Walking out of Chicago O'Hare International Airport, it was early afternoon, Chicago in June, the temperature was comfortable and pleasant, the air was dry, and the sky was cloudless, as if everything was the best arrangement, and the two looked at each other and smiled. Take a taxi to the Bulls training facility.

The two have already communicated on the plane, and the probability of Chen Shu signing with the Bulls is very high, because the Bulls' current point guards: Derrick Rose, Ronnie Brewer, CJ Watson. At this time, Rose just won the regular season MVP last season, averaging 25+7.9 per game, and is a representative of the current hot young players in the league, with an unknown ceiling.

Ronnie Brewer and CJ Watson shared their bench time from last season. However, both of them were mediocre, and only CJ Watson still had assists to take. Ronnie Brewer's shortcomings are more of a blurred position on the court, a weird shooting posture, a low shooting percentage, and with his contract expiring this year, the Bulls are likely to exercise the ball option to drop him.

With Chen Shu's current mid-range and long-range shooting ability and excellent passing, good ball control. Fully capable of replacing Ronnie Brewer as an important member of the point guard rotation and, if well, a second choice for the Bulls' point guard.

In this trial, agent Smith got the news that there is also a point guard player who needs to pay attention to the trial, that is, John Lucas III, who has good shooting ability and assist ability, but the disadvantage is obviously that he is thin like Chen Shu.

Lucas III was a Union tramp, only 180cm tall and weighed only 75kg. is even thinner than Chen Shu, and the key to such a low height defense is also a big problem. Therefore, Chen Shu's advantages are obvious.

Coming to the Bulls training arena, they found that Bulls head coach Thibodeau personally presided over the trial, indicating that the Bulls urgently need to solve the weakness of the point guard, because due to the weakness of the backup point guard, Rose has too much playing time at present, and Rose's minor injuries have begun to surface, if it is not curbed this season, there will be big problems.

After the end of the physical test, the highlight of this trial begins, the player group competition, mainly to check whether the player's position is clear, passing and controlling, coordination, scoring, and tactical understanding. Generally, if you have a unique skill and tactical awareness, you will have a great probability of signing a contract.

Sure enough, the main point guards Lucas III and Chen Shu were divided into two groups to compete between point guards. Lucas III was about the same speed because he was 11 centimeters shorter than Chen Shu. In the face of Chen Shu, Lucas III's shooting was interfered with, the breakthrough success rate was not high, the pass was interfered with and even the steal. Originally, Chen Shu's shooting was very stable, and in the face of Lucas, who was half a head shorter, how to shoot, of course, he did not forget to connect the team, which is what the coach is most willing to see. With a one-handed straight plug to increase the success rate and hit rate, there were almost no mistakes, and the battle was firmly in control.

Thibodeau, who was on the sidelines, nodded with satisfaction, and as the score further expanded, Thibodeau felt that there was no need to continue, so he stopped the game. Due to the suspension of the new season and the undecided start date, the players in other positions in this trial did not perform too well. So the staff dismissed these tryouts, leaving Chen Shu and Smith alone, and in the envious and unwilling eyes of the other tryouts, Chen Shu and Smith were called to Thibodeau's office.

"Smith, Chen, what I've seen of you, your offense and your passing, we've decided to sign you, but only on a non-guaranteed contract for $650,000. If you agree, you can sign the contract now, and the training camp is about to begin, after all, the routine is about to begin. ”

Smith and Chen Shu bowed their heads and whispered for a while, and then agreed to the contract, which was not about the amount of money that mattered to them, but about having the opportunity to prove themselves.

Soon a prepared contract was taken out by the staff, and Chen Shu signed it with some excitement.

At this time, "ding." Congratulations to the host for completing the task. A familiar loli voice came to my head. But this is Thibodeau speaking again.

"That's right, Chen, although your offense is very good, but your physical fitness is a little worse in addition to speed, this needs to be changed urgently, of course, your defense should also be strengthened, I hope you work hard and let us see your results. I think you know that my coaching style is iron-clad and to get more playing time, you have to be recognized by me. Hopefully, you will show more potential as soon as possible, so that we will give you a better quality contract. ”

"Okay, I'm going to finish the training in full, that's my promise." Chen Shu said firmly.

"I appreciate the diligence and hard work of the Chinese and hope you can have a great career." Thibodeau quipped.

"Thank you," Chen Shu was noncommittal.

The two of them left Thibodeau's office and smiled at each other (good sentiment. After a while, Chen Shu patted his head, "Oh, I forgot to advance a little salary, I want to rent a house around here, but I don't have any money now."

"Don't worry, now with me, I'll pay you some money first, and wait for you to pay me back, and we'll be in the same boat in the future, haha" Smith laughed.

"By the way, I have a friend's house with an empty room, I have been trying to rent it out, I came to ask if it is still empty, his house is estimated to be about 20 minutes away from here, it is convenient, how about it, if you can, I will help you contact it."

"That's great, I'm not familiar with life here, and I really don't know how to start. But then again, Smith, you really have a wide range of friends, you have friends everywhere, haha" Chen Shu is very happy, he is also a person who is afraid of trouble.

At this point, Smith made a phone call, explaining the situation in general, so that an agreement was reached on one end of the phone. Smith put down the phone and said with a smile: "We're lucky, the house hasn't been rented out yet, let's go, I'll take you there."