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Coming out of Dean Walken's office, Lin Ying's emotions were still a bit complicated.

In fact, those choices, no matter which one you make, are not necessarily good choices.

But Warken Dean valued his opinion and promised that his suggestions were only private suggestions and would not be made public, so he finally made his choice.

But, is that really right?

He doesn't know either.

However, thinking about it from another perspective, it is at least a good thing for the Nets this season.

Here we must commend Walken Dean for his previous operation in the free market to renew Humphries for 2 years and 16 million.

Humphries is not worth the price, but he is a real bargaining chip.

And because there are team options, if you change teams and if you don't perform well, you can release them in the summer to get salary space. If you perform well, you can directly implement them and keep them for one year. The flexibility is very high, which means that the transaction value is high.

Without this operation, the Nets would really have no way to strengthen their team.

Now, with a wave of reinforcements, the Nets really have the strength to compete with the Knicks this season!

There is still nearly a month until the Christmas war begins.

It was during this period that the Nets began to make some abnormal adjustments, mainly reflected in the team rotation.

Johnson expanded the rotation, and Deron and Lin Ying's playing time was also reduced.

Correspondingly, Morrow, Brooks and others who did not get many opportunities before have all got a lot of playing time.

Even Humphries got more playing time than Yi Jianlian.

These changes have caused some ups and downs in the Nets' record and have also called into question Johnson's coaching ability.

After all, this Lingard combination has just performed well, and you are holding them back!

However, the Nets management maintained a high degree of trust in Johnson, and Walken Dean also publicly praised Johnson's coaching ability.

Thinking about it now, Dean Walken's visit to Lin Ying was not just about asking him to choose a personal matter. He really needed to know about this series of operations.

Even by extension, some news that is usually seen in the NBA is not as simple as it seems.

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The time came to mid-December before we knew it.

After more than a month of competition, the new season has begun to take shape.

In the Western Conference, the Mavericks lead the pack with a record of 17 wins and 1 loss.

To paraphrase a sentence from the outside media, Dallas gave fans unlimited expectations just like it did in the 2006~2007 season.

But it can also be seen from this metaphor that many people feel that the Mavericks have made the same mistakes again.

After all, coincidentally, in the 2006 playoffs, the Mavericks also reached the Finals and were defeated by the Heat.

The Lakers rank second in the Western Conference with 16 wins and 4 losses.

The loss to the Nets was a huge setback for the Lakers.

The Lakers management also completed a deal quickly.

They traded Luke Walton and a future first-round pick to the Magic for Marcin Gortat.

Gortat had been serving as Howard's substitute before, and he averaged close to a double-double per game in Howard's absence, showing good strength.

But after Howard was traded, the team turned to cultivating the young insider Lopez who had just been traded, and he still played as a substitute.

But his contract is not low. In 2009, the Mavericks valued Gortat and offered him a five-year, 34 million contract.

I originally thought that the Magic would definitely not match such an offer. After all, not many teams would allow a 7 million insider to serve as a substitute.

As a result, you didn't expect the magic tube to be wrong. Don't guess, it matched it, and it kept playing as a substitute.

So this deal can be considered part of the Magic's rebuilding plan.

When Gortat arrived with the Lakers, he was quickly promoted by Phil Jackson.

Although his defense is average, he has offensive and spatial abilities that are rare among big men, and is a good complement to the strength of the Lakers.

The Spurs are third in the Western Conference with 15 wins and 4 losses.

When you thought the Spurs were going to die, they were still going strong, just like when you thought Duncan was getting old, he used his actions to tell you that you were wrong.

Duncan averaged 15+10 per game this season, which has actually improved and improved compared to last season.

What's even more gratifying is that Leonard, the rookie they are optimistic about, is simply another draft template for him!

Who is Leonard's draft template? Lin Ying!

The Thunder ranked fourth with a record of 15 wins and 5 losses.

The Thunder's early schedule was very difficult, but Durant once again showed his progress. He began to hold the ball a lot and developed his own trick: breaking through the emergency stop mid-range!

And thanks to the improvement in the strength of teammates such as Westbrook (developed mid-to-long range), Ibaka (mentioned), Harden (promoted to the best sixth man level), he even devoted a lot of experience to

On defense.

Durant has also joined the competition for MVP.

Although the schedule record is not impressive enough, the Thunder clearly have the strength to compete for the championship.

The Suns ranked fifth in the Western Conference with 12 wins and 7 losses.

Lin Ying's departure has obviously caused the Suns' strength to decline, but the benefits of Stoudemire's transformation are also reflected. The Suns are still a Western Conference playoff team.

The Grizzlies are ranked sixth in the Western Conference with 12 wins and 6 losses.

The Jazz are ranked seventh in the Western Conference with 10 wins and 9 losses.

The Clippers rank eighth in the Western Conference with 9 wins and 10 losses.

One thing can be found from the record of the Western Conference. With Anthony, Lin Ying and others being traded to the Eastern Conference, the pattern of the weak in the east and the strong in the west began to change quietly.

In the Eastern Conference, the Bulls are still strong and ranked first in the Eastern Conference with a record of 17 wins and 2 losses.

From Lin Ying's perspective, the lockout ended earlier than in history, and the Bulls became the biggest beneficiary.

Because the biggest feature of shortened seasons in history is that there are so many back-to-back games, and there are even back-to-back games to prepare for exams.

It was this kind of schedule that caused injuries to strike Rose prematurely.

Although the preseason has been cancelled, the regular season is still normal, and Rose is not as troubled by injuries as he has been in history.

Although this signal does not necessarily mean that Rose will not suffer injuries, at least for now, the Bulls will be stronger than the same period in history.

After all, a healthy Roth represents unlimited possibilities.

The Knicks are close behind with a 16-3 record.

Although they were defeated by the Bulls in the opening game, what was overlooked was that the Knicks had a trade in the summer.

Richardson has better spatial ability than Chandler, which helps Janeway more than expected.

Riley's eyes are still very vicious.

The Heat ranked third with a record of 14 wins and 5 losses.

The Heat's outstanding performance has made Anthony unable to help shouting "This is the best season of my career" in front of reporters.

This is understandable, not only the team record, Anthony's personal performance this season is also very outstanding.

So far, he has averaged nearly 27 points per game and is at the top of the MVP rankings.

The Pacers ranked fourth with a record of 14 wins and 5 losses (win-loss game).

The joining of David West has made up the most critical part of the Heat. Their current lineup: Darren Collison, Paul George, Granger, David West, Hibbert,

Plus sixth man George Hill on the bench.

This lineup is not only competitive in the Eastern Conference, but its combat effectiveness in the entire league cannot be underestimated.

The Celtics ranked fifth with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.

Boston chose to retain the lineup and continue to attack, but as said before, a player's biggest enemy is time, and there is really not much time left for Boston's Big Three.

The Nets are ranked sixth with a record of 12 wins and 7 losses.

After beating the Lakers, their record was 7-3, and after that, their record was 5-4.

The adjustments in the previous period did have a great impact on the team's record.

But, in the eyes of Walken Dean and the Nets management, this is completely worth it.

Because after completing the "inspection", they were infinitely close to completing the deal.

The 76ers ranked seventh with 11 wins and 7 losses.

Iverson's sudden retirement gave newly joined Jrue Holiday a lot of opportunities.

Holiday also performed a "nothing but a blockbuster" performance, averaging 14 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists per game.

No success is accidental. Perhaps only Lin Ying knows how long Holiday quietly trained for such an opportunity during the years when Phoenix had little playing time.
To be continued...