Three days of training camp goes by quickly.
After these three days, Xu Yong's gains were very limited.
Facts once again prove a truth: it is really not good if it is cheap.
This training camp is clearly about making money.
Of course, most people were very satisfied. After all, they met Jordan himself on the first day and had discussions with Jordan himself.
If this was normal, it would be impossible for Jordan to see this little money.
Of course, such a training camp did not help Xu Yong, and the thousands of dollars Schwartz invested in him were wasted.
Of course Xu Yong would not give in, so on the last day of the training camp, he found an opportunity to chat with Grover alone.
At first, he just asked for some training details and to test Grover's tone.
Grover showed no resistance to his question, perhaps even a little enthusiasm.
This made Xu Yong make up his mind and immediately sent an invitation to Grover: "Mr. Grover, I want to hire you as my personal trainer."
Grover was stunned by Xu Yong's sudden request.
On the first day of the training camp, when he saw Xu Yong and Jordan bullfighting, and then Jordan taught the others a lesson one by one but did not find Xu Yong, he became interested.
If Xu Yong really meets his requirements, he will not rule out the possibility of cooperation.
You must know that ordinary trainers are picked by others, but top trainers pick people in turn.
Especially a trainer of his level.
After Jordan, Hill, Kobe, McGrady, and Wade all have a cooperative relationship with each other.
He helped them improve their skills, and they furthered his reputation with professional performances.
But now that his fame has reached the point where he no longer needs to do that, what he is doing now is to open some training camps to make money, plus the routine operation of converting fame into capital: publishing a book.
But publishing a book requires topicality.
This is why Pippen, who has always respected Jordan in the future, suddenly one day said such crazy words as "Michael Jordan is a terrible player, and it feels very bad to play with him."
That's right, if you see a familiar star suddenly say something unusual, there's a good chance he's going to sell his book.
After all, black and red are also red. As long as there is attention and topic, money will be in your pocket, and your reputation can be washed away with money.
Of course, Grover, the first generation training master, naturally does not want to use this method.
If he can choose another young person to cooperate with him, and this young person can still make a name for himself, that would be the best way.
After all, it will take some time for his book to be written.
"I spend more time with my family now, and I have no idea of becoming a personal trainer." Grover replied.
Xu Yong was a little helpless when he heard this. Although he knew that it was unlikely, his character was like this. He would not be willing to give up without giving it a try.
"But we can keep in touch. I think you are a very special player. We can communicate more on the phone." But what Grover said next made Xu Yong see the opportunity again.
Having lived two lives, he naturally understood the meaning of Grover's words.
To use an analogy, this means that the girl did not refuse after hearing your confession, and said that she wanted to know more about it. To sum it up in two words: There is drama.
Now these thousands of dollars were well spent.
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Xu Yong did not return to Tempe after the training camp, but settled in Chicago.
Two days later, Harden, DeRozan and Ayers also came to Chicago.
The next day, May 10th, the annual Chicago Combine Trial will begin.
The so-called joint trial training is a "blind date" stage set up by the NBA official organization for each team's management and rookies.
If the team management likes a rookie, they can "hold hands" and take him home for a private trial.
Of course, there is still some difference from a real blind date, because a rookie may be spotted by many people, and then there will inevitably be an open and covert fight.
Because most management teams will send people, and many of them are even general managers who have the power to make draft decisions, most rookies will also come.
Of course, there are also some players who choose not to come in order to maintain "mystery" or have already received commitments from certain teams.
This includes Yi Jianlian. In order to maintain the mystery, Yi Jianlian's agent Dan Fagan held a "chair trial", which was widely circulated.
Xu Yong did not choose to do this because his current selection is not stable, and he will participate with Harden and the others.
On the day of the trial, Xu Yong and Harden arrived at the trial arena together. Here, they saw many familiar and unfamiliar faces.
Familiar ones, those who have played against each other before, such as Griffin, this year's No. 1 pick, Tyreke Evans, Jordan Hill, Jrue Holiday, Thabeet, and the four North Carolina boys. .
