I'm not really a role player

Chapter 92 Trial training that was cheated by the old silver coin (5.1K third update)
Before leaving Chicago, Li Ke met Xiao Du again.

"Kevin, what's up with your bench press?"

Xiao Du smiled bitterly: "You know, Kobe's transfer farce, Robert had to negotiate in the middle, and he couldn't take care of me, so he directly asked Kevin Pritchard, the general manager of the Blazers, and the answer he got was that the Blazers had no choice but Greg Oden."

"I don't really want to go to the Sonics because they just changed owners and want to move out of Seattle. Although their general manager Sam Presti told me that they will send away Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis and rebuild completely, this makes me think that the Sonics are too messy, and everything is messy."

"New owner, new general manager, the whole rebuilding can be called a brand new team, even a new city..."

Li Ke nodded, and only then did he understand the whole story: "So that's the case, then where do you want to go?"

"I don't know, maybe, Atlanta..."

Xiao Du was a little confused, and Li Ke secretly sighed.

The draft is like this. When you aim at a goal but ask for it, the rest of the options will become very dull and uninteresting.

"Kevin, I don't think you should think so much. If the No. [-] pick doesn't belong to you, then get the No. [-] pick. If the No. [-] pick doesn't belong to you, then get No. [-]. You have to firmly believe that you are the second best rookie in this draft."

"Second best? Even you think..."

"No, I just think that the most outstanding one should be me."

Li Ke made a joke, maybe it wasn't a joke.

Xiao Du rolled his eyes.

Li Ke continued to sprinkle chicken soup: "You have to firmly believe that you are the second best rookie in this draft. The only reason why the Blazers didn't choose you is because they are blind."

Xiao Du smiled: "I understand what you mean..."

"No, you don't understand. I mean, the Supersonics, if you have to go, it's not impossible. Remember to leave yourself behind after the rookie contract ends."

Xiao Du seriously thought about these words. He seemed to think of the current Kobe. Kobe did not leave behind when he renewed his contract, and now he is in a dilemma.

So Xiao Du nodded seriously: "Understood, Sheldon, thank you."

……

Leaving the joint training camp at the United Center, Li Ke's trial training journey began.

In addition to the Pacers, Bobcats, and Lakers that were set at the beginning, after completing the physical examination, Li Ke received invitations for trial training from the Bucks, Timberwolves, Clippers, and Hornets.

He rejected the Bucks, who had a bad impression because of the United Arab Emirates, and the Timberwolves, who were about to send Garnett away, leaving the Clippers and Hornets behind.

The order of the trial training is based on the distance, and the first stop is the Pacers who are not far away.

David Falk did not follow, but his Mercedes directly sent Li Ke from Chicago to Indianapolis not far away, accompanied by Falk's number one assistant, Curtis Polk, and Lu Ning.

When he arrived in Indianapolis, Li Ke met Larry Bird.

Big Bird, who likes to hold cups, doesn't talk much. He just greeted him when we first met, and then stood next to Pacers general manager Donnie Walsh. He looked a bit like a follower, but his strong aura was so incompatible that people couldn't ignore his existence.

"Just show what you do best, Sheldon."

Curtis Polk reminded Li Ke.

Li Ke is not stupid, of course he knows that the so-called individual trial training means that players are only willing to show what they are good at, while the team tries to force you to show what you are not good at.

So, Li Ke made a few three-pointers and mid-range shots, 99% of which were hollow and the touch was very soft.

Then there are all kinds of flying dunks, and it looks like his physical fitness is exploding.

Donnie Walsh nodded in satisfaction, and then prepared to let the team's trainer play and engage in some confrontation...

Variables appear at this time.

"Oh no, did I go to the wrong place?"

The uninvited guest broke in suddenly, looked at the surprised crowd, and scratched his head pretending to be surprised, but had no intention of turning around and leaving.

Larry Bird, who had been silent all this time, stood up: "No, Danny, you didn't go wrong, you came just in time, we are trying out Sheldon Lee, the MOP of the NCAA Final Four..."

