The older superstars of the NBA

After the deal between the Warriors and the Timberwolves was concluded, Zhao Feiyang did not stay any longer.Perhaps completely disappointed in the city, he packed his bags and headed to Minnesota the next day.

Minneapolis, the city where the Timberwolves are located, is relatively remote. The average temperature there is very low, even lower than Toronto, and it is covered with ice and snow for most of the year.

More importantly, Taylor, the owner of the Timberwolves, is rather stingy, and he is reluctant to spend a lot of money to build the team.The management is also relatively mediocre. Even if they have caught some good cards, they have smashed them under their arrangement.

Such a team fundamentally does not have the strength and spirit to win the championship.

Even without considering the team lineup, it is difficult for them to compete for the championship.

Several hours of flight journey made Zhao Feiyang exhausted, and it was already night when he arrived in Minneapolis. Originally, the Timberwolves had called and said that they would send someone to pick him up at the airport, but after Zhao Feiyang got off the plane, Waiting left and right in the cold wind, but never waited for the Timberwolves.

So he had to set off on his own to the apartment he had rented in advance.

After settling down in the apartment, Zhao Feiyang was able to rest on the bed.However, as soon as he lay down, the other party called.

"Hey, where are you? We're ready to go...."

"Oh! God! I've already arrived at the apartment... Fortunately, I didn't wait too long in the cold wind, otherwise I would be frozen to death..."

"Sorry, we misremembered the time...."

Zhao Feiyang hung up the phone helplessly.

The first time he arrived in this city, he felt the double coldness here.

If it was just "cold" in temperature, then Zhao Feiyang would not think there was anything, but this neglected "cold" was what disappointed him.

Through such small things as picking up people, it can also be seen that there is indeed a problem with the Timberwolves' management.

After a night of rest, Zhao Feiyang finally recovered his strength.

At noon, after lunch, he rushed to the Target Center, home of the Timberwolves.

Before arriving there, Zhao Feiyang called in advance to contact the other party's management personnel. This time, he finally did not lose the chain. When he got out of the car, the general manager of the Timberwolves, Philip Sanders, was already in the arena. Wait for him at the door.

Interestingly, the team general manager Philip Sanders is also the team's head coach and one of the team's small owners.

It can be said to wear several hats.

"Zhao, welcome to Minneapolis."

"How does it feel?"

Philip Sanders is an old man who is nearly 60 years old. He has a thin face and looks very serious when he has a straight face. Even if there is a little smile on the corner of his mouth, he still gives people a serious feeling.

He took the initiative to shake hands with Zhao Feiyang, and even patted Zhao Feiyang on the shoulder.

"There is only one feeling, that is very cold..."

Zhao Feiyang's words seem simple, but they are actually a pun.

Of course Philip Sanders could hear it, and he just smiled, "The climate here is like this. You just came here, so it must be difficult for you to get used to it...it doesn't matter, if you stay here longer, you will Love it here...I promise you...."

The two entered the arena while talking.

After the procedural handover in the meeting room, Zhao Feiyang also proposed to go to the training hall to have a look.Philip Sanders readily agreed, and even took the initiative to lead the way to the training hall.

After arriving at the place, Zhao Feiyang was shocked.

There was no one in the training hall, only three or four players were training on the court, and the facilities on the field looked rather old, and even some places were not cleaned well at first sight.

The entire training hall is not big, of course it is enough, but the gap with other teams will undoubtedly come out.

Especially compared with the Lakers, Zhao Feiyang even felt that this place was a bit too shabby.

"What about people?"

Zhao Feiyang asked in a daze.

Philip Sanders didn't have any strange emotions. Instead, he said calmly, "It should...it's not here yet! It's nothing...today is the weekend, even if everyone rests more Not surprisingly, the team has only played two away games recently...."

"Our climate here is cold, so the general training is at noon or afternoon. If you encounter bad weather and it is difficult to travel, you can also ask the team for leave......"

Philip Sanders' words made Zhao Feiyang fall silent for a while.

The other party thought that Zhao Feiyang was very satisfied, so he took the initiative to ask, "How is it? Our conditions are very good, right? There is no other team in the NBA that can be like us...... We will not be too harsh on the players Our training...there is freedom here..."

"Of course, we will not indulge the players to go crazy. There are training volume indicators every month. This must be done..."

Zhao Feiyang is stupid.

No wonder the Timberwolves have an average record, and they have been at the bottom in recent seasons. After playing for so long this season, they have lost more games than they have won.

Leaving aside the icy and snowy weather conditions, it is indeed difficult for people to have the desire to win in terms of this team atmosphere.

It is more suitable for hanging or retirement here.

It's no wonder that after some excellent players arrive here, they will gradually become mediocre.The general environment has too much influence on people, and an environment that is too comfortable is not suitable for people to struggle.

"There is a game tomorrow, if you want to participate, you can participate tomorrow...Of course, if you want to take a day off, you can also ask the team for leave tomorrow..."

Philip Sanders' words left Zhao Feiyang speechless.

If he has played in the NBA for many years and wants to relax himself at the last moment of his career, it is not bad to choose to hang out here.

But he has just entered the league in his second year, and in his limited career time, dawdling is definitely not his choice.

"It's okay, I'll take part..."

Soon, the next day's game day arrived.

In the evening, Zhao Feiyang entered the arena for training ahead of time. This is his long-standing habit, which was also developed in the Warriors.

Most players will enter the court an hour and a half earlier, seize the time to warm up, and take more shots to find the feeling.

However, when he arrived at the locker room, he realized that he seemed to have arrived early.

There was no one in the locker room.

Zhao Feiyang didn't think too much, put on his coat and went to the infield to warm up.But after he entered the infield, he found that there were no fans in the arena. Except for a few staff members, the entire arena was almost empty.

If it were in Los Angeles, the fans would have already entered the arena at this time. Even if there were not many people, these people would come in early and find a way to ask for autographs or take photos with the players to interact with them.

And here, it looks completely different.

"Maybe it's just the weather!"

Zhao Feiyang sighed heavily, and then practiced shooting alone.