Handpicked by Jordan as “the Shaq alternative,” Lin Ye does the dirtiest work and fights the roughest battles for the Wizards. He’s cheerful and outgoing around his teammates, but on the court he’s a full-fledged fighter. The Malice at the Palace? For Lin Ye, that’s just a routine warm-up. With maxed-out strength, he made his teammates fall in line and his opponents tremble, helping Jordan reach the NBA Finals and win the championship.
But Lin Ye’s true menace goes far beyond his muscles. After Jordan retired at the top and introduced him to the team owner as the franchise’s undisputed centerpiece, Lin Ye finally let his nature run wild. Up against a tough opponent? He became the team’s strategist, coming up with all sorts of underhanded tricks for the head coach. From version 2.0 of “Hack-a-Shaq” to dirty tricks on baseline inbounds, Lin Ye always had another trick up his sleeve and another way to play. The former paint enforcer had transformed into the whole league’s most hated and feared “dirty-tricks demon”!
