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The Bulls management will naturally not remain indifferent to Duane's proposal.

However, the new season has just started, and it is far from the time to dismantle the team, rebuild, and strengthen.

Besides, the Bulls management did not take Wiggins seriously before.

Just like most people's impression of Wiggins, the No. 1 pick in a big year, below expectations, tepid and mediocre.

If it weren't for Duane noticing Wiggins and thinking that Wiggins would help the Bulls win the championship, the Bulls management would never have added Wiggins to the trade watch list.

There is also a lack of understanding and recognition of Wiggins. The Bulls must send more scouts and assistant coaches to carefully analyze Wiggins' strengths and weaknesses to see if Wiggins really has something that can help the Bulls.

Back to the topic, while the Bulls management is conducting an investigation, the Bulls' record remains relatively stable.

Most of the weak teams won relatively easily. Even if everyone played more relaxedly in some games, or even more recklessly, they still won by relying on their basic strengths.

As for the strong teams in the East and West aiming to win the championship, the Bulls are not incapable of defeating them.

However, every game must be adapted to the circumstances.

If the opponent performs poorly, play as aggressively as possible and unleash all your firepower in the first three quarters. It would be best if you can finish all three quarters.

If it really doesn't work, then try your best in the fourth quarter, and be stable as long as you can. Just find the right balance yourself.

If they encounter a particularly tough game, or if they face a top team in the second game of a back-to-back schedule, the Bulls will choose to rest their main players and temporarily avoid the attack.

It is also with this arrangement that the Bulls have ensured good results by picking and choosing and enlarging the small ones.

Until the end of February, the Bulls did not experience any unrest or morale collapse within the team due to external public opinion and pressure.

Instead, with a record of 24 wins and 10 losses, the team ranked second in the Eastern Conference, which amazed the world.

However, second place in the Eastern Conference is not what the Bulls are pursuing, so the Bulls cannot continue to maintain this posture and this lineup until the end of this season.

As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end.

After examining the list of reinforcements, the Bulls management considered the team's own luxury tax and draft picks and ultimately decided to follow Duane's advice.

By trading Murray and the Timberwolves for Wiggins in a three-way deal, they could even get an additional first-round pick in 22 and a second-round pick in 21 as compensation.

After all, Wiggins' maximum salary contract is much larger than Murray's rookie maximum salary. Analyzing from the technical ability and mental level of the two players, Wiggins' trading value is indeed not as good as Murray's.

Of course, the Timberwolves have no plans to compete for the championship for the time being and do not need Murray.

The purpose of trading Wiggins is just to clear out junk contracts, free up salary space, and even get some draft picks.

Therefore, the Bulls and Timberwolves brought in a third party for this transaction.

After the Bulls traded for Wiggins, the team's salary increased by more than 400 million.

In addition, the team has exceeded the luxury tax of 2000 million and needs to pay 3.75 times the tax.

In summary, after trading Wiggins, the Bulls will need to spend nearly 2000 million more this year.

Taking this into consideration, the Bulls management decisively launched a new round of transactions and sold Siakam.

In the end, all the Bulls got was an expiring contract that was more than $300 million less than Siakam's annual salary, a first-round pick in 21, a first-round pick in 22, a second-round pick in 21, and a second-round pick in 23.

Although it was a one-for-five trade, the Bulls paid for a championship piece that was in his prime and had an average score of nearly 20 points per game during the regular season.

For a championship-contending team aiming to defend its title, it is basically a high-quality contract for the top three players.

However, because the Bulls had a strong demand for tax cuts, they eventually traded Siakam at a bargain price.

In summary, the Bulls management has made a lot of stupid moves during this period, trading Siakam and Murray, the fourth and fifth players of the historical championship team, for Wiggins, who could only be exchanged for a box of cookies.

It is true that the Bulls have three more first-round picks and three more second-round picks. However, after two waves of trades, the Bulls not only have a significant decline in combat effectiveness, but also have an additional expenditure of more than 600 million.

This is indeed a bit confusing!

Although most people know that the purpose of the Bulls management is to reduce taxes, even Bulls fans cannot understand Wiggins' point.

In particular, in the three regular season games before the All-Star Weekend on March 3, the Bulls' new lineup performed mediocrely - 6 win and 1 losses, a record far lower than the previous period.

Moreover, the Bulls' opponents are not particularly strong.

But to be honest, this is not Wiggins' problem.

After all, he just arrived and came relatively early. The transaction content was announced on the first day, and he reported to Chicago on the afternoon of the second day.

From this behavior, we can also see that Wiggins, a basketball civil servant, is still motivated at work, at least he is not passive and lazy.

But the problem is that there are some problems within the Bulls now.

All we can say is that the management made some choices that more or less affected the team's originally pretty good atmosphere.

Since the trade started, most of the remaining players on the team have become uninterested in playing.

The Bulls' overall strength has declined to a certain extent after some of their main players were traded.

Now that the role players' mindsets have problems again, it will be difficult to turn the situation around just relying on Durant, Curry, and Jokic.

However, the truth is often only in the hands of a few people.

The Bulls can afford to play badly this season and accept that the team's record will plummet and they may even fail to make the playoffs.

But by next season, Duane will have to rebuild a team that can compete for the championship, even though he is no longer the team's top player.

“Andrew, don’t mind the outside world’s voices, at least we welcome you.

We all know that you have outstanding talents, but you just haven't made good use of them.

Do you trust me? If you do, I will help you become a qualified fighter and a qualified championship player!
As long as you work hard, you will become a new person and maybe even an All-Star! "

The All-Star Weekend is coming, and Duane can see the desire for the All-Star in Wiggins' eyes.

After all, he once entered the NBA as the No. 1 pick in a big draft year, and he enjoyed the superstar treatment with the spotlight focused on him alone.

However, his efforts in the first few years after entering the league could not help him be selected as an All-Star.

But after signing the big contract, Wiggins had been playing basketball in a daze and had lost himself a little. He started to live an ordinary life with a wife and children and no longer chased the spotlight.

However, Wiggins can never forget the treatment and feeling of being a favored child and the center of attention during his student days.

As long as there is a chance, Wiggins will stand in the spotlight again and enjoy everything that should belong to him.

"I do! Thank you, Dune! I will train hard from now on."

Wiggins made the promise with a sincere look in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Du En smiled and said, "I believe it!"

A kind word can warm you through the winter! Duane knows very well that it is very simple to motivate Wiggins, just keep pua him.

First set a small goal for Wiggins, and then continue to encourage and praise Wiggins during training and games.

Then, Wiggins will become like Westbrook—giving his all, full of energy, flying high and shocking the audience! (End of this chapter)