Before contacting the Suns, the Knicks first received an inquiry.

Downey-Walsh informed Lin Yu immediately and gave the decision-making power to Lin Yu.

“The Nuggets want Renaldo?”

Lin Yu's mind was spinning very fast. He immediately thought that in his previous life, Renaldo Backman went from the Knicks to the Nuggets, and then returned to the Knicks as an addition in the Carmelo Anthony trade.

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In the end, he quickly left the NBA due to injuries and lack of playing time.

Of course, this is Buckman's future, not the present.

Now Buckman, relying on Lin Yu's support and support, has had the best season of his career, averaging nearly 25 minutes per game, averaging 6.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.7 blocks.

In addition to statistics, Buckman is more praised for his defense and hard work. Such a player is naturally the type of player that many teams with successful goals crave.

But here in the Knicks, Buckman is not indispensable, because at this position, the Knicks have better choices.

"Let it go for now, wait for the free market to open, and contact James Posey. If he is willing to come, Renaldo can be sold. However, based on Renaldo's performance last season, his transaction value will not be too high."

Low, high points in draft picks, young players and expiring contracts back."

Donnie Walsh nodded, and on the other side, Steve Mills followed up and inquired about Shaquille O'Neal with results.

Although they suffered a tragic failure last season, the Suns management still did not learn their lesson. They still want to keep the Sharks and try another season.

When faced with the Knicks' inquiry, they rejected it immediately.

"Shaq isn't coming either. We can't seem to find a suitable starting center."

At the management meeting before the start of the free market, Donny Walsh proposed: "Renew Kwame's contract, keep Naszir, and add rookie DeAndre, this center line is not bad."

But obviously, Donnie Walsh has no decision-making power now. He has been staring at Lin Yu, trying to see something from Lin Yu's expression.

Steve Mills suddenly said: "Actually, we still have a choice."

"who?"

"Ben Wallace of the Cleveland Cavaliers."

When Steve Mills mentioned the Cavaliers, Lin Yu immediately thought that the Cavaliers are indeed the team with the most abundant centers in the league.

There is the veteran Big Z at the top, the young Anderson Varejao at the bottom, and Ben Wallace, who was the main player last year. The substitutes include Darko Milicic and Joe Smith who can play center.

But, why would the Cavaliers trade Big Ben?

"I got news from Duff McMenamin that the Cavaliers are selling Ben Wallace and Jamal Crawford. They need to use transactions to clear their bloated salary structure in order to renew Ben Wallace's expired contract.

-Gordon.”

"Among them, Jamal Crawford is quite popular. The Cavaliers want to use him to strengthen the team's fourth position. As for Ben, he is already a mess. No team is willing to take him. The Cavaliers want to get him.

Those are just expiring contracts or very direct exceptions to transactions.”

Duff McMenamin is ESPN's Cleveland correspondent, and his information can be trusted.

Lin Yu frowned, and he didn't have any objections to the deal with the Cavaliers. Anyway, in the end of the deal, it would be the Knicks who would be strengthened, not the Cavaliers.

The problem is that the Cavaliers may not be willing to make a deal with the Knicks, because even if the big money is bad, they are also rare top defensive centers in the league, and their strength is far superior to the Knicks' two half-assed players, Nazr Muhammad and Kwame Brown.

Danny Ferry has already sent Lin Yu to the Knicks, and he almost got fired because of it. I'm afraid he won't make the same mistake again.

"Quote a price and give it a try."

But after much thought, Lin Yu decided to let Steve Mills contact Danny Ferry to test the waters. What if the Cavaliers are desperate?

Finally, Lin Yu made another decision: "Contact Kwame and talk to him about renewing the contract."

"What's the specific price?"

Donny Walsh decided to take over the contract extension job.

"Give him a two-year contract, with US$10 million in the first year, decreasing in the second year, and team options or partial guarantees. The guaranteed part shall not exceed US$3 million."

Lin Yu thought very simply. Kwame Brown's market price is about four to five million US dollars per year on average. The Knicks are now using the Bird Rights to directly give him a two-year contract worth nearly US$20 million, but in the second year the team

Options or partial coverage.

Kwame Brown would not disagree, because he can make money in one year that would otherwise take two years.

On the other hand, the benefit the Knicks received was that they directly created an expiring contract.

And this contract will be of great use until the middle of the season.

The Pistons were unwilling to trade Rasheed Wallace because they had high expectations for Iverson, but halfway through the season, after they saw the real Iverson, the situation might be different.

The same goes for the Suns. By the halfway point of the season, the incompatibility between the Sharks and the Suns will become very obvious.

At that time, if the Knicks offer two expiring contracts and draft picks, will the Suns still refuse? Will the Pistons still refuse?

Therefore, in fact, Lin Yu has given up hope on the outcome of contacting the Cavaliers. Even if Danny Ferry uses the draft pick to give away his big money, he will not be cheap to the Knicks.

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On July 1st, the free market opened.

Some deals have been officially announced within the league, such as:

The Celtics completed a trade with the Wizards, exchanging cash from the Wizards for the rights to sign second-round pick Bill Walker.

The Bobcats traded Jason Richardson and a future second-round pick to the Suns to acquire Boris Diaw and La'Gar Bell.

At the same time, Adam Morrison was sent and ski man Radmanovic was acquired from the Lakers.

The Cavaliers used a future second-round pick to acquire the signing rights of second-round pick Darnell Jackson from the Heat, and then added a three-party deal to acquire Mo-Nuel from the Bucks for Ira Nuberg and Joe Smith.

Williams.

The well-known people around LeBron James have finally returned to their positions.

Danny Ferry seems to have finally realized that what James needs is a three-point shooter, not a group of muscular men inside.

Steve Mills contacted Danny Ferry and got a reply quickly.

The Cavaliers do want to give away Ben, because their salary space is already overwhelmed, but Dan Gilbert is not that resistant to paying taxes, so it doesn't matter even if he can't give away Ben.

Rather than sending strong reinforcements to his rivals in the same region, Danny Ferry's natural choice was to refuse.

There was no chance of getting the big book, so Lin Yu immediately changed his plan.
Chapter completed!