This Forward is Not Serious

"Steve, it's not your fault. No one can predict the future."

Lin Ying hung up the phone after comforting Cole for a few words.

I looked at the training facility at the American Airlines Center, and it felt so unreal.

It was at this time that Duffy also called.

His agent also received the news later than he did.

Then, Daffy also apologized to him.

"Bill, I've adjusted my mood."

Lin Ying simply said directly.

Super maximum salary, the Nets' attention to him is reflected in this maximum salary offer.

After being traded by the Nuggets, he was able to accept this quickly.

"They're sending you away?"

After Lin Ying hung up the phone, Grover immediately said with an unbelievable look.

"To New Jersey."

Lin Ying nodded.

Grover shook his head after hearing this, and finally couldn't help but smile.

"They could have won one more championship."

If the lineup on paper doesn’t change, will the team’s strength remain the same?

This is a mindset.

Condition, injuries, desire to win, player strength, these things change every season.

This is also what Grover laments.

Because of the extra training time due to the lockout, Lin Ying has now fully achieved the first step and emergency stop jump shooting abilities required of him.

He even asked Lin Ying to start training on turning and leaning back while walking.

The new season will be the season when Lin Ying transforms from an All-Star player to a top star in the league. As a result, the Suns were anxious to send Lin Ying away.

In addition to lamenting the stupidity of the Suns management, the rest can only be said to be fate.

Due to the lockout, the team's season training camp was also canceled, so the Suns naturally had no chance to see Lin Ying's progress.

And the key is that the Suns management did not take the initiative to communicate with Lin Ying during this process.

If they had, they probably wouldn't have done that.

But this is fate!

…

Time was tight and the deal was progressing much faster than normal.

Just the day after Lin Ying received the news, a five-party deal was officially concluded.

This can be said to be the biggest trade in the NBA in recent years.

The five parties are the Suns, Magic, Heat, Nets, and Bobcats. The specific transaction content is:

The Suns signed Lin Ying to a five-year, 96 million super-max contract, and then sent it to the Nets, acquiring Gerald Wallace, Sean Williams, the Heat's 2014 first-round pick, and a Special case of transactions worth 10 million;

The Magic sent Howard and received Brook Lopez, Mario Chalmers, Tyrus Thomas, and Shaun Livingston, the Heat's first-round pick in 2012, the Heat's lottery-protected first-round pick in 2016, and the Knicks Team 2013 first round, Bobcats 2013 second round;

The Bobcats sent DJ Augustin, Tyrus Thomas, and Shaun Livingston, and in the second round of 2013, they got Al Jefferson.

The Heat sent Al Jefferson, Mario Chalmers, the 2012 first round, the 2014 first round, the Knicks' 2013 first round, the 2016 lottery-protected first round pick, and the 2012 second round pick to acquire Howard. , dj Augustine;

The Nets sent Brook Lopez, Gerald Wallace, and Shawn Williams, a trade exception worth 10 million, to acquire Lin Ying, the Heat's second-round pick in 2012;

Analyzing it, the Suns had a chance to get Lopez, but because they traded Oden before and performed well, and next season is the last year of Lopez's rookie contract, the trade will also require an extension, so they That translates into a number of draft picks.

Wallace is a quasi-All-Star player with an annual salary of just over 9 million, which can make up for Lin Ying's role to a certain extent. The draft picks focus on the future, and the special cases obtained can also be strengthened in the middle of the season depending on the situation.

This is definitely not a good option for the Suns, but it is already a very good solution when Sarver does not want to pay the luxury tax.

As for the Magic, by getting a top rookie [center] like Lopez and a bunch of first-rounders, they can basically start a rebuilding plan.

What needs to be done next is to gradually clear out the contracts of Turkoglu and Lewis.

The Heat are a complete stud. Riley has squandered all the draft picks he had hoarded before, including their own draft picks. There will only be two left in the next five years, and then formed a dual-core lineup of Anthony and Howard.

By the way, they also got a point guard above their level to prepare for their next move.

According to the latest news, they will use the amnesty clause on Baron Davis to free up salary space to sign role players in the market.

In this way, even if they don't succeed this year, Deron and Nash's contracts will expire next summer, and they can completely strengthen the point guard position.

