Chapter 263: Forward Reinforcement

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The Timberwolves' reinforcement direction is very clear, that is, the small forward and scoring guard positions, these two positions are the biggest shortcomings of the Timberwolves today, of course, the Timberwolves also need to find a suitable backup point guard for Li Shihao to share the playing time for Li Shihao and avoid injuries caused by playing for a long time in the future.

For today's timberwolves, Li Shihao is indeed extremely precious, and he can't wait to hold it in the palm of his hand and never let go.

Li Shihao's rookie season not only led the team to the playoffs, but also made the team's box office rebound, and now it has returned to the heat of the Timberwolves at its peak, but Li Shihao brought more benefits to the team than this!

The billboard income in the target center alone is enough to make the Timberwolves make a lot of money, and the influence of a Chinese guard is too great, although this year is only Li Shihao's rookie season, but it is enough to attract many Asian manufacturers to come to bid, which has initially shown the commercial value behind Li Shihao, and the future can be imagined!

In the blueprint for building a team with Li Shihao as the core, small forwards are an indispensable and important part, and there are many excellent small forwards in the league, and they grab a lot of them, but there are not many suitable for the Timberwolves.

Today's league, known as the heyday of small forwards, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Andre Iguodala, Paul Pierce, Artest, Kevin Durant, ...... Now it is a prosperous era of fronts, and countless talented frontline strongmen haunt the alliance, swallowing the wind and clouds, calling for wind and rain.

There are also a lot of small forward players who may be involved in trading this summer, such as the little emperor LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Paul Pierce, Trevor Ariza, etc., for the Timberwolves, the forward players they want to sign are not superstars with their own systems like LeBron James, of course, the little emperor James is unlikely to come to cold and remote Minnesota, nor is it an offensive small forward like Carmelo Anthony, Instead, the Timberwolves are interested in swingmen like Andre Iguodala.

Andre Iguodala is the star of the Eastern Philadelphia 76ers, the player who was drafted in 04 is the core of the Philadelphia 76ers team after Iverson, and has always been known as a little AI, although Philadelphia fans who love him once had optimistic hopes for him, but Iguodala has so far given the impression that he is just a dunk, and there is nothing else outstanding in offense.

However, what really makes the league's evaluation of Iguodala improve is his ability to lead the team, Iguodala's defensive ability is very strong, this word is not wrong at all, originally the Philadelphia 76ers suffered from the situation of not entering the playoffs for many years, and traded away the star Iverson, just to rebuild, but I didn't expect that after supporting Iguodala to the top, the Philadelphia 76ers' defensive system was steadily upgraded in an instant, and it jumped to the league's first-class defensive powerhouse, although the offensive ability is not outstanding, But top-notch defensive ability is enough to make the playoffs.

The young Iguodala led the Philadelphia 76ers to the playoffs for two consecutive years, and although he missed the playoffs last season, it was only because the strong teams in the West broke out collectively and suppressed the development of the East.

In McHale's eyes, Andre Iguodala is the most suitable No. 3 puzzle for the Timberwolves, and Iguodala, who can break through and defend, is like a weakened version of "James", but his offensive ability is not strong, which just complements Li Shihao.

However, Philadelphia has no intention of trading Iguodala, they just signed a big contract with Iguodala for six years and $80 million the year before last, and they are ready to sharpen their fists and make a big difference, and the possibility of such a thing as the core of the trade is too low!

So, McHale set his sights on Trevor Ariza in this year's free market, the Rockets' small forward scored 14+5+3+1 comprehensive data this year, and his all-round skill was to almost send the Houston Rockets to the playoffs.

Others don't understand Ariza's value, and the Minnesota Timberwolves, who have played against the Houston Rockets many times, couldn't be more clear.

This season, the Rockets' inner and outer cores Yao Ming and Maddy are injured or suspended, and the Houstonians are almost fighting in the playoffs with a remnant, but in this way, they can still beat the Timberwolves in the regular season and give the young Timberwolves a bloody and painful lesson.

That night, McHale clearly remembered that Cory Brewer was blown up by the opposite Trevo Ariza, allowing the latter to score 25 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in the game, leading the Rockets to victory.

It's fair to say that the idea of trading Cory Brewer came to mind this season, and to a large extent, McHale was touched by that game.

This summer, the Houston Rockets are facing contract extensions with players such as Scola, Lowry, etc., in addition to the operation of the free market, it can be said that there is little salary space left.

There is simply no strength enough to strengthen the team in the summer free agency, so they have put Trevo Ariza on the shelf, once Ariza is traded, the Rockets will have nearly $10 million in salary space this season, and in the long run, they will throw away a big contract of up to $28 million, which is earned in any way.

Unfortunately, Trevo Ariza's six-year 3500W contract with the Houston Rockets last year was not bought by too many teams, and many teams only made tentative offers even if they were intended, and the chips were not very moving.

For most players in the league, Trevor Ariza is indeed a great player, but why pursue Ariza when there are top superstars like LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony in the free agency?

What's more, in the eyes of many team managers, Morey, who is extremely shrewd and has always spoken with data, is planning to trade Ariza, and whether the latter's $3,500W contract is worth the money is debatable!

Of course, Trevor Ariza also wants to move, and he has already made a proposal to the team to try to go to a team that has the ability to compete for a championship, after all, he is just entering his prime, and he needs more accolades to earn a bigger contract!

It was at this point that the Timberwolves vaguely sensed the Rockets' motives, and McHale understood that this was an opportunity, and if Andre Iguodala was not traded, Trevor Ariza would also be good, as the latter was not only excellent defensively, but also a great weapon that could be integrated into the team's system with accurate three-point shooting.

At the moment, the Timberwolves do need enough three-point shooters!

Nowadays, basketball is a small-ball trend, and more and more teams are beginning to pay attention to the three-point shot, and McHale, although sometimes a little old-fashioned, is not careless about this.

After all, in the glory days of Boston, "Big Bird" Larry Bird, who fought side by side with him, was a famous three-point king in the league! (To be continued.) )