one-handed ball

Chapter 246
This is a grand celebration parade. Zheng Ke and Taylor are in a celebration car in the middle. He is wearing a championship commemorative cap and a white championship commemorative T-shirt. He holds Taylor's little hand with one hand and Wave to the reveling fans on both sides of the road.Taylor's face was peachy, holding Zheng Ke's Finals MVP trophy in his arms.

There are countless fans on both sides of the road. Some of them are local old fans who have watched the Timberwolves grow up, representing the history and precipitation of the Timberwolves; some are passionate young fans, representing the youth and vitality of the Timberwolves.

The impact of the Timberwolves winning the championship is undoubtedly huge. People began to reflect, is it really right to form a Big Three together?If the Lakers reached the finals last year and the Celtics' championship ignited the sparks of the league's superstars, then this year's Timberwolves' championship undoubtedly poured a basin of cold water on people's heads.

Is there any team in history that has risen as quickly as the Timberwolves, except for the lucky Spurs back then, and the lucky Timberwolves today.

In Minnesota, basketball is now the hottest sport. Young people like Timberwolves and Zheng Ke.Walking into Minneapolis, it's like a second Cleveland.

After the parade was over, there was a huge championship celebration party, in addition to the Timberwolves players, members of the coaching staff, team executives, and many celebrities from all walks of life.Although Zheng Ke doesn't like this kind of party, but as the protagonist on the field, he has countless people to entertain him.During the feasting, he didn't know what he said and how many "new friends" he made.

It was a tiring and lively day. Zheng Ke kept smiling all day, and his muscles were almost not stiff, but Zheng Ke was very happy in his heart.

Wherever he walked, what he saw, what he heard were all Timberwolves and his words of praise.The approval of countless people gave him a great sense of accomplishment in his heart. On the land of Minnesota, he felt the deep love of people, which made him very happy.

Even in the system, his evaluation has improved a lot, becoming "a Hall of Fame player who can lead the team to a championship."

The first crown in history!

This is another S-level task he completed after he got the one-handed ball system. The last time he completed an S-level task was to help the weak Chinese team snipe the powerful American team.

The system gave this hidden mission a great evaluation: "The host moved forward through hardships, faced the Trail Blazers, Lakers, Rockets, Magic and other strong teams, and always maintained self-confidence, and finally helped the Timberwolves win the first team in team history. The crown. The road is rough but always moving forward in a straight line. The strong fighting spirit is more amazing than the performance on the court."

The generous rewards are the biggest reward Zheng Ke got. In the "advanced dungeon" of the playoffs, Zheng Ke got a lot of training. He doesn't know what will happen to his full attribute value in the future.Murong Longcheng or Dugu Qiubai?But no matter what, Zheng Ke is getting closer and closer to the strongest basketball player.

Zheng Ke added all GS points to the defense. Blocks increased, 10 points reached the 90 mark, ball defense increased by 5 points to 95, and interceptions also increased by 5 points to 95 points.As a result, his overall rating rose rapidly, with an offensive rating of 95, a defensive rating of 95, a rebounding rating of 80, and his overall rating soared to 95! ,

The system obviously takes care of all-round players. When both offense and defense improve, the overall score will rise like a rocket.

The soaring ability value needs continuous training to maintain. Zheng Ke's tasks in the next few months are actually very easy. While enjoying the holiday, he can guarantee a certain amount of training.After winning the championship, the outside world's evaluation of him has increased, so the responsibility on him has also become greater, and he has more things to consider.

Not two days after the celebration, McHale asked Zheng Ke for advice on the renewal of Whitman's contract, and the two held talks in McHale's general manager's office.

"To be honest, you shouldn't ask me about this matter." Zheng Ke was silent for a long time, and told McHale so.

McHale is not a fool, he has also been a player, so he naturally understands the changes in Zheng Ke's heart.He responded understandingly: "I know, you are a little awkward in this position."

