On July 7, Beijing time, the Timberwolves officially announced that they had acquired center Gobert from the Jazz through a trade and held a press conference to officially introduce the new player. "Now that we're on the same side, I'm excited."

On July 7th, Beijing time, the Timberwolves officially announced that they had acquired center Gobert from the Jazz through a trade, and held a press conference to officially introduce the new player.

Gobert likes to read Twitter comments. He knows that Minnesota fans have not liked him during the nine years of his career. He also heard Timberwolves coach Finch complain about the way he sets screens, but it all This will change after Gobert officially joins the team. "Now that we're on the same side, I'm excited," Gobert said.

Now, the Timberwolves have two of the best big men in the league on the roster, and the three-time Defensive Player of the Year will play alongside Towns. Speaking of Gobert, Finch said: "I think he fits perfectly into what we're already doing." Connelly, president of team operations, also said: "He's not going to hinder anything we have right now, he's going to make the team Get better. What I can see from him is not just basketball talent, but a positive factor about team development."

As a former Jazz player, Gobert's previous team has improved every year for the past six seasons. Entered the playoffs , but never broke through the second round. He said: "The chances of winning are not always great. In the past few years, we may have missed those opportunities. I think the Jazz are still a very competitive team, but they passed It would be better for them to trade me for more assets."

And the Timberwolves are the opposite. The team has not made it to the second round of the playoffs in nearly 20 years. They have high expectations for Gobert and believe that he can become the core of changing everything together with Towns, Edwards and Russell.

"Our goal is a championship." Gobert said, "I'm not just here to be a good team, but to try to take this team to the finals and achieve that goal."

(NBA official website)