Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 416 GOAT (Finale)

Combining the previous regular season and qualifying results, the Kings finally achieved a league-best record of 72 wins and 62 losses in 10 games.

韩森相比上赛季数据有所下滑，场均仅能贡献34.6分8.5板7.5助攻，但是塔图姆的场均数据提升到了24分6板3助攻。

They are also the only team in the Western Conference with more than 50 wins.

In the East, the Celtics and Bucks both have more than 50 wins.

The Raptors fell out of the first tier because they failed to retain Leonard in the summer. The latter joined the Clippers and teamed up with Westbrook to help the Clippers reach fourth in the Western Conference.

Because it was a closed game and there were no spectators on site, it was obvious that even after entering the playoffs, the intensity of the game did not seem to be as intense as imagined.

This also led to an almost one-sided game in the first round, and the Kings easily swept the Grizzlies to advance to the second round.

In the second round, they also completed a 4-1 gentleman sweep of the Clippers.

The competition in the park is not only about strength, but also about status.

The Kings showed a completely different look from most teams. They were the reverse Zhou Qi and were fully prepared for this park game.

And because they are first in the Western Conference, they do not need to take turns playing against the Warriors and Pelicans like last season. Instead, after eliminating the Clippers, they will wait for the winner between the Warriors and the Pelicans.

The Warriors' record this season has declined significantly compared to last season. The main reason is that Klay Thompson and Curry suffered consecutive injuries. The former was reimbursed for the season and the latter only played 50+ games.

If it weren't for George's high attendance rate, they would probably even fall out of the top half of the Western Conference this season.

In the end, the Pelicans eliminated the Warriors 4-2 and once again faced the Kings.

Then, it was the Kings' most comfortable mode. Hansen dealt with James, and the Kings defeated the Pelicans 4-1 again.

The Kings lost only two games in the entire divisional playoffs.

In addition to Hansen who is still unstoppable, the growth of the Kings' rookies is visible to the naked eye, especially Tatum. Influenced by Kobe's death, he played like a little Kobe on the court, resolute and decisive.

Therefore, the outside world gave him a nickname: Mamba's successor.

Hansen and Kobe have never been teammates on the court, but they seem to have combined on the court in another way.

The Kings' opponent in the finals is the Celtics.

The two strongest teams in the Eastern Conference this season are the Celtics and the Bucks. However, no one expected that the Bucks would be eliminated by the Heat in the first round.

Butler eventually left the 76ers last summer due to conflicts with Simmons, and then led the Heat back to the playoffs.

No one expected that he would accomplish such a big thing in his first year.

But if you really analyze it carefully, you will find that there were already signs of this black seven.

Because although the Bucks still finished first in the Eastern Conference, they only had a record of 8 wins and 3 losses in the 5 qualifying games.

They clearly slacked off during the pandemic, which gave the Heat an opportunity.

In contrast, the Celtics, who were full of revenge, did not slack off during the epidemic and achieved a record of 7 wins and 1 loss.

However, their road to advancement in the Eastern Conference was not easy, especially in the second round match against the Cavaliers, where they were forced into a Game 7 and ultimately won narrowly to advance.

Last season, the outside world thought Jokic's performance was good enough, but unexpectedly he went one step further this season, making it completely impossible to see where his ceiling is.

And Doncic's growth is faster than expected. The two of them have created a Yugoslav basketball storm in the NBA.

The Celtics can still dominate them now, but the situation in the future is really uncertain.

The peak showdown between the Kings and the Celtics, the reunion of Durant and Hansen, the outside world's attention to this year's finals is full.

The intensity of this finals fully met the expectations of the outside world.

From the Celtics' upset win in the first game, to the Kings' desperate defense of the second home court, to Durant's 51 points in a single game to break his personal finals scoring record and help the Celtics regain the lead, to Hansen's explosive 60+ points to bring the finals to the decisive stage.

It was clearly a series, but the fans watched it in silence the entire time.

In the crucial decisive moment, Tatum became the winner of the game. After Stevens risked his life to double-team Hansen in the decisive moment, Tatum scored 40 points to help the Kings win a thrilling victory.

