During the afternoon's confrontational practice, Whiteside showed off his physical gifts in front of the Grizzlies.

His big hands and long arms allow him to be like a human rebounding vacuum cleaner, as long as he raises his arms high, the rebounds are sucked like magnets.

He is in good defensive position and is very aggressive in his defense, often making exaggerated jumps in his defense.

However, Whiteside's one-on-one defence was a bit of a concern, with Gasol scoring three times in a row on his head, each time shaking him off the beaten path.

Whiteside wanted to prove himself so badly that he seemed eager to fly his opponent's basketball fan into the audience every time he defended. But this kind of psychology will make him passive in the face of top insiders.

And tomorrow's Duncan will only be more cunning than Gasol.

As for offense, Whiteside is about none. His feel is actually relatively soft and he can hook his hands, but apart from the feel, Whiteside's other technical moves are simply a disaster.

NBA-level offense is usually a combination and convergence of several technical moves. If you feel good, you can't be a master scorer.

As a result, Whiteside can basically only score with dunks, and as Joggle said, Whiteside can't even play the most basic pick-and-roll right now. He didn't know how to change his pick-and-roll strategy in different situations.

However, since he was only on his first day with the Grizzlies, this shortcoming is understandable.

Overall, Whiteside's performance was quite good, exceeding the expectations of many Grizzlies players. Even Conley, who has always been cautious, ate Whiteside's hot pot during training today.

How he finished with 24 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks in the Development League last game, that's how he played on the practice court today.

However, it can also be seen on the court that Whiteside does have those old problems, such as sometimes inattention, such as immaturity of the mind, always thinking about blocks rather than how to effectively protect the basket.

Perhaps, Whiteside is also eager to replicate his NCAA stats of 5.4 blocks per game in the NBA. But what he didn't figure out was that NBA players weren't comparable to student players.

In the end, Whiteside managed to complete the training and respect the Grizzlies seniors, and there was no such bizarre incident as refusing to coach when he was a king.

Whiteside himself knows how important the next game is for a player of his calibre.

He's not unaware of the Grizzlies, and while the defending champions still have a great 10-2 record, it's an indisputable fact that their dominance is declining.

As long as he can solve the Grizzlies' immediate needs, he can get a contract that lasts until the end of the season!

Whiteside knows this better than anyone else.

Just as Whiteside was finishing the day's training and was about to go back to the rental house to rest, Link leaned in and patted Whiteside on the shoulder.

"Hello, Link." Whiteside immediately smiled when he saw that it was the team boss looking for him.

Although he and Link entered the league in the same year, the status of the two on the team is very different.

'It was a good day, Hassan. By the way, I've heard that you have a good game game. ”

"Uh...... I just like to play, hehe. Whiteside scratched his head in embarrassment.

"That's great, do you have time tonight? Accompany me to play two 2Ks. This summer Nick. After Yang left, there was no one to play games with me. ”

"Huh?" Whiteside is a bit of a go-getter, and the outside world says Link is a villain. Before coming to the Grizzlies, Whiteside was also mentally prepared to get along with the villains.

But I didn't expect Link to be so enthusiastic about newcomers.

"Don't have time? Then forget it, I'll ask someone. Link waved his hand and prepared to leave.

Whiteside naturally won't let go of this opportunity to build a good relationship with the team boss, and he is well aware of Link's position with the Grizzlies. If Link appreciates him, maybe the Grizzlies will sign him with him until the end of the season in order to make Link happy!

So, he grabbed Link by the shoulder, "Of course, of course there is time. ”

"Very good, then wait for me in the locker room after training." Link smiled, to deal with naïve people, you have to use childish ways.

After the training session, everyone went home early. Due to the outbreak of injuries across the league this season, Joggle is now very strict about the training time of his players.

If you want to practice, it is definitely impossible. What's more, it's still in the case of tomorrow's game.

So, even Jimmy. Butler, the over-training maniac, also had to go home obediently after training.

Link took Whiteside into his car, fortunately Link drove an SUV today, otherwise he really couldn't stuff Whiteside's head.

In the car, Link introduced the street scenes along the way to Whiteside, which was a preliminary understanding of the city of Memphis.

But Link didn't say a word about tomorrow's game, and didn't say anything like "you have to work hard, you can't make mistakes".

He knew that for someone like Whiteside, too formal and serious conversations would not work.

After arriving home, Link immediately turned on the PS4 game console and started the NBA2K game.

Whiteside picked up the handle and instantly became excited. He can't wait to see if 2K has added himself to the Grizzlies' roster.

The Grizzlies were selected, the roster was opened, and Whiteside's name appeared in it!

But soon, Whiteside's smile faded. Because the rating behind his name is only 59!

In a 2K15 game, Whiteside's rating didn't even go up to 60!

Holding back the unhappiness in his heart, Whiteside and Link started the game.

Whiteside chose the Grizzlies, while Link deliberately picked tomorrow's opponent, the Spurs.

After the game was played by Whiteside, Whiteside naturally couldn't wait to use his own characters.

As a result, he found that it was difficult for him to use a batch, and he couldn't use it at all!

In the game, when Link used Parker to break through the penalty area, Whiteside found that he couldn't control himself and couldn't get back to the basket to defend at the first time, the speed was too slow!

Then, Whiteside used Conley to pass an aerial relay to himself, but Whiteside didn't receive the ball at all! Conley has a 92 pass stat and a badge for free receivers. It stands to reason that it should be easy to complete the air connection.

But Whiteside's catch-and-catch attributes are only 50...... As a result, he simply couldn't get his hands on Conley's pass.

Link noticed that Whiteside was already on the verge of smashing his handle, and he knew that the time was almost ripe.

Next, Link manipulated Duncan to pick up an offensive rebound on Whiteside's head and pass it to Leonard. Leonard broke through directly, rushed in and ignored Whiteside's violent dunk!

It's just how miserable it is!

"Oh my God, it can't be me!" Seeing himself stupidly being blocked by Leonard in the game, Whiteside angrily pressed the pause button.

"With a rating of 59, the block attribute is only 61, and the defensive rebound is only 75! Oh my God, that's insulting! ”

"Well, I think so, too, the 2K rating is too shitty. If you want me to say, based on your performance in training today, you will have a minimum rating of 85 in your ability value. Link smiled and began to flicker!

Again, to deal with naïve people, we must use naïve methods.

"yes, even you think so!" Whiteside was excited, as if he had found a soulmate.

"But I don't think it's useful, you have to let everyone see your value. Tomorrow's game, Hassan, must not be messed up. Don't think about anything superfluous, just do a good job of defending and rebounding, and then stay calm at all times. I'm sure it's time for 2K to update your Ability Score after tomorrow. ”

"I'll give it my all, Link, that's what I'm here to do in Memphis! Look, I'm going to keep my 2K stats skyrocketing! Tomorrow, I'm going to stop everyone who dares to break into the box, and I'm going to grab every rebound for you! I know what I have to do, don't worry! Whiteside stared at his stat interface, gritting his teeth.

Some people's biggest motivation to play is championships, some people's biggest motivation to play is money, and Whiteside's biggest motivation to play is purely to increase 2K stats......

I have to say that Whiteside is really a strange and really naïve.

But as long as he can put in a performance on the court, what if it's a little weird?

Link smiled contentedly, tomorrow, at the Federal Express Arena, it's time to show off this talent that has been delayed for four years and hasn't been realized.