Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 292: Barreled Baisuishan

Before Jokic arrived in Cleveland, the 2015 NBA Draft had already been held at the Nets' home court, the Barclays Center.

The Celtics picked Towns with the No. 1 pick without any suspense.

After selecting Towns, General Manager Danny Ainge excitedly stated in front of the media: "Our reconstruction is over!"

The Timberwolves took Jahlil Okafor with the second pick.

Okafor from Duke has excellent inside skills. His draft template is Tim Duncan, a name that rarely appears in draft templates.

The 76ers picked D'Angelo Russell with the third pick, and he will form a classic inside and outside reconstruction partnership with Embiid.

After a year of poor performance, the Knicks unfortunately only got the fourth pick. The new president of the Knicks, "Zen Master" Jackson, used him to select Porzingis.

2米18今年19岁的拉脱维亚人上赛季征战西甲联赛，场均得到10.7分4.8板1盖帽。

This selection caused huge boos from New York fans at the draft.

The Nuggets selected Emmanuel Mudiay with the seventh pick. The former No. 1 high school student in the United States and player who played for the University of East in the CBA last season, imitated Hansen and pulled open the lining of his suit when he went on stage to shake hands with Silva and took a photo, revealing the bright five-star red flag inside, and also earned the nickname "University of East Boy".

The New Orleans Pelicans selected Devin Booker from the University of Kentucky with the 13th pick. He averaged 10 points and 2 rebounds per game last year.

When you don't know who to pick at 13, a shooting guard is the best option.

Hansen is not paying attention to the draft. He is now concentrating on training with Cunningham.

After the training, Griffin told him the draft results.

Josh Richardson was not selected, but they selected Powell at 46th pick.

Han Sen didn't expect Powell's ranking to be lower than he expected. It seems that the draft report did a great job.

He asked Griffin to give him Powell's contact information and then called him.

When Powell on the other end of the phone learned that it was Han Sen, there was a strange noise.

After a while, Powell said with a little excitement that he had accidentally dropped his phone.

Even after he got back on the phone, Powell's words were choked up.

The boss of the team, or more accurately the number one player in the league, called him with a second-round pick, which was definitely unexpected and exciting.

However, Hansen did not say polite words like James did back then, but instead asked the other party to participate in his personal training camp in the summer.

If the Cavaliers want to get back on their feet in the new season, everyone must give their all.

Han Sen didn't like being the bad guy, but it was still necessary to chase his teammates away with a stick.

Just after finishing the call, Han Sen received a text message from Ding Yanyuhang.

He came to announce the good news that he was selected by the Mavericks with the 52nd pick.

Since joining the training program, Ding Yanyuhang has played for the past two years at the NCAA Division I University of Texas at Austin, Durant's alma mater.

He didn't get many opportunities in his first year, but he played quite well last season, averaging 11.5 points per game and was the team's second-leading scorer.

This year, he automatically entered the draft at the age of 22 and was directly selected by the Mavericks.

Because of the relationship between Nelson and his son, the Mavericks have always been interested in players from the Eastern Conference. Cuban also wants to develop the Chinese market and has signed Wang Zhizhi and Yi Jianlian successively, so this choice can be considered expected.

Although it was at the end of the second round, Ding Yanyuhang became the second outside player from the University of East China to be selected by the NBA after Han Sen.

This is a very positive signal, and it also represents the success of the first phase of Han Sen’s previous training program.

After spending two more days in Cleveland, Hansen was invited to Memphis.

Because of Hansen's achievements for the city of Memphis, Pera was very concerned about the sculpture. He invited Emrani, the designer who designed the statue for Jordan, to work on Hansen's sculpture. The team, including the sculptors, were the best in the United States.

For Pera, all of this is very necessary.

Once Hansen's statue is placed at the entrance of the Union Express Fieldhouse, it will be the biggest golden signboard and a guarantee of the stadium's attendance, just like Jordan's statue at the United Center.

Han Sen participated in the design in the past, mainly in the selection of actions.

