Last season, Timberwolves ranked 13th in the Western Conference with a record of 23 wins and 49 losses in the regular season, and finally missed the playoffs. For Timberwolves fans, they have become accustomed to this situation.
This summer, the Timberwolves have been very active in the transfer market, such as the small Nankans, span_span_span_span_span and span_span_span_span_1. The name of the Timberwolves has appeared in the rumors of players such as span4span, but it was thunder and rain, and there were not many operations.
Let’s take a look at the main operations of Timberwolves this summer!
Introduction: Beverly (Grizzly), McKinley-Wright (two-way contract), Prince_span-Knight (two-way contract) Contract), the second round of 2022 (Cleveland Cavaliers), a special case of USD 4.75 million trade (Cleveland Cavaliers) South Gomez (Grizzlies), Rubio (Knights)
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Rehabilitation of the wounded: No
Span Wolves simply invoked pan1span during the offseason.They failed to keep the first-round pick given to the Warriors in the Wiggins-Russell deal. In fact, they can do so by keeping themselves in the bottom three of the league. But in the end, the Warriors got this first round pick.
Timberwolves also did not have a second round because he was sent to the Warriors. The team couldn't even buy a second round with cash. As a result, the Timberwolves did not participate in the draft at all during the offseason. Until Beverly's trade, this team was silent.
Beverly can always bring positive changes to the team, but he is 33 years old and it is understandable to trade him away. The Wolves did not leave Culver, it was their No. 6 pick the year before. The Timberwolves need to supplement their point guards, but they can't squander the draft opportunity. They had a good chance last year and eventually won the No. 1 pick and got Edwards. But this year they ran out of luck.
In addition, the Timberwolves will face a problem in the new season: how to distribute the ball rights of Russell and Edwards?
Russell is a player who needs to have the ball in his hand and finds and dismantles by dribbling the ball on the offensive end. Edwards also needs to hold the ball to attack the basket-his shot is not stable enough, and it is not a conventional weapon to shoot after receiving the ball.Only by holding the ball and rushing to the basket can he maximize his threat. Edwards played on the bench for a long time at the beginning of last season and staggered his time with Russell. However, it is obviously impossible for him to play on the bench again this season. He and Russell are bound to have a lot of overlapping playing time, how to allocate and The possession of the two men is a major highlight of the Timberwolves this season.
The Timberwolves have been unsatisfactory in recent years. When Butler was in the regular season, they finally beat the Nuggets and made the playoffs every year. The team is currently facing a lot of pressure on the record. If it doesn’t produce results again, will Downs want to apply for a trade to leave Minnesota ? Can Edwards make good use of the remaining three-year rookie bonus period?
The competition for the Western Conference playoffs in the new season is more fierce than before. It is difficult for the Timberwolves to get the top six and directly enter the playoffs, but the new year is expected to hit the top ten and get additional Tournament quota.
The key is, can Towns, Russell and Edwards lead the new triple-core combination in a brutal play-off match. ?
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