4 consecutive wins to third in the West! The Timberwolves didn't lose 10 for 1? The 200 million iron gate proves that it is not a garbage contract
On November 10, Beijing time, because there are only two NBA games today, we can make a comment on the players who have played well in the past period of time. After the start of the new season, Maxey proved himself, without Harden, he can also play good statistics to help the team win, and now the 76ers are in first place in the East with a 6-1 record, Maxey is averaging 25 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists per game, which is very good.
After Porzingis left the Wizards, he also proved that even if he joins a strong team, he can also give the team a lot of help, so far this season, Porzingis has averaged 20.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.6 blocks per game, and the three-point shooting rate is as high as 41.2%, Porzingis has even played against the Great in the recent game against the 76ers, and he has proved that he is not a premium contract.
Speaking of premium contracts, the first thing that may come to mind is the Timberwolves, because this team seems to have too many premium contracts, first of all, Conley, who got him through a trade last year, so far this season, Conley has averaged 10.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1 steal per game, with a three-point shooting rate of 46%, He can hit 2.1 three-pointers per game, which is very good, but his role is often not reflected in the data, so his annual salary of 24.36 million this season is considered a premium contract by many fans.
Downs got a 4-year, 220 million contract last offseason, because he led the team to the playoffs, but in the past two years he has not performed well, this season he averaged 17.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 0.9 steals per game, shooting only 42%, as a center to play such an efficiency is really unsatisfactory, and his annual salary this season is as high as 36 million, it does look very premium.
One of the main reasons for Towns' premium is Gobert, to be honest, before Gobert didn't join the Timberwolves, Downs' performance was still very good, at least an All-Star level player, but after Gobert's arrival, because of his existence, Towns lost interior space, although Downs' projection ability is good, but he is a center after all, and he needs interior space to kill and provide more diverse scoring means.
The result is good now, because Gobert occupies the inside line, which also leads to the opponent daring to unscrupulously save Downs' three-point from the outside, because he rushes into the inside, there will be a big center waiting for him, so this also leads to Downs' inefficiency. And Gobert can be said to have been questioned after joining the Timberwolves, he was traded by the Timberwolves last offseason, and the Wolves can be said to have made a bloody investment in acquiring him.
The team got him with 10 for 1, when the Timberwolves sent Beasley, Beverley, Kessler, Vanderbilt, four first-round picks and two first-round swap picks, after the deal was completed, Gobert was not less sprayed, because in the eyes of many fans, he is not worth so many chips, the key Gobert still has a big contract, he signed a 5-year 205 million contract with the team in the 20 offseason, which was the highest salary in the history of the center at that time.
Because of this contract, Gobert was also scolded a lot, like O'Neal and Barkley all kinds of cynicism, and even bluntly said that he was born in the wrong era. But at that time, Gobert was able to get this contract without a problem, because he won the best defensive player 3 times in the previous period and was selected as the best first defense player 6 times, and the Jazz were able to make the playoffs for many years in a row, Gobert was the key, and he single-handedly supported the team's system.
As a result, after coming to the Timberwolves, he was ridiculed in various ways, because of the Timberwolves' poor record last season, Gobert became the player who took the blame, but in fact, Towns missed most of the regular season, resulting in the team's lack of major generals, and the record was not good enough, but in the playoffs, they put a lot of pressure on the Nuggets, the champion of the year, and the Nuggets players once said that the Timberwolves put the most pressure on the team in winning the championship.
And after the start of this season, the team welcomed back a healthy Downs, although Downs's data is still not good, but Gobert has adapted to the current team, plus now that Conley feeds him, his role on the offensive end has also begun to show, Gobert can average 12.7 points, 13.6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2.1 blocks per game this season, shooting 55.4%, first in the league in rebounds per game, and sixth in the league in blocks.
Under his leadership, the Timberwolves have ranked first in the league in defensive efficiency so far this season, so they have recently defeated the Nuggets and Celtics in succession, before meeting the Timberwolves, both teams have not tasted defeat, and after the recent Timberwolves won four consecutive wins, they have now reached the third place in the division, this season's Timberwolves are definitely worth looking forward to, after all, in addition to Towns and Gobert, they also have a champion Edwards.
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