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Chapter 297 Chapter 294: Blockbuster trade after the draft (6.3K begging tickets)

News of Wayne's $3 million sneaker contract is still bombarding the basketball world.

3 million, these are three small goals!

Oh, converted into RMB is more than [-] small goals.

It is indeed a large number.

But Nike is not afraid at all. As long as they don't sign Jordan's sharing contract, it will not be a loss to Nike to be honest.

Mr. Joe is the biggest winner in the sneaker market. Now even if he retires at home, he can still get countless wool from Nike every year.

The old hooligan's income from Nike has far exceeded the sum of his income from playing in the NBA.Now, Nike's share is already the biggest source of income for the old hooligans.

In Wayne's previous life, around 2019, he once read a piece of news.

It is said that in 2019, the old hooligan earned 1.3 million US dollars from the income of sneakers.

And that's only for one year.

The total salary of the old hooligans playing in the NBA is only about 9000 million.

Really. It's better to shoot commercials than to play basketball.

Oh, and now Jordan doesn't even have to shoot commercials.

No need to stand or kneel, just sit and earn money.

But what a fucking rogue.

Although Jordan did bring unparalleled influence to Nike, it still hurts Nike to distribute so much money every year.

So since then, Nike never dared to play that kind of contract again.

Therefore, compared with Jordan, 10 million in 3 years is nothing at all.

Compared with the old gangster's bottomless pit contract, 10 million in 3 years is nothing!

Seeing Under Armor's 10 million in 2 years, Nike just smiled and said nothing.

As for Adidas' 13 million in 1.85, Nike really wanted to ask: "Are you entertaining Wayne!"

Of course, the 3 million was not given to Wayne all at once.

On average, 3000 million a year is not unaffordable for Nike.

Even with the messy bonus terms, Nike won't pay more than $4000 million a year.

Generally speaking, it is still within the acceptable range.

Many people say that Wayne got a lifetime meal ticket from Nike.

But why not Nike?

This is a business alliance, and no one is a philanthropist.

Since Nike can give Wayne 10 million in 3 years, it means that Wayne's value to Nike must be more than 10 million in 3 years.

In any case, this super sneaker contract second only to Jordan still stunned many players.

After all, Wayne has only been in the league for three years.

How fantastic is it to win a $3 million sneaker contract in three years?

Jeff Schwartz is also famous now, and this 3 million sneaker contract made him quickly rank among the well-known agents.

After Wayne, there may be more and more potential new stars who will choose short contracts when signing the first sneaker contract.

Wayne was able to sign a 3 million contract in 3 years because he only signed a 3-year child labor contract with Nike.

Facts have proved that the immediate interests are sometimes not the greatest interests.

At this time, those players who are preparing to participate in the draft are all looking forward to their careers.

Wayne's rookie FMVP won two championships in three years, who wouldn't want to.

The rookies are just around the corner, and the heat of the NBA draft is gradually being fired.

Oden, who single-handedly broke the combination of Noah + Horford in college, American Wayne Durant Jr., Yi Jianlian whose template is Wayne, etc., have attracted much attention.

Especially Yi Jianlian, if in the original history, only Chinese fans paid more attention to Yi Jianlian.

So now, because of Wayne Cowhide's lightning-like relationship, Yi Jianlian is also attracting attention in the United States.

Everyone is discussing whether Yi Jianlian can become the next Wayne!

Although Yi Jianlian has no experience playing in the NCAA, little is known about him.

But at least it is certain that he is a player similar to Wayne.

The same power forward, also has excellent static talent, has height, wingspan, shooting and support.

Moreover, he also has the physical fitness comparable to that of black athletes!

This is very rare among Asian players.

Yi Jianlian's various bounce statistics are flying off.

To be honest, just looking at these descriptions, the general managers of many teams have to drool.

Wayne, who was on vacation, also called the Green Arrow United the day before the draft, telling him to wait with peace of mind and not to be nervous.

