NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 267: The scholar loses the election, signs a new star, and the arms war begins!

"Armaments war, don't disturb us if you are serious!"

In fact, many big guys started chatting at the scene today. The free market has opened. It does not mean that only players whose contracts have expired can be traded. Junk contracts and premium contracts must also be dealt with.

The Knicks' attitude here is that if you are serious, don't bother. If you come to test, don't waste your time.

"Boss Jiang, can we see you next year?"

Although Heat president Riley didn't get much in the draft, he seemed to be in a good mood for some reason and took the initiative to smile at Jiang Chao.

There is a hidden meaning in these words, does it mean that you have the ability to come against us in the playoffs next year?

The godfather's eyes really make him an actor.

"Sure." Jiang Chao also smiled back.

"I heard that you are very serious recently?"

"Let's talk about it in a year."

Jiang Chao waved to the people behind him, and all the Knicks members left the backstage directly.

Mustache and others hate the Heat so much. From Curry's injury to Beverley's suspension, they don't want to see the Heat show off their power in front of them.

and……

What are you pretending to be?

We also have more than 20 million spaces!

Everyone knows that the Heat have a lot of player contract years this year, and several junk contracts have officially expired. They can use 2-3 stars or even superstars to sign new contracts.

Coupled with Riley's methods, the Heat have reason to believe that the Heat will have a completely new look next year.

The Knicks management team is also Alexander. Although Jiang Chao gave a speech about the one-year contract, it seems that the Heat will be very popular next year. It is said that James and Wade had dinner together in Los Angeles.

But in fact, Riley couldn't scare Jiang Chao at all, because Jiang Chao knew what he did in the end.

Leave it to him, I'll do my thing anyway.

You build a galactic battleship.

I can’t build a spaceship???

Ryan, the vice president of the league, was afraid that teams would be impatient to contact players now, so he used the microphone to remind everyone at the end:

July 1: Teams allowed to negotiate with players

July 8: Teams allowed to sign players

This is the difference between the David Stern era and the Silver era. If Silver didn't say anything, they would just fine you when you make a mistake.

"Boss, do you want to meet LIN? He and his team have been waiting for you at the entrance of the arena."

When Jiang Chao asked Lao Lu to draft a contract for George, Sean Marks came over and asked Jiang Chao if he wanted to meet the unsuccessful Jeremy Lin.

Jiang Chao said not to see him for now. You can test his attitude. If he wants to come to the Development League to play, then he is completely welcome.

In fact, for Shu Hao, Jiang Chao will not have much impact on his career direction. His attitude has always been problem-free. Didn't he play in the Warriors Development League at that time and the whole world could see it.

I didn’t know if it was their team’s fault before. For a while, the trend in the forum was that yellow bosses would definitely choose yellow players.

And he had previously sent Downey Jr. to test his idea of ​​naturalizing into the Chinese team, which Shuhao completely rejected.

After all, Kyle Anderson is the only player who eats with chopsticks and cooks dumplings with his Hakka brother like Kyle Li.

Therefore, Jiang Chao will not force it, why Kyle Anderson is the natural choice and the only one for the Chinese team.

Just because Jiang Chao is also useful here, the Knicks also need a tall playmaker who can play both power forward and small forward. If he practices, he may be even better than Drew's organization.

Later generations watched him play for the Spurs, and when he controlled the ball, it seemed like it was stuck in his hands.

"Sorry~"

Jeremy Lin posted on Weibo, but he did not put any pressure on the Knicks. The NBA is a world of the jungle. Unless you prove yourself, no fans will bully you online out of thin air.

Who says Chinese bosses must choose yellow players?

Moral kidnapping is not acceptable.

You can do it, prove it to me!

"A treat and dinner!"

In the evening, it is the annual dinner party for the rookies. In fact, the contract length and approximate salary for them have almost been decided.

George and Hayward toasted Jiang Chao respectfully. The 21-year-old man in front of them was several levels higher than them in terms of basketball literacy and business ability.

In addition to worship, worship.

Didn’t you see what Hayward said in the group after drinking too much at night:

"Stop boasting about my appearance. I am useless in front of the boss. From now on, I will still rely on my skills to make a living."

Curry:

"Then I'm still responsible for the appearance of the team! No one objects to it!"

Ibaka:

"What's the use of good looks? Men have to look at their 'real' abilities."

Okur sent a few laughing emojis and @haywardandGeorge:

"Suggest that you two never go to the bathroom with Ibaka?"

"Why?" George looked cute.

"I'm afraid you will feel inferior."

…

The next day.

The Knicks front office makes another decision.

Hilton-Armstrong's contract will not be renewed.

This was traded with Yao Ming at the time, and it also relieved some of the Knicks' frontline defense needs.

Now that there are three new strikers, the old Rockets player is naturally no longer needed.

Hilton Armstrong has also become a completely free agent, freeing up 2.45 million salary space for the Knicks, which is about the same as a rookie.

This is just a small test, obviously clearing space.

