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Chapter 289 Brand new season!Huge ambition!
Five games were played in the preseason. Although the two aspects must not be in place, the record is already amazing enough, winning 5 consecutive victories!

Once this upstart team of trailblazers has really run in and found a perfect lineup combination, how terrifying will their strength be!

In a blink of an eye, October 10th is the media open day of the Trail Blazers' new season.

"Hey! There are quite a lot of people here, hundreds of them?"

When I drove to the team headquarters, a large number of media reporters were already surrounded, which was larger than last season. Among them, there were no fewer than dozens of reporters from China.

Seeing the Hummer with Wang Zelin's logo approaching, all the reporters surrounded the door and blocked the entrance.

"Hey my friends, we have a saying in China that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry! The new season is about to start, I know you must have great expectations for me, but I won't say it now, hey, just for fun..." Wang Zelin opened the car window and laughed jokingly.

"..."

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore, I won't say anything now, I'll talk about it later."

Pulling down the car window, the media reporters retreated to the two sides wisely. After entering the headquarters, Wang Zelin went straight to the training ground.

Looking around at his teammates, he looked down at the list of players in the coach's hand, and they were all there.

At this time, a player with the same skin color as Wang Zelin put down his basketball and walked up.

Wang Zelin took the initiative to take two steps forward with a smile, and the shoulders of the two touched together: "Brother Ah Lian, how does it feel to be in Portland?"

"It's pretty good... And, that... thank you!" Yi Jianlian replied with a shy smile.

Yi Jianlian is very clear that his success in being signed by the Trail Blazers management cannot be separated from Wang Zelin.

Recalling the trial training for more than a month, it feels like a dream.

The time goes back to the period after winning the Asian Championships and returning home to celebrate.

At that time, Yi Jianlian received video invitations from many NBA teams, including 7 or 8 teams including the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, and Houston Mosaic.

For a moment, it seemed that the door of the NBA opened to Yi Jianlian again, which made him excited for a long time.

However, as the days of trial training passed day by day, Yi Jianlian's enthusiasm gradually cooled down. These teams were basically not sincere, but just for pure hype.

Until the night of October 10th, Yi Jianlian, who was disheartened and about to go back to play in the NBA, suddenly received a call from the Portland Trail Blazers to invite him to try out.

At that moment, Yi Jianlian was like a drowning person who suddenly grabbed the only straw to save his life.

He didn't want to let go of the last chance!

In order to ensure the best trial training status, he deliberately moved from New York to Portland overnight, showing full sincerity.

When he entered the Rose Garden Arena with a feeling of uneasiness, the subsequent process was like riding a roller coaster.

So exciting!
It went so well!

Everything is so natural.

When Yi Jianlian and his temporary agent signed a two-year basic salary guarantee contract of 236 million yuan in the team general manager's office...

Looking at the contract in his hand, he just woke up like a dream.

I really signed a contract!
Talking about the basic salary of the NBA, that is, the minimum salary offered by each team in the NBA league for players, which is divided into the basic salary of veterans and the basic salary of non-veteran... (details by yourself)

of course.

Yi Jianlian doesn't care about the basic salary at all. What he cares about is that he signed a guaranteed contract, which means that in the next two years, he doesn't have to worry about being kicked away by the Trail Blazers at any time.

He once again got a chance to play in the NBA, or rather, he once again got a chance to prove himself.

People are always like this, only after losing can we know how to cherish!
Therefore, it is difficult to describe Yi Jianlian's gratitude to Wang Zelin in words.

Looking at Yi Jianlian, who was not good at speaking, Wang Zelin stretched out his fist and thumped him on the chest, saying: "Okay, it's too far-fetched to say thank you, if you really want to thank me, just act on the field."

"Ok!"

Yi Jianlian was not a mother-in-law either, so he replied forcefully.

"Be prepared, there will be a press conference later, and someone will make things difficult for you."

After speaking, Wang Zelin turned to greet other teammates.

Wang Zelin was not surprised that the team signed Yi Jianlian. Instead, he was surprised that Yi Jianlian came to Portland so late that he missed the previous few preseason games.

