Eddie Curry, Sun Hao doesn't have a lot of impressions of him.

The little shark that Klaus just talked about is his most famous nickname.

By the way, there is one more thing that can be regarded as his peak moment.

In a regular season game in 2003, he limited O'Neal to 13 points and 10 boards, and he also scored 20 points and 6 boards, and was called "the best center in the East" by O'Neal.

But to be honest, Curry's talent is really okay, and although he struggled occasionally in the first few years of his NBA career, he mixed well overall.

At his peak, he averaged 19.5 points per game in the Knicks, and he was also a quasi-All-Star player.

But this "quasi-all-star" is limited to scoring.

It's hard to imagine a player of his size averaging only seven rebounds per game in his peak season.

The media once commented on [ ] him: he is the most attacking center outside of O'Neal and Yao Ming, and his blocking quality is also very good, but other than that, he is useless.

Even in his prime, his rebounding, defense, and playmaking are all at the middle and lower levels of the league, and he often needs a blue-collar power forward to partner with him.

And he's lazy and has very low morale.

At the beginning of each season, he is as fat as little Gasol, and it takes 1~2 months to lose weight.

And once the team starts badly, he is the first to give up the game.

Because of his high weight, he eventually faded out of the league as well.

Sun Hao said before that the fat man can't get along in the alliance in this era, which is not a joke.

Of course, that's all for later.

The current Curry, along with Chandler and Kwame Brown, is known as the "three high school students in the class of 2000", with an unknown upper limit and a burst of talent.

This was also the first challenge Yao Ming faced head-on.

Curry attacked first, the ball was sent to him, and he leaned on Yao Ming to start chiseling.

On the offensive end, his talent and ball quotient are not low, and Yao Ming's thin body is a little unbearable.

Curry hit Yao Ming with all his strength, and jumped directly to dunk.

"Smack!"

However, as soon as he lifted the ball, he was slapped by Yao Ming...... I covered it.

Whew, 2 meters 20 or more in the air, it's fresher.

Klaus's eyes lit up on the sidelines, and Yao Ming's reaction speed was so fast.

Curry's reaction was also quite fast, grabbing the covered ball and quickly hooking his hand.

"Smack!"

This time, Yao Ming jumped while standing, and directly fanned the ball to the free throw line.

One of Curry's offenses took Yao Ming two times in a row.

The offense and defense of the two sides switched, Yao Ming took the ball, leaned on Curry, and found that the confrontation was not difficult, and he easily put the basket to score.

On the second ball, Yao Ming directly used one hand to easily shake off Curry to score.

The third ball, Yao Ming taught on the spot, showing off a small hook.

……

It's not how good Yao Ming's offense is at this time, but Curry's defense is really a bit poor.

Coupled with height suppression and high-altitude work, Curry's defense is even worse.

The round of confrontation on the court ended quickly, faster than all the previous rounds.

Sun Hao picked up the thermos cup on the side and took another sip.

He put the cup down again.

This tea is still hot on the mouth.

“……”

At this point, the management on the Bulls' side was quiet.

You must know that Curry was a four-in-a-row before.

This is good, and he was easily beaten by Yao Ming.

And because of Curry's four consecutive outfits, it seems that Yao Ming is getting stronger and stronger.

This is like, in front of the Bishui Pass of the Seventeenth Road Princes, Hua Xiong provoked Sun Jian to scold him, and beheaded several generals, which shocked the hearts of the coalition army.

But he never thought that he was slashed under the horse by the horse archer Guan Yu.

The wine is still warm, but the tea is still hot.

Yao Ming's round shocked everyone.

Of course, the reality is not the real Three Kingdoms, after Yao Ming defeated Curry, he became the champion on the court, and the next round of challenges will start again.

Next up is Eddie Griffin.

Compared to Curry, Griffin's fate was not much better.

Although he is more agile, his shorter height allows him to press more aggressively on both offensive and defensive ends.

Griffin was followed by Chandler.

When they came on the field, the two even laughed and chatted, which surprised Sun Hao a little.

I didn't seem to see Yao Ming and Chandler face to face yesterday.

After chatting, the confrontation on the field continued.

Chandler defended strongly and attacked weakly, but he was still very disadvantaged in front of Yao Ming.

Chandler and Diop are both power-type interior players, just like before, if you ask him to carry Eddie Curry, or even to carry O'Neal, it will work well.

But let him defend the technical inside line, and he'll have a hard time.

Although Yao Ming's current skills are not mature, his footsteps and small hooks are very skilled in the CBA.

Soon, Chandler was defeated.

