However, although he didn't look down on Cleveland, during the trial, Woody still maintained quality and quantity, and even completed the training amount beyond the ordinary.

It doesn't mean anything else, I just want to give my old teammates an extra intensity.

Who let him end the last game, he slipped away as soon as possible, and he didn't know how to shake hands and hug his old teammates!

I don't know, I still think that when I was at St. Mary's, the two of them had a bad relationship~

Who was shouting "good brother" at that time, turning his head and pretending not to know!

Blind, he took this guy to revive the glory of St. Mary's and won the first state championship trophy in the first Division I high school league in team history!

LeBron James' physicality has reached the NBA level.

But Woody's current physicality is also NBA-calib.

Although the two of them are good at different aspects, LeBron James is full of physique, strength, explosiveness, and bounce, but his coordination and lateral footwork are relatively mediocre.

As it happens, these are all areas where Woody excels!

LeBron James' physicality is the most talked about aspect of their team's momentum, and now Woody is tied with LeBron in this regard. This is something that no one expected, including Cleveland's management.

Look at Jimmy Paxson's stunned expression!

In fact, he had already promised LeBron James that he would use the "top pick" to choose him.

As long as the league gives the Cavaliers a "top pick", this is a predestined thing......

LeBron James was born in Cleveland, adjacent to Akron.

Grown up in the slums again!

Still dark-skinned!

Any one of them with a "geopolitical complex" is a reason why Cleveland must use the "top pick" to choose him, not to mention that now LeBron James has made up three of them.

Although Woody also walked out of Akron, he was not born here since he was a child.

This is the difference between a godson and a son!

Woody wants to beat him, but there is a way, and that is to join Ohio State University and fight for a championship trophy for Ohio in "March Madness"!

In the case where both are high school students, if one person had to be chosen to succeed Cleveland to the "throne", it would have to be LeBron James......

So trying out Woody is actually a process.

After all, he's also from Akron.

But at this moment, the shock that Woody brought to him made his originally firm thoughts shake for a moment. But the "buff" on LeBron James has not been stacked to this extent, and it is really difficult for him to make this painful choice when two people compete at the same starting line......

"Man, you're incredible, we'll take it seriously, and we'd love to hear you play for Cleveland, I love your St. Mary, it's for you!"

After the tryout, Jimmy Paxson didn't say no outright.

As far as Woody's performance is concerned, the potential is really huge, in case LeBron James doesn't play in the future, but Woody becomes the "emperor superstar", then he refuses too hard today, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be nailed to the "shame pillar" in the future.

How long has it been since the '84 draft, but now the Trail Blazers are still being pulled out from time to time to "whip corpse" and taunted.

Paxson doesn't want to be a clown.

Since both have unlimited potential, from his point of view, it must have been a difficult choice before they chose LeBron James.

It's just that when the LeBron James team heard that he gave Woody a promise, they immediately became a little anxious, and kept contacting him, and on the outside, they were preaching even harder that "LeBron is Cleveland's only choice" and "This is the result of all expectations!" ”

Woody's second stop wasn't Detroit, it was Toronto.

The Pistons are still preparing for the playoffs, and they completed a "big comeback" in the first round, making the Magic the first team in the NBA to lead 3-1 but be beaten in three consecutive games after the first round of restructuring.

I thought that after such a difficult reversal, the playoffs would be easier in the semifinals, but in the semifinals, they faced the 76ers, and they went through the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" to win the match point, eliminating the Philadelphia 76ers led by Allen Iverson 4-2!

In the regular season, they had the best record in the East, but now they stumbled to reach the Eastern Conference Finals, compared to them, the Nets completed a sweep in the second round, and the momentum is extremely ferocious, and they dare not slack off in the face of such an opponent.

Even the draft work has been put on hold for the time being.

The tryout in Toronto also went well, and Woody's performance impressed even the determined Cavaliers management, let alone the Raptors, who were interested in Woody in the first place.

General manager Babcock personally sent Woody out of the arena: "Man, I'm looking forward to seeing you play in a Raptors jersey at the Canada Route Center!" ”

It's just that after he left, the assistant next to him looked at Babcock's reluctant gaze and couldn't help but remind: "Man, if we really choose Woody, it is very likely that Vince will be completely pushed away!" ”

Since the results of the lottery came out, the "Canadian Flyers" learned that the Raptors have the No. 4 pick in the first round this year, and repeatedly emphasized that he hopes that this spot can bring instant combat power to the Raptors, and he doesn't want to wait for the newcomer to grow!

Babcock pouted: "Don't worry, this multiple-choice question is not done by me, but by Vince Carter himself, you can call Vince now, just tell him, we have recently vetted a lot of rookies, and now there are two candidates for him to choose from, one is Woody from St. Mary's High School, and the other is ...... It's Georgia Tech freshman Chris Bosh! ”

Leaving Toronto, Woody's next stop was the Heat.

