Philadelphia, also known as the "City of Love", is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the fifth largest city in the United States, after New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston; The Philadelphia metropolitan area is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States, after New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Philadelphia metropolitan area has a total population of 1,553,165 and the metropolitan area has a population of more than 7.15 million. Philadelphia is strategically located about 160 kilometers northeast from New York and 220 kilometers southwest from the capital Washington.

As a veteran team in the NBA, at the beginning of the team's establishment, the Philadelphia 76ers at that time neither set their home stadium in Philadelphia nor named the 76ers, but gave a very patriotic name - Syracuse Nation. The Syracuse Nationals, formed in 1937, joined the NBA in 1949 with the merger of the NBL and ABB, and achieved quite good results. In the 14 years of NBA before the name change, he reached the playoffs 14 times, reached the conference and league finals many times, and won 1 championship.

But it wasn't until 1963, when the basketball capital moved to Philadelphia, that the team really had the exciting years of its NBA career.

The first player to inject passion into the 76ers was Wilt Chamberlain, who combined speed, height, power and technique. Chamberlain was the first all-rounder in basketball history, winning seven NBA scoring titles, 11 rebounding titles, and still holding the record for the most points scored in a single game with 100 points.

After two years of running-in, the 76ers finally ushered in their heyday in 1967. They made it to the playoffs with a jaw-dropping regular season record (68-13) and went on to win the title comfortably. At the NBA's 35th anniversary celebration in 1980, the team was named the strongest team in NBA history.

In the years that followed, the championship halo never visited Philadelphia again, but the fighting spirit and passion never left the 76ers. In the mid-to-late '80s, the powerful and radiant Charles Barkley led the team to the Atlanta Conference and Eastern Conference Finals several times.

But Barkley, who had no hope of winning the championship, defected to the Phoenix Suns in '93 with the MVP trophy.

This is the city where Kobe Bryant lived in high school for four years, and the temperature in Philadelphia in June was very high, and the blazing sun made Bryant habitually wear sunglasses.

"Rob, take it easy, let's just go to Philadelphia for a walk. They don't pick a high school student with a top prize. Bryant sat in the back of the car, as if feeling the nervousness of the white man, and said to the driver.

"Yes, Mr. Bryant. But I'm going to do my best to show Philadelphia about your physical strengths, your high school honors, and you're going to be the best player of all time. The white man, Rob Pelinka, looked a little calmer.

Rob Pelinka, who just got his license to practice law in Illinois this year, unexpectedly received a phone call from Kobe Bryant the day before yesterday, insisting that Pelinka was a natural agent and inviting Pelinka to participate in his tryout.

Pelinka had a dream of becoming an agent, but he couldn't figure out where Kobe Bryant got the news of him as a nobody. That's Kobe Bryant, the first high school guard player to participate in the NBA draft, a steady lottery show, and there should be countless bigwigs who want to act as his economic man.

Pelinka immediately rushed to Philadelphia after confirming that Kobe Bryant was not joking with him. Kobe Bryant treated him like an old friend, and Pelinka felt that it would be quite fun to work with such a future star, so he immediately agreed to sign a contract with Kobe.

Pelinka was originally going to sign a contract with a 2% salary and endorsement income, but Kobe Bryant disagreed, insisting that the contract was not worthy of Pelinka, so he signed a 4% contract for eight years. Pelinka is very grateful to Kobe, and it feels good to be trusted.

Kobe Bryant guessed what Pelinka was thinking, but he knew how good this guy was. His ability to compete for Kobe's career interests, coordinate team reinforcements, and handle external public relations is very reassuring to Kobe. Kobe Bryant can't wait for 1998 to let this guy act as his agent, this guy will be my right-hand man in my career!

Kobe, who was ready to pounce on basketball, decided to leave all the off-court factors to Pelinka. He believes that Pelinka, who will even become the vice president of the Lakers in the future, can handle all these off-court factors for him. He doesn't want to be like in his previous life, because of these things that make his family unhappy!

Pelinka, a former NCAA player who played four years at the University of Michigan, is a role player who understands the psychology of players and knows what players need. At one point during his career as an agent, he was ranked in the top five in the world.

After talking to Kobe, he understands Kobe's trust in him, and he also understands Kobe's ambitions, this is a player who can make the world burn, this is a player who wants to turn the entire history of basketball upside down, this is a player who will either become immortal or be infamous forever. Black and white will appear in him, and he is destined to have an uneventful career, so let me Rob Pelinka escort it.

