NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 266 Wang Chao: It is impossible to cut salary, and it is impossible to cut salary in this life
"Wang Ke'er, hello."

In the baby room full of childishness, Candice is holding a plush toy, teasing the little Ke'er with a smile, and glances at Wang Chao who is not far away with a slightly embarrassed expression from time to time.

Wang Chao was really embarrassed at this time.

Although she was a scumbag, she was confident and confident, but it still felt a little weird when Candice came to New York to see him and Miranda's daughter.

"I heard that you invested in a fashion company for Miranda, and she served as the CEO and chief designer? As expected of the youngest Mr. 0 billion, that's a big deal."

Candice's eccentric voice made Wang Chao restless.

"If you want, I will invest in another one for you tomorrow, as long as you like it."

he said quickly.

Candice gave Wang Chao a blank look, and snorted softly, "I don't want it. It's not that I have to be like her because she has something. On the contrary, it just so happens that that guy temporarily quit the modeling circle because of having a baby, so I have something to do." I have more opportunities for development, and when she wants to come back, Victoria's Secret will already belong to me!"

With that said, Candice sighed. "Wang, you are right. When I saw this child, I realized that if I really gave birth to a child like Miranda, I would definitely choose to fade out of the modeling circle like her and leave more Time and energy to take care of the children, but before that, I want to go further in my career, like Miranda, to become the top supermodel."

Candice thinks this way, which makes Wang Chao very happy. He doesn't want the other party to choose the same behavior as Miranda because of jealousy.

Candice came to New York not only to see Miranda's children, but also to have a commercial performance announcement in New York, so she came to take a look during her busy work.

Coming and going in a hurry, Candice looked at the child and left in a hurry without seeing Miranda.

Although the two acquiesce in each other's existence, it does not mean that the two can live in harmony. It is completely impossible to meet each other honestly on the same bed. After all, today is not the same as before. Wang Chao wants To reproduce the "brilliance" of the year still needs to continue to work hard.
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Wang Chao stayed in New York until the end of September, and returned to Houston to report to the team when the reunion day approached. Of course, Miranda and Xiao Keer also came to Houston with him.

In the past two months, Wang Chao only maintained a basic amount of training every day in New York, and spent more time with Miranda and Xiao Keer, but he still took time to deal with some team matters.

The new season is approaching, and the Rockets have not yet assembled a 12-man roster. The clueless Rockets management hopes that Wang Chao can provide some advice on signings. After all, in the past three years, Wang Chao has fully proved that he is selecting players. Excellent gift of vision.

Faced with more and more powerful opponents, Wang Chao did not neglect, and listed several goals for the management.

During the period from the end of August to the beginning of September, the Rockets management frequently dispatched and signed many players one after another, including the one-year signing of guard Mo Williams for US$8 million, and the signing of guard Mo Williams for US$9 million in two years. Forward Al-Farouq Aminu.

These two contract extensions are not worth mentioning. They are just signing some rotation role players with a basic salary.

Mo Williams averaged only 9.7 points and 4 assists per game in the Trail Blazers last season. His level is far from that of Mo Buchuan, who averaged 17+6 per game in his peak period, but the $260 million contract can be described as good and cheap. It is Wang Chao who knows that in the 14-15 season, Mo Williams averaged 14.2 points and 6 assists per game in the case of switching between two teams. Even if his shooting percentage barely fluctuated around 40%, his efficiency was not high. , But it is by no means useless, and the Rockets currently lack a point guard who can control the field during the bench time. Signing Mo Williams is naturally an excellent choice.

As for Aminu, as a striker with a height of 2 meters, he is not as good as Mo Williams in terms of data performance, nor does he have the ability to shoot three-pointers. However, Aminu with explosive physical fitness is extremely mobile, especially in the air The deterrence of cutting to the basket is good, and the defensive end also has a desperate Saburo defensive attitude. Even if the basic salary signing does not normally enter the team's rotation, it can still play a role at certain times.

The Rockets' operation did not end there.

In early September, the Rockets officially announced that they had signed free agent Ray Allen with a one-year, $9 million contract.

History has changed because of the butterfly effect.