The next Diop was a little weaker than Chandler, and the ending was not too similar.

It wasn't until the end that Gasol and Yao Ming were on par.

Both are technical streams, with Yao Ming being taller and Gasol having a longer arm span.

It was this kind of evenly matched confrontation that allowed Yao Ming to show more of his skills.

And Klaus was dumbfounded by this technology.

The half-turn hook of the left and right hands under the basket had been seen before, but after Gasol's long arms made it difficult for this move to work, Yao Ming's attack began to go outside.

Turn around after holding the ball in the low post, feint to turn around and hook hands, and even drop back jumpers in the low post!

This Nima, which is a 2.26 meter person can do the action!

Sun Hao was also a little wet at this time.

Yao Ming's moves he had seen in his previous life, and they were all Yao Ming's weapons in the NBA.

This is not surprising, but the problem is that this is still a rookie Yao Ming.

It seems that these skills were not learned by him in the NBA, but by Li Qiuping when he was on the Shanghai team.

This is very reasonable, Yao Ming has always treated Li Qiuping as a teacher.

The one-on-one confrontation ended, and Yao Ming also followed the break.

"How does it feel?"

Sun Hao asked with a smile.

Yao Ming glanced at no one else around him, and then turned his head and lowered his voice.

"They don't seem to be very strong."

Sun Hao couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

This doesn't seem to be very spiritual.

Invisible pretending is the deadliest.

"By the way, you know Chandler?"

Sun Hao asked more.

"Well, I came to the United States in '98 to attend a training camp and played with him."

Yao Ming recalled.

"And this? What do you think? ”

Sun Hao was a little curious.

"It's not good, he's much better than he was then."

"Ahem."

Sun Hao coughed after hearing this.

What this means is that he used to have an easier time beating Chandler.

Don't say it, Yao Ming is a bit Jordan-like.

Pretending to be like the wind, always with me.

At this moment, Duffy came over and said a few words to Yao Ming.

Roughly speaking, the Wizards contacted him just now and asked him to go there for a tryout.

"Brother Hao, I can go to the champion!"

Yao Ming couldn't hide the joy on his face when he heard this.

Although he was tried out by many teams two days ago, he was not so happy.

The main reason, naturally, is that only the Bulls sent him a tryout invitation with the top three picks.

In particular, the Wizards, who held the top pick, did not invite him, which made his draft ceiling only visible.

But now, the Wizards invited him!

"Really? Congratulations! ”

Sun Hao showed off his acting skills.

"When the time comes, I'll go to Washington with you and try to get a champion of it!"

Yao Ming nodded vigorously.

There was no confrontation in the joint trial before, but now after the confrontation, he has already played against these big men in the same class.

No, there's one left, and that's the top pick, Kwame Brown.

After the joint tryout, there were rumors that Jordan had a special appreciation for Brown, and he was almost convinced.

If you go to the Wizards for a tryout, you can play against Brown at that time, and you can see the difference in strength between yourself and Brown.

The one-on-one confrontation ended, followed by a three-on-three and a full-court one.

Klaus was prepared, he specially called the Bulls players who were still in Chicago, and there were not enough people to find a few in the development league.

After all, the management still attaches great importance to it.

In the later process, Yao Ming further showed his ball intelligence and strategy.

In history, Yao Ming was hacked by many sunspots and became a stupid big man.

But in fact, Yao Ming's double quotient is very high, and he has a very strong sense of position on the field.

Look at Bradley and then look at Yao Ming, you will know that Yao Ming is by no means the so-called stupid big man.

After all the tryouts were over, Krauss took the initiative to walk up to Eddie Curry, his face full of appreciation.

The rest of Gasol and Chandler also have Bulls staff communicating.

Both Yao Ming and Diop were left out in the cold.

Diop's snub is understandable, his talent is the worst of the few, and his performance is also the worst.

In fact, after the joint tryout, the first prediction list of the draft came out, and Diop did not make it to the top five, and it was basically impossible for the Bulls to select him.

It's just that Yao Ming obviously performed the best in the trial, but he was still snubbed.

Even if Duffy went up to communicate, he didn't get a very good response.

In the end, Yao Ming didn't wait, his face changed significantly, a little angry, but more unwilling.

Sun Hao looked at Yao Ming, and unconsciously recalled the scene from a year ago in his mind.

He also had the same expression as Yao Ming at the beginning.

Sun Hao went over to comfort him for a while.

Yao Ming didn't say much, and packed up his mood to prepare for the trial later.

"Da Yao, I can't say that there are many people in front of me, but I also came to Chicago for a trial."

