Chapter 11: A New Season

"Yes, can I advance some wages?"

Su Feng gave up negotiations on a salary increase. Even if he did, he wouldn't add much. He doesn't have an agent and is not good at salary negotiations.

The situation with the advance salary has been really bad lately. Now I need to rent a house and buy a mobility scooter in another place.

In addition, if the lion is not careful in speaking, it will leave a bad impression on the general manager and head coach. Now, the team does not pay the players as generously as the future owners. As a marginal person, you should be a little self-aware.

Although Mike Conley was able to get an annual salary contract of 30 million later, in today's era, Kobe Bryant can't get such a high salary.

What I need most now is playing time so I can complete tasks and gain experience. So that I can improve my abilities. If my abilities improve, I will naturally have a big contract.

As for finding an agent, I can only take a look first.

NBA players are required to pay 4% of their salary and 20% of their advertising contract when they sign with an agent.

While it may seem like a bit much, a good agent can help you get contracts that are far beyond your strengths, like Parsons.

Of course, bad agents can make you miserable.

For example, the Rockets' agents Mota Yunes and Duncan later executed the players outright.

…… Faced with Su Feng's request for a salary advance, Clyde Drexler replied: "Okay, of course!" I'm going to say hello to the finance department. Also, you are welcome to be a part of the Indianapolis Jets team. ”

Sam Clyde Drexler was generous. In any case, all sums of the fully guaranteed contract must be given to the owner, and a part of them should be paid in advance. No problem.

He won't tell Su Feng that SuperSonics' plans to sign him on an unsecured contract were shelved due to a management error on the Indianapolis Jets, which also caused him to miss the signing time for the Indianapolis Jets. In the end, he could only find an excuse to sign a "ten-day short contract" with him.

There is no justice or injustice in such a thing. If Su Feng didn't fall behind, then he would have to make a mistake.

When Clyde Drexler offered him the contract, he simply skipped the minimum annual salary and gave him a slightly higher salary, which was also a slight compensation.

Clyde Drexler wouldn't tell Su Feng about this, so it's hard to say. If you can't sign a contract, you'll be fired. Maybe you'll get $100,000 and disappear from the NBA.

According to the relevant regulations of the NBA, the league pays wages on the 1st and 15th of each month. From 15 November each year, players who sign contracts under the latest collective bargaining agreement will receive 24 salaries per year by default. If a player's annual salary is more than 6 times that of the league as a whole, then they can negotiate 36 times the annual salary with the team.

However, if a player is severely fouled before the season, they will be expelled from the regular season (including one technical foul) and sent off for the next season. The "revenue" from these fines and suspensions will go to charity through the league and the league players' union.

In addition to the regular season salary, NBA players can also receive a salary in many ways.

For example, in Su's memory, Bryant received nearly $20 million from the Indianapolis Olympia account in 2013, which was 80 percent of his last contract. According to NBA regulations, players can receive a maximum percentage of their salary in advance.

In the summer of 2014, Anthony signed a five-year contract with the Knicks for $124 million and received $62.03 million in advance.

Of course, all this is premised on your ability to earn the trust of your boss.

... All this is far away from Su Feng.

After a while, Clyde Drexler opened the door and took the freshly printed contract from the assistant.

Clyde Drexler handed the contract to Su Feng. Su Feng checked it and found that the contract was in English. He's been in the U.S. for more than three years, at least he can understand.

After reading it twice, the content was fine, so Su Feng solemnly signed two copies of the contract.

"Su Feng, this is your first professional contract. Let's take a group photo. ”

"Okay"

Then Clyde Drexler called his assistant from the door. Photographs of them holding hands and holding contracts have been saved. The photo was also uploaded to the official website. This was officially announced. There was no press conference. Very simple.

......

With the signing of the official contract, the official website announced that the local media began to report.

"Welcome to the Oklahoma Indianapolis Jets team with a new member, guard Su Feng from China."

Under the headline is Su Feng's biography, which uses many words to describe his performance on the day of the game against Indianapolis Olympia.

Soon, the domestic sports media also inquired about the relevant information.

Su Feng is now the fourth Chinese to play in the NBA.

"Who is he?"

"A single 25-point lock-in contract."

"The Chinese guard who was shocked by Kobe Bryant signed with the Oklahoma Indianapolis Jets."

Netizens and the media are constantly starting to disclose, and news after news is starting to come out.

Domestic media have also begun to pay attention to Su Feng, and some larger sports media have begun to send reporters to Oklahoma City for interviews, after all, Su Feng is now an official contract worker in the NBA.

At the moment when Su Feng signed the contract, the system also "ding", but Su Feng was still immersed in the joy of signing the contract and did not notice it.

After signing the contract, Su Feng went to the finance department and got about one-third of his salary, $170,000.

Kari has $170,000 and is in a good mood and much better. On the way from the office to the training center, Su Feng looked at every office employee of the Indianapolis Jets with a smile.

