The NBA preseason officially started. Although it was only a preseason, it was enough to feast the eyes of the fans who had been holding on for the whole summer.

After all, the personnel changes of each team this summer are huge. Fans can't wait to see what kind of performance these brand new teams will perform.

The Grizzlies' five preseason opponents are not strong, namely the Hornets, Thunder and Spurs.

As for the other two teams, one is the Japanese League team and the other is the European League team, it is not a threat.

Although Link has shown that he only plays for up to 15 minutes per game and may not even play directly.

However, the first match against the Japanese League team still attracted a lot of fans.

This is the Memphis Grizzlies' current status in the world, just like Jordan's Bulls were also popular all over the world.

The Grizzlies won this game with ease.

Link only played for five minutes. If he hadn't been asked to show his face, Link wouldn't have wanted to play at all.

Of course, this game also makes people look forward to the showdown between Link and Japanese rookie Hachimura in the new season.

So many years have passed, and NBA has not staged an Asian derby for a long time. This time, it is finally coming.

However, in the interview, Link did not say anything beautiful.

"Faced with me? He won't want to, believe me. If he wants, then he won't want to do it the second time."

Link is not the kind of good person who can save face for rookies and say "you have a lot to look forward to."

He doesn't even think about any rookie duels at all. Compared with four consecutive championships, any rookie duels are simply too incredible.

No matter whether he is Hachimura or No. 1 pick Zion Williamson, as long as he dares to block the way, Link will win them all.

In the second game in Spain, the Grizzlies also easily beat Barcelona.

In this game, Jokic scored a large triple-double with 32 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists.

This guy probably still remembers the humiliating and dark history of being returned by Barcelona because he was too fat.

Originally, the focus of this game was Link and Gasol who was fighting locally, but one of them did not play, and the other only played for 13 minutes.

Jokic came out halfway to add the show to himself, but he added the protagonist.

The Grizzlies returned to Memphis' first NBA team in the preseason with a record of two consecutive victories.

The Spurs have not changed much in lineup this season, and they are still centered on DeRozan and Aldridge.

Last season, the Spurs only barely entered the playoffs. But this season, with DeRozan and Aldridge one year older and other teams strengthening, people believe that the Spurs' record of entering the playoffs for 22 consecutive years may be over.

But after today's game started, DeRozan showed up in a very good shape.

He seemed to want to tell everyone: "The Spurs are not over yet."

As soon as the game started, DeRozan helped the team start the first record through mid-range shots. After he and Forbes hit three-pointers one after another, the Spurs also made an 8-2 offensive.

Since then, the Spurs' outside feel has continued to be hot. DeRozan, a guy who has always been not good at long-range shooting, made a splash today.

At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs took the lead 30-20.

At this time, everyone thought Link would definitely increase his playing time.

No matter how weak the Spurs are, they are always at the Western Conference playoff level. If Link doesn't take action, it will be difficult for the Grizzlies to guarantee victory.

As a result, after the start of the second quarter, Link still sat firmly on Diaoyutai. However, the situation of the game changed 180°.

Ross, Jamie Cheung, and Dillon Brooks made three-pointers in a row, instantly narrowing the gap to only 1 point left.

After that, Dwight Howard unexpectedly completed a makeover, helping the Grizzlies score 11 points in a row to overtake the gap.

After this wave of offensive, the Grizzlies' morale was greatly boosted and they maintained their suppression of the Spurs, and finally won the game 104-96.

Link played for 8 minutes and scored 2 points and 2 rebounds, which basically means that he does not exist.

So this game is the real first NBA game won by other Grizzlies players on their own strength!

Ross scored 22 points and 5 assists, showing his true nature in MVP, as if he really returned to the No. 1 period.

Dillon Brooks scored 19 points, 4 assists and 5 rebounds, and he did not disappoint Link's expectations.

