I am Really an Insider

After being touched on the head by Wayne, Pao'er indeed entered a violent mode.

A series of sudden shots connected the entire team's offense.

Although it wouldn't be said that Deron was defeated, he still led the team to victory in this game.

After winning the game, Paoer looked at Deron very arrogantly.

Huh, you always bullied me when we played against each other last season.

Now, it's time for you to experience the taste of failure.

Oh my, there is someone behind this season!

You touch me and I die!

Deron looked at Paul's arrogant look and he was afraid he was not a fool!

This is just the preseason, dear, you don’t really think you beat me, do you?

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, look at how arrogant he is." Boozer looked at Paul and had the urge to rush up and beat him every minute.

There was no way, if not for the presence of Wei War God, Boozer might have actually done this.

"Let him be arrogant, and he'll get it back in the regular season." Deron shrugged, not paying too much attention.

After the game, some players from both sides hug and shake hands.

As a reverse social butterfly, Wei Shen must rarely do these things. Unless he meets an acquaintance, Wayne rarely hugs or shakes hands with his opponents.

Just like Sharapova.

As the gentle diplomat of the Trail Blazers, my sister-in-law naturally has to help Wei Shen improve the team's image.

Who doesn’t have a good wife?

But just as my sister-in-law was about to shake hands with Deron, Paul suddenly appeared and dragged her away by his jersey.

"Don't shake hands with him, he is of very low quality!"

"I'll wipe it." Seeing his sister-in-law being dragged away forcefully, Delong's hands were hanging in the air, feeling embarrassed.

It was obvious that everyone was going to shake hands, but there was no one to shake hands with.

You are the devil! ?

Deron looked at the back of the man wearing the black jersey No. 3 and shook his head.

Wait for the regular season, wait for the regular season to start, you will be finished if I can’t cut it.

The press conference after the game was attended by Pao'er and his sister-in-law.

Wei Shen?

As a star player, Wayne is not interested in this kind of pre-season press conference, so he can just send his two younger brothers there.

At the press conference, a reporter asked about the conflict that almost broke out during the game.

"Chris, do you feel safe playing next to Wei?"

"This Wei is indeed a very intimidating person. Moreover, he is willing to protect his teammates. So yes, with him here we will not be afraid of trouble." After Paul finished speaking, he rubbed his hands nervously.

so shameful

"So, do you think you can compete with the established teams in the Western Conference in the new season?"

When it comes to competition, Pao'er has no shame.

"Otherwise, what do you think we are doing together?

Next season, I will lead Wayne and I to lead everyone to fight bravely! "

Well, the young man has a strong desire to win and an even stronger desire to survive.

In this way, the Trail Blazers played two more warm-up games and got a record of one win and one loss.

At this point, McMillan's lineup experiment ended.

After the warm-up match, the Trail Blazers laid off those redundant short-term contract players.

The 14-man roster for this season has been finally determined.

Center: Gasol, Mourning, Przybilla.

Power forward: Wayne, Travis Outlaw.

Small forwards: Darius Miles, Amy Udoka, James Posey, P.J. Tucker.

Shooting guards: Juan Dixon, Anthony Parker.

Point guard: Paul, Fred Jones, Bobby Jackson.

Seeing the locker room suddenly become quieter, Wayne once again reminded himself that this is a league of the jungle and the strong.

If you don’t want to be eliminated, you must always be vigilant.

A few days before the start of the new season, NBA officials took makeup photos and promotional posters for the Trail Blazers players.

There is no doubt that Wayne, Paul and Gasol were naturally taken alone.

Wayne stood in the middle, holding a basketball. Paul and Gasol stood sideways next to Wayne, like two guards with knives.

"Click."

The next day, the NBA official website launched a special page introducing each team in the new season.

The cover photo used by the Trail Blazers is a group photo of the three Wei Jia Pao players.

In Portland, huge posters of the trio were hung between buildings.

Under the poster, this word was written in the Trail Blazers' main colors of dark red and black.

"A rose with thorns."

Don't mess around, or you may cut your hand.

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This year, Wayne failed to "upgrade at the buzzer" again.

Sure enough, this luck can't be so good every time.

Although I got Kobe's attention this summer, after all, the time we spent together was too short and we didn't get enough points.

Although the entire pre-season training camp is spent training games, the overall strength of the opponents in the training games is never too strong, so there are not many growth points.

This time, we can only wait until the start of the season to upgrade halfway through.

Even so, Wayne is still full of confidence in the new season.

Apart from anything else, at least the atmosphere in the locker room is not chaotic.

