"I am the new scout Su Yang..."

After introducing himself, Roy and Otero figured out that Su Yang was his own.

But the two were still surprised that Aldridge took the initiative to chat with him, because in their impression, Aldridge basically did not discuss topics other than basketball with his teammates, and even basketball topics were necessary to discuss them.

"That's how it is..."

Su Yang briefly repeated the whole story of saying hello to Ade, and reiterated his point of view when talking about jump shots.

"There are young people like you in the team, and many problems can be solved better..."

Roy was full of joy and was about to continue talking, but assistant coach Dean Daimporos ran over excitedly.

"Brandon, come on! You must see Greg's wonderful performance..."

Roy couldn't resist it, and it was not easy to save the old assistant teacher's face, so he followed him immediately.

Thinking of Ade's appearance for a long time, Su Yang immediately understood why when Ade later switched to the Spurs, he said privately that the Trail Blazers had a little uncomfortable in his first nine years of career, and why did he mind that Lillard had a lot of advertisements in Portland.

This is the beginning of Ade's feeling that he was neglected. He has always been a younger brother and never been a boss.

You know, Ade is taller than Roy in the draft. Not to mention that he is the core, he must be a dual-core.

But to be honest, Ade himself is also a little sensitive, and many problems are caused by poor communication.

"If possible, I hope you will talk to my little brother more. He needs encouragement now..." Ottoro paused for a moment, turned his head left and right to observe, as if worried about being heard, and said in a low voice: "Especially after I left."

Su Yang raised his hand and gestured OK, knowing that the contract of Otero is about to end and has not been renewed yet. It is very likely that he will become a restricted free agent after the free market is opened. If a team quotes are particularly high, the Trail Blazers will probably not keep him.

If Otlow leaves, Aldridge will really have no friends and will be in a difficult situation at that time.

"I remember your promise!" Otero patted Su Yang on the shoulder and walked away with a smile.

Su Yang went straight to the toilet, released the water and returned to the sidelines, and naturally stood with Roy.

Assistant coach Dean Daim Polos glanced at him with a little surprise and continued to talk about the Auden trial.

On the court, Oden is undergoing the fast break test.

Oden simulated grabbing the defensive rebound, turned around and passed it to the point guard played by the assistant coach, and then accelerated the people to rush to the paint area of ​​the frontcourt, raised his hand to take the assistant coach back pass, and followed the basket and made a dunk. The whole process was still as explosive as a sense of power.

Compared to before, Oden was breathing with a visible naked eye and lost his energy much faster than that of ordinary players.

But watching the fans and the coaching team led by McMillan do not pay attention to this situation.

Su Yang felt it was very strange and thought: For the Trail Blazers, which is slower than the Spurs, it is unnecessary to test Oden to make a fast break. If you have to find a reason, you will probably not formulate the test process based on the players...

The morning trial ended in a blink of an eye, Oden and the staff left, and the fans onlookers also dispersed.

Roy and Otero stayed, and the two specially asked Su Yang to train together, but mainly chatted.

As we chatted, Durant expected that he would be the same as a bug. The two of them sighed that Durant was simply a bug-like existence.

Su Yang mentioned that Durant had unparalleled shooting ability, and the two agreed without hesitation.

During the afternoon trial, Su Yang did not go to watch, but stayed in the video analysis room with Bob and other scouts, and watched Oden's high school game one after another, yawning and pouring coffee.

"I don't think these videos are research-based..."

Su Yang said bluntly, "He developed much faster than his peers. A center forward who is more than six feet tall will face some opponents who may be less than six feet tall at the basket. His strength is also in a crushing advantage and he cannot reflect his technical level at all."

In Su Yang's view, Oden became famous by bullying opponents who developed slowly at the same time.

Of course, there is also level, and the potential is naturally not low, but it is far from reaching its template David Robinson level.

If there is no injury, Oden's cap is probably a blue-collar All-Star like Mutombo.

"Write it in the report..." Bob replied lightly, "I am happy to see doubts in this job."

After the first day of trial training, General Manager Kevin pulled the scout team and coaching team to have a meeting to solicit opinions from both sides.

Su Yang had already told Kevin about his opinion during the interview, but he still followed the process.

The more he said, the tighter the five men in the coaching staff frowned, and they almost couldn't help but interrupt them halfway.

After he finished speaking, several assistant coaches refuted in turn, and McMillan finally concluded and emphasized that he liked Oden very much.