During this period, Ray Allen should have already won two championships. Ray Allen, who chose to retire as soon as he was ready to achieve success, has not even won a championship.

Whether it was during the period of the Celtics Big Three or when he joined the Heat and wanted to get a crown ring, he was sniped by the team led by Wang Chao, resulting in a failure to win a championship.

Join if you can't beat, this is obviously the shortest shortcut to the championship.

Therefore, Ray Allen, who was supposed to be idle at home at this time, has been sincerely pursued by many teams and has never returned to play, has actively responded to the Rockets' recruitment and will wear a red Rockets jersey in the new season. The championship launched the final impact.

Due to the original time and space, Ray Allen did not play in the 14-15 season, and Wang Chao is not sure about his competitive status, but considering that even two years later, the 41-year-old Ray Allen plans to come back At that time, the Cavaliers and Warriors, the two most popular teams to win the championship at that time, would still compete fiercely. It can be judged that at least as a role player as a fixed-point shooter, Ray Allen must still be competent. The former three-pointer in NBA history His three-point shooting ability must have a place in this era of small ball supremacy.

Signing Ray Allen's Rockets, the team's roster has come to 13 people, 5 guards, 4 strikers, and 4 centers.

Although there is no full 15-man roster, it is enough to deal with the team's lineup rotation for the new season.

At the end of September, all members of the Rockets officially assembled and took makeup photos for the new season.

At the subsequent press conference, the reporters asked many questions about Wang Chao.

"Mr. Wang Chao, it is reported that your net worth has reached 30 billion, richer than many NBA team owners. Will you continue to play in the NBA after this contract expires? If you choose to retire and leave the league If so, there are currently many teams in the league for sale, would you choose to buy an NBA team?"

As soon as the reporter came up to ask the first question, the eyelids of the general manager and head coach of the Rockets sitting on the sidelines twitched.

They had been avoiding thinking about this issue before. To be honest, when Wang Chao’s worth was exposed, they couldn’t look at Wang Chao directly for a while. In front of their eyes, this is an uncle who is richer than the team owner Alexander. , Any bumps and bumps on the field in the future will be very serious.

Facing the question raised by the reporter, Wang Chao answered very calmly.

"Playing in the NBA is my profession and my hobby. It has nothing to do with money. As long as I can maintain an excellent competitive state, I will continue to play, because I like winning and the feeling of winning championships and cups."

"In this case, will you choose to jump out of the player option next summer and choose to sign a new contract with a relatively low salary to help the team keep Kawhi and Jimmy next year and continue to maintain the competitiveness of the team? "

Another reporter stood up and asked.

This question made the Rockets general manager's eyes light up.

In fact, he has already thought about this problem. Wang Chao is no longer short of money. For him who is worth 30 billion, the average annual salary of 2000 million that the team can provide does not matter at all. Since Wang Chao likes to play, likes to win and It is obviously a better choice to win the championship and choose to take the initiative to cut salary to free up salary space to improve the team's strength.

However, Wang Chao's answer made the smile on his face stiff.

"How is it possible?" Wang Chao shook his head, "Salary contract is the most intuitive way to measure a player's worth and status. The team must pay the highest salary to renew the contract!"

"In addition, you need to understand that it is not the Rockets who won the championship, but because I came to the Rockets, so I have the current two championships in three years. Please understand this clearly."

It is impossible to cut salary, and it is impossible to cut salary in this life.

Just kidding, even if I'm not short of money, it doesn't mean you can save money from me with peace of mind.

The American capitalists don’t make money for nothing. Even if Wang Chao doesn’t need the money, he can donate it to the country to help the country in poverty alleviation. Why are American capitalists cheaper?
Today, Wang Chao clearly told the team that the money that should be given to labor and capital should not be less than a penny, and tens of millions is not a small amount, especially after the new TV broadcast contract takes effect in 16. It will skyrocket to 9400 million U.S. dollars. According to the calculation of 35% of the maximum salary, the starting salary alone can reach 3290 million U.S. dollars. If the bird rights are included, it will be 3500 million!
Wang Chao doesn't care about the issue of renewing the contracts of other players after the team provides him with a maximum salary. Without them, as long as Wang Chao is there, his team must be the favorite to win the championship!
"In the new season, the Cavaliers have formed a super five giants combination. What do you think of the five giants lineup of James, Irving, Embiid, Gasol and Pierce? If the Rockets face this Cavaliers team, they can easily defend the championship. ?"

