Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 28 All Encounters
"boom!"

It was like a sudden thunderclap.

Everyone present was shocked.

What kind of person could say such shocking words?

No, how arrogant must a rookie be to say such arrogant words!

You know, even the "Stone Buddha" Duncan, who made the entire league scramble to play badly back then, only said something like "Let's get ready to win big."

Not to mention the reporters, even Ferry almost fell on the table.

Because it was James who specifically requested it, he didn't have the chance to get to know Han Sen in depth.

Now let’s see what kind of god they have chosen.

And just because of this one question, many reporters who were ready to challenge Han Sen held back their questions.

In order to get the No. 16 pick, the Cavaliers gave away last year's No. 19 pick JJ Hickson and this year's No. 46 pick.

Hickson was originally a key center player for the Cavaliers, and many local reporters in Cleveland were dissatisfied with this.

But now, how dare they ask!
If they asked this question, and Hansen added, "The Cavaliers should trade the No. 1 pick to select me," they wouldn't know how to write the news.

The press conference went smoothly. Except for his shocking answer to the first question, Han Sen's subsequent remarks were normal.

The reporters also breathed a sigh of relief.

However, they felt very strange after the press conference. In the past, it was the rookies who felt pressured in such occasions, but this time it was really the opposite.

On the same day after attending the press conference, Han Sen received a long-distance call from China.

The person on the other end of the phone was from the Basketball Association, and he got the contact information from his parents.

The general meaning is that they hope he can give up the summer league and instead participate in the national team training to prepare for the Asian Championships in Tianjin in early August.

Moreover, the other party was very considerate and expressed his intention to deal with the Cavaliers management.

Han Sen is certainly patriotic, and he also hopes to have the opportunity to represent the national team in national competitions, especially this kind of competition at home, which is also what every Dongda player wants.

So even though the news came suddenly, he did not reject it at the first time.

He only asked one thing, whether the national men's basketball team would participate in this year's Las Vegas Summer League as it did in 2007.

If he participates, he can give up playing for the Cavaliers.

After all, no matter which team he plays for, as long as he appears in the Summer League, the Cavaliers will be able to see that his position in the new season, at least in the preseason, will be guaranteed.

Unfortunately, the answer given by the other party was no.

Han Sen had no choice but to refuse in the end. Although he knew the precedent of Wang Zhizhi and that doing so would cast a shadow on his national team career, he could not gamble his career for the Asian Championships.

He was also somewhat unhappy with the Basketball Association's approach.

If you want him to play in the Asian Championships, why did you do it earlier?

Such a sudden decision, is it because you thought of him after he was selected by the NBA?
No one likes to be a backup.

After dealing with the national team's affairs, which was the day after the press conference, Hansen and Cunningham boarded a plane to Las Vegas.

The teams in the NBA Summer League are assembled temporarily, so training is usually arranged at the competition venue.

This time, the team's summer league coaching staff also traveled to Las Vegas with them.

The head coach also surprised Hansen; he was Mike Malone!
Did the “Father of the Lakers” and James have any intersection on the Cavaliers?

It turns out that all encounters in the world are reunions after a long separation.

Han Sen was not idle on the plane, and took the initiative to sit next to Ma Long. Flying is boring in itself, and Ma Long was only in his thirties at the time. Han Sen made full use of his social skills and the two had a great conversation.

During the conversation, he also learned some information about Ma Long.

Malone has been working for the Cavaliers since 2005, which means he and James have worked together for four seasons.

Malone's father, Brandon Malone, was also the head coach of the Cavaliers and coached James in the 04-05 season.

This is not just an intersection, but a deep connection.

So what Han Sen knew about the "Lakers father-son relationship" between Malone and James, was it Malone defecting, or was their relationship not so good in the first place?
This is something that is worth understanding in depth for him.

More than five hours later, they finally arrived at their hotel in Las Vegas.

It was already past 10 o'clock in the evening. Han Sen had no mood to enjoy the prosperity of the casino because he had to train early the next morning.

Basically after taking a shower, he was ready to go to bed.

Before going to bed, he logged into the system and took a look. It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but after looking at it, he instantly lost all sleepiness.

In just the time it takes to sit on a plane, his black fan value has increased by more than 3,000!
Is it easier to catch the blame when sitting on a plane?
He checked his social media and realized that it was an uproar.

And the ingredients of this pot are very complicated.

The biggest wave came from his remarks about the No. 77 jersey.

These can be summarized in one sentence: I am making keys, do you have one?
One of the comments made Han Sen laugh.

“Why is 23 Michael Jordan and not LeBron James?”

It can be seen that after the previous wave of facts, many James fans followed his account.

Then, they dug up his previous remarks about James.

The Cavaliers picked a LeBron hater, and that's exciting enough to hear.

There are also many Chinese comments in the comment section.

This should be related to his previous draft interview.

At that time, he was just aiming for the black fan value of the black fans in China. As the descendant of "Han Sen", the tree planted by the predecessor, of course he must make good use of it.

However, because of the ocean between them and the fact that information was transmitted via newspapers, there was a time lag, and they just happened to collide at this moment.

And the most special thing is that even though there are language barriers between these people, they can still communicate with each other.

His social media accounts are so lively right now, it’s like Chinese New Year.

Han Sen was naturally happy to see this kind of "grand occasion".

Just like raising Gu, the Gu worms in his Gu jar began to fuse.

However, after this incident, it is conceivable that his every move in this summer league will be put under the spotlight.

The next day, Hansen met his summer league teammates at the training hall.

Most of them are undrafted players, and some are free agents on the fringe of the league looking for employment opportunities.

Most of these people are not famous, the only exception is Coby Karl. It's not because he is so good, but because he is the son of George Karl, the current Nuggets coach.

Well, a relative.

So in terms of strength, the Cavaliers are also the last among the 22 teams in this summer league.

However, the advantage of this configuration is that it will give rookies, mainly Hansen and Cunningham, more opportunities.

(End of this chapter)