Although the outside media is full of reports about OJ Mayo's racial discrimination. But in the Knicks' late-night executive meetings, they were still talking about trades.

The All-Star break is just around the corner, and the trade window will close in February.

This is the Knicks' only chance to make a difference this season.

"My proposal is still to trade Quentin Richardson, we need more athleticism on the inside." D'Antoni was very succinct about his attitude.

Although before that, Isaiah Thomas asked the owner of James Dolan by phone and vetoed the proposal to trade Zach Randolph to the Los Angeles Clippers.

"No, Quentin Richardson will be Snoopy's right-hand man. Even though he's only shooting 36 percent from three-point range this season, I think there's still a chance he'll get back to 38 percent or even 40 percent. The three-point shot is a technique that can be eaten for a lifetime. Isaiah Thomas objected unequivocally: "And his contract will officially end in 2010." ”

"But then we're going to pay him $8 million and $9 million." Sitting in the center was Donnie Walsh's tone of voice with obvious anger: "Look at the fat around his waist, he is infinitely close to the size of Eddie Curry and Jerome James. ”

Isaiah knew that Donnie Walsh was mocking himself, after all, he had signed in the fat that was entrenched in the Knicks' locker room. However, he appeared calm, and even showed a trademark smile: "It is possible for fat to turn into muscle." ”

"Wake up, Isaiah! Now James Dolan has offered us a trade for a high-paying outside lineman and a contract for Stephen Marbury. He apparently can't afford these stupid luxury taxes anymore. D'Antoni said in his capacity as general manager.

Now, the New York Knicks are paying a hefty luxury tax. And Jerome James and Eddie Curry are on the injury list, and there will never be an idiot who will accept their contracts. As for buying them out, they simply can't accept it...... They all know very well that this will be the last NBA contract of their lives. No one wants to discount it with a buyout, or even halve.

So, the only possible buyout is Stephen Marbury. He still has the ability and the spirit to prove himself, and there will be some tentative offers from the team.

However, there are only two high-paid outside lines with the possibility of a trade, Quentin Richardson and Jamal Crawford.

"So, why don't we trade Jamal Crawford?" "We could even pull out the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Clippers and set up a three-way trade model," Isaiah Thomas said. ”

When Thomas said this, the other executives and the coaching team looked at him in great surprise with very consistent expressions: Are you crazy?

Jamal Crawford is already the Knicks' only outside player with offensive ability, and basketball is always in his hands when it matters most.

At this time, trade him away. The Knicks are bound to get worse.

However, D'Antoni did not vote against. He also disliked the ball-handling Jamal Crawford, believing he was too inefficient and didn't fit the tactical requirements of his run-and-gun system.

"Isaiah, this is not a game in basketball manager. It's not as easy to trade as you think, and if Jamal Crawford is traded, who's going to hold the ball alone? Who will tear apart the opponent's positional defense? Donnie Walsh said-for-tat.

Isaiah Thomas didn't respond with a smile this time, but looked him in the eye and told Donnie Walsh with great certainty: "First of all, to answer the question of who will hold the ball in singles, my answer is Snoopy, who will be the core of our backcourt." I'm willing to trade one or even two seasons of defeat for his growth. So... On this premise, trading Jamal Crawford doesn't have to think much about it at all. Because he has neither the potential to bring victory to the team nor the future for the better. ”

"Secondly, about the trading experience. I'm no less than you. When I was the deputy head of Toronto, you even worked as a sidekick behind Larry Bird. I don't mean to attack your past, but we actually spent three great years working together in Indiana. My return to New York is not to take your job, and I promise you that you will remain President of Operations, as I made clear in my first meeting with Mr. James Dolan. So, I thought, you should smile at me more, just like I am. ”

Thomas was honest.

It reminded Donnie Walsh of his days together at Indiana, and while Thomas never let Indiana go far, he led the team to the playoffs for at least three years in a row, built a real defensive system for that team, and fully exploited O'Neal Jr.'s talent.

"Listen, Isaiah. I'll never smile like yours, and I'll never allow anyone to put the name of a smiling assassin in front of my name. That's a pejorative term. ”

Donnie Walsh's mood finally relaxed. Although he is still 'accusing'. But everyone could tell that the president and vice president were letting go of their knots.

This is undoubtedly a new beginning for the team.

"Maybe you're right. But what do you do to guarantee that Snoopy will grow to the standard you expect? He still doesn't have the ability to break away from defense one-on-one and complete the offense on his own, let alone challenge the opponent's entire defensive system. Donnie Walsh offered his idea: "And he's obviously too close to Zach Randolph. I don't mean to discriminate against anyone, but as you know, Randolph has been in New York for less than two seasons, but he already holds VVIP membership cards for more than 50 high-end nightclubs in New York. ”

"I don't think anyone in the entire NBA will doubt my draft vision. I always do the surprising things, but the results always turn out to be right, like when I picked Damon Studemire in '95 and Tracy Maddie in '97, everybody was saying I was crazy. But the result? Also, have you forgotten that I traded the Meritorious Veteran in Indiana for the young Brad Miller and Ron Artest? They came close to reaching the finals with O'Neal Miller, but for the Auburn Hills Palace incident. ”

Isaiah Thomas unabashedly boasted about himself.

However, such a resume is indeed beyond doubt.

While Donnie Walsh was silent, general manager D'Antoni said, "So, trade Jamal Crawford??" ”

"Let's discuss the details of the transaction!" Donnie Walsh was no longer vehemently opposed.

At the height of the discussion, Isaiah Thomas received a call from Snoopy's agent. He was asked on the phone if he knew where Snoopy had gone.