When he walked out, Sun Hao told him about his trial experience when he came to the Bulls.

"So you don't have to worry, the more Klaus snubs you, the more optimistic you are, and I believe you will receive a call soon."

Sun Hao said with a smile.

Yao Ming nodded after listening.

That's all he can think.

Sun Hao is talking from experience, and the result is that before they arrived at the hotel in the car, Duffy's mobile phone rang.

Duffy was still sad before answering the phone, but after answering it, he was already smiling.

Like Sun Hao at the beginning, he has also experienced ups and downs.

After hanging up the phone, Duffy looked at Yao Ming.

"Yao, you're already the top pick in the 2001 NBA Draft."

"You're not making fun of me, are you?"

Yao Ming felt incredible.

Sun Hao was also surprised, the Bulls' decision seemed to be a little too fast?

He originally thought that even if the Bulls wanted to select Yao Ming, they would arrange a few more tryouts.

After all, there is still more than half a month before the draft!

'I'm not kidding, they invited us to go to the third trial alone, more to see the team or something.

Duffy is an honest man, and he directly said all the arrangements behind him.

"Da Yao, I really want to congratulate you now, you have completed the goal of the first three picks."

Accidents are accidents, but he has really been promised a draft by the Bulls, and of course he is happy for Yao Ming.

And the Bulls' decision so quickly also shows their attitude, which is really to cultivate Yao Ming as the core.

Yao Ming also showed a happy smile.

The big year of the draft.

With this result, all his efforts at home are worth it.

"Sun, I can tell from Klaus's words that they missed you, and they don't want to miss Yao again."

Duffy really had something to say.

Yao Ming's expression didn't change much.

He had this consciousness in front of him, the predecessors planted trees and the later people enjoyed the shade, and Sun Hao's success made his draft journey much smoother.

"However, if possible, I still want to hit the champion."

Yao Ming then spoke.

Sun Hao patted his thigh.

Ambitious, and also very much in line with his character.

For a period of time, Sun Hao followed Jordan to train in Chicago from time to time, and Yao Ming and Duffy flew around the world for trials.

Yao Ming did not push off the original trial because he got the draft promise.

On the one hand, it seems that he is very arrogant, and on the other hand, promises are just promises after all, and no one can guarantee that others will fulfill them, and he needs more opportunities to show himself.

It also turned out that his tryout with the Bulls was no accident, and this time the big men who ran for the election were educated by him one by one.

Of course, he also exposed some weaknesses in the full-court game, the confrontation was weak, and he was a bit unguardable against a big man like Troy Murphy with outside projection, etc.

However, the flaws are not hidden.

Compared to his advantages, those disadvantages are not disadvantages.

His ability, talent, and quality are all seen by scouts from all walks of life.

One of the most intuitive facts is that a week after the joint tryout, ESPN announced its second draft projections.

In this draft prediction, Yao Ming's pick soared all the way, jumping from the original lottery edge to the third pick.

He is predicted to be drafted by the Clippers with the third pick in the first round.

This draft prediction is actually very interesting and says a lot.

The Bulls do a good job of keeping inside information secret, and Duffy is a very reliable agent.

All in all, all this means that Yao Ming has almost agreed on the top three picks of the class of 2001, and where he will go depends on whether the draft will change like Sun Hao at the beginning, and the results of the trial for the Wizards.

Training with Jordan, Sun Hao can feel that his progress is very fast.

Of course, Jordan was also surprised, Sun Hao's improvement made him a little unbelievable.

Even if he is the god of basketball, I am afraid that Sun Hao would never have thought that he could practice in the system.

"You're a genius, just like me."

In the end, Jordan couldn't help but speak.

Learning ability is also a very important part of basketball talent, although Jordan does not forget to pretend to be forced when he is coming.

"Of course, I'm going to blow you up."

Sun Hao said with a smile.

Jordan was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.

Although he can't say it on the surface, his expectations for basketball are also increasing little by little.

Sun Hao really woke up all the enthusiasm he still had.

……

When Sun Hao and Yao Ming were busy, the NBA Finals were also going on simultaneously.

Iverson led the 76ers to another dark kill against the Bucks in the Eastern Conference finals.

However, unlike the Eastern Conference semifinals tie-break, this time Iverson shot himself and scored 44 points with an injury to kill the Bucks!

Missed the playoffs due to injury? It doesn't exist in Iverson!

Then, with a series of playoff statistics and various honors in the regular season, Iverson led the 76ers, who had gone through two rounds of stealing seven bloody battles, to stand in front of the unbeatable Lakers.

ps: Special thanks to Yawu for the unstained reward!