As for the Nets, they can exchange this bargaining chip for Howard. If they don't want Howard, they want Lin Ying!

It can be seen from this that although the Nets management has internal disputes, the final tone set is to gamble on Lin Ying.

As for the Bobcats, it is easier to understand. Last season, the management was criticized by the fans with one move.

Originally they wanted to take a gamble on Lin Ying, but their boss didn't agree!

Although Jordan recognized Lin Ying's strength, but a super maximum salary? I'm sorry, you don't deserve it!

So in comparison, a practical quasi-All-Star player like Jefferson is obviously a better answer.

Coupled with the fact that Kemba Walker, whom he is optimistic about from the bottom of his soul, was selected this year, isn't the road to revival already within reach?

Then, as soon as the deal is made.

Anthony, who just received the news: Fxck! Lin Ying is coming to the east? !

…

Lin Ying received a call from Blanks immediately after the deal was concluded.

He is still at home preparing to go to the training hall to train.

Blanks chatted with him for a long time, thanked him for what he did for the Suns, and would not trade him away if there was no other way.

Although they were all necessary polite words, one could also feel Blanks' helplessness.

This transaction is very different from the previous trade by the Nuggets.

The breakup should be decent!

Lin Ying didn't say anything else, and hung up the phone and was in a daze for a while.

Although he spent about the same time in Phoenix and Denver, you can tell from his behavior of buying a house here that his mentality is completely different from when he was in Denver. He has already regarded this as "home".

Winning the championship last season was so wonderful, and the people and things here were also very good to him.

He was even used to the hot weather in Phoenix.

If you go to New Jersey, even if it's not as cold as Minnesota or Milwaukee, you should instinctively feel a little cold.

After being dazed for a while, Lin Ying stood up.

The ending has been decided, and now it’s time to say goodbye to some of the people here.

After all, the new season is about to start, and he has to rush to New Jersey as soon as possible.

He called Su Feng and asked him to go to New Jersey to find a house for him.

This kid has been with him for a long time and has a good grasp of his preferences. If you let him go, he can basically handle it.

He signed a big contract this time, so let’s give him a salary increase later.

Just as I was thinking about it, the phone rang again.

And it’s a number with a note.

Walken Dean.

I almost forgot, this former general manager of the Nuggets went to New Jersey last season.

Okay, another good reason to go to the Nets.

Warken Dean still has the ability, and he was pretty good to him in Denver before.

"Lin, I can't wait to see you again!"

But what surprised Lin Ying was that Dean Walken sounded extremely excited.

Could it be that the two years in Denver have made this guy a fan of him?

It kind of means that.

Now think back, in the 2010 draft, he and Durant complained that Walken Dean was a collector from the University of Texas.

So the fundamental reason is the regret of sending Lin Ying away to the Nuggets?

If you can’t get you, why don’t you find someone who “looks like” you?

This makes perfect sense.

Walken Dean was forced to trade Lin Ying away at the request of boss Kroenke. As a result, Lin Ying helped the Suns the next year.

If this were a normal person's mentality, they would definitely explode.

So when he needed to take the blame, he resigned and found another job.

So let’s talk about why the Nets are willing to offer Lin Ying a super maximum salary, because Dean Walken knows how much potential Lin Ying has!

Although he didn't know what Lin Ying was training this summer, he had known Lin Ying for two years and saw the changes Lin Ying had brought to the Suns.

He believes in Lin Ying!

Moreover, the composition of the Nets is the biggest difference from the Nuggets and Suns. The team's owner Prokhorov does not interfere in the team's operations.

When he bought the Nets, it was purely an investment.

He will be concerned about some major issues involved, such as building a new arena and increasing investment, including the team's return on investment. The specific matters are left to the management.

If the management is not doing well, then replace a group of people.

So basically if the voices within the management are unified, then things will go very smoothly.

So it all makes perfect sense.

By the time he finished chatting with Dean Walken, Lin Ying felt more relaxed and even had a little bit of expectation for the Nets experience.

Then, say goodbye properly!

He walked out the door and went directly to Xiao Si's home next door.

The advantage of living close by is that it's easy to say hello.

Xiaosi is playing with the children in the yard at the moment.

Seeing Lin Ying coming, he handed the child to his mother, and then took Lin Ying to the study room with him.

