basketball kingdom

Chapter 127
The only ones who can be called the King of the North, except for the few people in the American drama Game of Thrones, are DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors who can bear this title.

The Raptors are located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and are the only NBA team not based in the United States.It was founded in 1995 and is one of the youngest teams in the NBA.

The Raptors selected Tracy McGrady with the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 1997 draft, and in 1998, they traded Antawn Jamison for the Golden State Warriors with the fifth overall pick in the first round. The first selected Vince Carter ushered in the team's first star era.

It is well known that McGrady and Carter are cousins, but their circumstances are completely different.Although McGrady has outstanding talent, he did not fully realize his talent during his Raptors career, especially on the offensive end. Therefore, McGrady basically appeared as a defensive vanguard, paving the way for his future departure.

Vince Carter can be regarded as the first star in the history of the Raptors. He fully demonstrated his offensive talent in his rookie season, and even helped the team achieve a record of 1998 wins and 99 losses in the shrinking season of 23-27, setting a new record. The team's highest winning percentage.

Carter's ability to lead the team is tepid, but his dunks are enough to shock the ancient and modern.

The 2000 All-Star Slam Dunk Contest was regarded as one of the most exciting slam dunk contests in recent years. At that time, there were three people who had the strength to compete for the title of slam dunk champion. They were Tracy McGrady, Carter and Francis. The legendary dunk king.At the same time, the joint performance of the three of them made the slam dunk contest lose its charm in the following years.

Carter dunks neatly, and it is not an exaggeration to be called the best dunker in history, but his game style does not match this title. On the contrary, he began to shoot a lot of three-pointers in the early 21st century, and he is a technical player.However, due to insufficient strength, the Raptors failed to achieve good results in the Carter era.

In the summer of 03, the Raptors selected "Dragon King" Chris Bosh with the fourth pick in the first round. Carter and Bosh failed to lead the team to the playoffs that season.In the following season, the Raptors sent Carter to the Nets, ending their six-season partnership with him.

Bosh is a star of the platinum generation in 03. Although he is not as good as James, Wade and Anthony, he was quite a star in the first few seasons of his career.However, similar to Carter, he also has the problem of insufficient strength. In his 7-year career with the Raptors, he only led the team to the playoffs twice, and both of them were eliminated in the first round.

In the summer of 10, Bosh, the boss of the Raptors, jumped out of his contract to join the Heat, and gathered in Miami with James and Wade to achieve greatness. Will, once again entered the cold winter.

In the summer before the start of the 12-13 season, the Raptors management made a magical deal. On July 7, Gary Forbes and future protected first-round picks were traded from the Rockets for guard Kyle Lowry. Opened a new era for the Raptors.

In the 12-13 season, the Raptors failed to complete the run-in and still did not make the playoffs.However, the Raptors have successfully entered the playoffs in the first two seasons. Although they were eliminated in the first round, they have faint signs of rising again.

The Raptors have played 11 games this season, with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses, suppressing the Cavaliers and temporarily ranking first in the Eastern Conference. It is the team with the best record that the Lakers have encountered since the beginning of the season.

The Raptors took the team plane to Los Angeles on the morning of the 20th, and then non-stop came to the Toyota Center for training, preparing for the away game against the Lakers in the evening.

Xu Tian would abstain from sexual intercourse the day before the game day, and he rested extremely well last night. By the time the Raptors players came to the training venue, he had already started the second round of basic training.

Alice has a season ticket for the Lakers, but she has no plans to go to the arena at present. She turned her head and watched the Jimmy Chicken Feather Show last night.

Last night's Jimmy's Chicken Feather Show had an unprecedented response. Xu Tian's interview was cut into several segments and widely disseminated on video sites, which turned his public image upside down overnight. The nickname is gone with the wind, replaced by Walker.

The nickname comes from last night's interview with Jimmy Kimmel, and Alice happened to watch this clip.

Jimmy Kimmel sat behind the table in a black formal suit, and said in a customary humorous tone: "Xu, I heard that you have a nickname called the locker tearer. Is it because you always destroy the locker room that you get Such a nickname?"

Xu Tian in the camera smiled slightly, touched the cuff button on the right wrist of the suit, and was about to answer when Jimmy Kimmel added another sentence.

"Do you earn enough to pay for the loss of the locker room?"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Tian couldn't stop laughing immediately, and it took a long time before he came to his senses and said, "Perhaps! If you add the money from the endorsement contract, it should be enough to pay the compensation."

"Then I understand why you want to come to the Lakers." Jimmy Kimmel took over the conversation easily, "It's not easy to make money in Houston, and it's hard to earn these compensation payments."

Xu Tian didn't know how to respond, so he nodded with a smile instead of answering.

Jimmy Kimmel is an excellent talk show host. He quickly stopped smiling and continued to ask: "Xu, why do you want to be the boss of every new team? Is it because of your urge to destroy the locker room?"

Xu Tian thought for a moment, and replied: "The locker room of the team is like a lion pride, and the boss of the team is like the lion king in the lion pride, and I am a male lion wandering around. Get the title of tearing the locker room."

"We actually heard the lion talking at the scene." Jimmy Kimmel resolved the embarrassing atmosphere at the scene with a humorous tone, and then changed the subject and asked, "We all know that you are from China, so what is your favorite mythical character?"

Xu Tian knew a lot of mythical characters, but the only one he could say he liked was Monkey King, who represented individual heroism, and he answered it casually.

Jimmy Kimmel naturally thought of Sun Wukong as Wukong in Dragon Ball, which caused Xu Tian to explain for a long time.

After Xu Tian said this, Reddit netizens started a heated discussion. Some netizens who knew the story of Journey to the West said that Sun Wukong is also known as Sun Xingzhe. Soon Xingzhe was placed in front of Xu Tian and became his nickname.

Alice seldom watched Jimmy's Chicken Feather Show before, but after watching it once last night, she suddenly fell in love with this show. After watching Xu Tian's episode, she couldn't wait to turn over to watch previous shows.

The Lakers finished their routine training and returned home to rest. While matching fashionable outfits, they patiently prepared for the evening game.

Boss Jin had nothing to do recently, and he couldn't afford to be idle because of the rare enjoyment of leisure, so he simply served as Xu Tian's full-time driver and drove him back to Palisades first.

(End of this chapter)