However, even if Peterson's potential is less than 90 points, if he can be properly cultivated, his combat ability is still good, and at least he has trading value.

…

On October 28, the Trail Blazers' first game of the new season officially started.

This year's Trail Blazers lineup can be said to be a huge overhaul compared to last year. There is only one Rasheed Wallace left in the entire starting lineup. Although Sabonis is still in the Trail Blazers, he was put on the bench by Jiang Dongbing.

Jiang Dongbing also made a special trip to talk to Lao Sa about this issue. Lao Sa was in a good mood and was not intolerable about being on the substitute list.

The main reason is that Lao Sha also knows very well that his physical fitness can no longer withstand a thirty-minute appearance. Let alone thirty minutes, even twenty-five minutes, he is also very painful.

If he wants to maintain a high level of competitiveness, Lao Sa feels that it is best to limit his playing time to less than twenty minutes. With such a small amount of playing time, it actually doesn't matter whether he plays in the starting lineup or not.

"Dududu!" The referee blew the whistle to start the game, and both teams began to appear.

Trail Blazers fans opened their eyes wide and wanted to see what kind of starting lineup Jiang Dongbing would arrange for the Trail Blazers after he arrived.

The center and power forward are Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace respectively. The fans were quite surprised. After all, Sasha was put on the bench. But think about Ben’s playoff performance last season.

With his performance, it is not unacceptable to squeeze Lao Sa into the starting lineup.

The small forward position is Turkish Hedo Turkoglu, the shooting guard is Richardson, and Michael Reed is placed at the first position.

The fans were dumbfounded. If they remembered correctly, isn't Germany the shooting guard here?!

Why doesn't Jiang Dongbing's starting lineup have a point guard? Fans frowned, how can this game be played with a lineup without a point guard?

The Trail Blazers' opponent in this game was the Golden State Warriors. Warriors head coach Dave Cowens looked at the Trail Blazers lineup with confusion, wondering if Jiang Dongbing was deliberately letting off steam. Are the Trail Blazers going to fail this season?

Except for the two inside players in the starting lineup, the remaining three outside starters are all newcomers. If they say that the Blazers are going to fail, many people must believe it.

Jiang Dongbing didn't care about everyone's shock and sat quietly on the bench, waiting for the game to officially start.

The Warriors should be considered the weakest team in the league today, so it is perfect to be the alchemy stone for the Trail Blazers.

Jamison, Larry Hughes and Mark Jackson, the lineup is pretty good, but the biggest problem with the Warriors is that they don’t have a qualified inside man. With their poor three-point strength and no strong inside man, this team

It's strange to be strong.

…

The game has begun. After the jump ball between the two sides, the Warriors got the ball in the first offensive round. After this offensive round, Jiang Dongbing frowned.

In this offensive round, the Warriors actually grabbed an offensive rebound and grabbed an offensive rebound on Ben's head? This is not good news.

Now Ben has completely entered his peak period, and his rebounding strength must be at least among the top five or even top three in the league? The Warriors' short power forward actually beat Ben on the rebounding end?!

This short power forward is only a little over two meters tall. He is about the same size as Ben. But Ben’s expression is more serious, and this power forward seems to have a very out-of-touch personality.

What if the backboard collapsed too far and was picked up by the power forward? Then Jiang Dongbing would not feel anything. Now it is he who wins the head-to-head battle with Ben, which explains the problem.

Jiang Dongbing actually didn't know this power forward at all. After seeing "Fordson" written on the back of his card, he still had no impression.

Is there a super rebounder named Fordson in NBA history? It seems not.

The game continues? Just now the Warriors hit a mid-range shot by Jamison? Next comes the Blazers' offensive round.

Reed is a well-known left-handed player. His organizational ability is almost negligible. But his ball-handling ability is still good. After all, he was also a player who mainly focused on breakthroughs in college.

After Reid controlled the ball to the frontcourt, Turkoglu came to respond. After receiving the ball from Reid, all the Blazers players on the field except Ben began to run actively.

In the end, Reid ran into a good position, Turkoglu passed the ball, and Reid hit a three-pointer.

