After winning the game, the Nuggets traveled to Seattle non-stop to prepare for the SuperSonics.

The current SuperSonics team has Gary Payton, Weinbeck and Detreve Schramf, all All-Stars.

Needless to say, Gary Payton, nicknamed 'The Gauntlet', is known for his extremely tough defense and trash talk.

Vin Baker, who joined the NBA through the draft in 1993, quickly became an All-Star player averaging 20+10 per game, and was known as one of the best power forwards in the NBA at that time.

As for Schramf, he is one of the most famous foreign players and the first German player to play in the NBA.

In the 1997-98 season, the SuperSonics finished 61-21 and became second in the West, led by the trio.

However, this year is not a good time to say, and it may not even qualify for the playoffs.

In the 1998-99 season, it was a weird joke for many NBA players, with labor and management sitting at the negotiating table and tossing and turning. It wasn't until February of the following year that the eminent Wen . Baker, the fat on his body began to match 500 pounds.

Wen Baker's figure has developed horizontally, giving people the feeling of a huge lump of meat, even if he can barely run, he can't play the strength of the past.

And Gary Payton and Schramf, both of whom are a year older, have more or less declined in form.

This year's supersonic team can no longer be regarded as a powerhouse in the west, but it has a certain competitiveness.

However, for Gary Payton, the Nuggets are like enemies, and they will definitely use their strongest strength to defeat the Nuggets.

The 1993-94 season was the peak of the SuperSonics and the most high-profile era in the history of the SuperSonics.

Led by Gary Payton, Sean Kemp, Kent Gere and coach George Carr, the SuperSonics had the best regular season record in the league at 63-19.

However, the invincible SuperSonics in the regular season were unfavorable in the playoffs, facing the lowest-ranked Denver Nuggets in the first round, losing three games in a row after winning two games, and losing three games in a row, becoming the first No. 1 seed team in NBA history to be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, which is commonly known as the 'Black Eight Miracle'.

For Gary Payton, who thinks highly of himself, it's a shame on how he doesn't hate the Nuggets.

After entering the Key Arena, located in Seattle, Washington, Ji Liang and his teammates began to make their way to the visiting team's locker room, only to be surrounded by several reporters on the way.

Regarding the actions of the reporters, Chi Liang expressed doubts and did not understand their intentions.

"Congratulations, Ji Liang, you beat Carter of the Raptors, Pierce of the Celtics and other rookies, and temporarily become the first rookie! Plus, thanks to your excellent performance last week, you came in fifth place in the Player of the Week award! ”

At this time, there is no Rookie of the Week award, which is nothing more than the official rookie list. Every week, the league changes the rookie rankings based on their achievements.

Last week, Ji Liang played a total of four games and achieved a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, of course, the record is one thing, the most important thing is the player statistics.

In these four games, Chi Liang averaged 19.5 points, 10.7 assists, 6.7 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block per game, including the honor of the debut of the century and the youngest triple-double.

"Really?"

However, Ji Liang was still a little surprised, and it was okay to suppress Carter and other rookies, but he didn't expect to become the fifth player of the week.

Although it didn't win an award, it was a great honor for a rookie.

The ESPN reporter said, "We don't have to lie to you, can we talk about your feelings now?"

After confirming, Chi Liang was a little more happy, and casually said a few words of the same impression, which was nothing more than official words such as thanking the league, the team, and his teammates.

"By the way, who won Player of the Week?"

"Gary Payton!"

When the reporter answered, he showed a meaningful smile.

When Chi Liang came to the away team's locker room, his teammates already knew about it and congratulated Chi Liang one after another.

In the visiting locker room, there are several copies of today's paper, and in the sports section, there is news about Gary Payton winning Player of the Week.

Due to Chi Liang's excellent performance, it more or less occupies some space, and there is even a questionnaire related to him.

After becoming Rookie of the Week and No. 5 Player of the Week, Ji Liang was dubbed a super rookie by the media and began to become a player to watch.

After reading the newspaper, Ji Liang was firmly at the top of the best rookie rankings, Vince Carter was second, Jamison was third, Pierce was fourth, and Lafrentz was fifth......

As for Nowitzki, he has been in the top 10, and the current 'old driver' is still in a quiet period, still working hard for enough playing time.

Due to the high quality of the draft, this year was recognized by the media as a big year for the draft.

In the eyes of the media, although Ji Liang beat the rest of the rookies and temporarily became the first rookie, after all, he only played four games, and the competition for the best rookie in the future must be extremely fierce.

As for the survey, it was organized by the New York Times and was titled "If You Were Asked to Re-Elect the Class of 1998, What Would You Choose?" 》。

Underneath the questionnaire, there are two tables, one with a bunch of names and the other blank.

First pick: Michael Olowokandi

Second pick: Mike Bibby

……

It was in the order of the draft at the time, and readers could cut out blank forms and fill out the forms to mail to The New York Times according to their ideas.

When the statistics are complete, the New York Times will publish the results of the survey. As for whether there is a deviation from the psychological expectations of readers, it is not the concern of the New York Times.

The New York Times' move is nothing more than to boost the newspaper's sales.

Looking at the questionnaire, Chi Liang felt very nonsense, the regular season has only started for less than ten days, and many rookies have not yet shown their strength, so how can they rearrange the draft.

It can be said that it is meaningless to set up a questionnaire now, how can the strength of a rookie have to play for two or three years to make a preliminary evaluation, just a few games, it does not mean that it can be maintained in the future.

In many cases, the rearrangement of draft picks will not be confirmed until even a dozen years later. Especially the rookie of the class of 1998, who would have thought that in the end it would be the 'old driver' who became the champion!

But now with Chi Liang, history has shifted, and no one knows the correct order after the rearrangement in the future.

After the Nuggets played, the Key Arena was filled with overwhelming boos, and many supersonic fans still remember the 'Black Eight Miracle' four years ago, and every time they met the Nuggets, there would always be huge boos.

Soon, the SuperSonics began to play, and to the cheers of the fans, Gary Payton picked up the team's Player of the Week certificate for him.