Chapter 119: Making Rumors
D'Antoni instigated Emperor Wu to make a sound to Dolan that the team needed a deal, which was undoubtedly a perfect plan.
Their boss probably won’t listen to the general manager or the coach, but he will only care about Emperor Wu’s words.
Donny Walsh and D'Antoni were soon approached by James Dolan to discuss whether the team had a possible deal this season. The former naturally did not want to waste his efforts in the past two years. He racked his brains in the past two years to clear the Knicks' junk contract and then do a big game in the summer of 2010. If he had a big deal this season, he might not have room to get the players he wanted next year, so he decisively told his boss that the team had no room for trading this year.
D'Antoni was very happy. Unexpectedly, this boss valued Wu Huang so much, so he naturally told his plan to the boss that he meant to trade a wing defense gate first this season, so that the team could enter the playoffs this season and accumulate valuable playoff experience for these players. Next summer, the Knicks would not pursue backcourt superstars like James and Anthony, but instead dug up Sir from the Suns to fix the team's shortcomings. In this way, the Knicks had enough strength inside and outside, and were qualified to win the championship.
James Dolan is not stupid. Compared to James, who has no horoscope, Anthony... he considered D'Anthony, who is confident that he could dig out Sir Jersey for free from the Suns, it is obvious that the team's head coach's plan will be much more likely to succeed.
The most important thing is, as D'Antoni said, since they already have Wu Huang as the backcourt core, there is no need for another backcourt superstar to disrupt the team's chemistry.
Although James Dolan has little understanding of basketball, he knows the truth that one mountain cannot withstand two tigers.
On November 12, the team's senior executives were still exchanging opinions with the boss one by one. The Knicks were turned around by the Atlanta Hawks at home, but failed to continue their victory.
The Knicks have the advantage on the outside again today, but the pace of being beaten up by others in the inside.
The Hawks' inside combination Al Horford and Josh Smith today defeated David Lee and Harrington's inside combination, with Horford contributing 25 points and 10 rebounds. Smith contributed 24 points and 12 rebounds. They led the Hawks to reverse the backward and overtake in the third quarter, successfully defeating the New York Knicks 114:108 away.
Wu Huang scored 5 points, rebounds and 5 assists today, but the team lost too much points in the inside. Although the Knicks had a slight advantage in the outside, Hawks King Joe Johnson showed his strength in the fourth quarter, scoring 9 points in a single quarter, showing his All-Star character.
In the fourth quarter, Wu Huang only scored 2 points under the pressure of the Hawks' expanded range. Josh Smith always rushed to the high position in the fourth quarter to put pressure on him, which had a great impact on his breakthrough. This new Eagle King, whose physical fitness is known as "Mini Lebang", finally made Wu Huang feel the strength of the best defensive lineup.
If you think about it carefully, the Knicks' inside combination has been beaten by his opponent for the third time in nine games, and without exception, the Knicks lost the ball in the end. At this time, let's look at the attack power Stodmeier showed in the Suns this season, how could the boss James Dolan not be moved?
On November 14, the Knicks continued to play at home, with the opponent being the Golden State Warriors.
Many fans at this time think that the Knicks have too many home courts?
This is true. The Knicks' schedule in the early stage of November was mostly home games, but after playing the Warriors today, the Knicks' next six games were away games, so these home games at the beginning of the month were a schedule that the Knicks had to grab points. If they couldn't even defend the home game, the next half month of consecutive away games might be a series of losses.
New York fans were particularly crazy today. After the Knicks played this home court, they were unable to see their team's game at home for a long time.
In such an atmosphere, the Knicks regained their sense of victory again. Wu Huang gave a full performance today. He, Garlinari, Harrington and Chandler all scored at least 20 points. They led the Knicks to defeat the Golden State Warriors 124:112 at home to avoid losing streaks. However, the Warriors suffered three consecutive losses.
The two teams played a big offensive battle today, and the defense intensity was not high. Wu Huang felt very good in the game, but he did not want to score points, but instead sent instant passes to his teammates continuously. He played for 38 minutes in the whole game. He scored 20 points, 8 rebounds, 15 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, setting a new NBA single-game assist record, and using a large double-double to continue to lead the rookie rankings.
After the Knicks played this game, they got a four-day rest period, which was a precious rest period. Next, they had to enter a cruel away journey, with two back-to-back to play. In the end, they could win several victories in this cruel schedule, all depended on these four days of rest.
