Chapter 68 New Skill Selection
After the press conference, Lin Yu also signed a four-year, $4 million rookie contract with the Celtics.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the achievement! Join the Boston Celtics! ]

The cardinal found Lin Yu at this time.

"Lin Yu, I've already found the player you told me about."

"I know that you are going to participate in the Olympics next. You have to be careful about getting injured in the Olympics."

The Olympic schedule is also more intensive than that of the NBA.

After all, the NBA is still a commercial league, and the Olympics are not about making money!

The fierce confrontation is no less than the NBA playoffs.

The intensive schedule coupled with fierce competition does make it easy to get injured.

"I understand, don't worry, Mr. Auerbach!"

After saying goodbye to the cardinal, Lin Yu boarded a plane to Houston.

Lin Yu plans to discuss with trainer Joe Abassa to see what reward he should choose.

Then he will fly back to the men's basketball team with Yao Ming to report.

At this time, the entire NBA was already undercurrent.

The Magic have now put McGrady on the shelf!

The Knicks, Rockets, and even the Pistons who just won the championship have all shown considerable interest in McGrady.

The reason why the Magic sent McGrady away is also very simple.

Because McGrady has injury risks!
This may sound a bit unbelievable. After all, McGrady only won two scoring titles at that time and his strength was still at its peak.

But the more outstanding it is, the more frightening the magic is!
The Magic had previously suffered heavy losses from Penny Hardaway and Grant Hill. The former's contract was at least gotten rid of, but the latter is still occupying the Magic's salary space.

In the original history, the Magic became a strong team in the league again after the latter's contract expired.

This also shows the impact of a bad contract on a team.

Therefore, even if Orlando fans like McGrady, the Magic management does not want to continue building the team with McGrady as the core.

In other words, the Magic management never wanted to make McGrady the core.

At that time, McGrady was brought in to assist Grant Hill.

It was only because of Hill's injury that McGrady became the 'Jordan of Magic' today.

And because of Hill's bad contract, the Magic are unable to strengthen their team.

McGrady also wants to leave Orlando and go to another place to start competing for the championship again.

The Magic management naturally had no objections.

At this time, McGrady had just won the scoring title and had the highest trading value.

McGrady can also be exchanged for a lot of chips.

So, McGrady was put on the shelf by the Magic management.

But what really shook the league was the OK combination in Los Angeles.

After losing to the Pistons' Big Five, the conflict between Kobe and Shark could no longer be concealed.

And at this time, another explosive news was revealed by the Los Angeles media.

The Celtics want to recruit Kobe!

This piece of news instantly caused countless disturbances!

Kobe and the Shaqs are parting ways. Not only the Los Angeles media, but basically every fan of the team knows about it.

The problem lies with the Celtics!

You know, the Lakers and the Celtics are sworn enemies!
Kobe Bryant throws himself to his arch-rival!

This……

In an instant, a stone caused a thousand ripples, and countless fans began to discuss it heatedly.

"Holy crap! Is this true? Kobe is going to the Celtics?"

"Right now it's recruiting. I also said the Lakers want to recruit McGrady!"

"But it's not impossible! The Celtics wanted to pick Kobe back then. This time, because of Lin Yu, the Cardinal is back, so he may not want to dig Kobe back."

"To be honest, the combination of Kobe + Pierce + Lin Yu really gives people endless reverie!" "..."

Countless fans began to discuss whether Kobe would go to Boston, and the media naturally would not miss this wave of popularity.

Countless reporters began to block Kobe's door, wanting to interview him.

Kobe was also annoyed by reporters.

Facing the reporters, he admitted it directly.

"The Celtics weren't the only team that approached me. I know a lot of people say I'm just the second guy to Shaq."

"Then I will use my actions to tell everyone if I can win the championship without Shaq!"

"Whether it's Los Angeles, Boston, Orlando, or anywhere else, I will prove myself!"

Kobe's words can be roughly translated as:

I want to prove to everyone whether I can do it without the shark!
If the Lakers choose to keep Shark, then I will leave!

In today's environment, Kobe's words are undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire.

The next day, Kobe's words successfully made headlines in major sports media.

ESPN: Where will Kobe go? The breakup of the OK combination is a foregone conclusion!

Sports Illustrated: Joining the sworn enemy? Kobe Bryant coming to Boston?
Los Angeles Times: Where will Kobe Bryant's next stop be? Boston or somewhere else?
Houston.

I am discussing with Joe Abaza, after discussing the training plan.

Joe Abaza asked Lin Yu, "Lin, is Kobe really going to Boston?"

"I don't know, but the initiative in this matter should be in Kobe's hands.

Lin Yu knew very well that in the original history, the Lakers might not really want to keep Kobe, but had to choose Kobe.

Why did the Lakers choose to send the Sharks away in their original history?
Because Kobe's contract has expired and he is now a completely free agent.

Unless Kobe is willing to sign first and then trade, the Lakers have no right to trade him!
On one side is Kobe, whose contract has expired and who is only 26 years old.

On one side is the Shark, whose contract has not expired yet but is already 32 years old.

As long as the Lakers choose the Shark, Kobe will most likely just walk away and will not leave any legacy for the Lakers.

So what options do the Lakers have?
The Lakers have no choice at all!
"Honestly, Lin, you are different from many young players I have seen."

"Most of the young players really like Kobe and Michael! After all, the way they play really attracts fans."

Lin Yuming meant by Qiao Abbasa.

Kobe and Jordan's playing styles are similar. After all, both of them played under the Zen Master.

Kobe often gives people the feeling that he just shoots recklessly.

Kobe: Isn't a triple team a wide-open space?
In fact, this is the difference in tactics.

Every team has its own different system.

Some team systems use pick-and-rolls to create mismatches.

In some team systems, the star player passes the ball to the shooter after breaking through.

The triangle offense is the only one in the league that starts with star singles.

On the offensive end, the opponent will definitely send a defensive gate to deal with a top singles player like Kobe.

This is inevitable.

After all, if he really finds a defensive loophole to match up with, this coach will probably be fired the next day.

On the defensive end, Kobe will also take the initiative to guard the opponent's offensive spearhead.

Who wouldn't like this kind of heroic style of play?
As for that, many fans would say that Kobe's career average shooting percentage is only 44.7%, which is not very efficient.

Not as good as Wade's 48%, nor as good as James' 50.4%.

But the hit rate can be deceiving sometimes.

Olajuwon's career field goal percentage is 51.2%, while Jordan's is 66.9%.

Is Jordan better than the Dream?
After saying goodbye to Joe Abasa, Lin Yu got in the car to Yao Ming's home.

He has already decided on the reward he will choose.

(End of this chapter)