Packs!

What's in it?

Zhang Hao was very curious, he had received a bronze medal before, and in the medal interface, he saw that there were silver medals and gold medals, but those two columns were empty.

The Bundle, the Gold Bundle is preceded by the Silver Bundle and the Bronze Bundle...... I don't know if there are any more advanced packs in the future, but for now, the Gold pack is definitely better than the bronze or silver pack.

At the beginning, what Zhang Hao was looking forward to was just turning the bronze gift package into a silver gift bag, that is, entering the first round, but people are always easy to imagine things too beautiful, so there is confusion and hesitation in the back...... But I didn't expect to end up in the top 10 and get this golden package.

Thinking about opening the package, the subtitle prompt came.

"The host has opened the Golden Pack, congratulations to the host for receiving: Single Rider (Gold Medal), Running Master (Tactics Manual), Top Static Confrontation (Growth Card)."

Reward...... Zhang Hao picked up the book that suddenly appeared on his lap, and the cover read "Running Master".

"It's a tactical manual! I'm ......"

At this moment, 10,000 alpacas ran past in Zhang Hao's mind......

At this time, Pierce came to Zhang Hao's side, took the book in Zhang Hao's hand, and flipped through it......

"Aix, when did you buy a running study book? But this one suits you well, I don't need it. Pierce casually flipped through it and put it back into Zhang Hao's hand.

Zhang Hao really wants to complain to Pierce - this is my reward for becoming a top 10 rookie, can you believe it?

Resisting the urge to complain, Zhang Hao's heart moved, and the subtitles appeared again, Zhang Hao wanted to see the other two rewards (๑•̀ᄇ•́)و✧!

"Single Rider (Gold): +5 speed when wearing a player on a fast break if he is closer to the opponent's basket than all teammates, and +10 speed when wearing a player on a fast break if he is closer to the opponent's basket than any other player on the court."

It's simple, it's rough, but it's awesome when you look at it!

"My speed is 90, and if I start the fast attack solo and start the fast attack farther out than everyone else, won't the speed be 100?"

"No, if you want to trigger the maximum bonus, you have to bear the situation that our side has 4 defenses and 5 after the opponent grabs the offensive rebound, although it is very awesome, but you still have to be cautious......"

No matter what you say, this medal is right!

Compared with the morale boost after the "Dunk Master" medal completes a beautiful dunk, this is a more direct help!

"Top Static Confrontation (Growth Card):

The host uses the top static confrontation (growth card) on the contracted player, and the player trains awareness, muscle absorption efficiency, digestive system absorption efficiency, and training efficiency when performing strength training...... all of them have been greatly increased until the static adversarial rating has been increased to 90. ”

This card is the most awesome reward that Zhang Hao thinks! He thinks this card might be the most valuable reward of the Golden Pack.

Because of the medal,,I've also gotten one recently.,And the growth card.,The last time I found the BUG of the gold finger, I got a special reward.。

After reading these two rewards, Zhang Hao felt that sometimes reading books was also a good thing, he was originally a good boy who loved learning.

"The host will enter tactical learning mode, it needs to go to sleep, will it enter learning mode?"

Suddenly, a subtitle prompt popped up.

"What's going on?"

Received Zhang Hao's doubts related to the learning mode, and the subtitles changed.

"The host obtains the tactical manual by completing the task, and can learn the tactics through the tactical learning mode, and thoroughly master the tactics in order to better coach a team.

Tactical Learning Mode: You will enter a deep sleep state, and the knowledge related to tactics learned in the dream will complete deep memory, and the learning time: 0:00 to 4:00 in the morning. ”

When the mind moves, refuse to enter the learning mode first.

Zhang Hao looked at the book in his hand and flipped through it, it was a professional tactical manual for learning to run.

He can also learn and train through this book, but with this learning mode, he can save the time of reading and memorizing tactical maps! Spend more time training!

……

June 28th, 6:18 a.m.

Before going to bed last night, Zhang Hao tried the learning mode, in the dream, it was a small room, there was a book, that is, the book I got last night, there was a TV, and there was a detailed explanation when I memorized a running circuit diagram, and there was a picture of running position for comparison.

