Chapter 96: The Addition of Brac and Polles
"It's been a long time, you've gotten stronger!" Li Qiang warmly welcomed Porres.
"And you, are you doing strength training every day, this muscle is more developed." Li Qiang also welcomed Burak.
"You guy, you just overpowered us back then, and now you've become a superstar. You're too perverted to progress, aren't you? Polles praised.
"Kobe Bryant, James, and your popularity are not comparable, how can we be embarrassed by these dicks!" Braque made an expression and deliberately grimaced.
"Are you still a dick? Rookie champion Brak! Li Qiang shot back. It turned out that Brak also participated in the draft in Li Qiang's second year in the NBA and was lucky to be selected as the top pick.
"Hey, how am I the third... You two champions ... Polles also grimaced. It turned out that the older Polles and Li Qiang participated in the draft that year, so they naturally couldn't compete with Li Qiang. was robbed of the limelight by Rose of the same class, and only got a tanhua.
"Okay, okay, we don't have any top-notch spots here, everyone can come to the Timberwolves just to play well. This season, we must win another championship! Li Qiang finally put on the appearance of the team boss.
This time, the management of the Timberwolves can't be said to be smiling at the joining of these two people. Since the Timberwolves almost won the championship, the competition for joining the Timberwolves is also very fierce.
A lot of players have quoted very low salaries just for a championship. When balancing the candidates, the general manager of the team also took into account the strength, potential and salary requirements of the personnel. Some of the league's strongest players in their prime, such as the Heat trio of James, Wade, and Bosh, are naturally unlikely to give up their players to join the Timberwolves. And Kobe, who has gone downhill like the Lakers, is unlikely to give up on the Lakers he has always loved. For some other weaker players who are about to retire, it is useless for the Timberwolves to sign them, but they have been carrying more injuries. Some other players who want to join either have a relatively high salary or not great potential.
On the contrary, Brac and Polles, as newcomers who joined the NBA three or four years ago, are in their playing years, and there is a lot of potential for continued improvement in the coming years. In order to win the championship, their salary is also not high, and they only require an annual salary of tens of millions. As a result, the Timberwolves' management happily signed them. After all, we have money! Pay the luxury tax!
Soon, Porres and Braque settled into the team after a few run-in games. The Timberwolves' new starting lineup is also out: Li Qiang as a point guard + point guard, Polles as a center, Gasol as a power forward, Braque as a small forward, and Knoll as an assistant guard.
(Li Qiang's strength is too strong, so one person reported the task of two people, the scoring ability of the point guard, and the point guard's ball control ability, Li Qiang is undoubtedly the best of the Timberwolves.) And Noel's role is Li Qiang's assistant, for example, when serving, help Li Qiang take the ball through the half court, otherwise it will be very troublesome for Li Qiang to carry the ball through the whole court under the pressure of one person. For example, when Li Qiang wants to play easily, he will hand over the task of ball control and assist to Noll, or Li Qiang will help Noel pull a vacant position for Noll to shoot three points, and when Li Qiang is not on the court for the time being, Noll will play the role of Li Qiang.
In short, Knoll is now training the same as Li Qiang, and the two roles of guard and point guard are integrated. This can also be regarded as one of Li Qiang's innovations in the Timberwolves! )
With the addition of these two people, it turns out that some of the people who play the starters, such as Andre and Poke, can also sit on the bench. In this way, the Timberwolves' bench strength is also much stronger, and there is no need to worry about the embarrassment that the Timberwolves will suddenly overtake the score when they play with the bench without Li Qiang.
The Timberwolves' bench lineup goes like this: Andre as the small forward, Pock as the power forward, Pekovic as the center, Rubio as the point guard, and Williams as the point guard. Such a lineup can be regarded as relatively strong. In particular, Williams, Pekovic and Rubio, who averaged 15+ per game back then, are experienced and experienced. And Andre and Pock, the two young players, are the ones who dare to fight when they are in their prime.
All of a sudden, the main force is strong enough, the bench depth is also there, and with the perverted Li Qiang, he can almost be invincible in the NBA! When Love returns from injury, the strength of this team can almost kill the Lakers F5 fantasy lineup that made history three years ago!