Chapter 996: Yu Qian signs with the Lakers!
"So, did you agree?" Chen Feng looked at Yu Qian, if Yu Qian didn't agree, he could also understand. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
This is tantamount to taking a risk, and if Yu Qian chooses to do this, he will inevitably face doubts and saliva from the outside world, which is not a good thing for him.
Yu Qian smiled indifferently, stretched out his hand and said, "Good brother, we can fight side by side again." ”
Chen Feng's eyes lit up, he high-fived Yu Qian, and said excitedly: "With you joining, we will definitely go further next season, even if it is to hit the championship, I don't think there will be no chance." Haha, I really can't wait. ”
"Me too. Yu Qian smiled.
After the negotiation was reached here, Chen Feng replied to the Lakers, and the Lakers naturally had no problems, and it was too late to be happy.
The next day, Chen Feng asked Li Nan for leave, this round of warm-up matches has ended, and there is nothing in time, Li Nan happily agreed.
At the same time, Yu Qian also submitted an application to the NBA and will withdraw from this year's NBA draft.
When the news came out, it immediately caused an uproar in Huaxia.
"What? Yu Qian withdrew from the draft, why?"
"That's right, why? He just won the Champions League and is the MVP, and at this time he can participate in the draft, at least he can be in the top ten, and it is not impossible to enter the top five. It's such a great opportunity, why quit?"
"Does that mean he's going to stay in Europe, keep playing there, wait for some more experience, and come back to the draft next year?"
"No way. What else is there to play in the Champions League, he has already won the championship, won the MVP, and the honor is waiting for him, what's the point of continuing to play? What's more, he is still young, and he should enter the NBA at this time. ”
"Will it be to come back and play CBA?"
"Poof, are you kidding me?"
The outside world was in an uproar, and there were different opinions about why Yu Qian wanted to withdraw from the draft, but they were all speculations, and no one knew why.
……
More than a dozen hours later.
In Los Angeles, in a hotel suite, Chen Feng and Yu Qian met with Lakers management, coach Scott, and Kobe Bryant was there.
"Hello, Yu. Kobe smiled and hugged Yu Qian, because of Chen Feng's relationship, it was not the first time he and Yu Qian had met.
"Hello, Kobe, nice to meet you. Yu Qian also said that he, like Chen Feng, was also a fan of Kobe.
Kobe Bryant smiled, patted Yu Qian, and said: "We will be teammates in the future, don't be restrained, just like Chen, he is not as gentlemanly as you." ”
"You only see the surface, Yu Qian is not a gentleman. Chen Feng smiled and looked at the Lakers management, "Everyone, let's get started." ”
Chen Feng didn't have a good face for the Lakers management, because he had a quarrel with the Lakers management about Yu Qian, and he was still unhappy at this time.
In this regard, the Lakers management can only smile bitterly, they can't be angry with Chen Feng, Chen Feng doesn't give them a good face, they can only let it go, in short, it is impossible to completely turn their faces with Chen Feng, if they really do that, then they are big fools.
With Chen Feng's performance last season, as well as his potential, coupled with the huge Chinese market behind him, I don't know how many teams outside would like him to fall out with the Lakers.
Are Lakers management fools? Of course not!
"Okay, let's get started. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak spoke, everyone sat down, and a lawyer took out a contract and handed it to Yu Qian's agent.
This kind of thing is naturally impossible for Yu Qian to do alone, and the agent must be present. In addition, there is a lawyer.
Yu Qian's agent and lawyer nodded after reading the contract, indicating that there was no problem, the contract was completely in accordance with the previously negotiated terms, Yu Qian signed a one-year contract with the Lakers as a free agent, with an annual salary of $1.5 million, and the ancillary condition was that within this year, the Lakers could not lay off Yu Qian for any reason, nor could they trade him.
Previously, the Lakers also wanted to get the right of first refusal, asking to wait until next season to match the contracts of other teams, but Yu Qian flatly refused.
Now that Yu Qian has agreed to join the Lakers as a free agent, this in itself is already allowing the Lakers to pick up a bargain, how can they still let them gain an inch?
This also means that in the coming year, Yu Qian's contract with the Lakers ends, and he will become a full free agent, can accept offers from any team, and does not need to ask the Lakers.
If the Lakers want to keep him at that time, they will have to pay a greater price, and the specific amount depends on Yu Qian's performance this season.
Next, the two parties signed a contract.
Things have been settled in this way, and next season, Yu Qian will join the Lakers and join forces with Chen Feng and Kobe.
On the same day, the Lakers' official website and the Lakers' official Twitter announced the news at the same time, which immediately caused a lot of discussion.
As the draft date approaches, American fans also have some knowledge of some of the popular players participating in this year's draft, including Yu Qian.
Websites such as ESPN have given draft predictions early, among which Brandon Ingram, Ben Simmons, Dragan Bender, Chris Dern, Jaylen Brown, Yu Qian, Jamal Murray, Barty Hield, etc. are all in the forefront.
Yu is sixth on this list, and SEPN predicts that he could be drafted by the New Orleans Pelicans to partner Anthony Davis as a member of the Pelicans.
But who would have thought that he would withdraw from the draft, and just one day later, he signed with the Lakers and joined the Lakers as a free agent.
"What's going on? It feels weird. ”
"It's definitely a bad thing, did the Lakers give him a big contract? Otherwise, why don't you participate in the draft, he could have taken a good pick. The Pelicans are said to be interested in him, as are the Suns and Nuggets. Why quit and join the Lakers as a free agent instead?"
"I heard that it was because of Chen. You won't ignore such an obvious factor, Yu is also a Chinese. ”
"Not only Chinese, I heard that Yu and Chen are also high school alumni and teammates on the team, and their relationship has always been good. They are brothers, and I think the reason why Yu did this must be Chen's role, they want to play together. ”
"Oh, that's possible......"
There was a lot of discussion in the outside world, and while they were puzzled by this, they also lamented that the Lakers were really lucky.
Of course, there are also some people who scoff at this, and are not optimistic about Yu Qian, nor are they optimistic about the Lakers' contract, thinking that Chen Feng is just an individual phenomenon, and he can be regarded as a phenomenal player, the same as Jeremy Lin. There is a Jeremy Lin and another Chen Feng, and it is impossible to produce a third.