On the night of the 4th, after defeating the Timberwolves, they left the arena and the Trail Blazers returned to Portland overnight.
After getting off the plane, he immediately drove to his large manor. Jenna had been waiting for a long time. Wang Zelin wasted no time and couldn't wait to pull him to spend a wonderful night together.
After fighting hard all night, Wang Zelin went to bed very late the next day and didn't get up until 10 o'clock.
As a result, he had just gotten up and washed up. While drinking milk, he picked up his mobile phone and surfed the Internet. Suddenly, he was stunned by a piece of news.
Damn it!
what's the situation?
Love took the initiative to apply for a trade from the Timberwolves management!
In fact, Wang Zelin was among the group of people who knew about this matter relatively late. As early as 3 o'clock in the morning, after the news of Love's application for a trade was confirmed, the situation exploded immediately.
The most exciting ones are the night owls. They were just browsing online because they couldn't sleep, but they found such huge melons while browsing, which made them excited all night long.
Who is Kevin Love?
The No. 5 pick in the first round of 2008, three-time All-Star big man, twice selected to the All-Season Second Team, one-time rebounding champion, and the current Timberwolves King...
Love, who is in his 8th year since his debut, has averaged 26.13 per game in three seasons and is definitely the first-tier power forward in the league!
If we really want to compare, his trade value is no less than that of Anthony Davis, who caused a stir this summer. He may not be as versatile as Davis in offense and defense, but his offensive ability is definitely better than that of Davis at this stage.
Weiss.
So if you really want to talk about it, the current free market transaction value of the two people can basically be said to be half a catty to eighty taels.
After all, Love did not go to the Cavaliers to form the Big Three as early as Wang Zelin remembered. During 75 games for the Timberwolves last season, he was still able to contribute an all-round performance of 26 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists per game. He is worthy of being the king of the Wolves.
say.
Right now, Love is thinking about leaving the team. It is estimated that many teams that need to strengthen the inside are now trying to contact the Timberwolves management as soon as possible.
Speaking of the Timberwolves, the most uncomfortable thing right now is probably the Timberwolves fans.
Their Wolf King is abandoning Minnesota!
Unlike Garnett in the past, although Love has been playing for the Timberwolves for some years, he has been unable to lead the team to prove himself. In the first seven seasons he led the team alone, he could not even enter the playoffs.
At the same age, Garnett has led the team to become a regular in the Western Conference playoffs for consecutive years, and won the regular season MVP, his top personal honor. In the playoffs, he also led the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals for the first time.
Therefore, when Garnett was in his thirties and wanted to leave Minnesota to pursue a championship, he and the Timberwolves broke up peacefully, so much so that many Timberwolves fans immediately expressed their blessings.
Croft's situation seems very embarrassing. He has not contributed much to the team. Although his personal honors are very impressive, he only won the All-Star and the best second team.
Therefore, while Timberwolves fans feel sad about his departure, they are also more angry, a kind of anger after being betrayed by their own children!
"Traitor! Kevin Love betrayed us!"
"I have never thought that the guy I have been a fan of for almost 10 years is actually a coward. This feeling is really terrible."
"Oh, my God, what's going on with this league? From Chris Paul, to Anthony Davis, and now Kevin Love, what's going on with this league?"
"With all due respect, there is no loyalty in today's NBA!"
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What is unexpected is that the Timberwolves fans' disgust with this incident also triggered a big discussion.
That is, is there still loyalty in the NBA today?
To use an old saying from the Chinese dynasty, I don’t know since when, the NBA has been gradually heading towards the collapse of etiquette and music.
Perhaps, as the NBA gradually becomes globalized, it will inevitably have to tie a lot of business aspects to the team, and when it comes to business, there will naturally be financial factors involved.
Everything running in the NBA today seems to have become part of the deep meaning.
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In the outside world, there are various speculations about Kevin Love's next home; the ongoing discussion about "star loyalty" has also frequently appeared in the hot searches of major media newspapers.
However, people always have to look forward.
After returning to Portland for a day's rest, the Trail Blazers continued their road trip on the morning of the 6th. Today they rushed to Utah non-stop to face the Jazz for the first time in the season.
Speaking of which, the current Utah Jazz have completed their reconstruction. They have formed the core lineup of Hayward, Favors and Gobert, plus Rodney Hood, Trey Burke, and Joe Ingle.
Role players like Si and Alec Burks.
On paper, this Jazz team is not bad, and their head coach, Quinn Schneider, is also a capable coach.
But again, this is the Wild West. This season, the top ten teams are competing for eight spots. The Jazz's chances of breaking through are very slim.
However, facts have proven that their strength is really good, and the core players' willpower is also very tenacious, which has set a good example for the team's progress.
This game was also the first game that Wang Zelin played from start to finish after the game started.
In the last three minutes, the score was tied at 98. In an anxious moment of the game, Wang Zelin stepped up and dominated the game.
First, he was double-teamed in the paint, causing Gobert to commit his last foul of the game, which forced him to leave the game. Then, he hit Favors continuously and succeeded in a wave of flow at the critical moment. He directly used his personal ability to harvest the game.
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In the end, Wang Zelin scored a season-high 48 points and 21 rebounds, plus an all-around performance of 5 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals, helping the Trail Blazers win the game 109-104.
After winning this game, they also extended their winning streak to 5 games.
After a 5-0 start, they outscored their opponents by nearly 20 points and held their opponents to an average of 95 points per game. These statistics are quite outstanding.
But as soon as they think about the team's winning streak at the beginning of last season, which reached an unprecedented 24 consecutive victories, the little joy on the faces of Wang Zelin and his teammates disappeared in an instant.
Yes, although the current record ranks first in the league, compared with last year, there is really nothing to be proud of in this current session.
Everyone knows that last season's 24-game winning streak was a bit of luck and a miracle, but because of this, it is more challenging, right?
Anyone who has watched the Trail Blazers play knows that this team is obviously stronger than last season.
Of course, it takes a few tough battles to show whether the team is strong or not. Among the Trail Blazers' opponents with five consecutive victories, the strongest team is undoubtedly the Cavaliers in the opening game.
But the Cavaliers' current record is only 3 wins and 2 losses, which is almost the same as the opening stage when the Big Three were formed last season.
As for the match in the opening game, looking back now, the Cavaliers felt a bit beaten by the Trail Blazers. They did not expect that Wang Zelin actually evolved again, which made the match between the two teams a bit anticlimactic and not strong at all.
A strong duel naturally loses a bit of gold content.
In other words, although they have won 5 consecutive games in the beginning and have been beating their opponents with strength, this is not enough to prove the strength of the Trail Blazers.
They need a powerful enemy with considerable weight, preferably from the same division.