"Mr. Eden, this is Coach Adelman's office, he's waiting for you now, I'm not going in." Barnes said goodbye and left.

Yi Dun knocked on the door, and after a while, a smiling white old man opened the door and beckoned Yi Dun in.

Yi Dun actually didn't have a deep impression of Adelman, and he only heard Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue say that Adelman once coached Yao Ming and led the Rockets to a pretty good record.

"Yi Dun, I'm finally looking forward to you joining the Timberwolves."

"To be honest, when Kevin called me to tell me the news, I wondered if I was dreaming." Adelman may have been worried that Eden would not understand his words, so he spoke slowly.

Yi Dun nodded, feeling that this was a bit troublesome, he could barely understand Adelman's words, but now Adelman spoke some commonly used English, what if he couldn't understand any tactics on the back of the court?

I can't always rely on Yi Jianlian to translate, people are here to play, but not to be Yi Dun's translator.

Seeing Yi Dun's brows furrowed, Adelman couldn't help but yell out the door, and after a while, an Asian man who looked to be thirty years old walked in.

"Eden, this is the translator we have specially hired for you, named Bruce Richard, and he will be in charge of your translation work from now on." Adelman said slowly.

This Richard translated Adelman's words to Yi Dun, Yi Dun nodded, and asked: "Chinese?" ”

Unexpectedly, the man shook his head, "I'm sorry, Mr. Yi Dun, I'm not a Chinese, I'm Thai, but you can definitely rest assured that my Chinese skills are still good, I studied in China for four years, and I can still speak Chinese." ”

Yi Dun knew in his heart, no wonder this Richard spoke Chinese full of strange taste, dare to be a Thai.

"Okay, Yi Dun, we can have a good chat without obstacles, I've been thinking about how to build our lineup all this time, I don't know if you have any ideas?" Adelman said happily.

He has been looking forward to this day for a long time, and the arrival of Eden marks that he Adelman has another chance to challenge for the championship at the end of his coaching career, and if he can really win the championship, then Adelman's coaching career will have no regrets.

As a veteran coach in the NBA for more than two decades, Adelman can now be said to have everything but a championship.

In his coaching career, he led the Trail Blazers to a proud record of 63 wins in the season, and once led the Rockets to the best record in team history with 22 consecutive wins, and he has also touched the floor of the division finals and finals.

Richard, who was on the side, translated Adelman's words to Eden as they were, causing Eden to scratch his head.

What are your thoughts on how to build the lineup? There are ideas, but now Eden doesn't even know which players on the Timberwolves team are there, and how can they come up with decent ideas.

"I do have some ideas, but it has nothing to do with the roster, I want Kevin not to lose weight, we don't really need an interior player who is floating on the outside at all times." Yi Dun said with a frown.

Lefu has told himself before that if he joins the Timberwolves, he is willing to lose weight and change his style of play to match him.

But Yi Dun didn't want Lefu to make this kind of sacrifice, he still wanted Lefu to continue to play that big white bear style, this style is definitely a good thing for Lefou, first of all, it is not easy to get injured, and there is nothing more important for the player than health.

Secondly, Lefou's stats will also look better, if he plays the spatial No. 4 position, not to mention anything else, the rebounding stats will definitely decline quite seriously.

As an interior player, once the rebounding data is not good, it is not good in the eyes of fans.

You play inside, you can't even grab rebounds, can you be considered a good inside?

EDUN doesn't want to let Lefu sacrifice too much of his data for his own reasons.

If Lefou's personality is not pleasing, then that's fine, Yi Dun definitely doesn't care about his life or death, now Yi Dun likes Lefou's character very much, and naturally wants to make Lefou's career brighter.

Of course, Yi Dun doesn't want Lefu to play the space type No. 4 position, and there is a more important reason, that is, Yi Jianlian.

If Lefu plays on the outside, then Yi Jianlian's position is very awkward, and his style is also floating on the outside, completely overlapping with Lefu, and then he can only act as Lefu's substitute, and he will never get the chance to start.

