Chapter 461: Troubled?

In the NBA, the head coach's salary is not included in the team's salary space, and the specific amount is not specified, let alone capped. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info that is, how much money a coach of an NBA team can get, it is all up to the boss. Theoretically, coaches can be paid more than players if the owner wants to.

The salary of a coach has never been very high, and now, it is only a few million dollars a year. The top is Popovich's annual salary of 11 million, which is already an unbelievable price. Therefore, when the Lakers officially announced the news that Chu Xuan had signed a 100 million yuan coaching contract, the entire sports world suddenly exploded.

"Oh my God, Jim Bass is so generous that he would pay a coach that much. You know, with so much money, you can renew a starter. ”

"Chu Xuan's road to creating miracles has not stopped, 108 million in 6 years, it is really unreal. However, his coaching record makes him worthy of the contract. ”

"The average annual salary is $18 million, although the salary of NBA players is going to explode, but now, the salary of the head coach is also exploding. The bosses seem to be making a lot of money, and they are so rich. ”

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As Kupchak said with a smile, Chu Xuan's signing of a 100 million yuan coaching contract really made headlines in all the media.

The whole of China is reporting on this incident, and even ordinary people who are not NBA fans know about Chu Xuan because of this, for these ordinary people, they are extremely surprised, it turns out that commanding players to play can still earn so much money, which is hundreds of millions of RMB.

is only in his 20s, earning 100 million US dollars in 6 years, this matter is spreading among more than a billion people in China, and it is difficult for Chu Xuan to think of being famous.

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The benefits of the 100 million yuan coach contract incident under the high exposure rate are great. First of all, the number of new fans is exploding, which can undoubtedly bring several times the benefits to the NBA. Secondly, for the Lakers, the Chinese market has been attacked again. There is no doubt that Jim Bass will definitely get more than he has paid for Chu Xuan. Finally, it is the benefit to Chu Xuan, whose Twitter followers and Chinese Weibo followers have skyrocketed again, and his current fame is comparable to that of superstars such as James and Kobe. Moreover, the huge popularity also led to the rapid development of Chu Xuan's business, which made his income skyrocket.

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Over the next few days, the world will be watching the Lakers to see how many wins it can pull off the season.

However, what is surprising is that Chu Xuan lost in the first game of signing a new contract, the Lakers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies in the first game of their three-game trip, and Embiid slashed 35 points and 8 boards in 27 minutes, coupled with the outbreak of Grizzlies guards Conley and Rotten, the Lakers suffered the biggest loss of the season, losing by 17 points.

You know, the Lakers' dominance this season is unquestionable, and for a team that is set to break a 72-game winning streak, it's really hard to believe that any other team can beat the Lakers by that many points.

Chu Xuan began to receive some doubts, and some bad voices began to appear around him from the outside world, all of which were to say that he was dizzy by the 100 million yuan contract and couldn't maintain a peaceful state of mind?

Seriously, Chu Xuan didn't lose his cool because of the contract problem, nor did he feel impetuous.

The Grizzlies defeated the Lakers, which was because the other party played well, and Chu Xuan didn't feel that this was careless.

It seems that this ball has once again sounded a wake-up call for the Lakers and Chu Xuan, and they are not unbeatable.

Of course, with the playoffs still nearly two months away, they have more time to prepare and adjust.

As for being questioned? Of course Chu Xuan would respond.

In the next two games after three consecutive road trips, the Lakers won back-to-back games.

And on the 26th, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 112-111 in overtime at home, winning three in a row and ending the February schedule.

Despite three consecutive wins, the doubts have not decreased, but have intensified.

Experts from ESPN and other media have published articles to analyze and comment on the Lakers' games after the All-Star break, and the unanimous opinion is that "the Lakers are in trouble".

Buckley, a well-known commentator under Time Warner, is a well-known new lake honey who has been supporting the Lakers for the past two years. However, he is now very clear in his support for the well-publicized view: "Yes, the Lakers are in trouble. They're not as smooth as they used to be, and I think that's going to wake them up and not go into the playoffs with a high profile. If they can't stay humble, I think they might be able to repeat the mistakes of the Lakers in F4. ”

It seems that the whole world agrees with the view that the Lakers are in trouble, which puts the Lakers on the cusp of the storm, and the pressure comes with it.

In fact, the main reason why the Lakers are questioned like this is because after the All-Star period, the Lakers played 5 games, lost 1 game, won 4 games, and 2 of them were narrowly won by 1 point, which is really hard to believe in the dominance of the Lakers.

What puzzles everyone is, is it just an illusion that the Lakers have been invincible? Or after the playoffs, the overall strength of the other teams started to rise? But neither of these reasons seems to be valid.

It seems that the Lakers are indeed in some trouble.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Chu Xuan, at this time, it seemed that it should be time for him, the 100 million yuan coach, to stand up.

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Training ground

At this time, there was an intra-team match, and the coaches were Nash and Payton, and the two of them seemed very serious, not calling a timeout, and then constantly drawing on the tactical board, explaining and arranging for the players.

It doesn't feel like a training match at all.

As the head coach, Chu Xuan was sitting on the bench not far away at this time, staring at the game with his chin up, not with a thoughtful look.

The last 5 games in February were really not very good for the Lakers, so Chu Xuan decided to make a change in play. Today's training match is the time to test the results.

Judging from the progress of the training match, there are still some mistakes in the players.

After about half an hour, the training match ended, and the players and coaching staff came to Chu Xuan's side.

"Chu, how is it today?" Nash asked.

After the game against the Spurs, the Lakers were given three days off, and during those three days, the Lakers have been training according to the new changes.

"Overall it's pretty good." Chu Xuan nodded and said, "However, the key is to keep it." (To be continued.) )