The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Some basics, and finally the confrontation with Jason Smith.

This time the Pelicans are basically training players from the Development League and some unemployed veterans.

These guys were blown away by Jason Smith.

This is also expected. It has been so long since the NBA season started, but all players who can still play in the NBA have been signed by the teams.

The rest are crooked melons and dates.

Or a stabbing player like Whiteside, who hasn't arrived yet.

Yep, Whiteside isn't here yet.

When the trial ended, he hadn't come.

He just missed this opportunity perfectly.

Williams walked up to Tang Tian at this time and told him that the trial training was over.

Tang Tian smiled wryly at this time.

Looks like he'll have to think of someone new.

But just as he got up, there was a sound of hurried footsteps at the door.

A big, sweaty man ran in.

"Sorry, sorry, I got the alarm clock wrong."

Whiteside finally came, a 2m young guy with short hair, he looked even a little green.

Just looking at his face, it's really hard to connect him with a stabbing player.

"Trials are over."

Williams said unhappily.

His temper is considered a good kind of person among the coaches, but Whiteside was late even for the trial training, which really touched his bottom line.

"Can you give me a chance?"

Whiteside reached out for the 1 gesture, eyes full of desire.

Williams shook his head.

"We invited you to try out and we are already giving you a chance, but you didn't grasp it yourself." Dempsey said at this time.

After he finished speaking, he was ready to leave.

Obviously, White's season has disappointed the Pelicans' coaching staff and management.

"Wait a moment."

Tang Tian spoke at this time.

Both Dempsey and Williams looked at Tang Tian.

Although Tang Tian is now the darling of New Orleans, he is just a player after all, and it is inappropriate to call him "wait a while".

Tang Tian looked at them apologetically, and then looked at Whiteside.

"Can you tell me why you were late?"

Tang Tian had never communicated with Whiteside, but it was really difficult for him to connect such a young guy with the prickly head, and he was very curious.

So he asked one more question at the risk of annoying everyone else.

If the circumstances are extenuating, he thinks it is worth giving another chance, after all, the Pelicans really need a strong insider now.

Dempsey and Williams gave Tang Tian face and signaled Whiteside to say.

"I just got back from Lebanon yesterday, fell asleep when jet lagged, woke up too late, sorry, I screwed up again."

Whiteside reached out and tapped his head hard as he spoke.

Tang Tian knew a lot of people, and most of them knew what they were seeing here.

This guy shouldn't be a thorn, his behavior that looks like a thorn, it seems that it is simply caused by a bad brain.

But it's really irritating if you don't have a good brain, and there are degrees of bad brains, as long as it's not Cousins' level, it's fine.

Dempsey turned his head and glanced at Tang Tian after hearing this, Tang Tian nodded.

"This is your last chance."

Dempsey gave Tang Tian face.

The other people in the trial training had already left, and there were only a few of them left at the trial training site.

Whiteside first showed his basic ability in front of them.

Bench press, weightlifting, sprinting, dunking, shooting...

After a series of basic training, Williams showed surprise in his eyes.

In addition to shooting badly, Whiteside's performance in other aspects is very good, even better than the current starting center Ajinsa.

"Jason, you go up and fight him."

When the basic training was over, Williams called Smith up anxiously.

If, what he thinks is if, if Whiteside can hold off Smith, then this meaningless workout for the Pelicans will turn into a real surprise.

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Chapter 487 Whiteside's Trial Training ([-]rd update!) (Repair)

Seeing Smith confronting him, Whiteside's eyes suddenly became extremely serious.

He's not a nobody. He played a year at Marshall University, averaging 13.1 points, 8.9 rebounds and 5.35 blocks per game, with three triple-doubles in blocks.

In the draft that year, he thought he should be in the lottery.

And even if the draft pick is not as expected, he is also the third player selected in the second round.

It's just a pity that the team that selected him was the Kings, that turbulent team that didn't know how to train young players at all.

