Dwight Howard's request for leave aroused concern within the team and also plunged the outside world into various speculations.
After Zhao Feiyang learned of the other party's actions, he did not continue to contact the other party this time, but continued to lead his teammates to maintain a stable training state.
Adrian has disappeared from sight since returning to Minneapolis, and his absence has made the Timberwolves' already weak inside line even worse.
For this reason, the Timberwolves had to temporarily sign a center player Greg Smith from a Development League team to fill the vacancy.
Greg Smith is an undrafted young man who once played as a substitute for the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks. At the end of last season, he moved to the Iowa Wolves, the Development League team affiliated with the Timberwolves. .
In terms of strength and performance, he is indeed not the person the Timberwolves need. But things happened too suddenly, and the Timberwolves didn't have much opportunity or time, so they could only quickly reach a one-month short contract with the other party.
After filling the vacancy inside, the Timberwolves continued their campaign.
In the next three games, the Timberwolves encountered the Washington Wizards, Philadelphia 76ers and Denver Nuggets.
Fortunately, the records of these teams are relatively average, and they have been at the bottom since the start of this season. Therefore, under the leadership of Zhao Feiyang, the team successfully defeated these three opponents without any effort at all.
This time, the Timberwolves also achieved their fifth consecutive victory.
Previously, when Howard led the team, the team lost various games. Now Zhao Feiyang returns to reverse the situation, which not only makes the team more confident, but also allows fans who are disappointed with the team to return to the Target Center Arena to support their team. .
At the same time, after three games, Olajuwon's training with Adrian Ennis has come to an end.
The two sides specially trained in a private gym, during which any outside sound was blocked by them.
Seeing that one week was approaching, Zhao Feiyang also officially came to inspect the results of Adrian's special training.
at dusk.
Zhao Feiyang drove to the arena, and when he arrived, Olajuwon was already waiting for him outside the door.
After meeting Zhao Feiyang, Olajuwon chatted with Zhao Feiyang.
"Zhao, Adrian is a diligent student, and I have passed on all my experience to him..."
"I don't know how much he has understood. After all, everyone's golf intelligence is different. However, I think he should be much better than before..."
Olajuwon's words gave Zhao Feiyang some bad premonitions.
He quickly followed the former into the arena.
At this time, Adrian was having a singles confrontation with Olajuwon's disciple Amir.
The last time the two of them faced off, Adrian was constantly at a disadvantage. Even if he took advantage of his physical advantage, he was quickly lifted up and beaten by his opponent's skills!
After a week of special training, Zhao Feiyang also wanted to know if Adrian had made any progress? What kind of progress has occurred?
On the field.
Amir attacked with the ball. After his assistant sent the ball to him, Amir stood in the two zones and played singles with the ball.
He feinted with a fake move, and then leaned his body against Adrian. The latter stretched out his hand to interfere, while the former suddenly seized the opportunity and turned around to take action.
Snapped.
Adrian jumped high and blocked the opponent's shot with a slap.
The basketball rolled out, and Adrian rushed up to seize the ball again.
After getting the basketball, Adrian entered the basket for singles.
Compared to the previous rigid style of hitting hard with his body, this time Adrian leaned against the opponent and began to make tentative feints.
When he feinted the ball to the left, Amir stumbled slightly. The next second, Adrian suddenly turned around and rushed inside.
His footsteps and agility have indeed changed a lot, and he can successfully shake off Amir with a seemingly simple movement.
Amir didn't panic after being shaken away. He seemed to already know Adrian's weakness and suddenly pounced from the other side to block Adrian's shooting point.
Unexpectedly, in the next second, Adrian suddenly braked halfway, flexibly pulled away, and threw the ball toward the basket with his backhand.
boom.
The rebound fell into the basket.
"nice shot."
Zhao Feiyang, who was standing on the sidelines, couldn't help but applaud.
Adrian on the field also noticed Zhao Feiyang's figure and waved to him happily to say hello.
Olajuwon on the side was obviously very surprised, "Can this also be called a good ball? Young man, are your standards too low?"
"Mr. Hakeem, I don't think that one week of special training can make Adrian a superstar! Now I see that he has made significant changes, which proves that things have developed in the expected direction..."
"As long as he can make up for the team's problems in future games, then this kind of special training will be effective..."
Olajuwon didn't know what to say for a while.
After a while, he finally answered, "If that's the case, then just be happy...but I always feel a sense of indebtedness, otherwise I'll give you half of the million dollars..." ....”
"No."
Zhao Feiyang rejected Olajuwon, "Mr. Hakeem, this million is well spent! Based on your guidance to Adrian, I believe he will grow up quickly in a few seasons... ..”
"All right!"
Zhao Feiyang quickly found someone to pay the balance to Olajuwon.
The cooperation between the two parties was very pleasant. After Olajuwon's special training, he also left Minneapolis with his assistants.
On the way back, Adrian kept talking to Zhao Feiyang about the special training, and told Zhao Feiyang all his experiences during this time.
Zhao Feiyang listened silently to his friend's words, and waited until the other party finished speaking before he answered, "Adrian, tomorrow we will leave for Los Angeles to play the Clippers! It will be your first game after returning from special training!"
"I look forward to you showing your transformation in front of everyone!"
Adrian also became excited when he heard that he would play the Los Angeles Clippers tomorrow.
"What? Play the Clippers?"
"If I remember correctly, their big men are DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin..."
"That's right! But so what? You can continue to hone your skills by playing against superstars! If you are put in the Development League now, your skills may not be significantly improved in a few months... ..”
Zhao Feiyang said.
"The more severe the situation, the more likely it is that people can grow quickly..."
"I hope you can play well. Only if you perform well will Dwight feel a sense of crisis. Otherwise, if the team spends 26 million to sign him, he will really become the biggest enemy in the league this season. ......."
