"Steve, that's not your fault. No one can predict the future."
Lin Ying comforted Cole for a few words and then hung up the phone.
I looked at the training facility at the American Airlines Center, and it felt so unreal.
It was at this time that Duffy also called.
His agent also received the news later than him.
Then, Duffy also apologized to him.
"Bill, I've adjusted my mood."
Lin Ying simply said directly.
Super maximum salary, the Nets' importance to him is reflected in this maximum salary offer.
After experiencing being traded by the Nuggets, he has been able to accept this quickly.
"They're sending you away?"
After Lin Ying hung up the phone, Grover immediately said with an unbelievable look.
"Go to New Jersey."
Lin Ying nodded.
Grover shook his head after hearing this, and finally couldn't help but smile.
"They could have won one more championship."
If the lineup on paper doesn’t change, does the team’s strength necessarily remain the same?
This is a mindset.
Condition, injuries, desire to win, player strength, these things change every season.
This is also what Grover laments.
Because of the extra training time due to the lockout, Lin Ying has now fully achieved the first step and emergency stop jump shooting abilities required of him.
He even asked Lin Ying to start training on turning and leaning back while walking.
The new season will be the season where Lin Ying transforms from an All-Star player to a top star in the league. As a result, the Suns were anxious to send Lin Ying away.
In addition to lamenting the stupidity of the Suns management, the rest can only be said to be fate.
Due to the lockout, the team's season training camp was also canceled, so the Suns naturally had no chance to see Lin Ying's progress.
And the key is that the Suns management did not take the initiative to communicate with Lin Ying during this process.
If so, they probably wouldn't do that.
But this is fate!
…
Time is tight, and the transaction progresses much faster than normal.
Just the day after Lin Ying received the news, a five-party deal was officially concluded.
This can be said to be the biggest trade in the NBA in recent years.
The five parties are the Suns, Magic, Heat, Nets, and Bobcats. The specific transaction content is:
The Suns signed Lin Ying to a five-year, 96 million super-max contract, and then sent it to the Nets to get Gerald Wallace, Sean Williams, the Heat's 2014 first-round pick, and a
Special case of transactions worth 10 million;
The Magic sent Howard and received Brook Lopez, Mario Chalmers, Tyrus Thomas, Shaun Livingston, 2012 Heat first round pick, 2016 Heat lottery protected first round pick, Knicks
The team was selected in the first round in 2013, and the Bobcats were selected in the second round in 2013;
The Bobcats sent DJ Augustin, Tyrus Thomas, and Shaun Livingston in the second round in 2013 to get Al Jefferson.
The Heat sent Al Jefferson and Mario Chalmers in the 2012 first round, the 2014 first round, the Knicks in the 2013 first round, the 2016 lottery-protected first round pick, and the 2012 second round, and got Howard.
,dj Augustine;
The Nets sent Brook Lopez, Gerald Wallace, and Shawn Williams in a trade exception worth 10 million to acquire Lin Ying, the Heat's 2012 second-round pick;
Analysis shows that the Suns had a chance to get Lopez, but because they traded Oden before and performed well, and next season is the last year of Lopez's rookie contract, the trade will also require an extension, so they
That would be converted into a number of draft picks.
Wallace is a quasi-All-Star player with an annual salary of just over 9 million, which can make up for Lin Ying's role to a certain extent. The draft picks focus on the future, and the special cases obtained can also be reinforced in the middle of the season depending on the situation.
This is definitely not a good option for the Suns, but it is already a very good solution when Sarver does not want to pay the luxury tax.
For the Magic, if they get a top rookie [center] like Lopez and a bunch of first-rounders, they can basically start a rebuilding plan.
What needs to be done next is to gradually clear out the contracts of Turkoglu and Lewis.
The Heat, on the other hand, have completely squandered all the draft picks Riley previously hoarded, including their own, and will only have two left in the next five years, forming a dual-core lineup of Anthony and Howard.
By the way, they also got a point guard above their level to prepare themselves for the next move.
According to the latest news, they will use the amnesty clause on Baron Davis to free up salary space to sign role players in the market.
In this way, even if they don't succeed this year, Deron and Nash's contracts will expire next summer, and they can definitely strengthen the point guard position.
