Chapter 3 The Miner Brigade Without Stars
Broken down negotiations?
After Luo Yun got the news, the Nuggets management had already called, and obviously, they were also talking about the breakdown of labor negotiations!
But judging from the tone of the other party, it seems that they are not worried about this, in the case of the NBA and the players' union not compromising with each other, although it is not good news on the surface, there is one thing that cannot be ignored, that is, there is no money to be made!
In addition, according to the statistics made by ESPN not long ago, most of the NBA players are not sitting still, statistics show that there are currently 70 people in the NBA league playing overseas, although most of them are not very good in the NBA, but once they arrive overseas, they are different, these NBA players appear in the major Eurasian teams one by one like the pride of the sky, some of them used to be just bench players, responsible for the role of handing towels and drinks to the starters, but now they have become the saviors of the major teams, Scoring more than 30 points, more than 40 points, and even more than 60 points in a game at every turn, it sounds like a myth, but these things really happened, and it was simply appalling!
However, this also proves the competitive level of the NBA in disguise, after all, as long as those teams hear that you have played in the NBA, it is equivalent to having a valuable contract, and even Luo Yun, a rookie who has not played a game in the NBA, has received such an invitation, which shows how excited those people are to see the NBA shutdown, and I heard that someone has offered Kobe Bryant a high price, which really makes me laugh.
However, when most players sign contracts with overseas teams, they have a jump option in the contract, as for what is a jump out option!
It's actually quite simple. That's if the NBA ends the shutdown today. These NBA players who have signed a contract with a jump option can immediately terminate their cooperation with the team. Then pack your bags and head back to the U.S. to start preparing for the start of the new NBA season! In this way, not only do you make money, but you also have a ball to play, which can be described as a pretty good deal.
Speaking of which, it is estimated that many people will ask Weishenme whether Winnie the Pooh can't go to Europe like Gordon, or go to China's CBA, after all, Luo Yun will have an unparalleled advantage there, and those teams will definitely offer staggering sky-high contracts, of course. Their player contracts are definitely not of the same level as the NBA, not to mention that the little guy is still a veritable tanhualang!
Tang Ya also made such a suggestion to Luo Yun, because she received all kinds of invitations since the day she became Luo Yun's agent, but when she told the little guy, the latter did not hesitate at all, and directly refused, and told Tang Ya to receive such an email in the future and ignore it directly, to be honest, Luo Yun never regarded basketball as a tool to make money, and when he first gave up entering the company and chose the NBA, he held a vision of a higher level of competition, if it was simply for money to play, Why don't you go to work?
And there's a big reason for that. Once you join those foreign events, the level of competition will definitely change. And the mentality is even more so, not to mention the level of competition, it is not easy to adjust the mentality, Luo Yun has never been a very arrogant person, he understands his own advantages and disadvantages, and he also knows how to go next!
Luo Yun is unwilling to be blind to no one at a young age, all the way from the NCAA, from the ridicule to fight a bloody way, until finally to win the championship, he has already seen the hardships clearly, and he is also the one with the deepest experience in the team, weishenme Some of the superstars who can really get ahead in the NBA have not gone overseas, what are they doing? Playing around? Or going on holiday overseas?
No, this group of people are training silently like Luo Yun, they can't use the team's resources to hire their own trainers, or visit retired NBA stars, or fight with other players in the league to keep their competitive state!
After all, no matter where you go, Zuihou will return to the NBA, back to the highest level of basketball in Shijie, win championships, win MVPs, and even create glorious records that will forever go down in history, instead of messing around in some low-level games!
Accumulation and accumulation, this is the only thing Luo Yun said to his son after the success of the draft, abandon the glitz of the outside world and return to the most primitive competitive events, be a low-key person and do things in a high-profile manner, everyone understands this sentence, but how many people do it?
Obviously, very little!
Besides, although most of the players who go overseas to make money sign out of option contracts, there are still some people who don't get such a bargain!
And almost most of these people went to the CBA!
Among them are Wilson Chandler of the Nuggets, and the little black bean Brooks, who is very familiar to Chinese fans, and the nerve knives JR Smith and Patrick Mills!
During this time, Luo Yun still practiced without moving, and he also contacted a number of trainers after going to Denver, he must enter the NBA with a new attitude, he is only 19 years old, there is a huge room for improvement and an incomparably brilliant future, but it all has to start little by little.
