From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 40 Chicago Combine Workout (3) Shooting Test

"This……"

"Jiang's performance exceeded my expectations..."

Angie, the Celtics president of operations, was also amazed at the performance of Jianghu. This kind of physical condition is much better than Tatum, who they have observed for 3 years, and looks more like the answer to the future league striker.

"I'm not wrong, you will be pleasantly surprised if you come here in person today." Celtics scout Forrest said proudly to president Angie with a smile on his face.

"I asked you to go to China to inspect the second-round pick, but I didn't expect this guy to be a candidate for the No. [-] pick!!" Angie stared at the court with bright eyes, thoughtful.

"Tatum can't match him in terms of height, wingspan, speed and weight, and he is a year younger."

"However, Tatum is very mature in terms of technology and mentality. I don't know much about his technology and mentality."

Angie didn't immediately deny her past vision.

Although Jianghu only appeared for an hour, Anji's priority in his heart has almost caught up with Tatum.

He even wondered if he could select both Jianghu and Tatum to the team, and add Jaylen Brown to form a three-man striker.

After the physical test session ended, the management of each team had their own thoughts.

But one thing is the same: Almost all coaches and management teams with lottery picks ran to Jeff Schwartz to chat with him.

Seeing so many managers around him, all of whom sent invitations to Jianghu for trial training, Schwartz's whole face turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile.

He is very clear that if Jianghu's pick is just an ordinary lottery, it will definitely not receive so much attention. Being able to receive the attention of so many teams shows that Jianghu's strength has been recognized. Schwartz looks at this posture, I feel that Jianghu is very likely to be selected by the top eight teams.

Everyone was pestering Schwartz, and the rivers and lakes became clean instead.

But Jiang Hu was so happy, the agent invited him over and gave him so much money, wasn't it just for him to do this?

"Excellent, Jiang, I didn't expect your physical condition to be so good."

Jamal Murray was envious when he saw the popularity of Jianghu. He is also a player under Schwartz. The Nuggets did not play in the playoffs this year, so he came to watch the excitement.

He knew that Schwartz was more optimistic about this player from China, so he took the initiative to come and talk to Jianghu.

Jianghu was still watching around, watching the management's reactions. It wasn't until Murray patted him on the shoulder that he realized that the other party was talking to him.

"Mamba??"

Seeing that it was Murray who came, Jianghu immediately remembered his video and his succubus girlfriend, and couldn't help blurting out his nickname...

"what??"

Jianghu spoke Chinese, Murray didn't understand and was at a loss.

"It's okay, I mean your strength is great, you have Mamba demeanor!!" Jianghu smiled and patted Murray on the shoulder, as if admiring him.

"Oh, thank you, you are great too, Jiang!!"

"We are a manager's subordinates, we can take care of you in the future!!"

Murray was flattered by Jianghu's praise, and stretched out his hand to Jianghu with a smile to express his kindness.

For this Canadian who looks more like a West Asian, Jianghu's senses are not bad, so he doesn't reject contact with him.

"Of course we have to take care of each other. I knew from the first moment I saw you that I'm committed to you as a friend!!"

Jiang Hu shook hands with Murray with a kind smile on his face, as if the two had been friends for many years.

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The morning time is spent on physical testing. After a short break at noon, the next round of testing starts at [-]:[-] pm.

Facing the defensive shooting test in 1 minute, many people avoided this test, especially some players who were positioned as blue-collar centers, basically did not participate.

Both defenders and forwards basically participated in this link, which cannot be avoided.

Blue-collar centers may not be very good at shooting. After all, their main role is to defend. The ability to attack some open mid-range shots and the ability to catch and dunk is enough.

But it would be a joke if the forwards and guards couldn't shoot.

In this link, the training camp sent defenders who were similar in height to Jianghu, and Jianghu's performance was still very good.

The defender's defensive action is not very aggressive, just a simple one-hand support, the other hand stretched to interfere with shooting, facing this kind of defense is as simple as drinking water for Jianghu.

In 1 minute, Jianghu took 20 shots and made 18 shots. His 90% shooting rate completely crushed the audience.

The player who took this test almost at the same time as him was Fox. In this one, Fox exposed his biggest shortcoming, which is shooting.

Facing the defense, Fox made 1 of 19 shots in 10 minute, just over 50%.

Seeing Fox's results, Jianghu showed a shallow smile, absolutely not meant to be mocking, just simply couldn't help laughing...

But in Fox's eyes, this smile turned into a mockery, and the little fox's resentment towards Jianghu deepened.

Except for Little Fox, the person who voted the worst was Bam Adebayor. The world does not know who and his courage dared to take part in this test.

He made 18 of 6 shots. Facing the air-like defender, Adebayor seemed to lose his mind. He kept striking the iron, and the team management and coaches on the sidelines frowned.

