The general public opinion is that the Trail Blazers have lost money, including domestic fans.
Since Wang Zelin’s performance has gotten better and better, the Portland Trail Blazers have undoubtedly become the home team in the hearts of Chinese fans. Therefore, domestic fans’ research on the Grizzlies’ future development, planning, and predictions is much better than those in the United States. Fans are more concerned.
Netizens on major Tieba forums, social media software, etc. had intense discussions on this three-party transaction, and finally came to a unanimous result.
Anyway, with the current lineup of the Trail Blazers, it is impossible to reach the championship in the first year. As long as Wang Zelin's starting position is stable, domestic fans will be satisfied.
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In the Boston Celtics general manager's room, general manager Danny Ainge is drinking tea with head coach Doc Rivers.
"Mr. Anji, how is your plan to trade the King of China going?"
Doc Rivers asked after getting a refill.
"not so good!"
Danny Ainge shook his head subconsciously and talked about the original discussion with Blazers general manager Orsi.
"That guy Orsi said that Wang is not for sale to their team and cannot be put on the shelves."
"So, where's LaMarcus?"
Doc Rivers was stunned and continued to ask.
Wang Zelin can't do it, Aldridge can do it. Anyway, I'm not picky about food.
"No, it's mainly because we don't have the equivalent of a bargaining chip."
"Don't we have KG?"
As soon as these words came out, Doc Rivers saw Danny Ainge's eyes roll, and he reacted quickly.
Garnett is almost 35, so naturally he can't compare with Aldridge's potential at his peak.
Someone silently took another drink.
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On the afternoon of the 11th, all members of the Trail Blazers came to Toronto, the largest city in Maple Leaf Country, to challenge the Raptors, the only team among the 30 teams in the league whose home games are outside the country.
It has to be said that the Trail Blazers' schedule this season is simply poisonous. After a wave of eight consecutive away games, they only played one home game and started another consecutive away trip.
The Trail Blazers' schedule will gradually get better after the All-Star Game.
To describe it simply and crudely: tight in the early stage and loose in the later stage!
The Raptors have now entered the era of "Melancholic God" DeMar DeRozan and Mosaic's old "Little Steel Cannon" Kyle Lowry.
emm, meet old Mosaic generals again!
The Raptors, also known as the "Cute Dragons," have not entered the playoffs for four consecutive years, and their performance this season is as bad as ever.
Not only is it ranked 12th in the Eastern Conference with 8 wins and 15 losses, but it also experienced four consecutive kneels before that.
For this game, even if it is at home, fans are not optimistic that they can win.
During the pre-game warm-up period, Kyle Lowry came to the Trail Blazers half court to greet Wang Zelin.
"Hello, King!"
Perhaps because he was a teammate with Yao Ming, Lowry's "Hello" was very good, at least not as outrageous as O'Neal's version.
"Hello, Lori."
Wang Zelin stepped forward and made various gestures with Lori when black people meet, which not only surprised the other party, but also caused a burst of exclamation from the audience in front of the TV.
"King, I didn't expect you to have this skill."
"Hahaha, I think these are quite interesting, so I went to learn them. Hey, don't tell me, it's quite easy to get started."
Wang Zelin did not lie to Lori. In fact, he couldn't figure out why he felt so fast.
It’s impossible that most of the player cards he integrated are black players, so it’s faster for black people to master some skills, right?
After a few more pleasantries, the game quickly started.
According to the seven-day freeze day in NBA trade rules, Magic power forward Mike Roberts, acquired by the Trail Blazers, needs to wait until the next game to appear.
Fortunately, the team only traded away three players, so they can still make up a 12-man roster for this game, otherwise they would have to recruit players from the Development League.
Coach Terry took a look at the names of the players who can play tonight...
In addition to the impact of Hickson's departure on the rotation, the Blazers' starting lineup remains unchanged, and the lineup is much more rational than before.
It's more than enough to beat this Raptors team.
Coach Terry thought so.
