one-handed ball

Chapter 150 The Birdman is Coming!

Zheng Ke didn't expect McHale to move so fast. In fact, he just recommended Chris Anderson.He knows that the team is in trouble now, and the inside line is frequently in a hurry.Coincidentally, the Nuggets have plenty of insiders. In addition to Anderson, they also have Nene, Jefferson, Kenyon Martin, Steven Hunter and a bunch of titans.

It has long been an undisclosed secret in the NBA that Kenyon Martin is dissatisfied with his playing time. For this reason, it is quite necessary to reduce the playing time of other insiders. In addition, Anthony Carter is already 33 years old, so the Nuggets are everywhere. While selling the inside line, he is eager to get a qualified point guard.

The Timberwolves immediately came into the sight of the Nuggets.

The negotiation between McHale and the Nuggets only took 2 hours. The Timberwolves sent Telfair and got the Nuggets' insider Chris Anderson and the Nuggets' first-round pick for next year (lottery protection).

It can be said that this is a win-win deal. The Nuggets have exchanged blood at the point guard position, and the Timberwolves have strengthened the weak inside.Given that the Timberwolves sent out an excellent point guard who averaged 9.3 points and 5.9 assists per game last year, Anderson, who was suspended by the Nuggets for two years, is not really a qualified insider who can be equivalent. In addition, Anderson signed a one-year contract. The minimum salary contract, so in the case of McHale's exhausted talk, the Timberwolves also won the Nuggets' lottery-protected draft pick for next year.

This is just a small transaction, because it involves Zheng Ke's team, so it has caused a small sensation in China.In the United States, there are no waves at all.

In the afternoon, when Zheng Ke walked into the team's training hall for training, he saw a bunch of people surrounded there, not knowing what they were doing.Zheng Ke tilted his head to look, and walked there while dribbling the ball under his crotch.

On the training ground of the Target Center, general manager McHale, head coach Randy Whitman, and a lot of staff are busy doing something with instruments.

"Who is this?"

Zheng Ke finally saw it, the staff was doing a physical test for a big man.The big man has a broom head, and his horny dragon-like arms are covered with various tattoos, which are still colorful.This made Zheng Ke, who was used to seeing various tattoos in the NBA, couldn't help but take a second look.

Zheng Ke knew which one it was after a little thought. It was Chris Anderson who joined the Timberwolves today.

At this time, he was opening his arms to accept the measurement of his arm span. Zheng Keren, who was watching from the side, couldn't help laughing at that movement. Birdman and birdman really lived up to the name.

"The person you recommended is good!"

"Ah?" Zheng Ke was taken aback for a moment, turned his head to look, and realized that it was McHale who was talking to him.

McHale continued: "Chris has passed the physical examination, and all aspects of his body are now good. He doesn't behave like a 30-year-old. We saw his bounce, which is 33.5 inches ( 85 centimeters), among the many big men in the NBA, he is quite outstanding."

"Really?" Zheng Ke himself doesn't know this, but in his impression, Birdman seems to be okay, especially after his comeback with the Nuggets, it should be this year, with an average of 2.5 blocks per game , or the feat accomplished by a substitute player, left a deep impression on Zheng Ke.

Whitman looked at it for a while, and was very satisfied with Anderson. At this time, he said in admiration: "Kevin, you have made another good business. This physical fitness, tsk tsk, if it is not for the fact that you have not yet achieved results, I am afraid it will not be our turn." It's a bargain. You actually got a first-round pick, that's amazing!"

"Where," McHale looked at Whitman's thumbs up, with a smug smile on his face, but he still told Whitman: "But you know, Chris has had bad times. Experience, our Timberwolves are a good big family, we can't let him degenerate again, otherwise even the best talent will be buried, I'm afraid you need to pay more attention to this point."

"No problem!" Whitman patted his chest, full of energy.

The three chatted there for a long time, pointing at Anderson who was running back and forth from time to time, and laughing from time to time, making Anderson on the side terrified, afraid that his performance would dissatisfy the real "Big Three" of the Timberwolves.

After finishing his body, Zheng Ke, as the boss of the team, naturally wanted to welcome the new kid. He tucked the ball in his elbow and walked towards Anderson.

