At this time, Oakley drove to the hotel to pick up Ben and prepared to find a restaurant for dinner.

"Ben, how's it going with the Suns?" Oakley asked as he drove.

"Okay." Ben said briefly.

"Are you used to position four?" Oakley asked.

"fine."

"Have you ever talked to Lao K?"

"Said."

"Asshole, can't you say one more word?" Oakley scolded with a smile.

"Okay, okay." Daben said quickly.

"..." Oakley choked.

"Remember, Ben, you have the opportunity to learn some skills from Old K. His low-post offense, rebounding, defense, I mean single defense, especially his post-up play. If you learn his power-generating skills, you can

That’s it.” Oakley warned.

"Well, he didn't teach me." Daben muttered.

Oakley glared at Ben and cursed: "He doesn't owe you anything, so why should he take the initiative to teach you? Just beg him, beg him a few times, and maybe he will be willing to teach you."

"Um."

Daben opened his mouth and suddenly nodded heavily.

But he suddenly reacted, looked at Oakley strangely and said, "Charles, you want me to learn offensive techniques from him?"

"..."

Oakley was startled, but he immediately realized, yes, there seems to be something wrong?

"Then learn defense and rebounding skills. If he didn't focus mainly on offense, the rebounding champion would be his and would not be taken away by Rodman," he said.

"Yeah." Ben nodded.

…

The 7th, match day.

"Old K..."

That afternoon, the Suns came to Madison Square Garden for training, and Ben suddenly came to Wang Tiejun.

"Want to learn defense and rebounding skills from me?"

Lao Wang thought for a while and nodded. Barkley also taught him these two techniques back then. Now he teaches them to others. It is normal for the old man to teach the newcomers.

Daben couldn't help but be stunned. Do you agree?

He was ready. If Lao K disagreed, he would ask Oakley for help. Unexpectedly, Lao K agreed directly.

From this day on, he officially began to learn defensive skills and rebounding skills from Wang Tiejun.

At the same time, the coaching staff asked him to add some weight. Sometimes he is required to defend against heavy-weight people. Now his weight is not enough and his strength is not enough. He needs to be increased to at least 240 pounds, close to 110 kilograms.

With his height and this tonnage, his muscle content will be very high, surpassing almost all inside players, and his strength will be highlighted.

So he also started crazy strength training and would lift iron whenever he had time.

That night, the Suns and the Knicks started a big battle.

Although they belong to the Eastern and Western Conferences, the Knicks are at home and definitely don't want to lose, while the Suns want to win even more because K wants MVP, so the game between the two teams is quite intense.

Wilkins' performance in the first two games was average, which was not in line with his wishes and his status as a veteran superstar. He had been holding his breath and this time it exploded.

Even if Oakley dropped him three times in the defense, as long as he got the ball, he would continue to attack the Knicks' penalty area. The iron-blooded defensive system created by Pat Wright could not stop his offense.

In the end, he scored 32 points and shot 49% from the field, which was a better performance than the previous two games.

When his teammates experienced an explosion, Wang Tiejun restrained his offense in the low post and focused on defense and rebounding. He only scored a double-double of 25 points, 21 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 blocks, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls.

With the excellent performance of the two, the Suns defeated the Knicks and won their first three consecutive victories.

But in fact, the win was not much, only 6 points. If Wang Tiejun hadn't grabbed 21 rebounds, the Suns might have lost.

There were too many outside turnovers, reaching 17. As the main power forward, Horry's contribution in rebounding can be ignored. He only had 3 rebounds in this game, allowing Oakley to steal 14.

The Suns management also noticed one of the weaknesses of Horry as the main power forward. The team's rebounding was much less than when Green was there last season.

But without a suitable main power forward, Horry can only continue to play this position for the time being.

In the early morning, the team flew to Boston overnight to prepare for back-to-back games against the Celtics tomorrow, no, tonight.

The Celtics themselves are not strong enough. They tried hard to reach the playoffs last season and played very hard. This season, the management has made the decision to mess up the game for the sake of the 1996 draft.

In this game, the Suns easily defeated the Green Team, which was neither strong nor willing to fight, and won the first four consecutive victories.

Wang Tiejun clocked in three quarters and only played 29 minutes, scoring 28 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 1 turnover and 2 fouls.

"Old K, the No. 11 league will officially announce the MVP rankings for the first week. What are your expectations for this?" a reporter asked after the game.

"We still have one more game. I hope the Raptors will be stronger and my data will be better," Wang said with a smile.

