Garnett's strength and fame are undoubted, and two years earlier, he was on a par with Duncan and Nowitzki to compete for MVP.

It's just two years earlier.

With the disintegration of the Timberwolves' "three-headed monster", the Timberwolves' record has deteriorated, and the team's management has not been able to find a good helper for Garnett.

It may be hard to believe to say, but the Timberwolves haven't made the playoffs for several years in a row.

It was an ordeal for Garnett.

As a star who entered the league in the 90s, he is the kind of star who has the mark of "one person, one city" in his bones, but the current situation of the team makes him very confused.

Because if he doesn't make changes, he will soon be so messy that he will retire.

You must know that the years have passed, and he will be 30 years old in a blink of an eye.

Interior players have generally had a lower career than outside players, and he's about to join Elgin Baylor as their "uncrowned king."

So after struggling for so long, he finally decided to change teams.

Don't be surprised, Garnett decided to leave the team in '07.

Now that the Lakers have won another consecutive championship, the pressure and temptation are great, and it is too normal for him to have ideas a year in advance.

And Timberwolves management also respects Garnett.

Having dedicated 10 years of his career to Minnesota, regardless of the team's ups and downs, that dedication has done its best for the team and the city.

And at this time, I have to mention the city of Minnesota, because it is located in the far north, very few stars are willing to go.

In fact, the Timberwolves, who only joined the NBA in 1989, were the bottom-bottom team until Garnett was drafted.

Arguably, Garnett is the only totem of their team.

So now that Garnett is leaving, not only will they not stop him, but they will do their best to help him get to the team he wants to go to.

Garnett, wants to go to the Lakers.

A few years ago, he was abused twice by the Mavericks for 58 points by the Timberwolves, earning him the nickname "58."

At that time, he was very angry and wanted to lead the team to play to prove himself.

It's just that the reality is that the Timberwolves are not as good as they are every year, and he goes from angry to autistic, and now he also sees it.

Who doesn't have a black spot in his career, Jordan was beaten by the Pistons before he won three consecutive championships!

So after seeing it, he was relaxed, and even had a desire to be teammates with Sun Hao in his heart.

His thinking is also very clear, since he is leaving, if he wants to choose a new partner, he must choose the best.

Sun Hao has won 3 championships in 6 years, there is nothing more suitable than this.

There is a saying that if you don't fight, you don't know each other.

And it's a very good opportunity.

Some might say why don't the Lakers take advantage of the Big Three?

That's almost impossible.

First of all, most of the Lakers' first round is at the end of the first round, which is completely worthless.

The Timberwolves will do everything they can to help Garnett, but they won't be stupid enough to trade a supergiant for a bunch of late-first-round picks.

As for the other players, except for Sun Hao and O'Neal, the rest of the Lakers' trade value is completely unequal to Garnett.

So a trade with the Lakers? The only possibility, O'Neill.

Two years ago, Garnett's trade value was about the same as O'Neal's.

Now, two years later? What is the value of the deal for two? Garnett is a bit bigger? But it's not too much.

O'Neal is getting older and Garnett is leading the team to the playoffs for several years in a row, and the trade value of both is declining.

And when it comes to the championship parade? Bass Jr. publicly announced that he would address the team's ageing issues.

Swap O'Neill for a supergiant who was a big guy in the year of the fight? That's the best solution.

This is also the so-called opportunity.

In fact, after this news report came out, the Lakers fans reacted incredibly strongly? And it is divided into two rows of opposing views.

Opposing fans:

"Just said that Shaq is the second person in team history? Now you're in such a hurry to trade him away? Business is just business? ”

"If you really trade Shaq away? Then I won't watch the Lakers anymore? The Lakers shouldn't be a team without warmth. ”

"Does Garnett have to be a good fit for the Lakers? Look at his fight and retreat? I don't think his style is destined to win the championship! ”

"Has Shaq's G6 performance last season been forgotten by you so quickly? None of us would have been able to defend our title without him! ”

……

Fans in favor:

"Hurry up and change? What are you hesitating about, a 36-year-old shark for a 30-year-old wolf king? Can such an opportunity be missed?! ”

