Chapter 50: After the Draft
The Suns announced the signing of the 2013 NBA No. 1 pick Mojay Lee when the NBA summer transfer market was officially launched, with a total contract price of 24.98 million for 4 years, and the salary for the first three years of the contract is 17.79 million for a guaranteed contract, and the fourth year of the contract is a non-guaranteed contract, the Suns have the right to exercise the team option, or terminate the player's last year of contract early, there are two situations of early termination, one is that you play too well and are not willing to let you go to the free market in the fourth year, so the contract is renewed early, such as Anthony Davis, Wiggins, the other, like Bennett, played too badly and was cut out early.
According to the current labor contract, the broker can only receive a maximum of 3% of the income of the employer's contract, while Fleichel signed a contract with Li Mojie for 2.5%. But that means that even Marcie Lee's agent, Fleicher, has only earned about $500,000 in the first three seasons, let alone other agents, so it's no surprise that some low-ranking NBA agents also work part-time as dishwashers and KFC employees.
Neither Marc Lee nor Fleischer actually looked down on the salary of the rookie contract, and they were interested in various commercial endorsement contracts. That's the bulk of their future career income.
At the same time, the deal also includes the signing of Rookie Rudy Gobert, the No. 27 rookie who came from this year's trade, with a salary of $3.6 million over three years.
1 year 500,000 US dollars base salary signed 58th pick, Lithuania's interior Alex Oriac.
Since the end of the draft, Li Mojie began to put down other thoughts, rushed to Phoenix, Arizona non-stop, and directly in the rich area closest to the stadium under the connection of Fleicher, not only bought a 500-square-meter villa with a swimming pool and a court, but also bought a newly produced Ferrari 458.
He is not short of money now, all kinds of Chinese and American endorsements have arrived like snowflakes, and he has also signed a big sneaker contract, which is still Li Mojie asked Fleichel not to have so much money for the time being, picking and choosing. In addition, he also set up his own investment team early and hired his own exclusive investment manager, Tang Jun, who is also a Chinese American.
In addition to using part of the money to buy the shares of Penguin, Apple, Tesla and other companies that he had the impression that would rise in the future, it is worth mentioning that after he asked Tang Jun to propose to acquire some shares of twitch companies by himself as an endorsement plus cash, he let Tang Jun return to China and dig up a studio on the other side of the Pacific Ocean to set up a shark live broadcast company for ACFUN, not only generously promised to give the studio some backbone shares in the future, but also injected a lot of money to buy some live broadcasts of e-sports games.
And Li Mojie also uses his influence every day, using Facebook accounts, newly registered Weibo accounts in China, etc., to desperately advertise his live broadcast company, and he does not miss his own training every day, which makes this little-known small domestic live broadcast company attract countless popularity and rise rapidly.
After doing these things, Li Mojie began to concentrate on training, although the layout of making money has fallen, but basketball is a dream he will always pursue. All he wants now is to hurry up and take advantage of July, August, and September to get used to the NBA, and the Suns' coaching staff has already helped him find it, and the Suns' chief player coach, Tyrone Corbyn, is in charge of him alone.
Tyrone Corbyn is a middle-aged white coach who looks like Sven, but he is in good shape and has not been middle-aged. You may not be familiar with him, but there is no doubt about his ability. The most famous disciple he has ever cultivated is Stoudemire, as we all know, Stoudemire was an inside rough brother when he first entered the league, and 70% of his offensive means came from dunks, and it was under the guidance of this experienced player coach that Stoudemire became the most comprehensive offensive power forward in the history of the NBA league in just a few years! And before the crossing, Li Mojie also knew that later, the coach also cultivated a Devin Booker, who played as the team's sixth man in the NCAA league and mainly ran without the ball, and gradually became an offensive kaleidoscope existence.
What Li Mojie has to learn now is how to be an offensive kaleidoscope star.
In fact, the recent situation of the Suns is not good, and after he and Fleischel understood and discussed, they found that the goal of the new season is still to brush up on data and exercise.
