Just after the game between Zheng Ke and the Rockets, the NBA officially announced the star shortlist for next year's Dallas All-Star Game.

In this list, the Timberwolves have five people selected. In addition to Zheng Ke and Billups, Kevin Love, Afflaro and Alan Iverson also made the list. While this list doesn't ultimately determine anything, it is at least an affirmation of some young players. Lefu was very excited, and in the bathroom of the locker room, he let out a non-human roar again and again, and Zheng Ke, who was wiping his body, frowned.

"Are you so excited?"

The appearance of this list means that the voting for the All-Star Game in NBA2010 has officially begun. Fans voted online and on paper to select their All-Star lineup. At this point, according to the division of the east and west and the five positions on the field, the curtain of all-star voting that ended at the end of January has completely opened.

Stars who hope to enter the starting lineup have begun to make all kinds of canvassing videos, and for stars like Zheng Ke and Yao Ming, who are supported by more than a billion people behind them, they have been exempted from such hard and undisciplined canvassing.

After a few weeks of games, the Timberwolves' run-in began to get on track.

The blazing-fast Tylawson and stocky Pekovic were favored by head coach Whitman. Thorton and Gibson have correspondingly fewer appearances.

Today's Timberwolves are very impressive. Fans of other teams jokingly called it the "Minnesota Short Team" because many of the players in the team were under 1.85 meters tall, and Tylawson, who was known as 1.8 meters, did not look like a 1.8 meter player. On the court, the Timberwolves often field a two-guard or even three-guard lineup. Billups has been deployed at small forward at times.

Although Billups has outstanding strength, it is only in terms of the tonnage of the point guard position, so it is okay for him to play point guard, and it is a bit of a bully to play small forward.

Whitman's hair turned gray because of this.

At the same time, the Nuggets submitted a trade request to McHale, hoping to get Timberwolves' Ty Lawson, for that. They are willing to give away next year's first-round pick (top-10 protection).

The current Nuggets are a bit embarrassed, although the team's record is okay, but after a failed last season. Anthony Carter proved that he couldn't be the starting point guard for a team, especially a top-eight team in the West, so they desperately wanted a good starting point guard. Even if it's a rookie.

McHale didn't want a draft pick.

Enough Timberwolves rookies. What's more, the Nuggets' draft pick looks like the kind of pick that can't get the lottery zone, which is unintentional to the Timberwolves.

In addition to the Nuggets, many other teams, including the Clippers, have shown strong interest in Tylawson. The Clippers' Baron Davis is getting worse and worse, and he just made a hard-hitting 1-of-10 shooting the other day, and his three-point shooting percentage dropped below 25 percent. Although he seems to be healthy at the moment, he is known as the PG with the most injuries outside of Iverson, which is really worrying about when he will fall.

Some time ago, the Timberwolves bloodied the Clippers in Los Angeles, in that game. Coming off the bench, Tylawson scored 11 points and had three assists, and his blistering speed surprised many Hollywood stars who watched the game. They exclaimed, "Is Iverson's speed back again?" Who is this number 5? ”

However, while many teams are interested in Tylawson, the offer is just a team from the Nuggets that are desperately needed, and many teams, including the Clippers, are just waiting on the sidelines.

McHale doesn't feel like sending away Ty Lawson, and in his opinion, when Billups gets two years old, Lowry and Tylawson will be the strongest pairings on the Timberwolves' point guard line. But people are not as good as heaven, and the rapid rise of Tylawson caught people off guard, and although he is still diligent, his hateful agent has begun to put pressure on the team, "If you can't."

Increasing playing time does not rule out the possibility of seeking a deal. ”

"How dare you threaten me?" Thinking of this, McHale angrily lifted the vase on the table.

Then he reacted and gently placed the vase on the table. "Calm down, calm down," he said, as he began to flip through the team brochure.

"It's all Randy (Whitman) bastard, who said he wanted to control his playing time, why did he give him so much playing time?"