Logically speaking, a brand-new lineup like the Trail Blazers may have problems with jerky basketball transitions, but there was no such problem in this offensive round just now. The rotation was quite smooth, as if they were old teammates who had been working together for a long time.

…

Returning to the Warriors' offensive round, this time Larry Hughes broke through with the ball and failed to score. What shocked Jiang Dongbing was that the short power forward named Fordson actually won another big advantage on the rebound end.

This thing is so weird. This weirdo came out of nowhere and has such terrifying rebounding ability.

"Bring me the Warriors' lineup." Jiang Dongbing ordered the assistant coach on the side.

The assistant coach brought the Warriors lineup list, and Jiang Dongbing looked closely. There was only one player named Fordson on the list, named Danny Fordson.

Jiang Dongbing suddenly realized, good guy, it turns out to be this guy!

Most people may not have much impression of Danny Fordson, and maybe some very senior fans don't know who Danny Fordson is? Jiang Dongbing is the kind of fan who has a lot of knowledge about unpopular fans, so he has some impressions of this name.

Danny Fordson is an extremely powerful rebounder. He can even be said to be a short version of Howard. Note that he is not a poor man's version of Howard, but a short version.

In the 00-01 season, that is, this season, Danny Fortson averaged 16.7 points, 16.3 rebounds and 58% shooting rate in the Warriors. Among these 16.3 rebounds, there were nearly five offensive rebounds!

Fans must be wondering, does this person really exist? If he really produced such data, why no one remembers him.

The reason is that my luck was so bad. I only played six games this season, and then I broke my calf, and then there was no more. My entire career was getting worse and worse, and it was completely ruined.

Jiang Dongbing didn't expect to encounter such a meteor-like player at the beginning of this season. No wonder he was able to suppress Big Ben on the rebounds.

However, although Fordson's rebounding is slightly better than Ben's, it still won't completely crush Ben. He may not lose to the Warriors in this game.

Of course, if you want to easily kill the Warriors, it will definitely not be that easy. The Warriors are much stronger than Jiang Dongbing thought before the game.

…

The two sides went back and forth, and the fight was lively. The Warriors' Fordson made the Trail Blazers fans stunned. This rebounding monster came out of nowhere, and he was so powerful.

Big Ben himself is also a rebounder, but compared to Fordson, he is obviously a bit weaker.

However, Trail Blazers fans do not envy the Warriors, because there are points in the Trail Blazers team that deserve more attention.

That is Michael Reed. Reed's three-pointers after the opening game were so accurate that it made people doubt that he was not a human being at all, but a shooting machine.

In just nine minutes of game time, this shooting machine made five out of six three-pointers, which was simply unreasonable.

Jiang Dongbing even wondered if there was a bug in Reed's attributes, but after looking at Reed's attributes, everything was normal. Maybe Reed was just lucky tonight, so he was able to achieve such a hit rate.

"Name: Michael Reid"

"Position: Shooting Guard"

"Breakthrough ability: 80 (93), training progress (0/1000)"

"CIC ability: 80 (90), training progress (0/1000)"

"Three-point ability: 80 (97), training progress (500/1000)"

"Rebounding ability: 35 (45), training progress (0/1000)"

"Organizational ability: 41 (43), training progress (0/1000)"

"Single defense ability: 62 (67), training progress (0/1000)"

"Assistance defense ability: 63 (72), training progress (0/1000)"

"Ball holding ability: 47 (85), training progress (0/1000)"

"Leadership: 30(62)"

"Game concentration: 90"

"Current comprehensive strength rating: 80"

“Extreme Potential Rating: 92”

Looking at Reid's attributes, we can tell that his defensive and organizational skills are not very good, but his offensive firepower is completely faultless, and his shooting and breakthrough abilities are quite outstanding.

Especially the three-point attribute made Jiang Dongbing extremely jealous. If this guy's three-point shot reaches 97 points, I don't know what kind of power it will burst out.

In the second quarter, Reid's shooting percentage dropped a bit, but he still shot 2 of 5. After the entire first half, he directly scored seven three-pointers and made two free throws.

