers all came from Howard and Yao Ming.

Anyone can talk, but the Dragon King really doesn't dare. He was scared of Yao in the World Championships. In the regular season, he was basically beaten by Yao Ming. In his career, he basically never defeated the Rockets with Yao Ming.

Second-rate.

Didn't netizens have a poster for a long time? The Dragon King's body looks like a chicken in front of Yao Ming, and it is impossible to guard against it.

Not to mention Howard, when you encounter them in the East, they are all defeated by Howard and Blood Mother.

The same goes for Juwan Howard, both named Howard. This monster is his lifelong enemy and he can't defeat it!

Others can provoke, but they have experienced the power of these two big centers in the same position and they really dare not ridicule them. Yao and Howard are two extremes, but they are both types who must avenge themselves.

Yao Ming is a typical ruthless person who doesn't talk much. In order to get Barkley to kiss his donkey's ass, he even beat up O'Neal of the Suns.

Howard is happy and at the same time, as long as he is serious when facing his enemies, the whole world on the court will feel the sight of Howard.

Other players feel the same way. Only James looks down on Howard's joining. However, in the eyes of many players, the Heat have another opponent.

For example, when McGrady, who had just joined the Pistons, talked about who might be the strongest team in the Eastern Conference this year, he without hesitation mentioned the Knicks, who had recently assembled their lineup.

Bulls star Rose was also asked what he thought about the young Knicks adding two big men in the new season.

Windy City Rose praises but doesn’t fully praise:

"They have three players in each position, which is very even. We can only rely on speed to beat them, and we can't compete with them forcefully from position."

This is how many teams are already considering the Knicks.

Thibodeau: "We have Boozer, our team's style of play will be different in the new season, and the competition in the Eastern Conference will be more intense."

Bird sent a message directly to Sean Marks:

"What do you want us to do? Damn it, the East is now a devil!"

Sean Marks replied: "That's why I asked you to choose Cousins. Hibbert alone can no longer stop the current Eastern Conference interior."

Big Bird: "...I believed you, you are an evil person."

However, Cousins ​​​​appeared to be fearless: "I will not be afraid of any opponent, I want to bring glory to the Pacers!" This is a typical example of the innocent who are ignorant.

For example, Stoudemire, who had just joined the Nets after playing against Howard, has begun to regret it. Gosh, I faced such meat shield centers in the Eastern Conference. It was so scary!

Anthony's face was also livid.

Although he prides himself on being the best in the world.

But in fact, his current achievements are not comparable to Howard. After the off-season, he wanted to criticize the Knicks for choosing sesame seeds and losing watermelon, but in the end, they directly recruited the most unlikely Warcraft!

Anthony was a little sour during the interview:

"I thought that Warcraft and Yao Ming have overlapping functions, so I definitely wouldn't go there. I didn't expect that the two of them would be together. This lineup is a bit luxurious."

Nets head coach Avery Johnson: "If you choose any one of us, we are also the Big Three!"

They can only hope that they don't touch the Knicks in the playoffs. They can't win this civil war in New York!

Angie, another powerful general manager of the Eastern Conference, is now lucky to have recruited O'Neal, otherwise it would be impossible to play. Garnett is a skinny guy in the eyes of the two of them.

O'Neal: "Interesting, maybe there will be two All-Star centers on one team next season?"

Pierce: "This team is young and capable. We will use our experience to defeat them!"

Ray Allen didn't even mention the Heat when talking about the main rivals in the Eastern Conference next season: "The Knicks should be very strong. They have talent and strength in every aspect!"

The Eagles, who had just changed their head coach, were also ready to go. One-on-one Joe showed up in the gym covered in tendons:

"Our Hawks are more average. We didn't meet the Knicks last year, but we want to do so this year!"

And the Western Conference stars felt like they were just watching the fun.

It is true that almost all the stars in this year's free market are in the East. The biggest star in the West, King Noah, signed early. Manu and Lowry all renewed their contracts early. Anthony, Stoudemire traveled to the east, and Rudy

Gay went to the Raptors.

Even Popovich came out and said that such a big change in the Eastern Conference this year is rare in history, and he is optimistic about how this young man Jiang Chao can make a difference with this lineup.

Kobe Bryant: "As the saying goes, the one who can reach the end is the hero. I still want to play against Yao again."

Bynum and other championship-winning members also mean the same thing. Don't make so many false claims. A deal is a deal, and you have to return to the court in the end.

Yao Mi: "Goodbye, goodbye...we still need our knees."

Manu, the Spurs' diplomatic spokesman: "Well, let the Knicks play the Heat as a Christmas game. David, think about it. I'm waiting for the Christmas game."

Tony Parker: "I want to see little brother Matthews guard Wade again, haha."

Duncan: "Don't break Messina's heart!"

In the end, even Yao Ming sent a tweet with itch. After all, he has not played for more than a year. He has played very well in recent training matches. Yao Ming was very happy to be allowed to participate in the preseason by Coach Carter. He also posted on Twitter.

