Time flies by very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it is already mid-May. The NBA draft picks are already clear, and we are preparing for the conference finals.
After one and a half months of training, Li Tian has initially adapted to his current body.
Curry's bronze-level three-point shooting package was finally upgraded to silver level a few days ago, and Li Tian is more confident about the trial training.
"Li, do you want to participate in the joint trial training? Or do you want to go directly to the team trial training?" Bill Duffy contacted Li Tian.
"Bill, can you tell me which teams are inviting me to trial training now?" Li Tian's joint trial training is not that important to him. Even if he performs well, it will be difficult to enter. First round.
"Do you want to be in a strong team or is it more suitable for you to be in a weak team?" Bill Duffy knew that Li Tian had recovered from his knee injury, but he didn't know the specific extent of his recovery.
Bill Duffy knew that Li Tian was very strong before his injury and was definitely a top-five pick. After the injury, he might not have a chance to return to the CBA.
Li Tian understands himself now. His body has recovered, but his skills are no longer there. He has no ability to attack independently. A weak team is not suitable for his development. Of course, if he goes to a weak team, there will be no problem. He will grow up, but Ease and attention will be minimal.
Only strong teams are suitable for their development now. Strong teams have strong players who can attract defenses, and they can use their movements without the ball to get better shooting opportunities.
"It is better to go to a strong team, so that your attention will be higher and it will be more conducive to your future development." Li Tian told Bill Duffy after analysis.
"Okay, the invitations from strong teams include the Cavaliers, who want to get a second-round pick through trade; the Celtics have a high pick in the second round; the Pistons and Spurs also have second-round picks; and the South Coast The Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls. However, the Cavaliers, Spurs and Pistons are still in the playoffs." Bill Duffy screened the individual workouts that were contacted and negotiated with him.
"Forget it about the Pistons and Spurs. The Pistons are not suitable for me. The Spurs are not that good for future development and their exposure is not enough." For future development, Li Tian also knows that the Pistons and Spurs will not develop well in the next few years. Okay, I just rejected it outright.
"Okay, then we are going to start trial training. We will go to Miami first, followed by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, and Chicago Bulls."
Bill Duffy gave Li Tian time to arrange and try out.
Li Tian took a look and saw that they were all teams from the Eastern Conference. In his heart, he still wanted to go to the Lakers.
"Bill Duffy, are there any workouts with the Lakers?" Li Tian still wants to go to the Lakers and will get more honors in the future.
"The Lakers, the current Lakers are too chaotic. Kobe is seeking a trade. The Lakers are going to fall again. What they have to do now is to stabilize Kobe. They don't pay much attention to the draft, and they haven't received any invitations. At the same time, I don't recommend you go to the Lakers either," Bill Duffy explained.
It is impossible for Li Tian to tell Bill Duffy that the Lakers will take off next season, Pau Gasol will go to the Lakers, and Kobe Bryant will not leave the Lakers. Of course, this cannot be said.
"Okay, I'll get to the Miami Heat on time."
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The next day Li Tian showed up at the Miami training facility.
"Bill, is this the Chinese genius you were talking about?" Pat Riley walked over to greet Bill.
"Yes, you should know that he is a person who shocked the basketball world."
"But that was only the past." Pat Riley muttered in a low voice with some impatience, but Bill Duffy recommended Li Tianlai to try out alone, and an agent like Bill still had to give him face.
"Okay, let's start the static talent test first." Riley called the staff.
The staff is conducting tests in an orderly manner.
Test your bounce again, just do this, start testing.
The staff recorded Li Tian's bounce.
Riley, who was standing in the distance, was a little uneasy. It was difficult for a black athlete with such average bounce to do this, but he was tangled in his heart. Li Tian's knee suffered an injury that was enough to ruin his career.
Return run test, strength test.
After everything was done, I did some simple adversarial tests.
Static talents:
Naked height: 208cm
Height wearing shoes: 211cm
Wingspan:230cm
Standing reach: 280cm
Body fat percentage: 8%
Weight:95kg
Jump on the spot: 85cm
Run-up takeoff: 97cm
Palm width: 24cm
Full turnaround: 11.2 seconds!
It only took 4.1 seconds to sprint 3/4 of the court without the ball, and only 4.5 seconds to run with the ball.
Bench press: 10 times
It has been integrated with Jordan's body card, but it has not been completely integrated. There are some differences in the body between the two, and Li Tian's body has not yet reached the perfect moment.
After several months of no perfect training, and only one and a half months of intensive training, the realization of static talent has astonished everyone.
Because of his weight, Li Tian's resistance ability is still a bit poor. He has a death coil, but his physical fitness has not yet perfectly matched that of the death coil.
