CHAPTER 92: CHAPTER 90, PHYSICAL TEST DATA, ATTRIBUTES OF COMPREHENSIVE PROGRESS!

From the personnel configuration, it is a typical strong offense, weak defense team.

The Nuggets’ overall strength in the league is at the bottom, you could say they lack talent and any system.

The team doesn’t seem to build around anyone, nor does it appear to have a future core player with significant talent.

This is why Nuggets fans were not very pleased when they selected Zeng Xingyang with the 7th pick.

The roster is already in such poor shape, if they don’t select a team core, how will they survive in the West?

Confusion, how should the future be approached? Currently, they don’t see much direction.

This is the problem facing Nuggets fans and the coaching staff.

Besides these core rotations, there are some training camp contract players and fringe players whom Zeng Xingyang doesn’t have a deep impression of.

After everyone arrived, the head coach Mike Malone also came over.

Mike Malone stood in the center of the field, scanned everyone, and frowned.

After a summer, the weight of the Nuggets’ rotation players had noticeably increased.

Mike Malone sternly said, "Today marks the official start of the new season training camp. Everyone must end their vacation state and quickly adjust their body to the game rhythm. Soon, everyone will have a fitness test!"

"If you don’t meet the team’s standards, then wait until you do before you play."

The NBA doesn’t have a fitness test barrier like the CBA, it’s just that Mike Malone can’t bear the players’ physical management, so he has to give them some trouble.

The Nuggets players who had too wild a summer secretly grumbled, of course, Zeng Xingyang didn’t have such concerns.

Zeng Xingyang’s physique and appearance looked like a player who has undergone special training.

Mike Malone then glanced at Zeng Xingyang and Jokic, clapped his hands, and said, "Let me introduce you to two rookies from our team."

"This is Zeng Xingyang from China, NCAA’s MOP, I think everyone knows him."

"This one is the big guy from Serbia, Nikola Jokic."

After Mike Malone finished speaking, Zeng Xingyang and Jokic waved and greeted everyone.

"Hey, Zeng, you played great in the Final Four."

"Welcome to the NBA!"

"Welcome, rookie."

Although most people made welcoming gestures on the surface, Zeng Xingyang noticed some people didn’t look pleased.

Mainly, they were competitors of the two.

Zeng Xingyang’s main competitors are Gary Harris and Will Barton, Jokic’s main competitors are Nurkic and Lavine.

These people didn’t look too happy, in their eyes, there was even a playful sense of mocking the rookies.

Internal competition within the team is also very fierce, having one more player in the same position means playing time will be divided.

Reduced playing time means a drop in stats, which further affects the size of contracts; these are all matters of personal interest.

In the summer after Nuggets drafted Zeng Xingyang, Barton specifically sought out management to stir up trouble.

Barton has high expectations for himself, he’s always wanted to become an All-Star-level player, he wants more time and a big contract, Barton doesn’t understand why the team, clearly lacking a point guard, chose a shooting guard.

Management pacified Barton after a lengthy persuasion, but expecting Barton to show a good face to Zeng Xingyang clearly isn’t possible.

Zeng Xingyang ignored the unusual gazes, he’s long been used to being questioned by teammates and facing fierce internal competition.

To change this situation, words are not very effective, what’s more needed is a strong ability!

The atmosphere in the locker room was generally normal, Mike Malone organized everyone to go out for fitness tests, he needed to grasp the team’s current physical condition.

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Fitness Test Report:

Name: Zeng Xingyang.

Height: 203CM

Weight: 96KG

Wingspan: 220CM

Body Fat Percentage: 6%

Standing Vertical: 67CM

Max Vertical: 80CM

Max Bench Press Reps (84 kg): 16 reps

Average Speed: 17.4 miles/hour

Seeing Zeng Xingyang’s fitness data, Mike Malone was very satisfied.

It was clear that Zeng Xingyang’s static talent was impressive, his height even grew a little bit, with such wingspan and height, plus speed, no wonder his defense is so good, it was apparent that he trained hard during the summer, his body fat percentage is excellent.

Although his jumping isn’t great, he’s a guard, so it doesn’t affect him much.

Mike Malone had a good initial impression of Zeng Xingyang for the new season.

