Chapter 134: Lightning Strike
Chapter 134 Lightning Strike
The three teams on Walsh's desk were the Kings, then the Thunder, and then the Philadelphia 76ers.
has not yet been contacted with the 76ers, and the Thunder's deal is basically about to be finalized, but as the general manager of the NBA team, he will not give up every possibility of a trade until the deal is completed.
After receiving a call from 76ers general manager Edster Fansky, Walsh didn't have any nonsense, and directly said that the Knicks wanted the 76ers' first-round pick this summer, and the two sides had a bargain, and the initial idea on the Knicks' side was that Larry Hughes and Chris Dujon and Darrell Arthur traded for the 76ers' Louis Williams, Jason Capono, Willie Green, Jason Smith and the first-round pick this summer.
Although the 76ers have more playoff hopes than the Knicks, Walsh can only start with the 76ers if he wants to get Cousins.
The two sides didn't reach an agreement quickly after that, and the main point of contention between the two sides was that the 76ers wanted to pull Eddie Corey into a trade and throw Elton Brand's big garbage contract to the Knicks, which was absolutely unacceptable to Walsh.
Originally, it was not Larry Hughes but Eddie Corey that the Knicks wanted to throw away, but now, the whole team has found that Corey's attitude has indeed changed, and maybe a sinking has made him understand what he should do!
Although he still doesn't like defense, on the offensive end, Corey showed the power of the year, and he is currently averaging 14.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, which is worthy of tens of millions of salaries!
In this way, Walsh is also in a contradiction, the 76ers are not in a good situation this year, this draft pick is easy to get Cousins, Cousins' potential can be seen by himself, but there is only one Larry Hughes, if you want Cousins, you can't get James Harden, and he is hesitating which team to trade with!
Of course, before that, the trade between Marcus Thornton and Wesley Matthews was close to completion, neither player had a high status on the team, and the Knicks didn't pay much!
At this time, the New York Knicks, on their home court, welcomed the challenge of the Golden State Warriors.
The Knicks have had a poor record recently, fans and media have started attacking Vosh for his inaction, players have been unanimously criticized, and D'Antoni's tactics have been spurned by fans.
The Warriors are definitely the weakest opponent in recent times, and neither the Boston Celtics nor the Los Angeles Lakers can compare to the Warriors.
The Warriors have been a unique sight in the league in recent seasons, and they are the most spectator team, and while the Kings and Mavericks are in decline, the Warriors are still sticking to the offense, offense, offense, offense. They focused on the fast break, the team was full of masters, and the three-point shot was overwhelming, and they overturned the Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs in the first two seasons to create the Black Eight Miracle. But after losing Byron Davis, the Warriors have also lost their way, and despite running along, they have been excluded from mainstream teams, and the transfer of Stephen Jackson has made the Warriors' prospects even more uncertain.
The Warriors' offensive energy is unquestionable, and despite their poor record last season, they are still averaging 108.6 points per game, second only to the Suns in the league. There are countless fierce players in the team who can cut points, and the "demon" Morrow scored 37 points in a single game, ranking first in the league in three-point shooting percentage this season, which can only be cultivated in a soil like the Warriors. Margety, Ellis both have the strength to average 20 points per game, and rookie Stephen Curry is also a master of scoring, he was the NCAA scoring champion last season, and his Warriors' running and bombing wind is blowing more and more.
And the Warriors' interior Anthony Randolph is also full of stars, and the rookie with the 14th pick in the '08 class has shown amazing potential, playing the role of a swing man and an extremely versatile skill setter, both attacking the interior and using a soft touch to score points on the outside jumper. Not yet 21 years old, his biggest weakness is instability, but the advantage of age is destined for him to have a lot of room for improvement in the future. In the summer league, he showed super dominance, completely surpassing players in his age group, and the U.S. men's basketball team invited him to join the sparring team. This season will be a great opportunity for Randolph to make his leaps and bounds, and the Most Improved Award is beckoning for him. …,
Before the game, the Knicks were generally looked down upon by the media, and even the media in New York could only emphasize that the Knicks were in a bad state because of the trade "rumors".
At this time, the media also found the highlight of this game, the recent Knicks losing streak, Li Feng's position in this rookie class has been threatened, not only Griffin, even Stephen Corey has come from behind, he surpassed Evans, becoming the third player to compete for the best rookie.
Although Corey and Li Feng are not in the same position, the performance of the two in this game will be what fans expect.
And some media mentioned the Warriors' interior Anthony Randolph, this young man is the surprise of the Warriors this year, he is also a frame forward, and his and Li Feng's direct appearance is also eye-catching.
An expected offensive battle ensued at Madison Square Garden.
After the game began, with the support of the Knicks fans in the whole court, they directly launched the most violent attack.
The Warriors' jump shot won, but their first shot, Margety's shot from the outside, hit a three-pointer, and the rebound was grabbed by Eddie Corey and passed directly to Larry Hughes.
After Hughes passed the ball to Dujon in the center circle, Dujon passed the ball back to Gallinari.
Gallinari received the ball and adjusted it slightly, then stuffed the ball to Hughes, who was already in the front court.
Hughes didn't stop the ball and hoisted it straight to the left side of the box.
'Nice pass, it's a chance'
It turned out that the Warriors didn't score this ball, Li Feng kept plugging in along the left side at high speed, and after Hughes attracted attention, the Warriors' restricted area was extremely empty at this time, so what awaited him was an excellent opportunity
Hughes's hanging pass gave Li Feng plenty of advance and gave him plenty of room to sprint.
Li Feng had an absolute advantage in the race with Warriors power forward Anthony Randolph, and after shaking off Randolph's defense, he took off before Biedrins came over.
At this time, Li Feng was like a winged peng, soaring wantonly in the sky, catching the basketball with one hand, a tomahawk-style splitting buckle, clanging, the basketball hoop kept swinging, and strongly protested against the atrocities encountered!
"The ball went in, an unbelievable goal, it took 3 seconds to attack the Knicks, and Li Feng used his speed to tear open the Warriors' defense!"
Rumble......
Madison's audience also instantly erupted in huge cheers, although they knew that the Knicks' offense was fast, they didn't expect the goal to be scored so suddenly!
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