I'm not a basketball bully

Chapter 425

But this is all a sideshow.

As a team's trial training, the NBA's trial training is not the same as the outside world.

Rookies like Stephenson who have just entered the NBA have not yet had the opportunity to train directly with the team.

As a trial, he could only play one game on the court with the New York Knicks' secondary league team.

The difference is that in this game, Su Ye and various analysts will analyze Stephenson's potential.

Stephenson, who was standing on the sidelines gearing up, couldn't wait to show his "strength".

Just the first ball of the game.

Stephenson couldn't wait to ask for the ball from the point guard, and he wanted to show off his singles skills no matter what.

As veterans who can hang out in the secondary leagues, they are all players who failed to be drafted in the NBA in the past few years. None of them has more experience than Stephenson.

A man who used to play in the high school league and was defeated by his talent.

How could a guy who had only played in college for one year be able to beat these old guys?

Several people on the same team also smiled and stepped aside, ready to see Stephenson's joke.

"This kid is a bit lonely when it comes to playing basketball."

"It's okay to like to express yourself, but you have to choose the right time."

"I feel like the basics should be okay, but I'm a bit amateurish."

The analysts discussed in lowered voices.

In their eyes, Stephenson was a complete layman.

From offensive position selection to timing of the ball, it has nothing to do with NBA-level players.

The saving grace is that this guy is quite confident.

"Su Ye, this guy can't do it."

"Su Ye, if you think about it again, why don't you take a look at Hassan Whiteside?"

"I think that's a good one. You can raise it and then trade it."

Su Ye listened to the dissuasion from the analyst beside him, but just smiled and said nothing.

The moment they caught the ball, everyone realized a problem.

They seem to have underestimated their junior brother.

As soon as Stephenson caught the ball, his aura of a domineering street scorer was fully revealed.

Although the sideways three-threat looks a bit immature and can easily be intercepted, it does lower the center of gravity of the body in order to increase the speed of the first step.

Plus Stephenson’s serious expression.

Several analysts even saw some of the unique "Kobe Bryant" vibe in this guy.

Even the secondary league players who faced off against their junior brothers looked serious and serious.

It's too late to say.

Stephenson blasted the ball hard, trying to pass his opponent with speed.

But the moment he discovered that he had broken through, his opponent had already blocked him one step ahead.

The physical talent that he was best at in high school was not worth mentioning before the NBA.

Stephenson made a big pull back, forcibly stopped his body weight, and began to break through to the other side again.

This big pullback also made many people take a breath of air.

Can this guy still dribble like this?

Although, many players in the NBA are not bad at dribbling.

But "being able to dribble" and "being able to break through" are two different things.

A player with the height of a small forward like Stephenson can rarely make the same breakthrough moves as a point guard.

"It seems we underestimated this kid."

"This dribbling is okay."

"Something, but not much."

As soon as he finished speaking, Stephenson was blocked by his opponent's sideways movement again.

But this time, Stephenson smiled brightly.

The player guarding him was slightly startled, completely confused as to what this guy with a novel brain circuit was thinking.

The next second, the basketball immediately passed under his crotch. Stephenson also diverted the ball and directly passed his defense.

"Hey! Crotch-piercing! How dare you play!"

"This kid can do it."

"People should not be judged by their appearance."

The analysts who were still denying Junior Brother just now were all full of praise.

From these few moves, they all saw it.

Stephenson is a player with great potential, but he does not yet have a clear understanding of the concept of "team basketball".

As long as you train more and accumulate experience in the future, these will not be problems.

At least for now, Stephenson doesn't have stage fright, which is a good thing.

Just when everyone thought Stephenson passed the defense and was about to complete a perfect finish.

His expression froze as he was flying in the air and wanted to approve the deduction.

"Hey?"

He takes off one step from the free throw line, and his talent in jumping is indeed inferior to others.

When the basketball was dunked down, it hit the side of the basket.

The whole person fell over in the air.

There was a brief moment of dead silence in the arena, and then huge laughter erupted from all directions.

"Holy shit! Did this guy just want to get to the free throw line?"

"I was laughing so hard, hahaha, it's so outrageous."

"I'm convinced, this guy is so effective in his show."

Even the analysts around him who were praising his junior brother just now couldn't help but darken their faces.

Looking at the junior brother who kept rubbing his buttocks on the field, the group of people wrote new comments in their notebooks at the speed of light.

Overconfident and has some issues with his/her own strength.

Even Su Ye couldn't help but laugh twice.

The main reason is that this guy is so effective in the show.

It is also commonly known as "handsome for less than three seconds".

When Stephenson stood up, Su Ye also smiled and waved to him, motioning for him to come over.

"Do you know your problem?"

The first sentence came up, and Stephenson stopped him.

He is a very confident person who always feels that there is nothing wrong with him.

Normally, he would definitely reason about it.

But facing Su Ye, this guy still pricked up his ears obediently.

"We came to you for a trial training, not to see how you score or to see how you dunk."