As a loser white-collar worker in his previous life, he was also the first person to see so much money.

At this time, the annual income of the American middle class was only about 50,000 US dollars, 170,000 US dollars, which was three times the salary of the American middle class. Su Feng, a former white-collar loser, has an annual income of less than 100,000 yuan, which is equivalent to less than 20,000 US dollars. Now, Kelly has the assets of six years of hard work in his previous life. Think about it. Sure enough, the player at the bottom of the NBA rankings is also a rich man.

Pony and Jiro carry their school bags to school. He is not afraid of the sun and the wind and rain ......".

Su Feng innocently sang a nursery rhyme and returned to the training hall, at this time, the members of the Indianapolis Jets team were busy training.

Su Feng confirmed the signing, and all the players knew about it yesterday, so it is not surprising that everyone saw him training today.

Ervin Johnson had just completed a set of mid-range shots, and then looked at Su Feng who came over and said, "Su Fengna, congratulations on signing a new contract." You're going to have a treat at night. ”

"Haha, Russell, your salary is much higher than Su Feng's." I didn't see you in a treat at first. Collison, who was next to him, interjected.

"I'm still a rookie. I don't have your salary. I'm going to buy a house. By the way, I run out of money next time I go to a nightclub. ”

"Haha."

Su Feng smiled happily. He also knew that Wei Shao was joking. Americans rarely treat this kind of thing. Most of the time, it's AA.

At this time, Wei Shao's annual salary is $3.49 million, which is in the same position in the Indianapolis Jets team, and the highest salary in the team is Malik Rose, who is recuperating, with $7.65 million.

After that, there is Collison, whose salary is $6.35 million.

As for the Indianapolis Jets, the team's compensation structure is very reasonable, totaling only around $68 million. The main force is the rookie, the salary is not high, and there is no trouble with luxury tax in the short term.

Marik Cross and Chamberlain are alumni who now play a veteran role on the Indianapolis Jets. Indianapolis Jets team management took his locker room experience very seriously, but in fact it didn't play a significant role. Now the team is close to buying him out.

On the pitch, a number of players who did not leave the pitch due to injury have returned to the pitch, including Donald Marshall, Desmond Mason, Chaki Atkins and Sapo Sofrosa.

There are three positions competing with Su Feng, Saab Sofrosa, Kyle Weaver and Earl Watson. If Elvin Johnson is involved, the coach is ready to move him to the starting line in the near future. As a result, there are currently only three players competing with Su Feng for the bench rotation, and the Indianapolis Jets have fewer guards.

Saabclyde Drexler was ranked 13th in the first round of drafts in 2006. He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers and then traded to the Indianapolis Jets. He was the first Swiss to play in the NBA. He is 2.01 meters tall and can score 8.5 points per game.

Earl Watson, a rookie drafted by the SuperSonics in 2001, averages 6.6 points per game.

Kyle Weaver, 5.5 points per game.

It has to be said that the Indianapolis Jets really don't pay attention to the back row. On the contrary, there are plenty of forward players, and needless to say, Knight Archibald is averaging 25.5 points per game so far this season, and Julius Irving is 16.5 points per game. There were also a lot of strikers on the bench

The scoring depends on the forward line, which also has to do with the layout of head coach Oscar Robertson, who is also a rookie coach and has a very one-dimensional tactic.

But training well for the rookie, Knight Archibald has improved quickly under his tutelage.

The Indianapolis Jets don't have any players to say in the shooter right now, so Su Feng's most accurate positioning is quite accurate.

The most accurate Indianapolis Jets team at the moment is Nate Archibald, who is shooting 47 percent from two-point range and 42 percent from three-point range this season, but Knight Archibald is not a shooter.

Wei Shao inherited Knight Archibald's title of Iron God last season and achieved a new level. Shooting less than 40 percent from the field and just 27 percent from three-point range per game, it almost distorted the basketball landscape on the court.

Julius Irving is also good, shooting 44 percent from two-point range and 38 percent from three-point range. He has a high basketball IQ and doesn't have amazing athleticism, but he's good at back-to-back and facing the basket.

Julius Irving has a good counter-attack, with the offensive skills of a power forward and good outside marking. The passing vision is clear, and the shooting ability is average.

However, he is a two-way forward with a variety of offensive styles, can handle the ball or low singles, and has excellent side defense, but his shooting is unstable, he lacks signature skills, and his offense is sometimes not good, and he can't defend power forwards.

These three are the three highest-scoring players for the Indianapolis Jets, and two are forwards.

Su Feng's opponent is not strong, and thanks to the Indianapolis Jets, the defense is already very weak, and the most powerful defender Wei Shao is still lost on the road of life, which is one of the reasons why Oscar Robertson decided to sign Su Feng.