In, and a breakthrough, Michael Reed scored 25 points in the half!

You must know that this is Reed's debut. It is amazing enough for other players to score 25 points in the entire game in their debut, but Reed scored 25 points at halftime, which directly made the fans cheer.

The Trail Blazers haven't had that kind of talented young backcourt player in a long, long time.

Of course, Flying Squirrel is also a backcourt player, but he was not selected by the Trail Blazers in the draft, but bought from the Raptors. Besides, it's hard to say whether Flying Squirrel is talented or not.

Now Reid is definitely talented. With such a terrifying three-point shooting rate, fans first thought of the Bucks' gentleman sword Ray Allen.

Both of them are relatively low-key. They don't make any fuss after hitting a three-pointer like other players. They also take three-pointers frequently and have a high shooting rate.

Not to mention, these fans still have some discernment. Under normal circumstances, Reed is Ray Allen's small substitute. It was only after Ray Allen left the Bucks that Reed truly rose to prominence.

Tonight was Reed's debut. Jiang Dongbing simply acted like an adult and tried to give Reed as much playing time as possible. He played a total of 20 minutes in the first half.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Reid still started as the starter. Richardson was replaced by Jiang Dongbing and Bonzi Wells. Richardson's performance in the first half was not good. Everyone is new. If the performance is not good,

Naturally, let others come in and try it out.

In addition to Reid, Turkoglu's performance is also remarkable. His performance on the offensive end is very average, but his passing performance makes the fans shine. It is also understandable why Jiang Dongbing's lineup

There is no point guard, I bet this Turk is the point guard of the Trail Blazers.

It's just that this point guard is special. He controls the ball for a short time, so he shouldn't be called a point guard, but more accurately called a passing guard...

Throughout the first half, under Reid's offensive, even though the Warriors had the advantage in rebounding, the Warriors still did not take advantage and were still trailing by seven points at halftime.

After the start of the second half, Reid's three-pointers were not as dazzling as in the first half, but Rasheed Wallace stepped up and relied on a straight-arm mid-range shot to lead the Trail Blazers to a steady advantage.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the Trail Blazers won by 10 points at their home court and got a good start to the season.

Winning a team like the Warriors is certainly not a big deal, but Jiang Dongbing knows that this Warriors is actually not simple. If Fordson is not injured, it is still very possible for the Warriors to make the playoffs this year.

After the whole game, Fordson played 37 minutes and scored 16 points and 19 rebounds, while Ben only had 7 points and 12 rebounds. The gap between the two was clear at a glance.

But even if he is strong, bad luck means bad luck. Fordson is obviously the kind of player with bad luck.

In addition to Fordson, Reid was definitely the focus of this game. He made 19 three-pointers in the whole game and scored 10 of them, free throws and layups. Tonight, Reid got a total of 10 three-pointers.

A super high score of 37 points!

This is Reed's career debut, and if he can score such a terrifying score, his name is destined to go down in history.

After the game, Reid's face was full of excitement. He felt that he had been incredibly important in the Trail Blazers!

Generally speaking, when a second-round pick first enters the league, he is considered lucky to be on the bench. Unexpectedly, he was directly a starter in the Trail Blazers. And he is not an ordinary starter. He is simply a top player with unlimited firing rights.

Star treatment.

Which second-round pick who just entered the league and made his debut could get such treatment? No, it has never happened before!

However, when Reed actually learned that he was selected by Jiang Dongbing, he once thought about whether he had some potential that no one else had discovered, and Jiang Dongbing discovered it.

After all, everyone knows that the player Jiang Dongbing values ​​​​is definitely not simple, even if he is only a second-round pick.

Turkoglu's statistics tonight are also good, with 11 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists and 1 steal. The main reason is that Reid's shooting rate tonight is too high and he is a catch-and-shoot style. As the main passer,

Turkoglu, who plays the ball point, can naturally get a lot of assist data.

Of the four players selected by the Trail Blazers this year, Reed and Turkoglu have performed well, while Richardson and Peterson have no sense of presence.

Richardson played 17 minutes and only scored 4 points, with a low shooting percentage.
Chapter completed!