It is March, the weather is getting warmer, and the air on campus is getting hotter. This is not only because of the weather, but more because of the arrival of March madness.

Harvard students became excited and restless because of this. Many people came to the basketball court to watch training every day, and one of them was Yu Lingyu.

Since Yu Lingyu met Zhou Mubai twice, she has become very interested in Zhou Mubai. At first, it was just because Zhou Mubai was curious, but recently she fell in love with watching Zhou Mubai play basketball.

Although Yu Lingyu is a girl from a Chinese family, she is also a girl who grew up in the United States, and American values ​​have also deeply influenced her.

She also likes sports that American girls like, especially basketball.

Zhou Mubai came to the stadium early, dribbling and shooting are all must-do events every day. During this period, he became more skilled in dribbling and was gradually being used in the whole game training.

At the beginning, they knew that Zhou Mubai could not shoot or dribble. Their first choice was to interfere with Zhou Mubai's pass. Although they could not defend Zhou Mubai's shooting, they still had an impact in the end.

But now I don’t dare to let go. After Zhou Mubai’s shooting is practiced, as long as they dare to let go, Zhou will dare to shoot, and his shooting rate is not low.

The basketball is like life around Zhou Mubai, and it keeps flying around him, looking extremely beautiful.

Zhou Mubai felt something and looked at the stands. Yu Lingyu supported his chin with a white wrist and looked at him with a smile. Zhou Mubai nodded and greeted him.

There were many students sitting in the stands, all of whom came to see the training, but Zhou Mubai saw a white man with gray hair and a young man who looked like a workplace elite. The two should have come together.

Zhou Mubai didn't take it seriously. Since Harvard made a name for himself, many Harvard alumni have come to visit the training. Zhou Mubai has long been used to it.

It was West and his son. The old man saw Zhou Mubai's gaze and nodded with Zhou Mubai with a smile.

Although Zhou Mubai didn't know each other, he still smiled kindly and nodded, then turned around to shoot.

Zhou Mubai mainly practiced three-pointers during this period. After reading a lot of books on basketball, he keenly felt that the direction of the future should be three-pointers.

From a mathematical perspective, three-pointers and basket efficiency are the highest, but instead, the current mid-range popularity is now. He has a premonition that he may be neglected in a revolution in the next time.

After this period of practice, the three-point shooting percentage has steadily improved. Zhou Mubai shot, Smith was helping to pick up the ball, and Zhou Mubai shot one three-pointer after another.

"The shooting posture is very standard, no, it should be very beautiful, the shooting rhythm is great, and the shooting rate is very good," Ryan West whispered.

Jerry Weiss nodded.

After a while, Coach Tom came over and arranged for the team members who were already warm to start the full-time drill. This period is very important, and strength training will basically not be practiced too much.

Jerry West had a bright look, but he didn't see Zhou Mubai appearing on the court. Zhou Mubai stood on the sidelines with his arms folded and shouted from time to time.

Jerry West asked in a strange way, "What is he doing?"

Ryan West said: "He is helping to set up the tactics. Harvard will be able to enter the top 64 this year, which should also be related to him."

Jerry West's eyes shone even more, and he whispered: "The passing vision is excellent, and the tactical genius is the genius that the NBA expects. It may be a little weaker. Being a qualified point guard should be enough. As for the others, just practice slowly.

Son, you just joined the Lakers and you still need grades. This is your opportunity, you must seize it!"

Ryan West was overjoyed. His father was unique and he had basically not misjudged since he retired and entered the management team.

In 1989, he selected Divac with 26th pick, Nick Van Exel with 10th pick in the second round in 1993, and Eddie Jones with 10th pick in 1994. These three were selected for the All-Stars, among which Divac is also a member of the Hall of Fame.

Especially in the summer of 1996, West made two very epoch-making actions.

He first used the starting center Divac to trade with the Hornets to get Kobe, a high school student with only 17-year-old with the 13th pick - a deal now considered the most successful deal in the history of the Lakers.

However, at that time, choosing a high school student was actually quite risky. Even with the success of Garnett a year ago, no high school student players have entered the league for nearly 20 years.

Later on, O'Neal was also traded by his father, which created the Lakers' dynasty.

After arriving at the Grizzlies, it took two years to successfully bring the team to life - the Grizzlies achieved 50 wins and 32 losses in the 2003-04 season.

In the Grizzlies, he won the second best general manager trophy.

The reason why Ryan West became a scout was that his goal was to become a general manager who was as successful as his father.

With West's endorsement, Ryan West became full of confidence.

After the training, the players dispersed one after another. Zhou Mubai planned to continue training. Although he made great progress, his contact time was still too short. Basketball is a very detailed sport. If you want to achieve greatness, you must hone the details to the extreme.

"Hey, Zhou!" Coach Tom shouted.

Zhou Mubai looked back and saw Coach Tom and the two visitors coming over.

"Zhou, let me introduce you to Jerry West, his son Ryan West, and now a scout for the Lakers."

There was a warm light in Old West's eyes. He stretched out his hand to shake hands. Zhou Mubai quickly reached out and held it with the old man's hand. The old man's hand was broad and warm, and the branches were thick and powerful.

Zhou Mubai said in surprise: "Mr. West used to be an athlete?...Well, you are Jerry West!"

Zhou Mubai repeated West's name, but the meaning was completely different.

Jerry West laughed: "Yes, I'm the logo man!"

Everyone laughed.

"Hey, Zhou, I'm Ryan." Ryan West held Zhou Mubai's hand tightly, with deep affection in his eyes.

Zhou Mubai felt a little panicked, with a smile on his face, but his hands were hard to get rid of it.

Coach Tom smiled and said, "Ryan is now a scout for the Lakers. He sees your video and hopes to talk to you."

Zhou Mubai saw encouragement in Coach Tom's eyes, and felt aware of it, looking at Ryan.

"Zhou, have you ever thought about entering the NBA?" asked Ryan West.

Zhou Mubai felt relieved. He worked hard during this period, but he had no idea about entering the NBA.

Coach Tom was busy with March crazy again. Although he was anxious, he couldn't disturb him. Unexpectedly, he didn't have to worry about it, but the opportunity was brought to him by himself.

Zhou Mubai nodded and smiled: "Do you want to take me to the Lakers?"
Chapter completed!