I am Really an Insider

The Portland International Airport is overcrowded. It seems that Wayne and the others are not the only ones who came from other places to participate in today's fan meeting day.

The Portland Trail Blazers during this period can be regarded as a highly popular team.

Although the Trail Blazers only won one championship in the ancient times, that is, the era of Bill Walton.

Although they have never entered the finals after 1992, although they missed Michael Jordan in the draft and became the laughing stock of people.

But a fact that many people don't know is that since 1982, the Trail Blazers have appeared in the playoffs for 21 consecutive years!

This record of consecutive playoffs is not only the first in the NBA, but also ranks second in the entire North American sports league.

As a traditional strong team, the popularity of the Blazers in Portland is naturally high.

Walking on the streets of Portland, you can see fans wearing Trail Blazers T-shirts everywhere.

There are several giant billboards in the city center, all with posters for the new season of the Trail Blazers.

Wayne and Cody got off the plane and went straight to the target.

They were on the plane just now, and they had already eaten the plane meal. So when they arrived, the two didn't hang around, and took a taxi directly to the home court of the Trail Blazers.

Portland's proximity to the Pacific Ocean means cold, wet winters and hot, dry summers.

This climate is most suitable for growing roses.

Therefore, there are various rose plantations, large and small, all over the city of Portland, and the Rose Festival is held every June.

The home of the Trail Blazers also has a very romantic name - Rose Garden.

Wayne has always believed that it is a very stupid thing for the future Trail Blazers to change their home stadium to Moda Center because they sold the stadium naming rights.

After arriving at the rose garden, Wayne was completely overwhelmed by the spectacular scene in front of him.

A large stadium is accompanied by a dense crowd of shouting fans. This kind of big formation Wayne has only seen in military training inspections before.

In addition to the fans, there are performances by cheerleaders and mascots at the gate of the stadium.

Wayne is not interested in these things, but Cody beside him shows a satisfied smile

The atmosphere at the scene was very happy, but among the shouting crowd, Wayne also heard a lot of scolding.

"What we need are real players, not a bunch of punks!"

"Just change the name of this team to the Portland Prisons, these players are unreasonable!"

"Pippen and Sabonis left, but none of the people who should have left!"

"If you can't even manage your own players well, how can we expect the team to perform well?"

Obviously, not all the fans who came to the Rose Garden were so friendly.

Some people gathered here just to vent their dissatisfaction.

Speaking of which, the term "Portland Prison Team" really started to rise during this period.

Later, many Trail Blazers fans even directly called the period from 1995 to 2003 the "prison era" in the history of the Trail Blazers.

During this period, although the Trail Blazers' record was passable, the relationship between the team and the fans has become extremely tense due to constant troubles off the court.

No wonder, the team will make this fan meeting such a sensation.

General manager Steve Patterson, who took over this summer, is committed to reshaping the team's image, and they even drafted Travis Outlaw in this year's draft -- a bouncer Extremely capable striker

Of course, more importantly, he is the son of a police officer, a well-behaved boy who has been law-abiding since he was a child.

And this huge fan meeting must also be one of Patterson's means to restore the team's image.

"Let's go Wayne, let's enter the arena." After all, this is not the first time Cody has experienced this kind of scene, and he led Wayne around the crowd with ease, and walked to a place similar to a VIP passage.

At the entrance of the passage, there are two strong men in suits and sunglasses guarding. They were dressed like agents who came out of a movie.

Wayne hastily squeezed the admission ticket into his hands ahead of time, while Cody took out the admission ticket from his coat pocket smartly and shook it when he walked up to the two of them.

Although Cody thought he looked handsome just now, the attention of the two "agents" fell on Wayne alone.

His height of 2.11 meters is really dazzling!

Walking into the rose garden, there are fewer people in an instant, and the surroundings are no longer so crowded.

After all, tickets are not so easy to get.

If it weren't for Cody's uncle working here, Wayne would probably just be shouting outside now.

The fan meeting was held in the No. 1 training hall in the Rose Garden. As soon as Wayne and Cody walked in, the Trail Blazers players entered the field behind.

Suddenly, there were screams in the training hall. Although not many people could enter the arena, the small training ground was still packed to the brim.

The fans standing in the middle of the crowd squeezed forward one by one, or stood on tiptoe, hoping to see outside.

But Wayne didn't have such troubles. It was so convenient to have a good view, and there was no one on the scene who could block him.

The Trail Blazers players smiled and waved to the fans in the field, and stopped from time to time to sign autographs.

Although now, these players seem to be amiable.

But looking at those faces, Wayne frowned.

My goodness, no wonder the Trail Blazers have been called the prison team for a few years, no wonder some fans outside are so angry.