But fortunately, he is still here!
The opportunity has been given, and I have to watch it next to test whether I can win, otherwise...

He doesn't care about the pointers from the outside world. The only thing he worries about is whether this sensitive man can overcome his personality flaws, truly integrate into the NBA, and truly show his strength to everyone.

After all, sometimes it is not outsiders who break through your inner defense, but your own people.

No need to think about it, when the news of the Trail Blazers signing Yi Jianlian reaches China, how crazy the local fans will be.

But behind the madness, it is still unknown how many people are happy for Yi Jianlian from the bottom of their hearts.

"Bench Man", "Emperor Yi", "Space Yi"... These series of nicknames are all spoken by the domestic media!

Especially in this era when public knowledge is rampant, the typical insider is an insider, and the outsider is an outsider.

never mind!

Putting aside the messy thoughts in his mind, Wang Zelin turned his attention to the upcoming media open day of the new season and the opening game of the regular season on October 10.

These are the most important things right now!
Yi Jianlian's affairs should be left to him.

Right now, the Portland Trail Blazers have 14 players:
Point guards: Damian Lillard, Mo Williams
Shooting guards: Will Matthews, Connett Lee

Small forwards: Nicolas Batum, Will Barton, Aleksandar Pavlovic
Power forwards: LaMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Garnett, Mike Muscala, newcomer Yi Jianlian
Centers: Wang Zelin, Steve Adams, Joel Freeland

If it is necessary to continue to strengthen, the management should first consider the back line players, after all, the inside players are already a bit bloated.

Especially at the power forward position, there are as many as 4 players available.

When the 12-man roster needs to be submitted for the regular season, it is inevitable that two players will sit on the bench. Wang Zelin estimates that these two players will be found from the inside.

"Look who this is? Our 2K spokesperson has arrived..."

"Applause! Flowers! Cheers! Where is it all? Why is no one screaming?"

It was the good friends Batum and Matthews who were making a fuss at this time.

"Wow!"

"Ah!"

"Clap clap clap..."

The coaching staff, staff, and players all laughed, and began to applaud and cheer very cooperatively.

"Tsk tsk tsk! Put your faces away, I know you are envious of brother... Sigh, there is no way, who will make brother the face value representative of our team?"

While Wang Zelin didn't respond angrily, he didn't forget to boast about himself.

"vomit……"

"Man, why didn't you look at Steve when you said that? Wouldn't your conscience ache?"

Matthews said to Wang Zelin angrily.

"Conscience? How much is it per catty? Where can I buy it?"

"Wang, I was really defeated by you!"

"I've never seen such a brazen person!"

Hey, Wang Zelin was immediately surprised by these words.

When did the crooked nut know this sentence.

Looking back, it was not someone else who said this, but Yi Jianlian, looking at himself with a teasing face.

Brother Ah Lian actually learned badly?

……

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About an hour later, at 10 o'clock in the morning, all the players in the Portland Trail Blazers owned and contracted all attended today's new season media open day.

Next, the media was invited in and started interviewing and taking pictures.

"Wang, you fell in the Western Conference finals last season, so this season the Blazers have a chance to win the banner of the Western Conference championship?"

"Wang, what kind of pursuit do you have for the new season's record?"

"Wang, do you have the confidence to defend the rebounding champion in the new season?"

"Wang, do you think the glory of the traditional center can be continued in you?"

"Does the Trail Blazers have the confidence to attack the championship in the new season?"

"..."

As soon as he entered the arena, the media quickly surrounded Wang Zelin, throwing all kinds of questions at him.

"The champion of the Western Conference Finals? Why can it only be the champion of the Western Conference Finals instead of the championship?"

"Regular season record? As you know, the Blazers are in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Both the Nuggets and the Thunder lost to us last season, so... our goal for the new season is the regular season championship!"

Uh, your preface and postscript don't seem to be big!

The media reporters had no time to question. When they heard Wang Zelin's "goal is the regular season champion", the audience was in an uproar.

