Champion, please stay!

Chapter 195, Section 193: Absolutely Not to Give It to a Strong Eastern Team
On the morning of October 28, 2009, the Knicks and the Trail Blazers officially announced their partnership.

The Knicks traded Wilson Chandler and Pavlovic in exchange for Martell Webster, Travis Dinar, and a 10 second-round pick.

After arriving at the stadium, Yi Shui obtained the trade information from Walsh.

Even if you weren't particularly close to a teammate during your rookie season, it can still be a bit disheartening... But now, apart from Hughes, the team finally has a decent shooting guard who can actually play!

Pavlovic was also traded away. In order to balance salaries, the Blazers brought back Dinar, who was already on a full 15-man roster, to make room for him. Both players had expiring contracts.

Yi Shui didn't have much of a feeling about Pavlovic, just like with Shaq, he came...and then he left.

He flipped to Webster's scouting report.

He was the third-ranked high school student in the nation in 2005 and the sixth overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft.

A tall and strong shooting guard who is 201 cm tall and weighs 104 kg.

advantage:

He has a good shooting ability; as a high school player, he had a 35.7% three-point shooting percentage in his rookie year of 05-06.

07-08赛季以38.8%三分命中率场均投进1.6个三分，场均拿到10.7分3.9板。

His active movement and consistent shooting after contact are rare among high school perimeter players.
He has a good defense. When he enters the NBA, he shows an excellent defensive willingness, is willing to do the dirty work, is good at physical contact, and has a solid defensive foundation. This is not common among high school perimeter players.

The data shows that when matched up against players like Artest, James, and Josh Smith, it can reduce their shooting percentage by 3-4 percentage points.

The downsides are poor athleticism, making them vulnerable to being faked out when defending opponents with good footwork, and they are at a significant disadvantage when switching to defend smaller guards. They also lack ball-handling skills, resulting in poor scoring inside. They can only attack the basket directly after receiving the ball at close range, leading to slow counter-attack speed and average efficiency.

As for why there are no stats from last season... he was sidelined for the season. In the first preseason game last season, he fell while dunking and landed on his own foot, fracturing his left foot and out for a year.

However, scouts noted that the injury did not affect Webster's athleticism.

Yi Shui guessed that he probably just didn't have much athletic ability to begin with...

Moreover, Webster's shooting seemed to have improved in the preseason. In 8 games, he averaged 1.5 three-pointers per game with a 43% shooting percentage. You can't fake shooting; accuracy is accuracy.

After watching the stage play yesterday, Yi Shui called Walsh back and learned that after the training camp, the management and coaching staff had been discussing sending Wilson Chandler away in a timely manner.

Wilson Chandler played well last season, but if he continues like this this season, his trade value may decline. He was already put on the trading shelf during the preseason.

In fact, some teams offered better deals than Webster.

The Magic want to trade JJ Redick, who has shown potential as a top-tier shooter.

The Heat offered a lottery-protected first-round pick and an attractive offer for James Jones.

The Pacers offered Mike Dunleavy.

The Cavaliers even let Delonte West go...

Walsh refused, but he was willing to give O'Neal to the Cavaliers. He was certain that O'Neal could not perform like he did with the Suns, and it was still uncertain whether the Cavaliers would gain or lose by acquiring him.

However, if Wilson Chandler can bounce back after switching teams, he will significantly improve the three and four positions for these teams.

The Magic, in particular, did not re-sign Turkoglu, leaving them very weak at the three and four positions. They even tried to bring Lewis back to the small forward position during the preseason.

However, Lewis gained weight after joining the Magic, increasing from 98 kg during his time with the SuperSonics to 104 kg, making it impossible for him to play small forward. In the end, Carter had to play small forward.

Wilson Chandler is ambitious because he is indeed very talented. Media predicts he will receive a mid-level or higher salary after his rookie contract expires. He is good enough to be a starter. He is used as a role player on the Knicks because they have better core forwards.

...

With a teammate being traded, the Knicks players were talking about the trade during the morning practice break.

Yi Shui also joined the conversation. He could clearly feel that his teammates had a greater sense of urgency, especially those whose contracts were not for long.

This is reflected in their training; they've become more proactive!
This surprised him a bit. During lunch, he told Curry and Chalmers, "I thought that the trade of last season's second unit's core scorer on the wing would make others uneasy, but I didn't expect them to train even harder."

Curry: "They're definitely uneasy, but they have to work harder. We're New York! Who wants to leave? If they don't want to leave, they have to play well. Not everyone is as lucky as Stromiler, who had the chance to carry you."

Yi Shui: "..."

This elementary school kid really thinks he's a New Yorker...

However, it seems that Swift was able to successfully renew his contract because he had mentioned it to Walsh, and the salary was quite good. His one-year contract was equivalent to the two-year value of the former second overall pick in the free market.

It seems like the guy who helps him push the luggage cart every time he picks up his luggage is really Korean.