Another reporter stood up and asked.

This is also a very critical question.

Relying on the excellent signing work in the summer, the Cavaliers have become the biggest favorites to win the championship in the new season, even suppressing the Rockets to top the championship odds list.

After all, while the strength of the Cavaliers is rising steadily, the strength of the Rockets is constantly declining. The newly added players such as Mo Williams, Aminu and Ray Allen and the departed Kevin Garnett, Jr. Thomas, Chandler, and Parsons are obviously unable to reach a parity. Coupled with the aging of Yao and the decline of his competitive state, the decline of the Rockets' strength is a well-known fact.

Of course, Wang Chao himself does not think so. With the acquisition of points and the selection of talents and skills, Wang Chao's strength is still improving. What is more important is the growth of Leonard and Butler, as well as Whiteside, Middleton, The progress of young players such as Gobert is visible to the naked eye.

If defined by the ability value of the 2K game, the last season, that is, the 2013-14 season, the ability value of Leonard and Butler is not very outstanding, Leonard may be slightly higher, reaching 82, and Butler Le only has an overall rating of 76.

But in the 14-15 season, the abilities and statistics of the two have improved in an all-round way. In the 2K15 game, Leonard's overall rating has reached 85, while Butler's is 80.

The above is just the evaluation of the ability value given by the official 2K game based on the performance of the two on the field in the original time and space.

In the time and space where Wang Chao lived, due to the addition of the system's sparring potion and Wang Chao's special care, he made a training plan and single-handed training. Both Leonard and Butler were far stronger than themselves at the same time.

According to Wang Chao's estimation, Leonard's strength is no less than that of Paul George, who has a similar position and style. In 2 games, it is impossible to make a normal comparison, but among the strikers, the strength of George in the 15-89 season is second only to James, Durant, and Anthony.

In other words, the Rockets version of Leonard, in terms of ability at the small forward position, is second only to James, Durant, and Anthony, and is on par with George, and can be tied for the No.4 small forward.

As for Butler, although the main position is also the forward swingman, whether it is the current Rockets or the original space-time Bulls period, he is the main shooting guard position.

In the 14-15 season when the shooting guard has withered, there are no stars with an overall rating of 90 or above.

In the 2K15 game, the shooting guard with the highest ability value is Kobe Bryant who has just recovered from a serious injury. He played 35 games and averaged 22 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. Harden.

哈登14-15赛季原本场均可以贡献27分5.7篮板7助攻，数据表现已经是联盟顶级巨星水准，但2K15游戏出品是在常规赛开始前，基于对哈登原本的了解和认知，2K官方给出了88总评的保守能力值。

Similarly, they gave Wade, who played poorly in the playoffs in the 13-14 season, an overall rating of 86, ranking No.3 among shooting guards.

DeRozan, the fourth-ranked shooting guard, has an overall rating of 85, and the fifth-ranked shooting guard is actually the Pacers' Lance Stephenson, with an overall rating of 84. This is somewhat ridiculous.

不过13-14赛季的史蒂芬森表现确实还算可以，场均13.8分7.2篮板4.6助攻的数据，在整个联盟的得分后卫中可以算是佼佼者之一，同时期的巴特勒场均数据不过13.1分4.9篮板2.6助攻。

But it's different now.

In the Rockets, Butler received no less care than Leonard, and even because of his hard-working training attitude, the effect of the training potion bonus was even more significant.

Assuming that Leonard has reached the same level as George, and the overall rating can reach 89, then Butler is at least 87 or even 88, and the gap with the first two is extremely small.

That is to say, the current Rockets have Wang Chao, who is already fully rated at 2 based on the total score of 99K abilities, Leonard with 89 abilities, and Butler with 88. Dayao above 80.

(End of this chapter)