Chapter 52: Redoning the No. 35 jersey

It is said to be a physical examination, and to put it bluntly, it is the side of the body. In fact, generally speaking, players participating in the draft will have a training camp before the draft, and in this training camp, a physical test will be conducted, and the conclusions drawn can be used as a reference for the team manager to select players.

However, Sun Xiaotian was still recovering from his injuries at that time and could not participate in the training camp at all, so this physical examination was made up.

In addition to the normal physical fitness, the rest of the physical examination is an examination of the physical fitness of the players.

In the examination of physical fitness, what attracted attention was Sun Xiaotian's right foot injury. After examination, Sun Xiaotian's right foot has basically healed, but he still needs to continue to observe.

In fact, for Sun Xiaotian, the result of his right foot is already very satisfactory to him, after all, it has only been less than 3 months since the injury, and he believes that through his hard work, he has been able to achieve 100% health.

Next, Sun Xiaotian will undergo a series of physical tests.

The first item of the physical test is height, weight and arm span, and after measurement, Sun Xiaotian's height has jumped from 203cm two years ago to 205cm. And the weight reached 99.8 kg in accordance with this height, too. However, although the weight has reached the standard value, it is still relatively thin. As for Sun Xiaotian's arm span, it has been measured to reach 210cm.

The second item of the physical test is the bench press, in fact, this item is Sun Xiaotian's strength, don't look at his thin body, but his strength is still relatively strong. I remember that when I was at Yale University, I also tested it, and at that time, my bench press could reach 97kg, which was stronger than the team's center Gulot. After this professional test, Sun Xiaotian was deeply surprised that his bench press was 101.7kg. In the words of the trainer, this amount will climb higher with his own scientific training in the future.

The third item of the physical test is bounce, and Sun Xiaotian is also quite confident in this test. In both of his college seasons, he was the team's most dunk-to-dunk player, and on one occasion he jumped as high as the basket.

After three run-up jumps, Sun Xiaotian's bounce reached more than 100cm. For this value, many people present expressed surprise. Because they have the impression that many international players, especially Asian players, are not very good at bouncing. But Sun Xiaotian is different, although he has an Asian face, he has the bounce of a black player.

The last item is the switchback run, which only tests the player's speed. After testing, Sun Xiaotian took 8.6 seconds to run back and forth, which means that it took him 4.3 seconds to complete a basketball court, or even faster.

After the physical test, after the trainer's summary of the data, they believed that the best template for Sun Xiaotian's physical condition was Maddie.

Sun Xiaotian was not surprised at all by this conclusion, because no one knew who was hiding in his body.

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After the physical test was completed, Sun Xiaotian was packing up his things and preparing to leave. This time Dan. Fagan walked in with a smile and said, "Sun! Let's see who's coming. ”

Sun Xiaotian hurriedly turned around, only to see a fat and short middle-aged man walking in.

"Sun! Hello! Welcome to Chicago. The middle-aged man smiled and held out his hand.

That man was Thibodeau, the head coach of the Chicago Bulls.

Sun Xiaotian hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, "Coach, hello! Nice to see you! ”

"I've heard about you for a long time, you know? Your manager once recommended you specifically to me. Thibodeau said with a smile.

"You're talking about Coach Haywood?"

"That's right!"

"Do you know Coach Heywood?" Sun Xiaotian was a little surprised.

"Yes! We knew each other for a long time, when I was an assistant coach under Van Gundy, who was a data analyst for the Rockets. Coach Thibodeau replied.

Although he has been playing under Coach Haywood for two years, Sun Xiaotian has no idea that no coach has such NBA experience.

The two sides exchanged a few more pleasantries, and when they parted, Coach Thibodeau told Sun Xiaotian that he hoped that he could become a wonder soldier in his hands, and looked forward to Sun Xiaotian's first show in the NBA.

This is the first meeting between Sun Xiaotian and Thibodeau, but it was this meeting that made Sun Xiaotian's passion for the game explode to the extreme, and he couldn't wait for the new NBA season to start soon.

The Bulls also successfully signed a contract with Sun Xiaotian, 4 years and 9.64 million, which expires in the summer of 2016, and the team option is in the summer of 14 or 15.

If you want to play for the Bulls, you have to be officially a member of the Bulls. A few days after the physical examination, the Bulls were ready for Sun Xiaotian and Ma Kui. Stig's two rookies held a press conference, and after this press conference, Sun Xiaotian will officially become a member of the Bulls.

At the press conference, a lot of media poured into the United Center Arena, but many of them were Chinese media, which surprised Sun Xiaotian. Because Sun Xiaotian's impact in China is already very large, but Sun Xiaotian himself has not felt it.

At the press conference, Sun Xiaotian talked about his feelings about joining the Bulls.

"I'm honored to be a part of the Bulls, which have a glorious history, an unparalleled history. I'm thrilled to be able to play under their aura. I hope that I can follow the path that they have blazed and that I can achieve the same results as theirs. And now, the team has our leader, MVP Derek. Rose, and Joaquin. Noah, Carlos. Bouzer, Ruhr. Deng's teammate with outstanding abilities. And we also have a great coach and I believe we have what it takes to make a difference. At the same time, I also very much hope to be able to integrate into this group as soon as possible and learn more from them. Finally, I would like to say that I love the Bulls! I love Chicago! ”

Sun Xiaotian's outstanding eloquence won bursts of applause from the audience. Later, team owner Jerry Reinsdorf and head coach Thibodeau also gave speeches to welcome the two newcomers. After that, Sun Xiaotian took the No. 35 jersey handed over by the head coach, which was still Sun Xiaotian's jersey number when he was in college.

Originally, Sun Xiaotian fantasized that he could wear the No. 1 jersey on the NBA court to pay tribute to Maizi. However, here No. 1 belongs to the team leader Derek. Ross's.

Although he didn't wear the No. 1 jersey, it didn't affect his respect for Maizi. Sun Xiaotian felt that no matter how many sizes he was wearing, he could not erase the traces of wheat on his body.

Just like Sun Xiaotian answered a question from a reporter at the scene, "Who is your idol?" The question was said at the time:

"I have never hidden my love for Maddie, and he has accompanied me to this point. Maddie's attitude towards basketball, her love for basketball, and her understanding of basketball are all reasons why she decided to make him an idol. And I also found the similarity between myself and Maddie, that is, we both believe that the most important thing in basketball is not to play, but to bring happiness to the fans through the game. ”