284 Asian Jordan
No matter what the owners of each team thought, Lin Dong arrived as promised.
Lin Dong was wearing a set of Under Armour's custom jerseys, and on his feet were Under Armour's freshly released dragon sneakers, which sold out.
The gold and red colour palette gives the sneaker a striking look, and the word 'lin' is printed on the side of the shoe.
And just by seeing these shoes, the bosses on the scene were a little red-eyed.
This high school student created a commercial endorsement myth last year, Under Armour's sales from 90 million when he signed a contract last year, to now in June, it only took half a year, it has more than tripled, and last month's monthly sales have exceeded the 30 million mark. This year's sales have reached 150 million, and according to the current market is still in short supply, Under Armour is aggressively expanding their production line and R&D department, it is foreseeable that in the second half of the year, after Lin Dong enters the NBA as the champion, this value will only achieve a qualitative breakthrough, and it is not impossible for annual sales to exceed 400 million.
Not to mention the brand, it is definitely the God of Wealth and a cash cow for the team, there are too many commercial values that can be developed in terms of tickets, peripherals, and so on, how could it be dragged over by a coffee seller like Schulz......
The bosses were so jealous that they wanted to cry.
At the beginning of training, these tryouts are all NBA standard procedures.
Jogging, touching high on the spot, bouncing on the spot, running and jumping high, strength training, then 3/4 sprints, 3/4 sprints with the ball......
Although Lin Dong has proven himself again and again at the Nike Summit and the World Championships, and static talent is something that everyone can find, but the detailed dynamic talent data about him was still unknown to these NBA teams before this, and can only be evaluated by feeling.
But at this time, when the test data appeared in front of everyone, these bosses in the stands still couldn't help but be calm.
Bounce 97 cm on the spot, run bounce 108 cm, stay time 0.92 seconds, 3/4 sprint 2.88 seconds, dribble 3/4 sprint 3.05 seconds!
Especially when the last item of data came out, the originally buzzing stadium suddenly became silent.
There are 3/4 sprints with the ball that can break the 3.1-second mark, although it is rare in the entire NBA history, but it is not nothing, such as Iverson.
But one thing you have to note is that this guy is a 200 cm tall forward, not a short guard of 183 cm like Iverson, and his 3/4 sprint speed, even Iverson is not much faster than him!
How terrible is it for a 2-metre striker to have almost Iverson's speed?
The bosses are talking a lot, and the scouts from all sides are watching carefully and writing hard.
Frankly speaking, the football review report is not the point for them, after all, everyone knows that Lin Dong will definitely not have a chance with his own team, but the report is to be done, and it must be done in the most detail.
This kid is extremely talented, and teaming up with Payton is bound to bring a shock shock to the NBA this year, which must be something that every team cannot tolerate, so you have to understand him and make the most thorough response to his weaknesses.
Everyone has the same idea in their hearts, they must not let this Asian kid step on his own team!
ββ2 meters tall but has the ball control skills and speed of a historic small point guard, his skillful ball control allows him to have unimaginable breakthrough ability, he is still a left-hander, breaking through on the left side is the top priority of defense, but also beware of his change of direction, this big man has unimaginable flexibility!
At the same time, his body is not as weak as he imagined, with a bench press of 135 kg and a deadlift of 170 kg, which has significantly improved compared to his strength performance at the World Championships, and his strength confrontation in the No. 3 position is not a loss!
This was followed by shooting drills, shooting drills against defenders, and then intense free throws after a quick turnaround run, and a 3-point shooting.
Lin Dong didn't hide it.
In the NBA, there is no such thing as revealing your strength in advance, and a long regular season season with just a few games is enough to expose all your strengths and weaknesses to everyone.
Instead of hiding it, it is better to show it generously in the trial.
Against? After entering the NBA, it is inevitable that he will be targeted, and after the supersonic has been practicing hard with Payton all year long, and after his height stopped growing in the first half of this year, he began to do strength training such as gaining muscle and weight is specifically to adapt to this kind of targeting!
And of course, not arrogant.
Frankly speaking, with the blessing of Nike Under Armour and other business backgrounds, his own grievances with the American national youth, and the experience of slapping all team owners in the league in the face this disgusting backhand, Lin Dong knows very well that the rookie wall that these guys want to build for themselves will probably be the highest in the history of the NBA, and it will even surpass the targeting of Jordan in his rookie season, and it is probably not an exaggeration to call it a public enemy of the league.
An ordinary rookie wall is certainly non-existent for itself, but this rookie wall ......
Lin Dong is looking forward to it.
Without experiencing the tempering of blood and fire, how can it be possible to reach the top of the world's highest basketball hall?
