"Dad, don't want to live in Beijing, do you want to go abroad? Dallas, USA, I will be there in the next few years, whether it's renting or buying, I will have a place there."

Jiang Hao felt that letting his father stay by his side was also a good choice.

"Forget it, you don't have to worry about where I stay. You just need to take good care of yourself, don't worry about the rest."

Jiang Hao shook his head, it seemed that this was the only way to go.

In the next few days, Jiang Hao stayed in his hometown county town.

I have to admit that I have been out in recent years, especially from last year to this year, I have been busy and I have not completely relaxed and had a rest.

But now I finally have a chance, the whole family is together, talking and laughing, and nothing else can disturb me.

Jiang Hao started to update again. During the day, he would take Xu Xiaoyi and his father to visit relatives whom he had been to visit over the years. At night, he would write and play games.

In short, it was very relaxing, and Jiang Hao also enjoyed such a wonderful time.

But good times are often short.

By mid-August, Jiang Hao had to say goodbye to his father. He was leaving and needed to return to the United States. In addition to some things to deal with, he also needed to prepare for the new season.

For example, he had promised LeBron James before that he would attend the training camp organized by LeBron James in late August.

He had never forgotten his bet with Houston Rocket Morey on Twitter.

Therefore, in order to win this bet in the new season, he must be fully prepared for the new season.

………

Ritchie Paul is very busy this summer, so in fact, he returned to the United States in early August.

When Jiang Hao saw him again, he was already in Dallas.

After flying to Dallas, Jiang Hao and Xu Xiaoyi did not rush to contact the Mavericks, but rented an apartment first.

This time, they rented a relatively luxurious apartment. After all, they would spend here in the next few years, and Jiang Hao also thought that he could not be too wronged.

"Shawn, we will be friends for life. No matter where I am, please believe that I always have a unique relationship with the San Antonio Spurs."

After the Mavericks finalized their residence, Jiang Hao returned to San Antonio, and he needed food to take his belongings from the rental house.

During this period, he went to see his landlord Sean.

Jiang Hao could only feel deeply sorry for Sean, although he knew that Sean did not want him to leave, and even the entire San Antonio people did not want him to leave.

However, he had to tell Sean that he had no choice.

For this, he could only say sorry to Sean.

"Jiang, this is a regrettable decision. For San Antonio, it is a huge loss for not leaving you, but we all understand that this is a business. Many times we cannot live just for ourselves. From this perspective, we understand your choice, just like I told my companions more than once, Bayonet is only 21 years old, he has the opportunity to be the first person in the league, and even the best in history."

Sean's expression looked very stiff. Of course he didn't want Jiang Hao to leave. To be honest, in the past year, he has witnessed Jiang Hao's transformation and growth step by step in the past year, and he also knew that it was not easy for Jiang Hao to get to where he is today. However, he is a fan of the San Antonio Spurs. Even if it is out of selfishness, he hopes that Jiang Hao can stay.

However, as he said at the moment, people cannot live for themselves, and sometimes they also need to think about others. Players like Jiang Hao have the opportunity to become the best in history in the future.

"Jiang, I can understand your decision, although it makes me sad, of course, if one day in the future, you need to make a decision again, I hope you can consider the San Antonio Spurs."

Sean came over and gave Jiang Hao a big hug. Although in front of Jiang Hao's tall figure, his active hug looked a bit funny.

"So Xiao, will you boo me after the new season begins? When I come to the Atapapt Center as a Mavericks player?"

Jiang Hao started a joke.

"Who knows, you'd better play a little worse against us, no San Antonio Spurs fans would like to see you kill in this stadium."

Sean took the camera casually, and he wanted to take a picture with Jiang Hao.

"You are not bad, Xiao, you can take a photo with the most valuable player in the Xinke Finals. This is your great honor."

Jiang Hao laughed.

Jiang Hao left, he left the city he had been in for a year and left his career. For him, the next Mavericks will be a new one in his career.

Before leaving, Jiang Hao gave his car, General Motors worth more than 300,000 US dollars, to Sean. This is his feeling for Sean. After all, from his perspective, Sean helped him at the most difficult time, which was the only thing he could do.

After Jiang Hao left the rental house, he still walked around in front of the Atapapt Center Arena. His huge poster in front of the Arena had disappeared.

"The next time I come here, I will be my opponent, it's really nostalgic."

Jiang Hao finally left.

...

Harris Barnes is Jiang Hao’s second teammate in the Mavericks.

To be honest, when he solved a series of troubles and officially came to the team training hall to start resumption training, he unexpectedly saw Harris Barnes in the hall.

Jiang Hao has heard of Harris Barnes. This guy was one of the absolute puzzles that the Golden State Warriors were able to rise. Later, he had to leave because of Kevin Durant's arrival.

