The Timberwolves have a good staffing, they have Butler, Towns, Wiggins, but they are not a strong team.

When Butler is on the court, they are a playoff-caliber team, but when Butler is not on the court, they quickly become the team that is always in contention for the top pick.

Downs and Wiggins are praised by fans as the two champions who lack the psychology of winning.

Both have talent, but Downs looks too soft, and Wiggins is too paddling, Wiggins also has nicknames like Goji Berry, who is young and controls points on the court for a long time....

Before the game, in the interview hall.

The Timberwolves players also arrived, and Towns and Wiggins, both in suits and leather shoes, passed by with sunglasses on their way to the locker room.

The reporter asked Downs, who was wearing sunglasses, "Carl, you're going to play against Zhao tonight, what kind of player do you think he is?" ”

In the past two days, Timberwolves fans on the Internet have compared the GIF of Zhao Yong playing the inside line and Towns playing the inside line.

I don't know, but I scare him.

Zhao Yong = hard, Downs = soft.

Downs hasn't seen a few tough balls inside, and Zhao Yong is all tough!!

Fans continued to blackmail Downs, calling him a waste of talent.

Downs was furious.

Downs said to reporters: "His characteristics are very simple, not difficult to defend, and I can beat him up on the offensive end!" ”

Tang Si's mood was not happy, and he was ready to vent this unhappy mood on Zhao Yong.

Zhao Yong's 20+ data in the two games really didn't make Downs take it to heart.

Downs feels that no matter how strong Zhao Yong is, it is just a second-round show, 20+ is already his limit, and it is easy for him to get 20+, and he is not a player of the same grade as him.

As a former champion show, Downs is still arrogant.

In the home dressing room.

Downs's interview remarks were soon spread to the Internet by reporters, causing heated discussions.

"Downs is quite well-rounded, such a big man, the three-point shot is not bad."

"He is a standard center forward height, and he has a lot of offensive means, and if Zhao Yong really matches it, he will be in trouble."

"Zhao Yong's height disadvantage is still a bit big."

"Support Zhao Yong and confront Tang Si."

"The Timberwolves' interior line is much stronger than the Rockets, and Butler is also a very tough player, so Zhao Yong can score in double digits tonight."

Although domestic fans have confidence in Zhao Yong, they don't think that Zhao Yong can please under Downs.

Zhao Yong is only 20+ in two games, and his average score per game this season is still only 6.5 points, it is conceivable how much Zhao Yong's previous performance was stretched, and Downs averaged 22 points and 12 rebounds per game this season, crushing Zhao Yong in average data per game, if it weren't for his recent outstanding performance, no media would even compare him with Downs' name.

About half an hour later, Smart saw the news when he was scrolling through his phone and relayed Downs's words to Zhao Yong.

"Zhao, blow him up." Brown laughed.

"I'll pass you the ball." Tatum also said.

"This guy is talking too arrogantly." Smart said.

"He's soft, not as good as you." Horford said.

The Celtics players all took the initiative to coax Zhao Yong to face Downs.

Zhao Yong smiled and said, "No problem, if you have a chance to fight, you will pass it over." ”

The first game was often against Durant, and the second game was against Harden for a long time.

Towns?

It's almost funny! Zhao Yong is not cowardly.

TD North Shore Garden Arena was packed 30 minutes before the game kicks off.

Compared with the last game, there are more fans who came to the scene tonight to support Zhao Yong.

Thanks to the development of social media and the convenience of the Internet, Boston fans know Zhao Yong faster, and if Zhao Yong performs well, his fans will increase rapidly.

The Timberwolves have a 24-16 record and are on the verge of the Western Conference playoffs.

Today, Anji came to the front row, and the assistant was reporting to him.

"BOSS, this rookie we've drafted is great, he's in the rotation, and now there's a lot of people in Boston who are willing to spend money on his jersey, and his jersey is sold short and he's rushing to make it." The assistant said.

"Well, that's what we needed him to do as soon as he was drafted." Angie said.

When I chose a Chinese player with the last signing, in addition to market factors, did I really consider his skills?

No kidding!

"Your vision is too good." The assistant touted.

Anji is very shrewd, after selecting Zhao Yong, he quickly won several Chinese sponsors, and then locked Zhao Yong in a non-guaranteed contract, and then turned into a regular after Zhao Yong played.

The price is still almost a basic salary, and it is only for one year.

Absolutely no loss!!

Angie doesn't feel very proud of this kind of operation, this is just his daily routine.

As for Zhao Yong's future contract renewal at a high price, it is not within Anji's consideration.

Zhao Yong's talent ceiling is not high, no matter how high it is, it is just a matter of more money, two or three million is enough, is it possible to reach a value of more than 5 million?

"I like him a lot, and having the opportunity to talk to Brad gives him more time is something we can look forward to," Angie said. ”

On the scene, Anji still expressed the attitude of cultivating Zhao Yong.

“OK！！”

Many of the Celtics' management are also optimistic that Zhao Yong can become a part of the team's future.

Of course, Anji's vision is longer-term, and if Zhao Yong plays well, the transaction value is also higher, and the choice is in his hands.

.........

After the appearance ceremony.

Stevens laid out the tactics: "Zhao, I'm going to put you on the court in the first quarter, you need to be ready, on the offensive end you will make you play the wrong position, and then on the defensive end you need to resist the impact of Carl Anthony Towns or Tygibson on the inside. ”

Coach Stevens is now using Zhao Yong as a pure insider.

After the last game, Stevens completely put Zhao Yong into the tactics of the rotation lineup.

However, Stevens does not have too high expectations for Zhao Yong, whose height and reach determine that he will have a hard time begging for a living on the inside.

After all, not every short man on the inside is Barkley.

Zhao Yong's potential is limited, but his immediate combat power is very strong, which Stevens recognizes.

Hearing that he had the opportunity to play in the first quarter, Zhao Yong was still very excited, as for Downs and Gibson or something, Zhao Yong didn't care about it, and it wasn't O'Neal and Yao Ming.

After the break, Zhao Yong returned to his bench seat, took a towel on his shoulder, and stared at the game on the court seriously.

Timberwolves starters: Jones, Butler, Wiggins, Gibson, Towns.

On paper, the Timberwolves are still very luxurious, with three All-Star level players.

Celtics starters: Irving, Brown, Tatum, Horford, Monroe.

Yabusele was put on the bench again, Stevens gave him a chance, but he didn't take advantage of it, he played 20 minutes in the last game, but with 4 points and 4 rebounds to score, the performance was far less impressive than Zhao Yong.

The Timberwolves with Butler played hard, and they had the upper hand at the start of the game.

Neither team was at a fast pace, but the Timberwolves were shooting higher, and Towns had a good hand today, hitting two three-pointers from the outside.