Chapter 8: The First Battle Was Actually the Clippers (Two in One)
On December 10, the Bucks released a press conference, Wei Zhiming was traded to the Bucks, and the number chosen is still No. 20.
Meanwhile, the Bucks announced the release of Johnny O'Bryant III to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League.
It's a pity that the small city of Milwaukee doesn't have much media to pay attention to, and the two American giant live streaming platforms, *** and ESPN, did not broadcast a game of the Bucks team.
The Bucks' press conference was dominated by the Milwaukee City's own media, but by Los Angeles, which frantically touted how strong the Clippers are this year, especially with the acquisition of Terrence Rose and Joakim Noah, they may soar.
"Doug Head Coach, your opponent today is the Bucks, who made a deal with you, what are your thoughts on today's game?"
'We had to win today and we had a perfect squad. I can't think of a reason to lose. ”
"Blake, you're going to play against your former teammate today, what do you want to say?"
'Wei is a very hard-working player with potential, it's just that he hasn't developed yet.
When Wei Zhiming knew that the opponent in today's game was his old club Clippers, he suddenly felt like he was ****. It's not that he hates the Clippers or anything, it's that he just traded to the Bucks and played him on the last team, and he feels as if he was destined to do so.
"Could it be that God is destined for my revenge?" Wei Zhiming was suspicious, but since God asked him to change teams to play the Clippers in the first game, he really needed to perform well.
Home of the Bucks, Bradley Center.
The Bucks' home attendance is not high, and compared to the hustle and bustle of Staples, it can be said that it is very pitiful here.
And the live broadcast of the Bucks game is Milwaukee Ground Radio, however, there is a very interesting statistic, in the first half of this year, the local ratings of the Bucks games skyrocketed by 300 percent, and LeBron James returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers game ratings hit a five-year high, and the ratings increased by 15 percent.
Also rising was the 2014-2015 season, when the Hawks, who ranked first in the East, saw their ratings rise by 76 percent.
In contrast, Los Angeles and New York have seen only 1.13 percent of the Clippers' local viewership, down 10 percent from last year. The Knicks fell 28%. The Nets are the most pitiful, with a rating of only 0.55%, the lowest in the league.
This rating is enough to show that Milwaukee, a small ball city, is worth developing, which is why the two owners of the Bucks are looking at the center guard.
Not only because Wei is Chinese, but also because Wei can grow up.
The Bucks' results in previous years have been very poor, and the Bucks have not made it past the first round of the playoffs for eighteen consecutive years.
"The last one, Wei, Wei, Wei from China!" The Bucks' DJ shouted wildly, and his passion drove the home atmosphere.
Wei Zhiming's face was full of surprise, he thought that he was greeted by a full court, but he didn't expect to be greeted by cheers in addition to cheers, it seems that the Bucks home fans still love this airborne team boss very much.
After Wei Zhiming came on the field, he saw the ferocious Clippers, Wei Zhiming walked to the Clippers with a smile and greeted the Clippers one by one.
"Hey, Chris, congratulations on your recovery." Wei Zhiming smiled and hugged Paul, and Paul was also full of smiles: "This is the first time I have played with you, you have to come on, I won't keep my hand." ”
"Haha, don't worry, so am I." Wei Zhiming said with a smile, and then he talked to Griffin, Jordan Jr., Crawford and others one by one.
At the beginning of the game, Wei Zhiming and Little Jordan jumped the ball, this was Wei Zhiming's first jump ball, and it was also the first time he and Little Jordan competed.
When Wei Zhiming stood in the designated position, the system synthesized sound sounded as promised, but Wei Zhiming didn't watch it, he wanted to play this game well, and he didn't want to miss even the jump ball.
In this game, only the Bucks broadcast it locally, except for local TV stations, no one broadcast it at all, and even on the Chinese side, CCTV5 and TX did not have time to negotiate conditions with the Bucks.
Therefore, this game is in the form of text broadcast in China, and it is only after the reporters who stayed in the United States rushed to Milwaukee overnight that they had time to broadcast the text live.
