#03天朝落选秀2. Beat the Lakers in 1 second 3+1, 8 of 9 three-pointers in the sixth game of the Western Finals and 26 points, and the Western Finals have hit 15 three-pointers in two consecutive games#

# "Lin Crazy" swept the whole meter, it turns out that the three-point shot can still be thrown like this? #

#抢七大战X因素, can Lin continue the magic#

#多支NBA球队开始关注天朝落选秀, the management of Bobcats, Heat, Knicks, Pacers, Clippers, Warriors, Grizzlies and other teams have thrown olive branches#

#森林狼主帅菲利普 Saunders created a classic battle in his coaching career, and comprehensively analyzed the essence of elevator door cover tactics#

Flipping through the latest editions of sports magazines and newspapers around the world, Timberwolves head coach Philip Saunders is smiling and liking Lin Fei more and more.

Without the elevator door cover tactics proposed by Lin Fei at the last minute, it would have been almost impossible for the Timberwolves to reverse the G6 in the Western Conference finals, and the team's journey for the season would have ended long ago last night.

With the elevator door cover tactics, which are highly matched with Lin Fei's projection ability, coupled with a reasonable appearance time arrangement,

Philip Saunders believes,

In tomorrow's tie-breaker, Lin Fei will inevitably play a wonderful performance again to help the team eliminate the Lakers and reach the finals in one fell swoop.

If the Timberwolves win the tiebreaker, then they will make the first 1-3 comeback on the stage of the Western Conference finals in NBA history.

It is also the eighth 1-3 comeback in NBA playoff history.

Philip Saunders is now all focused on tomorrow's tiebreaker.

But Kevin McHale, the general manager of the Timberwolves, called before the special plane took off this morning.

It is hoped that Philip Saunders can negotiate with Lin Fei in advance about a contract extension and assist the Timberwolves management to finalize a new contract with Lin Fei next season before tomorrow's tie-breaker.

It's clear that Timberwolves management has begun to realize the sense of crisis.

With Lin Fei's consecutive highlight performances in the Western Conference Finals G5 and G6 games, hitting a total of 15 three-pointers, it can be called a unique rookie draft outbreak in NBA history.

Lin Fei, an Asian thin guard who was originally considered unable to gain a foothold in the NBA, has also quickly entered the vision of the management and coaching teams of many NBA teams.

The management of many rebuilding teams, such as the Bobcats, Clippers, Knicks, Warriors, Suns and Magic, has begun to reach out to Lin Fei's agent to negotiate the signing of Lin Fei.

Because Lin Fei is an undrafted pick, and the Timberwolves have never been optimistic about him, they did not reserve the right to renew the contract with Lin Fei in a one-year 350,000 US dollar rookie contract.

This means that once the season is over, Lin Fei will become an unrestricted free agent and no longer have anything to do with the Timberwolves.

Feel free to sign with any NBA team.

This is completely different from Trenton Hassel, who played for three years with the Timberwolves as a second-round pick in 2001.

Hassell's rookie contract also expires this summer, but he is a restricted free agent.

Assuming other teams give Hasar a three-year, $15 million contract, the Timberwolves could prioritize matching to keep the defensive stalwart.

But in Lin Fei, the Timberwolves did not have the right of first choice.

This is also the biggest reason why general manager Kevin McHale is in a hurry to renew Lin Fei's contract.

At present, it seems that although Lin Fei played two good games in a row in the Western Finals, with a total of 15 three-point shots of 16, he staged a wonderful performance of 3+1 quasi-killing.

But after all, he is a Celestial Empire draft loser, with average physical fitness, and there is a big potential for injury.

Coupled with poor dribbling, poor assists, and almost zero on the defensive end, these flaws are quite fatal and seriously affect the development of the personal ceiling.

Therefore, the management of several teams that threw olive branches to Lin Fei's agent are still very conservative on the whole.

Most teams only want to provide Lin Fei with a short contract of no more than 3 years, and the annual salary is less than 2 million US dollars.

The New York Knicks, who are the most wealthy and stupid and have a lot of money, only quoted Lin Fei's agent Qin Dongmei a 3-year contract of 8.1 million US dollars, with an average annual salary of 2.7 million.

After all, the Timberwolves are a small-ball city team, and Kevin McHale also fully sees Lin Fei's potential, after discussing with owner Glenn Taylor, so as not to have too many dreams at night.

decided to give Lin Fei a 3-year contract extension of 9 million US dollars, which has exceeded the Knicks' offer.

If Lin Fei continues his hot hand in the tie-breaker, the next finals can also play steadily.

At that time, there will only be more teams that will start to rob Lin Fei like crazy, and Lin Fei will also play with enough self-confidence.

If the Timberwolves want to keep Lin Fei, I am afraid that even if it is a ten-million-level contract, it will be difficult to do it.

Philip Sanders has naturally considered this, but as the team's manager, his main concern at the moment is the team's journey to the playoffs this season.

Reaching the finals and then aiming for the championship is what Philip Saunders and his coaching team should be working on right now.

And Lin Fei's outside firepower is already the most important scoring point for the Timberwolves off the bench.

