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Chapter 103

"Chris, buy me a Subway on the way, same old."

When Miton came to the gymnasium in the arena with a paper bag, Chen Xiao was already sweating profusely.

After finishing a set of lower body strength training, Chen Xiao took the paper bag, took out a $20 piece from the side bag and handed it to the delivery worker Xiaomi.

As a second-round pick, Miton signed a three-year contract totaling 228 million with the team, which is fully guaranteed. From the perspective of guarantee, it is already very good for a second-round pick to get such a contract.

The annual salary of the first year is 58. After paying the federal tax, state and local taxes, there is almost 55% left, and then 10% is paid to the "pension tax" of the player alliance, and 4% is given to the agent. It may be 24 a year.

North Carolina’s state tax of around 6% is considered moderate among the many states where NBA teams are located, much lower than California’s 13%, but it is far behind South Carolina, which is just across the wall, and Florida, which has the Heat on the south coast. These two states are exempt from state taxes, so the stars of the Heat team naturally have higher salaries.

Chen Xiao's first year's 514 million is almost the same, and after paying various taxes and fees, it is only 221 million.But as the real champion, it is still 9 times that of the second-round champion Mitton.

This will be released in batches. If there is no advance payment from the Bobcats, Mitton should pay for all expenses with the remaining money from the scholarship or borrow money from the agent.After all, there is no commercial activity in the second-round show.

As the X factor, Miton, a freshman, in Chen Xiao's eyes, is the team's hope at the 3rd position. The Bobcats' small forward reserve is weak, and there is no small forward of sufficient size.

It just so happened that Miton was a hardworking kid, and when he saw Chen Xiao's training photos posted after his first day of training, he came over and said that he wanted to train together.

Chen Xiao, who had originally planned to take his younger brother to practice hard, hit it off immediately, and practiced from mid-August to more than September now.

Today was the beginning of the preseason training camp, but Chen Xiao still came to the training camp early to hone his body.

Walking into the training ground with Miton, there were already many people in the arena.

"Hey, Chen." The first to greet him was last year's rookie, the Bobcats focused guard Kemba Walker.

"Hello, Kemba." Chen Xiao responded.

"Olympics, Summer League, Crazy Three, I've watched every game. You are the big dipper on the field. I believe we can make it to the playoffs. I support you, brother." Walker said while wrenching his fingers, counting the games Chen Xiao experienced from near to far, expressing his sincerity.

"Hahaha, with your words, it's no problem." Seeing Walker so good, Chen Xiao said with a smile on his face.

Turning around, he introduced his younger brother Mitton to Walker. Although facing the second-round pick Mitton Walker was not as enthusiastic about Chen Xiao, his attitude was still very friendly.

When they first met, Walker left Chen Xiao with a humble personality and a pleasant smile. At least if the two inside and outside the line can get along well, then everything will be much easier.

Not only Walker, but Gerald Henderson, who is also smiling, is also very good. As the No. 09 pick in 12, he was able to score 15+4+2 last season. He is a 1 meter standard shooting guard and a Duke alumnus.

Bobcats are all good people, all of them are friendly, they are all talents, and they speak nicely. Chen Xiao feels that he has come to the right place.Ahem, as the established core of the team and a giant body, everyone has a good attitude.

At present, there are 4 people in the main rotation of the team's guards, Kemba Walker, Gerald Henderson, Ben Gordon, and Ramon Sessions.

All 4 of them can contribute more than 10 points per game and can shoot outside.

For insiders, there are Chen Xiao, Byron Mullens, Biyombo, and Brandon Heywood.

The small forward position is slightly weak, Middleton, Jeff Adrian, Reggie Williams.

Looking at it this way, if you can't find a small forward with strong immediate combat power in the new season, you might as well train Middleton well. After all, Adrian and Williams are useless.

Everyone is here, under the command of Mike Dunlap, start training!
In the first training session, Chen Xiao surprised his teammates on the field and the coaches who were watching closely from the sidelines.

It's not about pushing Mullens to the basket and attacking forcibly inside, nor is it relying on Biyombo to easily complete the hook shot.

For Chen Xiao, who has fully demonstrated his strength in the top arena in the Olympics, these are the basic exercises.

It's that this big man is even more comfortable, and he feels like he can do whatever he wants in the face of defense.

This is something that has not been found in previous videos. In the past, after receiving the ball from the inside, Chen Xiao often "hits" and finishes.It can be seen that he seems to be observing the open space on the outside, but it is relatively rare to see him send the last pass.

Yes, directly assisting the teammate's last pass, instead of finding the situation critical or pouring the ball out early.

"Ken." With a shout, Walker found the opportunity to pass the ball with a little feint, and dropped the ball into the hands of Chen Xiao who was already stuck.

Relying on two hits with force, he immediately turned his back and broke through. He did not completely shake off Mullens on his side, but it also brought Biyombo who had been paying attention to this side.

With a little force, he lifted the space, grabbed the ball lightly with one hand, and the basketball came from three feet below the basket to the hands of the veteran Heywood who was standing in the elbow area at this time.

"Shoot." Heywood caught the ball in his hand, and his ears received the command to shoot.

Although it is an inside line without a basket, it is called a shot, so let's shoot.Not shooting in the game does not mean that there is no basket at all in training.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhss thanesesses) of old man Heywood chatting with teenage madness, and hit a mid-range shot.

Dunlap, who watched the game closely from the sidelines, is now very pleasantly surprised.

It doesn't matter whether Heywood shoots or not. Mullens, who has improved his shooting after returning from a summer, is a better choice for the 4th position.

Dunlap, who was still a little worried about whether his team will be prone to mistakes next season when they play one-star four-shots, is now a little more at ease.

The training was stopped immediately, and the lineup was adjusted to the inside combination of Chen Xiao and Mullens to test the cooperation between the two.

At the same time, Dunlap, who originally advocated playing fast breaks, found that even if he played more positions when Chen Xiao was on the court, he could not achieve fast breaks and score points.

Chen Xiao, who has a good pass, has the potential to stop waiting for the defender to catch the ball after taking off the defensive rebound, but find the right time to send a long pass immediately.

And the Bobcats have so many guards, including Walker and Gordon, who are all good at scoring points in fast breaks. Perhaps this can be used as a useful supplement in positional offense.

Ideas burst into the head of the coach whose hair was still relatively thick.

The 12-13 season was also his rookie coaching season. He started working early before the season, and he found an opportunity to extend his head coaching contract after forgetting to eat and sleep.

(End of this chapter)