Chapter 101: The Opening

People are really angry with people compared to people.

At the beginning of the season, Tang Wenlong did not blindly and easily sign the sneaker contract and wait for the price to sell. By the middle of the season, he had gained fame and recognition for his strength, and he was awarded a contract no less than the one Durant signed with Nike that year. The award setting in terms of contract details is beyond ordinary people's imagination.

He's suddenly become an upper-middle-class player who earns more than most NBA players, and he's still just a rookie.

When Hayward found out, he sighed.

"Why is your life so good, my God, more than 10 million, the salary of an All-Star level player is just so much!"

"After all, the local tyrant" Wesley was also indignant and pulled Tang Wenlong to have a treat.

After a few people were in a commotion for a while, Lawrence Frank pinched the time and beckoned everyone to go to the arena. The group got up from their chairs and walked out of the locker room. Tang Wenlong, Hayward, Wesley Johnson and Greg Monroe are in a bunch, John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins two college teammates get together, and the rest of Griffin, Turner and Favors are greetings, but they are not familiar with each other.

In the Stamps Center arena, the pre-Rookie Challenge was pretty much done.

The stilt performance team from China won the applause of the house and reciprocated with warm applause that lasted for a long time. When the 18 players in the rookie game entered the arena one by one, the applause became even more enthusiastic.

"Hey, James." Tang Wenlong shook hands with Harden and said hello.

"Hey, Don, your kid has become handsome again, it's really unreasonable." Harden is also very talkative, and the two have played against each other several times, so they are relatively familiar.

"Where's it, obviously you're more handsome. Look at your beard, so sexy. Tang Wenlong laughed.

The two chatted a few more words, and Tang Wenlong greeted the second-grade players one by one.

"Stephen, why are you baby-faced forever?" Tang Wenlong said to Curry.

Curry smiled shyly, "No way, it's just that tender." People who didn't know me thought I was a junior high school student and said, "Look, that kid is so tall!" "Haha"

Holiday: "I'm going to win today!" ”

Tang Wenlong: "Come on, boy, maybe you can win a rookie challenge MVP!" ”

On the sidelines, Joe Thomas and Fang Chuxia sat together and chatted, and Fang Chuxia knew a lot about Tang Wenlong working alone in this foreign country from Joe Thomas's mouth.

The camera was given to Tang Wenlong, who was being introduced by the DJ, and on the big screen high in the air at the scene, there were highlights of Tang Wenlong's highlights in the first half of the season, such as straight-arm block Kobe, whistle defeat Lakers, etc. Finally, Tang Wenlong's average data as of the All-Star weekend appeared at the bottom of the broadcast camera.

"21.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.7 blocks." DJ broadcast Tang Wenlong's data word for word, and at the same time, Tang Wenlong's amazing shooting rate - 47.8 percent per game, 36.9 percent three-point shooting, and 86.2 percent free throw shooting!

Tang Wenlong smiled at the audience and waved to the audience. The fans in Los Angeles didn't boo him again today, and the screams, whistles and cheers were all in one.

On the front row, Tang Wenlong saw Fang Chuxia wearing his No. 1 76ers jersey, Fang Chuxia also turned his eyes at this time, the two met in the air in tacit understanding, Tang Wenlong smiled and waved his hand, Fang Chuxia enthusiastically made a flying kiss action, but after doing it, she shy retracted her hand, and the action was very fast.

"Wow!" Tang Wenlong's head slammed, and his body felt full of energy all of a sudden.

Then came the introduction of the sophomores, and it wasn't until Blake Griffin's camera appeared that for the first time there was a cheer even more enthusiastic than Tang Wenlong's.

"Averaged 21.5 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks per game."

Except for the data on the defensive end, which is a little shabby, in any other aspect, it has achieved the ultimate among interior players, at least use this data to participate in the All-Star, no one will say that it is not qualified,

One of the three referees is a female referee hired by the WNBA, which is also a small gimmick.