Feel sorry for the foreigners once again, they can't say "Damn!"

"Rebounding king? With all due respect, which team center in the league can compete with me? No way! No way..., can't it be a happy beast?"

"The continuation of the glory of the traditional center? Sorry, it is not called a continuation here, but a new glory! I declare that the center will be extremely brilliant in this era!"

"Championship? Stop messing around, buddy, ask the other 29 teams in the league, which one is not working hard for the championship, why should the Portland Trail Blazers be an exception? Obviously, you asked an idiot question, and I answered you seriously..."

Wang Zelin has long been familiar with such questions, and answered them casually throughout the whole process.

At this time, another reporter asked:
"Wang, a reporter secretly took photos of you dating Ajiali the night before yesterday. Do you have anything to say?"

Ah this...

"Hey buddy, your question doesn't fit today's topic."

"Are you in a hurry?"

"..."

"You're in a hurry!"

"Security! Where's the security?"

……

A white ESPN reporter asked: "Wang, the Portland Trail Blazers' opponent in the regular season opener is the Houston Mosaics. They just introduced Dwight Howard, and they formed a perfect combination with James Harden on the outside. Do you have anything to say about such an opponent?"

Wang Zelin showed disdain and laughed:

"If you are talking about this pair of nightclubs, then I have to admit that they are the number one in the league. Whether it is me or anyone else in the league, no one can catch up with them... In this respect, they are indeed a perfect pair!"

"Hahahaha!"

The media reporters and the surrounding teammates all laughed out loud at the same time.

But no, just the day before yesterday, James Harden and Dwight Howard were once again captured by the paparazzi in a nightclub carnival.

The difference is that this time they are not in Houston, the space city, but Los Angeles, the city of angels.

Probably Houston's... Tired of nightclubs!
"No, that's not what I said!"

The ESPN reporter immediately retorted.

At this time, Wang Zelin also put away his smile, and his expression became serious:

"Actually, I never added the Houston Mosaic team to my new season plan. I don't think they have the strength to challenge the Trail Blazers!"

"I can tell you clearly that after this season, the voice of the league's number one center will be unified. Happy Beast is a thing of the past. The Houstonians will not take away any victories from us, absolutely not!"

Wang Zelin's decisive words made everyone feel his determination.

Although I don’t know why he has so much resentment towards the Houston Mosaic team, everyone knows that when Wang Zelin’s words spread around the world through interviews, he is destined to have an endless grievance with the Houstonians.

"Crack! Kick! Kick!"

Shocked, all the photographers present quickly recorded this scene.

In the morning, what Wang Zelin said in front of the media spread all over the world.

Yes, I didn't hear you clearly.

Not the whole rice, not the people of the whole country, but the whole world!
Everyone knows the great ambitions of this young man from the Celestial Dynasty.

At the same time, he also successfully added the city of Houston to offend to death.

Therefore, domestic weekly sports newspapers responded immediately and reported as soon as possible:

"my country's famous basketball superstar Wang Zelin aims at the No. [-] center in the new season!"

Later, large media in many countries began to report on it one after another.

"Wang Zelin said boldly that he will keep a clean sheet against the Houston Mosaic team in the new season!"

"In the new season, Wang's goal is to be the No. [-] center forward!"

……

In the interviews in the next few days, many NBA celebrities, active superstars, and team management talked about Wang Zelin's ruthless words when facing the media.

O'Neill started a tirade during the interview: "There is no doubt that Wang is the strongest center of this era. Even if he reaches the league of the four major centers, he will have a place in the league, unlike Houston's Happy Beast... Ahem, I think Dwight's new nickname Happy Beast is really good, and it suits him better than Superman!"

"en... As you know, I have always played the position of power forward, the first center or something, it has never had anything to do with me!"

When it was Duncan's turn to be interviewed, I really don't know how this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes said these words against his conscience.

Not playing center forward?

Lao Wang next door was the first to disagree: Is it possible that the guy who played against me in the Western Conference Finals last season is a ghost?

(End of this chapter)