Chapter 11 Trial Training (Part )

When Paxson and Bill arrived, the tryout began immediately. The first step was to test basic data such as height and arm span. This is the best way to judge a player's static and dynamic talents.

The transcript submitted by Zheng Yang is as follows:

Height: 2.01 meters, arm span: 2.22 meters, weight: 96 kilograms, standing reach: 2.69 meters.

Standing jump: 98 cm, running jump: 116 cm...

Among all the data, except for his relatively light weight, his height, arm span, and jumping ability are all overwhelming.

But being underweight is not a big problem. Many NBA players are underweight before entering the league to ensure that their height is not affected during the growth and development period.

After entering the league, you can gain weight under the special guidance of the team nutritionist.

When they saw the data report for the first time, Paxson and Bill thought they were dazzled. After taking a second look to confirm that they were not mistaken, they looked at each other in surprise, their eyes full of confusion.

No, no one told me that among the rookies we recruited, there are players with physical talents comparable to LeBron James?
“Could there be something wrong with the physical test?”

Paxson asked uncertainly, and Bill shook his head.

"No, if there is a problem, other people's data should also be problematic, but they know the same as we do."

So what this means is... among the rookies they called, is there really one who can rival James?

"How much do you know about this Zheng?"

Paxson asked Bill, who looked confused. I'm the head coach and you're the general manager. You ask me this question. Do you want me to do the work of two people with one salary?
“My focus is generally on the team.”

Bill didn't want to take the blame and quickly distanced himself from it.

Paxson rubbed his chin.

“I’ve seen news about Zheng in the media, but he’s just a high school student and it seems he only participated in the competition during his senior year.

You know, those media can make up anything to attract attention, so I...

Let's go over there and have a look, just in time for them to have a game."

The two people came from the office to the center of the court. The group of rookies had just finished their physical tests and were now shooting basketballs to warm up.

Of course, their eyes were constantly focused on Zheng Yang, much more frequently than before.

His previous look contained mostly curiosity and contempt, but now there was only shock.

Even Wade, who had seen many gifted people with extraordinary talents, couldn't help but marvel at this yellow man.

Damn, next time someone tells me that yellow people have average physical fitness, I will definitely punch him in the head!

He knew before that this person had good physical fitness, but knowing it and seeing it with his own eyes are two completely different feelings.

He had previously thought that this person could only score nine points, but at this moment he completely changed his mind. This person's talent was definitely not inferior to James, and might even be better than him in some aspects.

After all, James doesn’t have a wingspan of 2.22 meters!

"Hey young men, come gather around, I'm going to move on to the next item."

Bill clapped his hands and shouted to everyone. His eyes were also fixed on Zheng Yang, from head to toe, and he almost drooled at him.

With such talent, who wouldn’t be jealous?
Originally, some other tests were to be conducted, but in order to see the young man's performance as soon as possible, Paxson decided to play a competition first.

Bill simply divided the twelve people into two teams, let two people serve as substitutes, and the others played in the game.

Zheng Yang was arranged to play opposite Bosh and Wade, and the previously mentioned Kirk Hinrich was on the same team with him.

No referee, no timer, the game begins immediately!
In the first round, Wade's team initiated the attack. After controlling the ball across half court, he called on Bosh to set a pick-and-roll for him, replacing the defender in front of him with Zheng Yang.

This was not an unintentional act, in fact he did it on purpose. From Bill's performance just now, it can be seen that they are very interested in Zheng Yang.

Although Wade didn't think he would end up as the seventh pick, his competitive spirit made him want to beat the most eye-catching player on the court.

Who is the most eye-catching person on the court now?

Without a doubt, it is Zheng Yang!
So he deliberately asked the opponent to switch defense in front of him so that he could defeat him in a one-on-one situation.

He was going to pass him at will and score over him easily.

The others also saw what Wade was thinking, so they created space for Wade to play one-on-one.

Zheng Yang also understood the other party's little thoughts, but he was not afraid. Instead, he opened his arms and covered the other party.

Since he wants to challenge my defense, let's give it a try!
Wade dribbled the ball between his legs and read Zheng Yang's defense. A good attacker does not break through aimlessly, but chooses the appropriate breakthrough direction and offensive means by observing the defender's posture.

Two seconds later, he suddenly broke through to the right. His speed was definitely the fastest Zheng Yang had ever encountered, faster than James, and much faster.

