The Timberwolves' management is looking for a tough No. 5 spot, and their ambitions are clear.

In fact, not only O'Neal, but even Karl Malone, his agent also received an email from the Timberwolves management privately about the appointment.

In the Jordan era, there are a lot of stars who have not won a championship for life, and the Timberwolves use young stars such as Wudao, Marbury, and Garnett as their "signatures" to recruit excellent No. 5 positions everywhere to help the Timberwolves win the championship.

The Timberwolves' management didn't think they could still be strengthened this season, but they did it anyway, just to get the news out first.

In this way, if any of the best No. 5 positions are going to fight for the championship in the future, then they will be prioritized by the Timberwolves.

Even if the Timberwolves can't make the playoffs this year, as long as those young people in the martial arts play their own strength and let others see the championship potential of the Timberwolves, they Timberwolves may be able to get strong support next season.

There are so many teams in the league, and not every team has the strength to say "we want to compete for the championship".

The vast majority of teams can't even make the playoffs, and there are many teams that accompany even if they make the playoffs.

The team configuration can't keep up, even if there is an excellent No. 5 position in the team, it is impossible to have a chance to win the championship.

In the Jordan era, super insiders such as Ewing, Malone, Uncle Mu, O'Neal and so on did not win the championship. The only interior player who won the championship in the two years that Jordan was in the league was Olajuwon.

The stars are desperate to beat Jordan and win a championship of their own.

Therefore, the Timberwolves' move has set off a lot of waves in the league.

Team owners such as the Spurs, New York Knicks, and Lakers with super interior lines became nervous one by one, and began to reassure their players.

In fact, it is not only the No. 5 player, but also many excellent No. 4 players in the league who have also received an email from the Timberwolves management to meet.

It's just that the "wave" set off by the Timberwolves management in the league quickly fell.

There are a lot of well-known media and ball critics who are paying attention to the Timberwolves' search for an excellent No. 5 help to challenge for the championship.

On January 19, the day the Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 120-103 at home, an industry insider secretly revealed a message to the media.

The Timberwolves do want a super interior player, but the Timberwolves are not going to rebuild the team system around the super interior line. On the contrary, the super interior line who joins the Timberwolves must adapt to the current style of the Timberwolves as soon as possible and integrate into the Timberwolves' system.

The host of the Los Angeles Times revealed to the outside world in a telephone interview show that the Timberwolves had some slightly concrete requirements when recruiting for the No. 5 position.

So what is the current system of the Timberwolves?

In the eyes of fans, the current system of the Timberwolves is the "system" built around their superstar martial arts.

In other words, after the super inside line went to the Timberwolves, it was not to dominate, but to assist the young man, what is the status of the team for the time being, and the tactical status will definitely not be the highest.

As soon as such news came out, super insiders like O'Neill and Ewing, who were originally a little moved, immediately dispelled their thoughts.

To put it mildly, going to the Timberwolves is to give a rookie a hand.

This kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable to the superstars of this era. In the league in the 90s, the status of the interior line was very high, and those big centers were often the core of the team's first game and the most "expensive" players.

For example, O'Neal, the undisputed leader of the Lakers today, and Ewing of the Knicks, is the same, they are not only the big boss of the team, but also the superstar who has been famous for many years.

People who haven't reached the end of their careers can't overcome their self-esteem with the desire to win the championship.

It is precisely for this reason that the "storm" set off by the management of the Timberwolves quickly subsided.

Of course, the subsidence of the storm is only a superficial subsidence, if the Timberwolves successfully enter the playoffs this year and perform very well in the playoffs, I am afraid that there will still be super centers who "take risks", let go of the so-called self-esteem, and use a championship ring to write a successful end to their basketball career.

For example, Barkley of the Rockets has been a little interested in the invitation of the Timberwolves, and at the same time, the game of the Timberwolves has become particularly concerned.

This season, the Timberwolves also maintained their excellent performance in the next few games, after a home victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, and then two days later, they defeated the Celtics at home.

