In the summer of 2004, all eyes were on Athens.

The slogan of this Olympics is simple: "Welcome home".

The Olympics are back to where they came from.

At a time when the world is spreading Olympic fever, no one cares about a basketball game going on in a small basketball arena in Salt Lake City's Rocky Mountain area.

But for a small group, the competition is more appealing than the Olympics.

On July 17, the Rocky Hills Summer League opener featured the Utah Jazz against the Indiana Pacers.

The Jazz's first-round pick with the 14th pick, Chris. When Humphries came out, he noticed that the reaction of the fans in the stadium was not too enthusiastic.

And dozens of seconds later, when the Pacers' Wayne came out, the fans in the stadium were agitated.

Humphries pouted, no matter what, the Jazz can be regarded as a home game......

As a result, Wayne's popularity was completely exploded!

As the MOP of the Final Four, Wayne's fan base in the United States is indeed stronger than when Chairman Yao first arrived.

Well, also better than most rookies in the same class.

Although Humphries is this year's lottery goalkeeper, few Salt Lake City fans have watched him play before.

On the contrary, it was Wayne, who had already made a name for himself in the two matches broadcast live nationally in the semifinals.

I haven't seen the picture of Wayne leaning back on Okafor's head to hit the key ball, and I'm embarrassed to say that I'm a real fan.

Besides, when you watch Summer League, the fans look at the players, not the teams.

So, while most of the people in the room were Salt Lake City natives, they still favored Wayne.

"I envy you, Wei." Behind Wayne, a man named John. Edwards' undrafted center looked at the restless crowd around him and sighed.

"It's nothing, little scene." Wayne shrugged, just this small gymnasium, just a thousand people, couldn't make Wayne's heart ripple at all.

I think back then, when I played elite in Minnesota......

Ahem, exaggerated, that is, two months ago.

Wayne felt very relaxed after he came on the court, not only because this scene was really not big, but also because Wayne was ready for the summer league!

After finalizing a shoe contract with Nike, Wayne threw himself into training.

And Mancias, who was recruited by Wayne, has also been carrying out Wayne's weight gain plan.

A few days ago, when Wayne went to Salt Lake City to practice with the team, he didn't forget to take Mancias with him.

Well, the others looked at that and blushed.

At a young age, there is a personal trainer!

Of course, most people are more eyed by Wayne's $28 million sneaker contract.

As the media said, 90% of these players who play in the summer league will not make that much money in their lifetime.

Without a doubt, Wayne was the biggest player of the game.

At this time, the assistant coach of the Pacers and the head coach of this summer league, Mike Murphy. Brown, yes, the one who would later babysit for Mousse in Cleveland, was pretending to write and draw with a tactical board.

It may seem like he's drawing complicated, but in fact he just said, "Give the ball to Wayne when you can't open the situation." ”

As for how exactly to give the ball to Wayne and how Wayne will play after taking the ball, that's none of his business.

Well, don't doubt it, Mike. Brown's offensive tactics as a defensive coach are so simple and rough that they are similar to Coach Lu in the future.

Give the ball to the strongest, don't chill!

And the summer league is really not very tactical.

Just look at the rules of the Summer League.

When a player gets 10 fouls before they come off the court, it's just about getting the player to perform as much as possible.

Of course, this also means that Summer League can be quite rough.

The cost of fouls has been reduced, and no one will be polite.

In this way, Wayne officially stepped into the NBA Summer League.

Strictly speaking, it's not an NBA game. Because at this time, the Rocky Mountain Summer League is not officially recognized by the NBA.

Although there are 11 teams participating, at most it can only be regarded as training matches organized by these teams themselves.

It wasn't until 2007 that the NBA introduced the Las Vegas Summer League, which was truly one of the NBA's official events.

And in terms of player strength, this game is also far from the NBA.

Undrafted and marginalized people fill most of the positions, and the level is not very high.

So after coming on the court, Wayne was extremely calm.

Imaginary nervousness, excitement, not at all.

Anyway, he didn't know most of the people on the field, and he didn't have to cooperate with his summer league teammates or anything.

Wayne's purpose is simple – just try to play his ball.

