Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 1 1. [I am a poor man]

2017年11月23日，傍晚9点23分！
Camden Street, San Antonio, USA.

On a bus with the San Antonio Spurs logo on its body.

A tired and immature yellow face made a call to China.

"Dad, I just finished the game"

"Yes, I'm doing well and my future is bright, don't worry"

"What? Didn't you see me play? Dad, let me tell you, rookies are like this, and it will be fine after a while."

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Jiang Hao hung up the phone, tears flowed out of the corners of his eyes unconsciously.

Maybe all he can do at this stage is to report the good news but not the bad news, and try to make his family not worry.

As for the future, the future is bright?
Jiang Hao shook his head with some self-deprecation. A few months ago, as a member of the NCAA giant University of North Carolina, he participated in the draft without hesitation with an average of 8.9 points per game.

I thought that from then on, I would earn a million dollars a year, have no worries about food and clothing, and stand out from the crowd.

But he underestimated the cruelty of the NBA Draft. In the eyes of those arrogant executives, the University of North Carolina averaged 8.9 points per game, which is simply salted fish on the banks of the Tennessee River.

Maybe God is still kind. Just after he turned around and left in disgrace, the news that the San Antonio Spurs decided to select him with the 58th overall pick in the second round made him fall into ecstasy instantly.

Can he not be excited?

That was an olive branch thrown by the San Antonio Spurs, and that was Gregg Popovich's team.

However, from being selected to the start of the new season, what made Jiang Hao more and more desperate was that he did not even receive any news from the Spurs from the beginning to the end. As for the legendary godfather Popovich, he even met him. There is no chance.

There is no guarantee of signing a second-round pick in the NBA, so Jiang Hao immediately understood that the Spurs probably just gave him up just like this. To be honest, this is not a novelty in the NBA.

Go back to China, with your own strength, no matter how bad you are, you can have a place in the domestic league CBA. Maybe it will be easier to realize your dream of a million-dollar salary there.

Jiang Hao made up his mind, on October 10th, BJ time, when Jiang Hao packed his luggage, booked his flight ticket, and was about to leave the next morning.

He got a call.

"Jiang, is that you? This is San Antonio Spurs general manager RC Buford, I think we should sit down and talk"

The entire conversation with Buford was very simple. After experiencing the previous few despairs, Jiang Hao was also prepared to a certain extent.

"Jiang, we have decided to offer you a two-way contract worth 6 US dollars. Of course, we cannot guarantee you a chance to play in the NBA. You know that the initiative is always in your own hands."

Buford looked at Jiang Hao with a peaceful face.

Jiang Hao shrugged his shoulders. Of course he knew this. What Buford meant was very clear, that is, the Spurs were between optimistic and unfavorable about him, so they finally decided to give him a chance and gave him a 45-day contract. A two-way contract worth $6. As for what will happen to him after the two-way contract ends, he has to prove it in 45 days.

Just like deciding to participate in the draft without hesitation a few months ago, this time, Jiang Hao also happily wrote his name on the contract.

Jiang Hao is a man with dreams. Although 6 US dollars cannot make him leap to heaven, at least it can guarantee that he will be alive in the next 45 days.

On the other hand, if he can seize this opportunity, he may not really pass the NBA from now on.

Jiang Hao's decisive signing surprised RC Buford.

To be honest, he has known this Chinese boy in front of him from a family in China that is not well-off and has almost no background. At this stage, the most urgent thing for this Chinese boy should be to earn a living. A lot of money is used to subsidize the family. You must know that the family has incurred a certain amount of foreign debt for him to play in the NCAA for the past two years.

As far as he knows, with Jiang Hao's basketball level, if he returns to China to play in the CBA league in China, he should be able to easily realize this dream.

Well, Jiang Hao decided to stay in this situation where the contrast between the two is obvious, which at least shows that this kid meets the requirements of the San Antonio Spurs in terms of professional attitude and character.

"Kid, come on, I look forward to seeing you in the nba one day, you know, that's absolutely awesome"

Buford gave Jiang Hao a big hug, then turned and left.

After separating from Buford, Jiang Hao quickly returned to the small rental house.

"Sean, I've changed my mind. For the next period of time, I have to be the owner of this place"

The landlord is a middle-aged white man with a goatee. To be honest, he has a kind heart and treats Jiang Hao very well.

"Jiang, can you tell me what made you change your mind?"

Sean was obviously a little surprised by Jiang Hao's sudden appearance.

"Man, congratulations, I got the contract, the San Antonio Spurs offered me a contract"

"They finally responded? Well, this is indeed good news, I have to congratulate you, NBA player"

"Sean, don't get me wrong, it's just a two-way contract, maybe during this period I didn't get the chance to play on the NBA stage at all"

"Don't get discouraged, man, I gotta tell you, a lot of greatness starts like this, think about Manu, you gotta believe in yourself"

Sean is an out-and-out Spurs loyalist, he is even a season ticket holder of the Spurs, so in his opinion, Jiang Hao now has the opportunity to become a legend of the team just like Manu Ginobili .

Unlike others, Sean has seen Jiang Hao play on the court. He thinks this kid from China is great. He has the potential to make a name for himself in the NBA. As for why he has this idea, he can’t explain it clearly. Maybe he can only use the intuition of many years of fans to explain.

"Shawn, thanks"

With Sean's help, Jiang Hao packed everything up, and then bowed deeply to Sean.

Jiang Hao is sincere. In the big America, in this foreign country where yellow faces are not very popular, Sean is the best friend he has ever met, and it is also the reason why he has never known this city in the past few months. One of the reasons for giving up.

"Jiang, there's no need to do this. I think maybe we should celebrate. Tomorrow you will report to the team."

Sean has a proposal.

Jiang Hao nodded immediately.

"The girls here are really nice. To be honest, Mexican girls are always so gorgeous." Although Sean is kind-hearted, he is definitely a pervert.

When passing by a nightclub, this guy even wanted to drag Jiang Hao in to enjoy it.

"Shaw, I'm a poor man"

Jiang Hao shook his head. At this stage, he is too far away from the place in front of him...

(End of this chapter)