"Don't be so polite, just call me coach. We are definitely the team with the most chance to compete for the championship in the new season."

"What you don't know is that we haven't played a game in the new season, but those spinach companies have already adjusted our championship ranking to third place!" Adelman said happily.

They didn't even make the playoffs last season, and this season they became the team with the third most likely chance of winning the championship. Why is he unhappy?

Yi Dun was stunned, "Only third place? Which team is the first or second?"

He was extremely curious. Now that the Timberwolves have their own chances, they are only ranked third in the championship? Isn’t this too underestimating their abilities?

"The first one is naturally the defending champion Miami Heat last season, and the second one is their finals opponent Thunder." Adelman said with a smile.

Yi Dun shook his head, "They don't have a chance to win this season."

This made Adelman amuse himself. He originally thought that Yi Dun's personality would be similar to Yao Ming, after all, they were both Chinese. But after this contact, he found out that Yi Dun and Yao Ming seemed to have two extremes.

Yao Ming's low-key and obedience gave Adelman an extremely deep impression. Any coach may like to coach such a player.

Yi Dun could not tell at all that he was low-key. He didn't play in this game and just shouted that the two teams had no possibility of winning the championship.

And if you obey, there is no way to start. On the first day of coming to the team, I just went to negotiate the conditions...

However, Adelman didn't care. In his opinion, if Yi Dun can really lead the team to win the championship, let alone these minor matters, he would be able to accept it even if he took away his tactical board on the sidelines every game.

...

After leaving Adelman's office, Richard drove Yi Dun back to his residence. Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue looked forward to Yi Dun's return.

"Brother Dun, what are you talking about? Have you ever talked about our position and playing time in the new season?" Sun Yuehou asked anxiously, pulling Yi Dun's arm.

Yi Dun's face looked a little embarrassed, but he forgot about Sun Yue's side.

But even when he thinks about it, he must be embarrassed to speak. After all, Yi Jianlian has played in the NBA for many years, which makes him start in the preseason without much problem, but Sun Yue Adelman probably has no impression of Sun Yue at all.

"Sun Yue, don't worry, you have to take this matter slowly, you won't be fat in one bite."

"But I talked to Adelman on the side of Ali, and agreed to start six games in the preseason, with the appearance time of each game not less than 35 minutes. If possible, I will start directly in the new season." Yi Dun patted Sun Yue's shoulder and said.

Yi Jianlian was surprised. He didn't mean he had never played the starter. In fact, Yi Jianlian played a total of 272 games in the NBA, of which 162 games were the starters, accounting for about two-thirds of all games.

But the previous starter is definitely not the same as the current starter. Yi Jianlian is very clear about his performance in recent years. If Yi Dun had not spoken, it would be difficult for him to get the starting position.

It can't even be said to be difficult, it should be said that there is no possibility of starting the game at all.

He played thirty games with the Mavericks last season, all of which were substitutes and didn't get a single starter...

Sun Yue was a little disappointed, but he must also know his own situation. He has no comparison with Yi Jianlian, even if he is the champion player...

"Come on step by step, good days are coming. Now Alien, you should work harder and strive to secure the starting position first."

"As for the Great Sage, you have to work hard. In the preseason stage, it is impossible to keep you on the bench and seize any opportunity to play. As long as you have the opportunity to take action on the court, you will take action immediately. As long as you have the opportunity to block others, don't be afraid of fouls. Now is different from the past. You are not in the Lakers anymore." Yi Dun said to Sun Yue.

Sun Yue's original disappointment was wiped out, and he wished the preseason would start now.

He knew very well that as Yi Dun said, he could not sit on the bench during the preseason session. The Timberwolves did not look at monks and Buddha faces. He was the one brought by Yi Dun. If he didn't give any appearance time, wouldn't he be slapping Yi Dun in the face?

...

The three of them chatted for a long time. Now what they are most looking forward to is undoubtedly the preseason coming soon, but in the next time, they will have to train with the team.

This training camp is also a good opportunity to show off oneself, especially Sun Yue. If he can perform well in the training camp, it is not impossible to be reused by Adelman.

The Timberwolves' backcourt lineup is actually extremely weak. It can be said that it is because the person who sees the sadness is crying.

The core player in the backcourt is naturally Rubio nicknamed Spanish Golden Boy. Rubio was his rookie season last season. In addition to the unstable factor of injury, his performance on the court is actually quite good for a rookie.

However, this Spanish Golden Boy has an extremely fatal flaw, that is, his poor offensive ability.

It can't even be said to be bad, it's just a pity.

As a defender, his average shooting percentage is only 35.7%. Such a shooting percentage is simply a magical pit, and it is no wonder that he was nicknamed Lu Yizhong.

However, while his offensive ability is worrying, Rubio also has a very good passing ability and overall view, which is Yi Dun's favorite type of point guard.

Yi Dun likes point guards who can pass the ball, which is fully reflected in the Olympics. He doesn't need the point guard to have any offensive ability. He just needs to be able to pass the ball to himself at the right position and time, and this point guard is an excellent point guard.

Obviously Rubio was able to do this.

In addition to Lu Yizhong, the strongest player the Timberwolves can find in the backcourt is Jose Barrea.

Old fans will definitely have an impression of Baria, especially Dallas Mavericks fans. It is not an exaggeration to say that Baria is the savior who won the championship in 11 years.

Facing the Heat's three giants, Baria, the regular season soy sauce party, was promoted to the start in the finals and performed quite outstandingly, especially in the sixth game of the finals. With Nowitzki's offensive end, Baria scored 15 points with a shooting percentage of 58.3%, successfully helping the team beat the Heat's three giants and won the first championship trophy in team history.

This is definitely a counterattack for the little guy. It is precisely because of his outstanding performance in this round of the finals that Baria got a good contract with the Timberwolves.

But he cannot be a savior every day. Due to various reasons such as physical fitness, Baria is not a backcourt player who can take on the pole.

Rubio's offense is very bad, and Barrea is not much better. His average shooting percentage last season was exactly 40%. Think about how beautiful the two backcourt players were together, it was so beautiful that they could open a blacksmith shop in Minnesota.

In this case, if the Timberwolves did not introduce backcourt players, Sun Yue would definitely get a good appearance time. There is no way, because the friendly forces are too weak, making Sun Yue not that bad.

...

From this point of view, Yi Dun joining the Timberwolves is undoubtedly an extremely perfect choice. Other teams cannot find such a poor lineup as the Timberwolves to train Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue.
Chapter completed!