Philip Saunders doesn't want to affect the rapprochement between the generals because of the contract matter.

I don't want Lin Fei to affect his next state on the court because of the contract renewal.

But now that Kevin McHale has decided to attack, no one can stop him.

"Lin, when you return to Minneapolis this time, the management is likely to take the initiative to talk to you about the contract renewal!"

"Either way, I don't want the new contract to affect your form for the rest of the game!"

"Mark my words, you can only get the most out of yourself in the offseason if you keep playing better on the court!"

Philip Saunders walked up to Lin Fei, who was sitting in front of the window in the cabin, patted him on the shoulder, and spoke seriously.

As Lin Fei's head coach and the commander of the Timberwolves in the G5 and G6 games of the Western Conference finals, Philip Saunders knows best how valuable Lin Fei is.

Although it is uncertain whether Lin Fei will become a star in the future, Sanders knows very well that Lin Fei is a team-type role player that any NBA head coach is very fond of.

It could even be said to be a perfect piece of the puzzle for the championship.

His tactical execution on the offensive end and his understanding of the team sport of basketball have reached the top of the game.

Sanders naturally hopes that Lin Fei can stay with the Timberwolves and coach him as a beloved apprentice, but he respects Lin Fei's personal choice more.

The Timberwolves' three-year, $9 million contract now seems to be sincere.

But in Philip Saunders' view, this can no longer match Lin Fei's super off-ball ability on the offensive end.

Defense can often be improved through training, but with a three-point shooting touch and insight into running without the ball at the level of Lin Fei,

But it is an innate talent and wisdom that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve through years of training.

If Philip Saunders is the owner of the Timberwolves, he will directly give Lin Fei 25 million US dollars for 5 years, or even more......

"Thank you, Coach!"

Lin Fei responded with a smile to Philip Saunders' reminder that he had already guessed that the Timberwolves management would be in a hurry to renew his contract.

But no matter how big a contract Kevin McHale gives him, Lin Fei will not be stupid enough to lock himself up in advance, and everything will have to wait until the end of the season.

The more than five hours of flying was indeed a bit boring, so Lin Fei found Si Zebiak in the lounge and played chess with the other party.

Szebiak is a very good chess player, winning the third prize in the all-meter chess tournament in secondary school.

But compared with Lin Fei, a Qingbei scholar, he lost more and won less.

"Oh my God, Lin, you actually walked here, it's really a god, admit defeat and admit defeat, and have another game, this time I will definitely win you!"

Half an hour later,

"What's the situation, I...... Actually lost again? ”

Lin Fei smiled: "Wally, why don't you have two games of Zhongguo chess, what I am better at is actually Zhongguo chess!" ”

Sizebiak: "......"

On the pool table on the other side of the cabin lounge, the wolf king, the "madman" and the Olovocandi, the three of them were playing with playing cards in their hands and fighting the landlord.

In the timeline of 2004, the landlord has not yet become popular in the Heavenly Empire, and there is no one playing on the side of the United States.

Therefore, this is naturally Lin Fei, who has crossed over, to teach his teammates a new way to play poker.

The wolf king held a stack of pocket-sized playing cards in his hand, and learned Lin Fei's domineering card throwing posture:

"Three 8 and one 9, do you want to go?"

"Three 9 and one 8, do you want to go? Declaration, haha! ”

The "madman" stood up excitedly and threw the cards on the table with a "snap":

"I'll blow it up!"

"Four 2 with two kings ......"

The corners of Lin Fei's mouth twitched, these three guys, this is a new realm of fighting landlords.

The plane arrived at São Paulo airport at 2 p.m.

An hour later, Lin Fei was already in the office of the general manager of the Timberwolves in the target center arena.

"Lin, take a look, are you still satisfied with this new contract? 9 million dollars in 3 years, and the third year is the team option! ”

"In addition, the boss Glenn Taylor heard that the car you drive has always been a Ford Mustang, you can drive this Rolls-Royce Phantom, Boss Taylor is really optimistic about you!"

Kevin McHale was in a suit and leather shoes, smiling, and handed Lin Fei a contract, along with a Rolls-Royce car key.

Lin Fei remained silent and returned McHale with a polite smile:

"Mr. McHale, please contact my agent regarding the renewal!"

"All I care about now is tomorrow's tiebreaker!"

In fact, the Timberwolves management had already contacted Lin Fei's agent Qin Dongmei, but Qin Dongmei's attitude was very tough, and she admitted that she would not make any decisions before the end of the season.

So McHale wanted to play the emotional card to Lin Fei through Philip Saunders and let him renew his contract as soon as possible.

McHale was shut down by a failed draft, and the smile on his face instantly stiffened.

"Lin, 9 million US dollars in 3 years, the team is sincere enough, what are you hesitating about?"

"Don't forget, you're just an undrafted pick, and if the Timberwolves hadn't signed you in the first place, would you have a chance to play in the NBA?"

McHale also felt that he was a little too excited, and suddenly softened his tone:

"Lin, you have to know that the three-point shot can never be the dominant player in the basketball game, and Philip Saunders values you not necessarily on other teams!"