There are no surprises in the Kings' summer league starters, the lineup is last year's potential newcomers plus this year's first-round picks, Zhang Feng, Buddy, Justin, Papaioannis, Giles.

Other teams have also announced the list of summer league starters, the most notable of which is the 76ers, Lakers, Celtics these three teams, the Celtics and Lakers are the NBA's traditional giants, and the 76ers have won high draft picks for several consecutive years, these three teams are the three most watched teams in the Las Vegas Summer League, and the mainstream view is the game of Fultz and Lonzo Ball, and the vast majority of fans who come to Las Vegas are fans of these three teams.

The Las Vegas Summer League is popular with fans for two reasons, one is the magical city itself, and the other is that there are so many NBA teams that come here compared to the Jews, Orlando Summer League. There are 24 NBA teams participating in the Las Vegas Summer League this year, except for the Magic, Thunder, Hornets, Knicks, Pistons, and Pacers.

Summer League was originally intended to let the world see the strength of rookies, and there was a long grass period from the end of the summer league to the start of the preseason, so teams like the Spurs, Jazz, Mavericks even participated in summer leagues in multiple regions.

On the afternoon of the 7th, the Kings held a small departure ceremony and had a dinner at the hotel, this time Carter, Randolph, and George Hill also attended, and the three of them went to cheer on the team's rookies as veterans and celebrities.

The Kings' first game was against the Suns, and the highlight of this game was the No. 4/5 matchup between Josh Jackson and Zhang Feng.

The Suns are now also young people, with three stars in the team: Devin Booker, Bledsoe, and Brandon Knight. Josh Jackson, the No. 4 pick selected this year, plays the SG position, to be honest, this draft is not very good, because there is overlap with Booker's position, Josh may not get much growth experience in the rookie period, but the Suns are a team that has always played and run, and the configuration of two PGs and two SGs may also be a strategic plan.

All the Kings players took the bus to Thomas Arena, because it was a late night game, and another Cox Arena was hosting a game between the Rockets and the Nuggets, Paul and Harden were there, and the Kings were very deserted.

Fortunately, Carter arrived, and slowly some more spectators came.

The two teams each warmed up, the referee explained some precautions, and the game began

Zhang Feng didn't want to play because he hadn't recovered yet, and many opportunities were passed out, and the two teams were inseparable in the first quarter.

Josh Jackson performed well, singles, dunks, and ultra-long 3 points were all done well, and the commentators of TNT TV kept praising Josh's performance, and praising Josh naturally inevitably compared Zhang Feng, both of whom were backcourt players.

"Compared to Josh's performance, China doesn't seem to have much desire to attack," Barkley said, looking a little bored.

"Oh? China Feng is obviously more team-oriented, and if necessary, he can directly blow up the Suns backcourt" O'Neal, as the owner of the Kings and Kobe Bryant's friend, fully supports Zhang Feng.

"Do you say it doesn't matter, Kenny, you were drafted by the King's No. 6 pick back then, and you were also a point guard, what do you think of Zhang Feng's level?" Buckley ignores O'Neal and asks Kenny what he thinks.

Kenny was drafted by the Kings in '87 and won the Rookie of the Year Team in his first year of his rookie season.

"To be honest, Zhang Feng needs to step up and perform, he hasn't played in any formal matches before, and the great performances we see have come from trial matches, but a lot of performances off the field have made him feel very strong," Kenny said fairly.

O'Neill couldn't refute anything, so he could only joke: "You also looked down on my brother Yao Ming at the beginning, and everyone knows what happened later, I think Zhang Fengfeng repeats this cliché."

"Oh, is it? Then let's gamble something" Barkley is not a coward.

"I bet the game is over, Zhang Feng's main stats will definitely be ahead of Josh Jackson," O'Neal said harshly.

"Then I can't choose? But let's get up and define that the data is primary," Barkley laughed lightly.

"Scoring and assists, one is a shooting guard, the other is a point guard, each has its own advantages, we calculate the total data, an assist equals 2.5 points, do you have an opinion?" O'Neill proposed the "scientific way of calculating".

"We'll see, in the end, what are we going to gamble on" Barkley seemed confident.

"Since it's an old-fashioned plot, let's go as old-fashioned, and the loser kisses the donkey's ass" O'Neill deliberately brought up Barkley's troubles.

"Stop, stop, don't kiss donkey's butt, you're cruel to animals, I suggest you lose and stick a word on your forehead," Kenny Smith suggested.

"What's the word?" Barkley and O'Neal asked at the same time.

"I'm not a ball emperor," Kenny said with a laugh.

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At the end of the first quarter, the Kings and Suns were tied, and at 25:25, Josh Jackson performed well, shooting 4-of-5 from the field, with 8 points and 3 rebounds. Zhang Feng only has 4 assists on his side, and the other statistics are all 0.

Seeing this situation, Turner considered whether to talk to Zhang Feng for a while, but finally chose no, he believed that Zhang Feng had his own considerations and arrangements.

The Suns' coach did not hesitate to praise Josh Jackson's performance in an interview, saying:

"Josh can take on all the defensive tasks and defend any player on the opposing side."

The venue of the summer league is very small, and there are few people, when the Sun coach said this, people on both sides heard it, the Suns players were happy when they heard this, and the Kings players were slightly unhappy when they heard this, but others performed very well, and it was nothing to say big things, especially Buddy, who was opposite Josh, and his face was not too hanging.

Turner and Carter chatted for a while, then walked over and gathered the Kings together, and whispered:

"From the second quarter, we picked up the pace, played faster than them, shot whenever we had the chance, didn't care about the shooting percentage. Fight poison with poison and disrupt their rhythm first".

Before Carter went to the Mavericks, he played for 53 games with the Suns and was cut in the end, which made Carter very unhappy, so he actively made suggestions today, and he very much wanted the Kings to win the Suns.

The Kings and the other players understood what Coach Turner meant, and Turner also patted Zhang Feng on the shoulder, and Zhang Feng also understood that this was to stand up and lead the team to victory.

Carter's wish, Zhang Feng naturally wants to help him achieve it, Buddy's embarrassment, Zhang Feng also wants to give him back face, then the sun will face the complete Zhang Feng.