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Chapter 308 Healthy Competition

Worried that it would be difficult to explain clearly on the phone, Su Yang simply found Kupchak in person and asked what was going on.

The two met in the VIP room of the Staples Center. Kupchak said with a little doubt: "The thing is like this. According to my understanding, using this year's second-round pick to exchange is definitely enough, and it will be very fast. Just talk to Grunwald.

But when the deal was reported to the league, Grunwald suddenly repented and asked for an additional first-round pick this year.

That request is completely over the limit of our tolerance, and it is very weird, and the key reason is beyond me. "

Su Yang nodded when he heard the words. As the president of the Knicks, it is normal for Grunwald to strive for more benefits for the Knicks trade.

But a first round + a second round to replace Jeremy Lin is not only beyond the capacity of the Lakers, but also far beyond the market value.

You know, more than a month ago, Jeremy Lin was waived by the Warriors and then joined the Rockets, but within a few days, he was also waived by the Rockets, and the Knicks signed Jeremy Lin to make up the numbers to ensure that someone replaces Davis, Douglas and Billy. Compare.

As the third backup point guard, Jeremy Lin has not shown any outstanding performance, so it is absolutely unreasonable to ask for the first round.

Unless, the Knicks just want to disgust the Lakers, or think that the Lakers ask Jeremy Lin for other purposes.

"What reason?" Su Yang was also curious.

"I initiated the trade on the basis that I needed a backup point guard, and I pretended to be looking for it from all over the league, so that they couldn't know that my real intention had already locked Jeremy Lin, but for some reason, I didn't leak any information during the whole process, and Without showing any pre-deal excitement, they were adamant that I just wanted Lin..."

Su Yang nodded silently. Kupchak's method is a routine method of trading, to avoid the seller's price increase due to the early exposure of the target.

The Knicks guessed it for some reason, and it is normal to be raised on the ground. The key point is that the Knicks are not in a hurry.

Switching to the Lakers, it is absolutely impossible to pay the first round + second round. The Knicks probably want two second rounds or cash.

But in any case, for Jeremy Lin, who has not yet become famous in the transaction, it is a serious premium transaction.

Now that the trade has come to a standstill, Su Yang doesn't want to delay it for too long, lest when all three regular rotation point guards of the Knicks are injured and Jeremy Lin plays crazy performance, the trade will become more difficult, and even lose the possibility of the trade directly.

But there is no way to tell Kupchak about this, and even if you tell, you can't gain trust, so you can only change it in another way.

After thinking over and over again, Su Yang said: "You can tell them directly that trading Lin is my special request, and it can even be said to be my selfishness. I want to help players with the same skin color as myself. a goal."

In Su Yang's view, trading Jeremy Lin is just a random choice. If the negotiation fails or the price is too high, don't delay finding a backup point guard. The key is to ensure the Lakers' regular season record is stable. The next period of time is quite difficult.

"Then I'll try again according to your suggestion..." Kupchak felt that it was feasible, and he was relieved that Su Yang was not attached.

Early the next morning, Su Yang got up and checked Twitter, and saw the news that the Lakers and the Knicks had reached a deal about Jeremy Lin.

Called and asked Kupchak again, and learned that the price the Lakers paid was the No. 55 pick and 40 cash, or let the Knicks take advantage of it, but the rhetoric of "helping players with the same skin color as themselves" made the Knicks Laughed badly over there.

An undrafted deal did not spark too much discussion, but some fans turned up the former Knicks coach D'Antoni's evaluation of signing Jeremy Lin: "He performed very well in training, he is really good at breakthroughs, and he is also very good at breaking through. Smart, knows how to play and if something happens to our guards, he can get some extra minutes."

D'Antoni is still very accurate in seeing point guards, but the prejudice in his heart and the general environment of the NBA make him only use Jeremy Lin under certain conditions, and Jeremy Lin will always be watched with differentiated glasses, the downturn will be magnified, and the highlights will also be magnified.

What is more embarrassing is that apart from the official Twitter, the Lakers have no other players who welcome Jeremy Lin to join.

