Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 185 185. Lineup Reinforcement
As for how long the new season has just started, Montgomery is not a coach who makes good use of point guards, so Spanoulis has not been reused.

And Spanoulis's playing style is exactly the same as Canadian star Steve Nash. Both of them have extremely high golf quotients, and they are like "sons of the wind" on the court.

It's just a pity that Nash is the core of the Suns and has a lot of opportunities to prove himself on the court, but Spanoulis is just a rookie who has just stepped into the NBA.

If Spanoulis plays like Nash on the court, Montgomery will definitely reprimand Spanoulis for having a problem in Europe, and let Spanoulis quickly pass the damn basketball to McGrady!
The guards from the European League are different from the native NBA guards, and Spanoulis is still a guy who desperately needs the ball. Playing in the Rockets with two core players, Yao Mai, it is reasonable that Spanoulis has no playing time.

Now that Luke has successfully fulfilled Wang Zhizhi, and also got Spanoulis, the "King of Europe", Luke only feels that even the air is sweet.

After the trade away of Rondo, the Timberwolves' back line was already short of personnel, especially the veteran Payton was often rested, which also caused Luke to often use Iguodala to play the first position to make up for Payton's rotation Later deficiencies.

The joining of Spanoulis can relieve the rotation pressure of the Timberwolves' back line. Even though Spanoulis has just entered the NBA, with Spanoulis' mature playing style, as long as Luke is willing to delegate power to the future "King of Europe" ", let Spanoulis freely control the ball on the field, and Spanoulis will definitely bring surprises to Luke.

Spanoulis is a perfect offensive guard who has all the qualities of a good scorer.

Whether it's a drive layup, a mid-range shot, a three-pointer or a free throw, Spanoulis can score in almost any way except for a slam dunk.

What's even more frightening is that although Spanoulis scored like a bag, he didn't need to use scoring to dominate the game. He only showed his sharp teeth when necessary.

More often, Spanoulis still appears on the organizational side, and the pick-and-roll between Spanoulis and the center is almost a nightmare for all teams.

No one will predict what he will do next, pass the ball, or attack by himself?

It seems that Spanoulis's omnipotent performance makes defenders don't know how to defend at all. For Spanoulis, all he needs now is an opportunity, a chance to prove himself in the NBA.

Luke is confident enough to let Spanoulis play "King of Europe" under his own hands.

After all, Luke was the best basketball coach in European basketball before coaching the NBA.

Compared with other coaches, Luke is very aware of the playing styles and personal tendencies of European players. Spanoulis was just unlucky and joined the slightly worse Rockets at the worst time.

Otherwise, even Rubio and Doncic will be famous in later generations. As the "King of Europe", Spanoulis has no reason to be worse than the two.

The difficulty of winning the historical scoring champion of the European basketball team is no less than that of the NBA's historical scoring champion.

European leagues focus on teamwork. Few players start their singles after halftime, and few players ignore tactics for two consecutive offensive rounds.

This is why very few players in the Euroleague average 20 points per game.

Moreover, there are many teams in the European League, and the number of players is also several times that of the NBA. Unless the peak Michael Jordan is willing to use his fame to reduce dimensionality in the European League and treat the coach as a puppet, it must be a very long time to become the historical scoring champion. the process of.

It took nearly 20 years for Spanoulis to go from being a basketball rookie to becoming the European basketball scoring leader.

In the past 20 years, Spanoulis' beard has become more and more lush, but the hair on the top of his head has become less and less. It seems that the more bald Spanoulis's head is, the stronger he will be.

At this moment, looking at Spanoulis who was just traded to the team with a smile on his face, Luke seriously considered whether he should shave his hair now!

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"We will face the Heat in the Christmas game in two days. The Heat have a very strong lineup this season. In order to cherish Shaq's last peak, Pat that guy can be said to have spent all his money."

"Chris voluntarily joined you during the off-season but you rejected him. I don't know if you regret it now."

In the general manager's office, McHale said in a good mood.

At the beginning of the season, the Timberwolves had offensive flaws in the lineup, which caused the team to experience two consecutive losing streaks.

During that period, it was definitely the saddest time for general manager McHale. He couldn't sleep well, and he couldn't eat well.

