At Washington's home court, during the pre-game warm-up session, Lin Yu sat on the sidelines chatting with Jackson Jackson.
The Zen master was not the kind of person who talked a lot, and he and Lin Yu had nothing in common, so the two of them felt a little awkward when they sat together.
Not long after, a group of reporters poured into the stadium for pre-match interviews, and Lin Yu saw an acquaintance among them at a glance.
Zhang Weiping!
What shocked Lin Yu even more was that the person who led Zhang Weiping into the venue was actually David Stern!
Lin Yu knew that Stern attached great importance to this live broadcast, but he did not expect that he would come to Washington in person.
In the middle of the court, Zhang Weiping began to interview David Stern in front of the camera.
When Lao Zhang was young, he was known as the "basket magician". He played at the power forward position and was the number one forward in Asia at that time. His achievements were much higher than Ma Jianke.
He came to the United States to study in the late 1980s. He can speak English and knows enough about the NBA. Now he works in the A-League and is responsible for the promotion and publicity of the league.
This time the Christmas war was broadcast live, and he was chosen to be the frontline reporter because no more suitable candidate could be found.
With a smile on his face, Stern talked eloquently in front of the camera, while Zhang Weiping acted as an interpreter.
Looking at Stern's expression, I'm afraid no one can believe that he is a tyrant in the eyes of NBA players. Those who don't know better think that he is the kind-hearted old man next door.
A few minutes later, Stern waved to Lin Yu again and called Lin Yu over.
"Hello, Teacher Zhang." Lin Yu greeted Zhang Weiping politely.
Zhang Weiping looked overjoyed. The teacher's shout made him feel comfortable. He didn't know Lin Yu well. Judging from Lin Yu's behavior, he thought Lin Yu was a thorn in his side who was difficult to deal with. After all, he was working with Pat Riley and La Everyone knows what happened to Reblan.
However, after the meeting, Lin Yu behaved very humbly and gentlely, which greatly increased Zhang Weiping's favor.
"Coach Lin, the Washington Wizards, a team with a long history, under your leadership, has become the most popular team in the league today."
"Almost everyone thinks you can win the championship this year."
"Coach Lin himself has also broken countless coaching-related records in the NBA, such as the youngest coach, the fastest coach to win 50 games, etc."
"It can be said that Coach Lin is definitely a genius coach that is rare to see in a century!"
Zhang Weiping praised Lin Yu fiercely, making Lin Yu blush with shame. It was really shameful. It was a rare occurrence in a century, and basketball was invented less than a century ago.
As for what Zhang Weiping said about breaking various coaching records, this thing has almost no gold content. According to him, Lin Yu has broken too many records.
The coach who won the most games at the age of 26, the coach who won the most games before the age of 27, the 28-year-old, the 29-year-old, and he can count until he is 50 or 60 years old.
"Thank you, Teacher Zhang, I'm not as good as you said." Lin Yu said with a smile.
Zhang Weiping continued to face the camera and said: "No award at all, Coach Lin, now that Daba has become a superstar, do you think there are any other players in our country who have the potential of Daba?"
Lin Yu thought for a moment and replied: "Of course there is. I believe that more and more domestic players will land in the NBA and become superstars like Daba."
This is actually just a polite remark. Lin Yu doesn't have "Cleaning the Muscles and Cutting the Marrow" in his hands now. The only one who expects to enter the NBA with his own strength and still achieve success is Yao Ming.
It's only Christmas of 1997, and it will be several years before Yao Ming can enter the NBA.
After chatting with Lin Yu for a while, Zhang Weiping went to the interview bus. Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know why he was so comfortable when interviewing the old American media and said what he wanted to say, but when facing Zhang Weiping, it was natural. The land became restrained, and people changed from reckless men to obedient men.
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When the game was about to start, Stern found Lin Yu again and warned Lin Yu not to cause trouble tonight. This was a national live broadcast, and more importantly, it was the first live broadcast in China. If it were on the court After the war, Stern felt it was difficult to explain.
Lin Yu laughed. It seemed that Stern still didn't understand the situation well enough. Fighting was a good thing. Nothing could make the Chinese applaud more than seeing a group of American billionaires fighting hard.
