Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 198 The second best shooting guard in the Jordan era!

The reason why NBA superstars emerged in the island country is mainly related to Stern's overseas layout.

As we all know, Stern has made great contributions to the global promotion of NBA.

In 1989, Stern came to CCTV with a box of NBA videos, but he did not have an appointment with his boss at the time, so he could only wait in the waiting hall.

In order to open the door to China, Stern decided to broadcast it for free.

It was because of Stern's management that the NBA achieved unprecedented development and eventually went international.

Among them, NBA overseas games are an important part of the NBA's global promotion strategy.

In order to promote the NBA globalization, the NBA has held a number of regular season games in the island country since 1990, aiming to expand the influence of the NBA.

NBA overseas games are also aimed at expanding the NBA's influence outside the United States, so the game process and the commercial effect generated are more valued by people than the game results.

At this moment, standing in front of Murasakibara was the future top 50 superstar - "Glider" Clyde Drexler.

He is known as the second shooting guard in the Jordan era.

Drexler was called the "Glider" because he could continue gliding leisurely after taking off. He was famous for his pleasing high-altitude gliding layups.

Whether it is confrontation, speed, bounce or hovering, they are all at historical levels.

According to unofficial historical records, in a dunk contest, when the basket was raised to a height of 3 meters, even Jordan was defeated, but there was still one person who could jump high and dunk the ball into the basket, and that was Drexler.

Back then, there was the 'Flying Man' Jordan in the East, the 'Glider' Drexler in the West, and the 'Human Highlight Film' Dominique Wilkins in the middle. They are also the most famous flying men in recent years.

As for Dr. J, he retired as early as 1987.

This year, Drexler is at his peak. He was selected to the NBA All-Star First Team last season (1991-1992), ranked second only to Jordan in the MVP voting, and led the Trail Blazers to the NBA Finals to compete with the Bulls led by Jordan.

At that time, many fans believed that Drexler was no worse than Jordan.

That year, the two's confrontation in the finals became a hot topic among many fans.

Unfortunately, the Bulls had the last laugh, and Jordan performed better than Drexler.

迈克尔乔丹：34.5分6.2篮板5.8助攻2抢断0.7盖帽，命中率49.9%。

德雷克斯勒：26.3分7.4篮板7助攻1.5抢断 1.0盖帽，命中率46.6％。

These are the two players' average data in the playoffs.

On the technical level, the gap between Jordan and Drexler is not as big as imagined, but he is still some distance away from Jordan.

Jordan once publicly stated that Drexler was equally good, but was just not very good at selling himself.

Drexler's personality is completely different from Jordan's.

He doesn't like to show off and always keeps an overly low profile, which is in stark contrast to the future Goat.

Drexler was so low-key that few people knew that he had two near-quadruple-doubles and was only half a step away from a quadruple-double.

Really half a step away!
1986年1月10日波特兰VS密尔沃基， 26分9篮板11助攻10抢断
1996年1月1日休斯敦VS萨克拉门托，25分10篮板9助攻10抢断
Arranged by the difficulty of getting double digits in game statistics: steals > blocks > assists > rebounds > points

How difficult is it to get double digit steals?
According to NBA statistics, there have been only three times in the entire 21st century where steals reached double digits, which is an average of once every seven years.

Drexler's two near quadruple-doubles, all of his incredibly difficult steals were in double digits, but relatively simpler stats did not reach double digits, the first time he was 1 rebound short of it, and the second time he was 1 assist short of it.

Assisting may be a little difficult, but rebounding is really easy.

Just ask 'Divine Turtle' about this, he has greatly reduced Big O's historical status.

If Drexler can be as shameless as the future Goat, it will not be difficult for him to complete these two quadruple-doubles.

In this way, his historical status will surely be further enhanced.

“Nice fadeaway jump shot!”

At the entrance of the stadium, Drexler clapped loudly and looked at Murasakibara with admiration in his eyes.

He just observed for a while at the door and found that Murasakibara's fadeaway jump shot had reached a master's level.

"Hello, Clyde!"