And if Lefu sits on the inside, Yi Jianlian still has a chance to play the starter, but this requires Yi Dun to play the No. 3 position.

Yi Dun feels that what position he actually plays, it is no different, originally on the defensive end, he is also an outside knife player who mainly defends the opponent, as for the offensive end, Yi Dun does not affect his score under the basket in any position.

Hearing Yi Dun's words, Adelman looked strange, because according to his plan, it was indeed to let Love lose weight and play the space projection No. 4 position to cooperate with Yi Dun, and Yi Dun sat under the basket to dominate the overall situation.

Lefu also agreed, and has recently started to work on a weight loss plan.

"Eden, are you sure you don't want Kevin to lose weight? You should know that it is impossible for a team to put two center forwards on the field. Adelman asked curiously.

Yi Dun shook his head, "I don't have to play center when I come to the Timberwolves, Mr. Adelman, you should know my style better, I'm not really a center." ”

"Especially in the current era of withering inside, there are no players in the league who have to shoot to defend, but those outside stars need my defense to suppress, so I think my most suitable position is the No. 3 position, the No. 3 position on the defensive end, and the offensive end is improvised."

"If Kevin loses weight, you should know that he will lose the capital to compete with those interior players." Eden told Adelman his idea in an orderly manner.

Adelman's eyes lit up, and he knew very well that what Eden said was not wrong at all.

How many interior players are there in the league right now? It seems that there are really not a few left.

Monster Howard is definitely one of the best interior players in the league at the moment, but unfortunately, he really can't get any advantage against LeFou.

The two have played a total of 7 games so far, and as a result, Love can average 17.2 points and 12 rebounds per game, but what about Howard? That's 15.5 points and 12.3 rebounds.

Fans may not believe it, but Lefou, who has always seemed to have no great sense of existence, is so powerful, no matter which inside line he is opposed, he has never suffered at all.

Especially the rebounding data, Howard in the minds of fans is definitely a typical existence of the rebounding monster, but in the hands of Lefu and Howard, the rebounds are not at all behind, and even the frontcourt rebounding rate is higher than Howard, which is really incredible.

Except for Howard, the current reliable interior players in the league are old, small, and weak, and there is really no other player who can compete with Love.

Last season, Lefou's average of 13.3 rebounds per game was enough to prove Lefou's strength on the inside.

Of course, the premise is that Lefu can continue to maintain his current weight, if he loses weight, it is certain that the data will definitely decline, and if he meets Howard again, it is estimated that it will be difficult to fight Howard alone.

If Lefu does not lose weight, maintain the current strength on the inside, Adelman feels that Lefou's strength still has room to continue to improve, you must know that Lefu is still so young, and has just ended his rookie contract!

In fact, when Adelman chose to join the Timberwolves, there were many reasons why he wanted to coach Love, and he saw great potential in Love.

What Adelman didn't expect was that after coming to the Timberwolves, there was a surprise that he actually got Eden.

Now that Lefu is fully capable of fighting against all the interior lines in the league, at least it can ensure that it will not fall behind, in this case, is it necessary to let Eden play center? It's better to let Eden use his defensive prowess on those outside stars in the league.

In this league now, there are too many outside stars, and each has the strength to influence the game, which can be clearly seen from the lineup of the Dream Ten team.

Love itself is the top three interior players in the league, and with the BUG player Eden, how strong will the Timberwolves' interior lineup be in the new season? Adelman trembled with excitement just thinking about it.

"Okay, Yi Dun, I was negligent, you're right."

"Kevin really shouldn't be losing weight, you're really the best fit to play the number three position, and seriously, I'm going to have a moment of silence for those outside players in the league right now." Adelman said with a wry smile.

He can already imagine what those outside stars will look like under the defense of Eden.

It's going to play the No. 3 position, which means that the Timberwolves will be completely strong on the defensive end, and of course, it would be better if Love could get stronger defensively.

