Fight against the collision of bulls! The outside center "military training" center! How terrible is the Wen class in the new season?

Four years ago, in the U19 World Cup, Wenban Yama was continuously beaten by Lofton, a short and left-handed inside man. Recently, when Wen Ban defended Zion, a short and left-handed inside man, the commentator shouted "bully ball", but unexpectedly the former withstood the impact and ruthlessly refused with a hot pot. Wen Ban blocked 9 shots in the game, 4 of which were given to Zion. Reporter Guillory exclaimed: "Just cancel the All-Star Game and let Bunyama and Zion play one-on-one."

Zion, the top pick, is definitely the PLUS&PRO version of Lofton. The Wall Street Journal invited University of Lynchburg physicist Eric Goff to analyze Zion's game in 2018, and concluded that his impact at full speed was 300 pounds, and blocking him with your body was equivalent to withstanding the impact of a Jeep car traveling at 16 kilometers per hour.

However, Bunyama has also developed a PRO version. He revealed on this summer's show that he has gained 30 pounds (13.6KG) since entering the NBA. In fact, Wenban’s team has always opposed blindly building muscle, believing that it would increase the risk of injuries. Instead, we focus on core strength, ankle strength, flexibility and balance. The 30 pounds gained are just ancillary results of the key projects.

This summer, the literary class went to the Shaolin Temple in China for further study, which also reflected this strategy. He took the Spurs assistant coach with him and stayed in retreat for 10 days. "I did some moves I had never done in my life. Over 1,000 kicks, jumps, balance exercises, and stretches every day. We use areas that are rarely used and those muscles get overloaded very quickly. I had the worst soreness of my life."

In the team training match in October this year, Wen Ban pushed substitute center Cornette backwards with a sideways confrontation; in the first regular season game, against the veteran number one pick with thick eyebrows, he was able to push him inside; and in the second game, Wen Ban's bull collision with Zion, the evolution of Wen Ban Yama's power is really eye-catching.

In addition to his confrontation ability, what is even more impressive is his ball-holding offense and back-up steps. In the first game of the new season, facing the Mavericks' mobile center Lively, Wen Ban continuously connected with his hips and changed directions behind his back, retreating for a three-pointer to score 3+1. It is common for defenders to "militarily train" centers, and centers to "military train" centers on the outside. This is probably the first time in history!

This is also an unusual special training from Wen Ban. In the first offseason, he actually invited the coquettish "dribbling master" Jamal Crawford to coach him. Former Spurs coach Popovich fully supports this. Even when he was hospitalized for a stroke last season, he told the team to let Wenban attack more facing the basket instead of playing in the low post.

In April this year, while watching the NCAA championship game, Wenbanyama met and established a relationship with the legendary superstar Olajuwon. This offseason, he practiced with Olajuwon again. However, different from the traditional inside course, Olajuwon positions Wenban as a "large defender", integrating his unique "big dream steps" with outside ball-holding skills, giving him the freedom to change directions and make emergency jump shots.

So in the second game of the new season, Wenban faced Zion at the elbow. He broke through with the ball and connected with Da Meng's turn, and ended the offense with a fadeaway jumper. The latter watched helplessly, and really had no idea what to do. At the beginning of the season, Wenban averaged 34.5 points, 13 rebounds and 6 blocks per game, which was extremely scary.

After losing in the 2024 Paris Olympics final, Bunyama cried with regret. He said with tears: "I am learning and making progress. I am worried about my opponents in a few years." The reporter asked him if he was talking about FIBA ​​or NBA? Wenban replied: "Anywhere, any game!". Now, only one year has passed!