NBA: I have 3, no D, and I can't dribble

Chapter 34 [34] 3 million in 900 years?Timberwolves' sense of crisis!
#03天朝落选秀2。1秒3+1绝杀湖人，西决第六场三分9中8狂轰26分，西决连续两场已经命中15记三分球#
#“林疯狂” swept across the whole meter, so the three-pointer can still be shot like this? #
#Tie-seven big war X factor, whether Lin can continue the magic#
#Many NBA teams began to pay attention to the loss of the draft, and the management of Bobcats, Heat, Knicks, Pacers, Clippers, Warriors, Grizzlies and other teams have thrown olive branches#
# Timberwolves coach Philip Saunders created a classic battle in his coaching career, comprehensively analyzing the essence of the elevator door cover tactics#
Randomly flipping through the latest editions of sports magazines and newspapers from around the world, Timberwolves head coach Philip Saunders was smiling, liking Lin Fei more and more.

Without the elevator door screen tactic proposed by Lin Fei at the last moment, it would be almost impossible for the Timberwolves to reverse Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, and the team's journey this season would have ended last night.

With the elevator door cover tactic, a killer feature that highly matches Lin Fei's shooting ability, coupled with a reasonable playing time schedule,
Philip Saunders believes,

In tomorrow's tiebreaker, Lin Fei will definitely perform brilliantly again, helping the team eliminate the Lakers and reach the finals in one fell swoop.

If the Timberwolves win the tiebreaker, they will create the first 1:3 comeback in NBA history on the stage of the Western Conference Finals.

It is also the eighth 1:3 comeback in the history of the NBA playoffs.

Philip Sanders is now fully focused on tomorrow's tiebreaker,

But Timberwolves general manager Kevin McHale called before the special plane took off this morning.
I hope that Philip Sanders can negotiate with Lin Fei in advance to renew the contract, and assist the Timberwolves management to finalize the new contract with Lin Fei for next season before tomorrow's tiebreaker.

Obviously, the Timberwolves management has begun to realize the sense of crisis.

With Lin Fei's consecutive high-profile performances in G5 and G6 of the Western Conference Finals, hitting a total of 15 three-pointers, it can be called the only rookie in the history of the NBA.

Lin Fei, a thin Asian guard who was originally considered unable to gain a foothold in the NBA, quickly entered the vision of the management and coaching teams of many NBA teams.

The management of many rebuilding teams, such as the Bobcats, Clippers, Knicks, Warriors, Suns and Magic, have already begun to actively contact Lin Fei's agent to negotiate the signing of Lin Fei.

Because Lin Fei was an undrafted pick and the Timberwolves had never favored him, the one-year $35 rookie contract with Lin Fei did not reserve the priority to renew the contract.

That is to say, once the season is over, Lin Fei will become an unrestricted free agent and will no longer have any relationship with the Timberwolves.

Feel free to sign with any NBA team.

This is completely different from Trenton Hassel, who was a second-round pick in 2001 and played for the Timberwolves for three years.

Hassel's rookie contract will also expire this summer, but he is a restricted free agent.
Assuming that other teams give Hassar a three-year contract of $3 million, the Timberwolves can prioritize matching to retain this defensive champion.

But for Lin Fei, the Timberwolves did not have the priority to match.

This is also the biggest reason why general manager Kevin McHale is eager to renew Lin Fei.

At present, although Lin Fei played two consecutive good shots in the Western Conference finals, he made 16 of 15 three-pointers in total, and even staged a wonderful performance of 3+1 quasi-lore.

But he is a draft pick after all, with average physical fitness and great potential for injuries.

Coupled with poor dribbling, poor assists, and almost zero defensive effects, these flaws are quite fatal and seriously affect the development of personal ceilings.

Therefore, the management personnel of several teams who offered an olive branch to Lin Fei's agent were still very conservative on the whole.

Most teams only want to offer Lin Fei a short contract of no more than 3 years, with an annual salary of less than $200 million.

The New York Knicks, the richest and richest, only offered Lin Fei's agent, Qin Dongmei, a three-year contract worth $3 million, with an average annual salary of $810 million.

The Timberwolves are a small-market team after all, and Kevin McHale also fully saw Lin Fei's potential. After discussing with the owner Glenn Taylor, he would avoid long nights and dreams.

So he decided to offer Lin Fei a three-year contract extension worth $3 million, which already exceeded the Knicks' offer.

If Lin Fei continues his fiery touch in the tiebreaker, he can also perform stably in the next finals.
At that time, more teams will start chasing Lin Fei, and Lin Fei will play with enough confidence.

If the Timberwolves wanted to keep Lin Fei, it might be difficult to do so even with a contract worth tens of millions.

Philip Sanders has naturally considered this, but as the coach of the team, he is most concerned about the team's journey to the playoffs this season.

Reaching the finals, and then aiming at the championship, this is the direction that Philip Saunders and his coaching team should work most now.

And Lin Fei's outside firepower is already the most important scoring point on the Timberwolves' bench.