5-point fixed-point mid-range shooting, 25 of 25 shots, 25 of 25 shots from the other side, and what's more, 5 fixed-point shots outside the three-point line are also 25 of 25 shots!
75 shots, and I didn't miss a single shot!
At this time, in the arena, even those bosses have stopped beeping.
Everyone watched the performance of this young man of the Dragon Kingdom in shock, and kept listening to the sound of the basketball hollow into the net.
It's not just a matter of accuracy, and it's not just a matter of luck.
For players at this level in the NBA, even if there are 3-pointers, space-splitting shots, etc., there are many people who want to achieve this kind of fixed-point shooting with 75 consecutive shots of 75.
But first, that's pretty much a standard shooter, second, it's unlikely that even these shooters will be able to do it every time, and third, for a rookie, for a rookie who is on an NBA rookie tryout, facing more than 30 bosses across the league, and countless scouts and reporters are watching, isn't there any pressure on this young man?
The whole process was projected effortlessly, and the expression on his face was extremely relaxed.
For a rookie, the hardest thing to step into the NBA arena is not the ball skills, but the high-intensity defense, physical confrontation, and all-important mentality!
And this group of people who have the most voice in the league, in front of countless reporters and scouts, and a newcomer who will definitely be picked on the back of a rookie who has a bad trial effect, but easily throws 75 shots and 75 shots, what a big heart does this Nima have......
Wait a minute! Is this Nima a striker or a shooter?
Everyone present was stunned and a little speechless, is there an omnipotence like this?
The scouts began to write again, but this time, even the reporters were not idle.
Journalists were not very interested in the previous athletic talent data, because even if those professional things were written, readers didn't feel much when they looked at them, but now they ......
- His steps are more nimble than the reindeer that Santa Claus chases!
- His shooting feel is softer than the silk pajamas of Playboy boss Hoffner!
- The casualness on his face even reminded me of Monica Bellucci waking up lazily in bed in a vacuum nightgown in the beautiful legend of Sicily, as if he had just woken up and stretched, and threw 75 basketballs!
- He is Lin Dong!
And immediately after, the bosses, who seemed to have been paved for a while, saw the real climax of today's trial.
Tryouts are generally arranged for confrontation, and the opponents are specially assigned by the NBA.
Normally, this kind of confrontation opponent will designate rookies in the same class and position, but based on Lin Dong's own strength and fame, the NBA deliberately made an exception for him and arranged an official NBA player.
203 cm, 99 kg, small forward from the Houston Rockets, Walter Williams, who won the best rookie 2 team.
Today's Walter just averaged 10.1 points, 1.6 assists, and 3.4 rebounds per game in the regular season of the Rockets this year.
The scouts and bosses above the stadium all have a certain understanding of him, and referring to Lin Dong's previous performance in the World Championships, most people predict that this heads-up will be won by Lin Dong by a small score, but the result surprised everyone.
10:1, poor Walter in the full 11 rounds of offense and defense, although he has been riveting enough to make trouble for Lin Dong, but he only succeeded in interfering with Lin Dong 1 time, and at the same time completed a 3-point long-range shot in his own offensive round, and the other round is a complete hanging!
In the end, Walter himself couldn't help but smile embarrassedly, his boss was sitting in the stands at this time, and yesterday he told him to give this newcomer a little color......
But this guy doesn't look like a newcomer at all, he shows quite adaptability to NBA-level confrontations, and he can't take advantage of the physical confrontations he creates.
Thinking about the various rumors some time ago, it is said that Lin Dong has long been training with the supersonic team, and he often fights with Glove Peyton......
So, it is another rich record.
ββThe early exit of the supersonic speed made Lin Dong complete the adaptation to the intensity of the NBA game long before entering the NBA draft.
- This is by no means a character that can be limited by a single defense, let alone a rookie, anyone and any team must wake up the spirit of 120,000 points when facing him, and treat him as a Jordan in his prime!
Strategically contempt the opponent, but tactically the opponent must be valued.
The owners of the team were silent, they were a little glad that they came to see Lin Dong's trial in advance, which can at least give their team a little more time to prepare for each other, if it is unprepared, it is really an Asian newcomer to rush to the NBA to and pee on their heads, it is really intolerable no matter what, for this matter, for this Asian who will inevitably become the public enemy of the league, all teams in the league are 'everyone's responsibility'!
The head coaches, scouts, and commentators of all parties are also silent, they don't have time to think about anything else now, and all they are thinking about is how to use the characteristics of their own teams to target this super newcomer and limit this Asian to go on a rampage in the basketball mecca of the United States!
Only the reporters on the scene collectively hit the climax, and with their excited mood and trembling pen, they all wrote such a sentence on the interview record - this Jordan from Asia is bound to set off a bloody storm in this year's NBA! Let's wait and see!
(End of chapter)