king of the basket

Chapter 187 The new season begins!
Can you not feel bad?
An NBA basketball club wins the league championship, which is immeasurable for the team's income!
When the Knicks came to dig Duke last year,
It's not that Robert Sarver has not comprehensively analyzed it, and he also thought about Du Qi's outstanding talent. He is a genius.

But he thinks it can only hit the championship,
What is the probability of the impact being successful?

Don't say anything else,

Let’s just talk about the championship battle in the 2007-08 season. The Suns fought hard, but didn’t they still miss the championship in the end?

Who can guarantee that this Asian kid will perform well next season?
So based on this consideration, he felt that it was not worthwhile to keep Du Qi with a high salary, so he resolutely let Du Qi leave.

But a year passed,
Duke's performance...

It's really a slap in the face!
If Du Qi is still in the Suns, if the Suns win the league championship, how much will the Suns gain?

Definitely turned over!
Is it worthwhile to give Duke a maximum salary contract in the league?

Thinking of this, Robert felt even more distressed... At the same time, he sorted out his emotions, and secretly scolded himself for thinking about these useless things.

At this moment,

He and Du Qi met eyes,

Robert's face was extremely ugly, but as a boss, he still had confidence. Although he was slapped in the face by Du Qi, he still insisted not to take Du Qi seriously.

Du Qi didn't care either.

After all, it is a thing of the past, it has become a thing of the past.

All he has to do is to be present.

"The draft has begun..."

……

The Los Angeles Clippers selected Griffin with the No. [-] pick.

The Memphis Grizzlies selected Hashim Thabeet with the second pick in the first round.

The Oklahoma City Thunder selected future bearded Harden with the third pick in the first round.

……

In this era when the inside is king, tall power forwards or centers are the most favored by the team.

After the most concerned No. [-] pick, No. [-], and Tanhua came out,

Stephen Curry was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the seventh overall pick in the first round.

DeRozan was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the ninth overall pick in the first round.

……

The Knicks' pick was the third overall pick in the second round.

When selecting players,
The Knicks boss, manager and D'Antoni all asked Duke for his opinion.

"The teammates I fancy have all become teammates of other people..."

"..."

……

As a "prophet" who traveled from the future, Du Qi knew that the remaining players were not potential stocks, so he casually said to D'Antoni, the manager, and the boss:

"The guy with the little braids..."

"His name is Jordan Hill."

D'Antoni said, "Du, you want us to draft him?"

"kindness."

"What's the reason? Can he help you play any position?"

"No."

"that is because??"

"He's more handsome."

"..."

D'Antoni, Knicks manager and BOSS were all speechless,

If it wasn't because Du Qi was already the leader of the team, they all wanted to ask Du Qi to get out,

This is a draft, not a beauty pageant!

But the boss of the Knicks still nodded, saying that he would choose according to Du Qi's wishes.

The Knicks manager announced that they chose Jordan Hill.

……

……

After the draft.

The Knicks manager was walking non-stop between the Thunder and the Warriors.

The purpose is to negotiate, hoping to get James Harden or Stephen Curry through a trade.

Also privately contacted Harden and Curry,
"What? Want me to go to New York?... Sorry, I don't want to go, because it's too far from my home." James Harden said.

"..."

"Wang Du, the super rookie of your team, is a point guard, right? If I go, he will overlap with his position. You must arrange for me to play as a substitute. I won't go." Curry said.

"..."

Knicks managers are going crazy.

What kind of weird reason is this?
finally.

Negotiations ended in failure.

When the Knicks manager told Du Qi the result of the negotiation, although Du Qi felt sorry, he didn't care too much.

……

7 month 1 day.

The free market for NBA players opens.

Thirty teams in the league are all in the process of trading.

When the Knicks built their team lineup centered on Du Qi, other teams were also trying to negotiate with the Knicks, hoping to use a big deal in exchange for Du Qi!
of course.

With the Knicks winning the title,

Except Duke,
Cam, Zach Randolph, Jamal Crawford, Quentin Richardson... These players have also become targets of negotiation and trade by other teams!
The principle Nix adheres to is,
Except Cam,

Everyone else can be used as bargaining chips.

