Eleven: My Name Is Link, Not a Nobody

Luke Babbitt doesn't plan to stay with Sky Force for too long, his goal is the NBA and a return to the Blazers.

There are two ways to return to the NBA. One is to wait for the main players of the Blazers to get injured. If a player in his position happens to be out due to injury, he will most likely be called up.

Of course, there are too many serendipities in this approach. Moreover, after the injured player returns, there is a high probability that the drafted player will be devolved again.

The other way, and the safest way, is to play dominance in the G League. As long as they can perform well, NBA teams will naturally re-interest in delegating players.

After all, rookies like Babbitt have signed guaranteed contracts with the team, and the Blazers will not let their millions of dollars go to waste.

So, for Babbitt, there is actually only one way to get back to the NBA - play every game well and blow every matchup!

A few minutes before the game, Joan Brockman, the silly big man, was obviously blown up. But Babbitt didn't expect that No. 5, who couldn't even name his name, could hit a three-pointer on his head.

And before the shot, he also showed a lingering smile.

Babbitt knows that an undrafted pick is not the same as a first-rounder like theirs. The undrafted is willing to risk his life every game for a 10-day short contract with an NBA team.

However, most of the undrafted picks can't make it to the first round even if they play their lives. Babbitt sees this kind of thing a lot. This time, he will not let any accident happen!

"Luke, what are you doing!? Seriously, I won't allow you to let him score any more!"

Meanwhile, the Sky Force head coach yelled at Babbitt. Obviously, the manager is also very unhappy with the goal he has just conceded.

Babbitt rushed to the bench and waved his hand, indicating that he would not make another mistake. Luke Babbitt played two years in college and never heard of the No. 5 name. He believes that a bottom-level NCAA player cannot threaten himself as an NBA player!

"Link, be careful, that guy is hard to deal with!"

Seeing Luke Babbitt approaching aggressively, Zeke Upshaw shouted at Link.

"Well, don't worry, be optimistic about your own people!" Link also pointed to Upshaw's counterpoint, signaling him not to miss the defense.

Conor couldn't help but feel a little strange watching Upshaw and Link's actions. Although on the basketball court, it is normal for teammates to communicate with each other. But the G League is a bit special because teammates are also competitive.

But the two guys, Link and Upshaw, didn't look like competitors at all.

While thinking, Babbitt received a pass from his own point guard and was ready to single against Link. Conor also focused, he wanted to see how far the Asian could do it. He can stop Brockman on the training ground, so can he counter Babbitt on the field?

"Look at that idiot, he'll be torn apart by Babbitt."

At this moment, Joan Brockman, who was sitting on the bench, sneered instead. But hearing this, Conor was not surprised, because this is more like the normal state of the Development League.

Luke Babbitt really wanted to shred the number five in front of him, but Link looked very confident and calm.

Link still remembers that in the 2010 Western Conference finals, the Suns and the Lakers met. Although Grant Hill was 37 years old at the time, he was still the most effective player for the Suns on Kobe Bryant.

Now that he has the ability of Grant Hill, there should be no problem defending a little rookie who has been sent down!

"Damn!" Luke Babbitt was a little nervous, because Link was so calm, he didn't seem like a rookie.

I saw Link staring straight at the basketball in Babbitt's hands, as if he would make a steal at any time.

"You'll be out soon, no-one!" In order to ease his tension and suppress Link's momentum, Luke Babbitt spouted trash talk.

But it's clear that this guy doesn't have much research on trash talk, because his words have no effect on Link.

Babbitt held the ball and made a three-threat action. Link's center of gravity was unmoved at all, and his emotions were not affected by the trash talk.

Seeing this situation, Babbitt simply broke through directly, intending to use his strong body to force the pass.

"He's finished." Brockman smiled, just now even he couldn't stand up to Babbitt, let alone Link's softie.

"Bang!"

There was a muffled sound caused by the collision between muscles on the basketball court, but Link was not knocked away. Instead, Luke Babbitt was bounced back beyond the three-point line.

He was completely defeated in the physical confrontation!

