[Old General Record] David Lee s Old Dream in New York!

We pulled our time back to the free market in 2010. When the Knicks were quite busy in the season, they once targeted LeBron James, but unfortunately, the two sides ultimately failed to cooperate, even though they chose to give up David Lee before that.

After the failure of the signing plan, the Knicks turned his attention to Stoudemire.

After reaching an oral agreement with Sir, in order to free up salary space to sign him, the Warriors were very interested in David Lee. The Knicks finally chose to sign first and then exchange with the Warriors. David Lee first signed a long contract with the Knicks for nearly 80 million, and then traded him to the Warriors in exchange for Anthony Randolph, Karena Azubik, and Ronnie Turiaf, with the 2012 second round draft pick. Subsequently, the Knicks and Stanley signed a five-year contract.

For the business alliance, this is a very simple business transaction, and the Knicks quickly summarized David Lee as a past tense. But even though the relationship between the two parties has ended, for David Lee, his New York relationship has not ended.

The story of David Lee and the Knicks began in 2005. The Knicks held three first rounds, and selected Channing Fry at the eighth pick and traded with the Suns to win Nate Robinson at the 21st pick, and selected David Lee with the 30th pick in 2004.

When NBA president David Stern read out David Lee's name, the result was obviously far beyond expectations. Madison Square Garden fans booed, and the Knicks fan Spike Lee showed an embarrassing expression on the scene, so that David Stern could hardly help laughing at the time, and then quickly entered the next draft.

Isaiah Thomas, who was the president of Knicks' operations at the time, always aimed at players with excellent athleticism. Judging from the situation at that time, David Lee actually met Thomas' requirements. Before entering the league, David Lee played for four years at the University of Florida, transforming from a McDonald's High School All-Star Game to a skilled inside player in one fell swoop.

Rookie season, David Lee, who came on as a substitute, averaged only 16.9 times per game, scoring 5.3 points and 4.5 rebounds with a 59.5% shooting percentage. Although his playing time was slightly dispersed, he still got a lot of starting opportunities and got a lot of playing time in some games.

Entering the second year of his career, David Lee has started to be different since Xia Lian. His playing time soared to 29.8 minutes, and he averaged 10.7 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, and his shooting percentage increased to 60%. In the 2007-08 season, David Lee played 81 games, and the number of starts was much higher than the previous season. Although his personal data has dropped slightly, he can still average 10.8 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.

Although David Lee is only 206 tall and does not have the advantage in the inside, he always has a way to break out of the penalty area. He does not have the speed of outstanding, nor does he have the power to completely suppress his opponent. However, relying on his stable mid-range jump shot and soft left-hand finishing ability, his solid offensive footwork gradually stabilized the team's position, especially his passing ability after winning the rebound is greatly underestimated.

Relying on his comprehensive performance of averaging 16 points, 11.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1 steal in the 2008-09 season, David Lee and the Knicks signed a one-year short contract of 7 million. From then on, David Lee began to reach his peak in the Knicks, but no one expected it, and this was his last season with the Knicks. In the 2009-10 season, David Lee played 81 games as the starting player for the Knicks, averaging 20.2 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, with a number of career-high numbers. Judging from the season, David Lee was completely the biggest highlight of the Knicks. With Iverson withdrawing from the All-Star due to injury, David Lee was able to become the All-Star as a substitute.

In early April 2010, when the Knicks were away from the Warriors, David Lee scored 37 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists, winning his first major triple-double in his career, but unfortunately, the Knicks lost the game on the spot.

This game is completely like a microcosm of David Lee's Knicks. No matter how hard he works, it seems that he can't lead the team back to his former glory, let alone return to the playoffs. In his five seasons in New York, the Knicks had only 33 wins in the regular season and had never entered the top ten in the Eastern Conference.

But even so, no one would question David Lee's value at that time, referring to a sufficiently practical data: except for the rookie season, David Lee was the player with the highest contribution to victory in the Knicks in the other four seasons.

Looking back at this period, David Lee may not be the best player of the Knicks, and he is not the strongest rookie in the 2005 echelon, but he still did what he should do step by step. Even though there were not many highlights, he just played every game seriously. For Knicks fans, David Lee is one of the few hopes of dawn in that dark time.