When Zhou was doing an event with the Trail Blazers team here, the Adi team over there plus Yang Sydney was having the most heated argument with the Trail Blazers management.

Merkel, the head of Adidas' team, said to Larry Miller very strongly: "It is impossible for Adidas to be the chief spokesperson for basketball affairs to join Portland. Trade Tiger to Orlando as soon as possible. ”

As soon as the Germans came up, they put a lot of pressure on Larry Miller.

On the other side, Yang Xueli is also having difficult negotiations with Stephen Patterson: "Portland's temperament is obviously not compatible with Stanford's top students, don't you want to lure Tiger there, as far as I know, your backcourt is full of players, do you want the NCAA Finals MOP winner to go to your bench player???"

In the face of the aggressiveness of the Adi team and Yang Xueli, the management of the Pioneers showed great patience and sincerity, and they said all the good things on the phone. And, the next morning, they arrived in New York to meet with Adi's team in person.

The reason is that their boss Ballmer was very satisfied when he learned that the team had selected Stanford's top students. He looked at all of Zhou's videos and news reports in the hospital, and finally he came to the conclusion: "We have to sign this kid, we have to build a team around him." Pioneers are in dire need of this kind of high-quality talent!"

Microsoft's co-founders were never short of money, and when he said he would do whatever it took them, the executives of these teams immediately rushed to New York.

Although they never tried out Zhou Zheng before the draft. But now... Stanford's little tiger has become their only answer.

This is the uncertainty of the draft, by mistake, the wrong sedan chair instead married the right man.

When the Adi team, Yang Xueli and the management of the Pioneers were having a three-way meeting, Zhou Zheng was running fast with his eldest cousin in the hotel. Originally, according to the arrangement, he should now go to the NBA's official rookie meeting and take a group photo or something.

But Adi's team and Yang Xueli told him not to go anywhere until the results came out, so he simply stayed in the hotel and played poker.

This morning, the news focus of major sports media in the United States was also focused on the No. 5 show Zhou Zheng, and Yang Sydney publicly hoped that the Trail Blazers could trade Zhou Zheng in an interview last night. The Orlando Magic and the Chicago Bulls also expressed their willingness to pay chips in front of the camera to get Zhou Zheng's signing rights.

The response of these two teams makes the whole incident a bit of a conspiracy theory. It is believed that Zhou Zheng got the commitment of both teams before the draft, and the Trail Blazers were suspended with the fifth pick, so now they plan to reverse their mind and refuse to sign with the Trail Blazers, pressuring the Trail Blazers to trade him.

Chatford, who made a joke after eating a note during last night's draft live broadcast, quickly jumped out to make up the gun: "If I were Larry Miller, I would definitely sell him directly." Before he played in the NBA, his team had already shown the arrogance of a superstar, and it would definitely be even more uncomfortable to get along with in the future. ”

He pointed the finger at the arrogance of Zhou Zheng's team, and believed that they were undermining the authority of the NBA, and he even suggested that the league ban Zhou Zheng so that he could not log in to the NBA for three years.

"Francis got off to a bad start, and the authority of the draft was seriously trampled upon. If you don't report on the team because it's not to your liking, or because the city is too small, then why do you have a draft meeting?"

Chatford compared Zhou Zheng to Francis, who was drafted by the Grizzlies who were still in Toronto with the third pick, but refused to report because he disliked Toronto's high tax city and poor record, and after all kinds of trouble, the Grizzlies finally had to send him to Houston.

This incident has caused the league to revise a lot of regulations, and now Chatford is comparing this matter, obviously to push Zhou Zheng to the opposite side of the alliance.

Things soon took a turn for the better, and when the media was about to gather momentum to push Zhou Zheng to the forefront, Yang Xueli, Merkel and Larry Miller appeared in front of reporters together, smiling and claiming that they had reached a consensus that Zhou Zheng would wear Portland's No. 10 jersey as promised.

The relationship, which was originally regarded as a farce, ended happily in an instant.

And the reason for this perfect appearance was that the Portland Trail Blazers made a big compromise, and they promised Adidas that they were willing to assist Adidas in commercial promotion in Portland and even Oregon. This promise instantly killed the resistance of Adi's team, and if it can occupy the market at the location of Nike's headquarters, it will undoubtedly be a great victory.

