D'Antoni persuaded with eloquent words: "Amare, think about your data comparison, what is the difference between the first half of the season and the second half of the season after K. came back?

Before he came back, you produced All-Star numbers in 2010. After he came back, he immediately became the most mediocre power forward and never produced the same numbers as in 2010.

Are you willing to always be a starless stone next to him? Do you not care about your own data at all?

So come here, you and Steve are a perfect match, the best people for run-and-gun tactics."

Stoudemire cannot say that he is not interested, otherwise he would not have come to New York with his agent.

As D'Antoni said, of course he cares about his own data. In the NBA, no one cares about his own data. Data is life. Without beautiful data, the team will not offer you a big contract, and without the favor of sponsors,

No All-Stars, no future.

After Old K came back, his shots decreased, his points and rebounds decreased, his statistics became mediocre, and he lost the brilliance of the first half of the season.

Do you want to leave? He looked at his agent Happy Woolster.

At this time, Walster's cell phone suddenly rang.

"Colangelo's call."

Walster said something and then hung up the call.

Stoudemire was startled, and Walster immediately said: "Amare, you should have averaged 2010 per game this season, and your status and commercial value would have skyrocketed, but it didn't. Even if you got the total

champion, but actually..."

At this point, the phone rang again, and it was Colangelo's call again. He hung up the phone without hesitation, and then continued: "But in fact, your value has not been realized. In the first half of the season,

There are still sponsors looking for you, but in the second half of the season they all went to old K, and you didn't have the chance to realize all your potential and strength.

And if you continue to stay in the Suns, you may never have the opportunity to play such data, so are you willing to make such a huge sacrifice for Old K? Are you willing to be a green leaf beside him? Is it worth it? Don’t you want to be the protagonist?

?”

Do you really want to leave? Xiao Si fell into silence.

Far away in Phoenix, little Colangelo looked at the phone in his hand, smiled bitterly, then put down the phone and did not make any more calls.

Half an hour later, he received a call from Happy Woolster, and Stoudemire took the initiative to apply for a trade.

"Shet!"

The uneasy feeling was finally confirmed. The Suns were poaching their third main player again. His temples jumped and the veins on his forehead popped out.

"By the way, Marion."

He suddenly realized that the Knicks had poached D'Antoni, then Nash, and now they wanted Stoudemire, and they were probably also thinking about Marion.

In the first half of the season, before Old K came back, D'Antoni used his run-and-gun tactics. Nash, Stoudemire, and Marion cooperated very well. Marion must also be one of the Knicks' targets.

After reacting, he immediately began to contact Marion.

"Hello, Mr. Colangelo, do you have a problem with me?"

As soon as the call went through, he breathed a sigh of relief and said immediately: "Oh, Sean, are you on vacation?"

"I'm going to Hawaii, but I haven't set off yet," Marion said.

"Have you noticed the news about Sean, Nash and D'Antoni?" he asked.

"Yes, I know, they even called me." Marion said.

Colangelo's heart skipped a beat and he immediately asked, "They want you to go to the Knicks?"

"Yes, Mr. Colangelo, I am thinking about it. There is no formal decision yet. If there is a decision, I will let the agent notify you as soon as possible." Marion said.

Little Colangelo just wanted to curse, but he was lucky that Marion didn't fool him.

Marion did not lie. D'Antoni and Nash have been contacting him in the past two days. He even knew that Stoudemire might also leave.

He has not agreed now, but he has not refused the Knicks' solicitation either.

It's not that he wants to stay in the Suns, because he was also suppressed by Old K in the Suns, and he knows this very well.

The reason for hesitation is that his new contract only lasts for one year, and there are still five years to come, and there are still four years left before the contract year, so there is no need to rush to find a new home.

However, what he and his agent Dan Fagan considered was that maybe his commercial value would be better if he went to New York, the largest city in the world?

Now he has no commercial sponsorship in Phoenix, he is too ugly, and he is not favored by sponsors and the media. Next to Lao K, his statistics are not good, and he has little popularity and topicality.

But what he values ​​most is money and economic benefits. This is what attracts him to New York, so he did not refuse the Knicks' solicitation.

Anyway, Dan Fagan strongly supported him in leaving the Suns and was always trying to persuade him to leave.

Colangelo Jr. tried his best to appease Marion, but Marion seemed to be very assertive. After calmly dealing with it, he ended the call on his own initiative.

"This is really going to be bad!" Colangelo felt very powerless.

This afternoon, some media revealed that the Knicks acquired restricted free agent Quentin Richardson from the Clippers, a fast and energetic guard with flexible feet, strong breakthrough, accurate three-pointers, and excellent mid-range shooting.

