There are 16 teams in the NBDL, Zhou Xuan made his debut at Staples Arena against the Long Beach Jam team, and the Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors, and Utah Jazz will all tap talent from this team, which can be said to be the No. 1 miscellaneous army in the development league.

Zhou Xuan and Martha had been to the Long Beach Jam team before coming to Los Angeles, but the coaching staff sent a fat man who was pinching his waist and leaning his neck to talk, and told them to get out. Zhou Xuan swore that these people who looked down on him would not be able to eat and walk around.

He tested his changes, found a book to read at home, and although it was not ten lines at a glance, his ability to recite it three times was amazing. The strange thing is that he clearly remembered that the man who jumped off the building hit him with the lower half of his body, why would he pass on some intelligence to him? Could it be that this man is really thinking with the lower half of his body?

In short, he feels that he is a superman now, and his IQ must be higher than Nash, and after practicing for a few years, maybe he is the person with the highest ball quotient in the world. With this ability, of course, he will not be strong enough to join the X-Men and the Avengers, but it is still entirely possible to play basketball well.

On the night of the game, as soon as I entered the locker room, the main center Pike. Payne greeted Zhou Xuan cordially by pressing his shoulder. "I can shoot in the middle of the shot, I beckon when I need to block and pick, I'm in the position on the inside, remember to pass it to me."

How could Zhou Xuan refuse the core of the current team, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I know what position you like the most." ”

"What about me?" Shooting guard Darius also came up, "I can shoot from the outside, think about me." ”

"Of course."

Everyone took turns to greet Zhou Xuan, and they knew that this Chinese could help them improve their stats, and during the training period in the team, Zhou Xuan could often send comfortable passes. There is no conflict of interest between him and his teammates, and a group of people just look at him well, Nolan. Jones was robbed of his starting spot, and gritting his teeth in hatred didn't help. The coach has made arrangements, what can he do?

The Development League doesn't do much research before the game. Even if you research, it's useless, and you don't know anyone. The coach arranged the starting lineup, center Pike. Payne, power forward Cherrick. Sambo, small forward PJ. Tucole, shooting guard Paul. Darius, point guard Zhou Xuan.

After a simple appearance ceremony, the game will begin. They were at a training match at Staples Arena, there weren't many seats, there weren't many spectators, and it still seemed a little empty. When the players came out, no one applauded and cheered.

Zhou Xuan was very excited when he appeared, although there were not many spectators in the stands, and the attendance rate was less than one-fifth at a glance. But it was the first professional tournament he had ever competed in, and it was memorable. There were also several Chinese fans who came to see him, waving from the stands and calling his name in Chinese. He already has fans without playing a game, which is enough to make people envious.

The referee blew the whistle and the game began. Payne didn't bounce as well as the opposing black player, losing the scrum and the Long Beach Jam team attacked first. Zhou Xuan's opponent is named Sammy. Mejia, who is 195CM tall, has an obvious height advantage when playing point guard, but fortunately he is not strong, not the muscular stick type that Zhou Xuan is afraid of.

The defender used joint defense, Mejia took the ball to the front court, Zhou Xuan immediately got close to the periphery, the tall player turned slowly, Mejia couldn't turn around, and passed the ball out. Jam shooting guard Bayers missed a jumper and the rebound was picked up by Payne.

Zhou Xuan retreated to take the ball, and began to think about it while running, he saw his teammate Dalius go down quickly, if he controlled the rhythm and fell into the battle, it would be a lot of trouble, and at this time, it was directly passed to the front court, which was to see the personal ability of the defender. Hearing that the NBDL defensive intensity is not high, Zhou Xuan decided to quickly pass the ball to the frontcourt, he passed the ball with both hands a little big, Dalius still reluctantly received it, adjusted the ball and immediately rushed inside, singled the opponent's back defense player, and almost encountered any resistance to the basketball. 2 to 0.

The defense was really lax, and the NBDL was easier than I thought. Zhou Xuan smiled slightly, although this goal will not add assist statistics, it also has his credit.

The jam team attacked, and Zhou Xuan continued to defend Mejia closely, and he wanted to perform, whether it was offensive or defensive. Mejia was drafted in the second round in 2004 and was cut without a fight, before going into the Development League. The reason why he can't play in the NBA is that he can't find his position, he is not good at organizing point guards, and he is too poor at playing point guards, which is a "double guard".

However, Mejia was also a figure who could call the wind and rain in college back then, unwilling to be suppressed by Zhou Xuan, a rookie who was less than 19 years old, and began to work alone with the ball, he took it to the right side of the three-second zone, and turned around and jumped by relying on his height advantage. Even Kobe Bryant often hit the iron when he shot in this way. Mega's shot was deflected wide and the rebound was picked up by the defender.

The defender's position attacked, and Zhou Xuan dribbled through the half court under the interference of Mega. He doesn't plan to hoist the ball from the flank into the inside, Mejia is tall and good at loafing, and he doesn't want to give his opponent a chance to play. The jam team's interior players look strong and black, and Payne may not be able to take advantage.

