Chapter 75, Tabit.
With the Trail Blazers at the top of the league, countless teams are now trying to pull the Trail Blazers down.
First, this position is a great way to motivate the opponent's ambition.
And the Trail Blazers are not old powerhouses like the Cavaliers and Lakers, the Trail Blazers have hardly encountered a few strong teams on the way to the top, and then Roy has not yet reached the level of Kobe and James, except for Roy, the Xue Ding they rely on is just a rookie, and Ade is only an upper-middle level player.
So they look a little bit easier to bully.
Of course, the most important thing is that they think that the three main forces of the Trail Blazers are injured, and the depth of the current roster is not enough.
The Grizzlies at the bottom of the league also don't have much self-knowledge, thinking that they are weaker than the Trail Blazers, and the Grizzlies are crazy to kill the current No. 1 in the league.
When the home team's players were being interviewed, Xue Ding of the away team's Trailblazers entered the interview hall first.
Naturally, Xue Ding enjoyed the superstar treatment.
Xue Ding is now regarded as the popular fried chicken of the alliance, and everywhere he goes, the media's lens will automatically focus on it.
Today, Xue Ding was wearing a very low-key outfit.
The dress of sunglasses, red leggings and a striped shirt with a pattern completely wears out the fashion feeling of the clothing brand endorsed by Xue Ding.
At this time, Xue Ding didn't look like a player playing a game, like a model....
Dressed like this, the sponsor has a contract stipulating how much Xue Ding will be awarded for as many times as he appears on the headline page.
Tom also plans to build Xue Ding into a stylish man in the fashion industry.
This is based on sponsor rewards and the establishment of personal brand image, of course, Xue Ding himself likes to wear all kinds of clothes.
"Click, click, click"
The camera lens kept grabbing Xue Ding's photos.
The reporters' questions were frantically smashed, and they were all hot spots recently.
"Xue, a female fan shows her love to you, how do you respond?"
"Are you single now?"
"How many dunks are you going to do tonight?"
The media frantically surrounded Xue Ding.
Seeing this scene, Mayo and Conley were speechless.
As soon as Xue Ding came in, he stole the limelight from the audience.
They're jealous.
"Sassy bag."
"Fake."
Both of them cursed secretly.
Everybody is young, how can you be so angry, this is our home field.
However, the media behind it is also very eye-catching, knowing what fans like to watch, they didn't pay attention to their complaints, and still squeezed towards Xue Ding's direction.
When Xue Ding was completely surrounded, Roy, Auden and others slowly came in through the gate.
The Trail Blazers' teammates are well aware.
With Xue Ding here, the interview estimated that there was nothing to do with them, they just needed to play with peace of mind.
Roy said to the only reporter next to him: "Xue has too many media and fans around him now, even our team reporters will always surround him, in fact, there are some behaviors that have gone beyond the scope of basketball, of course I like to stay around him in this environment, he helped me block the spotlight, although some people will be dissatisfied, but they must understand that it is not Xue's fault, so let's learn to get rid of this environment, it will be better to play pure basketball." ”
"You said Xue is very bitter."
"I guess I'm pretty happy."
"But he had a hard look on his face."
Fernandez and Auden passed by Xue Ding, and the reporters didn't bird them.
Xue Ding is being besieged by reporters.....
After avoiding many gossip questions, Xue Ding began to receive some normal questions normally.
"Xue, what do you think of tonight's game?"
Xue Ding likes this type of question, which can be regarded as very kind.
"We were able to win easily."
"Do you look down on the Grizzlies?"
"Well, no, I respect them."
Others envy Xue Ding's exposure, but Xue Ding also envies their ease, because most of these media did not come with good intentions, so Xue Ding must be especially careful when speaking in front of the media.
It's also a shame that Xue Ding is not an ordinary stunned young man, he can barely cope with it, but he still feels a little tired.
The local media in Memphis was very difficult about Xue Ding's problem.
Another reporter asked, "Do you think you're the best rookie in this class?" ”
Even though Xue Ding knew that this was a word of hatred, he had to answer: "There is no doubt about this, I am NO.1." ”
"So do you think you'll be the top pick this year if you pick it again?"
"No, no, this is not necessarily, the management has its own considerations when selecting people, which has nothing to do with the ranking."
"What do you think of the Grizzlies?"
"Their interior strength is very strong, but they need time to run in, in the future they will be our strong opponents, now, we are stronger, this just look at the rankings."
"What do you think of Tabit?"
"You don't know if you watch the game."
"What do you think of Conley tonight?"
“......”
Xue Ding slowly became a little impatient.
Everyone asked about the evaluation, did these reporters smoke their brains?
Seeing Xue Ding's somewhat unhappy expression, the domestic media hurriedly sent a burst of boasting questions.....
Slowly made Xue Ding's face better.
..............
The Grizzlies joined the NBA in 1995 and are part of the NBA's Southwest Division.
The team was originally known as the Vancouver Grizzlies and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
In 2001, the Grizzlies moved back to Memphis City, USA, and changed their name to the Memphis Grizzlies.
After the team drafted Spanish star Pau Gasol, the Grizzlies gradually became competitive, making the playoffs multiple times but never winning a single playoff game, a tragic record that has not ended until now.
After the warm-up, Xue Dinglian came out of the locker room.
Don't look at the Grizzlies as a small-ball city, but their arena is only a little worse than the Staples Center arena.
It cost nearly $300 million to build.
Memphis isn't even as good as Portland in terms of entertainment, but the environment here is not bad, and it's a good place for players to retire.
The attendance here is very low, only about 60% of the seats.
It's not a good thing that the arena is too big, which makes the scene look a bit bleak.
After the entrance ceremony, Tabit, who had met during the joint trial, came over to greet Xue Ding.
"Hey man, I want to tell you that what I said before the game was not malicious." Thabit walked over in a friendly way.
He apologized to Xue Ding for what he said in front of his teammates by the media.
"Well, I know, how are you doing?" Xue Ding didn't care.
Well, sometimes there are many times when you have to do it.
"Hey, it's not good here, I'm unlucky." Thabit sighed.
Tabit spoke less hard now, and Xue Ding saw some frustration on his face.
"If you go to a team that only needs an inside lineman, it will be more suitable for you to grow." Xue Ding said casually, after all, in his previous life, this guy waited for the grizzly bear to fall out, and it might be different to take another path.
"Well, I'll think about my future, it's too early." Tabit didn't want to leave.
“OK!”
At the time of the joint trial, Thabit was the pride of the sky and the focus of media attention, while Xue Ding was just an unknown player.
Now, the status of the two has changed dramatically.
Tabit only averaged 15 minutes per game in the playing time of the Grizzlies, and his statistics were completely crushed by Xue Ding in all directions, especially rebounds, Xue Ding's rebounds were almost twice as many as his.
Xue Ding is a defender, and Thabit is a big man, which is indeed a little embarrassing.