"Rob, let's go." Arriving at the Philadelphia 76ers' training gym, Bryant took out his backpack. Kobe Bryant, who wears sunglasses and a hoodie, is cool, and he's ready to do something big for this tryout.

The home court of the Philadelphia 76ers is Wajovia Center, and the players' daily training is not here, but a separate training tube on the edge of the city. The team's joint training, daily diet, and strength training of the players can all be carried out in this stadium. The perimeter of the arena looks a little old, and since Charles Barkley moved to the Phoenix Suns in '93, the Philadelphia 76ers have not been as competitive as they used to be.

Philadelphia has an 18-64 record in the regular season this year, and the No. 1 pick is in desperate need of a savior to save them.

Philadelphia is Kobe's second hometown, and he has lived in Philadelphia since Joe Bryant retired from Italy. He had a deep imprint on it, but he knew that this time, he wouldn't be the savior of Philadelphia, and the savior would be someone else.

Struggling into the stadium, he met with Philadelphia head coach John Lucas.

The head coach of the 76ers personally tried out the young people, which shows that this is a key reference for the top selection. It also proves that Kobe's achievements in high school are remarkable. The Philadelphia-born basketball prodigy has been favored by local teams.

"Mr. Kobe Bryant, it's a pleasure to meet you." Lucas didn't hold the shelf and shook Kobe's hand very warmly.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Lucas." Kobe Bryant smiled mildly.

"So let's start the physical data test, Brown, you take Kobe Bryant to do the individual test." Lucas instructed one of the team's assistant coaches.

Kobe Bryant went to the test in turn, and in the past few days of return, although Kobe has been practicing hard with a more scientific and more suitable training method for himself. But a few days didn't make much of a change in Kobe's physical fitness.

The 17-year-old is still in the development stage, and although the data of Kobe's rookie physical test report is excellent, it is not uncommon in the NBA. The height is also 198 cm, the weight is 88 kg, the arm span reaches 208 cm, the palm length is 29 cm, the standing touch height is 264 cm, the bounce in place is 98 cm, the run-up bounce is 116 cm, the 100-meter sprint runs in 11.5 seconds, and the longest time in the air reaches 0.8 seconds.

Kobe Bryant firmly believes that this is just the beginning, and when he continues to train, his physical fitness will definitely reach the peak of an athlete, even surpassing the physical template of a guard, Michael Jordan.

Let's compare the physical test data of Jordan's rookie. Jordan, height 198 cm, arm span 212 cm, palm length 30 cm, standing touch height 269 cm, weight 88 kg, bounce 99 cm on the spot, run bounce 121.92 cm, Jordan's 100-meter sprint time is 10.5 seconds, and the air time reaches a terrifying 0.97 seconds.

Whether it's arm span, bounce, speed, Michael Jordan's physical fitness is crushing better than Kobe. In the 100-meter race, he was nearly a second faster, which is also the confidence that Jordan can see defense as nothing in the morning.

The Philadelphia 76ers are very appreciative of Kobe's physical test, and this is a child who will have a lot of room to grow. I heard that he trains hard no worse than Jordan, will he be the second Jordan? Although Kobe's body is a little thin now, who says there is no such possibility?

Jordan is currently firmly on the throne, and finding a second Jordan is something that all NBA management wants to do. Will this high school student, who is quite similar to Jordan's early play style and physical condition, be the answer we want?

The coaches of the team were still discussing and exchanging Kobe's physical test data and preparing to arrange a shooting test. A black player walked onto the pitch.

"Hey, I said why didn't you arrange training today, it turns out that the old man wants to try out this stinky boy." Jerry Starhouse came in and yelled.

Kobe raised his eyebrows, this guy dared to make a big deal about Jordan as soon as he entered the league, and he didn't mean to restrain after being cleaned up?

"Starks, be quiet, this is a secret tryout for the team." Lucas was a little unhappy, this player was so unruly and had interfered with the normal process of the team many times.

But the star of the team is him, a player drafted by the team in 1995 as the third in the first round, a rookie player who averages 19.2 points, 3.9 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game, and he will be the future of the 76ers.

What player has no temper? Lucas had to endure it. In a business league like the NBA, the coach is always a supporting role for the star.

"Old fellow, who is this kid? What about technology? Will it be this year to assist me? Stackhouse staggered and patted coach Lucas on the back.

"Well, why don't you try it?"