After the trade is completed, O'Neal Jr. will have to go through routine checks before he can play games and practice with the Nets.

Before that, the Nets sat at home to take on the challenge of the SuperSonics.

Last season, the SuperSonics had a strong roster, but for various reasons, they only finished ninth in the West and missed the playoffs.

However, the SuperSonics have clearly learned the lessons of last season, and they have started the season well with an excellent 5-2 record so far.

Due to the relationship between O'Neill Jr., for this game, Chi Liang is extremely energetic, and he is full of strong desire to attack.

I have to say that every time the supersonic team, Chi Liang will always lay good data, and his quasi-quadruple-double and two triple-doubles +5×5, all from the supersonic team.

In this respect, Ji Liang is the bitter master of the supersonic team.

Compared to last season, the SuperSonics' roster has changed a lot, and the biggest change is the All-Star interior Schramf, which also causes Payton and Vin Baker to take on more responsibility on the offensive end.

It has to be said that although Vin Baker is still obese, he is still much smaller than last season, and it is clear that he has worked hard in the offseason.

Seven p.m., Rutgers Athletic Center!

Although the Nets started the game mediocre with a 3-3 record, due to the slump over the years, Nets fans are very easily satisfied, and even if they only have half the win rate, it is better than in previous seasons.

So, even though it rained heavily, it still couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the Nets fans, who rushed into the arena, even if the game hadn't started yet, still frantically cheering for the team.

The match was broadcast live on TNT across the United States, with live commentary on Mav Albert and Kenny Smith.

Before the start of the 1999-2000 season, the league announced the number of games of each team in the United States, and this year, the Lakers ranked first in the number of live broadcasts, which had to make fans marvel: The Lakers are really the sons of the NBA!

In terms of the number of live broadcasts in the United States, regardless of whether superstars join or not, the Lakers' exposure rate is always in the first echelon of the league, and it is better than the Knicks in this regard!

Since O'Neal joined the Lakers, the Lakers have always been in the first place in the number of live broadcasts, and this year's number of live broadcasts has reached 40 times, and the second place is the superstar-studded Trail Blazers, known as the 'Big 7', they only got 37 live broadcasts in the United States!

Of course, there are winners and losers, among which the Nets are the biggest winners, after Chi Liang joined, their number of live broadcasts has increased significantly, reaching 20 this season, although only half the Lakers' times, but also barely ranked in the top ten in the league.

Soon, to the cheers of the fans, the starters of both sides began to take the field.

Nets lineup: Ji Liang, Cage, Newman, Kidders and Billups.

Unlike previous games, Coach Rivers has made changes to the roster again, and with Gil's departure, Kidders has naturally gained an important role.

As for why Armstrong didn't appear in the starting lineup, it also has to do with Coach Rivers' adjustments, and due to the disadvantage in height and weight, it will be difficult for Armstrong to stop Payton.

In fact, Coach Rivers was originally very troubled, because there were too many excellent players in the backcourt, and how to arrange their playing time became his biggest headache.

That was clearly alleviated after Gil's departure, but the backfield was still completely dominated by five players, with Armstrong, Billups and Kidders at the back and Newman and Margeti at small forward.

The rest of the backcourt players have become almost marginal players, and it is difficult to get playing time except for garbage time.

There is no way to do it, there are too many excellent players in the backfield, so you can't reduce their playing time, then the team is prone to problems.

SuperSonics lineup: Center Vin Baker, power forward Horace Grant, small forward Ruben Patterson, point guard Brent Barry, and point guard Gary Payton.

Soon, under the instructions of the referee, Chi Liang and Wen Baker came to the center circle, and in the jump ball link, the obese Wen Baker was naturally not Chi Liang's opponent, and he easily won the ball.

After running to the frontcourt, Ji Liang stood up at the waist and gestured to his teammates after catching a pass from Billups.

After receiving the signal, the teammates immediately dispersed, leaving enough space for Ji Liang.

"Come on, boy, let you see how good I am!"

To be honest, Wen Baker was a little nervous in his heart, but on the surface he was silent, his legs curled up, always paying attention to Ji Liang's movements.

In terms of height and weight, Vinn Baker has the upper hand, but his speed and agility are much inferior.

As soon as he leaned back, Chi Liang immediately swayed from side to side, and at the moment when Wen Baker changed his center of gravity, taking advantage of the opponent's unstable foothold, Chi Liang easily completed the turn, as if passing over a wooden stake, easily passed the opponent, and began to break through to the restricted area.

Not far away, Grant was shocked and hurriedly ran towards the basket, wanting to help defend Chi Liang, but he underestimated Chi Liang's speed, and when he acted, Chi Liang suddenly sped up and scored a dunk before him.

After letting go of the basket, Ji Liang glanced at Wen Baker, he didn't say anything more, and turned back to defense.

Wen Baker had a bitter face, judging from the previous situation, Ji Liang's speed advantage was too great, unless he didn't feel good, he would be easily beaten.

On the supersonic bench, Coach Westafar couldn't help but shake his head, looking at the opponent's No. 1 player, his heart was full of worry.

From the very beginning, he attached great importance to Chi Liang, but among the supersonic players, there was no player who could limit him at all.

The speed is not as strong as him, and the stronger than him is not as fast as him, and I can't find a few such players in the entire league.

At this time, the game on the court was still going on, and after holding the ball for half the court, Payton didn't wait for his teammates to settle down, and rushed straight to the basket.

Billups tried to block it, but it crashed into Vin Baker's massive body, and Payton broke through the defense.

At the same time, Ji Liang immediately changed his defense, ready to block the opponent's attack at any time when Payton rushed.

At this moment, Payton made a sharp stop, jumped straight up and threw the ball into the basket before Ji Liang came up to block it.

The Nets attacked, Billups dribbled across half court and, after observing the situation, passed the ball to Kidders on the left side.

Taking advantage of Cage's off-ball cover, Kidders got rid of the defenders and quickly cut inside the air, and Grant hurriedly switched defenses and rushed towards Kidders.

At the same time, taking advantage of Wen Baker's slow movement, Ji Liang easily got rid of the opponent and appeared outside the three-point line in the bottom corner.

Kidders was not reckless, and immediately passed the ball to Ji Liang, who ran to the corner, and the latter threw a three-pointer.

Swish~

Unguarded, Ji Liang easily hit a three-pointer, and with his speed and shooting touch alone, he could easily beat Wen Baker.