Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 103 103. Timberwolves' first deal!Former All-Star Center!

On July 7, the defending champion Timberwolves, who had been silent for a while, once again broke out a big news.

The last time the Timberwolves broke the news of hiring "Devil" Lambiel as the team's assistant coach, this news made many fans feel flustered, and even anticipated the brutality and ferocity of the Timberwolves next season.

But things have happened, and what other teams can do is try not to provoke the trouble of the Timberwolves.

As for teams like the Spurs and Pistons that have already had grudges with the Timberwolves and are completely impossible to eliminate, they can only pray in the new season and pray that the Timberwolves will not hold grudges too much.

But what the Timberwolves officially announced today is a deal, and it is also the first deal of the defending champion Timberwolves this summer.

In this transaction, the Timberwolves will send Troy Hudson + "Sugar Man" Olowokandi + the 2006 second-round pick + a special case of $400 million in exchange for the Hornets' center player Jamal Magloire .

With the news of this deal, all teams in the league are collectively waiting and watching, discussing in private, analyzing this deal, analyzing how much this deal can strengthen the Timberwolves, and whether it will allow the defending champion to play in the new team. The season got stronger.

Looking at the Timberwolves paid a lot in this deal, but only got a former All-Star player Magloire with an injury history, it seems that it is not so cost-effective.

However, considering the deal between the Timberwolves and the 76ers, people also thought that the Timberwolves were stupid and had a lot of money. In the end, Salmons' personal performance was a slap in the face of everyone, especially in the playoffs. Completely played a personal worth.

This year is the last year of John Salmons' rookie contract. I believe that after Salmons' contract expires, there will be many teams in the league willing to pursue this potential rookie and offer a huge contract to impress Salmon. Sri Lanka's heart.

I just don't know if the Timberwolves will seek a trade for Salmons in the middle of the season when they are destined to be unable to keep Salmons.

From the perspective of winning the championship, it is the wisest decision for the Timberwolves to keep Salmons if they want to hit the consecutive championship.

But Luke is moody and never plays his cards according to the routine. Before the trade deadline actually comes, no one knows what Luke will change the Timberwolves into.

Magloire, as a center player who had just been selected as a Western All-Star in the 03-04 season, originally Magloire's worth should not be so low, at least he could exchange for better chips.

But last season, Magloire ushered in a very serious injury, which also caused Magloire to only play 23 games for the Hornets throughout the season.

Even though Magloire averaged 23 points, 11.3 rebounds and 9.1 blocks per game in these 1.2 games, the serious waist injury made the Hornets doubt Magloire's status after his comeback.

The most important thing is that during the period when Magloire was absent due to injury, PJ Brown seized the opportunity to usher in the top position and played an outstanding personal performance, perfectly replacing Magloire's previous heavy responsibility on the court.

Last season, PJ Brown averaged 11 points, 9 rebounds and 2.5 assists after Magloire was reimbursed for the season due to a back injury.

And his defensive attitude is much higher than that of Magloire, so the Hornets chose to trade Magloire during the offseason when the positions of the two overlapped and Magloire's personal status could not be determined. , Thoroughly righting PJ Brown to become the team's starting center for the new season.

On a normal historical trajectory, Magloire was traded to the Bucks by the Hornets in exchange for the "Slam Dunk King" Mason who was also seriously ill.

Knowing this well, Luke naturally cut off the Hu in advance and traded the former All-Star center Magloire to the team to make up for the Timberwolves' vacancy inside.

Even if Magloire was reimbursed last season due to a back injury, Luke, who has the eyes of God, knows very well that this waist injury did not affect Magloire's career at all.

Even Magloire played 82 regular season games for the Bucks in the original historical trajectory, and he didn't see any signs of recovering from a serious illness at all.

Magloire was selected as a substitute for the Western Conference All-Stars in the 03-04 season. Even if it had something to do with the shortage of insiders in the Western Conference at that time, Magloire still had some personal strength.

In his peak season, he averaged 14 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. The statistics are not as dazzling as expected, but Magloire, who is 118 meters tall and weighs [-] kilograms, is a standard center template.

If he can play next to Garnett, it is not impossible for the former All-Star center to return to the All-Star game.

After all, Magloire's playing style just complements Garnett. Magloire doesn't need to think too much beside Garnett. He only needs to complete scoring and rebounding at the basket. The team environment is far better than that of the Hornets.

Especially Magloire's excellent offensive rebounds, this is exactly what the Timberwolves most need to add to the championship puzzle in the new season.

Last season, Magloire averaged nine rebounds per game, of which nearly four were offensive rebounds, second only to "Big Ben" Ben Wallace, ranking second in the league. The main reason for being selected as an All-Star.

This deal was naturally made by head coach Luke. After the team lost two inside players, Karl Malone and Divac, in the new season, the Timberwolves currently have a serious shortage of insiders.

It may be difficult for rookies Gortat and Eddie Griffin to support the inside background of the defending champion, especially after entering the playoffs, the Timberwolves' inside configuration will definitely be overwhelmed.

The Timberwolves in the free market don't have much salary space, so Luke turned his idea to Magloire.

After all, as an All-Star center, Magloire has been labeled "cheap" throughout his career!
That's right, Magloire was once known as the cheapest All-Star player in NBA history. Considering the background of the player's era, Magloire's salary is indeed pitifully small.

The highest season of his career was only 853 million US dollars. You must know that "Sugar Man" Ovocandi had an annual salary of nearly 600 million last season. In such a comparison, Magloire is simply " Good quality and low price"!
In this deal, the Timberwolves and the Hornets are completely different. The Timberwolves need Magloire, a quasi-All-Star center, to enrich their defending configuration for the new season.

While the Hornets got rid of Magloire's overlapping contract, they also strengthened the team lineup plus salary returns and draft picks.

As for whether Magloire can return to the All-Star lineup like "Alien" Cassell after coming to the Timberwolves, this is also what fans are looking forward to.

The current deal can be regarded as the defending champion Timberwolves' first reinforcement this summer, and it is also an operation that makes other championship teams feel tricky.

This summer, the Timberwolves have continued to reinforce without losing their core lineup. For other teams, this is simply a disaster!
(End of this chapter)