The New York Knicks used the number seven pick in the draft to select a point guard with an average of 10 4 per game in the NCAA, and he was also an Asian point guard from the Dragon Country.
This matter did not cause any big waves.
The reason was that this year's talent show was too unpopular and did not receive much attention.
Just like what the talent show media commented: "This year is probably the most embarrassing draft in the past 20 years. No one cares who the teams choose here.”
Indeed, if this was any other draft, the Knicks 'actions would definitely cause a lot of discussion, or more accurately, ridicule!
The mighty New York Knicks, the team with the highest market value in the entire NBA, the most influential and most exposed team, the team that all the stars wanted to play for...
In the past few years, he had been a joke. He had hired a smiling assassin who almost everyone in the industry knew he would not be a coach, and a terrible general manager. The result was that the Knicks 'results in the past few years were a mess, and every time the draft was held, they would choose some substandard goods.
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Even though it was a new year and there was little attention, it didn't mean that New York wasn't ridiculed.
Before the draft ended, the New York fans were already in an uproar.
"F * ck, what the hell is the Knicks doing? Although it's a young year, they can't just pick randomly. This is the seventh pick that was traded with the team's resources!”
"It's over, it's over. The Knicks team is completely finished. It's completely rotten. Even if we change the entire team, we won't be able to save them.”
"Just this? Pick a 10 4 Asian point guard. Hehe, if I remember correctly, this guard named Bai Feng was known as the " efficient " point guard during the NCAA finals. With such a stealth playstyle, would he be able to dribble past the front court in the NBA?”
"Sigh, the Knicks are completely rotten. It's fine not to watch such a Knicks!”
"F * ck, refund the ticket!"
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The fans 'storm began to rise, and Bai Feng became the target of attack by the New York fans without even playing a game.
Of course, this was the pressure of playing in a metropolis like New York.
The fans here were much harsher than the fans in other cities. If you played badly here, you would be questioned and even scolded.
But if you played well, then the fans here could praise you to the heavens.
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Bai Feng was too lazy to pay attention to this. For him, there was no need to listen to the voices of the local fans at this time.
Moreover, Bai Feng did not pay attention to it. His attention was on training, the upcoming summer league, and chatting with different girls.
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Before the start of the summer league, the Knicks were still arguing about Bai Feng.
General Manager Steve Mills hoped that Head Coach D'Antoni would value and train Bai Feng as the future main point guard of the Knicks.
However, D'Antoni had a different view. On this day, the two of them discussed the matter again.
General Manager Steve Mills said,"" Bai Feng is a steady player. We chose him because he performed well during the trial training. Indeed, he is not as energetic as the local talented guards on the court, but he always does the right thing at the right time. This is his greatest strength. Moreover, during the trial training, we also saw that Bai Feng performed very well in dribbling, passing, and shooting.”
D'Antoni still shook his head." I know what you're talking about, but such a player might be more suitable to work under a coach like Popovich. In my team-building style, Bai Feng seems to lack some creativity."
Steve Mills smiled. He patted D'Antoni on the shoulder and said,""Mike, you're a great coach. The entire management team agrees that you definitely don't just know how to play the way you did when you were with the Suns. Of course, we'll bring in a group of creative offensive stars to the Knicks.”
Steve Mills praised D'Antoni, and at the same time, the subtext of this sentence was obvious: "There are too few players like Steve Nash in the league. Or rather, it's very difficult to poach a top point guard. Now, we can only train qualified point guards ourselves.”
The experienced D'Antoni understood what he meant, so he nodded and said,""Then, let's see how White Maple performs in the Summer League.”
Steve Mills agreed." Yeah, we'll wait and see.”
It had to be said that Steve Mills was indeed a veteran who had worked in various positions in the Knicks 'management. As soon as he became the general manager, the work of rebuilding the team was arranged in an orderly manner.
They did not have time to watch the summer league because it was not worth mentioning compared to continuing to bring in star players.
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