I fell in love with Toutiao and became the GOAT.

As the whistle blew to signal victory over the Suns on the road, Lin Bei experienced for the first time the feeling of being "sought after."

It wasn't the opponents surrounding them on the field, but the media swarming in from the sidelines.

CCTV's sideline interviews with him after each game have now become a "fixed part" of Lin Bei's post-game routine.

It's quite a strange thing, before Lin Bei's sudden emergence, CCTV-5's NBA broadcasts always seemed somewhat perfunctory. Even during Yao Ming's peak, the time slots were often taken up by unexpected "dragon boat races".

But ever since Lin Bei suddenly appeared, CCTV-5 has been broadcasting the entire dragon boat race without missing a single episode, and the once-dominant "dragon boat race" seems to have lost its favor overnight.

Chinese fans concluded that some things can only be truly appreciated after they have been lost.

After the game against the Suns, TNT also wanted to interview Lin Bei.

The reason is his fight with Bodog.

Bodog lashed out on Twitter, and as the target of the criticism, the Warriors couldn't possibly respond.

Lin Bei has not responded yet, and TNT has seized the opportunity to grab the headline.

The press officer approached Lin Bei and asked him to make a choice.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Bei decisively replied, "I choose CCTV."

The bullets will fly for a while longer; he needs to wait for public opinion to ferment further.

More importantly, he couldn't neglect reporter Zhang, who had come all the way from the Bay Area.

Reporter Xiao Zhang's interview was rather formulaic. The hot topic in the NBA these past two days has been Lin Bei's beating up Bogdanovic.

Thanks to reporter Xiao Zhang's real-time reporting and insider analysis, domestic fans already knew the cause and effect very well, and there were no more new questions to ask.

According to reporter Xiao Zhang, initially a group of domestic fans did not understand Lin Bei's violent beating of Bodog.

But after reporter Xiao Zhang reported on it in detail several times, public opinion in China turned in one direction, with almost all fans shouting: "Good job!"

After the sideline interview, Lin Bei returned to the locker room, where he was immediately surrounded by a group of reporters who were waiting there.

He noticed that there were reporters from Sports Illustrated and Slam Dunk among them, and thought to himself: the bullets have almost all flown by.

"I saw Andrew Boggart's tweet accusing me, and I found it ridiculous. He was the one who provoked me first. He kept harassing me, insulting me, and even trying to shove me."

He said he didn't fight back at all, but he clearly pushed me first, and I only punched him back. Many people can testify to that.

I was simply retaliating, and in that retaliation, he was no match for me. Is that my fault?

Facing a sea of ​​reporters, Lin Bei spread his hands: "I also feel wronged. I didn't want to cause trouble, but trouble came looking for me, and I lost $5 because of it..."

His two statements were, in the first part, a description of the facts, and in the second part, an expression of his deep-seated grievances.

Lin Bei was certainly aggrieved; if Bodog hadn't provoked him, he wouldn't have lost $5.

He had only been with the Warriors for a little over half a month and had already received two paychecks, totaling more than $10.

He was fined $5 for arguing with Redick and another $5 for fighting with Bodog.

Basically, he lost all the money he earned in the past two weeks.

"If another similar conflict happens, I'm afraid I'll become the first player in NBA history to 'pay to work'."

……

Fortunately, the next day, Lin Bei woke up leisurely in a hotel in Phoenix, and the system notification finally arrived.

[Valid headline +1]

He rolled out of bed, thinking—

I'll go out later and buy a copy of Sports Illustrated and a copy of Slam Dunk, to see which company is the one who came to my rescue. Next time there's big news, I'll prioritize supplying them with it.

Right now, he naturally went straight to the system interface.

"lottery!"

The system then listed three more options.

Option 1: Dwyane Wade's block.

Option 2, Talent: City Wall.

Option 3: Ability-boosting vocabulary pack.

Let's discuss the three options one by one.

Wade is a very strong shot blocker; he's considered the best shot blocker among guards.

However, his blocks are usually not frontal blocks, but mostly side blocks or back blocks.

The system options include a description of this feature, which also details the advantages and disadvantages of Wade's blocks.

Lin Bei immediately ruled out this option, mainly because it wouldn't significantly improve his chances of success.

Currently, relying on his [talent: defensive awareness], he gets one or two blocks per game, which is already enough in terms of statistics.

Moreover, Wade's shot-blocking style is actually quite intuitive, similar to Lin Bei's current shot-blocking style.

If he were to choose option one, it would be a complete repetition and a waste, offering him negligible improvement.

Option two is something Lin Bei, who has recently been struggling with a lack of positioning ability, is somewhat interested in.

As for option three, the ability bonus item pack.

"I don't know if this thing is selected by itself or automatically drawn by the system. If it's automatically drawn and it turns out to be garbage, then it'll be utterly awful."

The reason Lin Bei didn't choose this item when it appeared as a reward in the previous lottery draws was because the uncertainty of its success was too great.

What he needs now is real, tangible improvement.

therefore……

"Option two is the best choice: [Talent: City Wall]!"

……

In the morning, the Warriors assembled in Phoenix, preparing to head to their next destination.

Before the meeting, Lin Bei specially went to a nearby newsstand and bought a copy of Sports Illustrated and a copy of Slam Dunk.

Then he saw the front page of Sports Illustrated, which featured his own big face.

Headline: "Best Lin claims he did not instigate the incident; Andrew Boggart was simply too weak to be beaten unilaterally."

Below it is a subheading: "NBA.COM's latest rookie rankings are out, Best Lin is back at the top!"

Lin Bei: "Huh, there's something about the rookie rankings too?"

Once on the team bus, he ignored the Sports Illustrated headline and flipped directly to the rookie list.

He's number one on the rookie list, just as expected.

勇士总共打了11场比赛，林北出战8场，场均10.8分14.1个篮板2.0个助攻0.6个盖帽，篮板第一。

Logically speaking, with Kyrie Irving in the 2011 draft, Lin Bei shouldn't be at the top of the rookie list.

Kyrie Irving's performance in the first few games of the season was truly awful. He has gradually improved in recent games, but it hasn't made much difference.

开赛至今骑士打了10场比赛，欧文场均16.6分3.4个篮板5.2个助攻0.7个抢断0.6个盖帽。

Overall, his performance wasn't bad, but his shooting percentage was only slightly over 40%, which seemed too much like padding his stats. This caused him to fall behind Lin Bei, who had just returned from suspension, in the rookie rankings.

It's worth noting that in the three games Lin Bei played after his suspension was lifted, he averaged a remarkable 14.7 points, 15.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.7 blocks, which directly widened the gap between him and Kyrie Irving.

When Lin Bei was reading the list, Curry, who sat in the same row as him, came over.

"You're number one on the rookie list again? Tell me honestly, did you bribe the editors at NBA.com?"

Lin Bei shrugged: "I'm the best rookie of this draft!"

Curry stared wide-eyed, never expecting Lin Bei to be so arrogant.

What he didn't know was that just a week ago, Lin Bei wouldn't have dared to make such a boast.

However, after the two recent system draws, Lin Bei's strength has greatly improved, and his confidence has completely exploded.

"With my current ability to finish plays, plus my rebounding and defense, Kyrie Irving is no match for me."