The NBA Rookie Challenge is the first major game of the NBA All-Star Weekend, the first was held in 1994, and the rules of the tournament have changed several times since its inception, at first the two sides of the game were called the excellent team and the sensational team, then the white team and the green team, and then the rookies were divided into West and East teams, and finally the current first and second grade teams.

However, there has been recent grapevine that the Rookie Challenge is going to change the rules again, and the Rookie Challenge may be coached by players from next season, Chamberlain doesn't know if it's true or not, but from now on, it seems that according to the old rules, their head coach is still the assistant coach of the two teams with the best record in the East and West.

The selection of players for the rookie game has nothing to do with the fans, and the coaching staff selects the best nine rookie players at the time in January to form the rookie team.

The game was divided into two halves of 20 minutes each, with one 100-second timeout in each half, and two mandatory commercial breaks in each half, one at 7 and 14 minutes each.

Compared to other games, the Rookie Challenge has a feature, that is, the player's foul behavior is only counted by the record desk, but there is no 6 foul leaving the court, which means that you can foul at will, as long as it is not too much for the coach to look at and press directly to the bench, then theoretically you have countless opportunities for fouls.

On February 15th, from noon to midnight, the All-Star Weekend dinner was served, starting with the All-Star Fan Carnival, which was attended by retired superstars, and Thurmond was invited to attend the banquet.

Then came the Masters Game, which was mainly a gimmick, inviting celebrities from all walks of life to participate in the game, and among these people were NFL stars, WWE stars, UFC stars and even golf entertainment stars and the like, Chamberlain didn't go to see it, he was always preparing, preparing for the next event, and now he was pressed for time because his event had changed.

As the time entered the evening, the first main course of the All-Stars was baked, and the Rookie Challenge began.

The Rookie Challenge is naturally much less attractive than the All-Star Game, but when you consider that these rookies who are still unknown or will take over the guns of their predecessors to dominate the NBA in a few seasons, it looks like the game is much more interesting - fans can speculate and speculate about the future prospects of these rookies.

The NBA has a campaign where every rookie has a template, fans can guess, and at the same time they can guess what they will do in terms of stats after five seasons, and as long as they can match the reality within the margin of error, they will receive gifts from the NBA every year for the next five years.

The nine members of this year's first-year team are Chamberlain, Kevin Durant, Yi Jianlian, Michael Conley, Al Horford, Navarro, Jamario Moon, Jeff Green and Scola. The nine individuals on the second-year team are Brand Roy, Rajon Rondo, Rudy Gaye, Bagnani, Aldridge, Millsap, Jordan Farmar, Gibson and Brewer.

Among these players, the two favorites are Chamberlain and Roy, the latter of whom is the core boss of the current Trail Blazers and is tasked with Portland's revival, and his ability to reach the All-Star Game in his sophomore year shows how strong he is.

The current Trail Blazers are fierce rivals in the eyes of head coaches across the league, including Nelson Sr., who also sees them as a stumbling block on the road to future championships. Roy + Aldridge + Oden, this trident is a bit ruthless, although the Trail Blazers' record this season is still not good or bad, but everyone knows that as long as Oden returns from injury, they can be upgraded to a super strong team immediately.

Even if Chamberlain now shows such a strong level, the No. 1 interior line of the 07 level is still Oden in the eyes of fans, and Oden's rebounding and defensive ability may be slightly inferior to Chamberlain, but the attack is much stronger.

Chamberlain also knew this, he was arrogant, he didn't believe that he had Wilt-Chamberlain's body and was not an opponent of Oden, before the start of the game in the locker room, he grabbed Durant and whispered: "Do you know Ludao, the first-year team has lost five games in a row, and if we lose again today, it will be six consecutive defeats." ”

Conley, who had a big headset on his ear, laughed, "Isn't this normal? Besides, who cares if this kind of game is won or lost? ”

Chamberlain pushed Conley away, and secretly scolded Xia Worm in his heart, he couldn't talk about ice, he was really a wolf who traveled thousands of miles to eat meat, and dogs who ate all over the world, didn't this guy have a little competitiveness?

In fact, he was serious about the game, as his opponents had two of Oden's teammates, Roy and Aldridge.

Durant was stunned for a moment and said, "You want to win?" ”

Chamberlain secretly said that you are not nonsense, isn't it? He continued to whisper, "I understand your abilities, Kevin, how about we make a big fuss between the two of us today?" How about it surprise the fans and let everyone know how powerful our new generation is? ”

Although Durant is low-key, he is not a person who easily admits defeat, and Chamberlain became excited as soon as he provoked him, shouting: "Okay, no problem, let's give those old birds some color today." ”

After the first helper was done, Chamberlain was no longer low-key, he stood up all of a sudden, and yelled at the many players in the locker room: "Guys, people outside say that we are rookies, do you know the truth?" ”

Everyone didn't know what he was crazy and was startled, Chamberlain said this indiscriminately, and the group nodded inexplicably, they are not rookies, who are rookies? Needless to say?

