Compared with the Golden State Warriors, the Timberwolves are Wang Feng's second choice.

This team has good potential and is ready to pick Garnett in its own right.

But in the future, the Timberwolves will have another nickname in the mouths of Chinese fans, and that is the Huskies.

This guy can always come up with some weird ideas, which makes people speechless.

Famous Joe. Smith's yin-yang contract was made by the management of the Timberwolves in 2000, because of this incident, the Timberwolves were confiscated by the league for five years of first-round picks, and although they later returned two, three first-round picks were enough.

The future Timberwolves are not short of great players, from Kevin Timberwolves. Lefous to Anthony. Towns, but the Timberwolves have always been the same Huskies, without any fighting power, and the occasional playoff trip often ends in a round.

If he could, Wang Feng would prefer to go to another team, but if there is really no particularly suitable team, it is not impossible to reluctantly join Minnesota.

Fortunately, the Warriors didn't let Wang Feng struggle for long.

The next day, the general manager of the Warriors personally called Wang Feng.

"Mr. Wang Feng, I would like to ask why you want us to choose Garnett over Joe. Smith?"

The general manager of the Warriors is named Bob, and before that, he was not completely alone in charge of recruiting Warriors players, because the former head coach of the Warriors, Don Bob. Nielsen serves as head coach as well as vice president.

The Warriors' recruitment efforts in recent years have been handled by Nelson, including the use of Anfernee. Hardaway traded with the Magic for Chris. Weber.

But as the '94-95 season worsened Nelson's relationship with Webb, who strongly demanded to be traded away, and Nickerson resigned after the Warriors finished the regular season with the third-to-last record in the West.

So now Bob has to do the Warriors' recruitment work on his own.

Joe. Smith is the most suitable player for the Warriors because of Webber's departure, and the Warriors are now lacking a player with strong offensive ability on the inside.

Joe, who is 2.08 meters tall. Smith is physically strong, full of impact, and has the ability to beat Chris. Webb's talent and potential are the best fit for the Warriors' needs.

In contrast, Garnett has a Bijo Brown. Smith has a better static talent, but his status as a high school player and his skinny and uncompetitive body are too much for the Warriors to bet on him.

But the Warriors really want to get Wang Feng very much, not only because they were impressed by Wang Feng's performance, but also because of Wang Feng's status as a Huaguo player.

As we all know, San Francisco is the city with the largest number of Chinese in the United States, with a large number of overseas Chinese.

In the next '02, the Warriors were more eager to get Da Yao than the Rockets, but unfortunately they were too unlucky to get the top pick.

In the more distant future, the Warriors also offered a Chinese-American player a contract to make an attempt, but unfortunately the Chinese-American player was not worth playing in the Warriors for a long time and was eventually waived.

Later, the Chinese-American player played a super performance in the Knicks that shocked the whole world, and he was called Lin Crazy, and he was Jeremy Lin.

The topic is far away, let's get down to business. ….

The Warriors very much hope to get Wang Feng, even if Wang Feng asks for a high salary, they are acceptable, after all, Wang Feng defeated Jordan in the playoffs and helped the Knicks crush all the way to the championship, even if this is only his first season in the NBA, but Wang Feng has proven his worth with his strength.

Therefore, Bob also carefully thought about and discussed the conditions proposed by Wang Feng, and in the end he felt that he still had to listen to Wang Feng's explanation in detail to make a judgment.

"Why, you ask? Of course, it's because Garnett is stronger than Smith." Wang Feng's answer was simple and clear, "Don't look at the current Qiao. Smith's strength is good, but his talent ceiling is limited, and there is not much room for improvement after entering the NBA, at most he will become a quasi-All-Star level star, and it is good to be able to contribute about 18+10 data steadily."

"But Garnett is different

He's physically gifted at an all-time level, and I've seen Garnett in person, a very scrappy player who has the potential to become one of the league's top superstars."