The offensive end has never been something Adelman is worried about, at least after getting Eden, he hasn't thought about the offensive end at all.

With Eden here, what else is there to consider on the offensive end?

"By the way, Coach Adelman, there's something I want to talk to you about."

"If you say it, you may be reluctant, but I hope you will seriously consider it." Yi Dun said abruptly.

Adelman's face was also solemn, and he could roughly guess what Eden was going to mention next.

"Let's talk about it, Yi Dun, if it doesn't have much impact on our team, I think I'll agree."

Yi Dun was also polite, and said directly: "I want Yi Jianlian to play the starter, Kevin will play the No. 5 position in the future, I will play the No. 3 position, we still lack a No. 4 player, although Yi Jianlian said that he failed to match his draft pick in the NBA in the past few years, but please give him a chance, I believe he will be able to play." ”

Adelman sighed in his heart, sure enough, this was the case, he had expected it before, Yi Dun brought Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue to the Timberwolves, and he would definitely put forward similar conditions, otherwise, Adelman couldn't figure out why Yi Dun would be willing to come to Minnesota.

There are very few teams in the league that can meet Eden's requirements as well as the Timberwolves, with plenty of salary space and the ability to move a starting No. 4 spot.

"This ......," Adelman hesitated.

He knew very well that he should promise Yi Dun, but if he really agreed to this matter, what if Yi Jianlian fought badly? Is it bad enough to affect the team's record?

The five players on the pitch are fully covered by the barrel theory, and the shortest shortfall is likely to determine the height of the team.

Seeing that Adelman was extremely embarrassed, Yi Dun pursed his lips and made concessions.

"Isn't there a preseason? Six preseason games to give Yi Jianlian a starting position, and give plenty of playing time, if you are not satisfied with his performance, just as I didn't say this today, how about it? ”

Adelman finally breathed a sigh of relief, Yi Dun said this, he could accept it, the preseason itself is not an important game, let alone starting for Yi Jianlian, even to give Sun Yue a starting position, it is not a big deal.

"Okay, then it's decided, I will let Yi Jianlian start all six games in the preseason, and give him no less than 35 minutes of playing time in each game, hoping that he can play enough to match the starting position." Adelman made a decision directly.

There is no way, Yi Dun has made a regression, if he still doesn't agree, he really won't give Yi Dun face.

Eden is different from other players, he is a successful player, has a pivotal position in the sports world, and the gold medal in his hand can smash people to death, Adelman even if he is a fairly old coach, can not completely wipe Eden's face.

Yi Dun was overjoyed, what he had been planning was finally half successful, and as long as Yi Jianlian played well in the preseason, he would always be able to stay in the starter.

It doesn't even have to be particularly impressive, because the Timberwolves don't have any No. 4 players on the team right now.

Last season, the Timberwolves played the starting four with Anthony Randolph and parallel star Derrick Williams as the backups.

Williams is a player who is a dual-energy forward, both small forward and big forward can play, but the embarrassing thing is that if you play small forward, his skills are not up to par, and if you play big forward, the height of 203 cm is not enough, so it is said that it is a dual-energy forward, but it is actually a double-can forward.

As for Anthony Randolph, a player who was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 14th pick in the first round in 08, his career trajectory is similar to that of Yi Jianlian, and he has been wandering in the past few years.

Last season, he was in the Timberwolves, averaging about 7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game, which seems to be okay, but Yi Jianlian has his incomparable advantage, that is, three-point shooting.

This Randolph didn't have a little three points, and this alone determined that Yi Jianlian had a much greater role in staying on the court than him.

It's a well-known fact that Eden likes to partner with shooters, and when the time comes, Randolph will not be happy to put a player who misses a three-point shot in a season.

Even if Randolph's ability to attack the basket is stronger than Yi Jianlian, Yi Dun definitely doesn't want it, and he attacks the basket? Need someone else?!