"What!?" Brockman stood up suddenly, thinking he was celebrating for his teammates.

Luke Babbitt's strength is limited to NCAA. And Link is strong now, but at the NBA level!

"Fantastic, he stopped Luke Babbitt from breaking through. Where did this guy come from? Why wasn't he mentioned in the draft at all?"

Just as the commentators were amazed, Luke Babbitt suddenly pulled a jumper from beyond the arc. Like most white forwards, Luke Babbitt's shooting fundamentals are excellent and his percentages are very consistent. He planned to steal a 3-pointer while Link was not pressing.

Also, Luke Babbitt is a left-hander, which makes his offense harder to interfere with.

Babbitt rose to the top, then softly prepared to shoot. But the moment he pushed the basketball out, Babbitt suddenly felt that there was no light in front of him.

"This!" The narrator got goosebumps, waiting for that moment to happen.

"Bang!" There was another loud noise, but this time it was the sound of a palm slamming a basketball!

Link relentlessly gave Luke Babbit a volleyball hat from beyond the three-point line!

"That's a beautiful cover, and my God, the whole arena is going crazy!"

The commentator's scalp is tingling, and it's hard to see such blocks on the G League arena. Even if there is, it usually happens on the inside.

A volleyball cap from beyond the three-point line? Unless there is overwhelming strength on the defensive side, it is impossible to complete.

In the face of an overwhelming power gap, it doesn't matter at all whether the offensive player shoots with his left or right hand.

After the basketball was shot, Zeke Upshaw immediately started. He had been paying attention to Link's side, so he rushed out as soon as the block was completed.

Upshaw picked up the basketball, and there was no one in front of him. In this way, the black guard staged a one-handed dunk. His dunks are naturally not as beautiful as NBA players, but they are also very morale-boosting.

Luke Babbitt saw Upshaw's dunk, and then immediately turned his head to look at Link in front of him.

Link continued to show his playful smile, and then pointed to the name on his back, "Remember my name, you unknown person."

After that, Link ignored Babbitt and gave Upshaw a high five.

Working together to defeat the enemy, Link found himself seeming to fall in love with the feeling.

"Damn it." At the same time off the court, Joan Brockman shouted. Of course, he didn't yell for Upshaw's dunk, but for Link's volleyball cap.

But embarrassingly, the media once again mistakenly thought that Brockman was cheering for Link...

"It seems that the atmosphere in the blue team is very good. Even if Link is replaced, Brockman will shout for Link's wonderful performance. This kind of player is worthy of recognition, worthy of recognition."

If Brockman could listen to the commentator, he would definitely be pissed off, and now he's completely a clown on the bench?

After that, the game went on for a few more minutes. At first, people thought that Link's ability to block Babbitt was just luck. But I didn't expect that Babbitt was blocked directly after Link came on the field in the first quarter.

That's right, zero seals!

Whether with or without the ball, shot or breakthrough, Babbitt couldn't score in front of Link's eyes.

He always seemed to be able to predict his next move against Babbitt and prepare in advance.

After a game, Luke Babbitt has gone from being full of confidence at the beginning to being blind. Getting ripped off by an unknown undrafted pick would crumble anyone.

But Link had to eat and drink on Babbitt's head. Although Link rarely attacked with the ball, his catch and shot after running without the ball made Babbitt want to cry and call his mother.

Basically, as long as the interference is half a beat, Link can score. It is normal for a player who can average more than ten points per game in the NBA to have no solution in the G League. After all, defensive intensity is not one level.

Link kept going, and Upshaw really kept telling him that he volunteered to be the character of Green Leaf.

As a result, Link scored two three-pointers in the first quarter. The entire first quarter added up and scored 12 points in a single quarter!

If it weren't for Whiteside's guarding the inside line and giving Link some psychological pressure, maybe he would have scored more!

"I only have one question now, why did Link lose in the first place!? Obviously, he is better than most of the players here!"

The on-site commentary summed up the first quarter of the game in one sentence, and this sentence is bound to spread to the ears of many general managers of NBA teams.