But more of them are still unfamiliar, such as Curry.
Because they have never played against each other in invitational tournaments and championships before, this is the first time Xu Yong has met Curry.
Then, this was also the first time that Xu Yong recognized the other person at a glance.
It's just that Curry's baby face is so special. It's basically no different from the face he would have more than ten years later.
Then, Harden went up directly to say hello.
Xu Yong was stunned for a moment. Is there anyone who doesn't know Harden?
But if you think about it carefully, talented players in the United States are usually invited to participate in some temporary training camps when they are young. It is not surprising that they have known each other before.
Xu Yong said that he went to high school in the United States halfway, which is not within this range, so he was surprised.
Soon, the management of each team came to the arena one after another, and the joint trial training officially began.
The trial training will last about a week. During this week, the players will undergo body measurements, physical examinations, sports tests, shooting demonstrations, media interviews, etc.
The first two days of trial training are physical tests and sports tests. These are the easiest two days for the players, but they are also the part that managers pay the most attention to.
This can be seen from the test content. Body measurements include body fat percentage, height with shoes, barefoot height, arm span, weight, hand length, hand width, etc.; exercise tests include vertical jumps, run-up jumps, and bench presses. , three-quarter sprint, four-point movement in the 3-second zone, baseline back-and-forth running, etc.
To make a simple summary, this is the static talent and dynamic talent test of players.
Xu Yong's test order is relatively high, and his data is also the earliest.
The physical test data is as follows:
Body fat percentage: 7%
Barefoot height: 203.235cm
Height wearing shoes: 205.825cm
Wingspan: 212.455cm [Note 8]
Weight: 103kg
Hand length: 23.25cm
Hand width: 25.86cm
After completing the static test, Xu Yong went to participate in the dynamic test.
In this test session, he started with a blockbuster.
Vertical take-off height: 104cm
Run-up take-off touch height: 375cm
This result made many managements pay attention.
Especially the team management personnel who were ranked at the bottom and held lottery picks, their eyes began to shine when they looked at Xu Yong.
Xu Yong was also a little excited.
Before his rebirth, although he had not publicly tested it, he privately tested that his approach jump was about 370cm.
But now, he is 5cm taller than before!
This is not because he performed well today, but because nearly four years of physical training in the past allowed him to break his bottleneck and make further progress!
As the saying goes, "You can pretend to work hard, but the results don't lie."
After putting in so much effort, Xu Yong reaped the sweet fruits watered by his sweat!
After completing the jumping test, he successively conducted other dynamic talent tests. Whether it was the bench press to reflect strength or the return run to reflect speed, his performance was excellent.
What needs to be noted here is that during the NCAA period, in order to adapt to the role of the team's power forward, he gained a certain amount of weight, weighing around 109 kilograms.
But in order to participate in the draft, he has carried out a very purposeful weight loss and muscle gain in the past few months, reducing his weight to about 103 kilograms.
The change this has brought to him is that, without losing strength, his speed has improved a lot compared to the NCAA period.
After the four-person group completed the talent test one after another, Xu Yong was undoubtedly the best one, and even ranked high among all players as a whole.
In fact, after these two days of testing, Xu Yong's agent Schwartz accepted many private trial invitations.
That includes the Thunder, Warriors, Wizards, Knicks and other teams with high lottery chances.
Therefore, Xu Yong’s decision to participate in this joint trial is extremely correct.
The entire trial training process went smoothly, but there was one thing that Xu Yong still remembered.
It was during a full-court confrontation, and Curry unexpectedly failed to make up for three consecutive dunks with both hands during the fast break.gif.
This scene made Xu Yong stunned for a while, and he had to sigh with emotion. The top shooter has a dunking heart. There are already signs of "Golden State LaVine".
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ps: There will be an extra update at 6pm. Thanks for your hard work, guys, turn to the next page. I don’t know which day to catch up on. It’s been hard work these two days~
