After the curtain on the March Madness Championship, Yiyang's name has resounded throughout the United States. Every few days, there will always be some NBA teams getting involved with Yiyang.
Yesterday, the 76ers general manager said that they are not impossible to pick Yiyang. And tomorrow, it is very likely that Popovich will praise Yiyang again.
The Chinese media have been more excited these days. With both Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian injured and unable to play, Yiyang has become the focus of attention of all Chinese fans.
When there is focus, there is news. Journalists have been searching for Yiyang in the United States these days, and some of them even went to Yiyang's apartment in the Wood District.
However, the reporters found nothing except the dilapidated environment in the Wood District.
At this moment, the guy who affects the hearts of countless Chinese fans is training every day in Indianapolis with the help of the Bulldogs' Schinkel Stadium.
Bill Duffy left Indianapolis one day after signing the contract with Yiyang. There are still two months before the NBA Draft begins. During this time, Yiyang needs to maintain his own form, while Bill Duffy needs to have in-depth contact with multiple teams.
During the time that Bill Duffy was running for Yiyang, Stevens, who was already on vacation, also volunteered to help Yiyang arrange a training plan every day.
If this continues to be maintained, then when Yiyang goes to participate in the NBA team trial, his strength will definitely be better than now!
Stevens is now not only training Yiyang's three-pointers, but also training Yiyang's confrontational ability. He has never relaxed. After entering the NBA, the intensity of physical confrontation in the game will increase exponentially. Many guys who rely on their bodies to feed in the NCAA will be at a loss after entering the NBA. What's more, Yiyang's confrontational ability in NCAA games is not particularly good.
In order for Yiyang to have the body of a professional player, in addition to training, Stevens also strictly controls Yiyang's diet. Therefore, even though he has his mother by his side, due to dietary control, Yiyang can only eat nutritious meals that taste like jubilee wax every day. He can't enjoy the delicacies his mother cooks at all.
But Yiyang does not feel so sad. If eating less delicious food can make him go further in the NBA, then Yiyang is absolutely willing to make such a sacrifice. After all, since childhood, Yiyang did not have too many choices in eating.
Of course, Yiyang's life in these two months was not just boring training and boring meals. Hayward, who also participated in the draft this year, took Yiyang to Indianapolis for a good time. Hayward was originally a native of Indianapolis. Hayward knows where the most fun and the most fun in this city.
One week of relaxation allowed Yiyang to get enough rest both mentally and physically. Of course, this also brought Yiyang and Hayward closer and closer.
According to Hayward himself, his manager has had deep contact with the Jazz. If the Jazz can get a top ten draft pick this year, they will definitely use this option to choose Hayward!
Hayward is looking forward to his future very much. Salt Lake City, Iron-Blooded Sir, Jerry Sloan... these things are attracting Hayward all the time.
But Yiyang is different. More than a month has passed, but there is not much news from Bill Duffy.
After playing with Hayward for a week, Yiyang once again devoted himself to the boring training. Although the training time is not long, Stevens is delighted to find that Yiyang is still much stronger than before. And this guy's long-range shooting ability in the open space has also been greatly improved.
The boring training continued for several days, and Bill Duffy finally returned to Indianapolis. But this time, he just took Yiyang to undergo an official NBA physical examination.
On May 26, after the NBA Lotto draw was over, Bill Duffy immediately called Yiyang. "Be prepared, too! Our nationwide trial tour has officially begun!"
It turns out that Duffy did not neglect his duty. This guy, only after waiting for everything to become clear, will he attack with Yiyang.
Now, the draft picks of all teams have been determined. The yellow-green battle of the NBA Finals is in full swing. For the rookies of Yiyang, the trial training that determines their fate has also officially started.
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"Here he is?" Popovich in the office looked at his assistant in surprise.
"Come on, I'm starting to warm up for shooting!" The assistant opened the office door for Popovich, and the old white-haired man who was sitting in the chair collapsed in two strides. On the Spurs training ground, a yellow-skinned player wearing a black vest was shooting, and Bill Duffy opened his arms at Popovich.
"Long time no see, Duffy!" Popovich said, hugging Bill Duffy with open arms. It is not the first time Bill Duffy and Popovich have met in private. As a famous manager, the general manager and head coach of 30 NBA teams are almost all Dufie acquaintances.
"Where's Forbd? Why didn't I see him?" Duffiy said that Forbd, referring to the Spurs general manager, R.C. Forbd. Under normal circumstances, in addition to the head coach, the general manager of the team will also visit the scene to watch the state of the rookie player trial.
"He said, I can make my own decision on this matter." Popovich finished speaking, and turned to look at the slightly thin yellow-skinned player. In the Spurs, Popovich has a lot of privileges to choose the rookie he wants. This is just one of them.
