Heat center Ronnie Secali, who he fancies, is 211 cm tall, whether it is rebounding or offense, he is a notch stronger than Sailly, good at rebounding, and his defense is not very bad, last season's 16.4 points, 11.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks, is the Heat's double-double king, and is also one of the best centers today in addition to the three super centers.

The 27-year-old, Lebanese native has a nickname, The Dancer, which means that he has good low-post turning skills and is also good at mid-range shots.

The weakness is that he weighs only 104 kilograms, lacks confrontation ability, and is not tough enough in defense, which is far less tough than John Sely.

Although it's a bit of a cap ability, it's only ornamental, because the confrontation ability is insufficient, so it's actually not very good at protecting the basket.

At the same time, there is no dunk, and the offensive efficiency as an interior is not high enough, and the current career shooting rate is only 48%, and the true shooting rate is only 53%.

Comprehensive evaluation, the basket is a little soft, and the outside shot is a little unstable, so he can only be regarded as a high-quality civilian back-to-back blue-collar center, not a star, and the ceiling is limited.

After carefully studying Sekari's profile, he felt that this player was a good fit for the Pistons' lineup, with a mid-range shot that could be pulled out to create space for outside breakouts.

There is also rebounding, and Rodman's form in this year's playoffs has affected the team's performance, and he needs to strengthen the rebounding build.

The ability to attack with the ball in the low post is also something that Secali can provide, and it is also something that the Pistons are lacking now, or even have been lacking.

Although the ability to protect the basket is not enough, isn't there Rodman who can fill the gap? Besides, you can't find a first-class star center who integrates offense and defense.

The Pistons have played against the Bulls in the Eastern Conference finals in a row, so the opponent he is mainly considering now is the Bulls, and the Bulls' interior line is not strong, so the Pistons can't get that kind of first-class star center, and a high-quality blue-collar center like Secali is enough, just for his rebounding ability and pulling away.

As for the possibility of a trade, the Heat were swept by the Bulls in the first round this year, and the management is likely to be considering adjusting the roster, so he believes that the Heat will not necessarily reject the trade outright, and talk about the chips first.

He took out a blank piece of paper and wrote his chips on it, John Sely, thought about it, and added Mark Aguirre's name.

"Send it out."

He commanded his assistants.

Soon, the Heat received a trade request from the Pistons.

Sure enough, although the Pistons wanted the team's main center, the Heat did not directly refuse, because the team was swept by the Bulls in the first round, had no resistance at all, and was already facing the need for lineup adjustments.

Sekari's stats look good, but the weaknesses are obvious, as a center, the basket is too soft, the closest to the basket but the offense is inefficient, the defense is not confrontational, and the ability to protect the basket is poor, that is, the rebounding ability is good, so the management is not very satisfied with him, and already has the idea of a trade, and wants a tougher interior.

In fact, not to mention Sekari, even the core of the team, Glen Rice, is not their non-sale, and they can be traded if they have good chips.

"Mark Aguirre is useless, John Sely is useless, and if we want to trade, we need at least two of their first-round picks, plus John Sely."

"Two first-round picks? There was absolutely no way they could say yes, Sekari wasn't worth that much. ”

"I also don't think Secali is worth that much, but John Seli's defense can add to the hardness of the basket for us, and Secali is too soft under the basket."

"Yes, in the first round this time, Jordan can break in as much as he wants, although Sekat's data is good, his win-loss value on the court is not high."

The Heat management discussed and discussed within the management, and finally decided to trade, but changed the chips and asked for the Pistons' first-round pick and second-round pick next year, and the first-round pick was not protected, plus John Sely.

Troy Weaver received the reply, saw the chips the Heat asked for, and laughed.

With the current Pistons' lineup and Iron Fist's ability to lead the team, it should be said that they can make the playoffs in the East, unless there is a large area of long-term injuries, but this possibility is still unlikely, so the Pistons' signing will not be too good.

And just like that, the Pistons and Heat completed the deal.

Now Weaver's focus has shifted to Zhou Quan.

Zhou Quan's insistence on boxing with the postman made him very annoyed.

But he couldn't force it to stop, and now he could only hope that Zhou Quan would not be injured, or not seriously injured.

On August 21st, Ma Jian came to UCLA.

The head coach of the university's basketball team was optimistic about him and offered him a full scholarship, so he came here.

Head coach Jim Harrick met with Ma Jian in his office, and his attitude was very good, which made Ma Jian relax a little.

He encouraged: "Ma, you are a fellow man of Iron Fist, and I very much hope that you will work as hard as he does and learn from him."

You must know him, he is now a star, and he can also hit 20+10 against Michael Jordan, and he must be a big star in China. It's a pity that I don't know why, your national team didn't choose him, it's a pity, he is definitely qualified to be selected. ”

Ma Jian was a little confused, sir, can you speak slowly, I don't understand!