Chamberlain roared again: "There are still people outside who say that rookies should lose, and the first grade of this kind of competition will definitely not be able to win the second grade!" Everyone says that 07 is a small year for the draft, and those of us who came to the NBA are supporting roles for those big stars, they treat us as green leaves, as ants, and when they are happy, they will tease us, and if they are unhappy, they will take us to set all kinds of records above our heads, are you willing? ”

Fools are willing, although they all know that Chamberlain is telling the truth, but the group still has a feeling of resentment in their hearts, and there is a faint fire in their eyes.

Chamberlain wanted this kind of atmosphere, he swung his fist fiercely, and roared viciously: "Brothers, raise the sword in your hand, raise the indestructible shield in your hand, let us attack, let us fight to the death with those old birds, we have to tell everyone that the fate of the class of 2007 can only be decided by the players of the class of 2007, and our future will be created with our own hands!" ”

Durant roared: "Let those who underestimate us eat, win, we want to win!" ”

Everyone else was also enthusiastic, Chamberlain zipped up his coat, as if the marshal of the expedition had swung the sword of the king in his hand, he waved his arms forward, and roared hoarsely: "Warriors, attack!" ”

A group of rookies walked out of the locker room with murderous spirits, passionately walked out of the players' tunnel and stood on the court, Chamberlain was the last to play, which also proved that the fans and the league recognized his strength, although he was not drafted, he has become one of the most potential and fighting in the class of 2007.

The cheers received by Chamberlain when he came out were the strongest of the two teams, and there were countless Chinese faces in the stadium, but even so, there were not so many people cheering for him when Yi Jianlian appeared, Chamberlain walked out of the stadium with his arms raised and a solemn face, and the cheers of the fans made him a little trance:

My time will come after all!

Oden, who was waiting outside, high-fived everyone one by one, although he was not selected for the nine-man main team, but he was also selected by the head coaches to attend this game and became a supernumerary star of the rookie team, which shows how high the league's expectations are for him.

Auden is humble and soft-tempered, he whispered a few words to the most familiar Durant, and then walked up to Chamberlain on crutches and said with a smile: "Z, the mobilization just now is very good, don't give me face later, kick those guys in the ass, although I have two brothers there." ”

Maybe Auden could have guessed the reason why Chamberlain was so targeted at the sophomore level, this guy was notoriously high-IQ and had very good grades in college. However, he did not say anything to Chamberlain, and just now in the locker room, he also shouted slogans.

Chamberlain smiled and hugged him, and then Auden whispered in his ear, "How about 30 rebounds?" I don't have a chance to play this game as a rookie, can you help me grab ten rebounds? ”

Looking at Auden's regretful gaze, Chamberlain nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, I will tell everyone that our class of 2007 is the most distinctive level!" ”

Oden gave him a punch, a few jokes, and the American national anthem played, followed by a ten-minute warm-up before the referee's whistle blew and the starters from both sides stepped onto the pitch.

The starting lineup for the first year is center Chamberlain, power forward Horford, small forward Durant, playmaking guard Navarro, and shooting guard Moon.

The starting lineup for the sophomore is center Bagnani, power forward Aldridge, small forward Brewer, playmaking guard Rondo, and shooting guard Roy.

Jumping ball Chamberlain gave Navarro, the fans immediately let out a cheer, Yao Ming, wearing a beige suit, entered the court and sat next to Yi Jianlian, the two pointed at Chamberlain, I don't know what Lu Dao was communicating.

Chamberlain couldn't care because the game was on, the onslaught began.

Navarro got the ball to the frontcourt, Durant immediately ran to the basket, and Navarro saw him rush into the box and pass the ball. Although the sophomore team didn't plan to defend, it still couldn't make Durant score so easily, so Aldridge and Bagnani followed.

Durant did not attack after holding the ball, but rushed out through the restricted area with the ball, Aldridge and Bagnani were afraid that he would turn around and jump, and unconsciously followed the out, the inside line was vacant, Chamberlain was like a rocket, and he entered the restricted area in two big steps.

Without hesitation, Durant turned around and passed, Chamberlain rose into the air, grabbed the ball with both hands, and the muscles of his whole body tightened, and there was a loud bang, and his huge body hung on the basketball hoop, and he made a wonderful dunk.

Roy smiled and served to Rondo, who gave Brewer a look, he quickly advanced to the frontcourt, Brewer followed up from the wing, and the first-year interior was empty, all floating outside, and seeing this, Rondo threw the ball to the hoop with a high throw.

A figure suddenly appeared, Chamberlain was like a falcon with wings, he had been waiting for this opportunity, as soon as Rondo put away the ball, he immediately blocked Brewer, who was still waiting for the air relay, but only received a bunch of air, Chamberlain pulled the ball down, and Durant ran wildly to the frontcourt.

Chamberlain ran forward with the ball himself, Durant entered the restricted area, his pass across the court was also delivered, and Durant didn't shoot the ball when he got the ball, he ran forward in stride, and after three steps, he flew up like a spring, and shot a violent dunk!