Chapter 209 Celtic Action

The Celtics made a series of moves after signing Zhao Yue. Garnett renewed his contract with the team and stayed in Boston with a three-year 45 million contract. Garnett is one of the few players who have entered the NBA directly from high school. After graduating from Faragat High School in Chicago, Garnett was selected fifth by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1995 NBA draft and was the first high school student under 20 to be selected in the NBA draft.

John Hammond, the basketball manager of the Pistons Club, was a key figure in Garnett's growth. The discerning Hammond found Garnett in the high school league and introduced him to the Chicago training camp in 1995. Garnett became famous overnight, and in the same year, he was picked out by the Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA draft. The Timberwolves signed a huge contract with him, which became sensational news at that time.

When I first saw Garnett, Kevin McHale, the general manager of Timberwolves basketball, is still fresh in his memory. Garnett performed a difficult dunk, "At that time, everyone was suppressed, and everyone's mouth was wide open, and they could hardly believe their eyes." On the way back, the current Timberwolves coach Sanders (the general manager of the club) began to mutter to himself, "This guy, we must not give up." And it turns out that Sanders' vision is not correct. After Garnett joined, the Timberwolves entered the playoffs for eight consecutive years.

Desp, Garnett's excellent skills, his NBA playoff road with the Minnesota Timberwolves is very rough. The Minnesota Timberwolves were out in the first lap of the NBA playoffs for seven consecutive years from 1997 to 2003. In 2004, after joining Sam Cassel and Latrell Spreville, the Minnesota Timberwolves improved significantly. They not only won the Most Valuable Player of the Year, but also successfully broke through the first round in the playoffs that year and entered the West Coast Finals, but finally lost to the Los Angeles Lakers. By 2005, Cassel and Spreville's request for a high-paying contract renewal failed, even though Garnett's performance on the court was still versatile and amazing, the Timberwolves finished the NBA regular season with only 44 wins and 38 losses, ranking ninth in the West Coast, and failed to win the NBA playoffs for the first time in nine years.

After entering the NBA, although he weighed only 99 kilograms, because Garnett was 2.08 meters tall, he had to fight against some superstars on the inside field. Malone, Camp, Weber, Ewing and Olajuwon all made him suffer, but at that time he was afraid of facing O'Neill. At that time, two lines were drawn on the wall of the general manager's office of Timberwolves, one with a distance of 2.10 meters from the ground and the other with a distance of 2.14 meters from the ground. The purpose of these two lines is to measure Garnett's height. The idea of the Timberwolves Club is that when Garnett grows to 2.10 meters tall, he will change his position from a small forward to a power forward. If it grows to 2.14 meters, use Garnett as a center. Therefore, since Garnett's height exceeded 2.10 meters, Garnett has never straightened his body during the weekly weight measurement process. His analysis is: "Hey, you know that if I grow taller, I will defend O'Neill!" God, don't let my body grow up again. Fortunately, Garnett finally grew to 2.11 meters, and after eight years of hard work, Garnett has become the best inside players in the NBA together with O'Neal and Duncan.

In the 2003-04 season, Garnett averaged 20+10+5 per game for the fifth consecutive season, and only Larry Bird has achieved the same achievement in NBA history. He was elected as the best player in the West in December, January and February, becoming the first player in league history to win this award for three consecutive months. He averaged 13.9 rebounds per game in the season, becoming the league's rebound champion for the first time and leading the team to the Western Conference finals for the first time. Selected into the All-Star lineup for the seventh time. He won the only regular season Most Valuable Player (MVP) trophy in his career. He was selected as the best team in the league for the third time and the best defensive team in the league for the fifth time.

In the early morning of August 1, 2007, the Boston Celtics held a press conference and officially announced that they had won 10 All-Star player Kevin Garnett from the Minnesota Timberwolves. In order to get the "Wolf King", the Celtics sent out Rian Gomez, Al Jefferson, Gerald Green, Latlief, Telfi and the 2009 first round of the draft. In addition, the Timberwolves also got some cash from the deal.