Harrick stopped, judging from the expression on Ma Jian's face, he knew that he might have said it in vain, this horse is not Zhou, Zhou was admitted to UCLA by himself, his English was good when he came in, there was no problem with communication, and communicating with Ma was probably a big trouble.

Next, he asked Ma Jian to give him some information for inspection, such as academic certificates.

This thing is very critical, without this thing, he would not be able to provide a scholarship for Ma Jian.

But soon, he was also confused, sports school, what kind of education is this?

He hurriedly called a Chinese student from Malaysia to act as a temporary translator for him and Ma Jian, and then he figured out what the sports school meant, and then called for consultation, and finally figured out that the sports school was not among the Chinese qualifications recognized in the United States, that is, UCLA could not provide scholarships for Ma Jian.

Ma Jian panicked, without a scholarship, what does he live on?

He has already fallen out with the country, quit the national team and the provincial team, and there are no professional games in the country, and it is likely that there will be no ball to play when he returns to China, what will he do?

Harrick couldn't help Ma Jian, so he could only express regret.

Ma Jian was very frightened, he didn't have much money, didn't this make him live on the streets?

Harrick thought for a moment and said, "Well, for Zhou's sake, I can let you stay at UCLA for the time being and provide you with food and lodging for a period of time, but not too long." ”

"Thank you, thank you!"

Ma Jian breathed a sigh of relief.

In addition, through that international student, he learned some information about Zhou Quan and also understood Zhou Quan's status in UCLA.

In basketball, he is the second best player in UCLA history behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Wharton.

In ice hockey, he is the first executioner in the NCAA.

In addition to these two sports, he is also good at boxing, golf and other sports.

He didn't know Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Wharton, or even who they were, or what an ice hockey executioner was, but the Chinese student quickly let him know the status of these two guys in the American basketball world, and also made him understand the power of the NCAA's No. 1 executioner, which also made him understand Zhou Quan's influence in UCLA.

After knowing Zhou Quan, he immediately asked Harrick for Zhou Quan's contact information, and now he is a little desperate and has to find a thigh to hug.

……

That night, Zhou Quan received a call from Ma Jian.

"Hey, Zhou Quan, hello, I'm Ma Jian, I'm sorry to disturb you."

"Ma Jian? You are? ”

He thought about it, whether it was at home or in the United States, and was sure that he didn't know this person.

Ma Jian was a little sad, he was selected for the national team in 89, Zhou Quan didn't know himself?

He hurriedly introduced himself: "I am from China, a former member of the national team, playing power forward, I just participated in the Olympic Games this time, and I came to the United States to study......

"Oh, I see, are you in the U.S. now? How did I get my number? Zhou Quan asked.

Ma Jiandao: "I am at UCLA now, which is your alma mater, and I got the number from Coach Jim Harrick. That I ......"

"Oh, you got into UCLA, didn't you? That's good, junior, work hard, try to do well in the NCAA and join the NBA as soon as possible. Zhou Quan encouraged.

Ma Jian's face was a little dark, brother, can you let me finish, I'm embarrassed when you talk about it like this, okay?

He quickly explained, "No, I can't join UCLA. ”

"Why? Don't worry, I'll give Coach Harrick a call and you'll be on the varsity team. Zhou Quan assured.

"No, it's not ......"

Ma Jian hurriedly said: "It's my academic qualifications that have a problem, the United States doesn't recognize sports school qualifications, and I can't get a scholarship at UCLA." ”

Zhou Quan understood and said, "Then what are you going to do now?" ”

"I don't know, no, I ......" Ma Jian was a little hesitant.

Zhou Quan said: "You let me think about it...... Well, I'll talk to UCLA first. ”

"Okay, I'm sorry for you." Ma Jian was very polite and authentic.

Then Zhou Quan contacted UCLA and went directly to the provost.

The provost is the second-in-command of the school in addition to the board of trustees, and he has a lot of power.

From the provost, he learned something.

For example, in the case of Ma Jian, if you want to enter UCLA, it is very difficult.

From the provost, he got a message that he could go to a community college first, and when Ma Jian's English and college scores met the requirements of UCLA, the school could look at his face and let Ma Jian transfer to UCLA, and he could also get a scholarship.

He contacted Ma Jian again and said: "Ma Jian, this is the case, UCLA is also a famous school after all, and the requirements are very high.

Or if you come to Detroit, I'll let you join a local community college, and you will study for two years, and then you will join UCLA after passing your English and college grades.

Don't underestimate community colleges in the United States, Tom Hanks and Schwarzenegger know, Hollywood big stars, and George Lucas, the big director, the director of Star Wars, are all from community colleges.