The young Antoine Walker once again faced the Timberwolves led by Takemichi, and finally lost to the Timberwolves 95-110.

In this game, Walker played 43 minutes, made 28 crazy shots, hit only 12 of them, 0 of 3 three-pointers, 6 of 8 free throws, played extremely inefficient, and scored 30 points.

On the Timberwolves' side, Wu Dao, who was opposite Walker, played "slightly" better today, playing 42 minutes, shooting 17 of 22 from the field, including 3 of 4 three-pointers and 7 of 7 free throws, scoring a total of 44 points.

With terrifying scoring efficiency, the Timberwolves suppressed the Celtics in all directions throughout the game, and the Celtics players were unable to find a chance to win from the Timberwolves after playing the whole game.

Wu Dao is different from many outside players in today's era, his performance in every game is quite stable, and there are almost no ups and downs in the state of gods.

And his stability and terrifying ability to score points also make him very popular among Minnesota fans.

From the beginning of the season to now, with nearly half of the schedule, no one would think that Budo is the kind of player who is short-lived, and through these time games, Budo has made a name for himself and worth his name.

These days, his agent has also received endorsement invitations from some sports brands, and the price given is not bad, but the martial arts have been pushed.

It's not that Wudao doesn't like money, it's that Wudao knows that it's not time yet.

His commercial value still has a lot of room to rise, and the small endorsement fee of several million dollars is not worth mentioning to him at all. What he has to do now is to play his own ball, and things like money will naturally come together.

After the game with the Celtics, the Timberwolves defeated the Raptors, Hawks, Grizzlies and other teams.

On January 30, the Timberwolves finally met a tough enough opponent, the Los Angeles Lakers.

From the beginning of the season to now, the Lakers have a 30-12 record, and are one of the strongest opponents the Timberwolves will face in the West.

At this point in the regular season, those media and commentators have made some predictions about the playoff landscape. Teams like the Lakers, Jazz, SuperSonics, Spurs and Timberwolves are often brought up.

Nowadays, the pattern of the league being strong in the west and weak in the east is still relatively obvious, and the Lakers' record can only rank third in the current West.

At the head of the Lakers, there are two teams, the Timberwolves and the Jazz, and behind the Lakers, the difference between the SuperSonics and their wins is only three games.

On the other hand, in the East, except for the Bulls, no other teams have played any so-called dominance, and the Pacers' record is also beautiful, but fans who watch the game know that the Pacers' hard power cannot be compared with the top teams in the West.

The Timberwolves and Lakers have faced each other more than once, and the players on both sides know more or less about each other's players.

In the last game with the Lakers, O'Neal was out due to injury, and it was not difficult for the Timberwolves to win, but in today's game, O'Neal has already returned from injury.

Just before the game against the Timberwolves, O'Neal scored 27 points, 19 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 blocks in the game against the Nets.

Since O'Neal landed in the league as a No. 1 pick in 92, this is his 7th year in the NBA, and now O'Neal is 26 years old, and his dominance on the interior is getting stronger and stronger.

In this game with the Lakers, the Timberwolves are playing away.

When the Timberwolves players played, it was a little different from the last road experience, and the Lakers' home fans were very quiet.

With the aura of being No. 1 in the West, the Timberwolves' current team temperament has also changed a lot.

Under the gaze of the audience, the Timberwolves players walked out of the player tunnel with a flat look, and when they had to face the powerful Lakers, the Timberwolves players were very calm.

In the rest area of the Lakers, O'Neal was slightly turning his head to look at the Timberwolves who entered the room, and he could clearly feel that the aura exuded by the Timberwolves' players was a little different from the previous two meetings.

The finale of the Timberwolves was Budo, who wore the No. 2 jersey, and Budo, who ran into the court, calmly high-fived the spectators above the stands on both sides, and the calmness and strong confidence exuded by his body were not possessed by the previous martial arts.

