When the regular season ended, and there was time to rest, especially when preparing for the Lakers as an opponent, Adeny watched Zhang Hao's performance and felt completely out of sorts.
Many talents from the '95 draft class felt the same way as Adeny. Most of the high draft picks from '95 were already on vacation, with the talents concentrated in high picks...
At this point, Adeny and other well-performing rookies from the '95 class realized the vast gap between Zhang Hao and themselves!
Some players simply gave up on the idea of competing with Zhang Hao for the spotlight.
Playing basketball mostly starts from passion, but people, after all, need to eat.
The pursuit of earning money doesn't hinder the goal of winning a championship or the aim of winning games. Similarly, giving up competing against players like Zhang Hao, comparable to Larry Bird, Jordan, and David Robinson, doesn't hinder their ambitions.
But some players are different, like Adeny.