A quarter of thousands of universities in the United States are community colleges, but they are only two-year programs, but community colleges provide a transfer system, that is, as long as you complete the credits of your freshman and sophomore years in a community college, you can transfer to a four-year comprehensive university to continue your junior or senior year. ”

"That, Zhou Quan, can a community college play NCAA?" Ma Jian asked.

Zhou Quan replied: "No, because community colleges are not part of the NCAA. There are three collegiate sports systems in the United States, namely NCAA, NJCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA is the sports league system of community colleges, and community colleges can participate in sports competitions under the NJCAA system.

Because of the resources, high school students with good basketball talent have joined the NCAA, and the NJCAA level will of course be low. ”

Ma Jian asked awkwardly, "Does the community college offer scholarships?" ”

Zhou Quan said: "Community colleges can provide sports scholarships, but not as many as comprehensive universities, but your academic qualifications are still not recognized. ”

"That, Zhou Quan, I don't have any money!" Ma Jian was embarrassed.

Zhou Quan thought for a while and said: "Although the tuition of community colleges is cheap, it costs one to twenty thousand dollars a year, and with the cost of room and board, it may reach twenty or thirty thousand dollars.

In this way, I'll go through some connections and see if I can waive your fees, and you can also get a job on the varsity team, get paid a certain amount, and earn some pocket money. ”

"Really? That's great, Zhou Quan, thanks thanks! Ma Jian said happily.

"You can stay at UCLA for the time being, wait for my news." Zhou Quan said.

After ending the phone call with Ma Jian, he began to contact Detroit, and no one else was looking, but directly looking for the boss, Mr. Davis.

As a well-known philanthropist in the United States, he has to donate a sum of money and some items to Detroit Community College every year, and he has a great influence on the community college, and he also has a very good relationship with the school board, and a phone call can easily solve Zhou Quan's problem.

Zhou Quan informed Ma Jian again that now that the community college had opened, he asked him to rush to Detroit immediately.

Ma Jian thanked him again and again on the phone, and the next day he came to meet with Zhou Quan, thanked him in person, and then flew to Detroit.

At the end of August, Zhou Quan arrived in Los Angeles for more than a month, and he has completed another round of relevant training.

The toss finished the last round and is now level 92.

The step-back jumper also completed a round and is now at level 88.

The system requires three shooting drills, and then there will be a little reward, and now that the layup and throw are complete, the layup has been upgraded to level 95, which is his first top-level technique, and there are only three rounds left for the step-back jumper.

Three rounds are 9,000 shots, and then concentrate on training this kind of shooting technique, if you have 500 shots a day, you can complete it in about 20 days.

In addition, halfway through his strength training, he lost his weight from 92 to 91 kilograms.

The main change is not actually the tonnage, but the quality of the upper limb muscles has changed.

The type of muscle quality is divided into absolute strength, speed, endurance, bodybuilding and many other categories, he originally for ice hockey, increase the defense of the upper body, the upper limb muscles are too thick, lose speed, and now through long-term strength training, the upper limb muscles have changed from the original strength type to the speed type.

In other words, his upper body explosiveness, including punch speed and striking power, has not decreased due to the loss of weight, but has become stronger.

Similarly, it has also increased the sensitivity and coordination of his upper limbs a lot, and his ability to do some technical movements has become stronger.

Of course, this has a very big effect on boxing, and for basketball, it also has a great effect, which can make his shots faster, softer and more sensitive in his upper limbs.

Even, because of the changes in the muscles of the upper limbs, especially the changes in the shoulder muscle groups, his shoulder joint is more extensible, so that his standing height has increased.

In addition to the changes in the upper limbs, there are also changes in the core and lower limbs, and now his core strength has been further enhanced, and the strength of the lower limbs has also increased a lot.

In other words, his overall strength has not decreased, it is still level 86, and the reduced upper limb strength has increased to the core and lower limbs.

There is not so much meat hanging on the upper limbs, and now his door panel figure is not so obvious, and the whole body seems more coordinated.

In addition, due to the increase in core and lower body strength, his ability to resist injuries has been improved from level 89 to level 90.

After training in the offseason, the level of 92 was improved to level 93.

With the loss of weight and the increase in strength of his lower limbs, his speed increased from level 92 to level 93, the bounce of level 91 skyrocketed by two levels, and the agility of level 92 also increased to level 93.

Therefore, the biggest benefit of strength training for him is the improvement of these three qualities.

Now he can be sure that his pace is no slower than Jordan's, and he was only a little slower than Jordan in the last East Finals.

There is still a kilogram of tonnage to be reduced, and he believes that in the new season, he will be faster than Jordan and more agile than Jordan.

(End of chapter)