Adi's team is very easy to handle, but Yang Xueli gives them a big problem. A four-year, $15.88 million contract is still a small matter, and it's the highest contract that the No. 5 pick can get this year, and the Trail Blazers don't want to save money on this issue. And in addition to the salary, the details added by Yang Xueli to the contract almost broke down.

The two sides signed a 2+2 rookie contract, and after two years, the team has the option to execute the contract for the next two years or waive the right to execute, of course, it can also use the early Bird clause to extend a large contract in advance. After playing his third year, the team option, Zhou Zheng became a restricted player, can go outside to accept offers, and once the Trail Blazers don't match, he will fly away.

This is understandable, the real headache is that Yang Xueli requires that the contract clearly stipulate... Zhou Zheng has the right to veto the transaction. In other words, Zhou Zheng must not be traded to a team he does not like.

This is the privilege of a superstar, but Yang Xueli wants it now, and the reason she gives is that she doesn't want to be sold as a commodity.

The pioneer reluctantly agreed, but made a compromise, which was a change of name, so that Zhou Zheng had a trading option, in other words, a high trading margin.

Yang Xueli asked why, and Larry Miller could only reply in a good voice: "A new version of the collective bargaining agreement will be implemented in the new season, and there are only two situations to get the right to veto a trade." First, after two years with the same team, there will be a Bird clause, which can be extended to a large contract that is not subject to the salary cap. The trade veto is only available if the early Bird terms are triggered, and the team only signs a one-year contract. ”

"Second, only veterans who have been with the same team for more than eight years and players who have been with the same team for more than four years are eligible to include a trade veto clause in their contracts. ”

Yang Xueli agreed. Then, she continued to negotiate, and he asked Miller to stipulate in his contract that Zhou Zheng must play no less than 20 minutes per game and have his own tactics.

McMillan, who was present at the meeting, fully agreed with this. John Nash also emphasized: "We've stopped negotiating a contract extension with Damon Stoudemire, and even if you don't come up with this clause, we're still going to build him as an outside core." ”

Yang Xueli smiled slightly: "I still trust the guarantee from the contract more." ”

Then, she continued, "Beyond that, let's talk about bonuses and dividends. During the contract period, Zhou Zheng was selected for an All-Star Game and awarded $500,000. Be selected to the All-Star Team, get the best rookie, and be rewarded with a million dollars. Whether it's a one, two, or three, $2 million award. ”

"Agreed. Larry Miller barely hesitated. These three conditions, no matter which one Zhou Zheng triggers, means that the pioneers have found a treasure, and Paul Allen's instructions are at all costs, and they can afford to spend this little money.

"In addition, regarding dividends, we enjoy a 15% commission on the sale of derivative products and advertising fees for Chinese brands. This is our sincerity. ”

Larry Miller thought about it, and he didn't think it was too much. As for the share of derivative sales, it has always been a reserved clause for football stars, so he is not surprised. And Yang Xueli separately proposed a cut of the advertising fee of Chinese brands, and they did not have many objections, because the sponsorship of Chinese brands must have been brought by Zhou Zheng. And, fifteen percent, it's really not high.

"Agreed, no problem. Larry Miller happily agreed.

"And... We're going to get playoff ticket dividends. Yang Xueli asked the last question: "Once Tiger leads the team to the playoffs, then... We have to get a percentage of the playoff ticket dividends. ”

"So what's the ratio?" asked Larry Miller cautiously, "he's afraid that the lion will open his mouth." ”

"One percent. Yang Xueli is also not sure whether her number is too big or small.

Larry Miller gasped, and then told Yang Xueli that he needed to communicate with the boss, and then he walked out of the conference room, and ten minutes later, he came back, and he replied with some incredulity: "The boss agreed." ”

Then, he said a little helplessly: "I guess Portland is the only one in the league who dares to sign such a rookie contract." ”

Yang Xueli smiled slightly, and stretched out her hand to congratulate Larry Miller: "Congratulations on getting the league's most commercially appealing point guard in the future!"

Larry Miller was relieved that there were finally no strings attached.

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