The No.1 Anti-Fans in Basketball-Chapter 595 - 291: Barreled Nongfu Spring

Jokic hadn’t even arrived in Cleveland, yet the 2015 NBA Draft had already taken place at the Barclays Center, the Brooklyn Nets’ home court.

The Celtics, with the first overall pick, snagged Towns without any suspense.

After selecting Towns, General Manager Danny Angie excitedly expressed in front of the media, "Our rebuild is over!"

The second overall pick, the Minnesota Timberwolves, picked Jahlil Okafor.

Okafor, hailing from Duke, possessed outstanding interior skills, and his draft template was none other than Tim Duncan, a name rarely seen in draft templates.

The 76ers, with the third pick, took D’Angelo Russell, who would team up with Embiid to form a classic inside-outside rebuilding duo.

After tanking for a year, the New York Knicks only got the fourth overall pick, with which the Knicks’ newly-appointed president, "Zen Master" Jackson, selected Porzingis.

The 19-year-old Latvian, standing at 2 meters 18, competed in La Liga last season, averaging 10.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1 block per game.

This selection sparked a major chorus of boos from the New York fans present at the draft.

The Nuggets, with the seventh overall pick, chose Emmanuel Mudiay, a player who had spent the previous season in the East University CBA and was formerly the number one high school prospect in the United States; he emulated Hansen on taking the stage with Silva, pulling open his suit lining to reveal the bright Five-star Red Flag inside and thus earned the nickname "East Big Boy."

The New Orleans Pelicans, with the thirteenth pick, chose Devin Booker from the University of Kentucky, who had contributed an average of 10 points and 2 rebounds over the past year.

When you’re unsure who to choose at the thirteenth spot, a scoring guard is usually the best call.

Hansen wasn’t paying attention to the draft; he was fully focused on training with Conningham.

When the training was over, Griffin told him about the draft results.

Josh Richardson wasn’t chosen, but they picked up Powell with the 46th pick.

Hansen didn’t expect Powell to go lower than he had anticipated, it seemed that draft report really did a great service.

He asked Griffin for Powell’s contact information and then gave him a call.

On the other end of the phone, after finding out it was Hansen, Powell let out a series of strange noises.

After a while, Powell, noticeably excited, explained that his phone had accidentally fallen.

Even after picking up the phone again, Powell’s voice was choked with emotion.

Getting a call from the team’s leader – more accurately, the league’s top player – was an unexpected and thrilling moment for a second-round pick.

But Hansen wasn’t like James back in the day, who would have called to say pleasantries; instead, he invited the other party to participate in his own personal training camp in the summer.

If the Cavaliers wanted to rise again in the new season, everyone would have to give it their all.

Hansen didn’t like playing the villain, but it seemed necessary to prod his teammates with a metaphorical stick now and then.

Right after hanging up the phone, Hansen received a text message from Ding Yanyuhang.

He was bearing good news, as he’d been picked by the Mavericks at the 52nd spot.

Since joining the training program, Ding Yanyuhang had been playing at the University of Texas at Austin, a First-tier Alliance NCAA school, for the past two years; it is also Durant’s alma mater.

In his first year he didn’t get many opportunities, but he had a pretty good performance last season, averaging 11.5 points and becoming the team’s secondary scorer.

This year he automatically entered the draft at 22 years of age and was directly picked by the Mavericks.

Because of the Nelson father-son relationship, the Mavericks had always been interested in East University players, including Cuban’s desire to tap into the Chinese market, having signed Wang Zhizhi and Yi Jianlian before, so this selection was somewhat expected.

Although it was at the end of the second round, Ding Yanyuhang had also become, after Hansen, the second East University perimeter player to be picked by the NBA.

This was a very positive sign and also a testament to the first phase success of Hansen’s previous training program.

After spending another two days in Cleveland, Hansen was invited to Memphis.

Because of what Hansen had achieved for the city of Memphis, Pera was very serious about the sculptural tribute, bringing in Emrani, the designer who created Jordan’s statue, to personally handle Hansen’s sculpture; even the sculpting team was one of the best in the United States.

For Pera, all of this was very necessary.

Once Hansen’s statue was placed at the entrance of the FedExForum, it would become an attraction like Jordan’s at the United Center, ensuring high attendance rates for the arena.

Hansen participated in the design, mainly in choosing the pose.

During his dynasty journey with Memphis, Hansen had many classic moments: re-entering the game after twisting his ankle during the first championship, the mid-range buzzer-beater in Game 6 of the second championship, and playing through a fever in Game 6 of the third championship, known as the "steam moment."

Hansen wasn’t very skilled at designing, but such things could be worked backwards.

Based on the inscription he provided, "Turning the Impossible into Possible," the final chosen pose was from the time he re-entered the game after stepping on the court during the first championship.

Because, compared to the latter two championships, what really seemed unbelievable was Hansen bringing the first championship to the Grizzlies.

Even though it was the easiest in terms of Finals difficulty, its significance was the greatest.

After participating in the statue design, Hansen didn’t rush back to Cleveland, but instead met up with Guy and Randolph at 1927 Madison Ave to catch up on old times.

Since Hansen’s departure, the two of them had experienced different fates with the Grizzlies;

Randolph, as "Black Bear," still had a strategic position on the Grizzlies and his stats were still decent.

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