Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 25 Flag
Madison Square Garden, Suns draft room.

The Suns have the 14th pick and have five minutes to consider their decision.

General Manager Steve Kerr frowned.

His reaction was not because of the choice he was facing, but because of the phone call he had just hung up.

The Suns' first draft target this year is Curry.

They have been trying to make a trade with the Timberwolves, but have been unsuccessful.

And just when he was about to settle for the Warriors, the Warriors directly intercepted Curry.

This was a surprise because Curry's agent had even warned the Warriors not to draft him.

This gave Kerr reason to believe that the Warriors did this in order to raise the price and use Curry to trade for some assets.

So before the Knicks, he contacted Warriors general manager Larry Riley as soon as possible.

After several rounds of negotiations, he even put the team's All-Star Stoudemire on the shelf, but in the end the Warriors refused.

He couldn't understand it, they already had Monta Ellis!
"Steve, choose Han. He can provide real defensive quality for our back line, and he also has the three-point ability we need." Head coach Gentry tried to persuade again.

He had already given Kerr advice before coming to the draft.

"Alvin, I told you I'm not crazy, there's no way I'm going to use a lottery pick to pick a player from a second-tier league!"

Kerr's tone was very impolite. He now just wanted to make a final effort and talk to the Warriors for the last time with the 14th pick and the future first round.

"We can trade down the draft pick." Gentry really likes Hansen.

"I tried, there was no good chance." Kerr said, motioning for Gentry to stop talking, then called Riley again.

It wasn't that he was dealing with Gentry, but he certainly tried.

From the 20th to the 25th pick, only the Trail Blazers' 22nd pick was on the shelf, but that pick had already been traded away.

As for the 25 to 30, based on the intelligence he had, Han Sen would not fall to that position, so there was no point in trading.

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"You mean, the Grizzlies have traded for the Timberwolves' No. 18 pick? And they're going to use that pick to select me?"

Han Sen was shocked when he heard what Thomas said.

Although the Grizzlies had promised to select him before the Thunder, he never expected to be selected in the top 20 directly from the end of the first round.

Because from what Thomas said before, he thought the Grizzlies would trade the Trail Blazers' No. 22 pick.

Wallace, I really love him!

"It's a long story."

According to Thomas, the Grizzlies' original target was indeed the Trail Blazers' No. 22 pick, but after learning that the Thunder were negotiating with the Timberwolves for the No. 18 pick, they immediately followed suit.

However, it is not only these two teams that are interested in this sign, but also the Nuggets.

The Thunder and Grizzlies' target is Hansen, while the Nuggets' target is Ty Lawson.

The Timberwolves are the happiest now.

In this draft, they have a total of four picks: 5/6/18/28, which is too many even for reconstruction.

So they tried putting the No. 18 pick on the shelf, and they didn't expect it to be so popular.

So the Timberwolves have made offers one after another, which are basically a future unprotected first-round pick plus a potential rookie.

This kind of offer for the 18th pick in a weak draft year is pure extortion.

The Nuggets were the first to withdraw.

Then the final offers received by the Thunder and the Grizzlies were: the Thunder's 2010 first round + DJ White, and the Grizzlies' 2010 first round + Darrell Arthur.

Ultimately, the Grizzlies agreed, and the Thunder chose to give up.

DJ White?
Han Sen searched his mind and found no information about this person.

In fact, if you ask him to choose between the Thunder and the Grizzlies, he would still prefer the Thunder.

After all, Memphis is such a weird place.

And he is not worried that the Thunder will restrict his future development. Harden is the best example.

Once we have fought back, we can use Oklahoma City as a springboard.

But he didn't expect the Thunder would choose to give up because of someone he had never heard of.

If Ibaka were added, he would think the Thunder's choice was understandable.

He couldn't help but take out his cell phone and search for it, and then he found some information about White.

The Thunder's No. 2008 pick in 29? A power forward?
This really surprised him, because the Thunder's No. 2008 pick in 24 was power forward Ibaka.

He missed five months of his rookie season due to a jaw injury, and then played in only eight games, averaging 5 points and 8 rebounds per game.

Well, let the Grizzlies be the Grizzlies.

Han Sen smiled helplessly when he saw this.

At least the Grizzlies are the team that is willing to give everything for him, and he will get more opportunities if he goes to the Grizzlies. And the 18th pick is really not low, which is almost making it into the lottery.

At this time, Stern once again stepped out from behind the scenes.

