Zhang Hao thought about it and felt magical when he thought about it.

On the way back to the apartment, Zhang Hao also discovered some changes...

I met pedestrians on the road, and people kept saying hello to him, and some people came to him for his autograph!

Last night's preseason, although there was no live broadcast, not even the state live broadcast or the city live broadcast, there were more than 19,000 seats on site, and the preseason tickets were cheap... This is not important, the key is that most of the fans who came are locals in Rutherford Town. Many people in this area of ​​the town center went to watch the game on site and saw Zhang Hao's talent visible to the naked eye.

The rookie plays well and is very easy to attract fans. Zhang Hao has added many local fans overnight.

Not only the local area, but through last night's game, Zhang Hao gained a little fame in the NBA fan circle!

When he returned to the downstairs of the apartment, Zhang Hao took out the newspaper he ordered from his mailbox. There was a section for the rookie in the basketball newspaper.

The No. 1 pick, Joe Smith, scored 13 points and 8 rebounds in 27 minutes in the first game. It is not good, but it is not bad either. It is just right.

The second-tier Athletic Antonio McDace looks better, with 9 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks, and has a strong presence on the defensive end. According to reports, Mutombo has been guiding this rookie with excellent talent on the defensive end when the shutdown was reported.

Garnett played for 29 minutes and scored 10 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, which was simply exaggerated!

Damon Stoudemire scored 18 points and 9 assists in the first preseason game, and also showed excellent talent.

On the first day of the preseason, there are only these popular rookies.

And these popular rookies are not the largest battle report in the rookie area.

When Zhang Hao saw his performance in the rookie area, he saw his name at first glance!

His 31 points last night was the highest player scored in all games played yesterday!

Zhang Hao looked at his comments: "Although the overall level of the preseason is not high, scoring high scores does not mean anything. There are often cases where Development League players play well in the preseason but end up not getting formal contracts, but for rookies, it is different.

This is the first time Aix has entered the professional arena. He is not nervous and may adapt to NBA-level confrontation!"

Not big, but the review is not low!

"No, no, no, no, no, no, the media is just urinating. If you beat well, blow it. If you beat well, don't beat well... I have to keep working hard, Oli!"

While Zhang Hao was repeatedly watching the news of his first preseason performance of major rookies, Zhang Hao received a call from Xu Jicheng. Tonight, American time, at noon, Beijing time, the imperial sports station will play video of his first preseason last night!

This is different from the occasional reports on him in the news before, and the occasional photos of him were posted in the newspaper. His popularity in China was mainly limited to sports fans, and it was far less famous among the public among the national team athletes of various sports.

Nowadays, only by appearing on TV can we truly expand our popularity and promote one person to more people.

But for the time being, Zhang Hao has a better and no indifferent attitude towards this aspect, which is very Buddhist.

After reading the newspaper for a while, I learned that I had a wave of popularity, and after resting until noon, Zhang Hao came to the stadium and prepared to do some lightweight training after lunch to help the body relieve the side effects of alcohol.

I saw Kenny Anderson again early in the morning. Originally, Zhang Hao thought that the boss gave up losing weight and was preparing to lose weight naturally after the season started. However, after the training match, the boss began to work hard to lose weight again.

Zhang Hao has read Kenny Anderson's information and has been in his or her size for over 77 or 78 kilograms in the past two years. Such a weight is the most suitable for him.

It was almost 12 o'clock, and Kenny Anderson's training was over. Zhang Hao handed over a towel. Kenny Anderson took the towel and wiped his sweat. He smiled and said, "Didn't you go to drink secretly last night? I came to train today, and I thought you would sleep in today."

"Boss, how do you know I've gone to drink?"

"We also went to the nightclub to have some drinks last night. I was thinking of secretly bringing some wine to your place for you to drink. When I arrived at your house, I happened to see you being drunk and being sent back."

"Aren't you training too after drinking? It's okay, I'm in good health."