After joining the Boston Celtics, he formed the "Celtic Big Three" together with Ray Allen and Paul Pierce. Garnett sacrificed his personal data for the overall benefit of the team, with an average of 18.8 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, as well as 1.3 blocks and 1.4 steals and 3.4 assists per game for 32.8 minutes. Because of his outstanding defense, KG won the league's best defensive team of the year for the first time. DPOY, and helped the team win the championship, which was also his first championship. He was selected into the All-Star Team for the eleventh time, the best team in the league for the fourth time, and the best defensive team in the league for the seventh time.

Kevin Garnett is known as a revolutionary of the power forward in the new era. He has extremely comprehensive skills, excellent passes and deterrent defense. He has won the NBA rebounds four times and is one of the greatest power forwards in history.

Zhao Yue believes that he will learn a lot when he plays in the same team as Garnett. In his heart, Garnett is one of the best inside players in the league, even if he is old.

After renewing Garnett, the Celtics renewed their contract with Brandon Bass. In the 2005 NBA draft, Brandon Bass was selected by the New Orleans Hornets with the 33rd overall pick in the second round. On July 27, 2007, the Dallas Mavericks signed a contract with free agent Brandon Bass, but the details of the contract Not disclosed.

In the 2008-09 season, Mavericks and Bass signed a contract worth 1.59 million.

On July 11, 2009, the Orlando Magic and free agent Brandon Bass reached an agreement to sign a four-year contract with a total amount of $18 million. [ 2]

On December 10, 2011, the Boston Celtics sent Glen Davis to get Brandon Bass from the Magic.

Bass's attack is basically a low-level singles, using speed to get rid of defensive players. The explosive power under the basket is amazing, and it can use the body to create space. The dribbling is first-class in the forward, often on the free throw line, and the shooting rate of free throws is quite reliable. The shooter is unstable, and the breakthrough to the left often ends with shooting. The ability to capture slam dunk opportunities is good, and the card position and front-court rebounds are also good. He likes to turn left but is unpredictable, because he has a series of fake moves. Attack does not require dribbling, and teammates can find a vacant position when the defense shrinks. It's easy to make mistakes in the crowd. You're not a good passer, and you can't always find room to make a shot.

Bass's strength and athletic power make him a reliable defender, but his height is obviously insufficient. Being able to resist the inside line* also has a fast pace to keep up with the outside players, and the blocking ability is average. It's more like a one-on-one defender than a team defender. He is a good regional rebounder. He is not the most brainy player in the world, but he plays quite tenaciously.

Advantages: Accurate mid-range jump shot and strong confrontation ability. Although the height is at a disadvantage in the inside line, excellent physical fitness still ensures the protection ability of rebounds.

Disadvantages: short height, strong inner line is easy to be capped, the offensive ability of holding the ball is average, and the defense is easy to be directly shot by opponents who are much higher than the ball. After receiving the ball, they often hesitate whether to break through or shoot.

After all, Garnett is too old to play on the court, so Bass has become a suitable substitute for Garnett.

Now that the Celtics' main lineup has been basically determined. In the center position, if Zhao Yue can recover before the start of the season, then he will be the first choice in the center position. There is no doubt that Garnett's partner Pierce in the striker position. As for the defender, it is a little difficult to deal with. The point guard is needless to be stable. It's much longer, but the shooting guard is a little difficult to deal with.

Contney Lee is a good candidate, but Brazilian lightning Leonardo Barbosa is also strong, but neither of them is stable enough, especially the three-point long shot is not stable enough, which is a fatal injury for the shooting guard. As for Avery Bradley, Rivers has always regarded him as a substitute. It's the same in the new season. He is a sharp knife among the substitutes. Jason Terry, the Mavericks' super sixth man, is also strong, but Rivers thinks it's safer to put him in the substitute lineup, so he must choose between Courtney and Barbosa.

But at this moment, a man appeared in front of him to solve this problem for him. This person is Zhao Yue.

Zhao Yue said, "Coach, I think you watched the finals last season."

Rivers said, "Of course, Zhao, you performed very well!"

Zhao Yue said, "Coach, what do you think of Allen's performance? As far as I know, many teams have looked for him since he became a free agent, and maybe there will be a team that moves him!"

After listening to Zhao Yue's words, Rivers' eyes flashed, and immediately picked up the phone and called Danny Angie, the general manager of the team.

In just two or three days, Iverson has been confirmed to have signed a contract with the Boston Celtics.