It's very simple, just look with your eyes and remember with your brain, and your ability to understand depends on the individual.

From 0 o'clock to 4 o'clock, Zhang Hao entered a deep sleep, and when he woke up, he felt refreshed.

And he specially chose to memorize the running line that he memorized and tried in his dream last night, as long as he memorized it at that time, he remembered it clearly!

Another point is the benefit of deep sleep, the body is also very well rested, and I feel extra energetic.

This learning mode is a good baby!

Just, looking at the remaining 364 days of life...... Wake up early and go for a morning exercise, full of motivation from stress.

Since his body was still in the growth stage, Zhang Hao originally did not plan to train his muscles at this time, and he could just practice more techniques.

However, with the "growth card", he is ready to give it a try to see if the burden on the body is big, if it is like the previous training in the middle of the pitch, rapid growth and not much burden on the body, then practice this summer, if not, then this summer is still based on the development of technology, strength, confrontation slowly, don't get injured at a young age.

It's good to float and throw, but it's a big deal to be said to be a soft egg play......

This morning, a head of the players' union, a lawyer, is coming to meet with the Nets.

I went to the gym and practiced until 7:20, and then went back to my room to take a shower, and Pierce had already washed up and came to his room to wait, and the two went to the restaurant for breakfast together.

When it was almost half past eight, the person in charge of the rookie negotiation and the lawyer of the NBA Players Union came to the hotel, and Zhang Hao came to the hotel café with the two.

Zhang Hao learned about the situation, every year there will be a few rookies like him who don't have an agent, and even some players don't want an agent, so the players' union has this department.

When Zhang Hao applied to participate in the draft, the NBA handed over his basic information to the players' union for registration in accordance with the regulations, and the first thing he had to do today was to supplement his details here, that is, to hand over more detailed personal information to the players' union, and when he signed a successful contract with the NBA team, the players' union will cooperate with the signing team to handle Zhang Hao's long-term labor visa and other necessary things.

At 9 o'clock, Nets general manager Bobby Marx and head coach Butch Baird arrived.

Zhang Hao had already seen the two of them yesterday, and it was the general manager who sent a car to bring him to this star-rated hotel, but he was in a state of confusion at that time, so he didn't talk too much, but he already knew each other.

After a pleasant exchange, Bobby Marx said very directly: "Aix, we have absolute confidence in your talent, so you don't have to worry about whether you will be traded or not, we see you as an important part of the future of the team, and this is the contract we gave you." ”

Hearing Bobby Marx's previous sentence, Zhang Hao wanted to complain: If you can find a team to trade me away with a return equal to the value of the No. 9 pick, I will wash my hair upside down!

That's how confident!

But hearing the latter sentence, there is also the contract that Bobby Marx took out...... Zhang Hao was a little confused.

So straightforward? Don't go through the motions? For example, let's see how the summer league is doing.

Zhang Hao took over the contract, a 3-year rookie contract, 1.13 million in the first year, 1.35 million in the second year, and 1.52 million in the third year of the team...... It is marked that the salary of the 9th pick rookie based on the salary cap drawn up in December 1994 is a maximum of 10% increase in the salary rules, and the length is very short, but Zhang Hao does not have the idea of signing a 10-year and 8-year million-year annual salary contract, he does not have the noble sentiment of Pippen, he knows that even if his base salary is mixed in the NBA, and for a few more years, the base salary is comparable to the salary of the No. 9 pick, which may be higher.

Just, what's going on now?

Zhang Hao looked at the people sent by the two players' unions, these two people didn't seem surprised at all, Zhang Hao showed the contract to the lawyer, the lawyer carefully checked it, and said: "Aix, no problem, it's a 110% rookie contract, the highest price they can give, portrait rights, privacy rights...... It's all a regular clause. ”

"Then sign it?"

"You can sign it."

“……”

Zhang Hao signed the contract like this......