But even so, his ability was still recognized by many teams. In the summer of 2016, Mark Cuban defeated many teams and successfully brought Harris Barnes to Dallas.

He wanted to train Harris Barnes to become another core after Dirk Nowitzki, and for this reason he originally issued a new contract for Harris Barnes.

However, although Harris Barnes has been working hard in recent years, he has not made any moves.

Of course, even so, this cannot be denied that Harris Barnes is an absolute strongman.

Jiang Hao knew that Harris Barnes had always played as a small forward in the Warriors and in the Mavericks in recent years.

But in fact, when the Mavericks recruited him, they clearly stated that Harris Barnes can play power forward and is willing to play power forward. To be honest, this will have a certain impact on whether Jiang Hao will join the Dallas Mavericks at the beginning.

"Hello, man, I can't wait to fight with you."

When Harris Barnes saw Jiang Hao, he showed obvious enthusiasm because he knew Jiang Hao’s position in the team in the new season.

"Harris, your figure looks good, I mean you spent this summer like this?"

Jiang Hao likes hard-working players. At least the first time Barnes meets, who is sweating profusely, has left a good impression on him.

"You can understand this. A month ago, I had already started training because I promised Carlisle. After the new season begins, I will appear in the power forward position. I have to sit more and more to adapt to him."

"Do you know? Jiang, I have a premonition that we may surprise the entire league in the new season."

Harris Barnes' remarks surprised Jiang Hao. This guy is really confident, but that's why should an unconfident person stay in the NBA?

"In modern basketball, honestly, there is not much difference between power forwards and small forwards. For me, staying in the position of power forwards can give full play to my advantages."

Barnes made a three-pointer.

"Your long shot looks pretty good"

Jiang Hao said.

"Of course, man. I remember when I was at the Golden State Warriors, I shot three-pointers from the outside, which was one of my main jobs."

"At this point, Jiang, I hope your data will reach 256 after the start of the new season, and I also hope we can advance to the semi-finals because I want to see Morey from the Houston Rockets get out."

Harris Barnes' sudden emotional change surprised Jiang Hao. Listening to his tone, is Barnes having a holiday with Morey?

"Do you know, Jiang, I think my first choice was not Dallas. In the summer when I became a free agent, the first person to find me was actually Morey from the Houston Rockets. That guy made a lot of promises to me, and the most important thing was that he promised me that he would take me to Houston."

"But then everyone saw what happened, that bastard deceived me and he made me think I could play in Houston."

With Barnes's statement, Jiang Hao finally understood. No wonder Barnes hated Morey.

But Morey is really good enough. Jiang Hao thought, I've probably done this kind of thing about letting go of players more than once.

"Then let's work together to make that guy get out of here."

Jiang Hao stretched out his fist. At least in dealing with Morey, he already had a certain say in the Mavericks. First, Dirknowski publicly supported him, and now Harris Barnes reached a united front with him, which made Jiang Hao look forward to the new season even more.

Harris Barnes is an absolute singles expert, although this has always been underestimated.

Therefore, in the next few days, Jiang Hao and Barnes were training each other and their efforts to further improve their level in singles.

For Jiang Hao, he needs to recover his form through more than a week, and then attend the training camp organized by LeBron James.

Strictly speaking, his plan is to devote his time to improving his abilities until the beginning of the new season. He wants to improve his level to another level through one or two months of hard practice.

After all, no matter how much he plays, no matter how much he makes a fuss, he doesn't want to lose the bet.

From another perspective, training with Harris Barnes this week is definitely of great help to improve the level of tacit understanding between the two of them.

Because if nothing unexpected happens, Jiang Hao and Barnes will both start after the start of the new season.

And one fact is that when a team's starting players can have a tacit understanding and perform well, it is generally difficult for the team to lose.

…………

"Jiang, as we expected, Nike agreed to buy out the sneaker contract he signed in advance, and they were also happy to sign a new contract with us, but obviously, from the preliminary communication, there are still huge differences in the cost and years."

"Ritchie, this situation is completely within our expectations. What I want to say is that we have to be tough, in other words, we can't make huge concessions from the beginning. To be honest, although our first choice is Nike, it doesn't mean we can't really cooperate with other brands."

During this period, negotiations with Nike on new sneaker contracts were put on the agenda.

For Jiang Hao, this is obviously a very important business in the future, because sneaker contracts can often reflect a player's status in the NBA.

In this case, he directly instructed Ricci Paul to sign a large enough sneaker contract. Although he did not understand specific negotiations, he needed to discuss the principle issue.

"Jiang, don't worry, I won't let you down. Whether it's LeBron James' lifelong sneaker contract or Anthony Davis' sneaker contract, they are all signed with Nike. I have some experience in this regard."

"But before that, I have to confirm, which one do you prefer for a life-long contract or a life-long contract?"

Ritchie Paul asked his own question.
To be continued...