After the game against the Indiana Pacers, the Brooklyn Nets were given a valuable three-day break, so Coach Johnson generously gave the players a day off in the hope that they would be ready to prepare for the next stage of the difficult schedule.

In the early morning of the day of vacation, Gao Dazhuang drove to Long Island, southwest of New York, according to the usual habit, on the rest days of the season, Gao Dazhuang generally chooses to stay in the apartment to recuperate, so what makes Gao Dazhuang drive dozens of kilometers to Long Island today?

Nets owner Mikhail, who is waiting on the dock? Prokhov is the answer.

Since Gao Dazhuang joined the Brooklyn Nets, he has been deeply valued by Prokhov, and the personal relationship between the two has become better and better.

"Hey, young man, are you late, David? Neuhouse, they're leaving," said the tall man, who had just arrived at the dock, when he heard Prokhov waving his arms and shouting eagerly.

"What? David has already set off? It's so inauthentic, how can he not wait for me," Gao Dazhuang said teasing with a disdainful expression.

"Hurry up, they shouldn't have gone far yet, we'll catch up," Prokhov said as he dragged the tall man aboard his yacht, the 130-foot-long Maltese Falcon.

New York is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, there are many fish, there are many people who fish for pleasure, and along the way, you will meet several tall and strong yachts sailing to the ocean.

This was the first time that Gao Dazhuang had gone to sea since coming to the United States, and the clouds were still low when he was in port. There was a chill on the water, but after leaving the port, it gradually cleared up, and it was a good day.

The Maltese Falcon, which travels at a speed of 60 kilometres per hour, travels for about an hour, crosses a strait and reaches a quiet sea.

There's already a yacht parked in this area, it's David? The 114-foot-long Kalichet in Newhouse.

Seeing the "Maltese Falcon" approaching, David fishing in the stern? Newhouse greeted Prokhov and the tall man warmly.

At this moment, the bow and stern of the "Kaliche" have a few fishing rods sticking out, obviously not only David? Newhouse was fishing alone, and when he looked at it, he realized that it was Nets general manager Billy King who was throwing the pole at the bow of the boat.

"Hey. Big Strong. Let's see who catches the most fish today," shouted Billy King as he waved his fishing rod.

"Aren't you bullying? I don't know anything about fishing, I think you can compete with the boss," said the tall and strong helpless wave of his hand.

The sea is quiet and there is not much wind and waves. Probably David? Neuhouse is a great place they've been figuring out over the years. Of the sea water navy navy navy. It's so clean that you can't see the bottom of the sea.

The Maltese Eagle in Prokhov is equipped with an ultrasonic sounder that shows the depth and topography of the seabed.

Because he is tall and strong, he is completely "a layman". So Prokhov specially arranged for Captain Jack of the "Maltese Eagle" to conduct the whole process of "counseling".

Captain Jack handed the tall man a brand new rod, made of steel, triangular, shiny, and heavy, with a three-pronged hook attached to it.

The tall and strong had no experience, so after learning how they hung the bait, they threw the heavy stone into the sea, and shook the fishing rod every once in a while, but after thirty minutes or so, they still found nothing.

At this time, Prokhov's rod moved, and the water splashed everywhere, and looking at the bent appearance of the rod, it must be a good big fish.

Prokhov is quite experienced, he lifts the rod for a while, puts the rod for a while, and winds up the line, always maintaining a certain pulling force, and it takes more than ten minutes to finally pull the fish out of the water.

A strange fish with an extremely ugly face, after coming out of the water, it opened its mouth like crazy and bit indiscriminately, which startled Gao Dazhuang, who was originally going to come forward to help.

The strange fish was bouncing around in the boat, biting its own tail and not letting go, so the fish formed a ring, and Captain Jack clamped its gills with both hands and threw it into the tank.

"What kind of fish is this? So ferocious," the tall man hurriedly asked.

"It's a wolf, we often call them sea monsters," Captain Jack explained, and indeed, in the eyes of the tall man, the wolf's face was uglier than the sea monster.

Although it was his first time fishing in the sea, Gao Dazhuang had already begun to familiarize himself with the procedures and methods after practicing for more than an hour.

The tall man learned how to cut a small piece of mackerel, hung it on the hook, and then lowered the hook, letting the line sink as far as possible to the bottom of the sea, and twitching the rod at intervals of 2 seconds.

It didn't take long for the fishing rod to react, and the tall and strong suddenly felt that the pull was not small, and the fishing wheel squeaked out of the line and got on the fish!

At this time, Captain Jack shouted, "Steady, slow down!" Shake the handle of the fishing wheel and slowly lift the water ......"

With the help of Captain Jack and Prokhov, a halibut weighing more than 30 kilograms was dragged out of the water, and Prokhov cocked his thumb and said to the tall man: "Good!!"