In Game 6, Stevens was afraid of Tatum and did not dare to double-team Hansen. Hansen scored 58 points in a single game to help the Kings beat the Celtics 4-2 and successfully defend their title.

When the final whistle blew, there were mixed emotions in the stadium.

Durant knelt directly on the ground. The despair not only caused him to collapse emotionally, but also made him lose control of his limbs.

When fans saw this scene, they couldn't help but recall what Durant said back then. He had done everything a player could do, but he really didn't know how to defeat Hansen.

Of course, Durant is not the only one who is desperate. Judging from the reactions of previous teams, they just want to take advantage of Hansen's move to the Kings to compete for the championship in this "window period", just like what happened after Jordan retired.

Who would have thought that Han Sen didn't even give others a year to breathe?

On the Kings side, new players like Keldon Johnson were shouting excitedly next to Hansen, which in turn caused Hansen to look puzzled.

Hansen is not as excited about this year's championship as he was last year, or rather, this is completely "expected" for him.

Because of the overall state of the team after returning from the epidemic, he had already predicted such a result.

Or in other words, the pandemic weakened their opponents but made the Kings stronger.

At this time, at the end of the bench, Tatum, who had just left the game, was wrapped in a towel and crying.

After Mitchell went over to comfort him and he stood up again, he pointed to the sky with tears in his eyes.

This scene was captured by reporters, and the action also has a clear direction.

Tatum's game status after his return and his bravery in the playoffs are closely related to Kobe's death.

Because there were no live audiences, the Kings' championship award ceremony was held in an empty stadium and in front of live cameras.

This feeling is a bit strange, but the Kings players are still very excited.

Although the process of this season was tortuous, they successfully defended the title after all, and are only one step away from the dynasty that Hansen mentioned before.

However, in the subsequent championship interview, Hansen seemed dissatisfied with the championship.

"Our opponents are not at their best and we need to continue to prove ourselves."

In "History", James evaluated the two championships he won. The 2016 championship was the "greatest" because they completed a unique 1-3 reversal in the finals, and the 2020 championship was the "most valuable" because they overcame the external environment.

But after actually experiencing the competition during the epidemic, Hansen felt that this was the least valuable championship.

Because as he said, winning the championship is not because you are the strongest, but just because you are in the best condition.

In a sense, Hansen's words poured cold water on the Kings players, dampening their enthusiasm. Of course, they also cooled down their excitement so that they would not become complacent like their Grizzlies or Cavaliers teammates after winning two consecutive championships.

As to whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, we will have to wait until the new season to find out.

After interviewing Hansen, the reporter gave the microphone to Tatum.

Last year, the Kings won the championship with Hansen as the sole core, but in this year's defending season, Tatum played the role of the second-in-command very well.

However, when the reporter asked him what this championship meant to him and gave him the microphone, his emotions quickly got out of control.

He then told a story while holding back his tears.

Last summer, he attended Kobe's Mamba Academy. He and Kobe had an agreement that Kobe promised to witness his championship moment on the stage of the finals.

"This is for myself and for Kobe."

When Tatum patted his chest at the end of his speech, his words were choked with sobs, and the reporter's eyes were red in an instant.

In the subsequent fMVP award ceremony, Han Sen won his 8th fMVP without any suspense. There was no one else on the road to the best in history. Han Sen was racing against himself.

Russell was unable to be present at the event, but he still sent his blessing to Hansen via live connection.

The 2019~2020 season ended in a slightly sad atmosphere, but the end of the season does not mean the end of the epidemic.

It is already October now, and the new season has experienced several twists and turns due to the epidemic. There were even rumors that the season would not start until March 10, but the final result was confirmed to start on December 2021.

This date can't help but remind people of the previous labor lockout in 2011, when the season started the day after Christmas, which was December 12.

Similar dates also mean a similar number of games in the season, with approximately 2020 games in the 2021-72 season.

What is similar is not only the reduction in the number of games, but also the shrinking free market.

You have to know that there was only more than two months between the end of last season and the start of this season.

However, although the time was short, the changes in the alliance were significant.

The biggest of these was Durant leaving the Celtics to join the Rockets.

In order to make room to sign Durant, the Rockets sent Paul to the Suns.

