Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 260 A new journey
After exchanging for the [Magician], Han Sen immediately launched a new summer training camp.

Basically all the old faces such as Curry, Harden, Irving and Westbrook are here.

For them, the key is not where to train, but that Hansen is in the training camp.

It may sound strange, but the fact is that they have more opportunities to play against each other in training camp than during the season, and their strength improves more rapidly.

Especially when fighting with Han Sen, they also benefited a lot.

Owen was the first to arrive. He looked extremely excited. When he saw Hansen for the first time, he ran over like a child, then high-fived and bumped shoulders with Hansen vigorously.

"I finally know what you meant by what you said last year!"

Owen was excited, but Hansen was a little confused.

He said so much that he couldn't remember what he said to Owen.

"You say, 'Keep working on yourself and maybe things will change someday,' " Irving reminded.

Han Sen was stunned for a moment, then he couldn't help laughing.

He just wanted to encourage Irving because he was in a low mood, but he didn't expect fate to interpret it in another way.

But that doesn't seem to be wrong, because the Cavaliers' fate is about to change.

In addition to the old faces, there are also many newcomers in this training camp.

Klay Thompson, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Wiggins, Zach Lavine, Aaron Gordon, Porzingis, Emmanuel Mudiay, Devin Booker and many more.

Most of these people are freshmen and sophomores, and even some college students who are still playing in the NCAA.

Including Ding Yanyuhang and Zou Yuchen, who had previously participated in the "Dongda Men's Basketball Fund Plan", also came.

Hansen's training camp has gradually become famous, and inviting these newcomers to participate is also part of UA's expansion plan.

Their previous plan to pursue Irving and Harden did not go smoothly. Irving was regarded by Nike as the next generation brand core, and Harden's appetite was very big, so UA turned to bet on other newcomers.

Of course, this arrangement was also approved by Han Sen.

The technique of passing the ball is not only related to the person passing the ball, but also to the person receiving the ball.

If you have strong players, they will be able to find a way to get the ball back even if your pass is a little off target.

But if it is a newcomer, higher requirements will be placed on the person passing the ball.

If you don't pass the ball accurately or don't get the timing right, they won't be able to catch it.

Halfway through the training camp, the UA director approached Hansen to chat and told him about their betting targets.

They intend to bet big on Wiggins.

Wiggins was the bargaining chip for the Cavaliers to trade for Hansen. He has a natural connection with Hansen, and he went to the Grizzlies to replace Hansen's position.

He is not required to play at Han Sen's level, as long as he can make the All-Stars, UA will have its third giant.

Hansen hadn't taken it too seriously before, but when Wiggins was directly linked to the word "shoe endorsement contract", some fragments of his memory were awakened.

Wiggins is a good player, but not a good spokesperson.

He is the kind of person who wears Nike when endorsing Adidas and wears Adidas when endorsing Anta.

Hansen gave the UA director two recommendations, Klay Thompson and Antetokounmpo.

Thompson is a rookie in the 2011 class, and his four-year rookie shoe contract with Nike expires next summer.

As for Antetokounmpo, Nike's first shoe contract was only 4 years and $10.

Not only will these two people demonstrate their strength in the future, but they are also very qualified as spokespersons.

Thompson, in particular, is a model of a conscientious spokesperson.

If UA can win one or both of them in the future, it will be very helpful for expanding the market.

Time passed quickly and it was the end of August. Han Sen's training camp came to an end after lasting for a month.

The effect of this round of [Magician] training is obvious, especially the improvement of fingertip ball control ability, which has enabled Hansen to make some performance-like passes.

And during this period of time, he inexplicably received a wave of hundreds of thousands of black fans.

He hasn't made any comments recently, nor has he done anything in public. He even checked social media and didn't find anyone criticizing him, which made him a little confused.

It was not until the end of training camp that he and Curry started the UA China Tour. When he attended the fan meeting after landing and someone asked questions related to "Wolf Warrior", he realized the reason.

It turned out that at the end of July, the movie "Wolf Warrior" was scheduled to be released on April 7 next year, and the first trailer was released.

The director of this film spent a total of 7 years shooting the film, and had high expectations for it. For publicity purposes, it was included in the trailer.

Now the effect comes directly.

