Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 4 4. Formal contract with the Thunder

Donovan hesitated for a moment, chose to trust Richard, and signaled to the referee that it was all right.

The referee gave him a hard stare, and he almost awarded Donovan a technical foul.

Richard dribbled forward and looked up at the timer. There were 15 seconds left, more than enough time.

The Jazz are ahead, and the players will not take the initiative to foul and send free throws. They can only be nervous, as if they are facing a big enemy, and implement the previously formulated strategy.

Richard and his teammates all reached the frontcourt before slowly passing the halftime.

Just after halftime, the Jazz stepped forward at the same time to execute double-team tactics.

Before his teammates could run in place, Richard himself was close to the sideline again, and the angle of the opponent's pincer almost completely blocked the passing route.

And the rest of the Jazz players are all shrunk near the paint area, defending 2 and putting 3, at this time the ball...

Can't pass!
Richard lowered his body, reduced the height of his dribble, and moved towards the middle. He was forced to make mistakes near the sideline.

The defensive player was about to stick up, Richard dribbled the ball behind his back and turned sideways, and got through the middle of the two attacking like a loach.

In an instant, the double attack was broken.

"Prevent him for three points!" Schneider shouted from the sidelines.

Noticing that there was a defensive player closely behind him, Richard paused slightly outside the three-point line, a change of rhythm, the defensive player thought he was going to shoot, jumped up directly, and was thrown into the air.

Richard has already left, attacking the inside line.

The Jazz, who was shrunk near the penalty area, had already prepared, and the defensive players quickly posted.

Richard lowered his left shoulder to withstand his opponent, dribbled the ball with his left hand and turned to the right, attracting another defensive player, and he was about to be flanked by the two behind closed doors.

Richard dribbled again with his right hand and turned to the left.

The center of gravity of the defending player has deviated, and now there is a small shot space.

Without hesitation, Richard received the ball as soon as he turned around, and took off with one foot. It was time to shoot.

Even if the defensive player starts half a beat slower, but the height advantage of the inside player, coupled with the adjustment of the offensive player's shooting action, the defense can fully keep up, and he immediately jumped up to block the shot.

But the ball slipped past the top of the finger and couldn't be covered at all.

With a perfect arc, the basketball fell into the basket precisely.

One of the hardest shots to block is the fadeaway jumper.

"Beep~~!" Along with the whereabouts of the basketball, there was a whistle and a red light on the timer.

When the time is up, the game is over.

108: 109!

The Thunder reversed the 13-point lore to kill the Jazz!

Loud cheers erupted in the arena, even hotter than winning a regular season game!

"Lore! A picturesque fadeaway jumper! Richard won a victory for the Thunder. What an exciting game! The rookie Richard made 9 of 8 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, scored 20 points and 2 steals in a single quarter. What kind of talent is this? The Thunder may continue to be at the forefront of the league."

Steven Adams was the first to pour the water in the glass on Richard's head, followed by Anthony Morrow, Enes Kanter...

Donovan smiled and looked at the yellow-skinned kid on a [-]-day short contract, "His shooting posture and moves are very familiar...and so is his attitude towards the game."

After speaking, he glanced at Westbrook standing on the sidelines, "It seems that you have another reliable helper."

"It only takes 15 minutes to activate the full Kobe talent. Fortunately, the coach didn't call a timeout at the last time. There was almost not enough time." Richard thought while avoiding the pranks of his teammates.

Watching his talent score drop from 95 to 71, and the three-point accuracy dropped from 82 to 80, "accurately" randomized to the highest three-point accuracy at the training point, Richard felt as if he had overturned oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.

At the press conference after the game, Donovan brought the little-known Richard to the interview site.

"Coach, the last timeout was not called, is it your tactical arrangement?"

"Coach, we lost seven games in a row in the preseason and finally won one game today. How will it affect this season?"

"Coach, from the current point of view, the team's chemical reaction is not very good, what do you think about this?"

"Coach, this rookie Richard scored 20 points in a single quarter, which is comparable to a superstar, but he was not selected in the previous draft. What do you think of this?"

When Richard was dazzled and drowsy by the super-powerful spotlight, someone finally asked him, so he cheered up and listened to what the coach had to say.

"The draft is just a means of selection. Every year, there are many undrafted players. We are very lucky to find such a dusty guy, and he is also very lucky to meet us." The expression of enjoyment on Donovan's face clearly shows that he is only talking about officialdom.

"Then coach, what kind of tactical position will Richard have in the team?" the reporter asked.