Durant's choice seems incomprehensible. After all, the Celtics are stronger than the Rockets in any way.

However, upon closer analysis, Durant sees no hope of winning if he continues to stay with the Celtics, and joining the Rockets is a way to seek another possibility.

And Durant knew in his heart that he could never beat Hansen, so he might as well go to a team he wanted to join.

The Celtics, who lost Durant, also made moves in the free market. They signed Gordon Hayward, Stevens' former NCAA general, with a four-year maximum salary.

As for the Kings, the biggest move in the summer is contract renewal.

They first renewed Sabonis' contract with a five-year, $5 million contract.

In an era of skyrocketing salary caps, this is already a very cost-effective renewal.

Of course, among the newcomers of the Kings, because of the presence of Gasol Jr., Sabonis had the lowest presence among all the newcomers.

However, the conclusion of this contract also means that the Kings have passed the rookie bonus period.

In fact, after completing Sabonis' contract extension, the Kings offered Tatum and Mitchell 5-year, $1.5 million and 5-year, $1.3 million contract extensions respectively.

Under the salary cap rules, a team cannot have three maximum-salary players because the super luxury tax that is triggered will cause the team's salary cap to explode.

In other words, this is the biggest contract the Kings can offer right now.

As a result, neither Tatum nor Mitchell accepted such an early contract extension.

It is obvious that people are all pursuing interests, and the purpose of winning the championship is to make more money, not to sacrifice one's own interests to win the championship.

The good news is that Mitchell and Tatum's rookie contracts expire next season, so they still have time.

The 2020~2021 competition will still be a closed park competition.

Because of the contract renewal issue, the Kings suffered two consecutive losses after getting off to a good start on championship night.

But then they seemed to suddenly wake up and started an eight-game winning streak.

Because it was in the park, the outside world didn't know what happened before, but in the press conference after the eight-game winning streak, Lu revealed that it was Hansen who got furious during the training session and told those who didn't want to play to get out of the gym.

The kings are full of talent. They are a new ship sailing into the old world and do not understand the winds and waves of this world, but the good news is that they have the best helmsman in the world.

Although 72 games are fewer than 82 games, because they are all closed games, such a number of games feels extremely long.

If last season was a test of the players' condition, now we are considering more about mentality.

The losing streak at the beginning of the season is a signal that the Kings' performance this season will be more up and down than last season.

In contrast, the Rockets and Suns have begun to emerge in the Western Conference this season.

The rise of the Rockets was expected. After all, they have two superstars, Durant and Harden, who were once teammates with a tacit understanding.

As for the Suns, Paul unexpectedly activated Booker, and with the growth of Ayton and others, they unexpectedly made it into the upper half.

In other words, with the addition of Durant, the Western Conference has returned to its original purgatory-like existence.

When it came to April 2021, when the league's regular season was nearing its end, the epidemic situation was finally alleviated, and this also brought a turning point for the league.

After more than a year, the league finally allowed a small number of fans to enter and watch the game, which also means that fans will be gradually allowed to enter.

This also quickly stimulated the ball market in a short period of time.

Just like how the revengeful movie watching by Dongda fans helped Detective Chinatown to rake in 10 billion yuan in box office in one day, these few seats were sold by scalpers at more than ten times the original price, but it still couldn't stop the fans' enthusiasm to enter the venue.

As soon as the audience began to appear on the live TV screen, the fans' reaction was: Everything is back, the familiar NBA is back!

The Kings finished with a record of 56 wins and 16 losses.

This record has declined compared to last season, but it is still the best in the league.

In other words, the previous park games had a great impact on the mentality of each team. The Kings had Hansen as a backup, so their record was the most secure in comparison.

The Rockets ranked second in the Western Conference with 53 wins, and the Suns ranked third with 51 wins. These are the only three teams in the Western Conference to achieve 50+ wins.

The Pelicans' final record was only 49 wins. Their strength on paper is still outstanding, but they have given people a sense of "lack of imagination."

The root of the problem still lies in James. Throughout the entire season, James gave people the impression that he was just trying to get by by padding his stats.

