msmithbooks Chapter 249 New Season, New Team
Chapter 249 New Season, New Team
Chapter 249 New Season, New Team
After Xie Kai's personal training, group training and Men's Basketball World Championships in the offseason, the "scoring ability" column in his personal ability quantification table has risen from 62 to 65.
The Men's Basketball World Championships made Xie Kai really have a long ball. He didn't expect that the effect of the long ball in this game would be so good, which has surpassed the effect of personal special training.
September 9, NBA Media Day.
The players of the Memphis Grizzlies showed their jerseys for the new season and the new look of the newcomers, and they took photos to show their demeanor.
Xie Kai is the most popular player of the Grizzlies. This team has always been too low-key before. Whether it is the backcourt engine Conley or the inside double bears, they are not very topical players.
As soon as Xie Kai came, the attention of this team has virtually increased a lot.Yellow race + Most Improved Player + Rookie Challenge MVP + Supernova - the combination of these elements is Xie Kai.
Xie Kai wore the No. 23 white home jersey of the Grizzlies. At the request of the cameraman, he posed in many poses and took many personal photos.He also took a group photo with Black and White Shuangxiong, Conley, Guy and others.
The photographers are all insiders in the industry and know who is the most popular and whose photos have the highest click-through rate, so Xie Kai has the most photos of all the Grizzlies players.
Xie Kai had a smile on his face all the time, he was really happy.This is his first appearance in a Grizzlies jersey, which holds special meaning for him.At about this time last year, I was still wearing the No. 22 jersey of the Kings. Who knew that a year later, I would wear the jersey of another team.
For leaving the Kings, Xie Kai has no regrets at all.It's not that he dislikes them as a team that has been bad for many years, but that they don't pay enough attention to themselves.He is not going to be the only core of the team, he can accept multi-core, but the team just let him become a role player, to support his own son, then I will stop playing, okay?
Arthur came over and took a photo with Xie Kai, and he joked: "Kane, as soon as you come, you immediately become the focus, isn't it cool?"
Xie Kai was very helpless: "I didn't expect that I would be the focus, Zach and the others are too low-key, my skin color makes me an alternative existence!"
Arthur smiled. He thanked Kai for his humility and humor. The two became teammates again after two years, as if in a dream.
Xie Kai and Haddadi also took a makeup photo together. Both of them are from Asia. It is also a kind of fate to be teammates in the NBA.
Haddadi is from Iran and is tall. He is very happy that Xie Kai did not dislike him as a drinking fountain player and took the initiative to take a makeup photo with him.
The two chatted for a few words, and the atmosphere on the media day was very good.
In the previous season forecast, the Grizzlies ranked 8th in the West and entered the playoffs.Although it is not known whether Xie Kai can perfectly integrate into this team in the end, the current lineup of the team is indeed very competitive.
On the same day, Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace said in an interview with reporters: "Kane is our most important signing this offseason. We think he is the one the team needs. He will Make up for the weak points of the team's internal and external connection and single play to solve problems at critical moments."
Xie Kai also accepted the reporter's interview.
Reporter: "Hello Kane, what does it mean for you to join the Memphis Grizzlies?"
Xie Kai replied: "It means that I will learn and improve in a new team. I will work hard to improve myself, and then actively integrate into the team to help the team improve its strength."
Reporter: "Do you think you can do better than OJ Mayo?"
Xie Kai said: "OJ is a very good player. I can't guarantee that I can do better than him, but I will try my best to help the team."
Reporter: "What are your goals for the team this season?"
Xie Kai said: "I hope to break into the playoffs with the team!"
"What about your own goals?"
"I want to continue to improve and hope to become an All-Star player through hard work!"
Xie Kai's answer was very realistic, so the reporter didn't ask any more questions.Regarding Xie Kai's answer to the team's goal and his personal goal, the reporter didn't think there was any exaggeration.The Grizzlies ranked 10th in the Western Conference last season. As a team that is dominated by young players and is on the rise, the goal of entering the playoffs is not too much.
And Xie Kai's average data per game last season was 22+6+5, and his goal of being an All-Star player is not a high-spirited performance.
Xie Kai is very grateful to general manager Chris Wallace for his importance (at least during the interview), and he also decided to prove his strength and let those who look down on him know who is the Kings The person who should be used as the core!
Whether it is traditional media or online media, there are more and more reports about Xie Kai and his current Grizzlies, both optimistic and negative.
NBA star Charles Barkley said in a basketball program on ABC radio: "I guarantee that Kane Xie will not be able to reach the height of Yao, and he will not be able to become an NBA All-Star starter like Yao. If my prediction is Wrong, I am willing to accept any punishment!"
The joke about Barkley kissing the donkey's butt gradually failed to attract fans and audiences, and they didn't find it interesting and amusing, so they stopped paying attention to what he said.
Xie Kai didn't want to pay attention to Barkley's talk about him. First of all, he thought Barkley was a shit-stirring stick. He didn't have the demeanor of an NBA50 superstar at all, and he always had no lower limit for hype.The second is that once he responds, he will follow the other party's way, and the other party will expand the topic to achieve his purpose of grandstanding.
Of course, there is another reason why Xie Kai chose not to respond because his own wrist is not as big as Barkley's. Once he behaves disrespectful to the other party, the other party may make a big fuss about it, which will adversely affect his image.
So the best way is not to respond and let Barkley sing alone. As long as no one pays attention to him, he will have no motivation to talk about it.
After the media day, NBA teams entered the stage of team training camp.At this time, the time for the start of the preseason is getting closer and closer.
The atmosphere in the Grizzlies team is very good. This team almost made the playoffs last season, so they are full of confidence in making the playoffs this season.
The last time the Grizzlies made the playoffs was in the 2005-06 season.But in the next four seasons, they failed to make the playoffs.
This season has the black and white bears on the inside, Conley and Xie Kai on the outside, and Gay on the front line. This team is full-fledged, and fans are looking forward to seeing them still playing games in May next year.
(End of this chapter)