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At the beginning of the game on the court, the Bulls were still missing Pippen and Rodman, and it was just Jordan who led the team.
On the Wizards side, only Ben is currently absent, and they are absolutely strong. As the saying goes, two fists cannot beat four hands. Even if Jordan has monstrous abilities, he cannot withstand the strength of the Wizards' lineup.
Stern was on hand to supervise the fight. During the match, he kept winking at Lin Yu.
Lin Yu also knew what Stern meant. He just wanted to make the game more enjoyable. After all, this was the first live broadcast in China.
During the halftime break, after Stern chatted with Zen Master Jackson for a while, he found Lin Yu again.
"Lin, let's play tacitly in the second half, lower the defensive intensity inside, and create more dunk scenes."
"Phil has agreed."
Since the Zen Master agreed, Lin Yu could only nod and agree. Anyway, no matter how they fought, the Wizards' chances of winning were much higher than the Bulls.
In fact, Zen Master had to agree, because they were already twelve points behind in the first half. This was because the Wizards' outside players were not feeling well, and they only relied on Daba's strong play in the paint.
If the outside players feel explosive, the Bulls may lose even more.
It's also good to play tacit basketball. Christmas Eve is about the same as Chinese New Year's Eve for them. No one wants to be beaten to death on New Year's Day.
At the end of the intermission, Lin Yu talked to the Wizards about playing tacit basketball.
When the game restarted, it turned out to be much more enjoyable. Jordan rushed to the basket and dunked in various ways, while everyone on the Wizards side was in full bloom. Even pure shooters like Peja rushed to the basket and bang bang. Two deductions were made.
In particular, Kobe and Webber's various difficult dunks made the fans scream.
After the game ended, the Wizards beat the Bulls by nine points at home with a score of 128:119. Just looking at the scores of the two sides, you can tell how high the offensive rhythm of both sides was.
Jackson's face looked a little ugly. This was the Wizards' three kills against the Bulls this season.
Jordan felt even more aggrieved. He had never been as flustered as he was this season since the disintegration of the Bad Boys.
During the handshake session after the game, Zen Master shook hands with Lin Yu and said slowly: "Lin, congratulations, you beat our Bulls again."
"It's just luck." Lin Yu smiled and waved his hand. Looking at his expression, it was obvious that no one believed that he really thought winning the Bulls was luck.
When he shook hands with Jordan, Jordan said something unexpectedly.
"Lin, what do you think of us Bulls?"
Lin Yu was stopped by the question, and after a long while he said in confusion: "Tilting your head and looking at it? Is the Bulls' team logo a robot looking through a crab?"
Jordan was also dumbfounded. He tilted his head and looked at the Bulls team logo on the bench. After a moment, he was speechless. It was true!
If you look at the Bulls' team logo from the other side, it really looks like a robot doing shameless things with a crab.
"Um, you..."
"I'm very observant. I've been playing with the Bulls for more than ten years and I discovered it for the first time."
Jordan was sure that Lin Yu was definitely not a normal person. Who in the right mind would study the team logos of other teams?
After Lin Yu left, Jordan tilted his head and glanced at the Bulls team logo a few more times, couldn't help laughing, and completely forgot about the trouble of being killed three times by the Wizards.
In tonight's game, Snow was the starter. His performance was perfect, scoring 11 points and 21 assists. Many of Kobe and Webber's dunks were passed by him.
Because Nash has not yet entered his peak period, Lin Yu has always allowed Snow to start and gave him ample playing time.
After joining the Wizards, Snow's averages per game reached 8.8 points, 13.5 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 steals. His performance was really a bit like Kidd's.
With so many assists, it's not that Snow really has such terrifying organizational skills, but that his teammates are just too strong.
Peja, Kobe, Webber and Jaylen Rose, as well as the bus under the basket, these four often take action immediately after receiving passes from Snow. It is impossible to think of less assists from Snow.
According to Lin Yu's plan, after Nash reaches his official peak, Snow will have to come on the bench. Although Nash's defense is far inferior to Snow's, his offensive and organizational abilities are much better than Snow's.
Grant Hill once said that if Nash was not so selfless, he would have a chance to compete for the scoring title.
This is a bit exaggerated, but if Nash wants to score, his scoring average can increase by at least five points per game. This is absolutely true.