After discovering that it was Drexler, Murasaki's face was filled with joy that was difficult to conceal.

The English I learned so hard finally came in handy.

During this period, while practicing basketball, Murasakibara was also working hard to practice English in order to prepare for his future trip to the United States. He was able to understand what Drexler meant.

Drexler responded in surprise: "Huh, you know me?"

There was surprise in his eyes.

If he was recognized in the United States, it would be understandable, after all, that is his home ground.

But in countries outside of America, especially in island countries in this era, basketball is not very popular.

This can be seen from the fact that the island country is often bullied by China and has no power to fight back.

Although Drexler is known as the second shooting guard in the Jordan era, there should be few people in the island country who know him.

"Clyde, I'm your fan, can you give me an autograph?"

When Murasakibara lies, his face doesn't blush and his heart doesn't beat.

Even if the person standing in front of him was an NBA bench player, he would say the same thing without hesitation.

shameless!

The reason why Murasakibara said this was simply to narrow the distance between him and Drexler. It would be even better if he could "steal" some skills from him.

As an NBA superstar, Drexler must have a lot of experience and skills that he lacks.

In addition, as an NBA superstar, he also has deep connections in the basketball world, not only with NBA star coaches, but also with the NCAA.

If Murasakibara wants to develop in the United States in the future, he must step onto the NCAA platform to better promote himself to the NBA.

As for participating in the NBA draft directly after graduating from high school, being eliminated is almost certain, and it is very likely that you will not even have the opportunity to try out for a team.

Now an NBA player is standing in front of him. Naturally, he wants to seize such a good opportunity.

"I didn't expect that there are fans of mine on the other side of the ocean! But I didn't bring a pen this time. Can I sign for you later?"

Drexler gave a friendly smile, obviously pleased with Murasaki's request.

"can!"

Mu Mu paused for a moment, then pretended to be curious and asked, "By the way, Clyde, why are you on the island?"

Although Murasakibara's English is still a little rusty, he can already handle some simple daily conversations.

"In order to promote the NBA, the league has specially arranged a tournament for us here. We will play a regular season game against the Clippers tomorrow night." Drexler shrugged with a helpless expression.

This is undoubtedly a thankless job and it is really exhausting.

Mu Mu said sincerely: "Then I will come to watch tomorrow night. I wish you can win the game."

"I accept your good words!"

Mu Mu continued to ask: "By the way, Clyde, are you going to train here?"

"Well, mainly I want to get used to the venue, why?"

"Can I be your caddie? I'm good at picking up balls, passing water, and playing defense."

Murasakibara didn't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

This is Drexler, the future Hall of Fame superstar and the second point guard in the Jordan era.

After passing this village, there is no such shop.

"If your strength doesn't meet my standards, then forget it. Do you want to be tested first?"

Drexler seemed to see what Murasakibara was thinking. Since he was a little interested in Murasakibara, he wanted to test his strength.

"How to test?"

"Let's play a round!" "Okay!"

Without hesitation, Murasakibara showed a belligerent look and his voice was full of determination.

Being able to compete with NBA superstars is undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

He wants to try out how strong NBA superstars are!
As for whether he could defeat Drexler, Murasakibara had no idea.

He is very self-aware and knows that he is no match for Drexler now.

On one side are college superstars, on the other side are NBA superstars!

Although they are both superstars, the difference between them is more than one level.

He is now like Miyagi some time ago. As long as he can steal one or two points, it will be worth the trip.

Thinking of this, Mu Mu took a deep breath, adjusted his breathing, and prepared to meet the upcoming challenge.

"Let me warm up first!"

Drexler began to warm up meticulously on the court.

Warming up not only reduces the tendency to get injured, but also ensures that he can perform at his best on the court, especially since he is already 30 years old this year.

While Drexler was warming up, Murasakibara came off the court and began to recover his strength after eating a banana.

During this process, Murasakibara was also observing Drexler who was warming up.

Soon after, after stretching, Drexler raised the ball and started shooting.

