Chapter 18: Controversy
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Just as Jonny was drawing wild practice in Lockwood's hometown, the Magic published on their website and official media the news of the signing of Jonny and their second-round pick, Jonny's Chicago training camp teammate Amar McCassegill.
But this news immediately attracted many ridicule and a lot of controversy. If the Magic sign McCasgill to McCarsgill, it is good to say, after all, he is just a second-round show, the salary is not high, and the contract period is not long, so he will not put the Magic in.
But Jonny is different, he is a first-round rookie this year, the salary is relatively high, and the contract is as long as three years, which makes a lot of controversy. The NBA's rookie salary cap has just been implemented, and many teams and players are a little uncomfortable.
In fact, this regulation not only stipulates the upper limit of salary, but also the lower limit, and the contract that Jonny is getting now is the lower limit salary, but even so, Jonny can only admit it, because rookies who can't get this salary abound.
Not all teams are like the Magic who seem to have to give a rookie at the end of the first round who is not sure of the future a contract like this, like the Bulls, in this year's draft, after they selected Travis Knight with the 29th pick in the first round, they announced that they would give up Travis Knight's signing rights, in fact, they were afraid that they would be held by a first-round rookie contract held by a player who did not have the strength of a first-round rookie, and then the team would be trapped because of it.
So, when the Magic announced that they would give Jonny a contract as a first-round rookie, it unsurprisingly caused controversy in the American media.
Who is Jonny? It's a Sports Illustrated issue, if it were Derrick Fisher, or Jerome Williams, or even Travis Knight, who had been cut by the Bulls, getting such a contract wouldn't cause such controversy, but Jonny would.
Because of his resume, Indiana sixth high school student? What is it? Maybe such a name in the NCAA will not bring much attraction to Jonny, so what did the Magic choose Jonny on the basis of? And on what basis did Jonny get a first-round rookie contract?
Sports Illustrated only raised a small question, and they don't pay much attention to Jonny Lee. And the words written by ESPN in their report are a bit sharper.
In the latest issue of ESPN's basketball magazine, up-and-coming expert reporter Henry Abbott unceremoniously ridiculed the Magic's draft operations and brazenly expressed disdain for Jonny Lee in his column.
"Jonny Lee, who is he? Sixth high school student in Indiana? To be honest, I think it's a joke that the Magic chose such a player, do you know Jonny Lee's physical data? The bench press is only 78kg, and the bounce is even weaker to make people laugh, such a player, actually selected by the Magic in the first round, and really gave him a contract, this is really a big joke, I think the Magic will regret it. ”
Henry Abbott's language was sharp, and other media reporters did not miss this opportunity to laugh at magic with impunity. Yahoo Sports reporter Adrian Wojnarowski said in his column: "The Magic gave an unknown player a first-round rookie contract, and I think John Gabriel is really too bold to lose all his money!" ”
And Alan Houston, who had a grudge against Jonny before, also jumped out at this time, he had just signed a contract with the Knicks, and this was the time to be proud, and Alan Houston was very angry about Jonny being selected by the Magic, and now, seeing so many media shooting at Jonny, Alan Houston couldn't help it.
"I've known this guy for a long time, he's a megalomaniac, I've met him in Tennessee before, he's been talking big things, really, I think the Magic was deceived by him, and the Magic got a head on it."
And in the face of so much criticism, Jonny knows nothing, he lives like a paradise day by day in the small town of Lockwood, so Jonny knows nothing about the criticism of these people.
The Magic did not respond strongly to these criticisms, except that John Gabriel said lightly: "We firmly believe that we did not choose the wrong person." ”
However, Anfernee Hardaway reacted a little violently and said: "Jonny will definitely surprise you, be prepared to be slapped in the face!" ”
However, Anfernee Hardaway's fierce reaction did not attract much attention, but pushed the whole incident to the **, because Henry Abbott grabbed the matter tightly, he bit Anfernee Hardaway, and in the latest episode of ESPN TV, Henry Abbott attended as a guest.
"Pennies are joking? How can such a player succeed in the NBA? I think it's too fake, well, if Jonny Lee's physical test data isn't very convincing, then let's look at Jonny Lee's performance in high school. ”
Later, the TV station began to show a video of Jonny Lee playing in high school.
"Jonny Lee, his shot, hit!" The narrator's commentary was constantly heard on the big screen, and Henry Abbott was still doing another commentary.
"From these goals, we can see that the way this Jonny Lee scores is to shoot, shoot, shoot! He's a shooter! ”
"Jonny Lee's shot was interfered with, and the goal didn't go in!" The voice of the narrator was constantly heard on the big screen.
"This ball, we should be able to see that Jonny Lee's physical confrontation is too poor, in the face of such a level of confrontation in the high school league, he is a little unbearable, and can only float outside to shoot, it is conceivable that his prospects in the NBA are over!"
"Look at this ball again, Jonny Lee's rare breakthrough, he was squeezed by the defenders, and in the end, although the layup was successful, we can see that his breakthrough is really vegetable, although the speed is fast, he doesn't make good use of it, and his breakthrough is almost no change of direction, so, I conclude that this player has no development prospects in the NBA!"
Henry Abbott defined Jonny, and this definition almost didn't make Anfernee Hardaway laugh all the mustache, and Jonny didn't break through? Anfernee Hardaway instantly remembered that European step, isn't this breakthrough sharp enough? Maybe there aren't many people in the entire NBA who can stop Jonny, right?
But the fans didn't know all this, and so the debate about Jonny began all over the United States.
"It seems that the Magic are already hungry, who made them so miserable, O'Neal went to the Lakers, did they think that signing an Asian would save the ball market?" A fan said that in the current NBA, there are both blacks and whites, and if the Magic sign a yellow person, maybe it can really attract the yellow market.
"That's right, I think Magic chose this Asian for the Asian market, after all, it's a big cake, and no one wants to share it."
"I don't think so, Asian? How many can they have? And I guess they don't like to watch basketball! ”
Obviously, Henry Abbott's series of ridicule of Jonny has made Jonny famous in the United States, and now, the attention to Jonny in the United States is also very high, which may be a blessing in disguise.
In a seaside apartment in St. Augustine, Florida, a pink little girl looked at Henry Albert on TV, showing a vicious appearance, and muttered incessantly: "This bastard expert!" What does he know, Brother Jonny must be the best! (The novel "Basketball League of Legends" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! )