Chapter 340: Physical Measurement

Tang Hao is going to enter the NBA, and the news is unintentionally shocking, not only because he reappeared in the public eye after being silent for half a year, but also because he was puzzled by Tang Hao's decision, you must know that Tang Hao did not have any professional basketball resume before. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In such a situation, it was announced to participate in the NBA draft, to put it mildly, this is completely funny! Whoever picks is stupid!

It is precisely because of this that the media unanimously looked down on Tang Hao's approach this time.

Even Tang Hao's head coaches, after learning the news, also called him as soon as possible and advised him to make a decision to consider carefully.

But there is only one person, Gong Luming, the new head coach of the Chinese basketball team, who also managed to contact Tang Hao after hearing the news, hoping to meet him.

Tang Hao did not agree to Gong Luming's invitation, but he did not completely refuse, only said that everything would have to wait until after the NBA draft.

As a result, all eyes were on the upcoming 2014 NBA Draft.

There is still a month or two left before the draft starts, and Tang Hao continues to do the final training for the draft with the help of Prokopio.

Time flies, and it's May in the blink of an eye.

Before leaving for the United States, Tang Hao swiped the screens of major media with an explosive news, announcing his retirement from professional boxing.

The decision has left countless fans with a bang on their feet, but it has also given boxers from other countries a sigh of relief that they can finally no longer bear Tang Hao's unparalleled dominance.

The day after the press conference, Tang Hao and his agent Zhuang Jiajie got on a plane to the United States.

However, there is only one purpose for the trip, which is to participate in the NBA body and complete the tryout of one of the NBA teams.

The NBA Physical Fitness Test is a routine physical fitness test conducted before the NBA Draft, in order to allow scouts of NBA teams to learn about some unknown players before the draft.

The good news is that for some players who are not well-known, it is an opportunity to show, and the bad news is that it will expose some players who need to hide their injuries or have high draft predictions, so under normal circumstances, most of the players do not participate in the body.

Regarding Tang Hao's arrival, the American media have expressed an unwelcome and skeptical attitude.

And that's perfectly reasonable.

Tang Hao's Phelps who abused at the London Olympics almost retired early, and now, Flying Fish has not recovered yet, and he has fought two professional boxing games, and the second game will beat the invincible boxing champion Mayweather in the hearts of Americans to admit defeat, and then to the World Championships in Athletics, while defeating Bolt, he did not dare to show his head when he returned home with a number of American sprinters.

Such a person still wants to come to the NBA and play in the United States, but there is no door!

This is what the Americans think, and the media is even more harsh on Tang Hao.

They boycotted Tang Hao, not only because of what Tang Hao had done before, but also because Tang Hao's approach was completely inadequate in their opinion.

Is a person who has no professional experience and may not even even have played a ball to be drafted by the NBA in the delusional hope that he will be drafted by the NBA?

In this context, Tang Hao once again set foot on American soil after the boxing match with Mayweather.

It's not that everyone resists Tang Hao, Jin Xiangxing, Tang Hao's former boxing sparring partner and current lightweight boxing champion, is extremely excited about Tang Hao's arrival, and treated Tang Hao well in his manor.

It can be said that 80% of his current achievements were given by Tang Hao, and it is also thanks to that he is not an unsympathetic American that he made such a move under tremendous pressure.

Tang Hao did not refuse Jin Xiangxing's kindness, and after accepting the hospitality, he then participated in the 2014 NBA joint tryout.

The highlight of the joint tryout is the physical test, and in this joint tryout, several popular rookies Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, and Joel Endby were all absent from the trial as predicted, and it was somewhat surprising that Dante Essam and Aaron Gordon, who had the top three predictions, were all present at the physical test.

The body test is divided into two parts, and the first day is a static body test, that is, the static data of barefoot height, shoe height, weight, arm span, standing height, body fat content, hand width and hand length.

These tests, which are basically not very variable, are dead data, but this is also one of the talents of the players.

