On May 17, 2018, the day of the Chicago Union trial, the venue was located at the Chicago United Center Arena.

Li Yang couldn't get up at 6 o'clock today, he was really tired yesterday, and it wasn't until 8 o'clock in the morning that Li Yang slowly opened his eyes.

After carefully tidying up, he felt very handsome, and then he walked out of the small motel with his backpack on his back.

Chicago is commonly known as the Windy City because of its lakeside and strong winds, and Chicago in May still feels very cold. It was as if God had put it in the refrigerator, and the whole body was motionless.

At 10 o'clock in the trial, Li Yang simply ate some bread and drank some water, and set off towards the trial hall, he would rather arrive an hour early than be a minute late, which is a good habit that Li Yang has developed since childhood.

The taxi was driving fast on the road, and the driver was a black guy, and he had the impression that most of the black people were self-cooked, and sure enough, after Li Yanggang told the destination, wave after wave of questions followed.

"Are you Chinese?"

"I like Chinese food very much, but I don't like to eat steamed buns, dogs don't pay attention to steamed buns, why should people eat them?"

"Do you know Chinese kung fu? That's the "I hit" Bruce Lee! After speaking, he smacked his lips and looked envious.

"Hey, buddy, why don't you speak, don't you speak English?" After speaking, this old man turned around and glanced at Li Yang in confusion.

Li Yang opened his mouth wide, and he was dumbfounded when he heard it, has this old man's mouth ever opened? How did he manage to say so many words in one sitting? Masters, sure enough, the masters are in the people!

Along the way, Li Yang was almost doubtful of life by this black uncle, and after answering countless questions, he still failed to satisfy the black brother's strong thirst for knowledge, and then Li Yang decisively shut up and ended this endless conversation.

Before the car stopped, Li Yang jumped out of the car in a hurry after paying the fare, and fled in the wilderness, and there were bursts of shouts from the black brother behind him.

This is also about to be the place where Li Yang's dream begins.

After seeing Li Yang coming, the two black guards checked the invitation letter in Li Yang's hand in a mock manner, and then there was no nonsense, and one of them took Li Yang into the stadium.

There are not many people in the stadium now, and most of the rookies who came to participate in the trial today have not yet arrived, and Li Yang is a very early batch.

Soon, a staff member came over and reconfirmed Li Yang's invitation, and then did not stay, but left the stadium with surprised eyes, as if to say that there were still yellow-skinned people coming for trial this year.

Half an hour later, the tryout players entered the stadium one after another, and when everyone saw that there were Chinese among the tryouts, they immediately focused their eyes on Li Yang, including curiosity and ridicule: "Who is this person, why have I never seen it, the Chinese came to try again, this time it is still a formality." ”

Among these people, Li Yang has heard of Trae Young, Michael Porter, Marvin Bagley, Mohammed Bamba, etc., all of whom are well-known hot rookies.

However, the two top favorites Doncic and Ayton were not seen on the scene, and it is estimated that they skipped the joint trial.

Together, there are more than 30 people, which is enough to form three complete teams.

After a while, a black man in his forties hurriedly walked away with the trial list, first introduced himself, and then said directly: "The trial begins, and the person who reads the name comes out for a physical test!" ”

Half a day has passed, everyone has finished the test, and Li Yang is left with no physical test.

"Next, Li Yang!"

Tony, the black man, shouted in an indifferent tone, he didn't have any hope at all for this defender from China.

Although the mysterious Celestial Empire once had a center Yao Ming, he was only the only one, and Li Yang was still a defender, and there was no precedent for success.

In Tony's view, the physical talent of Asian basketball players is too average.

First is height, which is divided into barefoot and shoeed, then weight, and arm span......

Clear height: 190cm

Height in shoes: 193cm

Arm span: 204cm

Standing touch height: 252cm

These are all routine, and Li Yang does not have any advantage in these aspects. In fact, for a basketball player, Li Yang's net height of 190cm can only be regarded as passing, but his arm span is okay.

