Chapter XXIII Signing
July 19, 2010 is the Mavericks' Summer League finale. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Lin Hao, who was sitting on the bench, was a little idle, the injury on the corner of his eyebrows was not healed, and it looked like Coach Conners would not send Lin Hao to play today. So Lin Hao's main task today is to wave a towel, and whenever his teammates play a wonderful attack and wonderful cooperation, it is Lin Hao's time to play.
The camera also gives Lin Hao a close-up of waving a towel from time to time, and the recent news about Lin Hao is indeed a bit hot, whether it is about his hairstyle or his wonderful performance in this summer league, or even as the first Asian player to land in the NBA, Lin Hao is full of heated discussions.
Although Lin Hao did not play, it was a pity that the game on the field was indeed too dull, and the commentary on the sidelines couldn't help but open up Lin Hao, who was innocently lying on the gun, in order to adjust the atmosphere.
"Everyone knows that during the summer league, Lin Hao's performance was very good, in the four games for the Mavericks, Lin Hao reportedly averaged 14 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2 steals per game, his ability to break through fouls and his defense are eye-catching. Experts from a number of media outlets have written that the 21-year-old Harvard top student can land in the NBA. A scout from a Western Conference team said: "Lin Hao has shown that he can be an NBA point guard, he can finish offense, he can defend, and his athleticism is significantly above the NBA average. And the experts of the Boston Globe commented: "Lin Hao is the second scorer of the Mavericks, second only to Dominic Jones in points per game. Lin Hao's ability to play the No. 1 and No. 2 positions is the biggest surprise in this year's Summer League, and the NBA is looking forward to tapping into Lin Hao's more abilities.
Due to his outstanding performance in the summer league, Lin Hao has received offers from the Mavericks, Nuggets, Warriors and other teams, and the summer league is coming to an end.
Today's Mavericks game opponent is the Kings, the Kings have not tasted a win since the start of the summer league, this game is the same, early lost suspense, the only interesting estimate is whether the Kings can score more than 50 points after the whole game and how much of a point difference will be lost, you must know that the biggest point difference in this summer league is the Suns 50-85 defeat to the Raptors, 35 points difference is also the largest point difference in this year's summer league.
The Kings scored just seven points in the first quarter, yes, you read that right, seven points in the first quarter. A total of 24 points were scored at halftime, and only 35 points were scored after three quarters, which was simply unbearable to look at, and iron, turnovers, and fouls became the main theme of their game.
Let's take a look at the Kings' starters, PG Dewan Downey, SG Ryan Thompson, SF Dent Green, PF Hassan Whiteside (2010 No. 33 pick), C DeMarcus Cousins (2010 No. 5 pick).
Let's focus on DeMarcus Cousins, as the first round of the 2010 No. 5 pick, Cousins in this summer league showed a high start and low situation, today fell to the bottom, 3 quarters of the game only 12 shots hit 11 iron and 5 turnovers, more incredible than this is that Cousins has returned to the bench, but not because the 2010 round of the No. 5 pick did not perform well or was not physically strong enough to be replaced by the coach, Rather, he was sent off by the referee because he accumulated 10 fouls, which is really... ”
The commentary on the sidelines was like a bamboo tube fried beans, laughing and talking.
With a beep, the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the game, and the Kings finally lost the game 54-85, scoring more than 50 points in the whole game and controlling the final point difference to within 34 points, finally not breaking the Suns' record, the Mavericks' Dominic Jones performed well with 17 points and 7 assists, and the main point guard Bobeer also scored 15 points.
Lin Hao stepped forward and high-fived and hugged his teammates who came off the court in turn, Jones, Sam and even Bobeer. Bo Boe also whispered a word of congratulations in Lin Hao's ear, Lin Hao patted Bo Bo Ai on the shoulder and sincerely said thank you, and the two met a little bit and laughed at each other.
After the game, everyone went their separate ways, and Lin Hao, who received a call from Mike, returned to the hotel to pack his luggage, said goodbye to Jones and Sam, and then took the journey to Texas.
On July 20, 2010, it was definitely a special day for Lin Hao, Lin Hao, who was sitting opposite Donnie Nelson, chairman of the Mavericks Basketball Operations Department, looked at the contract in his hand seriously, and Mike, the agent next to him, was whispering to Lin Hao in detail about the terms of the contract.
This is a two-year partial guarantee contract, the annual salary of the first year is about $1 million, the guarantee part is three-quarters, and the team also has a player option for the second year.
Lin Hao looked at Nelson and said sincerely: "I've been a little insomnia lately, I'm excited to sign for the NBA, it's a dream come true, nothing excites me more than getting a contract in the Summer League, and finally, thank you very much for giving me a chance to play in the Summer League to prove myself." ”
Lin Hao stood up and thanked Nelson, but Nelson smiled and said to Lin Hao: "You are very special, you know what, I like your style of play and basketball IQ, frankly, originally I thought you still need to exercise for another year to enter the NBA, so I originally wanted you to play for our development league team." That's what it was in the first place, so I didn't draft you in the draft because I think you need another year of workouts, and I want you to play for us, to fit in the city, to fit in this team. But in this summer league, you relied on sharp breakthroughs, tenacious defense, keen court insight and excellent leadership skills to break my original idea, I think I have to sign you in advance, otherwise I am really afraid that you will be abducted, then I will not lose my wife and lose my soldiers. At the end of the speech, Nelson also humored, "Anyway, welcome to be a part of the Dallas Mavericks family, I don't think you will regret coming to this team." ”
"Yes, sir, it is my pleasure." Lin Hao smiled slightly, shook hands with Donnie Nelson lightly and said.