Jamie Green scored 17 points, including 3 of 4 shots from outside the three-point line. The No. 00 forward perfectly completed the coach's tactics arranged by the coach.

In addition to the three of them, "Master Huo"'s 8 points and 8 rebounds may not be eye-catching. But his make-up dunk and his hard-working attitude on the court also made the fans' eyes shine.

You know, Howard was not like this before when he was with the Eagles, the Hornets and the Wizards. People were surprised that Howard would actually make such a big change.

Although there was a saying before: "Every player who goes to the Grizzlies will be transformed."

But Howard's change is too exaggerated. "Warcraft" played a total of 1,139 games from the first NBA game of the rookie season to last season, including the playoffs.

Among them, the starter made 1138 appearances!

Even in the rookie season, Howard started all 82 games.

Even as the top scorer, this is extremely high treatment.

To put it bluntly, since the first day of entering the league, Howard has played "Prince Ball". What is a substitute? Can you eat it?

This is why Howard still regards himself as a big brand in the past few years because he has never held any other roles except big brands.

He only knows how to compete according to the big brand's style.

But this year, Howard not only played as a substitute, but was still very happy to be a blue-collar worker.

Even when he was sitting on the bench, he would celebrate passionately when his teammates scored goals. In short, Howard is working actively and conveying energy to the team in a blue-collar manner.

Everyone was shocked. Howard's soul was probably replaced by secretly!

In any case, the Grizzlies still won this game without Link taking action.

After the game, Linke ran to Sam Smith's social media with a humble voice and left a message: "Why are you so mute? We defeated the Spurs, which is famous for their unity, which shows that we are indeed a very outstanding team. Now, what else do you have to say? Idiot!"

Sam Smith's mouth twitched in anger. He really didn't expect the Grizzlies to burst out with such powerful combat power.

He can only wait now, waiting for the Grizzlies to lose. As long as the Grizzlies lose, he will have a chance to fight back!

But unfortunately, until the preseason was over, Sam Smith did not wait until the day the Grizzlies lost.

In the next two preseason games, the Grizzlies defeated the Hornets and the Thunder respectively.

Facing the Hornets who lost Kemba Walker, Link scored 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks in 15 minutes after playing!

During one of the dunks, Link gliding in the air also looked at the Hornets owner Jordan sitting on the bench.

This meaningful look is considered to be a formal challenge that Link gave to Jordan!

After the game, Jordan also admitted: "Don't underestimate Link, that guy is definitely the number one dangerous person."

Sam Smith felt so distressed. Why didn't you say it early...

In the last game, facing the Thunder led by Paul, Gasol made 4 of 5 three-pointers and scored 22 points and 10 rebounds, proving that he still has enough strength to assist Link, which is definitely not what people call high salary and low energy.

In this way, the Grizzlies won all five games in the preseason!

Moreover, as promised, Link also played for only 15 minutes at most.

It can basically be said that the other Grizzlies won by themselves in these 5 games!

After the preseason, the Grizzlies' combat effectiveness exceeded most people's guess.

Many people thought that the Grizzlies' lineup was not too competitive, but the Grizzlies were still strong after the major blood change.

In the latest strength rankings, the Grizzlies, who performed well, were ranked fourth after the luxurious Clippers, Bucks and the 76ers, and temporarily ranked fourth.

Before that, the Grizzlies ranked only sixth!

But even so, Chris Wallace is still not satisfied.

"The Grizzlies aren't the number one? This ranking is really fucking bullshit!"

Chris Wallace has now left espn, so he can also complain about espn's article without hesitation.

And in the new season's player strength rankings, Link still ranks first, before Leonard, James, Durant, Curry and Antetokounmpo.

Even, he almost didn't play much in the preseason.

The Grizzlies do prove that they still have the strength to win four consecutive championships, but this is still a difficult road.

However, a dynamic of Link in the pre-season after the game has aroused endless fantasy.

"The warm-up is over, and we have to be serious next."
Chapter completed!