Next is the body fat content, Li Yang's body fat content is 4.9%, on the basis of weighing 80 kilograms, this body fat content means that his body is quite strong.

"Next project, bounce." Tony shouted at Li Yang with an expressionless face.

Li Yang nodded, moved in place a few times, and the senior management of several teams on the side of the court were still talking in a low voice, and did not look at this side.

There was a soft sound of "dripping ......", and the laser scale had been recorded.

Vertical bounce on the spot: 74cm

Run-up vertical bounce: 88cm

Tony glanced at the data on the instrument and nodded expressionlessly, not looking very satisfied.

Next, it's time for the speed test. The same is a professional instrument, and Li Yang has to do two things, one is the full-court switchback run, and the other is the 3/4 course sprint, which is another data.

First, the whole course switchback. The next moment, Li Yang started at full speed, and with a "whoosh", Li Yang started from the bottom line, and the speed became faster and faster, just like a sprinting sports car. After crossing the halfway line, he was outside the three-point line in the front court, at which point he began to slow down, and his speed slowed down suddenly. Soon, Li Yang came to the bottom line of the front court, and with a dexterous turn, he accelerated again and sprinted to the starting point.

"Dripping ......" When Li Yang returned to the starting point, the instrument made a dripping sound, Tony took a quick look, and his eyebrows couldn't help but raise, not bad.

Next to him, a Spurs scout hurriedly asked, just now he only felt that Li Yang's speed was amazing, but he couldn't tell how fast it was.

Tony took a deep breath and said, "10.05 seconds!" ”

"What?"

"10.05", almost broke ten! The crowd was amazed.

The best results of the young people in this year's draft training camp are just over ten seconds, but Li Yang has to break the ten-second mark. Although the difference is only a few tenths of a second, but when it is actually on the field, it is a thousand miles away.

Below was a 3/4 course sprint, with the previous amazing performance, this time everyone was mentally prepared, but when they saw the results, everyone couldn't help but be shocked.

3.00 seconds, 3/4 of the court sprint Li Yang only takes 3.00 seconds. He was the only player on today's tryout roster to sprint into 3 seconds on 3/4 of the course, with everyone else above 3.05 seconds.

This speed surprised Tony, and even more surprised the scouts of the various teams who came to watch, and quickly strengthened the bouncing in the record book, extremely fast, and the shooting was to be evaluated.

After the physical test, it is time for independent trial. Independent tryout, in fact, is the rookie himself on the court through a series of technical actions such as shooting, dribbling to show themselves, this link has no defenders, no confrontation, just let each player fully show their skills, show their own strengths.

Soon, the confrontation-free trial began, and Li Yang was still in last place. What was different from the previous one was that at this time, all the people watching from the side were staring intently at the yellow-skinned Chinese player.

"Three points? This Chinese player shoots three points directly? Spurs' scouting director, Trop, said to himself in surprise.

With great curiosity, Turbo opened the information in his hand.

"Hmmm! High school players? I'm 19 years old this year, and my age is okay, but the data of the game is relatively small, and the high school league has no reference value, so let's look at the performance first, unless ......"

In just a while, Li Yang has already shot 5 three-pointers, 5 of 5, in this kind of non-confrontation projection, 5 of 5 is still very normal, as a qualified guard, such projection ability is a must.

Continue, Li Yang looked at the data, 5 out of 5, just a routine operation, but it is not enough, it must continue to be maintained, and it is adding fire.

Li Yang sped up his shot, the basket in front of him was like the sea, he picked up the ball, aimed at the basket, and shot instantly.

"Boom......"

"Unbelievable......" The senior management of the various teams present were all discussing, and all of them showed a strong curiosity on their faces.

Previously, they had great concerns about Li Yang's height and confrontation, and even if Li Yang's speed was very amazing, it could not arouse their interest.

It wasn't until they saw Li Yang's three points that they finally polished their eyes, and their eyes lit up one by one, as if they were appreciating a treasure!