The Knicks did not participate in the larger Las Vegas Summer League.
One was that the journey was too long and the cost was too high.
The other was the Orlando Summer League. The team's goal had been achieved.
Moreover, the scout team still had a lot of work to do.
The signing work was intense throughout the summer. Although the Knicks didn't have much success other than getting D'Antoni's old partner, Amare Stoudemire, from the Suns, it didn't mean that the scouting team wasn't working hard enough.
In fact, they had a very heavy workload throughout the offseason.
However, the NBA wasn't looking for deals during the offseason. It didn't mean that you could get a star player just because the market was big and you were willing to spend money.
A deal was a deal. It was a matter of mutual consent. If no team was willing to trade, or if the star player felt too pressured to play in New York, or if the Knicks 'lineup was too bad, it would be difficult to make a deal.
The deals for the other character players were small fights.
Even if the Knicks traded them today, they might be traded tomorrow.
The NBA was a business, and players were commodities.
In New York, where the economy was developed, this situation was even more cruel.
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Soon, the new season was coming. The Knicks had no choice but to decide on a starting lineup for the new season.
Amare Stoudemire would become the only All-Star player for the Knicks in the new season. Obviously, the entire team would revolve around him in the new season.
Daloni Gallinari, Wilson Chan dler, Ronny Turiaf and other role players who were acquired in various small trades would assist Stoudemire.
As for the starting point guard position, whether to use Raymond Filton or the rookie Bai Feng once again became the focus of the team's debate.
The coaching staff, led by D'Antoni, initially thought that they should use Raymond Filton as the starter. After all, Filton was already a qualified point guard with an average of 12 6 per game in the Bobcats last season.
The management team, led by General Manager Steve Mills, was still optimistic about Bai Feng. The reason they gave was simple: "Amare Stoudemire and Bai Feng are the only two players on the team's training list this season. The rest of the players may be traded at any time.”
With one sentence, D'Antoni compromised.
Filton was indeed more mature, but in the end, he was not the ideal point guard type of coach De.
There was no need to invest too much time on a point guard who could be traded at any time.
Although the offseason was over, the Knicks 'goal was quite clear. Before the trade deadline, they would still try to bring in star players.
He wasn't his ideal point guard, so it was normal for D'Antoni to give face to general manager Steve Mills.
After all, for a team, it was also very important for the management and coaching staff to get along.
However, General Manager Steve Mills had a sudden idea. He smiled and said,""How about this? There are a lot of people who are full of doubts about Bai Feng, so let's let Bai Feng compete with Raymond Filton for the position.”
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In fact, Bai Feng did not know that he was in a competition.
When the team gathered for training in the new season and he was going to play with a star player like Stoudemire, he did not feel any emotional fluctuations.
Normally, a rookie player who had just entered the league would either be excited, nervous, or more or less emotional when he played with NBA stars.
However, Bai Feng would not do so because he knew very well that no matter who he was on the same team as, playing in the most reasonable way on the court would be his only choice.
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Raymond Felton, on the other hand, learned from some gossip that he was in the middle of a whirlpool.
As a local player who had played in the NBA for a few years, Filton naturally had some friends in the New York Knicks. He had a good relationship with Amare, Wilson, and Joey Chan. In addition, he also had friends in the management team.
Naturally, he was more well-informed.
After learning that he was going to compete with a rookie from the Dragon Country who had an average of 10 4 per game, Filton was shocked at first!
On the training ground, he stared at Bai Feng, who was practicing seriously, and said to his teammates,""What kind of relationship do you think that kid from the Dragon Country has with the general manager? Why did the general manager think so highly of him?”
" Who knows, Raymond? I don't think it's important whether it's related or not. What's important is your performance on the field. As long as you can beat him, we'll support you.”
"Yes, the best way is to find a reason to fight him one-on-one after the training is over. Let everyone see the difference between you. This way, things will be much simpler.”
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Filton smiled at his teammates 'suggestion. He nodded and said,""What a good idea! Brothers, let's do it!”
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