Basketball K God

Chapter 252

Chapter 252

In the end, in the preseason debut at home, the Grizzlies narrowly beat the Pacers 87:85 and ushered in their first victory.

Xie Kai's home debut was relatively successful, and he received a lot of applause and cheers.Although he was only traded this summer, the fans of this team have never regarded him as a mercenary or an outsider. They still regarded him as one of their own, because in the 08 draft, he was Selected by the Grizzlies.

After the game, Xie Kai, Arthur and Brandon Rush of the Pacers, the three Jayhawks teammates from the University of Kansas, gathered together to say hello.

"Kane, Darrell, I'm really envious that you can play on the same team!" Rush spoke bluntly, directly expressing his inner envy.

Arthur made a welcoming gesture and said, "Branton, you can apply for a trade to come to Memphis. Both Kane and I are very welcome!"

Xie Kai kept laughing beside him. Of course he knew it was a joke. In terms of Rush's current situation, the most likely result of his application for a trade would be to be given up by the team.In the NBA, a player under contract, even a star player, cannot fully control his own destiny, let alone an older third-year rookie with mediocre potential.

The NBA is indeed cruel. There are no more than 450 players who can play in the entire league, and there are only 150 starting positions.Even if each team counts as a 10-man rotation, there are only 300 players in the entire league who can stay in the rotation.There are 60 players in the draft every year, not including the undrafted and foreign free agents.There are more than 10 lottery shows every year.So the high elimination rate here is really unbelievable.

Those players who are all-powerful in the NCAA may disappear after they arrive in the NBA.This is not an accident, but something that happens every year.Those who can play in the NBA for more than 10 seasons and stand at the top of the league are all talented, self-disciplined, hard-working, and lucky.

Seeing the team's top scorer Rush struggling in the NBA, Xie Kai felt uncomfortable.But he knew that he couldn't help this former teammate.This alliance really has no extraordinary strength and may be replaced at any time.Imagine being traded consecutively after being drafted by the Grizzlies, and the stats he played last season are still not being reused, which shows the cruelty of this league.

第2天，灰熊队背靠背客场击败了亚特兰大老鹰队，迎来了季前赛的两连胜。谢开表现依然稳定，在20分钟的上场时间里收下17+5+5+1+1。

Two days later, the Grizzlies won another away game in the third preseason game, beating the New Orleans Hornets and ushering in a three-game winning streak.

Xie Kai's performance has been very stable, which made Gao Xuan, a Grizzlies fan who was still a little worried about his dissatisfaction, feel a little relieved. Seeing that his competitive state is very good, there is no such thing as a lack of training during the offseason. Rusty condition of the body.

Xie Kai himself feels that he has finally joined a winning team.Although it is only a preseason game, as a professional player, he knows what a team that can win and wants to win needs to have.The Grizzlies may not be the top championship team, but their configuration and the spirit of the players have the conditions needed to win.

The Grizzlies' winning streak in the preseason continued. On October 10, they defeated the Thunder team where Xie Kai's good friend Westbrook was in an away game, ushering in a 13-game winning streak.

Winning or losing the preseason doesn't matter, but the winning streak still makes the Grizzlies players and fans excited.Whether it matters or not, winning is always better than losing.

This is not over yet, on October 10, the Grizzlies returned home to face the Bucks.Relying on their excellent defense, they easily defeated their opponents and won 17 consecutive victories.

Two days later, they defeated the Hornets again at home and ushered in a 6-game winning streak.

On October 10, the Grizzlies narrowly beat the Pistons in an away game, ushering in a 23-game winning streak in the preseason.

In the 7 games of the preseason, the Grizzlies won all of them, which is incredible.

谢开在这7场季前赛中在场均19分钟的上场时间里，可以贡献16.3分4.2个篮板4.3次助攻1.2个抢断0.5个盖帽，投篮命中率是50.2%，3分球命中率是41%，罚球命中率是83%，表现非常全面高效。

Although it was only a preseason game and no one would really play hard, the stability and ease shown by Xie Kai dispelled the worries of many people who doubted him.Let those Grizzlies fans put their minds to rest for the time being.

After the preseason, NBA teams began to prepare for the opening game of the new season, preparing for the regular season.The Grizzlies are no exception. Their goal this season is to enter the playoffs. Although many experts and NBA celebrities are not optimistic about them, they have the confidence and strength to achieve this goal.

The Grizzlies are preparing for the season opener in full swing. Unfortunately, their main center Marc Gasol is likely to miss the team's opener because of an injury in training.

This is a big loss for the Grizzlies, who are aiming to win the opener.Xiao Jiasao was acquired by the team in Da Dasao's trade. Although it was only a second-round pick, he has been improving in recent seasons and has now become the team's main center.The excellent size and tonnage of the white bear's sister-in-law make him very effective in the interior top defense. His excellent defensive position sense and defensive skills make him the team's interior defensive pillar.In addition to inside defense, he also has an excellent coping ability, and his shooting range has reached near the free throw line.

上赛季，小家嫂场均可以贡献14.6分9.3个篮板2.4个助攻1个抢断以及1.6个盖帽，数据非常全面。

The Grizzlies have a good reserve of inside centers. The No. 09 pick in the [-] pick Thabeet and the Iranian big man Haddadi can both play, but although these two are extremely tall, they can't completely replace the role of Xiaojiasao.

On October 10, after finishing routine training, Xie Kai participated in a media interview activity open to the public.

At the scene of the event, a reporter interviewed: "Kane, you played for the Sacramento Kings last season. What do you think about their prospects this season?"

Xie Kai made a helpless expression: "I don't have any opinions. I am now a member of the Memphis Grizzlies. I only focus on myself. The future of the Kings is in their own hands."

"Tyreke Evans said in an interview that his goal this season is an All-Star, what do you think of this?" The reporter continued to ask.

Xie Kai said with a smile: "I hope his dream will come true! I don't have any opinion, I'm too busy with my own affairs..."

(End of this chapter)