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Chapter 125 A Trading Call Is Coming!

After blowing Gobert, Su Chen did not favor one over another.

As for the other two chips, he also blew it, nothing more than to convey that these three players as chips can become the cornerstone of the team.

Of course, Su Chen only said that they could become the cornerstone of the team, but he didn't say that they were the cornerstone of the Timberwolves.

Even after the trade later, someone found out this post-match interview, but they couldn't find any problems.

Play a little word game.

"The Curry family has excellent shooting genes. Dell Curry is a very good shooter. Seth and Stephen are equally good shooters."

When blowing up Little Curry, Su Chen even used his elder brother Big Curry as an example.

If other famous players were told by Su Chen that they were as famous as an undrafted pick, it would definitely cause some conflicts.

But Stephen and Seth are a family, and his younger brother can play in the league. How could Stephen stand up and refute when he was happy?

Bragging doesn't cost money, Su Chen is doing all he can to brag.

Anyway, these players are very important players, and if you want to trade them, you have to add money!
After leaving the arena, Su Chen returned to the hotel.

After locking the doors and windows, Su Chen turned on the system.

At this time, the system already has unread messages. Just now, Su Chen was busy bragging about the players, and the team held a celebration after the game.

This has been delayed, without opening the system.

Su Chen sat down and took a can of Coke from the hotel refrigerator.

He's not an athlete, he can drink happy water if he wants, without restraint or anything like that.

After calming down, Su Chen read the unread messages.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for winning [-] consecutive victories in the regular season, and a lottery can be held."

"Will there be a lottery?"

Seeing this system message, Su Chen couldn't help sighing.

Let the team fight like this, let the players insist on playing even if they are injured, isn't it just for this lottery?

If it's a tasteless thing, it's too bad.

"smoke!"

Su Chen took a deep breath.

Compared with the peaceful state of mind during the playoffs, Su Chen is actually a little nervous now.

Perhaps the victory in the series was not as exciting as the [-]-game winning streak. Except for the first time against the Spurs, the error tolerance rate was extremely low, and the Grizzlies were a direct sweep.

Although it was tough to play against the Heat, it was much less stressful than the first time I played against the Spurs and couldn't lose a game.

It can be said that for Su Chen, the lucky draw for twenty consecutive victories is really hard-won.

The degree of preciousness is second only to the Spurs round of the series.

"The extraction is complete, and the B-level skill [fixed ability value] has been issued."

After drawing this skill, Su Chen was stunned for a moment.

The things that were drawn before can basically be guessed from the name.

Simulated glasses, medium-bottle reusable energy drinks, and eagle eyes are all simple and clear.

Fixed ability value sounds a bit convoluted.

However, if it is a B-level skill, it shouldn't be too weak.

Su Chen clicked on the released [Ability Value Fixed] skill.

[Fixed Ability Value (Level B): After activating the skill, a player can be designated, and his ability value will be locked at 80% of his peak strength for a whole game. (Note: If the player is too old, it will be reduced to 60%~75%)]

Looking at this skill, Su Chen fell into thought.

The ability value is fixed at 80% of the peak, that is to say, this skill is of no use to players in their prime.

Players like Iguodala, Josh, and Luol Deng.

They are now in the prime of their careers, and although some have declined, they are still above 80%.

After locking in the fixed value of 80%, these players will have a negative growth instead.

The same principle does not apply to Butler, a rookie like Middleton who is already in the second and third grades.

Butler's third grade is now a breakout year, and if he uses this skill against Butler, it will probably also have a negative growth.

Middleton hasn't fully grown yet, but the current Middleton almost has about 70% of his peak ability.

For Middleton, the improvement is definitely improved, but it is not obvious.

This skill will be of great help to veterans and rookies.

For example, Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is gradually becoming the leader of the Timberwolves, is still far from the peak. Although he has played statistics in many cases, he relies on the team's tactical status and accumulation of possessions.

And now the league hasn't adapted to players like Giannis Antetokounmpo. I don't know whether to use the outside line or the inside line, and I don't know what strategy to use.

Su Chen has always been worried that Giannis Antetokounmpo has always relied on the unfamiliarity of other teams to play misplaced bonuses. After other teams have studied Giannis Antetokounmpo .

