NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 234 Free gift?At least let's get some draft picks back!

In fact, if you want to play fast, you can't do it without the cooperation of the Timberwolves.

Of course, Lu Yuanzhi didn't know whether the Timberwolves players were driven by them to play faster, or whether they wanted the opportunity to play fast to improve their statistics.

There is no way, because the Timberwolves were fined by the league for five years of draft picks because of Joe Smith's yin and yang contract, which is really hurtful.

For five years, for five years, the Timberwolves were unable to select outstanding rookies for themselves through the draft.

First-year rookies may need to be developed and cannot provide the team with immediate combat effectiveness.

The rookies in the second, third and fourth grade are very useful. Their skills have been basically polished, they have meat on their bodies, and they have adapted to the intensity of confrontation and the rhythm of the game in the NBA.

A rookie with some talent can become an important rotation member of the team.

Rookies who perform well are already firmly established in the team's starting lineup.

Many superstar embryos are in the third or fourth grade and can participate in the All-Star Game.

Even fourth-year players like Bibby directly changed the Kings' "flashy" team style and made great contributions to the team's championship.

But these have nothing to do with the Timberwolves.

If they want to adjust and strengthen their lineup, they have to make hard-earned transactions.

The team is basically out of the championship queue.

Without honor to pursue, the players' minds become complicated.

At the same time, except for the Wolf King Kevin Garnett, everyone on the team may be traded away the next day, and everyone is thinking about how to make their data better.

Kings invite to score big points?
Why don't you agree quickly?
Do you understand the integrity exchange?
Players from both the Kings and Timberwolves were addicted to fast breaks and could not extricate themselves. Only Nesterovich was unhappy.

Brothers, run slower, I can't keep up!
As a traditional inside man, Nesterovich really hates games played while running.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to Nesterovich for receiving the Peak O'Neal Experience Card for a game."

“But the content of the experience is running back and forth on the course!”

During the rotation, Lu Yuanzhi sat off the court and discovered some of the Timberwolves' tactical arrangements.

Although Gary Trent has a good mid-range shot, he seems to have a low tactical status in the Timberwolves' tactical system. He was left open several times and the ball did not reach him.

Oh?
Like this?

Originally, Lu Yuanzhi had done his homework before the game and knew that Trent had a mid-range shot, so he did not dare to leave his side to help defend.

After discovering that Trent had no right to the ball and almost no right to fire, Lu Yuanzhi began to appropriately increase the defensive double-teaming and blocking.

Coincidentally, after Webber came off the court, Garnett also wanted to radiate his defense to the entire team, and began to frequently help defend against double teams and blocks.

For a time, two big men with long arms and fast movement used their explosive athletic ability to put pressure on opponents in the three-zone area, and blocks continued to appear on the court.

Clark sat on the bench looking pale.

What a defensive range this is.

What kind of assistance defense strength is this?

If I were on the court, would I still be able to find a shot?

After more than a dozen games, Clark was going smoothly, but inevitably drifted away. Before the game, he was very dissatisfied with being put on the injured list by Adelman.

But when I saw Garnett starting half-court defense, I was immediately awakened.

Damn it, this is the dominance of the league's top stars, what do I have?
In addition to eating cakes, eating cakes, I still eat cakes!Without the Kings system, I am nothing!

While Clark was trembling off the court, the offensive and defensive rhythm on the court became faster.

After Garnett and Lu Yuanzhi interfered with their opponents' shots with fierce blocks, they generated more rebounds and more transitions between offense and defense.

Without the fast serve from the baseline, the two teams played faster.

The second quarter continued with a back-and-forth run. The scoring speed did not decrease due to the blocks of Garnett and Lu Yuanzhi, but instead increased.

At 60:68, the Kings' lead reached 8 points, and in the first half, both teams scored big scores.

The Timberwolves are still clinging to the score, but the rhythm has completely gotten out of control and has entered the rhythm that the Kings like and are good at.

In the third quarter, Lu Yuanzhi combined with Turkoglu and Jim Jackson to score a three-pointer and hit an 18:6 offensive climax, directly extending the lead to 20 points.

At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves completely lost their fighting spirit and took the lead in replacing the water fountain keeper.

Lu Yuanzhi also came to the end.

Before leaving the game, Lu Yuanzhi played 30 minutes in this game and scored 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 3 assists. He also defeated Gary Trent on both offense and defense, easily getting 2 free attributes.

In the first 20 games, Lu Yuanzhi sent out a total of 57 blocks, averaging 2.85 blocks per game, ranking fourth in the block list.

Lu Yuanzhi doesn't need to care who is in front of him, it doesn't matter!

As long as I can increase my average number of blocks per game to about 4, I will be the shot-blocking king this year.

It's not that I'm targeting anyone, but I'm saying that all of you here are happy and you can't even average 4 blocks per game!
There were also many voices of dissatisfaction with Nesterovich from the Timberwolves.

In this game, Nesterovich was running back and forth throughout the game and had no performance at all. He even became a burden to the team because of his slow movement.

The Kings' success last year also created a wave in the league. More teams saw that they can win championships by playing offense and playing at a fast pace.

Has that clumsy meat shield center become useless?
To make matters worse, Nesterovic's performance this season has not been great.

In the last game, against the Lakers, with the help of Garnett, Nesterovich still failed to guard O'Neal, allowing O'Neal to score 60 points with a 31% shooting rate.

In face-to-face matches with possible opponents in the Western Conference playoffs, Nesterovich was beaten severely.

What's the use of such a center?

It's better to try what we tried in the game and move Garnett to the 5th position to make the team more flexible and have stronger attack power!

What makes the Timberwolves management even more nervous is that Nesterovich, who was previously weak in the Knicks, was beaten by the unknown Kurt Thomas, allowing Thomas to score 18 points on 9 of 21 shots!
Tell me, Nesterovich, what are you for?

The Timberwolves management has made up its mind not to renew Nesterovic's contract this season.

However, the Timberwolves will definitely not do a loss-making transaction like giving away a starting center for nothing.

Now it seems that Nesterovich still has a certain value. If he can be exchanged for a first-round pick in 03 that cannot enter the playoffs, it will be profitable.

If you can get a second-round pick, you'll make a lot of money.

As for the two 03 first-round picks?

The Timberwolves management couldn't even imagine that such a good thing was waiting for them!

Depending on the perspective, each management team will always misjudge the value of players.

The Kings are still trying to exchange Clark for two 2 first-round picks. Unexpectedly, their target trade partner, the Timberwolves, only has one 03 first-round pick.

(End of this chapter)