Entering garbage time in the final quarter, Barkley said: "This year, Kassel was introduced, a point guard who averaged 19.8 points and 7.3 assists per game, shooting 49% from the field and 36.4% from three-point range, I think Garnett has no shortage of helpers, but the Timberwolves are still not a top team." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"The Timberwolves are far from becoming a top team, and they still lack Carter, O'Neal, Iverson, and Maddy." Yang Rui continued.

Barkley laughed: "Didn't you say that Kobe Bryant was afraid that he would fight with O'Neal?" ”

Yang Rui smiled: "With these four people, the Timberwolves can at least reach the Finals, if they lose the Finals, it must be because the defense is too poor, these four have not been able to give Garnett enough support." ”

Smith was out of breath as he laughed.

Yang Rui continued: "But Garnett also made sacrifices for the team, he has an annual salary of 28 million this season, in order to allow the team to have a little more salary space to recruit excellent players, he signed a five-year, $100 million contract with the Timberwolves in 2003. Next season, his salary will be much lower. ”

Barkley mends the knife. "It's a pity that Garnett's salary cut is several million, and the Timberwolves still can't recruit big-name stars, unless they are willing to take a pay cut to come to Minnesota to hug their thighs."

In the end, the Timberwolves lost 78-105, and the difference in strength was obvious.

Cassel is a point guard who is good at using his body to play, and Grizzlies point guard Byron Davis is stronger than him. This Davis broke out, scoring 22 points and 12 assists, while Cassel only had 14 points and 7 assists, which was a lot inferior.

Pau Gasol also played well, shooting 11-of-14 from the field and 5-of-8 from the free-throw line to finish with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist; Garnett finished with 30 points, 16 rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks on 11-of-22 shooting and 8-of-9 free throws.

Szczebiak scored 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting and 2-of-3 from three-point range, and the Timberwolves had no one to score in double figures.

That night, Garnett's fans on the Internet went crazy, and the commentary on TNT Radio was so annoying, did my "wolf king" recruit you to provoke you?

There are also some people who think that what Yang Rui said makes sense, Garnett is really strong, is he always held back by his teammates? He has never been able to pass the first round of the playoffs, the iron-clad wolf king, and the flowing teammates.

There's a reason for that.

He has always wondered that in his previous life, he was also in the Timberwolves and did not win with beautiful statistics, Garnett was praised to the sky, and Kevin Love will be more beautiful in the future, but everyone said that Love is a data brush.

Garnett joined the Celtics in 2007, setting off a wave of league star huddles, and a group of people actually said that he was the thigh of the Celtics, and also said that forming a team at the end of his career is not called a huddle.

When the Big Three of the Green Army are together, they are all alive and well, and they can abuse James, who averages 30+ per game in the playoffs, and Pierce did not lose to Kobe Bryant in the finals, and Ray Allen was bloody with three points. The Big Three are the golden age of thirty-one or two years old, and when some people say that they will become the end of their careers!

In 2014, Lefu also went to the Cavaliers huddle and won the championship in 16 years, but the evaluation he got was that he was a pseudo-giant, cumbersome, winning and he had nothing to do with it, and it was his fault that he lost.

As far as Garnett's career evaluation is concerned, Yang Rui feels that it is not that he is black, but that the NBA league is too dark, and in this dark place, black stars are all uncles. A creamy-looking star like Love averages 15 rebounds per game and is a soft egg.

Yang Rui returned to Los Angeles and stayed at home for a week.

On March 16, he received a call from his agent, John O'Connor.

"Jerry, Lakers owner Jerry Buss contacted me, and he wanted to ask you out for dinner tomorrow night to talk about cooperation."

"Okay, when and where?" Yang Rui smiled slightly, he should have come, but he still came after all.

As the season draws to a close, the Lakers have won a few games and are not the worst team, but they are also firmly in the lottery.

This was expected by Yang Rui, in his previous life, the Lakers with Caron Butler and Chaggy Atkins only finished 12th in the West, and selected Andrew Bynum, the "Wash and Blow Cut Little Shark" in the summer.

Now, because the Jazz, Warriors, and Clippers are too bad, the Lakers are ranked 11th in the West, which is not bad.

The agreed location is Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills, this restaurant Yang Rui also likes, the founder is known as the Chinese food god Zhou Yinghua, since 1973 has been loved by Los Angeles celebrities, the menu has been innovated according to Chinese and Western tastes.

Old Bass booked a private room and would not be disturbed by reporters.

Yang Rui arrived later and saw only two people in the house, old Bass, who was dressed in casual clothes and was still very energetic, and his son, Jim Bass, who was also dressed in casual clothes.

"Hello, Jerry, nice to meet you." Old Bass greeted him cordially.

"Mr. Bass, I'm glad to meet you too." Yang Rui smiled and shook hands with the two.

"You can call me Jerry, call him Jim." Old Bass smiled.

As soon as he looked at today's posture, he guessed that Old Bass had begun to train a successor.

Choosing a successor is the most important thing for a wealthy family, no matter which country or era, if it is not handled well, it will be very troublesome. is like the Nine Dragons of the Qing Dynasty, a group of princes all revolved around a woman with unfocused eyes, and finally a tragedy occurred step by step.

Jerry Buss, the Lakers owner who has made near-perfect decisions in his life, is now caught in this strange circle.

Buss Sr. has six children, four of whom have been ruled out and will not become Lakers owners, with the remaining eldest daughter and second son competing.

On the surface, the arrangement of the succession plan of the old Bass is already the best choice he can do. Jenny is in charge of the business and Jim is in charge of the team, so the siblings have to work together. Jenny made money, and Jim had the capital to sign the star. On the other hand, if the team plays poorly, Jenny's business development will also have problems.

In terms of ability, Jenny is obviously stronger, but Old Bass faced the difficulties of his successor, and like all heads of the family industry, he chose to pass on his sons rather than his daughters.

Jim Bass had the upper hand in the management struggle because he had the support of his father. He had a trait that Sr. Bass chose him for, that is, he never demanded too much power and did not complain. He just doesn't like Jackson, an outsider, who is involved in too many things with the Lakers and is more xenophobic.

And Jeanie Buss is too strong and ambitious, and wants to grab the power and completely control the Lakers after the old Buss retires. She became a "Zen master" and lost a "Zen master", Jackson brought a championship to the Lakers, and she helped Jackson squeeze out the Lakers' meritorious Jerry West was a big failure.

After ordering, Old Bass smiled and said: "Jerry, you must have guessed that we would come to you, and we also have the intention of joining the Lakers, so we will skip the temptation and go directly to negotiate the conditions." I believe in your coaching ability, your team-building vision, and Jim has the courage and ambition to help, with Kupchak's support, the only thing lacking is some hard results to speak for, he needs the help of someone who is capable, and I hope you can help him. As long as your request is not too excessive, we can agree. ”

"Happy, I love working with people like you." Yang Rui smiled: "Don't worry, I won't ask too much." ”

Yang Rui admired Lao Bass's courage and efficient communication skills, and expressed several key points of cooperation in a few sentences, which made people feel good.

Old Bass has a clear attitude, Yang Rui wants money to give money, and people to give people, but he must stand on Jim Buss's side and be his helper. In this way, the Lakers will definitely not have family infighting in the short term.

The two sides hit it off, and the internal harmony of the Lakers is also what Yang Rui wants.