What? The trainer is warming up.

"Okay, I'll be back tonight. See you at the court then."

Qin Yu hung up the call with Ellie and began to enter the boarding gate, preparing to head to Boise, Idaho, the home of the Idaho Bengals.

Qin Yu has been too busy these past few days and hasn't had a chance to play basketball with Hank and the others. However, he hasn't forgotten these "old friends." When he needed points the most, they accompanied him to various community courts to play games and earn points.

He couldn't abandon his old friends just because he was doing better now; Qin Yu couldn't do such a thing.

So when Ellie called to tell him that Hank had a game scheduled and asked if he wanted to participate, he immediately agreed, even though he had to report to the Idaho Bentley team today, which would take nearly three hours by plane.

It takes a little over an hour to fly from Portland to Boise, Idaho, but driving takes even longer, about six or seven hours.

Although Qin Yu is playing for the Idaho Pentair, he is still the Trail Blazers' chief trainer and continues to be responsible for the rehabilitation of players like Roy and Batum, so he has to travel back and forth between the two teams. Fortunately, the team reimburses his airfare.

Of course, this is the most basic economy class!

More than an hour later, Qin Yu landed in Boise.

The person who came to pick him up at the airport was an assistant coach from the Idaho Pentair, about thirty years old, white, with neatly combed blond hair, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and a very friendly smile. He took Qin Yu's luggage and said, "Qin, welcome to Boise. I'm Mike, an assistant coach for the Idaho Pentair. It's nice to meet you."

Qin Yu extended his hand: "Hello."

The two greeted each other and then got into the car heading to the Idaho Penthouse's home stadium.

Knowing that Qin Yu would be returning to Portland that afternoon, they didn't arrange a hotel for him and the two went directly to the team's home stadium.

Qin Yu is here today to report for duty, meet the team's coaching staff, meet with the management, and get acquainted with the environment and teammates.

A group of people were training, and when they saw Qin Yu arrive, they couldn't help but stop what they were doing and curiously looked at this guy who had "arrived out of the ordinary".

"This guy looks pretty ordinary."

"Those bureaucrats on the Trail Blazers are all about empty gestures and 'sportsmanship' and 'humanistic care.' Do they really think just anyone can play in the professional league?"

"Well, the Trail Blazers are the big spenders, so what's wrong with putting one in? Besides, I heard this guy's practically the Blazers' darling now; everyone from the management to the players gives him face. As for his basketball skills... well..."

Several players whispered among themselves, their voices tinged with disdain.

Not only the players, but also some members of the team management and coaching staff were not very friendly to Qin Yu, and there was a clear sense of alienation.

Qin Yu was not surprised by this.

After all, his "parachute appointment" was somewhat unconventional, and he was bound to be seen as someone with connections.

After getting acquainted with the team, Qin Yu discovered that apart from assistant coach Mike who came to pick him up, only the team's strength and conditioning coach, Kevin Taylor, was relatively friendly to him. After all, they were colleagues, and Qin Yu was a phenomenal rising star in the industry!

As for the others, including head coach Bob McKinnon II, they were rather indifferent to him, always wearing a stern face, as if someone owed him eight million.

"Alright, let's do the physical exam first," McKinnon II instructed.

Qin Yu asked in surprise, "I've already done the physical tests with the Trail Blazers, and you should have received the test reports. Do we really need to waste this time?"

McKinnon II's face darkened: "This is my team. If you want to play here, you have to follow my rules."

cut!

Qin Yu curled his lip, thinking to himself that if it were any other player from the Trail Blazers who were sent down, you probably wouldn't be acting like this.

But he didn't care; let's just take the test.

The physical tests for professional basketball players are generally divided into three main aspects: static talent, athletic ability, and basketball specificity. These include sub-items such as static body shape, jumping, speed, agility, strength, endurance, and basic basketball skills.

"Are you ready?" Teaching assistant Mike asked as he finished taking notes.

"OK!" Qin Yu nodded.

Then, the physical fitness test began.

At this moment, not only the head coach, but also a group of players looked over here, paying attention to Qin Yu's physical test, wanting to know what level he could reach.

First, there was a static talent test.

Barefoot height: 196cm.

"Weight: 91kg."

Wingspan: 212.5cm.

Standing reach: 266cm.

Body fat percentage: 8.7%.

When Mike handed the data to head coach McKinnon II, McKinnon II glanced at it and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. He looked up and carefully examined Qin Yu, finally pretending to be calm, and said, "Static talent is alright, let's move on to the next item."

Qin Yu pursed his lips. He had undergone physical testing with the Trail Blazers and was a little surprised at the time. He didn't expect that his height had increased by 2 centimeters, his wingspan had increased by 2.5 centimeters, and his body fat percentage had also decreased.

Judging solely from his physical attributes—height and wingspan—by the standards of a guard, he is already outstanding.

Especially the wingspan!

The second item is a physical fitness test.

Vertical jump: 59cm.

Approaching vertical jump: 76cm.

"3/4 sprints: 3.3 seconds."

Strength: 10 reps of bench press (84kg).

"Physical fitness: 17 shuttle runs (8.5 round trips) in 64 seconds."

Looking at the data, McKinnon II nodded, revealing an expression that said, "That's how it should be." Clearly, Qin Yu was lacking in athletic ability.

However, when it came to the next item, the basketball-specific test, McKinnon II couldn't stay calm.

"2 minutes, 5 points, 3 points (usually from the baselines on both sides, the 45-degree angle, and the top of the arc) self-rebounded shots: 21 out of 25."

"Spot-up three-pointers: 22 of 25."

"Dribble pull-up jump shot: 18 of 20".

"Spot catch and shoot: 19 out of 20"

Free throws: 15 out of 15

When Qin Yu's shooting test data came out, the entire stadium fell silent for a moment.

This time, without even looking at the specific data, just watching Qin Yu shoot from afar, a group of Idaho Pentair players exclaimed, "He's so accurate!"

McKinnon II could no longer hide his surprise. He looked down at the data in his hand, which was Qin Yu's physical test data with the Trail Blazers. But Qin Yu's shooting data was even better than the data in his hand.

What does this tell us?

"This data is actually real!" McKinnon II muttered. He had thought the data provided by the Trail Blazers was inflated, but it turned out to be a distorted version of the data.

Following that are tests such as "Agility Test," "Passing Test," "Defensive Footwork Test," and "Tactical Awareness Test," etc.

After a series of tests, Mike compiled the data and handed it over to the head coach.

At this moment, McKinnon II had changed his tune. He stopped looking at the data report and came up to Qin Yu with a bright smile, warmly taking Qin Yu's hand: "Qin, welcome to the Idaho Pentair. I believe your arrival will make the team even better."

He was arrogant at first but became obsequious later!

Qin Yu curled his lip, thinking to himself that he still preferred the way the old you were. With your current attitude, it's not even fun for him to act cool anymore.

It's not that McKinnon II lacks backbone; it's just that the team's record this season is really bad, with a winning percentage of less than 50% so far. The team urgently needs a strong player to join, especially a shooter who can shoot three-pointers—and isn't Qin Yu the person he's looking for?