The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 440 - 208: The Birth of a Super Team

Chapter 440: Chapter 208: The Birth of a Super Team

After Su Wan’s "surprise performance" ended, he immediately slipped away.

LeBron had to continue his activities.

After it was over, he looked at Nike’s representative with a sour face.

For LeBron, being dunked on by Su Wan was not the most embarrassing part.

The most embarrassing thing was that their Nike representative had secretly sided with Su Wan to deceive him and set him up together.

Back at the hotel, LeBron earnestly asked Maverick, his childhood friend, "Big buddy, you know, in my life, I have been treading on thin ice. Do you think I can still make it to the other side?"

Maverick encouraged him not to lose heart, "LeBron, don’t forget, you will have significant improvements this summer. In the new season, you will collaborate with Vince Carter. As long as you maintain a good relationship with him, I believe you can definitely reach the summit again. Next time, we’ll sign with another brand and make Nike regret their actions today!"

His words instantly brightened LeBron’s eyes.

He clenched his fists tightly.

He vowed to forever remember today’s humiliation!

About a week after LeBron ended his "Asia tour" and returned to Cleveland, Su Wan also successfully concluded his final stop in Huaxia and went back to Indiana.

It was already late July by then.

The Huaxia Men’s Basketball Team also started their journey in the summer league.

Their defeats were devastating!

By the end of the summer league, the Huaxia Men’s Basketball Team had won only one game.

This was completely contrary to what the domestic media had anticipated before the summer league began.

The media thought, with players like Zhu Fangyu, Wang Zhizhi, Yi Jianlian, and Sun Yue, who had competed in or were about to compete in the NBA, even without Yao and Su Wan, the Huaxia Men’s Basketball Team could have a sweeping momentum, losing at most one game.

Su Wan was stunned when he saw the domestic media’s confident demeanor; if he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he would have found it hard to imagine that the domestic media could be so inflated.

This had a lot to do with him.

With him becoming "Huaxia Jordan" at 22 and accomplishing "three consecutive championships" in the NBA, establishing a dynasty, the domestic media’s concept of the NBA was very vague. To them, the NBA seemed like a high-end version of the CBA.

What difference was there between the summer league and the domestic CUBA?

Reality slapped them hard.

The difference was enormous!

The Huaxia Men’s Basketball Team, composed of all CBA elites, turned out to be the weakest link in the summer league; anyone could squeeze them.

After the summer league campaign, the domestic media fell silent, and so did those national players.

Especially Sun Yue — back then, he had driven Su Wan out of the national Olympic team. Later, when he heard that Su Wan had made a name for himself in the United States, he snorted coldly through his nose, thinking, "If he can, so can I!"

Yet, when he was selected by the Phoenix Suns at the 28th pick of the first round, he was not convinced.

But, without even proving himself in the NBA, he suffered in the summer league and came to a clear realization:

Su Wan could; he couldn’t!

At the end of July, Nike released the documentary "Road to Godhood" about Su Wan, coinciding with the launch of the "Su Wan’s Third Generation" sneakers.

The documentary elaborately recorded many challenges Su Wan faced from the start of the summer league.

It captured all the doubts he faced and his responses, shooting in a very fast pace, almost immediately portraying a "big villain" in the early seconds and then quickly presenting Su Wan’s counterattack.

The plot’s tension was maxed out.

And for that reason, the entire film lasted only 9 minutes and 9 seconds.

It left viewers yearning for more, filled with lingering power.

Of course, that was the director’s intended effect.

After all, Su Wan’s career was not over yet; there was no need for a too complete outcome.

As for the "Su Wan’s Third Generation" sneakers, they returned to red in color.

That was Su Wan’s choice.

After all, Nike’s shoes look best in red.

Additionally, the red color directly tells everyone where he is from.

The tongue of the shoe was designed to resemble a crown.

The king of Indiana was indeed worthy of wearing a crown!

This was the epitome of "Born for Greatness."

Once the sneakers were released, they immediately sparked a buying frenzy, becoming the most successfully sold pair of sneakers Su Wan had ever had, although the sales had always been over a hundred million before. But the volume in the past few days had never been so intense.

The impact of winning "three consecutive championships" at the age of 22 was reflected in various aspects.

On the first day of the new shoe release, Su Wan was at the New York station.

Nike’s sales president personally attended, staying by Su Wan’s side until the event ended.

Before parting, he insinuated, "Su, isn’t the Big Apple City a bit more lively?"

Su Wan just smiled, not saying a word.

The president did not continue.

Su Wan’s strong personality meant that no one at Nike dared to point fingers in front of him.

The last person Nike was so wary of was none other than...

Michael Jordan!

Even the sales department’s president could only hint subtly about what he wanted to say.

After all, who doesn’t pick cities, Bolis is small enough, isn’t it?

Still, it could stand out with a "three consecutive championships."

True powerhouses never complain about their surroundings.

What was most shocking about Su Wan’s success for the entire United States was:

Whether it was Los Angeles or Boston, or even Chicago, they are all major cities in the United States.

Bolis, compared to them, was much less.

This was a "Dynasty" created by a true small-market team.

That was the most terrifying aspect of Su Wan.