Basketball UFO

Chapter 6 Special Training
The transfer market is a battlefield without smoke. In the summer of 1996, every NBA team was going crazy. There were so many high-quality players to compete for that it was dizzying.

Bulls owner Reinsdorf looked at Jordan's agent, David Falk, "David, that's probably the dumbest thing you've ever said to me. I can't do that. You mean, if I make a mistake If you pay the price, you will lose the greatest player in history, and I don't even have a chance to fight back?"

"Listen, this is what Michael wants."

"I can give you the first offer that I think is reasonable, and then you can judge."

David Falke smiled and said, "Okay."

"Is the first number 2?"

As soon as Reinsdorf finished speaking, the two fell into a long silence.

"No, the first number is not 2." David Falk replied.

Michael Jordan is the jewel in the crown of the NBA. After retiring and returning, he led the team to win the championship last season, proving that he can still dominate the league.

To sign a new contract this summer, the Bulls are under great pressure. They are trying to offer a big contract with an annual salary of 2600 million US dollars, which is currently the largest contract in the NBA.

But Jordan was not tempted, he held the initiative.

After hooking up a little bit, the ultimate licking dog Knicks eagerly sent a blank check and asked Jordan to fill in the numbers himself.

In order to keep Jordan, the Bulls had to do something special, and finally gave him a contract with an annual salary of more than 3000 million.It is more than 50% higher than the league's current No. [-] salary.

After Jordan's problem is solved, the Bulls must also solve the contracts of head coach Phil Jackson and "Big Bug" Rodman.

Another top ten player in NBA history announced his retirement this summer.

Magic Johnson announced his retirement. This is the second time he has announced his retirement. The first time was in 1991, because of the HIV virus, the Lakers retired his jersey.

Then the magician was silent for a while, and found that his influence must rely on basketball, and announced his comeback in the 1995-96 season.From a point guard to a forward, he averaged 14.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game, leading the Lakers to enter the playoffs with the fourth record in the West, losing to the Rockets in the first round.

Can only retire sadly.The era of fighting for hegemony between black and white and magicians has come to an end.

The whereabouts of O'Neal has also attracted much attention, and he and the Magic have completely fallen into a stalemate.The Magic management disagreed with O'Neal's annual salary exceeding Hardaway, and then Lakers general manager Jerry West immediately started.

A 7-year, $1.2 contract, a sensation in the league, and Kobe joining the team, the OK combination was formed.

Jordan's big contract caused a whirlwind of salary increases in the league. Countless players followed suit and always wanted to get a big contract.At present, the length of player contracts in the NBA has not been clearly defined. Most contracts start at 5 years or even 10 years.

"Second Uncle Huo" Juwan Howard received a 7-year 1.1 million contract from the Washington Bullets. He averaged 19.1 points and 8 rebounds per game last season. Now he has worked hard for many years and is ready to enjoy it.

Alonzo Mourning 7 years 1.15 million.

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"Vince, have you seen it? There are big contracts flying all over the sky. As long as you perform well, you can get a super contract."

"If I only rely on my annual salary to make money, I will starve to death and can't afford to support my family." Vince Carter was in the summer special training, so he didn't pay much attention to Fagan's operations.

Fegan is still negotiating a sneaker contract for him. Nike, Adidas, Puma, and Converse all want to sign this potential rookie.

"You can't support your family with an annual salary of tens of millions?" Feigen spat, "I don't listen to your bragging, Garnett also wants to get a big contract next season, I have to give him advice."

The No. 1995 pick in 5, the successful high school player inspired countless high school students to skip college and enter the NBA early.In his previous season, only 16 high school students declared for the draft. By this summer, 43 high school students had signed up for the draft.

But few succeed.

Carter prepares to head to training camp.

This training camp was actually organized by Charles Oakley. He found a few NBA players and made an appointment with a few familiar friends.Carter was just about to improve his confrontation and shooting, so he agreed to Oakley's invitation.

"Iverson, Camby, Raheem, Marbury, Ray Allen...Kobe, Nash..." a voice shouted, and as long as the hexagon was pulled, a name would pop out of the strong man's mouth.

They are all talents selected in this year's draft.

"Don't mind, he's not in a good mood recently." Oakley explained to Carter, "His name is Ben Wallace, and he also signed up for this year's draft, but unfortunately he was not selected. He has already smashed the TV at home. Fortunately, I The equipment here is solid."

