Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 399 "Welcome to the NBA, Luka!"

Han Sen also smiled and shook his head.

In a sense, what Doncic said is not wrong.

The NBA has been introducing various policies to encourage offense over the years, including the current 14-second second offense, which, like the no-handcheck rule back then, will lead to a big explosion in scoring.

In contrast, European rules are aligned with FIBA, with a smaller court, no defensive three-second rule, and greater difficulty in scoring.

Of course, it would seem pretentious if this came from a rookie.

After all, Doncic has only played a few preseason games, let alone the playoffs, and he hasn't even experienced the regular season.

"But he is indeed the rookie with the most offensive skills I have ever seen, and he is a bit like you, boss, in that he dares to play more when the game is critical," Jokic added.

"It seems like you like him very much." Han Sen heard the hidden meaning in Jokic's words.

Jokic smiled and nodded, without denying it.

Although they are now from two different countries, they are essentially from the same region, speak similar languages, have similar diets, and can even talk about their common history. It is difficult for them to not get along well.

On the day of the opening game, a large number of fans gathered inside and outside the Quick Loans Arena.

Especially around the Hansen statue in front of the stadium, there were a large number of fans gathering to take photos.

The statue was unveiled in the summer, but not everyone was there at the time.

There were even quite a few fans at the scene who came from the KT board to support Han Sen.

Including in the Quick Loans Arena, signs such as "Welcome Home, Emperor" can be seen everywhere.

All of this speaks to the glory that Hansen once brought to this city, something that will never fade with time.

This reached a climax when Hansen entered the gym and began to warm up.

The cheers from the crowd were overwhelming, just like when Hansen was still on the Cavaliers, as if nothing had changed.

When Hansen was still playing for the Cavaliers, he would use dunks to warm up the scene before the game, but later on that part was gradually replaced by Jones Jr. But tonight, under the enthusiasm of the fans, he once again performed several wonderful dunks during the warm-up.

That made the fans at the scene excited, and some fans even cried with excitement.

To them, Hansen's dunks seemed to be more spontaneous than before.

They thought it was a blessing from personal emotions and were unaware of the changes that had taken place in Han Sen's body.

When there was about half an hour left in the game, Hansen finished warming up and returned to the locker room.

When he came out again, the championship ring award ceremony had already been set up.

In addition to coming to see Hansen, fans also came tonight to attend the Cavaliers' dynasty ring awarding ceremony.

Gilbert spent a lot of money on rings this year. According to previous media reports, the cost of this year's championship rings is comparable to the Warriors' in 2015, with an average cost of one million yuan per ring.

The dazzling light under the lamp said it all.

Before the award ceremony began, Gilbert took the microphone and gave a speech, which is an added touch not found in other award ceremonies.

But no one at the scene thought there was anything wrong with his adding drama, and some even cheered for his speech.

Because he was mainly thanking Hansen for everything he had done for Cleveland.

Even after the award ceremony started, after the management and coaching staff had given awards, the first person to be awarded among the players was still Han Sen.

The on-site DJ also lengthened the tone and announced Hansen's appearance in the voice that the fans were most familiar with.

Because there will be no appearance announcement for the visiting team, this is a treatment that goes beyond the rules.

But the Cavaliers players did not have any dissatisfaction, but were already there applauding Hansen's appearance.

"6'7", 9-time All-Star, 6-time Finals MVP, 3-time MVP, 6-time NBA champion, from Barry University to the NBA, let us welcome the unique technical station terminator, the founder of the Cavaliers dynasty, the true king, Han~~Sen!!"

During this introduction, sparks were sprayed all around the large LED screen on the scene, and a short film paying tribute to Hansen began to play on it.

The treatment a player receives when he leaves a team and returns to his parent team's home court varies. Some players will receive huge cheers, like Iverson back then, while others will receive huge boos, like James.

But the treatment Han Sen enjoys now is unique, just as DJ described.

Han Sen's eyes couldn't help but turn red.

When the spotlight hit him, he stood up, waved to the fans, and walked to the center of the stage.

Gilbert had been waiting there for a long time. When he saw Hansen coming, he gave him a big hug and kept saying thank you.

Silva then took the initiative to hug Hansen when he shook his hand.

Without Hansen, the attention paid to the NBA would have irreversibly declined, but the appearance of Hansen changed many things.

Han Sen took the ring from Gilbert. What surprised him was that the name on the ring was written in Chinese characters made up of diamonds.