"What you want to do, any NBA player can do it."

"What I want to see is what you can do that others can't do."

After hearing this, Stephenson also fell into thinking.

He kept his head down and walked back to the field ready to continue the workout.

The analysts who also heard the two people talking around also looked at the junior brother with puzzled expressions.

Is there anything special about this guy?

This question is very interesting.

Outstanding!

In the NBA, every player must find his or her own strengths.

Some are good at three-pointers, some are good at defense, and some are good at organization.

Maybe in outside leagues, facing normal players, they can defeat one against five simply by relying on their physical strength.

But in the NBA, everyone is almost at the same level. If you can do more than others, that is a huge improvement.

If your opponent has a big strength gap with you, then you are a superstar in the NBA.

This question really bothered Stephenson.

As someone who has always been very confident, he never feels that he is inferior to others.

"never mind."

"Just think about it while you're fighting."

Stephenson scratched his head in frustration and then strode onto the court.

Facing the questions given by Su Ye, he could only play the game while thinking about his own advantages.

But this state of not thinking about the game at all really shocked everyone present.

Just when Stephenson and his team hit a three-pointer in an offensive round.

The basketball bounced directly in a direction that no one expected.

When everyone thought it was going to be a foul ball, Stephenson suddenly came out from the side, then jumped high to get the rebound, turned around and launched a fast break.

Everyone is confused.

This rebounding sense is completely unlike that of a rookie.

Could it be that this guy still has rebounding ability?

The surrounding teammates reacted and followed suit.

As a result, when the fast break was launched, Stephenson was still thinking about this issue.

When he walked to the frontcourt and faced the power forward who was already blocking him under the basket, he made a beautiful disguised move and directly passed the opponent.

And his strong breakthrough ability has been known to everyone for a long time.

Faced with this kind of person, most people will put one step on defense, forcing him to shorten the take-off distance, forcing the opponent to complete the layup, and finally look for interference opportunities from behind.

That's what the power forward thinks.

Everyone present saw his intention, but only the inexperienced Stephenson did not.

Seeing that the opponent is about to block the shot.

His teammates on the same team were also anxious.

Even though he knew that he was a junior on trial, he still couldn't help but want to remind the opponent to pass the ball.

"Hi!"

"This……"

As soon as the words of his teammate in the bottom corner reached his throat, a basketball was shoved straight in his face.

The passer was Stephenson who had just made the basket.

He relied on one hand to look right and pass to the left with blind vision, and the power forward couldn't tell the difference.

And it was this pass that amazed everyone present.

Even analysts were breaking out in a cold sweat.

Does this guy still have organizational skills?

organization?

breakthrough?

Backboard?

Adding these three abilities together, one of the most popular terms in recent years immediately came to mind among these professional analysts.

Organize forward!

There is no doubt that Stephenson has the potential to be a point forward.

He is a potential newcomer who can develop in many directions.

"Su Ye's eyes are so vicious."

"Is this something we, the Knicks, can miss?"

"I'm convinced. What are these? How can he still do this?"

"I can only say that people should not be judged by their appearance..."

Just when everyone was amazed at Su Ye's vicious eyes.

Stephenson absentmindedly threw another three-pointer, showing everyone his shooting ability.

When they saw this outside shot appear, the analysts all gasped.

Another bolder term came to mind.

"Versatile striker."

This is more terrifying than an organizational forward. He can play multiple positions in the team and flexibly display various tactics.

Currently, there are only two people in the league who can do this.

One is Su Ye in front of him.

The other is LeBron James.

However, in terms of offensive firepower and defense, Su Ye is stronger than James.

James prefers traditional forwards who play fast breaks.

The training match was over soon.

Stephenson walked up to Su Ye with a disappointed look on his face, lowered his head and sincerely admitted his mistake.

"Sorry, boss."

"I failed you."

"I didn't play well."

Su Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this.

This training match.

Stephenson's final score was 7 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, which looked average among this group of people.

But if you want to know, his opponents are all people who are ready to fight in the secondary league and can be promoted to the NBA at any time.

For a player who has only played in the college league for one year to be able to produce such data at this level of competition, he has already surpassed 70% of the rookies in this class.

In other words, let Stephenson adapt.

If he could achieve such average results in the NBA in his rookie year, he would already be considered the strongest among the rookies.

After all, there are so many rookies who can easily score 15 or 20 points in their rookie year.

Moreover, a perimeter player can guarantee 4 rebounds and 4 assists, even if he doesn't score. Which coach wouldn't like such a player?

It has to be said that Stephenson's performance did exceed everyone's expectations.

"It's all right."

"Take your time with this thing."

"It will take a long time from now on."

After speaking, Su Ye patted Stephenson on the shoulder and prepared to leave.

Wait!

Slowly?

after?

After realizing it, Stephenson suddenly became energetic and ran after Su Ye's butt, shouting continuously.

"Boss! Boss!"

"Boss! I will definitely play well!"

