The Kings have a bunch of good role players such as Chris Webber and Peja, Divac, as well as Doug Christie, Bobby Jackson, Hidutkoglou, and traded White Devil Mike Bibby from the Grizzlies with White Chocolate Jason Williams.

It's almost eight o'clock, in the away team's locker room, everyone has finished changing clothes, and it's time to announce the starting lineup.

Arenas also wants to start, but he knows it's impossible, he's playing point guard, is it okay for the Iron Fist King to give him the starter? He never dreamed of it.

So the mood is a little bad, do you have to play as a substitute in the future, and there is no chance to start? However, he felt that he could try to snatch the starting position of the second position in the future.

Rashad Lewis has mixed feelings, he has been able to start the regular season for two seasons, and last season he started more times, as many as 74 games, but he was not trusted once he reached the playoffs, which made him very distressed.

His rookie contract is $580,000 for two years, and his second contract is $40 million for seven years, and he thought about leaving, and his agent suggested that he did so, anyway, the championship is there, and he needs more opportunities, not just sit on the bench as soon as he gets to the playoffs.

That's when Nate McMillan came in, looked at the crowd, and said, "Guys, now I'm announcing tonight's starting lineup. ”

"Five, Ben Wallace. Position four, Rashad Lewis ......"

Lewis was not excited to hear his name.

"Number three, Bowen."

Bowen smiled when he heard his name.

On the contrary to Bowen, Desmond Mason, the No. 17 pick in the first round in '00, was a little disappointed, did not get the starting position, and the competition was only a draft pick, which made him very unwilling, because his offense was much stronger than Bowen.

"Position 2 Corimagetti."

After hearing his name, Cory Magetti was not excited, he did not start at the second position, the team did not have a second shooting guard at all, he was the only one.

Arenas looked at his teammates in the locker room, Cory Magetti didn't have a competitor, he was a quarterback, not even a substitute, he played Margeti as a substitute when he played the preseason, and he was determined in his heart, he must strengthen training and strive to snatch the starter in the second position, he didn't believe that he couldn't play quarterback, wasn't he just a few centimeters shorter?

Even, Cory Magetti himself plays small forward, because he is only 198 cm tall, so he changed to the second position, but as a scoring guard, Margeti's style of play is still a small forward, no three-point shot, and the shooting is not good, so he is not without opportunities, and he has a great chance.

Approaching the game, the system also issued the season mission for this season.

"If the host completes the second triple crown and wins the MVP and FMVP in a row, the kidney function will be strengthened by 100%."

"Huh!"

Guess right, that's the best reward.

As a professional athlete, in high-intensity training and competition, the physical consumption is very large, except for a very few talented people, 99% of athletes after retirement aging faster than ordinary people.

The system strengthens his heart, lungs, and kidneys by rewarding him, plus his ability to resist injuries and illnesses to a full level, which means that he should not age as quickly as other athletes after retirement.

At eight o'clock, the two sides announced the starting list.

SuperSonics: Ben Wallace, Lewis, Bowen, Cory Magetti, Zhou Quan

Kings: Divac, Scott Pollard, Pejastojakovic, Doug Christie, Mike Bibby

TNT broadcast the game live across the United States, with Barkley and Kenny Smith commentators.

Kenny Smith said: "The SuperSonics lineup hasn't changed much, with two inconsequential veterans coming in, two meat shield centers coming in, and a rookie at the end of the first round, and the strength hasn't changed much.

But with the presence of the Iron Fist King, the SuperSonics are still the biggest favorites to win the championship in the new season, and even the only team.

If the SuperSonics successfully defend their title again, it will be a second and three consecutive champions, the only one in the league, and the Iron Fist King should also be the first person in the history of the league. ”

"Russell has eleven championships, including eight in a row, and if the Iron Fist King wants to surpass Russell's all-time status, then he has to have eight consecutive championships." Barkley retorted immediately.

"Eight ......"

Kenny Smith opened his mouth and closed it again.

He understands very well that the Iron Fist King is not an American, and he will be naturally at a disadvantage in the fight for the honor of the first person in history, which means that unless the Iron Fist King plays a record that makes everyone shut up, no one will make irresponsible remarks, otherwise someone will definitely find faults, just like a guy like Barkley.

On the CCTV commentary seat, the first time to explain the NBA, and it was a live commentary, Yu Jia was very nervous, even very nervous, her mouth was shaking, and her hands and feet were shaking.

Zhang Li glanced at Yu Jia and said: "Audience friends, we meet again, the new NBA season is about to start, welcome everyone to watch this game."

Oh, by the way, I would like to introduce you to a new friend, he is our new NBA commentator Yu Jia. Come, Yu Jia, say hello to everyone. ”

Seeing that Yu Jia didn't react, he kicked Yu Jia underneath, Yu Jia reacted at this time, and hurriedly opened his mouth and said: "Big, good evening everyone, I am, Yu ...... Good. ”

"Yu Jia is so excited and excited, the first time to explain the game, haha! I think it was the same when I first commented on the game, not long after I retired, I still sat in the CCTV live broadcast room as a basketball commentator, partnering with Mr. Song Shixiong, for more than 20 years. Zhang Li said with a smile.

"Indeed, yes, I'm very excited, I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect that I could come to the United States to explain the Iron Fist Championship live, I am so happy!"

After Yu Jia said it, the situation was much better.

