pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 167 Barrett's Past
Following the direction of the sound, there are two people in the arena who are training in full swing.

Judging from the degree of sweating, it should be training for a while.

Looking closely at the people, one of them was wearing the Bulls' No. 9 light gray quick-drying training suit.

"Barrett!" Mu Chenfeng suddenly became energetic. As one of the imaginary opponents, Barrett was the only player Mu Chenfeng wanted to fight in this experience.

Barrett is 2.03 tall and plays the small forward position on the field. However, due to his short height when he was a child, he has developed a very good guard skill.

Barrett does not look very strong, but this does not mean that he is weak. It is his excellent lower body strength and high-quality coordination that allow him to complete so many difficult dunks.

However, he is not a dunker, and he also has a shooting percentage of about [-]% from beyond the three-point line. The only things that are criticized by fans are some of his shooting choices and his ability to assist teammates. If he is traded and developed in these places, he will lead the Bulls to go further.

The NBA has never lacked offensive talent, and offensive talent is divided into grades, even so, Barrett's talent belongs to the upper class.

"They're here." The fellow trainers said to Barrett.

Barrett said coldly, "Don't pay attention to them, the training is not over yet."

Barrett has always maintained a high degree of focus during training, and it is because of this that he can play an unrivaled performance on the court.

Barrett hit another free throw.

This is already his 102nd consecutive hit.

"103"

"104"

"105"

Barrett's consecutive hits are still rising, far exceeding Mu Chenfeng's 101 goals.

"Almost, it's already exceeded."

"That kid hit 101 goals, I want to score 50 more than him." Barrett's goal is 151, and he is like a machine with precise calculations, every shot is without deviation, and all of them are hollow.

"149150151!"

When he hit the 151st free throw, Barrett stopped, and everyone standing at the door was already stunned.

"This is the NBA, it's so stable."

"I'm afraid it's more than that. I always feel that he stopped on purpose, and he can hit more."

"It's nothing. If you want to gain a foothold in the NBA, this is the most basic skill. Not to mention a star like Barrett, even our Rum can easily do it." Robinson laughed, a group of frogs at the bottom of a well, really have never seen a world where there are truly strong players.

After shooting practice, Barrett will practice dunking.

In the case of high-intensity turn-back running, catch the ball and complete the dunk, which is two dunks on the bottom line on both sides, and two dunks on the left and right sides at 45°. Every two cycles form a group. You must complete 5 groups within 5 minutes, and you need to complete a dunk in about 8 seconds on average. Under the ultra-high-intensity stimulation, you can improve your physical function.

Barrett didn't care about the extra bystanders around him at all. The first set of actions was just an ordinary dunk, the second set turned into a reverse dunk, and the difficulty increased.

After 40 dunks, he was out of breath and his face did not change.

An ordinary person might not even be able to complete a set of such intense dunk training.

After finishing the training mission, Barrett came over to greet George.

"Coach." Barrett and George are very familiar. As a player trained by George, Barrett's achievements are inseparable from George's training. He is Barrett's Bole.

In junior high school, Barrett was rejected by almost all famous basketball schools because of his thin body. Barrett, who lost the chance to play, could only show his talent on the field court.

A person with a height of only 1.70 haunting a court full of tall people is a very eye-catching thing in itself, not to mention that this small man has very good skills.

This scene made George think of the shortest champion in the NBA, Allen Iverson.

At that time, George was the school team coach at a local junior high school. With his help, Barrett successfully entered the school and got the opportunity to continue playing.

However, due to unsatisfactory academic performance, Barrett did not have the opportunity to play in the first semester, and he barely got the chance to play in the following season, which completely released Barrett's offensive talent. In just one season, he broke the school's scoring record in school history, and even doubled the scoring record in a single game.

The display of basketball talent in junior high school did not help Barrett become the focus of attention. On the contrary, his height, which had not increased for two consecutive years, became a stumbling block in his basketball career. Many prestigious schools rejected Barrett on the grounds that he was too short.

On his last night at high school, George got a call from Richard's varsity coach asking if Barrett would play at their school.

Without even thinking about it, George made the decision instead of Barrett, and the answer was yes, "Yes, he would love to."

The next day, George handed over the invitation letter from Richard High School to Barrett, but Barrett was not very excited, only worried and hesitant.

George knew the reason for Barrett's hesitation. Richard High School was far away from Barrett's home, spanning three states, and the basketball level of Richard Middle School was not outstanding. The only basketball star the team played was Dwyane Wade, Miami's eternal No. 3.

George told him that this was his only chance to continue playing, and promised that as long as he agreed, he would do his best to send him to the NBA.

Under the entanglement, Barrett chose to compromise and went to Richard High School alone to continue his basketball dream.

But Richard High School didn't want Barrett because of how good he was, but because the team really had no other choice. They watched their talented players being snatched away one by one by other teams.

And they didn't plan to reuse Barrett, but put him at the end of the bench.

However, the dream will become a reality one day.

In the first year of high school, Barrett suddenly became enlightened, and his height soared by 15 cm. With his superb skills, he slowly transformed into the absolute core of the team, and helped the team defeat the strongest high school team at the time, Lycon High School. Since then, Barrett's name has become famous all over the United States.

The sophomore led the team to go one step further and reached the top 16 of the high school league, creating the best record in the history of Richard High School. Barrett averaged 20.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, and successfully entered the scout's field of vision.

In the third year of high school, Barrett missed the team's first 10 games due to injury. The team achieved a record of 1 win and 9 losses. Barrett's role was most vividly displayed.

After recuperating for 10 games, Barrett returned as king and led the team to a strong counterattack. With an average of 30.2 points per game, the team won 15 consecutive victories, pulled the team back from the bottom one, and reached the top 16 again. However, the old injury from the top 8 battle relapsed.

That same year, Barrett announced that he would skip college and bring his talents to the NBA.

As a high school rookie, Barrett's future is not optimistic, especially his attributes of a glass man, which discourages many teams.

In order to conquer the NBA, Barrett used an offseason to gain 30 pounds, helping Barrett complete the "fully armed".

Barrett's reputation has also continued to rise with his changes, and he has become a popular candidate for the No. [-] pick.

Things changed half an hour before the draft.

The Bulls have always wanted to get Barrett, but they only have the third pick in their hands. Barrett will definitely be selected in the top two, so the first draft trade with the top three picks in NBA history happened quietly. The Bulls sent seven players to the Memphis Grizzlies and Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for a little stuff. Special left to Chicago.

This transaction was called "the dirtiest black box operation" in history by the American media.

Barrett was brought to Chicago "smoothly" and shouldered the heavy responsibility of revival.

In his first season, Barrett took home his first full-fledged individual honor: Rookie of the Year.

In the second season, he was selected as an All-Star and won the Slam Dunk Contest.

That same year, Barrett helped the team reach the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost to the New York Knicks.

He made a comeback the following year and led the team to the Finals as a third-year rookie, where they lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Over the years, Barrett has always been the team's reliance, but the record has never been able to break through, and the single-core team has achieved the ultimate.

For the sake of the championship, Barrett had no choice but to apply for a trade to the management, which caught the Bulls management by surprise. In order to keep Barrett, the management urgently needed to find a powerful helper for him.

"You are still as diligent as ever." George looked at the sweaty Barrett and nodded in satisfaction.

It's a habit he's had since middle school.

"Have you ever seen what Los Angeles looks like at four o'clock in the morning?"

"No, but I've seen Chicago at four in the morning."

(End of this chapter)