NBA: Crazy Little Giant

"tomato?"

"ah?"

""Uh!"

The reporters were a little surprised.

To be precise, tomatoes are vegetables, not fruits.

Of course, this is not the point.

The reporters clearly remember that Dayao, Chen Cheng's compatriot from the other side of the Atlantic, also liked to eat tomatoes.

According to his teammates' recollections,

Dayao always said"tomato" (the English word for tomato) during the game.

This made everyone mistakenly think that Dayao loved this food very much.

But what they didn't expect was that...

More than a decade later, Chen Cheng, who came to the United States, also likes to eat tomatoes. Westbrook, who was on the court with him, and even the head coach Donovan on the sidelines, said that Chen Cheng always said"tomato" on the court.

In this regard, the reporters could not help but confirm with Chen Cheng again and again.

""Yeah." Chen Cheng nodded a little embarrassedly.

Ahem.

Although Chen Cheng likes tomatoes, they are definitely not as good as meat.

In addition, he didn't say 'tomato' at all, but the classic Chinese quintessence 'tmd'.

It's just that these foreigners sound like the pronunciation of 'tomato'........

After the interview,

Chen Cheng returned to the apartment where he lives.

This was the apartment that the team management helped Chen Cheng rent a few days ago before he came to the United States.

As the 11th pick in the first round, the salary is actually not low, nearly 3 million US dollars a year, but the NBA salary is not paid in one lump sum, but weekly.

Chen Cheng currently does not have enough money to buy a luxury manor villa.

As for Chen Cheng's family situation.

Although the conditions are good, his parents are both retired state-owned enterprise employees, but even if they go bankrupt, it is not enough to buy a villa in the United States. Of course, Chen Cheng does not need to let his parents do this.

If you want to buy a villa, just take advertising endorsements.

And if you want to get advertising endorsements, you need to speak with strength.

After all, in the final analysis, Chen Cheng still has to play well in the NBA........

The next day, after Chen Cheng woke up, the first thing he did was the same as in his previous life.

He checked the news on his phone.

《Oklahoma rookie scored 6 points, 28 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks》

——New York Times

《The successor of Dayao!》

——ESPN......

Many American media have praised Chen Cheng's performance.

They say Chen Cheng may take over Dayao's torch and become the new helmsman of the Xiaguo men's basketball team.

Some media also praised Chen Cheng, saying that he would revive the era of center glory.

However, many media also believe that Chen Cheng's performance may only be a flash in the pan.

《Chen, he was born in the wrong era!》

《Chen, he can't adapt to the rhythm of basketball in this era! 》

and so on.

Chen Cheng looked at the news about himself with a smile on his face.

But in his heart, whether it was praising himself or belittling himself, Chen Cheng didn't care......

There were many games last night, and many rookies had the opportunity to play, but the only rookie who received widespread attention was Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng's amazing rebounding performance overshadowed all the rookies.

For this reason, almost all fans were discussing Chen Cheng on this day.

Oh, yes.

There was another special rookie who was mentioned and discussed by fans many times.

That was the talented center praised by the American media - Joel Embiid

《Philadelphia was stupid to wait three years for him.》

《Joel, he's just a fake.》

《Philadelphia’s bust third pick—Joel Embiid!》.......

Although Embiid is a rookie in 2014, according to NBA regulations, only when he officially participates in the game can his professional career be considered to have begun.

Chen Cheng was also amused and helpless when he saw the media belittling Joel Embiid as a"parallel import".

This great emperor Embiid, apart from his funny personality, has great talent and combat effectiveness.

In the 20-21 season and the 21-22 season, he was the second in MVP.

He is second only to another weird genius center-Nikola Jokic.

In fact, the emperor's data last night was not bad, with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 assists, and the data is also very comprehensive.

It's just that his shooting percentage is poor, less than 40% as an inside player, and the game looks terrible. He was almost crushed by Chen Cheng, which made the fans criticize him........

During his recovery, Embiid was a Twitter expert.

After last night's game, Embiid's Twitter almost exploded, and some radical fans called Embiid a fake.

"Harmful"

"Sorry, Joel Embiid, I didn't mean it."

Chen Cheng sighed and said to himself:"Although, I like this feeling very much. Hehe".......

The Oklahoma City Thunder did not have a game today.

But there was internal training.

As a rookie, if you do not attend training on time, you will not only be benched by the coach, but you will also have your salary deducted.

New York time, 8 o'clock.

Chen Cheng arrived at the team training hall half an hour in advance.

At this time, in the training hall, except for the staff, there was only one player from the Thunder.

That is the bitter mamba 'Oladipo' who will be famous in the future.

Looking at the shirtless and sweaty bitter mamba 'Oladipo', Chen Cheng couldn't help but feel touched.

Although he was abandoned by the Magic team, he did not give up on himself.

From the sweat, it can be seen that Oladipo has been here for at least 1 hour.

""Good morning, Chen." Oladipo took the initiative to greet Chen Cheng after noticing him coming.

Oladipo has been in the NBA for several seasons. Although he did not meet the expectations of fans before the draft, he is still well-known in the league.

He has a good impression of Chen Cheng, who passed him several good balls last night.

"Well, good morning, Victor. Chen Cheng also greeted with a smile.......

"Chen, are you interested in an American bullfight?"Victor suggested with a smile.

In an American bullfight, the dribbling cannot exceed three times. This is a 1v1 bullfight that is very close to actual combat. After all, in a real game, there is no time for fancy dribbling.

Although Chen Cheng is interested in American bullfighting, he is not willing to do it with a small guard.

This is not just to make yourself uncomfortable.

"Victor, bullfighting is fine, but I want to play by streetball rules. Chen Cheng said with a smile.

Streetball rules allow for offensive rebounds and second-chance offenses.

"Are you sure?" Victor asked in surprise.

According to the rules of streetball, you can dribble as many times as you want, which is even more troublesome for big players.

""Yes." Chen Cheng smiled and nodded.

Both of them are young people.

They do what they say.......

21-point system.

Whoever gets to 21 points first wins.

The first ball was attacked by Oladipo.

Oladipo made a simple double-faced move in front of his body, shook Chen Cheng's center of gravity, and then went straight to the basket.

But what surprised Oladipo was that Chen Cheng's reaction and speed were very fast. Although his pace could not keep up with him, he was too tall and his defensive area was frighteningly large.

Oladipo, who was about to finish with a layup, felt that he was going to be blocked by Chen Cheng.

He quickly pulled up, but even so, he was still disturbed by Chen Cheng.

""Ding!"

The basketball bounced out of the basket.

""Oh no!" Oladipo was a little annoyed.

Facing Oladipo, who is 193cm tall, Chen Cheng grabbed the defensive rebound without jumping.

At this moment...

Chen Cheng was surprised to find

【Giant Slaughterhouse (Bronze) (28/500) becomes Giant Slaughterhouse (Bronze) (29/500)

"I go!"

"This works too!"

Chen Cheng was overjoyed.

He didn't expect that in a one-on-one bullfight, the rebound he took could also upgrade the badge.

At this time, Oladipo took advantage of Chen Cheng's distraction and slapped the basketball in his hand with a"pop!"

"Chen, don't underestimate me. Oladipo, who succeeded in stealing the ball, said with a smile.

"Victor, I love you so much."At this time, Chen Cheng, who knew that bullfighting could also upgrade the badge, said to Oladipo with excitement.

""Ah!?"

Oladipo looked stunned.