Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

Chapter 275 Trading draft picks?Walsh: Um, Lu, you've been blackballed by the rest of the league.
As the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, everyone in the Knicks rushed into the court excitedly to celebrate.

Assistant coaches Snyder and Lu Yong hugged each other excitedly. He is the person who has followed Lu Yong the longest among the assistant coaching team and has won more than one championship ring in his career.

He knows that he is getting closer and closer to becoming the head coach. The reason why he is still following Lu Yong is not because there are no teams that have extended an olive branch to him. It is just that Snyder is also carefully screening while looking for a job, hoping to join a team with strength. team, not a bad team that plays bad all the time.

For someone who has never been an NBA coach, Snyder's goals are a bit lofty, but if he is the chief assistant next to Lu Yong, this day is destined not to be too far away.

Lu Yong stood on the sidelines relatively calmly. Counting the Grizzlies ring, this is the fifth time in his career that he has led his team to win the championship. He has experienced as many big scenes as the veteran coach who has been coaching in the league for 20 years.

His way of celebrating was relatively simple, hugging his assistant coaches and team members one by one, and calmly encouraging them.

Anthony was very excited. He first hugged veteran Kidd, then walked up to Lu Yong and gave him a big bear hug, which was so strong that he didn't strangle Lu Yong to death.

Don't blame Anthony for losing his temper now. He is so happy that he regards Lu Yong as the savior of his career. Without his help, the Knicks might be envious in some corner now.

This scene was recorded by a courtside photographer and will surely appear on the big screen in New York many times in the future.

Stoudemire is also very happy. Although he can't win the FMVP because of Anthony's pressure, it is not easy to win a championship ring with the team. It is worthy of his happy summer.

He was also the second-best player on the team when he played for the Suns, so he didn't feel envious. He was more happy for his good brother Anthony.

Because of the butterfly effect instigated by Lu Yong, Stoudemire's fate was changed. Not only did he get the ring, he also avoided major injuries that should have happened this year. He still maintained a good competitive state and is expected to play in the NBA. Play for a few more years.

Lu Yong doesn't know whether Stoudemire's performance will be as strong next season. At least one thing he can guarantee is that Stoudemire will not join the CBA across the ocean.

"Dwarf Tiger" Fratello was watching the game on TV with mixed emotions. He recalled that Lu Yong was just an assistant coach beside him a few years ago. As a result, now he has won the fifth championship ring in his career. This makes Fratello, who is unemployed at home, Latlow was embarrassed.

As a comparison, his only championship ring was obtained with the help of Lu Yong. Except for his qualifications, his career resume was almost completely beaten by Lu Yong.

Fortunately, few fans in the outside world really compare him with Lu Yong. They only jokingly tease him when they occasionally mention the Grizzlies who broke out of the siege as a dark horse.

Fratello didn't know whether he should be happy or depressed. He was happy that Lu Yong became stronger and no one scolded him. What was sad was that not many fans seemed to pay attention to him. Looking at the entire league, he was just a small transparent character, and he was becoming less and less invisible. Sense of presence.

After the crazy celebration, league president David Stern entered the court to deliver a speech, and Celtics legend Bill Russell also personally presented the FMVP trophy to Anthony.

After receiving the MVP trophy, Anthony gave a long speech excitedly. He first thanked his family, teammates and coaches, and then turned around and bowed solemnly to Lu Yong.

The fans at the scene applauded when they saw this scene, and they didn't find it strange.

Anthony has been able to go all the way to this day thanks to Lu Yong's strong support. It can be said that without Lu Yong's advice behind the scenes, he would never be able to speak in this position this year.

Lu Yong was interviewed and his speech was very concise.

With a very domineering look, he created a beautiful scene for the Knicks fans at the scene. "In the future, I will lead the Knicks to the top of the league and establish New York's status with more championships!"

Hearing Lu Yong speak arrogantly in front of the national live broadcast cameras, the fans stood up and applauded. They were so excited that they wanted to rush into the field and give Lu Yong a kiss.

As the number one city in the United States, New York has not been this lively for a long time. Standing at the top of the sports field is not a national event, but for those who love basketball, this is a real feeling of pride.

Originally, Tyson Chandler planned to jump out of the last year of his contract and take advantage of the current trend to pursue a long-term pension contract, but after hearing what Lu Yong said, he hesitated a little.

