Chapter 177: The Gate of the NBA

"10 gold medals! How is it possible for humans to do this! I guess Zhang Guan must be an alien! ”

"A world record in eight events in athletics? He still plays tennis? Still playing basketball? Is Zhang Guan Superman? I suggest that he should be arrested and dissected, and maybe there will be some unexpected discoveries! ”

"I think Zhang Guan is a modified person created by China's secret experiment, yes, it's like those super soldiers in the movie and the like, Zhang Guan is the kind of successful experiment, otherwise how could it be so powerful!"

The TV set was broadcasting all kinds of ridicule from foreign audiences, and the achievement of winning 10 gold medals in one Olympic Games was indeed enough to shock the whole world. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Ordinary people abroad are actually very gossipy, and many people may not pay special attention to the Olympic Games, but they are still more concerned about some new things. 10 gold medals, still won in three different events, everything Zhang Guan did in this Olympic Games, as a separate film as material.

In fact, there are indeed film production companies that have contacted Zhang Guan, hoping to make a movie about his deeds.

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Los Angeles, USA.

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Kupchak is being interviewed by a local media outlet in Los Angeles.

"Mr. Kupchak, the next question, the quadrennial Olympics have ended, and it is a pity that our men's basketball dream team once again missed the gold medal, and it was Zhang Guan who finally completed the stunner. During the whole game, Zhang Guan's performance was very good, he not only got a big double-double, but also did not fall behind when facing Kobe Bryant 1-on-1. We noticed that Zhang Guan was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 58th pick in this year's NBA draft, is the Los Angeles Lakers ready to complete the signing with Zhang Guan? The female reporter asked with a smile on her face.

"Of course!" Kupchak said with a smile: "As long as Zhang Guan is willing, we can give him a big contract at any time!" The Los Angeles Lakers are in great need of a good player like Zhang Guan! In fact, we have already sent someone to contact Zhang Guan's agent to discuss Zhang Guan's joining the NBA. ”

"So what do you think is the chance of Zhang Guan entering the NBA?" The beautiful reporter then asked.

"It depends on whether Zhang Guan is willing to come to the United States, we all know that Zhang Guan is not just participating in a competition, the greatest athlete in the world, that is a busy man! So the final decision is still in the hands of Zhang Guan, but we welcome Zhang Guan's arrival at any time, and the door of the Lakers will always be open to him! Kupchak began.

Relieved to end the interview, Kupchak opened his email to check for new emails.

There's a new email from Heat general manager Pat Riley asking Kupchak if there's any possibility of trading Zhang Guan's signing.

"Only a fool will trade!" Kupchak muttered to himself.

This is not the first time he has received such an email, and he has already rejected several teams before that.

Although the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics in the semifinals last season, it is undeniable that they are still the top team in the NBA, at least in terms of championship odds, they are not weaker than the Celtics. If Zhang Guan is just a potential rookie, perhaps Kupchak will choose to trade, because the current Lakers do not have time to wait for a rookie to grow, even if the other person will become another Jordan. But now Zhang Guan is obviously an instant combat force, and he can play when he comes, and Kupchak will certainly not trade.

"Three months ago, when we chose Zhang Guan in the draft, I don't know how many people were spraying us, but now we see it, we have picked up the treasure, the 58th place in the second round, and we have selected a top player!" Kupchak was smug and complacent.

Just then, Kupchak's phone rang, and the caller ID was Lakers head coach Phil Jackson.

"Hey, my old friend, what's the matter with me?" Kupchak asked.

"I heard that you sent someone to contact Zhang Guan's agent? Do you want to sign him? Why I don't know about this! Phil Jackson asked unhappily.

"I'm very sorry, I just sent someone to ask if Zhang Guan is interested in coming to the NBA, and as for the signing, it hasn't entered the substantive discussion stage yet, so I didn't tell you." Kupchak paused, then said, "Besides, as you know, we don't have that much money to sign him. ”

The Lakers have a lot of money, of course, it can't be that they really don't have money, and what Kupchak said about no money is the limit of the NBA salary cap. The Los Angeles Lakers' total salary next season will reach $78 million, which is far more than the league's $56.68 million salary cap, and the Lakers have no way to sign any free agents except for the use of signing exceptions. Therefore, if the Lakers want to sign Zhang Guan, they can only use the base salary exception. And with the current identity and strength of Zhang Guan, it is obviously impossible to sign a basic salary.