"It's okay, it's a small scene. Danny Angie is just a Saby, you don't need to pay attention to him." Wayne never imagined that one day he would actually call Ah Lian as a big brother

Speaking of Danny Angie, Wayne became angry.

Yi Jianlian, like Wayne, did not participate in the joint trial training. He just invited several teams that were interested in him to gather together and did a small joint trial training.

Moreover, it was still a trial training without confrontation.

Undoubtedly, this greatly increased Yi Jianlian's sense of mystery, and also protected Yi Jianlian's shortcoming of being temporarily insufficient in confrontation.

Although Yi Jianlian has done a good job in all aspects, how could the old and cunning Danny Angie be deceived by such a trick.

Basketball does not talk about confrontation, what is the difference between playing hooligans?

So, facing the reporter's interview, Angie showed his so-called "American humor": "Yi Jianlian is very good, it was an excellent trial training.

Yi Jianlian fought against a chair and a coach, don't say that the chair defended well. "

At best, this is called American humor, but at worst, it is actually Mai Tai.

Because of this incident, Yi Jianlian already had a malicious nickname-chairman before he entered the NBA.

Wayne doesn't want the UAE's confidence to be affected by these things, and he can't play in the NBA with fear.

Yi Jianlian really did not expect that Wayne would bluntly say that he is Sabie

Sure enough, Brother Wei is tough.

Popovich: Swearing is nothing, he beats people!

Larry Brown: Exactly!

"Well, it's okay, Brother Wei, I know."

With a simple sentence, Yi Jianlian has finished answering.

Wayne:

You and I are so bored, and others can't be bored to death.

No wonder you can't get along in the NBA.

Again, this basketball is also played with sophistication.

Look at Wayne, from Tony to Sutai, from Sutai to Paoluo, who hasn't been cleaned up so submissively.

Counselor: This story will start from that elbow.

"...Well, that's good. By the way, I may hold a training camp here this summer. Do you want to come and participate?"

Wayne thought to himself, if he could play with Ah Lian, maybe he could have a better performance in his rookie season.

Moreover, taking him in contact with NBA players in advance may make him more adaptable to this environment.

Regarding Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, Wayne admitted that he had selfish motives.

In the original history, their NBA careers had regrets. Wayne hopes that in this history, those regrets can disappear.

I was a Chinese fan in my previous life, and I am a Chinese player in this life.

It shouldn't be too much to be selfish towards my two compatriots.

"Training camp? Oh, I have my own training camp, Brother Wei, don't worry about me."

Ah Lian smiled and said Brother Wei, you don't have to worry about it.

Because of the classic duel between Yao Ming and Wayne in the Western Conference Finals, the status of Chinese players in the NBA has risen a lot.

Therefore, Yi Jianlian's draft journey can be said to be much more comfortable than Wayne and Yao Ming.

Back then, Chairman Yao was watching the draft at home, but he was not able to attend as the number one pick.

After arriving in the United States, I also had various discomforts, and I found translators on the spot.

The so-called "Yao's team" did not exist at the beginning, but was slowly formed after Yao Ming came out.

Wayne got a little better and was on hand for the draft.But because he was not a player in the system, Wayne didn't have any complete team support at the time.

Just one agent, Schwartz, and then Schwartz helped Wayne temporarily form a training team, gone.

Yi Jianlian is different. Before he came to the United States and played in the NBA, everything here was already arranged.

Trainers, nutritionists, the team in charge of business, and the team in charge of news, from basic necessities of life to basketball trivial matters, are all clearly arranged.

As soon as Yi Jianlian came, there was an entire mature team serving him.

This is the path that Yao Ming and Wayne helped him pave the way for.

So, he's right, he does have his own training camp.

In fact, two months before the draft, when Wayne was still playing in the playoffs, the UAE had already started training in Los Angeles.

"I know, but in your training camp, you don't have a real game to play.

Basketball is a competitive sport, and it won't work behind closed doors.You have to play the game to adapt to the game.

You haven't played a real game for more than two months, right?

