Collins, who was on the bench, shook his head helplessly.

As a coach, what he wants to see most is a scene where the players are always calm, rather than a gambling defense like Tang Wenlong. However, he also knows that Tang Wenlong is strong in attack and weak in defense, and his talent on the offensive end is already the best among his peers, if the defense is still like an old fritter, it will be outrageous.

"It's okay, it's not a big deal, you know, Jordan has been killed too." Iguodala walked over and comforted.

Tang Wenlong showed a different look, "Has Jordan ever been killed?" ”

Iguodala knew that Tang Wenlong would ask this, and he smiled and said: "Don, you know, a season in the NBA is very long, this is where miracles are born, and it is not uncommon for a season to have countless kills. Back then, in the Eastern Conference Finals, Reggie Miller sealed Jordan with a sword. ”

Hearing Iguodala say this, Tang Wenlong's heart was a little relieved, and it seemed that it was not a big deal that he was passed by Rose.

However, what he didn't expect was that in his future career clips, this scene was often played repeatedly, just like Yao Ming who was dangled by Marbury back then.

Offense and defense rotated, and the 76ers attacked from the position.

"One more!" Iguodala made a gesture to let everyone pull away, and Tang Wenlong fell to the right side according to Iguodala's command, and at this time, only Tang Wenlong and Brewer were left in the entire huge right half.

Brewer was overjoyed, wasn't that what he wanted to see?

"Smack!"

Tang Wenlong leaned back against Brewer and grabbed the basketball with both hands.

He took a deep breath, pouted his butt, opened up a bit of space, and then turned to stand on his side, grabbing the ball behind his back with one hand, feeling the pressure Brewer was putting on him.

"Come on, rookie, surprise me, do you know how cool it is?" Brewer was still chattering, placing his two hands on Tang Wenlong's waist, leaning over to make a strict defensive posture.

Tang Wenlong suddenly jumped slightly, turned around and turned into a face frame attack.

"What does he want to do?" Brewer was taken aback, what does this jump mean?

The referee was also stunned, Tang Wenlong's jump was just a light heel, and he didn't completely leave the ground, so it wasn't a step.

Tang Wenlong took a diagonal step forward to the right with his right foot, and at the same time completed a collision between the basketball in his hand and the floor.

The referee's face darkened, this is another action that can be blown or not, and it is impossible to tell whether the foot lands first or the ball lands first.

Tang Wenlong didn't know that the referee on the side was slandering him, and he was almost blown for violating the rules.

Brewer firmly locked Tang Wenlong's shoulder, moved slightly in small steps, spread his arms, and did his best.

Suddenly, Tang Wenlong's body had an obvious emergency stop, his right hand and right foot were suspended in place very coordinatedly, and then the right wrist holding the ball had a downward pressure.

This point was keenly grasped by the attentive Brewer.

"Looks like it's to the left!" Brewer was proud, and there was a feeling of seeing through Tang Wenlong.

Sure enough, as he expected, Tang Wenlong's right hand that controlled the ball was pulled back, and it seemed that he was going to change hands to the left in front of the body!

Brewer makes a advance and takes a step to the left.

At this moment, Tang Wenlong's right hand that controlled the ball magically turned into a smooth folded line, and the basketball was grabbed by his big hand and sent back to the right, and then his body was like a cheetah, and he slammed out!

"Fack!" Brewer was overwhelmed.

Tang Wenlong didn't expect to get the opportunity so easily, Brewer and Iguodala's defensive judgment is simply incomparable, which makes him slightly relieved to break through, if everyone is as strong as Iguodala's defense, he really doesn't know how to score.

Tang Wenlong controlled the ball and moved two steps sideways, did not rush to the Bulls' inside, and chose a safe jump shot.

Easily scored his first shot in the NBA!

"Well done!" When retreating, Iguodala took the initiative to reach over and high-five Tang Wenlong.

Tang Wenlong smiled slightly, and hit this ball, he felt that the pressure on himself seemed to be less.

Brewer's face was a little unbearable, and he was a rookie, I was afraid that he was a talented leader, and he was so good at playing, it really lost his identity as an NBA senior.

Then Tang Wenlong found that in the subsequent attack, Brewer stuck to him like a mad dog, and it was very difficult for him to make every move, this A-level defense made him very uncomfortable, and the most important thing was that Brewer was just a substitute, Tang Wenlong was also a substitute, and the timing of the two people was exactly the same.