Hearing such a conversation, Li Ke knew that things were not easy.

The uninvited guest in front of him, the Danny in Larry Bird's mouth, his full name is Danny Granger, was selected by the Pacers with the 05th overall pick in the first round of 17, and averaged 13.9 points per game last season.

Because of his outstanding performance in the second half of the season, many experts predict that he will usher in an explosion next season and become a new star wing.

The memory of Li Ke's later generations also corroborates this point. Danny Granger can be regarded as the Pacers boss after O'Neal until he was stepped on by James.

"This is an opponent for me..."

Sure enough, Granger walked into the crowd, and Larry Bird then suggested: "Let Danny fight Sheldon, I believe they won't refuse."

Danny Granger nodded with a smile, and Li Ke also had a full smile on his face, looking at Larry Bird, as if he was looking at an old silver coin, cursing inwardly: This cupper, what a shame!
If Granger was not specially arranged by Larry Bird, he would not believe that Li Ke was killed.

But faced with such a one-on-one invitation, Li Ke simply couldn't refuse.

If he really wanted to refuse, he would immediately be judged as cowardly and fearful, and that would be devastating.

"bring it on……"

Danny Granger took off his heavy training jacket in threes and fives and twos, warmed up by bouncing around, and stood in front of Li Ke.

"Sheldon, you go first."

Li Ke nodded, holding the basketball in both hands, glanced at the basket, and then began to dribble lamely.

Although in the system, Li Ke does not have the skills to control the ball, nor does he have the related skills to attack with the ball, but he still looks good in basic dribbling.

It's just that once Granger was pushed forward, his situation would become very embarrassing.

Ugly took two steps, then pulled out a mid-range shot, and with a bang, it didn't go in...

Lu Ning looked like a little transparent, standing on the sidelines, and glanced at Larry Bird.

However, Larry Bird is like a robot with no expression, he can't see anything.

"It's time for me to attack..."

Danny Granger took the ball, and then blocked Li Ke's restless right hand sideways.

Then he turned around suddenly and took half a step away.

Although Li Ke also quickly turned around to follow, Danny Granger stopped abruptly, and Li Ke quickly stopped after taking a step forward.

Granger took advantage of the situation and Li Ke's interference was in place.

With a bang, the sound of basketball striking iron sounded again.

"Fortunately, the defensive performance is not bad."

Lu Ning heaved a sigh of relief. At least, there were some bright spots in this one-on-one trial training.

There were no surprises in Li Ke's offensive round. His performance was too scumbag, and he had no other routines. Granger's defense was not bad, and it was impossible to give him any chance to break through the defense.

With a bang, Li Ke still failed to score.

Then, it was Granger's turn again, and he made a change.

Holding the ball in front of him, he suddenly made a fake move of worshiping Buddha, and after shaking a little space, he took three or two steps in a row against Li Ke, and made another emergency stop.

Li Ke followed suit, seeing Granger lifting the ball with both hands, he immediately rushed forward.

In the end, this was still a fake act of worshiping Buddha.

Li Ke was completely swayed away, Granger rushed to the basket without any hindrance, and succeeded in dunking.

"This is just the beginning, Sheldon..."

Indeed, this is just the beginning.

Li Ke's defense is still tenacious, and he can defend one or two goals every now and then.

Granger scored more goals. He had already broken through Li Ke's defense, but he hadn't reached the point where he could completely blow it up.

But for Li Ke, whose selling point is single defense, this situation is already quite bad. He has lost the selling point of single defense.

Li Ke is also very helpless. His opponent is very good at attacking the frame, and he is tall, with a height of almost 6 feet 9 and a wingspan of 7 feet 1.

Able to play three and four, with a lot of strength, the disadvantage is that it is not fast.

But Li Ke's current speed, coupled with his explosiveness and flexibility, is not too fast.

The advantages are gone, and the disadvantages have been pulled away...

Speaking of which, Danny Granger, who averaged nearly 20 points per game next season, can now be regarded as a quasi-star player.

