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Chapter 78 076: The potential of the third position (4K for recommendation)

Larry. Pretend to never roll over. Byrd.

One of the greatest legendary superstars in the NBA, in Indiana, even a three-year-old child knows the story of "The Legend of Larry".

Although Bird's heyday was in the 80s, very few fans really experienced that era.

But no matter how long it has been, as long as you are a basketball fan, you will know Bird's deeds very well.

His classic moments of pretending to beep have added a lot of color to the basketball world.

Even if a "Larry Bird Encyclopedia of Pretending to Be" was published for this purpose, it would not be too much.

"Are you here to compete for second place?"

"Teach your brother that you don't even need to take off your coat."

"Today I hit with my left hand, and my right hand is waiting to hit the Lakers."

"I'm going to kill you here later."

Look, is this speaking human language?

It is simply a great people's artist walking on the basketball court.

Now Reggie Miller, the soul of the Pacers who is full of talk, was also sprayed by Bird to be autistic when he first entered the league.

At this time, the great basketball player and the leader of the pretense world was sitting next to Wayne, staring at Wayne with a disturbing smile.

Wayne was really afraid that Bird would blurt out a whole sentence: "Just a brief introduction, I am the most sloppy shooter in NBA history. That's right, the most sloppy shooter."

Fortunately, Bird is indeed a lot more restrained now than when he was a player.

Although he occasionally speaks surprisingly, he is no longer so unscrupulous.

"Wayne, Jeff, great to have you all in Indianapolis. Really, thank you very much. After all, not all rookies who are predicted to be drafted in the lottery are willing to come to Indianapolis to work out."

Bird first said a few polite words, and then began to introduce the scenery of Indianapolis along the street.

"See? That's the iconic building in Indianapolis, the Indy 500 Speedway."

"It's Chinatown, and trust me Wayne, you feel so much more at home in Indianapolis."

Byrd is eloquent, he is no different from an ordinary middle-aged man now.

After a while, the car drove to the Bankers Life Arena.

Over the arena, there is also a huge poster of the Pacers' starting five tigers.

But when Byrd saw those posters, his eyes dimmed a lot.

Yeah, the Pacers just had a huge blow.

If it weren't for the loss to the Pistons, they should be playing against the Lakers in the finals now.

Bird adjusted his emotions, and then quickly smiled: "We are here, this is the home of the Pacers. We only started using this arena in 1999, and all the facilities are still very new."

Although the Pacers have been eliminated, there are still many fans gathered outside the arena.

No way, basketball is as popular in Indiana as football is in England.

In addition to large tracts of cornfields, Indiana probably has the most basketball stadiums.

Every small town in this state has a basketball team and has its own league.

On game days, many stores will even close to watch the game.

It can be said that it is the birthplace of American country basketball

The car drove into the underground parking lot of the arena, and Wayne and Schwartz followed Bird into the interior of the Bankers Life Arena.

"We have the clothes ready and the trials are ready to start. If you need a break, there is no rush.

Take it easy Wayne, I just want to see how good you are, okay? "

It has to be said that the Pacers attach as much importance to Wayne as the Blazers.

"Well, there is no need to rest, let's start directly." Wayne didn't want to waste time, anyway, after going around this way, he has almost experienced the trial training process, and there is no nervousness at all.

Therefore, there is no need to adjust emotions.

"Haha, you are really decisive, Wayne, like every time you make a key shot." Bird nodded approvingly.

The key ball is simply a sore foot for the Pacers.

Wayne then went straight to the locker room, but as soon as he opened the door and entered, Wayne saw an old acquaintance.

"Damn it, why are you here?" In the locker room, a strong and big old man who was changing his clothes widened his eyes.

"Yo, you're here too." Wayne wasn't that surprised, and it wasn't the first time he had tried out with other rookies.

David Harrison felt like he had seen hell. How could Wayne, who was ranked in the lottery in the mock draft, come to Indianapolis!

Damn, the haunting lingering!

Those images of being brutalized by the Cowboys in the regular season echoed in Harrison's mind at this time.

The pain of youth made him feel uncomfortable all over.

"Are you here for a workout?" Harrison asked.

"Otherwise, I'm here to eat corn?" Wayne was speechless, what a problem.

"Are you so unconfident about yourself? You should know that the Pacers only have the 29th overall pick this year, right?

Do you think you're going to fall down there?So come try out and find a spare tire? "Harrison smiled jokingly, it seems that Wayne still knows it.