What about Giannis Antetokounmpo in the playoffs?
But now that he has this skill, Su Chen has much less concerns about Giannis Antetokounmpo.

There is no doubt that Giannis Antetokounmpo's peak is the league's MVP-level super giant. His 80% ability is already very strong, plus the 10% bonus of all attributes of the striker bond.

This season's Giannis Antetokounmpo may be playing at a level that surprises everyone.

That's why, Su Chen has to withstand such a lot of pressure, and he has to win 20 wins.

The current Timberwolves are still close to something, except for the trade, it is the increase in his coaching ability.

And with this skill, Gobert McCollum's chips can also be swiped happily.

"Let's wait for a game to arrange this matter. Now the team is too tired and needs to rest."

Su Chen took out her notebook and wrote down the plan.

At the same time, Su Chen also took a look at the personal panel by the way.

【Host】: Su Chen
[Item]: Simulated glasses (S-grade), medium-bottle reusable energy drink (A-grade)
[Skills]: Eagle Eye (B-level), Hot Zone Ignition (A-level), Ability Value Fixed (B-level)
[Bond]: Frontline Fetters (Level A)
[? ? ? 】: Obtain any ability to unlock
[Simulation glasses (S-level): The tactics you set up are simulated a thousand times instantly, players can complete them more smoothly, and the organizational attributes of all members +20%. 】

[Middle-bottle reusable energy drink (A-level): After using it on a player, it can restore a certain amount of physical strength. It can be used once in a normal game. After the next game starts, it will automatically complete the charge. 】

[Eagle Eye (Class B): After turning on Eagle Eye, continue to consume mental power, mark a place, and be able to clearly see the marked place. 】

[Hot Zone Ignition (A-Level): Ignite the player's shooting hot zone, and the hits under open space and interference can be improved to a certain extent. Duration: 1 minute, limited to one use in the audience. 】

[Frontman fetters (A level): When the team has 3 forward players with a height of 2 meters and above, they can get 01% offensive and defensive organization improvement on the field at the same time. to take effect. 】

[Fixed Ability Value (Level B): After activating the skill, a player can be designated, and his ability value will be locked at 80% of his peak strength for a whole game. 】

"There is still a question mark that has not been unlocked. I don't know what six shots have not been drawn."

Su Chen looked at the panel and was a little puzzled.

Three skills have been drawn out, but the unknown ability has not been drawn out yet, I really don't know what it is.

But Su Chen doesn't worry about it now, the next time it will start will probably have to wait for the playoffs.

This season has won 20 consecutive victories ahead of schedule, which already has a certain overdraft for the team.

Besides, the Timberwolves' lineup is actually not that strong.

Compared with the average poor team or the team that is difficult to hit the playoffs, the Timberwolves heat up faster, not as slowly as they do.

At the same time, I encountered some strong teams at the playoff level, such as the Trail Blazers and the Warriors, who were still in the stage of running the lineup at the beginning of the game.

The Timberwolves have been working hard throughout the offseason, and the players "voluntarily" gave up their vacations to practice in the arena.

Coupled with the simulation with simulation glasses, the Timberwolves actually look like a team that has been running in for more than one season.

At the same time, in the face of powerful enemies like the Clippers and the Heat that don't need to run in, they are taking turns on their own. When they encounter the Clippers and the Heat, it happens that they are playing back-to-back away games.

Of course, Su Chen's contribution is also the greatest.

Not only has the advanced tactics most suitable for this team been arranged, but also the increase of its own ability to the team.

The Timberwolves' [-]-game winning streak at the start of the season cannot be replicated.

Su Chen has experienced this [-]-game winning streak, and he is not ready for another [-]-game winning streak this season. The next step is the team's running-in and preparation for the playoffs.

After taking notes and summarizing, Su Chen also shut down the system.

After being tired these days, Su Chen is also ready to relax.

The next day.

For the Timberwolves to expand their opening winning streak to 20 consecutive victories, it is naturally a hot topic.

In particular, last night's game was broadcast live across the United States, and it was against the Heat, the favorite to win the championship this season. The record of winning No. 20 consecutive victories against the Heat can be described as full of gold.

