Six Hundred and Twenty-Five: Great, but Not Great Enough

Before the new season started, Link's popularity had already been fired up.

In the summer, Link renews his contract with Nike for $300 million, which shocked the whole world.

Then, the video of Link hammering Durant in Rock Park went viral.

Later, Link's training camp, which was well received by stars from all walks of life, made Link's lying down also made headlines.

Then, Link's excellent performance in the preseason made fans couldn't help but want to see how much Link can do in a full game.

Finally, ESPN's 2013-14 season's 50 star rankings made Link's popularity completely break through the sky.

Link has been in the spotlight all summer. So, even though it's two days before the new season begins, Memphis is already buzzing.

Countless sports reporters gather here, and between the buildings, posters for the new season of the Grizzlies can be seen everywhere.

Fans spontaneously wait in front of FedEx Arena every day, just to catch a glimpse of the star at the end of practice.

No season has started before Memphis has been as lively as this year.

Link looked at the increasingly lively atmosphere, but he wasn't stunned by his super popularity.

He works hard every day to prepare for the battle, and if he loses the opening game under the spotlight, it will hurt too much.

According to NBA practice, at the beginning of the new season, they will definitely arrange several focused battles in the first few days to quickly attract the attention of fans.

Although the Grizzlies' opponent in the first game is not the Heat, the Spurs are also difficult to deal with.

Leonard is already in his third year. In the original history, he won the FMVP this season, and his strength should not be underestimated.

Danny Green has become one of the best 3-and-D players in the league and will definitely be a huge problem for the Grizzlies.

Although the three GDP figures are quite old, they are still strong. The Spurs this season have championship-level strength.

So this first battle is definitely not easy.

Link is very afraid of Leonard's defense, but he can prevent James from being temperless.

What's more, the overall defense of the Spurs is quite strong.

The Spurs lost to the Thunder last season, a deviation from the original history. If the Spurs and Grizzlies meet in the Western Conference finals according to the original history, Link believes that their Western Conference finals will never be so easy.

You know, in two of the past three years, the Spurs were eliminated by the Grizzlies. Such a thing will undoubtedly greatly increase the Spurs players' desire to win. In the opening game, the Spurs may be able to play beyond their level.

When Link was getting ready for the opener, the voices of doubt never stopped.

"The Grizzlies actually made five people into the top 50 list. Sure enough, it's good to look at this list, don't take it seriously."

"ESPN is licking the Grizzlies too much right now. I wonder if ESPN will feel a pain in the face halfway through the season."

"In Game 1 of the opener, the Spurs will let the Grizzlies know they're not as strong as ESPN's bragging rights."

"We only have two players in the top 50 this season, but I believe the Spurs will win."

The championship has always been the most hated, and the championship that is not hated generally has no sense of existence.

For example, after winning the championship in 2011, the Mavericks, although they are the defending champions, are not the enemy of the whole people. Because everyone knows that the chances of the Mavericks successfully defending their title are close to zero.

The more the champions are hated, the more deterrent they prove. After all, who doesn't want their team to be a champion?

Link didn't care about those voices, he was already used to it. After the opening game, Link believed that the media who were scolding the most would be instantly dumbfounded.

Two days passed quickly. On October 29, Link felt that winning the championship seemed like it was yesterday. But the pace of the 13-14 season has already been forced.

Today, the NBA has scheduled three blockbuster opener matchups. Eastern champion Heat will face the Bulls after Rose's comeback.

The Los Angeles Lakers, with the strongest box office appeal, will face the city's arch-rival, the Clippers.

And the most final game is the matchup between the Grizzlies and the Spurs.

The Heat and the Bulls, the Clippers and the Lakers, to be honest, there is a huge gap in strength between the two sides. It is only because of various gimmicks that it will be arranged as the opener.

But the Grizzlies and the Spurs, this is a real strong conversation.

Two hours before the start of the game, the venue was already crowded. The Spurs got in early to warm up, and they were more than willing to let the Grizzlies experience what it means to die in a heat.

And Link has been staring at the empty dome of the FedEx Arena from the first second he stepped onto the court. After today, it won't be empty anymore.

"Link, why are you in a daze? The new sneakers don't fit?" Randolph walked over to Link and patted his head.

"No, it's just that I haven't been back for a long time, and I still feel a little uncomfortable, haha. Zach, the championship pennant will be raised later." Link said, and put on Link's first-generation basketball shoes. feet.

The opening day is also the day that Link's first-generation signature shoes are released. The major Nike stores in the United States have long queues, and many people have set up tents in front of the store one day in advance.

Link's sneakers use a mid-top design, which keeps the wrapping without making the sneakers too bulky. The full-length ZoomAir support makes the shock absorption effect of this pair of sneakers very anti-sky.

Link's signature shoes have a very cutting-edge shape, and they are perfect for both playing and everyday wear.

Of course, the most striking thing on Link's signature shoes is the letters .PZeke carved into the edge of the sole.

This design is something Link insists on keeping, and is the most distinctive feature of his signature shoe.

Some people say that Link is completely shamelessly consuming the dead. But Link didn't care about those voices, because they didn't understand Upshaw's place in his heart at all.

In any case, the road under his feet will go down with Upshaw.

So right now, there are countless cameras on the sidelines pointing at Link's feet. After all, this is the first time that Link's generation sneakers have been featured in an NBA game.

Link didn't care too much about his shoes, but looked forward to the moment when the championship pennant was raised at the Federal Express Arena.

As the player who started it all, that was Link's glorious moment.

Before the game, the fans stood up and the lights were turned off. Only one spotlight remained, aimed at the dome of FedEx Arena.

Then, under the cheers of the fans, an NBA championship pennant and a Western championship pennant were raised. From now on, the history of the Memphis Grizzlies will no longer be blank.

Link looked at the only light in the arena and the two pennants in the darkness, and instantly felt that all the hard work was worth it.

He didn't continue to live in someone else's history, he was making history himself!

So much so that when Pera awarded the championship rings to the players, Link was not so excited.

But to be honest, the Grizzlies' championship ring is still very beautiful. In addition to being full of diamonds, the ring is also polished with sapphire on the front of the ring to become a Grizzlies LOGO. The design idea is similar to the championship ring of the Bulls in 1993.

Each ring also has the player's name and jersey number on it, so everyone's ring is unique.

Link kissed the ring, then looked at the pennant on top of his head.

He felt immensely proud and full of accomplishment. Karl Malone, Allen Iverson, Charles Barkley, Elgin Baylor, Reggie Miller, Patrick Ewing... Countless great stars in their lives, none of them belonged to own championship ring.

And Link took only three years to stand on top of the world. This sense of achievement is enough to make people intoxicated.

Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, Link handed the ring to the staff for safekeeping. Then he took off his training suit, stepped onto the court, and touched the hardwood floor under his feet.

A championship ring, great, but not great enough. His career continues and his ambitions have not been fulfilled!

Let him pass the past honors, from now on, everything is a new journey!

First of all, let the yin and yang media see it. Is it enough to be ranked at the top of the top 50 stars in the new season?

The Grizzlies No. 0, who had a taste of the championship for the first time, stepped into the battlefield again, and the San Antonio people felt as if their legs were shaking.

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