Tang Wenlong fans in front of the TV saw that after Tang Wenlong scored a goal in a dashing manner, he only scored two points with free throws in the second half, and did not score anything else. Then in a game like the preseason, where the defensive intensity is not high in memory, he only scored 4 points in the whole game, and only made 1 of 8 shots.

At the end of the game, the 76ers won by seven points, 104-97.

And the focus of the media is on Tang Wenlong's special show.

Playing 23 minutes, 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 turnover, no matter what point of view, it is an embarrassing statistic, not to mention that he is still a rookie with high hopes.

Aldrich Smith, a reporter for the Philadelphia Chronicle, unceremoniously slammed the 76ers' summer operation, writing in the article:

"It is undeniable that Tang Wenlong's college career is wonderful, and his physical talent is also outstanding, but he is still too young after all. The 76ers are not a rebuilding team, and we've been competitive in a roster centered around Andre Iguodala. So, I have reservations about Evan Turner, a five-time champion who won five awards in the draft, and we didn't use the pick. ”

Speaking of which, Aldridge believes that Evan Turner will help the 76ers more, while Tang Wenlong may have potential, but he needs time and space to grow.

Tang Wenlong only learned about the evaluation of him by the outside media a few days later, and before that, he felt the unique rhythm of the NBA.

It's very fast-paced, even if it's just pre-season, it's coming and going.

The 76ers' first two preseason games against the Bulls and Bobcats were on the road, so Tang and his teammates went out and didn't return to Philadelphia until five days later.

In just a few days, he traveled back and forth to three cities, which opened his eyes and experienced the difficulties of professional players for the first time.

At the Wajovia Center, Tang Wenlong's 76ers completed their first home game of the season against the Atlanta Hawks, who are also in the East.

The Hawks have always been the strongest team in the East, and this team claims to have five All-Star level starters, and they are very strong in terms of offense and defense.

This summer, the Hawks and Joe Johnson completed a contract extension of 100 million yuan, and with the support of Josh Smith and Jamal Crawford, they became the most formidable opponent for the ambitious Heat in the Southeast Region.

In the face of such an opponent, Collins instructed the 76ers before the game, even if it was just a warm-up game, to compete with the opponent for at least half a quarter to see the real strength of the two sides.

However, for Tang Wenlong, this period of luck is really not good.

Whether it was the change of attack time to 24 seconds, or the unusual scale of penalties here, or the level of confrontation between the players, he was a little uncomfortable.

When facing the Bulls, he encounters a stalker who is eager to prove himself; It was even better when he played the Bobcats, and met the "Martial Saint" Stephen Jackson, although the latter did not go all out, but it also made Tang Wenlong in the wing position miserable, although he scored 8 points in the whole game, it seems that the score has grown exponentially, but it is all scored after Stephen Jackson is off the court.

To his surprise, after this game, the media turned a blind eye to Tang Wenlong's score and praised Tang Wenlong's rapid progress.

Back at the Wajovia Centre, it was the first time Tang Wenlong had stepped on the floor of his team's home stadium to fight, and it felt completely different.

He made his debut in the middle of the first quarter and received a lot of support from Chinese fans who came to cheer.

As soon as he appeared on the stage, he was faced with the test of "Mr. 100 million yuan" Joe Johnson, Tang Wenlong looked at the resolute face of the Eagle King, and secretly smacked his tongue, how many yuan is 100 million yuan? He didn't feel that he was using the exchange rate to convert, and both eyes rolled up "¥".

Joe Johnson didn't know that the new kid was actually converting his salary, and he only felt that the show seemed to have a different temperament.

And it seems a little distracted? Joe Johnson secretly glanced at Tang Wenlong and found that this kid was really a little stunned, which made him a little angry, felt as if he had been slighted, and decided to teach this little rookie a little lesson.

Then he reached for the ball when the Eagles were serving.

As soon as Mike Bibby saw that the team boss asked for the ball, he immediately passed the ball, and used a small wrist trick in the force of the pass, so that the whole ball's trajectory was fast and accurate, and then he admired himself quite proudly.

The referee's whistle sounded, and Tang Wenlong retracted his divergent thoughts.

By this time, Joe Johnson had already received the basketball, and he dribbled the ball two steps sideways and then suddenly made a cross-step dribble under the crotch, and the basketball kept swapping between his left and right hand.

It was really dazzling, and Tang Wenlong was in a trance for a while