In a movie with an extremely patriotic theme, there appears a Tokyo University basketball player who has never played for the national team. I just want to ask you, is this something worth criticizing?

This is just a trailer. Once the movie is released, Han Sen will probably be heavily criticized.

Han Sen originally just thought that the movie was controversial and he could gain some black fans, but he didn't expect to make a huge profit.

This time their trip to Chengdu on the Dongda line has been arranged, and they are going to visit the panda base.

For this reason, although the schedule was tight, Ajiali also came along.

UA also learned from its previous experience and did not disclose the itinerary of this stop to the public in advance.

But when they entered the panda base, everyone was stunned, including Hansen.

There were not just one, not two, not three... there were more than seven giant pandas in that outdoor activity area!
The Memphis Zoo has ranked among the top zoos in the United States thanks to its two pandas. It gives people the feeling that there are giant pandas everywhere.

The suzerain state is domineering!
Ajiali picked up the camera and never put it down.

Under the arrangement of the base, they also saw the keepers feeding the animals.

It turns out that watching giant pandas eating bamboo shoots on live broadcast is more delicious than eating your own rice. You can watch it all day long.

This thing is really invincible.

Later, they even went in and took photos with the giant pandas accompanied by their keepers.

This was not in the itinerary, but it made them all excited.

This trip was great value.

Just as Han Sen finished taking the photo, he heard someone introducing the base to him.

As early as twenty years ago, taking photos with pandas was just like taking photos with elephants. It was a paid item and anyone could take photos for free.

It seems that Han Sen was born too late in his previous life, otherwise he would have to come to Chengdu.

After leaving the base, they participated in some fan activities and then took another bus to Jiuzhaigou.

There were two things he really wanted to do in his previous life. One was to go to Chengdu to see pandas, and the other was to go to Jiuzhaigou to see the water.

Unfortunately, in his previous life, due to the inward-looking world, he never had time to think about it until his sudden death.

Now, he has done both things he wanted to do at once.

There is a popular saying that goes “After visiting Jiuzhaigou, you won’t want to look at water again”, which refers to how beautiful the water in Jiuzhaigou is.

Han Sen had prepared himself mentally, but when he actually entered the scenic area, especially when he arrived at Wuhua Lake and saw the beautiful scenery created by water, calcification, algae, and submerged trees, he felt that the description in that sentence was very apt.

The scene in front of me, ordinary water can't produce that effect even if you add filters. It's hard to describe the feeling, but when royal blue, navy blue, dark green and other colors of water appear on the surface of a lake, it really makes people unable to move.

Curry was so excited that he couldn't help but scream like an elementary school student.

The United States also has many beautiful scenery, but compared to this, they are instantly overshadowed.

It was at this moment that Han Sen made up his mind that the first thing he would do after retirement was to return to China and take a good look at this beautiful land that he had never had the chance to visit in his previous lifetime.

When they returned to the United States after the trip to the East, Hansen and Curry sat next to each other.

This time, the trip to Dongda University not only did not make them feel tired, but instead made them very excited.

They also talked about the new season.

Curry didn't know about Nike's so-called layout before, but after listening to Hansen's analysis, he realized the mission he was shouldering.

"I will beat them all." To Hansen's surprise, Curry was extremely confident. He had originally thought about cheering Curry on.

"In our country, there is a book called Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in which there is a line that goes 'Zhou Lang's clever plan brought peace to the world, but he lost his wife and his army.'"

"What do you mean?"

“No matter how well you plan, if you encounter a stronger opponent, you will lose completely in the end.”

"I'll read it carefully." Curry also wanted to read.

Shortly after Hansen returned to Cleveland, the Cavaliers' training camp for the new season was about to begin.

On the first day of training camp, all members of the Cavaliers arrived, and Hansen even met the team's chief assistant coach.

After confirming through eye contact, I knew it was Coach Lu.

Malone has coaching skills, but his ability to give chicken soup is average. The coaching staff arranged for Tyronn Lue to take care of this aspect.

Before training camp began, Lue gave a passionate speech that fully demonstrated his ability.

To sum it up, it's about what a great opportunity they have now and how meaningful it is to win a championship for a city that has never had success in any of the four major sports leagues.

Han Sen has played in the NBA for five years and has heard a lot of chicken soup for the soul.

