Chapter 20
At the end of July, the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League officially began!
The first game for the Los Angeles Lakers was against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Wang Mian would play in the Las Vegas Summer League this time, which attracted a lot of attention in advance.
The 76ers had also confirmed that Tanhua, Jasir Okafor, would play in this game, so this was also a showdown between the second place and Tanhua!
"Few people don't understand why the Laker team used the second-place pick to bet on Wang Mian from China.”
"This game will be a test for him. The intensity of the summer league is much lower than the official NBA games.”
"If he can't even dominate Xia Lian, it's hard to expect him to perform well in the NBA.”
"His opponent, Jasir Okafor, is the third pick this year. The face-off between the second and first place is also an addition to tonight's game.”
In Las Vegas, two commentators from ESPM analyzed the situation.
Wang Mian had been questioned quite a bit, so today was just an ordinary summer league match that attracted a lot of attention.
Many people were waiting to see the joke of the Laker.
The game was about to begin, and the players from both teams were on the field.
Wang Mian wore the number 7 jersey and came on stage. When he came on stage, there was a warm cheer from the audience. Many of these people were fans of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Although they were very confused about the team's decision to choose Wang Mian, as the hope of the future of the Laker, the fans were not stingy with their encouragement.
The reason why Wang Mian chose number 7 was very simple.
Jordan had won a total of six championships in his NBA career, and Wang Mian hoped that he could get seven, surpass Jordan, and become the first in history!
"Hey, boss, this is our first game with the Laker team. Let's teach the other team a lesson.”
Lalinan Jr.'s face was full of anticipation. He couldn't wait for the match to begin.
Wang Mian was also rubbing his fists, ready to let everyone take a good look at his strength.
After all, he had not participated in any official games before the draft, so this summer league was a good opportunity to show the world his strength!
He had to use his strength to increase his exposure and bring him greater commercial value.
Wang Mian came to the center of the court to prepare for the jump ball. The one who jumped for the 76ers was Jasir Okafor.
Okafor glared fiercely at Wang Mian in front of him, his face full of unwillingness.
Okafor was very unconvinced by Wang Mian.
He also wanted to join the City of Angels!
He thought he was the best big man of the year!
In the joint training conference, Wang Mian's performance was very outstanding. He continuously blew up the opponent's inside line.
As Okafor was on the same team as Wang Mian, he had escaped.
This also made Okafor think that he was not worse than this big guy. He just lacked some opportunities to perform.
If he had enough possession of the ball, he could also blow up the opponent!
Wang Mian felt a little baffled by Okafor's gaze.
The two of them had never interacted before. What did this mean?
After glaring at him fiercely, she decided to beat him up mercilessly!
The match began. The referee threw the ball high up.
The moment the ball rose into the air, Wang Mian, who was ahead of his opponent in terms of explosive power and wingspan, jumped up instantly and undoubtedly caught the ball.
Okafor could only look at Wang Mian's chest and wave helplessly.
"Hiss ~ Wang Mian got the ball easily. Just like in the draft report, his jumping ability is amazing!”
"Okafor is a beauty show. There is a huge gap between him and Wang Mian in terms of jumping ability!”
The two commentators sighed as they watched Wang Mian easily jump into the basketball.
With a bang, Wang Mian passed the racket to the team's point guard, Jordan Clarkson.
Wang Mian, who had jumped the ball, did not stop. The moment he landed, he ran toward the inside lane.
Okafor naturally wouldn't let Wang Mian hit the basket so easily. He used his body to block Wang Mian's path ahead of time.
He was mentally prepared for the failure of the jump ball.
After all, he had already seen Wang Mian's perverted jump, so he blocked the route ahead of time to prevent Wang Mian from cutting into the lane.
However, he had clearly overestimated his strength.
Or rather…he had underestimated Wang Mian's strength!
Facing Okafor, who had already stood in position, Wang Mian did not even look at him. He completely ignored him and used his huge body to directly crush him.
"Boom!"
The sound of muscles colliding could be heard. Okafor only felt a sharp pain in his chest. His legs went soft, and he was knocked back two meters by Wang Mian!
At this time, Jordan Clarkson had just dribbled past half of the court. He saw Wang Mian under the basket knock Okafor away and was in an undefended state. He directly threw the ball into the penalty area.
"Bang!"
In an instant, Wang Mian rose into the air like a rocket. He grabbed the basketball with one arm and slammed it into the basket with one hand.
2 to 0!
The Laker took the lead in the first five seconds!
“WOW! With an alley-oop and a single-arm chop, Okafor suffered a loss at the beginning.”
"Okafor had actually taken his position in advance for this goal, but he couldn't stop Wang Mian at all.”
"We can see that Okafor is still clutching his chest. Did the collision just now break his bones?!”
"In the first goal of the game, Wang Mian told Okafor why I was second place and you were third place!”
"The difference in physical talent is simply visible to the naked eye!!”
"I wonder if Jahill will be able to respond to the next ball?!”
Wang Mian's attack instantly heated up the atmosphere.
The Laker fans, who had been worried that Wang Mian would perform normally, cheered for this beautiful goal without hesitation!
The two commentators were also shocked by Wang Mian's dunk and kept sighing.
Okafor clutched his chest and panted heavily.
At that moment, he felt like he had been hit by a truck.
However, after a few seconds, he recovered.
Thinking back to the time when Towns had vomited after being knocked down, she felt that this guy wasn't as simple as she thought.
"I advise you not to stand in front of me.”
Wang Mian, who had dunked and landed, passed by Okafor and said casually.
"Otherwise, you might have to go to the hospital.”
After saying that, Wang Mian did not care about his reaction and returned to the half-court to prepare to defend.
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