So, come to my training camp, and if you're worried, you can bring your own trainer.

With me, you can know what the real NBA level is. "

Seeing that Ah Lian hadn't understood what he meant, Wayne explained it again.

The training camp is second, and the competition is the focus!

"Then thank you Brother Wei! I will attend on time!"

It can be heard that the United Arab Emirates is also very excited.

As a professional basketball player, who doesn't have a vision for the NBA?

Ah Lian knew that with Wei Ge's connections, those who came to the training camp must be masters.

At that time, he will directly confront the top NBA players.

Ah Lian was nervous and shy, but also a little excited.

One word - exciting!

After hanging up the phone, Wayne became more curious about this year's draft.

Because of the 2007 NBA draft, it can be said that it has become very different from the original history.

In the original history, as we all know, the Blazers selected Oden, which opened the era of Roy Oden.

Well, while they didn't have many serious matches, they did impress people.

Now, however, the situation is different.

The Blazers, who were originally the protagonists, did not have the No. [-] pick this year. To be precise, they did not even have a draft pick, and they were completely reduced to spectators.

It was the Minnesota Huskies who took the No. [-] pick instead of the Trail Blazers.

This is also the first time in the history of the Huskies to draw the No. [-] lottery.

The Huskies are not the team with the worst record this season, they only rank fifth from bottom in the league.

But just like the Blazers miraculously won the No. 5.3 lottery in the original history, the Timberwolves also hit the big luck, winning the No. [-] lottery with a probability of only [-]%.

This time, Hardt's departure is a foregone conclusion, and the Timberwolves can rebuild on the spot with the No. [-] pick.

The second and third picks are still the Sonics and the Eagles.

The fourth pick became the Celtics, the fifth pick the Bucks, and the sixth pick the Pacers.

It can be regarded as the draft with the biggest discrepancy with the original history.

This can't help but make Wayne also want to know what will be discovered.

History has changed, and this draft suddenly becomes interesting.

On June 6th, the 28 NBA Draft officially kicked off in the theater at Madison Square Garden.

This year, CCTV also made a live broadcast of the draft.

Yi Jianlian also became the first Chinese player to participate in the NBA draft after Wayne.

The American reporters on the scene were also very interested in Yi Jianlian's final ownership, but in Wayne's view, Yi Jianlian still has to go to Milwaukee in all likelihood.

Among the top three picks, Oden is basically the No. [-] pick, and Wayne Durant Jr. and the SuperSonics should have been traded by PY.

The Eagles, the third overall pick, expressed early on that they had no interest in Yi Jianlian.

Angie holds the fourth overall pick, but he also satirized the United Arab Emirates before, so it is unlikely to be selected.

Therefore, Milwaukee, the fifth overall pick, is still the most likely next home of the UAE.

Before the start of the draft, on-site reporters interviewed some players.

When reporters interviewed Durant, the lanky forward grinned and said, "I hope to be as successful in the NBA as Wayne was."

Wayne:

This is really treating myself as an American Wayne.

Du Xiaoshuai, Du Xiaoshuai, in terms of temperament, you will never be able to catch up with your Brother Wei.

After the draft officially started, Mr. Stern took the stage.

With the first pick in the first round, the Timberwolves also considered American Wayne Durant.

But in this day and age, people have no resistance to destructive big men.

To be precise, even in the small ball era, everyone still has no resistance to big men inside.

Ayton, Towns, Bennett, Anthony Davis

There are still many top picks inside.

Um?Is there a weird name mixed in?

Therefore, after some careful consideration, the Timberwolves still decided to take Oden!

It really complied with that sentence - no matter how many times you choose, the number one pick is Oden.

So the guy who wasn't 20 but looked like he was 50 walked up to the stage and put on a Timberwolves baseball cap.

At this time, besides the general manager of the Timberwolves, the happiest person was Danny Ainge, who was also grinning from ear to ear.

The Timberwolves won the No. [-] pick, which means that his plan is more likely to succeed!

With the second pick, it's the Sonics' turn.