Li Ke's single defense is only C-level, and he has defended against countless so-called star scorers in the NCAA, but in the NBA, when he meets the quasi-star player Danny Granger, he immediately reveals his secrets.

Lu Ning started to frown, it's too bad!

He still couldn't see Larry Bird's expression, but all fools knew that Li Ke's performance was useless in this trial training.

The trial training ended hastily, although Donny Walsh still said with a smile: They will take Li Ke into consideration.

But the members of Team Lee understood that Donny Walsh was just putting on a sham at the end.

Li Ke didn't get any draft promises, which meant that this trip to Indianapolis was wasted.

……

Leaving Indianapolis on the way to Charlotte.

Lu Ning was not in a high mood, but Li Ke was still the same.

"The selling point of the single defense is gone? Get it back and it's over!"

Li Ke thought of Jimmy Butler in Austin, and suddenly felt that it seemed like a waste of time to try out every family.

If there is time for trial training, it is better to go back to Austin and find Jiba to practice.

Moreover, this kind of one-on-one trial training is not what he is good at. He mainly plays off the ball, so asking him to go one-on-one is not a joke?

"MMP, I was still cheated by that old silver coin of Larry Bird!"

David Falk also called and apologized: "Sorry, Sheldon, it's my fault for not being there. If I were, I would try to avoid such a one-on-one."

David Falk must be responsible for this matter.

But there is no way, the draft season is starting, well-known agents are simply too busy, and it is impossible to accompany every rookie under him from city to city.

Li Ke thinks it doesn't matter, it's just a walker, if you lose it, you lose it, it's no big deal.

In the memory of later generations, the Pacers will also go downhill.

O'Neill suffered a serious injury and fell, and Larry Bird seemed to be politically correct in the past few years. He used giants like Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson to exchange for a bunch of embarrassing white forwards.

Although Danny Granger has outstanding statistics, he is not expected to be the boss.

It wasn't until Paul George took over that the Pacers ushered in a turning point.

To put it bluntly, for Li Ke, the Pacers are not a very good choice.

Several trial teams, Li Ke's personal ranking, are as follows:
The Lakers who don't trade Kobe, the Hornets who will rise strongly next season, the Bobcats where Joe's boss sits, the Clippers with Elton Brand and Corey Maggette, and finally the Pacers who are now going downhill.

In fact, the Lakers should cross it out, because if they don't trade Kobe, it will be difficult to get the lottery pick for Li Ke, and after trading Kobe, Li Ke doesn't want to go.

However, Li Ke did not rule out another possibility, that is: the Lakers got a lottery pick plus one or two ordinary All-Stars through Kobe's trade. Such a Lakers is worth considering.

But for now, the Hornets are the best choice.

CP3, Peja, David West, boxing champion Chandler...

Which one is not a famous character?
Especially for CP3, Li Ke really wanted to help him break the 58 tragedy, so that he would no longer be surrounded by the mysterious number 58.

He didn't want much, an S-level control skill was enough.

Li Ke and his party flew to Charlotte, and David Falk also rushed there.

Compared to the Pacers' workouts, the Bobcats' workouts are much simpler.

Li Ke just took a few shots, and then continued to shoot under the confrontation of the trainer.

The confrontation intensity given by the trainer is very low, which can be said to be negligible, so Li Ke's B-level three-pointers and mid-range shots are almost unaffected, and he makes consecutive shots.

In the end, he also showed how little progress has been made during this time...

It's not that the speed has returned to S-level, but that the flexibility and explosiveness have been trained by Li Ke again. The flexibility and explosiveness of D-level, coupled with the speed of A-level, are indeed faster than those in the joint trial training.

"3/4 field sprint, 3.49 seconds, 0.3 seconds faster than the joint trial training."

Jordan was very satisfied, and once again emphasized his commitment: "The Bobcats' No. 8 pick in the first round will definitely be used to select you!"

David Falk smiled relieved as he left Charlotte.

"Michael's words are still very useful. He will hardly break his promise, so now, we have at least a basic set of the eighth pick in the first round."

