Since being touched by Wayne, Cannon has really entered berserk mode.

Even the sudden shooting connected the whole team's offense.

Although it is not enough to beat Delong, he still led the team to win this game.

After the win, Cannon looked at Delong very arrogantly.

Hmph, you always bullied me last season.

Now, it's time for you to experience what it's like to fail.

Oh me, there's someone behind this season!

You move me to die!

Delon looked at Paul's arrogant appearance...... I'm afraid he's not a fool!

It's just a preseason, dear, you don't really think you beat me, do you?

"Tut-tut, look at his arrogant appearance." Boozer looked at Paul and felt the urge to rush up and punch him.

No way, if it weren't for the presence of Wei Zhanshen, Boozer might have really done it.

"Let him be arrogant, and he will get it back in the regular season." Delon shrugged, not paying much attention.

After the game, some players from both sides would hug and shake hands.

As a reverse courtesan, Wei Shen must rarely do these things, unless he meets an acquaintance, Wayne rarely hugs and shakes hands with his opponent.

And Sharapova is a virtue.

As a gentle diplomat of the Trail Blazers, my sister-in-law naturally has to help Wei Shen support the team's image.

Who doesn't have a good helper?

But just as the sister-in-law was about to shake hands with Delon, Paul suddenly flashed and dragged him away by tugging on his sister-in-law's jersey.

"Don't shake hands with him, his quality is very low!"

"I wipe ......" Seeing his sister-in-law being dragged away, Delong's hand hung in the air, embarrassed.

This is obviously going to be shaken, but the person who shook hands is gone.

You're the devil, aren't you!?

Delon looked at the back of the black jersey No. 3 and shook his head.

Wait for the regular season, wait for the regular season to start, you see if I can cut you or not.

The press conference after the competition was attended by Pao'er and her sister-in-law.

Wei Shen?

As the star of the house, Wayne is not interested in this kind of preseason press conference, just send the two younger brothers.

At the press conference, a reporter asked about the clash that almost broke out during the game.

"Chris, do you feel safe playing next to Way?"

"This ...... Wei is indeed a very intimidating person. Moreover, he is willing to protect his teammates. So yes, with him we are not afraid of trouble. Paul rubbed his hands nervously.

What a shame......

"So, do you think you can compete with the old powerhouses in the West this season?"

When it comes to competition, Pao'er is not ashamed.

"Why else do you think we're all together?

Next season, I'll lead ...... Wayne and I will lead everyone to the front! ”

Well, the young man has a strong desire to win and a stronger desire to survive.

In this way, the Trail Blazers played two more warm-up games and got a record of one win and one loss.

At this point, McMillan's lineup experiment came to an end.

After the warm-up game, the Trail Blazers cut those redundant players on short-term contracts.

The 14-man squad for this season was finalized.

Centre-forwards: Gasol, Mourning, Purzbilla.

Power forwards: Wayne, Travis. Outlaw.

Small forward: Darius. Miles, Amy. Yuduka, James. Posey, P.J. Tucker.

Shooting Guard: Juan. Dixon, Anthony. Parker.

Point guards: Paul, Fred. Jones, Bobby. Jackson.

Seeing that the locker room was suddenly a lot quieter, Wayne reminded himself once again that this was an alliance of the jungle.

If you don't want to be eliminated, you have to be vigilant all the time.

A few days before the start of the new season, NBA officials took makeup photos and promotional posters for the Trail Blazers players.

There is no doubt that Wayne, Paul and Gasol were naturally filmed alone.

Wayne stood in the middle, holding the basketball. Paul and Gasol stood sideways beside Wayne like two scarred guards.

"Click."

The next day, the NBA's official website launched a special page for the introduction of each team in the new season.

The cover photo used by the Trailblazers here is a group photo of Wei Jiapao.

In Portland, huge posters of the trio were also hung between buildings.

Underneath the poster, this is written in the dark red and black main colors of the Trail Blazers.

"Thorny roses."

Don't mess around, be careful of cutting your hands.

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This year, Wayne failed to "escalate the whistle" again.

Sure enough, this luck can't be so good every time.

Although Kobe Bryant's wool was picked up this summer, after all, the time together was too short, and the points brushed were not enough.

Although the entire pre-season training camp is playing training matches, the comprehensive strength of the opponent is always not too strong, so there are not too many growth points.

This time, you can only wait until the start of the season to upgrade halfway.

Even so, Wayne is still confident about the new season.

If nothing else, at least the locker room atmosphere is not chaotic.

Although there are monsters in the West next season, there is still a chance to make a name for yourself!

The moment to be alone has finally come.

