What made Anthony Beasley even more desperate was the speed at which this Chinese kid was improving. On the first day of one-on-one, he only knew how to do a back-to-the-basket post-up followed by a turnaround fadeaway. On the second day, he started adding a post-up spin move—God as witness, his spin was just unbelievably fast.

On the third day, he began to use some low-post drop-step techniques. On the fourth day, the fifth day...

Eric Bennett's month of individual special training ended quickly. He went from 97KG a month ago to 105KG now, with a clear increase in weight. Eric Bennett's bench press was now the best on the Wildcats, so Brian Whitman started letting Eric Bennett join the Wildcats' team practices.

During team practice, Brian Whitman required Eric Bennett not to use any guard skills. The reason was simple: even after this weight gain, Eric Bennett's speed and ball-handling hadn't been significantly affected, so Brian Whitman wanted these skills to become a secret weapon.

“Just having a seven-footer who can rebound, shoot, and set screens is already strong enough. Your guard skills are our secret weapon for making it to March Madness and even going further. I don't want my opponents to get any information about you,” Brian Whitman explained to Eric Bennett.

How to put it... because the Wildcats' inside players were just too weak, Eric Bennett temporarily had no real comparison. The only one suffering was Anthony Beasley.

“His center skills are far less polished than his guard skills, but after all, he's only 19. Even Olajuwon only started learning basketball in college. But trust me, his progress is amazing. Look at his pick-and-rolls now—his rolls to the basket and pops are already textbook, like a player who's been playing center for years,” commented assistant coach Coach Jennings.

“What's even more crucial is that our Stephen finally has a player who can set screens for him. Who's our next opponent?” As he got older, his memory wasn't as good, so Brian Whitman asked.

“Oklahoma...” Coach Jennings felt his tone was a bit weak.

Brian Whitman's eyes lit up. Oklahoma—he didn't expect the touchstone to come so soon, and such a high-quality one at that.

To be precise, the University of Oklahoma was the strongest team in Davidson College's division this year. In other words, to reach the NCAA finals, this was the toughest team standing in their way.

Before the game, not many people favored Davidson College, even though they had the South Division's scoring leader, averaging 29.2 points per game, Stephen Curry.

Because the University of Oklahoma had the top favorite for the 2009 NBA draft's number one pick, the beast who averaged 25.1 points and 14.7 rebounds per game, Blake Griffin!

Using this touchstone to test whether Eric Bennett truly had the potential to become a top NCAA big man, Brian Whitman suddenly felt a bit cruel.

But just like when even Dell Curry didn't believe his son could make big money in the NBA, Brian Whitman had already predicted that Stephen Curry would change the future landscape of the league. This time, Brian Whitman felt that the players who would change the league's future should be two...

Chapter 005: The "Old Version" Thunder's Big Three

“There's something about the way, the street looks when it's just rained~!”

“Russell, I swear to God, your singing isn't even half as good as your three-point shooting,” Kevin Durant looked at Russell Westbrook beside him with disdain, really hoping the latter would stop his personal impromptu concert.

“Hey, Kevin, this is Taylor's new song! As her number one fan, I have an obligation to promote her new song. Besides, I still haven't gotten used to the NBA three-point line!” Westbrook took off his headphones. Although he argued forcefully for himself, he still stopped his impromptu concert.

“I heard Oklahoma's Blake Griffin can dunk from the free-throw line. People call him the white beast.” Jeff Green didn't want these two to start arguing, since both of them could easily dominate him one-on-one.

“When it comes to dunking, I haven't met a real rival yet. But Kevin, you could let me have a few more rebounds each game. If you could shoot the moment I pass you the ball, I could get a few more assists, and then I'd have a great chance at a triple-double.” Westbrook's obsession with triple-doubles surpassed that of most players.

Kevin Durant waved his hand. “I'd rather you cut down on your brainless attacks. But anyway, coach said this year is mainly for development. So in the games, if you pass me the ball, I'll just shoot.”

Seeing Durant agree to his request, Westbrook excitedly pumped his fist, selectively forgetting the first half of Durant's sentence.