If Lin Ying's upper limit is just a role player, there won't be any problem.

But now that Lin Ying has proven in a turbulent season that he can play the core role, problems naturally arise.

Although I know that part of what Carl said was because he valued Lin Ying, this is indeed something that he, the general manager, should consider.

Kroenke's seemingly perfect operation only saw the present and did not include the future.

Just like he successfully bought Arsenal, but ended up losing Arsenal, which even made Arsenal fans want to sing "Krenkesma" to him.

Let's take the OK combination as an example. They finally convinced O'Neal to let OK continue to cooperate, but the season that formed F4 ended in failure.

O'Neal's contract expiration is the point for OK to break up.

So for the Nuggets, Anthony's contract player option in two years' time is also a node.

And this node is even more dangerous than the OK combination.

The first-round pick's contract was for four years, and Lin Ying's rookie contract expired two years later.

At that time, if you choose Anthony or Lin Ying, you will have to give away one for nothing.

Kroenke didn't think about this, but he couldn't.

Because he doesn't think about it, if one of them leaves at that time, he will definitely take the blame and get out.

So Karl’s words were selfish, but they were also a timely reminder.

Because compared to forcing him to stay, just like when Camby was traded, it would be the best choice to trade Lin Ying for as suitable a role player as possible.

And the earlier you trade, the greater the value of the trade because the contract is longer.

But what makes him feel complicated now is not only Kroenke's previous attitude, but also Lin Ying's performance in this episode.

In the game in front of him, Lin Ying seems to be more of a team leader than Anthony.

In the past, it was always said that Lin Ying was not as capable as Anthony.

But tonight, Lin Ying is no worse than Anthony!

Maybe even better!

Ability is not only the ability to score, but the ability to lead the team is the greatest ability!

Just as he was thinking about it, Lin Ying caught the ball at the three-point line and made a fake shot. He got inside to attract a double attack and then scored the ball and assisted Nene for a layup!

In the past, he didn't watch many games as a general manager, but after watching this episode, he could understand why Karl was partial to Lin Ying.

There is no love without reason. The person who can be loved is because he is good enough!

And he also remembered Lin Ying's first visit to Karl.

He seemed to have made a decision in his heart. Even if he was really forced to send Lin Ying away, he would comply with Karl's request and send Lin Ying to where Lin Ying wanted to go.

The competition on the field became more and more intense.

Kobe twisted himself into a twist in the air, then lay down in the air and threw the ball into the basket.

The familiar cold snake eyes appeared!

Lin Ying's continuous attacks put pressure on the Lakers, and Phil Jackson had to defend him heavily later.

Lin Ying also showed his organizational skills, and Anthony and Billups also started to fire one after another.

This wave, this wave it’s Denver’s turn to face Kobe Bryant!

The two teams fought fiercely until the fourth quarter.

With less than a minute left before the end of the game, the two teams were tied at 102.

The Nuggets attack, Anthony dribbles the ball from the three-point line to press the time, and when the time is almost up, he suddenly makes a cold arrow three-pointer to Ariza.

This shot is very similar to the one that beat the Lakers in G4 last year.

"Dang!"

But, I didn’t get in this time!

His overall touch tonight was still too bad!

Moreover, Ariza is not Radmanovic, so he obviously guarded against his move.

His shot was basically a hard shot against the defense.

The scene was agitated.

Walken Dean shook his head unconsciously.

As a super giant, there is no problem with a big heart, but this time point is too damaging to morale.

A short whistle came from the sidelines.

O'Connor had Tony Allen in place of Jones.

Once again, he has a sense of presence, and he is not just watching the show.

Even the future Lu is good at making substitutions at critical moments.

All the fans stood up and it was less than 30 seconds before the game ended!

The Lakers attacked and Kobe had the ball before halftime.

And as he moved forward, he pulled the jersey to his mouth.

Appeared, the classic jersey biting action!

This is going to kill the game right away!

The rest of the Lakers also sank to the bottom line under Gasol's command.

This wave of tacit understanding is perfect.

All that was left in front of Kobe was Tony Allen.

At this time, the Nuggets didn't dare to trap at all.

It depends on whether Allen can defend the ball!

Allen touched his chest unconsciously.

Obviously, during this period, he was under great pressure from being the number one player in the league.

Kobe attacked.

Biting the jersey, he changed direction to break through to the left, and then made an emergency stop to break through to the right.

Allen, follow me!

Moreover, Kobe was forced to stop!

Incredible!

The fans at the scene couldn't help but burst into cheers.

Lin Ying couldn't help but give Allen a thumbs up silently.

He is worthy of being called the best defensive player by Kobe Bryant in the future!

But Kobe’s offense seems to have not stopped yet!

He was forced to stop the ball and did not choose to pass the ball. Instead, he shook, then shook, and then for the third time he made a strong shot without shaking Allen away!

This is a strong investment in the true sense.

Even if Director Zhang saw it, he would still call for an unreasonable ball.

"Bang!"

Since Allen couldn't infringe on the shooting cylinder, he stretched out his long arms and put enough pressure on Kobe's defense. Kobe's ball finally hit the board.

but!

But the ball went in after the rebound!

The scene was in an uproar.

Lin Ying was stunned.

Is this okay?

This is very Kobe!

If we were to rank the NBA's strong shooting ability, Kobe Bryant would definitely be the best in that list.

In the last 9 seconds, the Nuggets called a timeout.

Billups took the tactical board to plan the final attack.

Anthony directly asked to come.

Iverson is gone and Karl is not here, so Anthony takes it for granted.

Billups could only nod in the end.

Lin Ying didn't say anything, but when it came time to play, he grabbed Billups.
To be continued...