As for Su Yang's mention of Oden's physical expiration too fast and his rough skills, the coaching team believes that the impact is very little and he can pass through the advanced NBA training methods stage, but Oden has unparalleled physical fitness, which surpasses everything.

Assistant coach Bill Bino also mentioned the famous saying of Cardinal: Only height can you not be able to practice...

Su Yang originally wanted to refute that the times have changed, but he still didn't say it out loud. The times are too powerful. According to the original historical trajectory, the NBA is not so obsessed with the inside in the sense that it will not be so obsessed with the inside, until the Heat and the Warriors win the championship.

Regarding the argument between the two sides, General Manager Kevin did not make any comments, and only said that Durant would be arranged to participate in the trial training according to the process.

…

The next two days, the Oden trial continued.

The problem of rapid physical strength still exists, and even the fans watching are paying attention.

Oden's agent explained that Oden was suffering from respiratory disease, which had a great impact.

At the same time, Su Yang was also analyzing the video of Oden's college game, which was quite boring. During the break, he went to the fans to chat, and occasionally chatted with the players who came to watch, which soon made everyone feel like him.

What was more surprising was that Ade never appeared again, which seemed to have just gone through the motions before and looked at him.

On the afternoon of the 13th, Oden's trial ended, and the Trail Blazers held a grand media meeting for him.

When asked about wanting to be the next Shake, O'Neal or Bill Russell, Oden firmly stated that he wanted to be the next Russell because he wanted to win, and he wanted to win many, many championships, and he was used to winning.

The Trail Blazers also responded to the "Sports Illustrated" leaked the hidden dangers of Oden's injury. Chief team doctor Roberts announced that their team did not believe that Oden had serious hidden dangers of injury, and many physical tests can prove their views.

That night, Durant rushed to Portland International Airport, which also attracted a lot of media attention.

However, compared with Oden, when Durant participated in the trial the next day, the number of media reported was greatly reduced.

There are also fewer fans entering the field to watch, and the Trail Blazers seem to be intentionally reducing their influence.

However, not long after the trial began, everyone at the scene was shocked by Durant's shooting ability.

Su Yang stood on the sidelines and watched silently, and listened to the discussions of the fans and staff.

"This guy shot 30 feet, so easy it seemed like he was shooting at 10 feet..."

"He hit a 44% three-point shooting percentage in five positions, and assistant coach Monty is very hard to defend..."

"Assistant Morris was a defensive player back then, and Durant actually took it alone so easily at the low post..."

In addition to super shooting, Durant also showed a very fast speed. Compared with the previous Orlando joint trial, his sprint increased by one full second, and his bounce was even better. There were also various defender breakthrough moves, which made McMillan stunned.

At the regular meeting in the evening, the coaching team members fell silent, and they did not expect Durant to be so fierce.

"I have to admit that Durant is very good at playing, and the game is very easy for him. He is the player created by God to play basketball..." McMillan sighed, "But I still want to choose Oden, that's my intuition for many years."

Monty and other assistants agreed with what McMillan said, and General Manager Kevin frowned when he heard it.

Su Yang was not surprised.

Because McMillan said, Kansas head coach Bill Seifer of the famous basketball school also said: Durant is the best player I have ever seen since coaching, and we can't defend him at all, but if I were asked to choose the No. 1 pick, I would still choose Oden.

The meeting was in a tangle, and assistant Tom Payne suddenly spoke: "I think Oden has a stronger desire to win. He is a natural winner. He only lost three games in his entire high school and only lost two games due to injury in college...

Thinking about what he said at the media meeting, he wanted to be Bill Russell even more."

As soon as these words came out, General Manager Kevin and the coaching team's eyes lit up, as if they had found something decisive.

Durant is not as obvious as Oden's performance in the trial training stage.

Looking at everyone's excited appearance, Su Yang knew that everything was inevitable.

The limitations of the times, the issue of ball rights distribution, the degree of coaches' preferences, etc., are destined to be the No. 1 pick in the Oden.

…

On the morning of the fifteenth, Su Yang rushed to the base again.

The trial was still going on, but the target became a second-round pick, and few people watched it on the scene.

He also received an invitation from head coach McMillan to join the Xia United team to design tactics for the players. The main design targets are Oden, the first pick who will be selected, and Ade, who performed well last season but has few ball rights.
Chapter completed!