basketball player

Chapter 8: Chapter 008: New Mission
Henson stood on the road, completely stunned.This so-called data analysis module may not be as simple as he imagined that he can only view various data of players.

The power of this thing completely exceeded Henson's expectations.After a burst of electronic prompts, several options suddenly appeared in front of Henson out of thin air.He took a closer look and found that the things written on these options were all very impressive.

Medal: Excellent Employee Level 1: Increase the trust of the team owner and president by 10%.

Narrative: Hometown Discount: Persuading local players to accept offers from hometown teams
Medal: Popular Lover Level 1: Increase the popularity of local fans by 10%
These three options just appeared in front of Henson out of thin air, and his body couldn't stop shaking.So many unbelievable things have happened in the past 24 hours, he kept telling himself in his heart, hold on, hold on!

Looking at the situation in front of him, he should choose a reward by himself, and then trigger the corresponding effect of the reward.Henson shook his head and blinked hard.He originally thought that he was hallucinating because he was too tired, but when he opened his eyes again, these three options still lingered in front of his eyes.

Henson swallowed, and then chose the first reward, Level 1 Excellent Employee.After choosing, the electronic voice in Henson's mind said "Congratulations on getting the new medal", and the options in front of him disappeared, and then the surroundings returned to calm, no different from normal.

That's it, nothing happened.Henson didn't know if the current Larry Bird had become more trusting of himself, but he was sure that there was something extraordinary in his mind.It seems that as long as you achieve certain achievements, you can unlock rewards!If these rewards are really useful, it will have a huge impact on Henson's work!

A gust of cool wind blew, and Hansen couldn't help wrapping his coat tightly. It was very cold in Indianapolis in January. Whether Henson was willing to accept what had just happened, he didn't want to worry about it anymore.It is impossible for him to know whether Bird trusts him more, so it is meaningless to worry about whether those rewards have any effect.

He planned to go home to rest first, and have a good night's sleep.Maybe the next day, Henson will find out that all this is just an unrealistic dream.

Storrow Avenue, where Henson lives, is just an ordinary residential area, located in the Al Piano area on the west bank of the White River.A two-story duplex house that is very common in the United States, with a small garden, nothing more.

The house is not too small for Henson, after all, he used to live in small shared houses in China.But this kind of house is by no means large in the United States.The most important thing is that the rent of the house is very cheap, and it takes only 20 minutes to drive to the Conseco Arena.

Henson wandered around his "own" house full of curiosity, and found that everything in this house was arranged in an orderly manner.Moreover, every piece of furniture is covered with thick dust, as if no one has ever lived in it.The house has a refrigerator and a kitchen, but the trash can is full of takeaway packages.

But when Henson walked into his bedroom, the situation was completely different.

In Henson's bedroom, the walls are plastered with various player stats.The desk in the room was a mess, with a pile of A4 paper densely spread on it, and some very complicated calculation formulas were written on the paper.There are even a few sheets of paper that have been scattered on the floor.

Henson's few clothes were scattered on the bed, and when he opened the door of the closet, it was empty.

It seems that the former Henson should be a workaholic.At least for mathematics, he is extremely enthusiastic.This guy should be used to shutting himself in his room to work as soon as he comes home, so the outside is as clean as if he has never lived in it.Besides work, he has almost no communication, because Henson's mobile phone has not stored anyone's arc number except those at work.

Henson is an out-and-out workaholic. He has no emotion, doesn't know how to enjoy life at all, and is rigid and stubborn. Such a guy can live to be nearly 30 years old, which is simply a miracle on earth!
Henson didn't want to live the life he had before, and he didn't want to go back to the life he had before time travel.So starting today, let me recreate our lives, unlucky Henson Joe, unlucky Joe Hansen.

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After sleeping soundly on the messy bed, Hansen was woken up by the "tick" sound of heavy rain outside the window.This was the most comfortable sleep Henson had after traveling to America.

At this time, it was early morning outside the house, and because it was raining, there were not many pedestrians.Unlike China, which is full of hustle and bustle, residential areas in the United States always look very empty.In fact, it is not just a residential area, except for those few lively places, almost all streets can be described as empty.

