Chapter Seventy-Four: Chicago's Ball Tyrant
In a hurry, Sun Hao dragged his suitcase directly to the United Center Arena.
Before the trial, Sun Hao arrived at this place full of sacred atmosphere for basketball fans.
This is where Michael Jordan became a god, and here he completed two triples.
Some fans even feel that if Jordan does not retire, he will have a chance to complete eight consecutive championships.
In front of the arena, the bronze statue erected in 1994 says it all.
Sun Hao lived in the United States in his last life, but spent most of his time in Connecticut, which is the west coast of the United States.
Chicago is in Illinois, in the middle of the United States, and he has traveled a few times.
Still, he was impressed by the sculpture.
Although he was in a hurry, he walked to the sculpture and stopped for a long time.
The bronze statue is Jordan's classic one-handed dunk over a defender, with the phrase written underneath the sculpture.
“The.best.there.ever.was,The.best.there.ever.will.be”
Translated into Chinese, it means: there is no ancient, no one after.
This sentence sums up Jordan's achievements in basketball succinctly and clearly.
Although there are people such as Bill Russell and Chamberlain in ancient times, Jordan's influence has long surpassed that of any of them.
To be called the god of basketball by the fans is already a supreme honor.
As for those who have not come, who can surpass the god of basketball?
Sun Hao took a long breath, then turned around and walked towards the United Center Arena.
He has already stepped on the top of his predecessor in Europe, and he can do the same in the NBA.
Jordan in history is unwilling to be lonely and will make a comeback next year, and for Sun Hao, that is an opportunity.
Don't think that the 38-year-old Jordan is already a bad old man who can't run, your uncle will always be your uncle.
In his first season with the Wizards, he averaged 23 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.
At that time, Sun Hao had just finished his rookie season, and there was no more suitable partner for him in the second year.
Think of the scene where Iverson shook off the Wizards Jordan and was talked about by the fans, and if he held down Jordan and shot indiscriminately, the scene can be imagined.
The god of basketball is shining with gold, isn't that the most luxurious backdrop?
Thinking of that scene, Sun Hao unconsciously got angry in his heart.
With a light step, he walked into the United Center arena.
However, when he arrived outside the training hall for the trial, he found a group of people gathered outside.
The tall and short ones, most of them are wearing autumn clothes, and they look like they came to try out like him.
And among these people, he quickly found a few familiar figures.
Michael Reid.
Speaking of Reed, the most impressive thing that fans have about him is probably the self-media.
Zunyi Conference, Reed, Bogu......
Because he was a teammate with Yi Jianlian, driven by the rhythm of the self-media at that time, the rhythm of these players was brought to fly.
However, Reed was the league's hottest scorer at his peak, a left-hander, capable of sudden shooting, and superb one-handed shooting.
Even relying on a three-point shot, he was selected for the star-studded Dream Eight team, and won the Olympic championship with the team.
The reason why Sun Hao noticed him at first sight was that kind of animal instinctive vigilance.
He is also known for his three-point shooting, but Reed is 1.98 meters tall, which is a big threat to him.
Reed averaged 21.9 points per game in his first year, making him the first freshman scoring champion in the "Big 10 District."
But since then, his college stats have dropped again and again, with 19.5 points in his sophomore year and 17.3 points in his junior year.
Others are in college one step a year, and so is he, but the kind that goes down.
In addition, he is 21 years old this year, and the draft market is getting worse and worse year by year, and the highest ranking in this year's draft prediction is only at the end of the first round.
DeSean Stevenson.
This Stevenson is not his "junior brother" Stephenson, and the old fans are most familiar with him is the Mavericks period.
As a standard 3-and-D player, he gave Wade a hard time in the Finals and helped the Mavericks win the 2011 championship as a key role player.
And he didn't go to college, so he ran directly as a high school student.
Not every high school student can become a superstar like Howard, James, Kobe, Maddie, etc.
Because he never showed himself on the NCAA stage, although in his final year at Fresno Washington Union High School, he averaged 23.9 points, 10.6 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game, and also won the "slam dunk king" in the McDonald's National High School Championship.
But he still needs to rely on tryouts to secure a draft pick for himself.
Eddie House.
House is a standard role player in the NBA, scoring in double figures in just one season in his 11-year career.
However, many people are familiar with him, because he is the kind of player with the attribute of microwave oven, which is ready to use when heated.
Sun Hao is also familiar, but he is more because of the game.
When salary space is not enough in 2K, he is the kind of backup guard that the team must have.
Even including some of the web manager games he has played, 500,000 House is almost one per person.
In reality, though, House is probably the most famous of the bunch.