.

The Knicks already have Marbury, Alan Houston and Jamal Crawford. They also brought in Richardson, a bunch of shooting guards, and Nash. The media speculated that D'Antoni will play point guard.

A four-point, five-guard scheme?

"Sir, the Knicks sent a quotation and want to package Stoudemire and Marion." When it was almost five o'clock, assistant Mike suddenly opened the door and came in nervously.

"Give me."

Colangelo's face looked ugly, but he still calmly took the quotation and read it.

"Haha, D'Antoni really wants to vacate the Suns!" He was quite helpless, shaking his head and smiling sarcastically.

The Knicks hope to package Marion Jr., and the bargaining chip is double Thomas, that is, Tim Thomas and Kurt Thomas, both forwards, plus Marbury and Alan Houston.

To be honest, if Stoudemire and Marion really want to leave, Colangelo is really excited about this quotation.

Tim Thomas is of little use, but Kurt Thomas is okay. Playing the fourth position, he can take Stoudemire's position. He has rebounds and offense. Of course, the offense is not as good as Stoudemire, but with the defense that Stoudemire lacks, he can also defend.

There is no problem in defending to the three-point line.

As for the offense, because of the presence of Lao K, Stoudemire's role is actually not that important. On the contrary, it suppresses Lao K's offense.

The power forward that Old K really needs is someone like Kurt Thomas who can do the dirty work.

And Marbury and Alan Houston can make the Suns' second position, from the main player to the substitute, reach the league's top level.

Although Marion is no longer at the third position, there are still two young men, Zhu Fangyu and Josh Howard, to take over.

However, Marbury was traded by the Suns, and those who were purged before Old K retired and returned will definitely not be able to get them back.

As for Alan Houston, he was seriously injured last season and only played 50 games. It's hard to predict his status next season, and his contract is the same as Marbury's, with an annual salary of tens of millions. Their combined salary is greater than that of Marion and Stoudemire combined.

higher.

Therefore, these two shooting guards are not suitable. He cannot exchange the healthy Marion and the relatively healthy Stoudemire for these two people, and the contract is larger.

"Jeff, it's like this..."

Then he called Van Gundy Jr. and discussed the deal with him.

"What?"

Van Gundy Jr. was on vacation with his family. After receiving the call, he learned that Stoudemire had applied for a trade, and Marion was not stable. He was shocked. He reluctantly calmed down, thought for a moment, and then said: "Bryan, several of the Knicks' shooting guards are...

Each has its own shortcomings, and I think this transaction should be considered carefully.

Marbury and Alan Houston, as you just said, are not suitable. The remaining Jamal Crawford is a neurotic combo guard with weak confrontation and unstable performance. Old K definitely does not want to be with this

Type of outside partner.

The remaining Quentin Richardson's shooting percentage was only 39.8% last season, which is much lower than Zhu Fangyu and Josh Howard. It is better to use him than Zhu and Josh.

In addition, Marion is the person we need. He can play both inside and outside, and can attack and defend well. His only weakness is that he does not have the ability to attack with the ball, but his existence can make our rotation more abundant. If he can stay, he will eventually

Good to stay."

After discussing for a long time, Colangelo asked his assistant to reject the Knicks' trade application, and then contacted Marion again.

"Sean, the Knicks initiated a trade for you. What was your decision? To be honest, Sean, the team wants you to stay. You are very important to the team, and I believe you know this." He said directly.

said.

"Mr. Colangelo, please let me think about it."

After replying, Marion pressed the receiver of his cell phone and said to his agent Dan Fagan: "The Knicks are trading me, Dan, what should I do?"

"Let's go, Sean, go to New York, you will have a successful career." Dan Fagan persuaded him at Marion's home.

Marion took a deep breath, nodded, put down his hand, and said to the phone: "Mr. Colangelo, I have decided. I hope the team... trades me."

"..."

Colangelo Jr. hung up the phone silently.

"Old K, D'Antoni wants to recruit Stoudemire and Marion as well. Please contact them and see if you can retain them."

After sitting there for a long time, regardless of whether it was still midnight in China, he made a phone call to Lao Wang and informed him of the current situation.

Lao Wang was woken up in the middle of the night. Although he was mentally prepared, he didn't expect that Stoudemire and Nash would also leave. However, he had no idea that he would come forward to retain people. He said: "Bryan, they can leave if they want to. You have more

By bringing back a few veterans, we can create a mixed lineup of three generations of veterans, middle and young people, just like the Lakers did in those years, and it will be more stable."
To be continued...