One Year Left to Play-Chapter 307 - 102: This Is Not a Multiple-Choice Question

For teammates whose positioning abilities are not outstanding and lack independent offensive abilities, they might resent our joining... Actually, it’s not resenting our joining, but resenting the loss of the team’s most capable offensive organizer, Divac, due to our joining.

Van Exel’s number of assists may be high, but his style is all about himself. If you want to receive his pass, you must position yourself well, make sure he sees you in position, or receive the pass after he doesn’t have a chance.

So, these players definitely don’t like us.

Also, there are teammates who are very eager to win. We’re here... Although I don’t want to admit it, the role the two of us can play now is way worse than the two who left.

But those who need ball possession, need inside space, will welcome our arrival, and perimeter teammates should generally favor our joining...

Alright, although Jason Williams didn’t quite get it, he thought Zhang Hao’s analysis made sense.

But he wasn’t really looking to understand these professional matters; he just wanted someone to chat with. Yet, when Zhang Hao talked about professional matters, he was eloquent and silent after analyzing these things.

Right now, what supports Jason Williams is only finding a chance to have Zhang Hao return that $500 to him...

...

At 3 pm, the Lakers’ preparatory training began.

Forty hours have passed since the trade, and everyone on the team knew they lost two first-class stars and welcomed a high school rookie averaging 21.2 points per game and a rebounding fanatic averaging 5.7 points 10 boards.

Although because of the Divac issue and the sponsors’ matters, Del Harris had a grudge against Zhang Hao.

However, he had to admit Zhang Hao and Jason Williams are plug-and-play types.

During training, Zhang Hao’s positioning and mid-range shots and Jason Williams’ rebounds were recognized by teammates.

Before joining the Lakers, Zhang Hao had just delivered a performance of 42 points plus a buzzer-beater against Jordan. From this perspective, Zhang Hao’s confrontational mid-range shots and unmatched speed match the expectations of his teammates.

On Zhang Hao’s first day joining the team, the work went smoothly without anything particularly special happening.

Just like the first day at a new company, maybe others are curious about him, but not many will proactively approach unless they are like Sibaros, players who always aspire to be a star, a leader, would be more enthusiastic.

Moreover, most of the Lakers players are between 25 to 27 years old, generally have 3-5 years of professional experience, and the few veterans are not the leader type.

Integration is a gradual thing.

After training ended, Zhang Hao returned to the hotel, leaving the house hunting to Henry Thomas, this more experienced agent knows what kind of house suits Zhang Hao better.

Originally Zhang Hao wanted to go back to live in the apartment but considering it, he didn’t go to bother Pierce’s mom.

Encountering Jason Williams being touchy back at the hotel, he ordered a pizza to huddle in the room, indulging in melancholy.

Zhang Hao didn’t disturb Jason Williams; in such cases, not everyone needs comfort—some people are just touchy, and they won’t have time to be touchy once busy.

Just ready to find a place to eat, the phone rang.

...

Zhang Hao took a cab to pick up Aprile Clark, and together they arrived at a well-known restaurant in Inglewood Town.

Neither Zhang Hao nor Aprile Clark had been to this restaurant before. In high school, they were broke and couldn’t afford it. After Zhang Hao entered NBA, both had their own matters, and they couldn’t gather together.

Today someone invited them, finally giving them a chance to try the restaurant and see if the food is good.

Just getting off the car, not yet reaching the restaurant entrance, listening to Aprile Clark talk about the recommended dishes from the guide, Zhang Hao’s knee encountered a "critical hit"!

This feeling, unfamiliar yet slightly familiar...

"Wow..."

This crying sound, unfamiliar yet slightly familiar...

Zhang Hao reached out with both hands, directly picked up a little girl sitting on the ground crying, "Le Lin, why did you bump into my knee again?"

The crying halted, Le Lin blinked her tear-filled, big watery eyes, stopped crying.

She remembered, crying doesn’t work in front of this stick figure, she turned her head to see dad’s secretary already chasing out, hurriedly said, "Put me down quickly, I’m going to be caught back!"

"Dinner is about to start, don’t run," Zhang Hao didn’t listen, directly held the little girl in his arms and walked towards the restaurant.

Le Lin then remembered her dad was inviting this guy for dinner, she wanted to play hide and seek before this guy came, since he was here, she didn’t struggle.

"Mr. Zhang, Miss Clark, you’re here; Mr. Schultz, Mr. Pelinka, Mr. Thomas are already here."

"We just arrived," Zhang Hao replied, "It’s such a coincidence, Le Lin bumped into me again; you guys need to watch her closely, such a cute little girl, a little silly, what if she gets kidnapped?"

"You’re the silly one!" Le Lin angrily retorted, then glared at the secretary.

The secretary felt so aggrieved—it’s not me calling you silly, why glare at me?

Zhang Hao originally wanted to hand Le Lin to the secretary, but the secretary didn’t dare to take her, knowing Le Lin has manners and won’t vent anger on outsiders, though the secretary is definitely a good target to vent.

"Mr. Zhang, Miss Clark, this way please..."