102

Chapter 102 The New Season Is Approaching! Top 50 Active Players! Barkley's Crazy Words

After enjoying a few days in the villa, it was already mid-September.

All major teams have begun training camps to prepare for the new season.

Jiang Chen reported to the Lakers and began practicing with his teammates.

Tang Yaqing returned to school when the term started.

The new season is approaching.

NBA officials have also begun promoting the new season.

There is no doubt that the matchup between the Celtics and the Lakers in the new season will be a major highlight of the league.

Last season, the two teams fought a fierce game 7, and the Lakers won the championship.

The dramatic changes in the finals left the Celtics angry all summer.

They train hard in order to make a comeback in the new season and defeat the Lakers to win the championship.

Therefore, in the schedule announced by the NBA, the first regular season game between the Lakers and the Celtics was scheduled for Christmas.

In addition to the grudges between teams, the competition between players is also exciting.

Especially for China's second-year rookie Jiang Chen, who had amazing performances in the finals and the Olympics, it will be worth looking forward to how he can maintain his form and perform in the new season.

Then, the bookmakers offered relevant odds for each team's chances of winning the championship in the new season.

There is no doubt that the defending champion Lakers top the list.

The runner-up Celtics came in second.

The Cavaliers led by James ranked third...

A few days later, the NBA officially released the ranking of the top 50 active players in the new season.

The results will be announced starting from No. 50 and going up in order.

The highly anticipated second-year Chinese draft pick Jiang Chen was ranked 30th by the NBA.

After all, Jiang Chen was just a water dispenser manager last season, a role player at the bottom of the league, and his brief appearance in the finals does not prove anything.

It was also because of his amazing performance in the Olympics that the NBA officially ranked Jiang Chen 30th, otherwise he might have been ranked even lower.

Another Lakers player, Gasol, was ranked 25th.

Kobe was ranked second.

Ranked first is the Cleveland Cavaliers' ace - LeBron James.

This highly controversial ranking has sparked heated discussions around the world.

The most angry are of course the Chinese fans.

Jiang Chen, who single-handedly defeated the All-Star Dream Team, was only ranked 30th.

This is hard for fans to accept.

"What kind of rubbish ranking is this? Are these basketball experts blind? How dare they rank Jiang Chen 30th!"

"These random rankings make me not want to watch the NBA anymore."

"Hey, there are problems with the ranking every year, but this year's is the most controversial. I hope to see Jiang Chen explode in the new season and slap those basketball experts in the face."

"It's ok that Jiang Chen is ranked 30th, but Kobe, who won the regular season MVP, finals MVP, and championship last season, was ranked second. This is outrageous. I really don't understand why James is ranked first when he didn't have any honors last season."

"Don't you understand? Who is the biological son and who is the adopted son? It's obvious that the NBA is promoting James!"

"There's nothing wrong with this.

James is really strong in terms of ability.

He led the team to the finals in 2007.

The Cavaliers have made reinforcements in the new season, so they are naturally highly anticipated.

Moreover, Kobe is about to pass his prime, while James is still young and has a long career ahead of him.

If the league doesn't support young people, will it support veterans?"

"I think Jiang Chen should be ranked first, after all, he beat all the NBA superstars, and this is only his second season in his career."

"The NBA ranks players in the league, and Olympic performance is only part of the reference."

...

Fans were talking about it on the Internet.

Some were passionate and indignant about Jiang Chen, while others analyzed the issue rationally.

And many fans are worried. After all, Jiang Chen's rise has been too rapid, and he has not yet proven himself in the regular season. So what kind of competitive state he can show in the new season is indeed a bit of a question mark.

In the United States, the ranking of the top 50 active NBA players has also sparked controversy.

Unlike Chinese fans who support Jiang Chen.

Many media and basketball experts are mocking Jiang Chen, believing that the NBA's official ranking of him at 30th is too high.

Especially t,nt commentator "Big Mouth" Barkley, who bluntly stated in a program that Jiang Chen's strength is not enough to be selected into the top 50 active NBA stars.

Even though many scoring records were set in the finals, they were just sudden outbursts by role players.

As for the performance in the Olympics, it can only be explained that it was because the Olympics was held in China, which gave it the home advantage.

And the US team performed poorly in the final.

This led to the Chinese team winning the gold medal.

Under the stimulation of the host, Barkley became more and more excited, and finally said bluntly that if Jiang Chen could score more than 20 points in the first game of the new season, he would kiss the donkey's a** again on this show.

And this time kiss the a** of the donkey!!

Hearing this bold statement, the host smiled with relief.

No matter how Jiang Chen performs, and no matter whether Barkley will kiss his mother's a** in the end, the ratings are definitely guaranteed.

With the broadcast of this program, Barkley's remarks once again became popular throughout the United States.

It has to be admitted that Barkley's outspoken hype was very successful and he became the focus of the entire United States.

Many fans even hope that Jiang Chen can score more than 20 points in the opening game.

This way you can see Buckley kissing the female donkey's a**.

I don't know if the donkey will go into heat right then and there, and see Barkley as one of her own kind, and then...

The spectators love to watch it.

But when Jiang Chen saw the news, his expression turned cold.

Obviously, neither the NBA officials nor the rude Barkley took him seriously, and even looked down on him.

He doesn't get the respect he deserves.

The scene of being ignored and even wandering around and despised last season is still vivid in my mind.

Just like what Lin Madness said a few years later, it is really difficult for a Chinese person to gain respect in the NBA.

It's not just the recognition of football skills, race is also a hurdle that is difficult to overcome.

In the eyes of Americans, apart from Yao Ming, no other Chinese has the ability to play in the NBA!

Yao Ming also went through a difficult period of time before he gained recognition from Americans.

This is also why the loss of the US team to the Chinese team caused extreme anger among American fans.

To them this was simply incredible.

Jiang Chen's expression was cold and murderous, and he muttered to himself:

"Score 20 points in the first game?"

"Hey, I'll get you 20 points in the first quarter! Barkley, you're the one who got me!!"