While Osborne was training in the system space, his brother Ivan was also in the office of Pistons President Joe Dumas and was discussing the rookie contract with Joe Dumas.

Joe Dumas said: "Ivan, given that Osborne is a rookie with a relatively low draft pick, his rookie contract is definitely not as good as those rookies who are in the top 10 in the draft, so I don't think the salary of Osborne's rookie contract should be very high, and the best rookie contract I can offer is a 2+2 guaranteed rookie contract or a 3+1 non-guaranteed rookie contract, depending on which form of contract you choose." In fact, Jo Dumas is very optimistic about Osborne, because he feels that Osborne's skills are very good, and the only shortcoming is still a little weak physically, but given that Osborne is only 17 years old, there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Although Ivan, as an agent, is negotiating and signing a contract for the first time, his psychological quality is also quite good, and there is no trace of nervousness, but of course he will not be nervous, after all, Osborne's strange request is no one and there is no pressure. Ivan said: "Mr. Dumas, can you give me a little bit more specific salary data on the rookie contract so that I can choose which rookie contract it is. ”

Jo Dumas was not too troublesome and explained directly: "The 3+1 non-guaranteed rookie contract is a three-year contract of $4 million, $950,000 in the first year, $1.1 million in the second year, and $1.95 million in the third year, but Osborne must complete some necessary team requirements to obtain the team's right of first refusal, and he will become a restricted free agent after playing three years." The 2+2 guaranteed contract is also very simple, that is, a two-year rookie contract of $3 million, $1.3 million in the first year, $1.7 million in the second year, and two years of team preemptive signing. It depends on which type of contract you want to choose. ”

Ivan felt that the 2+2 guaranteed contract was a very suitable rookie contract for Osborne, but when he thought of Osborne's advice before leaving, he was a little hesitant, and then Ivan weakly asked if there was a one-year rookie contract. Joe Dumas couldn't believe his ears, he really didn't expect this Ivan to make such a request, other rookies are eager to sign a long-term guaranteed contract, just like there was a rookie named Glenn Robinson who dared to ask for a 10-year 100 million ultra-long contract, otherwise he decided not to sign with the team, and finally the team made concessions and the two sides agreed to a 10-year deal of 68.15 million US dollars. But Osborne is a first-round pick, and he wants to sign a contract for a second-round draft, what does this Osborne want to do, is he too confident in himself to be able to complete the transcendence of himself within a year, intends to sign a big contract, or wants to get out of the Pistons, but Joe Dumas feels that Osborne does not have so much ambition and strength, after all, the Pistons can be called the boss in the Eastern Conference, is one of the top seeded teams in the Eastern Conference, and is very likely to win the championship potential championship team, most people want to squeeze into it, So I don't have to dwell on the second possibility. He just thought that the team's head coach Larry Brown still needed enough salary space to bring in some quality bench players, so he replied: "There is a one-year rookie contract, but this is the treatment of a second-round pick, and of course there are non-draft players who have not passed the draft have a one-year contract, or even a 10-day non-guaranteed short contract." So you see if you think about it again, a first-round pick is usually a 2+2 or 3+1 contract, if Osborne strongly wants a one-year rookie contract, I can also agree, and the annual salary can be increased a bit. ”

As soon as Ivan heard Jo Dumas's words, he felt that there was a door, and immediately said: "In this case, I don't know how much Mr. Dumas can increase his annual salary, my employer has to sign a one-year rookie contract, and I am in a hurry if I sign more, so I can only work more on my annual salary, otherwise I can't deal with my employer, I really have never seen such a strange employer." As soon as Jo Dumas heard that it was really Osborne's idea, he no longer worried about his agent cheating him, and said: "I can set his annual salary at 2 million a year, you see how it goes." After Ivan heard the words of President Joe Dumas, the big stone in his heart finally landed, and he could be regarded as completing the task given to him by Osborne, so he said: "It's decided, let's sign the contract quickly." Ivan then signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Pistons on behalf of Osborne in the Pistons' president's office, which couldn't have been cheaper, and both sides were happy. It's just that many years later, Joe Dumas regretted that his intestines were green, he recalled: "At that time, in order to build a championship team and save salary space for recruitment, I agreed to give Osborne a one-year pocket contract, and I thought Osborne was naïve and ignorant, but I didn't expect that my contract directly let go of a cornerstone of the team that everyone wants, I really regret it." "I'll leave that at the moment. Osborne's rookie contract is really a big gap with the rookie of the 03 lottery pick, LeBron James, the rookie champion, on July 4, 03, James signed a three-year rookie contract with the Cavaliers with a total amount of $12.96 million. His teammate Daco Milicic also has a three-year, $11 million rookie contract, both of which are big contracts for top rookies. Not to mention the above two super rookies, let's just say that Kirksinrich, who is a little disagreeable with Osborne, is also a three-year rookie contract worth 968, and it seems that the gap between people is so big. But who blinded the Pistons management?

Ivan successfully completed the task, and he called Osborne to invite merit and said: "Osborne, I have completed the task you gave me perfectly, and the annual salary has been increased from 1.3 million a year to 2 million US dollars a year." Osborne was overjoyed when he heard that Ivan had really signed a one-year contract, and he said to the phone: "Well done Ivan, I thank you so much, but you better hurry up and choose a house with an independent gym, I can't let go of my hands in the hotel." "Ivan over there was suddenly petrified, I didn't expect Osborne to have a lot of things, forget it is the agent's life, born to work hard. Then Ivan hung up the phone and went to look for a house.

And Osborne's side couldn't suppress his ecstasy, he imagined that he had completed the first step towards the peak of his life, and the next thing was to practice his internal skills and go all out to brush the data.