Basketball UFO

At the end of April, the 4-1995 NBA regular season ended.

The team record rankings came out, and the Bulls indeed became the team with the best record in the league with 72 wins and 10 losses. The team with the best record in the Western Conference is the Seattle SuperSonics, with 64 wins and 18 losses. The team has "Rain Man" Kemp and "Glove" Payton.

The teams with the worst records in the East and West are the Philadelphia 76ers and Vancouver Grizzlies, with 18 and 15 wins respectively. The Vancouver Grizzlies only entered the league in 1995. They had no stars, no market, and a cold climate. They had not yet figured out how to win.

The final result of the lottery was that the Philadelphia 76ers selected the No. pick. The Toronto Raptors got the second pick, and the Grizzlies only got the third pick, which was helpless.

In addition, the Milwaukee Bucks received the No. 5 pick, the Minnesota Timberwolves received the No. 6 pick, the Mavericks received the No. 7 pick, and the Los Angeles Clippers received the No. pick.

The No. 8 pick belongs to the New Jersey Nets, and the owner of the No. 9 pick is the Boston Celtics. Then the lottery picks No. 10 to 15 belong to the Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, Washington Bullets, Charlotte Hornets, Sacramento Kings, and Phoenix Suns respectively.

The teams that Fagan arranged for Carter to try out were basically after the top three picks in the first round and before the end of the lottery. At the same time, priority will be given to teams in big cities.

In mid-May, the playoffs were in full swing, and NBA teams began to convene players for trial training. Teams without playoff missions were preparing early to seek to replenish new energy.

Carter was among them, flying with Fagan to several cities, including Washington, Minnesota, Los Angeles and Denver, showing a good enough professionalism.

At the same time, Fagan also had in-depth exchanges with many NBA team managers, hoping to get some commitments.

Carter's evaluations in trials with various teams were similar: his athletic ability is extremely good, his physical fitness and jumping are particularly outstanding, his basic skills are solid, his shooting is not stable enough, and his defensive end needs to be improved.

To put it simply, his talent is outstanding, but his shooting and defense are slightly lacking.

"The next team is the Boston Celtics. They have a deep foundation. Although they are at a trough now, they will definitely rise in the future. You have to use all your energy." Fagan reminded him with a lazy look on the plane. Carter.

The Celtics general manager is Sadie Jr., and head coach Kyle is also present.

Saidi also specifically called the team's famous defender Dennis Johnson, "Hey, Dennis, are you interested in coming over to teach a young man a lesson?"

"I haven't hit a child for a long time. Hehe..."

When Carter arrived at the court, Dennis Johnson, the former defensive star of the Celtics, had already arrived. Sitting on the sidelines, he glanced at a group of young people who came to try out, and at a glance he saw Carter with an unruly look on his face, "That must be it. This guy makes me feel a little bit itchy."

He wanted to fight with the juniors and let them know that the sky is high and the sky is high.

The first is the various body sides. Carter weighs 102 kilograms and has a body fat rate of 12%.

The height of bare feet reaches 2 meters, the wingspan is 2 meters, the length of the palm is 21 centimeters, and the fully opened width is 24 centimeters. Such palms can knead a large watermelon, let alone a papaya.

Jumping on the spot, 92 cm, over 36 inches.

The whole audience exclaimed, "Bounce Monster."

Then came the run-up and jump height test. Carter ran a few steps easily and jumped up to an astonishing height of 110 centimeters, more than 43 inches.

It once again caused a sensation in the audience. Several players who came for trial training could not help but admire and applaud, "This guy's physical fitness is so abnormal."

"I guess he has no brains and can only run and jump."

"Come on, Carter is this year's NCAA champion and the MOP of the Final Four."

"That's because Wake Forest has Tim Duncan, and we only lost to Duncan, not Carter." Tony Delk, who was also among the trial members, said unconvinced.

The standing reach is over 2.74 meters, 8 feet 12 inches. His run-up reach reaches 3.85 meters, top in the NBA.

After all, Carter still couldn't touch the top of the rim. If it is a standard basket, the height of the top edge is 3.95 meters, and Carter is still a little behind.

So he didn't get the legendary coin on the edge of the backboard.

"You have two chances, do you want to try again?" The trainer was very excited. This trial player is so special. He has not seen such a jumping performance for a long time.

"No, that's it, it won't have much impact." Carter only tried once, even if he didn't use his full strength.

But such data is shocking enough.

"Inhuman jumping, this is the talent of a super defender." Saidi and Kyle nodded at the same time, with satisfaction in their eyes. "I wonder how it will perform in the confrontation?"

Saidi thought for a while and greeted the staff around him, "Please come over, CEO, we have discovered a genius."

After measuring the basic data, Carter pulled the hexagonal deadlift to 450 pounds or 204 kilograms without using any force. In fact, it could be even more powerful.

This was followed by the 84kg bench press, which Carter did 15 times before stopping.

"Okay, I don't have the energy anymore." He smiled and didn't want to do it anymore.

Running back and forth in the penalty area, this time I ran out of speed, 11.07 seconds, 0.02 seconds slower than the Guinness record. Play well.

Then there is the return run, lateral movement, running with the ball, shooting after running, shooting at various points, and observing the stability.

Continuous running, continuous shooting, all catching the ball, but not particularly stable, missed two shots.

Not only the Celtics' trial team was present, but also scouts and trial staff from many teams came to observe. Many teams will watch a player multiple times, hoping to learn more.

Seeing Carter's performance, every scout was excited and quickly wrote in the record book.

"Man, arrange for me to come to Wake Forest immediately. I want to talk to Dave Odom."

“Book me a flight to Florida.”

This is a background check conducted by the scouts. Not only the performance in college, they also visited the high school where Carter attended, retrieved Carter's game videos, and even looked at his physical examination and injury history.

"It's best to have a meal with him and talk directly. Carter is a special player." The Indiana Pacers scout's heartbeat was fast. "If he joins the team, I believe Larry Bird will like him."

"Vince, are you interested in doing confrontation training?" Kyle greeted Carter, and at the same time called Dennis Johnson over, "How about a test with a veteran? He cooperated with Larry Bird's steal of the century and won the Celtics To a championship ring."

He was talking about the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals. At the end of Game between the Celtics and Pistons, Larry Bird stole Laimbeer's pass and gave the ball to Dennis Johnson before he lost his focus. . The latter succeeded in a layup and an incredible reversal of the Pistons. In the end, the Celtics also won the championship that season.

"Old man? It seems that I can still fight." Carter was not afraid at all, showing a harmless smile, "Let's give it a try!"

"Young and energetic, let me teach you a lesson." Dennis Johnson was also a defender and took the initiative to let Carter attack first. He stood in a defensive position.

At this time, Celtics president "Cardinal" Auerbach also came over and watched the two bullfighting with interest.

He was very impressed with Tim Duncan, but it's a pity that Duncan won't enter the draft until next season. Therefore, this year the Celtics will first recruit internal players and immediate combat capabilities. Regardless of whether they are inside or outside, the Celtics prefer to get immediate combat power.