Chapter 136: Bill Duffy

After Roy officially turned 18 years old on February 7, Roy signed a formal agent contract with Su Dong, of course, he was already 19 years old externally, and Su Dong almost revised all of Roy's information when he returned to China last time, and now it can be said that it is foolproof.

As an international player, Roy is already eligible to participate in the draft, and from this moment on, Su Dong can also speak up for Roy justifiably.

Su Dong did not forget his work in finding a local agent to work with, and after more than two months of selection contact, his final choice was Bill Duffy and his BDA Sports Management company.

Chinese fans should be familiar with Duffy, who was once an important member of the "Yao team" and gave him great help after Yao Ming entered the NBA.

The reason why Su Dong chose Bill Duffy is that Bill Duffy has a soft spot for Chinese players, and secondly, because of Bill Duffy's excellent character.

One of Duffy's most famous stories is that in 2003, his player, Anthony Carter, was about to expire under contract. But Bill Duffy made a mistake at this time, before the deadline for contract extension, Bill Duffy actually forgot to negotiate with the Miami Heat, which caused Anthony Carter to voluntarily give up the remaining year of his contract worth $4 million, and also pushed Anthony Carter into a very embarrassing situation.

Judging by Anthony Carter's performances in the 2002-2003 season, it's hard to see any team willing to sign him. At this time, Bill Duffy took all the responsibility on his own initiative, he helped Anthony Carter sign a contract with the San Antonio Spurs with an annual salary of about 1 million, and he also took $3 million out of his own pocket to compensate for Anthony Carter's loss.

Bill Duffy's unprecedented feat not only won the favor of Anthony Carter and the rest of his players, but also earned him the nickname "Touching America Man of the Year."

For newcomers like Roy and Su Dong, it is definitely not wrong to choose a good person and an agent with good character, besides, with Roy's current fame, it is not realistic to get help from other well-known agents.

After signing Roy, Bill Duffy will immediately use the resources at hand to build momentum for Roy. After the "gender wars" and "racial discrimination" incidents, Bill Duffy noticed Roy, he watched Roy's previous games, and he was also full of praise for Roy's performance, according to his judgment, Roy should not be a big problem to be selected by the NBA team, in the end, the quality of this year's rookie is really not flattering, but there are still certain variables in which picks can be selected.

Roy and Su Dong did not reveal Cheng Yuyang's promise to Duffy, according to Roy's wishes, he hoped to conquer the hearts of all team managers with his true strength.

When Duffy heard this, he couldn't help laughing, this stubborn child was really like Yao Ming back then.

What is Strength? Strength cannot be seen or touched, but it can be reflected by data.

On the second day of signing, Duffy specially organized a physical fitness test for Roy, not because Duffy didn't believe in Roy's strength, Roy's strength had been clearly revealed in the game, but given that the strength of the reference object was too weak, what could really reflect Roy's strength was the data.

Duffy's fitness test is quite professional and covers almost all items of the NBA fitness test.

First, it was a static measurement, which collected the values of Roy's body.

Speaking of this, you have to admire the application of modern science in sports, unlike the previous mechanical measurement method will produce a lot of error, the current body measurement, as long as the machine sweeps, all the data will be presented directly.

Roy's static measurements were: 193.5 cm barefoot, 196 cm shoeed, 176 pounds (80 kg), arm span 210 cm, standing touch height 265 cm, body fat percentage 5.7%, palm length 22.9 cm, palm width 22.6 cm.

Judging from the static measurements, in addition to his lower weight, Roy's body is perfect, his body frame is perfect, and he has grown 1.5 cm taller, he has a pair of slender arms, his body fat content is not like that of Asians, and he also has a pair of large hands.

Judging from these statistics, Roy is a natural basketball player, his long hands have a great advantage in defense, his big hands can support him to complete various technical actions such as grabbing, dunking, dribbling, and grabbing rebounds, and his wide skeleton can give him a strong physique when fully developed.

Duffy was clearly pleased with Roy's static data, and then moved on to the second dynamic test.

Regarding the dynamic test, Roy had talked to himself once before, but that time he was inspired by the "Kobe spirit" and wanted to compete with Lonzo Ball, so he came up with that less formal test, and this time the test was much more rigorous.

The test items are still bouncing on the spot, run-up bouncing, baseline round-tripping, switchback running in the restricted area, 3/4 of the sprint, plus 185 lbs (84 kg) bench press.

Compared to the beautiful static measurement data, Roy's dynamic data can only be described as terrifying.

If the 0.86m bouncing on the spot and the 0.96m run-up bounce weren't enough to wow Duffy, the switchback time after that made him can't believe his eyes.

What do 10.24 seconds of baseline switchback and 2.78 seconds of switchback in the penalty area mean?

The faster you run, the faster you move, the faster you defend, which means that your opponent will have to work harder to pass you.

The speed of the switchback in the penalty area represents the explosiveness and speed of your body, and his speed determines the speed at which you break through the defense and chase back the block, which is the instantaneous speed in the real sense.

Duffy knows that Roy's achievement is not even inferior to another super talent of the same age as Andrew Wiggins, who is also Duffy's signature star.

However, the surprise continued, as Roy contributed 2.89 seconds in the 3/4 sprint, which really blinded Duffy's pair of presbyopia.

Although it is not surprising that Roy is running so fast based on his height and weight, Duffy is sure that he really hasn't seen a rookie who can run in 2.9 seconds for a long time, not to mention that Roy is still an Asian who is generally considered to be not fast.

Of course, there are gains and losses, Roy's slender body can bring him faster speed, and it will also reduce his due strength, the impact of weight on strength is really important, which is why Roy's speed, explosiveness, agility, and strength are not far behind, but they have completely different effects.

Roy's 185-pound bench press score is 5 sets, which can only be regarded as so-so, if it weren't for Roy's strength attribute of 71, it is estimated that he would not be able to lift even one of them with his body.

However, none of that mattered, Duffy was very satisfied with Roy's body, "Roy is 100% a talent, Roy is 100% a talent. ”

Bill Duffy repeated it twice in a row, remembering that he had signed Roy so smoothly yesterday, and he couldn't help but feel lucky, if it had been after Roy had participated in the tryouts for each team, there would have been more people competing for him.

With Roy's current physical test, his entry into the NBA must be a sure thing, and the reason why those so-called professional NBA scouts will look down on Roy is that Roy's impression of the Chinese has been reduced on the one hand, and on the other hand, they subjectively think that Roy's participation in the game is not of high quality.

But who knows how much potential Roy has played in the California Championship?

When it comes time for the tryout to begin, Roy will be shocked and Bill Duffy will smile, and then he will have more chips in his hand.