Chapter 543 Jokic is losing weight and getting fatter
"Winning streak?"
Wang Zelin looked up at the reporter.
"Yes, are you confident in breaking the 13-game winning streak at the beginning of last season?"
The reporter from the Portland Weekly opposite noticed Wang Zelin's gaze and nodded excitedly.
"13 consecutive wins!"
Wang Zelin's mind flashed through the regular season last season. It seems that his current career-high score of 51 points was achieved when he played the Bucks away from home.
"call!"
After the scene from last season briefly flashed through his mind, Wang Zelin took the microphone and replied:
"Of course, in fact, not only me, but also the entire Blazers team have been on the road to victory. As for whether you can break the 13-game winning streak as you just said, there will be a chance."
After answering this question, Wang Zelin answered a few more questions, and then it was question time for the head coach and Lillard.
The post-match press conference lasted for more than half an hour before ending.
"We are on a path to victory!"
After the game between the Cavaliers and Trail Blazers, the Trail Blazers' official account directly quoted a sentence from Wang Zelin's interview as the title on social media to report on the game.
After the focus battle with the Cavaliers, the Trail Blazers' next game is two days later, still at home, facing the Dallas Mavericks from afar.
The schedule at the beginning of this year's regular season is very favorable to the Trail Blazers. The first five games include four home games. The game against the Mavericks two days later is the last of three consecutive home games.
On the 6th, Coach Terry arranged daily shooting training.
Although Wang Zelin's current mid-range shooting ability has reached 92, and his long-range shooting ability has also reached 72, it can be said that he can barely shoot after half-court.
But training is still necessary. It doesn’t mean that you will feel uncomfortable if you don’t practice for a day. As a professional, if you don’t train enough on weekdays, it will be difficult to perform well on game days.
Moreover, he is also the boss of the team. He must set an example not only on the field, but also off the field.
Thanks to the fact that the boss is like this, the Blazers' training atmosphere has been maintained very well, not much different from last season, and even better than last season.
After all, the Blazers in front of us are mostly young people, and the core players are young people. The main rotation players like Beverley and Connett Lee are not that old. As we all know, young people have good physical fitness.
Durable and recovery speed is amazing.
New players Vince Carter and Anthony Morrow, who have just joined, have yet to taste the taste of a championship in their careers. After joining the defending champion Trail Blazers, one of the best in the league, they are full of expectations for winning their first career championship.
The Trail Blazers currently have four games on their schedule, and they have won all four games. The confidence on the faces of the players is even stronger.
Just like Wang Zelin said in the opening game, this year, they are aiming for the championship!
After the training, the old Carter was still chatting with the young Will Barton, apparently instructing the latter on three-point skills.
At this time, Wang Zelin, who was sitting on the bench drinking a cold drink, couldn't help but smile on his face when he saw Carter and Will Barton, one willing to teach and the other willing to learn, as if they were good teachers and helpful friends.
I have to mention something here.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the league's top four shooting guards, including South Macdonald, East Asico and North Carolina, looked back on their careers. Whether it was the personal honors they achieved or the heights they achieved as a team, Vince Carter was undoubtedly the least accomplished person in the world.
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But as one of the four shooting guards, Carter naturally has his shining points.
If Carter's most impressive label in the minds of fans and media was that of a dunker, then as his career got longer and longer, Carter's true survival in the league was not dunks, but three-pointers.
In the year 2020, which has not yet passed through time, with Iverson, Tracy McGrady, and Kobe Bryant retiring one after another, only Vince Carter, the top four shooting guards in the past, is still active in the NBA.
Whether it's to reminisce about youth, some fans still followed Vince Carter's games at that time.
It was also on March 3, 2002, that Vince Carter, whose status in the league had been reduced to an insignificant substitute role, made the headlines of major news media.
In the Eagles' home game against the Grizzlies, Carter, who played for the Eagles, played 6 minutes, made 1 of 4 three-pointers and scored 3 points.
It was this three-pointer that brought Carter's career three-pointers in the regular season to 2,282, tying the previous NBA player Jason Terry and rising to sixth place in the NBA's history of three-pointers!
Therefore, the label of dunk stayed on Carter for too long, and it was even completely solidified in the minds of fans, so that people intentionally or unintentionally ignored Carter's three-point ability.
