After last season's NBA Finals ended, most fans believed that this summer's offseason would be relatively quiet. After all, no players who were enough to change the league's championship trend became free agents. However, after the offseason began, When Durant applied for a trade, it caught everyone off guard. Many teams in the league also began to recruit Durant, which also triggered a series of transactions.
According to NBA well-known reporter Wo Shen, the Jazz and Timberwolves reached a blockbuster 9-for-1 deal. The Jazz sent the three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and obtained Beasley, Beverley, Kessler, Vanderbilt and Bormarofive players, plus four first-round picks, and after completing this transaction, The Timberwolves also own Gobert , Downs , Edwards and Russell 's F4 lineup, their intention is very obvious, that is, they hope that F4 can replicate the success of the Magic team led by Howard Howard. Gobert is alone in the paint, and the rest The four people are free to attack from the outside, but the risk of the F4 lineup is also very high. Once the performance is poor, it will fall into a crisis of disintegration!
The person O'Neal despises the most is finally free.
As the most dominant center player in NBA history, Shaquille O'Neal is still very popular in the league after retiring. He has expressed his love for Gobert many times before. His contemptuous attitude, especially after the latter signed a super-large contract of 200 million US dollars, O'Neal posted directly on his social media: It is really inspiring. A player averaging 11 points per game can get a 200 million US dollar contract!
Gobert is indeed known for his defensive ability. Scoring is not something he is good at, but there is another very important reason why he scored low in the Jazz, and that is that the team's offensive core Mitchell did not give any He passed the ball, and there had been conflicts between the two sides before, so leaving Salt Lake City was a complete relief for Gobert.
Timberwolves F4 wants to copy the success of the Magic
After the completion of this crazy deal, many fans said that the Timberwolves, which finally gave fans a glimmer of hope last season, are now back to before liberation. The reason is also very simple. It's just that the team's salary pressure is too great. Gobert and Towns both hold contracts of US$200 million. Plus Russell and Edwards, the team has no salary space to strengthen. Once the performance is not as expected, it has always been pure. Gobert, who plays a blue-collar role, will be difficult to trade.
The Timberwolves are willing to risk such a big striker to create an F4 lineup. Personally, I think it is to replicate the success of the Magic that year, allowing Gobert to become Howard in the team, fighting for rebounds in the paint alone, while Towns, Edwards and Russell They all have strong outside offensive capabilities. With a stable three-point end point in the starting lineup, the Timberwolves can create a tactical system in which Gobert will focus on defense and steals, and the other four will focus on offense.
If the Timberwolves' deal is very risky, the Jazz sending Gobert away can be said to be a bloody profit, and many fans believe that after the deal is completed, they are very likely to pursue Durant in order to be able to form With the dual-core system of Mitchell + Durant, let us wait and see whether the Jazz can bring death to Salt Lake City!