Philip Sanders didn't want to affect the harmony between the generals because of the contract.

I don't want Lin Fei's contract extension to affect his future state on the court.

But since Kevin McHale has decided to attack, no one can stop him.

"Lin, when you return to Minneapolis this time, the management will probably take the initiative to talk to you about renewing your contract!"

"No matter what, I don't want the new contract to affect your next game status!"

"Remember what I said, you can only get the most benefits for yourself during the offseason if you continue to perform better on the court!"

Philip Sanders walked up to Lin Fei who was sitting in front of the window in the cabin, patted him on the shoulder, and spoke earnestly.

As the head coach of Lin Fei and the Timberwolves commander in G5 and G6 of the Western Conference Finals, Philip Saunders knows the value of Lin Fei best.

Although it is uncertain whether Lin Fei will become a star in the future, Sanders knows very well that Lin Fei is a team-type role player that any NBA head coach likes very much.

It can even be said to be a perfect puzzle piece for the championship.

His tactical execution on the offensive end and his understanding of the team sport of basketball have reached the top among players.

Saunders naturally hopes that Lin Fei can stay in the Timberwolves and has been coaching his beloved apprentice, but he respects Lin Fei's personal choice more.

The Timberwolves' three-year, $3 million contract now seems to be considered sincere.

But in the view of Philip Sanders, this can no longer match Lin Fei's super offensive off-the-ball ability.

Defense can often be improved through training, but Lin Fei's three-point shooting touch and off-ball insight,

But it is an innate talent and wisdom, which is difficult for ordinary people to achieve after years of training.

If Philip Sanders was the owner of the Timberwolves, he would directly give Lin Fei $5 million for five years, or even more...

"Coach, thank you!"

Lin Fei responded to Philip Sanders' reminder with a smile. He had already guessed that the Timberwolves management would rush to renew his contract.

But no matter how big a contract Kevin McHale offered him, Lin Fei would not be so stupid as to lock himself up ahead of time, and everything would have to wait until the end of the season.

The five-hour flight was really boring, so Lin Fei found Szebiak in the lounge and played chess with him.

Szczerbiak has a very high level of chess, and won the third prize in the All-Mi Chess Competition in middle school.

But compared with Lin Fei, a top student in Qingbei, he lost more than he won.

"Oh my God, Lin, it's amazing that you actually came here. You admit defeat, let's play another game, and this time I will definitely win you!"

After half an hour,

"What's the situation, I... actually lost again?"

Lin Fei smiled: "Wally, why don't you play two Chinese chess games, I'm actually better at Chinese chess!"

Szczerbiak: "..."

On the pool table on the other side of the cabin lounge, Wolf King, "Madman" and Olowokandi, holding poker cards, are playing Doudizhu.

In the timeline of 2004, Doudizhu has not yet become popular in China, and there are few people playing it in the United States.

Therefore, this is naturally the new poker method that Lin Fei, who traveled over here, taught his teammates.

The wolf king held a stack of pocket-sized playing cards in his big hand, imitating Lin Fei's domineering poker throwing posture:
"Three eights and one nine, should we go?"

"Three 9's and an 8's, are you going to go? Sign up, haha!"

"Madman" stood up excitedly, and threw the card on the table with a "snap":
"I blow up!"

"Four 2s with two kings..."

The corners of Lin Fei's mouth twitched. These three guys have brought the Landlords to a new level.

The special plane arrived at Sao Paulo Airport at [-]:[-] p.m.

An hour later, Lin Fei was already in the Timberwolves general manager's office in the Target Center arena.

"Lin, let's take a look. Are you satisfied with this new contract? It's $3 million for three years, and the third year is a team option!"

"In addition, the boss Glenn Taylor heard that the car you drive has always been a Ford Mustang. You can drive this Rolls-Royce Phantom. Boss Taylor is really optimistic about you!"

Kevin McHale, in a suit and leather shoes, with a smile on his face, handed over a contract to Lin Fei, along with a Rolls-Royce car key.

Lin Fei remained calm, and returned McHale with a polite smile:
"Mr. McHale, please contact my agent about contract renewal!"

"I only care about tomorrow's tiebreaker!"

In fact, the Timberwolves management had already contacted Lin Fei's agent, Qin Dongmei, but Qin Dongmei's attitude was very tough, frankly saying that no decision would be made before the end of the season.

So McHale wanted to use Philip Sanders to play the emotional card for Lin Fei and let him renew his contract as soon as possible.

McHale was rejected by an undrafted pick, and the smile on his face froze instantly.

"Lin, $3 million in three years, the team is already sincere enough, why are you hesitating?"

"Don't forget, you are just an undrafted pick. If the Timberwolves didn't sign you, would you have a chance to play in the NBA?"

McHale also felt that he was a little too excited, and suddenly eased his tone:
"Lin, you have to be clear that the three-point shot will never be the master of the basketball game. What Philip Sanders thinks highly of you may not be available to other teams!"

(End of this chapter)