During the team training the day before the Grizzlies started the game with the Spurs, the defending champion welcomed a new member.

While everyone was still warming up, a tall, long-armed and strong guy walked in from the gate of the training hall.

In an instant, everyone stopped the movements in their hands and stared at the strange face for a long time.

"God, look at him. He can scare people by just standing under the basket without doing anything." Tony Allen looked at the newcomer at the door who was not inferior to Gasol, and couldn't help but joke.

At this moment, the team's head coach Dave Joggel walked out of the office and waved to the big man standing at the door, "Hasan, come here and introduce yourself to everyone!"

Whiteside nodded slightly and walked to the middle of the training ground. The rest of the Grizzlies also gave Whiteside enough respect to keep quiet and then got together.

"Hello everyone, my name is Hassan Whiteside, from Gastonia, North Carolina. I just signed a 10-day short contract with the Grizzlies, hoping to help everyone." Whiteside's attitude was very humble, which made Jogel laugh with satisfaction.

Because Whiteside was not like this now. If he had long had such a humble attitude, he might not have been unable to survive in the NBA.

"Okay, Hassan, today you will train with everyone. The next arrangement is for the trainer. By the way, don't mess with him if you are fine. Hassan scored 24 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks in the Development League last game. This guy is a real danger." Jogel ended Whiteside's simple enlistment ceremony with a joke.

Then, everyone dispersed, and Whiteside began training at the request of the trainer.

Link looked at the young Whiteside and was still very worried when he thought of tomorrow's game.

Indeed, in the original history, Whiteside seized the opportunity of a 10-day short contract in Miami and made a comeback.

But at that time, Whiteside was lucky to be able to return to the league in Miami. Because the Heat at that time was very suitable for Whiteside to grow.

"Birdman" Anderson was injured, Bosh was injured, McRoberts was reimbursed for the season, Haslem was 2.03 meters tall and still had moisture... The Heat's inside vacancy is larger than the Grizzlies, and no one is available.

Therefore, Whiteside got many opportunities.

At that time, Whiteside was the Heat's inside player, and everyone cheered for him. Teammates had no choice but to rely on themselves.

What happened was that the team's main attacker was not in the inside, so Whiteside could show off his strength and just think about rebounds and defense. It can be said that no team's living environment was better than the Heat at that time.

But for the Grizzlies, Gasol is definitely an unstoppable starter. No one knows whether Whiteside can still succeed while serving as a substitute.

Whiteside was a rookie in 2010, the same class as Link. But in the past five years, when Link dominated the league, Whiteside was hanging out in various low-level leagues.

In addition to the NBA Development League, Whiteside has also been to Lebanon and China. Of course, Whiteside cannot even play CBA in China, he plays NBL. Simply understand, it can be compared to China's second-level basketball league.

It is impossible for such a player to do anything in the NBA normally. Link believes that Joggle and Chris Wallace just want to gamble, and they don't have much expectations for Whiteside.

However, Link was also very curious about how a player with such a bad resume suddenly succeeded. If he really had potential, how did he be ignored in the past five years?

Link then went to the office to find Jogel, hoping to learn more about Whiteside.

Link didn't have to help Whiteside gain a foothold in the NBA, he just didn't want to lose to the annoying Spurs.

If you want to not lose to the Spurs, you must open Whiteside's Ren and Du meridians.

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"Hasan's message? Why are you so interested?" Jogel was a little surprised to see Link coming to find him for a guy with a short contract of 10 days.

"I just want to know, after all, we will fight side by side tomorrow." Link spread out and sat at Jogel's desk.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, because Hassan only needs to be responsible for grabbing rebounds and defending while Gasol's rest tomorrow, and he doesn't have to do anything else. Of course, he can't do it either. Damn, for a day, he can't even beat the pick-and-roll, you don't need to cooperate at all... However, it doesn't hurt to understand. Hassan guy should have a better situation than he is now."

"Oh? As far as I say, he is just a second-round pick. How good can he be? Well... Of course, it's better than me." Link curled his lips. He almost forgot that he had never even participated in the draft.

"Haha, there are many reasons why he fell in the second round. Hassan has a strong static talent, and you can see his height and wingspan. When he was a freshman, Hassan was selected for the best defensive team, the second team in the division, and won the New Year's Rookie of the Week. He averaged a rebound and an exaggerated game, 5.4 blocks, and had three blocks and double-double data. He was indeed considered to be a lottery rookie at the beginning."

After hearing what Jogel said, Link felt incredible. A freshman center forward who wants to play like this, he shouldn't have fallen into the second round.

"But, well, everything has one, but Whiteside's extremely naive mind and incredible confidence made him untrustworthy. The scout report said that Whiteside could not keep his focus on the court and could not control his emotions. During the physical test, Whiteside was wearing a pair of slippers and touched the high. Although his score was still far beyond others, his attitude was suspicious."

Link widened his eyes and went to the physical test in his slippers? This is so stupid! No wonder Joggle just used the word "incredible" to describe Whiteside's self-confidence.

"Do you find it incredible? Wait, it's not over yet. In the 15-minute one-on-one interview before the draft, Whiteside showed an almost childish arrogance. He compared himself to superstars such as Howard and Olajuwon, and complained about why he was not ranked high in the mock draft, and believed that the scout report ignored his three-point shooting ability..."

"In the Kings' first NBA season, Whiteside was injured in his first game, but he did not rehabilitate seriously. He basically just mixed checks with the team. Whiteside's first training camp contract with the Kings made him earn about $480,000, but what is incomprehensible is that he actually drove a Mercedes-Benz worth $200,000 to work the day before the training camp."

"Once in the training of the Kings, Haitian center Delhamport wanted to teach Whiteside some blocking skills by example, but Whiteside, who is highly regarded, said bluntly... Well, you heard it right, he rejected the teachings of his seniors... because he felt that he was as good as David Robinson."

Listening to Jogel's story as if he was telling a story, Link really felt that he was worth the trip.

If he didn't come this time, he might never know in his life that Whiteside had so many "wonderful stories".

Why has Whiteside not been favored by the NBA in the past five years? Because he is really capable!

In the past, people said that Whiteside was as inspirational as Jeremy Lin. But now, Link found that Whiteside had nothing to do with Inspirational, and he was just paying for his former dying.

From a potential center who predicts that he will be selected in the lottery area, to now having to live on a short contract with 10 days, Whiteside has paid a huge price for his former naivety.

After listening to Jogel telling Whiteside's story, Link was even more worried about tomorrow's game.

That guy won't be stupid enough to provoke Duncan...

"By the way, I have another interesting thing about him. I don't know if you are interested. It is said that he cares very much about his rating in the NBA2k game. I know, this is incredible. But there are few incredible things about him? But he is indeed talented, I hope he knows his current situation."

Link nodded, saying that he knew almost everything.

Overall, Whiteside is a more insane Cousins ​​Link who can handle Cousins, and he believes that he can handle Whiteside too.

Speaking of which, the king was also very powerful back then, and he chose two centers with little brains...

With one day left before the game started, Link decided to start with 2k and let Whiteside not do anything out of the game.
Chapter completed!