Seeing Smith who was fighting against him, Whiteside's eyes suddenly became extremely serious.

He's not an unknown guy, having spent a year at Marshall University in college, averaging 13.1 points, 8.9 rebounds and 5.35 blocks per game, with three blocks and triple-doubles.

In that year's draft, he thought he was supposed to be in the lottery.

And even if the draft pick wasn't as good as expected, he was the third player to be drafted in the second round.

It's just a pity that the team that drafted him was the Kings, the turbulent team that didn't know how to develop young players at all.

And on that team, he lost to a player who was cut the next day in a heads-up that decided playing time.

That was the beginning of his nightmare.

After that, he rarely played for the Kings, was devolved several times, and was eventually cut to play in overseas leagues......

So when there is such a heads-up opportunity, he really values it.

Even if he didn't have a very good brain, he wouldn't want to fall twice in the same place.

Jason Smith frowned slightly when he saw Whiteside's eyes.

This kind of eyes that seem to explode themselves at any time are a little unpleasant.

Although he lost his starting position, he is also an NBA rotation player, which is not comparable to a wanderer like Whiteside.

The rules of heads-up are simple, five balls, and the person who scores continues to have possession.

The coaching staff needs to be looking for players who are strong defensively, so the heads-up start with Smith attacking first.

Smith is 2.13m tall like Whiteside, but he weighs 110kg, which is about 10kg heavier than his current season.

It will give him a very strong advantage against the basket.

The assistant sends the ball to Smith, who plays it directly with his back.

Whiteside's confrontation didn't look very good, and he was quickly taken to the basket by Smith.

Smith suppressed Whiteside's shot.

"Smack!"

But at this moment, something happened that everyone didn't expect.

Whiteside, who was still sinking his center of gravity one second, gave Smith a big hat with a head and face in the next second.

Smith was a little unresponsive after being spoofed.

Whiteside roared angrily after the block, and the whole person was domineering.

This stunned both Williams and Demps.

Although they already knew from the information in advance that Whiteside's block was not bad, the speed of the bullet just now was much faster than they imagined.

Williams turned his head and glanced at Tang Tian with a smile at this time.

He suddenly felt that Tang Tian's sentence of waiting was very timely.

Otherwise, they would really miss out on a firefighter.

Tang Tian smiled and nodded to Williams.

Whiteside's performance didn't surprise him too much.

In terms of blocks alone, Whiteside is S-class.

The two sides exchanged possession.

Whiteside attacking Smith.

It was at this time that his disadvantages became apparent.

He really lacks the means to attack.

As an inside big man, he has no offensive skills such as footwork, back, or even hook hands.

It's just holding the ball and slamming it in, which is a completely Howard-esque style of play.

But because of his weight, the embarrassing thing is that he can't move Smith......

As a result, after one round, he lost the ball directly due to excessive force.

Williams shook his head at this time, it was clear that Whiteside's offensive ability with the ball was zero, a typical inside rough guy.

Smith was a little confused by a ball before, but after turning to defend the next ball, his confidence was completely back.

It was just that he was careless before, how could he play in the NBA with this kind of offensive technology.

Picking up the assistant's serve, he continued to chisel in.

Whiteside is still too much on top.

This time he was clearly defensive, and he would wait until he was sure he had completely knocked Whiteside away.

"Smack!"

In Smith's incredible eyes, Whiteside made a preemptive attack and slapped him again!

Williams' eyes lit up.

Whiteside's ability to block is a bit perverted.

In that position, it's all covered!

It was at this time that he was attracted by that green face, and he realized that Whiteside's arm span was also excellent.

This man is a natural blocker.

However, Whiteside's offensive skills were still rough, and the strong play was defended by Smith.

If his block is S-class, then this offense is probably a C.

The pros and cons are all too obvious.

Williams was excited, but Tang Tian frowned slightly.

Defense isn't just about blocks, and Whiteside's overall defense isn't great.

This is probably the reason why he can't play in the NBA, but he can wreak havoc in a league like the NBL.

Sure enough, Smith ate Whiteside with his feet this time, and Whiteside's block hitter.

The two's heads-up lasted for more than ten minutes, and was finally stopped by Williams.

Because there were no free throws for fouls, and there was no limit to the number of fouls, the score between the two was always 0-0, and neither could get 1 point above the opponent's head.

Williams asked Smith to go back first, and then pulled Tang Tian with him to discuss with Demps and Borrego whether to keep people.

Whiteside watched them blankly from a distance.

"The ability to attack independently is zero, and the overall defensive ability is average, but if it is increased to about 105 kilograms, it should be able to stand in the penalty area, but you need to learn how to avoid defense."

Williams, as a coach who cultivates players, has a very accurate eye for people and a good analysis.

"But he has good physical fitness, can catch dunks and grab rebounds twice, and his blocking ability is especially outstanding, and if he can handle foul problems well, it is not impossible to average 2 blocks per game."

Williams' second sentence betrays his inside thoughts, he should have wanted Whiteside a lot.

"It's a strengthened version of Aginza with a stronger block but a weakened offensive ability."

Williams summed it up quite well in the end.

"And younger."

Tang Tian didn't speak, and only after Williams finished speaking did he add a sentence.

But that's enough.

Being young is potential, and technique can be done slowly, but physical talent and capping ability are innate.

Demps listened to Williams and Tang Tian's opinions and nodded.

The Pelicans are weak on the inside right now, and many players can't play, so change is necessary.

And now the team has several non-guaranteed contracts, and it doesn't have to pay too much for layoffs.

When the conversation was over, Borrego went to inform Whiteside that he would bring his agent to the team tomorrow to discuss the contract.

“yes！”

Whiteside shouted excitedly.

After playing overseas for so long, he finally has the opportunity to play in the NBA again!

"Dell, what kind of contract are you going to give him?"

Demps was already preparing to leave at this time, and Tang Tian walked over and asked him.