There are many classic moments in Hansen's dynasty journey in Memphis, including his stepping off the court after spraining his ankle during the first championship, his mid-range buzzer-beater in Game 6 of the second championship, and his steam moment in Game 6 of the third championship while playing with a high fever.

Han Sen was not very good at this kind of design, but this kind of thing could be worked out backwards.

According to the inscription he gave, "Make the impossible possible", the action of stepping onto the field for the first championship was finally chosen.

Because compared to the two championships that came later, what really makes people feel incredible is the first championship that Hansen brought to the Grizzlies.

Although he is the easiest in terms of difficulty in the finals, his significance is the greatest.

After participating in the design of the statue, Hansen did not return to Cleveland immediately, but instead met with Guy and Randolph at 1927 Madison Ave to reminisce about the past.

After Hansen left, their situations with the Grizzlies were different.

As the "Black Bear", Randolph still has a tactical position in the Grizzlies and his statistics are also good.

But as the season progressed, Gay's tactical position continued to decline in order to train Wiggins and Waiters, and now he is worse than when Hansen was there.

Both of their contracts expire this summer. It will not be a problem for Randolph to negotiate a satisfactory contract, but it is unlikely for Gay.

Although Pera is rich, he has no feelings for the Grizzlies and he is not good at playing meritorious basketball.

Even if the two parties can finally renew the contract, the contract will be much smaller than the previous one.

After a few bottles of wine, Guy expressed his inner thoughts. He no longer wanted to stay in Memphis.

"Do you want the championship or the money?" Han Sen asked directly.

If it was a championship, he could let Gay come to the Cavaliers.

Although the Cavaliers are under great salary pressure this summer, Irving's big contract has begun to be fulfilled, and TT and JR have to face contract renewal, but Gilbert is willing to pay the luxury tax for the team, so that is not a problem.

Gay's joining will also be a great reinforcement for the Cavaliers. His personal ability is much stronger than Tucker, and he can also lead the bench lineup.

"Money." Guy's answer was as direct as ever.

But this choice is also normal. At the peak age of 29, he already has three rings. At this stage, he only wants to make more money.

Hansen didn't suggest where Guy should go, but he gave Guy an idea: do what James did.

Although James' level is a bit low, the ability of the team behind him in his business operations is still worthy of recognition.

Last season, James signed a 1+1 contract with the Lakers, and if nothing unexpected happens, it will still be 1+1 this season.

Guy could follow suit, giving himself more flexibility.

And next year will be a good opportunity to make a lot of money, with premium contracts flying all over the place.

With Gay's level, it is not impossible for him to get a contract similar to his previous one as long as he finds a team with a good chance and produces better stats.

Although Gay's current statistics are not good, his strength is stronger than in "history". If you let him go to a weak team, he can easily score 20+. Gay listened.

And he must have contacted other teams privately, blurting out:
"Then I will become a real king!"

The next day after being drunk, Hansen received a call from Griffin.

Jokic was "tied" by him.

After hearing the news, Hansen said goodbye to Guy and others and returned to Cleveland.

When Hansen saw Jokic at Quicken Loans Arena, he had a look of "as expected."

Although he is not as barrel-like as Griffin described last year, Jokic's body shape is very close to what Hansen remembered.

Especially the visual impact of close observation is stronger than that of live broadcast of the game.

That chubby appearance, according to the fans, is a standard "Barreled Baishuishan"!

And when Jokic saw him, his face was full of sorrow, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Hansen turned to Griffin and asked about Jokic's current weight.

Wow, 300 pounds, or 136 kilograms, is almost as heavy as O’Neal at his peak!
Griffin also explained the reason for Jokic's expression at the moment.

This guy is upset about not being able to race horses.

Han Sen didn't care too much about this. After all, Jokic is nothing right now. Once he becomes famous, he can play however he wants during the offseason.

Hansen then called Cunningham and asked him to try Jokic's current level.

Soon, Han Sen was surprised.

Because Cunningham couldn't defend Jokic.