However, there are more and more different voices regarding the hot discussion about Su Chen.

Although everyone cannot deny Su Chen's ability to lead the team, it is indeed capable to lead this civilian and young Timberwolves to a [-]-game winning streak.

However, Su Chen's use of players can be called atrocities, which aroused dissatisfaction among many people.

Barkley: Glory?This is just an ordinary regular season victory, and the Timberwolves players fought with injuries. "

"Su Chen is keen on fame and fortune, the Timberwolves may not be so optimistic. "

"Will the Timberwolves players play with injuries in the next game against the Thunder?" "

Now many celebrities are not in a state of looking down on the Timberwolves' [-]-game winning streak.

Even though the Timberwolves had won [-] consecutive victories, Su Chen's food was too ugly.

There are no experts in the industry who seriously treat the Timberwolves as a strong team in the playoffs. They all think that even if the Timberwolves step into the ranks of the strong teams, they are also pseudo-strong teams.

Although there were a lot of dissatisfaction in the industry, there were not many voices condemning Su Chen in the general direction.

After all, the Timberwolves haven't lost yet.

It is Barkley who is so impatient, when the Timberwolves are now in a tailwind, he chooses to output against the Timberwolves against the wind.

Other industry experts are smart.

When the Timberwolves lose, they are attacking in groups, and the Timberwolves will be alone and helpless.

Now that the Timberwolves have won 20 consecutive victories, the momentum is still too strong.

At the same time, players like Gobert and McCollum, who were boasted by Su Chen, were also reported one after another.

In particular, Su Chen directly said that Gobert was the biggest contributor to the [-]-game winning streak, which directly attracted most of the attention to Gobert.

Moreover, under Su Chen's deliberate arrangement, a large number of highlights of Gobert, McCollum and others appeared on major video sites.

It is still possible for Lindsay to arrange such things. The small ball market of the Timberwolves belongs to the small ball market, but these things can be done with money, and the Timberwolves can still afford it.

Oklahoma.

The Timberwolves challenged the Thunder away.

Although this game was not broadcast live across the United States, it attracted the attention of many people.

Everyone wanted to see if Su Chen, a crazy guy, really planned to go for a 21-game winning streak regardless.

If the Timberwolves beat the Thunder in this game after defeating the Heat in the last game, then the Timberwolves' strength is really a bit scary.

Even if the physical strength of the players is overdrawn and they play with injuries, their strength cannot be denied.

However, this game disappointed everyone.

Giannis, Iguodala, and Butler, several of the main players, didn't play in this game, so they took a rotation.

What's even more outrageous is that because of Su Chen's fatigue, even Su Chen himself took turns to rest.

In the end, the Timberwolves were going back to the home court. Su Chen didn't bother to run, so he gave himself a rest.

In this game, the team was led by the chief assistant Milosevic to Oklahoma, with the second team and the third team to challenge the powerful Thunder in the West.

It's not purely the second and third teams, at least the chips of Gobert and McCollum are still coming.

Milosevic also came with a mission to give McCollum a lot of the ball, and the ball to Gobert could only be passed by Josh with a lob.

Milosevic was originally a coach who tended to be in charge of player training. Although he knew a little about coaching issues, he was not too good.

Timberwolves starting lineup: Rudy Gobert (C), Josh Smith (PF), Dante Cunningham (SF), Patrick Beverly (SG), CJ McCollum (PG).

Thunder starting lineup: Kendrick Perkins (C), Serge Ibaka (PF), Kevin Durant (SF), Thabo Sefolosha (SG), Russell - Westbrook (PG).

Cunningham was originally a player of the Timberwolves team. In the original Timberwolves, he could have played a little bit in the rotation, but although Su Chen took office, he was not traded.

But his usual job has become the guardian of the drinking fountains. This is the first time he has officially started this season.

Being able to put Cunningham in the starting lineup, the Timberwolves have rested a lot, and even undrafted picks like Covington have been rested until no one plays small forward.

In fact, Middleton didn't take a rest this time, but it doesn't make sense for him to start the game today.

After resting for a long time, even he himself took a rest, and he didn't expect to beat the powerful Thunder in the west.

