Oakland, California.
Schwartz took Sun Yi out of the airport, got into the special car that had been waiting for a long time, and headed to the Golden State Warriors arena.
Not long after, the special car drove to Oracle Arena.
Warriors coach Nelson and general manager Larry Riley waited in front of the arena gate for a long time.
Schwartz brought Sun Yi forward to say hello and say a few polite words.
After the polite remarks, they went directly to the topic. Schwartz exchanged trial training details with Nelson and Larry Riley, while Sun Yi waited patiently.
After the discussion, Schwartz whispered in Sun Yi's ear.
"Sun, just show what you are best at."
Sun Yi nodded to express his understanding.
Of course he knows that if he wants to leave a good impression on the trial team, he has to show what he is good at and cover up what he is not good at.
Afterwards, Sun Yi followed the Warriors' trainer for a physical test.
Dozens of minutes later, the Warriors trainer came back with Sun Yi in training clothes.
"His physical test data is better than expected." The Warriors' trainer handed the physical test form to Nelson.
"Oh, the fact that you think so highly of him means that this little guy is pretty good!"
Old Nelson took the physical test form and checked Sun Yi's various detailed data.
Name: Sun Yi
Age: 18
Nationality: Chinese
Height: 203cm
Weight: 102kg
Wingspan: 221cm
Take-off height on the spot: 74 cm
Run-up take-off height: 92 cm
3/4 sprint speed: 3.12 seconds
Bottom line return run: 11.6 seconds
85kg bench press: 14 times
…
"Excellent static talent, excellent running and jumping ability, and very good strength."
After reading this, Nelson nodded with satisfaction and asked the trainer to take Sun Yi to do ball training.
In training with the ball, Sun Yi still performed very well, but there were some minor flaws in his three-point shooting.
During the mid-range shooting training, Sun Yi's shooting percentage was very high in open shots, shots after catching the ball, and shots under interference.
However, in the three-point shooting training, Sun Yi only hit 8 goals in one minute, and his shooting rate was appalling.
"This shooting percentage is a bit bad! It can't be compared with his NCAA performance." Larry Riley said worriedly.
"Maybe this little guy hasn't adapted to the NBA's three-point line. After all, the NBA's three-point line is longer than the NCAA's." Old Nelson replied.
He was not disappointed and felt that this was normal. Every young man who has just entered the league needs some time to adapt.
In the subsequent ball control and passing training, Sun Yi's performance was remarkable and he made no major mistakes.
"This little guy's ball-handling ability has improved significantly. It seems that he has not wasted these two months. He is really a hard-working kid."
Nelson nodded with satisfaction. No head coach dislikes players who train hard.
Just when Nelson asked the trainer to come on for confrontation training, a discordant sound interrupted the ongoing trial training.
"Eh? You are trying out newbies. I came at the wrong time!"
Stephen Jackson looked at the surprised crowd and scratched his head in surprise, but had no intention of turning around and leaving.
Old Nelson said with a smile: "Stephen, you came just in time. I was worried about not being able to find players to train against Sun."
Hearing such a conversation, Sun Yi frowned, already guessing the whole story.
If Nelson hadn't arranged it in advance, it wouldn't be such a coincidence.
At the same time, Schwartz said: "Mr. Nelson, the trial training plan we discussed before did not include such a link. You have violated the agreement on your own initiative. I want to leave with my employer."
"Mr. Schwartz, I did not violate the agreement. Confrontation training is also a part of the trial training. I just temporarily changed a player." Old Nelson argued.
On the other side, Jackson looked at Sun Yi and said in a provocative tone: "Don't the NCAA's MOP dare to challenge?"
Sun Yi knew this was a trap, so he had no choice but to jump in, otherwise he would never be able to remove the label of being timid.
"I am very happy to play against Stephen. I want to see how big the gap is between me and NBA star players." Sun Yi did not finish his words and left himself a way out.
This season, Wu Sheng Jackson averaged 20.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, which is indeed the data of an All-Star player.
Seeing that Sun Yi was so sensible, Jackson decided to put some pressure on him to prevent this little guy from losing too badly.
"Come on! I'm in a hurry, so I'll play 5 balls with you."