The day before the start of the new season, Popovich spoke again about the transfer market this summer in an interview.

As soon as he mentioned this, he shook his head: "I didn't know that the league would allow that to happen, if the big team can take away the star players of the small team without paying the price, then how can this league be fair?" ”

Well, Popovich's yin and yang weirdness is not a day or two away.

This guy is notoriously sour, especially when other teams sign superstars.

"Do you mean the Trail Blazers will pose a threat to the Spurs' championship path next season?" The reporter asked bluntly.

Last season, the San Antonio Spurs went on an exaggerated 60-win run in the regular season.

But in the playoffs, the disadvantage without Bowen is infinitely magnified.

Facing the Mavericks in the second round of the series, the Spurs had no one to defend against Josh. Howard and Terry.

Deng dumb?

He's been busy enough to deal with Dirk for a while.

In the end, the Spurs lost to the Mavericks and were eliminated in the second round.

But even so, people still think that Spurs are a title contender and the favorites to win the championship.

Therefore, the emergence of the Trailblazers is bound to make the Spurs' road to the championship more difficult.

A calf is enough for a brain skew, and the Lakers won't say anything about robbing Yao Ming.

Now that the Trail Blazers have another steel hammer for a big bill, can Popovich not worry?

But in front of reporters, it was clear that Popovich did not want to admit his anxiety.

"Speaking of winning championships, nine of the Trail Blazers' 14-man roster this season are new signings. IMHO, this is a mercenary army.

The NBA isn't a place where you can win by throwing money at it, and it's even harder to win. ”

As soon as Popovich's interview video came out, the Trail Blazers were indeed labeled "mercenaries".

In the world of sports, "mercenary" is generally not a good word.

This usually means that the team is simply made out of money, and the players are only here for the money, and may not be so hungry for glory and victory.

I have to say that this old thief does have a lot of influence in the NBA.

With a casual word, the label of pioneer cannot be torn off.

The next day, a lot of people started to follow suit, saying that mercenary-style teams couldn't go far.

"Look at the previous experience of the Trail Blazers, who spent a lot of money to build a team with a lot of potential, led by Randolph. The result? That group of people didn't know what honor was.

I think the Trailblazers are going back down the old ways. ”

"Some teams think they can win by throwing money at them, and if so, the Trail Blazers should have won 10 in a row, right?"

On the morning of the opening game on October 31, Wayne watched the news, and there was a "sour" word between the lines.

You're jealous of Paul. Alan is rich.

If you were given a chance to squander dollars like this to build a lineup, you might have to change all 14 people.

Wayne put down his phone and didn't continue to watch the news.

Fight the opening game well and make them more sour!

In the afternoon, Wayne rode Mancias's car to the Rose Garden Arena.

Since the Trail Blazers have undergone a sea change this summer, it is only natural that Big Stern has placed them in the NBA opener.

And the opponent of the Trail Blazers' opener game is none other than last season's Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks!

It's certainly a very attractive matchup, a team that has been looking for a championship this summer.

One was the team that was at the top of the West last season.

This is to test the depth of the Trail Blazers as soon as it comes up.

Outside the Rose Garden arena is packed, and Portlanders have probably never been so crazy about basketball in the past few years.

Right now, there aren't many fans wearing Wayne's number 99 jersey. However, Wayne believes that in less than half a month, his jersey will be popular in Portland.

Wayne thought he would be the first to get to the locker room, but when he pushed the door open, P.J. Tucker had already arranged all the chairs in the locker room.

"Yo, it's so early, P.J." Upon entering, Wayne greeted Tucker.

As the only first-year rookie on the Trail Blazers roster this year, Tucker has none other than these things.

"How prepared are you, the first NBA game of the day." Wayne sat down next to Tucker and asked with concern.

"Well, I've been preparing for this for years, Wei." Tucker smiled.

Speaking of which, it seems that all the men who sparked with Tucker during school have become big killers after entering the NBA.

You see, in high school, Tucker was very embarrassed to guard Guagua, and then Guagua soared into the sky.

In college, Tucker and Wayne were also a pair of sworn enemies who were talked about.

As a result, Wayne is now Tucker's big brother.

After all, without the strength of others, it is impossible to fight back and forth with Tucker when he was a student.

The defense of this product is a bit too strong for the average student player.

True. Star Appraiser.

No sooner had he said than Tucker had spoken, and Paul pushed the door open.

Seeing Wayne and Tucker, Paul was a little confused.

Last season, he was the first to show up on every match day.

In addition to the fact that Paul values every game, it is also because ...... He really didn't want to help those stewed egg backpacks anymore!

