NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 18 Messy joint trial training

On May 5th, at the United Center Arena, Li You witnessed the Bulls advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Chicago fans in the arena are cheering heartily, this is Michael Jordan, he will never let the fans down!

In Li You's opinion, the Knicks' offense was not systematic at all. After Jeff Van Gundy took office, most games were won by iron and blood defense.

出场43分钟，29中13，三分线外2中1，罚球9中8，35分2篮板5助攻2抢断2失误，迈克尔-乔丹今晚又拿到了全场最高分。

The "crazy" John Starks of the Knicks pulled the cross again. Perhaps Michael Jordan has not forgotten the grudge against the dunk. The defensive end spared no effort to completely lock the outside line of the Knicks.
"Li, what do you think of this game? The Bulls have a high probability of winning this year. This is the strongest team in the NBA right now."

The headquarters of Priority Sports is in Chicago. Mark Bartelstein and Li You came here for the joint trial training later. Watching the playoffs is considered relaxing.

"The pace of the game was slow, and the Knicks didn't even get to 70 possessions, but they turned over nearly 20 times."

"This is the rhythm that the Bulls like. Obviously, the Knicks' guard line has a big problem!"

Sitting on the sofa in the box, wearing a gray hooded sweater and sporty attire, Li You casually commented on the game.

Mark Bartelstein was in a good mood when he heard Li You's words, he liked this confident attitude.

Another purpose of watching this game tonight is to let Li You understand the outside situation of the Knicks.

"We will succeed! Don't worry, Lee, the Bulls still have a first-round pick this year. Even in the worst-case scenario, we won't lose!"

Reassuring Li You once again, Mark Bartelstein showed some of his energy again, which can be regarded as double insurance.

Li You smiled and nodded, but he didn't take it seriously. It's good to go to the Bulls to hold his thighs, but there is a high probability that he won't get playing time.

If there is a choice, the most ideal situation is to enter the starting lineup in the rookie season, but the Bulls do not meet this situation at all.
On May 5, East Rutherford, New Jersey ushered in this year's lottery drawing ceremony.

The NBA lottery is David Stern's favorite work.

Since 1985, teams that failed to enter the playoffs have the same probability of winning the No. [-] lottery. Later, Stern improved it so that teams with worse records have a higher probability of winning the No. [-] lottery.

By 1996, the lottery method had been completely stabilized. Each team had a certain number of lottery balls.

The most nervous person on the scene was Cross, the president of the 76ers. Although the situation this year is very good, and the probability of winning the No. [-] pick is as high as [-]%, as long as the lottery is not won, he still feels uneasy.

There was also a live broadcast of the lottery draw. Facing the camera, Cross cursed inwardly.

The team's new general manager did not come to the scene for his son's birthday, which forced him to face the camera
There were people coming and going in the hall. Although the management of each team knew that there was an inside story about the lottery, the atmosphere created on the scene still made people a little nervous.

David Stern, who came onto the stage, was in a good mood. With Michael Jordan here, the NBA is back on track, and the current situation is very good.

What makes Stern even more exciting is that he has knocked on the door on the other side of the ocean, and a broader market is beckoning to him!
Although everyone knew that the 76ers had a high probability of winning the No. [-] pick, after David Stern finally announced the result, President Cross hugged excitedly with the staff beside him.

They will usher in the hope of the team's revival, Allen Iverson already belongs to Philadelphia!

Mark Bartelstein is also paying attention to the lottery ceremony. As he expected, the Celtics won the No. 6 pick, and the Knicks held three first-round picks.

"As we expected, Li, don't worry about the joint trial training. It's just a formality to show our attitude."

Li You nodded. These days, he also noticed that the players who came to this hotel were not very famous.

Different from the joint trial training in his impression, the trial training at this time is likely to be just a show. The team will send out individual trial training invitations if they are interested, and more often it will be recommended by the agent.

This is also the reason why players cannot do without their agents. Some trial training opportunities are most likely to be determined by default.

Apart from the sheer genius, the competition for average players has been swept up.

On May 5th, the Bulls completed their revenge, 27:106, after beating the Magic in an away game, they swept their opponents with a big score of 101:4 and entered the finals again!
出场44分钟的迈克尔-乔丹火力全开，23中16，三分线外4中3，罚球14中10，砍下45分3篮板5助攻1抢断1盖帽四失误的数据！

Anfernee Hardaway and Shaquille O'Neal were swept out, the perfect revenge for Michael Jordan.
On June 6, the Western Conference Finals tiebreaker also came to an end. The Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Utah Jazz and successfully entered the finals!
Gary Payton and Sean Kemp combined for 47 points, while Skatorton and Malone combined for 44.

For the people who eat melons, it doesn't matter who reaches the finals. Anyway, the Bulls will win the game and win the championship.

Everyone is looking forward to Michael Jordan's fourth championship in his career!
On June 6th, there was no NBA game on that day. Accompanied by Mark Bartelstein, Li You, who came to Moody Bible College in Chicago, also experienced the unique joint trial training of this era.

Beginning in 1985, the initial combined workouts were organized by scouts and agents.

At that time, only scattered players participated in this kind of trial training. In the 90s, this trial training activity was supported by the league. Coupled with the increase of international players, the trial training was also divided into two parts.

Mark Bartelstein, who had received the news a long time ago, would not let Li You's shortcomings be exposed.

After simply completing the physical test, the two stood on the sidelines and did not participate in the subsequent 5V5 training.

"The purpose of the trial is to show physical fitness, so these guys can't pass the ball at all!"

Mark Bartelstein introduced the situation of the trial training to Li You in a low voice. There were more and more players on the scene, and the scouts were also communicating with interested players.

Li You nodded and didn't speak. Generally speaking, the scene was dark, even the previous physical test was quite perfunctory.

"Hey! Dude, don't go too far, wear a few layers of socks, and your shoes will be crushed!"

"We are partners, helping each other! Black people are going to help black people!"

This kind of dialogue happened next to Li You from time to time. The person in charge of measuring the height was a black staff member. Every black player would ask for a few centimeters more when he came here.
As soon as Li You turned his head, he saw a black player about 2 meters tall asking the staff to write him an extra 5 centimeters. He was also a little disappointed with the messy scene:
"Everyone comes through the back door, no wonder there are more and more parallel imports!"

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