Without any suspense, Kevin Durant became the second place.

When Wayne saw that Durant was selected, the template given at the bottom of the screen was himself.

The American commentator also said: "The Supersonics now have a player similar to Wei, but I just don't know if this American Wei can make their team great!"

No, never.

Because the Sonics will be gone soon!How great is it.

With the third pick, the Atlanta Hawks took Horford.

In this way, Yi Jianlian has no chance of being selected as the top three.

Compared with the original history, the top three picks have not changed.

But Oden went to the Timberwolves, which in itself was a big change.

I don't know what Oden's career will look like without the Trail Blazers.

The next fourth pick goes to Danny Ainge.

Just before the start of the fourth pick in the draft, Ray Allen, the current supersonic star and one of the members of the 96 golden generation, made a call to Garnett.

"Choose the Celtics."

Garnett looked confused, Ray Allen advised me to go to the Celtics?

what's the situation! ?

In fact, the Celtics wanted to operate Garnett last season.

But Garnett has a trade veto, he doesn't want to go to the Celtics, he doesn't want to go from one bad team to another bad team.

So, the deal ended up falling through the cracks.

This year, the Celtics are still flirting with the Timberwolves.

But Garnett is still unwilling to let go.

Pierce: Hard, you look down on me like that

As a result, Garnett was a little shaken by a phone call from Ray Allen at this time.

"After the fourth pick, there will be a trade. I will join the Celtics, and the Celtics also want you to come here. It's a good place. The three of us together, maybe we can do something."

Ray Allen just finished talking. In the 2007 NBA draft, the Celtics used the fourth overall pick to win Georgetown University's Jeff Green.

At this time, wearing a Celtics baseball cap and shaking hands with Stern, he didn't know that he had been involved in a huge deal.

The fifth pick, the Milwaukee Bucks.As Wayne predicted, the UAE still went to the Bucks.

Although one place higher than the original historical pick, he still went to Milwaukee.

Fate, wonderful.

When Ah Lian was selected, everyone in Fagan was dumbfounded.

To Milwaukee, where there is no attention at all?

Do not!

Wayne felt nothing. Right now, Yi Jianlian has not yet reached the time to choose a football market.

Let's type it out first.

If you can't play it, it's useless in the big ball market.

With the sixth pick, the old acquaintance Donnie Walsh added another fierce player to his youth corps——Mike Conley.

The poor Conley fell from the fourth place in the original history to the sixth place.

Just when Wayne thought Conley would be playing in the Pacers' corn jersey next season, Conley was traded.

The Grizzlies traded Mike Miller, this year's first-round pick and Kyle Lowry to the Pacers for Conley and the premium contract Jamal Tinsley.

The main body of the Pacers' transaction this time is mainly to take a fancy to Miller's immediate combat power and deal with the contract.

Because Walsh thinks it's time for the Pacers to produce results next season.

As a team with little investment, the team cannot bear the losses caused by years of poor performance.

Although the two Simon brothers don't expect the team to make money, it's okay to lose too much.

Therefore, since Reggie Miller entered the team, the Pacers have never been really bad.

Even in years that don't make the playoffs, you'll find they're often just one or two away from the playoffs.

The Pacers will try to qualify for the playoffs no matter what.

For example, last season, the Pacers seemed to be bad on the surface, but they were also ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference.It is only one step away from the eighth.

Although it is possible to select high-ranking players if they are poor, fans will come to buy tickets to watch the game only if they maintain competitiveness all the time.

Now, the Pacers already have too many stars of hope, and Walsh no longer needs a potential rookie.

Therefore, I helped the Grizzlies choose Conley.

After the draft, there was nothing to say, until the second round, the Grizzlies made another shot.

With the 34th overall pick in the second round, the Grizzlies used the 54th overall pick and a part of the cash they had previously obtained from the Blazers to trade up, and exchanged for this year's 34th overall pick from the Mavericks.

Anyway, the Mavericks are a championship team, and they are not very fancy about the second-round pick, so they will change it if they change it.

