Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 393 Han Sen Has the Final Say

After Hansen's decision was announced, some other big fish in the free market who had not yet decided finally made their choices.

The most notable of them is Paul George.

He joined the Warriors directly with a four-year, $4 million contract.

This also means that the Warriors have given up on renewing their contract with Cousins, who has had huge disagreements with the Warriors due to injury problems and was even snubbed in the free market.

This is the reality that players have to face. Serious injuries in a contract year will have a huge impact on the market.

Back to George, as a 3D star, he has excellent off-ball three-point shooting ability, top defense, and now he also has a good ball-handling skill, which can share the pressure of scoring with the ball on the outside. His technical characteristics perfectly fit the Warriors.

The Warriors were forced to trade James last season, but signed George this summer, which can be said to be a blessing in disguise.

The day after the freeze ended, Hansen prepared to leave for Sacramento.

Jokic took Hansen to the airport.

He also received an early maximum salary contract extension of 5 years and 1.48 million from the Cavaliers this summer.

Before saying goodbye, Jokic gave Hansen a gift.

When he got in the car, Han Sen noticed that he was carrying a shopping bag, and Han Sen thought he was going to the supermarket.

But when he took out the things inside, Han Sen realized that it was a gift for him.

Moreover, this gift made Han Sen stunned.

It was a golden...crown!
When he was on the Cavaliers, Malone had the habit of using a big gold chain to honor his teammates after the game. However, the big gold chain was made of plastic at first, and was later replaced with iron-plated copper, mainly for formality.

But it is obvious that the gift Jokic gave to Hansen could only be made of real pure gold, worth at least hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Of course, the meaning of this gift is still greater than its value, because it is equivalent to "early crowning" Hansen.

Han Sen couldn't help but laugh and shake his head. Jokic's ability to be naughty is still quite good.

And after he decided to go to the Kings, he also looked at the outside world's reaction, including O'Neal's words, "The Kings have welcomed the real king."

If he went there, even if he didn't want to, he would probably get the nickname "the real king".

"Boss, I still feel uncomfortable without you." Jokic couldn't help but speak when sending Hansen to the boarding gate.

Originally, he was following Hansen into battle, but now he had to be the one charging into battle. This role change was very difficult to adapt to.

Not to mention that his personality isn't really suited for such a role, he just wants to be an office worker.

Hansen could understand his thoughts, of course. He reached out and patted Jokic on the shoulder: "Some people are born leaders, but more people are chosen by history to become leaders."

After seeing Jokic still had a bitter face, he continued to smile and said: "Keep your confidence, I look forward to meeting you in the finals."

Hansen said before that he wanted to meet Jokic in the playoffs, but now the two have gone their separate ways. If they want to meet in the playoffs, it can only be in the finals.

After getting off the car, Han Sen waved goodbye.

It wasn't just Jokic who came to see him off, but also the Cavaliers fans who had been waiting at the airport.

With a wave of his hand, his knight career officially came to an end.

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After taking a nap on the plane, Hansen woke up when the plane was almost arriving in Sacramento.

The name Sacramento gives people a very remote feeling, but in fact it is the capital of California, USA. Although it is not as big as Los Angeles and San Francisco in the same state, it is just a smaller city.

If we must make an analogy, this is a bit like Washington.

This was certainly not Hansen's first time here, but just like his first time in Memphis, he was still relatively unfamiliar with the city because he usually went to Sacramento for games.

So before setting off, he also made a special effort to learn some information.

After learning this, he discovered that this city had a lot of stories.

The city was originally a castle built by the Swiss. Later, when they were building a sawmill, they accidentally discovered gold in the local river, the Sacramento River.

Thus, the well-known California Gold Rush began here. A large number of Americans rushed here with the dream of getting rich overnight, and this place subsequently developed into a huge city.

Han Sen still remembers that gold panning was an essential element in the earliest Hollywood movies he watched as a child.

At that time, he had no idea about the names of these cities in the United States, and he didn't expect that he had arrived at a historical city.

Now the gold has certainly been mined out, but many historical relics from that time have been preserved. This is one of the rare historical and cultural heritages in the United States.

If he refers to it then, it will be a time and space dislocation from the American movies he watched in his childhood.

The plane arrived at Sacramento International Airport. What Hansen didn't expect was that in addition to the Kings executives, the mayor of Sacramento also came to the airport to greet him.

For example, when Hansen won the championship for the Cavaliers, the mayor of Cleveland went to the airport to greet him in person, but as soon as he arrived, the mayor of Sacramento came.

In addition to respect for him, it also has something to do with the person himself.

After retiring, most NBA stars choose to work in sports-related industries. Some, like Hansen, aim to become bosses, some become coaches after retirement, and some even directly open training camps like Kobe.

But the one in front of us is an exception. Kevin Johnson chose to go into politics directly after retiring.

A native Sacramento, Johnson was elected mayor in 08 and has served ever since.

Han Sen had not known about these things before, but after Divac introduced them, Han Sen realized that the two sides had a good match in their expertise.

Because they had basketball as a common topic, the two people had a very harmonious conversation after getting in the car.

And Johnson was visibly excited.

For him, Hansen's arrival not only means big business opportunities, but more importantly, it can make Sacramento prosperous.

The American Dream is too vague, but everyone has a heart that wants their hometown to prosper.

It was also in the car that Johnson communicated this idea to Hansen in more detail.

The development of cities is staged. For example, Cleveland prospered because of industry and declined because of deindustrialization. Sacramento rose because of the gold rush, but as the gold was mined out, its prosperity naturally declined.

At present, it is mainly supported by science and technology industries and agriculture. It is the largest agricultural product distribution center and trading center in the United States, and an important base for the production of rocket engines and fuel in the United States, but the commercial sector is relatively weak.