What he will announce next is the ownership of the 16th pick, which belongs to the Chicago Bulls.

"With the 2009th pick in the first round of the 16 NBA draft, the Chicago Bulls select... Hansen, a 6-foot-7 shooting guard from Barry University."

Ok?
Han Sen was still sighing when the sudden result pulled him directly into reality.

what's the situation? !

Not to mention him, even Thomas next to him was stunned.

With his networking ability, there was no prior information that the Bulls wanted to select Hansen!

Only when his parents turned around and asked if he was the one chosen did Han Sen stand up.

At this time, a staff member was walking towards him with a prepared Bulls hat.

Hansen took the hat and put it on, hugged his parents and Thomas, and then walked towards the main stage under the guidance of the staff.

The spotlight was on Han Sen, and the scene was filled with excitement.

Especially the Bulls fans who came to watch the draft were all confused.

Hansen's most recent draft prediction had the Grizzlies at No. 36. How did the Bulls get it directly at No. 16?
Wrong person chosen?

It was only at this moment that Han Sen came back to his senses.

Did the Bulls choose him? Or... did a team trade with the Bulls and let the Bulls choose him?
After listening to Thomas's story, he felt that the latter was far more likely than the former.

Because the Bulls have too many guards now, Rose, Hinrich, Salmons, and if you count Ben Gordon who is still negotiating a contract extension, if they choose him again...

Playing ball is not like playing mahjong, you have to get together for a table.

But if it was selected after a trade, it would be just like when the Hornets selected Kobe, which is completely unpredictable.

He had already walked onto the main stage, and Stern smiled and held out his hand.

"Congratulations, you are the sixth player from the University of the Eastern Conference to enter the NBA."

As the president of an alliance committed to globalization, Stern's investment in overseas markets is the largest among all previous presidents.

As the largest overseas market at present, the Dongda market is naturally the top priority.

So when he saw another player from the University of the East being elected, and in such a high position, his smile came from the bottom of his heart.

Hansen could fully feel Stern's sincerity, so he put all those distracting thoughts aside and took a photo with Stern.

When taking a group photo, he also opened his suit to reveal the Tokyo University flag underneath.

Before coming to the draft, the thoughtful Thomas suggested that he do something special to deepen the outside world's impression of him, and this was the first thing he thought of.

Because he came out of the NCAA system, when the draft was announced, they would only say which university he was from instead of which country he was from, so this was the best.

Coming down from the main stage, there was a routine interview where reporters interviewed each selected rookie.

The reason why it is routine is that the questions asked are basically the same, such as how you feel about being selected, whether you are satisfied with the result, and...

"What changes do you expect you can bring to the Bulls?"

"Everyone knows about Michael Jordan and his Bulls dynasty, but I know the current Bulls are very different. They are young and energetic like me, and I am looking forward to joining them."

Han Sen kept his answer as brief as possible because he didn't want to cause any big misunderstandings under such uncertain circumstances.

After finishing the interview, he will next participate in an exclusive interview with the Tokyo University media.

But just at this moment, he saw Thomas walking towards him quickly.

By the look on Thomas' face, he knew his hunch was probably right.

"Not the Bulls." Sure enough, Thomas's first words confirmed his guess.

"Thunder?" Han Sen thought it might be a chain trap. The Thunder knew that the Grizzlies had an undercover agent among them, so they deliberately released the news to paralyze the Grizzlies, and then moved forward to trade and intercept them.

Thomas shook his head.

"No? That's the Heat?" Han Sen didn't expect that he guessed wrong, but if there was anyone else, it could only be Riley, the "magician".

"Riley is indeed trying hard to trade up, but the Heat don't have good chips, and he only reached an agreement with the Trail Blazers with the 22nd pick." Thomas shook his head again.

Are there any experts?

Han Sen was really confused now.

It can't be the Magic, right?
Just like how truly smart people don't seem too smart, the one with the most ideas is the one who appears to have the least ideas?

"It's the Cavaliers." Thomas didn't let Hansen continue guessing.

"What did you say?!"

Han Sen burst out in Chinese, his face full of shock.

Thanks to Bu Chi Xiao Huan Za Wang for his 1 Qidian coins reward, Qin Yan Wang, Mei Meng Wu Di Xiao Xiao Bao, and book friend 20220910145310898 for their rewards~
In addition, the content of the tryout is a foreshadowing, and these teams will have subsequent plots to follow up

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