……

7 month 5 day.

The Warriors completed the trade in exchange for forward Al Harrington for Jamal Crawford.

7 month 12 day.

The Knicks acquired center Darko Milicic from the Grizzlies for Quentin Richardson and some cash.

8 month 15 day.

Zach Randolph offered to trade himself to the Knicks, and the Knicks then sent him to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for a tall man.

……

It can be said,
this summer,

The Knicks' lineup has undergone a major change!

This is entirely out of the consideration of the team's lineup needs,
In order to be able to match Du Qi, the Knicks have spent a lot of effort to trade as many inside gates as possible.

this summer.

There is no NBA inside super giant whose contract expires, but the outside firepower veteran Iverson's contract has expired.

but.

The Knicks have Du Qi as a super point guard, and their team really doesn't need to sign Iverson anymore.

……

Du Qi didn't particularly care about the team's replacement.

Just a little impression of Zach Randolph's offer of a trade...

This big black bear,
Since I first entered the Knicks, I have been at odds with myself.

And also challenge yourself...

Although the relationship will ease later on, the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change... This big black bear is probably arrogant, and he doesn't want to stay by his side to play, right?
Du Qi didn't make wild guesses either,
That's how life happens,

Arrived at the station,
There is always someone to get off.

……

Because the Knicks traded a lot of big and tall insiders, this made Cam a little uneasy.This day he found Du Qi:

"Du, what do you think the manager wants to do by trading so many big men?"

"What? Are you afraid of being fired?"

Du Qi heard the meaning of Cam's words.

It's no wonder... If someone else was in his position, he would think so much.The team has traded so many tall men, is it possible that they want to replace him?
"how is this possible!?"

Brother Heitan was lied to by Du Qi, but stubbornly refused to admit it, "I'm a genius center forward! How could the team be willing to cut me?"

"Not always……"

Du Qi didn't tell the truth, and deliberately frightened Heitan, "Brother Heitan, your performance was so-so last season.

If you don't work so hard, the chances of you being laid off are really..."

"Du, don't scare me..."

Cam was already caught by what Du Qi said, but when he heard what Du Qi said, he became even more cranky.

In the end, he had no choice but to ask Du Qi for help pitifully:

"Du, you are the boss of the team, please help me, don't let the team cut me... I still want to play basketball."

"It's not like my Du family owns the Knicks, so it doesn't count if I say so."

Seeing Brother Heitan's expression, Du Qi almost couldn't help laughing.

"Bless Jesus, the Knicks lost me as a talented center. That would be a big loss. I beg Jesus to entrust a dream to the Knicks boss so that he will not lay me off..."

Cam prayed solemnly, and did a series of Dookie-looking moves.

"..."

Du Qi turned his face away, poof——

burst out laughing.

……

During the offseason, Du Qi returned to China in mid-September after filming an advertisement for a certain brand.

Before returning home,
The little bully Stoudemire called Joducci several times to come out to fish,
But for one reason or another, nothing happened.

until the last call,

Little Overlord didn't hold back, and expressed his desire to join the Knicks... To put it bluntly, he wanted to play side by side with Duke.

During the 2008-09 season,

Little Overlord had a premonition that Du Qi would win the championship... Unfortunately, Du Qi left from the Suns, and his championship dream of Little Overlord was also shattered.

"Amare, I don't think the Suns will let you go."

"Anyway, I have already called coach D'Antoni and said that I am willing to join the Knicks. The German coach is very happy and welcomes it very much! But the final negotiation result, he asked me to wait for the news."

When Du Qi celebrated the National Day in China,
Received a call from Xiaobawang. On the phone, Xiaobawang was a little frustrated, saying that the negotiations between the Knicks and the Suns had collapsed.

"But my contract expires next year!"

Xiaobawang finally ignited hope again.

……

In the preseason game before the start of the NBA 2009-10 season, the Knicks, as a popular team, were arranged for the preseason game.

Take on the Miami Heat.

The Knicks' roster at this point is:
Cam
David Lee (forward or center)
Al Harrington

Danilo Gallinari
Nate Robinson

Bill Walker
Earl Barron
Larry Hughes
……

Because the time of the preseason match coincided with China's National Day, Du Qi also asked the team for leave.