As for the Nets, they can exchange this bargaining chip for Howard. If they don't want Howard, they want Lin Ying!
It can be seen from this that although the Nets management has internal disputes, the final tone set is to gamble on Lin Ying.
As for the Bobcats, it is easier to understand. Last season, the management was criticized by the fans with one move.
Originally they wanted to take a gamble on Lin Ying, but their boss didn't agree!
Although Jordan recognized Lin Ying's strength, but a super maximum salary? I'm sorry, you don't deserve it!
So in comparison, a practical quasi-All-Star player like Jefferson is obviously a better answer.
Coupled with the fact that this year's selection of Kemba Walker, whom he is optimistic about from the bottom of his heart, is the road to revival still within reach?
Then, as soon as the deal is concluded.
Anthony, who just received the news: Fxk! Lin Ying is coming to the East?!
…
Lin Ying received a call from Blanks immediately after the deal was concluded.
He is still at home preparing to go to the training hall to train.
Blanks chatted with him for a long time, thanked him for what he had done for the Suns, and would not have traded him away if he had no other choice.
Although they were all necessary polite words, one could also feel Blanks' helplessness.
This transaction is very different from the previous one when he was traded away by the Nuggets.
Breaking up should be decent!
Lin Ying didn't say anything else and hung up the phone and stayed blank for a while.
Although he spent about the same time in Phoenix as he did in Denver, you can tell from his behavior of buying a house here that his mentality is completely different from when he was in Denver. He has already regarded this place as "home".
Winning the championship last season was so wonderful, and the people and things here were also very good to him.
In fact, he has become accustomed to the hot weather in Phoenix.
If you go to New Jersey, even if it's not as cold as Minnesota or Milwaukee, you should instinctively feel a little cold.
After being dazed for a while, Lin Ying stood up.
The ending has been decided, and what we should do now is say goodbye to some people here.
After all, the new season is about to start, and he has to rush to New Jersey as soon as possible.
He called Su Feng and asked him to go to New Jersey to find a house for him.
This guy has been with him for a long time and has a good grasp of his preferences. If you let him go, you can basically handle it.
He signed a big contract this time, so let’s give him a salary increase later.
Just as I was thinking about it, the phone rang again.
And it’s a number with a note.
Walken Dean.
I almost forgot, this former general manager of the Nuggets went to New Jersey last season.
Okay, one more good reason to go to the Nets.
Warken Dean still has some ability, and he was pretty good to him in Denver before.
"Lin, I can't wait to see you again!"
But what surprised Lin Ying was that Walken Dean sounded extremely excited.
Could it be that the two years in Denver have made this guy a fan of his own?
It does mean something like that.
Now think back, in the 2010 draft, he and Durant complained that Walken Dean was a collector from the University of Texas.
So the fundamental reason is the regret of sending Lin Ying away to the Nuggets?
If you can’t get you, why don’t you find someone who “looks like” you?
This is completely explainable.
At the beginning, Walken Dean was forced to trade away Lin Ying at the request of boss Kroenke. As a result, Lin Ying joined the Suns the next year.
If this were a normal person's mentality, they would definitely explode.
So when he needed to take the blame, he resigned and found another job.
So let’s talk about why the Nets are willing to offer Lin Ying a super maximum salary, because Dean Walken knows how much potential Lin Ying has!
Although he didn't know what Lin Ying was training this summer, he had known Lin Ying for two years and saw the changes Lin Ying had brought to the Suns.
He believes in Lin Ying!
Moreover, the biggest difference between the composition of the Nets and the Nuggets and the Suns is that the team's owner, Prokhorov, does not interfere in the team's operations.
When he bought the Nets, it was purely an investment.
He will be concerned about some major issues involved, such as repairing the arena and increasing investment, including the team's return on investment. The specific matters are left to the management.
If the management is not doing well, then replace a group of people.
So basically if the voices within the management are unified, then things will go very smoothly.
So this all makes perfect sense.
By the time she finished chatting with Dean Walken, Lin Ying felt more relaxed and even had a little bit of expectation for the Nets experience.
Then, say goodbye properly!
He walked out of the door and went directly to Xiaosi's home next door.
The advantage of living close by is that it's easy to say hello.
Xiaosi is playing with the children in the yard at the moment.