However, the Warriors are in a worse situation. There is no hope for Klay Thompson to return, and Curry and George barely led the team to 45 wins, ranking sixth in the Western Conference, behind the Clippers.

These are also the six teams in the Western Conference that are confirmed to advance to the playoffs.

Because the league introduced the play-in rules this year, the seventh to tenth teams will have to play in the play-in to determine who will be the remaining two teams to advance to the playoffs.

The Kings' first-round opponent was confirmed to be the Spurs a week later.

The Spurs are now on the decline. Aldridge has only one year left on his contract with the Spurs. He and DeRozan led the team directly to the play-offs this season and are very close to rebuilding.

Facing such an opponent, even though the Kings had some problems this season, they still managed to complete a 4-0 sweep of the Spurs.

After Hansen came to the West, he had a feud with the Spurs. The Spurs were also the team with the most grudges against him. In the end, he personally ended the Spurs team.

In the second round, their opponent was the Clippers.

No one expected that just two years later, the Pelicans would be eliminated in the first round.

But apart from the mentality, the Clippers have Leonard, who can also restrain James, and Westbrook, who has a deep hatred for James. This result is also expected.

The game between the Kings and the Clippers was more intense than expected. Mitchell and Tatum inevitably made some "instinctive" choices on the court for their contracts, which required Hansen to cover the bottom line in many games in the end.

Fortunately, Hansen's ability to cover the bottom is really strong. To quote the media's joke: fans want to see the Kings' current situation, because only in this way can they see Hansen's god-like performance at the critical moment.

After finishing the decisive game and Game 6 in succession, the Kings narrowly eliminated the Clippers 4-2 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

This time their opponent in the Western Conference Finals was the Rockets, and after a fierce seven-game battle with the Suns they finally won.

Durant and Hansen met for who knows how many times, but the ending did not change.

Although this series was more intense than ever due to the Kings' poor form, the Kings still defeated the Rockets 4-3 with Hansen's buzzer-beater in the seventh game.

When the final whistle blew, Durant smiled.

Many people only realized after seeing this scene that when people are extremely emotionally broken, they don’t cry but laugh.

The Kings' opponent in the finals is the Cavaliers.

After Durant left the Celtics, no team in the East could hold back the Yugoslav brothers.

The biggest resistance the Cavaliers encountered in the Eastern Conference came from the Bucks. The two teams staged seven battles in the Eastern Conference Finals. In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Bucks away from home and advanced to the finals.

Looking at the overall performance on both offense and defense throughout the series, Antetokounmpo and Jokic can be said to be evenly matched, but no one on the Bucks can match Doncic on the offensive end.

Doncic's passing and control can support him to play point guard, and there are only a handful of point guards of this size in the league.

Whether it was Bledsoe or Brogdon, they were almost crushed on the defensive end.

After the finals matchup was announced, the outside world's attention also exploded. This was not only a revenge watching after the epidemic, but more importantly, only two years later, Hansen and the Cavaliers appeared on the stage of the finals at the same time, which made the topic very popular.

It is difficult for fans to imagine what the Cavaliers would have achieved if Hansen had not left the team. They might have won consecutive championships until now. After all, Doncic is essentially a weakened version of Hansen.

And given the Kings' form this season, many people are worried that they will eventually lose to the Cavaliers.

However, when the finals really started, the fans had only one feeling in their hearts: your uncle is your uncle after all.

Lu directly let Han Sen return to the number one position!

Hansen, Mitchell, Tatum, Rickey, Sabonis.

The Kings' starting lineup was a perfect combination of soldiers and generals, and they firmly controlled the Cavaliers.

Every body movement of Doncic was the same as before, making people fully feel that he wanted to explode, but he just couldn't explode in front of Hansen.

Jokic was also surrounded by multiple forces in the interior.

The Kings took a clean 2-0 lead.

In Game 3, Malone gave up other tactics and launched tactics around the pick-and-roll of Doncic and Jokic, which caused great trouble for the Kings on the defensive end.

The Cavaliers finally pulled one back.

But in Game 4, Lu began to replace Li Kaier with a big one and four small players, and started to play offense against the Cavaliers.

And on the defensive end, at Hansen's suggestion, the Kings began to isolate Jokic.