"But, you know, we have to consider your feelings. The team has won the championship. Our goal for next season can only be the championship. Glenn (the owner of the Timberwolves) also spoke. In this matter, You have the highest say," McHale explained.

"That's it." Zheng Ke closed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "I think Randy (Whitman) is still good. His improvement is as great as that of the Timberwolves. If he is willing to continue coaching, I think we can Keep working together."

McHale on the other end of the phone smiled and said: "Since you think so, then I will discuss Randy's contract renewal with the senior management."

"Of course," McHale changed the subject and said: "On the issue of contract renewal, we will consider it according to the actual situation. Head coach, if we can't reach an agreement with Randy, we will quickly find a new head coach."

"I know."

"In addition, among the generals of the Timberwolves, there are 8 people who have contracts," McHale took out the player information, "Chris (Anderson), Channing Frye, Jason Collins, Greg - Smith, Mark Madsen's contracts are up."

"What do you think is needed. "

"No, Kevin." Zheng Ke was a little angry, "This is your job, I know, you can handle these things well, they are all brothers who fought side by side with me, maybe some people haven't been there for a long time Touched the ball, but those words are not for me to say."

McHale was taken aback for a moment, and then he reacted. He lowered his eyes and said, "You're right, Zheng. These things should indeed be done by me. They are different from Jefferson. I shouldn't ask for your opinion. But I am here to do preventive work with you first. Certainly not everyone will be able to stay. Our current work goal is all based on defending the title, so some contracts must be cleaned up. I hope you can understand."

Before Zheng Ke could react, McHale said on his own: "Chris must stay, Channing Frye, I will communicate with his agent, if the asking price is unreasonable, I will not force it, because Next season, we'll have Nikola Pekovic covering, and we'll even have a couple of high picks in our hands."

The Timberwolves were a badly rebuilt team before, and the team hoarded a lot of draft picks. In the first round alone, there were 4 draft picks, which were from the Timberwolves' own first-round picks. The top three protected picks in the first round from the Boston Celtics, and the top ten protected picks in the first round from the Heat two years ago.There is also the first-round draft pick from the 76ers last summer, but this draft pick from the 76ers belongs to the Jazz. This draft pick can only be attributed to the Timberwolves when it falls in the top 22 picks. The draft picks are not the same.

The Timberwolves' regular season record last year disrupted the Western Conference.

In the draft lottery on May 5 this year, there was a huge deviation from history.

The top five are still the Clippers, Grizzlies, Thunder, Kings and Wizards, but starting with the sixth pick, the situation has changed. The original sixth pick was the Timberwolves, but now it is the Bobcats, followed by the Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Milwaukee Bucks, the 11th to 14th picks are the Nets, Hornets, Pacers and Suns.The Timberwolves got the 18th pick from the Heat, the 20th pick from the Jazz, the 25th pick from themselves and the 28th pick from the Celtics.

"There are two choices in front of us." McHale suddenly felt like a dog-headed military commander shaking his feather fan at this moment.

"One is to trade so many draft picks into players in exchange for high-ranking draft picks. However, due to our strong performance this season, it is estimated that we will struggle to make transactions and may suffer some losses. The second The second type is to select inside players through auditions, and select outstanding players through the summer league and preseason performances for training. Which one do you think is slightly better?" McHale talked eloquently.

Zheng Ke looked at the team information and found that, as McHale said, if someone poached Anderson away in the summer, the newly promoted champion would not even be able to choose a qualified starting center. This is a joke.

He closed his eyes and tried his best to recall the excellent players of this year, but found that his mind was blank.It's been too long, and in two years, he can't remember which outstanding players there are in this year.

"These are the outstanding players in the draft compiled by the scouts. You can take a look." McHale seemed to have insight into people's hearts. He took out a stack of materials from the drawer and handed them to Zheng Ke.

Zheng Ke glanced at him in surprise, and flipped through the thick information, which clearly read "Information of players in the 09 draft."

Top secret
Zheng Ke: "."

(End of this chapter)