Chapter 131: I will definitely give you a huge surprise tonight

He is... Ben Wallace.

From an undrafted player to an NBA Defensive Player of the Year, his offensive ability was negligible, yet he led the Pistons to suppress the super-rostered Los Angeles Lakers. He made the people of Los Angeles tremble with fear at the Staples Center.

He is an outstanding representative of the 96 Golden Generation, a true legend.

Ben Wallace was at most just over two meters tall, yet he created a formidable reputation in the paint, which was filled with giants, and won multiple rebounding titles and Defensive Player of the Year awards.

And achieving such great success was not just because of his extraordinary defensive experience, but also the most important factor... terrifying strength.

His bench press stats were the best in the league.

Former NBA powerhouses like Charles Oakley, Anthony Mason, Karl Malone, and Shaquille O'Neal were all inferior to him.

It was because he had an innate, super-strong muscle density. With the same muscle, the power he could explode with was just more than others; with the same torso, he was just more surging than others.

Fan Xi obtained this amazing strength talent from him.

Fan Xi weighed 84 kilograms at this time, but his barefoot height was 192 centimeters. This was a relatively light weight, so his physical confrontation was not good.

However, when he obtained Ben Wallace's strength talent.

Although he only weighed 84 kilograms, his strength was almost the same as that of a 94-kilogram NBA player.

Kobe Bryant's weight was maintained at 96-98 kilograms year-round, his barefoot height was 196, and his strength was above average among guards.

Because he had to maintain the balance of his other talents.

For many players, after muscle and strength increase, flexibility, coordination, and even speed will decrease.

However, Fan Xi did not have this problem; the strength talent he obtained from Ben Wallace did not conflict with his other talents.

This means that even if his strength is extremely powerful, his other talents will not be offset.

Furthermore, as Fan Xi's weight increases, his strength will also grow exponentially. If his weight reaches 96 kilograms, his strength will grow exponentially to 110 kilograms; at this time, he can even compete with ordinary inside players.

Becoming a land-tank-type point guard.

Fan Xi went to the Lakers training gym. After warming up, he began training, and suddenly he felt an all-around increase.

As his strength grew, he was surprised to find that his control over the basketball was stronger, his dribbling breakthroughs were more imposing, and his jumping was filled with more certainty of victory.

He was full of confidence.

He hurriedly checked Andre Miller's data.

The data showed that Andre Miller was 188 centimeters tall and weighed 92 kilograms.

This data might be a bit outdated; his current weight should be heavier.

But at most, it was in the 94-kilogram class.

His body type was shorter, so his power output would be greater.

However, the NBA is not just about pure strength collisions.

Fan Xi's current confrontation ability was not much different from Miller's; perhaps Miller's strength was a bit greater, and his solid tonnage made it easier to box out.

However, he could no longer casually post up Fan Xi like before.

With almost identical strength confrontation, Fan Xi's advantages in jumping, speed, explosive power, and coordination talents would be fully displayed; not to mention, he was also taller than Miller.

There is a conventional saying in the NBA: "Height is a talent that can never be taught."

Whew!

Fan Xi let out a breath in the training gym; he was very joyful.

At this moment, he was completely immersed in the wonderful training.

He had no idea how the Los Angeles media was praising him right now.

Last night, reporters photographed him taking Scarlett Johansson to a hotel to have dinner with Selena, but the whole process maintained decorum. Under the reporters' secret filming, both rumored girlfriends eventually left without any other behavior.

This immediately explained the previous rumors.

Fan Xi's image quickly became clear.

"Without a doubt, we owe Jack Fan an apology!"

The Los Angeles Times publicly apologized to Fan Xi on their sports page.

They felt sorry for previously describing Fan Xi as a playboy.

Scarlett's agency also stood up, expressing that rumors stop with the wise.

What's more interesting is that Disney actually stated: "Selena's contact with Jack last night was just to discuss work matters; Selena hopes to create a song with Jack."

This... this...

When Andrew Bynum watched the news, he was completely stunned!!!

What's going on? Where is my seamless plan?

