Champion, please stay!

Chapter 120, 118. Player of the Month! Two trophies!

After reviewing the transaction details, Yi Shui had two thoughts.

First: The Wizards' second-generation Big Three are also losing their last hope, completely gone.

He recalled that one of the main figures in the shooting incident was Crittenton.

He is actually a fairly talented player. He entered the NBA at the age of 19 and averaged 7 points per game, which is not bad. In his second year, he developed a certain ability to organize the offense and had a high shooting percentage. As a ball-handling shooting guard, he had a 46% shooting percentage.

But he was truly stupid, and the general really did escape with his life.

In 15, Yi Shui saw a news article.

In 2011, Crittenton, the protagonist of the shooting incident, shot and killed a man who had robbed him during his rookie year outside a restroom in Atlanta. However, he was too nervous while blocking the restroom door and shot the wrong person, killing the man's colleague, a woman with four children who had recently given birth to her fourth child.

In the 2015 verdict, he was found guilty of intentional homicide, malicious intent, and the victim was a breastfeeding woman. Although Crittenton paid $23 in compensation, which was his entire net worth at the time, he was given a lighter sentence and still had to serve 23 years in prison.

Second: The cheeks have probably been firmed up.

The fortune teller went all out to get Conley this time.

马里昂虽然开季表现不佳，场均12分8板1助攻1抢断0.8盖帽，命中率44%，所有数据都是新世纪以来的新低。

但他上赛季全明星周末前的47场比赛，场均15.8+9.9+2+2+1.5，命中率高达53%，太阳队战绩是34胜13负，刚刚反超了拜纳姆报销的湖人队，辅佐纳什奔着3连MVP去了。

Many people believe that Marion could be revitalized by switching teams, given that it has been less than a year since his peak performance, making him a valuable trade asset.

Besides Marion, the Grizzlies also gave up 1.5 first-round picks and took on two bad contracts. It's highly likely that the Grizzlies had to compete with other teams to raise their bids in order to free up cap space for the trade.

However, Conley, as the fourth overall pick who was selected successfully, is worth the price. He has shown scoring talent, defensive talent, playmaking talent, overall vision, big heart... and a level of mental maturity that surpasses that of current rookie players.

Even after realizing he would definitely be traded, he remained dedicated, playing shooting guard when asked and coming off the bench when asked, not causing trouble for his former team and allowing other teams to better see his talent and character.

This trade by the Heat has mortgaged some of their future, mainly because it has affected future draft pick trades. If they continue to trade for first-round picks, they will have to wait until 13. However, their strength has improved a lot.

We now have a proper center. Milicic averages 5.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks in 19 minutes of playing time. Ignoring his remaining two years and $15 million salary, he's a decent defensive center. Haslem can return to the power forward position. This duo forming a twin towers lineup is definitely better than Haslem plus a Marion who has lost his passion.

Wade can also return to the more comfortable shooting guard position, Conley, although only in his second year, is already able to take on the role of organizing the offense during regular time, and Dae Quinn Cook has returned to the bench, which has also improved the Heat's perimeter depth.

Jaric's contract is a complete disaster. He just married Brazilian supermodel Lima and is living a life of luxury. He has two and a half years left on his 6-year, $4000 million contract, and he's averaging 2 points and 1 assist per game.

Some media outlets have analyzed the trade news, suggesting that the Heat might negotiate a buyout to save on expenses.

...

When Yi Shui woke up one morning, she realized that there were only two months left until the end of her 'growth period'. Her height and wingspan were 209cm and 228cm, and she didn't look any different from yesterday.

The speed reached 92 again, but this time the agility and jumping ability were not affected, and the weight limit was also increased to 110 kg.

After boxing practice and breakfast, it was just past 8 a.m. when Yi Shui picked up the suitcase he had packed the day before and prepared to leave. He needed to depart early today, as this flight would take him across the entire United States.

Before leaving, he glanced into the study and saw two pendants on the wall with the logos of the Spurs and the Celtics.

I wonder how many I'll bring back this month...

The team managed a 12-4 record in the first month of the season. This was partly due to the large number of home games (10 home and 6 away) and partly due to good luck, as most of their opponents were weaker teams. Among the stronger teams, the Trail Blazers were plagued by injuries, and the Pistons had changed coaches and entered a rebuilding phase.

What happened next was different. First, there was a three-game road trip in the West, followed by one game after returning, and then a five-game road trip in the East! Three of them were back-to-back games!

This schedule is due to the New York Music Festival, and Madison Square Garden, a renowned stadium in New York and even the entire United States, will be hosting stage plays and operas for more than half a month.

Just like the Staples Center hosts the Grammys every year, New York's winter music festivals are also an annual staple, only the timing isn't so fixed.

