Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 391 Han Sen's Purpose

Time flies and it is June 6nd, the day of the draft held in Brooklyn.

Han Sen watched the live broadcast of the talent show while on vacation.

This year's No. 1 pick belongs to the Suns just as he remembered. Just like they chose Towns or Davis, they chose center "Dunbao" Ayton without hesitation.

Last year, the Bulls' Fultz struggled, proving that draft safety still requires picking an inside player.

During his time in the NCAA, Ayton averaged 20.1 points, 11.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.9 blocks per game for the University of Arizona, which are O'Neal-level statistics.

The Kings took Luka Doncic with the second pick.

Sure enough, the Kings always choose the expensive option instead of the right one, and they are definitely more inclined to take Doncic.

Now what Han Sen said before about raising Gu is going to become a reality, and no one knows who will become the real Gu King in the end.

As for the remaining more popular ones, Alexander was selected by the Hornets with the 11th pick, but was then traded to the Clippers.

The Cavaliers eventually took Bruce Brown with the 30th pick.

After the Cavaliers really selected Brown, Hansen had a strange feeling.

It’s a pity that the Cavaliers didn’t have a high enough draft pick to select Jamal Murray, otherwise Hansen would have had a sense of déjà vu of the Cleveland Nuggets.

Of course, the Cavaliers also have Murray, and Dejounte Murray also counts as Murray.

Because Han Sen disappeared from the public eye, the outside world, which was already extremely concerned about Han Sen's whereabouts, fell into confusion.

Generally speaking, when a superstar changes teams, there will be some rumors, at least to narrow the scope, but there is really no news about Hansen.

So when the time came to the 28th and Hansen appeared at the season awards ceremony, he also attracted special attention.

Han Sen was once again selected as a candidate for the MVP this year, but in the end the MVP was not given to Han Sen, but to Harden.

Although they missed the finals, the Rockets had the best regular season record and Harden's statistics were not bad either, so there was nothing wrong with giving him the MVP.

However, it is worth mentioning that Jokic made it directly into the best second team this year and is expected to make the first team next season.

After the award ceremony, when the reporters gathered around Hansen for an interview, they asked about his new team again, and they asked in a roundabout way.

For example, do you want to go to a big city or a small city this time? Do you want to play for a rebuilding team or start the championship mode in another city?
Sometimes you have to admire the professional ability of these reporters. Although Hansen only gave some ambiguous answers, by the time the award ceremony was over, the news reports had already come up with some information: Hansen prefers to go to a team in a big city, and he doesn't want to form a super team like James did back then.

This information alone can actually narrow down the scope a bit.

Fans of teams like New York and Los Angeles have already started looking forward to it. After all, if that is true, their advantage would be too huge.

After the award ceremony, Hansen returned to Cleveland.

As soon as he came back, Wade and Rose came to visit him one after another.

Hanson isn't the only Cavaliers player who will be a free agent this summer, as Wade is finally set to return to the Heat for his final year.

If it were any other player, and they had a fight with the Heat management to that extent, and then they were successful in other teams, it would be absolutely impossible for them to go back.

But who can blame him? He is Wade, the most famous good guy in the NBA.

But that's his character. Just like when Irving first joined the Bulls and said bad things about Cleveland, he advised Irving not to slander his old team, because no one can be sure of where their future will go.

As for Ross, Ross mainly came to give Hansen a gift to express his gratitude.

If it wasn't for Han Sen, he wouldn't have been able to get this championship ring.

His gift was also very unique, a bouquet of 16 roses.

The gift was not expensive, but it was very meaningful when given by Ross.

After all, just like when he gave a gift to O'Neal, when money becomes just a number, its meaning is greater than its value.

Han Sen also instantly asked Ross where he was going in the summer.

Rose's idea surprised Hansen. He didn't plan to stay in Cleveland, but was going to Minnesota because Thibodeau was there!
"Don't you hate Tom?" Han Sen couldn't help but be curious. If it weren't for Thibodeau's overuse of Rose, Rose wouldn't have fallen so quickly.

"Hate? No, no, I thank Tom, he made me who I am, without him I wouldn't be the MVP."

Ross's answer was somewhat beyond Hansen's expectations. It was a bit like the soul-searching question at the beginning of the game: Do you want to have an ordinary but long life, or a short but spectacular life?
Obviously, Rose chose the latter like most players.

After all, it's hard for people to resist the feeling of standing on the top.

So many fans feel sorry for Rose and think that he will regret his original choice. The answer is that Rose actually does not.

"Then I wish you good luck." Han Sen also gave his best wishes to Ross.

For Hansen, he has surpassed Jordan, and anything he does later in his career is just icing on the cake of this already successful career.

The same goes for Rose, after winning the championship with the Cavaliers, it's almost done. Even if he retires now, he will have no regrets in his career.

Then renewing the master-disciple relationship with Thibodeau can make up for the regret of failure that year.

And when Rose said he was going to the Timberwolves, Hansen also remembered his 50-point night.

So this isn’t necessarily a bad thing for Ross.

After two days in Cleveland, Hansen went to New York, where he rented a mansion and began meeting with the teams he wanted to meet.

Thomas already had meeting requests from 29 other teams, yes, 29 teams, including the Pelicans. Hansen only needed to give the meeting list to Thomas.

The list of teams that will meet this time includes: Knicks, Nets, Lakers, Clippers, Celtics, 76ers, Bulls, Warriors, Heat, and Kings.

Hansen has not made a formal decision yet, but when the list was released, the entire social media went wild.

Sure enough, the few rumors released by the media before were reliable, and Hansen would indeed go to a big city team.

This also makes Hansen's motivation to leave Cleveland more reasonable.

