Chapter 30: Mixed Blessings
McBrown's words made Chen Yu fall into thought.
To some extent, this incident made Chen Yu get his wish, but from other perspectives, it disappointed him greatly.
Indeed, with this 10-day short-term contract, Chen Yu can be regarded as his first relatively formal contract in the NBA. Moreover, a team in the NBA can only sign a player on a 10-day contract a maximum of two times in a season, and there is no such thing as a third contract extension.
By the third time, the player would have to be signed with a base salary for at least one season.
Therefore, this short-term contract is at least the penultimate test of each other.
Speaking of which, the Lakers' point guard line is too congested, and this problem continues to play out, which naturally brings a lot of problems.
can give Chen Yu a short-term contract, can give him a chance to show, in fact, this is already very good.
But on the other hand, it's just a short-term contract, and the Lakers still haven't really cultivated him as a thoroughly manufacturable material, at least not thoroughly believing in him.
Of course, it really wasn't enough to make the Lakers believe in Chen Yu in two games.
Even Lin was crazy, it took seven or eight games to lay his foundation, and then with the decline in statistics and injuries, the Knicks actually began to "encourage" him to find a new team, so he signed a four-year contract with the Rockets.
After all, the NBA is still a business, and unless you can contribute your business value steadily, they will always watch you and always doubt you.
Moreover, the choice of answers given to Chen Yu is too narrow, and now he seems to have to agree to this path.
Seeing Chen Yu's complicated expression, McBrown on the side began to explain to Chen Yu: "Chen Yu, in fact, what we provide you with is not a simple contract, it is not ordinary, but it is also very beneficial to you, because this contract is worth 40,000 US dollars, and this 40,000 US dollars is fully guaranteed!" ”
This sentence made Chen Yu's heart feel more comfortable.
Logically speaking, there are rules in the NBA short-term contract - the salary paid to the player must be paid according to the base salary of the season, and when it comes to each contract, you can choose the average salary of three games or the average salary of 10 days.
But both of these will be pretty much the same anyway.
According to the basic salary of this season, the lowest price of a player's 10-day short-term contract is about 19,000, and now Chen Yu can get 40,000 US dollars, and the Lakers are very generous.
With a non-rigorous algorithm, if you calculate it according to the current $40,000 for 3 games, and extrapolate it a little further, Chen Yu's total salary this season can even reach $1.1 million!
Of course, these things certainly can't be counted like that.
That's a pretty good number anyway.
Chen Yu probably pondered for a while, if nothing else, it is estimated that this is because the Lakers feel that they only provide themselves with a 10-day contract, and may still feel a little bad for Chen Yu's performance in the previous two games, so they gave him $40,000.
"Okay, I got it." Chen Yu said to McBrown, and there was not much expression on his face.
It was at this point that Jenny Bass finally said her first words: "Hey, Chen, where's your agent?" I think you can talk to him about him. We can talk a lot more, including your market and so on, which will have a big impact on our understanding and bring you greater benefits. ”
Jenny Bass's words, Chen Yu listened to them and understood them halfway, and turned around in his head to understand the literal meaning, and then turned around to understand the deep meaning.
This guy is beating around the bush, but the meaning should still be based on how much he can contribute to the Chinese market, and propose a different contract.
Chen Yu was a little scoffy at these.
Until you actually hit it, it's just a joke to talk about the Chinese market.
The success of the Rockets is based on Yao Ming's successful career, and if the Chinese players don't really play, at least as a stable rotation, the Chinese market that the team can get will definitely be limited. What's more, the Lakers are also the second parent team in China, and Kobe Bryant is still in full swing in China, so there is no need for so many moves.
However, judging from the gossip I heard, this palace fight drama is one after another, and both sides may want to make contributions and seize the opportunity in the great cause of seizing the heir.
In this way, any bit of market growth will be seen by them as a possibility on the way forward.
However, what Jeanie Bass said is indeed a problem: I really don't have an agent now, and the agent is still very useful, at least in the matter of contracts, there is no need for Chen Yu to think hard in his heart. It's like saying that in front of him, if Chen Yu has an agent, the contract and the like can be handled by him, and then he can find an endorsement for himself, find a reliable assistant, and find a trainer......
In short, a good agent is indeed very important, anyway, Chen Yu doesn't have to worry too much, after a team appears, he can play with peace of mind, and he doesn't have to think too much about the rest.
It's just, how can I find this agent?
In fact, this is also what Chen Yu doesn't understand very well now, these days there are already many agents looking for Chen Yu's contact information, some are famous, some are not famous, and some are simply new to the industry and want to grow up with Chen Yu...... It's just that they haven't contacted Chen Yu yet.
Anyway, after hearing Jenny Buss's words, he said, "I'm sorry, I don't have it yet." ”
"Young man, I can recommend one to you, I know a lot of agents." Jeanie Bass was quick to continue.
Chen Yu almost wanted to swing his hands, the boss recommended you to an agent, forget it, if you play in the Lakers and Jenny Buss recommends it, then you must not be played to death, and people will sell you directly after connecting with each other.
So Chen Yu said: "Thank you very much for your kindness, but in fact, I am almost negotiating now, and I will have an agent when the contract is signed." ”
"Well, then I sincerely wish you can find a great agent, and I look forward to us signing a new official contract, you know, I am very optimistic about you as a young man!"
Jeanie Bass finally said that although Chen Yu has not signed yet, she seems to be very confident and feels that Chen Yu will definitely sign it.