The result was that Jokic scored 50 points, setting a new personal playoff high, but the Kings still defeated the Cavaliers 124-116.

The 3-1 score also made the Cavaliers lose morale.

After returning to their home court, the Kings defeated the Cavaliers 4-1 without any difficulty, successfully completing their dynasty!

This time, the entire Kings team, including Hansen, was very excited.

Especially when Vivek arrived at the scene, his expression was exactly the same as Gilbert's at the beginning.

From pursuing a championship to a dynasty, it really makes people feel elated.

When Gilbert visited Hansen under the moon, he was inviting Hansen to invest. The value of this has been soaring.

Moreover, the Kings' market value has now risen to an exaggerated 70 billion.

Now it’s not just fans from the Bay Area who come to Sacramento to watch games; Sacramento has become the sports center of California!

All I can say is that Sacramento is small, but California is big!

Han Sen won the FMVP for the 9th time, and his silhouette left behind him became longer and longer.

The Kings dynasty championship parade was unprecedentedly enthusiastic. It wasn't just that the streets were empty, it really seemed as if the entire Sacramento was packed with people.

Fortunately, the Kings had anticipated this beforehand and adopted the method of boat cruise on the Sacramento River for the parade, otherwise the parade would have been unable to move.

After the parade ended and he returned to the Golden One Arena to give his final speech, a fan asked Hansen what he thought about next.

This is a question that fans have not paid attention to, but is very interesting.

Before this, whether in Memphis or Cleveland, Hansen chose to leave after bringing dynasties to the teams.

And now Hansen has done that for Sacramento, but he still has one year left on his contract.

"I will try for my tenth title."

Han Sen's answer was simple, but it instantly made the scene boil.

What Hansen meant by this sentence is that he will try to win four consecutive championships in Sacramento!
Except for Russell in ancient times, no one has been able to surpass the dynasty and continue to win the championship.

Because the pressure and problems it faces are unimaginable.

Jordan had the best chance to do this, but sudden circumstances and a loss of passion for basketball prevented him from completing it.

But now, Hansen will officially launch an attack towards this goal, which sounds extremely exciting.

Of course, the difficulty is also visible to the naked eye, because the Kings will inevitably be caught in the choice between Mitchell and Tatum this summer.

This means that the Kings' strength will inevitably weaken next season.

However, despite such visible difficulties, Hansen still made this choice, which made the fans even more excited.

It is July now. Although the end of this season is a little later than normal, it is much better than last season.

This gives the teams and even the league more time to adjust.

It was at this time that an issue was put on the agenda: NBA expansion.

Under Hansen's leadership, the current NBA is far more prosperous than the same period in "history", and the expansion of the army has been proposed several times before.

It was at this time that it finally came close to being achieved.

The league has confirmed that it will add two new teams in the 2022-2023 season, one in Seattle and the other in Las Vegas.

As part of the expansion plan, the Grizzlies, which originally belonged to the Western Conference, will join the Eastern Conference next season to achieve a balance between the Eastern and Western Conferences.

The reason why it is the Grizzlies is because Memphis is geographically more located in the east, and it was originally included in the west for the sake of balance.

The alliance's bidding work will also start at this time.

This piece of news quickly caused a major earthquake in the league. Since the Bobcats (now the Hornets) expanded in 2004, there has been no new team joining the league for nearly 20 years.

Moreover, the NBA is now in its take-off phase, and the bidding for the two new teams is bound to be extremely fierce.

Just when the outside world was still immersed in this news, the Kings' subsequent performance in the free market once again surprised everyone.

The Kings renewed Tatum and Mitchell's contracts with a five-year, $5 million maximum contract and a five-year, $1.75 million contract respectively.

This directly triggered the super luxury tax for the Kings in the new season, and they need to pay 1.7 million in luxury tax.

This operation is extremely confusing. You have to know that this is just the beginning. Even if the league's salary cap is rising, the Kings will only pay more luxury tax every year.

Moreover, the new league rules are designed to prevent the emergence of super teams, and the Kings' subsequent operations will become increasingly difficult.

No one knows the purpose of the Kings doing this. Vivek's statement in front of the media was: the team will provide Hansen with all the support it can.