After all, it is natural for players to yearn for big cities, not to mention that Hansen’s commercial value can only be fully developed in big cities.

However, some of the fans here are really unexpected.

For example, the Celtics. Hansen felt that he had worked too hard in his previous career, so he wanted to team up with Durant and go straight to the easy mode?
And the key is that this is Durant's team, which is too embarrassing! For example, the Bulls are a team with Jordan's totem. No matter how great Hansen's achievements are, he will be considered suppressed by Jordan.

Even for example, if Hansen joins the Warriors, then the Warriors will not be the Universe Warriors, but the Galaxy Warriors!
True Alliance Finale!

In comparison, although the Heat's performance was also surprising, it instantly made Heat fans excited.

Because they were stopped from winning so many championships by Han Sen, and now you tell me Han Sen is going to bring them the championship?

There are also fans of the Kings, the only team in the meeting that is not in a big city.

Although they knew that this had something to do with Ajiali, if they could get Hansen, then this team, which had been in a slump for so many years, would finally have a chance to revive.

Of course, the happiest ones are the two teams in New York, because Hansen chose New York as the meeting place. Does this mean that his favorite city is New York?
The news of Han Sen's meeting was sent on the morning of July 7st, and he received the black fan value on the evening of July 1st.

You think he wants to team up with Durant, or go to the Warriors to end the league, but in fact, if you use your brain a little, you will know that it is impossible.

However, there are too many people in this world who don't like to use their brains, so naturally they become tools for Hansen to gain black fans.

As for the fans in Boston and the Bay Area, Hansen has no chance of going there, so naturally he doesn't need to pay too much attention to them.

On July 7, the second day of the free market, Hansen officially started the meeting.

A team has half a day, which is exactly 5 days, to complete the meeting and make the final decision the day before the end of the freezing period.

The first team to get a meeting was the Nets.

The Nets' new owner, Joseph Tsai, and the team's new general manager, Max, were both present at the meeting.

As a Chinese Canadian and chairman of Alibaba's board of directors, Cai's Chinese language proficiency is quite good, and he and Hansen had smooth communication throughout the process.

The reasons he used to persuade Hansen to join the Nets mainly focused on business operations and improving the team's strength.

There are two teams in New York. The Knicks have dominated New York's fan resources in recent years, but their management and operation are a mess and they are in a hopeless situation.

The Nets have now moved to Brooklyn, New York. As long as they perform well, they have a chance to compete with the Knicks, or even replace them.

After all, the league's draft is no longer held in Madison Square Garden, but in the Nets' home court, Barclays Center.

Moreover, the Nets now have young players and draft picks, and can build a competitive team around Hansen.

The meeting went very well. After the meeting, Cai accepted an interview with reporters and expressed his confidence in Hansen joining the Nets.

This instantly made New York fans excited.

Although the circle here in the United States is generally father-son, a father who is a Democrat will bring up a son who is a Democrat. If the father is a Knicks fan, then the son is likely to be a Knicks fan as well.

But Dolan is so bad that it disappoints people every time.

Moreover, there is no way Dolan would sell the Knicks, which is making a lot of money, so that kind of disappointment can be said to be despair in a sense.

If Hansen can go to the Nets, they are still quite willing to spend money to watch the game in Brooks.

I'm sorry, Dad. My heart supports the Knicks, but my body is heading towards the Nets.

The second team to get a meeting was the Clippers.

The Clippers' situation is worse than that of the Nets. Although the owner has been replaced by Ballmer, the Clippers have very few fans in Los Angeles.

Because of their glorious past, the fans of the Lakers and Celtics are much more loyal than those of New York fans.

Even if Hansen went to the Clippers, it would be very difficult to convert Lakers fans into Clippers fans.

However, Ballmer advocates an unlimited investment in fans, and Hansen can fully feel his passion for basketball.

It's not just that he treats basketball as a tool like other rich people, but he really has a deep-seated love for basketball.

This was actually the main reason why Hansen chose the Clippers as his first choice.

Because this kind of boss is a scarce commodity in the league.

"I can't be 90% sure that Han will join the Clippers, but I believe that number is at least %."

When Ballmer finished his meeting with Hansen, he was equally determined to win in front of reporters.

This makes the few Clippers fans excited, but also makes Lakers fans sad, because the Clippers and the Lakers are sworn rivals in the same city.

Then, Hansen met with the third team, the Lakers.

The Lakers have a very luxurious team, with Magic Johnson and even Kobe Bryant coming. The Lakers management has given it their utmost attention.

And the feeling they had when chatting with Han Sen reminded him of a word: MLGA.

Make the Lakers great again.

It is worth mentioning that the Lakers are much more sophisticated in Hansen’s specific business operations.

From media to advertising, from film and television to peripheral products, the Lakers, with the support of Hollywood, are absolutely professional in business operations.

After the meeting, Kobe expressed his views in front of the media as a representative of the Lakers.

"If anyone can lead the Lakers to a revival, that person must be Hansen."

It was only after Kobe made these remarks that everyone gradually realized what was going on.

This smells wrong!
Every team seemed confident after meeting with Hansen, who made things much more confusing than when Durant met with them.

And a negative impact that this situation will inevitably bring is that no matter which team Hansen chooses to go to, the fans of the team that did not get him will crazily criticize him afterwards.

In a sense, the result of Hansen's high-profile and maze-like actions was exactly the same as the degree of negative influence that James had caused in his decision.

This was subsequently confirmed, and subsequent teams, including the Celtics and Warriors, believed that they had a certain chance of signing Hansen.

On July 7, one day before the free agent freeze period, Hansen met with his last team, the Kings.

(End of this chapter)