Chapter 853 (1/2)

The search for centers in the free agent market is not going well. After all, there are very few centers that can be established in the NBA.

As the general manager of a defending champion team, Chris Wallace will not cram for the moment. He has prepared a variety of candidate lists to deal with the situation.

But the list of candidates for inside players is quite embarrassing.

Among the players registered in the NBA this season, only 22 centers have played for less than 4 years, even 30 teams are dissatisfied.

For comparison, there are 84 defenders and 69 forwards.

What the Grizzlies need most is a center who can protect the Grizzlies' forbidden area after Gasol's exit.

In the past, when Randolph was here, Gasol didn't have to be both a father and a mother, so the consumption was not so big. Moreover, Randolph can occasionally take the fifth place, so Azeri's burden is not so heavy.

He just needs to make no mistakes in the few minutes he plays, even if he's done his job.

In the case of low demand, ezelli is completely enough.

But now that Randolph is injured and Gasol's consumption increases, ezelli will have to shoulder more responsibility. Grizzly's demands on him are more than ”no mistakes”.

And it turns out that Azeri is not ready for this.

Grizzlies didn't want to strengthen the center in the summer, but just like now, there is no suitable target.

The other team's main center level, to play substitute Grizzlies is too wasteful. That kind of all-purpose center, people will not let go easily. So the Grizzlies can only target centers that are still young and whose potential has not been discovered.

Jokic is one, but he can't help even if he comes.

Chris Wallace is in a dilemma to watch as the centers in the free agent market are turning around.

If you want to sign a center, you can't miss it. But if the signed players are not strong enough, it is equivalent to not signing.

Firemen, it is necessary to change the plight of the team immediately. If not, what's the point of signing?

With this in mind, Chris Wallace crossed out tabbit, who was once the top Grizzlies and is now playing in the developing League.

The top of the table has returned to its hometown. After many years, it has finally realized its talent and helped the team out of its predicament... What a perfect script it is.

But Wallace knows it's impossible. Tabbit is now playing hard in the Development League. He can't suddenly break out after coming to the NBA.

After excluding Talbot, Wallace lost his target in an instant.

Chris Wallace felt his hair was almost gone, so finding a center is a problem for all teams.

But Wallace doesn't have time to find it, because the NBA regular season schedule won't wait.

After the battle with the king, the Grizzlies played several more games. Although it is not a sharp decline in the war, it does remind Wallace of the seriousness of the matter.

The Grizzlies won 95-88 against the pistons. However, Drummond grabbed a total of 22 offensive rebounds, including 9 rebounds in the front court, which is undoubtedly a humiliation to the Grizzlies' interior line.

Wallace had to be glad that Drummond didn't have the ability to attack independently. He had 22 rebounds, but only 6 points.

Gasol is always able to defend Drummond's second attack after grabbing the offensive rebounds.

The Grizzlies are going to get cold if they change to a center that's a little more reliable.

Black Mountain Center Nikolai pekovic had 18 points, 11 rebounds and a double double against Timberwolves on the 17th.

Fortunately, the Timberwolves are rebuilding the team, and Wiggins is crazy outside the three-point line, the Grizzlies won two consecutive wins.

But the Grizzlies were not so lucky when they played Raptors on the 19th. Although the Raptors did not have a strong center, the impact of Lori, Derozan and Louis Williams made Gasol get into foul trouble early.

Without Gasol's inner protective umbrella, the three exterior lines of Raptors are more unscrupulous.

In the end, Derozan, Lori and Louis Williams scored 61 points to let the Grizzlies lose by 4 points.

In this game, raptors undoubtedly provided new ideas for other teams in the league.

You don't have to have a strong inside line to get rid of Grizzlies. You can paralyze Gasol with an outside line, and that's one way.

After the game, the Grizzlies still lead the league with a 10-2 record. But at the same time last year, the Grizzlies won 12 games!

At this critical moment, the San Antonio Spurs slaughtered the Timberwolves 121-92.