After messing up a lot of opening ceremonies, Tang Wenlong took off his coat and revealed the red 76ers No. 1 jersey.

First-year players are required to play in dark away jerseys, while second-year players are required to play in light-colored home jerseys, and most NBA home jerseys are white, so it looks like second-year players have a more neat lineup.

Stephen Curry, Wesley Matthews, DeMar DeRozan, Ty Gibson and DeJuan Blair make up the second-year starting lineup. Sitting on the bench were Jennings, Holiday and Ibaka and James Harden in place of Evans, who was unable to play due to plantar fasciitis.

Without any further grinding, the game began at the whistle.

Cousins pressed half of Blair's palm and picked the ball across his own half, Griffin reached for it, grabbed the ball, and then passed it to John Wall behind him.

The rookie first-year team roared through the halfway, and it looked like the five were much bigger than the sophomores.

Host Barkley immediately laughed, "The five first-year rookie players are like five calves, haha, and the second-year players are more like bamboo poles, which is quite difficult, after a year of training, they are not as good as the first-year players who are new to the league." ”

Partnering with him is Reggie Miller, the shooter has a vicious eye, and he immediately said the point, "The point is that this year's rookies are considered to be the golden rookies of the first tier of 7 years, and there are two rookies who average 20+ points per game, and the same performance before is LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony in the 03 world." ”

Tang Wenlong and Wall don't have a deep relationship, they compete with each other, he thinks that the first wave of attacks, Wall will always come by himself.

Unexpectedly, after he walked to 45 degrees, Wall directly let go and distributed the ball into his hands.

"Huh?" Tang Wenlong was stunned, didn't he want the honor of MVP of this rookie game?

And at this time, Wesley Matthews, who was defending him, looked absent-minded, and he was a step away. Tang Wenlong's perennial conditioned reflex, jumping up is a dry three-point shot.

Matthews only reached out at this time and pretended to defend, and he couldn't even cover Tang Wenlong's chin.

The three-pointer was like a long-range cannonball, hitting the basket with precision.

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With a crisp and neat bang, Joe Thomas clenched his fists and was just about to cheer Tang Wenlong, and sat down stupidly.

"Ouch, old man, calm down." Fang Chuxia smiled and pressed Thomas.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Countrymen don't often watch the game live, and they are a little excited. Old man Qiao said solemnly.

The defensive strength of the rookie game is simply not a grade for NBA players who are used to playing the regular season, and the essence of the exhibition game is performance-based, and the empty slam dunk is the main melody of this kind of game.

The sophomore team grabbed the rebound and defended the counterattack, and Curry threw it casually and Blair to complete the open catch.

The tempo of the two teams was fast, and after Wall advanced past halfcourt, he easily broke through Curry, dodged a crotch dribble in the face of Gibson's interference, and then leaned over to score a layup.

DeRozan scored on a driving layup.

Cousins hit a mid-range jumper.

Immediately afterwards, Curry juggled the ball without looking at the pass and wanted to get it into the hands of Blair on the inside, but was cut off by a white hand stretched diagonally!

Blake - Give-Riffin!

Griffin made a steal and dribbled behind his back and began to dribble forward, his ball handling was very strong, and the basketball was not unstable in his hands at all. At this time, Tang Wenlong, who reacted very quickly, had already rushed past the three-point line, and as soon as Griffin reached the three-point line, he threw the ball directly!

Tang Wenlong flew into the air, and the distance from the ground was more than an ordinary waist.

He took the basketball with both hands in the air, and as soon as he pulled his arm back, there was a downward trajectory of smashing the basket and swinging, and the smashed basket made a roaring sound with a "bang".

"That's a good story!" Tang Wenlong was surprised, Griffin's passing timing, technique, angle and strength were just right, and he was too comfortable to receive the ball.

"Hey, little thing." The corners of Griffin's mouth curled, and he reached out to high-five Tang Wenlong.

The media camera clicked wildly, and you can imagine how precious the record would be if both of them became superstars ten years from now.