During this period, Jiang Chao was looking for a school for Kyle Anderson and communicating with the Basketball Association on specific naturalization matters. For example, one thing is that it is not mandatory for naturalized players to return to the national team for training.

There is also no compulsion to sign advertising contracts for the national team... To put it simply, it is to make it easier for naturalized players, and not to impose a lot of rules.

Kyle Anderson also saw Jiang Chao's good intentions. If it weren't for Jiang Chao, he might have had a headache for a long time.

But now he can learn knowledge with peace of mind.

There are many universities in New York, such as famous schools, including Columbia University, Jiang Chao’s alma mater, and New York University, both of which are in New York City.

However, none of the above are strong teams in the NCAA, except New York St. John's University, which is a famous school in the NCAA.

In addition, Fordham University, Manhattan College, and Wagner College also offer basketball, but their results are average.

There are few famous basketball universities in New York, but there are many famous basketball high schools, such as Lincoln High School. Many of the New York high school basketball teams went to famous basketball schools.

Therefore, considering both basketball and cultural level, Jiang Chao chose St. John's University in New York for Kyle Anderson.

Why not choose Columbia?

Because Jiang Chao himself studied there for a year, he knew very well that it would be difficult for Kyle Anderson to graduate at this level, so it would be better to rely on basketball majors to score points.

In his previous life, Kyle Anderson actually went to college for one year before entering the draft. For top players, IQ is as important as football intelligence. Jiang Chao has not missed this point.

Wang Dachui took the admission application and asked Jiang Chao excitedly:

"Does this mean I don't have to play CBA anymore?"

"Who said you are going to play CBA?"

Jiang Chao spread his hands, and Kyle Anderson stopped asking further questions.

Sean Marks:

"Come to our office after completing the enrollment process and give the rookie a contract."

"As commanded!!"

Kyle Anderson and his agent were running very fast. Oh my god, the rookie contract is the contract with the home team. This is not the rhythm of going to a foreign league at all.

Enroll quickly!

The most important thing before catching the big fish is the contract for the rookies. This must be calculated carefully, otherwise giving the super giants a little less than the maximum salary may be the trigger of failure.

After all, the maximum salary is here, you can't give it, the rest is provided by the team.

The first one to be negotiated was the last halberd of the Batlan University trident.

Hayward.

41, five-year, 13.7 million rookie contract.

In the fifth year, the old rules only allow player options, which increase year by year, such as 2.36 million, 2.53 million, 2.71 million...

Hayward signed the contract with almost no thought, a long-term contract with about the same amount of money as Curry.

And his team knows better than him that Hayward's commercial value may be higher than Curry's, with his good looks and white attribute bonus... Ahem, cough, cough, even worse, he can still make money as the spokesperson of the League of Legends North American server.

Therefore, although there are fewer players than Coha, he is still the 17th overall pick.

The price offered to George is actually exactly the same. This is the same as the contract given to Kuha last year. There is no such thing as a high pick and a low pick here in the Knicks.

Of course, only for the first round.

In fact, it is just to find a reason to lower the price. Logically speaking, George's contract should be slightly better.

But the Knicks still offered 41, a five-year contract worth 13.7 million. Whoever is stronger in the fifth year can jump out and renew a larger contract in advance.

But George still felt a little bit uncomfortable.

However, with the direct consent of George himself, the manager didn't say much. He just meant that Chaoshen Group should look for George more when they cooperate in the future, and George will become a high-quality idol.

"OK, the two first-round picks are done."

Sean Marks is very happy. The two first-round picks combined for less than 5 million in the first year. They don't take up much space. There is still a huge space in the future.

Jiang Chao's agreement to the two of them was expected.

In fact, George's salary in the first four years was lower than Hayward's. The two men's salary resumes in the early stage were exactly the same.

George also signed a direct four-year contract with the Pacers back then, as did Hayward. Everyone earned more than 200 W per year and more than 300 W in the fourth year.

Then in the fifth year, George got a maximum salary extension contract, which was 16 million in the first year.

Hayward received a three-year maximum salary from the Jazz, which was slightly less than George in the first year, at 14.75 million.

What happened next was still the same.

Later, Hayward was poached by the Celtics, coached by his mentor, in the free market. He received 120 million in 4 years and received an annual salary of 30 million in 2017.

George is a bit more bumpy, mainly due to the quarrel with Westbrook. In 2018, the Thunder offered a maximum salary of 30 million, and in the fourth year, it was a super maximum salary of 3,800.

But then I made a wedding dress for the Clippers...

Before Jiang Chao came over, George received a salary of less than 220 million.

Hayward's salary is about 190 million, and the two of them are the most evenly divided among the 10 years of money-making.

And to put it harshly...the two's injury histories are somewhat similar to each other. They both suffered season-ending injuries at the peak of their careers, and they even feel like they are brothers.

So Jiang Chao wanted to call them the 10 brothers in distress.

"Let's work hard together for at least the next three years."