Wayne, who was wearing the number 99 jersey, crossed his waist and looked at Humphries opposite.

The young man is still green, and he looks like he has a promising future.

Hey, you said that you are such a young man, why do you have to get infected with Kardashian?

As for Wayne's number 99, in fact, there is no special meaning, just a maverick.

At first, Wayne thought about wearing his dad's number. Later, Tony proposes to exchange college numbers with Wayne.

Wayne thought about it and finally chose his favorite 99.

99, how easy to remember, and I am not afraid of "bumping numbers" with others, and I can become one of my special symbols in the future.

If Wayne is forced to give a number explanation, then it is this number that it 6 flips.

Besides, the first generation of NBA superstar George . McCann, don't you wear a number 99 too?

In this era when everyone loves the number 23, I, Wayne, are emulating such an ancient beast.

This B-grid, which doesn't follow the trend, is instantly different.

After the referee threw the ball into the air, the Pacers' 2.13m John. Edwards gets the ball.

Wayne hurried forward, but stopped outside the three-point line, with no intention of going inside.

In addition to Wayne's fact that he likes to be outside the three-point line, there are also Pacers' requirements for Wayne in it.

Carlisle and Bird discussed and decided to develop Wayne's ability to play the No. 3 position starting in Summer League.

So, they told Mike. Brown, let Wayendo attack from beyond the three-point line.

Mike. Brown also truthfully conveyed this idea to Wayne yesterday.

Wayne was overjoyed, now he can shoot a three-point point now!

But in the first round, Wayne didn't receive the ball.

Because the point guard on the Pacers' side is an unknown head iron baby.

Yesterday during the confrontation training, he had a team-high record of being covered by Wayne in 10 minutes.

Today, he still doesn't believe in evil and continues to break through.

As a result, the Jazz's No. 16 rookie Kirk. Snyder ushered in the first big gift of this game.

A big venture completes the defense.

"Hey, the point guards are swollen now." Mike. Brown sighed, the ball was almost unsightly.

So, in the summer league, how to balance individual performance and team performance is also an art.

Sometimes, being too humble will not be able to express oneself, but being too lonely will also lower one's value.

The Jazz fought back immediately, and they were on the verge of regaining home-court advantage.

As a result, when the Jazz guard was about to go to the basket, the basketball in his hand was ruthlessly slapped from behind.

Suddenly, the small arena exploded, and the fans came to see Wayne perform!

"Wocao, this is actually chased!" Watching Wayne desperately chase after him, Mike. Brown called Wardfa.

This movement speed, where does it look like a serious power forward!

He seemed to see Artest chasing someone else on the court.

Wayne chased the ball very actively, so much so that after landing, because of too much inertia, he fell directly into the audience.

It's so hard!

Since having the "Man of Steel" badge, Wayne is now not afraid of falling at all.

As long as he can get it, he can ignore whether it is safe when he lands.

Rush hard and you're done!

In just one round, many of the Jazz were dead-faced.

It's so high, and it's still possible to chase and defend so fast.

Is this guy Garnett?

Garnett in Summer League? This game can't be played yet!

Is it interesting to come to the Newbie Village with a full level number?

It's interesting, it's so interesting!

Wayne was having fun.

He got up from the crowd and returned to the court as if nothing had happened.

The Jazz guards were stupid, and he swore that as long as Wayne was there, he wouldn't be able to make it to the three-second zone!

After the Jazz took the throw-in, Kirk. Snyder hit a three-pointer and Wayne picked up the rebound to complete a beautiful defense.

Snyder is similar to Mr. Tony, with excellent defense, crotch-pulling shots, and belongs to the category of skill tree points.

Playing the game for the first time today at the NBA's three-point line, Snyder was even more inaccurate.

After Wayne won the basketball, Tou Tiewa relied on himself to play point guard, not Bilian's raised hand to ask for the ball.

But Wayne didn't bird him this time, and he chose ......

Possess the ball yourself for half the pitch!

Don't say it, when Wayne has the ball over half the court, he moves like that.

While dribbling, gesturing to command.

In fact, where will Wayne command any offense now, and the Pacers' offense has no tactics at all.

He gestured, just for everyone to pull away.