McHale shook his head and pulled out the information with Tylawson's profile picture: played 14.2 minutes, shot 51 percent from the field, 43 percent from three-point range, 78 percent from the free throw line, averaged 2.5 assists per game, and averaged 6.4 points per game. His face was helpless

The Timberwolves are still a very old way of managing them. The general manager of the team is responsible for team operations, player transactions, etc.; The head coach of the team is responsible for the daily training of the team and has the power to control the playing time of the players; Some of the team's privileged players have the right to make recommendations, including draft and trade recommendations. Personnel appointments are always in the hands of the team's senior management, including the board of directors composed of shareholders of all sizes.

As a result, McHale is keen to slow down the growth of Lawson's market value by suppressing his playing time, but Whitman has no control over it. Including things that Whitman gave Tylawson "a lot" of playing time in pursuit of victory, or from a coaching point of view, in favor of players.

McHale let out a long sigh and drew a large red circle on top of Tylawson's name. His head was a mess, and he didn't have any clue. After half a ring, McHale dialed Zheng's phone

"Whew~ What's wrong, Kevin? Whew~" Zheng Ke's panting voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Gym before it gets dark?" McHale rolled his eyes, and immediately knew what Zheng Ke was doing, and he said to Zheng Ke teasingly.

"No kidding, Kevin. Whew~ It's private time now, I'll hang up if it's okay, Whew~""It's about Tylawson's transaction. Today his agent has submitted an offer to me to increase his playing time, but you know, Chauncey and Kyle have already taken up all of their point guard time. Where is the time for him? Now that so much time has been squeezed out of a sponge. I thought, can we just trade Tylawson out, and the Nuggets are willing to pay a first-round pick, what do you think? “

Zheng Ke: "Hey, hey. Are you listening? Zheng? Are you listening? "Ah, yes, phew~ I'm listening, Kevin, huh~"

"Forget it, you'd better do the "right thing" first, it's not a good habit to be distracted, hehe"

"Phew~ Okay, then I'll hang up, whew~" "Hmm~"

I don't know if it's a delusion, but McHale seems to hear a coquettish moan coming from the other end before the phone is turned off. "Damn, don't care, let's get off work first!" The old man's lower abdomen was a little hot, and he angrily shook off the pile of materials and left the somewhat cold office. "Damn, it's the right thing to go home and hug your mother-in-law"

Tylawson was in the midst of rumors, but his deal never went through. And the Timberwolves didn't suffer much because of this, because everyone has been caught in trade rumors, didn't there be a newspaper two days ago that Pat Riley admires Zheng Ke very much and hopes that Zheng Ke can go to Miami when he is free?

What's more, although Tylawson is performing well, he is now at best a wonder player on the Timberwolves bench, and he only plays the role of third point guard.

For the Timberwolves as a whole, it's really not a big deal. All the players should train for training, cultivate for cultivation, and prepare for the game well.

On the 22nd, the Timberwolves challenged the Suns away.

The Suns have been outstanding this season, and under the leadership of head coach Alvin Gentry, the Suns have regained their footing in the ranks of the Western Conference powerhouses. They regained the fast-playing whirlwind, and Nash held the top spot on the assists list even stronger. The confrontation between two teams with fierce offensive firepower can be said to be extremely eye-catching to fans.

The two teams finally staged an offensive drama in Phoenix, and Zheng Ke scored 51 points, becoming the second player to complete 50+ this season after this year's rookie Jennings scored 55 points. And the Timberwolves also won the game in danger.

How long can the Timberwolves' winning streak last?

The win over the Suns was already nine in a row, and seeing that he was about to become the first player to complete a 10-game winning streak this season, many people began to jump and people began to talk about how long the Timberwolves' winning streak could last.

Looking at the next opponent, the Thunder, fans began to look forward to it.

Both teams are well-known Young Guards, both teams are from the same division, and the stars of both teams are representatives of contemporary small forwards, and the stars of both teams are well-known good friends.

A battle similar to a local derby, gradually unfolding (to be continued......