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On Christmas night, Lin Yu had the courage to ask Xia Yunshi out. The two had been in a relationship for some time. Is there any better time than tonight to make a meal?
Lin Yu's innocence in this life was given to Xia Yunshi that night, and the two did not leave the hotel until the afternoon of the next day.
"Why do you think you are so experienced? Didn't you tell me that you were too..." Xia Yunshi asked with a red face, her cheeks still showing the fatigue after the war.
"Well, I am indeed a virgin. It's true."
"Maybe it's because I watched too many movies about Japanese, Korean, European and American teachers, so I got started a little faster?" Lin Yu said with a grin. There was no trace of fatigue on his face, but only excitement.
After traveling through time, good things happened one after another, and he successfully became the boss of the Washington Wizards. Then he got a beautiful woman back and truly reached the pinnacle of his life.
"Bah, shameless." Xia Yunshi spat, her face even redder.
"You won't be pregnant, right?" she asked worriedly.
Lin Yu chuckled mischievously, "You're pregnant and you're going to give birth. Are you worried that I won't be able to support you?"
"After we get married, let's keep having babies. The more babies we have, the better. Those with good physical fitness will become players, and those with poor physical fitness will become coaches."
"Bah, who wants to have so many children with you?"
"What if it's a girl?" Xia Yunshi asked shyly.
"Girls? Then be the boss, and I will buy a team for each of them. The Bass family and the Dolan family have to stay back, and we still have to look at our Dalinzi family."
He suddenly regretted that he had chosen the $10 million instead of choosing that he would get pregnant after having sex. If he could get it in one shot, he would be considered a good person in this world.
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After Christmas, New Year came again, and Lin Yu couldn't help but spend the whole night busy with Xia Yunshi.
On the morning of January 2, Lin Yu returned to the office, and they were about to start a road trip again.
Knowing the taste of food, Lin Yu is really reluctant to leave Xia Yunshi now, but unfortunately there is still work to be done.
Not long after he sat down, the phone on his desk rang. After Lin Yu answered the call, it was Green Kai coach Pitino calling.
"Good morning, Mr. Pitino." Lin Yu's temper improved a lot after being nourished by love.
"Lin, you are now the boss of the NBA team, just call me by my name."
"I'm calling you this time to ask if you are interested in Chauncey. The Philadelphia 76ers are looking for me to trade. I want to hear your offer first."
After hearing these words, Lin Yu's face was dull at first, and then the corners of his mouth twitched. How stupid was he in Pitino's mind? He was unwilling to spend time thinking of a more reasonable reason.
Philadelphia 76ers Billups? They have Allen Iverson on the team, why Billups? They just traded away Stackhouse and got a guard with a lower shooting percentage than Stackhouse?
Isn't this obviously taking Lin Yu as the enemy?
Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust. Lin Yu has decided to trick Lu Kai.
"Oh? They want Chauncey? What price was given?" Lin Yu asked pretending to be curious.
Pitino laughed: "They are going to trade Coleman plus draft picks for Chauncey. You know, we already have Walker on the team, so we have little interest in Coleman."
"Lin, are you interested in selling Eric Snow? How about we trade Chauncey?"
Lin Yu knew clearly in his heart that Lao Deng was here for Snow.
If Snow only had a good four-double in his debut, then he would be a legend, and not many teams would recognize his strength.
However, Snow has been starting for the Wizards recently, and his combat effectiveness is quite good. His defense is definitely the best at the first position, and his organizational skills are definitely above the standard. At least he is better than offensive point guards like Speedy. Even better, even in terms of offensive ability, Snow doesn't have any. His shooting percentage is just not high. If he is left open, he can score points.
Such a point guard is definitely a favorite for those teams that already have many shooting points, and the Green Kai team has many shooting points. Fathead Walker and Moser have good offensive firepower. If they match As for Snow, at least Pitino feels that Green Kai can definitely stand up.
"What do you think? Rick, Snow is my starting point guard, and the Wizards are going to compete for the championship this season."
"Do you think I will replace my starting point guard at this time and replace him with Billups, who is regarded by everyone as the No. 2 pick?"
Lin Yu said with a sneer.
"What about adding two more players? Walter McCarty and Bruce Bowen?" Pitino said repeatedly, and it was obvious that he really wanted Snow.
