The trading market is about to close, and many teams in the league are preparing to make a last ditch effort to strengthen their lineups through trades and hit the playoffs or even go further.
The Wizards have so many talented players, so they have naturally become the best trading partner in the eyes of various teams.
In the past few days, Unseld had received countless calls seeking trades, which annoyed him to no end. The key was that most of these people were his old friends, prominent figures in the league, and he was not good either. Too harsh a refusal.
He simply gave the other party Lin Yu's mobile phone number and asked them to negotiate with Lin Yu directly.
Lin Yu didn't expect Unseld to be so aggressive, and the phone almost went off the hook.
"George, didn't you already agree to introduce Ben to your SuperSonics after the season? What do you mean by targeting Peja now?"
"Lin, I have been labeled as a shooting coach. If you think I am not moved by players like Peja, just make a price. I can sell everyone else to you except Payton, including Vin Baker!”
"Old man, I have Webber and O'Brien in my hands. What do I want from you Vin Baker? His salary is more than 10 million a year. The combined salaries of Webber and O'Brien are not as high as his."
Lin Yu was speechless after receiving the call from George Karl.
"Lin, I'm your old friend Lanny. You guys will definitely face the Bulls in this playoffs."
"I think you need an experienced veteran to deal with Jordan."
"Steve Smith is the best candidate. Replace me with Kobe. Believe me, Smith can definitely suppress Jordan in the playoffs, but Kobe can't."
Eagles helmsman Lanny Wilkens called and caught Lin Yu cheating. If Lin Yu hadn't opened God's perspective, he would have truly believed him.
Whether Smith can suppress Jordan in the playoffs, no one knows, because he has never played against Jordan in the playoffs.
During the regular season, Smith was a big sieve and colander in front of Jordan. Jordan could score 50 points on Smith at any time if he wanted to.
If Kobe is traded, even if Smith is traded for Bowen, Lin Yu feels that he is at a loss. After all, Smith also has an annual salary of tens of millions.
Lin Yu is not just a coach now, he is also the owner of the team. He cannot not consider the team's expenses at all. He definitely cannot have players like these who are not cost-effective.
The calls came one after another until Lin Yu collapsed. Almost the heads of most teams in the league called Lin Yu and wanted a certain player in Lin Yu's hands.
However, the price they offered was not something Lin Yu could value. The current Galaxy lineup in Lin Yu's hands, excluding the relevant players Irving, Jamie King and Ray Jackson, left the remaining 11 players with the lowest value. Of course it's Bowen.
Bowen was in the hands of Lin Yu, but he didn't get much playing time. He just played soy sauce, so not many teams cared about him.
Even so, if a team really wanted it, Lin Yu wouldn't be able to sell it cheaply. At least he would need a first-round pick to take Bowen away from Lin Yu.
This is a member of the eight-time All-Defensive Team, with excellent three-point ability. Not to mention a top 3D matchup, at least a first-line configuration. With no chance to play now, Lin Yu will be able to use Bowen sooner or later.
A few days later, the trading market closed and the lineups of all teams in the league were officially determined.
Lin Yu has been paying attention to those powerful teams. The Bulls have no lineup changes, and they have no room for change. The Bulls' lineup has been infinitely reaching the extreme, unless they can find ways to strengthen the fifth and first positions. .
This is also completely impossible. In the words of Clippers helmsman Elgin Baylor, the most valuable players for a team are the center and point guard. High-quality centers and point guards are the treasures of their respective teams. Unless the Bulls are willing to give up Pippen, they have no chips to trade.
By the way, Mr. Baylor also called Lin Yu, and he said that Lin Yu could decide the price as he pleased. He wanted a bus and Nash, which made Lin Yu amused.
Daba is the second center in the league. Although Nash has only gradually emerged in recent times, the cooperation between him and Daba is excellent. He always allows Daba to catch the ball comfortably under the basket. This alone is enough. Let Nash's value skyrocket.
There is actually only one factor that restricts the offensive firepower of super centers such as O'Pang and Daba, and that is how to catch the ball. Once they catch the ball under the basket, they can cause terrible damage. This is why top traditional point guards The reason why the value of the guard is so high.
Hearing that Baylor wanted Daba and Nash, Lin Yu was embarrassed to tell him that even if he sold all the Clippers players from top to bottom and then doubled the price, he still wouldn't be able to buy a combination like Daba and Nash.
The Jazz, Spurs, Lakers and SuperSonics, the four strong teams in the Western Conference, have not changed their lineups. Lin Yu is relieved. As long as their lineups do not change, then when the Wizards enter the SuperSonics and face their current lineup, they still have a chance of winning. Pretty big.
