Volume 2 Talent Show Controversy Chapter 77: Dallas Double Soft
After hanging up the phone, Sun Hao's expression was a little complicated.
This seems... to be a misunderstanding!
Krause, he ignored the legendary Bulls manager.
After all, he is an old hand. To put it bluntly, he is even more cunning than Riley.
Although it was a separate tryout for the Bulls, there were so many players present, and I could just go back and ask other players' agents and even some media reporters a few questions.
For example, "Which players did the Bulls chat with today?", "Who did Krause talk to alone?" and so on.
This can be .
As a result, the person that Klaus really wants to choose doesn’t even bother to talk to you!
Old fox!
Taking into account the Bertka he met before, Sun Hao felt that he was still too young in front of these old guys.
But he was in a really good mood and even whistled unconsciously.
Both are second-rounders, both are draft promises, but this is completely different from what Burtka had offered before.
It is possible that Burtka could be traded, but the Bulls have this one in their own hands!
The 34th pick is a guaranteed pick, which is already the highest pick for European guards these days!
And if he performs better in the following teams, his ranking will be higher!
How can this not make people happy!
After getting on the plane to Dallas, Sun Hao entered the system space in a good mood.
In the one-on-one match with Reed, although his defensive footwork was not yet proficient, it helped him a lot.
Fortunately, Reed was different from what he imagined. If he was also good at long-range shooting, he would have been the one who got beaten today.
However, it is impossible for every opponent in the subsequent test training to have such a fatal weakness, so he has to speed up his training.
And because of the tight schedule, he can also take a rest directly in the system at this time.
He didn't do that before because he didn't want to disrupt his biological clock, but now, time is the most precious thing to him.
More than two hours later, the plane landed at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
Unlike his previous time in Chicago, it was already four or five in the afternoon local time, so he planned to take a taxi directly to the hotel after getting off the plane.
What he didn't expect was that the first thing he did after arriving in Dallas didn't go well.
He tried to get a taxi for a long time but failed.
It’s not that there are no cars, but the taxis didn’t stop when he waved. Even if they did, they would just glance at him and leave.
It took him more than ten minutes to get into a taxi.
Moreover, after getting in the car, the white driver had a dead look on his face the whole time, and the atmosphere inside the car could suffocate a person to death.
Sun Hao went straight to the system training.
And this is just the beginning.
When he checked in at the hotel, the front desk clerk spent five or six minutes checking his identity.
This feeling is really not very comfortable.
After putting his luggage in the hotel, he prepared to go out for dinner first.
With the tryout and the flight to catch, he only ate a hamburger on the way and was already hungry.
But after walking along the street for a while, the uncomfortable feeling in his heart became stronger.
“White people only.”
“White people first.”
“The restaurant doesn’t serve non-white people.”
…
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that in the year 2000, there would still be signs like this hanging on the door.
Thinking back to what happened after arriving in Dallas, Sun Hao suddenly realized what had been making him uncomfortable.
In fact, in his previous life, he was quite resistant to the city of Dallas.
Because all his friends, both white and black, warned him not to go to Dallas, saying that racial discrimination there was very serious.
So even though he loves traveling, he has never set foot in Dallas.
This was the first time he came here in his life for a tryout, and it really was... worthy of its reputation.
After walking around, Sun Hao couldn't find a place to eat, so he ended up going to a chain restaurant, buying some hamburgers and hot dogs and returning to the hotel.
Lying on the bed in the hotel, Sun Hao was still thinking about what had happened along the way.
It's hard to imagine what it would be like for him to play in a city like this.
The next day, in order to avoid yesterday's situation, Sun Hao set out at dawn.
What he didn't expect was that he got a taxi with just a wave of his hand.
The only difference from yesterday was that the driver was a black guy.
Compared to yesterday's white driver, the black guy was really much more talkative.
During the conversation, Sun Hao also learned some very interesting things.
Conflicts often break out in Dallas due to racial discrimination, sometimes even resulting in bloodshed and death.
So no one knows when it started, but blacks and whites not only lived in separate areas, but even their times were separated.
White people go to work at 9 am and get off work at 5 pm, while black people live from 6 to 9 am and from 5 to 12 pm.
Sun Hao got up early, so the situation he encountered was completely different from yesterday.
After listening to what the black man said, Sun Hao turned and looked out the window.
This city is really... a little annoying.
When we arrived at the American Airlines Center, there was another lengthy negotiation at the door.
And at the end of the negotiations, he was still not allowed to enter the stadium.
The reason is simple, it is not time for tryouts yet.
Sun Hao has already given up on the city of Dallas.
He could only sit on the grass at the door and wait, then run back to the system.
"Sun?"
But after a while, a voice pulled him back to reality from the system.
When Sun Hao looked up and saw the source of the voice, he was stunned.
Tousled blonde hair, long face, straight nose, and that familiar smell.