Zhou Xuan waved his hand at the top of the arc, and Payne pulled out to cover and block Mejia. He immediately broke through with the ball from the right and attracted the opponent's interior switch.

If it was Zhou Xuan before, there would definitely be only one way to break through to the basket, but there is still an opponent's big forward under the basket who can make up for the defense. So he didn't rush inside at full speed, but just pulled the opposing center to the side, he dribbled a step, blocked and passed to Payne in the middle. Payne is a strong man with a height of 208cm, easily resisted Mejia to catch the ball, and took a one-handed shot before the free throw line. 4 to 0.

Leonard was overjoyed on the sidelines, he finally found a talent, aside from defense, Zhou Xuan is definitely NBA-level just for passing awareness. Since the establishment of the team, there have been no players who have entered the NBA, only those who have been devolved. The Lakers coaching staff thinks it's hard to improve here, and if there are no more good players, maybe the Lakers will have to consider disbanding the team. Zhou Xuan is also helping the defenders if he fights well.

The jam team attacked again, and the defenders' defense was also very lax, the outside players were afraid of fouls, and the inside players focused on grabbing rebounds. The Jam team scoring guard relied on the pick-and-roll to break through successfully and easily scored on the basketball. 4 to 2.

The whole is not defensive, but it does not show Zhou Xuan's defensive weaknesses. The coach is right, everyone just wants to attack, and this kind of competition is not as fierce as the NCAA.

Zhou Xuan brought the ball to the front court again, or played blocking and dismantling tactics. This time, he broke through and relied on his speed to shake off the opponent's center, and then attracted the defense of the power forward, and slipped the baseline to pass the ball out. No. 4 Cherrick. Sambo received the ball in the open space and hit the board with ease. 6 to 2.

In the next round, the jam team made a mistake in passing, and Tukel successfully broke the ball and passed to Zhou Xuan in the front court. Zhou Xuan shook off in the open space in front of him, and instead of choosing to go to the basket, he passed the ball back to Tucor, who took the ball on the other side and easily dunked the basketball. 8 to 2.

"It's good." In the defense, Tukel and Zhou Xuan clapped their hands.

This is actually not a good pass, but a superfluous move, Zhou Xuan wants to brush up on the assist, and by the way, help Tucol brush the score. Tucor only dared to pass to Zhou Xuan in that situation, otherwise the ball would not come back, and if his teammates made a layup, the long running distance would not add an assist to him. Zhou Xuan knew this and did not disappoint Tukor.

The jam team didn't expect the defenders to be so fierce, which is the defender, it is clearly the attacker. The coach also does not call a timeout, and allows the players on the field to adjust themselves.

Mejia, who really wanted to perform, singled Zhou Xuan again. Zhou Xuan's speed was faster than him, and he was stuck in the position to prevent the breakthrough, and Mejia could only pass the ball except for shooting with a difficult turn.

Defence also requires excellent awareness, the body is only one aspect, there are many players who run fast and jump high, but on the defensive end they frequently leak people, which is useless. Zhou Xuan's body is not good, but he can analyze the weaknesses and intentions of the opposing players and make the most suitable choice, and Mejia, who is also thin, really can't beat him.

The jam team shot wide again after a couple of passes, and the defender controlled the rebound and launched a positional attack. Zhou Xuan did the same after blocking and dismantling, passing the ball to Payne in the middle, who squeezed away Mega and scored a basket. 10 to 2.

Zhou Xuan got another assist, Payne is good at high positions, whether it is a jump shot or a cut, he is more sure, what Zhou Xuan has to do is to transfer the ball.

Several Chinese fans in the stands became more and more excited, and Zhou Xuan opened with ease.

'His passing is fantastic, I think I should be in the national team now.'

"There is hope for the Chinese team."

"I don't know how to shoot, if I can shoot, it will be too fierce."

Zhou Xuan is like the core of the court, and he was quickly recognized by people. With five minutes to go, he finally scored his first two career points with a layup.

The defender completely took the initiative in the opening game, and Zhou Xuan created opportunities through blocking and dismantling again and again, broke through the ball, and passed the ball to the right position. He scored 2 points and 9 assists in the first quarter, and almost assisted in a double-double in a single quarter, but the fly in the ointment was two turnovers. The defenders led 41-24.

Leonard didn't expect Zhou Xuan to be nervous for the first time, but also to play at a super level. The last time there were so many assists in a single quarter of the NBDL, I didn't know that it was the Year of the Monkey. Here, even point guards like to score, and Zhou Xuan's "alternative" makes people willing to let him control the ball, and now the team is really like a whole.

Second Section Nolan. Jones came off the bench. He originally thought that Zhou Xuan was lucky with shit, not strong strength. After training together for a while, he doesn't think so anymore. Without Zhou Xuan, the strength of the defender team was immediately downgraded by one level, and it was suppressed by the substitutes of the jam team, and the offense changed from the previous flow to fighting separately.

Seeing that Jones was playing a mess, not at all like a point guard, Zhou Xuan smiled secretly in his heart. He now gets the joy of being the brains of the team. Pure point guard play, very present in the team.