After the quadruplicate contract was signed, Bobby Marx first handed over the contracts of Zhang Hao and the players' union to the two, and handed over to the league and the Nets to put it back in the briefcase, and then said: "Aix, this is an agreement to withdraw part of the salary early, we can pay you up to 30% of the salary for the first season in advance, I think it will definitely be enough for you to use in the offseason, if necessary, I can give you the check right now." ”

"......" Zhang Hao was silent for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I need it." ”

Another agreement was signed, and according to the regulations, he estimated the total tax amount of his $1.13 million salary in his rookie season with the help of a lawyer from the players' union, and then, according to the rules, according to the proportion of the salary he will receive, a part of the money will be held in trust with the players' union to avoid a situation of player tax default.

This is a very important part of the American professional league system, because it is common to see the tax problems of players in Europe, affecting the image, by the four major leagues in North America + the four major leagues of the players' union, together with the development of this tax custody rule, every time a player pays a salary, a part will be handed over to the players' union trusteeship in proportion.

So even if those players went bankrupt and spent a penny every day, there was no tax default.

Zhang Hao got a check for more than 214,000 US dollars, and the players' union issued a tax custody receipt certificate to Zhang Hao, taking away a check for 125,000 US dollars.

This ratio is the basic ratio, and for each salary, a part of it will be paid to the players' union trusteeship and other taxes in the coming years.

In the end, even if you need to make up for it later, the amount will not be too large.

has paid so much, no player will be stupid to escape the need to pay less than 10% of the tax to cause their own tax violations, when the player really has no money, anyway, most of it has been paid, the remaining very small part of the players' union also has an emergency fund advance, and the debt collection will be handed over to the players' union in the future.

The money is in the players' union, and the players' union will definitely find a way to make money, and of course, both the league and the IRS regulate this.

It's just that Zhang Hao saw that the players' union was even ready for this...... Looking at the check for more than 214,000 US dollars in his hand, and then looking at the 125,000 US dollar check that the Nets are ready to give to the players' union, why do you think something is wrong!

"Aix, welcome to the Nets, I think we will have a very pleasant cooperation in the future, before July 1st, if you want to come to the team to visit, call me, this is my business card, we have a plane at 10:30, we have to leave first, see you next time."

"Bye-bye ......"

After completing the signing, after confirming that there was no problem, the Nets management left in a hurry.

In this way, Zhang Hao was confused, signed a 2+1 3-year rookie contract, and got a check for more than 214,000 US dollars, and the whole process took less than half an hour!

Zhang Hao found that his experience in the past two days was so weird? He was stunned again, looking at the two members of the players' union, very dazed......

And when these two people saw Zhang Hao at a loss, they were also puzzled, but they were not puzzled by today's signing, but by why Zhang Hao was confused, but then reacted, and the lawyer said a little speechlessly: "Our negotiations with the alliance on June 18 were unsuccessful, and they will be suspended on July 1st......"

Shutdown on July 1st? What's the situation? Zhang Hao's head is full of question marks, isn't this 1995?

……

……

In a van, sat Nets general manager Bobby Marx and head coach Butch Baird.

They're really busy, and then they have to go back to the stadium to prepare for the shutdown, so there's a lot to do.

Butch Baird, a former NBA All-Star who retired for many years, is the head coach and also serves as a team advisor to the Nets...... In fact, the Nets have no head coach and are going to be rotten, so the team consultant is temporarily brought in as the head coach.

They have just sent away their former core and No. 1 pick, Derek Coleman, and the goal for the new season is to beat Bo Duncan.

After Duncan's freshman year, there were plenty of teams waiting for him to finish his sophomore year in the NBA, and Jerry West risked being fined to publicly express his love for Duncan, saying that he would draft him with the top pick in any year.

Duncan didn't participate in the draft this year, and naturally, the Nets' goal for next season is likely to be rotten, and it has to be rotten more thoroughly, and Butch Baird will have to carry the pot for another year.

But Butch Baird is in the middle of it, and the head coach's salary is much higher than the team's consultant!

And his best ability as a team consultant is to observe a player's talents, characteristics, and the ability to observe, so he naturally wants to develop players by hand, and he doesn't have the right to be a consultant, and he can try to be a head coach, even if he is a manager in a bad period.

