NBA: Goat is actually me

Chapter 22: A chance to beat up Jordan?
In the early morning of May 5, Meng Jin landed at O'Hare International Airport.

This was his first time in Chicago, the third largest city in the United States.

The vehicle sped all the way to the Bulls training center, Angel Guardian Arena.

As soon as he entered the stadium, Meng Jin was stunned by everything he saw.

A group of children are having basketball training.

"Is this a kindergarten?" Meng Jin was speechless.

"Angel Guardian Arena is like this. This arena is for children. Not to mention you, even the Bulls players have to wait until the third graders finish the game before they can go in for practice."

Meng Jin turned his head and looked at the stranger who was speaking: "Who are you?"

"I'm Joe O'Neal, the Bulls' ticket manager."

Meng Jin held out his hand: "Nice to meet you, but are you selling tickets for the tryout?"

Joe O'Neill was amused by Meng Jin: "I just happened to pass by and took a look at the young people who participated in the tryout this year."

"How do you like it here?" Joe O'Neal asked.

Meng Jin said expressionlessly: "Not very good."

Joe O'Neal: "Haha, you are very direct. I appreciate your directness and look forward to your official joining the team."

Meng Jin smiled awkwardly. He was not looking forward to it. His first impression of the Bulls was not very good.

The Chicago Bulls actually have to share a training hall with third-grade kids?

Not only that, the entire training hall was undecorated and looked dim. Meng Jin stepped on the floor and found it was extremely hard.

In fact, this is also the current situation of the NBA. In this era, the NBA has not yet developed, and both the teams and the players are relatively tight on funds.

Meng Jin was observing the training ground. Not far away, two people were also observing Meng Jin carefully.

"Is this guy really capable? He looks too gentle." Bulls owner Reinsdorf looked at Meng Jin with suspicion.

Before this, he had heard Klaus praise Meng Jin more than once, using all kinds of adjectives, but when he saw the scene, boss Reinsdorf found that it didn't seem to be the case.

Meng Jin in front of him was wearing a suit, had a slicked-back hair, and wore gold-rimmed glasses. If Klaus hadn't introduced him, he would have almost mistaken him for a professional manager.

"Boss, if you saw his performance in the last three minutes of the NCAA tournament final, you would definitely take back what you just said," Klaus said with a smile.

After a while, other tryout players entered the stadium one after another.

The Bulls have arranged a small joint tryout today. The tryouts are divided into individual tryouts and joint tryouts. Individual tryouts mean that the team values ​​this rookie, but joint tryouts do not mean that the team does not value him. The team may want to test your 3V3 or 5V5 abilities.

Just like today's tryout, the owner, general manager, and head coach were all here, which shows how much importance they take it.

Meng Jin saw Pippen among the tryout players. Meng Jin went up and joked that the two met quite often. Pippen smiled and agreed, saying that they might meet again in the next tryout. Pippen also received an invitation to tryout from the Sacramento Kings.

If you think about it carefully, it is not surprising. The two are very similar in type, both are tall, have long arms and outstanding athletic ability. The team that wants Pippen naturally will not want to miss Meng Jin.

During the physical examination, Meng Jin gave everyone a little shock.

213cm barefoot, 228cm wingspan, 288cm standing reach and 111kg weight.

Even if Meng Jin's static talent is not the best, it is still in the first tier.

Compared to the NCAA finals, Meng Jin gained 2 kilograms, which made him more impactful on the offensive end.

Meng Jin also has an amazing static talent, that is his unusually large palms, which, when fully stretched out, are 30.1 centimeters long. Exaggerated!

too exaggerated!

Before, everyone only knew that Meng Jin had big hands, but no one had measured them, not even Meng Jin himself.

He felt that his hands could easily grab the basketball, and that was enough. He didn't care about the size of his palms. If he really had to measure something, he would measure another part of his body.

Meng Jin's big hands shocked the staff on site. You know, Jordan, who is known for his big hands, only has a palm of 28.9 cm.

But what shocked everyone even more was his dynamic talent.

Meng Jin's standing jump reached 87cm, his running jump was 105cm, and his running high reach was 393cm.

He can also do 84 bench presses with 13 kg. His strength is not the best, but at least it has reached the upper-middle level of the NBA.

This also explains why Meng Jin has so many explosive dunks in the game. With such a strong bounce and outstanding strength, who can stop those college players?
Meng Jin's data for the shuttle run in the penalty area and the 3/4 court sprint were 11.65 seconds and 3.15 seconds respectively.

Even the well-informed Klaus couldn't help but exclaim: "Isn't this a defender?"

Just then, a man suddenly shouted, "Look! Michael!"

All the players on trial turned their heads in unison.

Meng Jin was very unhappy because the boiled egg stole all his limelight as soon as it appeared.

However, during this period Jordan was not completely bald and had hair on the top of his head, so it is not appropriate to describe him as a boiled egg. It should be described as a boiled egg with hair.

Michael Jordan slowly walked to the center of the court, looked around the entire court, and said impatiently, "Damn it? When did a bunch of little bastards come to the training hall?"

Jordan's appearance brought the entire tryout to a halt.

He seemed to have magic power, attracting everyone's attention.

"Come and have some practice with me."

As soon as Jordan said this, the scene became restless again.

Jordan is like an idol at a concert, selecting lucky fans.

It feels like an idol asking fans to sing along at a concert.

Seeing no one responded, Jordan started calling out names: "You, you, and you! Go to the other side!"

Meng Jin and Pippen looked at each other, they were both among those being called.

Meng Jin was ecstatic that he had the opportunity to beat up Lu Dan before he even entered the NBA.

Meng Jin and Pippen are on the same team, along with Kenny Smith and Joe Wolf from North Carolina.

Although Jordan seemed a bit casual, he actually put the strongest players in the tryout together.

"What tricks is Michael playing again?" Head coach Collins said with a smile to assistant coach Bill Blair next to him.

Bill Blair shrugged: "Those little guys got it wrong."

Neither head coach Collins nor general manager Krause stopped Jordan's behavior.

The reason is simple. Since they have to team up to play 5V5 anyway, it is better to let Jordan go on the court himself to test the quality of these guys.

(End of this chapter)