In the afternoon, after the team's training session, the media opening time came.

The Indus reporters rushed into the stadium just to catch a glimpse of the No. 12 rookie.

Of course, it was the first time that the Banker's Life Arena had welcomed so many Chinese journalists.

But instead of rushing to find Wayne, the Chinese reporters rushed in, but interviewed the rest of the Pacers players first.

'Wayne has adapted very quickly, he's in better shape than everyone else at the moment and I'm sure he'll be an integral part of the team.' Little O'Neill faced the CCTV camera and showed a kind smile.

"Wei is great, well, he's really special. When it comes to pre-season, everyone knows what he can do. Artest clutched his chest and replied obediently.

'He's worked very hard and should have no problem adapting to the team.' Team Soul Reggie. Miller also gave Wayne a good review.

Next, their evaluation of Wayne will appear in the afternoon "Sports News" and in the evening "Sports World".

Chinese players go to the NBA, and of course fans want to know what these foreigners think.

So, after interviewing the Pacer veterans, the Chinese reporters walked up to Wayne.

'My team-mates were very welcoming and very nice to me. Of course, I also reciprocated their friendliness in my own way. Wayne smiled at the camera and glanced at Gangtai not far away.

He must have sensed my strong drive!

Of course, not all journalists are so friendly.

After that, a couple of American reporters came to do something.

"Way, we all know that the Pacers already have Jermaine at the power forward position. O'neill. Do you think the team will adjust the roster for you next season? ”

It's clearly here to sow discord, and if you mess up the Pacers' locker room, there's no shortage of news this season.

Wayne, though a rookie, isn't that stupid yet. Such an obvious pit that I would jump?

'I'm sure the manager will set up the best for the team.

With a simple single sentence, Wayne prevaricated the question.

"So, you think you can take the place as a substitute?"

"If Kobe Bryant had had as many problems as you when he was off the bench in the first two years of his career, I guess he would have been traded for talking too much."

Wayne still had a smile on his face, but it was clear that there was a knife hidden in his words!

The reporter was stunned, this rookie is so precocious?

You're going to be scared when you just join the alliance?

Wayne shrugged and walked away from the reporter who was doing the matter.

Well, it seems that there is really no need to memorize the interview script.

He didn't want to be Mr. Perfect anyway.

In this way, Wayne's first day of reporting to the Pacers was spent safely on the iron elbow.

Before leaving, Carlisle informed Wayne that he would be taking makeup photos for the new season tomorrow.

No wonder Wayne saw Artey leave as soon as the interview ended, presumably busy shaving his head.

After a summer, Atai's hair was about to grow into a cauliflower head, and it was still a hard board inch suitable for him.

"Also, do you want to make a final check on your jersey number, and make sure you want 99?"

"Mm-hmm, it's number 99."

"Okay......" Carlisle shook his head, ten minutes ago Atay had just told him that he was going to change the number 23 to the number 91 for the new season.

Numbers above 90, there are indeed very few people who wear them, and they are very maverick numbers.

As a result, next season the Pacers will have two jersey numbers above 90 at a time.

Wayne and Atay unexpectedly fit together......

Early the next morning, Wayne, who was still in a daze, was woken up by the ringtone of his "high-end mobile phone".

He picked up his phone and saw that it was Tony.

Ma Dan, what gift is this thing going to show off?

"Hey, Pierce gave you the car or gave you the big gold chain." After answering the phone, Wayne said listlessly.

"Damn, is that real?" However, Tony didn't answer Wayne, but asked without a word.

"Huh? What's up? ”

Now it's Wayne's turn to be confused, little question mark, do you have many friends?

"I saw news on the Internet that you made a bet with Artest yesterday that the person who lost 1 to 1 bought a drink. Ten minutes later, Atai came back with a bunch of drinks? ”

"This ......" Wayne was drunk, and this thing got on the Internet?

Also, in addition to the players, there were also many trainers on the scene at that time. As long as any of them are whimsical, this matter will definitely not be hidden.

Wayne didn't know what to say.

Atay bought a drink and came back...... That seems to be the truth!

"Well, there's such a thing." Wayne then nodded, not denying it.

On the other end of the phone, Tony burst into tears.

Remembering the picture of himself running down the street yesterday with 16 bottles of Gatorade and 14 burgers, he really felt that he was so sad.

What about receiving a watch worth 30,000 yuan? It's not the life of a little brother.

Look at Wayne, the first day he went, let the veteran team members buy themselves drinks.

This is called a row of noodles!

The Czech Leopard watch in my hand, it suddenly didn't smell good.

"It's okay Tony, do a good job, sooner or later you'll be as good as me, and I'm looking forward to seeing the news in the newspaper that Pierce is going to buy you a drink." Wayne took the opportunity to take revenge and show me before you asked you!

This sworn brother is really righteous enough, and it makes Wayne feel very happy early in the morning.

Hung up the phone in a daze, and Wayne immediately looked at the news on his phone.

That's right, Wayne's "high-end touchscreen phone" can watch the news online, but the web page is rudimentary.

At first glance, I realized that this matter really spread on a small scale.

Although it didn't spread widely, it was far less sensational than when he beat Wallace.

But as long as you follow Wayne and the Pacers, you can definitely see the news by typing in the keyword.

Yes, there is one more of the top ten unsolved mysteries in the NBA - who won Wayne or Artay?

When Wayne went to the arena, he found his teammates discussing the gossip as well.

As soon as Atay arrived in the locker room, everyone who was changing clothes looked at him and laughed, and some exclaimed, "Ron, you've got news on the Internet again!" ”

He didn't answer, opened the locker and pulled out the brand new No. 91 jersey.