In addition to Jianghu, the player with the most shots is Malik Monk, who made 20 of 16 shots, which is not far behind Jianghu.

In addition, Lauri Markkanen and Jayson Tatum also had good results, 19 of 14 and 20 of 15, which can be regarded as a mid-range shooting ability.

After the test is over for 1 minute to shoot, the next step is the three-pointer.

The test of the three-pointer is completely in accordance with the model of the three-pointer contest. There are 5 balls at each point, a total of 5 points, and the time is only 90 seconds.

This time, the first person to play is Luke Kennard from Duke University, a famous NCAA school.

Kennard surprised everyone as soon as he came up.

Although there were dozens of powerful players and the management coaches of various teams on the sidelines, he was quite calm, with a peaceful face and steady breathing, as if he had already seen many big scenes.

His release speed is fast and his release point is high.

Hit 5 goals in a row at the first point.

The second point is to miss a ball after hitting 4 balls in a row.

The third point hit again.

The fourth point is also all in.

He didn't miss again until the last ball on the fifth point.

25 for 23, Luke Kennard hit 14 in a row from third to fifth before missing the final shot.

Luke Kennard was the first to play and played so perfectly, no doubt it put a lot of pressure on the people behind.

Most of the team management present also remembered this pure shooter with precise shooting and a big heart.

The second player to play is Lauri Markkanen. He also doesn't look nervous, and his shots are quite casual. He doesn't look fast but has a good sense of rhythm and shoots with ease.

The first point hits all,

The second point hit three shots in a row and missed two shots.

The third point hits all.

The fourth point is all hit.

On the fifth point, he missed a shot and hit a strike again.

25 of 22 shots, another sharpshooter...

Lauri Markkanen's height reaches 2 meters, and he has such an excellent shooting touch, which once again amazed everyone. Many management and head coaches remembered another name.

Two consecutive players with perfect shots played in the front, which puts too much pressure on the people behind...

Sure enough, the third No.4 player collapsed under the pressure.

Frank Ntilikina, 25 for 9.

Dennis Smith, 25 of 11 from the field.

Donovan Mitchell was 25-of-13 from the field.

No one was close to 20-for-25 until the first two players played. The highest was Kyle Kuzma and Malik Monk, both of whom were 19-for-[-].

"This project is still quite difficult. The boys have not had time to adapt to the NBA's three-point line."

"Yeah, we still need to give them time to practice shooting."

"The main thing is to have good physical fitness, and don't worry about shooting."

Followed by Jayson Tatum and Dearon Fox, these are the last two players who played in front of the rivers and lakes, and among the players present, there are few players who are predicted to be in the top five all the year round.

Tatum was expressionless and relaxed when he played. He even talked and laughed with Adebayor next to him before going on the court, which seemed very casual.

But he immediately exposed himself as soon as he made a move.

The first ball, three non-stick...

The second ball hit the back frame...

The third ball was hit at the front of the basket...

At the first shot point, Tatum only hit one ball.

At the second shooting point, the first ball was shot again, and only two balls were hit at this point.

The third point, two of five shots.

For the fourth point, three of five shots were made.

The fifth point, two of five shots.

Tatum made 25 of 10 shots and his performance was astonishing.

You must know that Jayson Tatum was a well-known player in high school. Everyone knows his advantages. Good physical condition and stable shooting ability are one of the reasons why he can be at the forefront of the predicted pick for a long time. Thinking of how poorly he performed today.

"He is nervous. As the player with the highest predicted pick on the field, he wants to prove himself too much, but he can't let go..."

Danny Ainge, the old Fox president of the Celtics, saw through Tatum's disguise at once. Tatum was not nervous, but too nervous.

In front of him is Kennard who made 25 of 23 shots and Markkanen who made 25 of 22 shots. Behind him is a Jianghu who already knows that his shooting ability is extremely strong just by watching online videos, but he turned out to be very good at shooting on the spot.

Tatum wanted too much to vote well, but instead he voted poorly.

"Hey, little guy, your heart isn't big enough..."

"I don't know, what will happen to Jiang?"

The old fox's gaze was aimed at Jianghu again, eager to see his performance.

While the old fox was inspecting the rivers and lakes, the little fox Fox on the field started his own shooting performance.

He took a look at Jianghu before going on stage, and found that Jianghu was also looking at him with his arms in his arms, and even smiled at him...

"Damn guy..."

"He wants to see me laugh."

The little fox was very angry.

But he doesn't have the confidence to beat Jianghu in terms of shooting, which is too difficult for him at present...

He only prayed that he wouldn't lose too badly in this one, and that he would find a chance to get back in the game later.

When you think you can't vote well, there is a high probability that you really can't vote well...