Jiang Chao's advice was followed by a harsh message:

"It's been a year and I feel like many fans don't know me anymore? This year, let me feel the power of the Eastern Conference."

Suddenly "Yao Ming's Peak Video"

"The battle cry of the former No. 1 center!"

Topics such as "How much of Yao's immediate combat power is left?" have become popular again.

However, this kind of Jiang Chao will not dominate the trending searches. Yao has real abilities. If this kind of post were to describe Whiteside, then he would definitely have Mr. Yang Su Qun delete it all.

Just kidding, Yao Ming can make a highlight reel of the times he blocked James and dunked in front of James during the Rockets era. He is the most worthy of a breakthrough striker. The ones he fears the most are Okur and Boozer.

I can't stand up to you... (gif posted in the reader group~661264490)

Old Downey Jr., Wright and others are actually envious of the Knicks. Although the level of public discussion is not as good as that of the Heat, the Heat are just hype. This year, Jiang Chao never made any fanfare after losing to the Heat.

Have spoken.

But now the Knicks are still such a hot topic and have such a good lineup. I’m envious!!!

After the Knicks completed the trade, there was no need for the Knicks or other team scouts to make a form, and the fans analyzed it directly.

The Sparks' five-year, 108 million maximum salary contract, with an annual salary of 21.2 million in the first year, was also analyzed by enthusiastic netizens.

It just so happened that Jiang Chao was also reading this post that suddenly went viral on this super god forum:

"2011 Knicks lineup overview, almighty youth storm!"

At the beginning, I briefly talked about the Knicks' operations this year and their perfect under-cap operations to avoid luxury tax and so on. The whole article did not mention Jiang Chao at all, but it was completely praising the Knicks management's strong vision and trading level!

The salary cap for the 2011 season is 92 million.

The threshold for luxury tax is 102.3 million.

With the end of the lockout, it is unlikely that the salary cap will increase again next year. Capitalists are disappointed and will not give more money to players.

So teams with big contracts in recent years will be troubled.

Fortunately, the Knicks' salary space will be healthy in the next three years.

Then this poster listed the salary list of all Knicks players in the 2010-2011 season.

Matthews: 173,000. (Two-way contract, including 4 years left in this season)

Mills: 500,000 (including 4 years of rookie contract left this season)

Danny Green: 500,000 (including 4 years of rookie contract left this season)

Beverley: 500,000 (including 4 years of rookie contract this season)

Ibaka: 1.3 million (including 3 years of rookie contract this season)

Curry 3 million (including 4 years of rookie contract this season)

Harden 3 million (including 4 years of rookie contract left for this season)

George: $2.8 million (five-year rookie contract)

Hayward: $2.8 million (five-year rookie contract)

Kyle Anderson: $1.6 million (five-year rookie contract)

Yi Jianlian, 3.5 million. (Last year of rookie contract)

David Lee, 7 million. (Contract still has 2 years left, excellent middle class)

Turk Drew: 11.8 million. (Contract year for this season)

Okur: 9.8 million. (Contract year for this season)

Yao Ming: 17.56 million (the last year of the maximum salary contract offered by the Rockets, this season’s contract year)

Howard: 21.2 million (5-year maximum salary contract)

The Knicks' total salary next season is 84.233 million US dollars, which is just one step away from the 92 million salary cap. Richardson's salary is 8 million, but in a sign-and-trade, the post-trade salary cap cannot be calculated first.

Therefore, this netizen also lamented that the Knicks management is too awesome, and the calculation is really just right. If it is any more, it will exceed the salary cap!

And 16 people are just right. The 15-man roster plus a two-way contract, no more, no less, so even if there is no big Q, if the Knicks want to recruit Howard, they must lay off one person before the start of the season. Now it means there is no need to lay off anyone.

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Then he also analyzed that there are no junk contracts here (junk contracts refer to the kind of Lewis who has an annual salary of tens of millions or a maximum salary but the positive and negative efficiency values ​​​​are not as good as those of players with a salary of millions)

At first glance, they are all rookie child labor contracts. Some are expensive, some are cheap.

Jiang Chao actually saw it for the first time. After all, the Knicks had too many things going on after Howard came. He mostly watched James and James, or Sparks fans, tearing each other apart.

This time he really fulfilled what the Jrs in his previous life joked about "recommending NBA bosses to draft Hupu", that is, watching the keyboard warriors of Hupu managers show off their talents.

Ibaka really laughed when I saw it. It was only 1.3 million and there were still three years left. President Pu was really good at lowering the price at that time.

At that time, Ibaka's agent team probably thought that having Westbrook and Durant's thigh would make a living, so it would be fine if they had less money.

Moreover, in the Thunder that season, Ibaka was a rough guy who could only grab rebounds and dunk. Unlike now, his mid-range shot has been polished, and his efficiency is even comparable to Okur, who earns tens of millions of dollars per year. This is the Knicks

Sri Lanka's most profitable.

Because Mills, Matthews and others don't have the ball as much as they did in their previous lives, they didn't show much of it.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, let me count how many All-Stars I have in this lineup."

