I am Really an Insider

In the afternoon, after the team training ended, the media opening time came.

The Yincheng reporters rushed into the stadium to see the true appearance of the No. 12 rookie.

Of course, this is the first time that Bankers Lifestyle Arena has welcomed so many Chinese reporters.

But after the Chinese reporters rushed in, they did not rush to find Wayne. Instead, they interviewed other Pacers players first.

"Wayne adapted very quickly. His current state is better than everyone else. I believe he will become an indispensable part of the team." O'Neal Jr. showed a kind smile in front of the CCTV camera.

"Wei is great, well, he is really special. By the preseason, everyone will know what he can do." Artest answered obediently, covering his chest.

"He works very hard and should have no problem adapting to the team." Team spirit Reggie Miller also gave Wayne praise.

Next, their evaluation of Wayne will appear in "Sporting News" in the afternoon and "Sports World" in the evening.

When Chinese players go to the NBA, fans certainly want to know what these foreigners think.

Therefore, after interviewing these Pacers veterans, the Chinese reporters walked up to Wayne.

"My teammates are very enthusiastic and treat me well. Of course, I repay their kindness in my own way." Wayne faced the camera with a smile and glanced at Gangtai not far away.

He must have felt my strong motivation!

Of course, not all reporters are so friendly in their interviews.

After that, several American reporters came to stir up trouble.

"Wei, we all know that the Pacers already have Jermaine O'Neal at the power forward position. Do you think the team will adjust the lineup for you next season?"

This is obviously meant to sow discord. If it messes up the Pacers' locker room, there will be no shortage of news this season.

Wayne may be a rookie, but he's not that stupid yet. Would I jump into such an obvious trap?

"I believe the head coach will make the best arrangements for the team."

With just one sentence, Wayne put the question away.

"So, you think you can accept the substitute position?"

"If Kobe had as many problems as you did when he was on the bench in the first two years of his career, I guess he would have been traded because he talked too much."

Wayne still had a smile on his face, but it was obvious that there was a knife hidden in his words!

The reporter was stunned. Is this rookie so precocious?

Are you already quarreling with people just after joining the alliance?

Wayne shrugged and walked away from the troublemaking reporter.

Well, it seems that there is really no need for me to memorize the interview script.

He doesn't want to be Mr. Perfect anyway.

In this way, Wayne's first day reporting to the Pacers was spent safely with an iron elbow.

Before leaving, Carlisle informed Wayne that the new season's makeup photos would be taken tomorrow.

No wonder Wayne saw Artest leave as soon as the interview was over, probably because he was busy getting his hair shaved.

Over the course of the summer, Artest's hair has almost grown into a cauliflower head, but the stiff and straight look suits him.

"Also, I need to confirm your jersey number one last time. Are you sure it's No. 99?"

"Yeah, just number 99."

"Okay" Carlisle shook his head. Artest had just told him ten minutes ago that he would change No. 23 to No. 91 in the new season.

Very few people wear numbers above 90, which can be considered a very unique number.

As a result, the Pacers will have two jersey numbers above 90 next season.

Wayne and Artest unexpectedly hit it off together

Early the next morning, still in a daze, Wayne was woken up by the ringtone of his "high-end cell phone."

He picked up the phone and saw that it was Tony.

Ma Dan, what gift is this guy planning to show off?

"Hey, did Pierce give you a car or a big gold chain?" Wayne said listlessly after answering the phone.

"Damn, is that true?" However, Tony did not answer Wayne, but asked in a confused manner.

"Ah? What's the matter?"

Now it was Wayne's turn to be confused. Little question mark, do you have many friends?

"I saw news on the Internet that you made a bet with Artest yesterday, and the loser of the one-on-one buys a drink. But ten minutes later, Artest came back with a bunch of drinks?"

"This" Wayne was drunk, and this matter was posted on the Internet?

Also, in addition to the players, there were also many trainers present. As long as any one of them has a whim, this matter will definitely not be hidden.

Wayne didn't know how to answer now.

It seems to be true that Artest came back after buying drinks!

"Well, there is such a thing." Wayne nodded and did not deny it.

On the other end of the phone, Tony shed tears of sadness.

Thinking of the image of himself running down the street yesterday carrying 16 bottles of Gatorade and 14 burgers, he really felt so sad.

What if you receive a watch worth 30,000 yuan? It’s not my destiny to be a younger brother.

Look at Wayne, he asked the veteran team members to buy him drinks on the first day he went there.

This is called Pai Noodles!

The Czech Leopard watch in my hand suddenly no longer smells good.

"It's okay Tony, work hard. Sooner or later you will be as good as me. I look forward to seeing the news in the newspaper that Pierce went to buy you a drink." Wayne took the opportunity to retaliate and told you to show me before. !

This sworn brother was so loyal that it made Wayne feel happy early in the morning.

After hanging up the phone with a sigh, Wayne immediately checked the news on his phone.

Yes, Wayne's "high-end touch-screen phone" can read news online, but the web page is very crude.

Only after taking a look did I know that this matter had really spread on a small scale.

Although it did not spread widely, it was not as sensational as when he defeated Wallace.

But anyone who pays attention to Wayne and the Pacers will definitely see this news if they enter keywords.

Okay, one more of the top ten unsolved mysteries in the NBA - who won between Wayne and Artest?

When Wayne went to the gym, he found that his teammates were also discussing the gossip.

As soon as Artest arrived in the locker room, everyone who was changing looked at him and smiled, and some shouted, "Ron, you have news on the Internet again!"

He didn't answer, opened the locker and took out the brand new No. 91 jersey.