And the front row of the Bucks' home court, the two owners of the Bucks, and the daughter of the Bucks rebounding, Maroli Adhans, are all sitting there to watch Wei Zhiming's debut in the Bucks, and they want to see if Wei Zhiming has the strength.
Wei Zhiming's first jump ball, although he has the physical fitness comparable to Little Jordan, but he has no experience with Little Jordan, so Wei Zhiming failed to jump this time.
On the Clippers' side, after sending away Wei Zhiming, Josh Smith and Lance Stephenson, their starters became: point guard, Chris Paul, shooting guard JJ Lake, small forward Terrence Rose, power forward Blake Griffin, center DeAndre Jordan.
On the Bucks' side, the point guard is Giannis Antetokounmpo, scoring guard Chris Middleton, small forward Jabari Parker, power forward Wei Zhiming, and center Miles Plumlee.
Brother Alphabet is a Greek, his physical fitness is very strong, although he is very disadvantaged when he plays inside, but put him in the No. 3 position, his body is full of most players, and his body can even compete with the former little emperor, LeBron James.
And now, Bucks head coach Jason Kidd has put his brother in the No. 1 position, which shows his physicality.
Chris Middleton, drafted by the Pistons with the 9th pick in the second round in 2012, was traded to the Bucks in July 2013. He averaged 6.1 points per game in 17.6 minutes per game in the Pistons, and after coming to the Bucks, he just started out as a swingman at the front, averaging 30 minutes per game in his first year with the Bucks, and he could score 12.1 points per game. In the 2014-2015 season, Chris Middleton averaged 30.1 points per game and scored 13.4 points per game.
In particular, Chris Middleton was pushed to the back of shooting guard in early 2015 because of the lack of players in the Bucks' shooting guard, and he was out of control.
Chris Middleton is a typical 3-and-D player, he is 201cm tall, excellent defensively, has the ability to play with back, his strength is running open shots, he has a very high mid-range shooting percentage, and his three-point ability is excellent, but he has no offensive ability with the ball.
Chris Middleton vs. Clippers' JJ Redick, his three-point is slightly weaker than Redick, but the defensive ability is completely superior to Redick, and he is currently the most expensive player in the Bucks.
Jabari Parker was the favorite to win the championship in 2014, but the Cavaliers unexpectedly chose Andrew Wiggins, who has the title of James Jr., and the Bucks excitedly picked Jabari Parker.
Jabari Parker's physical fitness is very good, he was a person who flew in the air every day in college, he was once the No. 1 high school student in the United States, but he was injured due to illness at the time and was surpassed by Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker's basketball IQ is very good, the offensive ability is very strong, but the defense is not excellent, his body seems to be a glass man, after he was drafted by the Bucks, he only played 28 games and missed the entire 2014-2015 season due to a torn cruciate ligament in his left knee.
Earlier this season, Jabari Parker was forced to move from the No. 3 to No. 4 position due to the growth of Antetokounmpo, and at the same time, Jason Kidd knew he was gaining weight in order to be able to counter the muscle difficulties at the No. 4 position.
The arrival of Wei Zhiming liberated Jabari Parker, because Wei Zhiming designated the No. 4 position, Brother Alphabet moved to the No. 1 position, and Jabari Parker returned to the No. 3 position again, which is his most convenient position.
And Miles Plumlee is a blue-collar player, he is a diligent interior player, with a height of 211CM, physical fitness is good among whites, can actively rush for rebounds, and has good jumping. The agility and flexibility are also good, but the offensive ability is insufficient, and he is a player who defends more than he attacks, and is a weakened version of Jordan Jr. Of course, his career free-throw shooting rate of 53.4% is a complete Jordan Jr.
It can be said that the Bucks starters who got Wei Zhiming are still very good, although they are not as strong as Haoqiang, but they are not weaker than some ordinary teams.
Of course, if Brother Alphabet and Black Parker grow up, the Bucks team may become a powerhouse in the East, and it is not impossible to impact the championship in the future.