Tang Hao's wonderful physical test data also came out soon.

Barefoot height is 1.90 meters, shoes height is 1.94 meters, weight 190 pounds, 86 kilograms, arm span 1.92 meters, and the height is about the same, standing touch height 2.6 meters, body fat content 5.1%, these data are at a very ordinary level among all the players who come to participate in the physical test.

To say that the first day of shine is Marcus Smart and Jerami Grant, the former is 1.91 meters tall and weighs 103 kilograms, plus an arm span of 2.1 meters, this physique, playing point guard is simply a tank, Jerami Grant's arm span is even more terrifying than Smart, reaching 2.2 meters, which is much more than many interior players, it is simply a long-arm monster.

This is also the charm brought by the physical test, Smart's static physical test data can be said to make many top five or even top three teams coveted, as for Grant, the original prediction was at the end of the second round, and after the physical test, it quickly rose to the top of the second round.

As for Tang Hao, he still did not appear in the draft list.

The second day was a dynamic body test that consisted of a vertical jump on the spot, a maximum vertical jump, a 185-pound bench press, a baseline switchback run, and a 3/4 half-court sprint.

The first thing to do is the baseline switchback run, which is with the ball, and the speed of the runners is examined.

In basketball, there is often a need to switch between offense and defense, and the importance of this project cannot be overstated.

The day also attracted a lot of local media in Detroit.

The focus of these media attention is naturally on hot rookies such as Smart and Essam.

Tang Hao played in the first group, and Essam was among the players who played with him, which also made a considerable number of media reporters gather on the sidelines before the start of the first group of tests.

Essam, an Australian, is the hottest rookie overseas this year, finishing in the top five of all major draft predictions.

Overseas rookies are often cloaked in a veil of mystery, which also makes their draft picks and predictions vary greatly, so the physical test will either not participate, or if you do, it will become very important.

Essam performed average in yesterday's static physical test, and in today's dynamic physical test, he is bound to make a name for himself.

"Ready, go!"

With a shout from the referee on the sidelines, the four players in this group threw the ball forward, and all of them dribbled and rushed out.

Essam was indeed very talented, and he was very fast at speed, almost reaching his top speed in just two metres, which put him in the lead very quickly.

The reporters on the sidelines were also stunned at this time, not because of Ethem, but because of Tang Hao.

Tang Hao instantly pulled away from the other players, including Essam, and then he didn't see the slightest speed, and rushed directly to the other end of the court, slowing down and braking quickly to turn around.

At this time, Essam was still two or three meters away from the other end of the court, and when he saw that Tang Hao had already run back, his eyes were already full of shock.

"Whoosh!"

Tang Hao turned around and then picked up speed again, and then rushed back to the starting point.

After waiting for more than 2 seconds, Essam rushed back for the second time.

The reporters on the sidelines couldn't bear it anymore at this time, and they all ran to the referee to see the results.

Essam's final time was 10.28 seconds.

The course is 28 meters long and 56 meters back and forth, which is quite impressive when you count the deceleration and re-acceleration when starting and turning.

However, when they saw Tang Hao's test results, they were completely shocked, and they didn't care about emotion when they reacted quickly, but felt like they picked up the camera and took pictures.

8.25 seconds!

Tang Hao understated it, and broke the NBA physical test switchback record!

This...... It's too fake, isn't it?!

"Tang Hao? Is it the guy who won over Usain Bolt in Moscow? At this moment, someone in the reporter group suddenly asked.

"yes, I see."

The reporters then showed a look of sudden realization.

Tang Hao's words, this speed is completely reasonable, if you don't carry the ball, it is estimated that it can be faster than this by a second or two.

The switchback run was followed by a 3/4 half-court sprint.

With the experience of the previous project, the reporters unconsciously focused their attention on Tang Hao at this time.

Like switchback, the 3/4 sprint is with the ball.

NBA games often feature fast-break play, and this test measures this ability.