Then, using the 34th overall pick, the Grizzlies took sister-in-law Mark.

My sister-in-law reminded the management before she left last year that my younger brother is really good, and I really don’t lie.

It can be regarded as the last wealth left to the old club.

So, the Grizzlies chose to trust the Spaniard once.

As for why they chose to trade the 34th overall pick, it was because the Grizzlies learned that the Lakers also wanted to choose their sister-in-law.

So we can only start before the Lakers.

In this way, the Memphis shit stirrer is really about to take shape.

The Twin Bears, Gay and Conley meet in advance!

With the 40th pick in the second round, the Lakers, who already had Yao Ming, did not continue to choose Sun Yue.

Back then, the Lakers chose Sun Yue for the Chinese market, but now they have Yao Ming, so there is no need for it.

And the favorite little sister-in-law was also picked up by the Grizzlies, so the Lakers randomly chose a man named Derek Bayes.

Don't ask, even if Wei Ge doesn't know him.

it's optional

Like the Mavericks, who is a serious championship team, who would pay attention to the second-round pick.

Bury!

Originally, Wayne thought that the most exciting part of the second-round show was over, but at this time, Wayne received a call from Patterson.

"Wei, your Chinese compatriot is about to lose the election, and the Lakers didn't choose him!"

"Well, there is no other way." Wayne shrugged. The NBA careers of Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming are regrettable, but what about Sun Yue?

"Shall we choose him?"

"Ah!? Is it necessary?" Wayne was a little confused, what kind of operation was this.

"What Allen means is to consolidate the Chinese market. After all, there has never been a team with two Chinese players before. He hopes that the Trail Blazers can become the home team of Chinese fans in the NBA.

At the same time, give your compatriots some opportunities as well. "

To put it bluntly, I just want to please Wayne.

You see, we are also willing to listen to your suggestions in the draft!

It's only a second-round pick now, but there will be a first-round pick in the future, Wayne, you can also participate in the draft!

Really treat Wayne as the most important player.

Wayne thought about it for a while, and he said that if he didn't brag or criticize, Sun Yue would actually be of little use to the team.

But letting him practice and level up in the NBA a year in advance, even if it is just to play in the Development League, is better than delaying time in Aoshen.

Practice leveling, maybe next year's 08 Olympic Games, Sun Yue's performance can be better?

Moreover, if the team itself wants to choose, then it doesn't matter.

"It's okay, I have no objection."

"Then, we'll make the deal."

Then, something unexpected happened.

The Trail Blazers traded part of the cash for the No. 42 pick and chose Sun Yue.

Immediately, the Chinese fans were dumbfounded.

This

Sun Yue and Wayne are meeting! ?

In fact, there is no meeting. It is estimated that Sun Yue and Wayne will play at the same time. It will not be too long after a season.

Anyway, the Blazers are also a championship team, so the second-round pick is not that important.

So far, the 2007 NBA Draft has come to an end.

Danny Angie smiled slightly and pressed the restart button.

Half an hour after the draft ended, the big news came.

"Big deal! The Celtics traded Szczerbiak, Delonte West, and rookie Jeff Green to the SuperSonics for Ray Allen and rookie Glenn Davis. My God, Ray is going to team up with Pierce!"

"Ray Allen joined the Celtics, will the Celtics finally rise?"

"Very unexpectedly, the Celtics are now much stronger!"

Eastern Conference general managers: ? ? ?

Didn't you fucking say boycott multi-star teams some time ago?

Angie laughed, and I'll just say it.

Moreover, this is only his first blow to the Blazers!

At this time, Steve Patterson also took the opportunity to do something serious.

Apply to the Celtics to trade Tony Allen.

　I just suffered a tragic accident this morning. My good brother (Mr. Notebook) who accompanied me passed away unfortunately, and the culprit (a cat) is still at large.I was typing in a fucking Internet cafe with a sad heart!The update may be late, but it will never be absent!

　　

　

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