That's pretty perceptive. Chalmers: "Maybe a lot of people are happy that Wilson is gone. I don't know what's wrong with him. It's really hard to play with him. When he's covering for the pitcher, he doesn't even press the pitcher when he gets in front of him. He just runs around in a circle and goes down quickly!"
If I hadn't joined the team later than him, I would have really wanted to yell at him on the field.

Upon hearing this, Yi Shui recalled the Heat's Big Three era, when James was verbally abused by Chalmers after he missed a defensive spot... Chalmers was severely criticized by fans that time, and it wasn't until more than a decade later that he was exonerated.

Chalmers certainly has the makings of a captain!
The team captain elected during this year's training camp is Bi Ge Yi, and the two vice captains are Du Hong and Da Ben.

After Duhon's two-year mid-level contract expires, Walsh may not retain him; when Ben Wallace's contract expires, he will not be retained unless he receives a minimum salary.

Chalmers was still on a rookie contract at the time, so staying with the team shouldn't be a problem.

Yi Shui found Chalmers more pleasing to the eye...

As the afternoon training session was drawing to a close, Yi Shui met his two new teammates.

Yi Shui was quite satisfied with Webster's muscular physique... Finally, there was a strong man in the backcourt!
When playing against the Cavaliers, send him, Webster, Barnes, Birdman, and Ben Wallace together to double-team King... Forget it, his offense is too poor, and even if Little Mustache spoils him, he won't agree.

Webster had a corn tassel tied on his head, which made him look somewhat unruly. Yi Shui had initially thought he was a teammate who wouldn't be easy to get along with, just like Barnes.

But when I greeted him, I found that he was very humble... Well, he was a high school player, the 6th overall pick, and he took the initiative to start from 3-and in his rookie season, so his personality couldn't be bad.

Perhaps because he had been out of work for a year and suffered a major setback, Webster remained calm and showed no signs of dissatisfaction with being traded or excitement about being traded to New York.

Yi Shui and Webster only exchanged a few words before Webster was taken away by Dan D'Antoni and his agent for a physical examination. The trade was officially completed only after the physical examination was passed.

...

The following morning, the Knicks began practice to prepare for their opening game opponent the next day.

Because the opponents were not strong, the time for targeted training was short. Most of the training time was spent practicing basic tactics. A new player came from the city, but he was still the team's weakest point guard.

Webster's training attitude is consistent with his greeting to his teammates when he first arrived at the team yesterday afternoon. He is very proactive in learning the new team's tactics and actively asking his teammates for advice.

Because he was acquired in exchange for Wilson Chandler, his teammates instinctively compared the two... Webster won the favor of many teammates as soon as he joined.

Of course, there is also hostility. Webster can play both the two and three positions, which will inevitably take away some players' playing time.

Yi Shui noticed these things. Competition is a good thing. Birdman, Swift, and Ben Wallace are also in competition. Harrington and David Lee, two players with multi-million dollar salaries, are also in competition. If Wilson Chandler had the same competitive mentality he had last season, determined to climb the ladder, he wouldn't have been traded.

In the evening, Yi Shui and Nike held a new product launch event at Madison Square Garden – the Emperor 1 Christmas Edition went on sale.

That is, they changed to a red and white color scheme and then circled it again.

However, Yi Shui has had a good experience using these shoes since the off-season. Although they are low-top shoes, they are well-designed and provide excellent ankle support.

October 30th has arrived, marking the first day of the 2009-10 regular season!

The Knicks, who achieved an astonishing 55-win season last year and swept the MVP to reach the Eastern Conference Finals, are undoubtedly one of the most watched teams at the start of the season.

When Yi Shui arrived at the stadium this morning, it felt even more lively than the opening game last year. For most of the morning and noon, the team didn't have the facilities to train. It was all about interviews, interviews, and more interviews... Fortunately, D'Antoni was well prepared and completed the preparations yesterday.

At 5:30 p.m., after warming up, Yi Shui and his teammates arrived at the players' tunnel.

He was very excited; the new season had finally begun!

He opened the system and took a look.

"file:
Name: Yi Shui; English name: Brooke.

Team: Knicks.

Age: 22 (June 6, 1987).

Height: 211 cm, wingspan: 231 cm, weight: 109 kg.

综合身体素质94：速度91（启动速度93）、力量92、弹跳91（弹速90）、灵活性91、体力92。

投篮基本功90：远距离90（左侧底角85、左侧45度角90、顶弧88、右侧45度角92、右侧底角88），中距离82（左侧底线76，左侧45度角84，正面83，右侧45度角86，右侧底线78），近距离92。

Basic skills of passing and control: 88; ball control: 91; passing: 86.

Skills: Iron Wall, Tower Sniper, Sky Cover, Transfer Station, Heavy Tank, Frontcourt Beast; Special Skills: National Idol (National Team Buff), Performer (Three-Point Contest), Holy Land Monarch (Home Court Buff).

Talents: Angled genius, rhythm-setter, rim protector, low-post genius, interior dominator.

Over the past four months, he's used up almost all of his training passes and cards, and his biggest improvement has been in his mid-range shot! He can now use it as a regular shooting method between the 45-degree angles on both wings!

(End of this chapter)