Wayne was a little confused when he saw Sharapova standing behind him.

Fortunately, there was no direct elbow just now, otherwise the explanation would not be clear...

"Wayne, later..."

Reggie Miller was about to talk to Wayne about what happened during the game, but when he turned his head, he found that he was holding a girl's hand.

"...That's okay."

"No...it's not what you think, Reggie."

Wayne quickly let go of Bova...no, Sharapova's hand and devoted himself to the game again.

Today is your starting debut, Wayne, you can't screw it up!

Therefore, without even bothering to say hello to Sharapova, Wayne simply ignored her.

Really straight man of steel.

"Wei, today you have to take more shots from outside the three-point line and pull Brand out of the penalty area. Only if you hit the ball first can it act as a deterrent. Do you understand?"

"Understood, O**K." Wayne nodded quickly, then stood up and stepped into the court.

The Clippers have not played in the playoffs for who knows how many seasons.

During this period, can you see the Clippers in the playoffs?

I can't see it, but with Baylor here, the Lakers' status in Los Angeles is very stable.

The last time the Clippers made the playoffs was 1997.

But at that time, the alliance was basically in a period when the west was weak and the east was strong.

Fans of that period often joked: In the Western Conference, you only need to win 36 games to make the playoffs.

The reason for this statement is because of the Clippers, because they are the team that won 36 games and entered the playoffs.

Last season, the Clippers had a record of only 28 wins and 6 losses, ranking last in the Western Conference.

Ordinarily, the Clippers should have accumulated a lot of high-potential rookies in the past two years.

But this team seems to be cursed.

Kaman, the white center selected with the sixth overall pick last year, will be temporarily absent at the beginning of the season due to injury.

Livingston, a high school talent in the same class as Wayne this year, fell down after playing just three games and will not be back until next week.

Not only is it miserable, it's as miserable as grandma's house.

So, this is why Wayne needs to pull Brand out today.

Because the Clippers don’t have a center!

Do you know how Ben scored 15 points in the last game the Pistons beat the Clippers?

It's because after Rasheed pulled Brand away, the Clippers were completely empty inside.

The Clippers now have Chris Wilcox at center.

But this brutal power forward with few skills only weighs two kilograms more than Wayne.

Let him play center and you can see the effect.

The Clippers really have no choice, because the centers on their bench are not even as good as Wilcox.

Wayne was secretly proud. Today, he was ordered to gain points!

The game is about to begin, and the Clippers will start with Bobby Simmons, Mark Jaric, Maggette, Brand and Wilcox.

Wayne stood near the center circle, looking at the stocky Brand.

When it comes to the No. 1 pick, Brand is always the one most easily overlooked.

In the NBA, no matter whether a No. 1 pick is too strong or too weak, he will be remembered.

The biggest fear is that people like Brand who are neither good nor bad will be easily ignored.

There is no doubt about Brand's strength. In his rookie season, he averaged 20+10 points per game. But if you want to say that he is a top star, he cannot reach that level.

The most regrettable thing is that the teams he is on are basically weak teams and have not achieved any results, so he has never had a sense of presence.

The only thing that people talk about about Brand is that he once helped the team recruit the first-generation bearded Baron Davis.

As a result, after Davis was lured to the Clippers, the guy slipped to the 76ers...

Other than that, Brand has almost no memory points.

At the beginning of the game, Foster fought for the ball. As soon as Wayne reached the three-point line, he was entangled by Brand.

Brand and Wayne looked at each other, and then they both mentally cursed: "Sure enough, he is another one who falsely reported his height!"

Wayne's official height is 2.06 meters, but no one has believed it for a long time. It is generally believed that Wayne's height should be around 2.08 meters.

But today Brand's visual inspection revealed that it was probably more than that.

This is ridiculous, one really dares to retaliate and the other really dares to pretend.

Brand's official height is 2.06 meters, but his actual height is 2.03 meters, which is the height of a small forward.

But Brand's wingspan reached an exaggerated 2.23 meters!

Yao Ming shed tears after watching it, and Griffin watched it...well, Griffin has nothing to do with it now.

Relying on his exaggerated wingspan, Brand played smoothly in the fourth position.

Seeing Brand being pulled away, Artest hit Maggette as soon as he came up.

Maggette looks like a bodybuilder, so strong that it feels like his neck is almost gone.

But his defense is actually not as good as his size makes him look.

Artest squeezed Maggette away, broke into the paint and faced Wilcox, and forced a layup.

How could Wilcox withstand it? He was directly knocked away by the iron elbow.

"Dudududu."

The referee's whistle blew, Artest hit a two-pointer, and there was an extra penalty.

"Well..." Wayne wanted to say something: "Just Zhejiang?"

Before the game, the media exaggerated how difficult this game was. Are they kidding?

So what if we let a small Austrian player win? We can still win.

Although Artest missed the extra free throw, his layup was still impressive.

With O'Brien unable to play, this is a good opportunity for Artest to prove himself.

The game continued and the Clippers began to attack.

Sure enough, the Clippers found Brand in the first round.

Brand leaned against Wayne, then suddenly turned his back and broke through!

Worthy of being the representative of the nimble fat man during this period, Brand was able to throw away half of Wayne's body and raise his hand for a layup!

Then......

"Snapped!"

Brand:???

"Hoho, he is indeed the man who won the MVP award in the last game. The game just started, and Wayne blocked Brand and took the risk!"

Brand: I am 2.03 meters tall and have a wingspan of 2.23 meters. Will I be exposed?

Wayne: I'm sorry, I'm 2.11 meters tall and have a wingspan of 2.30 meters. When it comes to static talent, I'm not targeting anyone. No one here is watching!

After blocking Brand, Wayne picked up the basketball and advanced.

"I'm free, I'm free Wayne, pass it!" Artest, who was running at the front, raised his hand and shouted at Wayne.

Maggette, who was close to Artest, wanted to kick Artest away.

Where is Kong Nima!

Who are you looking down on!?

After Wayne dribbled the ball near the midfield line, he passed the ball to the ground and actually assisted Artest for a layup.

"Hahaha, golden partners, we are simply golden partners on the front line!" After scoring, Artest shouted excitedly to his bench.

On the bench, Xiao Ou, who was wearing a suit and leather tie, had a twitching corner of his mouth.

You...you must have told me on purpose.

Artest, regardless of whether he is inside or outside the team, is seeking hatred equally.

Maggette was a little angry, you just made a layup, why are you so arrogant?

Although you are the best defensive player, I may not be able to beat you hard.

But...I have a trick!
To be continued...