basketball god

Chapter 26 Signing the Rookie Contract
Two days later. At this time, Yang Zhan and Uncle Li boarded the Memphis Grizzlies' Pyramid Stadium together.

The plane roared and landed at Memphis Airport.

After getting off the plane, Yang Zhan and Uncle Li went out from the airport. Originally, Yang Zhan wanted to come alone, but Uncle Li was worried about him, so Yang Zhan couldn't resist and came together.

After the draft, Yang Zhan made an appointment with the Grizzlies management to sign a rookie contract in the office today.

After more than half an hour, the car arrived at the home court of the Grizzlies. At this time, Yang Zhan saw that another player had just arrived.

This person is the player "Monta Ellis" picked by the Grizzlies with the 8th pick in the second round of this year's draft.

The reason why he was selected was because the Grizzlies traded their team's sixth man, Mike Miller, for Yang Zhan, and this man was also a strong contender for the best sixth man last season.

So they took a fancy to the offensive talent of "Monta Ellis", and this person, like Yang Zhan, is also a high school student who directly participated in the NBA draft.

However, the only difference between this person and Yang Zhan is that after graduating from high school, Ellis had reached a verbal agreement with Mississippi State University.

But in view of his poor academic performance, even in college, it is difficult to win the chance to play, so Ellis decided to skip the college stage, and then participated in the draft.

Is it quite a kind, if I don't like studying, you think I want to come to the NBA to make money?

After the two met, Yang Zhan took the initiative to greet each other with him!The scene was once in an embarrassing situation.

I wanted to take the initiative to talk to him about something, but looking at his face as a deputy, Yang Zhan didn't open his mouth after all.

Fortunately, the staff came to guide them into the arena at this time, and the signing contract must be private. Yang Zhan asked Monta Ellis to go first, but this guy was really rude.

While Ellis and his agent went to discuss the contract, the staff took Yang Zhan to familiarize himself with the arena.

To sum it up in one sentence, it's similar to Orlando, and compared to Staples, forget it, I don't compare.

Soon Ellis and his agent came out of the office, looking quite happy, and then Yang Zhan and Uncle Li entered the office.

As soon as he entered the office, Yang Zhan saw the old man who was talking to him at school, which really surprised Yang Zhan.

Seeing Yang Zhan like this, the old man also smiled: "Little guy, we meet again, let me re-introduce, I am Jerry West, the general manager of the Grizzlies."

You. Hello, Yang Zhan is very confused at this time. When we met, didn't he say that he only played in the NBA.

Those of you who are honored say that they are just players who have played in the NBA?You really won.

Besides, who is West, can Yang Zhan not know?Don't talk about his player period, just talk about his incidents in the management.

If it develops according to the original trajectory, the old man will step back and directly create two dynasties, that is, the Grizzlies, which have also changed from a big belly to a playoff team.

Especially when he went to the Warriors and established a dynasty, Curry, Thompson, and Green were all hard-selected. It can be said that this old man really understands the ball.

But even though he thought so in his heart, Yang Zhan still asked the question he wanted to ask the most, why he chose me.

Yes, this is Yang Zhan's doubts, because before the draft, it's not that Yang Zhan didn't want to come to tryouts.

After all, this is a place where he has created brilliance, but Memphis feels like he has no interest in him at all.

West was also taken aback by this question, but then he answered a question that Yang Zhan would never forget.

Because we won't let the king of Tennessee sit elsewhere.

Closer to home, after some new understandings, the two sides started, today's business.

First of all, I want to say that the rookie contract of this year's No. 4 pick "Bogut" came out yesterday. The contract lasts for 2029 years and is worth [-] million US dollars.

And I am optimistic about your future, which can be regarded as investing in your advance for the Grizzlies, so we decided after discussion.

Although you are the 11th pick this year, we are willing to give you a 4-year rookie contract of 1735 million US dollars.

The contracts for the first three years are 375 million in the first year, 400 million in the second year, 432 million in the third year, and 528 million in the fourth year. The fourth year is also a player option. If you think it’s okay, just sign the contract!
After finishing speaking, West looked at Yang Zhan who didn't respond, and thought he was dissatisfied with the contract. In fact, Yang Zhan said it was 4 million US dollars in four years when West said it.

There is only one thought in Yang Zhan's mind, I am getting rich by riding a horse, but fortunately, Uncle Li next to him reacted first and reminded Yang Zhan.

This didn't make him too embarrassing. After Yang Zhan signed the contract readily, both parties breathed a sigh of relief.

And after signing the contract, the two parties are really considered a family. At this time, West also chatted with Yang Zhan about other things.

By the way, why don't you find an agent? I heard that there are already many agents who want to sign you. After all, the Chinese market behind you is very attractive to them.

I have been lied to, so I rejected all the agents who approached me. Besides, Nowitzki has never had an agent, isn't it just as good.

Unexpectedly, this sentence made West directly deny it. He said very seriously, you have to know that first of all, you are different from him.

If you have an excellent agent, by virtue of your nationality, your appearance, you will get a lot of financial resources.

As far as many popular superstars are concerned, many of their endorsement fees add up to even exceed their playing contracts.

And you have to know that big men's sneakers are hard to sell, and there are various reasons for this, and economics aside.

Since he became famous, Nowitzki has been scolded by the media as a "soft guy" for many years. If he has a good agent, although these topics cannot be quelled, it will not make the media worse.

As for the claim that you have been cheated, I can introduce you to someone you should be familiar with. His name is Bill Duffy and he is also "Yao"'s agent. As for the classic example to prove his character.

In 2003, his Anthony Carter contract was about to expire, but Bill Duffy made a mistake at this time.

Before the renewal deadline, Bill Duffy forgot to negotiate with the Heat, which caused Anthony Carter to voluntarily give up the remaining one-year contract worth $400 million, and also pushed Anthony Carter into a very embarrassing situation.

Judging from Anthony Carter's performance in the 2002-03 season, it is difficult for any team to sign him.At this time, Bill Duffy took all the responsibility on his own initiative.

He helped Anthony Carter sign a contract with the Spurs with an annual salary of about 100 million. In addition, he also took out 300 million US dollars from his own pocket to compensate Anthony Carter for the loss.

And his subordinates are all superstar players, and they all admit that they are good friends with him, so there is absolutely nothing to say about his character. This is his phone number.

If you think it through clearly and trust me, just give him a call. Well, after all that has been said, the staff should have already shown the arena.

Now I will take you to the locker room and talk to you about the current situation of the team.

(End of this chapter)