Chapter 394: Hot August (8)

Two players, under similar personal data, the draft order of domestic players is definitely much higher than that of international players, this is an unspoken rule, and you can't accept it!

Since the beginning of the NBA draft, the previous foreign champions are as follows.

In 1978, Michael Thompson (University of Minnesota, NCAA), from the Bahamas, was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers and later became a naturalized American. (Note: The son is Klay Thompson.) )

In 1984, Hakim Olajuwon (NCAA University of Houston), a regional draft pick, was selected by the Houston Rockets, and later became an American, Nigerian-American.

In 1985, Patri Ewing (NCAA Georgetown University) from Jamaica was selected by the New York Knicks in the lottery and later became a naturalized American.

In 1997, Tim Duncan (NCAA Wake Forest University) from the U.S. Virgin Islands was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the lottery draft.

In 1998, Olawokandi (NCAA University of the Pacific) from Nigeria was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the lottery and later became an American citizen.

Yes, these foreign champions all have NCAA backgrounds, without exception!

John Thompson Jr. directly expressed his intention that he was willing to personally guide Da Yao and do his best to train Da Yao to become a new generation of champions at Georgetown University.

NBA champion!

Da Yao, who had always been calm, was suddenly dumbfounded, and it was difficult to choose.

First, the men's basketball team was formed due to the Olympic Games, and the event was free as soon as it passed, after all, it was cultivated by the country, and the obligations that should be fulfilled in the future were naturally indispensable, which was absolutely non-negotiable; Second, I still have player contracts that have not been fulfilled, and the liquidated damages are not a small amount; Third, the Basketball Association, the tax rate.

So far, none of the Chinese players have managed to make it to the NBA.

Although Dazhi was selected for the NBA, he was able to grit his teeth and take out loans to pay liquidated damages, but he was always stranded in China, and the fundamental reason was the Basketball Association.

The group of "predators" at the top of the Basketball Association have an ordinary appetite; Biting Dazhi to death, opening his mouth is a 50% tax rate, and closing his mouth is a training fee of 100,000 US dollars; (Not apocryphal, reported in the news).

No matter how you calculate it, even if Dazhi gets a contract of 2.4 million US dollars (equivalent to 19.86 million yuan), after feeding the "crocodile mouth" of the Basketball Association, there is only money left to gnaw bread in the NBA.

For now, the Mavericks are only willing to offer a one-year, $470,000 low-security contract.

Dazhi wants to realize his NBA dream, unless he wins the lottery, and it is a jackpot of 5 million yuan, and he can buy 3 in a row.

As for endorsement contracts and the like, all of them are endorsements for the whole team, and there is no individual endorsement; All the endorsement fees have been swallowed up by the club and the basketball association, and there will be no soup left for the players!

That's how you do things, what's wrong, is there a problem?!

Want to go to court?! Hmph, don't you know who your player is holding it in?!

At the banquet, everyone's eyes were on Da Yao.

John Thompson Jr. added fuel to the fire and said, "Yao, believe me, I can help you solve all the problems you are facing at this time!" ”

Da Yao still had a hard time choosing, and his eyes for help turned to Coach Wang Fei, who recruited him into the men's basketball team.

Wang Fei also felt that this matter was too tricky, so he could only ask Vice Premier Wen, the biggest leader on the scene, for help.

Vice Premier Wen thought about it for a while before asking about the player's future career and free choice, including: the free choice of entering the NBA team in the future, the free choice of agent contract, the free choice of endorsement contract, and the free choice of the Olympic Games, Asian Youth Games and other events.

John Thompson Jr. said that these are the freedom of the players, and they have nothing to do with the school, and they just want to develop a champion!

Vice Premier Wen nodded with satisfaction and handed over the final decision to Da Yao.

"The future belongs to you, young man, take advantage of it!"

Da Yao was guaranteed the right to choose freely, and the leader's hint, the future suddenly brightened, and finally nodded and agreed!

Stand up and celebrate the occasion!

Although the formalities and other matters have not yet been handled, a new generation of junior disciples of the Marvel Team has been born!

Iverson laughed and said that he would give a sports car as a meeting gift to his junior brother; What is not bad money, it's just a number!

Mutombo smiled bitterly, he really had no money, so he could only take the time to train his junior brother for a while!

Li Zekai, on behalf of Tencent QQ, provided Da Yao with a four-year endorsement contract of $4 million, without any special conditions with the NCAA or NBA.

4 million US dollars, equivalent to 33.11 million yuan!

This is definitely the largest endorsement contract ever won by the Chinese sports industry, and naturally it is also the largest personal endorsement contract!

Da Yao just worshipped his teacher, and before he went abroad, he already had a strong network to take care of him, and the sky-high endorsement fell from the sky, and he was pressed hard, and he went to the champion completely!

All the members of the men's basketball team were dumbfounded.

Da Yao was also dumbfounded.

Ba/Tel and Dazhi, you look at me, I look at you, suddenly had an impulse, but they were embarrassed to say it, after all, this is a state banquet, and etiquette is very important; In front of everyone's eyes on the plane, I can't lose face; The most important thing is that the other party does not fall in love with himself!

This is so frustrating and aggrieved!

Vice Premier Wen was also a little shocked by this "4 million US dollars", so he naturally wanted to inquire about the reason, so he found an excuse to take tea on the spot and invited Mr. Li to accompany him.

After entering a separate conference room, Li Zekai told the truth!

"OM Fund, the full name is Ursilis-Frederick Global Network Technology Venture Capital Fund, the full English name has been hidden, usually only abbreviated in English, and the registered name in Chinese and English is different, outsiders don't know the details at all!"

Usilis, I only heard that he is a proud disciple of John Thompson Jr., with a very prominent family background, but it is difficult to guess that he is the big boss behind the OM Fund, the acquisition of Tencent QQ, and the preparation of investing 280 million US dollars in Asia, all of which are his hidden behind-the-scenes layout.

This time, John Jr. Thompson came forward to pick his disciples, and actually let Huo Yingdong and Li Zekai, two Chinese bigwigs, be the middlemen, which is loud enough, in fact, it cannot be refused, don't do why!

An upper-class tycoon with "$40 billion inheritance" and "$8.6 billion liquidity" is definitely worthy of the attention of any country in the world!

Of course, these rumors have yet to be confirmed! (To be continued.) )