"I only drank two glasses of red wine, and it was a pleasure to drink too much wine. I just drank alcohol every day and had problems with my body. Although you are still young, you have to pay attention to this kind of thing early. Coleman often gets drunk and delays training. He is talented but has not made any progress since the rookie year."

Is this warning him that this rookie should not become an alcoholic?

The method is really tactful... By the way, I also stepped on the former boss of the team.

Somewhat moved, Zhang Hao responded seriously: "I rarely drink alcohol... I drank it once when I came to the United States after graduating from junior high school, so don't worry.

And I am tall, and the news says that I am too thin. Don’t worry, I won’t become a fat man like you even if I grow fat.”

By accident, Zhang Hao's poisonous tongue was exposed, and Kenny Anderson felt that he was hit by a critical blow!

Can you not say this seriously?

When the joke was said, Kenny Anderson felt better. Zhang Hao looked serious and wanted to beat this guy!

But this is our team's treasure! Kenny Anderson could only lick the wound silently and Aix was still young, so he had to give in to him.

The boss has to do his style, and you can't just squat in the corner and draw circles because of this. Kenny Anderson ignored the knife that Zhang Hao fucked and continued: "During the season, the training volume must be reduced. Although you have good physical strength, health is the most important thing. I can see that your simple training has reached a bottleneck. You should think more based on practical thinking, and then train, and your brain should be more active..."

Zhang Hao nodded repeatedly, listening to the nagging of Kenny Anderson.

The head coach said this, and the boss said this, and Zhang Hao thought it was reliable.

However, Zhang Hao really feels that Kenny Anderson has the strength to be the boss in a weak team and has the same heart, but he doesn't seem to be the temperament of being the boss.

Even the boss has to coax him, so that the other party feels like he is the boss...

...

Charlotte, a good place, with distinct four seasons, a coastal city, a high proportion of forest coverage, which is very suitable for elderly care...

This is Zhang Hao’s sense of this city, which is better to say.

Why is it the same as the urban-rural fringe?

After a day off, Zhang Hao followed the team to Charlotte and left the airport on the airport bus. Zhang Hao couldn't stop complaining.

The first away game of his career, he played away against the Hornets in the preseason.

Jason Williams, who was sitting next to Zhang Hao, wanted to bully this rookie, but she was so angry! She couldn't bully the rookie! Someone was protecting her.

Just as Jason Williams was thinking about it, he heard Zhang Hao’s complaints next to him: “How come the cities where these NBA teams are located look so poor?”

I still couldn't help but feel the strong urge to complain.

Jason Williams heard Zhang Hao's muttering, he didn't understand, the other party spoke Chinese, but he could probably guess what Zhang Hao was saying, because many questions arose after he entered the NBA.

There is no chance to find fault, but I want to prove myself, Jason Williams took the initiative to say: "In fact, many of the teams are in a city or area, which are not considered prosperous areas, but more are in relatively remote places."

He understood what I said? Zhang Hao looked at Jason Williams in surprise. After thinking about it, it shouldn't be. Many rookies had the same questions.

In fact, he was just complaining and was not interested in this question, but he still asked along Jason Williams' words: "Why?"

After playing for 5 years, Jason Williams has not made a name for himself, but he is still considered an old man. He knows a lot about these miscellaneous things. When he heard Zhang Hao asks a question, Jason Williams was a little proud boy. You don’t know this, right? You have to ask me?

With a smug mood, Jason Williams explained: "In the early years, most basketball teams were not profitable. Only a few teams such as the Lakers, Celtics, Knicks, and Sixers were in wealthy areas of big cities. Some teams were initially in wealthy cities, but later moved away. For example, the Warriors who moved to San Francisco in their early years, and later moved to Oakland. Our Nets were also in New York at the beginning, but finally moved to New Jersey.