Fortunately, Allen Iverson was acquired from the 76ers through a trade, which solved the team's difficult offensive dilemma.

Now the Timberwolves are playing better and better. Not only did they win 15 consecutive seasons before the Christmas game, they only lost one game to the Houston Rockets.

The most important thing is that as the running-in between Iverson and his teammates is getting better and better, the Timberwolves are getting more and more motivated to win the championship. There is a sense that the championship is bound to be won, so that the general manager McHale can finally sleep well. Sleep.

Right now the Timberwolves' biggest competitor to win the championship is the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference.

So far, the Heat have a record of 24 wins and 6 losses, only one game behind the Timberwolves, ranking second in the league.

Even if the Timberwolves strengthen Allen Iverson, the league's scoring leader, through trades, it will be difficult for the Timberwolves to get cheap from the Heat. The match between the two teams must be a battle between dragons and tigers.

However, having Luke coaching the team made McHale feel at ease. If it wasn't for Luke, McHale might have been thinking about it all season.

"To be honest, I regret it a little bit. I knew it would be better to spend some money to sign him to prevent other teams from strengthening."

"Although Chris is a loophole on the defensive end, I didn't expect him to be able to provide so much help to the Heat. It seems that I still underestimated the oil in his stomach." Luke said calmly after taking a puff of a cigarette.

You can't tell what kind of emotion Luke is in from Luke's face, but Chris Webber did perform well after joining the Heat, at least much better than Luke expected.

Chris Webber played next to Wade and O'Neal this season, averaging 13.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.

Although the shooting percentage was only 42.8%, and the three-point shooting percentage was as low as 26.7%, but Webber's excellent coping ability still brought a lot of help to the Heat.

Fortunately, Chris Webber's defense has always been a problem, otherwise Luke, who was misjudged, might really start to feel depressed.

"By the way, the team recently reserved a spot in the roster, and many players have contacted me, hoping to join the team with a basic salary contract."

"I roughly counted it. In the past few days alone, no less than ten players have contacted me. I asked El to collect all their information. If you have time, you can take a look."

While speaking, McHale took out a stack of forms from the folder, and the forms were all free agents who had recently contacted the Timberwolves.

After receiving the player information that McHale handed to him, Luke casually flipped through it absently.

When Luke saw Sean Kemp's name, Luke couldn't help laughing: "If I remember correctly, the last time Sean played was in [-]."

"It seems that after Sean went bankrupt, the economy should be tense recently, otherwise he wouldn't have the cheek to want to come back."

Luke's words made McHale also smile knowingly. Once upon a time, "Rain Man" Kemp was also one of the star symbols of the NBA in the 90s.

In the end, it was ruined by alcoholism, drug use and a series of undisciplined behaviors. At the age of 33, he had no ball to play.

And because of the proliferation of illegitimate children, he was sued by his ex-wife many times, becoming a model star who declared bankruptcy in advance before retiring.

"Eric was cut by the Spurs, when did it happen?" Luke suddenly handed over a document, interrupting McHale's thoughts.

Seeing Eric Williams' name, McHale thought for a while and said, "It should have been not long ago, and I can't remember the specifics. After all, many people like him in the league disappear every day."

"If he hadn't just called me not long ago, I'm afraid I don't even remember that this player exists in the league."

Eric Williams is 34 years old this year. He can be regarded as a veteran in the league. His 12-year NBA career can be regarded as conscientious.

But Eric Williams' career did not have many bright spots. Even if he averaged 19.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3 assists per game in his peak season, it was ten years ago after all.

In the past two seasons, Eric Williams' data has been declining, and he has basically become a marginalized existence.

Eric Williams signed the next non-guaranteed contract with the Spurs this season. What Popovich likes about Eric Williams is undoubtedly his excellent shooting ability.

However, as Matt Bonner, who just joined the team this year, played better and better, the Spurs management still chose to lay off Eric Williams before he became a regular.

Based on the idea that saving a fortune is a fortune, he began to focus on cultivating Matt Bonner, a big man with equally excellent shooting ability.

"Call me some time and ask him to come to the team for trial training." Luke tapped his finger on the player profile on the coffee table, looked up and said to McHale.

　Ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket, thank you for your support!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)