He also knows that his mock draft pick is just inflated!

"No, Bird insisted on me coming, and even picked me up at the airport. Tell me, how dare you refuse."

"Bird will pick you up at the airport in person?" Harrison received [-] points of damage.

He came to the arena by himself!

They are all here for trial training, why the treatment is so bad.

Harrison couldn't help clenching his fists, and he put Wayne on the opposite side again in his heart.

Since the Pacers let them all come, it must be a real battle.

Harrison wants to save face here!

After all, the Pacers are the last team in the first round.If Harrison cannot be selected by the Pacers, he will fall to the second round.

Harrison didn't want that to happen.

In any case, he will avenge his shame in front of Wayne today.

It's not about face, it's about survival!

Wayne has not yet realized that a pair of eyes full of resentment have begun to stare at him.

Because he found something more interesting.

"I said what are you doing?"

"Wear socks, what's the matter? You don't wear socks when you play." Harrison replied lightly.

"Wearing socks, you wear three pairs of socks up there! I wipe it, just for this little height. As for you, you are already tall!" Wayne, a guard who relies on socks and insoles to fill up his height, has seen it before, and a big center does the same thing. This is the first time Wayne has encountered it.

"I know a hammer, I'm here to protect my ankle!" Harrison blushed, stood up and walked out of the locker room, starting to warm up.

In fact, Harrison is not trying to prove how tall he is, but he has gained weight this summer!

In order to make his weight look normal, he can only start from his height.

As long as you are tall enough, it makes sense for you to be fat!

Wayne now knows why the heights of NBA players are so unreal.

This damn, there are routines everywhere!

After changing clothes and warming up adequately, Wayne began to conduct various tests on the basketball court.

The tests were all the same old ones, and Wayne was very familiar with them.

On another adjacent field, Harrison is doing the same project.

On the sidelines, Bird and Donnie Walsh stood together, looking at the two of them separately.

"I told you, Wayne is much better than Harrison. Not just in ability, but also in attitude.

Look at Wayne's figure, he's stronger than in the semi-finals, he must have put a lot of effort into polishing his body in the summer.If you look at Harrison again, he's almost fat. "

Byrd smugly whispered in Walsh's ear.

Originally, Bird didn't want to try out Harrison, but Walsh insisted on letting him come.

After all, the two have not yet reached an agreement on draft matters.

Walsh didn't want Bird to waste his chips on the rookie, so he just picked Harrison.

And Bird believed Wayne was the player the team needed, even if it cost him something.

Therefore, Bird simply arranged for two people to conduct trial training at the same time, so as to achieve the effect of making judgments.

In this regard, Walsh really has nothing to say.

Harrison's fat is beyond the standard at first glance, and it is indeed rare to see players who start to gain weight at a young age.

According to the physical measurement data, Wayne is superior in all aspects except height and weight.

Especially in terms of speed, Wayne's performance almost crushed Harrison.

"Way's athleticism isn't that bad. You see, you have one less reason to convince me not to choose him. Donny, admit it, Wayne is the player we need." Once Bird started beeping, his mouth would not be idle.

"Oh, so are you going to put this thin body against Rasheed or Ben? He can't adapt to the NBA. If he is as good as you say, why can't he make the top 10?"

"Because many people have the same idea as you. You only see his body, but I see his various scoring methods, stable shooting, and natural big heart! You will not have forgotten how we lost to the Pistons, Donnie!"

"Big heart? Can you guarantee that he can calmly cope with difficulties in NBA games? He may be able to hit key shots in college, but the NBA and NCAA are not the same!"

"Oh, even so, we can play him at the three. You know, I went from the four to the three back then."

The two quarreled so loudly that Schwartz couldn't help but glance at them.

Seeing this situation, Byrd lowered the volume again.

"It's a fucking draft, I can't guarantee anything. Just like when you selected Miller back then, could you guarantee his success? Miller was also very thin at that time!

Walsh was silent. He couldn't compete with Bird, and he didn't want to magnify the conflict.

There is no need for that, they all just want the team to be good.

"I stand by my point, but you're in charge of basketball and you better be right, Larry."

Walsh turned and left. Since that was the case, he didn't want to see whether Harrison or Wayne was stronger or weaker.

He knew that Big Bird already had the answer.

After that, Bird arranged a half-court 3V3 matchup for Wayne and Harrison, and assigned the two to different teams.

It is said to be 3 vs 3, but it is actually a different form for Wayne and Harrison to single out.

