My Name is Kobe Bryant

Philadelphia, also known as the "City of Friendship", is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the fifth largest city in the United States, second only to New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston; the Philadelphia metropolitan area is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States, second only to New York, Los Angeles and Chicago . The Philadelphia metropolitan area has a total population of 1,553,165 and the metropolitan area has a population of over 7.15 million. Philadelphia is strategically located, about 160 kilometers away from New York to the northeast, and about 220 kilometers away from Washington, the capital, to the southwest.

As a veteran team in the NBA, at the beginning of the team's establishment, the Philadelphia 76ers at that time neither set their home court in Philadelphia nor named them the 76ers. Name -- Syracuse Nationals. The Syracuse National Team formed in 1937 joined the NBA in 1949 following the merger of the NBL and ABB, and achieved quite good results. In the 14 years of NBA campaign before the name change, he reached the playoffs 14 times without exception, entered the division and league finals many times, and won 1 championship.

But it wasn't until 1963 when they moved to Philadelphia, the capital of basketball, that the team really ushered in the passionate years of their NBA career.

The first player to inject passion into the 76ers was Wilt Chamberlain, who combined speed, height, strength and skill. Chamberlain is the first all-rounder in the history of basketball. Throughout his basketball career, he has won 7 NBA scoring titles and 11 rebounding titles, and still maintains the record for scoring the highest score in a single game with 100 points.

After two years of running-in, the 76ers team with wings added to the tiger finally ushered in its heyday in 1967. They entered the playoffs with a jaw-dropping regular season record (68-13) and eventually won the championship easily. At the NBA's 35th anniversary celebration held in 1980, the team was named the most powerful team in NBA history.

In the ensuing years, the championship halo never patronized the sky over Philadelphia, but the fighting spirit and passion never left the 76ers. In the mid-to-late 1980s, the powerful and radiant Charles Barkley led the team to the finals of the Atlanta Division and the Eastern Conference several times.

But Barkley, who was hopeless for the championship, defected to the Phoenix Suns in 1993 with the MVP trophy.

This is the city where Kobe lived in high school for four years. The temperature in Philadelphia in June was very high, and the hot sun made Kobe habitually wear sunglasses.

"Rob, take it easy, we're just going to Philadelphia for a formality. They won't pick a high school student with the No. 1 lottery." Kobe sat in the back of the car, as if feeling the nervousness of the white man, and said to the driver.

"Okay, Mr. Bryant. But I will try my best to promote your physical advantages and your high school honors to Philadelphia. You will become the best player in history." The white man, that is, Rob Pelinka looked calmer.

Rob Pelinka, who just got his license to practice law in Illinois this year, unexpectedly received a call from Kobe Bryant the day before yesterday. He insisted that Pelinka was a natural agent and invited Pelinka to participate in his trial. Training.

Pelinka has a dream of being an agent in his heart, but he can't figure out where Kobe Bryant got the news about him, a nobody. That was Kobe, the first high school guard to participate in the NBA draft, a solid lottery pick, and there should be countless big shots who want to be his agent.

Pelinka confirmed that Kobe was not kidding him, and immediately rushed to Philadelphia. Bryant was treated like an old friend. Pelinka felt that it would be quite fun to cooperate with such a future star, so he immediately agreed to sign a contract with Bryant.

Pelinka was going to sign a contract with 2% salary and endorsement income, but Kobe disagreed. He insisted that this contract was not worthy of Pelinka, so he signed a 4% contract for 8 years. Pelinka is very grateful to Kobe, this feeling of being trusted is really good.

Kobe could guess what Pelinka was thinking, but he knew how powerful this guy was. He is fighting for the interests of Kobe's career, coordinating the team's reinforcement, and his ability to handle external public relations is very reassuring to Kobe. Kobe can't wait until 1998 to let this guy act as his agent. This guy will be a great help in my career!

Kobe, who was going to focus on basketball, decided to hand over all off-court factors to Pelinka. He believes that Pelinka, who will even become the vice president of the Lakers in the future, can handle all these off-court factors for him. He doesn't want to imagine the last life, because of these crap things make getting along with his family unhappy!

Pelinka was also a player who participated in the NCAA. He played at the University of Michigan for 4 years. Although he is a role player, he understands the psychology of players and the needs of players. During his career as an agent, he was once ranked among the top five in the world.