In the 2010-11 season, the departure of Amare Stoudemire from the Suns also greatly reduced the strength of the Suns, and the team began to rebuild with it. In the middle of the season, the Suns sent Jason Richardson and Earl Clarke for Vince Carter and Marcin Gortatt and Michael Petrus, but the team still struggled to make the playoffs.
In the 2011-12 season, on July 5, 2012, the Suns and Lakers completed a sign-and-trade deal, in which the Suns traded Nash for four draft picks and trade exceptions for the Lakers ($8.9 million in December 2011 for Odom to the Mavericks) and $3 million in cash. As a result, the Suns received first-round picks in 2013 and 2015, as well as second-round picks in 2013 and 2014.
On January 19, 2013, the Phoenix Suns fired Alvin Gentry as head coach. Assistant coach Lindsay Hunt has been appointed interim head coach. On February 23, 2013, the Suns lost to the Celtics 88-113, and have not scored more than 100 points in 12 consecutive home games, which is also the longest record in the history of the Suns without scoring more than 100 points at home. On Feb. 27, 2013, the Suns scored a team-high 14 points in their 84-83 win over the Timberwolves, the first team to win overtime 24 seconds later without anyone scoring more than 15.
On May 30, 2013, the Suns announced Jeff Hornacek as the team's new head coach. Hornacek spent six seasons with the Suns and had a 14-year career and became the 16th head coach in Suns history
In the Phoenix West Arena, there is a heavy wheezing sound and the clatter of a racket on the wooden floor.
"Hello, Mojie." The newly signed head coach of the Suns, Hornacek, who once broke through the nickname of "death gun" in the rivers and lakes, came up to shake hands enthusiastically when he saw Li Mojie as soon as he entered the stadium. There is no way, he is a new official and becomes the head coach of the NBA for the first time, but this Li Mojie is a big guy who has emphasized the need to focus on taking care of the boss and the manager, so he naturally has to be polite.
"Hello, Coach." Li Mojie, who had just finished a group of training and was resting, was also very excited to see the legendary "national father-in-law" Hornacek, and he had the impression that the beautiful Abby girl was interviewing her father at the Suns' home court this season, so she quickly came up and shook hands.
"How's it going, is it okay to train with Tylon?" Hornacek asked with a Salt Lake City accent.
"Well, he's a devil, but the effect is still a little bit. Coach Tyrone wanted to develop me into an offensive kaleidoscope like Pierce and Anthony. Li Mojie first complained, then wiped his sweat, and said.
"Mo Jie, I heard it all." Coach Tyrone next to him didn't know when he came over and said.
"Well, that's good, if it's about shooting, I can teach you that, after all, I've been a shooting coach for the Jazz for several years." Hornacek obviously wanted to win over Li Mojie, so he spoke.
"Thank you so much, Coach I need a marksman like you to coach." Li Mojie's words are sincere, the three-point shot, as an increasingly important offensive means, occupies a higher and higher position in the player's arsenal, and this Hornacek was famous in the league with his running position and three-point shooting, of course, he has to ask for advice.
"Summer league is about to start, how's it going, are you confident?" Hornacek patted Li Mojie on the shoulder and asked.
"Of course, I've been learning a lot from Coach Tyrone lately!" Li Mojie smiled at the corner of his mouth and said confidently.
"By the way, Major, Ryan told me that the No. 7 jersey you wore before has been retired for our Suns, is there anything else you would like to wear?" Hornacek snapped his head and remembered.
"Number 22!" Li Mojie lowered his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly spoke.
"Number 22? Are you sure? You know, No. 22 is in front of No. 23! "Hornacek was a player in the era when the "gods" dominated the league, so he was naturally sensitive to this number.
"It's okay, that's it, just say what the media says!" Li Mojie stared at the basketball in his hand for a moment, and said in his heart: Let's draw an end to the 22-year-old life in my previous life.