Coming to the enthusiastic Miami, "Magic" Johnson's mood jumped a little. After arriving, I made several phone calls one after another, obviously here back then, there was no less "sowing", but I don't know if there was any "fruit".

Woody suddenly thought of Johnson's two children.

With that powerful gene, if there is really an "illegitimate child", it should be recognizable at a glance, right?

After a two-day break, Johnson took Woody to the American Airlines Arena.

On the way, he introduced some information about the Heat team to Woody: "Actually, this Heat team is very suitable for you, Pat Riley likes the kind of forward full of athleticism, and he once said that basketball in the future is the sport of five players in their early 2 meters, this concept is also reflected in this team, you are in this team, but the characteristics of three or four can be activated to the greatest extent, but unfortunately...... This old man's personality is too paranoid, and his requirements for the training volume of players have really reached the point of inhumanity! ”

Woody knows that Johnson and Pat Riley are old acquaintances, the Lakers' "show time" back then, Johnson was the core of the team, and the head coach at that time was Pat Riley!

Hearing him say that Pat Riley was too paranoid, Woody couldn't help but be a little nervous.

His basketball career has gone well so far, from Ben Wallace to Dell Curry to Drew, and he hasn't really met any "coaches with flaws."

Johnson saw Woody's nervousness and comforted: "But man, you don't have to be nervous, if we do fall to the fifth pick in the first round, then it's fine, I'm here!" Parker certainly wouldn't dare to be too paranoid about you! ”

Woody also remembered in hindsight that Pat Riley was brought out of Los Angeles by Johnson with the rest of the Lakers.

The matter of "infighting", he is clear!

It can be seen that Pat Riley still attaches great importance to Woody and has arranged a special trial, and only Woody participated in today's training. And two days later, Pat Riley has an open tryout for seven or eight newcomers.

Apparently Pat Riley is making it clear to Woody in this way: You're here with me, it's very different!

Woody was in great shape today, not only in terms of physical-related tryouts, but also in the mid-range, with three sets of 30 shots each, and more than 23 shots.

Pat Riley nodded in satisfaction.

He had seen Woody's explosive physical fitness just now, and now seeing that he still has a good middle distance, he couldn't wait to take Woody to visit the locker room and designate the wardrobe he wanted to use.

There's no way, this kind of striker with good physical fitness is his favorite, and now he still has hand work.

Who can stand this?

Even Johnson could see his affection for Woody, and when he left the arena, he patted Woody on the shoulder: "This old man has a crush on you!" Yes, boy! ”

The trials of 6 teams have now completed 3, and judging from the feedback from the general managers of the three teams after the trial, the probability of Woody being in the top five is not to say that it is certain, it is also nine out of ten.

Don't forget, they still have the Pistons who have the second pick in the first round and haven't gone to the tryout!

"But don't take it lightly, man, we can't rest until all the tryouts are over!"

Woody nodded, he knew that.

They went to Washington first.

With Michael Jordan leaving, the Wizards are lacking a new nucleus and are in ruins, and if Woody is established as the core, it will be a very suitable environment for Woody to grow up. Woody managed to conquer the management of the Wizards with his outstanding play.

It's just that the attitude of the management is not so resolute.

Why......

The tragedy of Kwame Brown has just happened.

And if I really want to say, Kwame Brown did not perform worse than Woody when he tried out.

So when they saw Woody's rough offensive end skills, they immediately thought of this unpleasant memory, and they felt a little more apprehensive.

Woody then followed Johnson to New York.

After a year, when he returned to New York again, standing on the familiar street, looking at Alan Houston on that big poster, Woody was moved.

The pride of the moment at that time is gradually shining into reality!

That led him to a great tryout at Madison Square Garden.

At the end, the New York management was eager to tie him up in New York with a rope immediately, wait until the draft on June 25, and directly put him in the clothes of the New York Knicks!

In this way, the trials of all six teams are over.

The time also came to the beginning of June, the NBA02~03 season finals started, and the Nets finally broke out of the encirclement in the East, and the Pistons were swept 4-0 in the Eastern Conference finals!

The ...... of the West

It's the San Antonio Spurs!

They eliminated the defending champion Lakers 4-2 in the Western Conference semifinals and the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the Western Conference finals to reach the finals.

Tim Duncan is back on the stage of the finals after 5 years.

It's just that Woody and Johnson are a little puzzled that the Pistons didn't immediately contact them to communicate about tryouts after the Eastern Conference Finals.

Johnson showed his calm side of the wind and waves at this time, and did not rush to contact, but asked Woody to stay in shape during training and wait quietly.

During this time, as the trial was hot, various gossip was also emerging.

There are frequent reports in the Chicago media that they are aggressively trading draft picks for Dwyane Wade.

At the same time, Pat Riley is also trying to trade for a draft pick and appears to be in contention for a rookie.

And when Johnson was thinking about whether to agree to the Bulls management's frequent tryouts and arrange a Chicago trial for Woody, Ben Wallace called Woody:

"Damn, no, Rick was fired by Joe Dumas and we're going to change the manager!"