Stopping in the quarterfinals for two consecutive years cannot be regarded as a pity for Yang Long. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

But since he announced his entry to the 2003 draft, he knew the NCAA was no longer the right stage for him.

Coach K tried his best to persuade Yang Long to play in college for another year, not out of a coach's selfishness, but out of consideration for Yang Long's draft prospects.

First of all, 2003 is a big year for the draft in the analysis of experts, and this year will be a year of talent gushing, in the opinion of Coach K, Yang Long's choice to participate in the draft in this year is extremely unwise.

Secondly, we have to talk about Yang Long's performance at Duke University, from an average of 13.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game in the 01-02 season to 16.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 1.8 steals in the 02-03 season, but in terms of data, the progress is not small, especially in the knockout stage, with an average of 19.3 points, 5 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game, which can be described as a brilliant performance. Judging from the data, Yang Long's performance is impeccable, but this does not mean that Yang Long's draft prospects will be smooth sailing. First of all, Yang Long's two-year Duke career stopped in the top 8, and Yang Long did not lead the team further, and secondly, data is not the only indicator of the draft, just like Yang Long's teammate Boozer, scoring rebounds in the NCAA league is not high. And Yang Long is likely to face Boozer's dilemma, he does not have top physical fitness, and from the perspective of physical fitness, the current Yang Long can barely reach the level of the middle class.

Lao K's suggestion is not unreasonable, but Yang Long can't wait to get on the NBA stage, which is something he has planned for a long time. He's been waiting 20 years, and once he feels like he's got a chance to step onto the NBA stage, who else can stop him?

Yang Long contacted his senior brother Jay Williams and approached his agent, Duffy, under Williams' introduction. Duffy is a seasoned agent who works as an ESPN reporter in the offseason.

However, to Yang Long's disappointment, Duffy is not optimistic about Yang Long's draft prospects this year.

Yang Long insisted on running for the election, and with the support of Jay Williams, Duffy had no choice but to sign a contract with Yang Long, but the contract was not guaranteed. Duffy will help Yang Long arrange the draft, if Yang Long is successfully selected by the team, the contract between the two sides will officially take effect, if Yang Long is not selected, then the relationship between the two parties will end.

Yang Long received a small number of trial invitations, but during the training process, Yang Long felt good, and the opponent's team manager reacted as if he had already been selected.

Joint training is also a very important stage, Yang Long naturally could not miss, but in the most important rookie competition of joint training, Yang Long did not receive enough attention, this draft, star-studded, Yang Long only got 13 minutes of playing time, scored 9 points and 3 assists.

Yang Long participated in the rookie physical test, which is another important indicator of the team's draft:

Barefoot height: 195.7 cm, Yang Long has only increased by 1.4 cm in the two years of Duke, and it is foreseeable that Yang Long's height has been basically finalized.

Wearing shoes height: 198.1 cm, Yang Long wears Gaobang basketball shoes, so that he can occupy some advantages in this data.

Weight: 88.6 kg, it can be said that weight gain, strength is the biggest gain of Yang Long coming to Duke, and now Yang Long looks more coordinated, without the previous bamboo pole feeling.

Reach: 203.4 cm, which is a relatively good figure.

Standing touch height: 251 cm.

Hand length: 19.8 cm.

Hand width: 22.5 cm.

The height of the jump on the spot: 72.9 cm, it can be said that it is not easy to increase the jump by 1.8 cm while gaining 8.6 kg.

Maximum jump height: 90.1 cm, breaking through the maximum bounce of 90 cm, it can be said that from the perspective of bounce level, Yang Long's physical fitness has reached the middle and upper reaches of the NBA league.

Maximum touch height: 368.1 cm.

Baseline switchback: 11.4 seconds, average.

3/4 long sprint: 3.39 seconds.

84 kg bench press: 15 reps. This data is a relatively good result among rookies, especially among guards, and Yang Long can only achieve such results, which can only be said to be Huang Tian's worthiness.

Body fat content: 7.3%. With the help of the Duke team's physical trainer, Yang Long's body fat content has been effectively reduced, although it is far from the 3% of Old Man Qiao, but it is also a relatively OK level.

Da Yao has been in the NBA for a season, and he was selected to the Rockets as the top pick, making the NBA unprecedentedly popular in China. In the first year, Da Yao was selected as an All-Star as the center vote king, which shows that there are many Chinese basketball fans. Although he missed the best rookie, he was able to gain a foothold in the NBA, which has made a good start for Chinese basketball.

Yang Long has gained a lot of fans during the Duke period, under Chen Hao's unremitting publicity, and at the point of announcing his participation in the 2003 draft, Yang Long's popularity index was pushed to a new high.

As the draft day approached, Yang Long began to see his name more and more intentionally or unintentionally in the news, in these news there are doxxing of his life experience, there is an analysis of his prospects, in these reports, Yang Long also won a variety of titles:

the future star of China's defenders;

The first Chinese guard in the NBA;

……

Yang Long felt the pressure on his shoulders while feeling the gaze.