The Thunder are a little speechless, the main lineup is recharging their energy, and they are preparing to prevent the Timberwolves from getting 21 consecutive victories from them.

But the full lineup came on the field and felt lonely.

There is not much suspense in this game.

The Timberwolves are very happy to play, the Thunder are very happy to win, and everyone is very happy.

Today, when the ball is rich, even Curry scored a career-high 21 points when he came off the bench.

McCollum even scored 30 points today, and Gobert is a standard 20+10, looking like an inside behemoth.

But without the Timberwolves' front line defense team, facing the repeated bombings of Westbrook and Durant, the people of Cunningham were dizzy.

Beverly did not defend the peak Westbrook, but he became the player who was blown up by Westbrook in the impression, but he ignored that he often helped McCollum lose his position.

All in all, McCollum was comfortable not being the one to get blown up.

Thunder 105:88 Timberwolves.

The Thunder won a big victory at home and successfully stopped the Timberwolves' winning streak.

The opening winning streak created by the Timberwolves has also become the number of 20 wins.

The record has come to 20 wins and 1 loss, but it still leads the Western Conference and the league.

However, for this failure, the Timberwolves fans in Minnesota were not disappointed. After all, they could see that the team had reached a limit.

There is no need to forcefully win 21 consecutive victories.

The defeat of the Timberwolves did not cause much controversy.

Some people thought that the Timberwolves should rest after the end of the game, but Su Chen didn't take the lead in the current situation.

The long regular season continues.

The Timberwolves returned to Minnesota and ushered in a challenge from the 76ers at home.

But what people didn't expect was.

Facing the league's underdog 76ers, the Timberwolves did not rest too many people this time, but they still lost to the 76ers.

The Timberwolves in a normal game are like playing recovery training, and the intensity is completely different from before.

The Timberwolves scored 98 people with 108:76 points.

McCollum played bravely, scored 35 points, and looked like the only one who wanted to win this game.

In fact, it was Su Chen who used [Ability Value Fixed] on McCollum, allowing McCollum to reach 80% of his peak ability.

At the same time, there are [Hot Zone Ignition], as well as stamina potions, and tactical resource tilt.

This allowed McCollum to play a battle with super high data.

In fact, although the data is good-looking, the efficiency is not very high. The data of 29 points on 35 shots is not high.

At the same time, facing the defense of a weak team like the 76ers.

But no matter what, just brush it.

Gobert didn't score 20 points this time, only scored 15 points and 12 rebounds.

Curry scored 13 points.

Su Chen didn't let the players continue to increase their intensity on the defensive end. This game was basically for the chips to collect statistics, and it was normal to lose to the 76ers.

Giannis even played 15 minutes before he was off.

After this loss, the Timberwolves lost two games in a row.

Next up is San Antonio.

The Spurs play at home.

Although the Spurs have rest this season, they haven't taken too much rest.

Because this year's Spurs are very strong, Leonard has also grown rapidly this season.

After Popovich felt the strength of the team, even though GDP was old, he wanted GDP to play a guiding role in Leonard's growth.

The Spurs, who sit at home today, have all GDP at home, and Leonard and Danny Green also played.

It can be said that tonight is all the Spurs.

Su Chen knew that this year's Spurs were the real number one in the league, the only team with more than 60 wins this season.

Now that the Timberwolves have just been exhausted, they are simply not equal in strength when fighting the Spurs. If they want to win, they have to fight hard.

Su Chen didn't even want to fight for the 76ers, let alone the Spurs.

Now Su Chen just wants to clear the data.

This is also a standard three-chip player data battle, and Su Chen didn't bother to arrange any defensive strategies, only whether the offense could make the chip players brush up.

competition is over.

Spurs 117:92 Timberwolves.

In the away game, the Timberwolves were unilaterally beaten by the Spurs.

The data sheet is still the hard work of McCollum and Gobert, and Curry has played more like a super sixth man recently.

The Timberwolves' striker group has suddenly become a 3D attribute, and all the data are in single digits.

For this game, Popovich also noticed that Su Chen didn't want to play well with him at all.

I originally planned to use the Timberwolves, who have been in good form recently, to practice.

But a tactic that can train the lineup has become a sandbag that is simply beaten, and Popovich also feels that playing is boring.

