NBA peak

Chapter 677

Chapter 677

However, when Joshua's message was just edited in the middle, Ge Feng's text message arrived one step earlier.

"Welcome, my brother, come to Los Angeles and help me! I need you!"

Ge Feng's text message was shorter than the head coach's text message, but it made Joshua feel extremely warm.

This is the power of language.

Ge Feng made Joshua feel the significance of playing in the NBA through such a short sentence.

Joshua also needs to be needed by his teammates.

Joshua deleted a long paragraph of polite compliments edited in his text message, and replied with a very short sentence: "I will go through fire and water, and I will do whatever I want."

On the second day, Joshua couldn't wait to start packing his luggage and went from the Kings to the Lakers.

After officially signing the contract with the Lakers, Joshua will officially become a member of the Lakers and play for the Lakers.

Lakers general manager Pelinka personally came forward to complete the deal.

After the contract was signed, Pelinka took Joshua to the place where the Lakers trained.

Ge Feng and his teammates are doing warm-up exercises before training under the leadership of Kobe.

When everyone saw Joshua appearing, they were invariably surprised.

It's 7 a.m., the time the Lakers have just started a new day of practice.

However, it seems that Joshua has arrived in Los Angeles from the distant Sacramento, and has also signed a contract with Pelinka to participate in his first day of training with the Lakers on time.

Kobe nodded in satisfaction.

Players like Joshua are Kobe's favorites.

Regardless of Joshua's strength for the time being, with Joshua's enthusiasm alone, his future will not be worse than that of ordinary All-Star players.

The teammates were very enthusiastic and stepped forward to hug Joshua one by one.

Joshua felt the unique team culture of the Lakers.

No wonder the Lakers can occupy the NBA championship trophy all year round.

When Joshua came to the Lakers, he was shocked by the equal culture displayed by the Lakers.

In the Kings, not only rookies, but even the team's rotation lineup have to lift shoes for the starting lineup and clean the closet.

Not so in Los Angeles.

Although the Los Angeles Lakers are the most honorable team in the entire NBA, the Lakers players never judge people with their noses.

Pelinka chatted with Kobe, Ge Feng and others, then hurriedly left the arena to continue with his work.

Joshua came to the team to participate in the trial training, one day earlier than the Lakers expected.

Joshua himself felt a little embarrassed, because he was worried that if he came too early, the team would be at a loss, and he didn't know what kind of training content to arrange for himself.

Still, this is the Lakers.

Kobe was prepared for this.

As early as the moment the Lakers officially reached a deal with the Kings, Joshua's tactical status and the key training content on weekdays had all been written into Kobe's tactical board.

After everyone finished the warm-up exercise, Kobe began to attend class, explaining in detail Joshua's technical style and what help he can bring to the team.

Compared with veterans like Morris and McGee, Joshua's biggest advantage is his youth.

Moreover, Joshua's jumping ability is extremely strong.

According to Joshua's physical fitness test report, Joshua's vertical jump has reached at least 46 inches (about 116CM), ranking among the top ten in history, and is at the same level as Air Jordan.

Kobe hopes that through Joshua's ability, the Lakers can bring more frontcourt pressing, especially the pressing and suppression of opponents' inside players.

Of course, this was not easy for Joshua.

Joshua's personal characteristic is that he is very easy to be kicked by opponents. He is like this in the NCAA, and it has not changed in the NBA.

As long as Joshua can overcome his love for blind jumping, his defensive pressure on opponents will be directly sublimated into a Zion-level beast in the no-fly zone.

The second talent Joshua wants to bring to the Lakers is rebounding.

Rebounding is a basic function that Joshua must complete when he comes to the Lakers.

Joshua couldn't help but nodded after listening to Kobe's understanding and request for him.

Kobe deserves to be the head coach of the Lakers. He has many views on himself that are even clearer than himself.

Pressure and opportunity coexist.

If Joshua comes to the Lakers, he still can't improve his rebounding ability.

The Lakers stop may really be the last stop of his career.

However, no matter what the result is, Joshua feels that being able to fight for a team as rich as the Lakers is not in vain.

Then enter the formal training session.

The old players of the Lakers were all inspired by Joshua's enthusiasm at the moment, and they worked extra hard during training.

As for Joshua, after seeing how desperate the Lakers were, he didn't dare to be careless at all.

Kobe asked Ge Feng to continue training with the players, while Kobe called Joshua aside and began to personally test Joshua's limits.

When a player comes to a new team, the team's head coach will conduct a more comprehensive test on the player.

After all, what Kobe knew about Joshua before was all learned through video tapes and data reports.

In fact, where Joshua's limit is, Kobe can only determine it by seeing it with his own eyes.

Kobe took Joshua for the most basic physical and fitness tests.

Joshua is 206cm tall, has a wingspan of 211cm, and weighs 120KG. He is 27 years old and was a second-round pick in 2016. He has played in the NBA for six years.

These data measured by Kobe himself are exactly the same as those in Joshua's contract report.

Kobe didn't say anything, and took Joshua to a closed equipment room to start a physical test.

During the six years that Joshua played in the NBA, he didn't have many opportunities to play, averaging only 11 minutes per game.

However, in the effective 11 minutes of playing time, Joshua averaged 2 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block per game.

It is precisely because of Joshua's impressive rebounding data that he was able to continue to survive in the NBA and was not completely abandoned by the NBA.

Later, many teams discovered that Joshua really only grabbed rebounds, but he couldn't do anything defensively or offensively.

So, gradually, the team began to no longer trust Joshua, and once traded him in and out.

After Joshua and Kobe came to the equipment room, they began to complete a series of basic test items such as bench press, weightlifting, sprint running, dunk, and shooting according to Kobe's requirements.

After a series of basic tests, Kobe's eyes finally lit up.

Except for his poor shooting, Joshua's other abilities are among the top in the NBA!

Moreover, judging from Joshua's appearance, his strength, speed and jumping are still improving at a speed visible to the naked eye every year.

Considering Joshua's age, he still has at least 3 years of ascent, which is very beneficial to the Lakers who are about to rush to the championship!

If Joshua is used properly, he may become the next Rodman next to Ge Feng!

(End of this chapter)