The news that Zhao Feiyang defeated the Golden State Warriors and led the Minnesota Timberwolves to another victory quickly spread throughout the league.
For fans in other cities, it's nothing, but for fans in Minneapolis and the Bay Area, this news is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue.
This is something that most people have never thought of and dare not even think about.
Everyone knows that Zhao Feiyang leads only a weak team. Such a weak team does not have much combat effectiveness at all. The victory is basically based on him alone.
Compared with the Warriors' overall strength, which is stronger and more balanced, the Minnesota Timberwolves are simply too weak.
But it happened that such a weak team defeated the Warriors. Even if it was just a narrow victory, it was shocking enough for the fans.
On the night the game ended, countless Bay Area fans left messages on the Warriors’ official website.
"Wonderful trade! Look what kind of powerful people the Warriors management team has produced. They traded away such an excellent guard..."
"I think the Warriors have the strongest lineup in the league. Yes, they are the strongest in the league... There is no doubt that they don't need any help and support now. After all, they can do it for a little luxury tax. Sending such a gifted person away..."
"The Warriors had better win the championship this season, otherwise, you will definitely be derelict in not firing some of the guys in the front office..."
Bay Area fans are buzzing.
Minneapolis fans have a completely different style.
They left messages on the Timberwolves' official website.
"Who made this deal? They found such an excellent player for us..."
"I used to think that the Timberwolves had no chance of making the playoffs, or even never again... Zhao's appearance made me deny this idea. This guy will definitely be a great team. leader......."
"Thanks to the Warriors' stupidity, we have hope..."
Regarding the reactions of fans in these two cities, Chinese fans are more realistic. They are on the other side of the ocean, so of course they cannot understand the sense of belonging in the city, but this does not affect their support for Zhao Feiyang.
"Well done! Killing your former boss with your own hands is definitely the most perfect revenge..."
"Then we'll see how well the Timberwolves can do... If they can defeat the Warriors in the playoffs, it will be really awesome... Of course, the premise is that they have to Let’s talk about entering the playoffs…”
"Zhao Feiyang is still a bit confused. If he goes to another team, he might be able to win another championship this season... The Timberwolves may have a chance to make the playoffs, but it is absolutely impossible to reach the finals. ......."
External public opinion certainly has an influence on Zhao Feiyang.
However, he didn't pay much attention to these things. After winning this game, he devoted himself to the subsequent games.
The team has become more cohesive as a result.
In the next three games, the Timberwolves successfully defeated their opponents and improved their ranking by one spot again.
At the same time, the Timberwolves, who seem to have a positive and harmonious team atmosphere, are actually experiencing undercurrents. Zhao Feiyang's performance was so impressive that the team completely bet everything on Zhao Feiyang, which aroused dissatisfaction from Maurice Williams and Kevin Martin.
Although the two had ideas before, they only cooperated passively, but this time, the two chose to take leave and not play in response.
In response to this situation, the top management of the Timberwolves also held a regular meeting to discuss.
"Kevin is a very stable guy. His presence is very important to us, so we can communicate with him..."
"What's wrong with Maurice? His condition is getting worse and worse. If we hadn't taken him in, who would have wanted him?"
"These two are our old players. No matter what happens, we still have to communicate with them... Without them, the team's strength will only be worse than before..."
The senior management has only one idea about this matter, and that is to try their best to communicate with the two people and let them return to the team and continue to participate in the game.
However, head coach, general manager and minor owner Philip Saunders has a different view on the senior management's rhetoric.
"The two of them have contributed to the team, but since Zhao came to the team, these two have always caused various situations... I have to say that they have become the team's core Hidden danger......"
"I think we should now fully support Zhao to lead the team to the playoffs. These two people are of little value to the team at this stage, and their attitudes have already said everything. Therefore, I suggest that the team trade them... ....”
"Only Zhao can solve the Timberwolves' problems, so for him, everyone else can be abandoned..."
Phyllis Sanders' attitude really surprised the senior officials.
He has never expressed his stance like this in the past. After all, it is not easy to support a player with a clear attitude.
But now that he has done so, it proves that he has made up his mind.
"Now let's vote by show of hands!"
"The minority obeys the majority..."
Team owner Taylor is not that interested in basketball, just to give Phyllis Sanders face. Therefore, other senior officials said nothing, and everyone raised their hands to vote.
Soon, statistics showed that one-third of the top executives did not want to trade, while the other two-thirds supported Philip Sanders' trading decision.
"good."
"Then contact other teams as soon as possible!"
Once the high-level decision was made, the team's relevant departments took quick action. So, it didn't take long for news about the transaction between the two to appear in the news.
In order to express his attitude, coach Philip Sanders specifically spoke in front of reporters when he held a press conference.
"Yes, we are ready to trade Morris and Kevin... Of course, they are very good players, but now they are not very suitable for the team. No one wants this to happen, but it is happened......."
"The leader of the team is Zhao, and under his leadership, we are undergoing tremendous changes... No one can destroy this, and no one can stop it... We will definitely rush in Playoffs…”
"Thank you Morris and Kevin for their contribution to the team..."
Coach Philip Sanders didn't say it very directly, but his words actually proved that the transaction of the two people was related to Zhao Feiyang.
Considering the various rumors outside, such a transaction is undoubtedly the greatest sincerity of the Timberwolves.
As a result, Zhao Feiyang suddenly became the Timberwolves' most popular player and the hope of Minneapolis fans.
