With the first three games of the semi-finals finished, the league announced the honorary winners of the regular season for the 2007-08 season.

Every year when the regular season awards are released, the outside world will be accompanied by huge heated discussions and doubts, and this year is no exception.

However, the first list of the best team released by the league has not been much objection to the outside world.

Even the best team of this season was selected by ESPN as the most reliable NBA in the past decade.

The five players selected for the First Team this year are: Martin, Kobe, James, Paul Gasol, and Yao Ming.

Except for the failure of "Warcraft" Howard in the center position, the other four positions are no different from what fans expected.

Although Paul Gasol beat Duncan, Nowitzki and Kevin Garnett for the first time, he was also hotly discussed on a small scale.

But this season, Paul Gasol not only has excellent personal data, but the Grizzlies are ranked first in the league with a crushing advantage. No matter from which perspective, Paul Gasol deserves the best team.

It is worth mentioning that Kevin Garnett has become the most regrettable existence for fans this season.

Since the last ligament torn, Garnett's form has been ups and downs since his comeback. This year, he only played 31 games due to injury, which is one of the reasons why the Timberwolves failed to make the playoffs in the end.

Currently, Garnett has a contract of over 100 million yuan and has become the burden that the Timberwolves want to get rid of the most.

Although Garnett's status in the city of Minnesota is unquestionable, as Garnett's condition declines sharply, the management led by McHale is very troubled.

After all, once the matter about Garnett is not handled properly, it is likely to be questioned and abused by outside fans.

Even though Garnett has suffered frequent injuries in the past two seasons, it is not difficult for McHale to trade Garnett.

What is really difficult is how to clear Garnett out of the team without the fans resisting.

As an important contributor to the team's establishment of a dynasty, if this matter is not handled well, the management is likely to be labeled as a donkey by fans.

Even if word of mouth cannot cause substantial harm to McHale, if it is serious, it will become a major drawback for the Timberwolves to sign up for the future.

For this reason, McHale has had many headaches after the team was eliminated.

Should we continue to stay in the team, or to exchange for some better chips while it still has certain trading value? This is exactly what the Timberwolves management is focusing on discussing.

In addition, the Timberwolves' poor team performance this season has been completely nailed to the pillar of shame, becoming the third defending champion in NBA history to fail to make the playoffs.

The last defending champion who missed the playoffs went back to the Bulls who announced their retirement from Michael Jordan.

In the 1998-99 season, after Jordan retired, the Bulls officially disintegrated. In just one summer, they fell from the first place in the East to the last place in the East. This is the most contrasting drama in NBA history.

However, the Bulls were the main players who applied to leave the team in Xiatian, which led to a huge change in the team's core lineup in the second season.

But the core lineup of this Timberwolves has not changed much at the moment. Four stars, Iverson, Garnett, Artest, and Ben Wallace, are still in the team, but Garnett has only played for less than half a season due to injury.

But the Timberwolves' record of ranking ninth in the Western Conference and missing the playoffs was still unexpected by fans.

It also aroused the anger of Minnesota fans, causing constant criticism from the team's management, and it was under great pressure this summer.

Timberwolves fans firmly believe that the reason for the team's loneliness is due to the departure of meritorious bishop Luke.

After the Timberwolves missed the playoffs, Timberwolves fans united to beg Luke for a return, which made Luke once again the focus of the league and gained a lot of prestige.

If someone had said before that a defending champion kept the core framework and fell sharply just because the head coach left, fans would probably sneer and feel disdainful of this.

But this year the Timberwolves put the facts in front of them and fans cannot not believe them.

Whether Luke made the Timberwolves or the Timberwolves made Luke, this question that has been discussed before has finally been answered this year.

But the Timberwolves' loneliness is not something Luke wants to see.

Frequent changes of coaches cannot determine the offensive and defensive system, and the core players in the team suffer from injuries from time to time, these are the reasons that prompted the Timberwolves to the bottom.

It is still unknown whether the Timberwolves will rebound next season, but it is foreseeable that the Timberwolves will definitely seek change this summer.

Whether it is the changes in the lineup or the reconstruction of the coaching staff, these are enough to make the management led by McHale feel a headache, and even begin to miss the days when Luke was born from the heart.

In terms of the second team, the players selected for the second team of the All-Squad this season are: Paul, Iverson, Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, and Howard.

Compared with the first team, there is basically no dispute about the five players selected for the second team. After all, these five players have good personal data and team record this season.

Even the Timberwolves, ranked ninth in the Western Conference, scored 49 wins, and the record in the Eastern Conference was enough to enter the top four. Unfortunately, the competition in the Western Conference was too fierce, and 49 wins could not even catch the last bus of the playoffs.

It was a pity that I was not selected for a while, but it was definitely worthy of being selected for a second team.

Finally, the five players selected for the third team were: Nash, Pierce, Gerald Wallace, Boozer, and "Little Overlord" Stodmeier.

With the announcement of the best team, the Grizzlies have three players selected for the best team this year. There are one player in the first team, the second team and the third team, which is the most peak season since the Grizzlies founded.

Three people were selected into the best team at the same time, and this kind of thing was not common even if you look at the entire history.

Among them, Kevin Martin and Paul Gasol have never proved themselves before this season.