The Indianapolis Jets team's current lineup is slightly different, the interior has no special strengths, the fast break cannot be played, the guard is not strong enough, and a bunch of fronts and useless interior lines are hoarded, and this series of problems has led to the Indianapolis Jets' record.

There were four people in the team,

Coach; Oscar Robertson

Offensive Coach: Kriezmann, responsible for developing offensive tactics;

Defensive Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann, responsible for the development of defensive tactics;

Strength and Conditioning Coach: Stokes, responsible for physical training;

After Su Feng greeted Coach Oscar Robertson, he first went to Kriezmann, who was in charge of the offensive tactics of the Indianapolis Jets.

Su Feng also had to communicate with him about tactical arrangements. Don't try to schedule his own matches. Wei Shao and Knight Archibald have the ability to do this, but he can't.

Think about your own attributes, feel the pit, and evaluate it as C.

"Su Feng, congratulations on signing the contract." Kriezmann looked at Su Feng coming and said.

"Thank you. I couldn't have stayed without Coach Kriezmann. Su Feng said.

"Okay, Su Feng, what's the matter?" Kriezmann looked at Su Feng in training and knew that Su Feng had something to look for him.

"Coach, that's it. I would like to know my tactical arrangement. ”

"Well, if you don't come to me, I'll talk to you too. Coach Oscar Robertson will put you in the rotation and play the sixth man in the next game. He's designed a personal ball-holding strategy just for you. ”

Coach Kriezmann was pleased to say to Su Feng that this particular tactical design showed that Su Feng's status in Oscar Robertson's heart had been enhanced.

"I'm dizzy.".

Sure enough, Coach Oscar Robertson, who is addicted to "singles" tactics, has turned the butcher's knife on him.

"Coach, that's it. My positioning is actually a shooter. "I don't like to attack with the ball," Su Feng said more and more calmly.

How could he hide his technical characteristics from Kriezmann? The coach has been in charge of him for three years.

"What? Su Feng, are you kidding? Gunman? Your shooting is always very inconsistent, how can you be a shooter

Coach Kriezmann was surprised that Su Feng said such a thing, Su Feng did not show any shooting potential in the three years he coached.

"Coach, I seem to have found the rhythm and technique of shooting lately. I'm accurate. You know, my talent doesn't support me to attack with the ball. If I really want to play, it affects the integrity of the team. ”

Su Feng touched the sweat on his head and explained to Coach Kriezmann.

Kriezmann is still not convinced. After all, in the past three years, Su Feng's impression of him has been difficult to change.

"When you're playing against Indianapolis Olympia, it's a good dribble offense."

"Coach, I felt like I was in good shape that day. Don't you see that I almost got all three points? Su Feng continued to quibble.

Kriezmann thought for a moment. It seems that Su Fengjin's basic goals are three-point goals, and some are breakthrough two-point goals.

"Well, how do you prove you're a gunslinger? I had a hard time convincing Coach Oscar Robertson

"It's simple. I'll go to court and show you. You can see my percentage. ”

Kriezmann doesn't look like a joke.

I'm going to look at the evidence of his so-called "gunman",

The two came to the pitch and told the players in training to get out of the way.

Kriezmann was ready to see what Su Feng said he had found in the shooting sensation.

"Su Feng, Kriezmann, what are you doing?" Oscar Robertson discovered the anomaly.

Coach Oscar Robertson came up.

The rest of the players are still training on their own, after all, everyone has their own training plan, and it is very important to take advantage of the hard-won training time this season, each player has his own shortcomings that need to be remedied in the game, and those who have not played need to maintain their form through ball training.

Otherwise, if you are sent to play in a match and you are not in good shape, then no one will be to blame.

"Su Feng said he was a gunman. Kriezmann looked at Oscar Robertson and replied.

Su Feng touched his head and said, "Coach Oscar Robertson, my shooting percentage has stabilized recently, and I want to reposition myself." ”

At this time, Su Feng had to fight for his future. Su Feng had never felt that the ball was so hot. Other fringe players want to hold the ball in their hands and have their own unique tactical designs.

"Oh. Okay, then you do the test, I'll take a look

It's funny. Oscar Robertson thinks he knew Su Feng well before. As a result, Su Feng suddenly broke out in the match against Indianapolis Olympia and showed a strong scoring ability. This was something he didn't expect. Now he was a little unconvinced of Su Feng's judgment.

"Okay."

"Su Feng, do you have a problem with five three-point shots?"

One set is a hundred, for a total of 500.

A large number of lenses make it easy to measure relatively real data. Otherwise, it would be irresponsible for an NBA player to decide his own shooting percentage with just 10 shots.

It's not surprising that a player who shoots normally shoots 9-of-10 when he's feeling good.

The shot is good and when it feels bad, 2 out of 10 people can also be shot.

It feels like a wonderful thing, and this is also because the base is too small, only 10 people are shot, which is far less than the shooter to play his strength.