Godfather of the NBA: Cutting Curry and creating a dynasty

"Hey Jeremy, would you like to chat with me?"

Looking at this disappointed guy, Yang Li patted his shoulder, signaling him not to be discouraged.

Jeremy Lin, born in California, graduated from Harvard, just lost the 2010 NBA draft.

The original Jeremy Lin had a legendary career.

A man of yellow race entered the NBA as an undrafted player.

For the first time in his career, he scored 25 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds as a substitute.

Leading the New York Knicks, who were in deep trouble at the time, to victory over the Nets.

And he faced the Nets headed point guard Deron Williams scored only 21 points.

In the second game, Jeremy Lin started for the first time in his career, scored 28 points and 8 assists, and once again led the Knicks to victory over the Jazz.

In this game, the two leading stars of the New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire, didn't even play.

In the third game away to challenge the Washington Wizards, Jeremy Lin scored 23 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists, leading the team to win the Wizards.

In this game, Jeremy Lin directly beat John Wall, the opposite No. [-] pick in the same year.

As a player in the 2010 draft, Jeremy Lin was undrafted, blowing away the No. [-] pick in the same session, and directly filling up the topic.

In the fourth game, the Knicks challenged the powerful Los Angeles Lakers, and this game was also the most topical.

Because in the pre-match interview, when a reporter asked Kobe if he knew Jeremy Lin, Kobe said he didn't know him.

Everyone knows what happened next.

Jeremy Lin scored a game-high 38 points in this game, and also scored 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Beat Kobe's 34 points and lead the team to victory over the Lakers.

After the game, some reporters continued to pick things up and asked Kobe what advice he had for Jeremy Lin.

Kobe said directly very unhappy: "He has already scored 38 points, what advice can I give him!"

This is self-evident, even Kobe has to admit Jeremy Lin's great strength.

In the fifth game, Jeremy Lin once again scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals to help the team beat the Timberwolves.

In the sixth game against the Raptors, Jeremy Lin scored a large double-double with 27 points and 11 assists.

In the last attack before the end of the game, Jeremy Lin let his teammates pull away, and he singled Calderon at the top of the arc.

Subsequently, Jeremy Lin beat the Raptors with a beautiful three-point jumper!

In the seventh game, Jeremy Lin only scored 10 points, but he sent 13 assists for his teammates.

Completely revitalized the Knicks team and led the team to defeat the Kings.

So far, Jeremy Lin has led the New York Knicks to a 7-game winning streak!

This period of time is also called the "Linsanity" period by fans.

During this period, Jeremy Lin averaged 24.4 points, 4 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game!

This data is completely the data of a top point guard in the league.

At the same time, he also created the record for the top 3, top 4, and top 5 total points in the first [-] games of NBA players!

Such an outstanding player was discriminated against only because of his skin color, so he was not selected.

Yang Li not only wanted to pick up this leak, but also picked it up ruthlessly.

Let those white skins and old blacks know that besides Dayao, other people of yellow race can also make their mark in the NBA!

"Wow, coach, you are the coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, Bruce Young!" Jeremy Lin recognized Yang Li at a glance.

For Yang Li, who has the same skin color as himself, he respects him very much.

In Yang Li's first year as the head coach, he was able to lead the Los Angeles Clippers, a slender team, into the ranks of the league's strong teams.

It shows that he is very good in terms of business management and coaching level!

Now that Yang Li has found him, is he planning to give himself a chance?

"First of all, I want to say sorry to you." Yang Li said with a smile, "But I believe you can also understand that I traded out this year's second-round pick."

"So." Jeremy Lin's eyes suddenly lit up, "If the Clippers' second-round pick is still there, you will pick me, right?"

"Ovkaus!" Yang Li said, "I will choose you without hesitation!"

"Thank you very much for your approval!" Jeremy Lin's eyes were full of excitement, "I am also very willing to play for the Clippers, after all..."

When Jeremy Lin said this, he hesitated to speak, but just stretched out his hands and shook them.

"I understand." Yang Li nodded. Jeremy Lin was talking about skin color. Playing for Yang Li, who is also of yellow race, would give him a sense of identity.

"Then can you give me a chance in this year's summer league?" Jeremy Lin asked expectantly.

"Of course!" Yang Li said, "Not only that, but I will also offer you a four-year standard rookie contract with an average salary of 100 million. Are you willing to accept it?"

"Of course!" Jeremy Lin quickly nodded and agreed, "I am willing to accept! Thank you for giving me this opportunity!"

This rookie contract is similar to the contract that can be obtained at the end of the first round, which is enough to show Yang Li's recognition of Jeremy Lin.

Jeremy Lin's family background is good, what he wants is a chance to play in the NBA.

Now that Yang Liken is willing to give him this opportunity, he will naturally not miss it.

After the draft, the next day is the opening of the free market.

Although the Clippers can already enter the Western Conference semifinals with the current lineup, they can win the championship after a few rookies grow up.

But Yang Li is not satisfied with the current lineup.

Just like Yang Li already has three top female tenants, would he mind having a few more?

The premise is that his body can bear it.

In short, Yang Li never stops pursuing the perfect lineup.

First up is Quentin Richardson, whose contract expired after the 09-10 season.

Although this guy came off the bench last season, he performed well.

With an average of 8 points and 4 rebounds per game, he is considered a qualified bench player.

However, Yang Li has no plan to keep him.

Yang Litian's eyes are not in vain. This should be Richardson's last passing season.

After this season, Richardson's state plummeted, and he was directly reduced to a marginal figure in the NBA.

What's more, the Clippers' backcourt is not short of people at all, so it doesn't make sense to keep him.

Al Thornton, in much the same situation as Richardson.

The only difference is that Thornton is a team option this year.

Yang Li could only say sorry to him, and chose not to implement the team option.

And Kyle Lowry, who implemented the team option last summer, became a restricted free agent after the end of the season.

He played 20 minutes off the bench last season and averaged 8.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.

Converted into 36 minutes, it is 15 points, 6.5 rebounds and 8 assists.

This efficiency can play the starting point guard even in weak teams!