Now that Lefu goes to play the No. 5 position, as long as Yi Jianlian's performance is not very bad, then this starting No. 4 position is Yi Jianlian's bag, unless the Timberwolves sign a new strong No. 4 player before the start of the game.

However, this possibility is quite small, and there are really few reliable No. 4 players in the league now, and even if there is, if the Timberwolves don't pay a big price, people will definitely not be willing to make a move.

What else does the Timberwolves have now? That is, the original starting center Nikola Pekovic has trade value, but Pekovic himself is an older rookie, he was 22 years old when he was drafted in 08, and then he was delayed for another two years, and it was not until 10 years that he really played in the NBA.

As a result, the older rookie suffered a serious injury last season and played half of the game in one season, so there is no big trade value in this.

If you really sell it, you can naturally get something, after all, Pekovic's instant combat power is still quite good, but instead of selling, it is better to keep it for your own use, after all, Lefu also needs a reliable substitute player.

"Now that Mr. Adelman has agreed, there is nothing else to do, and hopefully we can achieve a good result in the new season." Eden couldn't be happier with the situation.

"Don't be so polite, just call me coach, we are definitely the team with the best chance to compete for the championship in the new season."

"What you don't know is that now we haven't played a single game in the new season, but those spinach companies have adjusted our championship ranking to third!" Adelman said with a smile.

They didn't even make the playoffs last season, and this season they are the third-best team with the best chances to win the championship, so how can he not be happy.

Yi Dun was stunned, "Only the third place?" Which team is 1st and 2nd? ”

He was extremely curious, now that the Timberwolves have their own, the chances of winning the championship are only third? Isn't this underestimating your own ability?

"First place is of course last season's defending champion Miami Heat, and second place is their Finals opponent Thunder." Adelman said with a smile.

Yi Dun shook his head, "They don't have a chance to win the championship this season." ”

This directly amused Adelman, he originally thought that Yi Dun's personality would be similar to Yao Ming, after all, they are both Chinese, but this contact found that Yi Dun and Yao Ming seem to be two extremes.

Adelman was impressed by Yao's low-key and obedient nature, and any coach would probably enjoy coaching such a player.

And Yi Dun couldn't see the slightest low-key, he didn't play this game, and directly shouted that the two teams had no possibility of winning the championship.

As for obedience, it is impossible to talk about it, this is the first day of coming to the team, and I directly negotiated with the team about the conditions......

However, Adelman didn't care, in his opinion, if Yi Dun can really lead the team to win the championship, let alone these trivial things, even if the game takes away his tactical board from the sidelines, he can fully accept it.

……

After leaving Adelman's office, Richard drove Yi Dun back to his residence, and Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue waited eagerly for Yi Dun's return.

"Brother Dun, what are you talking about? Did you say anything about our position and playing time for the new season? Sun Yue Monkey asked anxiously by pulling Yi Dun's arm.

Yi Dun's face was a little embarrassed, he had forgotten about Sun Yue's side.

But even if he thinks about it, he must be embarrassed to speak, Yi Jianlian has also played in the NBA for several years after all, so there is no big problem for him to start in the preseason, but Sun Yue? Adelman probably didn't have any impression of Sun Yue at all.

"Sun Yue, don't worry, you still have to take your time in this matter, you can't become fat in one bite."

"But I talked to Adelman about the UAE side, and said that he would start six games in the preseason, and he would play no less than 35 minutes in each game, and if he could, he would start directly in the new season." Yi Dun patted Sun Yue on the shoulder and said.

Yi Jianlian was suddenly pleasantly surprised, he didn't say that he hadn't played a starter, in fact, Yi Jianlian played a total of 272 games in the NBA, of which 162 games were starters, accounting for about two-thirds of all games.

But the previous starter and the current starter are definitely not the same thing at all, Yi Jianlian knows very well his performance in recent years, if it weren't for Yi Dun to speak, it would be difficult for him to get the starting position.

It can't even be said that it is difficult, it should be said that there is no possibility of starting at all.