When Wei Zhiming received the ball in Paul, he took advantage of the fact that the two sides had not yet fallen into a positional battle, and he quickly entered the system and browsed his tasks.
"Optional Mission 1 - A Little Wrecked Ship!"
"Mission description: At the beginning, the boat of friendship was capsized, and it was not given a chance at all. And now, you've become the boss of the bucks, and you're going to sink this broken ship anyway. ”
"Mission Description: Defeat the current luxury giant ship and let everyone know that this luxury giant ship is nothing more than gold and jade, and defeat is in it. Knock over this luxury giant ship and let everyone know that this is nothing more than a broken ship. ”
"Mission Requirements: Defeat the Clippers."
"Mission Reward: +20 Leader Points, +5 Leader Points for every additional Clipper 5 points won."
"Mission punishment: The Clippers can't overturn, you still have the face to be the boss, and you still have the face to take revenge? -20 leader."
"Deadline: Today."
"Optional Mission 2 - 58!"
"Mission description: Poor Chris Paul, 58 points is a stain on his generation, and he doesn't seem to have experienced the thrill of losing 58 points again since he came to the Clippers."
"Mission description: In 2009, the Hornets led by Chris Paul met the Nuggets led by Carmelo Anthony in the playoffs, and the two sides fought each other, and in the end, the Hornets lost by 58 points, tying the largest gap in the playoffs. The other one to score 58 points was the Lakers, who led George McCann to the Hawks against the Hawks when they were still in Apolis, Minnesota. Now as the leader of the Clippers in the same city of the Lakers, Chris Paul, he can't wash off the 58 number on his back. ”
"Mission requirements: beat the Clippers with Chris Paul and beat him by 58 points."
"Quest Reward: If you really complete this record, you will not be far from God, +30 for all attributes."
"Task punishment: Lao Tzu knows that you can't complete it, and Lao Tzu won't force you, and there is no punishment for the task."
"Deadline: Chris Paul before team change."
"Optional Task 3 - XX Trade Again!"
"Description: Remember when you first joined the alliance, the dirty P) and Y trade between you and Blake Griffin was really disgusting to me, but Lao Tzu likes this kind of trade, today, facing Blake Griffin who is opposite you, you two have another dirty XX trade."
"Mission description: What kind of story will happen to a gibbon facing a small short hand, tsk, it's really exciting."
"Mission requirements: Take a triple-double on Blake Griffin's head to prove that gibbons can blow up their little short hands."
"Quest Reward: +1 for all stats."
"Quest Punishment: All Stats -1."
"Deadline: Today."
"Optional Mission 4 - Pit Daddy Rivers Jr!"
"Mission description: As the greatest fatherly love in the alliance, Doug Reeves indulges his son to cheat his father, and Lao Tzu really can't stand it. Rivers Jr.'s average of 1 slide per game makes Lao Tzu very interested in him. ”
"Description: Father's love is like a mountain, deep and heavy. I'm sure Rivers Jr. will continue to cheat his father, and let him go further on the road of cheating today. ”
"Mission requirements: Make Rivers Jr.'s stats more tricky, make him hit no more than 30 percent, and make him make more than two turnovers."
"Quest Reward: +10 Attention."
"Mission Punishment: Lao Tzu believes that Doug Reeves is a great father, how can you win when you go into battle as a father and son soldier? So Lao Tzu will not punish you. ”
"Mission deadline, today and today."
"Note: All four optional mission rewards can be stacked."
After reading these four tasks, Wei Zhiming was stunned for a moment This is the first time he has played so many games, and he has encountered more than two tasks. But today's task against the Clippers, the system rarely gives four tasks.
Of these four tasks, two of them were brushed off Paul, one Griffin was brushed off, and the other was not Jordan Jr., but Rivers Jr.
This is really a rare thing, Wei Zhiming Clipper's will receive four tasks, because two of these four missions are unpunished, and there is a leader value of -20, and a full attribute of -1.
Except for the all-attribute -1 injury, the others don't matter, Wei Zhiming didn't feel that the leader value was of any use, he felt that the group of children of the bucks should not listen to him and not listen. (To be continued.) )