The other players participating in the 3-on-3 are all players who are predicted to be selected in the second round. The protagonists are Wayne and Harrison.

Harrison had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. This time, he and Wayne faced off directly!

He believes that he will have an overwhelming advantage on the offensive end.

Even if you can't guard Wayne, you can still explode with Wayne.

As a result, when Harrison made contact with Wayne in the low post for the first time, he found himself wrong.

"It's so hard." Harrison sat back hard, only to find that he encountered a huge obstacle!

Although Harrison was not unable to push Wayne, he did not play so calmly under Wayne's tough confrontation.

Harrison then gave up his plan to continue pushing in, but turned around and hooked.

However, Wayne reacted immediately and took off to interfere.In the three-second zone, it is not easy to score a goal on Wayne's head.

A "deterrence in the penalty area" and a "tough defense" are enough for Harrison to drink a pot.

On the first attack, Harrison was furious.

Wayne took off the rebound and quickly passed the ball to a teammate beyond the three-point line.

Subsequently, Wayne also ran outside to catch the ball.

Playing low with Harrison, the "mountain of meat", is definitely not worth it.

Therefore, he decided to deal with the fat man outside the three-second zone.

Wayne, whose ball-handling level has soared recently, although he still doesn't dare to show off his skills in front of the outside line, he can still control the ball and play a dozen in front of a heavy inside line like Harrison.

Wayne easily passed Harrison with a simple change of direction in front of him.

Harrison's lateral movement speed is extremely slow now, and the front acceleration is precisely Wayne's strong point. In addition, Wayne's stride is extremely large, so after passing by, Wayne only took one step, and Wayne threw Harrison away.

Bird's eyes lit up, Wayne can dribble past people now?

When Harrison caught up, Wayne made a sudden stop and then made a light jumper.

Harrison rushed two steps away because of too much inertia, and Wayne hit the shot without any interference.

Bird's applause immediately echoed in the empty stadium.

Wayne is indeed small forward material.

Harrison gritted his teeth, the guy got stronger again!

Also hardened.

After that, Wayne showed his excellent outside skills.

Pull-up jumpers, breakthroughs to attack the frame, Wayne can do it all.

Bird couldn't help thinking, if Wayne, who is 2 meters tall, is really put in the third position, how can others defend against it?

In the end, Harrison's team was beaten 21-10 by Wayne.

Wayne led the team to a big victory, and this 3-on-3 completely turned into Wayne's personal show.

On Harrison's side, he was obsessed with eating hard at the basket. Although he did eat a few Wayne, the overall efficiency was not high.

On Wayne's side, in addition to scoring, he can also assist teammates who cut in.

At the end of the trial training, Wayne glanced at the sidelines and found that Bird and Schwartz were talking about something.

As for Harrison's agent, he had no chance to talk to Bird at all.

Harrison left in despair, he never wanted to see Wayne again!

Wayne also walked off the court, and the conversation between Bird and Schwartz was terminated.

"You're doing very well, Way." Byrd patted Wayne on the shoulder.

"Thank you."

"Then, that's the end of today's trial training. Thank you for your hard work. If possible, I would like to talk to Jeff for a while."

"Well, Wayne, you stay here and don't move around, I'll come right over." Schwartz also echoed.

Wayne was speechless. Although there was nothing wrong with what he said, there was a feeling of being taken advantage of

Afterwards, Bird and Schwartz walked to the edge of the training facility and continued their conversation.

Wayne estimated that they should be talking about transactions.The Pacers want to get themselves, and the only way to go is trading.

The question is, who can the Pacers trade with?At least, it has to be before the Blazers' 13th pick.

This is not something you can get easily.

Wayne shrugged, that's not something he should be thinking about at this stage.

All that can be done is done, now just wait for the good news.

Two hours later, high school center Robert Swift finished his workout in Seattle.

The result was quite satisfactory, so what Seattle still wants now is a point guard, an immediate combat power, and an impact on the playoffs.

This unstoppable draft position has plagued the Sonics for a long time.

Wally Walker, who was debating whether to choose Robert Swift, received a call at this time.

It was from that guy.

As soon as the other party came up, he said directly: "You know I have what you want, don't delay any longer, let's make this deal."

Wally Walker laughed. Can he not slaughter the fat sheep that came to his door?

"You have to increase your chips, Larry. Let me see how much you are willing to pay for Wayne."

Byrd cursed secretly, it was not long before the draft, and he was running out of time.

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(End of this chapter)