This made Isaiah Thomas's spirit highly tense, New York is the most famous world in the world, and he was afraid that Snoopy and Randolph and others would go to the rotten nightlife.

But out of the nature of a man, he still chose to hide it: "Oh. He's in a meeting with our executives right now and we're planning for the future of the team. Because of the importance of this meeting, everyone in attendance, except me, turned off their mobile phones. Is there anything you need me to tell? ”

"That's right, I'm going to go back to China soon to talk about an important cooperation. But before that, I had received two sponsorship contracts from local New York restaurant groups that I needed to sign for. Please help me tell him that I put the contract on the dining table in the living room, sign it and give it to my assistant. ”

Lin Weiwei was very gentle on the phone, and reminded Dugg through Thomas that he should be careful about active racists recently, and they might act badly.

Thomas hurriedly promised that the Knicks would definitely make the most complete security operation for Snoopy.

Hung up the phone.

Isaiah Thomas gasped, and he thought to himself, Snoopy must not become a playboy.

He walked into the conference room, and Donnie Walsh asked him what was going on.

He lied with a calm expression: "Oh, it's nothing. My nanny asked me if I wanted to prepare dessert for the evening. ”

Meanwhile, Snoopy is eating dessert in the recording studio at Taylor Swift's house.

He originally thought that he could get at least three shots with Taylor Swift tonight, and if he controlled it well, he could even reach last night's block before 1 o'clock at noon.

However, as soon as he arrived at Taylor Swift's house, Taylor told him a heartbreaking news: I had to go to the bathroom to stuff a tampon in the accident.

Dugg felt powerless about the unforeseen advance of Taylor Swift's special holiday: it was as if the weather forecast called for a thunderstorm tonight, but in fact it was only windy.

Because of this sudden timing, Snoopy had to change his plans. He was pulled into the studio by Selena, and then Taylor Swift called her musical buddies as well, and they worked overnight.

Record Dug's latest single "Baby"!

To be honest, Dugg didn't really like the song. But Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Carly Clais all firmly believe that this song will become a super single of global meteors, and will harvest the feelings and poems of girls at once!

“OK。 Then I'll try! ”

Duge reluctantly agreed. He was convinced.

He did need some money to invest more lately, as he realized that he seemed to be buying a little less Apple stock.

The production process for a song is very complicated, but Dugg is currently in the middle of the season. So, he condensed all the singing parts into one night.

Still, he didn't finish the job until noon the next day.

He ate about five desserts and six cups of coffee.

Carly Clais insisted on two o'clock in the middle of the night and ran off to sleep. Taylor Swift held out until about three o'clock in the morning.

Only... Selena, she persevered to the end, and she insisted on singing the harmony to the song.

This made Dugg a little embarrassed.

This embarrassment is not... She sings harmony, but she has been dishonest since she walked into the studio at six o'clock in the morning.

This time period is usually the time when Duge's little brother is the most excited, and he will automatically become a celestial without teasing. Being made by her like this made her even more restless, and even her breathing became heavy.

And the producers outside kept applauding: "Yes, with a little turbulence, this is more attractive." Come, a little thicker, the artistic conception of this song will be on a higher level. ”

The producers didn't know why Selena would put the curtain in front of the glass at seven o'clock. But he has seen many singers with creative habits of one kind or another. Some people like to sing along with iced coffee, some like to keep the recording room on, and some like to turn off all the lights and light a candle inside. So, it's not weird to be like Selena to put the curtain up.

It's just that he can clearly feel that Snoopy's emotions are getting fuller and fuller.

Especially when he was asked to make a panting modification, it was very, very, very realistic, and even gave him a sense of artistic bloom.

He was a man of excellence, and he had Dugg record it for forty minutes just on this modifier.

After finally recording it, he realized that he might be too harsh.

Then he heard a low roar coming from the headset.

He shuddered a little, and he was afraid that Dugg would be angry because of his cumbersome request.

However, when Dugg came out of the recording room, he was not angry, but blushed a little, and his eyes were a little evasive, as if he was very shy. But my mental state is not bad, and I feel a lot brisker when I walk.

And Selena subconsciously licked her lower lip, a little unsatisfied.

"You guys worked very well together, and I can guarantee that this is a super hit. You'll even get a double platinum certification! The producer said excitedly.

Duge looked embarrassed, and there was still a lot of work to be done on this song, including the soundtrack and arrangement. His own voice is only the first step in a long march, but... Fortunately, Taylor Swift promised to help complete the work later.

This made Dugg feel very embarrassed, and even a sense of guilt.

His eyes as he looked at Selena became more and more evasive.

He didn't expect Selena to do something like that in the dark.

But it is undeniable that it is very exciting, and his heart is about to explode. This is from the so-called experience, which refreshed his cognition.

Duge slept in the Taylor Swift guest room and didn't wake up until six p.m.

By the time he woke up, Selena had already boarded the plane to Los Angeles.

At dinner in the evening, Taylor Swift said to Dug seriously: "Your song is fantastic, the vocal part is just perfect, and Selena's harmony is just right. If there are no accidents, it will definitely be the hottest single of the year. ”

"Hmm." Dugg nodded a little weakly.

"By the way, did you teach Selena her harmony skills? She told me when she left that she said she had tasted the greatest talent of her life from you. ”

Taylor Swift frowned, it was a sick sentence, so she was curious.

As soon as Duge heard this, his heart beat faster again.

He was about to make an excuse when the phone rang just right, and it was Isaiah Thomas calling.

Previously, he had played 18.

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