Seeing Lin Ying coming, he handed the child to his mother, and then took Lin Ying to the study room with him.
"I heard the team is going to trade you? Are they crazy?"
Xiao Si had an incomprehensible expression.
"The transaction has been completed. I estimate that I will go to New Jersey the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Lin Ying said with a calm smile.
"They are really crazy. If Steve had been here, none of this would have happened."
Xiaosi was filled with indignation and unconsciously hit his thigh.
He has a very good relationship with Cole. He tried to persuade Cole to resign for a while, but unfortunately he failed in the end.
"Yeah, but there are some things we can't control."
Lin Ying smiled bitterly.
He didn't say that Cole couldn't change anything. Communication with others requires some language arts.
"What will we do if you leave?"
Xiao Si sighed, paused for a while and said with a slightly frustrated expression.
Originally, the rest of them had been training all summer, waiting for revenge in the new season, just like they did the summer before they won the championship two years ago.
The results are now good, the season is about to start, and the core of the team is gone!
Although Lin Ying has only been with the Suns for two years, he has already conquered everyone on the Suns with his actions.
Even if he can reach a contract extension with the Suns, he has a lot to do with Lin Ying.
As soon as Lin Ying left, he really didn't know what kind of mentality he should use to face the new season.
"Amare, no one is irreplaceable, Gerald Wallace is also good."
Lin Ying said with a smile.
"In my heart, he cannot replace you, and no one can replace you."
Xiao Si looked at Lin Ying and said, his expression more serious than ever.
For a straight man who hates homosexuality to say something like this can only mean one thing: he really appreciates Lin Ying.
Lin Ying smiled, skipped the topic, and talked about fish.
He also followed the trend and raised some fish before, but now he is leaving and planning to give them to Xiao Si.
There were also some books he bought, some of which he was not going to take away. He also asked Xiaosi if he was interested.
…
After leaving Xiaosi's house, Lin Ying called Nash.
Nash in the arena.
With the lockout over, players have returned to the arena to prepare for the new season.
Lin Ying happened to be going to the closet to get something, so he asked Nash to wait there for a while, and then drove over.
When he arrived in the locker room, he saw not only Nash, but also Barbosa and Hill.
At first, because they hadn't seen each other for the whole offseason, they were chatting like old friends reminiscing, and laughing.
But when Lin Ying started packing her things, the locker room suddenly became quiet.
They just looked at Lin Ying, their expressions constantly changing.
Yes, because it happened so suddenly, they were actually completely unprepared mentally for Lin Ying's departure.
Everything about the past two years came to their mind.
There are figures of Lin Ying and Xiao Si coming out of the shower room wrapped in bath towels, chatting and laughing;
There’s also the scene where they gather around and discuss whether Rasheed Pierce really has diarrhea;
There is even a scene where Lin Ying was so angry for Nash that he drove Popovich out of the court;
And in the battle between the Western Conference Finals and the Lakers, Lin Ying said "I'll take care of it" at the last moment of G6 and then led the Lakers to the finals!
All kinds of things!
Most of them have been through so much together in the past two years!
"Then, I'm leaving."
Lin Ying put everything into his bag, then turned his head and saw everyone else stunned, and said with a smile.
Several people in the locker room came to their senses and came up to hug him one after another.
During the hug, everyone was talking about something, and their emotions were a bit out of control.
Nash also had red eyes.
He had been thinking a lot just now, and even had the idea of ​​retiring where he was so that the team could retain Lin Ying.
But he knew that if he did that, it would be more likely to be counterproductive given Lin Ying's character.
So in the end, he wanted to say a lot, but he didn't seem to know where to start.
"Thank you."
In the end, Nash's inner thoughts merged into one sentence during the hug.
Because of Lin Ying, he fulfilled his dream of becoming a champion that he thought was impossible.
That was enough for him to regard Lin Ying as a lifelong friend.
Lin Ying patted Nash's shoulder hard.
After hugging everyone, he smiled and waved, and walked out of the locker room and the arena in front of everyone's eyes.
Today is a cloudy day and the sky is gray.
Before driving away, he couldn't help but lower the car window and wave to the arena.
Goodbye, American Airlines Center!
The next time he comes back, he will be a guest and an opponent.
Lin Ying's car left the American Airlines Center.
Chapter completed!