However, although Bobby Marx was very happy and decisive when he gave the contract, after the signing, he asked the question again: "Is it really okay to choose him?" ”

Butch Baird laughed: "If we don't choose him, we can only choose Ed O'Barnon, Kurt Thomas, Brent Barry, these people are good, but how much better than Aix?" What if we got the bet right this time? And if you choose the wrong one, you can just say that I chose it. ”

Butch Baird is very responsible, and he knows that a good part of his salary is to pay for his backs.

"Okay, I see, but why do you have a crush on Aix? I looked at his physical tests and tryouts with the Suns, and while his athleticism and mid-range shooting were excellent, I still found it unreliable...... God, how could I promise you to pick a high school student? ”

"I just noticed this high school student when I went to observe Kevin Garnett before," Butch Baird thought of Zhang Hao's mid-range shooting performance in actual combat, even if the opponents were all high school students, he was amazed, and continued: "You haven't seen his performance in the game, it's so good, compared to Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Lamar Odom, the three high school geniuses he is the most special." ”

Anyway, someone took the blame, and Bobby Marx was also relieved and said with a smile: "If Garnett doesn't have a team to choose in front, who will you choose?" ”

"Then I'll blame you for not trading a lottery pick when you sent Coleman away, that's a star who averages 20+10 per game! We could have taken them both together. ”

"Oh, that's when he offended the boss, and it has nothing to do with me......"

"Bobby, do you think the boss's next negotiations with the players' union will go well?"

"It's unlikely, we pushed down the salary of the rookie contract before, the players' union is already very dissatisfied, and now we want to bring down the players' salaries, it's too difficult, unless there is a long shutdown, the players can't hold on, but the man is back, we are in a passive situation...... We're probably going to have to stick with it in the offseason, and we can't afford to have that man retire again......"

……

Zhang Hao's side, under the explanation of the head of the players' union, finally understood what was happening.

The main reason is that he didn't pay attention to those things at all, of course, as a rookie, it was really strange not to pay attention to those things, but he just didn't pay attention because he didn't pay attention to those things until a month before the draft.

Last summer, the NBA almost shut down, because of the things that the three picks made by the rookies before 94, mainly the champion and the list, the two opened their mouths to ask for 100 million, and finally the champion was 68 million in 10 years and 60 million in 9 years, which made the NBA unilaterally stipulate the maximum salary of rookie players, which caused a conflict between the league and the players' union, but this problem was solved at that time.

However, the players' union also put forward a clause, that is, to limit the length of the rookie contract, and the boss is not happy, in case a talented rookie has no confidence like Pippen, and wants to sign a 10-year 30 million but can't sign, isn't it that these bosses are losing?

Since then, the conflict between the two sides has escalated, with the league wanting to stipulate the length of the veteran's contract and implement a hard salary cap, and the players wanting to abolish the salary cap...... In any case, both sides want to come up with some terms that are unacceptable to the other side, and then push for terms that are easier to promote.

So far, nothing has been negotiated, and it is almost certain that the season is completely over, that is, after June 30, the players' union will go on strike and the NBA will be suspended.

However, the players' union is confident because they know that the owners will not dare to let next season turn into a shrinking season, and that happened last summer was because the revenue growth in the 93-94 season was much lower than the growth rate in previous years, and there was only one reason for this - Michael Jordan retired in the summer of 1993.

Michael Jordan has made a comeback, although he knelt in the second round, but that state, that performance, that popularity, and that drive the ratings...... All of them have given the players' union a lot of confidence.

They decided that most teams were not willing to shut down after Jordan's return, and no, the Nets wanted to get the team done before the shutdown and start the new season directly after the shutdown ended.

The Nets have written a check for Zhang Hao to withdraw his salary in advance, that is, they dare to be sure that the shutdown will not affect the smooth start of next season, in order to avoid players running out of money to do things in the offseason...... The main reason is that the black players are afraid that something will happen to them in the summer, so they pay their salaries in advance so that they have money to spend.

