Chapter 18 Second Trial

Fizdale looked at James with some surprise. James had been in the training gym for the past few days of the tryout, and James had seen him more or less during the tryout, but this was the first time James had said something like this to him.

"Yes, he can also drive his teammates to play, and his open three-pointers and defense are good. He is very suitable for what the team needs." Fizdale said.

James nodded, didn't say anything else, chatted with Fizdale about other things for a while, and then called Mansias to leave.

James' appearance caused a commotion among the players on the sidelines, but the players on the court were fully focused on the game and did not notice this brief scene.

In the end, the team that Tang Tian was on won this scrimmage, and Tang Tian and Cole both performed very well.

When he came off the court, Cole kept smiling and talking to Tang Tian.

It was obvious that he already regarded Tang Tian as a friend after a game.

This was also completely normal, if it weren't for Tang Tian calling the plays, it would have been impossible for him to perform so well.

After the game, the tryout for the day also ended. Fizdale called out a few names, and then extended a second tryout invitation to them.

Tang Tian, Cole, Mark, Hamilton, and Honecutt, just these five people.

This is the difficulty for ordinary players to enter the NBA, they have to compete step by step.

Although Sun Yue didn't make it in the NBA at the time, he was eventually selected by the Lakers after countless tryouts.

"For the next tryout, the team's president Pat Riley and head coach Spoelstra will be there, and I hope you will have a good performance then." Fizdale greeted the few people in advance.

Tang Tian was overjoyed after hearing this. If Riley and Spoelstra both came, it meant that the tryout would basically be finalized next time. It seemed that he had to call Fegan over as well.

The so-called second tryout was actually the next day.

The location was still at the American Airlines Arena, but it was changed from training hall No. 2 to training hall No. 1, which was also the training hall used by the Heat on weekdays.

Because it was the offseason and there were no games, the arena was far less lively than usual, but when they went there, James and Wade were training inside.

After losing the Finals, the two brothers started soaking in the training gym ahead of time.

When they went in, Cole and Mark frequently looked towards James and Wade.

For these players who have not yet entered the NBA, the feeling that superstars give them is the same as the feeling that celebrities give ordinary people, close yet far away.

Seeing the tryout people coming in, Wade and James also temporarily interrupted their training and sat on the sidelines, ready to watch their tryout together.

The tryout started quickly.

Today's tryout only has two parts, three-point shooting and one-on-one duels.

Yesterday was just to get a rough idea, today's training is very targeted.

First, the three-point shooting session, Honecutt was the first to take the stage.

His performance was quite eye-catching. After a round of 25 shots, he only made 5, which made Spoelstra on the sidelines frown.

Hamilton's performance afterwards was good, making 13 of 25, and his open shot percentage was over 50%.

Mark, who appeared afterwards, made 10, and Cole made 16.

Cole performed very well, and Spoelstra and Riley were talking to each other over there, looking very satisfied.

Tang Tian was the last to take the stage.

"Dwyane, this is the guy I told you about yesterday." James turned to Wade and said at this time.

Wade nodded and also turned his attention to this half of the court.

Tang Tian didn't hold back after taking the stage. If he wanted to be selected by the Heat, he had no reason to hold back at all.

Out of 25 shots, he finally made 20, which surprised Riley on the sidelines.

"This guy is good." Wade said with a smile after watching.

Moreover, Tang Tian's shots were fast and accurate. He was thinking that if Tang Tian was on the Heat last season, he might have really been able to play a role.

Riley and Spoelstra communicated for a while, and Spoelstra directly signaled them to shoot again.

There is a chance factor in one round of three-pointers, and it seems that they want to eliminate this chance factor.

Spoelstra spoke, and the five people shot again in the previous order.

Honecutt made 7 of 25, Hamilton made 12 of 25, Mark made 9 of 25, and Cole made 15 of 25.

Although they haven't entered the NBA yet, they are all quasi-professional players, and their shooting levels are still relatively stable.

When Tang Tian took the stage, he attracted the attention of everyone in the training hall. His first round of shooting was really amazing.

Being watched by everyone, Tang Tian's mentality did not fluctuate at all, and he still finished the 25 shots very smoothly.

21 of 25.

After warming up just now, he felt a little better, and made one more shot than the previous round.

However, because he increased his shooting speed, he was not fully adapted to it, and could not achieve the point of hitting every shot when shooting at a slow speed.

Two rounds with 20+ hits each, Riley couldn't help laughing at this moment. They had found a treasure.

After the three-pointers were over, it was time for the one-on-one duels.

Similar to yesterday's situation, Tang Tian lost to Cole and narrowly defeated the other three (they already knew from yesterday's tryout that Tang Tian only knew how to shoot three-pointers).

"I like this kid." After watching the duels, Wade said to James with a smile.

After the two rounds of competition, today's tryout is basically over.

Tang Tian and Cole were the two who performed the best. Riley and Spoelstra over there had been communicating. The five people who had finished the tryout were sitting there chatting with each other.

At this moment, Wade suddenly walked over and joined Riley and Spoelstra's conversation.

Soon, Spoelstra came over again and said directly to the five people: "You and Wade take two shots at each other on offense and defense."

After saying this, the five people sitting on the sidelines, including Tang Tian, ​​were stunned.

Wade is going to duel with them?

Wade's current strength is the second-best shooting guard in the league after Kobe. Duelling with him is just asking to be abused!

However, Spoelstra had spoken, and they had no choice but to go on even if they had to bite the bullet.

Tang Tian was a little excited at this time.

He had been losing weight recently with Cecilia's help, and his speed had increased a lot. He also wanted to see if he had a chance to defend Wade.

Still in the same order as before, the five people took turns playing against Wade.

The first to take the stage was still Honecutt.

Honecutt's athletic ability is outstanding, but when he is one-on-one with Wade, the feeling is not at the same level at all. After two physical contests, he can't even dribble the ball steadily. Both balls were directly stolen. When it was Wade's turn to attack, Wade seemed to have turned into James, directly easily crushing him and scoring with a layup.

Watching this duel made them grimace. This is not a duel at all, it is simply a one-sided beating!