Although Jokic is much bigger than Cunningham in terms of size, he has never played an NBA game after all.

As for Cunningham, he is an NBA rotation-level player, and his expertise lies in defense.

He imagined that Jokic should be constantly being cut off, but his low-post skills, especially his back-to-the-basket singles, are very mature.

Now it seems that it was a very correct decision to let Jokic continue to stay in Serbia for training.

This kind of Jokic is much stronger than Hansen expected and can immediately help the Cavaliers.

Of course, the prerequisite is that he must lose weight.

"He suffered a lot. His biggest hobby in the past was drinking Coke. He drank three liters of Coke every day. But at the request of the trainer, the amount of Coke was constantly reduced until he drank the last can on the plane to Cleveland."

Griffin then went on to talk about an interesting story he heard from his trainer.

This sounds a bit like a teenager addicted to the internet trying to quit.

"The team has already communicated with him and will use protein drinks instead."

Because of Hansen's attention, the Cavaliers also paid more attention to Jokic.

"But before coming here, I heard from the trainer that he didn't have much confidence in playing in the NBA." Griffin's next words were a bit surprising.

"His mind will change after today." Looking at Cunningham being "bullied" by Jokic, Hansen thought of Yao Ming.

Yao Ming knew he could play in the NBA when he defeated Tyson Chandler, who was selected as the third pick in the draft that year.

After playing for a while, Hansen swapped Jokic and Cunningham, letting Cunningham attack and Jokic defend.

It was at this time that Jokic's weakness was exposed.

Jokic can't guard Cunningham.

He was too slow, and his lateral movement was poor, and he was even bad at confrontation. His fleshy body was of no help except for shock absorption.

Losing weight and gaining muscle is urgent.

Fortunately, this will not be a problem. After all, Hansen has the best physical trainer in the world.

After the short "tryout", Hansen took Cunningham and Jokic to have a big meal.

Jokic felt aggrieved for being forced to interrupt the horse race, and Cunningham also felt aggrieved for being inexplicably beaten up by a rookie.

Han Sen went to a restaurant that served Eastern European cuisine.

After entering the restaurant and smelling the aroma of meat, the sadness on Jokic's face finally disappeared.

Especially after he sat down and the familiar dishes of beef, sausage and cheese appeared in front of him, his eyes began to light up.

"Has the team arranged a place for you to stay?" Hansen asked after Jokic started to eat.

Jokic stopped what he was saying, shook his head, and replied in his still broken English: "But they gave me some advance pay so I could find a house."

"Let Dante go with you. You are unfamiliar with this place and it is easy to be ripped off."

"Okay, boss." Before Jokic could say anything, Cunningham had already nodded in agreement.

Although he was just beaten up by Jokic in the training hall, it can be seen that he still likes this fat guy very much.

Jokic looked at the fragrant meat in his hand, then looked at Han Sen and said, "Thank you."

"No need to thank me. I'm just like you, a foreigner playing in a foreign country."

Han Sen was looking for resonance in the classic way, and since he had forcibly pulled someone out of the horse racing competition, he had to give some compensation.

Of course, he also knew what Jokic needed most at the moment.

After all, he had lived in the United States in his previous life and knew the challenges an international player would face when playing in the United States.

In addition to the competition on the field, there are many things to face off the field, from language to food to culture, which are no less challenging than those on the field.

A big reason why Yi Jianlian didn't make it in the NBA was that he didn't handle these aspects well.

After all, people are not machines, and many things off the court will affect their performance on the court.

Jokic was startled when he heard this, and as if he finally realized something, he nodded vigorously at Hansen and started to eat the meat.

Jokic was very happy when he was showing off his muscular body, but after he was done, he had a bitter face.

Because after they finished eating, Han Sen began to tell him about the future training plan.

In addition to the intensity of 996, you also need to control your diet.

Looking at the empty plate in front of him, Jokic felt like he had just finished his last dinner after drinking his last cup of Coke on the plane.

(End of this chapter)