"I joined the Warriors, of course I want this team to be stronger and not at the bottom of the league like it is now, so I need some good helpers to help, and I hope Garnett will grow into a top interior player in the league within two years and be my right-hand man to win the championship."

Speaking of which, Wang Feng made up for the last slash. 、

"I'm not going to tell you the truth, I also got in touch with the Timberwolves management because I knew they wanted to get Garnett, and if Garnett was drafted by the Timberwolves, it could be an important reference for me to join Minnesota."

As soon as Wang Feng said this, his attitude was completely expressed.

In fact, for him, Garnett is not necessary, nor does it mean that without Garnett, he would not have the confidence to beat the Bulls, such an act is actually more like a *** oath, the Warriors want to get themselves, they must pay attention to their status, just like Wang Feng was when he was in the Lakers before, the important reinforcement of the team is not what the general manager or head coach said, but he Wang Feng.

Although there is a feeling of arrogance in the trading of players and the team, as a traverser, Wang Feng, who has foresight and knows that those players are stronger and can play at a higher level, is obviously more suitable for this job than anyone else.

Or is it the same sentence, what James did I Wang Feng can't do?

After Wang Feng's words came out, there was a long silence on the other side of the phone.

It was a long time before Bob spoke again.

"Mr. Wang Feng, what do you mean, do you want to lead the Warriors to win the championship? Are you confident in that?"

Wang Feng smiled.

"I just led the Knicks to a championship, do you think I have any confidence?"

Bob stopped talking.

At this time, it would be stupid to continue to raise the bar and say that you can win the championship on the Knicks because the Knicks have Ewing.

"Okay, Mr. Wang Feng, I think I have a judgment now......

……

On June 28, 1995, the NBA Draft was held in Toronto, Canada.

The Golden State Warriors, who received the No. 1 pick, used the first pick in the first round to successfully select the No. 1 pick. Smith. ….

This is in line with the judgment of all the media, and last season was without Chris. In Webb's case, the Warriors' record plummeted, and they had to choose an offensive power forward to fill the void, and in the '95 draft, they didn't have many targets to choose from, and if they didn't select Smith, they had to choose high school rookie Garnett.

But what they need is a great instant fighter, not a potential rookie who needs time to develop and doesn't know the upper limit of future growth.

However, the Warriors drafted Joe. Within minutes, Smith immediately used the new No. 1 pick as a bargaining chip to trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, the third-overall pick, from the 76ers for this year's No. 3 pick, two future second-round picks, and some cash compensation.

Immediately after, the Warriors used the No. 3 pick to sign high school power forward Kevin Brown. Garnett.

This operation was beyond everyone's expectations, and the Timberwolves management was directly dumbfounded.

What the heck? Garnett was intercepted?

The Timberwolves, who hold the No. 5 pick, are most optimistic about Garnett, and they want to draft Garnett and use him as the core of the team.

I didn't expect the Warriors to make such a play.

"What should I do?"

At this moment, the Timberwolves management was completely messed up, "There is no way, I can only choose Rashid. Wallace, although not as potential as Garnett, is also a good interior player in this draft......

However, the Timberwolves' voice did not fall, and the fourth-pick Washington bullet in his hand will Rasheed. Wallace chose to go.

Timberwolves Management: "......"

Forget about the Warriors, what are you doing with a bullet team? you

Is there a shortage of interior players?

The Washington Bullets now have Chris on the inside. Weber + Zhu Wan. The Howard combination doesn't need an interior player at all.

But they chose Rashid. Wallace.

And in Wang Feng's impression, Wallace only played one season with the Wizards before being traded to the Trail Blazers, and then he became an All-Star with the Trail Blazers and was named Roaring Heaven.

……

Wang Feng sat in front of the TV and watched the Timberwolves, who held the No. 5 pick, tearfully sign Jerry, who was supposed to be signed by the 76ers with the third pick. Stackhouse, knowing that history has changed once again.