But after listening to Lu's speech, he still couldn't suppress his passion.

It has to be said that his mentor, Doc Rivers, is better than his mentor.

And before the training started, when Lu was trying to get close to Han Sen, he said something that Han Sen still remembers clearly.

"I'm actually half a Dongda person."

Han Sen was confused. Lu's face was clearly that of a black man of mixed race.

But what Lu said next made him laugh.

"Because my last name is Lu too."

By the way, this time the Cavaliers hired Lu with a salary of 4 million for four years, which is the highest assistant coach salary in NBA history, and is not much lower than that of head coach Malone.

But now it seems that the money was well spent, because Lu's communication skills are a good glue for a team with many new players in the new season.

The first day of training camp consisted of just some simple off-ball drills, defense and shooting drills.

The players have just returned from the offseason and are mainly focusing on finding their rhythm.

After the training, Hansen called on others to start playing American-style one-on-one.

Basketball is a sport that is complex but also simple.

When you arrive at a new team and want to convince others, it is of little use to use your seniority, such as "I have been in the league for 20 years" or "I am the historical scoring champion".

Because most people in the NBA would have the first reaction: What the hell does that have to do with me?
They actually only care about one thing: if you are better than me, then I am willing to listen to you.

This is the simplest law of the competitive jungle.

And it is even easier to demonstrate this strength. Just beat everyone else in an American-style one-on-one duel.

This is actually an important reason why James couldn't suppress Irving back then.

Forget about challenging everyone one-on-one. You don't even dare to challenge everyone one-on-one. And you use words like "basketball is not a one-on-one" as an excuse. Anyone would be dissatisfied with that.

The duel went smoothly at first. With Han Sen's current ability, he could basically crush most people without even using his full strength.

However, there was a small incident when we were fighting JR.

JR attacked first. He was in hot form and made a three-pointer right away.

Then he broke through Han Sen's defense and made another quick stop, turnaround and jump shot.

Finally, he made a step-back three-pointer after a breakthrough and scored 8 points in a row under Han Sen's defense.

After hitting the second three-pointer, JR seemed very excited and started shouting:
"Who can stop me?!"

This caused surprise among his teammates. JR was even smarter than Gay.

But he soon calmed down because Hansen responded with a 15-0 victory and ended the game.

He first blocked JR's shot from the front, then broke through JR and scored a dunk.

Breakthroughs, footwork, back-to-the-basket mid-range shots, fadeaways, three-pointers... Han Sen began to show off his offensive skills in a variety of ways.

And he was trash talking to JR while attacking.

This immediately excited the teammates, and there were constant whistles in the training hall.

The Cavaliers not only have a lot of new players this season, but the players are actually not that strong, and they lack a lot of confidence.

But Han Sen had already announced his goal of winning the championship, and with his overwhelming display of strength, it was hard not to get excited.

After the duel ended, the players prepared to return to the locker room.

It was at this time that Mo Williams grabbed Hansen.

"They asked me to come back, saying they had something to prove, but I didn't really care, I only came back because they gave me the best offer."

Williams is an old Cavalier, but in the original Cavaliers team, his relationship with James was obviously better than Hansen.

After all, he was unknown when he was in the Bucks, and he became famous only by being a teammate with James and making it to the All-Star Game.

"But now I am glad that I made the choice I did. Compared to LeBron, you have a better chance of leading us to achieve the seemingly impossible."

After hearing this, Hansen also stretched out his fist towards Williams, and the two of them bumped fists.

He didn't have much contact with Williams back then, but he could tell that Williams was a more realistic person.

People with this kind of personality are actually the easiest to get along with.

When he returned to the locker room, Han Sen sat in his seat and looked around.

Irving was exchanging ball handling tips with Williams, and the two seemed very engaged;
Hawes was designing the hair of Bagnani, and he even took out paper to draw, but it seemed that the drawing was not very good, which made Bagnani laugh;
Tucker pulled out a pair of limited edition plastic-wrapped sneakers from his closet, showing off that he brought a whole box of them to Cleveland;

TT was fiddling with a camera, and Karasev leaned over to look curiously.

This was a common locker room scene, but Hansen felt a long-lost vitality.

(End of this chapter)