After talking with Kobe, he understood Kobe's trust in himself and Kobe's ambition. This is a player who can make the world burn, this is a player who wants to subvert the entire basketball history, this is a player who either becomes immortal , or infamous permanent players. Both black and white will appear in him. He is destined to have a mediocre career. Let me, Rob Pelinka, escort him.

"Rob, let's go." Arriving at the Philadelphia 76ers' training facility, Kobe took out his backpack. Cool in his shades and hoodie, Bryant was ready for something big in this workout.

The home court of the Philadelphia 76ers is the Wachovia Center Stadium, and the players' daily training is not here, but an independent training tube on the edge of the city. Team training, daily diet, and strength training for players can all be carried out in this venue. The perimeter of the arena looks a bit old. Since Charles Barkley transferred to the Phoenix Suns in 1993, the competitiveness of the Philadelphia 76ers has been much worse than before.

Philadelphia's regular season record this year is 18 wins and 64 losses, and they urgently need a savior to save them after winning the No. 1 lottery.

Philadelphia is Kobe's second hometown. Since Joe Bryant retired, he has been living in Philadelphia after returning from Italy. He has a deep imprint on this place, but he knows that this time, he will not be the savior of Philadelphia, and the savior is someone else.

Strutting into the arena with his head held high, he met with Philadelphia head coach John Lucas.

The head coach of the 76ers personally tried out young people, which shows that this is the key reference object for the No. 1 pick. It also proves that Kobe's achievements in high school are impressive. This Philadelphia native basketball genius has been favored by local teams.

"Mr. Kobe Bryant, nice to meet you." Lucas shook Kobe's hand enthusiastically without putting on airs.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Lucas." Kobe smiled gently.

"Then let's start the physical data test, Brown, you take Kobe to do the individual test." Lucas ordered one of the team's assistant coaches.

Kobe took the tests one by one. In the past few days of his return, although Kobe used a more scientific and more suitable training method for himself, he has been practicing hard. But a few days did not make too many changes in Kobe's physical fitness.

The body of a 17-year-old boy is still in the developmental stage. Although Kobe's rookie physical test report data this time is excellent, it is not uncommon in the NBA. The height is also 198 cm, the weight is 88 kg, the wingspan has reached 208 cm, the palm length is 29 cm, the standing height is 264 cm, the in-situ bounce is 98 cm, the run-up bounce is 116 cm, the 100-meter sprint runs for 11.5 seconds, and the longest time in the air to 0.8 seconds.

Kobe firmly believes that this is just the beginning. When he continues to train, his physical fitness will reach the peak of the athlete, even surpassing the physical template of the guard, Michael Jordan.

Then let's compare the physical measurement data of Jordan's rookie. Jordan, with a height of 198 cm, a wingspan of 212 cm, a palm length of 30 cm, a standing height of 269 cm, a weight of 88 kg, a jump of 99 cm in place, and a jump of 121.92 cm in the run-up. The time reached a terrifying 0.97 seconds.

Whether it's wingspan, jumping, or speed, Michael Jordan's physical fitness is more crushing than Kobe's. In the 100-meter race, he was almost one second faster, which is why Jordan can regard defense as nothing when he gets up early.

The Philadelphia 76ers appreciate Kobe's physical test very much. This is a kid who still has a lot of room for growth. I heard that his training is as hard as Jordan. Will he be the second Jordan? Although Kobe's body is slightly thin now, who said that this is impossible?

Jordan is currently sitting firmly on the throne, and finding a second Jordan is also something that all NBA management really want to do. Will this high school student who is quite similar to Jordan's early-rising style of play and has very similar physical conditions be the answer we want?

While the coaches of the team were still discussing and exchanging Kobe's physical test data and preparing to arrange shooting tests. A black player walks onto the court.

"Hey, why didn't I arrange training today? So old man, you want to try out this brat." Jerry Stackhouse yelled when he came in.

Kobe raised his eyebrows. This guy dared to talk nonsense to Jordan as soon as he entered the league. Didn't he show any intention of restraining himself after being punished?

"Starks, be quiet, this is the team's secret trial training." Lucas was a little unhappy. This player is so rebellious and has interfered with the normal process of the team many times.

But the current star of the team is him. The team selected the third player in the first round in 1995. He is a rookie player who averaged 19.2 points, 3.9 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game. He will be the future of the 76ers.

Which capable player has no temper? Lucas had to endure it. In a commercial league like the NBA, the coach is always the supporting role of the star.

"Old guy, who is this kid? How is his technique? Will he come to assist me this year?" Stackhouse staggered, patting coach Lucas on the back and said.

"How about it, don't you know if you try it?"