One Year Left to Play-Chapter 212 - 71: I Missed You So Much

"Guards: Kenny Anderson, 25 years old, skill rating 89; Chris Childs, 27 years old, skill rating 79; Khalid Reeves, 23 years old, skill rating 63;

Kevin Edwards, 31 years old, skill rating 75; Vaughn Fleming, 33 years old, skill rating 71; Greg Graham, 25 years old, skill rating 69; Rex Waters, 25 years old, skill rating 59.

Forwards: Almon Gilliam, 31 years old, skill rating 82; Tim Perry, 31 years old, skill rating 61;

PJ Brown, 26 years old, skill rating 77; Jason Williams, 27 years old, skill rating 73.

Centers: Inka Dale, 23 years old, injured; Robert Wodan, 25 years old, skill rating 57."

Looking at the skill ratings of others, it wasn't the case that everyone had improved, Vaughn Fleming at 33 years of age improved by two points, which Zhang Hao noticed from his preseason performance. Vaughn Fleming's performance is getting better and better.

Also, the condition of Graham and Gilliam is better than during the initial training matches, while Edwards has always been consistent.

If we have to talk about which individual skill stands out the most, it's not Zhang Hao's mid-range shot or Kenny Anderson's passing, but Jason Williams's rebounding.

Rebounding rating of 98!

Zhang Hao is very satisfied, after a month of training and preseason games, the team's overall situation is much better than when they first gathered.

If there is one thing Zhang Hao is dissatisfied with, it's that—there isn't even one proper center on this large team...

...

A new month has arrived!

November 1st, 6:15 in the morning, Zhang Hao opens his eyes.

"Remaining life expectancy 365 days, usable life 364 days."

The waking time has become more stable; another busy day has passed, welcoming a new day.

It's quite a coincidence, on the day of the draft, there were exactly 365 days of life remaining.

Tonight, he will play his first career game, and coincidentally, it's also 365 days of life expectancy.

It seems as though these two important phases symbolize the beginning of a new life.

Suddenly, Zhang Hao remembered something, he used the hotel phone to dial a room number, an internal phone, then got up, dressed, and turned on the TV.

Detroit, known as the richest city in the United States, had excellent infrastructure, rich families had plenty of heating.

Those running hotels certainly had money.

Dressed and ready to wash up, when Zhang Hao came to the entrance of the bathroom in the room, he already heard noises outside the door.

Efficient!

After rinsing his mouth and washing his face, the doorbell rang.

Opening the door, a camera was already set up at the room entrance, recording for the Imperial Channel's documentary!

There's a first time for everything.

The first time, the road might be closed, and progress may be difficult.

But as a man, everyone wants that first time.

As the first player in Chinese basketball history to play in the NBA, for his first game, Zhang Hao would be under the camera most of the day.

Last evening, he had dinner with the Imperial Sports Channel team, but under the camera, it was as if Zhang Hao and the young reporter Su Qun just met, exchanging greetings and beginning the show.

When checking in, the team paid to activate the TV subscription channel for Zhang Hao's room, and it was transferred when he changed rooms.

Early in the morning Zhang Hao watched the Imperial Channel's international channel, don't ask, because he cares about national affairs.

Not long after, just before 7 o'clock, the doorbell rang, the team's strongest player Kenny Anderson arrived. As soon as Zhang Hao opened the door, Kenny Anderson said, "Aix, I've been thinking about the tactics we discussed yesterday all night. I still feel there are issues, we need to discuss it quickly, otherwise tonight's game will be tough."

"Oh, I also think there are some unresolved issues. Are you referring to that problem?"

"That's right, that problem..."

Saying this, the two sat down, took out the tactical manual, pointing and discussing...

As for what exactly the issue was, neither of them knew.

The content of the discussion summed up to "Look, look, it's here, like this, like this, oh I see, Sugoi, Come on..."

"Oh, God, thank goodness for you, even though you're young, your mind is sharp, it's great partnering with you."

"Boss, partnering with you is my honor, it's thanks to your guidance that I have the ability to solve problems..."

Saying this, the two stood up and hugged.

"Ah... It's almost 8 o'clock? Let's go have breakfast first, otherwise the hot soup will be gone."

"Right! The teammates are so enthusiastic, we can't fall behind..."

The two quickly headed to the restaurant under camera capture.

There were already cameras filming in the restaurant, usually on match days, teams gather at 8:30 in the parking lot; these teammates wish they could sleep until 8:25, quickly freshen up, and rush to the parking lot.

This time, when they reached the restaurant, most people had finished eating and were actively discussing things "related to tonight's game."

After Zhang Hao and Kenny Anderson arrived, the teammates warmly greeted them, as if they hadn't seen each other in years with enthusiastic hugs and greetings... After a busy session, they finally could eat breakfast. During the meal, they could finally stop talking, that short half-hour was quite exhausting.

Last evening, during dinner, the Imperial Channel people arrived and provided a script outline, leaving the details to individual interpretation. The league instructed, Randy Whitman urged the players to cooperate fully, resulting in the scenes Zhang Hao experienced after waking up this morning.

In short, everything had to be harmonious and must include scenes of encountering difficulties and discussing solutions.