…

In the blink of an eye, one month later.

After a month of special training in Sanya, Lin Ying and the others began to separate.

Durant went to the US men's basketball team to report, Kobe was preparing to fly to Shanghai to participate in the event, and Lin Ying met directly with the men's basketball team in Sanya.

Prior to this, the men's basketball training camp had several layoffs, and the final 12-man roster has been basically determined.

Point guard: Chen Jianghua, Liu Wei, Guo Ailun

Shooting Guards: Sun Yue, Wang Shipeng

Xiao Qian: Zhu Fangyu, Zhou Peng

Insider: Lin Ying, Yi Jianlian

Center: Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, Zhang Zhaoxu

On the first day of training, the first thing Yunas did was to find Lin Ying and ask him if he could still play point guard.

Lin Ying's answer was also relatively straightforward.

Yes, why not!

He can now play all five positions!

This involves a concept: defense does not necessarily have to be in the same position.

Now that he has gained weight, he will definitely not be able to guard against fast guards, but that can be done by Sun Yue. He can even be moved to guard the third position.

On the defensive end, as long as you find your defender correctly, there will be no problem defending.

As for the speed of retreating from defense, Lin Ying's method of playing point guard has been proven to be feasible during the Beijing Olympics.

But after two days of training, Lin Ying suggested that Chen Jianghua play point guard.

The European League is really amazing!

Chen Jianghua's current breakthrough is not as sharp as during the Beijing Olympics, but it has become very rhythmic.

And his passing vision has also improved significantly.

Although it is very difficult for him to play in the NBA due to his physical fitness, he will be very useful in the international arena!

After experiencing the Suns for a year, Lin Ying knows the benefits of having two organizational points on the court.

And his effectiveness as a forward is indeed better than that of a point guard.

Besides, the young player Guo Ailun is also here this time, which should give others a chance.

At the end of the day's training, Lin Ying sat there chatting with Yi Jianlian, Zhu Fangyu and others.

In the free market of the past, everyone's experience was different.

This has to start with their experience last season.

Zhu Fangyu got some opportunities with the Warriors last season, but in the end he did not get a contract extension from the Warriors.

In other words, he will return to play in the CBA in the new season.

Although the result was not very good, he had just returned from the NBA and his physical and personal competitive conditions were still in the best condition.

Then there is Yi Jianlian.

Last season, Yi Jianlian asked Lin Ying about how to transform, and Lin Ying finally gave some advice.

Yi Jianlian didn't do that at first. After all, this style of play would make him lose a lot, and he also had to consider the national team.

But just like in history, he eventually suffered injuries due to playing problems.

That is, after the injury, he finally bowed his head and began to switch to a 3D style of play after his comeback.

The process was definitely painful. At first, he was always in foul trouble because of his poor defensive habits.

But luckily the head coach is Kiki Vandeweghe, a guy who is very passionate about Chinese players and gave him a lot of useful advice.

So the final result is that he barely became a 3D player with room for improvement.

And just as Lin Ying expected, without the conflict over ball rights, Lopez has no objection to Yi Jianlian, and because Yi Jianlian always fills in his gaps, the two get along quite well.

So in the end, the Nets chose to keep Yi Jianlian in the team.

Next season, he needs to work harder to get a contract extension with the Nets.

"That guy Jimmy has pretty good defensive skills. You can talk to him more and I'll say hello to him."

Lin Ying was not polite either.

Although Butler is only a rookie, he is really good at defense, and the communication between the two is very suitable.

Yi Jianlian nodded. His personality was introverted, not as withdrawn as Lin Ying was. If arrangements were made for him, he would still be willing to do it.

…

At this time, the free market is coming to an end, and most player signings and transactions have been finalized.

The Knicks did not overturn in the end because they found the Warriors and made a three-way trade.

In the previous free market, Lee and the Warriors were interested in each other, but they were unable to sign Lee due to salary space issues.

So in the end the two parties reached a three-party deal, the specific contents are:

The Raptors signed Bosh to a six-year, $110 million contract (less than the maximum salary, with a starting salary of $14.5 million, with player options in the summer of 2014), then sent him to the Knicks and traded him for Eddie

· Curry, Kellan

Na Azubuike, Anthony Randolph (No. 14 pick in 2008, averaged 11.6 points and 6.5 rebounds with the Warriors last season), a first-round pick from the Knicks, and a second-round pick from the Warriors

;

The Knicks signed David Lee to a six-year contract of 79.54 million (starting salary 10.8 million), and then sent Eddie Curry, David Lee and a future first-round pick to get Bosh and Luo Luo.

Ni Turiaf;

The Warriors sent Anthony Randolph, Kelana Azubuike, Ronny Turiaf, a future second-rounder, and acquired David Lee.

Each of the three parties in this deal got what they needed. Although the Raptors took Curry's "forever potential" contract, there was only one year left on this contract.

Even if Curry cannot return to health, they also acquired a potential insider like Randolph and two draft picks in the trade.

As for the Warriors, what they need now is a round change operation, and basically they just gave away a Randolph.

Needless to say, the Knicks were absolutely successful in sending Eddie Curry out.

After the deal was completed, both Wade and James joined the Knicks in a sign-and-trade format.

There are two points worth mentioning.

First, like Bosh, both of them took salary cuts to a certain extent in order to recruit players for the team. The total reduction for the three of them was about 7 million.

Second, in order to fulfill their respective reputations, especially James' reputation, the Cavaliers almost overdrafted their first-round draft picks in the next few years.

Take the James trade as an example. From this deal, the Cavaliers received two future first-rounders and two second-rounders from the Knicks, as well as a 14.5 million exception.

Of course, James did not suffer a loss, because in addition to gaining fame, he also had the bird rights mentioned earlier.

This is also the biggest difference between free agent signing and signing.

And the Knicks' next operations were also very quick.

They signed former Cavaliers general Drew Gooden with a five-year, $25 million full mid-level contract!

The Bucks originally offered Gooden a five-year, $32 million contract, but Gooden still chose the Knicks!

According to media reports, James personally found Gooden and the Knicks also promised the position.

Having status and the opportunity to win the championship finally prompted Gooden to make his decision.

Just after the signing was concluded, news that shocked the league emerged.

James announced that he will switch to point guard next season!

This surprised many people, including some James fans.

After all, at the small forward position, if James wants to hit the top spot in history, he only needs to surpass Bird.

But as for point guard, there is Magic Johnson, the "first point guard in history"!

Lin Ying was a little surprised when he saw the news.

In history, when James first came to the Heat, Riley also suggested that James play point guard.

Even in the future, he said that if the Heat selected Jimmy Butler in 2011, they would have a lineup of James + Wade + Butler + Haslem + Bosh, and they would have a better chance of completing the dynasty.

But the fact is that even if the Heat later signed Mike Miller, they did not do that.

The fundamental reason is still James's idea.

Indeed, just as those fans thought, it is very difficult to surpass "Magic" Johnson and become the number one point guard. Naturally, it is not a path that the shrewd James would have envisioned.

So this is what surprised Lin Ying.

But if you think about it carefully, this seems to be the path you have to take after arriving in the Knicks.
To be continued...