Donovan then became serious, lowered his head and thought for a while, "One game doesn't tell the whole story. We will do our best to discover and train Richard so that he can grow into a superstar."

"Richard, I would like to ask you, after the team loses the super scorer Durant, what kind of changes do you think your arrival will bring to the team?"

But how rare is this? Richard, who has two lifetimes of experience and a glib tongue, "I just bring my talent to Oklahoma City, bring it to the Thunder, and hope to bring victory to the team."

A high-profile and non-provoking speech blocked the reporter's problems from the outside, and even Donovan, who was a little nervous, couldn't help but looked at Richard seriously again.

"The birth of a super rookie, lock the best rookie for the whole season in advance? "

"Score 20 points in a single quarter, another star is rising"

"What is selected in the draft?"Such talent unexpectedly failed! "

"Looking back is picturesque, No.1 after Kobe"

……

The next day, the local media and the national media were vigorously promoting Richard, a super rookie who can score 20 points in a single quarter with super stable three-pointers and gorgeous skills.

Seeing his two weeks of hard training in exchange for a bunch of worthless compliments, Richard angrily threw his phone on the bed in the players' dormitory.

With only a ten-day short contract, he is not qualified to drop his phone casually.

Walking around the dormitory irritably, Richard, who got up early in the morning, originally wanted to hurry up to train and resume scoring early, but the first wave of swiping his phone in the morning made him feel uncomfortable.

"Dong dong dong." A knock on the door pulled Richard out of his irritability.

"Who is it!" became even more irritable.

"The general manager asked you to go to his office!" The person just sent a message.

Full of doubts and resentment, Richard walked quickly and almost ran to the general manager's office.

According to the normal way of thinking, my performance is not bad, and it will be converted into a guarantee contract anyway, maybe I can sign a long-term contract.

I finally realized what it feels like to earn tens of millions a year. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

But in the face of the unlimited operations of the NBA, a commercial league, in order to minimize salary expenditures, the team has to wait until the tenth day to negotiate a contract extension with itself, and it is also possible to continue to sign a ten-day short contract.

In a moment of apprehension, Presti let Richard enter the office.

There is also a heavyweight sitting in it-head coach Donovan.

Richard's eyes quickly moved back and forth on the two big guys, such a battle was really unexpected.

"Sit down." Presti pointed to the chair in front of the desk.

Richard sat on the chair, slightly moved the chair back a short distance, and turned slightly sideways, just in time to face the two big men at the same time.

"Don't be so nervous." Seeing Richard's hands between his legs, which were trembling slightly, Presti comforted, "As you can imagine, we are talking about the contract with you today."

"Boom!" There was a roar in Richard's mind. It's really a contract. Is it really going to be a guarantee contract? Will it be a long-term contract, will it be a high salary, 3 million in 6 years or 4 million in 8 years?

Uh, what is Westbrook's annual salary this year?

"Li Cha, you performed very well yesterday, and the team is going to convert you to a guaranteed contract." This result was expected.

"We discussed it for a long time..." Presti pointed to himself and Donovan, "we decided..."

Don't pant when you speak, announce important things quickly, and don't create a tense atmosphere, okay?

"I will provide you with a one-year basic salary contract of 1 million." Presti didn't drag on for long, and quickly gave the result.

1 million in 110 years?
How much is this?

Uh, what is Westbrook's annual salary this year?

Seeing that Richard stayed on the scene for a long time without speaking, Presti gave Donovan a look, and Donovan took the conversation, "Richard, your performance yesterday was really amazing. As we said at the press conference, talent can only become ability through systematic training. We are not worried about your talent to play in the NBA, but how long can your ability last in the league?"

"This is the second assessment we will give you, just like the ten-day short contract, that is the first assessment." Donovan is the head coach, so he can speak more seriously.

In fact, these words should be considered by the general manager.

In fact, 110 million is not a lot, and the rice yuan is exchanged for Ruanmei coins, which has to be multiplied by seven, 700 million a year, and I have never seen so much money in my life as an otaku.

Richard lowered his head slightly and quickly calculated the exchange rate.

Presti put on a bad face and said again: "The one-year short contract is good for the rapid rising period you are in. If you perform well, you can quickly get rid of the short contract with the basic salary and get a long-term contract. You can see that rookie contracts are all four years, and they have to wait a long time for long-term contracts."

Donovan wanted to continue singing the blush, but Richard suddenly raised his head, the corners of his mouth raised and his eyes narrowed, "I sign."

In the 16-17 season, many substitute players did not get 100 million yuan, and Westbrook only had a maximum salary of 2654 million yuan, which was queried in the talent simulator.

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