The strongest basket king

Chapter 375 Win-Win Deal

Chapter 375 Win-Win Deal

On January 1, the Nuggets came to Minnesota to face the Timberwolves, the bottom of the West.

The task of the Timberwolves this season is to train rookies, but if they are bad, well, their lineup really can't win. Last season, the core left the team and suffered various injuries. There is no one.

The Timberwolves played well at the beginning of the game. Except for the fifth position being eaten to death by Xiang Chu, they scored in other positions, but after entering the rotation, they collapsed all of a sudden.

The Nuggets continued to score, while the Timberwolves' bench didn't score at all.

The Nuggets led by double digits in the first quarter, and they led by 20+ in the second quarter.

They couldn't play at all. The Timberwolves' players had lost confidence. Compared with the beginning of the season, their spirits had problems. The young players may have been hit during this period.

In the second half, the Nuggets gave the bench players more playing time.

Nurkic performed exceptionally well, and he can also crush the Timberwolves' inside line.

And Aminu's performance is also quite satisfactory. This player has no big surprises but can be used when needed, especially in defense.

The Nuggets are now missing two rotations, and he has qualified for the chance to play.

Facing the Nuggets' rotation players, the Timberwolves performed better in the second half, but it did not affect the outcome of the game. Both sides played happily.

The Nuggets' schedule in January is actually relatively easy, even if it's freezing outside.

They went back immediately after an away game, and the next home opponent was not strong.

The visiting team is the Magic. After trading Howard, the Magic have been showing no ambitions. They should also be recruiting young teams. This is the team building model of the league's small teams.

They are not attractive and are not willing to spend money, and the speed of reconstruction is naturally much slower.

They have good youngsters, Vucevic continues to improve, but that's about it.

Because they can't win very much, there is no conclusion about the level of young people on their team.

For example, if the Nuggets won the championship, even if Xiang Chu got a lot of attention, other young people were also noticed by the outside world, thinking that they had proved their strength.

In competitive sports, it is normal to judge a hero by victory or defeat, unless the data is against the sky, after all, it takes a few brushes to do it.

All Magic starters are rookies, and their main goal is to train rookies.

They are not bad, but they are also rookies who cannot win.

In order to target Xiang Chu, they did not use the shooter as before at the fourth position, but put Kyle O'Quinn, who is strong and has wingspan.

However, more than three minutes into the game, Vucevic made two fouls, and the Magic hadn't scored a point yet.

Vucevic looked at Xiang Chu with extremely complicated eyes. He is also the core of the Magic's attack now, but the head coach told him not to defend Xiang Chu hard before the game.

Vucevic was a little dissatisfied. Xiang Chu was strong, but he also became stronger.

On the court, he realized that the gap between him and Xiang Chu was still so big.

People are different. Sitting on the bench, Vucevic's mentality changed quickly.

He doesn't need to compare with Xiang Chu, and he can't. It's better to play tactics honestly.

Facts have proved that O'Quinn can't limit Xiang Chu. After half a quarter, the Magic replaced the No.3 insider Dewayne Dedmon.

Magic head coach Jacques Vaughan is still very serious in arranging tactics. He hopes that the young people of the team can gain something in the contest with the defending champion.

In particular, the Nuggets' lineup is also very young, and it is a team worthy of their study.

But Xiang Chu is too strong, and the Magic's offense is always outside.

However, the Magic's outside offense is really good. Payton Jr., Harris, and Oladipo all performed well, especially Oladipo, who is very lethal in the second position.

There is also Nicholson, the backup fourth position, who also seized the weak consecutive scoring of the Nuggets' fourth position.

As a result, the Magic's strategy changed, no longer trying to limit Xiang Chu, but instead attacking from the outside.

The effect of their changes is still very good. At halftime, the Nuggets had the advantage inside and only led by 6 points.

After all, it's only good to be vigilant. The Magic has a few young players who feel really good.

In the third quarter, the Nuggets' offense became stronger. Knight, Middleton and Xiang Chu joined forces to directly expand the lead to more than 10 points.

In fact, Vucevic played very well in this quarter. The main defense, Xiang Chu, did not foul and scored points. However, the overall talent of the Magic is still a bit weak. Their two strong points on the outside are not good for three-pointers.

The breakthroughs of Payton Jr., Oladipo and Harris have already given Xiang Chu five blocks.

In this way, they were a little timid when they fought, but Nicholson made more three-pointers when he pulled out.

Although the scene didn't collapse, it gave people the feeling that the Magic couldn't keep up with the score.

In the final quarter, Tobias Harris and Vucevic played well, but the score gap between the two sides did not change, and the Nuggets also won eight consecutive victories relatively easily.

After this game, the Nuggets completed a deal that can be said to be a win-win.

The Cavaliers used two first-round trades to the Nuggets' Mozgov. Because of Xiang Chu, Mozgov did not have enough opportunities to perform, and the Cavaliers lacked a meat shield. They had already negotiated with the Nuggets.

It's just that they only had one first-round Nuggets before and they didn't agree. It's not that Mozgov deserves more, but Xiang Chu also needs a substitute. Now Nurkic has shown his strength, and the rookie is better than Mozgov. Be cheap.

The Cavaliers asked about the price outside, but they failed to negotiate with the favorite centers, mainly because they did not have a good bargaining chip.

Now that Waiters got a first-round deal, they simply offered two first-round offers to Mozgov.

After all, Mozgov won the championship with the team, and his salary is more appropriate.

In the two first rounds, the Nuggets were immediately tempted. It is hard to find a winner like the Cavaliers, and the opponent is also very ambitious to offer such a price.

So as soon as the price is quoted, the deal is done.

Mozgov himself is also more happy, he has long wanted to be a team's starting five.

当然，骑士给的两个首轮有顺位保护，来自灰熊的首轮签是2015年1到5和15到30顺位保护，来自雷霆的首轮签为2015年1到18顺位保护，以后都是逐年递减。

Therefore, these two signings for the Nuggets in the summer are actually useless, and it is also the management's preparation for the team's future.

When the players renew their contracts in the summer, they will basically fill up the salary space, and then they will rely on the draft and recruit players with a minimum salary to live.

Although it is a win-win situation, the transaction that is not for reinforcement still makes fans a little upset.

However, this is just the beginning, and the benefits of the Nuggets lineup are this season.

(End of this chapter)