Even the handshake with Su Chen after the game, they just shook hands casually and left without communicating with Su Chen.

Su Chen doesn't care, it's comfortable once the data is swiped.

The Timberwolves played five more games.

respectively.

Grizzlies 95:87 Timberwolves.

Celtics 102:103 Timberwolves.

Timberwolves 97:118 Trail Blazers.

Lakers 105:103 Timberwolves.

Timberwolves 97:108 Clippers.

The recent schedule is indeed not very good for the Timberwolves.

Facing the menacing Grizzlies, the Timberwolves are still in the recovery period and the data refresh period, and there is no need to fight at all.

The Celtics made a game-winning shot at the end to end the game.

Facing the Trail Blazers who have gradually run in now, the Timberwolves are still in a state of no chance to fight as they are facing the Grizzlies.

When playing the Lakers, the Timberwolves led 103 to 102 in the end, but Nick Young made an unreasonable three-pointer from the top and killed the Timberwolves.

Failed to win the game of pinching soft persimmons.

Su Chen had already resumed his basic rotation when he was playing against the Clippers, and the recovery period had almost passed.

But the Clippers have experienced previous losses. This game was aggressive. Paul played bravely in this game and scored 31 points and 16 assists.

At the same time, Crawford also feels very smooth. When Crawford feels good, it is difficult to guard him without the intensity of the playoffs.

Su Chen now only allowed the team to return to normal regular season intensity, and did not force the players to fight again.

The Timberwolves only scored 20 win and 1 losses in the most recent games after their 7-game winning streak. It can be said that the Timberwolves, who were resting in rotation, were paralyzed by the rest.

The Timberwolves' record has also become 21 wins and 7 losses.

Butler Su Chen let him rest for eight games. Butler has not played in these eight games, and playing with injuries before has had an impact.

Iguodala also basically didn't play much in the rotation.

After the game against the Heat, Iguodala felt uncomfortable in his ankle, and Su Chen asked him to take care of it.

Without these two important rotations, Su Chen also let the players who played more before take frequent rotations.

The defensive strength has also dropped below the normal regular season, and the ball is still fixed to the bargaining players like McCollum.

It's not bad that such a Timberwolves can squeeze soft persimmons.

But Nick Young's super-level performance saved the Timberwolves from pinching a soft persimmon.

The Spurs are now 21-6.

The Spurs played one less game than the Timberwolves, ranking ahead of the Timberwolves.

Even if the Spurs lose to the Raptors led by Lowry and DeRozan in the next scene, they are still ranked ahead of the Timberwolves due to their relationship with the Timberwolves.

After the Timberwolves experienced the most recent season, they also fell from the league's first throne, becoming second in the league and second in the Western Conference.

The number one throne in the league and the number one Western Conference has now become the Spurs.

And the Thunder and Timberwolves are now only one win away.

If the Thunder catch up to the same record as the Timberwolves, by virtue of their relationship with the Timberwolves, their ranking can also reach No. 2 and squeeze the Timberwolves to third place in the West.

The gap between the Clippers and the Timberwolves is only three games.

It can be said that although the current Timberwolves are still in the second position in the Western Conference, they are not far behind the teams behind them.

The Rockets, Trail Blazers, and Warriors are only five or six games away.

This year's Western Conference competition is very fierce.

Minnesota.

Su Chen was a little tired and returned to the team's office building.

But instead of returning to his office, he headed to Dennis Lindsay's.

The office is not closed, it is open.

As soon as Su Chen entered the office, he found that Dennis Lindsey was already waiting for him.

"Su, you look very tired recently."

Dennis Lindsey stood up.

At the same time, he personally made a cup of coffee for Su Chen.

"Thank you, I'm really sleepy now."

Su Chen thanked Dennis Lind after sitting down.

"I now understand why you are in a hurry to trade. Our lineup is far from making the playoffs."

Dennis Lindsay also sat down and said to Su Chen.

In recent games, Dennis Lindsay is also concerned.

In fact, it's not just the recovery of the Timberwolves, but other teams, especially the Western Conference teams, have begun to study the Timberwolves.

The Grizzlies, Clippers, and Trail Blazers that I encountered later all played against the Timberwolves.

