At the end of the day, the group returned to the hotel, where Hougist and McCaw were in the same room. McCaw loves rap music and is practicing Kanye's new song with the accompaniment tape, and from time to time a swear word or two pops pop out of his mouth. Hoggist is lying on the bed thinking about tomorrow's slam dunk contest moves, although his physical talent is better than last year, but Hoggist is busy polishing his left hand projection skills, and still has no time to practice new dunk moves, and now he has to cram.

After thinking about it for a long time, perhaps disturbed by McCaw's loud music, Horgist never had a clue, so he had to contact the most dunk guy he knew on Titter, Zack. LaVine has been at UCLA for a year, and this year I heard that he was also planning to participate in the draft.

"Bro, what new dunk ideas have you had lately? I'm going to the McDonald's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest tomorrow to give me some inspiration! ”

LaVine replied: "Boss, I've been on tryout recently, and I don't have time to study dunks, so I'll send you a fancy dunk highlight that I recorded myself this winter, which has some new moves that you can learn from." ”

LaVine then sent a video, which was supposed to be filmed during this year's All-Star Game, in which LaVine wore Kobe's All-Star short-sleeved jersey and performed many wonderful dunks in UCLA's training gym.

"Brother, your jersey is fake, isn't it? Didn't Kobe Bryant get reimbursed for the injury season when he played the Grizzlies last December? How can there be an All-Star jersey this season? ”

"Boss, I know you usually train hard, but you also need to watch the news more and keep up with the trend of the times! I played the Grizzlies with a knee injury, and I have been in a state of daily observation, not saying that I must not play, and the All-Star was also selected, but I have been absent due to injury, and I was temporarily replaced, and it was not until March that I found out that the tibia fracture of my left leg was officially reimbursed for the season, of course, there is his All-Star jersey! But that's not the point, is it? Don't you want inspiration for a dunk move! ”

"Anyway, aren't you a Dirk fan? I remember that when we watched the finals together that year, we shouted more fiercely than anyone else, why did we change to chasing Kobe Bryant? ”

"I'm a fan of feelings, and I like old-school stars like Kobe Dirk! By the way, the dunks I wore in Kobe Bryant's Minneapolis Lakers retro jersey in the second half were very creative, and now you're almost 6'7 inches, nearly 2 inches taller than me, so you should be able to do it relatively easily, I suggest you try it, if you can get a perfect score at the first time, you should have no problem. ”

"Do you see a lot of people watching this video? If there are too many people watching, I won't have anything new to do these actions! ”

"Don't worry! I haven't had time to post this video yet! No one has seen it, so you can use it boldly! But I want to keep the copyright! ”

"Don't worry! When someone asks me, they say they learned it from you. ”

Turning off Titter, Howgist began to seriously study LaVine's dunk, what he said about the creative dunk in the Minneapolis Lakers retro jersey, it was not a particularly novel move that others couldn't think of, it was just that the action was too difficult for others to do. No wonder LaVine said that it is no problem to get a perfect score once successfully, and it is possible to win the championship if this difficulty is put in the NBA!

Hoggist quietly ran to the hotel corridor to experiment, these sets of actions can easily touch the ceiling when he sits down, and it should be no problem to dunk tomorrow. Hoggist skilled his movements again, practiced a sweat, and then went back to his room to take a shower and sleep.

However, McCaw did not intend to let Hoggist go, and he sang to the music until about 1 o'clock in the evening, until the other players in the next room came to complain, and McCaw died down and quit.

The next morning, everyone took the bus to the Chicago Union Center, the organizers promised to give each of them a Bulls player's AU jersey, the player can choose, whoever you want, almost everyone chose the jersey of the basketball god Jordan, and Moodier, although his physical fitness is limited, but he still likes Rose's style of play very much, so he resolutely chose Rose's jersey, only Hougist doesn't know whether it is to pretend to be forced or really have feelings, he actually proposed to want the former Utah Jazz handsome Jerry. Sloan's Bulls No. 4 jersey when he was a player, the staff of the United Center searched for a long time in the warehouse, only to dig out an original GU produced by Sand-knit in the box in the corner, the staff wiped the sweat on the door of the head and breathed a sigh of relief, there is it, even if it is GU, it doesn't matter, if you can't find it, I am afraid that I will take off the retired jersey hanging on the court and give it to him according to the promise. The No. 4 jersey hanging over the arena was the first jersey the Bulls retired, and it was a precious historical relic!

