The opening three-pointer in basketball

"The Timberwolves are off to the best start in the past five years, winning two consecutive games, a different Timberwolves." - "Minnesota Evening News"

"Bai is a historical player, he will create history." - "NBA Online"

"Adelman: We are completely different from before." - "Today Sports"

"Love: We are confident of making the playoffs." - "The New York Times"

"White is definitely the best rookie this season, and he will make history." - "Los Angeles Evening News"

"The Timberwolves are different, they will face a real test in the next game." - "Indiana News"

Ever since the Timberwolves lost Garnett, they have plummeted, going from being a powerhouse in the Western Conference to a weak team.

Run forward side by side with the king.

Now just one start with two consecutive wins is already the best start in the past five years.

It's a common occurrence for the Lakers, Spurs, and even the Rockets.

But for the Timberwolves, it's really too difficult.

The Minnesota media was naturally very excited.

Bai Yi only relied on two games to make the local media and fans favor him.

However, everyone is still a little worried about the third game. The first two games did not make the playoffs last season.

But the opponent in the third game is different. The Pacers were a playoff team last season.

Moreover, they recruited troops in the summer and their strength improved a lot.

The Pacers also won the first two rounds, but this time they really encountered a tough situation.

Of course, no matter what, the current results are enough to be proud of for the Timberwolves, which ranked last last season.

The players are still very happy.

Connelly is also very happy. He has just negotiated two stadium sponsorships.

Just yesterday, a large company from China came to him and wanted to ask if he could be endorsed by the entire Timberwolves team.

Connelly said he would consider it, but in fact he was very excited.

He seemed to see countless beautiful knives spread out in his office, higher than his head.

All of this is naturally thanks to Bai Yi.

This rookie from China scored more than 30 points in two consecutive games, showing that he is no weaker than a superstar.

Connelly plans to chat with Bai Yi today.

After all, he is the one he chose. The higher Bai Yicheng is, the better his reputation will be.

In addition, since Bai Yi is the core of the team, he should also receive some special treatment.

After the team's training, Connelly asked his secretary to pour coffee, and then asked kindly: "Bai, are you still used to being on the team?"

He had a smile on his face and his tone was skillful, as if he was chatting with an old friend.

Bai Yi was a little surprised.

"It's okay, I can adapt."

"Oh, that's really great, Bai. The club attaches great importance to you. We are your strong backers. If you have any questions, you can discuss them with us."

"Okay, I understand."

Bai Yi was very calm and did not appear excited because of this. Connelly planned to add some spice to Bai Yi.

"Bai, do you have any players on the team with whom you disagree? If so... I will help you deal with it."

It sounds like gangs are fighting for territory.

Bai Yi was a little speechless, he finally understood what Connelly meant.

At this time, if it were an ordinary rookie, he might really be grateful.

However, Bai Yi firstly has no one he wants to deal with, and secondly, even if there is someone, he will not pretend to be a bully or a tiger, and use others as a pretext.

He chuckled and nodded, but didn't say much.

Seeing that Bai Yi was still so calm, Connelly felt that it was really pointless to make such empty talk.

He smiled awkwardly, thought for a while and said: "Bai, the club will give each player two tickets, which are considered tickets for relatives and friends. I make the decision and I can give you five."

It's Minnesota's home game soon.

If the game is really popular and attracts spectators, then a few tickets can be given away or sold.

But Bai Yi doesn't have many friends at the moment, and he won't be able to get much money if he sells it.

So Bai Yi really doesn't care much about this.

Connelly was still so calm when he saw Bai Yi.

He couldn't help but be speechless.

He quickly thought of another offer.

"Bai, there are many universities in Minnesota. I have many friends in this field. Do you have relatives or friends who want to study in a beautiful country? You can come to me."

Bai Yi glanced at Connelly and said, "No, thank you."

He really doesn't have any particularly close friends.

And he also found it troublesome.

There are friends and classmates here. Do you want to take care of them? What if something happens? Should he, the guide, be responsible?

So he didn't bother to ask for these things.

However, Bai Yi also felt that Connelly actually wanted to give him some benefits and wanted to tell him that the club valued him.

He is not a ungrateful person. After thinking about it, Bai Yi said: "After the training camp, I want to go to the team's training gym to practice. Manager, can you let me go?"

During the previous summer league, Bai Yi could go to the club's training arena to practice anytime and anywhere.

Before the NBA regular season started, management became much stricter.

Except for team training, it is generally not open to players.

However, they do not often train as a team. Generally speaking, there is no training for visiting team games, and there is no training for games separated by one day. In addition, the training time is also short.

The training session only lasts a little over an hour.

Although Minnesota has many universities and young people, there are many outdoor basketball courts.

But it wasn't very safe, and Bai Yi didn't want to cause trouble. He thought maybe he could practice in the team's training gym.

When Connelly heard this, he laughed and said, "Of course, Bai, as long as you want to train, you can do it anytime, I will tell them."

He then praised Bai Yi as a hard-working kid who never forgets to train.

Soon after, Bai Yi left the office.

Connelly was still showing off his picks to his secretary.

At this moment, a fax came, but it was a fax from the Lakers. It said that Kobe really liked Bai Yi and he wanted to become teammates with Bai Yi, saying that he could trade anyone except Kobe.

In addition, the Lakers can also provide some tacit understanding with the Timberwolves.

In the past ten years, the Lakers have been able to secretly help the Timberwolves enter the playoffs.

It was the Spurs before, and now the Lakers have also tried this trick, but except for Kobe, are others really worth more than Bai Yi?

The Lakers also said they can play tacit basketball.

I have to say that the Lakers really seem to want Bai Yi.

Kobe is getting older, and they are eager to help Kobe win another championship.

In addition, after Kobe, they also need to cultivate new core players.

Connelly glanced at it, then threw the fax into the trash can.

"There is no need to show such things to me in the future. Bai is not for sale. No matter what the conditions, we will not trade Bai. You can write this sentence on the official website."

The conditions offered by the Lakers do seem very good, but they cannot fool Connelly.

What the Timberwolves need is not immediate combat power, but a player who is the cornerstone of the team and can help the team remain competitive in the long term.

If the Timberwolves can make the playoffs every year, they will definitely earn hundreds of millions more.