Chapter 71: Those things about that year's draft (ask for recommendation votes~!) )
When Bryant and his agent Durham arrived in Los Angeles, the young black mamba was in no hurry to catch a glimpse of the "City of Angels......
I saw him swallow his saliva while opening a bento box.
"Hiccup~!"
After quickly eliminating the sandwich that Su Feng had prepared for himself, Kobe Bryant felt that his body was instantly filled with energy.
"I'm ready." Kobe Bryant said as he looked at his agent, Durham.
At this moment, there was a murderous aura in the eyes of this black mamba.
For the rest of the trip, Bryant will first attend tryouts with the Clippers and then with the Lakers.
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After arriving in Los Angeles for a day of recuperation, Bryant's tryout with the Clippers went so well that he stunned the Clippers staff on the spot with his stellar performance.
It's just that......
In Su Feng's previous life, many people suspected that Lord Baylor was an undercover agent sent by the Lakers to the Clippers.
Well......
One thing to say, don't talk about this kind of conspiracy theory, there are really arguments for it.
Because after Kobe's tryout, the Clippers' uniform team told him, "Your tryout performance is the best of all the players in our opinion." ”
Hearing that his performance was praised, Kobe, who was too young, too simple in Tucson, immediately asked: "Then will you choose me?" ”
"No, we're not going to pick you, because we need instant power to turn around a bad record.
If we had chosen a 17-year-old boy, people in Los Angeles would have thought we were a joke, so we couldn't choose you. ”
I have to say that the answer of the Clippers uniform team is really fast ship.
Don't ask why the Clippers operate so magically.
Because in the future, the Clippers will use more practical actions to prove what it means to be "an operation that even cloud fans can't play".
In the previous life, many basketball fans liked to use "you can do it, you can go" to fight each other.
But Hong Kong Zhen, it may not be possible to do anything else, but as a Clipper uniform team in this period, you keyboard warriors don't have to underestimate themselves too much.
Kobe Bryant's young mind suffered a critical hit of 100 million points in an instant......
Even as he walked out of the training gym, he looked aggrievedly at his agent Durham and asked, "Am I really bad?" ”
Seeing Kobe Bryant in a depressed mood, Durham touched his head and comforted: "No, believe me, you are the best high school student in the whole of America." ”
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Next, Kobe Bryant, who regrouped his mentality, went to another team in Los Angeles two days later -
Lakers.
We'll talk about the Lakers' team history later, because one person can't wait to meet Kobe.
Unlike the various tryouts he received with the Clippers, after watching Kobe's physical test data, Jerry West directly let Kobe Bryant have a PK with the star of the University of Mississippi, Donta Jones.
As a result, after Kobe Bryant beat Jones to ashes, West was not only excited, but also increased the difficulty for Kobe.
One of the Lakers' coaching staff, former NBA player Larry Derew, took the court.
It's just that the former NBA player is still no match for Kobe.
The Lakers' uniform crew could feel West's excitement almost every half.
As a result, Lakers legend, Michael Cooper, the 1987 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and now a member of the Lakers' uniform team, played with a knife.
Although Cooper has been retired for six years at this time, in the eyes of the Lakers' staff, West is also too much of a bully Kobe.
After all, how can a high school student ......
This can really win!
After Bryant beat Cooper, West told his assistant, "Don't look at it, I can confirm that this kid is the best player of the class." ”
Then, West walked up to Kobe's agent, Durham, "We'll do everything we can to get him." ”
Durham was a little confused, but by the time he wanted to continue to ask West, West had already left his side.
In Tum's view, this may just be a compliment from West to Kobe.
After all, the Lakers in this period were full of talent on the front line, and in addition to All-Star Ceballos, they also had good players like Eddie Jones.
At this time, the Lakers are on the road to revival, and no chip is superfluous.
And just when Durham wanted to tell Kobe Bryant the news, West had already walked in front of Kobe Bryant on the court.
"How's it going, how does it feel to play against NBA-caliber players?"
After beating Cooper, Bryant was smug at this time, listening to West's question, Bryant replied after thinking about it: "I think Sue's defense is better than his." ”
"Oh?"
In fact, West didn't take Kobe's words too seriously......
But out of confidence to protect the young players, West still waited patiently for Kobe's next answer.
"Although Sue's defensive skills are not as good as his, if it were Sue, he would definitely fight with me until the last moment." Bryant replied.
West smiled, and his smile like a spring breeze made a deep impression on the young Kobe.
And maybe West was too approachable, and Kobe Bryant at this time actually forgot that at this moment, standing in front of him-
But the legend of the Lakers' team history, and now the Lakers deserve to be the big boss, the NBA LOGO, Jerry West.
"Sir, may I ask what you need me to do if the Lakers choose me?" Bryant plucked up his courage and continued to talk to West.
"Why do you ask this question?" West asked curiously.
"Because a lot of people think I'm just a high school kid, I should change my current style of play when I get into the NBA......" Kobe Bryant replied.
"No, I don't need you to make any changes, remember kid, I just need you to be yourself." West said as he patted Kobe Bryant on the shoulder.
And just like that, Bryant's trip to Los Angeles ended.
Next, he will also participate in tryouts for teams such as the Bulls and Celtics.