Either he hasn't woken up yet, or he doesn't think it's important. After all, he is just a backup point guard, and most likely he will be transferred to the Development League.

Su Yang found it so embarrassing, so he tweeted Jeremy Aitlin to welcome him, and restrained himself from revealing his personal feelings.

Due to his status as the head coach, he needs to try to avoid letting other players on the team, especially point guards, have redundant ideas.

Jeremy Lin quickly returned to Suyang publicly to express his gratitude, and also said that he was rushing to Los Angeles to receive the Lakers physical examination.

I thought, at noon, the well-known reporter WOJ suddenly tweeted the news: "A source revealed to me that the Lakers traded Jeremy Lin was strongly requested by their head coach Su Yang. The purpose is to help players with the same skin color as him, at any cost..."

The WOJ tweet was sent out, which quickly sparked many discussions.

Gilbert Arenas, an unemployed player, tweeted: "Although Coach Su Yang's approach is a bit unruly, I can understand his desire to help his own people. Don't rush to criticize. Let's see what happens next." what will happen down there."

Unemployed player Kenyon Martin tweeted: "@苏阳, you are shit and rubbish, you abuse your own privileges to form a minor league, you are depriving black players of living space, this is racial oppression! Everyone should unite against it Such behavior!"

Well-known commentator Bill Simmons tweeted: "If the Lakers have no one available, I absolutely understand Su Yang's thoughts, even if it's just to help his own people, but the Lakers are currently at the point guard position, except for the injured Steve Blake , and Derek Fisher, Andrew Goodlock, and Darius Morris, there is really no need to trade at an extra price."

Seeing the tweets of several people, Su Yang was a little confused. He didn't expect that the reason that was originally used to confuse the Knicks would become the entry point for being attacked, and was forced to rise to the level of racial bullying. Why did no one say those discriminations against Dayao? , the old double standard.

The key is that Darius Morris is unable to stabilize his playing time due to conservative treatment because of cartilage injuries to his ribs and sternum.

Many people are just embarrassed and don't know that the Lakers only have two point guards available, and one of them is a pure rookie who has never played in the Summer League.

Su Yang didn't bother to pay attention, knowing that as long as Jeremy Lin put on another crazy performance, it would be enough to shut up those people.

However, he ignored it externally and explained internally. Su Yang wrote in the team chat: "Because of Steve Blake's injury, our rotation arrangement will undergo certain changes. Only through training performance and opponents Make sure..."

That statement is mainly to tell Goodlock and others that they will not favor Jeremy Lin, and everything depends on the performance of the court.

NO.16, the Lakers sit at home against the Clippers.

Su Yang was confident that his previous losses were only due to back-to-back physical exertion, and he did not make any adjustments to his offensive and defensive strategies.

The game went on as he expected. The Lakers had an advantage inside, but it was difficult for Fisher to provide support on the outside. a mistake.

Fortunately, Bynum and Gasol played well enough, the Lakers only entered the fourth quarter with a 3-point disadvantage.

Unexpectedly, when the two teams were facing off from the bench, Goodlock suddenly broke out and scored three three-pointers in a row, and two mid-range shots. 8 points, helping the Lakers completely reverse the situation.

When the main force returned to the time point, Su Yang let Goodlock continue to play on the court, which greatly restrained Paul.

Kobe took advantage of the situation and was liberated, leading the team on both offensive and defensive ends to play a wave of 11 to 4 attacks, completely sealing the victory.

In the whole game, the Lakers defeated the Clippers 106 to 91. The result was as Su Yang expected, and the process was completely unexpected.

After finishing the press conference, Su Yang received a call from Kupchak and learned that Jeremy Lin's physical examination had passed, the transaction process was completely completed, and Jeremy Lin was able to participate in the training of the Lakers, and the Pistons could fly with the team to the next away game. Detroit played.

Su Yang hung up the phone, thinking that Jeremy Lin should at least perform better than Goodlock in team training.

The preparation time is only three days, which is relatively hasty, but fortunately, I also understand Jeremy Lin's strengths and weaknesses very well.

No matter what the final result is, it is a healthy competition.

　Coincidentally, Jeremy Lin announced his return to the CBA!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)