Chapter 720 Another big earthquake, Love wants to leave the team
I was really happy to win, but Wang Zelin always felt strange, as if after these three games, they were not playing a regular season game, but more like a preseason game.
Is it because the Trail Blazers have become much stronger this year, or is it because the opponents in these three games were average?
He couldn't figure it out. Anyway, judging from the point difference, the Trail Blazers' average point difference per game now ranks first in the league, with an average point difference per game as high as 17 points!
When the league announced two months ago that the opponent for the opening game of the new season would be the Cavaliers, the Trail Blazers had already prepared that they would encounter trouble at the beginning and then find a way to solve it, but the problem is that they are winning too smoothly now!
Sometimes winning too easily is also a headache, because when you encounter trouble at the beginning of the season, there is still enough time to think of various ways to solve it; if trouble occurs again in the middle and late stages of the season, it will be too late. , opponents can find loopholes in their problems, making them hard to defend against.
The current situation is just like what Wang Zelin thought just now. It feels like playing 7 preseason games in a row, without any pressure at all.
Really, why can’t the knights be more powerful?
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"Oh my God, is this the defending champion? It's so scary!"
"The average margin of victory over the opponent is 17 points per game. I just want to ask, what can you do to prevent the Trail Blazers from winning three consecutive championships?"
"The familiar king is back! After three games, he averaged 4.6 rebounds and blocks per game, which is another ranking-killing pace!"
"I feel like Wang Zelin doesn't want to leave a way for other teams to survive. A super center with such dominance is still evolving every year. Why are you going to fight me?"
After three games, fans were amazed by Wang Zelin's terrifying statistics.
Although everyone knows that according to past rules, the beginning of every season is a period of explosive player statistics, but such explosive skills as Wang Zelin are still quite rare.
Only three games were not enough for the Trail Blazers to directly claim the title, but the strength shown by Wang Zelin made the entire league tremble.
Wang Zelin last season gave them a huge headache. Not long after the start of the new season, Wang Zelin posed a difficult problem for them: How should they be restricted in the face of Wang Zelin who has evolved this time?
However, Trail Blazers fans can't care so much. Even though their team only played three games, it was enough to cheer them up.
The vision of the three major sports authoritative media this year seems to be very unique!
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After three consecutive home games, and two days of rest, the Trail Blazers embarked on their first away trip of the new season.
They first went to Minnesota to play a game with the Timberwolves.
Although the Timberwolves have brought back their old Wolf King this season, everyone knows that Garnett's return is more symbolic than actual reinforcement.
Therefore, both the NBA and Sports Illustrated have placed the Timberwolves at the bottom of the team strength list for the new season, echoing the Knicks in the East. They can be called a pair of sleeping dragons and phoenixes.
However, the fact is that the Timberwolves once again slapped the major media in the face.
First, they defeated the Nuggets in the opening game, and in the latter game, they unexpectedly defeated the Eastern Conference powerhouse Bulls, marking a two-game winning streak.
Then they lost to the Heat in the third game and are currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss.
But, if you study the start of the Minnesota Timberwolves in recent seasons, you will find a pattern. It seems that the Timberwolves play very well in the beginning every year, even no worse than some strong teams.
Then, there is no more.
Therefore, considering that the Timberwolves have performed well at the beginning in the past few years, after being briefly slapped in the face, the three major media are still not optimistic about the Timberwolves.
And the facts have proved that their persistence is correct.
After encountering a truly top team, the Timberwolves were instantly knocked back to their original form as the Huskies. This game did not cause much trouble to the Trail Blazers. Basically, the Trail Blazers settled the game in three quarters.
After they defeated the Timberwolves, they extended their winning streak to 4 games.
Compared to the indifferent game itself, the biggest highlight tonight was the touching scene of Trail Blazers general manager Orsi personally presenting a championship ring to Garnett.
While everyone was silent at this touching moment, no one noticed that the head of the Wolves, Kevin Love, who was in his contract year at this time, chose to leave the game early.
After returning to the locker room, taking a quick shower and changing into casual clothes, Love left the arena.
When he got home, Love took the initiative to call his agent, Jeff Swartz.
"What's wrong, Kevin?"
When his employer called late at night, Schwartz asked hurriedly. At this time, he already had a premonition that something big might happen next.
The fact was as he expected. After dialing Schwarz's phone number and hearing the voice on the other end of the phone, Love first glanced at the photo of himself and Ricky Rubio on the wall of the living room, and there was a trace of hesitation on his face.
But the next moment, he still expressed his intention:
"Jeff, I think it's time for us to leave Minnesota!"
"Oh, this is what you're talking about...ah! What, say it again!"
Jeff Schwartz breathed a sigh of relief first, and then after waiting for him to react, he suddenly stood up from the bed and asked again in an excited tone.
"I said, I want to leave Minnesota."
Listening to the surprise on the phone, Love smiled and responded in the affirmative again.
"Damn it! Kevin, you've finally figured it out. You know, man, I've been waiting for your words for a long time."
After receiving Love's affirmative answer, even Jeff Schwartz, who was already a gold medal agent in the NBA, couldn't help but start to get excited.
In fact, as early as the end of Love's rookie contract, Schwartz had offered to help Love change teams. After all, Love at that time had grown into a super insider with average per game. As long as Love was willing to nod, there would be more.
The team was willing to offer him a super maximum salary and tactical status to recruit him.
But somehow, his employer chose to sign another four-year contract with the Timberwolves. Although it was a very sincere maximum salary, Swartz still felt that it was not worth it.
First, the Timberwolves' prospects are dim, which is not conducive to Love's growth; second, with Love's momentum as the league's top power forward, only big cities can fully unleash its commercial value.
However, after all, Love is the employer. As an agent, he can only respect Love's choice and strive for the best interests for Love on this basis.
Originally, Swartz thought that Love, the silly boy who would rather go without a championship than leave the Timberwolves, would end up in this small city, but he received a big surprise late at night.
He has foreseen that a major earthquake will erupt in the alliance tomorrow!