"Hello, Anderson." Zheng Ke stretched out his palm in a polite manner, showing a bright smile on his face.If he wasn't wearing training clothes, he might be no different from a diplomat.

"Hello, Zheng Ke!" Anderson also smiled, and solemnly extended his palm.

The two shook hands firmly, then let go.

"I didn't expect us to meet so soon!" Zheng Ke couldn't think of any topic, so he had to chat indiscriminately. He was referring to the battle in Denver a few days ago, and it sounded like he had paid attention to Anderson a few days ago.But in fact, he was busy with Anthony that day, busy with Jefferson, where did he see Anderson.

Anderson didn't think so. After getting off the plane, the Timberwolves picked him up all the way. He could see the importance of the general manager and the head coach. He was 30 years old, but he rarely felt this kind of attention. The boss of the team ran over and said, "We met again so soon", which further proved how much the Timberwolves valued him. For a while, he was really moved.He thought of the Chinese he learned at Nangang—"A scholar dies for his confidant".

Seeing Zheng Ke, he suddenly felt very kind.

"You're a good man, Zheng." Anderson said, pointing to the tattoo on his left arm.

Zheng Ke took a closer look, only to see the word "good" tattooed on Anderson's left arm, and the word "evil" stood impressively on Anderson's right arm.Zheng Ke suddenly had a strong interest in this cute big man, and he couldn't tell that he was still a player with a connection with China.

The two met each other very late, and had a very speculative chat.

McHale and Whitman saw Zheng Ke chatting so happily with the legendary "stab head", and immediately gave Zheng Ke a thumbs up in their hearts. The leader is just different.

Although Anderson passed the physical examination, the league has not yet been determined, and the jersey is not ready, so he was not able to play against the Celtics in the evening.

Garnett returned to the target center again, and he found that the Timberwolves were really different.The brothers who fought with him back then have now gone their separate ways. Only some of his die-hard fans have not forgotten his brilliance back then. They chanted his nickname "KG" uncontrollably, but they were drowned in the flood. Amid the cheers of "ZK".

This arena is now Zheng Ke's territory.

Garnett smiled wryly, his face was always a little lonely, but thinking of Xia Tian finally winning the championship, he felt a little more at ease.

When the two teams meet again, the atmosphere of the Jefferson period is gone. Zheng Ke is not an addition to Garnett's trade, and he and Kyle's Big Three are just acquaintances. There is no "either you die or I die" atmosphere.

Therefore, the scene of the game was not particularly hot. Garnett, Pierce, and Ray Allen have an extraordinary tacit understanding. With Rondo, Perkins, Tony Allen and a series of strong players, the Celtics are still strong. Is the league's top.

In the first half, the two teams were evenly matched, and even the Timberwolves, who had the convenience of home court, led by 3 points, leading the Celtics 39 to 36.

But in the third quarter, the Celtics broke out inexplicably.He played a 10-0 climax when he came up. After Zheng Ke activated his skills and barely scored a two-pointer, Rondo was able to beat Billups. Rondo made a shot in front of Billups Zheng Ke, who was watching from the sidelines, was very angry with the difficult three-pointer.

In the third quarter, the Celtics' defensive intensity was very high. Garnett fully demonstrated his top defender's demeanor, and taught Anderson off the court a good lesson.

The key is that these old guys have rich experience. Seeing that the Timberwolves are not feeling good, they immediately shrink their defense and force the Timberwolves to make jump shots from the outside.

第三节凯尔特人打了森林狼一个30比10，总分以66比49领先了森林狼17分。

In the end, the Timberwolves lost 78 to 90 to the Celtics. The Celtics scored the highest score was Garnett, who scored 17 points.In addition, Rondo scored 13 points, Pierce 12 points, Ray Allen 11 points.As for the Timberwolves, Zheng Ke made 17 of 7 shots and 8 of 8 free throws. He scored a game-high 22 points and made 3 of 0 three-pointers.

Zheng Ke is a bit upset, but that's the only way to go. The old Celtics do have a good defense. Even he, it is hard to say that he will win against Pierce. The Timberwolves are still a long way from the top teams. Walk
(End of this chapter)