NBA: Fusion of two talents to dominate the entire league

It is the beginning of May.

The NBA playoffs have entered the divisional finals.

The Timberwolves are about to challenge the Lakers F4.

Old Miller led the Pacers to meet the Pistons, who are in a tough situation.

In addition, the NBA announced today the 2004 NBA draft pick order.

The Magic, who were at the bottom of the list, got the No. 1 pick as they wished.

The Bobcats, Bulls, Clippers, and Wizards ranked 2-5.

That is, the day after the NBA draft draw was announced,

At the Nike flagship store in Los Angeles, Nike's official A press conference was held.

A huge poster was blocked by a black cloth.

This year's NCAA's strongest rookie of the year, Roy, came to the center of the press conference in a suit and tie, combed his hair like an adult, and sat down.

The CEO of Nike also sat at the press conference, which shows Nike's attention to Roy.

With the help of Nike, major media came to the scene early as if they smelled a cat.

Before this, everyone knew that Roy was discussing shoe contracts with many companies.

Now he appeared at the Nike press conference. Yes, it is obvious that Roy has signed with Nike.

What everyone is most interested in now is the amount of Roy's contract.

You should know that last year LeBron set a record by signing a huge signing fee of 90 million US dollars for 7 years as a high school student.

Everyone is looking forward to whether Roy can create miracles again this year with his superman performance in the NCAA and the honor of MOP.

When the host asked Roy why he chose Nike,

Roy talked freely in the middle of the venue: "Nike actually started to contact me a long time ago. At that time, I was still playing in the knockout rounds, but they convinced me with their firm determination and let me join this big family."

Nike CEO kept smiling, and he felt very uncomfortable in his heart. If you were not a traitor, why would Nike pay nearly 35 million more for the contract?

Many people at Nike were not optimistic about Roy's ability to reach the additional 25 million incentive clause in 7 years, but since they offered 75 million, if Roy reached the 25 million incentive clause, Nike would definitely not lose money.

The big screen behind Roy played the concept sneakers designed for Roy, which were full of technology and had Chinese elements that Roy liked.

The good-looking sneakers were just embellishments. What everyone cared about was Roy's signing fee.

When Roy and the Nike manager unveiled the red cloth on the huge poster,

the whole audience took a deep breath. 100 million.

Are you playing with snakes? Is it difficult to write 100 million?

The 100 million, which was beyond everyone's expectations, directly broke the record set by LeBron James last year.

The media didn't understand, but Nike conducted a private questionnaire survey. Roy's popularity in North America was even greater than James, not to mention in the Eastern country.

This spring, the USC he led was a dark horse. It was too fairy-tale-like and had a perfect ending. Roy's image was even more popular in Asia and Europe, which further increased the weight.

It was more in line with Nike's propaganda offensive.

What is commercial value? This is it!

The media thought it was just a simple press conference until Roy announced his plan to run for the draft:

"Today I have something to announce to everyone. I have no regrets about the NCAA. In order to further improve myself and fulfill my childhood dream, I have decided to run for this year's NBA draft!"

This is undoubtedly as important news as the shoe contract.

After the talented high school student Howard and the NCAA's best defensive player Okafor,

The MOP of this year's NCDAA, Roy, announced his candidacy, which will undoubtedly raise the level of this year's draft and make the draft results more confusing.

Now the most entangled team has become the Magic. They originally got the No. 1 pick and had already investigated Howard.

Now that the NCAA's No. 1 inside player, Roy, who is only 19 years old, has run for the draft, the Magic hesitated.

The teams ranked higher behind are happy instead, and the selection has been greatly improved!

The teams have been inviting them to tryouts.

Scouting reports and draft data are only part of the story. Managers need to go to the scene to see it.

Because high draft picks are the future of the team, except for Jordan, who is just kidding, I believe all teams are very cautious.

When many NCAA players are still looking forward to summer vacation,

Roy received a tryout invitation from the Orlando Magic.

The draft pick is related to Roy's future development. At a young age, he has become one of the few big money sponsors in Fegan's hands. He plans to accompany him throughout the tryout.

The Orlando Magic specially prepared a gym for the tryout and invited five or six lottery players.