Jiang Chao clicked on the text below. This jrs poster also praised the diversity and comprehensiveness of the Knicks' lineup next year, and has already completed all the weakest links.

"What I mean by completion is the number of people. I don't know if it can be typed out specifically."

PG point guard: Curry, Mills, Beverley

sg shooting guard: Harden, Danny Green, Matthews

SF small forward: Turk Drew, George, Hayward, Kyle Anderson

PF power forward: Ibaka, Yi Jianlian, David Lee

c Center: Okur, Yao Ming, Howard

Excluding this year's second-round pick Kyle Anderson, each position has an average of 3 players. This lineup is indeed reasonable, because no matter what happens, there is always someone to replace in case of emergency.

It's not like some teams that only have one or two shooting guards and forwards. When injured, their performance plummets.

In fact, after reading it, Jiang Chao felt that the stronger point is that in addition to the center, the players in the other four positions can be rotated infinitely. This is the most exaggerated. For example, Danny Green and Matthews are the forward and defensive swingmen.

, can completely defend the front line.

The same goes for forward George and Hayward. Their footwork can completely defend shooting guards and even guards. Kyle Anderson is even more exaggerated. In Jiang Chao's view, he can play five positions and his playing style is very good.

Jiang Chao focuses on the backcourt, but this post focuses on the inside.

"Why does everyone say that the Knicks are awesome inside? It's because their three centers are all All-Star players, and two are All-Star starters!" The poster's analysis focused on the centers.

Let me count the number of All-Stars in my opinion...

Jiang Chao looked at the list and counted, there were 16 people including Riocu, Yao Ming, Howard, David Lee, Turk Drew (who scored with the Knicks last season), George, Hayward, Harden, and Curry.

"Oh My God."

Jiang Chao, who was in the office, stood up and held his hair with both hands.

This is too exaggerated. 9 of these 16 people are players who have been in the All-Stars in their previous lives and now!!!

In his heart, he is the 9-star Knicks!

Among them, those who have been to the All-Stars in this life include Yao Ming, Okur, Howard, and Turk Drew, which the media can now call the 4-star Knicks, although both Yao Ming and Okur have declined.

No wonder insiders are afraid of the Knicks. All three centers are All-Stars, and two of them are former vote-winners. How to play???

In Jiang Chao's view, there are 9 current and future All-Star players in the team, including Yao, Huo, Qiao, Ha and Ku, who are all All-Star starters!

Five All-Star starters???

These five people play together, this is really an all-star game!!

And as expected, they may all be future Hall of Fame players!!

Although it is impossible for the All-Star League in this generation to allow the Knicks to start all five players on the same team, it is possible to change one every few years, and... Jiang Chao can just feel happy!!

These five people met when they were all considered capable!

So wonderful!!

It feels so good!

Even 2k wouldn’t dare to play like this!

The happiness that belongs to Jiang Chao alone!

This is not over yet, even five Hall of Famers and one team will be fine.

It’s okay to have 9 All-Star players on one team.

The other 7 people, except for A-Lian, Kyle Anderson, and Matthews, have almost no resume in the NBA (although these 3 people have average resumes, they are all starting-level players.)

4 people left, Beverley: 3-time NBA All-Defensive Team

Mills: 1-time NBA champion, Olympic bronze medalist, FIFA best team

Danny Green: 3-time NBA champion, All-Defensive Second Team, and former NCAA champion captain.

Ibaka: 1-time NBA champion, 3-time All-Defensive Team member, 2-time block champion!

Damn it, do you dare to believe that these people are going to play third team and garbage time in the Knicks?

These are all strengths. Recalling Ibaka's achievements, Jiang Chao can't wait to see his and Howard's performance on the court at the same time.

Compared to the twin towers discussed by everyone on the forum, in fact, the inside iron barrel formation with double defense like 28-ka Howard is the most scary, okay?

"Invincible, if we don't win the championship, we will be sorry for this lineup."

Jiang Chao lit a cigar and saw the only questioning comment:

"Owner, will the Knicks be in trouble? There will be bombs in the locker room or something, including everyone saying that the Knicks don't have an absolute leader now. What you said makes it look like they can win a championship, are you exaggerating?"

The poster also replied that the Knicks will be in big trouble in three years. These people will be poached in minutes if they make any effort, but it doesn't matter. Their fans focus on now and it will be over.

Some fans also replied that if there are too many rookies, they may lose their jobs. Most people even think that George will lose their jobs, Hayward will be stronger, etc...

Jiang Chao could only spread his hands, and the All-Stars might get wet.

The All-Star starting lineup will never be watery!

If last year was a small trial, this year we have really formed a dynasty-level lineup.

Not much to say.

Supervise training and wait for the new season to start!

"Senior, serve tea!"

"So happy?" Liu Yan, who was on the desk in front of her, raised her tall silk stocking legs to get Jiang Chao a blue and white porcelain teacup.

"I said put it in a thermos cup. I will supervise the training with the team in the past few days."

"Hey, you're so serious!"

"When I have three minutes of heat, I can help you a little bit. I will practice Dayao and Howard's tactics today!"