After a brief polite greeting, the process finally began.
However, in order to maintain confidentiality, the Trail Blazers management specifically waited until the players who were undergoing trial training were over and took them to another venue before allowing Wang Zelin to conduct trial training alone.
"Let me see what you are capable of."
Lillard, who had already been promised the sixth overall pick by the Trail Blazers and was implicitly regarded as one of their own by the team management, was able to stay and watch the trial training process.
The first project to be carried out is the measurement of players' physical data, including measurements of bare foot height, shoe height, arm span, palm size and other aspects.
This project is relatively easy. Wang Zelin only needs to pose as required and then let the female recorder in front of him manipulate it.
Soon, the first project results came out.
Height naked is 216cm, height with shoes is 220cm, arm span is 231cm, standing reach is 287cm, weight is 130kg, body fat ratio is 8.7%...
God, are you sure this guy in front of me isn't Shaquille O'Neal?
Terry Stotts and his assistants looked at the report in front of them and fell into deep thought.
For basketball players, wingspan is extremely important for both inside and outside players.
Take Anthony Davis, the top pick in this year's draft, for example. His wingspan is 2 meters 27cm, and Wang Zelin's wingspan actually surpasses him.
However, Anthony Davis is 8cm shorter than Wang Zelin, which highlights his outstanding talent.
But don't forget that the athlete in front of him is an Asian.
Let me first state that this is by no means a racial discrimination theory but a living fact. Generally speaking, the arm span of yellow people is shorter than that of black and white people.
The number one player in the Chinese men's basketball team and the former number one center in the Western Conference, Yao Ming, is a typical short-handed monster, with a height of 229cm but a wingspan of 221cm.
The astonishing wingspan displayed by Wang Zelin can convince the Blazers management of the huge defensive talent he possesses.
Just relying on this physical quality and through acquired practice, Wang Zelin's defensive ability will definitely be improved.
It seems that the average defensive shortcoming in the scouting report can be crossed out.
Then, it's time to test your running and jumping abilities.
The 100-meter time is 12.85 seconds, the vertical jump is 64cm, and the run-up jump is 70cm...
The talent Wang Zelin showed this time was far less amazing than what he showed in the first project.
However, in the eyes of Toristets and others, it seems much more normal.
After all, just because the body shape is similar to that of a young shark, it can't mean that its athletic ability is comparable to that of a shark.
You must know that the big shark in his peak period was a man who dominated the direction of the league. His running and jumping ability was not inferior to his static talent.
Nonetheless, such talent is surprising enough in an Asian athlete.
Generally, it is difficult for a big center with a height of over 2.10 meters to have such high jumping and speed. Otherwise, there would be no defenders in basketball, and it would be enough to play with five tall people.
Wang Zelin's 70cm run-up jump is already quite good when placed at the center position.
Moreover, the 100-meter time of 12.85 seconds is not too slow for a big center. Compared with Yao Ming's 100-meter time of about 14 seconds, how could Wang Zelin be rated as slow?
It seems that the professionalism of the previous scout needs to be considered.
Terry Stotts shook his head dissatisfied.
At this time, the Trail Blazers management simply threw this unreliable scouting report aside.
"Wow, King's physical talent is probably much better than that of Yao and Yi. This is simply crazy!" Nel Orsi, the team's general manager who had been observing silently for a long time, vaguely felt that the team was going to
Earned it.
The talent shown by the young man in front of me, in such a small draft year, is enough to impact the top five or even the top three draft picks.
Apart from Anthony Davis, he doesn't think there is anyone in this class of players whose physical talent can rival Wang Zelin in front of him.
No, I have to tell Paul immediately that we must keep this big man. He is very likely to be an important hope for the team's rise.
Just as the Blazers' management was immersed in endless imagination about the future, Wang Zelin's trial training had reached the final bench press event.
"King, what we are going to do now is the bench press with the standard weight of 185 pounds for NBA rookies. Do you need to rest for a while?" the female recorder in charge of recording the data asked softly.
"No, let's get on with it!"
