The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

For Wang Xiao, Durant has always had a sense of gratitude and awe.

Gratitude comes from Wang Xiao's support for him.

As a professional basketball player, no one wants to be the second child.

But in the draft that year, no one was optimistic about Durant becoming the No. 1 pick. Almost everyone believed that Oden was the son of the day, and he was worthy of the title of No. 1 pick.

Only Wang Xiao made a different voice at that time and put it into action.

So Durant became the No. 1 pick in the NBA and caused a huge sensation in the league.

The results of the draft have come out, and things cannot be reversed. Wang Xiao was also fired by the Blazers because of his reckless behavior, but the matter is not over yet.

Oden, who accidentally fell to the second place, criticized Wang Xiao many times afterwards, and said more than once that after the regular season, he would teach Durant a lesson and let him understand who is really worthy of the No. 1 pick.

Portland fans didn't buy it either, and all kinds of slogans were posted on the streets and alleys.

Things like "We don't want Kevin, we want Greg!" "Greg is the real champion!"

After the surprise at that time, Durant spent a long and difficult summer. Everyone questioned him, which made Durant seem to be carrying a mountain, which was so heavy that he almost couldn't breathe.

But at the same time as the pressure was great, a wave of anger was brewing in Durant's chest.

He began to train desperately, trying every means to become stronger, so that his thin body could withstand the high-intensity physical confrontation in the NBA.

He wanted to prove that he was absolutely worthy of the title of champion, even more so than Oden!

Now, he has done it and led his team to the finals at the age of 23!

This kind of experience made Durant very grateful for Wang Xiao's insight and knowledge back then. He even felt that if Wang Xiao hadn't been inspired by the matter of choosing him as the No. 1 pick, he might not have reached the height he is now.

While being grateful, Durant also had a little awe of Wang Xiao in his heart.

The reason is simple, Wang Xiao didn't choose him alone.

After returning to the league in 2009 as the head coach of the Wizards, Wang Xiao successively selected several players with full potential.

One of the best is Curry.

Curry was born in March 1988, while Durant was born in September 1988, 6 months younger than Curry.

Durant entered the league in 2007, 2 years earlier than Curry in 2009.

But now, Curry has already held two regular season MVP awards, becoming the youngest regular season MVP in history, but he only has two scoring titles, and he can't even compete with Curry in scoring in the past two years.

Obviously under Wang Xiao's hands, Curry's growth rate is faster than him!

And the Wizards not only have one Curry, but also James Harden who left, Paul George who wrestled with James, Kawhi Leonard...

For Wang Xiao's vision and ability, Durant can be said to be full of admiration. He even couldn't help thinking, if Wang Xiao had not been fired by the Blazers and had been coaching himself, would it be possible that the youngest regular season MVP would be What about yourself?

"guys!"

Durant was still in a daze, and the Blazers coach Nate McMillan began to call the players.

The game is about to begin.

The starting lineup for the Wizards is still the same set for thousands of years, point guard Curry, shooting guard Thompson, small forward Leonard, power forward George, and center McGee.

For the Trail Blazers, the starting lineup is point guard Miller, shooting guard Matthews, small forward Durant, power forward Aldridge, and center Jordan Jr.

The two teams jumped the ball in the middle circle, McGee beat Jordan, and the basketball was allocated to Curry.

In fact, McGee's talent is not inferior to Jordan's, and he is even better than him in terms of height, wingspan and jumping. Otherwise, he would not have been selected higher than Jordan in the 2008 draft. Key's concentration on the court is far less than that of Jordan.

Fortunately, in the opening few minutes, McGee was still able to concentrate.

Curry controlled the ball to face Andre Miller. After holding the ball and advancing to the frontcourt, he signaled his teammates to open up space and prepare for singles.

Miller has rich experience and a strong body, but the 36-year-old inevitably affects his speed and agility. With a quick change of direction, Curry passed half of Miller's body and rushed straight into the penalty area.

Upon seeing this, Jordan immediately stepped forward to defend, but Curry had expected it.

He stopped abruptly and pretended to shoot, and Jordan, who was tricked, threw the basketball back and forth and immediately threw the basketball into the air. Behind Jordan, McGee rose from the ground, caught the basketball in the air and dunked it into the basket.

"boom!"

A beautiful alley-oop dunk detonated the audience in the opening game!

Hearing the excited cheers from the fans off the field, McMillan, who had just shaken hands with Wang Xiao and returned to the bench without his butt getting hot, couldn't help standing up, walked to the sidelines and shouted: "Wesley! Wesley! Slee! Go help Andre!"

The Blazers have obviously studied the Wizards' tactics carefully and formulated targeted tactics, but they may not have planned to use them from the beginning.

However, Curry passed Miller neatly, forcing them to execute the plan ahead of time.

On the Trail Blazers side, Durant made a mid-range shot through the pick-and-roll to tie the score at 2:2. After that, the Blazers players on the field switched defenses.

As a shooting guard, Wesley Matthews started to mark Curry, while Andre Miller followed Thompson.

In terms of defensive ability, Matthews may not be much better than the experienced Miller, but he can keep up with Curry's speed as a young and strong man. The main force.

Matthews, who is 1.96 meters tall and weighs 100 kilograms, is taller than Curry, and even faster than Curry.

Although in the NBA arena, being strong does not directly represent strength, but it can play a more or less role.

However, Wang Xiao on the Wizards had already expected such a possibility.

When Curry faced Matthews, it was impossible to be contained and not score, but the efficiency would always be affected.

The Wizards are full of talents now, and there is no need to attack the point of low efficiency.

Curry handed the ball to George who was pulled out, and then ran out of the three-point line in the bottom corner. Thompson and others also pulled away, leaving space for George.

George is facing Aldridge, who is 2.11 meters tall and weighs 118 kilograms.

Among the power forwards, Aldridge is a very fast insider, but compared with George, who is the main small forward, the speed gap between the two is even larger than that of Curry and Miller.

George has the ability to shoot three-pointers. Aldridge didn't dare to let George shoot from the outside.