Chapter 4 [Continuously Creating Surprises]

In the next speed and flexibility test, Yang Jian was the most outstanding player again, and his physical fitness crushed the other three.

His 3/4 full-court sprint only took 3.04 seconds. His explosiveness is amazing, and he will have a huge advantage in fast breaks.  As long as he has good dribbling skills, he will be very sharp with the ball and it will be difficult for people with slow lateral movement to keep up with his change of direction.

Sherrell's 3/4 sprint was 3.27 seconds, much worse than Yang Jian.  Snow's data is 3.29 seconds, and he can't get up fast even with all his strength.  As for Lithuanian center Julius Zukoskas, the mobility is simply too bad to watch.

Yang Jian's bottom line reentry score was 10.58, which is amazing.  George Karl took the lead in applauding, thinking that Yang Jian is the perimeter player the SuperSonics need.

After testing several items, Sherrell and his agent looked at Yang Jian a little bit badly.  They feel that Yang Jian will be a rival for playing time in the new season, and Sherrell is not the team's key training target.

George Karl never thought about taking care of the emotions of the first-round rookie, he just wanted the director of scouting to clarify his doubts.  "Yang's physical fitness is so strong, and the university didn't get good data. Is it because he can't dribble and shoot?"

Karl has been paying attention to the NCAA game, knowing that Yang Jian's physical fitness can crush almost all opponents in college.  Many brothers who are not as physically fit as him have achieved good data in the NCAA, as long as they have enough shot rights.

"Big Bug" Rodman, a blue-collar player who couldn't score in double figures in the NBA, averaged 25.7 points and 15.7 rebounds when he was at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.  Players with top physiques face ordinary people in college as a dimensionality reduction blow, and they can play casually until the knockout rounds.

Frank Knox shook his head, equally puzzled.  "I wonder why his stats are so bad. And his agent says he can shoot, not just from mid-range, but three-pointers."

Carl was even more curious.  "Why doesn't he shoot so much? Do you have any details about him in college?"

"No, he wasn't a star in college, and all scouts don't take the time to get to know an underdog role player. If it wasn't for him being absent from Harvard, this quality should have gone into the green room and waited for the draft results. We There was no chance at all to sign him."

Knox was a little scared, but fortunately he invited Yang Jian to try out.  Yang Jian will definitely stay if he goes to other teams for trial training. He will be blind if he does not give the trial training opportunity.  If Yang Jian performs well after joining the SuperSonics, he has a lot of credit, and this is the credit of Bai Jian.

Carl made no secret of his appreciation for Yang Jian.  "Let him shoot a little longer in the test shots. As long as he can keep the shooting percentage open, we will sign him immediately without waiting for the end of summer league."

"I have a hunch that he will continue to create surprises." Hearing is false and seeing is believing. Knox feels that Yang can be called "China Jordan" for short, and it is a good gimmick to attract fans.

As long as he gets a contract, he will be the first Chinese player to land in the NBA.  The league is actively exploring foreign markets, and President David Stern will definitely like Yang Jian.

"Even if he doesn't shoot well now, he should be able to play a role if he trains hard for a summer vacation." Carl wants to train Yang Jian now.  He likes super physical players, who wouldn't like it?

After coaching the SuperSonics, Karl sprayed his disciples over and over, and the person who received the least spray was "Rain Man" Sean Kemp.

He likes Camp so much, in the parallel world, he commented on Camp.  "You're the best athlete I've ever coached!" "Kemp was the best player in the 1996 Finals, don't @me!"

The Sonics already have Kemp, a brutal power forward, and then sign a shooting guard with amazing speed. Carr believes that the team's fast break will be sharper in the new season.

As for Lithuanian center Julius, Karl has already sentenced him to "death penalty" in his heart and will never stay.

The Supersonic's center position is weak, but Karl has not thought about strengthening it.  He is an offensive coach who plays small ball most of the time and doesn't pay attention to defending the penalty area.

Julius, who is 210cm tall and weighs 110kg, is too slow and his style of play is soft, so Karl doesn't like him at all.  Julius can represent the Sonics in Summer League. If he performs well and other teams look at him, the Sonics are happy to trade the No. 54 rookie.