The problem of the Timberwolves' inside line is indeed relatively big.

According to Su Chen's internal formulation, he knew it was Giannis, but Giannis and Gobert didn't match at all.

When Gobert is on the court, the corner positions played by Giannis, Iguodala and others cannot be played.

Gobert is on the court, and all the balls have to be fed to Gobert.

Gobert didn't show his independent offense on the court, but Dennis Lindsey knew from the team training that Gobert's skills were extremely rough.

McCollum fed him the ball and he couldn't even catch it.

Not to mention autonomous attacks.

Yes, Gobert's empty picks on the court look pretty good.

But the feeding space given by Giannis can basically be put in by Muscala, and the efficiency of those balls that Giannis plays himself is not bad.

It means that all the opportunities created by Giannis have become the ball for Gobert, and he may not be able to put it in, which is the most unstoppable.

Although Muscala can open up space when he is on the court, Muscala can still play as a substitute, and it is really okay to be the main force.

Without Gobert and Muscala, Giannis can only play center.

Now in this league, there are still many capable centers, and it would be too exhausting for Giannis to carry the inside.

Besides, Giannis' ability to assist in defense and sweeping is top-notch, and it would be a waste to use it as a blue-collar insider.

"Tell me, what news do you have?"

Su Chen waved his hand.

He heard Dennis Lindsey say that there was movement from a team, so he hurried over.

"It's the list of players you asked me to pay attention to. There are teams on the list, and they called to inquire."

Dennis Lindsay chuckled.

"Oh? Who?"

Su Chen asked curiously.

There were five of his previous target candidates.

Varane, Ibaka, Al Horford, Brook Lopez, Marc Gasol.

Among them, Varan is an alternative among the candidates. If it is not necessary, do not choose Varan.

Lopez and Gasol, Su Chen felt that their team would not take the initiative to make this call.

The Grizzlies are still hitting the playoffs this year, and the black and white bears are as distinctive as the team logo for the Grizzlies.

Including Gasol Jr. in this list is to see if he can fool around. The Grizzlies are unlikely to take the initiative to make calls about the Jr. Gasol trade.

The same is true for Big Lopez.

Their rich boss this year has built a luxurious lineup, at least on paper.

For them, training rookies is not the first choice, and the Nets can't make this call about Lopez.

Then there are two left.

Horford and Ibaka.

Horford's willingness to stay with the Hawks is not very strong, and basically he will not stay with the Hawks. As a free agent, Horford will let go in vain.

Ibaka is the Thunder disappointed with him.

Ibaka's internal defense ability is top-notch, his single defense ability is not bad, and his mobility is very strong.

In addition, he also has a very precious one-handed shot in the small ball era.

Ibaka is definitely a top blue-collar, a very, very perfect championship puzzle.

But the Thunder's positioning for Ibaka has never been a blue-collar player. They want Ibaka to be a type of player like Davis with thick eyebrows.

Ibaka doesn't have that ability either.

What's more, the ability that Ibaka has shown is not something that can be kept in a small contract. They don't want to give such a blue-collar Ibaka a big contract.

Instead of letting Ibaka go in vain, the Thunder obviously wanted to change something.

The Thunder is a typical small ball market idea. They would rather exchange some chips and come back, and they would not bet on the championship.

The Thunder have let Harden go, and it makes sense to let Ibaka go.

Durant and Westbrook are the future of the team in the eyes of the Thunder management, and the rest are role players who can be changed at will.

"Thunder, they are willing to take out Ibaka!"

At this time, Dennis Lindsay smiled and said the answer.

Hearing this answer, Su Chen nodded.

It seems to be similar to his thoughts, either the Eagles or the Thunder, took the initiative to call.

"Su, why don't you feel surprised at all?"

Seeing Su Chen's calm expression, Dennis Lindsey was a little restless and asked curiously.

Originally, he thought that Su Chen's list was pure nonsense. Would these teams really trade it?

But Dennis Lindsey didn't expect that the Thunder actually offered to make a deal.

Su Chen seemed to have thought of the thing that surprised him, without any surprise.

To Su Chen, this was really nothing surprising.

He would be surprised by the calls from the Grizzlies and the Nets.

(End of this chapter)