Chapter 101: Jersey Number
Bell looked at Sun Hao in a daze.
Sun Hao realized that Bell might not have understood what he said.
"Three, three, D, defense."
Bell was thoughtful.
"I know it's a bit difficult to get you to change your goals all at once, because sometimes players want to be Michael Jordan......"
"No, I think you're right."
Sun Hao originally wanted to say a few more words, but he didn't expect Bell to nod directly.
"There's nothing wrong with that, I don't think I'm going to be Michael Jordan, I just have to play in the NBA."
Sun Hao smiled and nodded.
Bell's ideological consciousness is very good.
It seems that he is indeed different from Sun Hao, for money and to become the son in his father's mouth, he is also very sincere.
"Thank you, Sun, I will always remember today."
At the end of the conversation, Bell thanked Sun Hao again.
And that feeling is even deeper than before.
Sun Hao felt more and more embarrassed.
He didn't really do anything, and as for what he said, it was just a suggestion to use the benefits of the traverser.
He didn't say that Bale would also become a top 3D player in the future.
A week later, the Mavericks ended their summer league run.
They ended up in the semi-finals, and the talent of this team was still a little worse.
However, this does not affect Sun Hao's performance.
He averaged 22.7 points and 3.5 assists per game in six games, made 4.2 three-pointers per game, and shot 41% from three-point range.
This data is quite rebellious, catching up with Kobe Bryant back then.
The official website of the NBA Summer League used "The Little Emperor from China" to report on Sun Hao's crazy performance.
The domestic "Sports Weekly" made Sun Hao appear on the front page without any suspense.
Su Qun's "Who Said Yellow People Can't Rule the NBA" once again made domestic fans boil.
Sun Hao was also quite fascinated by it.
Su Qun's article is really well written, and I never get tired of reading it.
It seems that he still has to let him go back to work on "Basketball Herald", which will be very helpful for him to enhance his influence in the future.
Towards the end of the summer league, Sun Hao called Nowitzki.
When he watched his game before, Nowitzki left Sun Hao's contact information.
He had wanted to train with Nowitzki.
Play a good relationship with the team boss in advance, and by the way, increase your favorability and be a caddy of the system.
Best of both worlds.
Unexpectedly, this guy has gone back to Germany to train in a secret base called Lightersdorf, and said that Sun Hao can take him to visit next time he returns to Europe.
At the end of the conversation, Sun Hao also asked Nowitzki about Harris's preferences by the way, and he wanted to take the opportunity to increase Harris and his favorability.
"He loves beer, German beer, and Coach Nelson loves it."
Nowitzki was a little excited when he said this, and he could tell he liked it too.
Sun Hao really didn't expect this result, you must know that Harris gave him the impression of a very gentle and elegant elder.
But then again, who doesn't have a hobby?
Who could have a young 18-year-old boy like him, ...... Love to drink goji berry tea.
However, this result is obviously not good news for him.
He has proven more than once in Europe that drinking is not good, and even that things have been stolen for drinking.
It seems that his plan to pull in a relationship with Harris can only be put on hold for the time being.
Summer League is officially over, and the Mavericks are officially disbanded in Long Beach.
In the temporary team, the players also went back to their own homes and looked for their own mothers.
Sun Hao's next plan is to go to Dallas.
While it's still a long time before the Mavericks start training camp for the new season, he still has a lot to do.
Find a rented house, sign a formal contract with the team, find a training gym......
It all takes time.
The next day, Sun Hao packed his bags and prepared to leave for Dallas.
Bale was also ready to go, and he didn't get a contract with the Mavericks in the end.
With the exception of the second game, Bale's performance in the next few games was more average.
And that's to be expected.
Sun Hao gave Bell advice, and Bell accepted it, but people are not brainless, they will do it in a second.
Even if it is open, Sun Hao himself will have to practice in the system for a long time before he can achieve results, let alone Bell.
Instead, the Spurs valued his defense and wanted to give him a non-guaranteed contract to try.
Parting, Bell just said goodbye to Sun Hao.
He had a heart-to-heart with Sun Hao that night, but he was still the same withdrawn person.
Back in Dallas, the first thing Sun Hao did was to find a house.
Unlike other rookies, although he was only the 24th pick in the first round, and the rookie contract has not yet been signed, Sun Hao has signed a 4-year 4 million contract with Adi before, and he has money in his hands.
So when looking for a house, he didn't hesitate, and directly found a small villa, the kind with half a court downstairs.