And the little guy has a hunch, that is, this shutdown incident is estimated to have an explanation, after all, the players and the NBA can continue to make trouble, but those fans who have always loved basketball do not agree, not to mention that this shutdown has not only caused the loss of the team and players, but also made the staff of those major teams lose their jobs overnight, and the longer the time drags on, the less good it is!
"Huh!"
Another three-point shot hit steadily, the little guy moved his arm, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after the trainer said to stop, this is in a basketball training gym in Denver, Luo Yun will practice shooting and turning his back here every day, and the effect is really good, at least his three-point shooting rate has really improved a lot!
And Hamilton and Farlid will also practice in this field, and the Nuggets team is always paying attention to their every move, to be honest, it is better to fool like this kind of rookie who has just entered the league, and he can train obediently after a few words, unlike some old ruffians, who began to slack off after getting a big contract, and the state is very different from the previous performance, when the management showed a little dissatisfaction, he broke out again for you, so angry that you couldn't say a word!
Luo Yun has a list of the Nuggets lineup handed to him by George Karl, to be honest, the Nuggets' lineup is still quite good, especially Nene is more aggressive when he returns to the position of PF, plus he got the Russian guy Timofey Mozgov from Anthony's shocking trade last season, the strength of the Nuggets on the inside can be said to have improved a lot, although Luo Yun has never seen this guy play, but it should still be good!
As for the small forward position, because of the absence of Wilson Chandler, George is ready to put Danilo Gallinari in the starting No. 3 position, for this handsome guy from Italy Luo Yun has known for a long time, speaking of which this guy also belongs to the role of a talented player, and this 2.08-meter-tall small forward also has the ability to dribble that is not inferior to that of a point guard, coupled with solid basic skills, he is indeed a very good No. 3 player!
Although his three-point shot still looks a little unstable now, no one dares to neglect his role, this guy has won the MVP of the European U16 competition and the three-point championship of the Italian A1 rookie game, and with his excellent physical confrontation ability, he is as terrifying as a moving battery, much better than that Rausch Honeycuter!
Let's take a look at the Nuggets' backcourt combination, although the Nuggets with Winnie the Pooh, Aaron Afflalo, and Andre Miller are a little ugly in front of some strong teams, but it is still very stable to blow up the backcourt combination in the middle and lower reaches of the league, of course, this is still a conservative estimate that many people underestimate the value of Loyun, after all, the NBA and the NCAA are different, and the level is very different!
Furthermore, as for who George Karl will send to start, it is not very certain, although Luo Yungui is a Tanhua show but has not played a game in the NBA, if he has a good performance in the preseason, he can consider it!
Next, let's get to know the other players of the Nuggets, the most eye-catching of which is undoubtedly two people, one is Kenneth Farid who entered the NBA with Luo Yun this year, and the other is the handsome guy who is enough to explode the whole court - Birdman Anderson, to be honest, there are too many talents in the Nuggets this year, not to mention the above two, there is also a powerful character with starting strength, Al Harrington is also one of the best!
Although I don't know that Al Harrington will be on the bench in Dow George Carr's list, this guy is really used as a starter, just look at his stats from last season! Averaging 10.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, it's very good for a '98 draft player to be able to maintain such competitive condition!
As for the other interior player, Costa Kufus is estimated that many fans are not very familiar with it, but this guy is also very scary, I don't know if anyone remembers his game against the Golden State Warriors last season, he scored 18 points and 9 rebounds in just 19 minutes of play, such a sky-defying performance appeared on a bench player, which is enough to say something!
Not only is there a crowd of talent on the inside, but the Nuggets also have a lot of great role players at other positions, such as athletic small forward Corey Brewer and three-point shooter Hamilton, as well as point guard Julian Stone.
But in this way, there are not two players on the Nuggets team who can make a move, and there used to be an All-Star when Anthony was there, but now? They have become a sturdy brigade of poor miners, and I don't know what kind of offense they can play under the leadership of George Carr, hey! Let's hope our little one can haode it, otherwise Denver's harsh winter won't be so good! (To be continued......)
PS: Winnie the Pooh's NBA debut is a few chapters away! Reveal one thing in advance, the little guy is going crazy about someone!