Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 257 Rookie Challenge

The rookie US team entered the field. According to the arrangement of the organizer, everyone had to take a group photo in the player tunnel.

Towns, Yuan Qingshan, Devin Booker and Russell were about to huddle together, and then Jabari Parker joined in with a hippie smile.

The photographer finally couldn't stand it anymore: "Hey, you guys are so nice, why don't I take a group shot for you after the game is over? Let's evacuate a little now, we will enter the venue soon, don't waste time!"

The starting lineup for the US team is: Towns, Jabari Parker, Zach LaVine, Devin Booker, Yuan Qingshan.

The bench lineup is: Russell, Okafor, Smart, Caulistan and Hood.

Recently, people with high popularity are all in the starting lineup. Towns is the well-deserved rookie popularity king, followed by Jabari Parker, who forms a striker twin star with Antetokounmpo.

Zach Laven and Devin Booker are in the same situation, because the team is full of talents. Although they have shown considerable talent, they have not jumped into the core of the team like Towns.

As for Yuan Qingshan, people pay more attention to his potential and quite inspirational growth experience.

Until the rookie game in early January, the U.S. team planned to start Smart. As a result, Yuan Qingshan's performance during Kobe's absence due to injury completely conquered everyone. The coaching staff finally selected him to start with Devin Booker.

Because of this, Smart lost his temper. When he met Yuan Qingshan this time, he was still angry and cold-nosed and cold-eyed.

The starting lineup for the international team is: Jokic, Porzingis, Wiggins, Bogdanovic, Mudiay.

The bench lineup is: Hezonia, Powell, Neto, Capela, Lyles.

Yes, you read that right, Lyles, one of the Kentucky Five Tigers, is on the international team. Like Wiggins and Electric Eel Wu Yifan, he is a Canadian through and through.

When it was the international team's turn to take pictures, the scene became much quieter. Wiggins was the most famous among them, but he was different from Downs. He was a buddhist boy who didn't like to stand out in anything, and didn't care about the position of the boss.

Looking at Jokic, Porzingis and others, they are all low-key and silent attributes.

In short, unlike the lively atmosphere of the US team, the international team was harmonious.

Lyles came over to find Yuan Qingshan and the others as soon as the photoshoot was over.

"God, you don't know, these big guys are really boring, and two of them can't even speak English well."

Downs snorted: "Do you think that all young geniuses are as handsome and funny as me?"

"Oh, hehe." Lyles responded with disgust and politeness.

He suddenly thought of something: "Who will I play against tonight? I see that the strikers in your lineup are all quite high?"

Yuan Qingshan thought for a while and said: "It is estimated that Jabari has a big face. After starting for a while, he will most likely fall back to the third position."

Lyles hugged his shoulders and muttered: "Yeah, both of our teams have very few swing players. I guess he will play more of the small forward position. If it is against him, I am still very sure!"

"Oh, is that right? I'm also looking forward to it after hearing what you said." Before Lyles finished speaking, a voice came from behind,

Yuan Qingshan looked at it, and it was interesting, it was really a question of who would come.

Lyles turned his head to see the speaker, and frowned suddenly, so that it was Jabari Parker who did not die.

The Bucks and Jazz have not played against each other this season, and it is also the first time they have met.

In any case, it is bad to say people behind their backs, Lyles smiled embarrassedly.

After the warm opening ceremony, the 2015-2016 All-Star Rookie Challenge kicked off.

Towns and Jokic jumped the ball in the middle circle. Downs was even better and passed the ball to Yuan Qingshan smoothly.

The one who came to defend was Mudiay, the backup point guard of the Denver Nuggets. Yuan Qingshan was not very familiar with this player.

Seeing that this person is very thin, he tested it and found that his speed was not very fast, so he probably couldn't defend himself, so Yuan Qingshan quickly pushed to the top of the arc, ready to break through forcefully.

With a flash of a figure on the left wing, Devin Booker successfully got rid of Bogdanovic's defense and got an open space.

Yuan Qingshan flicked his wrist, and the basketball was delivered immediately. Booker did not hesitate to catch the ball and shoot it.

Booker sighed in his heart, the ball from Yuan Qingshan has always been so stable, he can fire directly without adjusting his posture.

Three point shot!

Listening to the cheers of the audience, Devin Booker was dazed for a moment, as if he had returned to the days when they competed for the NCAA championship trophy together this summer.

There is no time on the court to reminisce about the past. Although the international team does not have explosive talents, they have extremely high tactical literacy. After a few passes, basketball has already reached the frontcourt.

Bogdanovic, who has the title of "Croatian Little Peja", is not in vain. He used his height in the high position to hit a long two-pointer against Devin Booker.

Jabari Parker serves and Yuan Qingshan advances quickly.

Towns gave him a wink and pulled to the high pick-and-roll, but Porzingis was too thin to squeeze through.

After successfully blocking the opponent, Towns quickly dismantled to the basket. Yuan Qingshan saw the timing and threw a high throw. Towns jumped up in the air to catch the ball and dunked vigorously.

Slam Dunk! ! !

Today came to Toronto to watch the game, and there were many famous international singers and movie stars. Towns’ dunk with both hands caused the stars in the first row of VIP seats to exclaim, especially Kevin Hart, who was so excited that he hugged the head of the Clippers, Chris Paul, and shook his arms desperately. Paul pushed him away with a smile.

The international column lacks dunk masters, and they handed over the second ball to Jokic.

Teacher Jokic, who is superb in handwork, showed off his operation at the basket, turned around and changed hands to pick the basket and hit the basket.

"What's going on, how did you score this goal?" Lyles asked Capela while sitting on the bench.

Capela was even more stunned: "Did that goal go in just now?"

Towns accidentally became the background board, and his face was pulled down. He whispered to Yuan Qingshan, went to the frontcourt and used the dislocation after the pick-and-roll to slam into it, eating Mudiay alone.

Mudiay looked innocent, and said in his heart that you want to find Jokic for revenge, what is it to bully the small guard?

After switching the possession of the ball and fighting again, the international team finally handed over the ball to the honorary leader of the team, Timberwolves starting small forward Wiggins.

Wiggins held the ball in a high position and was assigned to defend against Zack Laven at the third position. Compared with others, he was short and thin, and it seemed that the task was very difficult.

Wiggins took a step back as if accumulating strength, then slammed into it, and easily drove LaVine to the basket, dunking with one hand!
"Well!"

The fans are super happy to watch, the All-Star game is about to perform, lobs, dunks, we want to see this!What's the point if it's all shooting?
Of course, the unreasonable super long-distance projection of elementary school students does not count!
After playing and playing, everyone entered the state, and their bodies became more energetic when they warmed up, but everyone knew in their hearts that this was the Rookie Challenge, not the finals. "Show" is the most important thing!
(End of this chapter)