They shouted loudly and deliberately, "You must be popular again. They all said that you lost to Wayne and bought drinks for the rookie, hahahahaha!"

Artest's face turned red, and the veins on his forehead popped out, and he argued, "Can things between teammates be considered a loss?"

Everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere inside and outside the locker room was filled with joy.

O'Neal Jr. also smiled. This kind of atmosphere was extremely rare last season.

It seems that Wayne and Artest can indeed produce some kind of strange chemical reaction.

After training in the afternoon, as planned, the Pacers players will start taking makeup photos for the new season.

Although Artest likes to add some personality to his hair, this time he just shaved off his head and didn't do anything fancy.

The person with the weirdest hairstyle on the team is "Martial Saint" Stephen Jackson.

His dreadlocks looked like a patch of algae on his head.

Wayne, for his part, wore the same hairstyle as he did in the draft.

Originally, he planned to shave his hair short after the draft, but as a result, the hairstyle became more and more handsome and he kept it until now.

Well, no one can escape the law of true fragrance.

In addition to taking individual photos for the makeup photos, the team also needs to take some posters with multiple players together for the new season.

Wayne's No. 99 and Artest's No. 91 naturally have to be photographed separately. These two jerseys are very likely to become Indiana's hit items.

Finally, Carlisle had a problem when taking the poster for the Fab Five's debut.

Under normal circumstances, the five starting players planned for next season are shot together and that's it.

But this year, Anthony Johnson, the Pacers' proposed starting point guard, seems to be too low-level to be honest, and it doesn't taste good when photographed.

So Carlisle simply called Wayne over.

In this way, five people, Miller, Jackson, Artest, Wayne and O'Neill, took a promotional poster for this year's Pacers' Five Tigers.

Of course, these five people may not all be starters, but they are definitely the most critical five-person group for the Pacers next season!

Carlisle believes the fans will be satisfied.

A week later, Wayne and four other Fab Five posters were put up on the largest billboard outside the Bankers Life Arena.

The basketball atmosphere in Indianapolis soared.

Although the new season has not yet started, there are already many fans wearing No. 99 jerseys wandering the streets.

They are all looking forward to this Final Four MOP's performance in the NBA.

At this time, within the Pacers, as the players regained their shape and condition, Carlisle also began to arrange training in terms of tactics.

As a coach who is good at defense, Carlisle naturally starts with defense first.

For Wayne, he needs Wayne to play a defensive role.

After all, Wayne's mobility and defensive range are quite outstanding.

It's just that the weight is a little lighter, so the assist defense is definitely better than the inside single defense.

During training, Carlisle reminded everyone more than once: "Pay attention to the movements of your hands. Everyone must adapt to the changes in HC rules next season."

Gangtai feels uncomfortable. You can't use your hands to defend, so why defend? Why bother with those guys in Detroit?

Wayne is undoubtedly the fastest among everyone to adapt. After all, the new rules are not "new" to Wayne at all.

A few days later, drills on offensive tactics were also arranged.

At the beginning of the new season, Wayne's role on the offensive end is similar to Harrington last season - a sixth man who needs to swing at the third and fourth positions, playing about 30 minutes per game.

To put it bluntly, it is necessary to seamlessly connect Artest and Xiaoao to maintain offensive firepower when they come off the court respectively.

Even though his role is the sixth man, Harrington played the third most minutes on the team last season.

Therefore, Wayne can be regarded as having a heavy responsibility.

Wayne nodded, isn't this the role that Lou Williams and Harrell will play on the Clippers in the future?

Before George and Kawhi went to the Clippers, those two brothers were ostensibly substitutes, but it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the real pillars of the team.

Of course, Wayne won't get 30 minutes of playing time right out of the gate. Carlisle would take it step by step, allowing Wayne to adapt slowly, slowly increasing the time.

In addition, Carlisle also told Wayne: "Next season, you will be more likely to appear at the small forward position."

Moreover, Wayne also heard good news: "When attacking in position, we need you to seek more opportunities outside the three-point line."

"Okay, leave it to me!" Wayne patted his chest.

Now, no one can stop him from shooting crazy three-pointers to gain points!

A long man who is allowed by the head coach to roam outside the three-point line in this era

This kind of thing is simply rare!

Sorry Du Xiaoshuai, from now on your template can only be me!

Time flies, and in the hard training every day, the team's tacit understanding gradually increases.

Mid-October has arrived, and the NBA preseason is about to begin.

Wayne's registered height is still 2.06 meters, and his position is power forward.

Carlisle also said that there is no need to modify the real height of 206.

This year, in order to create a China Derby, in addition to arranging the NBA China Game for the first time, the league also arranged for the Mosaic and Pacers to meet in the preseason.

Stern did this job very promptly.

It is not appropriate to have money, unless there is something wrong with your brain.

Of course, the game against Mosaic is the final battle.

In the first game of the preseason, the Pacers' opponent was the Washington Wizards.

Carlisle decided to let Wayne start the day before the game and played about 20 minutes.

If Wayne can adapt perfectly to these pre-season games, then he will start directly in 30 minutes at the beginning of the new season!

That night, Wayne deliberately studied the Wizards' lineup during this period.

At the power forward position, the Wizards' starter will probably be last season's Sixth Man of the Year, Antoine Jamison.

The Mavericks made a similar move to the Pacers this summer, trading the sixth man for a rookie, fifth overall pick Devin Harris.

As a result, Jamison settled in the Wizards and began to assist "Agent Zero" next season.

From this point of view, the top two players in the best sixth man rankings last season have been traded this season. It is simply poisonous.

"Yeah" looking at Jamison's information, Wayne touched his chin.

This guy seems to be much shorter than me.

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