It's so special, and understandably expensive.

It seems that the pre-match reports were accurate, and that was really the average price of each ring, because the value of the other rings was increased by this one.

Mitchell looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but think of what Sabonis had said before.

Han Sen is an existence that cannot be surpassed. It is a matter of great pride for them to be able to play with such an existence.

At the end of the award ceremony, the banner representing the Cavaliers' 2017-2018 season championship was unveiled.

From 2015~2016, to 2016~2017, and the just unveiled 2017~2018, the three consecutive flags are the most representative symbol of the Knight Dynasty.

This not only made the fans at the scene excited, but also the Kings players could not hide their desire in their eyes.

Hansen said he wanted to bring a championship to the Kings, but maybe that would be another dynasty, or something more?
The award ceremony ended with the cheers of the fans, and both sides entered the opening ceremony after a brief warm-up.

The Kings played as the visiting team, with the starting lineup: Hansen, Mitchell, Tatum, Sabonis, and Stan.

Lu plans to have Hansen play more at the small forward position, but that doesn't mean starting with that lineup.

Just like when Malone used the "Death Five" as the Cavaliers' trump card, Lue also has a similar strategy.

From Rivers to Malone, Lu's tactical level is limited, but his learning ability is very strong.

Cavaliers: Doncic, George Hill, Covington, TT, Jokic.

The Cavaliers suffered a bad news in this year's preseason. Dejounte Murray, the originally designated starting point guard, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the first preseason game and was reimbursed for the season.

Murray can't play and Hill is already a veteran, which means that the burden of the outside line falls on Doncic, who is still a rookie.

However, it was this rookie who gave everyone a big warning at the very beginning of the game.

Jokic attracted double-teaming in the low post and then passed the ball to Doncic on the outside. Doncic made a fake three-pointer to shift Mitchell's center of gravity, and then broke through into the inside with a fast break.

His speed was not very fast, and Sabonis turned around to assist in defense, including Stan on the weak side who let TT come over to prepare for backup defense.

However, at the moment when the siege was formed under the basket, Doncic suddenly jumped out of the crowd and faced the defense of two inside players.

"Oh!"

The moment the ball hit the basket, everyone at the scene was stunned.

As Jokic said, even if Doncic has only played a few preseason games, his scoring skills are amazing enough.

Some people also believe that Doncic does not run fast, does not jump high, has poor static talent, and is a player who relies entirely on skills to play.

But one thing that is easily overlooked is Doncic's strength.

Doncic doesn't look very strong, but when he was in the European league, he was able to frequently compete with those black and white bears and score.

That's not all. When Mitchell's shot under the basket was blocked by Jokic, the first player on the Cavaliers' side to rush out of the three-point line was Doncic. After receiving the long pass from Jokic in the backcourt, Doncic showed his top touch, facing Tatum's defense, and scored the ball with a backhand throw despite being fouled.

This No. 2 pick from Slovenia gave a performance that surprised everyone at the start.

At this moment, some people even felt that Murray's injury was destined, because if Murray was not injured, Doncic would not have gotten so many ball possessions at the beginning.

Then after landing, Doncic's actions surprised everyone.

He turned and shook the jersey on his chest in Hansen's direction.

It felt as if there was some grudge between him and Han Sen.

Han Sen was a little surprised.

His impression of Doncic still remains on the evaluation Jokic made when they were having dinner yesterday.

But at this moment he realized that the situation was very different from that.

In "history", Wiggins was selected by the Cavaliers, and then immediately went to the forest as a bargaining chip to trade for Love. "Goji Berry Brother" usually plays in a health-preserving style, but he can explode every time he faces the Cavaliers and James.

Because he wants to prove that the Cavaliers were wrong to make such a deal with James.

Doncic’s situation now is almost exactly the same as Wiggins’.

As Jokic said, Doncic is a very competitive player and he wants to prove himself more than Wiggins.

And there is one thing that others don't know, and that is Doncic's jersey number.

Doncic wears No. 77 in Europe because his idol is European star Spanoulis, who wears No. 7. He wanted to shine in Europe like the latter, so he chose this number.

If he is chosen by the Kings and not traded, he can continue to wear the No. 77 jersey.

But after being traded to the Cavaliers, he had no choice but to change his number to 7.

Although Hansen has not retired yet, the Grizzlies and Cavaliers will not allow other players to wear the number 77 because that is the jersey number they will definitely retire in the future.