In his prime, Wade was definitely one of the best players in history in terms of breakthrough quality and shooting percentage. He was at the same level as Jordan. His strength in breakthroughs lay in his starting speed in the first step and his superb physical coordination ability to change direction without slowing down.

Although he is only a rookie and still has a long way to go before he can reach his peak, his extremely fast first step is still his forte. In college, he used this move to tear through the defenses of countless opponents.

And this time, he believed there would be no accidents.

But this is not the case. Although Zheng Yang's defense cannot prevent the opponent from even getting the ball or easily stealing the ball, it is not difficult to keep up with the opponent and block the opponent's breakthrough direction.

Therefore, when Wade broke into the paint area, he found that he had not shaken Zheng Yang off, and his offensive route was completely blocked by the opponent.

He leaned forward with his shoulder, hoping to use it to push the opponent away and gain space to attack, but Zheng Yang, who looked thin, was actually quite strong.

His collision did not create any space at all.

At this moment, a "pop" sound was heard, and Zheng Yang cut the basketball out of Wade's hand with one hand.

"Eh!"

Wade shouted out, hoping to get a foul. After all, this kind of steal is likely to be a hand foul, but there was no referee in this game, and Zheng Yang didn't think he hit his hand.

So he pushed the ball and launched a counterattack. Since Zheng Yang's steal was a bit sudden, Bosh and others didn't react in time. When they wanted to chase him, they found that they couldn't catch up at all.

This man who plays the small forward position can actually run faster than the guard.

In the end, Zheng Yang easily made a slam dunk.

Wade stood there awkwardly, but he didn't spread his hands to complain: "You just hit my hand!"

First of all, Zheng Yang cut the ball very cleanly without hitting his hands. Secondly, this kind of complaint seemed very humiliating to him. Did he need to prove himself with such complaints?
No, that's not his character.

He dribbled the ball across half court again and faced Zheng Yang again. He wanted to prove himself by scoring.

Zheng Yang did not retreat, but his defensive position changed this time. He was closer to his left side, which is Wade's right side.

He knew that the right side was Wade's strong side, and the unspoken rule of defense was to make the opponent do things he was not good at.

So he wanted to force Wade to go to his weak side in this way.

"He has a good defensive awareness, plus his long wingspan and flexible footwork, he will be a very good defender. He can defend from one to four!"

Bill on the sidelines saw through his intention at a glance and exclaimed in admiration.

For many players, defense is much more difficult than offense, and it is even more difficult to balance defense and offense.

Because of this, players like Jordan and Kobe who can both attack and defend are very rare.

But this yellow man has this potential.

Paxson didn't see the meaning at first, but he nodded as if it was a matter of fact. "He is indeed a young man with a high basketball IQ. I think we should include him in our selection range."

"Let's keep watching. We haven't seen his attack yet."

The PK on the field continued. Wade saw the opponent's intention, but for him, this was also an opportunity.

So he broke through to the left, and Zheng Yang followed his steps well. After the physical confrontation, Wade threw the basketball in his hand and then stared at its trajectory intently.

The basketball flying through the air finally hit the basket, and then the rebound was grabbed by Zheng Yang's team.

Wade showed a frustrated expression and then quickly retreated. Two consecutive failed attacks made him feel depressed and irritable.

Wade's team quickly got into position, so Zheng Yang's team's fast break counterattack did not start. When Kirk Hinrich dribbled across half court, he saw the yellow man asking him for the ball.

He knew that the other party wanted to hit Wade. That's how young people are. If you hit me, I will hit you back.

Kirk Hinrich didn't want to give it to him. This is not a one-on-one show for you two. We are all here for the tryout. It's a big deal that you two have stolen the limelight.

But he had a good vision and noticed the expressions of Bill and Paxson on the sidelines. He knew that these two people also wanted to see the performance of this yellow man.

After hesitating for a moment, Kirk Hinrich passed the ball to Zheng Yang.

You'd better score this goal, otherwise I won't pass the ball to you next time.

Zheng Yang, who got the ball, immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the court. Wade lowered his center of gravity, clapped his hands and shouted.

"come on!"

Wade is definitely a good defender. He has a good defensive awareness and is very focused on the court. His strong physical fitness rarely allows him to lose his position.

He has 847 blocks in his career, making him the block leader among guards under 195 cm tall.

Without knowing Zheng Yang's offensive habits, he kept a half-step distance from the opponent, which not only ensured that he could provide some interference when the opponent shot, but also left himself time to react when the opponent broke through.