Bynum smashed the remote control hard at his TV. Time Warner TV was there praising Fan Xi: "Jack is undoubtedly a model professional player. He is handsome and dashing, yet he never leaves flowers everywhere. He gallops on the court, but has a gentleman's demeanor off the court. We have never seen such a self-disciplined NBA player; he can be said to be the number one gentleman in the NBA since Grant Hill..."

Bynum never dreamed that his framing plan would eventually turn into a clarification meeting for Fan Xi.

Fan Xi actually became a clean and refreshing basketball idol because of this, and they even said he was the second Grant Hill.

My god, his commercial value is going to explode.

The NBA has always been looking for a gentleman, a model player who fits the preferences of middle-class families.

But for so many years, NBA players have indeed become more and more obedient, but an "idol" like Grant Hill has never appeared.

Grant Hill was once touted as the absolute gentleman of the NBA. In the second year of Jordan's comeback, he could still take the All-Star voting title. One can imagine how much he was loved by the middle class with consumption power.

Frankly speaking, if Grant Hill hadn't suffered that damn injury, he would definitely have become the signature star of the NBA, just like LeBron James today, even more highly touted than Kobe Bryant.

Bynum was about to go crazy with anger.

He had a sense of resentment for lifting a rock only to smash his own foot, while also elevating Fan Xi's image.

However, he was powerless to change anything.

At the same time, Lu Yuan was excited to the extreme. He never dreamed that the boss would be so self-disciplined, actually able to maintain such a clean relationship with a Hollywood sexy goddess and a Disney teen idol.

This is too good.

It immediately dispelled the doubts of many sponsors, and his negotiation work would be further improved.

Moreover, he was already raising Fan Xi's commercial price.

Andre Miller saw the overwhelming news, and he was also very surprised. He said to Brandon Roy: "I really didn't expect this rookie to be so pure in private. His level of self-discipline is truly amazing. If it were me, being alone with either of those women, I would want to take things further."

Brandon Roy was a loyal person; he was one of the few clear streams in the NBA.

He said: "Otherwise, why do you think that among so many rookies, only he became the Miracle Child? If there wasn't the hardship of putting in several times the effort behind the scenes, his improvement couldn't be this fast."

"Only high-intensity self-discipline can make him so excellent."

Brandon Roy said with awe.

He had a very good impression of Fan Xi. He had always believed that those rumors about Fan Xi were groundless. How could a newcomer who maintained rapid progress on the court fall into a pile of powder? How could he be a playboy? He was just handsome, making people unable to help but associate him with that.

"If being handsome is a sin, Jack Fan's sins are heavy, and ordinary churches cannot baptize him."

The meticulous Roy surprisingly said a humorous joke.

Andre Miller grinned.

Then he said: "No matter how self-disciplined he is, no matter how excellent he is. My focus in the next game is to crush him. The future may belong to him, but in this series, I want to open a breakthrough from him!"

Miller said confidently.

He had sufficient confidence in his own strength.

Roy reminded him: "Don't underestimate the Chinese. The Chinese never reveal all their weapons to the public, nor will they boast. Maybe he hid his strength in the first game."

Miller shrugged; he was a typical American, and he couldn't understand this kind of thinking. He felt he had Fan Xi figured out, and no one could stop him.

Phil Jackson implemented a new tactic in the training gym. He promoted Derek Fisher to the starting lineup and let Fisher practice with Kobe and the others.

He specifically told Fan Xi: "This is not targeting you, Jack. I just want to simulate a new style of play and enrich the team's tactical levels."

The Zen Master's love for Fan Xi was known to everyone.

So, since he said so, what else could Fan Xi say?

He just told Phil Jackson: "In the next game, I will give you a surprise, a huge surprise."

The Zen Master smiled happily. He said: "Your appearance is the surprise God gave me."

The conversation between the two was heard by Bynum behind them.

He suffered a severe critical hit.

The Little Shark had never received such "favor" from Phil Jackson for so many years, and even praise was rare.

He was particularly sad.