As soon as Fox came up, he hit two in a row, and his brows were filled with joy.

"Feeling better."

then……

"Boom, boom, boom."

Lost three in a row.

The second point, "Shua."

"It's getting better again!!"

"Boom, boom, boom, boom."

The third point, "Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom."

Fortunately, Fox made timely adjustments at the fourth and fifth points, and shot 10 of 5 shots. Otherwise, his shooting percentage would be unbearable to look at...

But even so, the lowest score of 25 out of 8 is still not very good...

"Shooting is almost a problem..."

"Fast players have this characteristic. They like to use their body and shoot the ball."

"But look at his thin arms and legs, he's only 170 pounds..."

The whispered discussion from the sidelines, although the volume was deliberately lowered, was still heard by Fox.

Fox's complexion was not very good. Seeing that Jiang Hu was still chatting with Murray next to him as if nothing had happened, he suddenly became angry and prayed secretly: "Damn guy, I curse you for being worse than my vote!!"

"It's Jiang's turn next. The poor performance of the first two should have affected him too, right?" The two scouts on the sidelines were also discussing in whispers at the moment.

"I don't know, but he made 13 three-pointers in CBA, but that was CBA, using the FIFA three-point line."

Everyone feels that the world is under a lot of pressure.

Because after the opening two, no one hit 20 shots.Moreover, the two people in front of him voted more outrageously than the other, and worse than the other.

Only Jianghu knows that Luke Kennard and Laurie Markkanen, their three-point ability cannot reach 90.The two of them can cast so well, there is also some element of luck.

I have a 90% three-point ability, and my usual luck is not bad, so how can I be afraid of the two of them?

Jianghu stepped forward and took the ball directly from the shooting cart without any warm-up.

Take the ball and pull it.

Take the ball and pull it.

Take the ball and pull it.

Only about 2 seconds passed on the field, Jianghu has already shot 3 times...

"His shot is so fast~"

"The state of his shooting feels not confident, but extremely confident!"

"Huh, huh, huh," Jianghu's first three shots went in continuously like a cannonball.

He deliberately sped up his shots, just to give people a different impression in the first place.

And then there's the fact that he's really relaxed.

Because he knows that he is currently the strongest among the 60 people, and it is impossible for any of these people to surpass him in ability.

Why stress when you already know you are the strongest?
You just have to play well and you can beat everyone, right?

After making the first three goals, Jianghu slowed down a little bit, maintaining about once a second, shooting, taking the ball, basket, and throwing.

Slowing down the shot, it didn't affect it at all, and they all hit.

After scoring five goals in a row, Jianghu entered the state.

Although there were hundreds of people around the court, at this moment, they all seemed to have disappeared in the world of rivers and lakes.

His eyes can't see anything but the basket,

His ears can't hear anything else, only the sound of the basketball scraping the net.

He felt that his hand, the basketball and the basket had become a trinity. When he threw the ball out, the ball would enter the basket by itself, and then return to his hand automatically.

Although this feeling is fake, the basketball in his hand did not come back from the basket, but from the ball rack beside him.

But the rivers and lakes have entered the rhythm, unexpected.

He knows that at the moment, he only needs to do one thing well, and that is to shoot three-pointers well.

The first point, "Shua Shua Shua, Shua Shua, Shua Shua."

All five.

The second point, "Uh, Uh, Uh, Uh, Uh." It's all five again.

The third point, five all-in, the fourth point is five all-in...

When the vote was made here, the management and coaches on the sidelines were already stunned...

"Unbelievable!!"

"Damn, his movements are too smooth..."

"The shooting speed is fast, the hand is steady, and his expression is very focused. He is completely devoted to this test and treats it as a game!!"

While everyone was amazed, Jianghu continued to attack.

"Shua. Shua, Shua. Shua."

At this point, Jianghu has hit 24 consecutive goals, and his time is still 7 seconds. When he saw that there was no ball at the last point, he was a little reluctant to end it.

Because he has fully invested in it, this shooting test is no longer a test, but a game that can make him happy if he wins.

Thinking of this, he decided that he must use his favorite action to end this shooting test.

In or not, it doesn't matter.

However, the posture must be handsome.

Thinking of this, Jianghu took off directly, leaned back 45°, and imagined that there was a tall guy with long arms defending himself...

That's you, Grim Reaper - Kevin Durant.

In Jianghu's imagination, at this moment Kevin Durant straightened his 230cm long arms to prevent himself from hitting the finals tiebreaker and three-pointer.

But I, fearless, forced a shot against his defense...

"Shu~"

The basketball left Jianghu's hands, and like a sharp arrow, it plunged straight into the basket.

"duo~"

This is the lore sound effect Jianghu gave him to brainstorm...

(End of this chapter)