The Knicks without Duke suddenly became unspectacular.

This is what the Knicks management is worried about,
But thinking that the purpose of the preseason is just to let the teams get acquainted with the play style of the new lineup, it is not very important, so there is no strong request for Du Qifei to come back to play the preseason.

"This preseason game is lackluster. The Knicks have no leading figures, and the game is a bit chaotic..."

"Led by star Wade, the Heat beat the Knicks 112-96!"

"Damn, where is Asia Du??"

"We came to watch the game for Asia Du!"

"What? Is Asia Du celebrating the festival in Asia??"

"Are you fucking kidding me?"

"..."

Many Knicks fans became dissatisfied when they came to the scene to watch the game but did not see Duke.

……

While the fans are dissatisfied, it is also accompanied by more expectations for Du Qi!

at last.

Du Qi accompanied his parents back to New York after the National Day.

take a break,

Then ushered in the regular season of the 2009-10 season.

……

10 month 27 day.

The opening game of the NBA2009-10 season officially kicked off.

As the championship team, the soaring popularity of the Knicks is scheduled for the opening game!

In the Madison Square Garden arena in New York, the Knicks will sit at home and face the Celtics who already have the Big Four Celtics at this time!
this day,
Two games are arranged for the opening game, except for the Knicks VS Celtics, the other is the Rockets' away game against the Trail Blazers.

……

19pm.

new York.

Madison Square Garden Arena.

Fans who have been holding back for four months have packed the Madison Square Garden arena.

quickly,
Players from both sides came out of the player tunnel.

"Dooky!"

"Navel!"

"Navel!"

"Wolf King!"

"Junzi Lei!"

"Londo!"

"Boss Pi!"

……

The fans cheered like a tsunami.

Rajon Rondo's talent was slowly discovered, his popularity skyrocketed, and he has become one of the few super point guards in the league.

It is also reasonable for him to advance to become the fourth giant of the Celtics.

……

"The Knicks have undergone a big change. Isn't it a little difficult for this newly formed lineup to challenge the Celtics' Big Four?"

"Not necessarily!"

"that is!"

"Look at the 2008-09 season, when the Knicks had a different roster? But what happened?"

"The Knicks have Asia Du! As long as there is Asia Du, there will be no major problems!"

"Asia Du is not a god~"

"In my mind, Asia Du is a god! You are a fake Du Qi fan!"

"..."

When the players on both sides were warming up, the fans on the scene were in full swing.

At Knicks' home court,
There will never be a shortage of fans!

Even before Duke, the Knicks had a messy rookie lineup, a tasteless team, and still had a large number of fans!
Who said that their home court is New York, a world-class metropolis!
at last.

The first game of the Knicks VS Celtics, which is the first game of the new season, has started.

Knicks starting lineup:
Duke, Cam, David Lee, Al Harrington, Wilson Chandler.

Celtics starting lineup:

Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, Kendrick Perkins.

Cam and Kendrick come to the jump ball position,
When the players take their positions,

"Di-"

The referee threw the ball to the highest point and blew the whistle.

Cam bounced higher than Kendrick, snapped, and slapped the ball to Dookie, earning the Knicks the opening possession.

"Take care of Number Ten!"

"Today, we will avenge our shame!"

Both Paul Pierce and the Wolf King yelled loudly.

Yes.

They are all holding back their breath for Du Qi... In this new season, in this highly anticipated opening game, they want to avenge their shame!
Boom!

Dookie just glanced at them, then immediately accelerated his dribbling rhythm and quickly ran towards the Knicks' frontcourt.

Swish~!

Rajon Rondo, who was in charge of facing off against Du Qi, stopped Du Qi at the three-point line, and he stared at Du Qi with burning eyes.

"You've improved again..."

Du Qi saw that Rajon Rondo ran up to defend so quickly, and couldn't help but praise him.

"That's natural." Rondo was very useful and proud.

"But no matter how advanced I am, I won't be able to stop me."

"..."

Rajon Rondo was so choked that he couldn't speak, this bastard, you praised me for the next step to hit people better!
MMP!

(End of this chapter)