In all physical fitness test items, Yang Jian performed the best, so strong that the three players couldn't even think of a comparison.

The four did not go to the gym to test their strength, otherwise everyone would be even more surprised.  During the rookie physical test, Yang Jian pressed 15 times of 185-pound bench press, which was stronger than many inside players.

Then there is the shooting test, the staff is responsible for passing the ball, and the four catch the ball at multiple fixed points.

This time, even the agent Oldman was surprised that Yang Jian turned out to be the best player in the trial training again.  He has a decent percentage of open shots, and his shot is fast and beautiful.

Yang Jian hits the board at two 45-degree angles and makes an accurate mid-range shot near the free throw line, which is his head coaching position this month.  His shooting rate from the right corner, 60 degrees on the right and the middle of the three-point line exceeded 50%, and the shooting rate on the left was much worse.

Carl applauded Yang Jian again, thinking that it doesn't matter if he is not allowed on the left side, and only moving on the right side can help his teammates open up space.

"Dude, this is also an applause? It seems that I joined the SuperSonics, and I will have a good life in the future." Yang Jian felt relieved, and kept her face serious, hoping to leave the coaches not arrogant or impetuous impression.

He is not satisfied with his performance. He thinks that his long-range shooting rate of about 50% in practice is nothing special, not to mention that he is still less than 50% today?  It's not that he is strong, it's that the other three's shots are too bad, so he seems to be better.

In a parallel world, after 2010, a large number of excellent three-point shooters emerged in the NBA, and almost all perimeter players practice three-pointers.  There are many people who shoot more than 70% of the shots in training, but training is very different from actual combat. In the game, players shoot 40% of the three-pointers, which is very high, and the intensity of confrontation is high.

Yang Jian's shooting rate will not be in the mainstream in the future, but this is 1995. There are very few players who are good at shooting three-pointers. His quasi-head can play some role in the game.

When Yang Jian first came in, his shooting was very poor, and he was set to be a player with no range.  After he practiced, it was as if he had successfully hit a bug while playing the game, and he made rapid progress.

Because before crossing, his only specialty was shooting.  His previous memories are all there, knowing the correct way to shoot, and his form is very standard.  He only practiced for a month, his "shooting accuracy" soared from 36 to 52, and his skill "catch and shot" rose from LV1 to LV2.

It turns out that adding physicality to his role and not shooting was a wise choice.  As long as the player's wrist is not particularly stiff, the shooting percentage can be improved, and it is too difficult to improve physical fitness through exercise.

He was systematically evaluated as a "blacksmith" because he rarely played the whole game, and the more games he played, the more accurate he would definitely be.  He's going to take some time to get used to the distraction of defenders.

Sherrell had the second-best performance in the shooting test, with a mediocre mid-range shooting percentage and basically relying on the three-point line. He only made two three-pointers in the middle, one in the right corner, and one missed in other positions.

Sherrel is too embarrassed to compare with Yang Jian, not afraid of not knowing the goods.

Everyone in the SuperSonics felt that Sherrell should not be selected in the first round. It is better to choose an inside player. This draft pick is wasted.  His physical quality has no advantage in the NBA, and his shooting ratio is a bit worse than the team's backup swingman last season.

The data shows that Sherrell is good at breaking through, but the team does not need him to break through with the ball. This is the star's job.

Snow only has a high mid-range shot, and he can't shoot three-pointers at all.  His expression was ugly, and he felt like he was done.

In fact, this is expected by the SuperSonics coaching staff. Snow is a point guard who is good at defense, and scoring is not his strength in college.  His explosiveness is poor, and the poor shooting is tolerated by the coaching staff, who have some expectations for Snow's ability to control the rhythm of the game and defense.

George Karl didn't care much about Snow, and all he thought about was how to make Yang Jian integrate into the team as soon as possible and become an instant force.  Because Yang Jian has the physical conditions to become the gate of perimeter defense, he can also shoot.

He thinks Yang Jian is a genius, and believes that as long as he is given time and a chance to perform, he has the ability to help the team hit the championship in the new season!