This year, the Magic will get the No. 1 pick.It has been 12 years, and the original Shaq has won three championships, but unfortunately none of them belong to the Magic.

Although the Magic management is suffering from brain congestion, it cannot be denied that their luck is really good. Shaquille O'Neal in 1992 and Howard in 2004 are both cornerstones of the team.

The Magic will arrange physical examinations and tests for the players who accept the invitation. This is the No. 1 pick, so it is not too cautious.

Health is the team's biggest concern, and whether there is a hidden history of injury needs to be evaluated.

The next step is the physical test. The draft is full of data fraud. The on-site test makes everything clear.

Dwight Howard, who was the first to be tested, obviously concealed his height. He was half a head shorter than the leader, but he insisted on writing 2.11 meters in the data.

According to Roy's close-up judgment, Howard's barefoot height should be around 2.06 meters, and 2.08 meters with shoes.

In the NBA, the inside line is more valuable. This is the consensus of everyone. The slogan of "whoever wins the inside line wins the world" has been shouted for decades, and it is not just talk.

Frankly speaking, Howard's physical test data is basically full except for his height.

2.26-meter wingspan, 97-cm vertical jump, huge frame and strong limbs.

The static data alone has made the Magic drool.

When it was Roy's turn, the Magic were a little unconvinced at first.

2.11-meter barefoot, 2.13-meter with shoes.

The wingspan is even more exaggerated than Howard's, 2.30-meter.

The vertical jump scared everyone, 1.05-meter.

You are an inside player? You are a monster!

What is even more commendable is that Roy obviously looks much stronger than two months ago.

After training with a professional strength coach and guidance from a nutritionist,

Roy's weight has grown rapidly from the initial 95 kg to 106 kg.

His confrontation ability has been greatly improved, and his strength has also made great progress. Roy believes that if he were to play in the NCAA finals now,

USC should be able to beat Duke much more easily.

His strength, weight and physical strength have all increased.

When he is shirtless, his sturdy and well-defined body shows his explosive power.

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After everyone had gone through the physical test and physical examination, the Magic arranged a simple full-court group confrontation.

The Magic coach was scheming to group Howard and Roy to face off.

This was strongly opposed by Howard's agent.

He was afraid that Howard's draft prospects would be reduced if he was defeated.

Although the Magic's top management promised to select Howard with the No. 1 pick in private,

it was just a verbal promise.

His agent would not allow Howard to make even the slightest mistake.

"Dwight, it's fine to group, but you can't fight Roy. If you lose, it will affect your draft position!"

Howard didn't take it seriously. The other party was able to win the championship purely because I was in high school, otherwise these people would have nothing to do with it.

The pride of being the top high school student did not allow him to admit defeat.

"I heard that you are the strongest inside player in the NCAA this year, and I didn't feel your pressure. Is this the strength of the NCAA this year?"

It is obvious that Roy is not in Howard's eyes at all.

After saying that, he took the initiative to face Roy, regardless of the murderous look of his agent.

Roy on the three-point line is his favorite position.

He crossed the ball between his legs, changed direction and stopped suddenly, and shook the ball. Howard, who was still defending seriously in the last second, was easily knocked away by Roy in the next second.

Roy adjusted and made an easy mid-range shot.

At this time, Howard was not the three-time best defensive player later.

At this age, he especially liked to block shots. He held his breath and wanted to give Roy a warning.

Just now, he was knocked away by the experienced Roy.

Dealing with stupid, big, black and rough things, or in a confrontation group that they were not familiar with each other,

It was easy and pleasant.

Howard is a little embarrassed now.

"Just now was just an accident. Next, I will defend seriously. You won't get even one point on my head."

As soon as the voice fell, Roy made a three-pointer from a distance one step away from the three-point line!

"It's boring to play like this. I need to fight back. Roy, you can't shoot like an outside shooter.

A center has to stand up, get the ball under the basket, and then step in step by step, to torture the opponent with hook shots or dunks!"

Then Roy was under the basket, stunned Howard with beautiful footwork, cut into the basket and dunked!

"No, brother, are you serious about what I said?!"