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Zhuang Fei's office, McHale, Zhuang Fei and D'Anthony sat together with a solemn face, they are now discussing the team's summer work arrangement, and now the biggest problem facing the Timberwolves is naturally the problem of a group of veterans such as Anthony Piller and Chris Kyle not preparing to renew their contracts and leave directly, originally Zhuang Fei hoped to use them to sign first and then trade some draft picks or rookies, after all, their strength and ability are not bad, but Zhuang Fei and McHale regret that these people have no intention of renewing their contracts at all.

In addition to the issue of renewing the contract of zìyóu players, the Timberwolves naturally need to find a center with good skills and height for the team this year, but now the center is a scarce resource in any team, and there are no players who meet Zhuang Fei's requirements in this year's draft list.

"Kevin, seriously, we can't take Brand" Zhuang Fei sighed and laughed. McHale and D'Antoni also looked at each other and smiled after being stunned, of course they understood that Zhuang Fei was joking, Brand was the top candidate this year, and in McHale's scouting report, except for Brand, everyone else did not meet Zhuang Fei's requirements, so Zhuang Fei said this.

"Zhuang, we do need a good center to help Kevin release the pressure, and Rashad is not suitable to play as a starter right now, but I really can't find a player who fits your requirements right now" McHale shook his head.

"Do you think the Pacers' Jermaine O'Neal can we get it, I heard that the Trail Blazers have been reassuring him recently, his performance in this year's playoffs is very good, but it is clear that the Trail Blazers have no plans to put him on the throne, this kid is also a player who is not willing to be lonely, and now he should be preparing for a showdown with the Trail Blazers" Zhuang Fei groaned and said, for little O'Neal, Zhuang Fei likes it very much, he believes that this player with a potential has reached the peak in his hands, And the combination of O'Neal Jr. and Garnett is good enough on both the offensive and defensive ends, and the Timberwolves don't need to sacrifice offense for defense. But Zhuang Fei regretted that the Trail Blazers had no intention of trading Xiao Ao to the Timberwolves.

"I asked a few days ago, they are a little loose now, and they do seem to be making second-hand plans, if they can't keep him, they will trade him out, but they seem to be vaguely interested in Paul" McHale glanced at Zhuang Fei with some concern, and now he is really popular in the league, which is why the Trail Blazers dare to ask for a sky-high price, no matter how good O'Neal Jr. performs in the playoffs, now it seems that he only has the potential to become a good center, and Pierce is now a famous outside star, There is an essential difference in status between the two.

Zhuang Fei didn't speak, but D'Antoni and McHale saw that Zhuang Fei's face was getting more and more solemn, and it was obvious that Zhuang Fei was really considering the possibility of Pierce replacing O'Neal Jr.

"Paul can't, Paul is our team's best outside knife is the team's best lubricant, he and Nash and Garnett's combination can't be dismantled, these three people are now very tacit, but we can't give up little O'Neal, Kevin, you still have the Trail Blazers to continue to contact and probe their bottom line" Zhuang Fei finally shook his head and instructed McHale.

"Well, I see," McHale nodded yes, and continued: "Who should we pick in this year's draft, according to our opinion, Scott Padgett is a decent interior player, although not a center, but also a player with potential to come off the bench."

"Forget it, I don't need an inside substitute, this year's local rookies in the United States don't have what I want" Zhuang Fei sighed and continued: "Peeler and Kyle can't renew their contracts, but I hope you can keep Mitchell and Dean Garrett, these two people are still in my plan"

"I know this, the two of them also tend to stay with the Timberwolves, but we may not be able to pay too much, but depending on what he means, it seems that the team can arrange a management job for him after retiring, so the salary requirements are not high" McHale also sighed. Not every player in the NBA can earn tens of millions of dollars a year, most of them only hold contracts of more than 1 million, and what will happen to these players after retirement will become their top priority.

"Well, you can make up your own mind about this," Zhuang Fei said to McHale with a final smile.

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At the end of the high-level meeting with McHale, Zhuang Fei finally received an appointment that he had been putting off for a long time.

The Minneapolis Hotel is not far from the Timberwolves' training hall, although the name of this hotel is very domineering, but it is just a small hotel with one accommodation and food, and Zhuang Fei is going to come to this place today to accept an exclusive interview with Su Skirt and CCTV film crew, originally Zhuang Fei promised to accept Su Skirt's interview after the playoffs, but now it has been postponed for a week because of the relationship between Timberwolves owner Glenn Taylor.

"Xiao Su, this room is too small" As soon as Zhuang Fei walked into the room prepared by Su Fei, he found that all these people were still busy, after all, it was just a small place, and there was no way to place many things.

