Eight Hundred and Nine: A Unique Talent

The latest website: 5-to-5 trial training is the project that best reflects the true strength of a player.

Although it is impossible to judge whether a player is good or not based on a theory, combining on-the-spot performance and people's previous understanding of a player can at least allow people to see a player more thoroughly.

Link moved a small bench to the side of the training field and felt like a coach for the first time.

As soon as he sat down, he found that Jokic on the court was staring at him. After finding that he was looking at him too, Jokic turned his face away immediately.

Jokic's league and team, even in the European League, are not well-known, let alone a strong European team.

Therefore, in the European League, Jokic rarely sees European superstars, let alone NBA superstars!

Suddenly coming to those who could only be seen on TV, Jokic will inevitably take a second look curiously.

However, his chubby figure and the look of looking around made him a lot worse than other rookies in terms of momentum.

Jokic was assigned to a team with Joe Harris, the Grizzlies' key observation target, and Dinwiddie, who had just recovered from a serious injury.

On the other side, there are opponents of Jerami Grant, Jordan Clarkson, K.J. McDaniels and Jokic, senior insider Dwight Powell from Stanford University.

Link is also somewhat impressed with Powell. Although his stats in college were not very impressive, he failed to become a star in the NBA. But in the future, he is one of the important rotations of the Dallas Mavericks.

He has the strength to survive in the NBA.

So for the current Jokic, Powell can be described as a strong enemy.

The game started quickly. In the jump ball stage, Jokic's bounce from Camby's older Duncan made Link's face green.

After all, it is the person who recommended it, can you give yourself a little face!

Basketball was easily taken away by Powell. His physical fitness is not top-notch, but he is also of the type who can run and jump.

Jordan Clarkson broke through immediately after receiving the basketball, and his blitz caught most people off guard.

that's it,

Clarkson broke through to the inside. At this point, Jokic is the only player who can protect the rim.

"Come on, boy, stop him!" Link squeezed his fist and meditated in his heart

As a result, the bulky Jokic was passed by Clarkson in one step before he had time to turn around.

Jokic seems to be an overweight truck driving on the highway, and he can only watch a "car" like Clarkson whizzing past him.

After the breakthrough, Clarkson took off with one foot, and suddenly jumped into the air like a UF equipped with an anti-gravity device, and succeeded in a dunk!

Clarkson's reported height is 96 meters, and Link's actual height is estimated to be only 93 meters. Although he is a little shorter, attacking the rim is not wrong at all.

Beside Link, Chris Wallace nodded in satisfaction. In the second round, Clarkson's immediate combat power is not often available.

After the transition from offense to defense, Joe Harris couldn't do anything under McDaniels' defense.

He is indeed a sharp shooter, but even the best shooter has to have the space to score. And Harris' mediocre athleticism makes it difficult for him to get rid of defenses on his own.

Ultimately, the offense could only be taken over by Dinwiddie. It's just a pity that under the defense of Jerami Grant, Dinwiddie's breakthrough was no threat.

Dinwiddie fought hard, and he wanted to let the Grizzlies know that he wasn't depressed after the injury. But too much force is sometimes not a good thing.

In the end, Dinwiddie's layup was directly swept away by a volleyball cap from Powell who came from the defense, and Jokic's team was in a state of embarrassment.

"Powell's physical fitness is beyond imagination, what do you think of him?" Beside Link, Jogel smiled and discussed with Link.

"It's okay, it's okay." Link nodded absently, Jokic's team was beaten too badly!

In the next attack, Jerami Grant relied on the advantage of his height and wingspan to grab the basket. Once again, Jokic's defense turned into a showpiece.

Although he jumped up bravely, he was blocked by Jerami Grant before he could take off.

Although Jokic is heavy, his strength is indeed too weak. The existence of the plank for 20 seconds is no joke.

Even though Randolph was fat, Link knew very well that there were genuine tendons hidden under the fat of "Big Black Bear". What about Jokic? Below the fat is the fat.

The fit Jerami Grant faced off against Jokic, and it can be said that there is no pressure.

After Jokic was detained, he looked at the sidelines pitifully. As a second-round pick, with a workout like this, he basically screwed up.

Link is also not good at saying words of encouragement, it seems unfair to other rookies. But at this time, it was Jorge who got close to Link's ear first.

"By the way, when watching the video, Jokic seems to be best at assisting and shooting, right?"

"Ah? Hmm... Yes, from the video, he is a center with high IQ." Link nodded again and again.

"Well... he's not suitable for hand-to-hand fighting in the interior, but maybe he can do something else. Snyder, go up and tell them, let Jokic hold the ball." Kitch has a little space to show himself.