He is the all-time leading scorer at Arizona University, as well as the most in shooting and steals.
The University of Arizona is not a well-known school, not to mention that they are one of the top 10 universities in the United States.
is the Arizona Wildcats, who are also a top team in the NCAA, and the number of basketball talents he has sent to the NBA is also among the top 10 in the United States.
If you don't talk about the future, let's talk about the present, Steve Cole, Mike Bibby, Jason Terry are all from here.
Compare them to see what House has achieved.
And House was a true scoring maniac in college.
He was the first player in the "Pacific 10 League" to score 40+ times in a single season, and he scored 61 points against UC Berkeley!
61 points is the data that can compete with the ancient mythical beast "Sky Hook" Abdul-Jabbar in the college scoring record.
However, because he is only 1.85 meters tall, his defense is average, and he is 22 years old, his draft market is not very good.
If you really want to make an analogy, perhaps in the eyes of most American scouts, Sun Hao and House are similar types of players.
In terms of strength, they felt that Sun Hao was even weaker than House.
After all, the European league is not as good as the NCAA, and Sun Hao has not scored 61 points in Europe.
Marco Jaric.
This Yaric is not the Yarich who paid attention to him because of his wife before, but participated in the European joint trial with him before.
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The Bulls have three first-round three rounds this year, and the rest are at the end of the first round and before the second round, except for the fourth and seventh trials, which have ended before.
There are really a lot of people who come to try out in this position.
The challenge of Sun Hao's first stop in the trial was super difficult.
However, what makes Sun Hao uncomfortable at this time is not these competitors, but the current situation.
A bunch of people nested outside the stadium, and even some staff members next to the players, but none of them entered.
I don't know what's going on.
Sun Hao took out his mobile phone and looked at the time, the point of the trial had arrived.
After waiting for a while and still not moving, Sun Hao walked to the front and greeted Yarich.
tried out together, and the same vacant seats also had counterpoint, which was also a hometown acquaintance, and the two quickly chatted.
Yaliqi came much earlier than him, and during the chat, Sun Hao also knew what was going on in this bunch of people's nests.
Because...... There's someone training in the gym!
It sounds incredible.
Hey, today is a tryout for the rookie!
Just because there are people inside who are tryouts, a lot of people can only wait outside?!
What kind of heavenly king Lao Tzu is this, such a big ranking?
King...... Could it be Jordan inside?
It should be.
This is Chicago, and Jordan, although retired, still comes here occasionally to practice and play.
The Bulls scheduled a tryout, but it wasn't possible to notify Jordan of all of that.
Jordan was training, and no one dared to bother.
This is his territory.
The door inside didn't open, and a group of people had to wait outside.
The wait was more than half an hour.
When the door opened, all eyes were on the door.
Sun Hao is not alone, everyone else thinks about the same as Sun Hao.
Who else can have this kind of treatment in Chicago, at the Union Center arena, but Jordan?
Still...... Zhente Niang has!
The person who came out was not the Jordan they imagined.
Although he is very close to Jordan, the iconic explosive head Zappa Hu ......
The person who came out turned out to be Kobe!
Sun Hao also didn't expect 10,000.
He knows the origins of Kobe Bryant and Chicago.
Although he doesn't talk about it, he is actually a die-hard Jordan fan, and he had the idea of playing for the Bulls when he went to the Finals to watch the game before the '96 draft.
Even when his contract expired in 2004, his first choice was the Bulls.
If it weren't for the Lakers management to rob and trade to Pau Gasol, what fans saw might be the legacy of the all-time No. 1 and No. 2 quarterback in Chicago.
It's just that it's only 2000!
How did Kobe Bryant get to Chicago?
Kobe's clothes were sticking to the flesh, sweating like rain, and it looked like he should have been training for a long time.
When he came out, he didn't seem to expect so many people waiting at the door.
However, his face did not change and walked out directly.
Although it was Kobe Bryant and not Jordan, the OK combination had just reached the top.
Especially the game that Sun Hao watched and the Trail Blazers grabbed seven, which gave Kobe Bryant the momentum to become the league's No. 1 quarterback.
He walked forward, and the group of rookies still unconsciously got out of the way.
Kobe Bryant walked in front of Sun Hao's eyes, and Sun Hao also had close contact with Kobe for the first time.
I have to say that Kobe Bryant's current style ...... It's a bit off-the-beaten.
Perhaps sensing Sun Hao's strange gaze, Kobe Bryant turned his head to look at Sun Hao, frowned slightly, and then turned his head and continued to leave.
Bryant left, and the staff beckoned the players into the training hall.
Sun Hao also withdrew his attention from Kobe.
His trial is finally about to begin!