super point forward

Chapter 8 Special Training
Las Vegas, summer league.

Wei Zhiming did not go to the summer league because Reeves kept him.

The league was in turmoil, and Reeves used big means to bring Josh in, and he shamelessly blocked Jordan at home, successfully renewing Jordan's contract.

None of this has anything to do with Wei Zhiming. He is just an undrafted rookie. What he cares about is how to play the ball and play at his own level.

PlayaVista training hall.

Right now, it’s the summer break. After the Clippers signed Jordan, those main players chose to go on vacation. Of course, there is no Wei Zhiming in this group. As a draft pick, he is honestly soaking in the arena to train himself at this moment .

After finishing the strength training, Wei Zhiming wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes froze suddenly, and he saw Reeves who left him behind.

"Head coach?" Wei Zhiming called out in a polite manner, Reeves nodded, and he waved to Wei Zhiming.

Wei Zhiming followed Reeves, he was confused, here Reeves did not let him participate in the summer league, but kept him, I don't know what the hell he was going to do.

"This guy has a son, so he probably won't come out." Wei Zhiming's eyes were erratic, and he had never heard that pig-headed Reeves liked men.

Reeves knew Wei Zhiming's thoughts behind him, he took Wei Zhiming behind a separate court, and then turned around with a smile on his face: "Wei?"

"Bare feet are 208 cm tall, and shoes are 211 cm tall. I'll let you go to the center position. Can you do it?"

Wei Zhiming was stunned. He applied for a power forward. Although he could also play a center forward, he couldn't play a center forward due to his height and strength.

But at this moment, Reeves, who has the power to kill him, asked, even if he couldn't fight, he could fight.

"I can do it!" Wei Zhiming said loudly, his confidence made Reeves very satisfied.

"From today until the beginning of the season, you come here to train every day. I will personally supervise you and make you an inside defensive gate. Let you become the main center during the substitute period." Reeves promised, in his heart There is a tactic that can play against the Warriors.

Wei Zhiming nodded immediately. As long as he can play, let alone play center, he can play point guard.

With a smile on his face, Reeves walked up to Wei Zhiming and patted him on the shoulder: "I will find you a defensive expert, and you will study hard from him. As long as you perform well, I will let you play in the new season." .Look at your predecessor DeAndre Jordan, he was the 35th pick in the second round, but now he has become an indispensable inside gate for our Clippers, and has already got a maximum salary contract. You As an undrafted pick, oh, our Clippers don’t have a draft pick, otherwise we won’t let you lose.”

"You have to know that you are undrafted. You have to show those teams and managers who don't draft you and let them know that they are all blind. As long as you work hard and be serious, you will also get a maximum salary contract. Yes." Reeves said earnestly, and he patted Wei Zhiming's shoulder again: "Trust me, I can bring out DeAndre, and I can bring out you. Now tell me loudly, do you believe in yourself?"

After hearing what Reeves said, Wei Zhiming felt tears welling up in his eyes, and his whole body was full of motivation: So he shouted: "I believe in myself, I will definitely become a superstar!"

Seeing the effect of his chicken soup, Reeves was satisfied: "Come on, young man, the future is yours."

Your sister, the future belongs to Wiggins.

Wei Zhiming's burning blood suddenly froze, he didn't want the future, he only wanted the present.

Reeves turned around and left the arena. Wei Zhiming shook his fist. The head coach who dominated the Clippers personally promised to guarantee his playing. He only felt that his future was bright.

After training his strength, Wei Zhiming went to train his endurance again. He must first build himself into a defensive champion, and then step by step towards the superstar position.

Sweat is dripping, breathing is panting.Wei Zhiming is constantly insisting that stamina is very important. If he has enough stamina, Yao Ming may be the number one center in the NBA.

That NBA superstar is impatient, Kobe and Iverson are all iron men who can play all over the court.

Although he has not been on the battlefield at this moment, he is still preparing for the future.

Time moved slowly, and Wei Zhiming was not seen in the summer league, which disappointed many people in the country. They wanted to see who Wei Zhiming was, and joined the Clippers, a strong team in the West, without saying a word.

But soon, Wei Zhiming was forgotten. The local player, Zhou Qi, the big devil in Xinxiang, went to the Pelicans for trial training. He is expected to join Wang Zhelin in the NBA draft next year.For a while, everyone paid attention to Zhou Qi's news, looking forward to Zhou Qi joining the NBA, so that the NBA will add Chinese power.

Compared with Wei Zhiming, who went to the United States in advance, the players who have played step by step from China are of course more concerned.However, Wei Zhiming doesn't care about these things. He is currently in control of the ball, facing the basket, and is extremely concentrated.

Mark Eaton!

Not to mention others, even Wei Zhiming didn't know who this person was before he was abused.This tall 220cm center, already 60 years old, defended Wei Zhiming so easily that he almost cried. His low singles were blocked several times, and his mid-range shots were forcibly interfered. With his current offensive methods , Being able to put the basketball into the basket is success.

Mark Eaton, nicknamed "Mammoth", is an American professional men's basketball player who once played for the Utah Jazz and served as a center on the field.

Mark Eaton has won 4 NBA blocked shots and 2 NBA Defensive Player of the Year titles.At present, Eaton still maintains the NBA's highest average single-game blocked shots record, averaging 5.56 per game, and is also the owner of the No.4 total blocked shots. His No. 53 jersey number is also one of the Jazz's retired numbers.

Just look at his string of accolades.

In 1985 and 1989, won the title of NBA's best defensive player.

In the 1984-85 season, he set an NBA single-season block record with 456 blocks.

Eaton's 1984 blocked shots in the 85-5.56 season became the only player in NBA history to average more than 5 shots per game in a single season.

In 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1988, he became the block leader four times.

He was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team three times in 1985, 1986 and 1989.

He was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team twice in 1987 and 1988.

In 1989, he was selected as an NBA All-Star.

He has a total of 3064 blocks in his career, ranking fourth in NBA history after Olajuwon, Mutombo, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Hearing the series of honors introduced by Reeves, Wei Zhiming was completely stunned. Mark Eaton's era was not the era when centers were scarce, but the era when there were many centers.

Mark Eaton was active in the 80s and early 90s. The center of that era can be said to be the strongest era except for the ancient beasts.

Skyhook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Gorilla Ewing, Moses Malone, Postman Karl Malone, Big Dream Olajuwon, Admiral Robinson, and Shaquille O’Neal who joined the NBA in the early 90s, Kidney Fighter Mourning, Africa’s Big Samuel Uncle, Yao Ming idol Sabonis, etc.

Listening to the name, you will know how terrifying it was to get these honors in that era.

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