Luke's arrival gave the two more outstanding development space, from a second-rate league star to enter the ranks of the league's top players in a blink of an eye.

The most important thing is that Martin and Gasol are still very young and have a lot of room for improvement, giving Grizzlies fans unlimited imagination.

As for Gerald Wallace, he had proved himself as early as the Timberwolves.

Being selected for the best defensive team all year round is the foundation for Gerald Wallace to base himself on the league.

Wallace's call for DPOY this season has been overwhelming, and he has become the leader in the list of best defensive players long before the end of the regular season.

With the announcement of various regular season honors, Gerald Wallace did not disappoint Grizzlies fans.

While being selected as the best defensive team with unanimous votes, Gerald Wallace also beat Howard, Duncan and Kobe, and was elected as the best defensive player for the first time in his career.

At the same time, Gerald Wallace also became the second man in NBA history to win DPOY as a small forward since Artest.

As we all know, due to the league's planning and distinction between various positions, the point guard and small forward are the most difficult positions to win the DPOY.

NBA has been established for decades, and the only player who can be elected as a point guard is the only player who can be elected as a DPOY.

Only Artest and Gerald Wallace, who were elected the best defensive player as a small forward, were elected as the best defensive player this season.

The value of this honor is very valuable. At least for Gerald Wallace, the weight of this dpoy is far greater than the championship ring I have won before.

In addition to Gerald Wallace, the other four players selected for the first team of the season are: Kobe, Laga Bale, Duncan and Howard.

Among them, only Laga Bale of the Suns is considered a standard grassroots player, while the other four are all All-Stars.

Being able to share the award for the best defensive first team with these four players, Laga Bale's title of "Bryant Terminator" is indeed well-deserved.

In the second team of the best defensive team, Grizzlies center Mark Gasol was successfully selected and became the first player in history to be selected for the best defensive team in the season.

Gasol's defensive ability is absolutely a headache. Even Yao Ming and "Big Shark" O'Neal have suffered great losses in Gasol's hands one after another.

The little Gasol, who has excellent lower limb strength, has a solid basic skills.

Coupled with a series of training plans formulated by Luke for Gasol Jr. during the off-season, Gasol Jr.'s performance this season has far exceeded that of his previous life.

It was a surprise to be selected for the best defensive team, but Luke was not surprised by this.

After all, the Grizzlies ranked sixth in the league in the regular season and cannot be achieved by Gerald Wallace alone.

The contributions of the Gasol brothers in the interior and Kyle Lowry and others in the outside world cannot be ignored.

No matter who these guys are selected for the best defensive team, Luke will not be surprised.

But I didn't expect that Marc Gasol could beat his brother in the vote and become the first rookie in history to be selected for the best defensive team. This is indeed something Luke didn't expect.

As for the other four players in the second team of the best defensive team, Paul, Bowen, Prince of Little Prince, and Bathirl.

It is worth mentioning that Bathir, who was selected as the second team of the best defensive team this season, was named the player with the cleanest defensive action by ESPN.

Even Gasol would take the initiative to exert force when physically confrontation, making it difficult to achieve a completely clean defense.

Bathir did the defense to the extreme within the rules, which was a clear stream among NBA players and an admirable opponent.

After the best/defensive lineup was released, the selection of the best coach this year seemed boring.

From the moment the season ended, Luke booked the best coach of the year in advance.

Taking a team that ranked last in the league last season to the top in the league, if Luke cannot be elected as the best coach, the league's claim to be fair and just and open selection will become a joke.

This is something the league absolutely doesn't want to see.

In the end, Luke beat Rivers and Hornets coach Byron Scott with crushing votes, and was elected the best coach for the second time in his career.

Second only to the best coach of his three times in his career, the two are tied for third place with Hubby Brown, Bill Fitch, Cotton Fitzsimmons and Gene Sue.

However, considering that Luke is only 38 years old and has been elected as the best coach twice, Luke, who has three championship rings, is possible.

No one knows whether Luke can surpass the "Zen Master" in the number of championships, surpass Auerbach in personal influence, and surpass Old Nelson in winning the best coach, but there is no doubt that Luke has become one of the best basketball coaches in the active league.

In terms of the best sixth man, Grizzlies player Mike Miller also defeated his opponent with a crushing advantage, and was elected as the best sixth man for the second time in his career with a data average of 16.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists.

It is obvious that Mike Miller has become the best bench gangster in the league.

The shooting ability without blind spots on the offensive end makes Mike Miller very lethal, and his three-point shooting percentage of up to 41.3% also makes Miller one of the best outside pitchers in the league.

Mike Miller, who has the last year of contract this summer, has the player option. With outstanding personal performance this season, Mike Miller will definitely choose to test the free market.

It is foreseeable that it is not difficult to sign a big contract in the free market with Mike Miller's average game this season.

After all, just being elected the best sixth man twice in his career is enough to get Miller a contract of tens of millions in the league.

It is a bit difficult for the Grizzlies to keep Mike Miller in the summer. Unless Luke is willing to give Mike Miller a contract with an annual salary of over 10 million, other teams will definitely not give up on the fight for Mike Miller.

This also gives Mike Miller more room for choice in the free market, which is obviously a bit bad for the Grizzlies.

As for the fastest-progress player and best manager this season, they were also won by the Grizzlies.
To be continued...