This statement is not far-fetched. After all, the Kings' market value has skyrocketed, and they have received greater returns than the luxury tax they paid.

The 2021-2022 season is the most difficult season Hansen has encountered since joining the Kings.

Unlike last season, this pressure does not come from within, but from outside.

Just like it did against O'Neal, the league has introduced several policies targeting the Kings.

If we can't target Han Sen, we can only target the team.

Moreover, the Kings encountered unprecedented amounts of foul calls in the game.

Anyone who is not blind can see what the league is thinking: they don't want to see the Kings win four consecutive championships.

This is also normal. The dominance of one team in the NBA has dealt a heavy blow to the investment enthusiasm of other teams. Even though the current prosperity of the NBA is largely brought about by Hansen, if we count from Cleveland, Hansen has already won six consecutive championships.

However, under this kind of pressure, the Kings' performance was unexpectedly strong.

In other words, the Kings retained the team despite the super luxury tax in the summer, allowing the Kings players to feel the meaning of loyalty in this business.

As long as they work hard enough, the Kings, or Hansen, will let the players see the rewards of their efforts.

The final result was that the Kings achieved 74 wins and 8 losses!
They broke the league's best record previously set by the Warriors!
In the subsequent playoffs, they also made their way through, and finally defeated their opponents 2.0-4 in the "National Cavaliers War 2" in the finals against the Cavaliers, successfully completing their fourth consecutive championship!
When Hansen lifted the championship trophy, all the fans were excited.

Four consecutive championships, three dynasties, ten championships, Han Sen has achieved unprecedented achievements!

However, during the championship interview, Hansen also announced a piece of news: he would choose to retire after the end of the season.

Han Sen said the same thing as Jordan did back then, basketball has lost its challenge for him.

But in fact, that was not his real idea, and of course it was not possible that he would retire at the peak of his career and leave opportunities for young people.

For him, the only thing that made him make this decision was the opportunity to become a boss that he had planned long ago.

Originally, he planned to retire after fulfilling his contract with the Kings.

A previous chat with Jordan reminded him that Jordan sold the team in 2023, and at that time he could seamlessly acquire the Hornets.

But now the league's early expansion plan means he can't miss such an opportunity.

After all, a team is like a woman, who doesn’t like to have a first-hand experience?
Han Sen's decision caused a huge shock to the alliance.

For the fans, Hansen's retirement was hard to accept, but other teams in the league, including other players, breathed a sigh of relief.

The huge mountain that had been pressing down on their heads finally disappeared.

And the fans' regret did not last long, because Hansen soon appeared in the bidding of the Seattle team.

After making the decision to retire, Han Sen quickly followed up.

He sold his 20% stake in the Kings and received assets worth about billion.

He then sold 2% of TikTOK's shares and received $ billion.

Combined with the returns from his e-sports investments and the subsequent sales of other businesses, he eventually accumulated assets worth around $60 billion.

This ultimately allowed him to win the bid for the Seattle team at $45 billion.

After the victory, Hansen listened to Atkinson's advice and continued to use the name of his previous team, the Supersonics.

Hansen also plans to build a new stadium in Seattle, which will require an investment of around 15 billion.

Similar to when the Bobcats joined the league, the Seattle SuperSonics and Las Vegas Aces can each select nine players from the selection lists provided by the other 30 teams, with the remaining players made up of rookies, undrafted players and free agents.

If Han Sen had only played 2K remotely before, now he was really playing it himself.

And he soon demonstrated his strength as a time traveler.

He drew the second pick in the 2022 draft and used it to draft Chet Holmgren.

He then signed Dejounte Murray in free agency.

Speaking of Murray, his former teammate, Hansen's choice of Seattle was partly influenced by him.

Murray is a player from Seattle, and he and Hansen shared a lot about the strong basketball atmosphere in Seattle.

Hansen finally chose Seattle over Las Vegas after a field investigation.

After all, the reason why Hansen chose to become a boss after retiring was not just for money, but more because of his love for the sport.

After fighting for it for his entire career, he did not want to quickly transform from a player to a profit-seeking businessman like Jordan.

It was after seeing this that Murray chose to join a new team like the Supersonics.

