The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 328 Ten Million Level
After Zhang Xiaotian's attitude was clear, the negotiation with Eddie was very fast, and Zhang Xiaotian also met with the teams.

In fact, everyone is willing to determine the choice faster, and delaying it will not be good for both parties. The team needs to determine the main players to plan the new season.

Neither the Celtics nor the Raptors accept short-term contracts, and the maximum salary can be discussed. Relatively speaking, the Celtics are more confident as a veteran giant, and the team's development plan is more attractive than the Raptors.

The Cavaliers can accept long-term and short-term contracts, but the price is the lowest.

The attitude of the Warriors is just the opposite. Although they are willing to sign long-term contracts, they can pay a higher price for short-term contracts, which means they tend to be more short-term.

To put it bluntly, the Warriors wanted to bet on the championship, but they didn't want to bet on Zhang Xiaotian.

Zhang Xiaotian is no longer the previous two seasons. James can change the strength of a team, so he can change the strength of a strong team.

Four teams, as long as he joins, there will definitely be a fight for the championship, but these are not the teams he most wants to look forward to in the long term, which is why he is entangled.

Zhang Xiaotian asked Eddie to spend more time on the Warriors side. The Warriors and Cavaliers are still a level higher than the other two teams. In addition, the short contract will allow everyone to have a faster chance to choose again. Since everyone If it's not the other person's favorite object.

The Warriors offered a two-year contract of 3000 million yuan, which was raised to 200 million yuan for two years after repeated communication with Eddie. This price, for Zhang Xiaotian, who has no bird rights to go to any team, is only a few feet away from the maximum salary. That's a difference of over $200 million.

There are two reasons for not directly paying the maximum salary. The Warriors have to pay a luxury tax to sign Zhang Xiaotian. A little less is a point. The other is the attitude of the team.

The Warriors signed Zhang Xiaotian not to let him be the first core, but the Big Three model, or add Draymond Green, the young four kings.

However, the Warriors will not give Zhang Xiaotian a player option. The bottom line for them to add money to a short contract is the team option.

Zhang Xiaotian made a choice after careful consideration.

Soon after, the Warriors officially released news that Zhang Xiaotian joined the Warriors under a two-year contract.

Returning to the West again, such an annual salary is enough for him to give up the player option.

After signing the contract, he went back to the other side of the ocean to rest for a while, and he didn't return to the United States until the Warriors training camp was about to start.

In order to sign him, the Warriors cleared David Lee's contract, and several other main rotation players stayed, and the other additions can only be basic salary players.

Zhang Xiaotian's defensive ability and three-point methods are not a serious problem technically integrated into the Warriors, but he needs to adjust his style of play, and it may take some time to get used to it.

But it doesn't need to be completely changed. His singles ability is also what the team needs.

Zhang Xiaotian is already famous now, and he was welcomed by his teammates during the first training.

However, for his arrival, the attitude of the Warriors players is different.

Coach Kerr is a very sensible person, and he looks a little more indifferent than Popovich.

At first glance, Curry and the rumors in the circle, he is a relatively arrogant player, but as the boss of the team, he is not as talkative as James, so he is not difficult to get along with.

On the contrary, Klay Thompson has a straight face all day long, but he is actually a better talker.

Iguodala also looks serious, but he sometimes jokes a little bit, but unlike other black brothers, he is not the enthusiastic type, and his jokes seem a bit deliberate.

Draymond Green is as familiar as imagined. With this kind of person on the team, new players will still be relatively easy to integrate.

When Zhang Xiaotian came over, Barnes might be the most depressed. The Warriors wanted to win Zhang Xiaotian, but Barnes' performance at the third position made the team dissatisfied.

With Zhang Xiaotian joining, Barnes will definitely return to the bench.

He must be hostile to Zhang Xiaotian, but this buddy is rather shy, even if he is upset, he will not come up and ask for a one-on-one like Waiters.

Generally speaking, the personalities of most of the Warriors players are somewhat different from the mainstream of the league, but when these people get together, the training atmosphere is not bad.

Before the start of the preseason, Cole had a chat with Zhang Xiaotian alone.

He stated his request to Zhang Xiaotian very seriously, and said that there is no human touch on the basketball court, but at the end of the conversation, he expressed his willingness to make friends with Zhang Xiaotian, and encouraged Zhang Xiaotian to make friends with other teammates.

"The league is commercial basketball, winning and losing basketball. We don't need to resist, but sometimes it can be happy basketball. We need to make a clear distinction between games, tactics and life. Sir, we have a happy cooperation."

In training, Zhang Xiaotian's performance can only be said to be average, but the three-pointer was still affirmed.

It's not a matter of strength, his basic strength is not bad now.

It is not that simple to adapt to the Warriors' system. This is completely different from the previous two years of play, and it is actually different from the Spurs' play.

Moreover, he needs to properly retain some personal style while adapting to the overall offense and defense, which is still relatively difficult to grasp.

Even in the Spurs, he is the end point. In the Warriors, he needs to cultivate his passing awareness.

The preseason is a good opportunity to adapt. The first opponent of the Warriors in the preseason is the Raptors.

Playing so badly in the playoffs, the Raptors still strengthened their front line in the summer. They finally chose Carroll, who performed well in the playoffs, and the price they spent was not much cheaper than Zhang Xiaotian.

It is true that many Raptors players are unwilling to go, they have the feeling that they can't use the dollars in their hands.

During the game, the Raptors gave Carroll a lot of opportunities, hoping to prove that the money was not wasted.

The Warriors are different, and did not arrange extra performances for Zhang Xiaotian.

He didn't play in the fourth quarter and didn't show his singles skills, but Zhang Xiaotian's performance was still qualified and very stable. He scored 10 points in a few shots, but he was still close to the requirements of the Warriors.

After all, he and Klay Thompson are in the first gear for the salary given by the Warriors.

However, the Warriors also understand that Zhang Xiaotian's greatest value is his stability at critical moments. They do not doubt Zhang Xiaotian's strength, and the preseason mainly depends on marginal players.

The real running-in between Zhang Xiaotian and the team was still in the regular season.

After clarifying the team's attitude, Zhang Xiaotian didn't force it. Not deliberately arranging opportunities can't be said to be ignorant. I believe that he doesn't need advice.

In that case, it will be better to see the effect after the season officially starts.

These days, the key is to carefully understand the Warriors' style of play during training. As a newly promoted player of tens of millions, he cannot be compared by others.

(End of this chapter)