Chapter 143: New York Times interview
They are willing to trade the 2010 first-round pick plus the 2011 first-round pick for Al Harrington.
When Lian Dao heard this, his jaw dropped in shock.
Is Al Harrington worth two first-round picks?
It might be worth it for a championship-winning team like the Jazz, but not too much for a rebuilding team like the Knicks.
If the Knicks are allowed to trade two first-round picks for Al Harrington, then the Knicks will never agree. The management is toxic, highly toxic!
He was afraid that he would be poisoned to death sooner or later if he stayed in Knicks!
The Jazz agreed to this decision is actually well explained, mainly because the Jazz\'s 2010 draft pick is not theirs. In 2004, the Utah Jazz acquired the Knicks\' 2010 first-round pick by trading Tom Gugliotta.
It can be said that as early as 5 years ago, the Knicks sold the draft picks.
Speaking of this, I have to mention that the Knicks\' favorite thing to do before this is to overdraw their future draft picks by trading some junk contracts.
Moreover, in history, the Knicks rarely patiently rebuild through the draft like the Lakers, Celtics, and Warriors, just blindly wanting to grow quickly through transactions.
However, most of the players who came to the Knicks came for the Knicks\' exposure and big contracts.
These players have one thing in common, their sense of belonging and honor will not be so strong, after all, the Knicks have not trained them.
So this is one of the reasons why the Knicks have not completed the reconstruction in history.
And this season the Knicks\' record at the beginning of this season is really a bit bursting, 13 games, 12 wins and 1 loss, no matter how you look at the value of the Knicks\' draft picks this year, it is not particularly high. The original owner of the Jazz, Larry Miller, passed away and is now in charge The team belongs to his son. The new owner has just taken over the team, and there are many things that he still doesn\'t understand. Seeing that most of the Jazz management agree, he also agrees, so this deal is officially concluded.
But I have to say that since the new boss of the Jazz has taken power in history, the Jazz has gone downhill all the way, which is not unrelated to the incompetence of the new boss.
It can be said that the deal for the Knicks is a pure profit, because in history Al Harrington did not renew his contract with the Knicks after this season. The Nuggets signed a 5-year 3344 contract, and now he can use it in the last season of the Knicks to exchange for two first-round picks.
Originally, Lian Dao thought it would be great if Al Harrington could get one first-round pick, but he didn\'t expect it to be two, and the Knicks\' first-round pick in 2010 also returned to his hands.
Since the Knicks upset the Celtics, the favorite team to win the championship, the media did not dare to look down on the Knicks easily. After all, they have been beaten too hard by the Knicks recently.
Losing to the Jazz, they thought that Lian Dao had encountered a rookie wall, and then they identified the key points and began to make wild predictions, saying that the Knicks would usher in a losing streak, and then the Knicks ushered in a wave of 4 consecutive victories, and Lian Dao also got Average record of 30+ per game.
Before this game against the Celtics, they once again predicted that the Knicks would be defeated this time. However, the Knicks went to overtime and won the game. Next, the Knicks played against the Lakers. They didn\'t know How did you make an appointment.
Their faces were swollen due to the beating by Lian Dao, and many fans questioned their media\'s unprofessional behavior, so now they are in a dilemma.
To predict or not to predict?
So they chose to be an ostrich, instead of predicting the Knicks\' next game, they only reported on the Knicks\' victory over the Celtics.
It has to be said that they were really scared by the Knicks.
The next game is against the Los Angeles Purple and Gold Lakers,
It can be said that the league really thinks highly of the Knicks. They have arranged for the Celtics and the Lakers successively. These two teams have been the strongest teams in the past three years. If Garnett was injured last season, Warcraft would not be able to Led the Magic to the Eastern Championship.
Not to mention the Lakers, this season they are willing to sacrifice the future, let go of Ariza, and also sign Artest, which shows that the Lakers are bound to win the championship.
Moreover, as Lian Dao is an NCAA star in Los Angeles, the Lakers can tell that they have no other energy to train rookies. What they need is immediate combat power. Even the rookies selected in the draft, It was also traded to the Knicks.
Before Lian Dao entered the league, they did not expect Lian Dao to be so fierce.
At the beginning of the rookie season, God blocked and killed God directly, and Buddha blocked and killed Buddha.
But Mitch Kupchak also said in the interview that he has no regrets. After all, the Lakers really don\'t have room to sign up.
If the championship team is split up and traded up, regardless of whether Kobe agrees or not, if Lian Dao fails to perform, then Mitch Kupchak can just pack up and leave.
Originally, it would be nice to have a steady reinforcement this season, why would you want to gamble with your career?
The recent momentum of the Lakers is stronger than the Celtics. They have won four consecutive victories this season, and the Knicks have basically not won the game against the Lakers in the past two years.
The Knicks vs. Los Angeles, this can be said to be the focus of the league. It doesn’t mean that the two teams are equally strong and the matchup is very interesting, but because both are in big markets and the ratings are very impressive, so this game is also a national match. live streaming.
Before the game against the Lakers, there were still two days of vacancy in the middle, during which Lian Dao also accepted an interview with the New York Times.
In this regard, Lian Dao did not refuse. It can be said that since Lian Dao came to the Knicks, the "New York Times" reports on him so far have been positive.
Even when they lost to the Jazz at that time, the "New York Times" was one of the few media that did a real analysis of Lian Dao\'s data.
Reporter: "How did you manage to lead the Knicks to two consecutive victories when you first entered the league?"
Lian Dao: "It is mainly the unity and cooperation between teammates. We trust each other before. Without the help of teammates, we would not be able to win; moreover, the tactical arrangements of the head coach D\'Antoni and the coach\'s tactical arrangements allow us to win on the court. Play the biggest role, and the most important thing is the support of the fans, their support strengthens our determination to chase victory!"
Well, a very official answer, the credit goes to teammates, coaches, and fans.
Although this kind of answer is very official, UU Reading www.uukanshu. com but there is absolutely no problem.
The black-threaded beauty reporter also felt a little troubled by Lian Dao\'s answer at this time, and this guy really answered without leaking water or salt.
It seems that this is the talent of the Chinese people.
It\'s better to be a group of simple-minded black people. No matter what you ask, their answers will exceed your expectations.
So the beautiful reporter changed her posture and asked again: "Then how do you keep yourself making rapid progress?"
This is actually what many people want to know, because Lian Dao\'s progress is too fast. If the top talented players in the NBA progress by riding a sports car, then Lian Dao\'s progress is by riding a rocket.
Lian Dao: "Training, treat training as a hobby. Han Yu, a thinker in ancient China, said that there is a saying that is "professionalism is based on diligence, waste is not in play; action is accomplished in thinking, and ruined in casualness." What he means is Studies are proficient because of diligence, but they are wasted in laughter. Things are successful because of repeated thinking, but he can be destroyed casually.
Only through hard training can one truly realize one\'s talent, otherwise talent will always be just talent, and he will not be able to become a strength! "
At this time, the beautiful black silk reporter also looked at Lian Dao with some admiration, and applauded involuntarily. What he said was too philosophical. Although he didn\'t understand the Chinese sentence in Lian Dao\'s middle, he felt a sense of ignorance. And from Lian Dao\'s explanation, it can be seen that this sentence is very philosophical, and she also agrees with the last sentence very much, talent, without hard work will always be talent, but not strength!
She has interviewed many NBA stars and seen many talented players fall in the midst of debauchery, so she agrees with Lian Dao\'s words.