As a result, there was a matter of Zhang Hao quickly completing the signing in half an hour.

Zhang Hao also learned that there were a lot of first-round picks who signed directly last night, and he signed this morning because he was stunned after being selected with the 9th pick last night, and it was not suitable to talk about signing, so he signed this morning.

After learning about these things, Zhang Hao was in a trance, did he stop...... It's no wonder that the general manager of the Nets asked him to visit the arena on July 1......

Zhang Hao has an impression of the shutdown in 1998, 2011 and 2020, and he now knows that the suspension in 1998 is the fourth suspension in the NBA.

In order to fight for greater benefits for the players, they don't know how much effort it took to make the players go from being completely exploited to now being "willful" to fight for the rights and income that the players deserve.

It's just that I think of the current Jordan rushing to the front line and the league's hard steel, compared to the Jordan who rushed to the front line and the hard steel of the players' union 16 years later...... Zhang Hao has determined a truth - people, one day they will become the person they hate the most.

Seeing off the two players from the union, Zhang Hao walked to the elevator, and on the way back to his room, he was thinking about what to do next.

Going to New Jersey? Zhang Hao wanted to take a look, but it was going to be suspended, and the Nets were ready to start the training camp directly after the shutdown, and deliberately went around for a spin...... He felt that it was a waste of his precious life.

As an excellent five-good young man, Zhang Hao originally had a hobby of eating and waiting for death.

But when he really mixed eating was waiting for death, he quit this hobby.

As an outstanding student selected by the NBA, Zhang Hao feels that he will train in the school arena until the end of the NBA shutdown, and the school should not refuse, right?

Also, the NCAA is not played, but you still have to study in college, and it is best to study sports-related majors, or psychology-related majors, which may be helpful for becoming a head coach in the future...... It may be possible to study video editing.

From hobbies of eating and waiting for death, to the goal of living to old age, Zhang Hao feels that his soul has been sublimated......

The shutdown began on July 1, and to the point of suspension, Zhang Hao estimated that even if next season was not affected as in memory, it was estimated that it would not be a thing that could be done in a month, otherwise it would not be suspended.

Both sides are expected to use next season's non-play as a bargaining chip, and both sides can use this chip, the players' union feels that the boss is unwilling to miss the rapid growth of Jordan's income after his comeback, and the boss feels that the players' union does not dare to use the player's income as a price.

In the end, it is estimated that both sides will give in, and then wait for the time when the current collective bargaining agreement, which is not perfect at all, expires, that is, in 1998......

Now that the shutdown is over, the summer league in July will definitely not be played.

So let's train!

Close your eyes and remember the running tactics you learned last night...... The running tactics I remembered last night, when teammates appeared in what position, where the off-ball pitcher should go, and what route to move with the pitcher all came to mind.

However, when it comes to the game, you have to cooperate with your teammates according to the tactics, otherwise you won't be able to use it if you learn to run the line.

This means learning more ways to move and then reacting on the spot based on the actual situation on the field.

Also, the player with the ball needs to have the awareness and ability to pass the ball......

It's much more complicated than Zhang Hao imagined!

At this time, he thought of Garnett, the big man in the blocking world...... Originally, Zhang Hao wanted to go to the Spurs, just to partner with Duncan in the future, and Duncan's blocking and Garnett should be in the same gear.

It's a pity that people don't care about a high school student at all, he went to a tryout, but there was no feedback.

There is a long way to go to become a top off-ball pitcher, but Zhang Hao has never been a person who is ambitious, step by step, first lay a good foundation for his running, and when he arrives in the NBA, he can quickly enter the next stage, rather than laying the foundation in the NBA.

Also, the training methods on how to speed up the shooting speed learned in the Adidas training camp, the accuracy and speed of practicing passing, and at least practicing your own ball control to the NBA level to avoid having no ball control ability at all, and finishing ability under the basket......

Zhang Hao counted it carefully and found that he had a lot of things to practice!

Also, if the static strength growth card will not affect the normal development of the body, you have to practice, and at the same time, you must ensure that the shooting feel is maintained smoothly.

This summer, it's not easy!