Jackson quickly took off his training jacket, did stretching exercises for a while to warm up, and then came to Sun Yi.
"Sun, you attack first."
Sun Yi nodded, received the basketball, made a triple threat action, and took a tentative step.
Jackson planned to release the ball and did not step forward to defend, leaving Sun Yi with enough space to take action.
Seeing this situation, Sun Yi did not take a three-point shot. He knew how much he weighed, so he released the ball and broke through the three-point line. Seeing Jackson retreating, he directly stopped and shot a jumper.
When Jackson saw this, he immediately stopped and stretched out his hand to interfere symbolically.
Swish!
Hollow into the net!
On the sidelines, Nelson shouted loudly: "Stephen, don't let it go. This little guy is awesome. Be careful about losing the game."
After Sun Yi heard this, he cursed in his heart: "This bad old man is very bad. He is not a good person at first glance!"
"It's my turn, little one, get ready."
Jackson took the ball, blocked Sun Yi sideways, then suddenly turned around and threw Sun Yi half a step away.
Sun Yi immediately turned around and chased after him as fast as he could.
When Jackson saw this, he immediately stopped suddenly, distanced himself from Sun Yi, and took off to shoot.
At the same time, Sun Yi quickly stopped the car and stretched his arms to interfere.
"Dang!"
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
"Let me just say that this little guy is amazing, Stephen, you have to show your true ability to win the game." Old Nelson said again.
At this time, Sun Yi had already labeled Old Nelson as "Old Yin Beep" in his mind.
It was Sun Yi's turn to attack again. This time he directly pulled up and shot a three-pointer, and he was very lucky to make the shot.
After being scored by Sun Yi one after another, Jackson lost face and decided to be more serious.
In this attack, Jackson suddenly made a fake move of worshiping Buddha. Seeing that Sun Yi was not fooled, he rushed up and rushed towards the penalty area with Sun Yi on his back.
"Damn it! This guy is really serious. It really hurts!" Sun Yi complained in his heart.
Jackson came to the basket, pushed Sun Yi away, and scored a goal on the board.
"Boy, you know the difference! NBA is not a game for children." Jackson said harsh words after scoring.
Sun Yi ignored it. He just didn't adapt to the intensity of the confrontation and was knocked away easily. This will not happen next.
Sun Yi attacked again. He made a fake shot. Seeing that Jackson was not fooled, he immediately started to break through to the three-point line.
Jackson quickly moved sideways to block. He didn't believe that the little guy in front of him could break through his defense.
Sun Yi collided with Jackson and almost made a mistake. He stumbled and regained control of the ball.
"My current offensive ability with the ball really cannot beat NBA quasi-star players."
Sun Yi changed his strategy, directly pulled up and shot.
Jackson didn't expect Sun Yi to come up with this move, or maybe he was negligent and failed to interfere.
The basketball went hollow into the net, and Sun Yi scored another victory.
When Wu Sheng Jackson attacked, he directly carried Sun Yi to the basket and forced a layup against Sun Yi's defense.
Looking back, Sun Yi's pull-up jumper was interfered by Jackson again and failed to hit.
"Boy, the same trick won't work on me."
After Jackson finished his harsh words, he caught the basketball, released the ball, and headed to the mid-range area on the right with Sun Yi.
He immediately stopped, then quickly took a step back, distanced himself from Sun Yi, and hit a mid-range jumper.
"Boy, if I take it seriously I can catch up with the score in minutes, you know the gap!"
Sun Yi said nothing and slapped Jackson in the face with his actual actions.
In this attack, he came to the high post area on the left, leaned sideways against Jackson, and prepared for a post-up.
When Jackson saw this, he smiled contemptuously. He didn't think Sun Yi could impress him.
Sun Yi didn't want to push Jackson's back into the penalty area, leaned his back, and immediately turned over and shot a jumper.
Jackson was a little confused. This didn't seem to be the same as what he understood as a back hit, so he couldn't step forward to interfere in time.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hits the net hollowly and hits the target steadily!
Afterwards, Jackson showed Sun Yi what a real back-up shot was and scored a goal.
It was Sun Yi's turn to attack. He turned over and made a jump shot again, but was interfered by Jackson and failed to score.
"Boy, the game is over!"
