Coach Norman Thomas' eyes kept scanning the three of them, and after a few seconds, he hesitated to make a decision.
"Adrian, you should be the starting center!"
As soon as these words came out, before Adrian Ennis could react, Dwight Howard couldn't help himself.
"Coach Norman, I have something to say... I am the team's main center, why not let me start? Did the team sign me just to let me sit on the bench to support my teammates? Are you cheering for me?"
Coach Norman's reaction was dull, and he asked Howard without hesitation, "Of course the team didn't sign you to sit on the bench and rest, but where were you before?"
"Dwight, you have had too little interaction with the team. Maybe you think my arrangement is deliberately aimed at you, but I hope you know that I am doing it for your own good..."
How could Howard listen to Coach Norman's words? He had to stick to his own idea, "No, I don't agree!"
"Coach Norman, if you don't let me start, then I can't guarantee whether I will ask for leave again..."
Coach Norman was obviously not happy when he heard Howard say this.
However, after all, the team spent 26 million to sign Howard. Even for the money paid by the management, Coach Norman could only choose to give in at this time.
"All right!"
"Since you insist like this, well, Gorgi, you can rest off the court first! Adrian, you go to the fourth position, Dwight, you go to the fifth position..."
"Don't blame me for not reminding you. If you don't perform well, I will still replace you..."
Howard was so happy to see Coach Norman compromising so readily.
"certainly."
"I will not let you down!"
The game starts soon.
The starting lineups of both sides made their respective debuts.
Compared with the Timberwolves, the Warriors have no changes at the first and second positions, and are still led by Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry.
The third and fourth positions are occupied by Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green, and the fifth position is given to Andrew Bogut.
Before walking onto the court to jump the ball, Howard also came to Adrian's side.
For this junior who threatens his position, Howard's performance is quite intriguing. He walked up to the other party with a slight smile on his face and deliberately struck up a conversation with him.
"Adrian, I have watched your recent games! Oh! You are really surprising. I never thought that Zhao would spend one million to help you with special training..."
"It's just that your performance was a bit unsatisfactory! Frankly speaking, I also trained with Mr. Hakim, and he praised me a lot... He said that I was the most talented big man he had ever seen. Players…”
"Of course, I'm still a little worse than you. I only spent 50,000 US dollars... Maybe students with better talents don't really need to pay such an expensive price..."
Howard was deliberately sarcastic.
He originally thought that Adrian would have no reaction, but he didn't expect that Adrian was no longer the obedient substitute player before. Faced with Howard's initiative to provoke trouble, Adrian's reaction was very sharp.
"It looks like you wasted $50,000...Mr. Hakeem's nimble steps did not appear on you..."
As soon as these words came out, the smile on Howard's face suddenly solidified.
In fact, what Adrian said was absolutely correct. Howard did have special training, but the effect was really effective.
As a superstar, he has his own style. Even if it doesn't have much effect, it doesn't matter to the outside world. It's just that it can't be the icing on the cake.
But for Howard himself, this is undoubtedly a denial of his talent.
Now that Adrian spoke like this, Howard felt somewhat broken when he heard the truth.
However, he was relatively tolerant. Although he responded with a sullen sneer, he did not get angry because of it.
"Fifty thousand dollars is nothing to me! But what about you?"
"I'm a superstar. It doesn't matter if I can't learn. But you are different. I'm just wondering how you can help Zhao recover the loss of one million US dollars?"
Beep.
The two sides on the court are about to jump the ball.
The two of them didn't argue anymore.
It's natural for Howard to do things like jump balls, and standing opposite him is Green. After the players on both sides stood in position, the referee threw the ball up. Howard was confident that he could catch the basketball, but as soon as he jumped up, he was beaten by Green.
Snapped.
The basketball was slapped out by Green first.
"Farke!"
Howard was taken aback and cursed angrily in his mind.
The ball soon fell into the hands of the Warriors, and Curry took the ball across half court.
The game officially begins.
Curry organized an attack at the top of the arc after halftime, and Zhao Feiyang went up to defend closely. This is not the first time the two have faced each other. As opponents, they have often targeted each other on the court.
It can be said that Curry has been going smoothly in recent times. Not only has he led the team to an amazing record, but he has also been favored by many people in the industry, and his reputation can be said to be at its peak.
Compared with him, Zhao Feiyang naturally does not have such a terrifying exposure rate.
Of course, the Timberwolves' record is good, and Zhao Feiyang's scoring data is not bad at all. However, the team's internal problems continue, and Howard, the source of negative scandals, immediately damages the Timberwolves' image and also leads to doubts from the outside world. Zhao Feiyang’s leadership skills.
"Stephen, come on!"
"I haven't played against you for a long time! Let me see what progress you have made recently?"
Zhao Feiyang said to Curry while defending.
Curry also had a fighting spirit on his face. Facing Zhao Feiyang's interference, he first dribbled away, then suddenly stepped back and raised the basketball to take a decisive shot.
Zhao Feiyang defended very hard and interfered with Curry's shooting vision, but the three-pointer he threw still fell into the basket unreasonably.
It was the Timberwolves' turn to fight back.
Zhao Feiyang also planned to counterattack Curry with a goal.
He signaled his teammates to release the ball, and the others quickly crossed the half court to take up their positions. Unexpectedly, after making the gesture, Howard, who was standing closer to the basket than him, caught the basketball first.
The person who served was Martin. His original intention was to pass the ball to Howard and let him transfer it to Zhao Feiyang, so that it would not be intercepted by Curry who seemed to have no intention of defending but was actually waiting for an opportunity.
Unexpectedly, after he threw the ball into Howard's hands, Howard didn't pass it to Zhao Feiyang at all. Instead, he held the ball and rushed towards the half court.
"WTF?"
"What's Dwight going to do again?"
The teammates on the sidelines looked shocked, and head coach Norman also stood up from the team table and stared at Howard on the court with an expression of disbelief.
"Dwight, give me the ball, what are you going to do?"
Zhao Feiyang caught up and shouted to Howard.
Unexpectedly, Howard objected to him and said, "Zhao, I want to prove myself, believe me! They can't stop my singles..."