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At Verizon Arena, the Wizards faced off against the San Antonio Spurs at home. This was the first time the two teams met this season.
The last time it was the Spurs' home game, the Wizards lost miserably, but in thirty years of Hedong and thirty years of Hexi, the Wizards did not have a bus at that time, and the Spurs' twin towers were too incomprehensible.
But now that Lin Yu not only has Bus, but also Xiao Ao, who has entered his peak period, the situation is completely different.
"Lin, do you really no longer think about it? A first-round pick plus any player on the Spurs team except Robinson, Duncan and Mashburn. You can have as many as you want. I only want one Nash."
Before the game started, Popovich stood in front of Lin Yu again and kept nagging.
Lin Yu could only smile bitterly. If he made a deal with the Spurs, he must be crazy. The Spurs players didn't know what Popovich's spell was, and they were extremely loyal to Popovich.
Let's put it this way, as long as the contracts of the Spurs players traded by Lin Yu expire, it is impossible for them to renew their contracts with the Wizards and they will immediately return to the Spurs.
This is not Lin Yu's figment, but a fact. For example, Superman Sean Elliott was traded to the Pistons by the Spurs and only played for one season. After the season, he immediately returned to the Spurs.
Young general Avery Johnson is even more outrageous. He has done this twice. After being traded to the Rockets, he played for half a year and then ran back to the Spurs. He just played with the Spurs for one year, and then was traded to the Warriors again. Returned to the Spurs after only playing one season.
Think about how much money the Spurs made in these two transactions. Even if there was only one draft pick in one transaction, wouldn't it be in vain?
"Greg, the trade date is over, let's wait until the offseason to discuss everything."
After that, Lin Yu added in his mind, even if the offseason comes, it is impossible to trade with the Spurs. If a player like the Spurs who focuses on the inside is allowed to get Nash, their lineup will be too outrageous.
The game on the field has begun. Admiral Robinson is still young and suppresses Webb. Webber's skills and abilities are definitely no problem. He suffers only from his height, which is a full ten centimeters shorter than the admiral.
Bus started tonight, and he had no disadvantage against Duncan, which made Lin Yu extremely satisfied.
After playing for a while, Lin Yu simply replaced Weber and asked him to play the third position, and then replaced Xiao Ao on the court.
The effect of Xiao O's appearance was immediate. There was almost no disadvantage against the veteran general. After Webber played the third position, he also had an advantage against Mashburn.
The Spurs couldn't take advantage inside, let alone the outside. The Wizards won this game very easily, maintaining their lead almost from beginning to end.
After the game, Popovich sighed and suffered miserably in front of Lin Yu.
The Spurs are indeed miserable, because the owner is too poor, so Popovich has to spend every penny. Seeing the Wizards' lineup is so luxurious and powerful, Popovich knows very well that if the Spurs cannot strengthen the perimeter, No matter how many times they play the Wizards, they have almost no chance of winning.
Popovich is anxious because he knows that the general's peak period is not long left. If the general cannot win the championship while the general is still hot, then the Spurs will have to try their luck if they want to win.
Faced with Popovich's misfortune, Lin Yu remained unmoved. He is now focused on the next game against the Magic.
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McGrady had already triggered the favorability task before he was injured, which required McGrady to score explosive statistics against the Magic's Penny Hardaway.
It's been such a long time, and Lin Yu is finally looking forward to the game against the Magic.
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The night of the game against the Magic was Sunday, and Lin Yu randomly received the halo of the new week after the starting players came on the court.
Two of the three halos are of little use, at least not useful to McGrady. Only the second halo is useful.
"Passive Halo ②: "The Lost Shadow", the effect is to specify a player whose favorability reaches 50 points, increase the speed by 5 points when breaking through, use the step back within four seconds after making a breakthrough, and increase the shooting percentage by 5%!"
This skill is actually very good. However, McGrady's main offensive method now is either to rush to the basket to score, or to make an emergency stop or pull-up. The step-back step is not in his arsenal. At least at this time, McGrady does not Why do you like to use the step-back shot?
Lin Yu stopped McGrady on the stage and whispered, "Try more step-back shots after coming on the court. I have analyzed Anfernee's defensive characteristics. When he faces step-back shots, his defensive efficiency will drop a lot." .”
Lin Yu was telling lies. The Wizards did have a data analyst, but it was a pity that Lin Yu didn't bother to read his reports.
McGrady looked shocked and nodded repeatedly, "Boss, look at it. I will prove tonight that I am absolutely no worse than Anfernee."
Lin Yu smiled and said: "I believe you. In my eyes, you have always been a better player than Anfernee."