Swish~swish~swish~swish~swish~
Drexler's shooting range is very wide, even extending to one step outside the three-point line.

The three-point lines in the NBA and FIBA are different. The former is obviously farther, about half a meter farther.

Although Drexler's three-point shooting percentage is not high, his shooting percentage in training is quite high.

This is also common sense. Most NBA players have a high shooting percentage during training, but it is difficult to maintain the shooting percentage under high-intensity confrontation.

After the warm-up, both sides came onto the court.

"You come first!"

Drexler passed the ball to Mumu first.

The rules are simple, five balls per person!

Naturally, Mu Mu did not refuse and stood outside the three-point line ready to launch an attack.

Drexler took a defensive stance and stared at Murasakibara without blinking.

Looking at the 201 cm tall, 95 kg Drexler in front of him, it would be a lie for Murasakibara to say that he felt no pressure.

The opponent is taller and stronger than Akagi, and is very likely to be faster and jump higher than Murasakibara.

NBA historical level physical fitness is no joke.

Murasakibara dribbled the basketball skillfully, first with a series of fake moves, then changing direction in front of his body.

Drexler successfully blocked the breakthrough route and applied confrontation while blocking.

In an instant, the two of them touched.

Drexler didn't move at all, but Murasakibara staggered and his ball-control movements were instantly distorted.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Drexler quickly reached for the basketball with his right hand.

This guy averages more than two steals per game in his career!

With his extreme reaction, Murasakibara quickly pulled the basketball and barely avoided it.

Drexler's reaction and speed are definitely the fastest among all the opponents Murasakibara has ever faced!

Murasakibara quickly used his hidden LV9 crossover step, catching Drexler off guard.

Drexler tried his best to stop it, but his center of gravity was inevitably affected.

At this moment, Drexler was very surprised because Murayama's crossover step was not much inferior to his.

Taking advantage of the fact that his opponent was not yet firmly established, Murasakibara finally made a breakthrough.

At the first moment, Drexler turned around and chased back.

His explosive power was very strong, obviously superior to Mu Gu Li, and he caught up in the blink of an eye.

puff~
Accompanied by the sound of friction between the soles of his shoes and the floor, Murasakibara suddenly stopped and jumped to shoot.

Drexler stopped in time and jumped from the side to block the shot.

"So high!"

Drexler can jump very high, probably over one meter, plus he has huge advantages in height and wingspan.

In order to avoid being blocked by Drexler, Murasakibara had to lean back significantly.

Even then, he could barely see the rim.

Mu Mu relied on his feeling, flicked his wrist and threw the ball out.

bang~
His luck was not very good, the basketball hit the rim and bounced out of bounds.

"I didn't expect your crossover to reach such a high level!"

Drexler landed on the ground and gave Murasakibara a thumbs up.

He was very sure of his judgment that the crossover step that Murasakibara had just demonstrated was not much inferior to his.

"Clyde, it's your turn!"

Muguro passed the ball to Drexler.

Next, it was Drexler's turn to attack.

At the first moment, Murasakibara rushed forward and cast the Level 6 Death Coil.

Unfortunately, Drexler was not affected much. He dribbled the ball behind his back, passed it to his left hand, and quickly broke through from the other side.

During the breakthrough, Drexler and Murasakibara confronted each other again.

Murasaki was easily knocked back, but he did not give up and continued to harass the opponent.

The two entangled and quickly rushed to the paint area.

It was also at this time that Drexler jumped up.

With his extreme reaction, Murasakibara also jumped up at the first moment.

In mid-air, using his powerful core strength, Drexler glided in the air, avoiding Murasakibara's block and making a tomahawk slam dunk.

Bang~
Along with a dull sound, the entire basketball hoop shook slightly.

"I feel like your defense is a bit like Gary's. Also, I noticed that you have quick reactions as well."

Drexler stared at Mu Mu as if he had found a diamond.

Although Murasakibara's defense was just so-so in his eyes, he saw the shadow of another person in Murasakibara's defense.

The Gary he mentioned refers to Gary Payton.

“I learned it from a Gary Payton tape!”