Jokic was the first player from the Cavaliers to react. He immediately ran to Doncic and pulled him into his arms with a very serious expression.

On the one hand, he was protecting his boss as Hansen's former younger brother, but more importantly, he knew that Doncic's behavior was simply courting death.

Originally, the Cavaliers had made such a big scene tonight that Hansen was embarrassed to take any drastic measures.

Considering that the Cavaliers are stronger than the Kings, this championship night can be a good start to the season.

But the situation changed completely after Doncic did this.

After the consecutive Grizzlies and Cavaliers dynasties, and after seeing the tragic experiences of two superstars, James and Durant, everyone in the league knows who to mess with, not Hansen, and only Doncic dares to do that.

Doncic didn't seem to care about Jokic's reminder.

There are many players who came to the NBA after dominating Europe, but he is the only one who can do this at the age of 19.

In a sense, he is the European version of "The Chosen One".

What's more, after playing in the preseason, he felt that the intensity of the NBA was lower than that of Europe, and his consecutive scores at the beginning also proved this.

In that case, he had no reason to keep his dissatisfaction to himself.

Especially tonight, the Cavaliers saluted and cheered for Hansen, which made his dissatisfaction rush to his head.

Hansen is not a person who cares about details. He went to the frontcourt and asked Mitchell to pass the ball, then signaled to move away for a one-on-one play.

Having won so many championships, Hansen knew that the key to winning was to unleash the power of the team, so he passed the ball to Mitchell and Sabonis, letting them do what they were good at, and then he would make up for the team's weak links.

To sum up, the relatively simple ones are given to others, while he takes care of the difficult ones.

But that strategy didn't seem to work tonight.

There was a commotion in the place.

Doncic's performance at the beginning was amazing enough, and many people even expected that this newcomer who was traded for Han Sen could become the "next Han Sen".

However, no one expected that Doncic would "float" after only two rounds.

However, some people have expectations in their hearts. Even if they don’t talk about defeating Han Sen, as long as Doncic can have an outstanding performance against Han Sen, he will be promising in the future.

But before the fans could think more, Hansen changed direction and passed Doncic on the court.

At this time, Doncic had not gained weight yet, and his speed and defense were actually still pretty good.

Of course, all these things are relative. In front of Han Sen, his defense, which is at best the league's average, is clearly not good enough.

In the blink of an eye, Han Sen had already reached the three-second zone.

The benefits of increased wingspan are multifaceted. The longer wingspan allows Hansen's low-center-of-gravity ball control to be quicker and more stable, and he can basically reach the destination with just two dribbles.

At this time, Jokic retreated to the basket. Looking at Hansen's serious expression, he knew he was in trouble.

"Oh!"

Amid the exclamations of the fans at the scene, Hansen suddenly slammed the ball into the basket over Jokic.

The huge impact force directly pushed Jokic out of the baseline.

The Kings' bench was boiling with anger, and Gay was even cursing while holding a towel.

Jokic glanced at Doncic, his eyes full of helplessness.

He became the one to take the blame for the trouble caused by Doncic.

Then turning around, Doncic signaled Hill to set a screen for him, and after facing Hansen in a mismatch, he also signaled to move away!

This made the scene not just restless, but also boiling.

Doncic fully illustrates what it means to be young and vigorous.

Dribble the ball, take a tentative step to break through on the right, change direction drastically and pull back to the left side to fake a shot, then dribble quickly and go straight to the inside.

Doncic's dynamic talent is not outstanding, but his static talent is full, including his control and passing.

He may not be able to become the "next Hansen", but he is more likely to become the "next Magic Johnson" than James.

Doncic broke through to one step inside the free throw line, which was the closest distance he could reach to the basket. Hansen had completely blocked his breakthrough route.

His choice was to jump, look for confrontation, and then calmly pull the ball high.

He was confident in his confrontation. Even if he couldn't score the ball, he was confident that he could cause Hansen to foul.

Then reality soon taught him a lesson.

Hansen was not knocked away by his confrontation like Tatum had been before. Instead, he felt like he had hit a thick wall.

And the next second, Han Sen appeared above him like an insurmountable mountain, and then a palm technique dropped from the sky.

"boom!"

Han Sen knocked Doncic to the ground with a sudden blow!

There was an uproar at the scene, and some fans covered their eyes and dared not watch.

But at this time, O'Neal in the commentary booth had already reached his climax.

"Welcome to the real NBA, Luka!"

(End of this chapter)