Of course, this is also related to the Cavaliers' unwillingness to offer him a satisfactory contract.

After all, fundamentally speaking, the Cavaliers already have Doncic, and although Murray can provide some help, he has no spatial ability and is no longer the type that the Cavaliers urgently need.

But for the Supersonics, it is still worth it to be able to get an extra quasi-All-Star player at zero cost.

In fact, this involves the issue of team building ideas.

As a time traveler, the best outcome for Hansen is to play badly for a year, then strive for the No. 1 pick next year, and then sign Wen Ban Yama who can be the core for ten or even twenty years.

But there is a core problem here: Wenben Yamaha has reserved the No. 1 pick, and unless the Supersonics can get it, it would be a waste of a year.

And this year will be very critical for the SuperSonics.

Because essentially, the first year of a new team largely determines the fans' expectations of the team.

Atkinson suggested that Hansen use the team name Supersonics because he could quickly win the hearts of local fans.

The reason why Murray chose the SuperSonics was largely because of the team name. When he was growing up in Seattle, this was the team he loved.

Then James is like Tatum, the white moonlight.

So Hansen chose another path of reconstruction.

In its first year, the SuperSonics ranked ninth in the Western Conference. Although they made it to the play-in rounds, they ultimately failed to make the playoffs.

Although Murray and Chet are both good, it will not be easy for them to achieve results in the West.

But that's not all Han Sen was thinking about.

The 2022-2023 season came to an end. In Hansen’s first season after retirement, the winning team was unexpected.

The Warriors, who were originally thought to have lost hope of winning the championship, overcame all obstacles and won the championship again after a seven-game battle with the Cavaliers in the finals.

Curry also won the FMVP that he missed 8 years ago with his outstanding performance.

During his FMVP speech, Curry burst into tears. This was his dream come true.

However, the biggest impact of this championship came after the game. After attending the press conference, Green made a bold statement: We are champions again after you left!
This "you" is self-evident, and naturally refers to James.

Green's formula finally completes its closed loop!

It was also this summer that Hansen met with Durant in Seattle.

No one knows what they talked about, but the end result was that after playing for the Rockets for three years, Durant opted out of his player option and signed a five-year maximum salary contract with the Rockets, and was then traded to the SuperSonics.

Because he was not from Oklahoma City, Durant never enjoyed the treatment of a superstar in the Thunder and was eventually sent to Miami.

Now, he finally returned to where his dream began.

And with Han Sen's retirement, he no longer has no light above his head.

But what he didn't expect was that he, who had been fighting with Hansen for his entire life and never able to win, would end up opening a new chapter in his career in this way.

But how could Han Sen have thought of this?

For him, this is a brand new life.

(End of the book)

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Finish this testimonial
First of all, I would like to make a solemn apology. The idea of ​​this book is actually very good. If I think about it carefully, there will definitely be no problem in writing it.

But another opening I wrote at that time was rejected, so this was equivalent to a substitute draft, so I didn’t think about the outline well and wrote it very hastily.

So I believe that many people who look at the quality before it was released will find that both the rhythm and the plot are much better than after it was released. To be more precise, the quality was very good before the draft to the Cavaliers, and then it slowly went downhill. In addition, the pressure of updating was great and several plots were not handled well.

Therefore, the fact that the average subscription stopped at 8000 in the end was my own problem. I didn't want to continue to increase the word count. I wanted to finish the plot and give an explanation to the readers who have been following and supporting me.

I am really grateful to my readers who support me, especially the brothers who rewarded me when the book was published, and the people in the group who encouraged me. When the book was published, I was so overwhelmed that I had the idea of ​​cutting the book short for the first time in all my years of writing. But with your support, I finally finished the story.

As for the follow-up story of Hansen and Durant, if you want to read it, I will find time to write a sequel later. If you don’t want to read it, I will just leave it as an open ending.

As for the next book, I probably won’t write about sports. For the time being, I plan to try fantasy to change my mind.

Finally, I would like to thank you for your support along the way. No matter what, it is your support that has made me who I am today. I wish you all happiness and good health in the new year. See you in the next book.

Shui Duanqiao's new book is already big, it's time to start selling it
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