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Compared to the Golden State Warriors, the Timberwolves are Wang Feng's last choice.

The potential of this team is good, and it is ready to choose Garnett itself.

But in the future, the Timberwolves still have a nickname among Chinese fans, and that is the Huskies.

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

The famous Joe Smith yin and yang contract was created by the Timberwolves management in 2000. Because of this incident, the Timberwolves were confiscated by the league for five years. Although they returned two, three first-round picks are enough. There are many.

In the future, the Timberwolves will not lack outstanding players, from Kevin Love to Anthony Towns, but the Timberwolves are always the same Huskies, without any fighting power, and occasionally make it to the playoffs and often end up in the first round.

If possible, Wang Feng hopes to go to another team, but if there is no particularly suitable team, it is not impossible to reluctantly join Minnesota.

Fortunately, the Warriors did not make Wang Feng entangled for long.

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

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

The general manager of the Warriors is named Bob. Before that, he was not completely responsible for the recruitment of Warriors players alone, because the former head coach of the Warriors, Don Nelson, also served as the vice president while serving as the head coach.

Nelson has been responsible for the Warriors' signings in recent years, including the trade of Anfernee Hardaway to the Magic for Chris Webber.
But with the 94-95 season, the relationship between Nelson and Webb deteriorated, and the latter strongly demanded to be traded and left the team. Nelson also chose to take the blame and resign after the Warriors ended the regular season with the third-worst record in the Western Conference.

So now Bob can only do the Warriors signings by himself.

Joe Smith is the most suitable player for the Warriors in the opinion of all members of the Warriors management. Because of Webber's departure, the Warriors now lack a player with strong offensive capabilities inside.

With a height of 2 meters, Joe Smith has superb physical fitness and full impact. He has the same talent and potential as Chris Webber. He is a substitute that best meets the needs of the Warriors.

In contrast, although Garnett has a better static talent than Joe Smith, the identity of a high school player and his thin and lack of confrontational body really make the Warriors dare not bet on him.

But the Warriors really want to get Wang Feng very much, not only because they are 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 Dayao than the Rockets, but unfortunately they were too unlucky to get the No. [-] pick.

In the more distant future, the Warriors also tried to provide a Chinese player with a contract. Unfortunately, the Chinese player failed to show his worth in the Warriors and was eventually given up.

Later, the Chinese player played a super performance in the Knicks that shocked the whole world. 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 can accept it. After all, it is an indisputable fact that Wang Feng defeated Jordan head-on in the playoffs and helped the Knicks win the championship all the way, even if this is only his first in the NBA. This season, but Wang Feng has already proved his worth with his strength.

Therefore, Bob carefully considered and discussed the conditions proposed by Wang Feng, and finally he felt that he had to listen to Wang Feng's explanation in detail to make a judgment.

"You have to ask why? Of course it is because Garnett is stronger than Smith." Wang Feng's answer is simple and clear, "Don't look at the current Joe Smith's strength, but his talent is limited. After entering the NBA, there is room for improvement. It’s not big, at most it’s about becoming a quasi-All-Star star, and it’s not bad to be able to contribute around 18 10 stats stably.”

"But Garnett is different

His physical talent is at a historical level, and I have seen Garnett with my own eyes. This is a player with a lot of fighting spirit. He has the potential to become a top star in the league. "

"I joined the Warriors, of course I hope that this team will become stronger instead of being at the bottom of the league like it is now, so I need some good helpers to assist. I am optimistic that Garnett will grow into a top player in the league within two years , can become my right-hand man to win the championship.”

Speaking of this, Wang Feng made up the last knife. ,

"To tell you the truth, I also got in touch with the Timberwolves management because I know they want Garnett. An important reference for Minnesota.”

As soon as Wang Feng said these words, he fully expressed his attitude very clearly.

In fact, for him, Garnett is not necessary, nor does it mean that without Garnett, he will not have the confidence to beat the Bulls. To get yourself, you must pay attention to your own status, just like when Wang Feng was in the Lakers before, the team's important signings are not decided by the general manager or the head coach, but Wang Feng.

Although it feels a bit presumptuous for players to influence the team's trade and signings, as a traveler, Wang Feng, who has foresight and knows that those players are stronger and better able to perform at a high level, is obviously more suitable for this job than anyone else.

Still the same sentence, I can't do what James does, Wang Feng?
After Wang Feng said a lot, there was a long silence on the phone.

After a long time, Bob spoke again.

"Mr. Wang Feng, what you mean is that you want to lead the Warriors to win the championship? Do you have confidence in this?"

Wang Feng smiled.

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

Bob stopped talking.

At this time, if you continue to argue and say that you can win the Knicks championship because the Knicks have Ewing, that would be too stupid.

"Okay, Mr. Wang Feng, I think I have come to a conclusion now..."

……

On June 1995, 6, the NBA Draft was held as scheduled in Toronto, Canada.

The Golden State Warriors, who won the No. [-] pick, successfully selected No. [-] pick Joe Smith with the No. [-] pick in the first round. ....
This is in line with the judgment of all the media. In the absence of Chris Webber last season, the Warriors' record plummeted. They are bound to choose an offensive power forward to fill this vacancy. Moreover, in the draft year of 95 Among them, they don't have many targets to choose from. If they don't choose Smith, they can only choose Garnett, a high school rookie.

But what they need is an excellent immediate combat ability rather than a potential rookie who needs time to develop and does not know the upper limit of future growth.

