The arrival of the Lakers team added a lot of focus to the joint tryout, and the media present rushed to interview them, but were stopped by Ryan West, who is the "bodyguard" and public relations officer.

Kupchak sat down with some well-connected general managers and chatted about trade secrets.

Chu Xuan and Phil Webber sat with the coaches of some other teams, among which Chu Xuan was sitting next to Celtics head coach Stevens.

The Celtics have a good draft pick this year, and new coach Stevens is aiming to make the Celtics rise, so he is very serious about this draft.

Therefore, Stevens rushed to the joint trial site as soon as possible, hoping to get potential players suitable for the Celtics through inspection.

However, Stevens didn't expect Chu Xuan to come.

"Chu, you don't prepare well for the Western Conference Finals, how can you have the leisure to come here to watch these rookies? Are you sure you're sure you'll get the Los Angeles Clippers? Stevens blinked, smiling.

By fighting each other in the regular season, he and Chu Xuan have become very good friends, so when they talk, the two of them don't have much sense of restraint.

For Stevens, he is extremely envious of Chu Xuan's achievements this season.

Also as a rookie head coach, Chu Xuan was able to lead the team to the Western Conference Finals, which is really a remarkable achievement.

And in the NBA, it's also about achievements. Therefore, Chu Xuan, who has been full of honors in just one season, has already been respected and recognized by the NBA coaching community.

Therefore, when Chu Xuan arrived, everyone greeted him at the same time as they were surprised.

Stevens's question was obviously a trap, and of course Chu Xuan wouldn't jump in.

"The Clippers are strong, but we need to relax, so I came to Chicago to relax. After all, I am also quite stressed in the face of strong enemies. Chu Xuan said with a smile.

Trip? The devil believes it.

Stevens remained silent, he was ready to bang and knock to see which player Chu Xuan had his eye on. You must know that Chu Xuan's vision has long been recognized by everyone, and the success of the Lakers is made by him.

Obviously, if you can get some information from Chu Xuan's mouth, it will definitely be very valuable for draft reference.

"Chu, which player do you think is good among these newcomers this year?" Stevens asked.

Chu Xuan smiled slightly, glanced at him, and said calmly: "Andrew, Joel, Jabari, Aaron Gordon...... It's all good, they have very good physical fitness, which is a fundamental condition for an athlete. ”

Listening to Chu Xuan's rambling on a lot of names, Stevens knew that he couldn't get any useful information.

Thinking about it, Stevens couldn't help but look at a corner of the field, where several players were warming up.

These players are the kind of people who are not well-known, not lottery favorites. And among them, there is Zach Lavin.

"Chu, the outside world has always said that Zach LaVine is good, and I heard that he has always liked the Lakers and wants to play there, I don't know if you are interested in him."

When Chu Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, this Stevens was too thoughtful.

Chu Xuan couldn't help but think of Pierce back then...... You know, Pierce is a star in Los Angeles, he always wanted to play for the Lakers, but the draft was picked by the Lakers' old rival Celtics, and he played there for more than ten years.

Now, Stevens suddenly guessed that Zach Lavine had happened, which made Chu Xuan unconsciously worried, and he began to be involuntarily wary.

Obviously, Chu Xuan definitely didn't want Zach LaVine to become Pierce's second.

"Zach LaVine is very good, and if I can have the conditions to dominate the top three picks, I will not hesitate to choose Zach LaVine. This guy is good, he's a top-three player in this rookie class. ”

Chu Xuan looked extremely serious, making people dare not doubt what he said.

Stevens frowned slightly, the top three? This made him involuntarily doubt Chu Xuan's motive for saying this: "Chu, isn't it too exaggerated?" Speaking of which, I'm also quite optimistic about Zach LaVine, but he will appear in the 15~20 picks at most. ”

After hearing Chu Xuan's words, the others all shook their heads disdainfully, obviously disagreeing with what Chu Xuan said.

Chu Xuan looked at it quietly, secretly relieved in his heart.

Obviously, these guys must have felt that Chu Xuan was setting off smoke bombs, trying to cover up the purpose of his trip.

In other words, Chu Xuan's truth played the role of a smoke bomb, which was the best way to treat human spirits.

"Actually, my goal is mainly to look at the second-round pick, you know, the Lakers don't have draft picks, and if we really have a player we like, we can only move on to the second-round pick or the draft. Of course, if there is a chance to get a top-three pick, I think Mitch will seriously consider it. ”

As Chu Xuan spoke, the first day of joint trial began.

Today's main test is the player's athletic quality and physical data, and the next three days will be examined for the player's various basketball skills.

Wang Zhelin also appeared at the scene as scheduled accompanied by his agent, but his physical measurement data is very average, belonging to the Yao Ming-style type, but his bare foot height is only six feet 11 and a half inches, that is, 211~212cm, which is much shorter than Yao Ming.

The height of wearing shoes is only 214cm, the arm span has no advantage, and the athletic ability is average, which makes Wang Zhelin have no bright spots at all in this joint trial of physical fitness men.

It can be said that not too many people pay attention to Wang Zhelin, which makes his draft prospects really not very good.

In the physical test on the first day, Wiggins was in the best physical condition, Marcus Samat was on guard, and Aaron Gordon was very good at the forward position, but his height was a bit inferior to the inside. As for Zach Lavin, except for the fact that he bounced as well as the university legend, he was quite mediocre in all aspects, which made people a little disappointed in him.

You know, in the NBA, dunks aren't very popular. A dunk player like LaVine, who is only good at dunking, can't impress these managers and coaches, no matter how good he is.

Because, James White back then was an example.

After the first day, the team members in attendance talked to their potential players and even ate together, while LaVine was watched by five teams, including the Timberwolves, Celtics, and Bulls.

On the Lakers' side, Kupchak asked several players from the end of the first round and the second round to go out to dinner, but during this period, he did not give any verbal guarantees.

The next day's joint trial examined the players' special skills, and because of the evening game, Chu Xuan and Phil Webb only watched the morning special game and returned to Los Angeles.

Then, according to the news from the media, Chu Xuan learned that Kupchak invited Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Julius Randle, Aaron Gordon and several other players with higher picks to Los Angeles for trials.

Of course, there are also more than a dozen rookies who are further down in the overall pick who have been invited at the same time, including Zach LaVine.

You know, the Lakers don't have draft picks, but the draft momentum created at this time is so big that it has to make people doubt Kupchak's purpose. Could it be that the Lakers really want to make a big move in this year's draft? (To be continued.) )