Han Dejun has spent 18 years to play one person and one city!

A poor boy from a rural area was unmoved when facing the dual temptation of a tens of millions of annual salary and a Beijing household registration. He is not stupid, he is just to repay his kindness. Recently, the Liaoning Men's Basketball Team meritorious center Han Dejun bid farewell to the professional arena. He has been sticking to the black soil for 18 years and has poured out the CBA version of one person and one city.

Han Dejun comes from a rural village in Lushun, Dalian, Liaoning, with both parents living in farmers. His parents emptied his family's assets to go to Shenyang to practice football. His sister, who had already started a family, saved money just to help his younger brother. Han Dejun knew how to be grateful since childhood by the whole family. For example, whether in the national team or the CBA, Han Dejun would bow to the fans every time he was replaced.

Han Dejun practiced at Liaoning Sports School for three years, but was not selected for the Liaoning Youth Team. He once wanted to work and make money, but fortunately, Wuhan University of Technology issued an olive branch to provide him with scholarships and various subsidies. In the university arena, Han Dejun grew up to be the number one center, and his game was also on CCTV. When Liaoning Basketball investor Han Zhaoshan watched the broadcast, he fell in love with Han Dejun at a glance and decided to recruit him into the Liaoning team.

Han Zhaoshan, who was the chairman of Panpan Group at the time, also came out of the countryside. The reporters who interviewed Han Zhaoshan said that he had no airs as a big boss, and his words were kind and Northeast accent, which was simple and reassuring.

In 2002, Liaoning Basketball's lineup aging and its capital chain broke, and it was almost downgraded. The major shareholder International Management Group withdrew its investment and sold 70% of Liaoning Basketball's shares to Panpan Group. On the day Han Dejun went to Liaoning Basketball Team to report, Han Zhaoshan was having a meeting. When he heard that Han Dejun was coming, he immediately stopped the meeting and chatted with Dahan for a long time.

Han Dejun played more substitutes in the first three years of Liaoning Basketball Team. After his contract expired in 2010, he applied for a transfer. After hearing this, Han Zhaoshan came to Shenyang to talk to Dahan for more than two hours. Han Zhaoshan's sincerity touched Dahan, who stated: "As long as you continue to do it, I will do it."

Han Zhaoshan had a wish, which was to take off the title of "the second-year-old" of Liaoning Basketball Team and win the championship. Unfortunately, Han Zhaoshan failed to wait until that day. During the offseason in 2011, Panpan was forced to transfer shares in the middle due to poor performance and operating pressure. In December of the same year, Han Zhaoshan also died of a heart attack. At the farewell scene, Dahan and his teammates were crying and bowing three times to Han Zhaoshan’s portrait. At that moment, winning the Liaoning Basketball Team was deeply engraved in Dahan's heart.

At the 2013 National Games, Liaoning Basketball Team won the runner-up again. Han Dejun said that if he didn't win the Liaoning Basketball Team, he would not hold a wedding. Although I got a certificate with my wife and had children, in my hometown, not having a banquet means not getting married. Han Dejun waited for three years, but in the 2016 finals, Liaoning Basketball Team became the "second-best" again. At this time, the Beijing team offered Han Dejun an annual salary of tens of millions and a Beijing household registration.

Dahan was originally going to CBA from university. He was not considered a youth training team member, and his personnel relations were not in the Provincial Sports Bureau. When the contract expired, he was completely free. Such an identity was particularly valuable in CBA with sluggish personnel flow. But Han Dejun stayed. Dahan said that it’s enough money for his family to use, and he doesn’t need that much money. He has feelings for Liaoning Basketball, which is something that cannot be exchanged for.

Two years after Han Dejun's contract renewal, Liaoning defeated Guangsha 4-0 to win the championship, and Dahan can finally fulfill his wedding owed to his wife. Later, Liaoning Basketball Team achieved three consecutive championships in the 21-24 season. Han Zhaoshan had no time to realize his wish, and Han Dejun and his teammates doubled down.

When "If you can't win, go" and gold and dollar basketball are popular, one person and one city seems too "stupid". NBA star Lillard once promised Paul Allen, a former Trail Blazers boss who had a good reputation for him, but after Allen died of illness, Lillard went to the Bucks in order to have a better chance of winning the championship.

Han Dejun's 18 years of Liaoning Basketball Team have interpreted gratitude and loyalty to the extreme. During those days of fighting for the championship, Han Dejun missed his daughter's birth. His parents were unable to accompany him when they were hospitalized. The swelling of fluids hurt slightly every night. He tried his best for the Liaoning Basketball Team. Now it's time to be wholehearted for his family. I wish Dahan!