There is a rookie exception in the NBA, which requires all first-round picks to sign a 2+2 contract with the team, with a guaranteed contract for the first two years and a team option for the second two years. There are also certain restrictions on the wages paid. Under normal circumstances, the first salary of an NBA champion is about $5 million a year.

The rookies selected in the second round are not limited by this rookie exception, and there are no rules on the rookie salary in the second round. So the contract for the second-round rookie is actually the equivalent of an invitation contract. Since it is an invitation and him, you can only use salary space or trading exceptions, such as basic salary exceptions, middle class exceptions, mini middle classes, space middle classes, and so on.

Few second-round rookies can establish themselves in the NBA, so the vast majority of second-round picks have a base salary contract for the first time, such as a one-year partial guarantee, a one-year full coverage contract, or a one-year full coverage for the second year with a team option. If the player plays well, the Arenas clause can also guarantee the team the ability to renew the player in the third year using the Larry Bird clause.

There are also some players who did not enter the NBA immediately after being drafted, such as Louis Scola, who was selected with the 56th pick in the second round in 2003 but only entered the NBA in 2007, and his first contract was three years and $9.3 million. That's a lot higher than the average second-round rookie's contract. At the same time, the three-year contract also guarantees that the Rockets can use the Larry Bird clause when they re-sign Scola.

(Larry Bird Clause: A team may renew a free agent with the team without a salary cap, but the renewing free agent must have been with the team for at least three years.) Liberty can increase their wages by 10.5 percent per season, while signing with other teams can only increase them by 8 percent. Therefore, NBA stars who complete their rookie contracts will make more money by renewing their original teams than by signing with other teams. )

The current Lakers are facing such a situation, the Lakers can't give Zhang Guan a big contract, the team has no salary space, there is no such thing as a middle-class exception, and all they can use is a base salary exception. Signing the world's greatest athletes with a base salary? Let's not talk about whether Zhang Guan is willing or not, the Lakers don't dare to mention this matter at all, and bringing it up is more like insulting Zhang Guan. So in the current situation of the Lakers, it is impossible to sign Zhang Guan.

The rest of the NBA apparently knows where the Lakers are right now, so they're asking about the possibility of a trade. Anyway, your Lakers can't sign Zhang Guan, so you might as well sell us the signing rights.

And Kupchak clearly has no intention of trading. It's one thing for the Lakers not to give Zhang Guanda a contract, and it's another thing to trade the signing rights. For an athlete of Zhang Guan's level, even if he has not yet come to the NBA, the matter of trading must be discussed with Zhang Guan himself.

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"Zhang Guan, your stunner in the Olympic men's basketball final shocked the world, and the recent American media reported that the Los Angeles Lakers have sent someone to negotiate with you about signing a contract, is it true?" A reporter asked.

"It is true." Zhang Guan nodded, and then said: "But I refused, my work has been scheduled for next year, and there is no time to enter the NBA for the time being, I am very grateful for the invitation of the Los Angeles Lakers, I think there will be a chance to cooperate at a suitable time in the future." I also recommended Sun Yue to the Lakers, he was drafted by the Lakers last year, and his performance in the Olympics is also obvious to all, I think the Lakers can give him a chance to play in the preseason......"

The reporter nodded in disappointment: "In fact, many fans are looking forward to you entering the NBA as soon as possible, and then having a Chinese derby with Da Yao." ”

"yes, I'm looking forward to it, too." Zhang Guan responded with a smile.

After finishing the interview, Zhang Guan returned to the car. Zhuge Wenbo, who had been waiting in the car, had a serious face, he put down his mobile phone and said, "Something happened!" ”

"What's the matter?" Zhang Guan suddenly became nervous.

"I just received a call from the Athletics Management Center, the IAAF sent a letter to our Athletics Association, in the re-examination of the latest Olympic B specimens, one of your specimens was found to be doping, and now the IAAF requires our Athletics Association to send people to Switzerland to jointly test several others!" Zhuge Wenbo opened his mouth and said.

"I was tested for doping? What the hell is going on? Zhang Guan's face was furious.

"I don't know the specifics, we'll go to the field management center now, Director Ma should know the details." (To be continued.) )