"Shaq is getting old, we can't keep running away from reality, to stay competitive and win more championships? That's the best deal. ”

"I'm also in favor of trading? But I think we should pull in a third party? Send Shaq to a team that has the strength to compete for the title as much as possible. ”

"Right, right? The human touch can be done in another way, didn't I hear that the Heat had thoughts about Shaq before? I think I can pull the Heat as a third party. ”

"The combination of Sun and the Wolf King, the blocking and dismantling of the two must be very beautiful? And the Wolf King covers a large area on the defensive end, which is very suitable for Sun! ”

"I'm already very excited about what you said, hurry up and change it, I'm sure Shaq will understand!"

……

And it is clear that the voices for it are louder than the voices against it.

Don't be surprised, in American education, the concept of "I" is very emphasized.

It is the so-called "freedom", which can also be understood as selfishness.

Little Bass's apartment.

Kupchak was talking to Bass Jr. about it.

Don't look at what Bass Jr. said, but he himself is not very sure.

Despite winning the championship last season, the Lakers' role players are mediocre.

"I don't think I can play without O'Neal", this point is too hurtful.

And Payton, Mourning, and the Lakers all signed with one-year salaries, and none of them could be used as trade chips.

So it's big, but what can really be operated is probably Finley's contract.

Finley's performance on trade value days and in the playoffs, his contract trade value has increased.

Or, maybe it's O'Neill.

"Do you want to make this trade too?"

Bass Jr. was asking Kupchak for his opinion.

"From a business point of view, it would be best to pull in a third-party deal, but from an emotional point of view, we should keep Shaq."

Kupchak is still quite smart, he didn't make it clear, but he also said all the pros and cons.

In this matter, what the fans thought of was not much different from what the management considered.

Little Bas lit a cigar and got tangled.

This matter is not the same as Kobe Bryant's transaction with Sun Hao.

He couldn't run to his teacher, Jerry West, and ask him: Should I think about business or favors?

To put it bluntly, it depends on how he, the new helmsman, chooses.

But in fact, if he thinks about it, it means that he already has a tendency in his heart.

30-year-old Garnett, I don't know how many years he can help the Lakers!

And after this village, there may not be this store.

The 36-year-old O'Neill will only keep getting older, and he will be 40 years old if he completes his entire contract.

Even if O'Neill continues to degenerate, it will be a waste of Sun Hao's career in two years at most.

Although Sun Hao is still very young, he is also 25 years old, and 29 years later, the peak in the true sense.

"I think it's best to ask your father what he means about this?"

Kupchak saw that little Bass was tangled, and then said.

O'Neal is different from Kobe, his arrival can be said to have saved the Lakers.

Old Bass's feelings for O'Neill naturally became stronger.

Buss shook his head.

Old Bass has already handed over the affairs of the team to him, and if he wants to ask again, it seems that he is very incompetent.

"Or, I think I can ask Sun's opinion."

Kupchak continued.

Sun Hao's suggestions were constantly adopted by him, and he inadvertently already had a kind of trust and dependence on Sun Hao.

This time Bass nodded.

At the beginning, the Bulls management had a very unpleasant quarrel with Jordan and missed a lot of unseen opportunities.

Most directly, if Klaus had not been forced to disband the team and Jordan had not been forced to retire for the second time, would the Bulls not have been able to complete four consecutive championships?

Sun Hao is now the signature of the Lakers and the league, and his opinion will be important.

Of course, just because Bass nodded doesn't mean he's going to ask right away.

He wanted to see again.

……

As the free market draws closer, so do rumors about deals.

For example, Pau Gasol has attracted the attention of many fans.

Among them, the Grizzlies and Clippers are the frontrunners.

The chips given by the Grizzlies are this year's No. 6 pick Rudy Gay + Mike Miller or Sean Battier;

The chips for the Clippers are Carman + Margetty/Mobley, plus a first-rounder;

The chips given by both teams are high-quality young players plus instant combat power, and the Clippers are even willing to send another first-rounder, which can be said to be full of sincerity.

However, the Celtics were not in a hurry to respond.

Angie doesn't seem to want to rebuild.

In fact, there is a point to mention here, the NBA is actually specially made by giants.