"I heard the team is going to trade you? Are they crazy?"

Xiao Si had an incomprehensible expression.

"The transaction has been completed. I estimate that I will go to New Jersey the day after tomorrow at the latest."

Lin Ying said with a calm smile.

"They're really crazy, none of this would have happened if Steve had been here."

Xiaosi was filled with indignation and unconsciously hit his thigh.

He has a very good relationship with Cole. He tried to persuade Cole to resign for a while, but unfortunately he failed in the end.

"Yeah, but there are some things we can't control."

Lin Ying smiled bitterly.

He didn't say that Cole couldn't change anything. Communication with others requires some language arts.

"What will we do if you leave?"

Xiaosi sighed, paused for a while and said with a slightly frustrated expression.

Originally, the rest of them had been training all summer, waiting for revenge in the new season, just like they did in the summer before they won the championship two years ago.

The result is now good, the season is about to start, and the core of the team is gone!

Although Lin Ying has only been with the Suns for two years, he has already conquered everyone on the Suns with his actions.

Even if he can reach a contract extension with the Suns, he has a lot to do with Lin Ying.

As soon as Lin Ying left, he really didn't know what kind of mentality he should use to face the new season.

"Amare, no one is irreplaceable, Gerald Wallace is not bad either."

Lin Ying said with a smile.

"In my heart, he can't replace you, and no one can replace you."

Xiao Si looked at Lin Ying and said, his expression more serious than ever.

For a straight man who hates homosexuals to say such words can only mean one thing: he really appreciates Lin Ying.

Lin Ying smiled, skipped the topic, and talked about fish.

He also followed the trend and raised some fish before, and now he is leaving, preparing to give them to Xiaosi.

There were also some books he bought, some of which he was not going to take away. By the way, he also asked Xiaosi if he was interested.

…

After leaving Xiaosi's house, Lin Ying called Nash.

Nash is in the arena.

With the lockout over, players have returned to the arena to prepare for the new season.

Lin Ying happened to be going to the closet to get something, so he asked Nash to wait there for a while, and then drove over.

When he arrived in the locker room, he saw not only Nash, but also Barbosa and Hill.

At first, since they hadn't seen each other for a whole offseason, they were chatting like old friends reminiscing, and laughing.

But when Lin Ying started to pack his things, the locker room suddenly became quiet.

They just looked at Lin Ying, their expressions constantly changing.

Yes, because it happened so suddenly, they were actually completely unprepared mentally for Lin Ying's departure.

The events of the past two years flashed through their minds.

There are figures of Lin Ying and Xiao Si coming out of the shower room wrapped in bath towels, chatting and laughing;

There’s also the scene where they gather around and discuss whether Rasheed Pierce really has diarrhea;

There is even a scene where Lin Ying was so angry for Nash that he drove Popovich out of the court;

And in the battle between the Western Conference Finals and the Lakers, at the last moment of G6, Lin Ying said "I'll take care of it" and then led the Lakers to the finals!

All kinds of things!

Most of them have been through so much in the past two years together!

"Then I'm leaving."

Lin Ying put everything into his bag, then turned his head and saw everyone else standing there, and said with a smile.

Several people in the locker room came to their senses and came up to hug him one after another.

During the hug, everyone was talking about something, and their emotions were a little out of control.

Nash also had red eyes.

He had been thinking a lot just now, and even thought about retiring on the spot so that the team could keep Lin Ying.

But he knew that if he did that, it would be more likely to be counterproductive given Lin Ying's character.

So in the end, he had a lot to say but didn't seem to know where to start.

"Thank you."

In the end, those words inside Nash merged into one sentence during the hug.

Because of Lin Ying, he realized his dream of becoming a champion that he thought was impossible.

That was enough for him to regard Lin Ying as a lifelong friend.

Lin Ying patted Nash's shoulder hard.

After hugging everyone, he smiled and waved, and walked out of the locker room and the arena in front of everyone.

Today is a cloudy day, the sky is gray.

Before driving away, he couldn't help but lower the car window and wave to the arena.

Goodbye, American Airlines Center!

The next time he comes back, he will be a guest and an opponent.

Lin Ying's car left the American Airlines Center.

It was at this time that the dark clouds seemed to disperse a little, and sparse light shone down.