Zheng Yang did not rush to attack. He observed the opponent in a triple-threat posture, then made a fake shot and broke through to the right.

This is also his strong side.

But Wade did not take the bait. Even though Zheng Yang's speed was fast enough, he still caught up.

So Zheng Yang suddenly stopped abruptly, and then accelerated again. This change in rhythm froze Wade for a moment, which might have been less than 0.5 seconds.

But for a breakthrough player like Zheng Yang, it was enough. He immediately gained half a body position, then used his auxiliary hand to block the opponent's position, and then made a layup.

His finishing touch is very soft, which makes him rarely have butter hands. Basically, as long as there is a chance, he can put the basketball into the basket.

4: 0!

This is the current score on the field. In the past three rounds, Zheng Yang dominated Wade on both offense and defense. This result surprised Paxson and Bill, but also made them excited.

They need a player like this to become the core of the team, and he has the potential to be a superstar.

And they did not forget that this young man was just a high school student, he might not even be eighteen years old yet, and he still had a lot of potential to be tapped.

It depends on whether you are willing to pay for your lottery ticket...

Thinking of this, the two hesitated again. If they were asked to use an ordinary first-round pick to select Zheng Yang, they would definitely be willing to do so.

But with a first-round pick...

They were somewhat reluctant to part with other players, but they knew that when Zheng Yang went to other teams for trials, others would surely discover his talent.

His draft stock will only go up, and it will go up sharply. If you don't use the lottery pick to select him, there is a high possibility that someone will snatch him away.

This is a very confusing question, and Paxson needs some time to think about it.

It was Wade's turn to attack again. He wanted to play one-on-one against Zheng Yang again. After all, he was feeling very angry at the moment. If he didn't vent it, he would feel uncomfortable.

But Bosh stopped him.

"Dwyane, this is a 5v5 game, not a one-on-one game."

Wade knew what he meant. Everyone was here for a tryout, so it was impossible for him to continue playing alone like this.

Therefore, no matter how unwilling he was, he still cooperated with his teammates.

The following games were equally exciting, with a large group of talented youngsters gathering on the basketball court. Their offense was smooth and gorgeous, their defense was impenetrable, they would leap high during counterattacks and fast breaks, and they would pass extremely creative passes in positional battles...

They are all Jordan in their own world!

The game ended in less than an hour. No one cared about winning or losing. Everyone was more focused on their own performance.

Bosh, Wade and others performed very well today, completely living up to the ranking predictions ESPN made for them, but the best performance among the group was still Zheng Yang.

Although there are no technical statistics, Zheng Yang should be the highest scoring player today.

His offensive methods are very diverse, even more diverse than those of these college students. When you think you have finally found a way to limit his opponent, he will pull out another weapon from his arsenal to tell you that you can't defend him at all.

The team's Kirk Hinrich also passed the ball to him a lot today.

Kirk Hinrich didn't like passing the ball to this yellow guy. Deep down, he didn't like yellow guys.

But there was no way, who told him to score goals? In order to show his passing awareness and offensive threat, Kirk Hinrich had to pass the ball to him continuously.

Without my wonderful pass, would he have been able to score this goal?
If I hadn't attracted the opponent's defense, would he have had an open opportunity?

It is because of me that he can perform so well.

But apart from him, I'm afraid no one else would feel this way.

In addition to his good offense, he also put in a lot of effort on the defensive end today. The highlight of his defense was probably when he blocked Bosh's layup.

The kick hit the ball hard and sent it flying out of the field.

Bosh kept looking for an opportunity to retaliate, but unfortunately he never found one.

"If we could have drafted him, we would have definitely been back in the playoffs in three years."

After watching his entire performance, Bill excitedly spoke to Paxson.

As a rookie head coach, he also eagerly hopes that he can select good players and lead the team out of difficulties.

Otherwise, given the team's current situation, he is likely to become the scapegoat in the end.

“Is he worth a No. 7 pick?”

Paxson asked again, and Bill nodded without hesitation.

"Yes, he is worth the No. 7 pick. I am even worried that after he goes to other teams for a tryout, we will not be able to select him with the No. 7 pick."

"Okay then, I'll think about it seriously."

Paxson said this in a pretentious manner, but in reality, he was a little hesitant.

Do you really want to use this precious No. 7 pick to choose that yellow guy?
If he doesn't perform well after entering the league, how will the angry people of Chicago scold him?

That fat pig who is even dumber than Klaus actually chose a high school student of yellow race. He is not worthy of being our general manager anymore...

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