Look at these masters, they are not fuel-efficient lamps at all!

Rasheed Wallace, who walked in the front, was nicknamed "Roaring God".

The biggest worry for Blazers fans in every game is not that he is not performing well, but that he will mindlessly apply for a technical foul on himself.

41 technical fouls in a single season, just ask who else.

A few years ago, it was he who threw the towel directly into the face of the old man Sabonis after losing a game, which caused Sabonis to leave the Trail Blazers angrily.

In addition to the game, Wallace has been troubled off the court.

Last season, when Wallace was searched by the police for speeding on the highway, the police found a big thing hidden in his Hummer. Wallace was arrested on the spot and suspended by the league for 7 games.

And this is not the first time that Wallace has made trouble because of Duping in these years.

Behind Wallace, Damon "Flying Mouse" Stoudemire bared his white teeth, the former Rookie of the Year award winner looking like a full-time icon.

But don't be fooled by his looks and size, this guy has a lot to offer.

Last season, Stoudemire and the head coach completely fell out, which made the already messy locker room of the Trail Blazers even more smoky.

Of course, "Little Flying Squirrel" also got involved in big things.

On the other side, the baby-faced Zach Randolph even got into big fights with his teammates in training last season. That guy was a complete jerk until he came to Memphis.

At this time, Ruben Patterson, who called himself "Kobe Killer" while taking a group photo with the young fans, was said to not be liked by anyone in the locker room because his temper was too fiery.

Most villains on the court are hot-tempered towards their opponents, but Patterson is extremely unfriendly even to his teammates. When he gets angry, even his teammates call him.

It was this "great man" who had a big fight with Randolph on the training ground last season.

Of course, how could he forget that he was also accused of raping his own nanny

The rest, such as Bunch Wells, Jeff McGinnis, etc., are not good.

Strong X, drug abuse, violence, conflicts in the locker room, almost all types of scandals, you can find a role model representative in the Blazers.

"It's simply excellent. This lineup is really amazing." Wayne wiped his sweat. He didn't know how hard the former general manager of the Trail Blazers was to dare to gather these masters to play together.

The key is that it has become like this, the Blazers can still make the playoffs every year in the strong West, and there is no excuse for rebuilding

Of course, today everyone in the Trail Blazers is in suits and leather shoes, and behaves decently, completely without the usual thugs on the court.

After all, this event was originally held by the team in order to rectify the team's image and shorten the distance with the fans.

The players are well aware of this, so no one messes around.

Amidst the cheers of the fans, the Blazers' "prisoners" walked to the middle of the court, and then said a few beautiful words in the official tone to look forward to the new season.

Finally, when Trail Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks was speaking, Wayne noticed that Rasheed Wallace took an extra look at himself in the crowd.

The two stared at each other for a second, and Wallace had an uneasy smile on his face.

Wayne was a little uncomfortable being stared at, but there was indeed no way out for him at this height, it was too eye-catching, and he couldn't keep a low profile.

"Okay, now, it's the part everyone is looking forward to the most! Let's see which lucky ones will get the chance to compete with the players!"

After the Trail Blazers coach finished speaking, the atmosphere on the scene was pushed to a climax.

The most special part of this fan meeting officially kicked off.

The Trail Blazers will send Stoudemire, Randolph and Wallace to play, and the three will each choose a lucky fan and play 5 balls with them one-on-one.

This kind of activity is very common in the NBA. During the offseason, many players will appear on the field to interact with fans.

But it was the first time the Trail Blazers had tried this in a fan meeting.

Stoudemire picked a small fan as his opponent, and Randolph picked a very famous local street player in Portland.

When it was Wallace's turn, "Roaring God" stared straight at Wayne.

"I've been watching you for a long time, boy, it's just you!"

Wallace said, hooking his fingers at Wayne.

Wayne's height "hurt" him this time.

"Yeah! It's really you! I said you have a high chance of being selected, hahahaha! Go to Wayne, and play against NBA players, isn't this what you dream of!?"

The moment Wayne was selected, Cody had an orgasm and pushed Wayne out.

Wallace looked at Wayne with a grin, as if having fun.

Wayne immediately became nervous, although he had played against Tony Allen a lot on the training ground in the past week.

But Mr. Tony is just an NCAA player no matter what he says now.

Right now, Wallace is a true NBA All-Star!

Last season, he averaged 18.1 points per game.

"Come on boy, let me see if you have enough height." Wallace put his arms around Wayne's neck, "I don't pick on the weak, show some strength, and let me not be so boring, okay? "

Damn, are you still threatening?

Wayne was a little at a loss, but at this moment, the system interface suddenly appeared.

Here comes the mission!

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