msmithbooks Chapter 266 Against the old club
Chapter 266 Against the old club
Chapter 266 Against the old club
There are a lot of fans watching the game today. Before the ticket check-in time, many fans have already gathered outside the arena.Everyone wants to watch this topical game.
Fans are talking excitedly about some of the game, including Xie Kai, the former Kings player.To Xie Kai, everyone’s attitudes are mixed. People who affirm him think it’s a loss for the team to lose such a talented and potential young man. They are all young people's No. [-]; those who don't like him think that he is too high-spirited, wants to be the boss, and is crazy. In order to fight for power and profit, he will leave the team that has trained him for two years, which has no human touch.
Some fans who "love into hate" also said sourly: "Kane Xie can no longer find a team that focuses on training him like the Kings. It is impossible for him to be the boss in the Grizzlies. He It’s just a cancer, it went to the Grizzlies, the record is so poor, it’s not as good as ours!”
As time passed, ticket checking began, and a large number of fans filed in. This game, which was not a strong dialogue at first, became the most watched duel today because of the special relationship.
The NBA is a business league, and the league is naturally happy to see the confrontation between those non-top teams become the focus of the battle.In other words, the alliance is happy to see more and more topics and stories, which will make the alliance more popular, which will bring real money.
In the locker room of the visiting team, Black Bear Randolph sat in front of his locker and said to Xie Kai who was not far away: "Kane, are you okay?"
Xie Kai replied: "I'm fine!"
"That's good, we're going to end our losing streak today!" Randolph shouted.
Arthur came over, put his arms around Xie Kai's neck, approached and asked with concern: "Are you really okay?"
Xie Kai gave him a positive look: "I'm fine, Darrell, we must end our losing streak today!"
Seeing Xie Kai's firm eyes and tone, Arthur was relieved. He was no stranger to this look. He saw the same look in the NCAA finals the year before last.
Players from both sides began to play for warm-up exercises before the game.
Xie Kai seemed very relaxed today, at least in terms of body language and expression.The players of the Grizzlies are also very worried. They are afraid that he will have mental obstacles, which will affect the game.
In order to prevent Xie Kai from being disturbed by these external factors, the Grizzlies specially canceled a concentrated interview before the game, and also declined pre-game reporters to enter the locker room to interview players.
For the team's arrangement, Xie Kai is very grateful. He knows the team's intentions, and what he can do is to use his best performance to make the team end this embarrassing losing streak.
Instead, OJ Mayo said in an interview before the game: "I can't tolerate myself leaving the team in this way (1 for 2). I will prove that I am more valuable than some people!"
In this game, the starting lineup of the Kings at home is: Center - Samuel Dalembert, Power Forward - Carl Landry, Small Forward - Omi Casspi, Shooting Guard - OJ Mayo, point guard - Tyreke Evans.
In this offseason, the Kings' actions are not infrequent.On June 6, they traded veteran Andis Nocioni and shooting center Spencer Hawes for Philadelphia 20ers defensive center Samuel Dalembert.
Many people questioned this transaction when it happened, because without the promise of the big fish in the free market, a veteran and a young center were exchanged for another player who was about to enter the veteran sequence and had no potential to tap. Defensive center is not such a smart trade option.
Of course, the original intention of the Kings may be to "change the whole change", or after knowing that they have no chance in the free market, they changed an expiring contract to prepare for next year's free market.Another point is that Hawes's rookie contract is about to end, and the team will face the problem of renewing the contract, and his weak existence makes the team dare not keep him with a big contract.If you are robbed by other teams and lost in vain, it is better to change something.
Moreover, even if Samuel Dalembert has no potential, his defense is still much better than Hawes. The Kings' defensive efficiency last season was the bottom five in the league. Defense helps!
Xie Kai's good friend Jason Thompson in the Kings at the time will become a substitute again. Obviously, he gradually lost the resources that the team focused on training.The team's current training focus is on Evans, Mayo in the backcourt, and backup center DeMarcus Cousins.
The Kings made a lot of deals in the summer, the deal about Samuel Dalembert was the first, the deal about Xie Kai was the second, and the deal about rookie insider Joan Brockman was the third.
On July 7, Yahoo Sports reported at the time that the Kings and the Bucks had reached a deal that would see the former trade forward Joan Brockman for the latter's Darnell Jackson and a future second-round pick.
Darnell Jackson is a teammate of Xie Kai and Arthur in the Jayhawks at the University of Kansas. Now he is struggling in the league, gradually becoming a wanderer in the league, and may even leave the league at any time.
The starting lineup of the Grizzlies in the away game is: center-Marc Gasol, power forward-Zach Randolph, small forward-Rudy Gay, shooting guard-Xie Kai, point guard — Mike Conley.
It's a coincidence that the Grizzlies have all five starters for the first time this season, and the opponent happens to be the target of this summer's trade-the Kings.
The game is about to start, Xie Kai went to the home team's bench, hugged and shook hands with former coaches and teammates.
Kings coach Paul Westphal is one of the most reluctant to part with Xie Kai. He knows Xie Kai's ability and value. If possible, he really hopes to build a team with Xie Kai and Evans as the core. .But there is no way, the team management traded Xie Kai, which made him very uncomfortable for a while.
"Kane, your value is irreplaceable, I hope you succeed!" Coach Westphal whispered blessings in his ear while hugging Xie Kai.
"Thank you coach!" Xie Kai is still very grateful, at least someone knows what he has paid here and his value.He didn't think it was Coach Westphal's "sugar-coated cannonball", but the truth.
Xie Kai hugged him one by one. Of course, Evans and Mayo didn't bother to hug him at all, so he naturally wouldn't make fun of himself.
(End of this chapter)