As a Kobe hater, he was actually teammates with Kobe!

"Zhou, may I ask why you gave up the astronomical contract offered by Nike?"

"Yeah, Zhou. LeBron's Nike contract is only $7 million over seven years. Your endorsement contract is only $9300 million less than his. Of course, he signed the contract before the regular season even started."

"But he's LeBron..."

"Zhou, don't you like money?"

"Are there any hidden clauses between you and Anta?"

When Zhou Ze heard the reporters comparing himself to James, the expression on his face suddenly turned ugly.

"I feel their sincerity!" Zhou Ze suppressed his dissatisfaction and gave a very official answer.

Anta, which has not yet gone public, signed Zhou Ze, which is actually a risk.

One glory, both glory, one disgrace, both disgrace!

If Zhou Ze's influence can be comparable to Kobe's, he will take the top spot in the Chinese sneaker world.

If it can reach the level of influence of Jordan, there will be hope to form a three-way competition with Nike and Adidas.

The rise of Nike is a lesson for us, and Jordan played an indispensable role in this.

Keywords: hope.

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On October 10, the Lakers played their first preseason game.

The opponent was the Seattle SuperSonics led by Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis.

The preseason games are used to train for the regular season. Generally speaking, the main players will only play in the first half.

The starting lineup of both parties:

[Supersonics]: Luke Ridnour, Ray Allen, Rashard Lewis, Chris Wilcox and Mohamed Sidney.

[Lakers]: Smush Parker, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Zhou Ze and Andrew Byram.

Although the Parallel Brothers underwent a complete transformation last season, the Lakers management still regards "Andrew Byram" as the next Shaquille O'Neal to be trained.

Although the Lakers have no successful case of cultivating a super center in their history.

Andrew Byram serves as the team's starting center.

"Wow... did you see that? This is Kobe's first game wearing No. 24." The commentator on the scene introduced Kobe's new jersey.

"Many fans are curious, is Kobe choosing to wear No. 24 jersey in the new season in an attempt to surpass Michael Jordan, who wore No. 23?" said another commentator.

"Haha, according to Kobe himself, the meaning of number 24 is 24 hours. He hopes to devote all his energy to basketball, which is why he chose number 24. If he can't devote himself wholeheartedly, he is not Kobe."

“24 is my best interpretation.”

the narrator said.

Regarding this explanation, Zhou Ze also asked Kobe in "Truth or Dare", whether he had any intention of surpassing Jordan.

Kobe, who chose to tell the truth, said he didn't.

As for whether it exists or not?

Zhou Ze didn't know either.

But if it is me, then this is definitely the meaning.

About the players' jersey numbers!

Zhou Ze thought about it and chose "Zero".

Three Lakers rookies.

Rajon Rondo chose No. 9.

Shannon Brown chose No. 26.

PJ Tucker chose No. 5.

By the way, PJ Tucker originally planned to choose No. 35, but Zhou Ze disagreed.

Zhou Ze already had the most suitable candidate for the No. 35 jersey in his mind.

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After the game started, Ray Allen took advantage of a single block, received the ball, and fired a three-pointer.

Kobe didn't squeeze through the screen immediately, and although he created effective interference, Ray Allen was indeed accurate.

Textbook shooting posture, beautiful wrist movement, and steady hit.

Kobe was not to be outdone. In the next round, he wanted to show off his post-up skills that he had practiced hard during the offseason.

Kobe was at the waist position. After receiving the ball, he played with his back to the basket, made a fake shot, half turned and leaned back, his posture was picturesque.

With a "bang", the shot hit the basket and bounced out.

"Snap!" A crisp sound was heard, and Zhou Ze rushed up, taking advantage of Chris Wilcox's failure to get in position immediately, and completed a one-handed rebound.

The long arms were like tentacles, grabbing the basketball in the air.

Chris Wilcox, who is 208cm tall and weighs 100kg, immediately came up to him, and Andrew Byram was unable to create space.

Ze did not force an attack, but chose to pass the ball to Kobe.

Kobe came again, received the pass while running, and completed a fadeaway jump shot.

2 to 3, the Lakers trailed by 1 points.

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Lamar Odom dribbled the ball down the court and immediately passed it to Kobe. After being double-teamed, he passed the ball to Zhou Ze who was following up. After receiving the ball, Zhou Ze made a layup against Rashard Lewis...but missed.

However, after landing, Zhou Ze immediately grabbed the position and protected the offensive rebound.

I have to say that this [Card Monster] is still very useful.

Zhou Ze shot again, but this time he was fouled by Chris Wilcox and sent to the free throw line.

He made two free throws, 2 to 14, and the Lakers overtook by 15 point.

In addition to improving his "defensive rebounding awareness" during the offseason, Zhou Ze also worked on his positioning skills.

Rajon Rondo watches Kevin Garnett's defensive film.

Zhou Ze was not idle either. He also watched the rebounding videos of Barkley and Rodman.

Throughout the first quarter, Zhou Ze grabbed 208 rebounds against Chris Wilcox, who was the same height as him, 8cm.

Three of the rebounds were obtained by Zhou Ze after he successfully grabbed the position.

This made the Sonics' star player, Ray Allen, constantly scrutinize Zhou Ze. Didn't the media say that this guy had practiced ball handling during the offseason? What was going on now?

How come the rebounds have become so fierce???

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The game entered the second quarter.

Ray Allen's touch fluctuated and began to decline.

At 4 minutes and 19 seconds into the second quarter, Ray Allen missed a three-pointer. Zhou Ze quickly grabbed the rebound and pulled Chris Wilcox behind him. However, Zhou Ze and Andrew Byram grabbed the rebound.

Andrew Byram also deliberately exerted force, trying to take the rebound from Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze did not let him get away with it. With a little effort, he grabbed the rebound. The Lakers initiated an offense-defense transition, and Odom made a three-pointer.

Well...

Odom played very well in this kind of game without pressure.

32 to 38, the Lakers were leading by 6 points and still on the momentum, but they took the initiative to request a timeout.

Andrew Byram walked back to the bench with a gloomy face.

Obviously, he was very unhappy that Zhou Ze snatched his rebound.

The Zen master, who took the initiative to request a timeout, did not speak immediately.

next second...

"Wow!"

"OMG!"

"No way..."

"this..."

The scene suddenly erupted in exclamations, and the fans' eyes were all cast towards the Lakers bench where a civil war broke out.