"You will see your former teammate Oliver Miller in the Raptors. Now his tonnage is as high as 150 kilograms. Do you want to say something to him?" the reporter asked again.

"Oliver? Haha, he ate too much again. I want to tell him, control your stomach quickly. It's best to cut off half of it."

Thinking of the Oliver Miller who had targeted him many times, Lao Wang laughed twice. However, after his strength improved and he became the new core of the team, Oliver Miller did not dare to mess with him anymore.

The contradiction is gone.

When there is competition, there are conflicts. When there is no competition, there are no conflicts. It's that simple.

…

On the 9th, the Suns came to Toronto, Canada.

There are at least 1.5 million Chinese in this country. Toronto is the largest city in the country and the fourth largest city in North America. There are 2.5 million people. There are quite a lot of Chinese people. It is said that it has reached 500,000 people.

The total population of the Phoenix metropolitan area is larger.

On the night of the 10th, a large number of Chinese faces appeared in the arena.

This newly formed team got off to a good start, and then lost three games in a row. Its current record is one win and three losses, and it is at the bottom of the league.

Facing the Suns tonight, facing one of the most terrifying behemoths in the league, the entire team played very low morale.

Especially the team's main center Oliver Miller, who was eliminated by the Suns. It was Old K who competed with him in the Suns. Facing Old K's powerful offense, even with a tonnage of 150 kilograms

, he was also beaten until his face turned pale.

Wang Tiejun moved faster, turned more nimbly, hooked, hit the board, and dunked, directly defeating this former competitor.

He only did not use the most powerful iron mountain to fight, because Oliver Miller's tonnage is indeed large enough, heavier than O'Neal. He has been the league's top tonnage for the past two seasons, and he is only 206 centimeters tall and has a relatively small chassis.

It's so low that it can't be bumped easily.

Wang Tiejun played 35 minutes in this game and scored 32 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 4 blocks, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls.

Now Horry plays the main four position. He plays outside and rebounds very little. The team does not have enough rebounds. He has to devote part of his energy to rebounding, so the offensive aspect is reduced.

With the victory over the Raptors, the Suns won their first five consecutive games and ended their three away games.

At 9 o'clock in the morning that day, before the Suns had even left the hotel, the league officially announced the MVP rankings for the first week of the new season.

In the first five games, Wang Tie averaged 34.8 minutes per game, scoring 33.8 points, 16.8 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1 steal, 3.6 blocks, 1.8 turnovers and 2.8 fouls.

He is temporarily ranked first in scoring and rebounding. He is also first in the league in personal efficiency, offensive efficiency, and win-loss value.

The defensive efficiency ranks first in the team and tenth in the league.

At the same time, the Suns have won five games in a row, and like the Bulls, the two teams are tied for first place in the league.

However, his personal data is better than Jordan's, and he is temporarily ranked first in this week's mvp rankings.

Lao Wang paid attention to Jordan's statistics, 33 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.2 steals, 0.5 blocks, 2 turnovers, and 2.4 fouls. This is also a very strong data. His scoring average is three points higher than last season, and his shooting percentage is also three points higher.

The percentage reached 52.5%. At Jordan's age, it is really unprecedented that he can still produce such all-round statistics.

You must know that Jordan is almost 33 years old. Look at the Lightning who is less than 30 years old. The gap is too big.

After the two, ranked third is David Robinson of the Spurs, then Karl Malone of the Jazz, fifth is Big Dream, and sixth is actually Penny Hardaway of the Magic.

Without O'Neal, Penny Hardaway led the team to a record of one loss and four wins, averaging 26 points and 7.4 assists per game. He has a strong position in the top position. Under the publicity of the Orlando media, the limelight of Jordan's successor is getting stronger and stronger.

O'Neal created a lot of pressure.

After this list was announced, the Orlando Magic management held a meeting to once again discuss the core dispute between Hardaway and O'Neal.

But there is still no result. After all, it is only the first week, and Hardaway's subsequent performance is still difficult to say.

But during the meeting, more people expressed greater concerns about O'Neal's injury.

They are afraid that serious injuries will occur after making O'Neal the core of the Magic's future, because once the center's knee is injured, injuries are likely to follow.

Moreover, O'Neal is also a monster center, and the pressure and wear on his knees are far greater than that of other centers. Injury factors will be more important.

In short, the Magic management has reached a consensus. Because of this injury, they believe that O'Neal cannot be put in the same level as Old K. Old K's ability to resist injuries is obviously stronger than O'Neal.
To be continued...