Chapter 296: Invitation to Tryout
On June 7, the NBA teams that have ended the playoffs can finally openly send out trial invitations to draft players, including travel expenses and room and board, and of course, there will be a personal assessment of the main players.
The Clippers, Grizzlies, and Knicks sent out invitations to Usyris, Kenyon Martin, Marcus Fetzel, and Chris Meme, four excellent big men, at the same time.
The other teams have calmed down, inviting their favorite players to tryouts and secretly discussing draft trades. Mainly take the team's bench and bench trade the best players in the draft, busy rebuilding or tinkering.
The Knicks had just suffered Waterloo in the Eastern Conference Finals, and the focus was already on Ussy.
James Dolan thought about it for a long time, but gave up the idea of inviting Ussy. The Knicks' record last season was too strong, and they all reached the Eastern Conference Finals, if it weren't for Iverson's sudden transformation into an invincible god of war, he would definitely enter the Finals. No matter how lucky he is to get the top pick this season, it will definitely cause David Stern to be dissatisfied, and the small shoes will be worn to the end. Besides, this champion is still a mystery at present, and there is no need to toss too much.
It's your own, just wait; It's not your own, it's useless to be in a hurry!
Usilis happily accepted the invitation of the three families, and deliberately put the Knicks in the last place, the first choice was the Clippers, as for the Vancouver that can freeze to death, it is not bad to go on a trip, at least you can go hunting and playing.
Anyway, no matter where you go, the team will cover the travel expenses, board and lodging, and if you don't go, you won't go in vain.
The current boss of the Clippers, Ramar Odom, also came to test Usi's level with great interest.
Ramar Odom, 2.08 meters tall, played power forward/small forward, was selected by the Clippers in the fourth round in 99 and became the core of the Clippers' rebuild.
Some media in Los Angeles have begun to fantasize about the twin towers combination of Odom + Usyris, and the OK combination of O'Neal + Kobe, a derby battle in the same city!
The Clippers have suffered a lot of injuries this season, and their record is a mess, so they have to sit and wait for the top pick to hit their heads, but they can't get the top 5 picks.
The wish is beautiful, and so is the reality!
The top three in the lotto, the grievances of the past season, are now gone.
On this day, the sun was shining and the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant.
The Clippers and Lakers live together in the Spuythes arena, stained with the light of the Lakers, the home court is full, the stars are shining, and the Clippers are currently short of major generals, and many positions need to be filled by newcomers.
U.S. players, international players, and wanderers gathered in the home team training hall of the Spoodis Arena to fight in pairs.
Odom, the Clippers' boss, was uninterested until a cold white man entered the arena.
"Ussie, nice to meet you!" Odom took the initiative to greet him and gave Usiris a big hug.
Usiris laughed and said, "Ramalle, you were still drunk in my house the day before yesterday, and you don't know you today!" ”
Since the elder Mark bought the private estate next door to Ewing, he converted the open-air stadium in the estate into a small indoor basketball gymnasium during the 10-day long vacation, with a standard NBA basketball court and some stepped stands; The steel structure plus FRP is very fast to build.
Recently, this small gymnasium has been full every day, and Usiris has been fighting bulls and holding small parties with the big men every day, and his life is very chic.
Odom winked at Usy and laughed, "Today is different, you know!" ”
The general manager of the Clippers has already talked to Odom that if he wins the No. 1 pick and Usyris joins the Clippers, Odom must give up the position of boss.
Odom doesn't care about the boss position, just let it go, as long as he can enter the playoffs, the days of being scolded by fans in the past season will never be experienced again.
How big a shoulder to carry a big thing, the boss is not what I want!
In this way, in the presence of Clippers management and players, as well as trial players, and individual media outlets, Usyris and Odom battled for half an hour at Spudoias Arena.
Ursiris naturally will not be polite, and frequently bullies Odom with back-to-back singles or close-to-person turns, basically giving up outside shooting and dunking, and trying to end the battle with mid-range hooks, one-legged step-back jumpers, turn-over jumpers, and pick-ups.
Odom also played well, with a flexible and versatile footwork on his back and accurate mid-range shooting.
Elgin Baylor, the Clippers' executive vice president of basketball, former Lakers sharpshooter, one of the NBA's top 50 superstars, nicknamed "Lord Baylor", personally stepped down and pointed out Ussy about shooting.
Tommy Huggins commented: "Baylor can shoot the ball into the basket at any angle, and the ball is always spinning at high speed. He has a lot of power and can play 1 to 1 with Russell under the basket; You can pass the ball like Magic Johnson, and you can test your dribbling skills against any guard in the NBA. ”
Every NBA veteran has his own unique skills, and it's easy not to pass them on!
Usiris humbly studied and trained for three days on spin shooting techniques under the guidance of Elgin Baylor.
Elgin-Baylor's trick is that when shooting, there is a little trick of plucking the ball with the fingertips of the left hand, and when the basketball is shot, the market spins, as long as it falls to the edge of the basket, it is easy to roll into the basket, and the shooting percentage is a little higher than the standard shooting technique.
This move won unanimous praise from the Clippers top brass and the Los Angeles media.
A player who is diligent in learning, even if he is not very talented, has achieved good results, not to mention that Ussy's talent has reached the top level.
During this period, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant came to fight with murderous faces, but Usyris refused.
On June 10, Usilis said goodbye to Elgin-Baylor and Odom and flew to Vancouver, Canada.
Grizzlies boss Mike Bibby and core power forward Sharif Abdul Rahim have been waiting for a long time.
The pouring rain didn't stop some fans in Vancouver, the Grizzlies didn't make the playoffs, and the Vancouver Canucks of the National Ice Hockey League (NHL) also ended the playoffs, and the home stadium, General Motors Arena, just vacated. Although there are few fans, the Grizzlies are very sincere, and directly take out the stadium dedicated to the official NBA games at home as a trial venue. (To be continued.) )