This is not the Silver Horn King...
Bah, isn't this Nowitzki!
Although his cheeks were still so young, Sun Hao recognized him at a glance.
"Dirk?"
The two people have never met before, but it seems like they have been friends for a long time.
And when he saw Nowitzki for the first time, most of Sun Hao's previous uncomfortable feelings disappeared.
It feels like a spring breeze.
Among the NBA players that Sun Hao liked in his previous life, Nowitzki was definitely at the top of the list.
One man, one city, easy-going and smiling, the Silver Horn King, was called a softie but ended up overthrowing the brotherhood basketball, good at both playing and being a good person...
Although there are some strange things mixed in, Nowitzki is definitely one of the rare superstars without any black spots.
"I heard that you won the MVP award in both the Champions League and La Liga. That's really amazing."
After a brief acquaintance, Nowitzki sat on the grass and turned to chat with Sun Hao.
It's really comfortable to feel like I'm a friend the first time I meet you.
And his words are very similar to Kukoc's before.
It can be seen that these people playing in Europe communicate with each other and are also very concerned about European basketball.
“You can do that by staying in Europe.”
Sun Hao replied with a smile.
In 1998, Nowitzki scored 33 points and 14 rebounds at the Nike Summit at the Alamodome, helping the international team to reverse and beat the American team, making him famous overnight.
If he continues to stay in Europe, he will become the new European Emperor in no more than a year.
"No, no, I can't do that. I can't go from 20 to 18."
Nowitzki's next words made Sun Hao laugh.
Nowitzki was 20 years old when he became famous, but Sun Hao achieved this at the age of 18.
There is nothing wrong with this statement.
The old driver has a rich sense of humor.
For the rest of the time, the two of them had a very pleasant chat.
Because of Sun Hao's achievements in Europe, the two people, although they have different nationalities and have never met before, have no shortage of topics to talk about.
And after some communication, Sun Hao found that Nowitzki had a kind personality, very kind.
It's really hard to have any ill will towards such a person.
After learning from the conversation that Sun Hao was blocked outside by security, he pulled Sun Hao into the gym.
This is a humanoid pass.
After entering the stadium, Nowitzki also trained with Sun Hao.
This made Sun Hao forget all the unpleasantness in Dallas.
He suddenly felt that an exciting scene would appear in the movie.
When the whole world is full of malice towards you, if there is one person who is very kind to you, you will be able to feel the beauty of this world.
After the training started, Sun Hao also felt Nowitzki's super strength.
At this time, Nowitzki had only been in the league for two years, and he had not yet mastered his signature one-legged stand, but his shooting was really accurate.
As a 2.13-meter tall guy, that soft touch is incredibly good.
When the two people were competing in three-point shooting, Sun Hao didn't have much advantage.
A big man who is good at shooting , and a point guard who is also good at shooting, both of them are incompatible with this great era.
Birds of a feather flock together. Although they are incompatible with the environment, after training, they find themselves in tune with each other inexplicably.
"If you come to Dallas, I'm sure we'll have great chemistry."
Perhaps because they were both born in Europe, or perhaps because they really felt compatible, Nowitzki directly expressed his interest in playing with Sun Hao.
"I also hope that."
Sun Hao replied with a smile.
This is half politeness and half sincerity.
Speaking of which, when they participated in the joint tryout in Europe, he and Turkoglu were able to play very well together.
At that time, he only thought that playing with Bodiroga would be an enhanced version, but playing with Nowitzki would be a super enhanced version.
Of course, whether or not he can play for the Mavericks is not ultimately up to him.
After the chat, Nowitzki went to the locker room to take a shower and change clothes, while Sun Hao continued to stay and train.
He was practicing his steps, which was also the part he had been practicing recently.
More than an hour later, the tryout time was getting closer, and other players participating in the tryout came to the gym one after another.
The Mavericks have two draft picks this year, one is the 12th pick in the first round, and the other is the 31st pick in the second round.
The tryouts for the first-round picks had already ended, and this time the tryouts were for the second-round picks.
Many of the people who came for the tryout were familiar faces that Sun Hao had seen before in Chicago.
This is completely normal. The draft will begin soon, and the draft market is almost settled, so these people are fighting for the last chance.
When most of the tryout players were in place, people from the Mavericks who came for inspection and tryouts also arrived one after another.
Head coach and general manager Nelson, chief assistant coach "Silver Fox" Harris, and team owner Mark Cuban!
Cuban's appearance surprised and made most of the players nervous. This was the first time they saw a boss appear at a tryout.
Sun Hao was not too surprised. Cuban is a well-known fanatical boss in history, and he only bought the team in January this year, so he must attach great importance to the team.
However, the next person who came in surprised Sun Hao.
Nowitzki, with someone else following him.
It’s actually him!
Dallas double soft, both are here today!