Big book?Carter was stunned, the top blue-collar, although he was undrafted, he will enter the Hall of Fame in the future, which is very rare.

"Hey Ben, this is Vince Carter."

Carter gave Big Ben a fist bump, "How about a one-on-one match first?"

"Great, I'm ready to blow you away, but no team picked me in the draft." Big Ben complained. He thought he could be selected in the second round, but unfortunately he waited until the last pick, but still didn't get it.

Big Ben picked up the basketball, "I won't let you pass."

Carter received the ball, stood still with the ball, tried three threats, and Da Ben was unmoved, "Come in, I will block you."

Carter started suddenly and took a long stride, but unfortunately he didn't get past the big book.Because Daben directly pulled him and tore him off.Carter lost control of his body, flipped his wrist, and the ball was already in his palm, and he sent it forward.

Whoosh into the net.

"Dog sun, is this all right?" Da Ben scolded angrily.

Oakley couldn't stand it anymore, and pushed Carter away, "Your offense and defense are children's play. Big Ben, let's play a game first, and let them see what men's sports are."

Big Ben came forward, let out a tiger roar, and threw the ball to Oakley.

Oakley was crushed directly, and his shoulders and arms bumped together, and Da Ben accidentally hit his lip and broke his mouth.

Blood spurted out.

"How's it going? Do you want to play again? You're a piece of shit with a thin tongue." Oakley scolded, "Do it again."

As soon as Da Ben wiped his mouth, his hands and face were covered with blood, "I'll do it again. I won't rest today until I kill you."

Carter pursed his lips, how could he take barbarism as toughness!They're not playing, they're just fighting.The two of them worked hard every time they attacked and defended, and tried their best to get rid of each other.

Oakley had more experience fighting and defeated Big Ben.

"You practice with Carter first, and I'll deal with the others." Oakley looked at the other players, "Guys, I'm here to greet you."

"Don't come here..."

Big Ben squeezed his fingers, trying to torture Carter.Carter smiled slightly, attacked with the ball, and also confronted physically.

With a bang, Ben was knocked away. Carter took the opportunity to cut in and get a layup.

"You are too soft, you can't make it to the NBA with such intensity."

Hearing the excitement, Da Ben aroused his animal nature even more, "I just asked you to do it, now I want you to die in an ugly way."

Carter attacked again, Da Ben directly stuck to him, pulled wildly, and directly wrapped his arms around Carter's waist.The muscles of the two collided, and Da Ben's hands were a little numb.

After a few rounds, Carter was exhausted.Such intensity is really interesting.Even though his stamina and strength are extraordinary, it is still very difficult.

"I didn't expect you, you look weak, but you are really tough." Big Ben panted, "No wonder you were selected with the seventh overall pick. I don't believe that other people are stronger than you."

"There is no way, college basketball is too boring, let's find the NBA to compete with." Carter said confidently, "You will gain a foothold in the NBA in the future and be successful, I believe it."

"Huh? You're the same as what Charles said. I've known him since 92, and he was my leader in basketball. He helped me a lot, and he helped me get from community college to Virginia Union University. And now Contacting the team for me."

Carter nodded, Charles Oakley is a loyal player.

"I will suggest to the Nets to sign you." Carter knows that the current big Ben does not have much strength, his skills are still rough, and he needs to polish it for a few years to play with brute force.

"Thank you anyway, but I have already contacted the Italian team. I will play in Italy first."

Oakley came over and sat between the two, "I knew you would be able to chat. You are both real men. Vince, I look at your movements, as if you have learned to fight?"

"know a little."

"Playing?"

"Please, I'm learning how to kill people, not how you kids play house."

"Damn, I dare not say it directly. I will teach you a lesson on the court." Oakley was so angry that he pulled Kat up, "The fight is three hundred rounds."

Well, keep polishing your skills.

Facing these two ferocious gods, Carter's fighting experience increased crazily.I don't know why, after he took over Carter's original body, he learned things much faster than before. Basketball skills, as long as they are polished, can be easily solidified.

In the past few days, he has focused on practicing stability under confrontation, breakthrough ability and off-balance shooting, and has made great progress.

A week later, Carter was no longer satisfied with singled out.

"Charles, Big Ben, you two go together and double-team me."