This is not a lie. According to historical status, personal honors and even data, McGrady is indeed better than Penny Hardaway.
The Magic's starting lineup is the Greek top Ronnie Seikali, the third and fourth positions are the Grant brothers, Cobra and General, the second position is the swingman Nick Anderson, and the point guard is Penny.
The Wizards got the ball, Billups took the ball to the frontcourt and passed the ball to McGrady.
In order to highlight McGrady's strength tonight, Lin Yu gave him two weird backcourt partners, one is Billups and the other is Bowen.
After McGrady held the ball, Harvey immediately came to confront him.
However, McGrady shook his head at Harvey, "You are not qualified to defend me, let Anfernee do it."
Harvey was stunned, where are you pretending to be crazy like me? When I was playing for the Wizards, you were still in elementary school!
"You little brat, do you know who I am?" Harvey asked angrily.
McGrady nodded, "I know, you played with the Wizards last season."
"Just playing ball? Lin Yu and I are brothers. Do you understand, brother? He is the godfather of my youngest son!"
"Well, not yet, just after tonight!" Harvey lied without blushing.
McGrady then looked at Harvey and said softly: "Okay, after I beat you, Anfernee will naturally come to fight me."
Before Harvey could react, McGrady sprinted past Harvey. After rushing to the basket, Big Ben had already helped to get into position, and Ronny Sekali was pushed outside the three-second zone.
McGrady went straight in and dunked with one arm, winning applause from the crowd.
"Impolite boy, carrying out a sneak attack!" Harvey said angrily.
He looked annoyed, but actually he was very happy in his heart. He was happy for the rise of Lin Yu and the Wizards. Seeing that the Wizards lineup was full of strong players, he also felt proud. After all, he still believed that the Wizards were his. parent team.
In the Magic's offensive round, Penny succeeded in a single against Billups.
Billups is called a parallel import, and that's not without reason. His current strength is that he can't do anything well, eats nothing, has a very low offensive shooting rate, and can't guard anyone defensively, especially a guy with a drop like Penny. Dimensional hitting point guard.
Lin Yu didn't care about Billups' poor defensive performance just now. If he really wanted to restrict Penny, he would have asked Kobe to play the starting No. 1 position.
"Come again! You're not much older than my son. I don't believe you can still get in." Harvey continued to step forward to fight.
However, his defense was useless in front of McGrady. This time McGrady took action directly in front of Harvey.
Two more points!
After two more rounds, McGrady had already hit 3 of 4 in the opening game, clearly beating Harvey.
Pence smiled at Harvey and waved his hand, asking him to defend Billups, leaving McGrady to deal with himself.
In the Magic team, Penny's popularity is frighteningly high. McGrady also grew up in Orlando. He was a fan of the Magic a few years ago and was extremely obsessed with Penny.
McGrady is not the only one, all Magic fans respect and love this personable good old man.
The reason why O'Penny left for Los Angeles was that the Magic management didn't want to give O'Penny a bigger contract than Penny because they were afraid that Penny would be unhappy.
They were just trying to throw shit at Penny's head. It's impossible for Penny's character to lose his temper over this matter. In fact, the Magic management wanted to lower the price, but they found a nonsense excuse.
Of course O'Brien was furious. What's even more outrageous is that the Magic management made a poll in the Orlando newspaper to let the fans decide whether O'Bob was qualified to hold a contract higher than pennies. The result made O'Brien even more angry. Exploding, all the fans turned towards Penny, which directly caused O'Fatty to completely despair of the Magic.
The position of the Magic's management seemed to have some kind of intellectual aura. Later, Duncan almost joined the Magic, but because the player's family was refused permission to fly, he returned to Popovich's arms.
"Anfernee!"
"Anfernee!"
The fans at the scene chanted Pence's name crazily, and they were also full of expectations for the confrontation between Pence and McGrady.
The following court time turned into a performance between Tracy McGrady and Penny. Both of them are players with elegant and elegant playing styles. They are highly watched. Even Lin Yu was full of praises and completely forgot about today. The main purpose of Wan is to increase McGrady's favorability.
McGrady has the blessing of a halo and has a high hit rate when he steps back. However, Penny is not a vegetarian. He felt very good tonight and his hit rate remained high.
After the first half, McGrady had scored 31 points, and Pence also scored 26 points.
When the second half of the game started, the two fought for the entire first half, exerting great physical energy and their shooting percentage began to decline.
Halfway through the fourth quarter, Pence sprained his ankle while breaking through, declaring that the duel between the two men was officially over.
Lin Yu was still proud of himself, but there was nothing he could do about it. Pence had played a high-intensity game for such a long time tonight, and it was good that his ankle could last until now.
