roccoschili Chapter 207 The Abacus of the Kings
Chapter 207 The Abacus of the Kings
Chapter 207 The Abacus of the Kings
The current rules of the All-Star Rookie Challenge are that the coaching staff select the best 1 rookie players at that time in January to form a rookie team.The content of the game is that the freshman team challenges the previous rookie team.
Xie Kai became one of the 9 players in the second grade team.It is not surprising that he was selected. You must know that he was a member of the first team of the All-Rookie Team last season, in other words, one of the best five rookies, so it would be news if he was not selected.
Of course, being selected is also an honor, which shows that Xie Kai is not a flash in the pan, but has outstanding performance for two consecutive seasons and has the continuity of outstanding performance.
In this All-Star Rookie Challenge, the second-year team was led by the No. 08 pick in 9, Derek Rose.The list of [-] people selected is: Derek Rose, Xie Kai, Michael Beasley, OJ Mayo, Brook Lopez, Russell Westbrook, Eric Gordon, Mark Gasol, Kevin Love.
Except for Xie Kai and Marc Gasol, the players selected for this second-year team are basically lottery players in last year's draft. This shows that the scouts of NBA teams are still very professional, and there are very few people who are wrong. , most of the talent in the lottery picks has been cashed in.
The first-year team that challenges the second-year team will be led by Xie Kai's teammate Tyreke Evans.The list of 9 people selected is: Tyreke Evans, Omega Casspi, Stephen Curry, Jonny Flynn, Brandon Jennings, James Harden, Tucky Gibson , DeJuan Blair, Jonas Jerebko.
Xie Kai's two teammates, Casspi and Evans, were both selected for the first-year team, and the Kings also became the team with the largest number of 30 teams in the league selected for this Rookie Challenge.
The rookies selected for the Rookie Challenge all performed well, which also shows that this team has a rich reserve of future talents.The Kings didn't get a top-three pick, except that Evans was a high-draft rookie who delivered on talent.Xie Kai and Casspi are both rookies at the end of the first round, and they are slowly playing out, which makes their future brighter in an instant.
After the official announcement of the NBA, the official website of the Kings announced the news on the homepage as soon as possible, showing great interest.You must know that this team has had a very low presence in the league in the past few years.They have not made the playoffs for years, and there are no high-talented young people, so they have no hope.I didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly. I was unlucky in the last season's draw, but I didn't expect Evans, who was selected with the No. 4 pick, to play the best rookie performance.The No. 4 pick Griffin is reimbursed for the season, and the No. [-] pick Thabeet has a tendency to parallel imports. Harden currently seems to be quite satisfactory. In this way, the No. [-] pick appears to be super cost-effective.
Not to mention that Xie Kai, who was used as a bargaining chip last season, has continued to improve this season. He currently averages more than 20 points per game and already feels like an All-Star; another European rookie, Casspi, played very well on the offensive end. It completely exceeded the combat effectiveness reflected in his selection.
Xie Kai received many phone calls and text messages that day, and everyone was congratulating him on being selected for the All-Star Rookie Game.In the world of the Internet, the speed of news dissemination is really too fast, and often the whole world knows it as soon as it is announced.
Xie Kai's girlfriend Zhou Jing's phone call quickly entered his mobile phone.
"Stop making video calls with me, it's time to make a call, Zhou Jingjing?" Xie Kai grabbed the other person's attention and shocked the other party!
Zhou Jing obviously didn't expect Xie Kaihui to do such a thing. She was silent for two or three seconds, but she came back to her senses in an instant: "I said Xie Xiaokai, are you itching somewhere again?"
"Well, my back is a little itchy, but I can't scratch it, so come and scratch it for me!" Xie Kai pretended to be stupid and said in a daze.
"Xie—Xiao—kai—I'll give you another chance to say—people—words—" Zhou Jing was particularly mad at Xie Kai's pretentious tone as he climbed up the pole.
"I was wrong!" Xie Kai is also a master who can bend and stretch.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Jing's tone also eased.
"I shouldn't have joked with Princess Zhou, this is my fault, please let me repent, please give me a chance to admit my mistake!" Xie Kai said solemnly.
"Oh—how could I fall in love with a slut like you?" Zhou Jing was also helpless. Since Xie Kai entered the NBA, his words have become more and more "bitch".
"Oh, to be serious, congratulations on entering the All-Star rookie game!" Zhou Jing said lightly.
Xie laughed and said, "You also know?"
"Nonsense, I don't want to know about you, but you are my boyfriend, and many people in the University of Kansas know about it. Who told you that you are so famous in school? So I went to class today, and I was met by several groups of people on the way. Stop it, they are 'forced' to let me know the news!" Zhou Jing said helplessly.
Xie Kai also knows that because of his relationship, Zhou Jing has indeed become a half-celebrity at the University of Kansas. Now he has to wear a mask when going out, and he can only detour when he encounters crowded places.
"I'm really sorry to let you affect your study life because of my relationship!" Xie Kai's tone became serious and softened. Obviously, he said these words from the heart.
"Don't be like this, it doesn't matter to me, as long as you don't change your mind, I don't care about these things!" Zhou Jing said lightly.
Xie Kai is still very grateful to Zhou Jing for her understanding, which is what he likes about her.She is not like many girls who act like a baby at every turn and ask her boyfriend to do this or that. She is very independent, and sometimes even if she wants to thank her, she will not ignore it willfully.
"Xie Xiaokai, I see that Russell has also been selected in the list, and you can play on the same team like in high school again!" Zhou Jing said.
Xie Kai nodded excitedly and said, "Yes, it seems like it's been a long time since I was on the team with him. I'm very excited to be on the same team with him. We'll play alley-oops then, haha, let those first graders tremble! "
"Xie Xiaokai, you're starting to groan!" Zhou Jing laughed.
"Oh, I'm usually too low-key and too deep. It's said that it's not good. It's because I have too much burden as an idol..." Xie Kai said slowly.
"Tch, you are really stinky!"
On January 1, the Kings' regular season games continued.In this game, they are a guest at the home of the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.
Last time they defeated their opponents here, and they defeated the Warriors in the previous game to end their 7-game losing streak, so this game looks full of confidence.
But full confidence cannot make up the gap in strength between the two teams.Although the Kings played very well, the team's core Kevin Martin played the best game since his comeback, but in the end they still lost their opponents in the away game and missed two consecutive victories.
(End of this chapter)