Lin Ying looked surprised.

Is this a popular job at TNT? I don’t want to do it anymore, and come here to be an inconsequential consultant?

However, if you think about it carefully, you can understand it.

Although Barkley had previously won a championship ring when he was with the Suns, it was just a mess and he had not made any contribution.

But if you join the Nets, the situation is different.

Although team advisors are insignificant, they can still contribute when needed.

In last year's playoffs, Sloan made a great contribution to the Nets' title defense.

You can also imagine the reason why the Nets are willing to let Barkley: they want Jokic to grow faster...

As a historical giant, Barkley knows more than just a big butt. His skills are very delicate, which is very suitable for Jokic.

"Mark, has this been finalized?"

Lin Ying looked at Walken Dean seriously.

"We just have to sign a formal contract."

Walken Dean also replied seriously.

Looking at Lin Ying's expression, he thought Lin Ying had some objections.

Barkley also stopped smiling.

He and Lin Ying have a good personal relationship, but the Nets are Lin Ying's team after all. If Lin Ying doesn't want him to come, this matter may become dirty.

The atmosphere is a bit serious.

"I have a request. After Charles comes, he cannot say in front of the media that the Nets will be the champion. I know very well how powerful he is."

Lin Ying said with a smile.

Walken Dean laughed when he heard it. He thought it was something big.

"Lin, although I joined the Nets, I think the Warriors have the best chance of defending the title this season. They haven't lost a game yet!"

Buckley replied with a serious face.

After saying that, he laughed first.

After hearing this, Lin Ying patted Buckley on the shoulder.

It seems that Buckley stepped into the role very quickly!

And when it comes to this, Lin Ying remembered that during the preseason, Barkley was quite optimistic about the Nets and even created a new meme "enjoying the game".

Now that I join the Nets, this kind of noise disappears, and the air seems to become a lot safer.

…

Fans are waiting to see the Thanksgiving Day riding net battle.

Fans are discussing the next "victim" of the Nets with a full lineup, but it is obvious that the Cavaliers are not a "victim" level team.

What's very interesting is that before the game even started, fans started to fight on social media.

"The team will be inflated after just one win? Just wait and see, the next victim will be beaten out of shape soon!"

"The Nets are a team that bullies the weak and fears the strong. They didn't win a single game against the Warriors and Spurs before. With the addition of Durant, they think they can beat the Cavaliers? That's crazy!"

"It was the stupidest decision for them to let Chandler go. Durant can indeed change the Nets' offense, but can he make up for the Nets' defensive losses?"

"Defense wins championships. The Cavaliers won even with Chandler last season. The Nets can't beat the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference!"

…

"Looking at what you said, I thought Durant was Kevin Martin. Durant was in the Thunder because of offensive needs, so he invested less in defense. I don't really think he is poor at defense, right?"

"Me too, without watching the ball and just listening to what they said, I thought the Nets were just like D'Antoni's Suns, only offensive but not defensive! I didn't even look at the Nets' perimeter defense configuration!"

"Defense wins championships, but whoever scores more points wins games. Let's not talk about defense for now. Can the Cavaliers with the Nets' current offensive firepower be able to defend them?"

"They all said that they lost to the Warriors and Spurs without Durant, but the most critical part of the problem is that now there is Durant!"

…

Because of James' return, Cavaliers fans have increased sharply this season. Also because of James' return, many Cavaliers fans are hostile to the Nets.

After all, in the previous New York Derby, the Nets had been suppressing the Knicks.

Now that the Nets are trying to suppress the Cavaliers, they can no longer remain calm.

However, the foundation accumulated by the Nets over the past few years has also given Nets fans sufficient confidence. They do not tolerate each other.

Therefore, the confrontation on social media before the game was quite fierce, which also made this already high-profile game even more interesting.

The game is at the Barclays Center, and the Nets are sitting at home waiting to do some work.

In the training session on the match day, Karl arranged targeted low-post tactical training.

In order to compete with the Warriors, Love lost weight this season, which caused his defensive and rebounding abilities in the low post to plummet.

Therefore, the Cavaliers have a big problem with interior defense this season. Basically, if the big man hits Love in the interior, Smith will have to attack in advance.

Thanks to the strong defensive capabilities of Smith and James, the Cavaliers can still cope with ordinary big men.

But against teams like the Mavericks and Celtics, they have to pull Tristan Thompson up to play the five position.

Moreover, after Lin Ying and Durant talked before, they also went to find Karl and expressed their thoughts.

Carl didn't object.

The loss last season was a lesson, and he also wanted to minimize the consumption of the dual-core in the regular season.

So this is another stage for Jokic to show off his low-post skills.

What is different from the past is that Jokic had an extra "temporary coach" during training today.

Barkley naturally has to work as a team consultant, and he has been immediately arranged by the team to coach Jokic.

Barkley also appeared excited.

Not for anything else, just because this guy Jokic... his butt is too perky!

Lin Ying usually likes to pat his head, but when he saw Jokic, he couldn't help but pat his butt because it felt so good.

Of course, it's not because of Barkley's touch, but because many of his skills require a good butt.

This was one of the reasons why he was willing to teach Lin Ying back then.

"Yes, just use it like that. When you go back to chisel, it will knock your big ass over. Believe me! They won't be able to enjoy it..."

Jokic's eyes were opened.

He knows that the hips are very important when posting up, but Barkley obviously uses this part to the extreme.

Even though Barkley has retired for many years, his skills will never go out of style.

It can even be said that many players in the league now use these little skills of his in post-up play.

The rest of the Nets stood on the sidelines and watched.

Durant reached out and gestured, obviously he was also learning.

Like Lin Ying, he will never be satisfied with his pursuit of technology.

Lin Ying was very touched when he saw it. This is what Buckley taught him back then.

"The Cavaliers are in trouble tonight."

Durant looked at it for a while and concluded.

Although he has just started practicing, Jokic's golf IQ is too high, and the speed at which he masters techniques cannot be described as amazing.

Perhaps only Jordan's original words full of sea smell can be used to describe it:

The so-called basketball skills, he can learn them instantly!

…

That night, the Barclays Center was fully booked, and quite a few celebrities were present.

The appearance of one person is quite eye-catching, Spike Lee.

Lee's role in New York was similar to Nicholson's in Los Angeles.

One is the Knicks' super iron, and the other is the Lakers' super iron.

What's striking about him is that just like Nicholson won't go to a Clippers game, Lee has never been to a Nets home court before.

But today he is here.

This appearance can be said to be quite unexpected.

However, fans with rich imagination can probably understand why he was there.

The Knicks are so unsatisfactory now that even Riley failed to recruit big-name stars this summer and can only focus on the next free market.

This means that the Knicks are basically giving up this season.
To be continued...