We played five games in the pre-season. Although there are still some areas where the two aspects are not in place, the record is already amazing enough, winning 5 consecutive victories!

Once this upstart Blazers truly get along and find the perfect lineup combination, how terrifyingly powerful they will be!

Time flies and October 28th is the media opening day for the Trail Blazers' new season.

"Hey! There are quite a few people here, hundreds of them, right?"

When I drove to the team headquarters, I was already surrounded by a large number of media reporters, which was even larger than last season, including dozens of reporters from China alone.

When the Hummer with Wang Zelin's logo drove over, reporters gathered around him and blocked the door.

"Hey my friends, we have a saying in China that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry! The new season is about to begin, and I know you must have great expectations for me, but I am not talking about it now, eh, just playing..." Wang Zelin

He opened the car window and said with a joking smile.

"..."

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. I won't say anything now. We'll talk about it later."

Pulling down the window, the media reporters wisely stepped aside. After entering the headquarters, Wang Zelin went straight to the training ground.

He looked around at the teammates around him, and then looked down at the player list in the coach's hand. They were all here.

At this time, a player with the same skin color as Wang Zelin put down his basketball and walked up.

Wang Zelin smiled and took the initiative to take two steps forward. Their shoulders bumped into each other: "Brother A Lian, how do you feel about coming to Portland?"

"Very good...and, um...thank you!" Yi Jianlian replied with a shy smile.

Yi Jianlian knows very well that the reason why he was successfully signed by the Trail Blazers management was inseparable from Wang Zelin.

Looking back on the trial training over the past month, I feel like I was in a dream.

Time goes back to the time after winning the Asian Championships and returning to China to celebrate.

At that time, Yi Jianlian received video invitations from many NBA teams, including 7 or 8 teams including the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, and Houston Mosaic.

For a moment, it seemed as if the door to the NBA was once again open to Yi Jianlian, which made him excited for a long time.

However, as the trial training days passed, Yi Jianlian's enthusiasm gradually cooled down. Basically, these teams were not sincere and were just for pure hype.

It wasn't until the night of October 20th that Yi Jianlian, who was frustrated and ready to go back to play in the NBA, suddenly received a call from the Portland Trail Blazers inviting him to a trial.

At that moment, Yi Jianlian was like a person in a desperate situation of drowning, suddenly grabbing the only life-saving straw.

He didn't want to miss the last chance!

In order to ensure the best trial training condition, he traveled from New York to Portland overnight, showing full sincerity.

When he entered the Rose Garden Arena with an uneasy mood, the rest of the process was like a roller coaster ride.

So exciting!

It went so well!

Everything fell into place so naturally.

When Yi Jianlian and his temporary agent were in the team's general manager's office, they formally signed a two-year guaranteed basic salary contract of 2.36 million yuan...

Looking at the contract in my hand, I just woke up from a dream.

I really signed the contract!

Speaking of the NBA base salary, it is the lowest salary offered to players by each team in the NBA league, which is divided into veteran's base salary and non-veteran's base salary... (Details are determined by yourself)

of course.

Yi Jianlian doesn't care about the basic salary at all. What he cares about is that he signed a guaranteed contract, which means that in the next two years, he doesn't have to worry about being kicked away by the Trail Blazers at any time.

He once again got a chance to play in the NBA, or rather, he once again got a chance to prove himself.

People are always like this, only after losing it can you know how to cherish it!

Therefore, Yi Jianlian's gratitude to Wang Zelin is difficult to describe in words.

Looking at Yi Jianlian who was speechless in front of him, Wang Zelin stretched out his fist, punched him on the chest, and said: "Okay, saying thank you would be too disrespectful. If you really want to thank me, just act on the field."

"Um!"

Yi Jianlian, who is not a mother-in-law, replied sonorously and forcefully.

"Be prepared. In the press conference later, some people will inevitably make things difficult for you."

After speaking, Wang Zelin turned to greet other teammates.

Wang Zelin was not surprised that the team signed Yi Jianlian. Instead, he was surprised that Yi Jianlian came to Portland so late and missed the first few preseason games.

But fortunately, he is still here!

The opportunity has been given, and you have to watch it next to test whether you can stand up for yourself, otherwise...

He doesn't care about the outside criticism. The only thing he worries about is whether this sensitive man can overcome his character flaws, truly integrate into the NBA, and truly show his strength to everyone.

After all, sometimes it is not outsiders who break through your inner defenses, but your own people.

You don't need to think about it to know how crazy the local fans will be when the news of the Trail Blazers signing Yi Jianlian reaches China.

But behind the madness, it remains to be seen how many people are genuinely happy for Yi Jianlian.

"Bench Man", "Emperor Yi", "Space Yi"...this series of nicknames are all spoken by the domestic media!

Especially in this era of rampant public knowledge, it is typical to fight internally but not outside.

never mind!

Putting aside the messy thoughts in his mind, Wang Zelin shifted his focus to the upcoming media opening day of the new season and the regular season opener on October 31.

These are the top priorities right now!

Yi Jianlian's affairs should be left to him to handle on his own.

Right now, the Portland Trail Blazers have a total of 14 players:

Point Guard: Damian Lillard, Mo Williams

Shooting Guard: Will Matthews, Connett Lee

Small forward: Nicolas Batum, Will Barton, Alexander Pavlovich

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Power forward: LaMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Garnett, Mike Muscala, newly added Yi Jianlian

Center: Wang Zelin, Steve Adams, Joel Freeland

If reinforcements are still needed, the management should first consider the back line players. After all, the interior players are already a bit bloated.

Especially at the power forward position, there are as many as 4 players available.

When the 12-man roster needs to be submitted for the regular season, two players will inevitably sit on the bench. Wang Zelin estimates that these two players will be found from the inside.

"Look who this is? Our 2K spokesperson has arrived..."

"Applause! Flowers! Cheers! Where are they all? Why is no one screaming?"

The ones making the fuss at this time were Batum and Matthews, good friends.

"Wow!"

"Aww!"

"Pa bang bang..."

The coaching staff, staff, and players all laughed and started clapping and cheering very cooperatively.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! Put away your face, I know you are envious of me... Oh, I can't help it. Who makes me the good-looking representative of our team?"

While Wang Zelin didn't have the nerve to retaliate, he also didn't forget to praise himself.

"vomit……"

"Man, why don't you look at Steve when you say that? Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

Matthews said to Wang Zelin angrily.

"Conscience? How much does it cost per pound? Where can I buy it?"

"King, I am really defeated by you!"

"I have never seen anyone so shameless!"

Well, Wang Zelin was immediately shocked by these words.

When did Wai Guoren know this sentence?

Looking back, I saw that the person who said this was none other than Yi Jianlian, looking at me with a teasing look on his face.

Brother A Lian actually learned bad things?

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About an hour later, at 10 o'clock in the morning, all players with and under contract to the Portland Trail Blazers attended today's media open day for the new season.
To be continued...