The three days of training camp went by very quickly.

After these three days, Xu Yong's gains were very limited.

Facts have once again proved a truth: cheap products are not good.

This training camp is clearly a money-making scheme.

Of course, most people were still very satisfied. After all, they met Jordan himself on the first day and had a discussion with him.

Under normal circumstances, Jordan wouldn't even be able to see me for this little money.

Of course, such a training camp was of no help to Xu Yong, and the thousands of dollars Schwartz invested in him were wasted.

Of course Xu Yong would not accept this, so on the last day of the training camp, he found an opportunity to talk to Grover alone.

At first he just asked some questions about the details of the training to test Grover's attitude.

Grover showed no resistance to his questioning, and might even have been a little enthusiastic.

This made Xu Yong determined, and he immediately invited Grover: "Mr. Grover, I would like to hire you as my personal trainer."

Grover was stunned by Xu Yong's sudden request.

On the first day of training camp, when he saw Xu Yong and Jordan fighting, and then Jordan taught everyone else a lesson but didn't find Xu Yong, he became interested.

If Xu Yong really meets his requirements, he does not rule out the possibility of cooperation.

You know, ordinary trainers are picked, but top trainers pick people instead.

Especially a trainer of his level.

After Jordan, Hill, Kobe, McGrady, Wade and others had a cooperative relationship with each other.

He helped them improve their skills, and they further enhanced his reputation with their professional performances.

But now he has become so famous that he no longer needs to do that. What he is doing now is to open some training camps to make money, and do the usual operation of converting his fame into capital: publishing books.

However, publishing a book requires topicality.

This is why Pippen, who always respected Jordan in the future, suddenly said something so crazy one day, "Michael Jordan is a bad player and it feels terrible to play with him."

That’s right, if you see a basketball star you are familiar with suddenly say something abnormal, he is most likely trying to sell books.

After all, being black and famous is also being famous. As long as there is attention and topicality, money can be made, and even if the reputation is ruined, it can be washed away with money.

Of course, Grover, a master of training, naturally does not want to use this method.

If he can choose another young person to work with and this young person can make a name for himself, that would be the best way.

After all, it will take some time for his book to be written.

"I'm spending more time with my family now and have no intention of becoming a personal trainer," Grover replied.

Xu Yong felt helpless when he heard this. Although he knew the possibility was slim, this was his personality. He would not give up unless he tried.

"But we can keep in touch. I think you are a very special player. We can communicate more on the phone." However, what Grover said next made Xu Yong see the opportunity again.

Having lived two lives, he naturally understood what Grover meant.

To use an analogy, this is like a girl not rejecting your love after hearing your confession, but saying she wants to get to know you better. To sum it up in two words: there is hope.

Now those thousands of dollars were well spent.

…

After finishing the training camp, Xu Yong did not return to Tempe, but settled in Chicago.

Two days later, Harden, DeRozan and Ayers also arrived in Chicago.

The next day, May 10, the annual Chicago combine will begin.

The so-called joint tryout is a "blind date" stage set up by the NBA official organization for the management of each team and rookies.

If the team management takes a fancy to a rookie, they can "take him hand in hand" and take him home for a private tryout.

Of course, it is somewhat different from a real blind date, because a newcomer may be favored by multiple companies, and then there will be inevitable open and secret struggles.

Because most management teams will send people, and even many of them are general managers who have the power to make draft decisions, so most rookies will also come.

Of course, there are also some players who choose not to come in order to maintain their "mystery" or because they have already received commitments from certain teams.

This includes Yi Jianlian. In order to maintain the mystery, Yi Jianlian's agent Dan Feigen organized a "chair tryout", which was once widely circulated.

Xu Yong did not choose to do so because his current ranking is not stable, and he will participate with Harden and others.

On the day of the tryout, Xu Yong and Harden went to the tryout gym together, where they met many familiar and unfamiliar faces.

The familiar ones are those we have played against before, such as this year's No. 1 pick Blake Griffin, as well as Tyreke Evans, Jordan Hill, Jrue Holiday, Thabeet, and the four young stars of North Carolina.

But there are still many unfamiliar ones, such as Curry.

Because they had never played against each other in invitational tournaments and championships before, this was the first time Xu Yong met Curry.

Then, this was the first time Xu Yong recognized the other person at first sight.

Curry's baby face is really special. It is basically the same as his face more than ten years later.

Then, Harden went straight up to say hello.

Xu Yong was stunned for a moment. Is there anyone who doesn’t know Harden?

But if you think about it carefully, talented players in the United States are usually invited to participate in some temporary training camps when they are young, so it is not surprising that they knew each other before.

Xu Yong went to the United States to study in high school, which was not within this range, so he was surprised.

Soon, the management of each team also arrived at the stadium, and the joint tryout officially began.

The tryouts will last about a week, during which the players will undergo body measurements, physical examinations, athletic tests, shooting demonstrations, media interviews, etc.

The first two days of the tryout are physical and athletic tests. These are the two easiest days for the players, but they are also the parts that managers pay the most attention to.

This can be seen from the test content. Physical measurements include body fat percentage, height with shoes, height without feet, arm span, weight, hand length, hand width, etc.; sports tests include vertical jump in place, running jump, bench press, three-quarter court sprint, four-point move in the 3-second zone, and baseline round-trip run.

To put it simply, this is a test of a player's static and dynamic talents.

Xu Yong's test order was relatively early, and his data came out the earliest.

The physical test data are as follows:

Body fat percentage: 7%

Barefoot height: 203.235cm

Height with shoes: 205.825cm

Wingspan: 212.455cm [Note 8]

Weight: 103 kg

Hand length: 23.25cm

Hand width: 25.86cm

After completing the static test, Xu Yong immediately participated in the dynamic test.

In this test session, he made a stunning debut right from the start.

Vertical jump height: 104cm

Running start and jump height: 375cm

This result attracted the attention of many managers.

Especially those management members of the teams that were ranked at the bottom and had lottery picks, their eyes began to shine when they looked at Xu Yong.

Xu Yong was also a little excited.

Before his rebirth, although he had never done any public testing, his private running jump was around 370cm.

But now, he is 5cm taller than before!

It’s not that he was in good shape today, but the physical training over the past four years has allowed him to break through his bottleneck and make further progress!

As the saying goes, "You can pretend to work hard, but the results don't lie."

After putting in so much effort, Xu Yong reaped the sweet fruits of his sweat!

After completing the jumping test, he took other dynamic talent tests one after another. Whether it was the bench press that reflects strength or the shuttle run that reflects speed, his performance was excellent.

It should be noted here that during his NCAA period, in order to adapt to the role of power forward for the team, he gained some weight and his weight was around 109 kilograms.

However, in order to participate in the draft, he has been losing weight and gaining muscle in the past few months, reducing his weight to around 103 kilograms.

The change this brought to him was that, without losing strength, his speed was much higher than that in the NCAA period.

After the four-man team finished their talent tests one after another, Xu Yong was undoubtedly the best one, and even ranked high among all the players overall.

In fact, after the two-day test, Xu Yong's agent Schwartz accepted many private tryout invitations.

These include the Thunder, Warriors, Wizards, Knicks and other teams with higher chances of winning the lottery.

Therefore, Xu Yong’s decision to participate in this joint tryout was extremely correct.

The entire tryout process went smoothly, but there was one thing that Xu Yong still remembers vividly.

That was during a full-court confrontation, and Curry actually failed three consecutive dunks with both hands during a fast break.gif.

This scene made Xu Yong stunned. He couldn't help but sigh that a top shooter has the heart of a dunker. There were signs of this early on in the "Golden State LaVine".