However, a few minutes after the Warriors selected Joe Smith, they immediately used the newly promoted No. 76 pick as a bargaining chip to trade with the Philadelphia 76ers with the third overall pick. signed and part of the cash compensation.

Immediately afterwards, the Warriors signed high school power forward Kevin Garnett with the third pick.

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

What the hell?Garnett was intercepted?

The Timberwolves holding the No. [-] pick are most optimistic about Garnett. They want to select Garnett and use him as the core of the team.

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

"How to do?"

Now the Timberwolves management is completely in chaos, "I have no choice but to choose Rasheed Wallace. Although his potential is not as good as Garnett, he is also a good inside player in this draft..."

However, the Timberwolves hadn't finished talking, and the Washington Bullets, who held the fourth overall pick, selected Rasheed Wallace.

Timberwolves management: "..."

Forget about the Warriors, why are you TM a bullet team?you

Is there a shortage of inside players?

The Washington Bullets now have a combination of Chris Webber and Juwan Howard inside, and they don't need inside players at all.

But they just chose Rasheed Wallace.

And in Wang Feng's impression, Wallace was traded to the Trail Blazers after only playing one season in the Washington Bullets, that is, the Wizards, and then he became an All-Star in the Trail Blazers and won the title of Roaring God.

……

Sitting in front of the TV, Wang Feng watched as the Timberwolves tearfully signed Jerry Stackhouse, who should have been signed by the 76ers with the third overall pick. He knew that history had changed once again.

斯塔克豪斯是一个很不错的球员，常年可以稳定得到20 4 4的数据，最巅峰的一个赛季场均数据可以达到29.8分3.9篮板5.1助攻，入选过两次全明星。

However, he is completely incomparable with Garnett. In other words, the rookie class of 95 is completely outshone by Garnett.

Without the future wolf king, the Timberwolves will inevitably have a great change in their future development route, and the biggest change is undoubtedly the Golden State Warriors.

The behavior of the Warriors to give up the top pick Joe Smith and choose Garnett made the whole league quite puzzled. After all, as a power forward, Joe Smith seems to have a brighter future than Garnett.

The 90s were no different than the future. NBA scouts had very few ways to obtain player information, among which NCAA games were the most important channel.

Although Garnett is very talented and has a dominant performance in the high school league, he has not been baptized by the NCAA after all, and even the addition of talent is not enough to make him surpass Joe Smith in evaluation. ....
More importantly, in the eyes of the outside world, the Warriors got too little reward for abandoning the No. [-] pick and choosing the No. [-] pick. There are only two second rounds plus a cash compensation.

But in fact, in this young year of the draft, the value of the No. 76 pick is really not that high. The Warriors have communicated with several teams before the trade, and the chip given by the [-]ers is relatively the best one.

"Obviously, Golden State gave up the idea of ​​returning to the league's strong team in the new season. They chose the future instead of the present. Garnett may become an outstanding player in the future, but he is still a high school student. Help the Warriors get back to the playoffs in the new season."

"It seems that the Warriors have begun to prepare for next year's draft year. Maybe they want AI or a tough insider like Marcus Camby, so they don't care about the record next season."

Fans in San Francisco were also disappointed with how the Warriors drafted.

But before they had time to scold, a day later, the Warriors carried out another series of operations. They tied the team's core point guard Tim Hardaway with the No. 94 rookie Donyell Marshall in 4. Through A three-way deal with the Heat and the Hornets sent Hardaway to the Heat and Marshall to the Hornets.

The deal allowed the Heat to get Tim Hardaway of the Warriors and Alonzo Mourning of the Hornets. The Hornets got Marshall and multiple players from the Heat.

As for the Warriors, the only thing they got was the two first rounds of the Hornets and Heat in 96 and some cash compensation.

This three-party transaction involved the transaction of two All-Star players, Mourning and Hardaway, and the movement was quite large, which surprised the melon eaters.

The Heat became the biggest winner of this transaction. Although they almost removed half of the team's main players, they also got two All-Stars who were in their prime.

Although the Hornets lost Mourning, they got All-Star player Glen Rice and several powerful players from the Heat. Overall, it is not a particularly disadvantaged.

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

蒂姆.哈达威在勇士队打了五个赛季，连续四年能拿到20 10的两双数据，上个赛季场均20.1分3篮板9.3助攻的数据放在全联盟都颇为豪华。

Such an All-Star player who was in his prime, actually changed two first rounds, and didn't even get a player?and

And also catch up with a potential power forward Donyell Marshall.

What on earth is the Warriors management going to do?Did they receive dirty money from the Heat?

The expected immediate combat power Joe Smith also failed to get. The original lineup was dismantled to pieces. Anyone who sees this Warriors team in the new season will be a properly bad team, the bottom of the league.

The local sports media in San Francisco can't wait to write articles denouncing a series of operations by the Warriors management.

However, two days later, the free market opened, and the Warriors immediately made another big move.

On July 7, the free market had just started, and the Warriors immediately issued a statement that they had reached an agreement with former Knicks player Wang Feng. The latter will sign a two-year contract with the Warriors, with a total contract salary of 1 million US dollars!
As soon as this news came out, it caused a sensation.

The whole league is watching Wang Feng's movements. They don't know which team this player who defeated Jordan, O'Neal and Olajuwon in the playoffs will choose.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a warrior!

2 million U.S. dollars for 1672 years, with an average of 836 million a year. This is already the highest salary in the league, higher than David Robinson's annual salary of 730 million U.S. dollars! .
Sheng Bo