They deliberately shouted again, "You must be on fire again, they all said you lost to Wayne, buy a drink for the rookie, hahahahaha!" ”

Ah Tai's face turned red, the green tendons on his forehead bloomed, and he argued, "Can the matter between teammates be regarded as a loss?" ”

Everyone laughed, and the air was filled with joy inside and outside the locker room.

O'Neill Jr. also smiled, this kind of atmosphere was extremely rare last season.

It seems that Wayne is indeed able to have some kind of strange chemical reaction with Artai.

After the afternoon workout, as planned, the Pacers players will start taking makeup photos for the new season.

Although Atai likes to make a little personality in his hair, this time he just shaved his head honestly and didn't do any tricks.

The most bizarre hairstyle in the whole team is the "Martial Saint" Stephen. Jackson.

His dreadlocks looked like a lump of algae on his head.

Wayne, well, he had a haircut that was exactly the same as he had in the draft.

Originally, he planned to shave his hair short after the draft, but the hairstyle became more and more handsome...... It's been left until now.

Well, no one can escape the law of true fragrance.

In addition to taking photos individually, the team also had to take some posters of multiple players for the new season.

Wayne, the No. 99, and Altai, the No. 91, naturally have to take a photo together, and these two jerseys are very likely to become Indiana hits.

In the end, when shooting the poster of the Five Tigers' debut, Carlisle made a mistake.

Under normal circumstances, it is all about shooting the starting five tigers planned for next season together.

But this year, the Pacers proposed starting point guard Anthony Brown. Johnson...... To be honest, the coffee position seems to be too low, and it has no flavor when it comes out.

So, Carlisle simply called Wayne over.

In this way, Miller, Jackson, Atay, Wayne and Xiao Ao took a promotional poster for the Five Tigers of this year's Pacers.

Of course, these five may not all be starters, but they are definitely the most critical five-man group for the Pacers next season!

Carlisle is confident that the fans will be satisfied.

A week later, on the biggest billboard outside the banker's living arena, a poster of Wayne and four other Five Tigers was displayed.

The basketball atmosphere skyrocketed throughout Indianapolis.

Although the new season has not yet begun, there are already many fans wearing the number 99 jersey roaming the streets.

They are all looking forward to how the Final Four MOP will perform in the NBA.

At this time, within the Pacers, as the players regained their size and condition, Carlisle also began to arrange training on the tactical side.

As a coach who is good at defense, Carlisle naturally starts with defense first.

For Wayne, he needs Wayne to be a co-defender.

After all, Wayne's mobility and defensive range are quite remarkable.

It's just that the weight is lighter, so the help defense is definitely stronger than the inside single defense.

During the training, Carlisle also reminded everyone more than once: "Pay attention to the movements in your hands, you have to adapt to the changes in the HC rules next season." ”

Gangtai is uncomfortable, you can't use your hands to scare people in defense, so what else is there to defend? Why do you elbow those guys in Detroit?

Wayne is undoubtedly the quickest of all to adapt, after all, the new rules are not "new" to Wayne at all.

A few days later, an offensive tactical drill was also arranged.

At the start of the new season, Wayne's role on the offensive end was similar to that of Harrington last season — a sixth man who needed to swing around in the third or fourth position, playing about 30 minutes per game.

To put it bluntly, it is necessary to seamlessly connect to maintain offensive firepower when Atai and Xiao Ao are off the field separately.

Don't look at the role as a sixth man, but Harrington played the third-most minutes on the team last season.

Therefore, Wayne can be regarded as having a heavy responsibility.

Wayne nodded, isn't this the role of the Clippers like Lowe and Harrell in the future.

Before George and Cavuay left for the Clippers, those two buddies were ostensibly bench substitutes, but you can't say they were the real pillars of the team.

Of course, Wayne won't get 30 minutes of playing time as soon as he comes out. Carlisle will take it step by step, allowing Wayne to get used to it and slowly increasing the time.

In addition, Carlisle also told Wayne: "Next season, you will be in the small forward position more. ”

And Wayne also heard the good news: "When you play on the ground, we need you to look beyond the three-point line for more opportunities. ”

"Okay, leave it to me!" Wayne patted his chest.

Now, no one can stop him from shooting crazy three-pointers!

A long man who was allowed by the head coach to go outside the three-point line in this era......

This kind of thing is simply unattainable!

I'm sorry Du Xiaoshuai, your template can only be me in the future!

Time flies, and in the hard training every day, the tacit understanding of the team gradually increases.

The middle of October has arrived, and the NBA preseason is about to begin.

Wayne's registered height is still 2.06 meters, and the position is a power forward.

Carlisle also said that there is no need to modify the real height of 206......

This year, in order to create a Chinese derby, in addition to arranging the NBA China game for the first time, the league also arranged for the two teams to meet in the preseason.

Stern was able to do this in a timely manner.

It's not right to have money, unless you have something wrong with your brain.

Of course, the match against Mosaic was the final finale.

In the first game of the preseason, the Pacers' opponent was the Washington Wizards.

Carlisle decided to start Wayne the day before the game and play around 20 minutes.

If Wayne can fit in perfectly in these preseason games...... Then the new season starts in 30 minutes!

That night, Wayne went out of his way to study the Wizards' lineup during this period.

At the power forward position, the Wizards' starter will probably be Antoine, the sixth man of the season of the year. Jamison.

The Mavericks did a similar move to the Pacers this summer, trading the sixth man for a rookie, the fifth pick, Devin. Harris.

As a result, Jamison settled with the Wizards and began to assist "Agent Zero" next season.

In this way, the top two strong men on the best sixth man list last season have been traded this season...... It's simply toxic.

"Hmm......" Looking at Jamison's profile, Wayne touched his chin.

This product seems to be much shorter than me......