Chapter Ninety-Eight: New Team, Familiar Faces!

The Jaguars' summer training is still in full swing, and Sakuragi is also completing his no-net plan, and finally shot half of the Nets with 20 days left in the summer training.

After that, Sakuragi's motivation became more and more intense, and finally ......

"Knock! knock! knock!"

After Sakuragi landed, the basketball also fell to the ground and bounced a few times, and along with the former landed, there was also the net!!

"Hahahaha!! it's finally done!!It's finally done!! the no-network plan is finally completed!! ah~~~~!!"

Finally, at the end of the summer training, Sakuragi finally completed the netless plan and fulfilled his promise.

After the end of the summer training, the Jaguar team will usher in a new season, before the start of the new season, the Jaguar team conducted an intra-team match, which is also regarded as a preseason game for the team, regardless of the victory or defeat, the most important thing is to run in the team.

After the training match, the next step is the regular season.

The Jaguars' first game of the new season is at home against the new team, the Sapporo Dragons, and I wonder how many challenges this new JBA team will bring to the Jaguar team!

In the starting list obtained before the game, Jaguars' new recruit Simmons really replaced the position of the starting small forward of Rukawa Kaede's team, and the Jaguars' new starting five tigers are about to travel.

On the other side, the starting lineup of the Dragons also has a lot of names that we are familiar with, the backcourt duo Otake Shunta, Uehara Koguchi, is already a JBA veteran, maybe the team found these two veterans, is to fancy the two of them have enough game experience, can pass on all these game experience to other newcomers on the team!

And in order to quickly strengthen the team, the Dragons also introduced a foreign aid in the offseason, that is, the team's power forward~~ Alexander Ray! The 30-year-old Australian white power forward played in Australia's home league last season, and may also be in pursuit of a high salary, so he came to the JBA, which is quite unfamiliar to him. But Alexander's ability is still enough, and last season he averaged 18.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game.

Although Alexander does not have the explosiveness of black athletes, his solid basic skills and broad body are his characteristics, especially in the interior to spare no effort to compete for rebounds, which will be of considerable help to the team, so against this type of player, or foreign aid, it is also quite a test for Sakuragi.

The center of the Dragons is also a familiar face, No. 9 Naito Tetsuya, you may not have remembered this name just by hearing it, but look at his bald head that shines like a light bulb and a tendon like a fitness trainer.

Maybe you have some impressions, yes, this Naito Iron is also the main center of the opponents that Xiangbei has defeated in the national competition before, and there is a legend of Naito's 100 meters and 11 seconds, although so many years have passed, but it is still very interesting to think about.

Naito had participated in the JBA draft before, but unfortunately he was defeated, perhaps Naito always gave people the impression of being brave and unscrupulous, which led to the defeat, but Naito, who still hopes to continue his basketball dream, still found a job, and played well in the JSBA last season, helping the team rush into the JBA, which is also indispensable.

I don't know if after all these years, Naito is still a player with well-developed limbs and a simple mind.

The last starter is the freshman selected by the Dragons in this year's draft using their own list ~~ Small forward, Oda Hayashiko, speaking of this Oda Hayashiko, in fact, it has a certain relationship with Sakuragi, as the game deepens, we will introduce it in detail, but Oda has a resounding nickname in college: Amu II!!

As he spoke, the two starters were ready, and the opening stop of the Jaguar team's new season was about to begin.

"It's funny, do you think you're still playing high school competitions??haha!!"

Naito seemed to recognize the Jaguar players, and before jumping the ball, he didn't forget to taunt him.

"I didn't expect a player like you to be able to play professionally, can't the Dragons find anyone!!"

Akagi responded.

Before the game began, the smell of gunpowder on both sides grew stronger.

After the jump ball, the Dragons got the ball and the game officially began!

This is not only the first game of the new season between the two sides, but also the first official JBA game in the history of the Dragons, so it can be seen how much the Dragons want to win such a game, so for the Jaguar team, we must not be careless!

Otake dribbles the ball, and after a season, Otake is back on the JBA field, and he is eager to prove himself with a good performance and can still compete on the battlefield.

Otake dribbled to Uehara, and Uehara is the same, the veteran proves himself, he only needs a good performance!

Mitsui followed very closely, and Uehara didn't have any good chances, giving the ball to Alexander!

"Come on!!See what you're capable of!!"

Sakuragi's defensive posture is also very strong, during the summer training, Sakuragi not only carried out offensive training, but also practiced with Akagi on defense, as an interior player, defense should always be the foundation.

Alexander was also a little nervous after getting the ball, maybe he was still a little uncomfortable when he came to the new environment, seeing that there was not much time left to attack, Alexander threw the ball against Sakuragi's defense!!

"Bang!!!"

The Dragons' first offense of the game ended in a tie.

Akagi firmly controlled the rebound and handed it directly to Miyagi, the ball came out quickly, could it be that the Jaguars were going to play a fast break??!!

After Miyagi took the ball, he directly threw a long throw that almost crossed the whole court, and passed it to the front court! Akagi and Miyagi's passes were without any pause, and the ball was passed out as soon as it arrived, and it was transferred very quickly! These two consecutive passes also stunned the Dragons, and they watched the ball fly around in the air in a daze, and finally, it fell to the ,,,

"Okay!!I'm coming!!"

It fell into the hands of Sakuragi, who was about to fall.

Facing the empty front, Sakuragi ushered in the showtime!!

“Duang!!!”

Sakuragi sprinted with all his strength and completed a back-to-back slam dunk!!

"Yay~~~!!"

Sakuragi's back dunk instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the fans, and for Sakuragi, this was simply a fantastic start!!, and looking back at this slam dunk, Sakuragi didn't seem to use all his strength!!

"Defend!!"

Sakuragi ran back to the backyard as soon as he finished, banging on the floor and shouting loudly. As soon as the game came up, Sakuragi entered the state, maybe without Rukawa Kaede, Sakuragi can play to his heart's content!!

The Dragons quickly dribbled the ball back, and Otake gave the ball to the Bangyan Show - Oda Hayashiko!

Simmons defends Oda and is eager to show himself for both JBA signings.

But Simmons' defense is a bit backward and his positioning is not too good!

Oda took the ball and saw the timing and completed a mid-range jumper directly in front of Simmons!!

"Brush!!"

Crisp into the net!!

"Oh!!Bangyanxiu seems to be in shape very quickly, and he hit the first shot steadily, which is also the first shot of his career!!"

Oda seized the opportunity first and scored his first career goal, which was also the first goal of the Dragons in the JBA!!

"Why does this ,,,guy look so familiar!!I always feel like I've seen it somewhere!!"

Sakuragi looked at Oda and seemed to think of someone.

The Jaguars came back to attack, Simmons held the ball, facing Oda, and Simmons, as a foreign player, needed to return the ball.

Simmons dribbled a few shots and then opted to go inside.

"Ah~~!!"

only heard a scream, Simmons fell to the ground, but the referee did not blow the whistle, it was Naito who jumped high and interfered with Simmons when he made a layup, and then Naito directly protected the rebound, and after winning the rebound, seeing that the Jaguar players blocked his passing route, Naito simply dribbled forward by himself.

"This guy is still the same, rampage!!"

Watching Naito dribble and rush over, Miyagi said.

Although Naito is an inside lineman, he rushes up really fast, and it takes a lot of money to stop him completely!