Since there are not many teams interested in taking over Yi Jianlian, Tim will certainly take a stab at it.
What do the Nets want?
Salary space!
The last thing the Warriors lack is salary space!
Before the trade deadline in the middle of last season, the Warriors used their salary space to make several transactions, in exchange for three junk contracts, earning several draft picks and millions of dollars.
One season has passed and these three garbage contracts are about to expire.
Two of the players' contracts for next season are not guaranteed!
This kind of contract is most suitable for trading with the Nets!
A non-guaranteed contract means that the total contract amount is not small, but part of it is not guaranteed!
The Warriors' two non-guaranteed contracts include one with a total of 5 million, a guaranteed portion of 1 million, and the other with a total of 1 million, both of which are not guaranteed!
This contract, which is not guaranteed at all, is most suitable for trading with the Nets!
The Nets will directly lay off the players after receiving this contract without paying a penny!
A trade with the Wizards would require Quentin Rose worth over one million U.S. dollars, while a trade with the Warriors would be equivalent to not having to take over anything!
If traded with the Warriors, the Nets' salary space will increase by more than one million!
This is the most desired result for the Nets, who are in urgent need of clearing salary space!
Sure enough, Warriors general manager Tim expressed a slight desire to trade with the Nets, and the Nets immediately agreed.
This deal is available!
Yi Jianlian takes it away, what else do you want?
Of course Tim would not relent, and directly asked for more than three million US dollars in cash plus a second-round draft pick.
Forget it in the first round, I'm afraid I'll be beaten to death by the Nets general manager...
The Nets general manager hesitated, but finally agreed to Tim's request.
Yi Jianlian was traded to the Warriors just like this!
Not only did the Warriors spend nothing, they also netted more than $3 million and a second-round draft pick!
Deng Fang was very satisfied.
Tim didn't have any objections either.
Yi Jianlian's contract only has one year left, and it doesn't matter even if Yi Jianlian's performance is unsatisfactory.
Making real money is the most important thing!
Unlike Tim, Deng Fang did not trade Yi Jianlian to make money, but was really optimistic about Yi Jianlian's development.
Yi Jianlian is a player who was born at the wrong time.
In 2010, the league still valued insiders very much.
However, at this time, the inside players were still playing in a stance style, and the specific requirements were to be tall and weighty, to be able to play with the back in the low post, and to be able to fight in the paint.
As for movement speed and projection, those are dispensable things.
Of course it's better if you can pull out the mid-range shot, but it's okay if you can't!
It doesn't matter if you move slowly, as long as you can withstand your opponent's post-ups in the low post!
What is more likable at this time is insiders like Perkins!
Human shield!
Evil man!
Only insiders like this are popular!
Obviously, Yi Jianlian is not this type of player.
Yi Jianlian's strengths are jumping and shooting, and his speed is not slow either.
To put it bluntly, Yi Jianlian is a space power forward.
For other teams, Yi Jianlian is certainly not useful.
But not necessarily for the Warriors!
What Deng Fang values most is the space on the court.
With Curry around, as long as Curry is the core, the Warriors will not use post-up play as their main tactic.
As long as Curry is on the court, the Warriors have a lot of space and their teammates will have many open shots.
As long as you can shoot the ball into the basket stably.
What the Warriors need is players with strong shooting ability.
In 2010, there were not many inside players with certain shooting ability!
What's more, Yi Jianlian's athletic ability is equally outstanding!
Players like this are very rare.
Yi Jianlian is 2.13 meters tall, weighs 108 kilograms, and has excellent jumping ability.
Yi Jianlian is taller than centers like Perkins!
With Yi Jianlian's height advantage, if he shoots from the outside, it will be difficult for both outside players and inside players to defend him.
The outside players are too short to interfere with Yi Jianlian's shooting.
The inside players are too slow and cannot affect Yi Jianlian's shots.
As long as Yi Jianlian is confident and decisive, he can serve as the team's power forward or center in a small-ball lineup.
Yi Jianlian's development was not smooth after entering the NBA. There are many reasons.
The first reason is injuries.
Although Yi Jianlian has not had any serious injuries since joining the NBA, minor injuries and illnesses have never stopped.
Too many injuries prevented Yi Jianlian from conducting systematic training and unable to find the feeling in the game.
As soon as I finished playing and found some form, I was immediately injured.
If you get injured, you have to stop training and competing.
After you recover from your injury, you still have to adapt.
But your teammates and coaches won't wait for you.
You always have to play ball when you're not around.
He's playing well, so why should you start the game as soon as you come back?
Some people can, such as stars, team bosses, or players who have proven themselves.
But that's not possible for a rookie like Yi Jianlian.
Every time I come back, it's a relatively unfamiliar environment, and it takes time to adapt, which is very detrimental to a player's development.
Especially for Yi Jianlian, who has insufficient confidence!
The second reason is confidence.
Yi Jianlian's confidence has always been a problem.
Of course, this cannot entirely be blamed on Yi Jianlian himself.
Yi Jianlian is an introverted player, which is completely different from Yao Ming. Yi Jianlian's ability to communicate with others is much worse.
Being introverted, living in a foreign country, and not proficient in the language made it difficult for Yi Jianlian to communicate with his teammates and coaches.
Playing basketball is not about coding, it is an activity that relies heavily on communication with people!
If you don't communicate well with your teammates, it will be difficult to cooperate on the court, and it will also be difficult to get along with your teammates off the court.
Not to mention poor communication with the coach. You can’t understand the tactics assigned by the coach, and the coach’s arrangements are confusing to you. Why should they let you play?
This is your own problem and can only be solved by you.
However, due to his personality, it is difficult for Yi Jianlian to solve these problems.
Of course, there is another important reason, which is injuries.
Continuous injuries also greatly affected Yi Jianlian's self-confidence.
No matter who you are, as long as you get injured frequently, you will lose confidence in your basketball career.
How many superstars and superstars have lost their confidence due to injuries.
Yi Jianlian is no exception.
Will there still be a place for me after I return from injury?
Will you get injured again if you continue to play hard?
Why am I so unlucky?
…
If a person has no confidence, no matter what he does, he will never exert 100% of his strength!
Due to constant injuries and lack of confidence, Yi Jianlian's NBA career did not develop smoothly.
But it’s different with Deng Fang here!
The first is that with Deng Fang here, Yi Jianlian doesn’t have to worry about the impact of injuries!
Don't worry about getting hurt!
No matter how serious the injury is, I can cure it for you!
All you need to do is go out there and fight!
When you are in an open position, make a bold shot. If your opponent dares to pounce on you, just rush in!
Don’t worry about getting injured on the defensive end, just block shots with all your strength against the offensive player!
With Yi Jianlian's physical fitness, as long as he is not afraid of injury and trains hard, none of this should be a problem.