Although there will be monsters gathering in the Western Conference next season, there are still opportunities to make a name for themselves!

The time to stand alone has finally come.

The day before the start of the new season, Popovich once again talked about this summer's transfer market in an interview.

When he mentioned this, he shook his head: "I don't know if the league would allow such a thing to happen. If the big teams can take away the star players of the small teams without paying the price, then how can this league be fair? ?”

Well, Popovich has been weird for a day or two.

This guy is notorious for being sour, especially when other teams sign superstars.

"Do you mean that the Trail Blazers will pose a threat to the Spurs' championship next season?" the reporter asked bluntly.

Last season, the San Antonio Spurs won an exaggerated 60 games in the regular season.

But in the playoffs, the disadvantage of not having Bowen was infinitely magnified.

Facing the Mavericks in the second round of the series, no one on the Spurs could guard Josh Howard and Terry.

Deng Daidai?

He had enough to do with Dirk for a while.

In the end, the Spurs lost to the Mavericks and were eliminated in the second round.

But even so, people still think that the Spurs are a championship team and the favorites to win.

Therefore, the emergence of the Trail Blazers will inevitably make the Spurs' road to the championship more difficult and dangerous.

One Maverick is enough to make my head hurt, and the Lakers didn't say anything about robbing Yao Ming.

Now that the Trail Blazers are giving money to money, can Popovich not be worried?

But in front of reporters, it was clear that Popovich didn't want to admit his anxiety.

"Speaking of winning the championship, nine of the Trail Blazers' 14-man roster this season are new players. With all due respect, this is a mercenary army.

The NBA is not a place where you can win by spending crazy money. Here, it is even more difficult to win. "

As soon as the video of Popovich's interview came out, the Trail Blazers were labeled as "mercenaries" as expected.

In the world of sports, "mercenary" is generally not a good word.

This usually means that this team is purely made with money, and the players are only here for the money, and may not be so eager for glory and victory.

It has to be said that this old Veach thief has indeed a great influence in the NBA.

Just a casual sentence, and the label of Trail Blazers cannot be peeled off.

The next day, many people started to follow the trend and said that a mercenary-style team could not go very far.

"Look at the previous experience of the Trail Blazers. They spent a lot of money to build a team with great potential led by Randolph. The result? Those people don't know what honor is at all.

I think the Trail Blazers are going the same old way again. "

"Some teams always think they can win by spending money. If that were the case, the Blazers should have won ten consecutive championships, right?"

On the morning of the opening game on October 31, Wayne looked at the news, and there was a "sour" word in every word.

You are just jealous that Paul Allen has money.

If you were given the opportunity to spend US dollars to build a lineup like this, you might have to replace all 14 people.

Wayne put down his phone and stopped reading the news.

Let's play the opening game well and make them more miserable!

In the afternoon, Wayne took Mancias' car to the Rose Garden Arena.

Since the Trail Blazers have undergone tremendous changes this summer, Stern naturally arranged them into the NBA opening game.

The Trail Blazers' opponent in the opening game was none other than last season's Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks!

This is undoubtedly a very attractive matchup, a team that has recruited everywhere this summer and is heading towards the championship.

One was the top team in the Western Conference last season.

This is a test of the Trail Blazers' depth from the very beginning.

The crowd outside the Rose Garden Arena was packed. Portlanders may not have been so crazy about basketball in the past few years.

Now, there are not many fans wearing Wayne's No. 99 jersey. However, Wayne believes that within half a month, his jersey will become popular in Portland.

Wayne thought he would be the first to arrive in the locker room, but when he opened the door, P.J. Tucker had already arranged all the chairs in the locker room neatly.

"Hey, you're here so early, P.J." After entering, Wayne greeted Tucker.

As the only first-year rookie on the Trail Blazers this year, Tucker is responsible for these things.

"How are you getting ready? Today's first NBA game." Wayne sat next to Tucker and asked with concern.

"Well, I've been preparing for this for many years, Wei." Tucker smiled.

Speaking of which, it seems that any man who had a spark with Tucker in school became a killer after entering the NBA.

You see, in high school, Tucker guarded Guagua very awkwardly, and then Guagua soared into the sky.

In college, Tucker and Wayne were also talked about as mortal enemies.

As a result, Wayne is now Tucker's good brother.

After all, without extraordinary strength, it would be impossible to have a successful fight with Tucker during his student days.

This guy's defense is a bit too strong for ordinary student players.

Real player identifier.

After barely saying a few words to Tucker, Paul pushed open the door and walked in.

Paul was a little confused when he saw Wayne and Tucker.