However, unlike the switchback run, this event is a solo test.

The first to appear was Dante Burton, a sophomore from the University of Washington.

His final time was 3.55 seconds.

After the test, the reporters on the sidelines didn't react much, and he himself couldn't help but shake his head, which is obviously a lot worse for a defender.

He was followed by Essam.

Seeing Essam appear, the interest of the reporters immediately rose.

Essam unconsciously turned his head to look at Tang Hao when he came on the court, and it was obvious that he regarded Tang Hao as an opponent.

With the referee's command, Essam dribbled out, and he could feel that he was much faster than the previous Burton.

The final result also proved this judgment, his final time was 3.18 seconds, which is very good even among the guards.

Essam was followed by a succession of other defenders, most of whom averaged around 3.30 seconds, with Essam being the best performer at the moment.

Tang Hao was at the bottom of the order, and he was the fifth from the bottom of the guards.

The continuous defenders made the reporters a little tired, but when they saw that Tang Hao was about to play, their emotions rose again.

Tang Hao has already amazed everyone in the switchback run, and if he sprints, it is even more worth looking forward to.

"Let's go!"

With the referee's order, Tang Hao dribbled and ran out.

As soon as this rushed out, it attracted a burst of exclamation from the reporters.

So fast!

Almost in the blink of an eye, Tang Hao had already crossed the finish line.

The timer on the sidelines also gave Tang Hao's final results.

2.48 seconds!

When they saw the results, the reporters on the scene were completely stunned.

This......

Are you still human......

The NBA 3/4 sprint run record is held by James, which is 2.88 seconds, which was broken by Tang Hao.

Tang Hao thinks that the records broken in the running competition are not enough, has he come to the NBA to refresh these records......

The reporters hurriedly took pictures of this result, no matter what the test was, no matter whether Tang Hao could be selected or not, just these two test results were enough for Tang Hao to leave a name in the NBA.

The sprint test was over, and the morning test came to an end, and there were staff on site who brought food to the rookies.

Tang Hao was eating, and Assam suddenly walked towards him.

"Hey, you're pretty fast." Essam sat down beside him and said.

"You're not bad." Tang Hao said with a smile.

"But I know you're a runner, and you're going to test your jumping in the afternoon, so I don't know what level you're at?" Essam spoke.

"Average."

"General?" Essam was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Generally best, so am I." ”

Tang Hao smiled and didn't say anything.

In the past six months, he has invited Mike Procopio, the most well-known trainer in the NBA, to improve his body and technique, but in half a year, to be honest, except for allowing himself to dribble to the level of ordinary professional players, other aspects of improvement are limited.

He now has accuracy, speed, strength, and physical coordination are already top-notch, plus dribbling, he already has the strength to play in the NBA, and even become a top NBA player, but this is obviously not his pursuit, and the honor points he has accumulated have actually been spent and used to unlock new abilities, and he announced his retirement from swimming, in order to do this.

The flea on the drum moves over time, a famous thief in the Northern Song Dynasty, according to rumors, he can easily fly on the beam of the house with a jump, the room has a beam in ancient times, the height is generally about 2 meters 1, and the time moves up to jump, and the ability to bounce can be seen.

Tang Hao's unlock is the power of the flea, and after having this ability, his development prospects in the NBA are bright, which is the main reason why he dares to participate in the NBA draft without any professional experience.

Having lunch, resting for a while, the body continued in the afternoon.

The first thing to start is the 185kg bench press, which mainly examines the strength of the players, and most of the players have given up on this project, including many big players, not to mention the defenders, among so many players, there are only 5 people who participated in the test.

One by one, remind the strong, look at it and know that it is a power guard.

But even so, the first three people all ended in failure, so you can imagine how difficult this project is for defenders.

The penultimate appearance was Smart, and his appearance also attracted the attention of many reporters, and as one of the best players in this rookie class, it will be interesting to see if he can complete this test.