Of course, the GU turned out is older than the one hanging, Sloan's jersey retirement ceremony was in 1978, and the logo of this GU version of the jersey shows 1975-1976, it was Sloan's last season with the Bulls, maybe this jersey was worn by Sloan in his last game? Everyone thinks that getting Jordan's AU version of the jersey for free is a treasure, but Hoggist has won the jackpot!

Hougist carefully folded the jersey and put it in several pockets in his bag, and then followed the staff to the training ground.

"How's it going, have you found the jersey?" Booker asked.

Moodier answered: "If you hadn't asked for Sloan's jersey, I wouldn't have known he was a Bulls legend!" ”

"Then you're so much better than me, I didn't even know Sloan played in the NBA." McCotian smiled shamelessly.

"The jersey was found, but it's a little old." Haugist replied.

"Also, our generation didn't know that Mr. Sloan was so strong that he could retire his jersey when he was a player. Jackson is more watery when he plays! The jersey is probably squeezed by stock many years ago! Russell sighed.

Speaking of which, although Phil Jackson is very watery, he has no stats worth mentioning other than being the foul king for one season. But he was lucky, and he mixed two championships with the Knicks! "Hougist is always at his fingertips on NBA stats, and as a top student, his amazing memory is an important reason why he takes up a lot of spare time to train and still doesn't affect his academic performance.

"Anyway, just get the jersey, so you don't go home empty-handed!" McCaw said.

"Empty-handed? No, there are four more awards waiting for me! Hougist clapped his hands and laughed.

"Four awards? You're not referring to today's three individual Challenger winners and tomorrow's MVP, right? McCaw asked, surprised.

"Of course!" Hougist took the ball from the caddie and began to practice the three-pointer.

McCaw mysteriously leaned over to Hougist and whispered, "Didn't you tell Booker yesterday that they were difficult to fight, and that you might not be able to win with 200% of your strength?" Why did you suddenly become so confident today? Could it be that there is a blessing from the light of the bull in the United Center? ”

Hoggist smiled slightly, "It's a secret, anyway, you and I will be on a team with me tomorrow, listen to my command, and I will promise to take you to win." ”

"But I still want to hit the championship with today's three points!"

"I didn't let you release the water, today is a three-point contest and not a super long three-point contest, even if you use all your strength, will I lose to you?" Hougist said disdainfully.

"Pride and complacency are going to suffer!" McCaw's name is a reminder, in fact, he wishes Hougist was getting carried away a little more.

"Thanks for the reminder, what do you think of my ball?" Hoggist said and jumped up and shot a three-pointer, but his eyes didn't take his eyes off McCaw's eyes.

"...... Tasteless! McCaw was halfway through the sentence when he found that Hougist's three-point shot without looking at the basket actually hit it steadily, and he involuntarily said the word "light".

"You're such a monster!" McCaw was shocked and speechless, turned his head and took the ball to the opposite half to practice shooting.

Soon it was time for lunch, and Hougist simply ate some fruit, then packed a box with plenty of meat and staples before leaving the restaurant. McCaw, who was sitting at the same table as him, asked curiously, "Where are you going?" Why do you only eat so little? ”

"Of course, it's for my special training for the slam dunk contest, practice until about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, have a full meal, and sleep for a while, and the night game will teach you how to behave." Haugist replied.

"What's this weird schedule?" McCaw thought it was a novelty.

