The Knicks headquarters are located in Madison Square Garden. During media days or open days, the Knicks will train here. At other times, they will go to Queens across the river to conduct daily training at a dedicated training facility there.
After Lin Yu and Amanda Gray arrived, they quickly met Steve Mills, the Knicks' assistant general manager, under the guidance of the front desk. At this time, he was the person who truly held the authority of the Knicks' general manager.
Isiah Thomas was not seen in the general manager's office. Lin Yu was wondering when Steve Mills smiled and explained: "Isiah got two months of vacation, and he plans to use this time to go to Europe for a vacation."
Relax."
The holiday is still for two months...
Lin Yu thought and sighed, James Dolan's method was still acceptable. He quietly gave Isiah Thomas a long vacation and took away the power in his hands.
It can be seen from this that James Dolan still has some ability, but he just doesn't know much about football.
"Mr. James Dolan has told me that you need a center with a defensive style and a point guard that meets your needs?"
Steve Mills personally poured a cup of coffee for Lin Yu and Amanda Gray. As an assistant, he was originally supposed to do this kind of work, but after Isiah Thomas left, he did not do it smoothly.
Already.
After pouring the coffee, Steve Mills sat back and said: "The Knicks really don't have a defensive-oriented center. If you want to trade one, it won't be difficult. But Lin, do you have any recommendations?
You can also let me know."
Lin Yu has also thought about the recommended candidates for the center position. This era is already an era of scarcity of centers. It is too difficult to find a fully qualified starting center. Therefore, Lin Yu has selected some who meet the requirements of excellent defense.
A demanding center forward.
"You can try Joel Przybilla of the Trail Blazers, Nazr Mohammed of the Pistons, and Zaza Pachulia of the Hawks."
Of these three, Joel Przybilla is the hardest to acquire because the Trail Blazers also lack a main center. Zaza Pachulia has a very poor reputation in later generations and is also one of the main players in the Hawks' interior. The Hawks may not
Will let go easily, but he is the most suitable candidate. In the end, Nazr Mohammed is the easiest to get because the Pistons are selling him to the outside world.
"I will ask them in turn." Steve Mills nodded, and then changed the topic to another position. "As for the point guard, you ask for your needs, so what are your needs?
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"Organizational ability, defense, outside shooting and an excellent point guard."
Three requirements: organizational ability is currently lacking in Lin Yu, defense is a requirement of the team's overall style, and peripheral shooting will make the Knicks' perimeter more powerful.
But the problem is that there are too few point guards with these three points. Steve Mills shook his head: "It's hard to find such point guards. Do you have anything to recommend?"
Lin Yu nodded. He had thought carefully about the position of point guard. He had carefully looked at the point guards of almost every team, and finally found three feasible candidates.
"Try Kyle Lowry of the Grizzlies, Jared Jack of the Trail Blazers, and Ramon Sessions of the Bucks."
"I will ask for the price in turn."
Steve Mills nodded, and Lin Yu added: "My suggestion is to go all out to get Kyle Lowry."
"With all your strength?" Steve Mills was stunned for a moment: "At all costs?"
"Let's put it this way, Steve, except for Wilson Chandler and Zach Randolph, the other Grizzlies on the team will give them whatever they want, including draft picks!"
Steve Mills mused: "I understand, but I have a question, is this guy really worth so much?"
"He may not be worth so much now, but the other Knicks players are not worth much either. Many of them are even considered negative assets, and you can't trade them even if you want to."
Steve Mills showed a helpless expression. Indeed, as Lin Yu said, many Knicks players are negative assets, such as the little shark Eddie Curry, who averaged 9 points and 5 rebounds per game.
His initial stable body fat rate is exceeding the standard, and there are hidden dangers of heart disease. Not counting this season, he still has a three-year contract worth more than 30 million US dollars to fulfill. No one wants such a player to be given away for free.
Similarly, Jerome James signed a five-year, $29 million contract in 2005, but his averages this season are only 2 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. The Knicks will have to bear the burden of his annual average in the next two seasons.
Approximately $6 million contract.
And Malik Rose, who renewed a four-year, $28 million contract in 2005, currently only averages 3.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.
In addition to the above bad contracts that are still with the team, there are also bad contracts like Stephon Marbury. The lone wolf was waived at the beginning of the season, but the Knicks still have to fulfill his $20 million contract for the next season.
contract.
Similarly, Jerome Williams retired in 2004. The Knicks still have to bear his salary of US$7.64 million this season.
Among the entire Knicks, apart from Zach Randolph and Wilson Chandler, there are only two dunk champions with certain trade value: Nate Robinson, who averaged 12.8 points per game this season, and 7.6 points per game.
Fred Jones...
In other words, even if the Grizzlies and Lions open their mouths, the most they can do is to take away Nate Robinson and Fred Jones. Steve Mills really can't feel sorry for him, and he has nothing to feel bad about.
"Okay, Lin, I understand. I will work hard to push forward the two transactions you mentioned."
Then, Lin Yu discussed with Steve Mills some chores after he joined the Knicks, such as the choice of jersey number, whether a private training team can be brought into the training facility, etc.
"Just choose No. 23 for your jersey number."
When changing teams, he changes his jersey number. Lin Yu always has a lot of ideas. This time, he wants to have a competition with James to see who is the stronger successor to No. 23, and next time he changes his jersey, he can get ahead of James.
, calling on the entire league to retire the No. 23 jersey...
Then there is the private training team. The Knicks have lax management in this area, and Steve Mills directly agreed.
Finally, the two discussed things about the new coach for a while.
"Tom Thibodeau has clearly rejected our invitation. He does not want to step into the head coach position so early. Larry Brown said that he has accepted Michael Jordan's invitation and will coach the Bobcats next season. Leone
Both Hollins and Mark Jackson are considering it. Lin, do you have any more candidates for the new coaching job? If Hollins and Mark Jackson reject it, we can be a backup option."
Lin Yu nodded. These days, he has thought of a few more feasible candidates: "Then try the Pacers' assistant Frank Vogel, the Spurs' assistant Mike Budenholzer, and the current unemployed."
Rick Carlisle and Terry Stotts, who just resigned from the Bucks, can also try, but they should be considered last."
"You can give me a ranking."
"Lionel Hollins, Mike Budenholzer, Frank Vogel, Mark Jackson, and finally Rick Carlisle and Terry Stotts."
Lin Yu's first choice is still Hollins, because in his opinion, the seasons when Hollins coached the Grizzlies were a true counterattack for small teams.
The Knicks are now considered a small team, so Lin Yu believes that Hollins is the most suitable candidate for the new coach.