"My primary goal for the season is to be able to enter the team's regular rotation!" Xie Kai answered quickly without thinking too much.

As a season goal, entering the team's regular rotation is not a difficult goal, but for a rookie, entering the team's regular rotation is the first step. If you cannot enter the rotation, then all performance and longer-term goals will be lost.

There will be no way to talk about it.

"Besides this 'primary goal', do you have other goals for the season?" arc ste continued to ask.

"My ultimate goal this season is to enter the All-Rookie Team!" Xie Kai stated his goal without any hesitation.

arc ste is a little surprised that this Asian rookie, who looks handsome but has an ordinary figure, would say such a goal. You must know that the All-Rookie Team is divided into the first team and the second team, and there are only 10 spots in the team.

For a rookie at the end of the first round, it is not easy to get into this list. But then again, it is a goal in the first place, and it is naturally higher than the general reality, otherwise there would be no point in calling it a goal.

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"Besides this 'ultimate goal', do you have other goals? For example, future goals are not limited to this season!" arc ste asked.

"In the future, I hope to be selected as an All-Star! But for me, it's better to take it step by step. After all, I haven't played a game for the team yet!" Xie Kai said with a smile.

"What do you think of the Kings' prospects for the new season?" arc ste continued to ask.

"The Kings have many experienced veterans, as well as many outstanding young players. We will train hard in the new season and try our best to win every game. I think our prospects will be very good!" Xie Kai's answer was watertight.

"Okay, that's the end of my interview. Thank you for your cooperation. I hope you can achieve these goals in the new season. I wish you success!" Arc Ste stood up with a smile and extended his hand.

"Thank you, I will work hard!" Xie Kai also stood up and shook hands with the other party.

The news of arc ste's interview with Xie Kai appeared on the Internet that day, and many netizens and experts expressed their opinions on this news.

Everyone's opinions are mixed. Some experts think that Xie Kai is too ambitious. With his ability, it is difficult to enter the team rotation. It is likely that he will become the 12th or 13th player on the team, guard the water fountain, and become a firefighter.

Or he is trying to gather numbers for the team in garbage time. Not to mention entering the All-Rookie Team, even entering the rotation is extremely unrealistic.

The next day, October 30, the 2008-09 NBA regular season officially kicked off.

The Sacramento Kings will visit Minneapolis, Minnesota for their season opener, and their opponent is the Timberwolves.

The Target Center Arena, which has been in use since 1990, can accommodate 20,444 people. Tonight, the attendance rate of the arena is about 70%.

For the Timberwolves, which ranked second to last in the Western Conference last season, this attendance rate is actually quite good...

The Kings' record last season was better than that of the Timberwolves, but this season, in terms of paper strength, they are not as good as each other. The two teams are inseparable in the Western Conference, and they are essentially rebuilding teams. Although they have been brilliant in the past, now, they

It just becomes an experience book for strong teams to improve their records.

This is the first regular season game of Xie Kai's NBA career. He was told before the game that he would be included in the 12-man roster and would also get a chance to play. As for how much playing time the assistant coach would not disclose. For him, in

In the team's season opener, he will not be dissatisfied if he can enter the rotation, even if he only plays for 1 minute.

——He has decided that as long as he plays, he will burn himself, just like he did in the NCAA championship finals in April.

The commentators for this game are TNT's ace commentator Kevin Harlan and NBA legend and current TNT commentator Reggie Miller.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Timberwolves playing at home is: center - Al Jefferson, power forward - Ryan Gomez, small forward - Corey Brewer, shooting guard - Mike Miller,

Point Guard - Randy Foye.

The Kings' starting lineup for the away game is: Center - Spencer Hawes, Power Forward - Mitch Moore, Small Forward - John Salmons, Shooting Guard - Kevin Martin, Point Guard - Kevin

Udri.

The average age of the Kings' starting lineup is still relatively older. Moore and Salmons are both over 30 years old. As a team that has entered the rebuilding stage, this lineup structure is not very healthy.

However, the team seems unwilling to admit that it has entered the rebuilding stage. It seems that it also wants to improve its record at the beginning of the season. Although this seems a bit funny, but it is bad at the beginning of the season. It not only damages the morale of the team, but also the fans.

will be satisfied, the Alliance will not agree.

"Reggie, the offseason is finally over, and us old guys are out again, hahahaha..." Kevin Harlan said with a smile.

"Kevin, you are still very young. I heard you can eat 5 pounds of beef in one meal!" Reggie Miller joked.

"I couldn't do it when I was young! I probably can't eat even 1 pound now!" Kevin Harlan smiled and touched his belly.

"Kevin, what do you think of the next game?" Reggie Miller asked.

"Compared with the game results and the performance of the veterans, I want to see the performance of the young people of the two teams!" Kevin Harlan said.

"Like, Kevin Love? Jason Thompson? Kaine Shay?" Reggie Miller asked.

Kevin Harlan nodded.

Near the center circle of the court, Al Jefferson and Mickey Moore were preparing to jump the ball, and the game was about to begin.

The jump ball begins and the game officially begins.

The two teams started to attack as soon as they came up, but the starting point of the attack was completely different. The Kings mainly used Kevin Martin and John Salmons on the outside, and Hawes and Moore on the inside used off-ball attacks.

Mainly, there aren't many low-post tactics. On the other hand, the Timberwolves have the big killer Al Jefferson in the interior, and they use more half-court tactics and thrusting tactics from the outside.

Both teams' offensive efficiency is very high, but defensively, that's it.

Xie Kai was sitting on the bench. While cheering for the team, he was very excited and wanted to play to help the team. He had been waiting for coach Reggie Tois to call his name.

"Reggie, do you think Cainshey has a chance to play in this game?" Kevin Harlan asked.
Chapter completed!