For the first time, fans have expectations for Jordan's team.

The third thing is that Kobe announced that he will retire after the new season.

This means that the new season will be Kobe's retirement tour.

Facts have once again proved that Lin Ying is indeed the octopus Paul.

At this time, fans seemed to know the reason why the Lakers put Paul on the shelf.

Then, there is the fourth thing, Paul's transaction.

Paul and George really made a deal!

It's just that it's not a one-to-one transaction, but a third party joins in.

This third party is the Knicks.

Riley had been waiting for his chance for the past two years, and this time he finally got it.

The specific contents of this three-party transaction are:

The Knicks sent this year's No. 2 pick Ingram and Robin Lopez, and Jerian Grant, a first-round pick in 2017 (top five protection), to get Paul;

The Pacers sent Paul George and acquired Ingram, Lopez and Jerian Grant in the first round of 2017 (top five protection);

The Lakers traded Paul and acquired Paul George.

Prior to this, the Knicks had signed Noah to a four-year, $72 million contract.

After completing the deal, they formed a lineup of Paul, Anthony, Porzingis, and Noah.

Among them, Anthony and Paul were the "banana boat" brothers, and the Knicks' competitiveness was restored immediately.

The Pacers' choice shows that they have officially started their reconstruction plan in the new season.

Ingram will become the core of their reconstruction, and Lopez and Grant are also good young players.

The biggest difference from history is that George came to the Lakers as he wished.

This is also part of the butterfly effect brought about by Lin Ying.

In history, the Lakers formed the "new F4 lineup", which led to Jim Buss stepping down and Jeanie Buss taking charge of the team.

In the subsequent series of operations, the Lakers fell into complete chaos.

Especially in history, George also stated that he would go to the Lakers, but the Lakers were reluctant to trade the young players they had in hand, wanting to wait until George's contract expired to sign him as a free agent.

In the end, George chose to renew his contract with the Thunder. Even if he later applied for a trade, he went to the Clippers next door.

But now, Paul has successfully joined the Lakers, Jim Buss has been in charge, and the Lakers have maintained their ability to compete for championships in recent years.

So when they had such an opportunity, they took action decisively.

After the transaction, all parties expressed their excitement.

George immediately updated his status on social media:

"Here I come, Los Angeles!"

Although such a statement made some Pacers fans feel uncomfortable, this is the NBA, and many times it is just a business.

The Knicks' official tweet followed closely and expressed their strong welcome to Paul's joining and their expectations for the new season:

"Chris, it's time to take back our New York!"

This state is very provocative. After two years of silence, the New York Derby is about to return!

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A week later, Lin Ying and Durant parted ways in Brooklyn.

After the two fist bumped and agreed to see each other in Rio in August, he then got on the plane back home.

He landed with high hopes, but when he arrived at the national team's training ground, he didn't see Yao Ming.

After asking, I found out that Yao Ming was in the treatment room.

This time the national team was led by Deng Huade, and he took Lin Ying directly to the treatment room.

"Can you still hold on?"

Lin Ying asked with concern after entering.

"fine."

Yao Ming gave Lin Ying a very positive answer.

However, Lin Ying knew Yao Ming's character and would not say anything depressing at this time.

So Lin Ying glanced at the team doctor's eyes. After seeing the worried look in the team doctor's eyes, she knew that the situation was not very good.

Lin Ying didn't ask any more questions, but sat down and chatted with him about some trivial matters.

As for injuries, the better you feel, the faster they will heal.

Later in the conversation, Yao Ming suddenly looked at Lin Ying seriously.

"You will be tired from now on."

Yao Ming said something meaningful.

Some things don't have to be spoken out to be known.

In this year's draft, Yao Ming is also working hard to push the Mavericks to select Zhou Qi.

But in the end, the Mavericks were only willing to give it a try with their second-round pick.

Because they can also see that Yao Ming is about to retire and his "face" fruit is about to expire.

Originally, Yao Ming was prepared to do psychological work with Zhou Qi. After all, before this year's draft, Zhou Qi was predicted to be a first-round prospect.

Even before he was sidelined, he was once projected to be in the lottery.

But before he did that, the Nets' selection gave him a surprise.

Or it can't be called an accident.

Because the Nets have Lin Ying.

Lin Ying smiled and nodded.

When he first crossed over, Lin Ying didn't have much enthusiasm for playing for the national team.

Because unlike Yao Ming, who was trained by the country, he does not have such strong emotions.

His attitude can be said to be "I can fight, but only if I don't have any other problems."

But this mentality has undergone subtle changes with the accumulation of national team games, and of course, more importantly, after getting along with Yao Ming.

There is a saying that "Those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to Mo are black." If you stay with Yao Ming for a long time, it is really hard not to love your own national basketball.

Then, there is the attitude of Kobe and James towards the Dream Team. He witnessed the short-term peak and decline of the Dream Team.

He is more aware of his responsibilities in the matter of the national men's basketball team.

Not everyone wants to become a character, but after reaching that position, he has to take up the burden.
Chapter completed!