Early in the morning, Lin Yu got up according to his fixed biological clock as usual, went out and ran around the villa.
Then return to the villa and enjoy breakfast.
"The weather in Cleveland is terrible. It's early spring and it's still so cold."
While eating waffles made by the nanny at home, he was still talking about the bad weather in Cleveland. Amanda Gray hadn't arrived yet, so he could only read the newspaper for a while, and then saw the deal between the Suns and the Heat.
Lin Yu shook his head secretly: "The sun has collapsed, and the Western Conference has lost a strong team that can compete for the championship..."
He didn't see any reports about himself. The transaction took too long and many people were impatient. Now, most people just want to wait for a result.
Outside the living room, at the door of the villa, there was a sound of the door handle turning, and Amanda Gray pushed the door open, her face a little ugly.
"Lin, bad news. My informant in the league official told me that the Cavaliers are submitting trade materials about you."
"Submit transaction materials?" Lin Yu frowned. "I haven't made a choice yet. What materials did they submit?"
"The details are not yet clear."
Amanda Gray also knows very little, and it seems that her official informant in the league has not been able to reveal more information to her.
Lin Yu made a quick decision: "Call Danny Ferry and ask him what's going on."
A moment later, Danny Ferry's phone was dialed.
"Danny, I got news from league officials that you are submitting trade materials for Lin?"
"Yes, we have reached a deal with the Knicks. Let Lin be prepared and report to New York as soon as possible."
Amanda Gray's cell phone was on speakerphone. Lin Yu suddenly felt that Danny Ferry's voice deserved to be beaten. Amanda Gray was also very angry: "Mr. Gilbert agreed to let Lin choose his next home. Why?"
He hasn’t made a choice yet, so you guys reached a deal privately?”
"Hey, Amanda, I didn't say it. You delayed it for too long and wasted too much time. For the sake of the Cavaliers' season, I have to break my previous promise."
"If you want to talk about wasting time, you are the real waste of time. My employer said as early as the beginning of the season that he did not want to stay in Cleveland!"
There was a busy signal, and Danny Ferry hung up the phone, which meant that he was about to break up.
Unlike Amanda Gray, who was aggrieved, Lin Yu had calmed down from his anger. He calmly thought about the situation, and then asked Amanda Gray to call Isiah Thomas.
After another round of questioning, Isiah Thomas acted very innocent.
"Amanda, I can't help it. Danny Ferry told me that if we maintain the initial offer, the deal will be concluded directly. You know, I just want to get Lin..."
But when Lin Yu heard these words, he became angry again. Another one who broke his promise!
Lin Yu suppressed the anger deep in his heart, shook his head, and asked Amanda Gray to hang up the phone directly.
"Hang up the phone, Amanda, and book a flight. I'm going to New York now."
Now that he has decided to join the Knicks, it is time for James Dolan to fulfill his promise. His right to build the team, as well as what should be done and what should be changed in the team, all have to listen to Lin Yu's opinion.
"Isiah Thomas broke his promise, but also gave me a reason to ask to replace him directly, so I will meet with James Dolan, replace Isiah Thomas, and let the Knicks build a team around me.
"
Amanda Gray nodded and went to book a flight.
Taking advantage of the time before leaving, Lin Yu looked over the Knicks' record at this moment.
“14 wins and 36 losses, that’s too bad!”
Then, he took another look at the eighth-place record in the Eastern Conference.
"The Hawks are 22 wins and 24 losses, a full ten games behind. The Knicks have 32 regular season games left to play. If they want to turn around and make the playoffs, they need to win more than 20 of the 32 games...
"
Lin Yu shook his head: "It's too difficult, the error tolerance rate is too low!"
But unfortunately, the transaction materials have been submitted, and his joining the Knicks has become a fait accompli and cannot be changed.
"No matter how difficult it is, we have to work hard. In the end, we made a comeback and entered the playoffs. The script of turning against the old team came again. However, the new Cavaliers are actually not strong. That guy Danny Ferry was cheated."
The Knicks acquired several bargaining chips from Lin Yu in the trade, the most valuable of which was David Lee, who has not fully realized his potential, and the second was the draft pick that had a high probability of being a lottery pick.
In addition, Jamal Crawford, who averaged 20 points per game this season, seems to be playing star shooting guard level data. In fact, only 70% to 80% of the data collected by bad teams are true. In other words, Jamal
-Crawford's strength level is only equivalent to Lin Yu in the late Celtics, and is more than one and a half points behind Lin Yu now.
Needless to say, Quentin Richardson is a pure shooter.
It is still too difficult for these two people to fill Lin Yu's vacancy.
It can be said that if the Cavaliers do not make follow-up operations and trade for an All-Star-level outside player, the Cavaliers will withdraw from the championship ranks.
Therefore, after Lin Yu learned that he was going to join the Knicks, all he thought about was to take the Knicks to eighth in the Eastern Conference. Facing the Celtics in the playoffs, the script of turning against the old team and performing a black eight miracle seemed to have been completed.
It’s written.
"Zach Randolph, you have to make good use of this guy, he will be the biggest helper."
Zach Randolph needs training, the Knicks also need a new head coach, and those players who are no longer useful and should leave also need to leave as soon as possible.
And finally, Lin Yu felt that he needed a point guard who was good at organizing offense.
After a while, Amanda Gray came back: "The flight is booked and will take off in two hours. James Dolan has also been contacted and he has agreed to meet you."
Lin Yu took a deep breath and smiled: "If the meeting between James Dolan and I goes well, then the final result will be a good one, because no matter what, we have arrived in a big city, and if we can get
The right to build a team, this is perfect."
Amanda Gray forced a smile. Indeed, among the last few choices Lin Yu got, ignoring the chaos of the team, the Knicks were indeed the best choice.
And if Lin Yu can get the right to resolve the chaos, then the Knicks' final problem will disappear.
But she was still angry about Danny Ferry's final move.
"Have you thought about what to say at the press conference when the deal is completed?"
She knew that Lin Yu was a character who dared to say anything. If Danny Ferry messed with him like this, Lin Yu would definitely respond.
But what she didn't expect was that Lin Yu shook his head: "I will only say that I will lead the Knicks and create a Big Apple City era!"