: One hundred and three: Sit down and start (15/40)

On February 1, 2011, the NBA officially announced the list of nominees for the Rookie Challenge.
In this era, the Rookie Challenge has not been restructured, so it is still divided by the difference between the first-year team and the second-year team. This year, the first-year team and the second-year team each have a special rookie.
On the second-year team's side, the players selected are basically not criticized. Harden, Curry, Jennings and other top rookies at the time were all selected. But the most unexpected thing is that Wesley Matthews was also among the draft picks.
Last season, basketball fans all over the world did not know who Wesley Matthews was. But now, as a failed draft pick, he was selected to the All-Star team. There is no doubt that this makes Matthews full of topicality.
On the first-year team's side, the most eye-catching addition to the two-generation champions Griffin and Wall is that Link lost the draft.
"Two months ago, it is estimated that no one knew this kid at all. No one cares at all. It turned out that there was a yellow-skinned loser in the Development League. But now, he is a member of All-Star Weekend. Top rookies like Griffin fight side by side!"
"He is as inspirational as Wesley Matthews. Both of them are not born high, but they have climbed up step by step with their own efforts. I am looking forward to seeing the two successful draft picks here during the All-Star Weekend. Showdown."
"I know that there will be many people who will jump out and say that he is not qualified. But looking at his statistics and performance, you must admit that this losing draft is definitely one of the strongest rookies this year!"
As soon as the league announced the list, Link and Wesley Matthews really attracted widespread attention. The case of the second round show entering the All-Star rookie game is not uncommon. However, both teams have failed to be drafted, which is the first time in NBA history.
Especially on Link's side, he actually squeezed out this year's No. 2 pick Evan Tei into the selection. I have to say that the span of this counterattack is really big enough.
Link's All-Star selection and Randolph's January Western Conference Player of the Year award made the Grizzlies a glorious moment. This team, which has always been rarely followed, has become a "dark horse" in people's mouth.
As soon as I went to the training hall this morning, the Grizzlies all congratulated Link and Randolph. Especially Link, because if nothing else, he is likely to be the only Grizzlies in this year's All-Star Game.
During the afternoon training session, the number of people visiting the training hall of the Federal Express Arena for interviews also hit a record high again. In the past, as a team with no stars and no record, reporters did not bother to interview the Grizzlies training.
But now it's different. The Grizzlies have Randolph, the best player, and Link, the lowest-ranked All-Star rookie. As long as there is a topical topic, the reporters will keep turning around you like mosquitoes.
Seeing Link surrounded by reporters, the Grizzlies must be O.J. Mayo the most upset now. Today is the end of Mayo's 10-game suspension. However? Only a few reporters came to interview him.
Most people seem to have forgotten him. This player, who was once known as the upper limit of Jordan and the lower limit of Kobe, is not as popular as a loser.
Mayo is naturally very angry, but somewhat powerless. After all, during his absence, the Grizzlies not only had a good record, but Link also seized the opportunity to perform impressively.
After finally hurting Xavier Henry, Mayo doesn't want Link to take the starting position. At first Mayo thought Link had no threat to him in the second position, but now it is clear that he has been challenged.
Mayo clenched his fists, thinking that during the confrontational training this afternoon, he must take a lesson from the losing pick.
So, the Memphis Grizzlies, not everyone is so united.
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During the suspension, O.J. Mayo was almost forgotten by everyone. In addition to Link's light completely overshadowing Mayo, one of the reasons why he often leaves the training hall early.
Relying on his "advantage" of being suspended, Mayo often does not practice with the team in the afternoon. After practicing personal projects in the morning, Mayo always leaves early.
As for what Mayo did when he left, who knows? As a flower show in 2008, he has the financial ability to do whatever he wants.
Lionel Hollins also didn't bother to care about him. This would allow Mayo to rest for a period of time and avoid injuries. Secondly, the Grizzlies are actually ready to trade Mayo, but no one dares to take over!
Mayo's positioning is actually very embarrassing now. His height of 1.93 meters is a bit short in the second position, and he has no skills in the first position. Someone may ask, Wade is only 1.93 meters. But Wade's wingspan, athletic ability and cheeks are not available to Mayo.
Mayo's explosiveness and athleticism are mediocre, and there is nothing wrong with his wingspan. Shooting is good, but not as good as the top level. Moreover, I also like wave casting.
This kind of player, not all teams are willing to spend chips to trade. The top teams look down on him, because that kind of team usually doesn't lack talent. The teams in the middle tier did not dare to ask him for fear that he would break the team's system. The bad team also dare not ask him, because Mayo may delay others.
Therefore, the Grizzlies have been unable to shoot Mayo. And Mayo thought he had a place in the Grizzlies. As everyone knows, he was almost given up by the management.
Before the start of training today, Mayo was fully prepared. He knows very well that if he can kill Link in the matchup, it is not impossible to return to the starting lineup.
However, not long after the training game started, Mayo was flat.
This time, he was holding the ball from the perimeter, ready to single out Link. As a star who has been in the spotlight since high school, Mayo is very confident in his one-on-one singles ability.
However, after experiencing the baptism of the NBA, especially after the "education" of those perverted scorers, Link really felt that Mayo's offense was almost meaningless.
His first step was unsatisfactory, and even Link, the "old man" body could hardly surpass it. Seeing that he couldn't break Link, Mayo stopped his jumper.
Emergency stop jumper, this is his most commonly used offensive this year. Because most of the time, he can't completely pass the defender. And this has also become the reason why his hit rate plummeted this year.
Seeing Mayo take off and shoot, Link leapt up responsively. His height of 2.03 meters and a wingspan of 2.18 meters made Mayo's heart cold.
"Snapped!"
There was a loud noise in the arena, and Mayo's shot was directly fanned by Link to the other half...
The sweat on Mayo's head dripped down, not because he was tired, but surprised!
It is not the first time that Mayo has a good Link matchup in training~EbookFREE.me~ But he must admit that the speed of improvement of this number 0 is really terrible!
Now, his control of the timing of the cover is so precise!
Look at yourself again, let alone improvement, almost can't maintain the state of the rookie season.
"Haha, well done. Tomorrow in Minneapolis, I hope you can also make such a cover." Then Randolph came up and patted Link on the shoulder, repeatedly praised.
Ironically, Link, who has only been with the team for three months, is already enjoying everyone. Mayo looked at himself again. He had just had a fight with Tony Allen ten days ago...
A deep sense of powerlessness spread across Mayo's body instantly, and he found that he was getting further and further away from the starting position. And the most terrible thing is that he hasn't been able to recapture everything he lost through his strength. Because the strength of that draft was really better than myself...
This time, Mayo fell into a state of "thinking about life". After the training game, he performed very poorly. Even if the offense fails to advance, the defensive end is even more scumbags by Link.
Hollins had expected this sense of crisis to bring Mayo back to life, but now he thinks more.
At eight o'clock in the evening the next day, at the target center of the Timberwolves home court. The Grizzlies still fielded a lineup with Link as the starting second position. The media were not surprised at all that this All-Star rookie could still start even with Mayo's comeback.
This means that Link will not have to wait for the main player to be injured or suspended to start. He will not return to the bench because he has taken the starting position of the Grizzlies.
A series of facts have proved that your rank has nothing to do with your career success.