It's a little expensive, but it's comfortable.
It's all the people who have crossed over, and he doesn't want to treat himself badly.
And he is also ready to consider making some investment, traverser, it is still easy to make some money.
After the house was finished, he went to the supermarket and bought a lot of things to move home.
During this process, Fu Paul also went to Dallas, plus Su Qun, who was already in Dallas, to help.
Although some things still didn't go well in the process, Sun Hao had the experience of previous trials, so he was no stranger to them.
Think about when Yao Ming came to the NBA, it was not the people of a certain city who treated him differently, but the whole country.
Even then, didn't Yao Ming convince them little by little?
His goals are big, and these are just small steps on his way.
After renting a house and moving, he went to the American Airline Center Gymnasium with Fu Paul and Su Qun the next day.
He was joined by Alexander and Xavi, all of whom signed contracts with the team.
Sun Hao also signed a standard contract.
4.08 million for 4 years, of which the fourth year is a player option.
After the NBA shutdown in 1999, the length of the rookie contract and the salary were all fixed.
They signed the contract with the old Nelson father and son.
That's right, it's two people, Nelson Sr. is both the head coach and the general manager of the team.
The deputy general manager is his son Nielsen Jr.
It is said that fathers and sons are on the battlefield, and there have been coaches and players on the same team in the history of the NBA.
But like the Mavericks, there's only one, and it's one example.
A slightly chubby face, a three-and-seven-point hairstyle, and that extra pronounced big nose.
Sure enough, it's biological.
It's just that compared with the old Nelson, the little Nelson's eyes are more peaceful, which makes people feel very close.
After signing the contract, little Nelson, who saw Sun Hao for the first time, directly gave him a big and long hug.
"I can't wait to see you in the Mavericks jersey, and I'm absolutely going to be there to see you play."
Little Nelson looks more enthusiastic than Old Nelson.
This flattered him at the same time, but he couldn't help but sigh.
He's a little too happy with the Mavericks.
Once the contract was signed, Harris chatted with the three rookies about the jersey numbers.
When I played in the summer league before, I wore red and black jerseys, and they didn't have a jersey number yet.
In addition to the number of the retired jersey and the number of the player who has a contract with the team, everything else can be chosen.
The Mavericks don't have many retired players, only No. 15 Brad Davis and No. 22 Roledo Blackman.
When it comes to the NBA, No. 9 can't be chosen, after all, Yi Jianlian will come in the future.
He originally wanted to choose the same No. 6 as he did in China, but there were already people on No. 6.
Including the No. 24 with him.
He can only pick a new number.
This is not an easy task for someone who has some difficulty in choosing.
Over there, Alexander and Xavi had already picked their numbers.
Alexandria 8, Harvey 4.
Seeing that Sun Hao hadn't chosen yet, Su Qun, who had just come to witness the historical moment, came over.
Only then did Sun Hao realize that there was a great writer here.
"Idea?"
Su Qun was overjoyed when he heard this.
"What are the requirements?"
"6, 9, but you can't pick either number."
Su Qun began to use his literati brain.
Together, whether it is 96 or 69, it is not suitable, especially since the latter was also the favorite number of "Flower Big Bug", but the league does not allow it.
"How's the number 95?"
Su Qun finally spoke.
"What's that?"
"Plus 1 is 96, and 95 has the meaning of ninety-five, the respect of ninety-five, the little emperor, is very worthy."
"I ......"
Sun Hao felt that Su Qun ...... Zhente Niang is a talent.
Sure enough, literati are literati.
He thought about it and thought it was pretty good, it was easy to be remembered by the fans, and the number was very special.
In history, the classics of No. 23 and No. 3 are owned by several supergiants, but there will definitely be no second one in 95.
“95? Are you sure? ”
Harris looked at Sun Hao with a strange look in his eyes.
That's the ...... It's so special.
"Yes, just 95, I don't do the second who, I do the first myself, just like this number."
After Sun Hao decided, he gave a big reason.
And there's nothing wrong with that.
Speaking of which, yesterday he asked Bale who you want to be, now think about himself.
Curry? Doncic?
That's not what he wants to become, what he wants to be is something stronger than that.
Harris smiled and gave Sun Hao a thumbs up.
Young man, imposing.
Once the number is chosen, the contract is officially signed.
When he returned to the villa, Sun Hao received a call as soon as he entered the door.
Yi Jianlian is coming back from Spain.