After the game, team doctor Smith immediately gave feedback to Yang Fan on the latest progress in Yao Ming's injury.

According to the examination by team doctor Smith, Yao Ming's left ankle injury did not recur, but his ankle was obviously swollen, and a small-scale tissue edema occurred inside the joint.

Team doctor Smith reported that Yao Ming will face at least two to three weeks of rest. Considering Yao Ming’s own tonnage, it is best to adjust the quit to more than 20 days.

Hearing the retelling from team doctor Smith, the big stone in Yang Fan's heart finally landed smoothly.

Although Yao Ming will enter a quit in the next period of time and is expected to miss more than 10 games at least, in the view of head coach Yang Fan, this is already a blessing in disgrace.

As for Yao Ming's sudden swelling of his left ankle in an unconfrontational state, and it is accompanied by joint edema, this phenomenon is still very common.

Especially for athletes like Yao Ming, who have experienced multiple major ankle injuries, joint swelling, edema, and internal bleeding are normal.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, Yao Ming would not have chosen to retire at the golden age, because this pain was really tormenting Yao Ming.

The edema caused by mild ankle injury can generally disappear in about a week, but Yao Ming is too heavy, so the advice given by the team doctor is two to three weeks.

Even if Yao Ming's injury will make the Wizards weak inside, after all, the Wizards currently have only Yao Ming and Gasol Jr. in the center position.

At most, let Yi Jianlian play the No. 5 position occasionally, but it still cannot cover up the problem of insufficient staff in the Wizards.

As for Draymond Green is still very immature. Although he is more than enough to play power forward, he really wants to be the center. Once he faces a center like Howard and Duncan, the outcome will definitely become very miserable.

So in the next period of time, in addition to letting Gasol be ordered to take on more responsibilities, Yang Fan also needs to increase Yi Jianlian's playing time and try his best to survive this difficult period.

In addition, Yang Fan must also turn his attention to the free market and strive to sign a strong center to make up for the vacancy in the Wizards' position.

Otherwise, only Yao Ming and Gasol Jr. can rotate in the center position, which is obviously not a good thing for a team to win the championship in a long season.

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"Yang, there are currently several teams who have taken the initiative to contact us and want to provide us with an inside line through a trade."

"There are 76ers, the Cavaliers, and the Nets, who have strong desires. Do you have any ideas about this?" In the office, General Manager Grenfeld took a notebook to report to Yang Fan.

Grenfeld is definitely a very competent general manager candidate. He will notify Yang Fan as soon as possible no matter what happens.

Because Grenfeld knew very well that he could sit firmly on the position of general manager under him by relying on Yang Fan.

What's more, Yang Fan has no prospects with him, and in some aspects, Yang Fan is even rushing to do his things, so Grenfeld always finds ways to help Yang Fan in other aspects.

Otherwise, he would feel a little uneasy.

"It's really a group of guys who took advantage of the situation. I don't believe that these people would be so kind, especially the Nets. This obviously doesn't mean to drink." After hearing the words of General Manager Grenfeld, a hint of disdain flashed across Yang Fan's face.

Yao Ming had just entered the injury list, and these guys contacted Grenfeld as soon as possible, which was obviously to get some benefits from the Wizards.

As we all know, the Wizards have a large number of potential new players, and the players selected by Yang Fan are the mainstays of the league in the future.

So if an inside player can be exchanged for the potential newcomer of the Wizards, then this deal is really cost-effective.

After all, the NBA is a business league, and there is no eternal enemy in this league. As long as the interests are obvious enough, nothing cannot be traded.

Yang Fan doesn't want to say much about the 76ers and the Cavaliers teams, because the two teams have poor records, and even if he is given another two years, it will be difficult to turn over.

So if you can exchange the existing players in your hands for potential new players, it will definitely be something that can wake up even if you dream of laughter.

But as one of the biggest obstacles to winning the championship this season, the Nets actually took the initiative to contact the Wizards, so this is obviously a robbery, so Yang Fan naturally doesn't want to pay attention to this.

Even though the Nets' insiders are full, and among them, Reggie Evans is Yang Fan's favorite player, Yang Fan really doesn't want to do such a clear loss.

Especially when the Nets are intermittently strengthened after the transaction, this is something that Yang Fan doesn't want to see.

"By the way, Young, Greg's agent also contacted me, and he said Greg was very willing to join the Wizards."

"If you want, then Greg can come to the team to report at any time." Suddenly, Grenfeld told Yang Fan the news that Greg Oden was interested in joining the team.

As for whether Yang Fan plans to sign a contract, that is the issue that Yang Fan needs to consider.

"Greg?" Yang Fan was a little surprised.

As one of the centers with the best physical test data in NBA history, Oden should have become the pride of heaven, but his injury made the 24-year-old former No. 1 pick without the ball.

The last time Oden appeared in the NBA is even dated back to the 2009-10 season.

That season, Oden played only 21 games for the Trail Blazers, although he could contribute 11.1 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game while playing 24 minutes per game.

But Oden has not played for two seasons and has undergone nearly double-digit surgery in these two seasons, which really makes other teams afraid to sign contracts.

Because Oden has been completely linked to the three words "Glass Man", signing Oden is likely to risk losing both people and money.

Even if a base salary is only about $1.5 million, if you cannot play, in addition to the $1.5 million that will be wasted, Oden's existence will also occupy a quota for the team.

So this is the fundamental reason why Oden has been ignored in the free market.

