If Zion was the No. 1 pick in the 1990s, he would probably not be as honest as he is now.

Recalling how those rookies in the 1990s treated Jordan.

Reggie Miller dared to challenge Jordan publicly during his rookie season and told him in person: "Michael, who do you think you are? The great basketball god? Well, now a new big brother is here."

No one knows his true age, Mutombo, who also challenged Jordan during his rookie season: "Can you keep your eyes closed?"

Of course, neither of the above is as brave as Artest.

When Artest was a rookie, he was sprayed with autism by Jordan's trash words in the training hall, and simply broke Jordan's ribs with one elbow... I have to say that Artest had already shown his "King of Fighters" temperament at that time.

Fortunately, the Internet was not very developed in that era and the news was relatively closed. Otherwise, Artest would definitely be criticized by fans.

This is the rookie in the 1990s. Even if they face the strongest men in the league, they will not be timid.

But now, the times have changed.

People were looking forward to Zion Williamson being able to make some sparks with Link, but unfortunately, both of them were polite before the game.

"Zion is a very talented player, and his performance has already said everything. But basketball is a team sport, and I don't want to evaluate a player on the other side alone." Before the Grizzlies and Pelicans' game started on January 20, Link commented on the new No. 1 pick in an interview with reporters.

It is obvious that Link's answer is very different from the fans' expectations. They all hope that Link can cause some trouble, but taking the initiative to raise trouble does not fit Link's character.

The other half, Zion Williamson, was also cautious and humble as ever.

“Fighting with the Grizzlies at the Federal Express Arena has always been my dream. The Grizzlies are the greatest team of the 10s, and all players want to fight the greatest team. It is my luck and honor to be able to catch up with the last year of Link’s career.”

Zion did not use words to provoke the current league's number one like Reggie Miller and Mutombo, nor did he learn from Artest directly.

Although he said this, Zion actually hoped that he could win the game.

Think about it, the new No. 1 pick defeated the Grizzlies and Link, this is simply a good opportunity to become famous!

Besides, who is arrogant and arrogant, and doesn’t want to defeat the league’s number one?

Why did the 90s rookies like to provoke Jordan? Because that was the best shortcut to make them famous.

Although, almost no one has passed this shortcut.

The same is true now. If a newcomer can defeat Link, he will undoubtedly become popular immediately.

But Zion still had a b-minded heart. Although he was very big, his mind was not simple.

Defeat Link? Is this what you can defeat by defeating?

Isn't this a difficult situation for me, Fat Tiger?

Therefore, it is better not to speak rashly before the game is over.

All in all, Zion should avoid provoking Link.

In this way, even if you lose, it will not be too embarrassing. But if you win, you will still receive praise.

It's just profitable and not lose money!

When the players from both sides entered the court to warm up, Jamie Green couldn't help but swallow his saliva when he looked at the "Fat Tiger" Williamson's figure with a tiger-backed and bear-waisted body.

Zion's 129 kg is the second weight among NBA players.

The first one is Mavericks center Boban Mayanovich. The Serbian center weighs 132 kilograms, making him a well-deserved giant.

But Boban's height reached 2.21 meters, only five centimeters shorter than Chairman Yao.

And what about Zion? His height is only two meters long after he wears shoes!

This shows how terrifying the weight of this new top scorer is.

It's simply the second generation of Barkley.

You know, when Jokic was the fattest, he didn't weigh more than 120 kilograms.

Moreover, Williamson's fat is different from Jokic's fat. Jokic's muscle lines are not so obvious, so it seems that the deterrent power is not that strong.

Williamson had almost no fat on his body. He seemed to be the group of guys who liked to wear underwear and outfits who walked out of superhero comics, which looked very difficult to mess with.

Green was crying but not crying. What did Joggle say yesterday? He was just a child?

This child is developing too fast...

Before the game begins, the camera gives Zion and Link a split-screen close-up.

The showdown between these two is undoubtedly the biggest highlight today.

But Link's eyes fell on the thin striker with expressionless face.

Brandon Ingram, he is the key to today!

After leaving the highly-watched Los Angeles, Ingram settled down and finally achieved the expected results.

In fact, Ingram's seasons with the Lakers were quite unfortunate.

In the 16-17 season, D'Angelo Russell was beside him and he snatched the right to take action.

In the 17-18 season, Russell finally left, but again came Ball and Kuzma.

I was even more desperate last season, and a James came directly...

Although the Lakers have always said that Ingram is their future and their core team building, in fact, they have never given Ingram the treatment of core.

Only this year at the Pelicans did Ingram know how the word core was written for the first time.

Amid the cheers of everyone, both sides were ready to start.

People are discussing what kind of sparks Zion and Link will collide today, but Link's "fast" aims at Ingram.

The referee threw the ball, and Pelicans rookie center Jaxon Hayes got the first attack.

After getting the basketball, Langzo Ball began to slowly advance. At this time, everyone stared at Williamson, hoping that he would perform at the beginning.

After all, Ball is the kind of player who can "hang" Zion on the basket with a long pass at any time.

But what disappointed people was that the Grizzlies did not directly compete with Pilink and Williamson.

This is somewhat of a bit of the appetite of fans.

Although Ball is known for passing, most of his wonderful passes come from counterattacks.

After falling into the position, Ball's current organizational ability can only be said to be in a proper way.

Ball quickly handed the ball to Ingram. After Ingram got the ball, No. 1 pick Zion came to cover it.

The former Lakers Prince first moved to the side with cover, but after seeing Link move horizontally, Ingram pulled his long arm and started to break through with a change of direction!

Ingram's positioning this season is very clear, he is just a scorer.

He doesn't have to swing between the organizational forward and the offensive core like he did when he was with the Lakers.

I will take the points first, and I will talk about the others later.

After Ingram broke through, he was about to stop the mid-range shot in an emergency, but found that Link had moved to him and blocked all the shooting space!

Ingram frowned, Link's movement was too fast!

Generally speaking, if you shoot directly after misalignment, Ingram will hit every shot.

But he didn't expect that Link would follow his footsteps so quickly.

Although Ingram is not a first-year student, this is the first time he has really fought against Link.

Therefore, Ingram did not have a very intuitive understanding of the depth of Link's defense.

However, Ingram would never be defeated so easily. Seeing Link blocking his shooting space, he suddenly changed his rhythm and once again sinks in the center of gravity to accelerate the breakthrough!

Ingram handled the ball this season very neatly, tough and determined.

His pace is huge, so most of the time, this rhythm change is enough to get him to throw away most of the defensive players.

However, Ingram had just taken a step and was forced to stop by Link again!

Link followed Ingram's footsteps almost immediately, and Ingram's rhythm changes seemed to be without any confusion in Link's opinion.

"Damn it!" Ingram gritted his teeth. No wonder even James would be defeated by Link again and again.

But Ingram still has a trick. After being forced to stop by Link, Ingram took the opportunity and turned around and jumped.

He still has no intention of giving up on scoring!

Just when Ingram secretly glad that he finally threw away Link, the moment he took action, Link raised his arms and disturbed him.

Ingram instantly couldn't see anything and had no way to aim at the basket.

Ingram was completely out of mind, why could Link predict all his plans as soon as possible?

Really entangled with death?

Under Link's tight defense, Ingram's back turn and jump shot fell directly into the referee's hands.

Three no touch.

In the first round of the game, the Pelicans' new core experienced the horror of the Federal Express Arena.

Link didn't squirt about Ingram because it was unnecessary.

He believes that even if he doesn't use psychological tactics against Ingram, he will be able to take the Pelicans' new core.
To be continued...