Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 71
However, although he looked down on Cleveland, during the trial training, Woody still maintained the quality and quantity, and even completed the training volume beyond normal.

There is no other meaning, just want to give strength to his old teammates.

Who told him to slip away immediately after the last match, and he didn't even know to shake hands and hug his old teammates!
I don’t know, but I still thought that the two of them had a bad relationship when they were in St. Mary’s~
Who was it that shouted "good brother" at that time, turned around and pretended not to know each other!

He brought this guy back to the glory of St. Mary's, and won the first state championship trophy in the history of the team!
LeBron James' physical fitness has reached the NBA level.

But Woody's current physical fitness has also reached the NBA level.

Although the two of them are good at different aspects, LeBron James is full of physique, strength, explosive power, and jumping, but his coordination and lateral movement are relatively mediocre.

Coincidentally, these are areas where Woody is good at!

LeBron James' physical fitness is the most mentioned aspect of their team's momentum, and now Woody is tied with LeBron in this regard.This is something no one expected, including Cleveland's management.

Look at Jimmy Paxson's astonished expression!
In fact, he had already promised LeBron James that he would use the "No. [-] pick" to select him.

As long as the league gives the Cavaliers the "No. [-] pick", this is already doomed...

LeBron James was born in Akron, adjacent to Cleveland.

Growing up in the slums again!

Still a dark skin!

Any one of them with the "geographical complex" is the reason why Cleveland must use the "No. [-] pick" to select him, not to mention that now LeBron James has gathered three.

Although Woody also came out of Akron, he was not born here after all.

This is the difference between a godson and a real son!
Woody wants to beat him, but there is a way, that is to join Ohio State University and fight for a championship trophy for Ohio in "March Madness"!
With both of them being high school students, if one had to be chosen to inherit the "throne" of Cleveland, it would have to be LeBron James...

So trying out Woody is actually a process.

He was from Akron, after all.

But at this moment, the shock that Woody brought to him briefly shook his originally firm thoughts.As long as the "buff" on LeBron James has not been superimposed to this extent, and the two are competing on the same starting line, it is really difficult for him to make this painful choice...

"Man, you are really incredible, we will seriously consider it, and we also really hope that you can play for Cleveland. I like your saying Saint Mary, this is for you!"

After the trial training, Jimmy Paxson did not directly refuse.

As far as Woody's performance is concerned, the potential is really huge. If LeBron James doesn't play out in the future and Woody becomes a "superstar", then he refused too hard today, and there is no guarantee that he will not be nailed to the "pillar of shame" in the future.

How long has passed since the 84 draft, but now the Trail Blazers are still being pulled out from time to time to "whip corpses" to ridicule.

Paxson didn't want to be "The Joker."

Since both have unlimited potential, from his point of view, it must be a difficult decision after they have just chosen LeBron James.

It’s just that the LeBron James team heard that he had made a promise to Woody, and they were a little anxious. In addition to keeping in touch with him, they also preached more vigorously outside that "LeBron is the only choice for Cleveland" and "This is the result that everyone expects!"

Woody's second stop is not Detroit, but Toronto.

The Pistons are still fully preparing for the playoffs. They completed a "big reversal" in the first round, making the Magic the first team in the NBA to lead 3-1 but lose 3 games in a row after the first round restructuring.

I thought that after such a difficult reversal, the semi-finals of the playoffs would be played more easily, but in the semi-finals they faced the 76ers. They went through the "Battle of Tianwangshan" before they won the match point and eliminated the Philadelphia 4ers led by Allen Iverson 2-76!
They had the best record in the Eastern Conference during the regular season, but now they stumbled into the Eastern Conference Finals. Compared to them, the Nets swept the team in the second round, and the momentum was extremely fierce. Facing such an opponent, they dare not slack off.

Even the draft work has been temporarily put on hold.

Toronto's trial training was also very smooth. Woody's performance could even impress the staunch Cavaliers management, let alone the Raptors' management. They were interested in Woody.

General Manager Babcock personally sent Woody out of the arena: "Man, I am looking forward to seeing you playing in the Canadian Airline Center wearing a Raptors jersey!"

But after he left, the assistant next to him looked at Babcock's reluctant eyes, and couldn't help reminding: "Dude, if we really choose Woody, we may completely push Vince away!"

Since the results of the lottery came out, "Canadian Flyer" learned that the Raptors have the No. 4 pick in the first round this year. He has repeatedly emphasized that he hopes that this pick can bring immediate combat power to the Raptors.

Babcock curled his lips: "Don't worry, I didn't do this multiple-choice question, but Vince Carter himself. You can call Vince now and tell him that we have recently scouted a lot of rookies, and now there are two candidates for him to choose from. One is Woody from St. Mary's High School, and the other... is Chris Bosh, a freshman from Georgia Tech!"

Leaving Toronto, Woody's next stop is the Heat.

Came to the fiery Miami, "Magic" Johnson's mood jumped a bit.After arriving, I made several phone calls one after another. Obviously, there was a lot of "sowing" when I was here, but I don't know if there are any "fruits".