He was full of hatred for Fan Xi; he felt that Fan Xi had taken away everything that originally belonged to him.

Therefore, he was proactive in the new lineup; he hoped to regain his glory.

The second game of the playoffs arrived quickly.

Phil Jackson put Fan Xi on the bench.

This made the fans at Staples Center unhappy for a while; Lakers fans were already used to the days of having Fan Xi as a starter.

Especially in the last two days, all of Los Angeles was blowing about "Jack Fan's gentlemanly demeanor."

Which of these fans who could buy high-priced tickets to enter Staples Center were not middle class?

Phil Jackson felt helpless about the uproar at the scene. He said to Fan Xi: "I seem to have become a sinner."

Lao Wente behind him teased him: "Who told you to do this? You deserve it."

The relationship between the two old men and Fan Xi was very harmonious; if there wasn't special care, how could they speak so naturally?

However, for the people on the court, they had different thoughts.

Nate McMillan frowned on the bench: "Phil Jackson is indeed an old fox. He actually anticipated my strategy. He actually put Jack Fan on the bench, and he actually preferred to let Derek Fisher confront Andre Miller!"

Derek Fisher had a thousand faults, but there was one thing: his strength was very strong.

He couldn't defend against a breakthrough-type point guard at all, but facing a strength-type point guard like Andre Miller, he was very comfortable.

"I don't believe you dare to play Derek Fisher for all 48 minutes of a game. There will always be a time to let Jack Fan play."

McMillan cursed in his heart.

He then made a gesture, the army pressed forward, attacking Bynum with all his might.

At this time, Bynum was full of ambition. He planned to shine in this game, let those who looked down on him eat their own bitter fruit, and regain the love of all Lakers fans.

He swore that everything Jack Fan stole from him, he would definitely take it all back.

He even naively thought sometimes that if there were no Jack Fan, even Scarlett and Selena would fall in love with him. And he, certainly, would not be like Jack Fan, sitting in the lap without chaos.

He defeated Marcus Camby in the jump ball.

Derek Fisher brought the ball across half-court, and he immediately boxed out in the paint.

Fisher saw that his position was relatively good, so he passed the basketball in.

Bynum received the basketball and quickly posted up. His footwork indeed had a bit of Jabbar's flavor.

However, after turning around, it appeared mechanical.

His hook shot was very numb. Slap!

Marcus Camby had been waiting for a long time. Just as he shot, Camby flew up and slapped the basketball away directly.

Andre Miller grabbed the basketball and quickly assaulted the front court.

Derek Fisher tried to intercept near the half-court, but was directly passed by Miller with a back-turn dribble... Fisher's current defense is basically equivalent to eye defense; he is an ATM.

After Miller broke through Fisher, he came to the top of the three-point arc, jumped directly... shot!

Swish!

Three-pointer hit.

Staples Center was full of boos.

This was the Lakers fans' complaint about Phil Jackson not starting Fan Xi.

After Andre Miller scored, he raised his eyebrows at Fan Xi on the bench.

Very provocative.

It meant, rookie, do you dare to come up?

Fan Xi's anger surged at that moment. Now he was full of strength, still afraid of an Andre Miller?

However, Phil Jackson had great strategic determination.

He didn't immediately substitute Fan Xi, but turned around and said to Fan Xi: "You see, the mistake Bynum just made was being completely close-fitting. If he was right next to Marcus Camby, Camby wouldn't be able to jump at all."

"So, if you want to defend Miller's post-up, you shouldn't let him stick to you to play; you have to fight while retreating."

Phil Jackson was teaching Fan Xi.

At this time, he had no idea that Fan Xi was no longer the Fan Xi from the last game.

If Miller wanted to post him up, he would absolutely not fight while retreating, but stick to him. If Miller dared to jump shot, he absolutely had the confidence to pluck the basketball directly from the air.

"Phil, I will definitely give you a huge surprise tonight." Fan Xi reiterated.

Phil Jackson smiled.

He said gently: "Okay, Jack, I hope you crush Andre Miller tonight. Can you do it?"

... ===== CHAPTER 132 =====