He played 30 games with the Mavericks last season, all off the bench and didn't get a start......

Sun Yue was a little disappointed, but he must also know his own situation, and he is not comparable to Yi Jianlian, even if he is a championship player......

"Let's take it step by step, the good days are ahead, now you should work hard first, and strive to sit in the starting position first."

"As for the Great Sage, you have to come on, in the preseason link, it is impossible for you to sit on the cold bench all the time, seize any opportunity to play, as long as there is a chance to shoot on the court, you will shoot immediately, as long as there is a chance to block others, don't be afraid of fouls, now is different from the past, you are not in the Lakers." Yi Dun said to Sun Yue.

Sun Yue's original disappointment was swept away, and he couldn't wait for the preseason to start now.

He knows very well that, as Yi Dun said, it is impossible for him to sit on the cold bench in the preseason link, the Timberwolves don't look at the monk face and look at the Buddha face, he is the person brought by Yi Dun, if he doesn't give him any playing time, wouldn't he be slapping Yi Dun in the face?

……

The three of them chatted for a long time, and now what they are most looking forward to is undoubtedly the preseason coming soon, but in the next time, they will have to train with the team.

This training camp is also a good opportunity to show himself, especially Sun Yue, if he can perform well in the training camp, it is not impossible to be reused by Adelman.

The backcourt lineup on the Timberwolves' side is actually extremely weak, and it can be said that it is sad to cry when you say it.

The core player in the backcourt is naturally Rubio, nicknamed the Spanish golden boy, Rubio was his rookie season last season, and in addition to the instability factor of injury, his performance on the court is actually quite good for a rookie.

However, the Spanish golden boy has an extremely fatal flaw, that is, poor offensive ability.

I can't even say it's bad, it's just a pain in the ass.

As a guard player, the average shooting rate per game is only 35.7%, such a shooting rate is simply a god pit, and it is no wonder that people give the nickname Lu Yizhong.

However, in addition to his offensive ability, Rubio also has a good passing ability and a big picture view, which is Eden's favorite type of point guard.

Eden likes a point guard who can pass the ball, which is vividly reflected in the Olympics, and he does not need any offensive ability from the point guard, he just needs to be able to pass the ball to himself in the right position and time, then this point guard is a good point guard.

Apparently Rubio is perfectly capable of doing that.

In addition to Lu Yizhong, the strongest player the Timberwolves can find in the backcourt is Jose Barria.

Barria is a player, old fans will definitely have an impression, especially fans of the Dallas Mavericks, and it is not too much to say that Barria is the savior of the Mavericks' 11-year championship.

Facing the Heat Big Three, Barria, the regular season soy sauce party, was put on the starting line in the Finals and played quite an outstanding performance, especially in the sixth game of the Finals, when Nowitzki only shot 33.3% on the offensive end, Barria scored 15 points with a 58.3% shooting rate, successfully helping the team defeat the Heat Big Three and win the first championship trophy in team history.

This is definitely a counterattack by a small man, and it is precisely because of his outstanding performance in this round of the Finals that Barria got a good contract on the Timberwolves' side.

But the savior can't be every day, and Barria is not a backcourt player who can carry the beam due to various reasons such as physical fitness.

Rubio's offense is terrible, and Barria isn't much better, he averaged exactly 40 percent shooting per game last season, and think about how beautiful these two backcourt players are together, and they can open a blacksmith shop in Minnesota.

In this case, if the Timberwolves don't introduce backcourt players, Sun Yue will definitely be able to get good playing time, but there is no way that the allies are too weak, and Sun Yue is not so bad.

……

From this point of view, Yi Dun joining the Timberwolves is undoubtedly an extremely perfect choice, and there is no other team where the Timberwolves have such a bad lineup to cultivate Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue.

Most teams in the league, even if they can't find available big players on the inside, it is definitely impossible to lack people in the backcourt, and there are very few backcourt lineups like the Timberwolves that are so bad that people cry.