After talking for a while, Zhang Reasonable said: "The Bulls also have a game tonight, playing the Pacers at home, I don't know if Yao Min has a chance to play, and what performance he can have." As the person with the highest draft pick in China, Da Yao's performance is very exciting! ”

In this game, because the Kings lacked the core Chris Webber, Zhou Quan clocked in in the third quarter, scored 25 points, 14 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks, and prevented the White Devils from shooting 2 of 10 and only sending two assists, leading the team to a good start.

That night, the Bulls' opener game was played at home against the Pacers.

Before eight o'clock, the Bulls head coach announced the starting lineup, Yao Min came off the bench, and the starting center was Brad Miller.

After the start was announced, the substitutes got up to warm up when Elton Brand went to the bathroom.

Charles Oakley, who joined the Bulls as a free agent this season, glanced at Brand's back, pulled Yao Min, who was about to leave, into the corner, and whispered:

"Boy, you know, management was going to trade Brand in exchange for Clippers star Tyson Chandler."

“……”

Da Yao's English is okay, and when he understands this sentence, he can't help but be very surprised, Brand is the top show, and the Bulls are willing to trade it?

Oakley whispered again: "Now understand your situation, if you can't play here, can't help the team get more wins, or don't perform as well as Tyson Chandler, you will be traded for two seasons at most." ”

Yao Min nodded sullenly, he didn't understand why Oakley said this to him, was it because of Brother Zhou?

His agent, Mr. Zhang, had given him some information about his teammates, and he knew that Oakley was one of the four villains, and he had conflicts and fights with Brother Zhou.

He was still a little worried that Oakley would trouble him, but now he was a little surprised.

"Yao, let's go warm up." Brad Miller beckoned and shouted.

He saw Oakley calling Yao Min to the corner, and he was a little anxious, because the Iron Fist King had contacted him and asked him to take care of Yao Min, he was afraid that Oakley would find trouble with Yao Min, but Oakley had been beaten by the Iron Fist King, so he hurriedly shouted.

In fact, Oakley didn't want to trouble Yao Min, but because of Ewing and Big Ben, he wanted to sell the Iron Fist King a face and take the initiative to take care of the Iron Fist King's compatriots.

"Ah, here we are." Da Yao hurriedly replied.

After the substitutes went out, Oakley sat down next to Brad Miller and said to him, "Boy, what are you worried about?" ”

Brad Miller has been by Zhou Quan's side, and he is not afraid of Oakley at all, although he is honest, he is also temperamental, and he is a person who dares to do it, and said coldly: "Charles, the Iron Fist King told me, let me take care of Yao, don't beat his idea." ”

Oakley twitched his cheeks and said angrily: "Fake, which eye did you see me move him?" ”

"That's for the best." Miller said.

Oakley was very upset and scolded, "Damn it, be careful that Yao steals your place in the future." ”

Brad Miller shrugged his shoulders and said: "It's not that I don't have a team to want, I really can't, I'll go back to the SuperSonics and join forces with Ben Wallace to help the Iron Fist King win a few championships." ”

"You idiot, this is my little brother, and you have been eating and drinking me before you entered the alliance." Oakley scolded angrily.

"Really?"

Brad Miller was stunned, and then he reacted, Oakley really didn't look like he was asking Yao for trouble just now, and he smiled awkwardly: "I'm sorry, Charles." ”

"Sorry fart!" Oakley scolded.

Starting soon after, Reggie Miller walked up to Yao Min after coming out, stretched out his hand to him, and said, "Hey, rookie, how are you?" I'm an alumni of Tekken at UCLA and a good friend of his, Reggie Miller, you can call me Reggie. ”

"Hello hello, Reggie?" Da Yao hurriedly leaned over and shook Reggie Miller's hand, and a smile appeared on his face.

"If someone bullies you, report the name of the Iron Fist King, you know?" Reggie Miller said after leaving.

"I thought I'd give you your name." The honest Da Yao complained in his heart.

In this game, Yao Min came off the bench for 25 minutes, facing O'Neal Jr., 2 of 6 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and got 6 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 fouls.

The performance was average, the offense was not good, but the rebounding was okay, there were no turnovers, and the Bulls did not rush to conclusions about his performance.

After the game, he received a call from Zhou Quan, who had also just finished the game.

"How's the data?"

"Brother, ...... generally"

After hearing Da Yao's data, Zhou Quan encouraged: "It's okay, the rebounding is good, keep working hard." It's the first one, a little nervous, right? There's nothing to be nervous about, you can even win the Dream Four team, and you've played with top centers like Mourning, it's not a big deal. ”

"Got it, brother, I'll try."

"Try to get the main position as soon as possible, and the Bulls definitely want you to play the main team compared to Brad Miller, and that's why they chose you. If you can't grab the starting spot, the Bulls management will be disappointed and will trade you sooner or later. So as long as you play well, they will definitely support you, develop you, and give you more opportunities. ”

"Hmm."

Also in the opener, the Wizards' game attracted more attention than the Bulls, one was Jordan's comeback debut, and the other was the debut of Jordan's hand-selected No. 1 pick, Kwame Brown.

Jordan started 37 minutes in the opener, shooting 7-of-21 from the field, shooting 33.3%, 0-of-3 from three-point range, 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, and 19 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls.

Another focus of attention is Kwame Brown, who appeared in the second quarter and the final quarter, played 12 minutes, made 1 of 2 shots, 0 of 1 free throws, scored 2 points, 3 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 turnover and 2 fouls.

In this game, the Wizards also lost the opening game with a score of 91:93, a two-point difference.

(End of chapter)