Chapter 467 Whiteside's Trial Training (Third!)

Seeing Smith confronting him, Whiteside's eyes suddenly became extremely serious.

He's not a nobody. He played a year at Marshall University, averaging 13.1 points, 8.9 rebounds and 5.35 blocks per game, with three triple-doubles in blocks.

In the draft that year, he thought he should be in the lottery.

And even if the draft pick is not as expected, he is the third player selected in the second round.

It's just a pity that the team that selected him was the Kings, that turbulent team that didn't know how to train young players at all.

And on that team, he lost to a player who was cut the next day in a heads-up game to determine playing time.

That was the beginning of his nightmare.

Afterwards, he had few chances to play in the Kings, was sent down several times, and was eventually cut to play in overseas leagues...

So when there is such a one-on-one opportunity, he really attaches great importance to it.

Even if his brain is not very good, he doesn't want to fall twice in the same place.

Jason Smith frowned slightly when he saw Whiteside's eyes.

This kind of eyes that seem to blow yourself up at any time makes people a little uncomfortable.

Although he lost his starting position, he is still a solid NBA rotation player, not comparable to a wandering player like Whiteside.

The rules of heads-up are very simple, five goals, the person who scored continues to have the right to the ball.

What the coaching staff needs to look for is a player with strong defensive ability, so Smith will attack first in the heads-up.

Smith is 2.13 meters tall like Whiteside, but he weighs 110 kilograms, which is about 10 kilograms heavier than Whiteside's current season.

This will give him a great advantage when fighting against the basket.

The assistant sent the ball to Smith, and Smith directly hit the ball with his back.

Whiteside's confrontation didn't look very good, and was quickly confronted by Smith to the basket.

Smith suppressed Whiteside's shot.

"Snapped!"

But at this moment, something that no one expected happened.

Whiteside, who was still sinking his center of gravity one second, gave Smith a big cap in the next second.

Smith was a little unresponsive after being exposed.

Whiteside roared after blocking the shot, and he was full of domineering.

This surprised both Williams and Dempsey.

Although it was known from the data in advance that Whiteside's blocking was not bad, but the speed of the shot just now was much faster than they expected.

At this moment, Williams turned his head and glanced at Tang Tian with a smile.

He suddenly felt that Tang Tian's saying "wait a while" was very timely.

Otherwise, they are really likely to miss a firefighter.

Tang Tian smiled and nodded to Williams.

Whiteside's performance did not surprise him too much.

In terms of blocking shots alone, Whiteside is at the S level.

The ball is exchanged between the two sides.

Whiteside attacks Smith.

It was at this time that his disadvantages became apparent.

His offensive tools are really lacking.

As an inside big man, there are no offensive skills such as footsteps, backs, and even hooks.

Just holding the ball and hitting hard, this is a completely Howard style of play.

But because of his weight, the embarrassing thing is that he can't move Smith...

As a result, after one round, he dribbled the ball too hard and lost the ball.

Williams shook his head at this time. Obviously, Whiteside's offensive ability with the ball is zero, a typical inside rough guy.

Smith was a little confused by taking a ball before, but after turning around to defend the next ball, his self-confidence has completely returned.

It was just that he was careless before. With this kind of offensive skills, how could he be able to play in the NBA.

After receiving the assistant's serve, he continued to dig in.

Whiteside still lives at the top too.

This time he was obviously on guard, and he made a shot after he was sure to completely knock Whiteside away.

"Snapped!"

In Smith's incredible eyes, Whiteside struck back and blocked his shot with another slap!

Williams' eyes lit up.

Whiteside's ability to block shots is a bit abnormal.

In that position, it was covered!

It was at this moment that he, who was attracted by that youthful face, discovered that Whiteside's wingspan was also very good.

This guy is a natural shot blocker.

However, Whiteside's offensive skills are still rough, and the strong play was defended by Smith again.

If his blocks are S grade, then the offense is estimated to be a C.

The pros and cons are too obvious.

Williams was very excited, but Tang Tian frowned slightly.

Defense is not just about blocking shots, and Whiteside's overall defensive effect is not good.

This is probably why he can't play in the NBA, but can wreak havoc in a league like the NBL.

Sure enough, Smith used his footsteps to eat Whiteside this time, and Whiteside's shot-blocking hitter.

The heads-up between the two lasted for more than ten minutes, and was finally called to stop by Williams.

Because there are no free throws for fouls, and there is no limit on the number of fouls, the score between the two has always been 0 to 0, and neither can get 1 point above the other.

Williams asked Smith to go back first, and then brought Tang Tian together to discuss with Dempsey and Borrego whether to keep them.

Whiteside stared at them from a distance.

"The autonomous offensive ability is zero, and the overall defensive ability is average, but if it increases to about 105 kilograms, it should be able to stand in the penalty area, but we need to learn how to avoid fouls."

As a coach who trains players, Williams has a good eye for people and good analysis.

"But his physical fitness is good, he can catch the ball and dunk and grab the rebound twice, and his ability to block shots is particularly outstanding. If he can handle fouls well, it is not impossible to average 2 blocks per game."

Williams' second sentence revealed his inner thoughts. He should really want Whiteside.

"It's a shot-blocking version of Ajinza who's less offensively capable."

Williams summed it up quite well in the end.

"And younger."

Tang Tian didn't speak until Williams finished speaking, and then he added a sentence.

But this sentence is enough.

Youth is potential. Skills can be developed slowly, but physical talent and shot-blocking ability are innate.

Dempsey nodded after listening to Williams and Tang Tian's opinions.

The Pelicans are now weak inside, and many players can't play, so changes are necessary.

And now that the team has several non-guaranteed contracts, it doesn't have to pay too much for the signing.

After the chat was over, Borrego went to inform Whiteside that he would bring his agent to the team tomorrow to discuss the contract.

"yes!"

Whiteside yelled excitedly.

After playing overseas for so long, he finally has the chance to play in the NBA again!

"Dell, what kind of contract are you going to give him?"

Dempsey was ready to leave at this time, Tang Tian walked over and asked him.

Thanks to Liu Anhua ♀ for the reward.