The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 4 [When happiness knocks on the door]

Bynum tentatively asked: "Is three hundred dollars a day okay? I'm only on a rookie contract, and I'm not rich. I can't afford it any higher. I still have to practice for a month and a half, with one day off every week."

American labor is very valuable, and the price of inside players who play in the NBDL Development League as sparring partners in the offseason will be higher than this price.

"Deal." Ye Feng agreed immediately, practiced with Bynum, even if it was free, he would do it.For him, Bynum is not a sparring partner?

After the training is over, he can earn more than [-] US dollars, and all the problems of living expenses and tuition fees have been solved.He can also take this opportunity to get in touch with basketball and train systematically. It will definitely not be difficult to enter the school basketball team next semester.

Ye Feng is full of confidence now. He realizes that talent is more important than hard work if he wants to play basketball well. With his previous body, even if he practiced for a lifetime, he would not be able to overshadow Bynum. Now he can do it only by instinct.Perhaps as Yingmu Huadao said, genius is 99% talent and 1% hard work.

The two continued to practice, Ye Feng did not block any more dangerous shots, but used his body to resist Bynum, and defended in an interfering manner.He is fast and flexible, and it is difficult for Bynum to use his poor dribbling skills to get rid of and get easy shots, and he missed many shots.Two hours later, Ye Feng broke out in a sweat, feeling extra refreshed.Bynum's offense didn't make much progress, but the more he defended the better.

The next day, Zasana, the trainer Bynum invited in Atlanta, arrived in Los Angeles. Zasana had worked as a trainer for many people during the summer and had extensive experience.Under his arrangement, Bynum went to the arena early in the morning to practice mid-range shooting first, then speed running, and then back training.In the afternoon, it was strength training, shooting training, and back-up training. It took a lot of energy to finish all of these, but Bynum worked very hard without complaint.

Bynum's shooting is much more accurate than Ye Feng imagined, and his mid-range shooting percentage can be kept above 70%, but he is not satisfied with it.Training and competition are two different things, and it is difficult to be so accurate under the opponent's defense.Kobe hits 90% of his mid-range shots when there is no defense, and he still hits the iron during the game.There is no shortcut if you want to shoot accurately, you just have to practice, keep practicing.Only if you are willing to give, can you be rewarded.

Ye Feng also did all the training items together, he wanted to lay a good foundation for entering the NBA in the draft.His physical strength is much better than that of Bynum, and he does everything well except shooting.His shooting posture is very standard, but he is completely inaccurate, and his free throw percentage is only 40%, which is terrible.Strong muscles make him full of strength, but it also affects the feel of shooting.

Even so, Ye Feng still got Zasana's appreciation.Zasana even thinks that Ye Feng can enter the NBA now. His physical fitness is not inferior to Josh Smith of the Hawks, and his one-on-one interior defense is very good.

Ye Feng's performance in the gym was surprising.He's strong, which is the most important thing about defending the paint.

In the 80s, NBA players still took the route of technology as king, and the trend of muscular players madly hitting the inside has not yet blown up.But slowly, with the increasingly fierce competition, the physical strength of basketball players is gradually determining all the data of the players.

Bynum's upper body strength is very poor, the bench press data is only 110 kg and pushed seven times, and the maximum bench press is no more than 120 kg.Ye Feng began to test from 120 kg, and he could bear it until he could bear 180 kg, and his maximum bench press reached 190 kg.Only LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal, and Ben Wallace are among the current stars whose upper body strength can surpass that of Ye Feng.

In fact, there are more fierce people in the NFL (American Football League). The average bench press in the NFL is 100 kilograms. It is a place that produces devils and muscular people.Later, there was a player named Wang Kai who entered the league in China, and he could bench press up to 200 kg. People there don't need to jump high, they just need to exercise their muscles and become stronger.

In addition to strength, Ye Feng's explosive power is also very strong, his speed is fast, and his jumping is amazing.When resting, he likes to try a lot of dunk tricks, which makes people dumbfounded.Slam dunk is the most attractive thing in basketball. Few fans like to watch shooting more than dunk. Ye Feng is no exception. In his previous life, he couldn’t dunk even if he stepped on a stool. Now he can do it easily. How can he not be happy? some?
Tomahawk dunks are a piece of cake for him. He can throw the ball into the sky casually, as long as he doesn't deviate too far, he can make a successful lob.He can also make difficult movements such as crotch-hand switching dunks, windmill dunks, etc., and he will definitely be able to participate in the dunk contest.It seems that there are no people with such a strong physical quality in China. He suspects that he is of mixed race, but he has no memory, and he does not know where to look for it. He only knows that he is Chinese.