As a top coach in the NCAA, he was under a lot of pressure when he came to coach in the NBA. What he was most worried about was being fired by Green Kai, and then he could only return to the NCAA in despair.
"Who? I've never heard of these two people, but McCarty is somewhat impressed. He was a first-round pick in 1996?"
Lin Yu started to pretend to be stupid. He really had no impression of McCarty. He only knew that he was a rookie in 1996, and Bruce Bowen, Lin Yu was so familiar with him. Uncle Bao, who was so crippled? Know.
Lin Yu was shocked that Bowen turned out to be a player of Green Kai. He had never seen Bowen before when he played against Green Kai.
When it comes to ranking dirty players, Uncle Bao can definitely be ranked among the top three in history, almost on par with Stockton or Laimbeer.
However, even if Bowen doesn't use dirty tricks, his defensive ability is extremely strong. He has played a total of 13 years in his career and was selected to the All-Defensive Team for eight years.
Everyone knows that Bowen is Popovich's strongman in the Spurs. Bowen is asked to do some shameful things. It feels like Bowen was trained by Popovich.
In fact, it was not the case. Bowen had already been selected to the All-Defensive Team the year before joining the Spurs. The person who really trained Bowen was Pat Riley. Before joining the Spurs, Bowen played under Riley.
Considering Riley's consistent style of developing players, it makes sense that Bowen was so dirty.
Orange is born in Huainan. With different head coaches, players will definitely have different styles. For example, Kobe Bryant is playing very selflessly now, and Lin Yu is also confident that Bowen will become less dirty.
Lin Yu is preparing to take down Bowen. This is a super powerful defensive lineman who will definitely come in handy at critical moments.
"That's right, the 19th pick in 1996 is only one pick lower than the Jermaine O'Neal you have in your hands. He is a 208cm tall power forward with extremely outstanding athletic ability. He will be the next Webber!" Pitino started You're telling lies with your eyes open.
Even if McCarty had a 10% chance of becoming the next Webber, he would definitely not be willing to sell him.
"Not interested, I already have Weber."
"Okay, keep McCarty and train him to become Webber. I want Chauncey, Bruce Bowen and one of your first-round picks this year."
"Anyway, after you get Snow, you will most likely reach the playoffs. The value of this first-round pick is not high."
Lin Yu was too lazy to talk nonsense to Pitino and told him his favorite offer.
Pitino is not only the head coach of Greencap, but also the general manager of Greencap. He has the right to directly conduct transactions.
After thinking for a moment, Pitino felt that Lin Yu was right. After getting Snow, they did have a good chance of making the playoffs, so the value of this first-round pick was roughly the same as McCarty.
"Okay, deal!"
"Deal, happy cooperation. If the 76ers come to trade with you again in the future, please feel free to contact me as soon as possible."
Lin Yu did not forget to tease Pitino at the end.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yu looked ecstatic. This wave of transactions made his grandma's family a profit!
Snow was acquired by him in a previous trade with Childs, and Childs was an addition when Lin Yu traded Antonio Davis with the Nets for Tracy McGrady. This means that Snow is also an addition.
But now an addition can bring Lin Yu a FMVP Chauncey Billups, an eight-year defensive lineup of Bruce Bowen, plus a first-round pick from the Green Keys.
There is something to be said for this first-round pick, because under normal circumstances Green Kai used this No. 10 pick in the first round to select the real Paul Pierce!
Even if Snow joins Green Kai, Lin Yu doesn't think Snow can bring qualitative changes to Green Kai, mainly because Fat Tou Tuo Walker is not a boss who can lead the team to win.
In other words, there is a high probability that Green Kai will still not be able to enter the playoffs. When the lottery is held, there will be a total of 13 lottery picks. Green Kai has a high chance of picking the pick before the 10th pick. Lin Yu can even Take down Pierce.
Even if he is unlucky and fails to get the No. 10 pick or the previous draft pick, a lottery pick can help Lin Yu select a quasi-All-Star player, such as Ricky Davis or Al Ha Clinton.
Anyway, it’s blood money!
In this series of transactions, Lin Yu got flounder, truth and a weak foot in exchange for a bonus. When Buffett came, he had to call himself an expert.