This will be fundamentally changed with the joining of a phenomenal figure like Han Sen.

Look at the changes in Cleveland today. It’s not just the growth of the Cavaliers’ market value, but the entire city has prospered.

The prosperity of the basketball market brings prosperity to business, the prosperity of business brings population growth, and the population growth brings further prosperity to the city. This is a virtuous circle. How could Johnson not expect his hometown to become the next Cleveland!

And in the car, Johnson also told Hansen a piece of information that he had not known before.

Sacramento has a high Asian population, at 17.8%.

This has a lot to do with the gold rush of the last century. As a result, Sacramento even has a more familiar name among Asians: Sacramento, which comes from the transliteration of "Sacramento" by Cantonese overseas Chinese in the 19th century.

This is unexpected good news, because of Hansen's identity, these people can make the ball market prosperous in the first place.

Hansen followed Johnson to a rally, which was a citizen welcome party held for Hansen.

The scene was shocking. The three streets near the venue were all blocked, and the scene was filled with people.

This was Hansen's first day in Sacramento.

When Han Sen appeared on the stage, the place instantly went crazy.

Just as Barkley said, Hansen’s current size doesn’t mean that any city is more suitable for him, but that he can change a city.

As the mayor, Johnson was the first to express his welcome to Hansen. Hansen then took the microphone and gave a short speech, which also touched upon the reasons why he chose the Kings.

Of course, this is the kind of reason that is public.

Something like the Kings are a team with great potential, he likes challenges, and he likes the city of Sacramento.

Even at the end, he promised to bring a championship to the Kings and make the city prosperous like it did during the gold rush era.

Thus, Hansen unlocked his signature achievement: arriving in a new city with the promise of bringing a championship to that team.

This promise made the scene boil again.

New fans are still sighing about Hansen's premature talk, after all, the Kings' main players are all rookies, but old fans have already started to enjoy the future.

You have to know that Hansen has made such promises before, and what it finally brought was not only a championship, but a dynasty!
In other words, what is often overlooked is that even though Sacramento is not big now, it is located in California after all, and it is the capital of California. Its development potential is much greater than that of Cleveland.

After the on-site rally ended, Hansen took a car to a manor in the suburbs, which was the temporary residence provided for him by Vivek.

The overall layout of Sacramento was consistent with what Hansen had learned in advance. Most of the landmark buildings were located in the urban area, such as the Rockets' research building and the Kings' Golden One Center, which was put into use only last year.

The rich people basically live in the suburbs, and the most similar thing about the entire city to Cleveland is the greening rate.

As the car drove along, there were green trees on both sides of the road.

However, the starting point of this layout is different from that of Cleveland, because Sacramento is located in central California. This place is not on the coast but the temperature is high. In summer, it is hot and dry.

If a large number of trees are not planted in such places, the urban heat island effect will make people feel exploded.

In fact, even though there were a lot of green plants, Hansen could still feel the heat wave after getting out of the car.

This is the true California style. A scene of gold diggers sweating profusely under the scorching sun and sweat-soaked California girls standing not far away automatically emerges in my mind.

Han Sen took a shower at the manor, and then began to discuss the trade with Rondo and Divac.

After Hansen made the decision, Divac negotiated with Griffin immediately and already had a basic framework.

The chips paid by the Kings were George Hill to balance the contract and a potential new star, which refers to one of Mitchell, Tatum and Doncic.

Compared to the chips that the Cavaliers paid to get Hansen (not in the state of opening the third eye), what the Cavaliers get now is much less than before.

There's no way around it. This is the difference between a sign-and-trade and a normal trade, but it's still much more than what the Cavaliers got when James left.

Of course, if Hansen insists, the Kings can keep all three and use someone like Hield as a bargaining chip instead.

But that may not be a good thing, because there is only one ball on the field.

The Kings' previous strategy of raising poisonous insects would definitely not work because the players are not robots and will not follow instructions.

Especially high-quality newcomers, they need the ball because the ball will generate data, and data represents the contract.

If several players who want the ball gather together for a while, there will inevitably be constant infighting.

Divac's suggestion is Tatum, who currently seems to be much worse than Mitchell, while Doncic is still an unscratched lottery ticket.

Divac said and looked at Rondo, who then turned to look at Hansen.

You thought the general manager of the Kings was still the team legend Divac, but in fact Rondo has more say than Divac.

You think Rondo is the one who speaks, but in fact, Hansen has the final say in the Kings now.

This is a basic requirement that Hansen raised when meeting with other teams this summer, and the Kings will naturally have to abide by it.

This also includes Han Sen's own transactions.

Han Sen shook his head.

Tatum is the least likely to be traded because he is the only one of the three who is good at playing without the ball.

"Luca."

Han Sen thought about it again and again and made his choice.

Doncic's talent is definitely better than Mitchell's, and his ceiling is higher, but he also requires the most training.

You need to feed him a lot of ball possession so that he can become the Doncic in "history".

And Doncic's defense is very average, he needs others to clean up his mess.

Of course, the biggest problem is that Doncic plays with the ball in his hands, which is in sharp conflict with Hansen.

Should Han Sen be his supporting role like Owen?

This is obviously unrealistic.

Therefore, before Han Sen came, Doncic was the most likely person to become the Gu King.

But after Hansen came, he became the last person the Kings needed.

In comparison, although Mitchell is shorter in height, he has a huge wingspan, like a Spider-Man, and has good defensive ability and enthusiasm.

And one thing that cannot be ignored is that Mitchell has already demonstrated excellent combat effectiveness last season.

Hansen joining the Kings was an unexpected choice and was criticized by many people. He needs to lead the team to fulfill its promise and win the championship as soon as possible, so that the haters will feel slapped in the face and then criticize him even more crazily.

(End of this chapter)