And in Los Angeles, the LOGO man's plan began.
Looking at Martin, a scout who came to call him back, West asked, "Do you have any thoughts on Kobe?" ”
"I think Kobe Bryant could be better than we thought, especially in his senior year of high school, his organizational skills are ......"
West didn't let Martin finish his sentence, and directly interrupted him, "Don't be fooled by the data. ”
"He's still very young in his organizational skills.
However, his desire to pass the ball makes me think that he will develop into a star player who can play both offensively and defensively, and is difficult to defend. West said.
"But Boss, Kobe Bryant's current pick, I'm worried about our ......," Martin said as he looked at West with a worried expression.
"I know, cancel the previous plan.
When the draft picks come out, let's see which team is missing an interior lineman. West said.
"But boss, if you're optimistic about Kobe, then he's going to the Celtics next......"
Martin's implication is that the Celtics are not the Clippers, and since you can be optimistic about Kobe, then the Celtics will naturally be optimistic about Kobe.
"If I think about it, it's a bit of a headache.
After all, Arnold (Auerbach) is not Elgin (Baylor). West rubbed his head.
"What other outstanding outside players have announced their candidacy this time?" West asked.
"Connecticut's Ray Allen is currently recognized as the strongest scoring guard in the NCAA;
Villanova's Kelly Kittels is now considered the second-best scoring guard of the class;
Then there's Kentucky's Antoine Walker, a 206-centimeter-tall all-around power forward......"
Martin looked at the information he had compiled earlier and reported.
"Then let the wind go and say we'll do whatever it takes to get Antoine Walker from Kentucky!
Also, tell the media that I said it and that Walker would be the successor to the 'magician' in my opinion! West said, patting Martin on the shoulder.
"Then you can help me put together a list of teams that might get the three picks from No. 8 to No. 10."
"I see, sir!"
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In Phoenix, at the end of Bryant's trip to Los Angeles, Su Feng was happily and playfully enjoying the feeding from Steve Nash.
Originally, Su Feng recently learned a lot of low-post, back-to-back offensive skills with the help of Fraser.
Because "dribbling to the sky" does not mean that there is no single offensive ability.
And Su Feng's "dribbling day negative", you also have to see who he compares with.
It's just that......
In this trial in Phoenix, Nash didn't give Su Feng a chance to show off his singles at all.
Don't ask, asking is to feed the bread until you vomit.
Under the teaming up of the class of '96, the Suns' water cooler managers were penetrated.
There is no way, in this era of dead work, the difference in strength between the main force and the substitute is already very large.
What's more, Su Feng and Nash's opponents are just a few fringe players of the Suns?
Especially in order to balance the gap between the newcomers and the NBA players, the Suns uniform team also let AC Green and Elliott Perry, two key substitutes, join the rookies on Su Feng's side?
In the 20-minute five-on-five game, Su Feng scored 22 points, while Nash scored 6 points and 9 assists, and their performances were well received by the Suns uniform team.
Because Su Feng and Nash's agent are both Bill Duffy, when they met in the training camp today, the two chatted as soon as they met.
It is also worth mentioning that during the morning physical test, Su Feng also lent his socks and insoles to Nash, so that Nash's height successfully reached 191 cm.
And this "sock insole" diplomatic incident made the relationship between the two quickly warm up.
Nash was very envious of Su Feng's muscles, and Su Feng was coveted by Nash's incredible speed and dribbling skills.
"Steve, tell me honestly, what is your actual height?" Su Feng looked at Nash curiously and asked.
"1.....190 cm!" Nash blushed and replied.
"If you deceive me like this again, then this friend won't have to do it." Su Feng looked at Nash with an expression of "you just follow me up" and said.
"1......188 cm!" Nash's tone was much firmer this time, but Su Feng was still shaking his head.
"Okay, 186 cm, I just measured it last week." Nash replied weakly.
Really......
The height of an NBA player, that is, the weight of an actress, is all coaxing.
In his previous life, Su Feng had seen an interesting photo, that is, Nash who was standing up straight was actually about the same height as Curry who was leaning forward and bending over.
If Nash really had 191 centimeters, Curry would have been a giant at 198 centimeters.
But then again, Nash's defense was even worse than Su Feng imagined.
At the time of the physical test, Nash weighed only 73 kilograms, and his little arms and legs were simply gone.
But one thing to say, it is precisely because Nash can't defend himself that Su Feng is full of presence at both offensive and defensive ends in this trial.
Even the Suns uniforms are beginning to wonder if some media outlets are now hacking for the sake of black.
Because in terms of Su Feng's trial performance, there is actually such a thing as the worst prospect of the second round?
"He's definitely going to be the first-round pick of this year!
It's just that...... Steve and Sue, if only we could have one more first-round pick. The Sun Uniform Team sighed.
At this time in the 95/96 season, Kidd was still working as a cowboy in Dallas, and now the Suns are short of a point guard, which is one of the reasons why Nash was drafted by the Suns in the previous game.
At present, the Suns have Michael Finley, in fact, they are not very short of forward guards.
But here's the problem......
Su Feng's trial performance was really good.
With Nash's assists at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, the Suns uniform team saw Su Feng's advantages.
So, the sun uniform team was entangled......
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