Chapter 75: The Rookie King

After a big win in New Orleans, the Warriors took a little rest for the day, and the next day they flew straight to Seattle, where the stormy SuperSonics were waiting for them.

If you want to say who is the first fish belly in the NBA in the last two seasons, if the supersonic thinks that it is second, no one dares to be the first, since entering 05 years, the supersonic's record has plummeted all the way, confirming the classic that there is no worst, only worse.

The team is also a variety of changes, this time not only changed the coach, changed the boss, but even the address of the team was changed, and recently there was news that the supersonic will also change the team name. This makes Seattle fans sad, especially the old fans, who have contributed the best period of their lives to this team!

Last season's poor record of the SuperSonics was blamed by the team's uniform team on the lack of quality of head coach Nate McMillan, and Bob Weiss was replaced as the new head coach. From the start, it proved that the plan didn't work, and the SuperSonics started with five games and four defeats, stumbling to a 6-8 record in November. The team did not improve in December, and after losing the first game of the new year, the management decided to change course and change the manager again.

The problem is that no matter how many coaches are changed, the supersonic record just doesn't improve, and people can't help but wonder if there is a problem with the team's feng shui, perhaps because of this, which has led to the current rumors of this team: they want to erase everything about supersound, change the team address, change the team name!

Just about five months ago, in June 2007, one of the biggest fears of Seattle fans happened when SuperSonics was sold to an investment group in Oklahoma that had expressed a desire to move the team to Oklahoma City on the grounds that the Key Arena, which had been renovated 10 years earlier, was too old and needed to be replaced.

Seattle fans spontaneously organized an organization called "Save Our SuperSonics" in an effort to keep the team in the city, and despite the fact that this team is hurting them so deeply, it is true that the wounds are deep and the love is deep. For many middle-aged fans, their best youth has stayed here, and for many teenagers, the reason why they have embarked on the road of basketball is also because of this arena.

The tragedy in Seattle continues, and as the team is sold to Oklahoma City businessman Clay Bennett, the voices about the SuperSonics leaving Seattle are getting louder. After the purchase was approved by NBA owners, Bennett issued an ultimatum to Seattle, saying he would move the team if plans to build a new arena were not made before the regular season began, October 31, 2007.

The SuperSonics off the pitch are in such a mess, and how good can they be expected to do on the pitch? After a horrific last season, which finished in the bottom of the Northwest Division with a 31-51 record, the team began a tearful sale this summer, with coach Bob Hill fired and replaced by PJ Calesimo.

Meanwhile, the SuperSonics, who were given the No. 2 pick, began to rebuild the team, sending Ray Allen to the Boston Celtics in exchange for the No. 5 pick that drafted Jeff Green and Wally Szczebiak and Delonte West. This summer is definitely a dark memory for old SuperSonics fans, not only did they lose the core of the team, Ray Allen, but the team's second brother Lewis was also signed by the Orlando Magic with a big contract, and now this team can only rely on a rookie, Kevin Durant!

The arrival of Durant is the only thing that can make SuperSonics fans happy, and he gives them hope, the skinny black boy who didn't do a single bench press in pre-draft training camp, but has incredible projection ability, the height of a power forward, the agility of a small forward and the ability of a shooting guard.

Despite the SuperSonics' poor record this season - only two wins so far this season, there are still countless fans who will focus on Seattle on November 22, because Chamberlain is going to play Durant here, and the rookie king battle finally plays out today.

The SuperSonics are now determined to swing badly, in order to get a good draft pick next year, they and the Bulls are fighting hard, and who can have a worse record, but so far, the Bulls are ahead, and they are firmly in the bottom of the league with a wave of magnificent and heart-wrenching ten-game losses.

The bull is purely for the sake of rotten, with a face of 'Lao Tzu will be shameless and will be signed next year', and the supersonic speed is still shy and shy, still holding the pipa and half-covering their faces, although they are rotten, but nominally this is not the case, they claim to be cultivating core growth.

Durant has unlimited firing rights from the SuperSonics, and everyone is asked by Carsimo to pass the ball unconditionally, unconditionally help him cover, and unconditionally help him share the pressure.

Living up to expectations, the unrelenting Durant did a good job of this, averaging 26 shots per game. With a score average of 5 per game, he ranks fifth on the scoring charts and shows everyone what he can do as a scoring machine. In addition, this skinny guy can also average 6 per game. 2 rebounds and 4 dishs. 5 assists, showing all-round versatility and selflessness, really delighted the supersonic uniform crew.

Of course, this also strengthened their determination to put it in the end, how can they choose a good helper for Durant if they don't mess up?

However, despite Durant's outstanding performance, he is still only ranked second in the Gottlieb Award (Best Rookie) list, and the first place is, of course, the super interior SUPRE-Z, who is now in the limelight.