Some teams are located in the area that gradually become prosperous due to the popularity brought by NBA teams. For example, the Bulls are right in Chicago, but they were in the most ruinous place in Chicago. It was after Jordan joined, real estate developers and major brands were engaged in infrastructure around the Bulls Arena, and in 10 years, that area became the hottest area in Chicago's real estate market; the Pistons were also in the suburbs of Detroit, which was so rich that they were...

You said that the NBA is making money this year, and that's true. Look, the Raptors who just joined the NBA are in a big city like Vancouver, or in a bustling area. The Timberwolves joined the NBA in Minneapolis, which is the city where the Lakers were before, and the fans have a strong foundation."

Although I was not really interested, just pretending to have solved the confusion in my heart, Zhang Hao smiled at Jason Williams and said, "Thank you, Jason, otherwise I would have been confused for a while, you know so much."

Hearing this, Jason Williams became even more proud: "Of course, if you don't understand anything, just ask me..."

To answer the question, Jason Williams is not a stingy person. Anyway, when it comes to playing basketball, he knows how to play in the inside line like a cake-type player, and he will not be able to answer the enemy. Zhang Hao and his playing style are far from each other.

But Jason Williams always feels something strange. Why does Zhang Hao’s tone of thanks sound like... praise? It feels like coaxing a child... illusion?

...

When he arrived at the hotel, Zhang Hao came to the double room where he and Kenny Anderson lived.

However, after a long time in the room, Kenny Anderson did not come. Zhang Hao still wanted to talk to Kenny Anderson about the game against the Hornets, so he went out to find it.

As soon as I came out of the door, I saw Kenny Anderson, PJ Brown and Graham together.

Kenny Anderson saw Zhang Hao and said, "Aix, take out my luggage and I will stay at 1204 tonight."

Seeing Zhang Hao confused, PJ Brown said: "When you play for two years and the team arranges you to live with young players, you will also open a room by yourself."

The meaning is very obvious, I think it’s troublesome to take care of children.

If you lead a talented rookie, no veteran will refuse, because this means leadership in the team. Without leadership, the coaching staff will not arrange it like this. Of course, when it comes to Jordan and Olajuwon's status, these do not exist. It just depends on whether they want to, rather than whether they arrange it or not.

Of course, you don’t have to live in a room, the team arranges it this way, but you can operate it yourself.

Zhang Hao went into the room and took out his luggage, but did not give the luggage directly to the other party as Kenny Anderson said, but took the luggage and walked towards the direction of 1204.

Kenny Anderson didn't say he had to take it himself, and took Zhang Hao to the room he opened.

When they arrived at 1204, after the two entered the room and put their luggage in, Kenny Anderson saw that no one was there and said, "We are going to go out for fun, you stay in the hotel for a rest.

You are only 18 years old, and you look like you are fifteen or sixteen years old... It's a pity that there are a lot of new Cuban products here every year..."

The age of 18 is really sad.

Kenny Anderson's joke... Actually, there is no need to explain this situation specifically, but it means that Zhang Hao is very happy.

It’s not the kind of happiness that takes the initiative to make friends with others, but the other party responds so utilitarian, but the real happiness that makes new friends.

Since we can't go out together, there is no need to go out alone. Going to play with our teammates is a team activity, and we are alone... Zhang Hao took out "The Master of Running" and continued to study it.

After watching "The Master of Running" for a while, I couldn't read it and I had memorized it thoroughly. I don't know what kind of clever angle to start from.

There is too little practical experience and it takes time to accumulate experience.

The mentality change from a high school student to a professional player... Zhang Hao originally thought he had done well enough, but for the first time he came out to play away, he felt the loneliness he had when he first arrived in Rutherford Town.

I thought I had adjusted it, but now Zhang Hao realized that it was just that he was used to practicing football in Rutherford Town. This feeling was like growing up in his hometown from birth to adulthood. When he was eighteen or nineteen years old, he had to go to college in other provinces.

It was very fresh at the beginning, but maybe the night I arrived at that place, I began to miss my previous life.

Especially when it comes to playing games, Zhang Hao can always recall the scene of dominating California with Pierce in high school.
To be continued...