Jogel is very clear that you can't just look at a player's weaknesses, you have to let him play to his strengths.

No player is perfect, and each player has his own set of things he is good at and what he is not good at. But if a player's strengths outweigh his weaknesses, his imperfections are not unacceptable.

For example, Tony Allen, just looking at shooting, a player like him can't play in the NBA at all. But actually? Tony Allen is a big part of the Grizzlies.

But this sentence Jogel will not apply to Link, because in his heart, Link is perfect...

Snyder rushed up to suspend the game. He looked like a villain and scared Jokic into a shiver. Jokic probably thought he had been brushed off.

But after that, it is estimated that when Snyder let him hold the ball, Jokic's expression changed from panic to surprise.

Although it was a bit unkind, Link really found this expression very interesting. It seems that in the future, I will participate in this kind of trial training more.

After ten seconds, the game restarted. It was impossible for Snyder to arrange any tactics for them. This kind of trial training was originally based on personal ability. After simply saying "hold the ball to Jokic more", it is up to the players what to do.

Link has experienced this kind of atmosphere, and everyone played this way when he was in the G League. Self-expression comes first, tactics come second.

Training resumed with Jokic leaning on Powell in the mid-range.

Dinwiddie really didn't trust the big fat white man. He still wanted to hit the basket by himself to prove that his body was completely fine.

But he was really embarrassed by Jerami Grant, so in the end, Dinwiddie still hoisted the ball to Jokic.

Jokic holds the ball with his back, his muscleless arms in stark contrast to the sturdy Powell behind him.

Seeing this, Jerami Grant immediately went to double-team Jokic. He believed that the combined efforts of himself and Powell were enough to make the bulky fat man make a mistake.

Dinwiddie saw Grant leave him and immediately cut diagonally to the basket.

But he didn't actually expect much, and he didn't expect Jokic to see the opportunity on his side.

The double team between Grant and Powell was formed, and Jokic could not turn around to face the frame at all, let alone see Dinwiddie who had already cut into the penalty area behind him.

Just when everyone was waiting for Jokic to make an embarrassment, the big fat man suddenly passed the ball behind him with one hand!

Dinwiddie was stunned when he saw the basketball flying over. He didn't expect Jokic to actually see an opportunity with his back to him!

Powell turned around in amazement, but all he saw was Dinwiddie who completed a dunk with both hands.

After Dinwiddie made the dunk, Link turned his head to look at Chris Wallace beside him, but found that his mouth was open.

Link smiled. It seems that Jokic's trial training is not completely over yet.

After several attacks, Jokic showed his excellent coping ability. His ball intelligence, passing vision and passing accuracy were all on display.

Under his support, Joe Harris and Dinwiddie are no longer difficult to move.

He can pass the ball again with one hand the moment he touches the ball, he can make soft jumpers when he gets the chance, and he can clearly spot every potential opportunity in the high post. Even on a fast break, Jokic passed Powell with a back dribble.

The techniques he exhibits are astonishing and unconventional. In today's league, there are not many centers who play like him. His IQ is astonishingly high, and he feels like a guard! It's unbelievable that he's only 9 years old, and he's only been in regular basketball training for less than four years!

Although his athletic ability and figure are still so hot to the eyes, Chris Wallace at least saw the bright spots in Jokic.

If he manages to lose weight, will the Grizzlies get a second Marc Gasol? This question has already made Wallace start to think.

In the end, Jokic's first team won the 5-minute 5-on-5 trial match against a bad start.

Jokic scored 6 points and 4 rebounds, was dunked twice, and was taken off twice, but he sent 6 assists in an alternative way!

Under his support, Dinwiddie and Joe Harris played like a duck to water. You know, these rookies haven't even practiced together before, but even so, Jokic can string together the offense.

This kind of ability is not something that can be exercised by training the day after tomorrow. The body can be practiced, but the thing about ball quotient really depends on talent.

Especially for inside players, this talent is even more rare. Many inside players have played all their lives in the NBA, and they don't know what is called support and passing.

After the trial, Wallace said a few polite remarks and let everyone disperse, and he didn't leave a particular player saying that he was interested in him.

Jokic looked a little lost, and he must have thought his trip to Memphis was completely screwed up. He originally wanted to ask for Link's autograph, but in the end he was too embarrassed to go up.

But after all the outsiders left, Wallace said something to Link, "I have to say, Link. The kid you asked us to find... is really interesting."

Before leaving that day, Wallace copied a bunch of Jokic's game videos from Joger's computer and went home to study.

Link estimates that history may be about to change again.