After Jackson finished speaking, he immediately started, using his strong body to squeeze Sun Yi away, striding into the penalty area and flying for a layup.
"I almost overturned. Fortunately, the kid didn't make the shot. In the end, I won the duel."
Jackson felt happy, as if he had seen the ending.
At this moment, a long arm suddenly appeared above his head and swatted the rising basketball.
"NO!" Jackson roared in his heart.
Snap!
Sun Yi rushed to the basket and hit Jackson with a chasing block!
The ball was transferred and Sun Yi attacked with the ball.
"Boy, you have to pay the price for what you just did!"
Jackson gritted his teeth and stared at Sun Yi with all his attention.
He is serious and will not give the kid in front of him any chance!
Sun Yi felt the changes in Jackson and knew that this guy was serious about it.
"interesting!"
Sun Yi cheered up, controlled the ball steadily, and reached the mid-range area on the right.
"Kid, this trick doesn't work anymore, I will make it impossible for you to take action." Jackson shouted.
Sun Yi ignored it and pushed a few times with his back to check the shift of Jackson's center of gravity. He noticed that the guy's center of gravity shifted forward and immediately turned forward.
When he turned around, he feinted a shot, sending Jackson flying, and then immediately turned back to shoot.
Swish!
Hollow into the network
At the end of the game, Sun Yi won the one-on-one victory.
On the sidelines, Nelson clapped his hands with a smile on his face and said, "Good! Very good!"
Seeing this situation, Sun Yi was a little at a loss.
His victory over Stephen Jackson was entirely due to luck. In addition, the guy underestimated the opponent and did not understand the characteristics of his playing style, so he lost.
If it happened again, Sun Yi would definitely lose miserably.
After praising him, Nelson continued: "Sun, you can go change clothes. There is no need for subsequent tests."
Sun Yi nodded and followed the trainer to the locker room to change clothes.
After Sun Yi left, Old Nelson came to Jackson and patted him on the shoulder.
"Stephen, good job!"
Jackson was extremely depressed and felt that this old guy was not a good person and seemed to have tricked him.
"Mr. Nelson, I won't do anything like this again."
After Jackson finished speaking, he left the court without waiting for Nelson to respond.
Nelson shook his head helplessly when he saw this, and then came to the sidelines to discuss with Schwartz.
"I am very satisfied with Sun's workout and I promise the Warriors will sign him with a draft pick that you are satisfied with."
"Thank you Mr. Nelson." Schwartz replied politely.
Such a guarantee would not make him too tempted.
Oral promises may change at any time, but what is clearly written in black and white is the real thing.
"If possible, I hope you will not take Sun to try out with other teams."
"I won't agree to this." Schwartz refused.
Old Nelson knew that his request was a bit excessive and did not force it. He continued: "Then take a step back. I hope you will not agree to the special trial training requests from other teams."
Schwartz was speechless after hearing this, feeling that the old man in front of him had a double standard.
Co-authored, only the state officials are allowed to set fires, but the people are not allowed to light lamps!
Schwartz still nodded. He didn't want to see something like this happen again. There were too many variables.
"Besides, please don't spread today's affairs to anyone else."
Schwartz nodded again.
Old Nelson breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Schwartz agreed. He was really afraid that the businessman would not be able to afford it early.
On the other side, Sun Yi changed his clothes and came back again with the Warriors trainer.
"Sun, you performed very well. I believe we will meet again soon."
"Thank you, Mr. Nelson." Sun Yi replied politely.
Afterwards, Schwartz chatted with Nelson for a few more words, and then left the arena with Sun Yi.
After Sun Yi and the others left, Warriors general manager Larry Riley couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked, "Are we really going to sign that boy?"
"Why not?" Nelson asked.
"But our lottery picks have already been selected."
"Then why not sign both of them together?"
"But we don't have any extra draft picks!"
"Then think about which team to go to next to steal a lottery pick."
After hearing this, Larry Riley knew that Nelson had made up his mind and could no longer change it, so he could only support it fully.
Follow Old Nelson back to the office, convene the team's management staff, and start formulating a trading plan.
On the other side, after finishing their meeting with the Warriors, Sun Yi and Schwartz went straight to the airport to prepare for their next destination.