"Yes, it's a little small, but the budget is limited, and it's good that we can stay in the United States for so long," Su Skirt said with a sigh.

Zhuang Fei is also very clear about the dilemma of domestic NBA reporters, the domestic basketball market is basically not developed, and the NBA does not have many people paying attention, and there will naturally not be much funding if there is no attention, and even many NBA reporters are part-time reporters of other projects, so now those who come to the NBA for on-site interviews will come to play soy sauce in the finals or all-stars, and then return to China, and what is even more embarrassing is that there is only one person who plays soy sauce over the years. So that's why they're crowded into small hotels, and they can't afford to live in big hotels. If it weren't for the big tree with the CCTV film crew, it is estimated that even the small hotel would not be long in time.

"But fortunately, Brother Zhuang is very good this year, and now the country is ready to let our group of people live in the United States," just when Su Skirt was secretly sad, a CCTV crew next to him spoke. Zhuang Fei's actions in the United States have driven the domestic NBA market, and the most direct change is that CCTV is ready to increase investment.

"I really envy you," Su Skirt sighed.

"Okay, don't say these frustrating words, sooner or later it will get better, let's start" Zhuang Fei patted Su Skirt's shoulder and said, I didn't expect that the leading basketball reporter in China who has been in the limelight in later generations would have such an encounter at this time. This also made Zhuang Fei see that nothing can be achieved overnight, and now the domestic NBA market is being changed by these people in the room, and it will develop one day.

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"Is it true that you will be the head coach of the Dream Four team of the American team recently" This is the most concerned issue in China recently, even higher than the final failure of the Timberwolves, and even CCTV's news network has been tracking this matter, so Zhuang Fei's answer now will definitely be on the news again in the end, the Chinese in the United States as the head coach of the Dream Team, this is almost unimaginable, which is more unimaginable than the Chinese in Brazil as the head coach of the Brazilian men's soccer team.

"Well, it's true, I think I'll announce it in a while, I'm looking forward to the 2000 Olympics against the Chinese team," Zhuang Fei said with a smile.

Although they knew that this was true, this group of people were still so surprised that they were speechless for a while after receiving Zhuang Fei's affirmative answer. This also made the atmosphere of the scene silent, and Su Skirt almost forgot the interview manuscript she had prepared.

"Well, that, you just said that you are looking forward to playing against the Chinese team in the Olympics, do you know a lot about Chinese basketball now, I know, you have been in the United States for a long time, and you haven't returned to China for four years" Su skirt cleared her throat and asked.

"Yes, Chinese basketball is developing rapidly now, and a group of very talented players have appeared in China, such as Wang Zhizhi, Mavericks have been paying attention to him, Battle, the Nuggets are also chasing him, and of course Yao Ming of the Shanghai team, these people are very good, although I have not gone back, but I have also been paying attention to the country"

Looking at Zhuang Fei's understanding of the domestic situation, Su Skirt was surprised again.

"Let's talk about the Timberwolves' playoffs this year, many fans in China think you played well, but you lost in the end, isn't it a pity" Originally, Su Skirt didn't want to mention this topic, afraid that Zhuang Fei would be in a bad mood, but finally asked.

"Yes, it's really a pity, but we did a good job this year, and I'm very satisfied with this result" Zhuang Fei still smiled, and Su Skirt saw the slightest displeasure on his face.

"What are your goals for next season and do you have any plans to go further?"

"Of course, our goal for next season is to win the championship, in fact, my goal for every season is to win the championship," Zhuang Fei said with a smile.

Zhuang Fei's confidence made everyone present a little unbelievable, few Chinese will be like Zhuang Fei, but in ordinary life Zhuang Fei gives them the feeling that they are still very traditional Chinese, very humble, but when it comes to basketball, Zhuang Fei's whole person is different.

Slowly, Su Skirt also began to let go, Zhuang Fei answered all the questions raised by Su Skirt, without a trace of cover-up, which also made Su Skirt and them hear a lot of secrets in the American basketball world.

"By the way, the last question, now I ask on behalf of all the Chinese fans, when are you going to return to China, and now the domestic fans are waiting for this matter" Su Skirt put away her interview book after asking the last question, and looked at Zhuang Fei for a long time. Waiting for Zhuang Fei's answer.

Zhuang Fei was also stunned in the end, and then he shook his head and said with a smile: "Tomorrow, I will go back tomorrow, I need to go back to China to deal with a lot of things."

Return? This is indeed a matter on Zhuang Fei's schedule, because Green is still stuck in China, he also needs to deal with the big man in China, and he can no longer escape from his "relatives" in China.