He still has the last year of his contract with the Knicks, worth 1410 million. If Chandler jumps out of the contract and becomes a free agent, he will definitely be pursued by many teams in the summer. The salary will only be high but not low, and it will start at least five years.

For a veteran insider who is over 30 years old, a long-term contract not only represents honor, but also allows him to remain as stable as possible in the twilight years of his career.

Chandler had a plan in mind before the finals ended, but now he was shaken.

If the Knicks can successfully defend their title next year, he will not only get another championship ring by staying with the team, but his value will not be affected.

This kind of temptation is not something that ordinary people can resist. Chandler feels that he should take advantage of this time to think carefully and communicate with his agent before making a decision to avoid regrets in the future.

Lu Yong is not too worried. Regardless of whether Chandler opts out of the last year of his contract, he will have ways to strengthen the inside line and ensure that the Knicks' combat effectiveness will not be affected.

Although Tyson Chandler's penalty area defense is strong and was the key to the Knicks' victory over the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals series, there are no centers in the league that can replace him, especially at the price of 1400 million annual salary. Lu Yong can find it with his eyes closed. A center with no less than one hand.

How to make the decision is Chandler's business. He only needs to wait and see what happens and make plans after the free market opens in July.

At the press conference, Lu Yong once again became low-key, giving up the stage to the players, allowing them to take the opportunity to shine more.

Lu Yong has now become numb to winning the championship, and has long passed the stage of being too excited to sleep.

A reporter asked him to evaluate his opponent in the finals, the Spurs, and Lu Yong did not add insult to injury.

Even if his feelings for Popovich are average, he would try his best to say nice things at this time, praising the Spurs as a team with strong team cohesion, so as not to make a fuss about his success as a villain.

That night, Knicks owner Dolan directly dispatched a private plane to take everyone back to New York, and held a celebration party at a local luxury hotel in New York.

Anthony, Stoudemire, Deron and others all drank too much, and the scene was very lively.

In the first few rounds, Lu Yong stood up and had a crazy drinking session with everyone. After his thirties, he immediately used the excuse of going to the toilet to escape and went to the 8th floor of the hotel to rest early.

This is the experience he has accumulated after many years of winning the championship. In the early stage, everyone remembers the scene of him drinking like a tiger. In the middle stage, he started paddling, and in the later stage, he just flashed away.

Anyway, everyone drank a lot. The next day when I recalled it, I would only remember the scene of Lu Yong stepping on the box to drink. It was not uncomfortable to blend in.The next day, news of Knicks owner James Dolan's lavish spending made headlines.

News reported the scale of the celebration party held by the Knicks. The drinks alone cost 60 US dollars, and the food, service and venue cost at least 100 million yuan.

Even so, fans still feel normal.

Everyone knows that James Dolan is rich, and in his eyes, a million dollars is just a fraction, nothing compared to the team winning the championship.

This is the benefit of playing for a big ball market. All resources and services are unmatched by small ball markets. When Lu Yong led the SuperSonics to celebrate the championship, the boss spent 100 million US dollars and included a championship parade. It hurt. The difference is written on his face.

The Knicks won the championship this time, and Dolan finally felt proud. He will definitely arrange a grand championship parade a few days later. He is not afraid of spending money, but he is afraid that the money will not be spent.

Domestically, Anthony's popularity surged as he won the championship.

The Chinese media praised him to the sky, even more exaggeratedly than they originally praised Durant.

He will definitely dominate the All-Star voting next season. No one in the league can compete with Anthony for the top spot.

After two days of rest, the Knicks held a grand championship parade in New York.

Lu Yong stood on the float with mixed emotions, and looked at the huge teams of fans on both sides of the road with emotion.

It deserves to be the number one city in the United States, and this scene really surpasses Seattle by more than two streets.

JR Smith excitedly stood at the front of the car and swilled champagne. When passing by the main street, he took off his shirt and swung it in his hands, revealing his large tattoos.

This scene reminded Lu Yong of his previous life when the Cavaliers defeated the Warriors to win the championship. JR Smith was also shirtless during the parade. Later, he received special praise from the "boss" of the United States at the time - Hey, brother, you should put on some clothes. .

Lu Yong did not steal the limelight from the players along the way. He had long been tired of the championship parade. If he had not been required to attend as the head coach, Lu Yong would have wanted to have a good sleep at home.

The parade lasted until 4 p.m., and they took the float back to Madison Square Garden. Lu Yong said goodbye to the players one after another, declined the invitation of Anthony and his wife, and went to the office alone to look for Donnie Walsh.

