U.S. time, December 10th.

At 18:00 in the evening, players from both sides entered the court to warm up. Wang Zelin finally saw with his own eyes Embiid, who had been a close friend for a long time.

The first impression this guy gives people is that he doesn't look like a rookie at all. Not only does he have the same youthful appearance as a thirty-year-old man, but also because he is a 250-pound powerful insider in college.

During the two years when the season was canceled, Embiid was not idle. In 2015, he once gained weight to 300 pounds, and now it should be controlled at around 280 pounds.

The league is different from the past. A rookie is a 280-pound heavy center in his first year. This is undoubtedly a rare thing in this era. You must know that Wang Zelin currently weighs 140 kilograms, which is only 310 pounds.

The appearance of Embiid made Wang Zelin once again believe that talent is real. No wonder some people say that he is a replica of Olajuwon.

In fact, the growth trajectories of the two are too similar. They are both from Africa, they were both discovered by others, they both started practicing basketball when they were sixteen or seventeen years old. Then they immediately showed their extraordinary talent and quickly grew into a top center after entering the league.

Although the opening warm-up didn't last long, Wang Zelin could still see that Embiid's basic skills were very solid.

Unlike many people in modern basketball who do not pay attention to basic skills, Embiid is like a guy who has been playing basketball since he was a child, and he also has a soft shooting touch.

But the reality is that this guy didn't start practicing football until he was 16 years old...

During the warm-up, Wang Zelin didn't forget to use the system to check Embiid's ability evaluation, and the result surprised him.

In his rookie year, Embiid's ability evaluation reached 82, which is already the level of a quasi-All-Star insider.

This talent is so incredible, no wonder he was selected as an All-Star the following year.

At the end of the warm-up, Wang Zelin and Embiid, as the bosses of both teams, had a brief pre-game exchange.

Embiid looked at Wang Zelin, suddenly shook his head and sighed: "Man, you are really strong. Apart from Boban, you are the biggest guy I have ever seen, and you can run so fast. It's really weird!"

"

Seeing that this rookie seemed to be speaking more normally and without the "arrogance" on the Internet, Wang Zelin was about to say something, but Embiid suddenly turned around and said: "But my strength is by no means inferior to yours. Are you ready to accept it tonight?"

Let’s have a losing streak.”

Oh...this is ridiculous! How can a mighty Twitter king be so humble?

If you are so good, I'm not used to it.

Wang Zelin also said to Embiid: "Little brother, you are so small, won't you be stunted? How about I treat you to some milk powder, otherwise I'm afraid your little arm will be broken later."

The league's 310-pound weight combined with ceiling-level upper and lower body strength makes Wang Zelin the most unsolvable presence in the penalty area. Even O'Neal during the Magic era is not as good as him.

In front of him, it is no joke to say that Embiid looks "petite".

"You are indeed big, but this is a basketball court, not a gym. Let's talk about the ball." Embiid was completely unmoved. He is worthy of being a person who has seen all kinds of big scenes online.

Even in many cases, Embiid is the one who actively initiates cyber violence, and his heart is not ordinary.

Wang Zelin was also unambiguous and spread his hands: "Fighting in the restricted area is much more cruel than simply lifting irons in the gym. Otherwise, you can come and try it. I welcome you very much."

"Tch, making it look like you've got me?" Embiid pretended to be disdainful.

"Arrogant boy, I hope you can still remain as unruly as you are now during the competition." Wang Zelin suddenly laughed.

"Don't worry, I won't let you down."

Embiid shrugged indifferently.

…

This is an all-American live broadcast, and ESPN sends two ace commentators to provide live commentary.

In the live commentary booth.

"Hey, it seems that our little rookie and Wang had a good chat. When they arrived at the scene, the two of them didn't seem to be as close as they said on the Internet!" Reggie Miller shook his head with regret.

As a famous loudmouth and trash talker in NBA history, Embiid's proactive provocation of Wang Zelin's death-seeking behavior reminded Miller of his past self-defeating self when he entered the league. By the way, he also mentioned it to Embiid, a rookie.

Somewhat interested.

But now it seems that Embiid has succumbed to Wang Zelin's power before the game even started.

Where is the promised Twitter king?

Show off your tongue-tied skills. Why is the word "nice gentleman" so popular in the league now?

Really, I don’t know who started it...

Van Gundy Jr. smiled and said: "Reggie, Joel is just a rookie, let's not embarrass him too much. When you first entered the league, would you dare to confront Larry Bird as soon as you get up?"

"Of course I do, ahem..."

Midway through his words, Miller suddenly coughed and did not dare to say any more.

Are you kidding me?

That's "Big Bird" Larry Bird!