The Lakers and Celtics, these two teams will not rebuild unless they have to, and they are more through trades to complete the replacement of the old and the new.

On the other hand, the trade between the Nets and the Nuggets is also hot.

There is news that the Nuggets have given the Nets a word, as long as they can exchange for Kidd, there is no non-sale except for the James team!

From this point of view, it is not that the Cavaliers are exceptionally good to James in history, but that James has shown talent that makes the management focus on him.

Of course, how can there be no excitement of the Lakers at this time.

There are already "enthusiastic netizens" who have sorted out the feasible plans of the Lakers.

One of the most mentioned by fans is the trade proposal of the Heat and Celtics.

Pull the Heat as a third party, as follows:

The Heat sent Odom and Caron Butler and the first round to get O'Neal;

The Lakers sent O'Neal and two first-rounders to get Garnett;

The Timberwolves sent Garnett to Odom, Butler and three first-rounders.

La Celtic do the third party, as follows:

The Celtics sent Al Jefferson, Ricky Davis, Gerard Green and the first round pick to get O'Neal;

The Lakers sent Odom and two first-rounders to get Garnett;

The Timberwolves sent Garnett to get Al Jefferson, Ricky Davis, Gerald Green and three first-rounders.

Of course, there are other options, but they are all about the same, all of them are to send O'Neal to a third-party team and take the three points they need.

And sending O'Neal to the East will not add new opponents to the Lakers in the West.

Sometimes you have to admire the power of netizens.

Even Kupchak thought it was reasonable after reading it, and even if little Bas spoke, he wanted to try it.

……

After the finals, O'Neal began his happy life every summer.

Filming, recording songs, and bikinis on the beach.

Oh, and there's one more this year, to experience being a police officer on the streets of Los Angeles.

If O'Neill doesn't enjoy life, it won't be him.

However, he has just started recording songs in the past two days, and he is not in a good mood.

There are endless rumors about his trades, and he is also very unhappy with those trading plans.

You must know that he stayed in the team last year, and he chose to reduce his salary to a certain extent.

As a result, only a year has passed, and these people want to send him away.

This is really a realistic version of "I used to call people Britney, but now I call Mrs. Niu".

The point is that the attitude of the Lakers management also makes him uncomfortable.

Rumors flew outside, and the management didn't even speak up for themselves.

He even heard from some of his teammates that Kupchak and Bass Jr. were talking about a Garnett trade.

He's already started saying something similar when talking to friends around him: he'd be very, very disappointed if the Lakers ultimately chose to trade him away.

……

Sun Hao is already preparing to return to China.

The World Championships will be held in August, which means that he will only train with the national team for a month at most.

Although the list of the national team has not changed much from the past, after all, it has not played in the national team for two years, and it will definitely take time to run in.

Just before he was ready to return home, Bass Jr. called him and invited him to a private estate.

said that he was going to invite him to dinner before he returned to China, and when the two sat and chatted before the meal, he knew that it was because of the recent trade rumors.

"Do you think we should talk to Minnesota about the Kevin Garnett trade?"

Although it is not explicitly stated, the rumors outside now, Kupchak's so-called Garnett deal, refer to Garnett and O'Neal's.

"I just wanted to hear your advice."

And he knew Sun Hao's style of acting, and added additionally.

"Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

This topic is very sensitive, Sun Hao smiled and eased the atmosphere.

Don't look at the two communicating in private, but who knows if little Bass will confide in.

The angry Jordan inadvertently said that he leaked his mouth.

"Let's listen to the lies."

Little Bass is not in a hurry.

"The lie is that I have a lot of reasons not to agree with that, the Lakers don't have the franchise culture to trade meritorious veterans;

Without Shaq, our center advantage would disappear with it, and Yao or Dwight could wreak havoc under the basket;

The core trade will need to be re-run-in, we are hitting the dynasty, and doing so will increase the risk a lot, and so on, a lot. ”

"What about the truth?"

Buss Jr. then asked.

If Sun Hao's lies are against trading O'Neal, then the truth ......

"If the old Shaq will be traded, will the old me be traded?"

It's just that Sun Hao's truth made Little Bas dumbfounded.