I haven't seen it for a while, and the Timberwolves' players have all undergone a metamorphosis.

"The Timberwolves don't feel the same way."

"Today's game, I'm afraid we're going to have a tough fight."

Lakers head coach Del Harris carefully observed the Timberwolves players, and his face showed a little solemnity.

O'Neal pursed the corners of his lips when he heard this, then got up from his seat and walked towards the Timberwolves' rest area.

"Shaquille? What are you doing? ”

Del Harris was stunned when he saw O'Neill's movements, and hurried to pull.

"Let's go and say hi."

"They're all old rivals, so they know each other, right?"

With that, O'Neal shook off Del Harris' hand and walked towards the Timberwolves' rest area.

At this time, the on-site commentator had just finished introducing the Timberwolves' players, and the Timberwolves' players were sitting in the rest area, making final adjustments.

"Hey, Timberwolves, welcome to Los Angeles!"

O'Neal was a cheerful man, greeting the Timberwolves with a smile, and then extending his hand to Sam Mitchell nearby.

Between blacks and blacks, the way to greet each other is sometimes complicated, and sometimes it is simple. Seeing O'Neal take the initiative to stretch out his hand, Mitchell also stood up and shook it hard, and then the two touched their shoulders slightly.

Seeing this, the other Timberwolves players gave O'Neal face and got up to greet O'Neal one after another.

In the eyes of the audience, the Timberwolves players got up one by one to shake hands with O'Neal, like subordinates meeting leaders.

When O'Neal arrived in front of Garnett, Garnett didn't move his buttocks, just reached out and shook O'Neal's hand, and said:

"Are you here to beg for mercy?"

"Even if you beg for mercy, we won't release the water."

"I'm going to kick you in the ass for today's game."

Garnett is crazy, the Timberwolves are on a winning streak, and his performance on the court is quite good, which makes him even more crazy.

This kind of madness, even in the face of O'Neill, does not have the slightest restraint.

In fact, not to mention facing O'Neal, it was still a rookie period, when high school student Garnett met Jordan and dared to talk trash in front of Jordan.

This also directly led to Ryder, who was opposite Jordan at the time, being used as a punching bag by Jordan and being beaten hard.

Since then, Garnett has never had a long memory, and he basically treats his opponents as a "hanging sample". O'Neal is very famous in the league, and Garnett sees O'Neal as an opponent, and if he provokes, he will open his mouth.

Garnett's personality is hated by many people, but there are also many people who like his straightforward personality, so Garnett's popularity is actually not too bad.

"Shut your ugly mouth."

"I'm too lazy to talk to you!"

O'Neal glanced at Garnett and sneered, but his hand movements were not affected by Garnett's trash talk at all, and he shook hands with the Timberwolves players on his own.

"It's useless for you to have a good relationship with them, it's better to have a good relationship with me."

"As long as you say two nice words, maybe I'll relax a little bit on the court."

Garnett smiled and said to O'Neal.

His words, listening to O'Neal's eyelids, at this time O'Neill had already walked in front of the martial arts, only to see O'Neal's body stop, suddenly pointed towards Garnett, and said with a smile:

"Hey, Martial Arts."

"I'd like to have a conversation with you about the 'boss of the team.'"

"But it seems that there are people on your team who don't recognize who is the boss of the team?"

"Won't you teach him a lesson?!"

"That kid who doesn't know the height of the sky."

Don't look at O'Neill's "honest" appearance with his limbs in a daze, this guy's brain turned quite fast, and he didn't taunt Garnett directly, but secretly poked and disgusted Garnett, and at the same time dragged Wudao into the water.

Wu Dao, who was tightening his shoelaces, raised his head slightly, glanced at O'Neill's smiling face, and a faint smile appeared on his face:

"The conversation between the bosses of the team, you have to let Coach Del Harris and Coach Phillip talk about it."

"What do you think it looks like?"

"Aren't you trespassing?"