Although this is related to Carter's long NBA career, he has been in the NBA for so many years and can still set a record of his own in the long history of the NBA. It can be said that he has a certain skill.
After sitting for 5 minutes, seeing that Carter and Will Barton were still immersed in teaching, Wang Zelin did not disturb them, but went to the other half and stayed to practice as usual.
After practicing for more than an hour, Will Barton and Carter both left.
Wang Zelin was also sitting on the sidelines to rest. He had just taken a sip of water when he saw the door to the training ground was pushed open and someone came in.
Who is the one?
When I looked back, it turned out to be Jokic. This guy hasn't left yet?
Wang Zelin also noticed that Jokic's training clothes were soaked through at this time. It seemed that he was responsible for the commotion in the gym just now. He was probably doing weight loss training.
"Nicholas, haven't you left yet?"
Jokic came to the side and sat down. Wang Zelin handed over a bottle of Happy Fat House, oh no, it was Gatorade.
"Gudu! Gudu! Gudu!"
Jokic took a long sip before putting down the Gatorade.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It is really strange to say that Jokic has been reported to the Trail Blazers for four or five months since he was selected in the draft, and he has been following the instructions of the coaching staff on weekdays.
Request to lose weight.
But Wang Zelin walked around him twice and looked at him carefully. From his own eyes, he could see that this guy's weight had basically not changed much from when he first came here.
"How much do you weigh now?"
Wang Zelin sat down and asked.
After all, Jokic's weight first affects his playing time, and secondly, it is directly linked to the quality of defense on the field.
When Jokic first came to the team to report for a physical test, Wang Zelin was watching from the sidelines. He remembered clearly that Jokic weighed as much as 274 pounds at the time.
What is this concept?
If converted into kilograms, which is a more direct concept for most people, it is a full 124 kilograms.
Wang Zelin's current weight is only 138 kilograms. Even when he first participated in the draft, he was only over 130 kilograms.
Coming here is based on his height of 2.16 meters.
On the other hand, Jokic is 2.13 meters tall and his weight is already infinitely close to that of Wang Zelin as a rookie. It is no wonder that when he first came to the team to report, the trainers in charge of the physical test did not complete one of the physical tests on Jokic.
After the physical examination, I couldn't help but carefully look at the fat white man in front of me.
Maybe they were thinking at the time: God, is today April Fools' Day? The guy in front of us is actually a quasi-NBA player!
There is also the impact of an overly bloated figure on the defensive end.
Currently, Wang Zelin, who has slowly gained weight over two seasons, has reached 138 kilograms, but he still maintains a slender and strong figure. His angular muscles look like an ancient Greek statue, full of masculine beauty.
On the other hand, Jokic is visibly fat!
As an important substitute at the center position for the Trail Blazers this season and for the next two or three years, such weight is undesirable.
No wonder Wang Zelin would ask this question.
At this time, Jokic's rapid breathing slowly subsided.
"260 pounds!"
He looked up at Wang Zelin with some shame and gave his answer.
"hiss!"
Wang Zelin feels a bit toothache.
After 4 months, I lost only 14 pounds, which is a little over 6 kilograms.
You know, this is still weight loss under the guidance of a dedicated person...
This speed is not ordinary slow!
"Are you the kind of person who is born with the kind of weight that makes you gain weight when you drink water?"
Wang Zelin couldn't help but ask.
In his memory, Jokic was drafted by the Nuggets and waited a year before landing in the NBA. He remembers that he was not as exaggerated as he is now.
Jokic shook his head: "When I first took a taxi, I only weighed about 242 pounds, but in Europe, I couldn't stand at 242 pounds on the inside. I had to gain weight!"
Hearing this, Wang Zelin subconsciously touched his chin: In this case, it makes sense.
The European basketball world is dominated by the Great White Bear, and the transition speed between offense and defense there is much faster than that of the NBA. This leads to the fact that the first choice for inside players is tonnage rather than speed. If there is not enough tonnage, it will be impossible to play inside.
The environment determines the players. This is the same reason that with the changes in the rules, there is less and less room for traditional NBA centers to survive.
Eh, that’s not right!