The New York team started to rest, but the New York media started to work hard during this period.
First, some media reports said: According to insiders, the Warriors have begun to discuss the transaction with the 76ers. The Warriors will send the team's top scorer Monta Ellis, while the 76ers will send the all-round warrior small forward Iguodala.
According to the person familiar with the matter, the deal is still under negotiation and will not be completed soon, but the deal is beneficial to both parties.
After getting Iguodala, the Warriors can immediately increase the height of the outside line and the intensity of the defense. Iguodala is 6-foot-6 and weighs 220 pounds. He can both serve as a shooting guard and play as a small forward. In addition, although his outside shooting is not stable enough, his impact, athletic talent and defense are among the top ranks in the league.
When Wu Huang saw this news, he immediately knew that it was the Knicks who were releasing smoke bombs. Perhaps he wanted to test the 76ers' trade. If the Warriors really traded Iguodala with Ellis, it would definitely be a small profit for the 76ers. But when Curry did not prove himself, the Warriors could not trade the quasi-core trade with the potential of the scoring champion in the team.
Less than 5 hours after the rumor of this deal broke out, there was also news from espn that Iguodala's chances of changing teams in the near future are quite high. There are rumors that the Cavaliers want to get the 76ers forward, but the news also said that the 76ers are selling Iguodala to other teams.
The 76ers planned to sell Iguodala last year, but his ability to catch the attack and the 76ers' Lions' Lions' big opening made other teams dissuade. Iguodala's salary this season is more than 12 million yuan, and his contract with the team has a total value of about 70 million US dollars in five years. How to match this salary in the transaction will be a big problem.
On November 15, Yahoo Sports reported that Iguodala, 26, ranked seventh in the final score in the NBA defensive player of the year vote for the 2008-09 season, with Iguodala's contract with about $70 million in five years.
76ers head coach Eddie Jordan has now found a replacement for Iguodala, Sadies Young, who is younger and Young can replace many of Iguodala's functions, so the 76ers can exchange Iguodala for some good trading chips, which will be more conducive to the team's long-term construction.
Yahoo Sports also mentioned two trading rumors in the report, one is to trade Rudy Guy with Iguodala, and the other is to trade Chris Kaman of the Clippers with Iguodala. However, if other teams see Iguodala being sold by the 76ers, there will be many teams who are interested in winning Xiaoai, and the 76ers will also face many options.
The 2009-10 season was the sixth season of Iguodala's career, and all of these six seasons were spent with the 76ers. The 76ers have not put their hopes of rebuilding the team on veterans like Iguodala and Elton Brand. The value of Iguodala to the 76ers now lies in the fact that the 76ers hope to exchange him for some draft picks and some veterans whose contracts are about to expire in order to clear up the salary space, rather than Iguodala's contribution to the team's rebounds and scoring.
Iguodala has been rumored to leave the 76ers for a long time. If Xiaoai insists on leaving, the 76ers have to obey their wishes, but such a thing has not happened so far. Iguodala is a young wing player. His defense, scoring, passing and rebounding abilities are quite good. If he can join the Warriors, Rockets, Clippers and other teams, the offense and defense of these teams will be improved.
Sometimes, some news spread often requires someone to take the lead, and others will naturally follow up when they see news worth. The rumors about 76 people planning to trade Iguodala spread at a wind-like speed and spread throughout the alliance within a few days.
The 76ers are also wondering who is spreading rumors that they are going to trade Iguodala?
At this time, Donny Walsh sent a trading offer to the 76ers on behalf of the Knicks. Although he didn't want the Knicks to trade now, this was the boss's order. Dolan said that he would definitely trade an excellent forward gate to assist Wu Huang in this season.
D'Antoni quickly made his opinion, and he fell in love with Iguodala, followed by Gerald Wallace, so this premeditated trading drama was officially staged.
The Knicks' offer was not the first to be issued. When rumors of the 76ers planning to trade Iguodala began to spread, some teams that really wanted to trade Iguodala had already sent their offer, but they were not as prepared as the Knicks, otherwise Iguodala would have changed teams long ago.
The first offer from the Knicks was Eddie Curry + Gallinari to trade Iguodala, but it was returned by the 76ers in less than half a day. They obviously didn't want to bear the burden of Curry's up to $10 million.
Chapter completed!