Marshall University, on a tranquil campus.

Because it was summer, the students were already on vacation, and there were very few people in the school.

It was already afternoon, and some boys were walking into school with basketballs.

Obviously, in this hot summer, it is undoubtedly the fans who can come here with enthusiasm.

After Chu Xuan walked into the campus, he followed the directions of the campus and walked to the basketball hall of Marshall University.

Marshall has a history of nearly 200 years and belongs to the earliest batch of universities in the United States.

In the United States, a sport-loving country, Huntington's residents in West Virginia are no exception.

West Veriggia doesn't have an NBA team, but it's the crossroads of the three major regions in the East, so the number of fans isn't uniform across teams.

However, West Virginia is close to Ohio, so the majority of fans here are Cavaliers fans, followed by Celtics fans.

Chu Xuan passed by the basketball court of Marshall University, and the uniforms worn by the players confirmed this.

Of course, there are no longer a few people like Chu Xuan who wear Lakers jerseys, so they are not unusual. This is the essence of the giant team, and the Lakers can be said to have the most fans in the entire United States and even the world.

Marshall University's gymnasium is a little old, which has to do with the competitiveness of the Marshall University basketball team.

In the NCAA, if the team is not competitive, and if it is in a small town, the basketball arena cannot be repaired frequently, after all, it takes a lot of money to repair each time.

Marshall University has not been a strong school in the NCAA, and there are not many NBA players who have walked out of this school. The most recent player to be promoted to the NBA from Marshall University is Hassan Whiteside, and he is also the player Chu Xuan is looking for on this trip.

Whiteside is seven feet tall, or two meters and one three, and his arm span is seven feet seven inches, or two meters three. With such physical conditions, he has the potential to become a good center forward.

Although Whiteside was born in a small school like Marshall University and has low exposure in the field of basketball, it still can't stop Whiteside from bursting out with bright light. Whiteside didn't enter college until he was 20 years old, which put him in an awkward position, but his performance made all the draft sites go crazy about him.

In his freshman season, Whiteside averaged 13.1 points, 8.9 rebounds and 5.4 blocks per game. This performance compared to just 25.4 minutes of playing time is a testament to his solid rebounding ability and dominant blocking ability. In such a season, Whiteside even scored three block triple-doubles, and was named "Marcus Camby" by the draft website. And during his college years, he was also known as "Little Camby".

Such a crazy performance, even if his Marshall University is not well-known. But Whiteside is still favored by the outside world. And NBADRAFT, a well-known draft website that has always been calm, once put Whiteside in the first pick in the 2011 draft. Other draft sites have placed Whiteside in the top three of the 2011 draft.

An NBA scout once wrote this scouting report: "Hassan Whiteside is like the skinny Marcus Camby of his youth, but he has a good shooting hand. Although his rebounding ability is not as good as Camby's ability at the moment, his blocking skills are close to that of the former NBA blocking king Camby, and he still needs to gain 20 pounds and increase his interior offense, if he can do so, he will definitely dominate the interior in the future. ”

However, Marshall University is an NCAA underdog after all, and Whiteside is difficult to support alone, and finally lost to the University of Memphis by a narrow margin to reach the NCAA National Championship. If regret also leads to the NBA team's general managers not having the opportunity to see Hassan Whiteside's performance in person, it will also affect Whiteside's draft prospects.

For this reason, many experts and draft websites have suggested that Whiteside can play another season, and if he can lead the team to next year's national championship, the draft pick will be very high. But in the end, Whiteside chose to participate in the draft after his freshman year, which was the 2010 draft.

Whiteside's idol is Kevin Garnett, who wore the number 21 jersey when he was in college. Although he wanted to follow his idol's example and enter the NBA early, he was not Garnett after all, and was only selected with the third pick in the second round.

After entering the NBA, Whiteside was eliminated from the NBA because of laziness, lack of training, high turnovers and poor free throw ability, coupled with the fact that the Kings did not train him very well, and finally Whiteside was eliminated from the NBA after only 19 games in his two seasons with the Kings.

After losing his job, Whiteside played for the Vipers in the NBDL, a league affiliated with the Rockets. He then moved to Sichuan, China, in May to play for the NBL's Blue Whales.

Just half a month ago, the NBL League Finals came to an end, and Whiteside led the Sichuan Blue Whales to win the NBL championship. His individual performance was 20.6 points, 14.8 rebounds, 4.1 blocks and 1.5 assists, and his performance was extremely violent.

At this time, Whiteside has already attracted the attention of NBA teams, and according to Chu Xuan's understanding, teams such as the Knicks, Bucks and Heat are all interested in Hassan Whiteside.

Although he knew that Whiteside would not be able to return to the NBA in the end, Chu Xuan still decided to take Whiteside first, so as not to have a long night and many dreams.

According to Chu Xuan's understanding, Whiteside returned to the United States a few days ago and is currently practicing at his alma mater, Marshall University, maintaining competitive condition, and waiting for the NBA team to provide a tryout.

Therefore, after Chu Xuan was busy with the work entry procedures and understanding the work tasks in Los Angeles, he rushed to Huntington overnight.

When he arrived at the basketball hall of Marshall University, Chu Xuan heard a burst of cheers and the sound of a basketball hitting the floor.

Whiteside has a place on the Marshall University basketball team, and his alma mater is happy to make it easy for him to return to the NBA.

Chu Xuan explained the identity of the NBA scout to the staff of the basketball hall, and was allowed to enter.

At this time, on the field, a group of people wearing black and white uniforms were playing a match. And judging by the logo of the uniform, it should be a player of the Marshall University basketball team.

Whiteside is tall with long arms and a strong build. In addition, Chu Xuan knew his appearance, so he saw him at a glance.

For the sudden extra face of the East, a group of people on the field just took a look, and then enthusiastically threw themselves into the game.

At this time, there was also a middle-aged man on the side of the venue who was constantly directing, and Chu Xuan felt that it should be the coach of Marshall University.

Sitting down on a chair in the corner, Chu Xuan watched the game quietly, and his attention was completely only on Whiteside.

"His size advantage is really very obvious, such conditions, if he can't become an excellent NBA insider, it's a terrible thing."

After seeing Whiteside defending the penalty area, he covered a few hot pots from time to time. Chu Xuan didn't feel so surprised when he thought about it. After all, Whiteside in his previous life was a block and rebounding monster.