Last season the Timberwolves successfully broke into the playoffs . The two No. 1 picks Edwards and Towns can be said to have contributed a lot. On the other hand, when I came to Minnesota and played "brother basketball" with my good brother Towns, " Russell " did not show the responsibility of a "veteran", and was once jokingly called "water pull" by Timberwolves fans.
Gobert joined strongly, and the Timberwolves formed the new Big Three
This offseason, in order to strengthen their defense in the penalty area, the Timberwolves spent a lot of money to acquire Jazz Tower Gobert, the arrival of this three-time All-Star winner has also allowed the Timberwolves to assemble their own giant combination. But now when talking about the Timberwolves' Big Three, everyone will put Edwards, the No. 1 pick, among the giants. , instead of Russell, so with Gobert's strong joining this time, the Timberwolves' Big Three members will be Edwards, Towns and Gobert.
Russell reached his peak with the Nets, and later ushered in "brother basketball" with Towns in Minnesota
As the second pick in 2015, Russell made some progress in the first two years of Lakers , but considering that Zijin fans wanted to regard him as the "successor of Kobe ", Russell's performance did not meet the fans' expectations. , but was later sent to the Nets by the team, and Russell finally fulfilled his second-place talent in Brooklyn. In the 18-19 season, he averaged 21.1 points 3.9 rebounds 7 assists per game, helping the Nets. Successfully reaching the playoffs, that season was also the first and only time in Russell's career that he made it to the All-Star stage.
However, in the summer of 2019, Russell and Durant swapped (sign-and-trade transaction) and went to Golden State, which benefited from injuries to many of the team's main players at that time. Despite his illness, Russell also scored a career-best 23.6 points in the Bay Area. As a result, the Warriors management, for the sake of the Splash Brothers, finally traded Russell to the Timberwolves in the middle of the season, allowing him to compete with his Good brothers Towns play "brother basketball" together. Russell, who just came to the Timberwolves, averaged 21.7 points 4.6 rebounds per game in the 19-20 season. tml76.6 assists, can be regarded as continuing its previous excellent performance in the Bay Area. As a result, I never thought that in the summer of 20, the Timberwolves used the No. 1 pick to pick Edwards. It was precisely because of his joining that Russell became a member of the team. The core position of the backcourt has been shaken.
The core position of the backcourt was taken away by Edwards last season. Russell may not have a 100 million yuan contract in his career.