Doing special training with Zasana every day, half a month later, Ye Feng and Bynum became good friends.Bynum's low-post offense has made some progress and gained a little.Ye Feng has gained a lot, not only has his football skills improved, he has also become popular on the Internet.Bynum's cousin Thomas recorded some of his dunks, made a collection and posted it on the Internet, and named it "Chinese Can Fly"!
The video was viewed online more than 300 million times in a week.Ye Feng began to receive attention from the Chinese media. Chinese fans wanted to know if he would switch careers to play basketball and enter the NBA.From people's point of view, it is very possible that Ye Feng is not the first person to jump from rugby to basketball.Ben Wallace, Chuck Hayes all played football in school.The most famous is retired point guard Charlie Ward. He is a genuine football expert. He was once the main quarterback of the University of Florida, led the team to win the national championship, and was elected the best football player of the year.

Some media said he was China Carter, China Smith, Ye Feng didn't care about these bragging, he thought it was normal.The media likes to hype. In later generations, there is a giant patient Sun Mingming who can’t even play in the CBA. In China, he can be praised as Yao Ming’s successor. He has not played in the NBA. magician".As for Yi Jianlian, the No. 20 rookie who has received much attention, the "Bricks" and "Beasts" have already given several templates, namely Nowitzki, Garnett, Duncan, Bosh, Webber... According to their plans Analysis, if Yi Jianlian does not get the 10+[-] data, he will be embarrassed to say hello to people when he goes out.

In fact, there is no benefit in this way. The higher you hold, the harder you fall.Ye Feng was clear about the future. Later, Yi Jianlian failed to meet the fans' expectations, and a large group of "Yi Hei" appeared in China. The unlucky Yi Jianlian never said that he could compare with those stars, let alone that his limit was in outer space.

After the day's training, the half-gray old trainer Zasana called Ye Feng to his side, and asked solemnly: "Ye, I have a question for you. Have you ever thought about changing to basketball?"

Ye Feng smiled and said, "Think about it. Few people in China like football, but there are many basketball fans, so...do you really think I can enter the NBA?"

Zasana smiled and said: "Your physical condition surprised me. I have been a trainer for many players. Your one-on-one inside defensive ability is very good. I think if you are taller, many teams in the league will hope When you join, of course, height is not necessarily a disadvantage. Apart from James and Smith, I can’t think of any player over two meters in the league who can run as fast and jump as high as you. If you practice hard Play basketball for a few years, practice shooting well, maybe you can become a star player, I know someone from the Atlanta Hawks uniform team, are you interested in participating in the Eagles' preseason training camp?"

Ye Feng had never played a formal match, happiness came so fast, he couldn't believe it. "You want me to join the Eagles?"

Zasana said with a smile: "I don't have that much power. I just represent them in the preseason. Only after passing the inspection of the uniform team can I be signed. Do you want to try?"

The Eagles lack inside players, and Josh Smith, who is 206 cm, often has to play the position of power forward, so Zassana thought of wooing Ye Feng. If he goes to tryouts, he may stay.

Ye Feng was a little hesitant, he knew that non-draft entry to the NBA was a shortcut, but it also had risks.It is difficult for an undrafted player to obtain a guaranteed contract. He has no experience in playing in other professional leagues, and has never proved himself on the court. Maybe it is safer to participate in the draft after spending a year or two in college.

Another reason for his hesitation is that there is not much interest in the Hawks.If possible, he hopes to join the Lakers, even as a substitute.In his previous life, Sun Yue only played 2008 NBA games on behalf of the Lakers in the 2009-10 season, played a total of 28 minutes, scored 6 points and 2 assists, and won the championship ring.He knew the future would be foolish not to use it.The Lakers will introduce Pau Gasol this season, and the combination of Gasol and Kobe will enable the Lakers to win two consecutive championships.If you join the Lakers, you can easily get the championship ring in the first few seasons, which is a great honor.With the ring, there will be no regrets and pressure in the alliance in the future.James was elected as the regular season MVP twice in 2009 and 2010, but he was still questioned by fans because he didn't have a ring in his hand.

Kobe and Gasol's thighs are very thick, it would be a pity if they didn't embrace them.But will the Lakers invite me to preseason training camp?They seem to have no shortage of insiders.Thinking of this, Ye Feng said lightly: "Zasana, I have never trained systematically. Is it so easy to enter the NBA? If you don't sign me, I will be in trouble."

Zasana waved his hand. "What's the trouble? You didn't sign up for this year's draft. If you don't sign up, you can go back to college. You can sign up for the draft next year. But as long as you accept a contract, even if it's just a contract with no guarantee of basic salary, you will lose your participation in the draft." There is still time, you can think about it. I don't know how you perform on the football field, but I am sure you are suitable for basketball!"

Ye Feng nodded and said: "Okay, I will seriously consider it. Before replying to you, I want to hear Andrew's opinion."

(End of this chapter)