We don't know to what extent what Garnett said after he eliminated James in the 20 10 Eastern Conference Finals influenced James' decision.

But from 1995-2007, he lived alone in Minnesota for 12 years, leaving his best youth to this city, no doubt.

As soon as he left, the team that he made popular collapsed instantly and began to rebuild slowly. Garnett's words seem to be a curse.

From 2007 to 20021,they only made the playoffs once and were one of the worst teams in the league.

They have love, Lu Biao, and later Downs, Wiggins, Lavin, Butler and so on. But this talented team disappoints us every year, except for 20 17- 18 season, Spock took them to the playoffs once.

But this season, they are 27 wins and 26 losses, ranking seventh in the West, holding the Clippers, Lakers and Trailblazers.

So the team owner, 20 15 No.1 Downs, finally entered the All-Star again after four years.

What is even more touching is that Wiggins, who went to Jinzhou, and Lavin, who worked hard for the Bulls, were also selected for the East-West All-Star Team.

Three Little Timberwolves will be born somewhere tomorrow.

When 20 15 entered the league, Downs was regarded as a superstar embryo at the facade level of the league.

He has a height of 13 meters and a wingspan of 2.22 meters, which is only flexible and projected by big men in the new era.

Rookie season 18.5 points 10.5 rebounds 1.7 blocked shots is undoubtedly the best rookie, and is also considered to be the best insider in the league after thick eyebrows and cousins.

At that time, Brother Xin was in front of him, just an empty and physical colleague.

A big man of 2m 13 can win the All-Star Skills Competition.

Since the second quarter (16- 17), it has steadily contributed 20+ 10 every year, which only Embiid and Alphabet can do in the same period.

However, compared with the return of emperor Philadelphia to the top teams in the East, Brother Alphabet has made great progress. Now holding two MVPs and a championship +fmvp, Downs and his Timberwolves have been living in the mud.

There is no shortage of good players around him, from Lavin and Wiggins to Butler, Edwards and Russell, all of whom have all-star qualifications and talents.

But they just couldn't get good grades, so according to the control variable method, all the spearheads gradually pointed to Downs.

He played more and more outside lines. At the most exaggerated time, he averaged 7.9 three-pointers per game (19-20 season), which exceeded most outside lines in the league.

He played softer and softer, topping the center and the Timberwolves defending the bottom of the long-term league. 17- 18 season finally entered the playoffs and was defeated by cappella.

His data is becoming less and less valuable. In recent seasons, he didn't show any performance, but he always kept 20+ 10, but the league and fans gave him up and missed the All-Star in the last three seasons.

But this season, with the gradual maturity of Edwards, especially with his good friend Russell, Downs and this timberwolves have undergone secret and gratifying changes.

Their defensive alliance is 15 and their offense is 1 1. With their youthful momentum, they desperately oppressed and fought for their opponents. Average 14.3 three-pointers, grabbed 12.2 rebounds in the frontcourt, stole the fourth (8.8 times), blocked the second (5.8 times), and the opponent made a mistake, ranking first in the league (16.8 times).

Downs really plays like a leader, a core and a center.

This time, his selection was well deserved.

Downs, 20 15 champion, plus three all-stars this year,

Wiggins, as the No.1 scholar one year earlier than him, was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his seven-year career.

Even Zach Lavine, the younger brother of the three brothers, was chosen earlier than him last year.

He is the most talented of the three, but he is the latest to meet people's expectations.

People had high hopes for him before he joined the league. His horrible physical quality makes people only regard his template as lebron james, although their styles are totally different.

But until this season, he never met people's expectations and even became a joke.

Unlike olowokandi, Kwame Brown and Bennett, he didn't fall off the first prize so quickly, which didn't meet people's expectations at all.

He has excellent skills and talents, but he just doesn't seem to try his best. This regimen is unique in the NBA.

The rookie season averaged 16.9 points, the career 19.4 points, and the highest season was only 23.6 points.

The water poured, but it didn't seem to be completely poured.

But compared with his outstanding talent, he did too little.

Finally, on 20 19, the Timberwolves couldn't bear it, and traded him to the Warriors in exchange for Downs' good brother Russell.

But no matter the warriors are at a low ebb, they all need to shoulder heavy responsibilities.

Or after Curry's return, he returned to his deputy.

He always goes up and down at 18 every game and goes to work at 8 o'clock. No surprises, no hope.

But excellent teams, especially champions, can constantly inspire and develop the potential of players.

Gradually, people gradually realized the change of Wiggins through teasing.

His spiritual temperament may never be the spokesman for LeBron and Durant, but this does not prevent him from making other contributions to the team, especially when Stephen Curry is around.

He accepted coach Cole's instruction, defended harder, passed the ball and hit the goal that was not difficult for him.

He has become the first choice for attacking defense, and he has to deal with monsters like LeBron, George and Durant in every game, but it is not difficult for him.

When Curry is away, he can also continue his firepower for the team and occasionally show his terrible physical talent.

He is only 26 years old, and the conditions are so terrible that everything is not difficult for him.

But what is precious is that although he doesn't have the fighting spirit and desire of a superstar, he also lacks the ego and pride that make the coach have a headache.

He is like the "super upgraded talent" of 20 14- 16 Warriors Barnes, providing all-round help to the team.

In fact, he is more like Leonard in the Spurs 12- 14 period.

Once Lavin, you can compare the legendary interpretations of Dr. J, Jordan and Carter. Even in my mind, his elegance and skills have surpassed those of his predecessors, and he can be called a goat in the All-Star Dunk Contest.

However, 20 17 injured the cruciate ligament of his left knee, which made people worry that he would not only be unable to fly, but also be unable to stand in the NBA.

After all, besides the dunk contest champion, there are too many "stuntmen" who are nothing but dunks.

But behind the outstanding talent, Lavin's diligence and desire, as well as the progress in basketball technology brought to him, have been ignored by many people.

He made his debut in 14 with the draft pick 13. Although the Timberwolves were Wiggins' team at that time, he averaged 10. 1 minute in the first year.

Later, Downs came, but whether as a starter or a substitute, he was able to show his progress step by step.

From 20 14 to 20 17, his score data is10.14.918.2, one step a year, even becoming the most reliable outside cannon among the three.

He has been proving to people that he is more than just a belt buckle.

In the 20 17- 18 season, the timberwolves traded him for Butler and finally gave him a big enough platform.

Rebuilding a bull really needs a star with enough skills and fame. The key is that he is still full of desire and contributes something.

18- 19 season, 23.7 points, reaching 20+ for the first time in his career,

19/20 season, 25.5 points, has always been the first time in the East to be able to break up.

Last season, he scored 27.4 points and was a well-deserved All-Star.

Although his personal performance is at its peak, Lavin wants more-victory and championship.

He gave up the early contract renewal with the team, and he wanted to see if the Bulls were really willing to build a competitive lineup for him.

So Vucevic came, Demar demar derozan came, and Bauer and caruso came. During the offseason last year, bulls were the biggest buyers in the market.

Now they rank first in the East with 32 wins 18 losses, and Lavin and Demar demar derozan are radiant.

Leaving the Timberwolves allowed us to see the real Zach Lavine.