Elementary school kids can be quite sarcastic sometimes. When asked about the current schedule in a recent interview, Curry replied, "I hope I grow to 360 pounds so I can stay in New York and watch stage plays."

However, there's a reason why elementary school students tease him; people often confuse him with Eddie Curry, which is probably one of his motivations.

After meeting up with the team and boarding the team bus, we arrived at Newark International Airport at 9:00 AM. The whole team assembled and took off at 9:30 AM.

This time, it can be summed up in one word—exhausting! The teammates were all tired from playing cards, and in the end, they all put down their chairs and went to sleep. Yi Shui even fell asleep while watching the video of the two opponents sitting back to back behind him.

The plane landed at Sacramento International Airport, the capital of California, at around 3 p.m., and we didn't arrive at the hotel near Arco Arena until after 4 p.m.

This flight has left the people of Yishui exhausted, and the thought of having to fly back from California in a few days fills them with a sense of despair.

But a phone call from his agent in Los Angeles instantly energized him. Just as he hung up, Walsh, who was off the team and hadn't traveled with them, called from New York to confirm the news.

Then a system notification appeared.

He won an award!

Player of the Month! Both the rookie and the non-rookie won it!
...

Yi Shui won the award, and he wasn't the only one who was happy. His teammates all got excited, and with the encouragement of Little Potato, Jeffries, and others, the whole team made a ruckus in the lobby for a while, attracting a crowd.

Yi Shui promised to treat his teammates to dinner tonight and to go out for a meal in Los Angeles when the three-night trip ended, before finally coaxing them upstairs.

Harrington and Daniels insisted on treating everyone, but Yi Shui politely declined. Perhaps they were just trying to save face for the "big brother," but that might end up owing them a favor, which was unnecessary.

In addition to his fixed 7-year, $1.05 million endorsement fee with the hook, he also has additional incentive clauses.

His incentive terms are very different from other rookies—they don't include All-Star status.

There was no reward for being selected; none of his endorsements with incentive clauses included this.

Instead, there are some more difficult requirements, one of which seems impossible to achieve—winning Player of the Month in the rookie season.

With a prize of 100 million, he received 92. This prize money was enough for his teammates who wanted to make it even more prestigious.

Yi Shui, Curry, and Chalmers returned to their room. He had a single room, while the two guys shared a room and huddled together in his room to browse the news.

The awards were announced at 10 a.m., and people have been discussing them for almost the entire day, but new posts and comments are still constantly being refreshed on forums and news comment sections of portal websites.

This is the first time a player has won Player of the Month in their rookie season since Larry Bird.

Moreover, this is the first time the NBA has won an award in its very first month!
Add to that New York... and you can imagine how hot it will be!

There was certainly controversy, but the controversy surrounding the award itself, like the controversy surrounding the first week's Player of the Week award last time, wasn't very significant.

Yi Shui saw the arguments presented by his fans, and they were quite compelling!

Including the opening game at the end of October, they played 16 games in the first month, winning 12 and losing 4, and finished the first month with a 5-game winning streak, overtaking the Magic who had a 12-5 record and moving up to third place in the Eastern Conference.

Last season, the Knicks had a record of 5 wins and 12 losses at the same stage, improving by a full 7 wins.

In 16 games, he averaged 111.7 points, ranking first in the league. He allowed an average of 106.3 points per game, which was a bit of a problem for his defense. However, his net point differential of more than 5 points also ranked among the top in the league.

他个人的数据，靠着打勇士队的50分，他场均得分从27.6分飙升到29分，外加8.1板5助攻1.8抢断2盖帽！

His 47.4% field goal percentage was decent, but his three-point shooting was exceptionally impressive. He took 82 shots and made 36, averaging 2.25 three-pointers per game with a 43.9% success rate! He ranked ninth in the league in three-pointers made and sixth in three-point percentage!

Even more accurate than Curry, who was famous for his three-point talent in his rookie year. Curry took a total of 79 three-point attempts and made 32, averaging two three-pointers per game with a 40.5% success rate.

When Yi Shui saw the comments section of the data post compiled by his fans, they were all surprised that his three-point shooting was even more accurate than Curry's.

He was actually surprised, as he thought Curry was more accurate and he hadn't noticed that his number of shots made and his shooting percentage were both higher than Curry's... but after analyzing it, he found it to be quite normal.

小学生表现确实不稳定，有时候单场三分3中0、4中1，有时候又像昨晚那样10中6。

There are also differences in the difficulty of making a shot and different habits.

His three-point shots look reckless, often shooting over the defender, but he's actually very cautious. When facing a taller defender who switches onto him, he'll choose to drive to the basket. When he shoots over the defender, it's usually against someone shorter than him.

Curry's shooting habits are inherently unreliable, and he often plays the shooting guard position, which puts him at a disadvantage due to his height and wingspan...

(End of this chapter)