After all, since Oden entered the league in 2007, he has only played in 82 games so far, which is exactly the same as a full season.

And now Oden has not played for two years, so Oden's condition is completely unknown, and no team is willing to waste time on Oden.

The lessons of the past, the army of the latter, and how bad the Trail Blazers lost back then, everyone saw the whole process.

"Let Greg let go of things for the time being. There is too much unknown on him, and his body is even more fragile than Yao. I really don't want to pin my hopes on him."

"But there is no need to refuse at first, tell him we need to consider it, and then spread the news that we are considering signing Greg."

"In this way, those teams in the league who want to really trade with us will definitely become impatient. It may not be necessary who can take advantage of the situation."

"Even if we don't get anything in the trading market in the end, we can seriously consider signing Greg."

"Anyway, don't worry, the team is far from quenching thirst for plums." Yang Fan frowned and analyzed Grenfeld.

As Yang Fan said, the team is far from very bad at the moment, and Oden's injury risks are really worrying.

So using Oden as a springboard to test the attitudes of other teams is the most favorable situation for the Wizards at present.

Although these words sound a bit cold, this is the case with the business league. The NBA has never been a charity, and what Yang Fan does is just to maximize benefits.

Even though Yang Fan likes Oden very much, in the face of defending the title, all selfishness must be put behind.

"Okay, I'll get in touch with Greg's agent later and find a way to spread the news."

"I believe the league will become particularly lively these days." Grenfeld said with a smile on his face.

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On November 17, the Wizards met the Minnesota Timberwolves' challenge at home.

The Timberwolves are currently rebuilt with Kevin Love as the core, after all, Love was just selected into the All-Star lineup last season.

Even if he is carrying the name of a data brush, he still cannot conceal Love's outstanding personal abilities.

In addition, the potential value of this Timberwolves is also a bit over the top. Of course, this is from the perspective of outside fans.

This season, in addition to having Kevin Love and Kirirenko, the Timberwolves in the interior, the team also has three potential newcomers, Rubio, Derek Williams and Pekovic.

Among them, "Big White Bears" Pekovic can contribute 16 points and 9 rebounds per game this season.

It is no exaggeration to say that Pekovic is definitely one of the most dominant centers in the league before the arrival of the small ball era.

Yao Ming was absent in this game, so the Wizards naturally came to the starting center position with Marc Gasol.

Fortunately, Gasol has always been starting with the Grizzlies, so suddenly Yang Fan arranged for the starter to play Gasol would not tremble at all.

However, the Timberwolves' Pekovic is one of the most outstanding players in the low-post offensive ability in the league's center position, so this game is definitely a test for Gasol Jr.

Or maybe in this game, Gasol was either beaten up or Gasol was held down by the Big White Bear!!

After the game started, the Wizards did not completely gain the upper hand. Although the Timberwolves' record this season is only ranked lower in the West, the team has excellent talent and passion, which also makes the Timberwolves' team unable to infer based on common sense.

The Timberwolves' style of playing this season is still very intuitive. They basically move people and the balls, and the players never stop on the court.

After all, the Timberwolves head coach is Adelman, a tactical master who is proficient in Princeton.

However, the Timberwolves did not have big players like Weber and Divac in the interior who were good at passing, so in most cases Rubio launched the attack, playing pick-and-roll with Love at a high position, and then Derek Williams was responsible for the empty cut.

Occasionally Pekovic will sit in the low post and ask for the ball for singles.

In fact, at the beginning, Adelman wanted Love to act as Weber, stand at a high position to support him, and continue to beat him Princeton.

But nowadays, Love's passing ability is average, and at least he can't stand up to Princeton's tactics, so Adelman had no choice but to give up and settle for the second best to play the simple version of Princeton, which is the current Wizards' main blocking and cutting tactic.

However, no matter how good the tactics are, it depends on the players' personal performance. Although Adelman's tactical concept is very clear, the Timberwolves and other wolf cubs are too young.

Except for Rubio's passing ability can meet Adelman's tactical requirements, the others are somewhat miserable.

In the whole first quarter, although the Wizards failed to establish a visible advantage, the Wizards remained ahead with the performance of Paul George and Aldridge.

As for the matchup between Gasol and Pekovic, they were naturally not beyond Yang Fan's expectations, that is, Gasol and Pekovic had the upper hand completely and limited Pekovic's low-post singles in the penalty area.

After all, under normal circumstances, Gasol Jr. is the best defensive player this year, which is the one with the highest defensive efficiency among all players in the league.

Although Gasol Jr. was traded to the Wizards this year and whether he can still win the best defensive player has been questioned, Gasol Jr.'s defensive ability is definitely not a prank.

What's more, Gasol Jr.'s strongest thing is his defensive ability in the penalty area. As long as he is not a pick-and-roll defense, even Howard will retreat.

This also led to Pekovic, who was originally very efficient in offense, being directly obeyed by Gasolji Jr. in the first quarter.

The whole person only hit one goal in the first five shots in the penalty area, and was pushed to the ground by Gasol, who rubbed wildly.

At the end of the first quarter, the Wizards led the Timberwolves by 7 points, ending the first quarter between the two sides.

In the second quarter, the two sides replaced the substitute lineup to compete. If the starting lineup Timberwolves could barely deal with the Wizards, then the Timberwolves would be beaten directly when replaced with the second lineup.

Especially Rudy Guy's point, no one can limit Rudy Guy's performance when searching through the Timberwolves' forward line.
To be continued...