And on that team, he lost to a player who was cut the next day in a heads-up game to determine playing time.

That was the beginning of his nightmare.

Afterwards, he had few chances to play in the Kings, was sent down several times, and was eventually cut to play in overseas leagues...

So when there is such a one-on-one opportunity, he really attaches great importance to it.

Even if his brain is not very good, he doesn't want to fall twice in the same place.

Jason Smith frowned slightly when he saw Whiteside's eyes.

This kind of eyes that seem to blow yourself up at any time makes people a little uncomfortable.

Although he lost his starting position, he is still a solid NBA rotation player, not comparable to a wandering player like Whiteside.

The rules of heads-up are very simple, five goals, the person who scored continues to have the right to the ball.

What the coaching staff needs to look for is a player with strong defensive ability, so Smith will attack first in the heads-up.

Smith is 2 meters tall like Whiteside, but he weighs 13 kilograms, which is about 110 kilograms heavier than Whiteside's current season.

This will give him a great advantage when fighting against the basket.

The assistant sent the ball to Smith, and Smith directly hit the ball with his back.

Whiteside's confrontation didn't look very good, and was soon confronted by Smith to the basket.

Smith suppressed Whiteside's shot.

"Snapped!"

But at this moment, something that no one expected happened.

Whiteside, who was still sinking his center of gravity one second, gave Smith a big cap in the next second.

Smith was a little unresponsive after being exposed.

Whiteside roared after blocking the shot, and he was full of domineering.

This surprised both Williams and Dempsey.

Although it was known from the data in advance that Whiteside's blocking was not bad, but the speed of the shot just now was much faster than they expected.

At this moment, Williams turned his head and glanced at Tang Tian with a smile.

He suddenly felt that Tang Tian's saying "wait a while" was very timely.

Otherwise, they are really likely to miss a firefighter.

Tang Tian smiled and nodded to Williams.

Whiteside's performance did not surprise him too much.

In terms of blocking shots alone, Whiteside is S-level.

The ball is exchanged between the two sides.

Whiteside attacks Smith.

It was at this time that his disadvantages became apparent.

His offensive tools are really lacking.

As an inside big man, there are no offensive skills such as footsteps, backs, and even hooks.

Just holding the ball and hitting hard, this is a completely Howard style of play.

But because of his weight, the embarrassing thing is that he can't move Smith...

As a result, after one round, he dribbled the ball too hard and lost the ball.

Williams shook his head at this time. Obviously, Whiteside's offensive ability with the ball is zero, a typical inside rough guy.

Smith was a little confused by taking a ball before, but after turning around to defend the next ball, his self-confidence has completely returned.

It was just that he was careless before. With this kind of offensive skills, how could he be able to play in the NBA.

After receiving the assistant's serve, he continued to dig in.

Whiteside still lives at the top too.

This time he was obviously on guard, and he made a shot after he was sure to completely knock Whiteside away.

"Snapped!"

In Smith's incredible eyes, Whiteside struck back and blocked his shot with another slap!

Williams' eyes lit up.

Whiteside's ability to block shots is a bit abnormal.

In that position, it was covered!

It was at this moment that he, who was attracted by that youthful face, discovered that Whiteside's wingspan was also very good.

This guy is a natural shot blocker.

However, Whiteside's offensive skills are still rough, and the strong play was defended by Smith again.

If his blocks are S grade, then the offense is estimated to be a C.

The pros and cons are too obvious.

Williams was very excited, but Tang Tian frowned slightly.

Defense is not just about blocking shots, and Whiteside's overall defensive effect is not good.

This is probably why he can't play in the NBA, but can wreak havoc in a league like the NBL.

Sure enough, Smith used his footsteps to eat Whiteside this time, and Whiteside's shot-blocking hitter.

The heads-up between the two lasted for more than ten minutes, and was finally called to stop by Williams.

Because there are no free throws for fouls, and there is no limit on the number of fouls, the score between the two has always been 0 to 0, and neither can get 1 point above the other.