"Bill, his static talent is good and excellent. I would suggest the team to select him." Riley was still very confused, not sure whether to choose Li Tian because of his damn injuries, but he was still very smooth.
Bill Duffy heard Riley's worries and was still worried about Li Tian's injuries.
"Okay, we have to continue with the next trial training."
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The two came to Cleveland non-stop. Li Tian took a look at Cleveland. Without James, few people in this team would pay attention to him except Cleveland. It is only because of James that the world really pays attention.
"Congratulations, Gilbert, I think this year's championship definitely belongs to Cleveland." Bill Duffy was the first to express congratulations to Cleveland.
"Thank you, Bill. We are very busy recently and have limited time. I'm sorry." Gilbert has been too busy recently. The team must continue to prepare for the next playoffs. Their goal is the championship.
Soon, the regular trial training was completed, and Mike Brown was also surprised by Li Tian's static talent. He expressed his love for Li Tian and hoped that he could coach Li Tian.
"I think his talent is pretty good and we can draft him at the end of the first round or the second round." Mike Brown expressed his suggestion.
"Yes, this talent is indeed very good, but he has suffered a career-destroying knee injury, so he needs to be more cautious. If he is chosen and injured again, James will have objections," Gilbert said. Regarding my own worries, injuries are the biggest enemy of professional players.
"But I think it's still worth a gamble. The second-round pick is originally a lottery pick. If you scratch it, you will make a profit. Even if it is injured again, it is still a second-round pick. If it is not selected at the end of the second round, we will You can give it a try." Brown still hopes to choose Li Tian.
"Okay, I'll talk to him."
"Bill, Li Tian is very good. You don't need to participate in other trials. We will select him in the second round. However, we will talk about some of his shortcomings. I hope you can understand." Gilbert said.
"Okay, I understand."
After leaving the knight's training hall.
"Li, you have received a draft commitment from the Cavaliers, do we still have to continue the trial training?" Bill asked Li Tian.
"Let's continue the trial training. The teams we have already contacted will continue the trial training. You also know the draft promises. Sometimes they are just a sentence." Li Tian knew that such a promise had no meaning. In his previous life, Jordan was just short of signing a contract. Isn’t it better to break the appointment?
Then he went to the next few teams for trial training. Some teams did it because the Cavaliers spread some unfavorable news about Li Tian and talked about his many shortcomings, which also affected the choices of some teams. .
During the trial with the Celtics, I still got Ainge's commitment.
"Bill, Li Tian, we will select you with the second pick in the second round, don't worry." Anji still made a promise to Li Tian.
Like the Cavaliers, they also talked about many of Li Tian's shortcomings, especially exaggerated publicity about Li Tian's knee injury, saying that Li Tian's knee still had a high probability of being injured.
Both Angie and Gilbert spread the news about Li Tian's knee injury. If only Angie spread the news, some people would think that this is Angie's draft strategy, but this is the case for both teams, then It has a great impact on Li Tian's draft pick.
Originally, after Bill Duffy's recent publicity, Li Tian's draft pick was slowly rising, but after the news came out, many websites that predict rookie picks have repeatedly lowered Li Tian's draft pick.
ESPN directly ranked Li Tian outside the 60th place.
Horford saw the serious decline in Li Tian's ranking and was very worried about Li Tian.
"Li Tian, why has your draft pick dropped so much? Isn't your knee injury much better? Why are there still hidden dangers?" Horford was puzzled. He knew that Li Tian's knee injury had recovered. .
"It's okay, Horford. This is intentional on their part, because they have already made a promise. In order to be able to select me, they deliberately claimed that my knee injury is still a hidden danger." Li Tian cleared up Horford's confusion.
"Okay, that's good. I hope we have the opportunity to fight together in the NBA. It doesn't matter whether we are teammates or opponents." The relationship between the two has always been very good.
"Haha, I hope so too. Don't cry if you lose then." Li Tian began to speak cruelly.
"Okay, see you at the draft."
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Taylor also contacted Li Tian immediately, wanting to comfort Li Tian, fearing that he would be hit again.
"It's okay, Tyler, I got draft commitments, one from Cleveland and one from Boston."
Taylor is also happy for Li Tian.
"That's great, you can finally enter the NBA. Congratulations, but if you say Kecun, it's too young." While Taylor was happy for Li Tian, he also had some worries. After all, they went to a small city and the two met. The chances are even less.
"If I'm selected by Kecun, I probably won't stay there for too long. That's two years as a rookie, and I'll probably leave after that." Li Tian won't stay in Kecun for too long either.
"Yeah, I believe in you, you can do it." Taylor's honey believed.
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After finishing the chat with Taylor, he explained it to Yao Ming again.