In fact, the past two years have been a turning point in Pence's career. Due to injuries, his condition has deteriorated year by year.
The Magic management position has an aura of wisdom, while the Magic perimeter position has an injury aura. Many players who have played on the perimeter in the Magic have been tortured by injuries.
Such as Pence, such as Grant Hill who will join the Magic next, such as Tracy McGrady.
McGrady's shooting percentage was not high in the second half, but he still scored 21 points. Seeing Penny retire from the game with an injury, McGrady also looked worried and asked to leave the game. In his opinion, the game was over.
McGrady scored 52 points tonight, the second-highest score of his career. If not for injuries, he might have scored this score against Penny before the All-Star Game, and then been selected to the All-Star team.
Pence's performance was also perfect, scoring 41 points and 7 assists. In fact, Lin Yu knew that this might be Pence's last dance, and it would be difficult for him to perform at this level again in the future.
After the game, the Wizards defeated the Orlando Magic with a score of 112:101.
"Lin, actually you shouldn't have been born in this weak age. If you were of the same generation as me, I think your achievements would definitely be higher." Bad Boy Godfather Chuck Daly hugged Lin Yu after the game.
This is the third time Lin Yu has met Daley this season. Every time he plays with the Magic, Lin Yu is worried.
That's because he was afraid that Chuck Daly on the sidelines would suddenly stand up and yell his biblical phrase "I want to see blood" at the Magic players on the court...
Lin Yu considers himself not that kind of gentle person, and his behavior is rather brutal and rough. However, compared with Chuck Daly, Lin Yu feels that he is definitely a good boy. At least he will not be in a situation where he cannot restrain the opponent's players. Next, shouting for blood.
"Mr. Daly, if I were of your generation, I think the two of us would have had more than one fight on the sidelines."
"What do you think?" Lin Yu laughed.
Chuck Daly also laughed. How could anyone not know about Lin Yu's previous fight with Larry Brown on the sidelines?
"Well, I can't beat a strong young man like you. Larry is such a fool. He's been a fool his whole life."
"It's good now. The 76ers' young No. 1 pick is now forcing the management. I think it won't be long before Larry will be fired."
"Lin, you have also seen the situation of our magic. It is very bad."
"If you have the idea of trading during this offseason, you are welcome to contact me at any time, and I will definitely give you the most sincere offer."
Chuck Daly said in a very sincere tone that he is also the top coach in this league, not inferior to Pat Riley at all, and much better than Larry Brown.
He has actually retired, but this season he was asked to leave by the Magic management. Seeing that the Magic were almost completely destitute, Daly could only think of ways to make trades.
Lin Yu nodded and smiled: "Yes, Mr. Unseld often talks to me about your past. What he says most is that if Mr. Daly is still there, Jordan will not be able to have a dynasty."
Daley waved his hands and laughed, "I agree with this. Now that I'm back, Michael's dynasty will definitely not succeed this time."
Lin Yu heard what Dai Li meant, and the old man and the young man looked at each other and laughed.
After talking to Daley, Lin Yu was ready to lead the team back to the locker room. McGrady's favorability task had been completed, and the favorability point had reached 90 points. Lin Yu was ready to test McGrady to see if he could get the charm points in one step. .
"Boss, don't leave!"
Harvey held a little black baby who looked to be three or four years old and walked quickly towards Lin Yu.
Lin Yu guessed that this little black kid should be the later Jerami Grant.
"Call the godfather!" Harvey pointed at Lin Yu and said to Xiao Heiwa.
Little Heiwa showed his snow-white teeth and called Lin Yu "godfather" obediently.
Lin Yu is about to vomit blood. What the hell is this?
"Harvey, what are you doing?" Lin Yu quickly took a step back, with an ominous premonition in his heart.
"The children of the Owen family and old Unseld's godson can recognize you as their godfather. What's wrong with our Grant family?"
"Good son, call me godfather a few more times, and daddy will get you a Rolex right away." Hardaway said with a wicked smile.
Lin Yu's face twitched. You guys don't have to buy a Rolex if you dare, right? Specifically from Lao Tzu.
"Godfather, Godfather, Godfather!" Little Grant kept shouting like a repeater.
"Stop it!"
"Forget it, there's really nothing we can do about you. If I'm not wrong, Rod, that big mouth, told you about this, right?" Lin Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Whoever lost a Rolex for no reason" , the mood will definitely not be good.
Harvey said playfully: "Who else but him?"
Lin Yu could only sigh helplessly, "Okay, I will send it to you when I return to Washington."
The NBA princelings just passively added one person.