Wang Zelin shook his head and refused to take a rest.
He now also wants to know how far the lower body strength of 92 and the upper body strength of 88 can help him achieve bench press.
Yes, it has been more than nine months since I drew this twilight O'Neal, and Wang Zelin has finally inherited all the abilities of this purple diamond superstar card.
Strength is definitely the most core attribute of an inside player, bar none.
Now, he can't wait to know where the upper limit of his power is.
"Zelin, come on!"
Zhou Yang, who had been watching the changes in the face of the Trail Blazers management, was already extremely excited.
It seems that Zelin's talent has made the Trail Blazers very excited. If he works hard, maybe the 11th pick in the first round will be his.
"rest assured!"
Wang Zelin responded with an OK gesture.
"1"
"2"
"3"
"4"
"5!"
The scorer's voice gradually grew louder as Wang Zelin performed bench presses one after another.
Coach Nel Orsi and Terry Stotts, who were watching, suddenly looked at each other, and a voice sounded in their hearts at the same time.
This young man must not be allowed to leave Portland like this!
When the recorder counted to 17, the audience who witnessed this scene screamed "Unbelievable!"
In the end, Wang Zelin's 185-pound (84 kg) bench press was fixed at 23 reps.
In the 2012 draft player physical test rankings, Wang Zelin ranked first in height, first in standing reach, first in bench press, and first in hand size.
Looking at this talented young man in front of him, Nel Orsi suddenly had an urge to win him with the sixth pick.
But he also thought of Damian Lillard, who had just completed trial training before Wang Zelin arrived.
As a rare senior rookie in today's impetuous league, Lillard is very much like his predecessors Tim Duncan and Brandon Roy. He can almost be said to be seamless and adaptable in the NBA.
Both his and his immediate combat capabilities are extremely amazing.
Among the players in this draft, Lillard, who is 188 cm tall naked and 191 cm tall with shoes, is also quite talented.
The wingspan is 2.02cm, the standing height is 242cm, the weight is 84kg, and the body fat is 5.9%.
In addition, he also has a very dazzling 84cm in-situ bounce, ranking second among players in the same draft; a maximum bounce of 100cm, ranking seventh; and 13 times of bench press of 185 pounds, ranking second among defenders.
name.
The most important thing is that in Lillard, the Trail Blazers management saw the shadow of Roy back then.
Young and mature!
Big heart!
Strong desire to win!
Senior graduate!
This series of labels are all reminiscent of Brandon Roy, the former second quarterback in the Western Conference.
Therefore, after Lillard's trial training, the Trail Blazers management has basically made up its mind to sign the young guard with the sixth pick.
But now, Wang Zelin has appeared, making the already settled result yet more suspenseful.
The Trail Blazers have two first-round picks this season: sixth and 11th.
The original plan was to use the sixth pick to sign Lillard, and then use the 11th pick to sign a defensive center, so that the team's boss Aldridge could fully unleash the offensive firepower.
Aldridge has complained more than once: He really doesn't want to be pushed to the fifth position anymore.
Now there is a player who can make up for the team's shortcomings at the fifth position, but they seem to be better than they imagined.
The talents displayed by Lillard and Wang Zelin have made the Trail Blazers management feel particularly distressed now.
If it were the later small ball era, the Trail Blazers would naturally choose Lillard to reinforce the outside line without hesitation, given the presence of Aldridge. But the problem is that the center's status has not yet fundamentally declined.
He has not been completely reduced to a tool man.
Today, there are still many teams that go to great lengths to find an outstanding young center as the cornerstone of their team.
"Well... in my opinion, it's better to divide King and Damien into two teams first, then arrange a confrontation training, and then take a look at their actual combat capabilities."
David Vanderpool, who had been his little brother for a long time, quietly raised his right hand and made his own suggestion.
"What do you think...?"
When everyone's attention was focused on David Vanderpool, the young assistant coach felt a little panicked.
"Good idea, just follow your instructions."
General Manager Orsi came over and patted Vanderpool on the shoulder, his eyes full of appreciation.