After withdrawing $50,000 in cash from the bank, Richard went straight to the gold jewelry store!

Four proud disciples who are about to participate in the draft, Richard is ready to customize four big "gold medals"!

The so-called big gold medal is actually a big gold chain hanging around the neck of a hip-hop singer, strung with a metal brand that is either round or square or odd-shaped......

Richard didn't know what to call it, and when he arrived at the gold jewelry shop, he made a gesture to get the shopkeeper to understand what Richard meant.

A large thumb-thick gold chain......

Comes with a round gold medal the size of half a palm, engraved with Sirafayette on the front and fearless on the back!

According to the boss, this thing must weigh at least 30 ounces!

30 oz!

It's about to weigh two pounds......

Richard didn't care about the exaggerated weight, in fact, the price of gold was terrible cheap in this era, only $350 an ounce of gold......

In this way, a big gold medal weighing nearly two catties is only more than 10,000 US dollars!

After paying a deposit of $10,000 and agreeing to pick up the goods a week later, Richard left satisfied......

……

Richard's purpose is naturally to improve the cohesion of the players at Purdue University, and feelings and friendships must be cultivated......

But with this big gold medal, it's completely different......

Such a huge gold medal is very eye-catching, as long as you see it, you will immediately remember your identity as a boiler worker, and you can immediately recall the time when we fought together!

Let them never forget that they are part of the West Lafayette gang!

……

Richard, who returned to his residence, was full of joy, but the next phone call made his face full of gloom!

Big Ben was injured during a joint tryout......

It was a very strange injury, and there was no violent confrontation, Big Ben fell while scrambling for a rebound, clutching his ankle and falling to the ground!

The news was that Iverson had called to tell Richard, and there must be no mistake!

This news undoubtedly made Richard very worried about the situation of Big Ben......

Originally, Big Ben's draft prospects were not good, and the draft predictions at the end of the first round, coupled with this weird injury, must be even more unoptimistic!

"Damn! You won't be unsuccessful, will you? Richard felt a little distressed in his heart......

Without thinking about it, he called directly to find Big Ben, he is now very worried that Big Ben will be hit by this, and the joint trial is not a joke, it is about whether the rookies can get the opportunity to try out for each team in the future!

"Hey, Ben, how's it going?" Richard asked anxiously.

"Coach, it's nothing, it's just a minor injury, it's not a big deal!" Big Ben's tone was free......

"By the way, coach, if I don't get selected in the first round this time, you can use the Trail Blazers' second-round pick to pick me away......"

"Hey......

Richard was stunned, hehe?! How it feels like something is wrong!

Big Ben is really hurt?!

"Ben, this is not the time to joke, you kid don't give me so many bells and whistles!"

"If you should have a good trial, you should try out well, I know your little fancy intestines!"

In the blink of an eye, Richard figured out what the hell Big Ben was up to......

Hearing Richard's words, Big Ben pondered for a long time, and finally spoke slowly.

"Coach, actually, I had this idea from the moment I knew you were going to coach in the NBA......"

"I feel that in this world, only you understand me and understand me! Of course, I'm talking about basketball......"

"Think about it, what if I get drafted by other coaches and they don't give me too many opportunities to play because of the low draft pick? Maybe after a few years, I can still get ahead, but I wasted a few years of my golden career! ”

"So, I'd rather lose the cut and continue playing under you as a free agent than risk wasting a few years!"

"Because I know that playing under you, I'm going to be able to get ahead and I'm going to be an All-Star fast!"

"You don't have to worry about the draft, coach, trust me......"

Big Ben's sincere words made Richard's nose a little sour, this is Big Ben's unconditional absolute trust in Richard!

If you think about it carefully, in fact, Daben's words may not be unreasonable!

"But......" Richard still wants to warn Daben that he must be cautious in this matter, and he can't do nonsense!

"Coach, by the way, you don't have to worry about the ranking, seriously, I don't care about the ranking, even if I lose, as long as I can join your team, I am willing!"

"I know the Trail Blazers have a 17th pick right now, coach, don't use this pick on me, you must promise me this!"

"I have other plans!"

Big Ben obviously really thought about it for a long time, and even thought about what kind of pick the Trail Blazers held in their hands!

After saying this, Big Ben hung up the phone in a hurry, not giving Richard a chance to speak again, perhaps he was also afraid that if he continued, Richard would force him to change his mind......

Richard frowned, and began to think about the operability of Big Ben's operation......

In fact, Richard really doesn't want to engage in this kind of operation at all, it's really too risky!

Imagine if Big Ben dodged a tryout because of a fraudulent injury, it was almost certain that his draft pick would drop to the second round!

And the Trail Blazers' second-round pick is also the 17th pick, what if there is a team that doesn't believe in evil before that has to pick up a big book?!

That big book is undoubtedly a loss to the lady and a soldier!

But if this operation can really succeed, it will really have countless benefits for Big Ben!

The biggest advantage is definitely playing under Richard, he can get plenty of playing time and performance opportunities, and it may not take too long to become an NBA star!

The second is the amount of the first contract!

In the first two years, because the big dog was selected by the Bucks, the threat to the Bucks must give the Bucks a ten-year contract of $100 million, otherwise, they will not sign the contract, and finally this goods got the only one-year rookie contract of $68 million in NBA history!

Let's not mention this contract, whether the big dog suffered a loss or made a profit, anyway, at that time, this was a super contract that all newcomers were extremely jealous!

Because of the big dog's sassy operation, when the new labor and salary agreement was negotiated in 95, that is, the CBA agreement, the rookie contract rules were directly introduced, and the amount and length of the rookie contract were completely stipulated, so as to prevent the emergence of such a strange thing as the big dog......

For example, Big Ben participated in the draft this time, and according to his 24th pick in the draft, his salary in the first year of entering the NBA was only about 600,000 US dollars!

This is a CBA agreement restriction that is dead, no one can change it, even if the team is stupid and has more money, it can't give more!

Next, a more sassy operation came......

The rookie contract specified in the CBA agreement refers specifically to the first-round pick, and does not include the second-round pick and undrafted pick......

What does this mean?

It means that second-round picks and undrafted picks can take any amount of contracts, and they are not restricted by the CBA agreement!

Or take Big Ben as an example, if Big Ben entered the league as a second-round pick, as long as the team is willing, he can get a contract with an annual salary of more than 20 million!

That's right, that's how it operates......

At present, the NBA salary cap is $23 million, and there is no talk of a maximum salary, because the maximum salary is a rule made by the CBA agreement in '99......

So as long as the team is willing, as long as people are stupid and have a lot of money, they can give Ben a contract with an annual salary of 23 million!

……

If Richard really got Daben in the second round, it would naturally be impossible to give Ben an annual salary of more than 20 million yuan so exaggeratedly, unless he is really crazy......

But even if you can't give 20 million, the annual salary you give casually is far higher than the 600,000 yuan of the 24th rookie!