The game against the Magic started. When the Grizzlies fans at the scene saw the starting lineup of their home team, they couldn't help but be a little stunned. David didn't play? Instead, the ridiculously short center Ben Wallace started?

When the Grizzlies made a deal with the Pistons, Grizzlies fans were very unhappy with the deal. They exchanged a very cost-effective player like Christie for a center that was almost useless. It was really a loss for grandma's family.

If other coaches had proposed such a trade, then these Grizzlies fans would have already shouted at the scene to dismiss the coach.

But now the person who proposed this deal is Jiang Dongbing, a super young coach who changed the world for the Grizzlies and allowed the Grizzlies to win the championship in an impossible position. The fans' tolerance is still very high.

Even if this deal really goes to my grandma's house, at least it won't affect the Grizzlies' fighting strength. The Grizzlies are still so strong, so the fans simply turn a blind eye.

"When Jiang asked Wallace to play, could it be that he wanted Wallace to show his worth and prove that his previous deal was not a loss?"

"That's probably the case. The deal with the Pistons can be regarded as a stain on Jiang Dongbing's coaching career so far. Of course he wants to wash away this stain."

"I feel that Wallace may not be able to help Jiang Lai clean up his stain. No matter where you look at it, this player cannot have any value. I mean the value that matches Christie."

The audience was already talking a lot, and most people were not optimistic about Ben's next performance.

This player is really too short. Even if there is no decent center in the Magic lineup, this player will definitely not be able to produce decent statistics.

Jiang Dongbing took a look at the Magic's starting lineup and found with embarrassment that he only knew one Darrell Armstrong, and he couldn't even name any of the others...

Their substitute lineup does have potential newcomers like Corey Maggette, but Maggette now has no chance to start and can only wait silently on the bench for He Doc's call.

Their starting center is named Michael Doliak, who entered the league in the same year as David and Jackson and was selected by the Magic with the 12th overall pick.

In terms of strength, Doriac has very little presence. In fact, under normal circumstances, the Magic team's starting center is Ben Wallace, although Ben's performance in the Magic is also very poor.

Before taking the stage, Jiang Dongbing told Ben directly that the only thing Ben needed to do in this game was to beat Doliak on the rebounds and defensive end, and he did not need to pay attention to other aspects.

Upon hearing this, Da Ben's confidence increased a lot. He was really afraid of what kind of offensive tactics Jiang Dongbing would ask him to run. With his own offensive strength, no matter how sophisticated the offensive tactics were, they would definitely be in vain.

"Dudududu!" The referee blew the whistle to start the game. Ou and Doriak jumped the ball. Of course, Ou succeeded, giving the Grizzlies the first offensive ball.

Now that Ben and O'Neill are on the court at the same time, it's actually hard to say who is the center. After all, both of them can actually play two positions.

Billups has already started to advance with the ball, and Jackson and others have taken up positions in the frontcourt to prepare for positional battles.

Big Ben dived into the penalty area, preparing to fight for rebounds and defend Doliak's possible attack.

Jackson missed a three-point shot from the outside, and an offensive rebound appeared at the beginning. Ben, who was under the basket, was already ready. His muscles bulged, and he stuck Doliak behind him. Then he jumped high and picked it off easily.

Got this offensive rebound.

After getting the rebound, Ben passed it directly to O'Brien who was not far away to connect, and the latter successfully hit the rebound with the defensive player on his back.

Although Ben may seem a bit dim, he actually has a clear understanding of his current team status.

He is a pure blue-collar player in the Grizzlies. When he comes on the court, there is a high possibility that he will partner with Ou. As long as he can have a good relationship with Ou, such as passing more passes to Ou,

Then Xiao Ou may also give himself some rebounding data.

As long as his rebounding data can be improved, his position in the Grizzlies will be stable, at least he will no longer have to wander around like before.

If the key is to stay with the Grizzlies, he may also be able to get a championship ring.

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Turning around to the Magic's offensive round, Billups did not show mercy because his opponent was weak. The opponent's point guard had just passed half the ball and was directly pressed by Billups to steal it and began to lead the team in a counterattack.

Because the strength gap between the two sides was so big, Billups was not in a hurry to take action and waited for all players to be in position before starting to organize the attack.

It's still Jackson who takes action. As the team leader, Jackson is undoubtedly the Grizzlies' first offensive option.

It's a pity that Jackson's touch didn't seem very good tonight, and he missed another three-pointer. Fortunately, Ben at the basket grabbed the offensive rebound from Doliak again.

As if a replica of the first offensive round, Big Ben once again passed the ball to Oka, and by the way, Oka also helped Oka create a comfortable route to the basket. As a result, Oka easily scored two points.

The fans at the scene were stunned. Is the Magic center Doriak too weak, or is the Grizzlies team too strong? Why can they grab two offensive rebounds directly in the opening game?

The value of offensive rebounds is self-evident. These two offensive rebounds are equivalent to two extra offensive opportunities.

It was precisely because of Ben's two offensive rebounds that the Grizzlies scored four points in the first two offensive rounds. Without these two offensive rebounds, the Grizzlies would have failed to score a single point.

A smile appeared on Jiang Dongbing's face. There is definitely no comparison between Ben and David. The two are not players of the same level at all. However, compared to a center like Doliak who has no sense of existence, Ben has an absolute advantage.

Big rebounding advantage.

This is also the reason why Jiang Dongbing will put Ben in the starting position tonight. Against teams with super centers, Jiang Dongbing is really worried that Ben will be defeated.

Xiao O's face was full of smiles. He felt that he was playing extremely easily. Originally, he didn't think much of Ben. After all, he and Ben entered the league in the same year, and Ben was just an undrafted player at the time.

How could a proud man like O'O look down on an undrafted draft pick like Ben?

But now after playing two coordinations, Xiao Ao was surprised to find that Ben seems to be stronger than he thought. Not only is he a strong rebounder, but also the key is to help him block the position, allowing him to get a comfortable shooting space.
Chapter completed!