Exited 1-4, despised by Durant, his crush on Yang Hansen was intercepted again! The NBA giants really need to rebuild

After the NBA won the Thunder this season, the NBA has received heavyweight trades in succession. The Grizzlies sent Bain to the Magic for four first-round picks + one first-round swap rights, and the Suns sent Durant to the Rockets for Jaylen Green + Brooks + No. 10 picks this year + 5 second rounds. Including the Eastern giants Celtics, because Tatum's Achilles tendon rupture next season, it is basically difficult for him to come back, and the team cut the mess quickly and sent Holiday and Possian away one after another. The key is that they did not pay high-quality chips and earned two extra second round picks. This is the best result. The most important thing is that they have saved US$240 million in spending next season! After the draft kicked off, Yang Hansen was unexpectedly selected by the Trail Blazers in the 16th pick!

Judging from the attitude of the US media, Yang Hansen has received recognition from many parties, and even the Nuggets reporter bluntly stated that he looks very much like Jokic who had just entered the league. But many draft experts believe that Yang Hansen was selected at the 16th pick, which is obviously overrated because he was in the market at the beginning of the last round of the first round. Moreover, the Trail Blazers already have four centers, Ayton + Klingen + Rowe + Rees. The No. 5 position is too bloated, and Yang Hansen's NBA career may not be so smooth. But the most helpless one is not the Trail Blazers, but the Timberwolves! The Timberwolves played to the Western Conference Finals last season and eventually lost to the Mavericks; this season, the Timberwolves eliminated the Lakers and Warriors 4-1 in the first two rounds, but lost to the Thunder 1-4 in the Western Conference Finals! It is not easy to play to the Western Conference Final for two consecutive years, but it is time for them to rebuild.

Let's start with Durant. On the trading deadline four months ago, the Timberwolves were very interested in Durant, and the Suns were also preparing to send Durant away, but Durant himself did not want to leave. After the end of the season, the Timberwolves are still the team that pursues Durant's most sincere. According to US media, the Timberwolves can give Durant Gobert + Divencenzo + Dillingham + the 17th pick this year. In the words of Suns reporter Gabadro, the Timberwolves' quotes are the best to impress the Suns, but Durant made it clear that he was unwilling to go to the Timberwolves, so the Suns could only send it to the Rockets! Why doesn't Durant want to go to the Timberwolves? The answer is simple. Gobert + Divincenzo is gone, the Timberwolves' defensive system has collapsed halfway. Does the Timberwolves still have competitiveness? The Timberwolves finally left the No. 17 sign. Put the timeline back to December 23, when Yang Hansen gradually became famous in the CBA, the NBA took the lead in visiting Yang Hansen's two teams, namely the Trail Blazers and the Timberwolves! Among them, the expert team sent by the Timberwolves was led by Kevin Connelly, the younger brother of operations manager Tim Connelly, and has visited China many times since then. Half a month ago, Yang Hansen was on the list of the Timberwolves' trial training. According to US media, Yang Hansen was very satisfied with the team in all aspects of the test, including three-pointers and ball-holding support! In the draft, the Trail Blazers exchanged the No. 11 draw for the Grizzlies' No. 16 draw + the first round of the 28-year Magic + two second rounds, and selected Yang Hansen as he wished.

The Timberwolves, who made the choice later, were forced to choose the rough center Joan Belange, an ordinary center who averaged 5 points and 4 rebounds in the ABA League. US media also showed the scene of the Timberwolves' draft team being dejected when Yang Hansen was selected by the Trail Blazers. Obviously, they were ready to take Yang Hansen, but they were unexpectedly intercepted by the Trail Blazers again! If you have to blame, you can only blame the Grizzlies' regular season record this season is slightly worse than the Timberwolves and got a higher pick! In the words of the Trail Blazers reporter, the Trail Blazers management believes that the pick after No. 16 is not safe, so they would rather not understand the outside world than lock in Yang Hansen in advance. But what about the Timberwolves? A Belange, the template cap is Capela or Noel! Although the Timberwolves have reached the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive years, they really deserve to rebuild! First of all, the core organizer Conley is too old and will basically become a substitute next season. Secondly, Gobert has three years and $109 million left in contract. He does have a strong defensive lower limit, but the offensive upper limit is too poor. Randall performed very well in the playoffs, averaging 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists per game. The player option next season is $30.93 million. Randall wants to jump out of the contract and sign a long contract, but as a small club, the Timberwolves really don’t have much salary space! Next season, Edwards will have 45.5 million + Gobert 35 million + McDaniels will have 24.4 million + Divencenzo will have 12 million + Conley will have 10.77 million. Reed will also jump out of the contract, and the market will be around 25 million!

Timberwolves cannot withstand the entire lineup framework, and the most important thing is that the team lacks players with organizational support, especially Gobert's shortcomings in standing positions, which are infinitely magnified in the playoffs. According to US media analysis, it is difficult for Timberwolves to keep Reed. Randle is a pity to eat and abandon it, but the salary space restricts their upper limit. As for Gobert, the Timberwolves are always ready to use him as a bargaining chip! Despised by Durant and intercepted by the Trail Blazers, the Timberwolves should really rebuild their lineup this summer. After all, the small ball will really not be able to support a large salary lineup.