Henson opened the door and found that the newsboy had put the latest newspaper of the day on the ground.He bent down to pick it up and saw that the headline on the front page was the news that the Pacers lost yesterday.

Indianapolis has always been a city with a strong sports atmosphere, especially basketball!Here, every move of the Pacers is a matter of great concern to everyone.

While reading the newspaper, Henson took out milk and bread from the refrigerator.One advantage of being a scout is that you don't have to report to the team every day.When the team needs you, they will naturally contact you.

But Larry Bird and the coaching staff of the Pacers were not so lucky.During the season, they have almost no rest days to speak of.

"I heard what Posey said yesterday, Bird. What do you mean, let the scouts directly contact you? And skip the coaching staff?" At this moment, in Bird's office, Jim O'Brien, the current coach of the Pacers, was asking about something in Bird's office.

Byrd was holding a newspaper, the same one Henson got, the Indianapolis Post-Gazette.Hearing O'Brien talking to himself, Bird, who had his hair combed back, raised his eyes and glanced at his coach.

"Any questions?" he asked, his tone still unquestionable.

"Of course no problem, this is your team, Bird, you have the final say. But if I can't get the scouting report, how do I know what kind of player I need?" O'Brien opened his hand, neither the head coach nor the president wanted his rights to be cut.

"Of course you can get the scouting report, buddy. You are the coach of the team, and we have to listen to your suggestions. The difference now is that Henson reports directly to me, and I report the scouts to you, and I will personally check. I know very well that someone on the team wants Henson to go, and I do this just for the sake of fairness. And I also hope to be able to personally check the draft." Bird continued to read the newspaper. He did not mention Posey's name by name.Last night, Pritchard explained all the grievances and grievances between the coaching staff and Henson.There were only a few people on the team, and Bird quickly figured things out.

"Bird, I can guarantee that Posey has no ill intentions towards Henson!" Posey is always O'Brien's man and a member of his coaching team, so he must protect his rights and interests.

"I think so too, I just want to make sure you guys are doing your job. That scout's job is to give me a scouting report, and you, and your coaching staff, O'Brien. Your job is to get the team to the playoffs."

This is not the first time that Byrd has made a strong statement to O'Brien. Hearing this, O'Brien also knew that the conversation between himself and Byrd was enough.

"I understand, Bird. Don't worry, I won't let you down!" O'Brien left with a look of displeasure. When the president began to interfere with the work of the coaching staff, everyone in the coaching staff had to be vigilant.

After closing the door, there were only Bird and Pritchard left in the office.

"Bird, are you going to start a drastic transformation?" Pritchard was a little worried. It was not a wise decision to start the coaching staff as soon as he took office.After all, the team is slowly improving now, and what is needed is stability and harmony.

"I'm doing my own thing, let's leave that alone, buddy. Call Henson for me and tell him to come over. I have a new job to assign to him." Byrd put down the newspaper and picked up the ticket in his hand.

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Henson hadn't finished his milk after waking up, so he hurriedly called Carter and asked him to take him to the arena.

Bird's guy is definitely a very efficient person, and there is no room for delay in anything.But is it because the 10% trust is really working for me to assign work to myself so quickly?
Henson stopped thinking about it, and walked straight to Byrd's office.During the period, Henson was once again taken as a cleaner by a security guard.It was not until he took out his work permit that the security finally let him pass.

Knocking on Byrd's door, before Henson could sit down, the tall and strong man handed him a ticket.

"You're leaving Indianapolis tonight. Your plane ticket has been prepared for you. Someone will welcome you when you arrive. Hansbrough, do you know him? He's the super insider from North Carolina! He has a game to play at the University of California, Berkeley tomorrow. Your task is to see if this big white man is the one we're looking for. Don't screw me up, because I don't like things being screwed up." It's his style of work.

Henson took a look at the plane ticket that he had prepared long ago, and saw that the plane flew directly to San Francisco at 06:30 in the afternoon.

Henson was about to leave again before he was familiar with his home.It seems that he may be quite busy working under Bird.

(End of this chapter)