"I'm afraid you will be crushed to death." Oakley and Ben sneered at the same time, looked at each other, and agreed to Carter's request.

"I've had enough of this guy, he's so arrogant. Must kill him."

"Let him go a few days ago, he thought he was so strong. A guy who doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth." Oakley loosened his muscles and cracked.

Under the greeting of the two barbarians, Carter was quickly beaten to the north.

Sitting on the ground panting, "Very well, your shamelessness is the driving force for my progress."

"One more game, 10 balls, I won't make it easier for you."

Carter rested and got up again, ready to fight.

"hey-hey……"

Defeated again.

Carter challenged again and was beaten again.

Slowly, over the course of a few days, Carter got used to scoring from two tough guys.

"Your footsteps are too slow. I can pass a person by taking one step." Carter dunked the ball in, with the momentum to overwhelm the world.

"Fart, it's just that we are tired." Oakley refused, "Get some rest before fighting."

"That's right, we're just flanking back and forth, and we haven't started double-teaming yet!" Da Ben was also dissatisfied, this guy was physically better than them all, it was simply unreasonable.

Carter shrugged and went to shootaround again.He has been practicing for the past year, but the basketball court is so big, so his method is to practice a few stable scoring points first and then slowly expand to the entire half.

Mid-range shooting is the main practice item. Three-pointers are practiced more than 600 times a day. The top position of the arc, the 45-degree angle on both sides and the bottom line position on both sides, 5 points should be thoroughly understood first.

The trainer followed to pick up the ball.

Looking at Carter's shooting speed, it is getting faster and faster, but the hit rate is still very good.

There is no way to hit 90% of the shots, but there is definitely a mid-range hit rate of about [-]%.

"Vince, how can your shooting like this be judged by the scouts as not stable enough?" Oakley couldn't stand it, and raised his voice.

"Whether it's training, competition, or training, I shoot at the fastest speed. I hope to be closer to the rhythm of the game."

With slow-paced shooting, NBA players, even those who are not good at offense, have a high shooting percentage.Only a player who can maintain a high shooting percentage under confrontation is a qualified player.

If you want to become a star player, you must score goals steadily under confrontation.

This is the legendary attacking ability, without solid basic skills, it is impossible to do it.Carter is not in a hurry. One year of training will have such an effect. After another two years of training, coupled with the polishing of the game, he will definitely be stronger.

Over the past two weeks, Carter has adjusted his breakthrough pace and rhythm. NBA players have stronger confrontation ability than college students, and he needs to adjust his movements more concisely.

The predecessor, Carter, has top athletic ability, but the explosiveness of the first step is not very good, the stride is not big enough, or the sense of rhythm is not confusing.On the court, it is extraordinary and unclean.

He often gets caught up after passing others, which affects his performance.Many of his wonderful dunks on the court came after he rushed up, or were misplaced, with slow footstep frequency, and his body was obviously not as good as his. In head-to-head confrontation, Carter did not have much advantage.

"I feel that this guy is improving all the time, and his talent is really terrifying." Da Ben was a little convinced.

After the confrontation, I felt that Carter was extraordinary. At the beginning, Daben could win one game in three games, then won one game in five games, and then couldn't win a game in 10 games.Oakley is the same, his pace is slow, and the inside players are at a disadvantage facing Carter.

The two defended against Carter, and it was easy to win at first, but gradually became more difficult.It's five-five now.Carter found a way to deal with the two.

Continuously changing the rhythm, a ball in his hand seems to have magic power.

"Ben, have you noticed that Carter doesn't often dunk. His bounce and speed are amazing, but he seems to be looking for his weaknesses and polishing his small skills."

Daben came to his senses, "So it's impossible to completely restrict him?"

"It's okay now. The team's defensive system will limit Carter's performance. I won't know in the future." Oakley is well-informed and made a judgment.

Now NBA rules do not allow zone defense, so what you see on the court is man-to-man defense.Only star players will enjoy the treatment of double teams, and other players are often left open.

"But he has been able to put the ball into the basket from the double team between the two of us. How can the NBA guard him?" Ben looked at Carter who hit the three-pointer.

"We are not defenders and have no advantage in speed. Iverson will blow us up when facing us. His speed and direction change are too fast."

Oakley smiled. "Not to mention Michael Jordan. Man, the NBA isn't what it seems."

(End of this chapter)