Chamberlain averaged 12 per game. 8 points, 19. 5 rebounds and 6. 6 blocks firmly suppressed Durant, leading the best rookie list all the way, and now many pseudo-fans think that Chamberlain is the champion: when Oden participated in the draft, the most daring media guessed his new season data, of course, the score is a little higher, and the blocks are a little less.

Walking into the Key Arena, the Warriors received enthusiastic cheers from the fans, which made Chamberlain rub his eyes, thinking that he was hallucinating.

Jackson grinned gloatingly, explaining, "Thanks to the 'Save Our HyperSonics' group, they launched a campaign to boycott the home team's players and applaud the enemy." ”

Chamberlain was puzzled, scratched his head and asked, "Are they stupid?" They should have worked harder to support the home team, right? That's how to impress the damn capitalists of the SuperSonics, and then change their minds and keep the team in Seattle. ”

Jackson scoffed at his statement and pouted, "What are you kidding?" The hearts of those capitalists have long been rotten, how can they change their minds? And they did it to get revenge on the players, who sided with the uniforms in this contest. ”

In fact, there is nothing difficult to understand, after all, it is the boss who pays the players directly, if the Seattle fans really want to give these capitalists a little color, then they should collectively boycott the game and not come to the key arena to watch the game, if the stadium is cold and unoccupied for a season, the uniform team of the SuperSonics team will be the first to sit still.

But the fans are also scattered, they still want to watch the game, and they want to boycott the team, which dooms their actions to failure.

Sure enough, then the supersonic players came out, and the key arena was overwhelmingly booed, which made Chamberlain very happy.

When the supersonic players entered the stadium, a tall black young man with slender and dry limbs and a sad face appeared on the court at the back.

For Durant, the fans still showed mercy and did not boo him, he is a rookie after all, and the fans are rational and tolerant of him, which is the cuteness of NBA fans.

Chamberlain took the initiative to walk over to greet Durant, and this was the first time he met the 'lifelong rival' in the media's mouth.

"Man, I heard you scored 35 points last time out, becoming only the second player after me to score 30 points? Well done, you've taken a firm step in your pursuit of me! Chamberlain put his arm around Durant and laughed, in fact, the media reported that Durant did not become the second player in the 07 class to cut 30+, but called him the player who created the highest score in the 07 class.

There is not much difference in height between Durant and Chamberlain, but in terms of strength, the gap is large, the former is thin like a big horse monkey, and the latter is King Kong, the King Kong who fights with the big events of the empire.

"It's okay, I don't know what's going on with Lu Dao, but the score is over 30 at the end." Durant said honestly, with a low brow, which suddenly reminded people of the kind of good students who obediently listened to the truth when they were in school.

As for Chamberlain? Looking at the ruffian look on their faces when the two hugged each other, they were definitely the best candidates for gangsters and hooligans.

After a few laughs, Durant has always been that honest look, Chamberlain lost interest, he let go of Durant, and said seriously: "Brother, our 07 class is considered to be a ruined generation, saying that our draft this year is a small year, but I don't see it that way, I hope that ten or twenty years later, fans will look back at the 07 season, they will say that although this level has not produced many stars, it has given birth to two dominant-level superstars - the tyrant of the forbidden area Chamberlain, and the king of the high position Kevin Durant!" ”

Durant smiled shyly, nodded heavily, and said, "Okay, come like this!" ”

The voice was not as loud as Chamberlain's, but it was just as firm and powerful, as proud and confident.

Chamberlain tidied up Durant's crumpled jersey that he had rubbed by himself, patted him on the shoulder and said; "Come on, my lifelong rival, let's two go and create a big scene in the NBA!"

Durant still nodded, and when Chamberlain left, Carsimo looked like he hated iron but not steel: "Kevin, what did that kid just say?" He said you were his lifelong rival? It's really self-proclaiming, you have to tell him, you are the best eye, and what kind of thing is he? ”

A reporter happened to walk past the two and then he told the Warriors players what Carsimo had said.

"Fuck, this grandson's team is dead today!" Chamberlain roared angrily, he thought about it, walked back to the SuperSonics bench, looked at Carsimo with a smile, and asked, "Man, what are the rebounding records in this place?" ”

Calsimo looked at him vigilantly and asked rhetorically, "Why are you asking this?" ”

Seeing that he didn't answer, Chamberlain didn't force it, went directly to the podium, asked the same question, and the recorder on the podium looked at it on the computer and said, "It's the 23 rebounds created by Kevin Garnett on February 2, 1998, what's wrong?" ”

Chamberlain showed white teeth and smiled fiercely, he turned his head to look at Carsimo, and said viciously: "Someone will rebound more than 24 today, promise God!" ”

Carsimo was scared to pee.