Champion Creed-Chapter 971 - 317: I didn’t expect him to be an Agent Zero as well (asking for monthly votes!)_2

Chapter 971: 317: I didn’t expect him to be an Agent Zero as well (asking for monthly votes!)_2

During Roger’s service with the Warriors, Meschery’s number 14 jersey will be temporarily taken down. When Roger ends his career, the two number 14 jerseys will be hung simultaneously.

That’s right, Roger hasn’t played an official game for the Warriors yet, but Prokhorov has already decided to retire Roger’s jersey with the Warriors.

Reebok once paid the old man a benefit fee of one million US Dollars for this, after all, the idea of inheriting a jersey is unprecedented and a topic that can be greatly sensationalized.

But Tom Meschery rejected this US dollars, because Prokhorov had already paid all the legends to attend the event.

This guy, who was nicknamed "Russian Madman" when he was young, had only one request: "Chinese kid, I allow you to use number 14, but you have to kick all the opponents’ asses hard, don’t let this number lose face!"

At this moment, after the jersey handover ceremony was completed, Roger patted Meschery on the shoulder: "You can get your wish tonight and see a spectacular massacre."

The ceremony ended, and Tom Brady was already crying with envy.

With stars and legends and jersey inheritance, tonight’s ceremony for Roger organized by the Warriors was even more grand than the Championship Ring awarding ceremony.

Which professional athlete wouldn’t be moved by this?

In the darkness, Gilbert Arenas was already impatient.

"Heh, what’s the meaning of these ceremonies? The Warriors act like he’s definitely going to win."

On the side, Steve Francis reminded his new teammate: "If I were you, I wouldn’t provoke him anymore. Just play the game well, we might still have a chance to win if we don’t anger him."

"I’m not afraid of him. If Roger was afraid of Michael Jordan back then, do you think he could have succeeded?"

Gilbert Arenas truly felt like he had gotten hold of Roger’s script from back then.

The game quickly started, and the starting lineup that Hubie Brown sent out was just as Roger expected.

Roger, Allan Houston, Tayshaun Prince, Stephen Jackson, and Amar’e Stoudemire.

This starting lineup can be said to continue the style of the Eagle Period, with no pure point guard.

During the Magic period, Roger at least had Harper by his side, but starting from the Atlanta period, Roger got used to playing without a point guard.

Because Roger himself had grown into a scoring-oriented combo guard, he didn’t want to need a second player who handled the ball a lot.

And in Roger’s view, traditional point guards easily become weaknesses on defense, unless you’re as defensively capable as Jason Kidd.

So all along, Roger just needed some smart teammates who could pass, and didn’t need a dedicated point guard.

So Hubie Brown tried to integrate with Roger’s style and sent out this point guard-free starting lineup.

Gilbert Arenas was raring to go, and frankly, despite the many conflicts, this was actually the first meeting between Roger and Arenas in half a year.

But this made Arenas even angrier. Roger hadn’t even looked at him while trading him away, which represented immense contempt.

"Roger, are you ready to bear the consequences of your decision?"

"Gilbert, I don’t want there to be any misunderstandings. Trading you away was not out of disrespect, nor was it out of fear that you threatened my status."

"I’m listening." Arenas listened with pride to Roger’s explanation, thinking it was a gesture of goodwill.

However, Roger replied: "Trading you away was simply because I thought you were a trash player."

Gilbert Arenas’s expression twitched; he really wanted to find a gun somewhere now!

The game started, and Amar’e Stoudemire showcased his excellent jumping ability, winning the tip-off over the taller Kevin Cato.

The ball went into Roger’s hands, with James Posey responsible for defending him.

However, Roger didn’t attack but casually tossed the ball towards the paint. The next second, Amar’e Stoudemire leapt from the ground, grabbing Roger’s exceptionally casual pass with both hands, then slammed it home!

The Warriors’ first offense of the new season was extremely spectacular, and this would become a norm in the future.

Arenas couldn’t believe his eyes as he looked at his teammate Kevin Cato. After all, Cato had been playing in the NBA for six years; how could he be easily dealt with by a rookie?

Cato felt helpless. Just now, Stoudemire ran out to set an off-ball screen for Allan Houston, so Cato followed.

As a result, after the pick-and-roll, Stoudemire quickly turned and cut to the basket, moving with the speed of a small forward. Cato, being a center, completely couldn’t keep up!

Arenas cursed under his breath: "I knew I couldn’t rely on you bunch of useless players!"

The game continued, with Francis dribbling past half-court and wanting to take on Allan Houston, but the Warriors had Tayshaun Prince defending him.

He called for a pick-and-roll, but ultimately drove in the opposite direction of the pick-and-roll; the inexperienced Tayshaun Prince was fooled, leading to Francis stopping for a jump shot.

But in mid-air, a long arm appeared, interfering with Francis’s shot. Upon seeing it, Francis realized it was the rookie he had just shaken off!

Prince indeed lost his position, but his Spiderman-like build allowed him to still interfere with Francis’s shot despite being out of position.

Francis turned a shot into a pass, giving the ball to Arenas.

Then, the entire audience stood up.

Because defending Arenas was Roger!

These two who had grievances with each other were matched up directly in the first round!

Arenas didn’t make any extra moves, going behind the back with a crossover before accelerating, leaning into Roger to prepare for the drive.