After winning the championship, the players were completely free and could enjoy their holidays unscrupulously, but the work of Lu Yong and the management had just begun.

The annual draft is coming up in a few days, and Lu Yong has something to discuss with Walsh.

Pushing open the office door, Walsh was sitting on the sofa carefully checking the information sent by his assistant. Seeing Lu Yong come in, he immediately stood up with a smile on his face. "Hahaha, Lu, why are you here? I thought you were going to have fun for a few days, and I wouldn't see you until the draft."

The familiar man walked to the coffee machine and took a cup of coffee for himself. Lu Yong got straight to the point and said: "I must have something to discuss with you when I come here at this time. We only have one first-round pick in this year's draft. To be honest, the 30th pick It's a little bit behind, and I want you to try to trade it up with cash, preferably before the 25th pick."

The Knicks had the best record in the league during the regular season, and their second-round pick was sent to the Magic in the deal for Turkoglu, so this year the Knicks only have one first-round pick, No. 30.

In Lu Yong's previous life, the 13th draft was called the most watery draft in the 21st century by the media, with a serious lack of gold content.

This year's high-ranking rookies were almost wiped out. Only one player, Oladipo, stood out, and the performance of several other players was relatively mediocre.

If we look back at the situation of this draft, we can see that these players have not achieved satisfactory results in their careers. Their performance is really disappointing compared to their high pick status.

Especially Anthony Bennett, who was selected as the No. [-] pick by the Cavaliers. Not only did his career not develop smoothly, but he also kicked Kwame Brown off the throne of "the most popular No. [-] pick in history" and firmly occupied the top spot.

Bennett's career can almost be said to be a disaster, and even dogs can't help but shake their heads when they see it.

There are many reasons for the lack of gold content in the 13th draft. First of all, the overall strength of the players in this draft is relatively weak, and their potential has not been fully exploited.

Secondly, injuries to some players have hampered their career development and prevented them from fully realizing their potential.

Thirdly, there may also be certain problems in the selection of teams in the draft. The players' strength and potential are not correctly evaluated, resulting in poor performance of high-ranking players.

The worst thing is that the performance of the players later in the 13th draft, especially the second-round picks, is also relatively poor.Many players cannot gain a foothold in the NBA and can only choose to develop in other leagues. Many famous "CBA stars" have been born, which also reflects the lack of overall strength in this draft.

Of course, despite the lack of gold content in the 13th draft, there are still players worthy of attention. The most dazzling ones are Antetokounmpo and Gobert. Oladipo before injury was also barely considered one.

As the 15th overall pick, Antetokounmpo has become a hot superstar in the NBA with his outstanding strength and performance. It also proves that although the gold content of the 13th draft is lacking, it is not completely without highlights.

Antetokounmpo's draft pick is relatively high. With Lu Yong, the "King of Picks", it is impossible for teams in the league to hold lottery picks to trade with the Knicks, so Lu Yong can only settle for the next best thing and change his target to 27 Gobert, who was drafted first, hopes to miss out.

The Knicks have the No. 30 pick in the draft. In theory, it's not difficult to trade for the No. 27 pick. At most, it's just a little extra money.

But when Donny Walsh learned about Lu Yong's purpose, his old face was instantly filled with embarrassment. "Well, Lu, it's not that I'm incapable of working. It's just that the teams in the league are too hostile to us, especially when it comes to trades for draft picks and rookie players. They refuse without even thinking about it. I think it's best for you to Don’t get your hopes up.”

Walsh implicitly expressed the difficulty of trading up draft picks, just pointing his nose and telling Lu Yong that you have been blacklisted by other teams in the league, and there is no way to trade draft picks or potential rookies.

The Knicks just acquired Butler from the Bulls last season. Who doesn't know that Lu Yong has a good eye for people?
The rookie players he wants must have great potential, and the draft picks he wants will probably lead to good prospects. With this idea in mind, no team is willing to trade with the Knicks.

Unless the Knicks offer a bargaining chip that the opponent can't refuse, there's no need to talk about it.

Lu Yong understood the implication of Walsh's words. He didn't expect that he would be in such a miserable situation now. On the surface, he had unlimited glory, but behind his back, he was blacklisted by various teams. He was so angry!

Rubbing his chin in embarrassment, Lu Yong nodded and said: "Hey, you should try to make contact first. There is really no team willing and there is nothing we can do. These guys are really disappointing."

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