The NBA preseason officially tipped off. Though it was only the preseason, it was enough to give fans who had been starved of basketball all summer something to feast their eyes on.
After all, every team had undergone major roster changes this summer. Fans could not wait to see what these newly assembled teams would bring to the court.
The Grizzlies' five preseason opponents were not particularly strong: the Hornets, Thunder, and Spurs.
As for the other two teams, one was from the Japanese league and the other from a European league, making them even less threatening.
Although Link had made it clear that he would play no more than fifteen minutes per game, and might not even play at all.
The first game against the Japanese league team still drew a huge number of fans.
That was the Memphis Grizzlies' current standing around the world, much like Jordan's Bulls had once become popular across the globe.
The Grizzlies won that game with ridiculous ease.
Link played only five minutes. If he had not been asked to show his face, he would not have wanted to take the court at all.
Of course, the game also made people even more excited for the upcoming showdown between Link and Japanese rookie Rui Hachimura in the new season.
After all these years, the NBA had not seen an Asian derby in a very, very long time. This time, it was finally coming.
However, Link did not offer any polite words during his interview.
"Match up against me? He won't want to, trust me. Even if he does the first time, he won't the second."
Link was not the kind of nice guy who spared rookies' feelings and said things like, "You have a bright future."
He was not even thinking about any