Chapter 131 Contract
With the help of Rich Paul, Lu Junyi got a one-year, $23 million contract from the Bulls. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
According to Gal Forman's idea, he would have wanted to sign a big three-year, $50 million contract.
Rich Paul rejected the offer.
He believes that Lu Junyi has not yet made a name for himself and has not yet had enough NBA honors.
A one-year contract is enough for Lu Junyi to shine in the NBA.
A year later, his value should not be lower than LeBron.
After 2016, due to the impact of the Rose clause, the NBA's salary has increased significantly, and some young stars, such as Anthony Davis and Damian Lillard, have a starting salary of $30.15 million when they renew their contracts.
Lu Junyi's strength is only stronger than these people, and $23 million a year is not high. A salary of $50 million over three years can't satisfy Rich Paul's appetite. Cut, this amount of money is not enough for James to earn for a year.
After Rich Paul and Du Qian arrived at the Spurs, they were warmly welcomed by Spurs general manager RC Buford.
After the retirement of Manu Ginobili and Pau Gasol, the strength of the Spurs has dropped significantly, especially Gasol's injury, which has deprived the Spurs of a strong center. Not only was the offensive system affected, but the pressure on the defense was also great.
The Spurs didn't start out with Al Horford, and they were targeting Celtics center Al Horford. However, the Spurs don't have enough salary space, and it's almost impossible to sign Horford.
At this time, Rich Paul sent Du Qian's game video, and after watching the game video, the Spurs showed unprecedented interest.
Du Qian's height and arm length all surpassed Gasol's, especially the hot pot hand who blocked on the spot, which made Greg Popovich itch.
In order to comprehensively evaluate Du Qian's strength, the Spurs specially arranged an internal training game for Du Qian.
After Gasol and Ginobili retired, Tony Parker became the undisputed boss of the Spurs.
"This Asian guy is really tall. However, stiffness and lack of bounce are common problems among Asians. Before the game, Tony Parker whispered to LaMarcus. Aldridge said, "LaMarcus, let that Chinese see how powerful our NBA center is!" ā
LaMarcus nodded maliciously, "Tony, I'll teach him how to be a man in minutes." ā
The two of them had the intention of getting off Ma Wei, and during the game, they took special care of Du Qian.
Du Qian is not a good-tempered person, after sensing the hostility between the two, Du Qian broke out, stretched out his long arms, and a super hot pot slammed LaMarcus and the basketball to the ground.
LaMarcus didn't believe in evil, and after getting a pass from Tony Parker, he hit Du Qian hard and forced the basket. As a result, as soon as Du Qian stretched out his hand, it was another big hot pot.
After eating four blocks in a row, LaMarcus finally got deflated. I didn't dare to dunk again, and with a hook hand, I finally scored a goal.
1-of-5 shooting, which is a humiliating statistic for a center.
What's more, LaMarcus finally recognized the fact that in the face of Du Qian's defense, there was almost no chance of success.
Seeing such a strong defense of the Chinese, Popovich was very satisfied. For the Spurs today, there is a problem in the offensive link, and the pressure on the defense is even greater. This Chinese's offensive talent has not yet been revealed, but the defensive ability is definitely the highest level in the NBA.
"Does LaMarcus want to challenge Du Qian?" Rich Paul sneered without the slightest concealment: "Warcraft are not Du's opponents, LaMarcus is nothing." ā
Du Qian's performance earned the trust of his teammates, Patty Mills made a behind-the-back pass, and Kawai Leonard forced a breakthrough with the ball, facing Tony Parker's defense, throwing the ball directly to the basket.
The ball smashed the board and did not score, Du Qian stretched out his long arm, received the ball with one arm, and made a violent deduction with his hand, 2 points.
This violent buckle was neat, and Du Qian didn't even jump much, giving full play to the advantage of his height and arm length.
In the ensuing game, the teammates made bold shots, shot far and near, and threw when they got the ball, playing very freely. With Du Qian sitting under the basket, rebounding or something, there is no chance for LaMarcus to intervene.
Du Qian is not only a simple center role, but also a big forward in the sports team, because of the existence of Yu Baosi. At this moment, I played with all my strength, which can be regarded as the hard work of the center and the big forward. Moreover, his physical strength is too good to be perverted, and his body is also very strong, and he has not fallen behind in the face of several malicious collisions with LaMarcus.
The third quarter of the game was not over, and Du Qian had already scored a triple-double. He scored 14 points, 16 rebounds and 11 blocks.
For a trial player, that's enough to put the most ace to shame.
Du Qian's scoring is not the most, but it is precisely because of his strong command ability under the basket that his teammates can shoot unbridledly. Kawaii didn't have to worry too much about rebounding, freed himself from the weight of the defense and played a super offensive level, and the more he held this relaxed mentality, the more accurate his teammates' shots became. Kawai scored 32 points and Pattimills also scored 24.
On the other hand, the combination of Tony Parker and LaMarcus only combined for 42 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocks.
"It's so cool!"
"Today's game was so enjoyable. This Chinese is really strong. Stronger than the rocket's Yao! ā
Du Qian couldn't understand what these foreign devils were saying. However, seeing that the other party gave a thumbs up, he knew that he was complimenting himself.
"It's unbelievable that such a tall person can be so flexible." Popovich also did not hesitate to praise Du Qian. The game is not over yet, and he can't wait to put Du Qian in the lineup for the next game.
"This Du, we have to get. No matter what the cost. Popovich exchanged a look with general manager RC Buford, who was watching from the sidelines, "His strength, straight after Tim, is much stronger than Horford." ā
The Spurs needed a strong center too much, and Du Qian's performance even exceeded Popovich's expectations.
The obscure eyes of the two were quickly caught by Rich Paul, and the corners of his mouth showed a fox-like sly smile.
Du Qian showed that he was not weaker than Duncan, and there was no need to continue the trial in the fourth quarter.
Then there's the contract.
The Spurs have only $18 million in salary space.
That's a good deal for an NBA rookie.
However, seeing the performance of Du Qian's superstar with his own eyes, RC's heart was also very worried. In the face of the greedy Rich Paul, signing China Du for 18 million dollars is undoubtedly a luxury.