Last season, he was the first to arrive on every match day.

In addition to the fact that Paul attaches great importance to every game, it's also because he really doesn't want to help those stewed eggs anymore!

She is so short, and a group of people hang their bags around Pao'er's neck, which makes Pao'er very embarrassed!

Although the nightmare rookie year is over, Pao'er has also developed the habit of coming early.

But this time, he suddenly changed from the first morning to the third morning.

"Damn, I can't even compare to Wayne!" Pao'er said to himself in his heart.

After this, more and more people showed up and no one was late.

When Nate McMillan also walked into the locker room, the Trail Blazers were all ready.

At this time, the locker room was noisy, everyone was chatting while changing clothes.

At this time, McMillan clapped his hands.

"Okay, let's hear the final deployment!"

This sentence was not said by McMillan, but by Wayne.

After Wayne finished speaking, the locker room fell silent.

Originally, this Blazers were not as mixed as the previous Pacers, and there were no thorny players.

The biggest thorn in the side is almost conquered.

Therefore, Wayne's position as the boss can be said to be very stable.

Everyone knows this is Wayne's team.

After everyone calmed down, McMillan nodded with satisfaction and began to draw tactics.

The Trail Blazers' starting lineup was confirmed and informed to the players three days ago.

Paul, Anthony Parker, Udoka, Wayne and a sister-in-law are the starting five of the Trail Blazers.

Originally, the starting small forward position was reserved for Darius Myers, who was drafted in 2000, but unexpectedly, Myers' old knee injury recurred during training a few days ago and required surgery.

So before even playing a game in the new season, the third overall pick was written off.

Later, McMillan considered between Uduka and Posey for a while, and finally decided to make Uduka the starter.

Posey's task is still the same as when he was with the Heat last season - to play alongside Mourning during the rotation to provide stronger firepower to the bench.

McMillan specifically emphasized defense. There were few coaches in this era who did not emphasize defense.

To defend the Mavericks, just one sentence - never double-team, stay one-on-one, and try to get around the screen!

In this preseason, McMillan has already seen that the Mavericks only have 5 sets of offensive tactics.

Dirk singles, Terry singles, Josh Howard singles, Harris singles, Stackhouse singles.

The Mavericks have a lot of one-on-one players, and everyone only needs a simple screen to gain mismatch advantages.

Therefore, if the Trail Blazers want to win, they cannot misplace the Mavericks.

Or, let someone who can guard any position guard the pick-and-roll.

For example, Wayne.

After establishing today's core tactics, McMillan asked everyone to go out and prepare for the game.

But at the entrance of the tunnel, Wayne stopped everyone.

"Come on guys, let's fight hard. Today is the first game, don't let them look down on you!"

Wayne said, hugging his sister-in-law with his left hand and Luo Zi with his right hand.

Seeing this, other people also gathered together, hooking each other's backs and putting their heads together.

"Some people outside say that we are mercenaries. Damn it. There are many types of mercenaries. We are mercenaries who are united and we are mercenaries who can win wars. Are you ready, brothers? Go out and make a scene One game!”

"Roar!"

After Wayne finished speaking, everyone roared, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

When Wayne hugged Pao'er at first, Pao'er was still a little resistant.

But now, he was inspired to give it a try.

Wayne led everyone out of the tunnel, and suddenly, deafening cheers came like waves.

"Let us welcome the owners of this rose garden!" the DJ shouted, pushing the atmosphere to the extreme.

At this time, Wayne looked at the technical table. Sure enough, old Miller was the guest commentator for this game.

He immediately walked up and hugged Miller.

"You look very energetic, work hard, and don't forget your goals in a new place." Miller smiled and patted Wayne on the shoulder.

Although Miller feels it is a pity that Wayne left Indianapolis, he still hopes that Wayne can continue to move to higher places.

"I've never forgotten it, Reggie. Just watch and see how we beat the Western Conference champions."

After Wayne finished speaking, he turned around and winked at his sister-in-law.

My sister-in-law is also a veteran, and sometimes with a pat on the butt and a wink, my sister-in-law knows what Wayne wants.

Then, my sister-in-law walked towards Wayne. Wayne opened his arms. At this time, Gasol took a boxing stance and punched Wayne's chest five or six times very quickly, and then the two embraced.

This is the opening move designed by Wayne and his sister-in-law, and the implication is that we cannot be knocked down today.

Paul looks handsome and wants to play, but if he goes to fight, he might just hit Wayne on the knee.

After a handsome start, the Trail Blazers' starting five were all in place.

Wayne's official Rose City debut is finally about to begin.

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