"I am definitely a good guy. I brought him to you at the first stop of the trial. This is enough to show my sincerity. Of course, it is impossible for you to fall to the twentieth position this year. Picked it up. If you really want to own it, hurry up and trade the draft right now." Seeing Popovich cut directly to the subject, Bill Duffy didn't make any further rounds.
Duffy knows that if Yiyang can join a team like the Spurs, it will definitely help him a lot in his career. Nowadays, the GDP three are no longer young, they need to train a future leader. And Popovich himself is also a coach who can play to the strengths of his players. See how he made Ginobili, who was selected in the second round, step by step to the top, you will know how powerful this wise old man is.
"Is he okay? You say it, Duffy, we have to see is believable. Anderson!" Popovich yelled, and a young coach hurried to the old gray-haired man.
"Get the equipment ready, take a physical test!" The white-haired old man waved his hand, and we will see how this Chinese is going.
When Yiyang saw these instruments again, he was not as curious as he was when he saw them for the first time. One year ago in the summer, he had just gone to the Bulldogs team for a trial training, and he had already gotten this set.
Starting from the simplest data such as height and weight, Yiyang has changed.
"Height 1.93 meters!" The coach called Anderson took measurements while reporting statistics to Popovich. After playing in college for a year, Yiyang's height has grown by two centimeters. In the position of point guard, this height is already quite outstanding.
"Weight 85 kg!" Under Stevens's supervision, Yiyang has grown 6 kg compared to a year ago. But the body fat content has actually dropped a bit.
"Warmspan is 2.07 meters!" At the beginning, Popovich's expression was still calm, but after hearing the wingspan data, Duffy noticed that the white-haired old man's brows were slightly frowned.
"3/4 sprint...3.14 seconds!" Anderson stunned, because according to the news, the time required for Wall's 3/4 sprint during the Wizards trial was also 3.14 seconds. ! This Asian is as fast as Wall!
After bounce and other tests, Yiyang also showed a better level than a year ago. Only then did Popovich know that the No. 1 defender is not only outstanding in technology, but also in top athletic ability!
After did everything, Yiyang conducted a few more ball tests. It's nothing more than fixed-point jumpers, holding the ball around obstacles, passing the ball from a designated place, and other basic things. The Spurs did not arrange a temporary training game for Yiyang, because Popovich can know with these things that Yiyang is definitely worth the Spurs' gamble!
"This kid is good." Next to Popovich, a big man with little expression like Yiyang suddenly stood up.
"Do you think so too?" Popovich smiled, and various trading schemes have begun to appear in his mind.
"He can bring us more vitality, in short, not bad." The big man's face is cold, so you can't tell whether he likes or dislikes Yiyang. Otherwise, how could people call him "Stone Buddha"?
Compared to Duncan, who was expressionless on the sidelines, and Popovich who was smiling but not smiling, Bill Duffy's smile was very obvious. He saw the expressions of Duncan and Popovich, so he knew that these two guys were moved!
"Okay, the training is over! Come down and rest, too!" This time, Popovich seemed to be much more enthusiastic than before.
Yiyang accepted the towel handed by the staff blankly, and silently wiped the sweat from his forehead. UU reading www. uukanshu.com
Seeing Yiyang's actions, Popovich liked this kid even more. This guy is totally a Duncan second!
"How about buddy, seeing is believing, right?" Bill Duffy looked at the gray-haired old man in front of him triumphantly.
"I knew that you would not bring people here, Duffy! I will try my best to seek upward transactions in order to get the same. But you know, I dare not make any promises to you for such things as transactions."
After Popovich finished this sentence, Bill Duffy's good mood was wiped out in an instant. What this means is that Popovich doesn't necessarily choose Yiyang. After doing it for a long time, it turns out that Popovich hasn't been completely moved. After all, Bill Duffy's news is very well-informed. He has known for a long time that there is a high draft team willing to make a deal with the Spurs, and this team has officially made an offer to the Spurs. If it were not for knowing this information, Duffy would not have brought Yiyang to San Antonio, who was only 20th in the draft.
But Popovich's ambiguous reply made Duffy a little disappointed.
"I understand, buddy. So, we will leave first, after all, there are still several high-ranking teams waiting for us to try out." Duffy changed his mind, San Antonio is not Yiyang's only hope. Philadelphia, Minnesota, Oakland...These teams with high draft picks are also full of great interest in Yiyang.
Yiyang's choices are quite rich. Now it is not Duffy begging Popovich to accept Yiyang, but there are several teams that will squeeze their heads for Yiyang.
The road to trial training has just begun, and Yiyang has already stunned a great coach and a great player.
Everything, it hasn't been finalized yet.