In his previous life, Wang Zelin majored in physical education in high school, but when he was in college, he chose the modern education technology major, which was completely different from physical education. As a result, after he entered college, his usual training volume dropped sharply compared to that in high school. By the time he was a sophomore,
, even the slightest amount of training is gone.
This directly caused him to gain 30 pounds in two years. Later, he decided to lose weight for some reasons. He understood the pain of losing weight.
At the same time, he understood better that as long as he was determined to lose weight, he would not lose just 6 kilograms in 4 months.
What's more, Jokic also said that he himself is not the type to gain weight even if he drinks water, and he has a professional trainer by his side.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he realized that he had neglected another equally important thing.
"Do you eat secretly after training?"
Wang Zelin asked next.
In fact, the most difficult part of losing weight is not practicing, but keeping your mouth shut.
"ah……"
The decibel of Jokic's voice suddenly became louder.
Sure enough, there is a ghost.
"Are you sure?"
As he spoke, Wang Zelin kept staring into Jokic's eyes, with an inexplicable smile on his face.
He still can't forget the experience of being woken up by hunger in the middle of the night when he was trying to lose weight in his previous life.
"Sometimes when I'm too hungry to sleep at night, I occasionally eat a little more..."
Jokic blushed more and more as he talked, and was embarrassed to look at Wang Zelin again.
"Oh, it's just a few hundred million points!"
Wang Zelin continued to stare at Jokic, but his tone seemed particularly weird.
"Actually, I occasionally eat hamburgers, chicken legs and the like."
With that said, Jokic picked up his bag from his side, and as soon as he opened it, a smell of meat hit his face.
When I took it out, I saw that there were three large burgers. From the looks of it, it seemed that there was an increased amount of burgers, and in the middle there was a cup of Happy Fat Home Water with the same amount of increase.
This time, it’s really happy fat house water!
"???"
Wang Zelin was speechless for a while. Are you trying to lose weight more and more?
As soon as he looked at Jokic, the latter's attention was all transferred to the burger in his hand, and then he secretly glanced back at Wang Zelin.
"Okay, if I'm not here today, are you going to start eating after training?"
Wang Zelin picked up a piece of burger, opened it, and saw two thick slices of beef.
"..."
Jokic lowered his head and did not dare to answer any more words.
This situation is very similar to that of a greedy child who was caught secretly eating spicy noodles in class and was caught by the teacher.
But after a while, he noticed something was wrong next to him.
Why is there a sound?
And why does this sound sound so similar to when I usually cook?
"Ah! Wang, why did you eat it?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When he looked up, he found that Wang Zelin was filling his mouth with a burger, eating more than half of it in one bite.
"Come on, you can have one too!"
Wang Zelin said and returned the bag to Jokic.
After getting permission, Jokic couldn't bear it anymore, grabbed the burger and stuffed it into his mouth.
Well, he added chicken nuggets to this one, which makes it crunchy.
A few seconds later, after Wang Zelin wiped the juice from the corner of his mouth, he looked at Jokic who was enjoying himself and suddenly showed a smile like an old father.
This guy is like a child who has not grown up.
Then, before Jokic extended his claws to the last hamburger, Wang Zelin patted Jokic's hand and then took the hamburger away.
Jokic looked at him with confusion.
"I declare that the hamburger I just ate will be the last one I eat before the end of this season."
Wang Zelin said.
Before Jokic could reply, he started the class again, but this time the expression on his face became obviously serious:
"If your dream is the NBA and you want to stay in the Trail Blazers and win the championship with me, then you must never let me discover similar things again. Otherwise, it is not ruled out that the team will send you to the Development League."
After hearing "Development League", Jokic's expression became visibly nervous.
If you know how to be afraid, there is still hope.
"I will ask my dedicated nutritionist to develop a more scientific and reasonable meal plan based on your situation. In this way, you will not be woken up by hunger again at night. As for this, I will confiscate it."
After saying that, Wang Zelin put the last burger and Happy Fat Home Water into his bag.
Jokic glanced at it reluctantly, and finally nodded.
Wang Zelin is the boss of the team, and what the boss said is correct.
Alas, it’s just a pity that the last burger with the most added volume and the most expensive price no longer belongs to me.