Stark House is a very good player, who can get 20+4+4 data all year round, and averaged 29.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game in his peak season, and has been selected as an All-Star twice.

However, he can't compare with Garnett at all, or the rookie in '95 is completely Garnett's standout.

The Timberwolves are missing the future wolf king, and the future development path will inevitably change greatly, and the biggest change is undoubtedly the Golden State Warriors.

Warriors give up champion Joe. Smith's decision to choose Garnett in favor of Garnett puzzled the whole league, after all, fellow power forward, Joe. Smith looks clearly brighter than Garnett's future.

In the '90s, NBA scouts had very little access to player information, with the NCAA being the most important channel.

Although Garnett is talented and has a dominant performance in the high school league, after all, he has not been baptized by the NCAA, and even the addition of talent is not enough to make him surpass Joe in evaluation. Smith. ….

What's more, in the eyes of the outside world, the Warriors gave up the No. 3 pick and got too little in return, with only two second-rounds plus a cash compensation.

But in fact, in this draft year, the value of the top pick is really not very high, the Warriors have communicated with several teams before the trade, and the chips given by the 76ers are still relatively the best one.

"Obviously, Golden State has given up on the idea of returning to the top team in the league for the new season, they have chosen the future over the present, Garnett may be a great player in the future, but as a high school student, he can't help the Warriors get back to the playoffs in the new season."

"It looks like the Warriors are already preparing for next year's draft, maybe they want AI, or maybe Marcus. Camby is such a tough insider, so he doesn't care about next season's record."

San Francisco fans were also disappointed with the Warriors' draft run.

But before they could start scolding, a day later, the Warriors carried out a series of operations, and they put the team's core point guard Tim . Hardaway with No. 4 rookie in '94, Don Yell. Marshall tied up and sent Hardaway to the Heat and Marshall to the Hornets through a three-way trade with the Heat and the Hornets.

The deal gave the Heat the Warriors' Tim. Hardaway and Alonzo of the Hornets. Mourning, the Hornets got Marshall as well as multiple players from the Heat.

As for the Warriors, the only thing they got was two first-rounders from the '96 Hornets and Heat, as well as some cash compensation.

This three-way deal involved the trade of two All-Star players, Mourning and Hardaway, and the movement was quite large, which surprised the melon-eating masses.

The Heat emerged as the biggest winners in the trade, and while they almost removed half of the team's main players, they got two All-Stars at the same time.

Although the Hornets lost Mourning, they got All-Star Glen Rice plus several quality players from the Heat, and overall it was not a particularly loss.

On the other hand, the Warriors seem to be completely losing blood.

Tim. Hardaway played five seasons with the Warriors, and was able to get a double-double of 20+10 for four consecutive years, and last season's average of 20.1 points, 3 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game is quite luxurious in the league.

Such an all-star player in his playing year actually changed two first-rounders, and didn't even get a single player? whereas

And also with a potential power forward Tangyer. Marshall.

What the hell is Warriors management going to do? Could it be that they took the black money of the Heat?

The expected immediate combat power Joe. Smith also failed to get it, the original roster was dismantled and fragmented, and anyone who looks at this Warriors team will be a proper bad team in the new season, and the league is at the bottom level.

The local sports media in San Francisco can't wait to write articles denouncing the Warriors' management.

However, two days later, free agency opened, and the Warriors immediately had another big move.

On July 1, the free agency market just opened, and the Warriors immediately issued a statement that they had reached an agreement with former Knicks player Wang Feng, who would sign a two-year contract with the Warriors with a total salary of $16.72 million!

This news caused an immediate sensation.

The whole league is watching to see what Wang Feng is doing, and it is not known which team the player who defeated Jordan in the playoffs, defeated O'Neal and Olajuwon will choose.

I didn't expect it to be a warrior!

$16.72 million for two years, an average of $8.36 million per year, which is already the league's current highest-paid salary, compared to the $7.3 million annual salary of David Brown. Robinson is even higher!.

Sheng Bo