First, Su Yan became the first Undrafted Player in NBA history to be named player of the week.
Second, Su Yan became the second player, after "The Big Shark" Shaquille O'Neal, to be named player of the week in the first week of his career.
One record was of his own making.
The other was a record that put him on par with "The Big Shark" O'Neal.
Su Yan's player of the week award came despite heavy competition from numerous Eastern Conference superstars like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and many others.
The prestige of this award was incredibly high.
With the backing of such a solid honor, Su Yan receiving an all-star salary suddenly became very reasonable.
Praise followed in quick succession.
"This... this isn't hype, this... this is genuine greatness!"
"second-round pick Gilbert Arenas grew from 'Agent Zero' into 'Hibachi'."
That was very inspirational.
Su Yan, an Undrafted Player, is now on par with O'Neal and has secured an all-star salary; he has also begun his own counterattack."
"Su Yan has displayed extraordinary dominance and performance; he really is a potential star who fits the modern era!"
"He's only 19 years old, and he's already making ten million a year. I'm honestly dying of envy!"
"Dammit, the lunch box in my hand suddenly doesn't taste good anymore! The bricks at the construction site have also become much heavier."
"With so much money, Su Yan could probably afford to drive a BMW."
"A BMW? He could even arrange for a Porsche!"
"..."
Once fans fully grasped Su Yan's prowess, the comment sections were filled with the sound of envy!
Shortly after.
The NBA officially announced the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Week.
Su Yan, who had won player of the week in the East, naturally took Rookie of the Week as well; it was a foregone conclusion.
In the West, it was this year's fourth overall pick, the Sacramento Kings' combo guard, Tyreke Evans.
Last week, he averaged 21.7 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.5 blocks.
This was definitely at the level of "peaking at debut."
He played really well.
This was the kind of performance that could challenge for rookie of the year.
However... compared to Su Yan winning player of the week, his god-tier performance suddenly paled in comparison!!!
...While fans were discussing the player of the week and Su Yan's all-star-caliber "sky-high undrafted contract."
The New York Knicks were also not stopping for a moment.
In fact, they had already made complete preparations.
Everything was ready, only needing the final catalyst, and that catalyst was... Su Yan agreeing to stay with the New York Knicks.
Now that the catalyst was in place.
Everything fell into place naturally.
The New York Knicks first used last year's sixth overall pick, shooter Danilo Gallinari, to trade for the Warriors' Stephen Curry.
Under Mike D'Antoni's operation, the two could have been a one-for-one swap, but this left the Warriors lacking a Point Guard.
Although Monta Ellis was a "combo guard," his playmaking was more a result of his high usage rate.
He always had opportunities to pass the ball.
In reality, Curry was the Warriors' core Point Guard.
So... the New York Knicks were not stingy either, sending out the team's starting Point Guard, Chris Duhon.
To balance the value.
The Warriors gave up backup Point Guard CJ Watson + a 2010 second-round pick.
Following that... the New York Knicks sent out Al Harrington, who averaged 18.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.5 blocks while hitting 2.0 three-pointers per game.
They also included backup Center Jared Jeffries + "Little Potato" Nate Robinson + the 2010 Warriors' second-round pick.
They engaged in a three-team trade with the Indiana Pacers and the Charlotte Bobcats.
In the end... the New York Knicks received the "rebound monster" Tyson Chandler + the Indiana Pacers' 2010 first-round pick.
All of the above had been finalized by Manager Donnie Walsh a few days ago, pending only final confirmation of the trades.
Now.
They were implemented with lightning speed.
In an instant... the New York Knicks' starting lineup underwent a massive overhaul, completing the reconstruction.
New starters: Point Guard: Curry, Shooting Guard: McGrady, Small Forward: Su Yan, Power Forward: David Lee, Center: Tyson Chandler.
Among them.
McGrady was a vase; much of the time, swingman Wilson Chandler would sub in for him.
This lineup.
Curry and Su Yan were rookies, Wilson was in his third year, David Lee was in his fifth year, and except for Tyson, who was in his ninth year in the NBA.
All the other players were very young.
They could play, and their ceiling was high.
Crucially... this wasn't even the limit of the team's strength that the New York Knicks could currently improve.
Everything was too sudden.
Everything was too temporary.
Originally, after failing to draft Curry this year, the New York Knicks were aiming to tank, which is why they signed McGrady and Su Yan.
They wanted them to attract traffic for the team and sell more tickets.
As it turned out... things changed with Su Yan, but McGrady had already cost a solid 23 million USD.
Secondly.
The team also had Eddy Curry at 10 million USD and Cuttino Mobley at 9.5 million USD.
They were all injured and had no combat effectiveness.
These three alone occupied over 40 million USD of the team's salary; this was a quite terrifying number.
Even though the current New York Knicks' starting lineup's annual salaries weren't considered high.
Because of that 40 million+ weighing them down, the New York Knicks' salary space was already over the limit, and they had to pay quite a bit of luxury tax.
It's just that the New York Knicks didn't care.
And it was only for one year; tomorrow, these 40 million+ burdens could be shed.
At that time... even without paying luxury tax, the New York Knicks could at least strengthen the team with a star worth around 20 million a year!
Let the current players grow for a year, and then add another star next year.
In the coming year... the New York Knicks will surely rise completely and could even leap into becoming a championship-contending team!
The New York Knicks management was full of anticipation... One day later.
Su Yan arrived at the gym at 8 AM for daily training, which not only allowed him to get stronger bit by bit.
Dribbling earned 3 USD + taking a step earned 3 USD.
Ten thousand dribbles was 30,000 USD, and ten thousand steps was also 30,000 USD.
It allowed him to earn a decent amount of money even during training; why wouldn't he do it?!
The time came to 9 AM.
When everyone finished the first phase of training and came to the lounge area to rest.
Coach Mike D'Antoni walked over, smiling at everyone: "Let me introduce two new members to you."
As he spoke.
Two people walked up from behind him.
"Curry, Tyson Chandler!"
Su Yan saw them clearly.
One was a Warriors player, the other was a Bobcats player, both from teams they had faced not long ago.
"Hello~"
Curry ran over with a skip and a hop, showing a goofy smile as he greeted everyone.
How to describe it... he looked like an Elementary School Student.
"Hello there, Stephen!"
David Lee waved, and McGrady also welcomed him with a chuckle: "The man who created the NCAA March Madness myth has arrived.
The New York Knicks are going to get stronger again."
Larry Hughes also clapped and shouted: "Our team has gained a powerful shooter, welcome, welcome!"
"Hehehe~ Don't praise me so much, it's quite embarrassing."
Curry scratched his head, appearing embarrassed but actually looking like he was enjoying it.
Even though he knew it was just polite talk, such words were simply never heard in the Warriors' locker room.
There, it had always been Monta Ellis's endless belittling.
Curry was very happy, his goofy smile making him look even more like an elementary schooler.
He came up to Su Yan, extended his hand, and smiled: "Hello, Su Yan, now we are officially teammates!!!"
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