At 5:10, the Trail Blazers' fifth away game against the Raptors in December will begin at the Maple Leaf National Airline Center Arena, and the starting players from both sides begin to enter the stadium.
For the Raptors, Kyle Lowry, Michael Brooks, DeMar DeRozan, Andre Bargyani, Jonas Valanciunas.
For the Trail Blazers, Lillard, Matthews, Batum, Aldridge, and Wang Zelin.
At the end of the entrance ceremony, the cheerleaders retreated, and gentleman Wang Zelin also withdrew his gaze.
At 5:20, the game started on time.
Wang Zelin won the opportunity for the Trail Blazers to attack first, and Aldridge asked for the ball in the frontcourt for a single.
This is a battle between the No. 1 pick in 2006 and the No. 2 pick. Aldridge started uncharacteristically, with an extremely high desire to score.
Aldridge was very motivated, and after several consecutive fake moves to shake off Bargyani, he turned around and took aim.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball goes hollow into the net.
Aldridge took the lead for the Thunder.
After scoring the goal, his expression was quite cold. He didn't even bother to look at Bagyani and quickly returned to defense.
This greatly stimulated Bagyani's self-esteem.
There has always been a saying in the NBA that "the No. 2 pick must have a chance to win." As the No. 2 pick, Aldridge played early and was selected for the All-Star Game last season. Now the outside world seems to have lost the No. 1 pick. He is the top pick.
"Andre, pay attention to defense!"
Raptors coach Casey yelled from the sidelines.
Bagyani bit his lip and silently went to the sidelines to serve.
In the Raptors' offense, Kyle Lowry suddenly accelerated in the frontcourt, forced Lillard to succeed, and passed to DeRozan who was cutting in near the free throw line.
A black whirlwind passed by Wang Zelin.
"boom!"
As expected of a man who had participated in the slam dunk contest, he stubbornly shook the windmill in the air before dunking the ball in.
Vaguely, some of the older Raptors fans were reminded of the pride they once had and the traitors they are now.
"Fuck, luckily the labor and management got away with it!"
"Fake, that guy's body is too strong!"
Trail Blazers players No. 36 and No. 0 couldn't help but curse in their hearts.
2:2.
"Demar~~~De! Rozan!!!"
The home DJ shouted loudly, and the fans at the scene were completely ignited by this dunk. The audience cheered and reveled, and the bold ones even kissed the beautiful girls they didn't know around them.
The melancholic male god is great!
The game continues.
Lillard received the ball and advanced, while Aldridge and Wang Zelin were in the low post on the left and right sides respectively.
Kyle Lowry followed Lillard's footsteps one step in front of the free throw line. Lillard suddenly burst out, probably trying to break through the defender's defense with his speed.
Unfortunately, Kyle Lowry is stronger than he expected.
Seeing this, Matthews quickly ran to the left and blocked Kyle Lowry. Lillard changed direction directly and stepped into the paint area.
The Raptors were sitting in the three-second zone with Valanciunas. This time, Lillard did not hesitate. After entering the three-second period, he directly jumped into the air, took off, stretched into a big bow in the air, and pressed the basketball hard through the defender. Got in.
Valanciunas was knocked back several steps by Lillard's impact and leaned near the basket to stabilize his body.
2:4.
"Beep beep beep!"
The whistle blows and there is an additional penalty.
"Sorry, man."
Kyle Lowry quickly stepped forward and supported Valanciunas, his eyes full of apology.
However, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: His teammate is also a tough guy, and he doesn't even know how to dodge when the opponent charges so hard.
Lillard adjusted his breathing at the service line and hit the extra free throw.
2:5.
The game continued, and this time Kyle Lowry passed the ball to Valanciunas for a one-on-one to Zelin.
As a white power center, Valanciunas was able to rank as the fifth overall pick in the 2011 draft because of his superb skills, especially in low post offense.
After receiving the ball, Valanciunas directly shot from close range without waiting for Wang Zelin to come over.
"Bang! Swish!"