The sea is indeed rich in fish, and the two yachts take turns catching various types of fish.

During this time, Captain Jack caught a smaller flounder, which he knocked to death on deck.

Just as the tall and strong were dazed, Captain Jack whistled, and in a few moments, an eagle flew in the sky.

It looked like a wild eagle, and the miraculous thing was that the eagle circled and lowered its altitude, and Captain Jack threw the fish to the surface, and the eagle rushed down with a dive, and a pair of talons swept away the fish from the water, and the moment was really shocking.

It is estimated that Captain Jack has been at sea for many years, knowing each other and feeding each other, this scene left a deep impression on Gao Dazhuang.

Going to sea in the early morning, until the afternoon, Gao Dazhuang and his party did not return, after several hours of fighting, Gao Dazhuang caught 4 fish, but when he came to the pier, Gao Dazhuang found that almost everyone except himself had caught more than 10.

David? Newhouse had the most catch, with a total of 21 catches. In second place was Nets general manager Billy King, who followed with 17, and third, a tall, tattooed man who caught 16.

"Huh?" Tall and strong looked at the man in some surprise, because looking at his size and muscles, he was full of the body of a basketball player.

Just when Gao Dazhuang was confused, Billy King, the general manager of the Nets, came to Gao Dazhuang and said, "Da Zhuang, introduce you." New signings to our squad. Chris? Anderson"

"Birdman?" Hearing the name, Gao Dazhuang suddenly realized and asked in surprise, Billy King nodded. Affirmed the guess of the tall and strong.

Speaking of Anderson, some people may not know. But the title "Birdman" is still well-known in the NBA. However, Anderson's basketball path has been bumpy.

Chris? Anderson was gifted athletically from an early age, and with the help of many good people, Anderson learned to play basketball. However, because Chris did not receive a good education since he was a child, he could not pass the exams of the university or even the preparatory school, and he could not get a scholarship.

So Anderson had to make a living by playing wild ball, and in 2000, by chance, he got the opportunity to come to China and joined Jiangsu Nangang Club, where he stayed for four and a half months.

Under Hu Weidong's tutelage, Anderson averaged 17 points, 13.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, shooting 53.6% from the field.

Perhaps influenced by Chinese culture, Anderson tattooed two Chinese characters on each arm, the left arm is "good" and the right arm is "evil", just like his distinctive ball skills, "good and bad" are clear.

Anderson then joined the Hornets and then the Diggers, where he played the best of his career with the Nuggets.

Even in the bizarre NBA, "Birdman" is the most memorable player, and this attention comes not only from his bizarre appearance, but also from his ferocious defense.

It's hard to imagine that such a dominant player in the NBA actually started to embark on the road of basketball from the CBA.

But Anderson was a poor kid since he was a child, he didn't know how to spend his money after getting rich overnight, the NBA's lucrative salary ignited Anderson's passion like nitroglycerin, he drank red wine and Coke as plain water, he bought his girlfriend a $5,000 handbag, and bought a Jaguar sports car, so he went down step by step.

On January 25, 2006, Chris? Anderson was banned for two years for violating the league's drug rules.

After the ban was lifted in March 2008, the Tunneling team signed Chris Bush again? The 34-year-old Anderson, who was cut by the Nuggets midway through last season, averaged 5.3 points and 4.6 rebounds in 32 games he played.

The tall man knew that the team signed "Birdman" Anderson because of his rebounding ability and passion for defense, which the Nets desperately needed.

"Good fishing skills," said Anderson with a smile.

"Fishing is just as good as grabbing rebounds," Anderson said with a smile and pointing at Nets general manager Billy King, "I'll be honest, I've been letting him go today."

"Haha, welcome to join" Gao Dazhuang stretched out his right hand very enthusiastically to welcome this titanic player from the CBA to join the Nets.

"I like China, I like to deal with Chinese, I have good memories there" In front of the absolute core of the team, Anderson put himself in a good position and responded very enthusiastically.

A day later, the Nets' official website was updated with a message: "The team has signed free agent Chris Anderson to a 10-day contract."

And that morning, Anderson had already started training with the Nets.

Regarding his arrival, Nets coach Johnson said in an interview with reporters: "We've always liked him, it's always good to have a player with his ability at this time, it's a good opportunity, he's a great addition, a great rebounder, a blocker and a high-energy player, and his basketball skills fit our style very well."

Regarding joining the Nets, Birdman Anderson also said to the media after practice: "I'm grateful to the Nets for giving me the opportunity, I'm ecstatic to be in Brooklyn, I'm going to give everything here, blocks, rebounds, floorball, everything the Birdmen can bring, I love New York." (To be continued......)

PS: The Chinese men's basketball team in the Asian Games is, hey~, trough and trough~~~