Zhang Kai is also very happy that he met Xie Kai, a compatriot in the Kings during his study. He was not good at English and was worried about the problems with communication with American coaches and players. With Xie Kai, all of them have been solved now.

Although Xie Kai's English is not as good as that of native Americans, he has been here for more than ten years and has been smoked.

The Kings' training camp is numerous, except for those with contracts, there are foreign exchange learners like Zhang Kai, undrafted, free agents and several sparring players.

Xie Kai was surprised at Zhang Kai's appearance that was weak, but his speed and bounce were excellent among the big guys. His shortcomings lies in his strength and confrontation, which was indeed too disadvantageous compared to those American muscles. Many times, his movements were deformed during confrontation, resulting in a discount on the offense.

Xie Kai was also in the same situation as Zhang Kai before. Because he stayed in the United States for a longer time and studied longer, he understood and adapted to the basketball culture here more. Therefore, he would be more accustomed to it.

Zhang Kai has never trained in the NBA team before, so the shock brought him is quite great. There are also foreign players in the CBA, but when you reach a place where all foreign players are, or even stronger, you will really feel at a loss.

Fortunately, Xie Kai accompanied him to train, helped him overcome some difficulties, and also gave him delicious food sent by his mother. This touched him very much. He was really "relying on friends when going out"!

The week's team training camp ended soon. The team gave everyone three days off, took a break, and prepared to usher in the first preseason competition.

Xie Kai took Zhang Kai to play in Sacramento for one day, train for one day, and rest on the last day. During these days of getting along, the two established a good friendship.

Zhang Kai still admires Xie Kai's strength very much. He feels that Xie Kai is fully capable of helping the Chinese men's basketball team compete in the Olympics.

Xie Kai said that he did not resist playing for the country, but he has not received an invitation at the moment, and he has not yet gained a foothold in the NBA. Maybe he will have the chance to participate in the next Olympics!

On October 18, the NBA preseason finally kicked off, and good shows were staged one after another. The Kings' first preseason match was away against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Although the Trail Blazers did not enter the playoffs with 41 wins and 41 losses last season, their lineup strength and talent are incomparable to the Kings. Aldridge alone, "Yellow Mamba" Roy, and Oden the Great, these series of names are enough to make people feel that their talent is overflowing.

The Blazers' home court, the Rose Garden Arena, has a good attendance rate in this game. You should know that the preseason is different from the regular season. Few teams will do it really well, so the attendance rate of the preseason is really not very good.

However, for fans, the long long period of grass has finally ended and there is finally a ball to watch, so they are naturally extremely excited, even if it is just a preseason game.

This game is Xie Kai's first preseason game in his NBA career, and of course, Zhang Kai is the same.

"Zhang Kai, are you nervous?" Xie Kai asked Zhang Kai from the bench.

"I'm nervous, where are you?" Zhang Kai asked back.

"I'm very nervous. This is my first NBA game. In NBA, my experience is not as rich as you!" Xie Kai said.

In this game, the starting lineup sent by the Trail Blazers at home are: center - Greg Oden, power forward - Lamarcus Aldridge, small forward - Martel Webster, shooting guard - Brandon Roy, and organizational defender - Sergio Rodriguez.

The starting lineup of the Kings who played away are: center - Spencer Hoyce, power forward - Mickey Moore, small forward - Francisco Garcia, shooting guard - John Salmons, and organizational defender - Bennoudri.

In this game, Kevin Martin, the core of the Kings, did not make it to the team's appearance list.

The NBA teams do not pay much attention to the preseason. The reason is that the winners and losses of the preseason are not included in the regular season, so even if they win all, they will not be of any help to the regular season. Therefore, the preseason has gradually become a practice match for each team to train, integrate and determine the final lineup of the new season.

So some big NBA stars even show off their faces in the preseason and clock in and get off work in a few minutes. Even ordinary starters will not work too hard, and they will almost go through the motions like training, and will not do it really like the regular season.

But for rookies who are not stable in their position and liberos whose contracts have not been finalized, the preseason is a chance. They will undoubtedly do their best to get the chance in the next regular season.

Xie Kai is a rookie whose position has not been confirmed, and the team has not promised that he will definitely be able to enter the rotation in the new season. Although coach Reggittois looks to have a good evaluation of him, this is probably just his polite words in front of the media...

——Even if there is a promise, the team can change their decisions, just call it "thinking for the team".

Xie Kai is not the No. 1 pick or the No. 1 pick, and he is not even a lottery pick. He is just a rookie at the end of the first round. There is no need for the team to ignore the record or let everyone accompany him to grow in order to cultivate him. The name of the NCAA semi-finals O is not that useful here. Who can come to NBA is not the pride of heaven.

The game started soon, and this was Oden's first NBA game. Although he was the No. 2007 pick, he was reimbursed last season, so strictly speaking, he is the same as Xie Kai.

At the beginning of the game, the Trail Blazers, who played at home, were in a state of great momentum, using Oden, who was inside and Webster, on the outside, to quickly take the initiative on the field.

Oden was very excited today. Maybe he had been holding back for a season, but now he has finally lifted the ban. He is facing the two soft inside players, Hawyce and Moore, and he really wants to give it his wish.

Xie Kai and Zhang Kai on the sidelines were really worried about the team, even if it was just a preseason game.

With more than 4 minutes left in the first quarter, a timeout occurred on the sidelines. After the timeout, Xie Kai heard his name being called by the coach.

This was such a beautiful voice, and he seemed to feel the Buddha's call, and his whole body was filled with energy. I'm about to go on stage, I'm about to go on stage-

Xie Kai was so excited that he was so excited that he slapped Zhang Kai, took off his coat and trousers, and walked to the sidelines. The veteran Bobby Jackson played with him.

Xie Kai replaced John Salmons, and Bobby Jackson replaced Bennoudry.

At this time, the Kings were 13:23 and were exactly 10 points behind their opponents!

The timeout ends and the game continues.

Bobby Jackson took the ball through half the game, and Xie Kaidou went out to catch the ball.
Chapter completed!