NBA: I have 3 but no D, and I still can’t dribble.

As the saying goes, Ron Artest is the protagonist of the palace incident at Auburn, but the DPOY he received is full of gold.

In an era when the league needs 3D players the most, Artest's defense on the front line will be the energy that any team desperately needs, and it will also be a nightmare for any opponent.

The forward-back defensive combination of Lin Fei + Artest will be a terrifying existence that no team in the league is willing to encounter.

It just so happened that this season the New York Knicks ended many junk contracts left over from history, so they used Artest's annual salary of 800 million U.S. dollars without even touching the luxury tax.

Of course, James Dolan is not a man short of money. As long as Lin Fei needs it, the Knicks can sign another star player.

However, with Artest, the Knicks' starting five for the new season are expected to be: Marbury, Lin Fei, Artest, Randolph and Eddie Curry.

In Lin Fei's view, this five-tiger lineup is enough to stir up a bigger storm in the east and west of the new season.

In fact, after the free market opened this year, the Knicks were not the only team pursuing Artest, but dozens of teams.

After the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills gradually passed, Artest's ability was gradually recognized by fans and team management again, and it improved.

In this year's finals between the Timberwolves and the Knicks, although Artest was suspended for 3 games, his personal performance in the 4 games he played was very stable and strong, averaging 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block per game. His output is very impressive on the defensive end and on the rebounds.

Although in this championship-winning Timberwolves team, Ray Allen is the nominal second-in-command of the team, and his qualifications and performance are enough to be recognized.

But the problem is that throughout the finals, Ray Allen faced Lin Fei, and his personal performance was inevitably greatly compromised. He averaged only about 13 points per game. Not only was his performance unable to compare with the Wolf King,

Not even as good as Artest, Gerald Wallace and Wally Szczerbiak.

Therefore, Artest's contribution to the Timberwolves' championship this year can definitely be regarded as the top three in the team.

In terms of personal plus-minus, Artest even ranks first in the team, higher than Kevin Garnett.

These data and intrinsic value are naturally not invisible to the NBA teams. Therefore, when the deal between Artest and the Timberwolves collapsed and they finally tested the free market,

Many teams in the league, including the Knicks, Cavaliers, Lakers, Rockets, Spurs, etc., have all turned to Artest.

Especially for the Los Angeles Lakers, who lack the immediate ability of small forwards, general manager Mitch Kupchak even gave him a two-year, $2 million contract, with an annual salary of nearly $1900 million.

At the same time, there were two other teams that also offered Artest an annual salary of tens of millions.

But in the end, attracted by the big city of New York and Lin Fei's personal charm, Artest chose to sign with the Knicks for $3 million over three years, determined to help Lin Fei win the championship.

On his personal social media, Artest also immediately expressed his feelings after signing with the Knicks:

"Hometown, I'm back. I look forward to fighting side by side with the number one player in the league!"

Under Artest's tweet, fans quickly made more than 10,000 comments. Many people hate Artest, but they also look forward to Artest's arrival.

"Haha, has Ron already begun to show his affection to the new boss? Is his move arousing Kevin Garnett's jealousy?"

"As a Knicks fan, I sincerely welcome Artest's arrival. The Knicks will definitely win the championship in the new season!"

"Although Artest has beaten fans and has a bad record on the court, there is no doubt about his strength. If it were not for the impact of fighting, Artest would have been selected to the All-Stars more times!"

"Coming to the Knicks in the new season and playing next to Lin, will Artest still be worried that he will not have a chance to be selected for the second All-Star Game? You must know that Lin is the best core who can lead his teammates!"

"I have a hunch that in the new season, the New York Knicks will have at least four people selected as All-Stars!"

"Are Artest and Randolph actually going to play on the same team? Haha, that's fine. The two thorns restrict each other, and the atmosphere in the team's locker room will be more harmonious!"

"The starting five are worth looking forward to, but I feel that the bench still needs to be strengthened a little bit. After all, the team has never touched the luxury tax this year. Can James Dolan tolerate this?"

The Los Angeles Lakers failed to acquire Ron Artest, which made Kobe feel very helpless. This time, Lin Fei stole the limelight again.

The Lakers made significant progress last season. The chemistry between Kobe, Dayao and Al Jefferson was very good, and their prospects for the new season are also optimistic by most experts and commentators in the league.

But the Lakers' biggest hidden danger is at the small forward position, so pursuing Artest in the offseason is what the team management and Kobe himself are most concerned about.

But in the end, the second largest city in the United States still failed to compete with the first largest city.

In addition to wanting to return to his hometown, Artest

Between Kobe and Lin Fei, the two strongest shooting guards in the league, I still chose Lin Fei.

Although there is no way to sign Artest, the Lakers still have other ways to strengthen. After all, in the 07 NBA free market, there are still many big-name stars and 3D players.

The rookie contracts of the 03 Platinum Generation stars have expired one after another, but Wade, Anthony and Chris Bosh have all reached maximum-salary contract extensions with the team in advance.

Only the 03 No. pick, LeBron James, has yet to sign a contract with the Cavaliers and decided to test the free market.

But because the Cavaliers have the priority to sign LeBron James, and there is a high probability that they will not let the little emperor go, it is basically impossible for other teams that are eyeing him to take away James with the maximum salary.

Moreover, after the league issued the "Linwei Clause", in addition to Lin Fei and Wade, James is the third superstar to whistle the benefits of the clause.

Therefore, LeBron James' contract extension with his home team, the Cavaliers, is obviously larger than the amount he would get from signing with a new team.

But for a superstar who is already famous and eager to prove himself, LeBron James no longer cares too much about this difference in salary.

Even though James is a free agent restricted by his home team, there are still 13 teams in the league that have provided James with maximum salary contracts for free.

This is enough to prove the huge influence of the "Little Emperor". He is undoubtedly one of the biggest free agents in the league in the past 10 or even 20 years.

Among the teams pursuing LeBron James is the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Los Angeles Lakers now have two top-paid players in Kobe Bryant and Dayao, but the salaries of the team's other main players are relatively low. They signed James with the maximum salary while paying a certain luxury tax.

It is not impossible.

Moreover, Los Angeles is also the second largest ball market in the United States after New York, so its appeal to James is naturally very huge.

In an instant, the news of Kobe Bryant teaming up with James spread like wildfire, causing a huge sensation throughout America and even the world.