"This may be a little difficult." Schwartz said after thinking for a while.

"Because of money?"

"No, it's not about the money. You know, Grover is no longer a personal trainer. The last player he worked with was Dwyane Wade," Schwartz explained.

The profession of trainer did not exist when basketball was first born. If we trace its origin back to Grover.

Grover, who was 23 years old and had just graduated from college, found Jordan, who had already become famous but had just missed almost an entire season due to injury.

No one knows what method he used, but he successfully convinced the God of Basketball to be a guinea pig.

It was after that that the 2.0 version of the iron-clad Jordan appeared.

Jordan was basically no longer troubled by injuries, Grover became famous because of this, and the profession of trainer officially appeared.

Or to be more precise, they should have been called physical trainers at that time, but with the development of the field, the job has been refined into many aspects.

Xu Yong first knew Grover when he was a child in his previous life and was collecting Jordan newspapers.

After working with Jordan, he successively worked with Grant Hill, Kobe, McGrady and Wade.

As you can see from this list, this is simply the king engine.

This is also the reason why Xu Yong mentioned him immediately after finalizing the agent contract.

But Schwartz's answer made him feel a little regretful.

If Grover couldn't be invited, he would have to settle for the next best thing and go to Procopio or Phil Handy.

But just as Xu Yong was about to speak, Schwartz's next words brought some changes to the situation: "But he is still holding some training camps now. I can find out about his arrangements later."

"No problem." Xu Yong nodded happily.

He doesn't necessarily have to work with Grover, he just needs to know how to train specifically and try to achieve Jordan's physical fitness.

This is not wishful thinking, because he is immune to injuries and his physical development is no less than Jordan's.

But the prerequisite is that he needs the most scientific training method, and that method can only be given by Grover.

Schwartz was very efficient. The next day he called Xu Yong and said that Grover would hold a training camp in Chicago in a week and the cost would only be a few thousand dollars. He had already reserved a spot for him.

And when Xu Yong mentioned paying, Schwartz had already paid.

"That's part of the broker's investment." Schwartz's words gave Xu Yong some new insights into the profession of broker.

According to Schwartz, before the draft, agents will make some investments in players, the most common of which is to arrange air tickets and hotels for rookie tryouts.

Because most of the rookies are students, and there are too many poor black players in the United States.

However, Schwartz's investment is an additional one, which also shows that he is really optimistic about Xu Yong.

Xu Yong didn't feel that he was doing something wrong.

Since it is an investment, there will naturally be a return.

If he were in another position, Xu Yong would be eager to get a one-stop service.

The players will feel your kindness, and the commission for the next contract will be higher, so the little money invested will become a drop in the bucket.

A week later, Xu Yong flew to Chicago.

Grover is so powerful that he chose to hold his training camp in the training hall of the United Center.

The reason for choosing this time point is that the Bulls have been eliminated.

The Bulls ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference this year and faced the defending champion Celtics, who were ranked second in the Eastern Conference. In the end, they were eliminated after a seven-game battle.

However, Rose played well. In his NBA playoff debut, he scored 36 points and 11 assists on 12 of 19 shots. The Chicago media exclaimed that a new Jordan had appeared.

It is necessary to repeat here that Rose also wore No. 23 when he played for the University of Memphis.

This was Xu Yong's first time to the United Center. When he arrived at the door, he quickly saw the bronze statue standing at the door.jpg.

The three-meter-five-meter-tall statue's overall structure is the same as when Jordan was walking in the air when he dunked from the free throw line during the dunk contest. The difference is that there is an additional person being dunked on in front of Jordan's back.

As to who this person is, there has been heated discussion. Some people say it is "Gorilla" Ewing. After all, Jordan did dunk over Ewing.

Some people say it was Karl Malone. After all, "being dunked on" is almost equivalent to "background board", and when it comes to Jordan's biggest background board, it must be Malone;

Some people also say it was "Magic" Johnson. After all, Jordan skipped Johnson's generation and became the "new sheriff of the town."

There are many different opinions, but no one knows who it is except the designer.

Xu Yong's attention was quickly attracted by the words under the sculpture.

"The.best.there.ever.was, The.best.there.ever.will.be."

As a Chinese, after reading this sentence, Xu Yong immediately thought of a sentence: "There is no one before and no one after."

These eight words convey a majestic aura.

The Chinese language is so profound and extensive that it is perfect for translating this kind of thing.

However, only Jordan deserves such a caption.

If you replace Jordan with someone else, even if he is the GOAT recognized by the media in the future, he will definitely be splashed with paint the next day.

It was after reading this sentence that Xu Yong finally had the answer to the question "Who was the person being dunked on?"

It should not refer to a specific person, because if it refers to a specific person, it will be meaningless if he is not famous, but if he is famous, the person being dunked on will definitely not do it.

So it should refer to "an era".

Jordan leapt into an era and became a person who had no predecessors and no successors.

This can be seen from the shape of the person being blocked, because it is the shape of a shadow.

After getting this answer, Xu Yong felt inexplicably heroic.

In an instant, a statue of Jordan also stood up in his heart.

That is his idol, the great god of basketball.

He took a deep breath and walked into the United Center with a brisk pace.

After confirming his identity, the security guard let him into the training hall.

Because he was a commentator before his rebirth, he developed a habit of arriving at places earlier than the agreed time.

Being a commentator is to make further preparations and also to relax my body and mind.

Now it's purely a habit. It was the same when I met Schwartz before. The advantage of doing this is that it makes others feel your respect.

This time when he attended the training camp, he arrived half an hour early in order to leave a good impression on Grover.

So when he entered the training hall, he found that there was no one inside.

It seemed like he arrived a little too early.

However, it is not easy for a basketball player to find something to do when he arrives at the training hall.

He pulled out a basket of balls from the basketball rack and practiced shooting as a warm-up.

However, just as he pulled the ball out and hadn't started warming up, he heard footsteps outside the door.

He followed the sound and looked towards the back door. When the footsteps reached the door, he also saw the person coming in.

His breath caught.

That unique temperament is like a sculpture suddenly coming alive.

The person who came in was actually Jordan!

This was something he had never expected, because Jordan was already a minority owner of the Bobcats at that time, so theoretically he should live in Charlotte.

Moreover, Jordan was there to support North Carolina in the NCAA finals, but it was really surprising that Jordan appeared at the United Center at this time.

Jordan soon saw him too.

The two people looked at each other.

Then, Jordan blurted out, "Caddy over there, come over and play one-on-one with me."

The moment he heard the words, Xu Yong, who was originally excited, was stunned on the spot, and the statue of Jordan in his heart collapsed.