If he is a famous trash talker in history, then Bird is the absolute king in the field of trash talk.

The King of Forces is not called for nothing!

Therefore, Miller decisively chose to follow his heart.

After thinking from his perspective, Miller stopped blaming Embiid for his "softie" behavior.

But what they didn't know was that not only was Embiid not a softie, on the contrary, he was so stubborn that Wang Zelin didn't expect it.

Over the years, Embiid should be the first rookie who dared to confront him directly when he debuted.

Finally, at 19:00 in the evening, at the Wachovia Center, with the cheers of Philadelphia fans, the showdown between the 75ers and the Trail Blazers officially began!

During the pre-game interview, 75ers head coach Blake Brown revealed some exciting news for the media: Embiid's playing time will be appropriately increased tonight.

In the previous ten games, in order to protect Embiid, who had been sidelined for two consecutive seasons, he would only be allowed to play a maximum of 25 minutes in each game.

But today, Embiid's playing time is very likely to exceed 30 minutes.

There is no doubt that the Philadelphia management and coaching staff also hope that Embiid can show off his talents in this battle for enlightenment.

Both parties stepped into the designated positions one after another.

For the Trail Blazers, the familiar five tiger players are still on the stage.

75ers: TJ McConnell, Nick Stauskas, Robert Covington, Ersan Ilyasova, Joel Embiid.

Among this lineup, in addition to Embiid, Covington and Ilyasova impressed Wang Zelin a bit, but these two people have basically been role players in their careers and cannot be said to be stars.

Since Okafor overlaps with Embiid's position, he has been moved down to the rotation list of the 75 players.

Unlucky Okafor, nb is another typical incident of "how to make a difference when you are good".

At the beginning of the game, from the start of the fight for the ball, Embiid showed his aggressive side on the Internet and took the lead in spraying: "Look, I will take your place in the league from the start of the fight for the ball."

"Pfft... It seems that your courage is more surprising than your brain!" Wang Zelin retorted without showing any signs of weakness.

In this league full of good gentlemen, there are such interesting newcomers. It's really... wonderful!

Wang Zelin felt that his "soul of the old gangster" was awakening. Come to think of it, the No. 21 rookie in the Holy City also viewed him the same way back then, right?

Then, the referee blew the whistle, and Wang Zelin easily grabbed the basketball from Embiid's head.

Looking at Embiid's direction again, he was losing the fight for the ball, but he couldn't lose his momentum. He quickly retreated without blushing, as if he had forgotten his bold words just now.

With a dark heart, thick face, ambition, and top-notch physical fitness in history, is it difficult not to become a super giant?

He wanted to train this rookie more and more.

When the Trail Blazers attacked, the ball was a high ladder screen. Button seized the opportunity and ran in. Then after receiving a pass from Jokic in the middle, he jumped up and dunked with one hand.

If nothing else, this goal will ignite the Blazers' first wave of momentum tonight!

But Button took this shot too lightly. He probably got used to playing against 75 people in the past few years and didn't encounter much resistance every time. It would be difficult for him to take it seriously with such a bad team.

But the accident still came... There was a "pop", and very quickly, he received a big nail board from the opposite side!

Look at the number on his back: 21!

This is...Joel Embiid!

"Well defended!"

The DJ at the scene also shouted for Embiid to block the ball. After blocking the ball, he was not idle. He grabbed the rebound and turned his head to start a one-stop fast break.

Although this season is a rookie season, Embiid's offensive arsenal is incredibly rich, and he is also a gatekeeper on the defensive end.

The last rookie who showed excellent offensive and defensive attributes when he first entered the league can be traced back to Wang Zelin in 2012; and further back, it can be traced back to another No. 21 rookie - Tim Duncan, the No. 1 pick in 1997!

Embiid's fast break with the ball once again ignited the entire Wachovia Center for the home team. He quickly pushed past the half court and got closer and closer to the Trail Blazers' penalty area.

At this moment, the reporters behind the baseline began to press the shutter frantically. They did not want to lose any wonderful moments and wanted to freeze all those moments.

At this moment, Embiid crossed the free throw line and took off in two steps. He raised the ball high with one hand and was about to complete a sky-shattering dunk.

"Snapped!"

However, a familiar scene happened again. A figure came out from behind Embiid, rushed up and hit a big block, nailing Embiid's shot to the backboard.

The difference is that this time the background changed from Patton to Embiid.

The player who completed this wonderful block was none other than Trail Blazers No. 36!

"Oh ho ho ho! A tooth for a tooth, a hat for a hat! Our little rookie made the same mistake as Will Patton. He underestimated his opponent too much."
To be continued...