The next stop was New Orleans. Before leaving, Xiao Du next door made a big news.

"7 years, $6000, Kevin Durant signed the second largest rookie sneaker contract in NBA history!"

When Li Ke saw this news, the first thing Li Ke thought of was: "Now, KD will directly become a multi-millionaire."

David Falk, who was sitting beside him, said with a smile, "You're coming too, Sheldon."

I thought that David Falk was referring to signing several endorsement and rookie contracts, and Li Ke would also become a multi-millionaire.

After arriving in New Orleans, Li Ke understood what David Falk really wanted to express, that there was an echo from Air Jordan——

"Air Jordan has made a final decision. Their latest offer is a 7-year sneaker contract totaling $7000 million, so you will surpass KD and get the second largest rookie sneaker contract in NBA history."

David Falk said so, but Li Ke felt a little unbelievable:

"An average annual sneaker contract of 1000 million US dollars, give me?"

"That's right, on the surface, it looks like this, but this contract will have many restrictions."

Li Ke quickly saw this restrictive contract.

"The basic amount is 7 million U.S. dollars for 3500 years, with an annual average of 500 million U.S. dollars. Air Jordan has the right to terminate this contract early before the fourth year of the contract, and Sheldon Lee has the right to terminate this contract early before the sixth year of the contract."

"In addition to the basic bonus, every time Party B is selected as an All-Star, it can get a bonus of 200 million US dollars. If it reaches the playoffs, it can get a bonus of 100 million US dollars. If it reaches the finals, it can get a bonus of 200 million US dollars."

"In addition to the above basic bonuses for each season, there are also individual honor bonuses, such as best rookie, best sixth man, best defensive player, regular season MVP and other personal honors. Each honor can get a bonus of 100 million US dollars. Selected to the best team, best defensive team, and All-Star Game MVP can get a bonus of 50 US dollars.

Li Ke rubbed his nose: "So, this is a seven-year contract with a total of at least 7 million US dollars, but in reality it is only 7000 million US dollars? And this one, the finals only give 3500 million US dollars, which means that the main contract is easy to get, only 200 million US dollars per year..."

Li Ke did some calculations. If the extra bonus is not included, the final bonus that is not easy to realize, the average annual main contract is 800 million U.S. dollars, 7 years is 5600 million U.S. dollars, which is still lower than Xiaodu.

"The tall ones are left with a bunch of gimmicks."

Despite what he said, Li Ke still asked Lu Ning to call lawyer John Daiger.

That's it for the sneaker contract.

Another Coca-Cola endorsement, after several negotiations, was finally won by Coca-Cola for 2 years and 450 million US dollars.

With two endorsements, Li Ke can earn at least $700 million in the first year.

Of course, no taxes have been deducted, nor have brokerage fees been deducted.

"With the endorsement contract, now it's time to talk about tax avoidance."

"How about going to Cayman to register a company?"

Tax avoidance is Li Ke's top priority after getting these two large sums of money. After all, the federal tax, state tax, and city tax in the United States are combined, and it is likely to take away almost 50% of Li Ke's income, which is simply a huge sum of money.

Li Ke has heard many people say that if you go to Cayman or Viking to register a company, you can avoid tax reasonably.

David Falk nodded affirmatively: "The Cayman Islands registered company is a way to avoid taxation. In addition, charitable tax avoidance is also quite effective in the United States..."

Li Ke also knows something about charity tax avoidance. For example, many football stars donate to their alma mater, which is a way of tax avoidance.

"You haven't reached that stage yet, Sheldon. When you reach that stage, I will help you set up a charitable foundation. Don't worry, I'm also a veteran broker."

David Falk acted as if you believed in me, and Lu Ning also nodded: "In Cayman, just set up a shell company, and I will let people do it."

Li Ke smiled, isn't that why he wants to form a brokerage team?David Falk solves North America, and Lu Ning solves the world outside of North America. He doesn't have to worry about it at all, it's enough to play with peace of mind...

(End of this chapter)