Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

In the first month of this year, the best players and best rookies in the East and West were announced earlier than in the past. The news that usually has to wait until around the 3rd was revealed on the day it entered December.

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It seems that NBA officials are more anxious than the waiting players.

Naturally, the first one to bear the brunt is the Player of the Month, not to mention the Western Conference. Lakers boss Kobe Bryant, who is No. 1 in the Western Conference, naturally does his part. He averaged 26.8 points, 3.4 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game and led the team to a record of 12 wins and 3 losses, ranking first in the Western Conference.

In the Eastern Conference, after Zuo Li led his team to defeat the Warriors and get another double-double, the suspense finally came to an end.

Zuo Li defeated James and won the title of Player of the Year in the first month of his career.

James' fans are still a little dissatisfied, but in addition to the Cavaliers' slightly better team record, Zuo Li has slightly suppressed James in terms of personal data and performance.

Moreover, Zuo Li has achieved double-doubles in 15 consecutive games, 4 games more than James. There is nothing to criticize about such performance.

Perhaps because they were afraid that James fans would be dissatisfied, NBA officials also announced the voting. Among the 22 votes, Zuo Li received 16 votes. It cannot be said that he won completely, but it was a big victory anyway.

James fans have no choice but to give up and make a date to fight again next month.

As for the Rookie of the Month, that is the least suspenseful. I have never heard of someone who won the Player of the Month not being able to win the Rookie of the Month.

Of course, no one before Zuo Li could win these two honors at the same time.

So it's no wonder that Sports Illustrated gave Zuo Li the cover of its first issue in December. In the picture, Zuo Li, wearing size zero, is high-spirited, and the honors and records he has broken shine brightly next to him.

This is the second time that Zuo Li has appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and it is also the first time for him alone. You must know that except for Zuo Li, the only two people who can appear on the cover alone this season are Kobe and James. Zuo Li is the third and also the second time that Zuo Li has appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

The only rookie.

Since the first week of the game, Zuo Li has never missed the title of Rookie of the Week, so needless to say, Zuo Li deserves the title of Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month.

It's just a pity that Derrick Rose is second in the list. Although Rose is far less dazzling than Zuo Li, he has indeed shown his worth. In the first month, he averaged 16.8 points, 6.3 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game. Overall, he is second only to Zuo Li and ranks first this year.

No. 2 for rookies.

But who allowed him to be in the Eastern Conference, so the Western Conference Rookie of the Year went to Mayo, who averaged 17.5 points and 2.4 assists per game.

However, no one thinks that Mayo is better than Rose. Although Mayo does score higher, other statistics are completely crushed by Rose, and the Grizzlies' record is still a mess.

What is impressive about Rose is that he also has good team leadership ability. Although he was overshadowed by Zuo Li and the Knicks, from last season to seventh in the Eastern Conference, Chicago seems to be waiting for the same.

They have another Mr. Right.

This also makes many people unable to say anything because of that transaction. After all, the player swap that shocked the league on draft night now seems to be Zuo Li's advantage, but it will take time to determine how big the gap between the two is.

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Many people have begun to compare the two to Jordan and Olajuwon in 1986, and many Bulls fans can temporarily forget the regret of missing Zuo Li because of Rose's performance.

After all, you can't say in hindsight that the Rockets shouldn't select Olajuwon with the No. 1 pick because of Jordan's achievements.

And if they had to do it over again, the Rockets would not necessarily change their choice. Of course, the second-place Blazers should change.

When people discuss 1986, few people can remember that the Trail Blazers originally had the opportunity to change their destiny.

Poor Trail Blazers, in its not-so-short team history, they have missed many opportunities to rise because of their own choices.

But there was at least one time, maybe no matter how many times they did it again, they would never give up their choice, and that was 2007.

Number one pick, Oden.

On December 3, the Knicks, who had been recuperating for three days, finally faced their first opponent in December at home, the Portland Trail Blazers.

This game is not a battle at Tianwang Mountain. The Trail Blazers are now only ranked 7th in the Western Conference, barely occupying a playoff spot.

However, this game is the most watched game in this round, not even one of them.

Oden, who was sidelined for the entire season due to injury last season, returned at the end of last month. Oden will start this game and he will directly talk to Zuo Li.

Oden vs Zuo Li.

This inside matchup that spanned high school, college, and five years will finally be staged in the NBA for the first time!

In terms of live broadcast arrangements across the United States, Tencent even moved the studio to the scene. Ke Fan and Ma Jian partnered up to warm up for the game from the night before.

The NBA promoted it even earlier. In December, except for Zuo Li who beat James to win the Eastern Conference Player of the Month, almost all news pages were devoted to this duel of 'future centers'.

Even from the moment Oden came back, the names of Zuo Li and Oden were inevitably linked.

How great Oden, who is one year older than Zuo Li, was before he entered the NBA has been mentioned before, so I won’t mention it. Both he and Zuo Li were players who completed the Honor Grand Slam in high school, and like James, they are the only players.

Three players who can win all kinds of honors in their senior year of high school.

Although Oden lost in the NCAA finals as a freshman, it did not affect his ranking. After all, defeating Noah and Horford with one hand in the finals really said it all.

It's a pity that Oden took a whole year off due to injury as soon as he entered the league, which made Oden questionable. However, Oden's performance in the few games he came back was still very good. His 11 points and 11 rebounds against the Lakers' interior twin towers also made him.

The future is infinitely promising.

Facing Zuo Li this time, people are more willing to believe that this will be a contest between the two people who have the best chance of dominating the league in the future.

So that night, Madison was star-studded~

The Blazers Youth Army arrived as scheduled, and the pre-match training attracted a lot of media attention. In a hidden corner, Zuo Li folded his arms and watched the court quietly.

"This is Oden. He was really scary back then." Little Ewing came over and sighed. If anyone in the new generation of the league can pose a threat to the future Zuo Li, in his heart, it is only Oden.

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"Yes, this is Oden." Zuo Li looked at Oden with nostalgia in his eyes.

After all, Oden is the only star who has an intersection with Zuo Li in his previous life.

Zuo Li once watched Oden's game when he was still in China. That year, bk played js.

Strong wind and extremely cold.

Zuo Li spent 40 yuan to buy a seat in the center of the stands.

Oden, dragging his remaining leg, wandered around the foreign center who could not even touch the basket for seven rounds, and controlled almost all the rebounds in the front and backcourt.

However, due to a leg injury, Oden played for a short time and had to leave the game.

Zuo Li thought at that time, if Oden had not been seriously injured, his achievements would be incredible. At worst, he would be in the Hall of Fame. If not, he might even be promoted to Oden's position. At that time, Durant would even win the MVP award.

Yes, we have four scoring titles, Horford and Noah are both All-Stars.

But what about Auden?

But he could only leave sadly in CBA.

After the game, Zuo Li talked with Oden and made an appointment to meet on the court.

However, in the end, Zuo Li failed to meet him on the court. By the time we played JS, Oden had already left China.

In his previous life, Oden retired when he injured his left Achilles tendon. At that time, he was only 28 years old.

"Sakuragi Hanamichi said that my most glorious moment is now." Zuoli said to himself.

"What? What flower arrangement?" Little Ewing was confused.

"Fuck the future, all I want is now." Zuo Li did not answer, but turned around and strode away.

Life is full of ups and downs, how can you do it if you don’t seize the present!