It's so short, and a group of people hang their bags around Pao'er's neck, and Pao'er is very good!

Although that nightmarish rookie year is over, Pao'er has also developed the habit of coming early.

Only this time, he suddenly changed from the first morning to the third morning.

"Damn, even this can't compare to Wayne!" Pao'er muttered to herself in her heart.

After that, more and more people showed up, and no one was late.

When Nate. After McMillan also walked into the locker room, the Trail Blazers were fully staffed.

At this time, there was a commotion in the locker room, and everyone was talking while changing clothes.

At this point, McMillan clapped his hands.

"Alright, let's hear the final deployment!"

This sentence was not said by McMillan, it was said by Wayne.

After Wayne finished speaking, the locker room fell silent.

Originally, this Trail Blazers team was not as mixed as the previous Pacers, and there were no prickly players.

The largest stinging cannon is almost conquered.

Therefore, Wayne's position as the boss can be said to be very stable.

Everybody knows it's Wayne's team.

After everyone quieted down, McMillan nodded in satisfaction and began to draw tactics.

The Trail Blazers' starting lineup was confirmed and informed to the players three days in advance.

Paul, Anthony. Parker, Yudoka, Wayne and a sister-in-law are the starting five Tigers of the Trail Blazers.

Originally, the starting small forward position was reserved for the 2000 Tanhua Darius. Myers', but unexpectedly, during training a few days ago, Myers' old knee injury recurred and required surgery.

So before a game was played in the new season, Tanhuaxiu was directly reimbursed.

Later, McMillan thought about it for a while between Judoka and Posey and finally decided to start Judoka.

Posey's task is still the same as last season with the Heat — to play alongside Mourning in the rotation and provide more firepower to the bench.

McMillan deliberately emphasized defense, and there are few coaches in this era who don't emphasize defense.

Defend the Mavericks, just one sentence - don't wrap up, resolutely one-on-one, and strive to go around the cover!

In this season's preseason, McMillan has seen that the Mavericks' offensive tactics are generally 5 sets.

Dirk Singles, Terry Singles, Josh. Howard singles, Harris singles, Starkerhouse singles.

The Mavericks have a lot of heads-up, and everyone just needs a simple cover to get the mismatch advantage.

So, if the Trail Blazers want to win, they can't give the Mavericks a misalignment.

Or, let someone who is wrong and can defend in any position do the pick-and-roll.

Take Wayne, for example.

After establishing the core tactics for the day, McMillan put the group out to prepare for the game.

But at the entrance of the players' tunnel, Wayne stopped everyone.

"Come on guys, let's get some fight. Today is the first game, don't let them look down on you! ”

Wayne said, holding his sister-in-law with his left hand and Luo Zi with his right hand.

Seeing this, the others also gathered together, hooked up with each other's backs, and put their heads together.

"Some people out there say we're mercenaries, fuck it, there are many kinds of mercenaries. We are mercenaries united, we are mercenaries who can win battles. Are you ready, brothers? Get out there and make a big fuss! ”

"Roar!"

After Wayne finished speaking, everyone yelled, and the little atmosphere instantly became full.

At first, when Wayne hugged Pao'er, Pao'er was still a little resistant.

But now, he's also motivated to take the leap.

Wayne rushed out of the tunnel with everyone in tow, and suddenly, the deafening cheers came like waves.

"Let us welcome, owners of this rose garden!" The shouting of the live DJ pushed the atmosphere to the extreme.

At this time, Wayne looked at the technical table, and sure enough, Miller Sr. was the guest commentator for the game.

He immediately walked up and hugged Miller.

"You look very energetic, work hard, and don't forget your goals in a new place." Miller and smiled and patted Wayne on the shoulder.

Although it was a pity for Wayne to leave Indianapolis Miller, he still hoped that Wayne would continue to move higher.

"I never forget, Reggie. Watch and see how we beat the Western Conference Champions. ”

After Wayne finished speaking, he turned around and winked at his sister-in-law.

My sister-in-law is also an old man, and sometimes when I pat my buttocks and make a look, my sister-in-law knows what Wayne wants.

So, the sister-in-law walked towards Wayne. Wayne spread his arms as Gasol took a boxing stance and very quickly punched Wayne five or six times in the chest, and then the two embraced.

This is the opening action designed by Wayne and his sister-in-law, and the implication is that we can't be knocked down today.

Paul looks a little handsome and wants to play, but if he goes to play, he may only be able to hit Wayne in the knee......

After a handsome opening, the Trail Blazers' starting five were in place.

Wayne's official debut in Rose City is finally about to begin.