"Boss! I will definitely live up to your expectations!"

The surrounding analysts also laughed and said nothing.

The team lost Hayes, a living treasure, and now a new one is about to come.

The results of this trial training were also reported to the management.

The management was full of praise after learning about it.

James Dolan even scolded many shareholders in front of the table.

"Look at Su Ye."

"How reliable you are at doing things."

"Look at you again."

"Hey……"

This helpless sigh has also alerted many shareholders.

They have not forgotten that the most powerful person on the team is James Dolan.

Now the boss has become dissatisfied with them and no longer takes care of their emotions.

A group of people also praised Su Ye repeatedly in the office.

After the trial, Stephenson joined the Knicks family.

In the draft, generally no team would dare to intercept someone that other teams want.

After all, we all have to work in the NBA from now on, and we have to look up and down. If we really dare to make peace, we have to think carefully about making deals in the future.

Draft night.

The Knicks also successfully signed Stephenson with the No. 30 pick in the first round.

Many rookies who had seen his embarrassment at the joint trial base were dumbfounded.

Could this guy pass the Knicks workouts too?

what's the situation?

After all, everyone witnessed it, and this guy really didn't perform too well.

Stephenson took the hat from David Stern with a playful smile and took photos with him.

Not only that, he was the one chosen by the Knicks after all.

As a team that has just completed two consecutive championships, everyone is paying attention to every move the Knicks make.

Soon the media exposed his photos, which aroused heated discussions among tennis fans across the world.

"Stephenson? Who is this guy?"

"I don't know. I feel like the Knicks chose him to make up the numbers."

"I think he has pretty good grades in college, and he might be very strong as well."

"Stop talking nonsense. The media has predicted that this guy is a second-round pick. I don't know what kind of bad luck he got."

"Don't be ridiculous, this is the Knicks' selection."

"Indeed, I heard that Su Ye appointed him personally."

"What? He was appointed by the number one in the alliance. Are you kidding me?"

"I'm not kidding, and it's not just Su Ye. I heard that Bird also wanted to get him before the game and wanted to get him to the Pacers."

"Big Bird?"

"Damn it! Two super giants are interested in this guy, only the 30th overall pick."

Stephenson quickly overcame many rookies and became active in the media, discussing with rookies such as Paul George.

Everyone is looking forward to Stephenson's performance and performance, and are curious why he is recognized by these two people.

Meanwhile, at Madison Square Garden.

This is the home court of the Knicks, and the Knicks train here every day.

After the draft was over, the team also began to prepare for next season in advance.

Su Ye stood in the venue and chatted about the holiday life with old acquaintances like Delong, whom he had not seen for a long time.

"That's right, boss."

Deron poked Su Ye with his elbow and looked towards coach Prosser in the distance.

"I saw it on the news."

"You have appointed a player to join our team."

"How is your strength?"

Su Ye was slightly startled when he heard Delong's inquiry.

Hand-picked?

This topic is interesting.

Although Stephenson is the person he wants, he is not to the point where he has to.

If the Knicks had a higher pick, they would definitely choose someone like Paul George instead of the problematic Stephenson.

"Strong?"

"It's normal."

"You'll know in a while."

As soon as he finished speaking, Delong frowned.

He began to be curious about what kind of strength Stephenson could show in the team.

This new season, when their team lost Ray Allen and Hayes, Jordan took Hayes' place.

Could it be that Stephenson is replacing Ray Allen?

Deron didn't believe that just someone Su Ye could find could rival the league's top shooter.

He was also full of doubts about Stephenson.

But after waiting for a while, the team started training.

Bishop Prosser of the Knicks took Su Ye and stood in front of everyone.

"Cough cough."

"Before training, I would like to announce three things."

"The first thing is, DeAndre Jordan will be our team's starting center next season."

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding teammates clapped their hands in congratulations.

Little Jordan also scratched his head in embarrassment.

As Hayes' backup, he has been looking forward to a starting opportunity.

In this year's final stage, he seized this opportunity and performed well.

Now that Hayes has left, he is naturally the team's starting center.

After everyone had almost finished congratulating him, Prosser continued speaking unhurriedly.

"Then I announce the second thing."

"The team brings in a rookie."

"Rookie, here."

Generally, people who have just joined the team will be called rookies by the team members.

Until this player has the ability to establish himself in the NBA, no one will call him by his name.

And Stephenson is at this stage.

Stephenson walked out of the queue when his name was called, and his teammates around him responded with smiles.

When it came to the third thing, Prosser's tone suddenly changed.

"The last thing is about Su Ye."

Su Ye?

Everyone in the Knicks was slightly startled, their eyes fixed on Su Ye next to the coach.

They really couldn't imagine what Su Ye had planned for the new season.

Only a few staff members showed intriguing smiles, and everyone was looking forward to the expressions of the Knicks players next.

Prosser coughed twice, adjusted his mood, and spoke in a serious tone.

"This matter is related to our game strategy for the new season."