"Eat some fruits such as bananas at noon, quickly replenish calories and electrolytes, and can directly devote yourself to training after meals, and then eat a meal after training, and you can cope with the evening competition with full energy after sleeping, and the last meal has been almost digested, and strenuous exercise will not cause stomach discomfort. It's the best pre-race pace I've ever tried. Hougist shares his experience with McCaw.

"Sounds very scientific! Where did you learn it? McCaw asked.

"LeBron taught me." Hoggist replied, "Well, do you want to practice with me again?" ”

"No, as much as I envy you for learning such a valuable lesson from LeBron, I ate a little too much at noon today, and I will definitely not be able to run later." McCaw reluctantly pointed to his stomach and the plate in front of him, he still had half of the salmon mousse left unfinished, "I ate the main course for three people, and it tasted great!" But now I can't fit it in at all! ”

"Take your liking! We'll see you in the evening. Hougist left the restaurant with the lunch box.

In the evening, in the locker room of the stadium, McCaw saw a spirited Hougist eating bananas again. And I always feel a little tired after dinner, and I have a new dinner in my stomach, and I feel really uncomfortable exercising.

Luckily, tonight's first event was a Skills Challenge, and McCaw still had time to digest dinner.

Tonight's United Center was crowded with people. The best high school graduates in the United States are gathered here tonight, many of them are very likely to be superstars in the NBA in the next 10 years, and they are about to become a huge help for various colleges to compete in the NCAA next semester, so there are high school players with NBA dreams in the audience, there are college students and alumni who are crazy and die-the school team, and of course, there are scouts from nearly 400 teams in 31 leagues at the three levels of the NCAA, after all, there are so many outstanding high school players in the country, It is impossible for these scouts to notice all of them, and there are also many outstanding graduates who have not made their choice of school, and this competition is also a second chance for them to communicate.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, all the lights of the stadium suddenly went out, and the floor of the stadium became a screen, and a 3D light show began to be staged, which instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the audience.

Accompanied by Eminem's singing in the background music Survival, under the fantastic lighting effect, the floor suddenly collapsed, and the avatars of the players participating in various events fell from the air in turn, first the four players in the Skills Challenge, the player's avatars occupied a half, and on the other side of the field were the highlights of the player's passing and dribbling, and everyone's avatar would remain on the field for half a minute, and then be replaced by the next player. Moodier often played a dozen or five pull-up layups in high school games, and his video highlights were cheered by viewers with the highest decibels; Many of Russell's street basketball-style fancy passes also received applause from the audience; Instead, Hoggist caused the opponent to wrap the ball and then easily passed it to an open teammate, and the spectators reacted mediocrely.

Next up is the four players who participated in the three-point contest, and the most enthusiastic cheer was not Hougist, but McCaw's ultra-long three-point reel, which Curry-style long-range three-pointers were used as a regular weapon in high school and stunned the audience.

After reading the highlights, the students who named the University of Chicago discussed: "They all say that Hoggist. Hurley is the strongest high school student this year, and I don't think he's so good when I look at his highlights, the passes are not flashy, they are all simple passes, and the three-point range is not as far as McCaw. Even if he has completed a free-throw line dunk in actual combat, can he be touted as the strongest high school student just by dunking? ”

"That's it, James. White's dunking ability even admires Carter, and it's not that he can't get along in the NBA. ”

A few people gossiped about the worthlessness of Haugist. The Purdue University team scout sitting next to them listened to their chat, and couldn't help but shake their heads secretly, this class of fans is really not good, and Hougist's strong ability has actually become a shortcoming in his eyes. Attracting the bag creates space for teammates, and the quick ball becomes a simple pass that is not flashy enough; The left and right hands can shoot three points, and there are still a lot of fans who don't have time to take the pot and force the shot, and they can't see it, they only know that the farther the range, the more powerful; Especially the actual free-throw line dunk, it is true that the players who are physically gifted and can dunk at the free throw line but other skills are not enough to play in the NBA, but their free-throw line dunks are completed under the easiest conditions, and in actual combat, I'm afraid they will have a hard time getting to the basket, right?