Chapter 42: Facing Anthony Again, I Am No Longer Who I Was!
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"Wang Chong scored 33 points in his summer league debut; his offense was unstoppable!"
"The king of mid-range shots! With a height of 2.09 meters and a wingspan of 2.26 meters, Wang Chong is extremely difficult to interfere with and block when shooting. He may become the most difficult scorer to defend on the court, like Larry Bird and Dirk Nowitzki."
After the first summer league game, the local media in Los Angeles praised Wang Chong's performance.
On the one hand, Wang Chong's performance was indeed impressive. On the other hand, the Lakers also wanted to use Wang Chong to create hot topics to divert the negative impact of the increasingly serious Kobe Bryant Eagle County incident on the team.
Wang Chong was very happy to see this result. Having the media support him and quickly increase his popularity was a good thing.
After all, increased popularity would bring in a large number of commercial endorsements and a lot of money.
For many NBA players, the bulk of their income does not come from the salary paid by the team but from a large number of advertising endorsements.
For instance, LeBron James had already signed a massive sneaker contract with Nike before joining the NBA.
Yao Ming also received a large number of commercial endorsements both at home and abroad after joining the NBA.
Although Wang Chong's annual salary of over a million with the team was a significant amount for the average person, it was quite modest by NBA standards. Naturally, the more extra money he could earn, the better.
However, during this period, many reporters with ill intentions asked him about his views on the Kobe Eagle County incident.
To be honest, even in the future, it would be difficult to determine whether the Eagle County incident was a trap set by the woman or a genuine incident.
But one thing was undeniable. Even if the woman was setting a trap, it was an indisputable fact that Kobe had sexual relations with her while his wife was pregnant.
This is fundamentally different from Harden's routine of lingering in nightclubs or Howard's having more than a dozen illegitimate children. After all, no matter how much Harden and Howard played around, they were still single and not married.
Even in a free country like the United States, monogamy is practiced, and marital infidelity is condemned.
Therefore, Kobe Bryant could not clear his name in this matter.
However, Wang Chong could not say this in front of the media because he knew very well that although Kobe's reputation had fallen to rock bottom because of this incident, the league would not give up on him. Commissioner David Stern had no intention of giving up on this idol, who most resembled Michael Jordan, and Lakers owner Jerry Buss would not give up on Kobe either.
Wang Chong, a newcomer to the Lakers and an insignificant figure, had no need to get involved in this matter.
So, no matter how much the reporters tried to ask him, he kept his mouth shut and refused to comment on Kobe.
Wang Chong's attitude also reassured the Lakers' management.
"Although Wang Chong is young, he is much more mature than Kobe."
The Lakers were already in a precarious situation due to Kobe's controversy, and they definitely couldn't afford to deal with any more drama.
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The journey of dominating weaker opponents in the summer league continued.
Wang Chong, who scored 33 points in his debut, continued his strong performance in the second game by scoring 29 points against the Dallas Mavericks. He became a hot topic of discussion. In the entire Southern California Summer League, only Carmelo Anthony of the Nuggets could match Wang Chong's performance.
But even Anthony's performance wasn't as explosive as Wang Chong's.
In two summer league games, Anthony scored 27 points and 8 rebounds, and 25 points and 11 rebounds, respectively. His performance was certainly outstanding, but he was slightly behind Wang Chong.
Of course, Nuggets fans didn't think this meant that Wang Chong was better than Anthony.
"What's so great about scoring in the summer league? The opponents are all weak. It's not that Melo can't score 30 points, but against such weak opponents, he just can't muster the desire to attack at all."
"Wang Chong, don't get too proud. We will meet on the court soon. This time you don't have Wade to back you up. In a one-on-one duel with Anthony, do you think you can handle him?"
Anthony had accumulated a lot of fans during high school and college, at least as many as LeBron James. Many of them were deeply hostile to Wang Chong because Wang Chong restricted Anthony in the NCAA finals, causing Syracuse University to lose the NCAA championship.
Now that they saw Wang Chong performing exceptionally well in the summer league, with his statistics slightly ahead of Anthony, they naturally felt even more displeased.
They were eagerly awaiting the next game between the Nuggets and the Lakers, firmly believing that when the two teams met, Anthony would be able to defeat Wang Chong and avenge his NCAA finals loss!
They did not have to wait too long for this day.
Soon, the Lakers faced the Nuggets in the summer league.
July 12, Southern California Summer League.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets.
Originally, summer league games didn't attract much attention, but today's game was completely different. A lot of fans, spectators, and media reporters gathered before the game.
After all, this was the second matchup between Anthony and Wang Chong.
The feud between the two began in the NCAA finals.
Originally, Wang Chong was not considered qualified to be compared with Anthony. In terms of both strength and draft pick position, the gap between the two was quite large.
But Wang Chong's performance in the summer league games had been truly remarkable. He seemed to be on par with Anthony, James, and others, making people wonder if Wang Chong's strength had significantly improved in just a few months.
Curiosity about Wang Chong's capabilities, combined with the fact that the matchup itself was full of intrigue, made this game second only to LeBron James' debut in the Orlando Summer League on July 9.
Before the game started, Wang Chong and Anthony exchanged glances from the sidelines.
Anthony's eyes were mostly indifferent. After all, he didn't see Wang Chong as his opponent. Among the 2003 rookies, the only one worthy of being his rival was LeBron James.
Now, because of the loss in the NCAA finals, Dwyane Wade could barely be considered half an opponent.
But this certainly did not include Wang Chong.
Although Wang Chong caused him a lot of trouble on the final stage, it was mostly because he underestimated his opponent.
In his opinion, Wang Chong's defense was not particularly difficult, but his height and wingspan made him a little uncomfortable. Additionally, Wade's double-teaming and help defense were perfectly timed, which led Anthony, who was somewhat irrational at the time, to make poor decisions on the court.
After cooling down, Anthony reviewed the final. If he had the chance to do it again, he would definitely crush Wang Chong!
But unfortunately for Anthony, that wish may not be realized.
When you meet someone after three days, you should look at them with new eyes.
Anthony probably never imagined that in just two months, Wang Chong had undergone two evolutions and his current strength was incomparable to before.
"I am no longer the same person I was before!" Wang Chong looked at Anthony with a strong fighting spirit in his eyes. "In this game, I want everyone in the league to realize this!"
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