"Who is talking about you? Why did you become weak after just a few minutes?"
Inside the Rose Garden Arena, David Vanderpool, the acting summer league coach, was shouting loudly.
After the pre-match warm-up exercises, the players have been divided into red and blue teams for simulated confrontation.
Wang Zelin and Lillard, who were told early on that they would be the regular season starters, were naturally placed on the same team in order to cultivate their tacit understanding.
As a senior, Lillard has played in the NCAA for three full years, so he naturally knows how to organize tactics and unite his teammates.
Basically, Wang Zelin can successfully catch the basketball as long as he stands in a good position.
Facing the defense of an unknown player who was a head lower than him, Wang Zelin used his strength to directly push him away and hit an easy layup.
Wang Zelin and Lillard accumulated some hands.
"pretty!"
"Well done!"
"The King's power is really terrifying!"
Although the blue team was composed of two of the team's rotation players and fringe players last year, facing the red team with Wang Zelin and Lillard, they were still completely penetrated from the inside out.
In the next round, Wang Zelin stepped forward to cover and ran along the baseline at a 45-degree angle from the right to the left corner, successfully getting rid of the entanglement of the red team inside.
Lillard's passing skills and game reading ability are by no means comparable to his teammates in the CBA period, and the basketball once again passed into Wang Zelin's hands.
Faced with such a wide open three-pointer, Wang Zelin did not hesitate and took off directly.
"Whoa!"
The knife fell from his hand and he scored a three-pointer.
His current three-point ability is 62 points, which has reached the NBA average level. He can barely afford to be a shooter ~~~ only under the premise of wide open space.
David Vanderpool saw this scene and nodded with great satisfaction.
I didn't expect that Wang Zelin could retain such a delicate touch while possessing such powerful power.
Simply incredible!
After a 15-minute match, the red team led by Wang and Li led the blue team by 23 points.
"King, it's unimaginable that a big man like you can have such a smooth shot."
Lillard's eyes were filled with surprise and affirmation when he looked at his teammate. It seemed that he must have been working hard on his basic skills in private.
Talent is one thing, hard work is another.
"Hahaha, you are also very good. You can always seize the most appropriate opportunity to hand the ball to me."
Wang Zelin smiled and said a heartfelt compliment.
No inside player can resist this kind of cake maker's strategy. It seems that this is the first time he has been fed so well.
"One step to the finish" is the most appropriate way to describe Lillard's passing.
The feeling of eating the cake was so good that he almost didn't want to work hard anymore.
The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing!
Soon, the 2012 Summer League arrived.
There are two venues, namely the Orlando Summer League and the Las Vegas Summer League. The former has 8 teams participating, while the latter has as many as 24 teams.
The summer league starts on July 15th, and the Trail Blazers schedule is as follows:
07-15 Hornets VS Trail Blazers
07-17 Trail Blazers VS Rockets
07-19 Trail Blazers VS Hawks
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There are 5 games in total, starting on the 15th and ending on the 22nd.
Now the Chinese national men's basketball team has finished the first four warm-up matches, and only the game against Poland on the 21st is left.
Wang Zelin didn't want to miss that meaningful game, so he chose to fly to Europe that night after playing the first two summer league games.
In the first game of the summer league, the Trail Blazers faced the Hornets, where new draft pick Anthony Davis belongs.
For a game of this level in the Summer League, the media and players don't pay much attention to it. The only highlight of this game may be the battle between the new No. 1 pick and the No. 6 and No. 8 picks.
However, the Blazers' top management paid very high attention to the game.
This is the first game they signed Wang Zelin and Lillard, and it is also a good time to see their tacit cooperation from this game.
"Hey guys, this is your first game in the NBA. You must perform well, especially King and Damien. You two must not be nervous and just play to your own level. The Hornets opposite can't do it.
They are our opponents."
In the Trail Blazers' locker room, after acting coach David Vanderpool finished laying out the tactics, he began to encourage the two potential newcomers who were attacking each other.
"Damien, we must win the first game, and we must win it completely."
The thick eyebrow is the future number one power forward in the league, and Wang Zelin positions himself as the future number one center in the league.
He is fully prepared for the first battle between the future strongest four position and the future strongest fifth position.
"Well, don't worry, the Hornets can't guard me from the outside, I will beat them."
"Hello, viewers, welcome to the 2012-13 NBA Summer League. The two participating teams are the home team New Orleans Hornets and the visiting team Portland Trail Blazers."
"Everyone must be well aware of the highlights of this game. my country's young player Wang Zelin has been confirmed to be the center in this game. He will become the sixth Chinese player to land in the NBA."
A domestic online live broadcast platform is simultaneously broadcasting this game, and the commentator is excitedly introducing the situation of the two teams.
"Old Wang, please raise the camera better. Zelin is about to enter the court. I want to take all the highlights of his first game in the NBA."
"okay!"
Wang Changhai and his wife were sitting in the VIP seats of the stadium, watching their son's first career game up close.
Although this game is in the summer league, it can be seen from the packed house that this game is of great significance.
For New Orleans natives, this game is Anthony Davis' career debut, and they will naturally not miss it.
As for Wang Zelin, as a player from China, it can be said that he is the center of attention wherever he goes.
The arena provided by the Las Vegas Summer League is not as large as the Rose Garden, and can only accommodate more than 4,000 spectators.
This happened to make Wang Zelin, who was accustomed to the Zuchang Gymnasium in China, feel no nervousness at all.
Name: Anthony Davis
Team: New Orleans Hornets
Age:19
Position: Power Forward/Center
Height:208cm
Weight:98kg
Hidden attributes of the body
Lower body strength: 74 Upper body strength: 76
Speed: 81 Explosive Power: 74
Agility:75 Jump:91
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defensive ability
External defense: 65 Internal defense: 80
Rebounds: 75 Blocks: 78
Steals: 68
Overall score: 77 (first release)
In his rookie season, the thick eyebrows were able to score 13.5 points + 8.2 rebounds + 1.8 blocks. Although he completely lost to the guidance of Lee when he was running for the Rookie of the Year, this does not mean that he is weak.
On the contrary, the thick eyebrows in his rookie season have already shown very strong defense, and even contributed a career-high 8 blocks twice in a single season. He became the defensive powerhouse of the Hornets right after his debut.
To put it bluntly, the thick eyebrows are too young now, and unfortunately, in the Western Conference, there is such an older rookie who is infinitely close to maturity, which makes him completely lose the hope of competing for the best rookie.
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Fortunately, through the previous devilish training, Wang Zelin's comprehensive rating broke through to 75. Although it is still two points lower than thick eyebrows, after all, everyone is at the same starting player level, and the gap is not that big.
The strength of the rookie with thick eyebrows lies in defense, while Wang Zelin's current strength lies in offense. It is not an exaggeration to say that this game is a confrontation between spear and shield.