However, seeing Jokic’s fitness test was a headache, his height and weight are typical of an interior player, but his body fat percentage...

21% body fat!

Mike Malone was somewhat doubtful if Jokic was a professional player, his gaze towards Jokic grew increasingly unfriendly!!

Jokic, having finished the fitness test, was gulping water and dodged Mike Malone’s gaze....

"Zeng, I shouldn’t have been tested after you, the coach is probably going to give me special training." Jokic said to Zeng Xingyang.

"You’re a player who plays with intelligence. Fitness tests don’t mean much for you, just be more disciplined in the future." Zeng Xingyang said.

Zeng Xingyang’s words were candid; Jokic has excellent passing, ball control, court vision, post techniques, help defense awareness, etc., these are qualities that the fitness test doesn’t show.

If you really base selection on the fitness test, Jokic wouldn’t even become the core of the Nuggets, playing would be difficult.

As Zeng Xingyang judged, apart from reminding Jokic to lower his body fat and control his body’s size, Mike Malone didn’t make too many demands.

Mike Malone knows this stuff is only for reference, not to decide who can really play; what he said before was mostly to threaten the players to be self-disciplined.

After the fitness test ended, Zeng Xingyang glanced at his current attribute status, these are his trump cards.

[Defense: LV4]

[Experience: 15241/20000]

[Remark: Reached NBA elite level! Max Level LV5]

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[Dribbling: LV6]

[Experience: 21202/30000]

[Remark: Reached NBA small forward level, Max Level LV10]

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[Power: LV4]

[Experience: 1512/30000]

[Remark: Power reached NBA small forward average level, Max Level LV5]

[Shooting: LV7]

[Experience: 21803/50000]

[Remark: Reached NBA elite shooter level, Max Level LV10]

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[Positioning: LV4]

[Experience: 1320/30000]

[Remark: Positioning ability reached NBA elite level, Max Level LV5]

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[Speed: LV7]

[Experience: 1121/30000]

[Remark: Speed has reached the NBA point guard average level, Max Level LV10]

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[Inner Cut: LV4]

[Experience: 8751/10000]

[Remark: Inner Cut ability reached NBA elite level, Max Level LV5]

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[Dunk: LV2]

[Experience: 201/500]

[Remark: Can easily complete a dunk with mild defense, Max Level LV5]

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[Breakthrough: LV2]

[Experience: 101/1000]

[Remark: Can complete a one-on-one ball breakthrough against weaker defense, Max Level LV5]

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[Layup: LV3]

[Experience: 122/3000]

[Remark: Has certain stability under low confrontation to lay the ball in, Max Level LV5]

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[Stamina: LV4]

[Experience: 112/10000]

[Remark: Possesses stamina to play full-time in NBA, Max Level LV5]

This summer, Zeng Xingyang developed several new attributes, then raised his shooting, which he’s good at, to LV7, and defense to nearly the maximum level.

Simultaneously, he improved his originally weak dribbling to LV6, which gives him a little bit of ball-handling offensive ability.

Dribbling ability isn’t entirely equivalent to breakthrough ability.

Dribbling ability refers to the skill of controlling and maneuvering the basketball during a game, including basic dribbling, changing direction, and changing speed techniques.

Breakthrough ability refers to the player’s ability to escape defenders and create shot opportunities using footwork, fake moves, dribbling, etc.

Although both are important offensive skills, their focus is different.

With this strength as his backing, Zeng Xingyang becomes very confident.

Isn’t there someone who is unconvinced?

Then, beat them until they are!

He will prove with his strength that they really need him!

"Zeng, Nikola, follow me to the press conference." Mike Malone’s voice broke Zeng Xingyang’s thoughts, bringing him back to reality.

When Zeng Xingyang and Jokic arrived at the press conference venue, many media journalists were already waiting.

The Nuggets don’t have an absolute leader, nor do they have popular veterans, so for the new season’s first press conference, they chose the two newcomers.

After all, Zeng Xingyang’s popularity is higher than all of the team’s veterans, and Jokic also received a good assessment in the summer league, allowing a certain topic for these two to attend.

Otherwise, when the new season starts, having nothing to report would be quite ridiculous.

Small market weak team, quite miserable.