Chapter 268: The Timberwolves' Reinforcement

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After the start of the free market, the 30 teams in the league began to strengthen their own strengths, each to make up for their own shortcomings, but most of the teams generally demolished the east wall to make up for the west wall, and it will take time to test whether the specific effect is good or not.

In the face of the new season, the Timberwolves naturally sharpened their knives, last season, the Timberwolves upset and reached the playoffs, whether this season can continue the magical performance, it depends on the summer reinforcement measures, after all, in this league, competitors have strengthened, and you still maintain the status quo, which is undoubtedly no different from sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat.

However, in the opinion of general manager McHale, the Timberwolves' current roster is very talented, and there is still a lot of potential for improvement, and this summer, there is no need to make some big trades, just a small stitch to maintain the original chemistry.

The first move the Timberwolves made was to renew the contract with Darko Mirisic, the hero of last season's playoffs, a new contract of four years and 20 million, and won the 03 generation of the top star.

As soon as the contract renewal was reached, the well-informed ESPN immediately made a comment, and columnist Peter commented:

"It's a very good deal to renew the contract, and all the Timberwolves have given is a four-year commitment that has captured the loyalty of the parallel trader, and indeed, for Dacomi Mirisic, consistent play is what he craves most!"

The Timberwolves' contract salary may not be high, but it is better than four years, and for the wandering Milicic, the Minnesota Timberwolves' willingness to give him playing time and give him the tactical position he deserves is enough to move the discriminatory "parallel import" list.

From Motor City Detroit to icy Minnesota, Milicic has experienced something that no rookie wants to endure.

However, what has been reached now is only a verbal agreement, and the specific renewal will not take effect until July 8.

"He's great, I think you can see that last season, he's adaptable to the rotation between number four and five, he's a great interior player, and I think I'll play a lot of good balls for him this season!" Li Shihao said in an interview with the media.

The uncrowned kings have always had a keen sense of public opinion, and as soon as the news of the contract extension between Milicic and the Timberwolves management came out, they immediately threw questions to Li Shihao, who was still watching the game in Las Vegas.

After a season of training, Li Shihao has long been extremely proficient in speaking in public, he is a top student of psychology, and he naturally has a good grasp of the scale of speaking.

As soon as the news of the signing was announced, he immediately praised the team, but in fact, it is indeed a matter of joy that Darko Milicic can successfully renew his contract with the team, after all, Milicic played well against Dallas last season.

Then, the Minnesota Timberwolves made a deal with the Miami Heat, who sent forward Michael Beasley in exchange for a 2011 second-round pick and a 2013 first-round pick.

After that, the Minnesota side fell silent, and there was no news for most of the month, and it seemed to be peaceful.

Finally, on August 11, the long-planned general manager McHale made another move, first signing Golden State Warriors power forward Anthony Toliver, for which the Timberwolves' interior group was crowded, and general manager McHale chose to trade out another forward player on the team, Ryan Hollins, and reached a deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, trading Ryan Hollins for a 2011 second-round pick.

The Cleveland Cavaliers had a very unpleasant summer, and I'm afraid the whole world knows this!

Can the Royal Knights, who have experienced the departure of the big shark O'Neal and LeBron James, be able to assume the royal word again?

The answer is no, without LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers probably won't have some of the privileges in the league anymore.

Ryan Hollins is an athletic center who can only score on the offensive end, and he is even more weak on the defensive end, only able to block and pick-and-roll, rebounding and blocking are poor, but his ball style is dirty, which will keep him on the ground in Cleveland.

It's a blessing for an NBA head coach to have a dirty player under his team, after all, there are always some accidents on the basketball court, and players like Ryan Hollins are made for this.

After LeBron James left, the Cleveland Cavaliers will not be able to follow the same path as before, and their road to rebuilding will be even more difficult!

The deal is arguably a win-win and beneficial for both teams, with the Timberwolves having enough interior singles to get an interior scorer like Anthony Tolivier in exchange for a shooter on the inside, while Cleveland also needs an athletic interior to fill the box void after O'Neal is gone.

Last season, Anthony Tolliver was able to get 12+7 data from his former club Golden State Warriors, and after coming to the Timberwolves, he can provide another firepower output point, which is the most important thing for the young Timberwolves!

In the long season, the Young Guards-type team is most prone to offensive dumbness and sluggish state, and it is naturally best to be able to maintain the state of all the people as much as possible.

The next day, the Minnesota Timberwolves made another move, and the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, and New Jersey Nets made a joint trade with the Timberwolves to trade Cory Brewer Garaymond Sessions and a 2012 first-round pick to Ariza, a deal involving four teams, each taking what they wanted, and finally allowing the Minnesota Timberwolves to get Trevo Ariza as they wished, successfully upgrading the small forward position further.

In the end, the Timberwolves signed free agent Luke Redno to sign the veteran guard.

C Center:

Marc Gasol, Dacomi Mirisic, Hassan Whiteside

PF Power Forward:

Kevin Love, Anthony Tolivier, Michael Beasley

SF Small Forward:

Trevo Ariza, Paul George

SG Scoring Guard:

Eric Bledsoe, Jeremy Lin

PG Point Guard:

Li Shihao, Luke Redno

At this point, the Minnesota Timberwolves' roster for the new season has been completely assembled, and whether the summer reinforcement deal is successful still needs to wait for the verification of the new season. (To be continued.) )