In fact, in addition to injuries, the New York Knicks’ interior lineup is very strong in attack and defense. Uncle Mu needless to say, the typical offensive and defensive No. 5 position, at the peak of the Atlanta Hawks, can blast down 10+14 main, and the average block per game is 4. He is guarded under the basket, skinny as a bamboo pole, but defensive but intimidating, O’Neill has repeatedly failed to get benefits under him.
However, this person, too old to see his real age, looks at least 40 years old on the surface, and his state is declining day by day, a veteran who joined the league in 91 and has played for 12 years, and his average playing time has plummeted.
Keith Van Horn was once dubbed ‘Larry Bird Second’ by the media, he has excellent shooting feel, long range, many angles, and is a very good big shooter. When he entered the league with Duncan, the latter was the champion, he was a leader, and he was a player who was highly expected by countless media. He played extremely well as his rookie years, averaging 19 points per game in the first three years of the New Jersey Nets and 21+8 in the second year.
However, he is also a genius ruined by injuries, and his second and fourth seasons, most of which were on the sidelines due to injuries, and after the fourth season, his points plummeted, and he seemed to have lost his previous spirituality.
He is not the No. 4 in the traditional sense, the style of play is soft, similar to Nowitzki, but unlike the latter, he is not patient, very family-oriented, only played less than ten seasons, after a few years of maximum salary contract, he is no longer willing to play, spending all day with his wife and children.
In the new season, he can also cut 17+7, and the statistics look good, almost all-star level. But inside the Knicks, it is not enough to take on the heavy responsibility, especially the knee injury potential, which is not so reassuring.
Moreover, this person has no inside footsteps, and after being seriously injured, he even has less confrontation, and the inside line can not enter or not enter, all relying on Uncle Mu alone to support the basket.
Such a soft-footed shrimp, a steady No. 4 when shooting, Don Cheney and Thomas have not expected anything from him this season and are bent on sending him away. He just traded in the summer, and with a contract with a top salary of tens of millions, there is no other way but to wait for the All-Star weekend.
On the training ground, Thomas and Don Cheney did not discuss anything famous, and when they returned to their office, they opened the list of trade targets that his subordinates had already made and looked at it for half the night.
Early the next morning, he reappeared in the office, looking enthusiastic and constantly dialing the number with a microphone.
“Hey, Larry, have you thought about it? Jermaine or not? He has injury hazards and is not so physically confrontational with interior players, how about us? ”
“Yes, but I need a player.”
“Who? Go ahead? ”
“Lu, as long as you take him out, this deal will be finalized immediately.”
“Are you kidding? He’s not for sale! I’ll give you Keith Van Horn at most. ”
“What do I want that soft-footed shrimp to do?” Trade to replace my position? Except for Lu, everything else is free of talk, goodbye! ”
“Hey, hey, let’s talk…”
“Toot, toot!”
His first call to the Indiana Pacers was closed, and Larry Bird forcefully rejected the Jermaine O’Neal deal.
Are you kidding? Lu gave it to you, what team do I have to build around him? He’s our Michael Jordan.
Thomas almost dropped the phone, but fortunately controlled the small anger in his heart in time. After thinking about it, he dialed another number, and Livid’s face instantly became smiling, looking very negotiable.
“Elgin, we still have that condition, Keith Van Horn, you take it, Elton Brand we want.”
“Hey, Isaiah, this joke isn’t funny at all, Keith, what are we doing with it? Not as good as our rookie Carman. But if you give us Lu, I can discuss. ”
“Old fellow, he’s not for sale, understand? Not for sale! ”
“Isn’t Elton? He just signed a big contract with us in the summer, do you think he will be let go by us? ”
“No, no, no, he should be in the Knicks, he needs exposure here, not for you guys.”
“There is no need to talk, Isaiah, although I am old, my brain is not confused, goodbye!”
This damn old fellow!
Originally, I didn’t have any hopes for Elton Brand, just think about trying, what if Grandpa Baylor’s brain really got into the water? However, Belle is old, but his ambition remains. As a player, he led the team to the finals eight times, but only won the runner-up eight times, which is a very sad career. But as the manager of the team, he still thinks about working for the team to win the championship, how can he easily let go of the new captain Brand?
Brand won 20+10 in his rookie season, the data in the first four seasons did not fluctuate too much, and he is at the peak of his career, such an All-Star insider, who will have a bad brain and send it away? Baylor was hard to get from the Chicago Bulls.
was rejected by Baylor, Thomas was not discouraged, he already felt that Brand, who had just signed the top salary, did not expect to win. So he dialed another number, which was Paul Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies.
Unfortunately, a minute later, he hung up the phone with a livid face.
, it’s asking for Lu again, your faces are so big!
After thinking about it, he dialed the phone to the Detroit Pistons again and asked for Tianzun.
“Lu, Lu, Lu, as long as you dare to take it out, everything is easy to say.”
Larry Bulang was smiling over there, so angry that Thomas really dropped the microphone!
Thomas, who looked frustrated, flashed other goals in his mind, but they were all rejected by him one by one.
The Sacramento Kings’ Chris Webb was also his key target, but this man is injured in the new season and has not yet played, who dares to trade a sick number? Even if he is a superstar, Thomas, who is in a hurry to achieve results, can only give up.
Although he is a bit braindead in the operation of the Knicks team, he has also proved himself with the Toronto Raptors. At present, the team has a super potential Lu Li, and it was signed by his insight, which is enough to prove his vision and operational ability. In this sense of anticipation that you will have results when you have your own core, it is better to keep Keith Van Horn and keep the lineup unchanged. At least the latter can continue to help the team.
The same problem also happened to the ‘kidney fighter’ Alonzo Inexplicable, who had just had a kidney transplant and was still lying in a hospital bed, not the hot-blooded ‘kidney fighter’ of the iron-blooded tough guy.
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