Then, a tall and long-arm power forward is seen holding the ball himself through the half court like a point guard, and facing another power forward one-on-one from beyond the three-point range......

Mike. Brown's brain hurts, your style of play is so new, it's hard for me to accept!

Humphries was on guard, and he knew that the MOP standing in front of him was not easy to mess with.

The hot man in front of him can explode with Okafor on the offensive end, and he can also shoot backwards in front of Okafor.

Humphries would not be underestimated unless he was sick in the head.

In reality, there are not so many routines of forcibly underestimating the enemy and being forcibly slapped in the face.

Humphries stepped back to the three-point line, fearing Wayne's breakthrough more than shooting.

After all, this is the NBA's three-point line, and Wayne can ...... no matter how accurate he is

"Brush!"

"Huh?" Humphries' inner theater had barely finished when he heard the sound of the Nets tumbling behind him.

Looking back, Wayne had scored.

As it turns out, Wayne's three-point line with the NBA is almost seamless.

"This ...... It's unreasonable! "Humphries's face is full of black lines, I'm also a lotto goalkeeper, give me some face.

As a result, in the next round, after being ***, he ate Wayne again.

Wayne is too face-saving.

"I'll go, there's too much difference in height and arm span, this is looking for a risk." Watching Humphries beat Wayne to get bloody, Mike. Brown really felt like he could go back to the hotel and rest.

What is the difference between this coach and his own?

Originally, Humphries's biggest threat on the Jazz's side was Humphries, but judging from this round, he didn't have the slightest chance.

Humphries is a low-post offensive interior who hasn't shot yet.

was blocked by Wayne in the low post, and he was basically useless. He couldn't play, and the Jazz didn't have a chance of winning.

Wayne got the basketball and once again controlled the ball himself through the half.

The assistant coaches all joked: "Replace everyone else, one Wayne is enough." ”

Humphries stepped down to break the ball, but Wayne skimmed Humphries with a nimbly change of hands.

Wayne didn't expect to shake Humphries away so easily, so he suddenly accelerated and went straight to the basket.

Wayne's acceleration is fast, and the initial acceleration is his forte.

So much so that when he hit the three-second zone, the Jazz center hadn't reacted yet.

Why did this tall guy come in?

What about the Humphries?

And just like that, Wayne scored with a two-handed dunk.

After the block, he also dribbled the ball by himself to break through the dunk, and the reputation of Incheng Garnett officially began!

Mike. Brown wiped the sweat from his forehead, and at first Carlisle said that he wanted to train Wayne to play the No. 3 position. Brown is not optimistic.

But now, he's changed.

Don't look at Wayne's 2.11 meters, but compared to a big forward, this product seems to be more suitable for playing small forward!

After all, Wayne's low-post skills are very average, and he has also lost a little weight, and he is afraid that he will not be able to bear it inside.

But the breakout, acceleration and shooting are indeed up to the standard of a small forward.

Peja, who is only 3 centimeters shorter than Wayne of the Kings team next door, shines at the No. 3 position, and is fourth in the MVP list last season!

Arranging positions based on height is sometimes not necessarily the best choice.

Think about it, if you push the Pistons' big book to the second or third position, the picture is simply ......

Mike. Brown began to feel that Wayne's plasticity might be beyond imagination.

In this game, Wayne also dominated the ball in the end, playing Humphries dizzy with a small forward way.

In the end, the score was fixed at 108-92, and the Pacers won their first Rocky Mountain Summer League under Wayne's leadership.

Among them, Wayne alone scored 25 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks of double-double data, and made 4 of 5 three-point shots.

Few rookie players can hit this kind of shooting percentage when they're new to the NBA's three-point line.

In the first game of the summer league, Wayne was perfect.

Whether Wayne signed a 28 million contract with Nike is a myth is still unknown.

But at least it won't be a joke.

After the game, Mike. Brown pushed his glasses and called Carlisle.

"Got rich, got rich, this time we really got rich!"

Well, Wayne's performance has made the Indian City assistant coach completely forget about Al. Harrington.

As everyone knows, when Harrington just left, Mike. Brown complained a lot.

Men, they all like the new and hate the old.