Chapter 66: Rookie Joint Tryout
With the NBA Finals just around the corner, the Class of 2003 rookie joint tryouts finally began.
And Liu Hao was invited by Riley to become a rookie inspection machine.
As the name suggests, it is to test their true abilities.
After all the measurement data is collected, there will be a confrontation session next, and Riley is to let Liu Hao go up to test the strength of the rookies at this time.
On this day, in the office.
Riley's mind finally came to mind the young figure he had seen in Chicago the other day.
Although the shooting is not particularly consistent, whether it is speed, power or explosiveness, it is absolutely top-notch.
But compared to this, the current Heat still very much needs a big man to consolidate the interior line.
Riley was in a dilemma.
"But it shouldn't be okay to try it out first......"
In the end, Riley sent an invitation to the man named Wade to come to tomorrow's tryout.
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The next day, a large group of fresh blood came to the American Airlines Center Arena.
Wade, Carman......
Although these are not the favorites in this year's draft, the picks will not be low.
In addition to a group of rookies on the court, there are many staff members, Heat management and Riley, and the player has a Liu Hao.
Start measuring their physical data.
Liu Hao on the side was also more interested in Wade, and he remembered that he had just crossed over and got a skill called [Wade's Block] in the first game.
Is this Wade or not?
In fact, this question has been answered after visiting Marquette last time, such a keen judgment, terrifying explosiveness and speed, and calmness at critical moments, probably Liu Hao's state at that time!
However, after watching Wade's bounce power, Liu Hao was a little puzzled, he obviously didn't jump high, but why was he so able to buckle!?
Liu Hao, who is completely a rookie in terms of dunking, couldn't help but cast a jealous gaze.
In the next confrontation session, Liu Hao and Wade happened to be in different groups, but they had Karman on their side.
The arrangement of the Heat management is obviously to let Liu Hao try to cooperate with Kaman, and the new season may depend on the two of them.
Among the rookie players, Carman can be regarded as a dominant-level interior player.
With Liu Hao, an "old bird", he can't be regarded as an old bird.
The two of them are inside and outside, and the outcome of this confrontation seems to be in no suspense at all.
However, Wade on the other side doesn't think so at all, although his position is more awkward, he has the skills of a point guard but only the height of a point guard, if he is a little taller, then he will be more relaxed in the point guard position.
At the beginning, Liu Hao connected with Kaman to relay in the air, which attracted a burst of cheers from the audience.
But back in the day, Wade immediately scored two points under the basket.
Next, Liu Hao and Kaman cooperated in blocking and dismantling, and a move of the immortal pointed the way to help the latter fly again.
After such a performance, the Heat management has almost decided that it is Kaman.
This time, Liu Hao took the initiative to defend Wade, but if he was not careful, the future "Flash" would clean him up and score again against the defense.
So the next two got on the bar, and Liu Hao hit Wade on his back.
I have to say that the latter defended the ball really well, and almost pressed the ball down for himself, but fortunately, Carman helped him take the pot, creating the illusion that he was in the air and faked a real pass, and also received an assist.
This scene can fool others but can't fool Riley next to him, and he is also surprised by Wade's prediction and explosiveness.
It's not over yet, Wade scores, assists, steals, blocks, and seems to be able to do everything in the next game.
Although this confrontation match doesn't mean anything, Wade's performance is obviously much better than Karman's, and his opponent is still Liu Hao.
This kind of performance makes people reluctant to believe that he is just a rookie, and Liu Hao has also praised him again and again.
According to the convention of the system, names that can have skills are generally not simple characters.
Like Jordan, Maddy, and Ray Allen, these are all first-class stars, so Wade will definitely not be bad.
Riley was once again in a dilemma, whether to choose Carman or Wade, which suddenly became a difficult choice.
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After the trial, the draw was also held.
The Cavaliers and Nuggets were staring at the numbered balls as if they were in a mega millions lottery.
It couldn't be helped, the appearance of that man drove them all into madness.
"The one who got the champion signature was...... Cleveland Cavaliers! ”
"Oh Maiga, God!!" The knight commentator cried directly at the scene.
The small city of Cleveland has finally waited for this day, and the first pick means that they will welcome that man named LeBron, which means everything!
This time it's the Nuggets' turn to be uncomfortable, and the special mess of a season is just a waste of water in the end.
But they didn't lose heart, and it doesn't matter if it's the No. 2 pick this year.
However, this time the No. 2 pick was acquired by the Memphis Grizzlies, and then transferred to the surging Pistons as a previous trade chip.
The Nuggets fainted in the toilet crying.
Nima is out of action now, I thought that even if I couldn't grab James, but the other peerless double pride, Cameron, is not bad, so I can give a list of signs.
It seems that this year is going to be a feather, and the staff on the Nuggets' side want to cry directly.
When it was officially announced that the Nuggets had won the Tanhua sign, the Nuggets staff thought about it, and Tanhua was still a thing to be happy about.
So, they immediately laughed again, well, Tanhua is not bad!
Although Liu Hao's addition has increased the Heat's record by several percentage points, the ranking is exactly the same as Liu Hao's previous life.
So the next pick is still the No. 4 pick of the Toronto Raptors, the No. 5 pick of the Miami Heat, and the No. 6 pick of the Los Angeles Clippers......
After that, the results of the NBA Finals also came out, and the Spurs defeated the Nets almost without suspense and successfully won the cup.
It is worth mentioning that Barter also became the first Chinese player to win a championship ring.
The 2003 NBA Draft is just around the corner, and teams are busy making decisions.
Since inviting Wade to come to the tryout, Riley has become more and more interested in him.
He's been in a tough position these days, Wade and Kaman, who the hell is going to choose!?
On this day, Riley made a call to Jordan's trainer, Tim Glover.
"Hey, Lao Tie, I've been under a lot of pressure lately."
"What's wrong!?" To be honest, Glover was flattered to be suddenly called by Riley to confide in him about the pressure.
"I'm so hard!"
"I heard that you tried out Wade and Karman at the same time, I want to pick a superstar, if it were you, who would you choose?" After saying this, Riley felt that it was not enough, so he continued: "Now we lack a big man. ”
Glover thought about it for a moment, and then his mind suddenly flashed to the 1984 draft, and the Trail Blazers chose Saab Bowey instead of Jordan.
"I'll pick Wade."
Riley thought that Glover hadn't heard what he was saying, so he continued, "Listen, what we need now is a big man." ”
"I know, but you're talking about a superstar."
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Hanging up the phone, Riley fell into deep thought.
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