The basketball hits the net.
4:5.
The Trail Blazers continued to attack, Lillard advanced quickly, and Wang Zelin no longer stepped forward to pick and roll, but moved inside.
After several pushes, Wang Zelin stabilized his position with Valanciunas on his back, raised his arms and opened his hand for the ball.
Seeing that Aldridge did not take the initiative to attack this time, Lillard made a lob pass, allowing Wang Zelin to attack in the low post.
"When our No. 5 pick meets the opposite No. 8 pick, Jonas's performance will be like..."
Before the home commentator on the sidelines finished speaking, a loud noise spread throughout the entire stadium.
"boom!"
Wang Zelin had already passed through Valanciunas' defense and succeeded in a violent slam dunk.
If Valanciunas' previous offense showed the art of shooting, then Wang Zelin's offense showed the beauty of violence.
7:4.
In the first few rounds, neither team could guard the other, and both teams scored. The young cores of both teams showed their outstanding talents.
In the next round, Kyle Lowry continued to find Valanciunas, but this time he failed to get a good position and was pushed outside by Wang Zelin.
Valanciunas chose to play singles with the ball in front of the frame. He first made a few tentative steps, but Wang Zelin did not move at all. Then he quickly moved laterally, but was still stopped.
After being blocked, Valanciunas turned around and turned over to shoot a jumper. Wang Zelin raised his arms and interfered with Valanciunas' line of sight. The latter shot and hit the iron.
Aldridge got another rebound and passed it to Batum for a fast break. Unfortunately, DeRozan disrupted the rhythm and could only continue to fight on the ground.
Wang Zelin and Aldridge stepped forward to do a double pick-and-roll, and then flew together. Valanciunas under the basket was thinking about one thing.
Amidst the cry of "scumbag", Lillard assisted the left side and took off smoothly, "Bang!" Aldridge succeeded in an alley-oop dunk.
9:4.
Both teams are young people, and the pace of the game will speed up as fast as possible.
Kyle Lowry brought the ball over and handed it to DeRozan. The handsome mid-range shot beat French Pippen in singles.
Obviously, the current handsome young man has not matured yet. Although he has shown some potential as a future second-team shooting guard, he is still shrouded in the bat wings of Batum at his peak.
As the game progressed, the Trail Blazers and Raptors, who also built their teams with young players as the core, showed completely different results.
The Trail Blazers are playing harder and harder without losing their structure; although the Raptors also have many talented players, they lack a leader.
Although DeRozan is clearly the core of the team, the melancholy male god's character is destined to make him unable to be strong. When his teammates have possession of the ball, he only knows how to run around and rarely take the initiative to ask for the ball.
Throughout the first half, DeRozan, who was at the shooting guard position, only had 7 shots, hitting 4 goals and scoring 8 points.
Another core player, Kyle Lorese, gradually showed his game characteristics that are sometimes super god and sometimes super ghost, and this game seemed to have reached a super ghost state.
He made 0 of 4 shots and scored one point on free throws, so he didn't lose his chance.
The two cores played like this, and the Raptors instantly turned into a cute dragon, and the whole game was subdued by the Trail Blazers.
The Trail Blazers defeated their opponents with a score of 92:74.
Since the game was already defeated at the end of the third quarter, Wang Zelin only played 25 minutes in this game and scored 14 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
Don't ask where the 5 assists came from. Facing such a weak team, how could we not seize the opportunity to show off.
The cute dragon team on the opposite side.
The melancholic male god made 7 of 16 three-pointers and zero free throws. He scored 20 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist on 6 of 6 shots.
Yapi, who performed well individually, just couldn't win.
Xiaogangpao was absolutely amazing in this game, scoring 3 points, 7 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal on 1 of 7 shots.
Other players also performed mediocrely and became blacksmith's apprentices.
This game was also expected by everyone, and there was no splash after the results came out.
After all, he is a well-known expert in torturing vegetables, and it is not easy to train a cute little dragon.