Woody suddenly thought of Johnson's two children.

With that powerful gene, if there is really an "illegitimate child", you should be able to recognize it at a glance, right?
After two days of rest, Johnson took Woody to the American Airlines Arena.

On the way, he introduced some of the situation about the Heat: "In fact, this Heat is very suitable for you. Pat Riley likes the kind of sporty front line, and he once said that the future basketball sports are the movement of five 2 meters players. This concept is also reflected in this team. In this team, the characteristics of the three-courier can be activated to the greatest extent. Unfortunately, ... unfortunately ... The character of this old man is too paranoid. He really meets the power of the player's training volume! "

Woody knew that Johnson and Pat Riley were old acquaintances. In the "show time" of the Lakers, Johnson was the core of the team, and the head coach at that time was Pat Riley!

Hearing that Pat Riley was too paranoid, Woody couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

His basketball career has been going well so far. From Ben Wallace to Dell Curry to Drew, he really hasn't encountered any "coach with a flawed personality".

Johnson saw Woody's nervousness, and comforted him: "But buddy, you don't have to be nervous. If we really fall to the fifth pick in the first round, it's okay, I'm here! Parker must not dare to be too paranoid about you!"

Woody also belatedly remembered that Pat Riley was led by Johnson to join forces with other Lakers players to create Los Angeles.

They know about "infighting"!
It can be seen that Pat Riley still attaches great importance to Woody, and specially arranged a special trial training, and only Woody participated in today's training.And two days later, Pat Riley had an open trial for seven or eight rookies.

Obviously Pat Riley is showing his attitude to Woody in this way: you are with me, it is very different!
Woody is in very good condition today, not only in the physical fitness-related trial training items, but also in the middle distance today. There are three sets of shots, 30 shots in each group, and the number of shots is more than 23.

Pat Riley nodded with satisfaction.

He has seen Woody's explosive physical fitness just now, and now seeing that he still has a good mid-range, he can't wait to take Woody to visit the locker room immediately and specify the wardrobe he wants to use.

No way, this kind of striker with good physical fitness was his favorite, but now he still has hands.

Who can bear this?

Even Johnson could see his affection for Woody. When he left the arena, he patted Woody on the shoulder: "This old man probably has a crush on you! Sure, kid!"

Trial training for 6 teams has now been completed for 3 of them. Judging from the feedback from the general managers of the three teams after the trial training, Woody's probability of being selected in the top five is not to say a certainty, but it is also very sure.

Don't forget, they still have the Pistons with the second pick in the first round and haven't gone to the trial yet!
"But don't take it lightly, man, we can't relax until all the trials are over!"

Woody nodded, he understood that.

They went to Washington first.

With Michael Jordan leaving, the Wizards are short of a new core, and there is a lot of waste to be done. If Woody is established as the core, it will be a very suitable environment for Woody to grow up.With his outstanding performance, Woody successfully conquered the management of the Wizards.

It's just that the attitude of the management is not so firm.

The reason...

The Kwame Brown tragedy just happened.

And if you really want to say, Kwame Brown performed no worse than Woody when he was in the trial training.

So when they saw Woody's rough offensive skills, they immediately thought of this bad memory, and felt a little more disturbed.

Then Woody followed Johnson to New York.

After a year, returning to New York again, standing on a familiar street, looking at Alan Houston on the big poster, Woody was moved.

The momentary pride at that time is gradually reflecting into reality!

That led to a stellar workout for him at Madison Square Garden.

At the end of the day, the New York management team wanted to tie him up in New York with a rope, and put him in New York Knicks clothes when the draft was held on June 6!
In this way, the trials of the 6 teams were all over.

The time has also come to the beginning of June, the NBA6~02 season finals kicked off, the Nets finally made it out of the East, and the Pistons were simply swept 03-4 in the Eastern Conference Finals!

West Deus Ex...

It's the San Antonio Spurs!
They successfully eliminated the defending champion Lakers 4-2 in the Western Conference semifinals, and then eliminated the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the Western Conference Finals, reaching the final finals.

After 5 years, Tim Duncan returned to the finals stage again.

What puzzled Woody and Johnson was that the Pistons did not contact them immediately after the Eastern Conference finals to discuss matters related to the trial training.

At this time, Johnson showed his calm side that has experienced strong winds and waves. He did not rush to contact, but let Woody maintain his state during training and wait quietly.

During this period of time, with the hot development of the trial training, various gossips also emerged one after another.

The Chicago media frequently spread news that they are actively trading up draft picks and trying to get Dwyane Wade.

At the same time, Pat Riley is also trying to trade for a draft pick and seems to be competing for a newcomer.

While Johnson was thinking about whether to agree to the trial training olive branch that the Bulls management frequently threw aside and arrange a Chicago trial for Woody, Ben Wallace gave Woody a call:
"Damn it, it's not good, Rick was fired by Joe Dumars, we are going to change the head coach!"

　First update today.

　　
　
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