As soon as these two contracts came out, everything within the Knicks calmed down. Everyone's contracts will basically expire in 2-3 years. This is the rhythm of three years together!

In the second round, Jiang Chao took the lead in signing Kyle Anderson, 41, with a five-year, 8 million rookie contract. This contract is a manifestation of the recent premium. As the league has increased the salary cap, the salary of second-round rookies has gone up. The average price

The annual salary is around 1.5 million.

There will no longer be a cheap two-way contract like Matthews's three-year, $500,000 contract.

Kyle Anderson thanked him directly. This is actually higher than the three second-round picks last year.

Last year, Beverley, Danny Green, and Mills all averaged 1.5 million per year, and Kyle Anderson was higher than them.

Of course, the top ones are definitely Bai Bian and Stevens who will go to the CBA in the future. If they stay in the CBA for five years, they will definitely earn more than 8 million, but Jiang Chao will not let them stay in the CBA for that long.

Then it is also clearly written in the contract that Kyle Anderson will basically play with the NBDL Westchester Knicks in the first year, and can only play in the NBA with the team when the home team calls him back.

Kyle Anderson fully agrees that it is better to experience in a big city than to be sent to Europe.

George and Hayward are just the opposite. They have been playing games on the bench with the home team. When they are not in good condition or come back from injury, they will find their form with the NBDL Westchester Knicks.

Anyway, no one has been promised playing time. It all depends on your "good fortune"

The other two picks in the second round, who were full of expectations, did not get contracts from the Knicks. This made Knicks fans shout long live. Fortunately, Jiang Chao was not stupid. If they were given more contracts, the Knicks' contracts would already be full. In that case

If the contracts of other than 15 players are not traded before the start of the new season, a forced buyout will be required to start the new season.

Sean Marks directly told Whiteside and Stephenson that they will go to the CBA for a year of experience next season and have already found jobs for them, both of which are high-income contracts worth $1.6 million a year.

"Which team?" Dabaibian was fine, Stephenson was a little dissatisfied, but if it was to go to the Magic City Sharks, it would be fine, and it would definitely be good to learn from Marbury.

"Sujiang Men's Basketball Team."

"ha?"

"The hometown of boss Jiang Chao."

"That's okay! Fight for boss Jiang Chao!"

"Get the championship!"

The first goal of Dabaibian and Stephenson is naturally to play for money. They can go almost anywhere. Once the regular season starts, they don’t have much time to reunite with their family and friends. There are fewer games in the CBA than in the NBA, so it is indeed suitable to practice for a year first.

So they agreed to the Knicks' request to hang them up for a year and joined the Sujiang Men's Basketball Team under Jiang Chao's introduction.

The Sujiang men's basketball team fired its two trash foreign players and welcomed two second-round picks selected by the Knicks.

This caused a storm in the forum, with people saying that Jiang Chao was selfish and so on.

"What's going on?"

"Sujiang Men's Basketball Team? CBA?? Holy shit, I'm Fensen!"

"I think Finson's streetball skills are as good as Crawford's!"

"Crawford is so stable, he pulls his hips so much..."

"Stephenson's character needs to be polished. As for Da Baibian...this guy is too soft in playing. Let him go to the CBA to find his confidence first."

"It's indeed okay if you think about it."

"Sujiang Men's Basketball Team is about to rise!"

"That Kyle Anderson is really well-connected. He is worthy of being the man he took with him to China."

"Yes, Kyle Anderson, who stayed on the team and was given a rookie contract, is a real prince!"

"Prince!"

"Prince Kyle Lee!" This is the first nickname given to Kyle Anderson by Chinese fans, Prince.

There is no way, the lowest pick among the three second rounds can actually play on the home team of the Knicks, how extraordinary is it?

Let’s talk about it. What’s there to say about second-round picks? Besides, the team didn’t pick an international player who was lying down and sleeping at home. The second-round picks are the toy of the boss or related parties. It’s a lottery ticket.

The probability is too low.

Jiang Chao's purpose is to make the CBA look better. Fensen Dabaibian has to deal with the domestic victorious generals, and now the Magic City men's basketball team like Liu Wei and Marbury are very impressive, so let's go with

Let’s touch them!!

At this point, the futures of the five rookies for next season are all decided.

…

Being a Knicks rookie comes with perks.

Jiang Chao didn't give them any chance to complain or regret.

Without exception, they all signed sneaker endorsement contracts with Chaoshen Sports.

After a year of development, Chaoshen Sports' products have become a high-reputation brand with double guarantees of quality and design. Finsen was the first to agree to this. He likes Curry's Fenglin Volcano Hellfire series so much.

However, they were not given any signed sneaker contracts, and they would be given to them only after they came out, so there was no favoritism.

Logically speaking, it should be given to George first. Whether it is his playing style or his appearance among black people, he is suitable for a pair of signature sneakers. But what if Hayward is more important than George in this life?

You must know that the Knicks now have the blessing of a miracle doctor, and Hayward will not be so brittle.

However, Jiang Chao doesn't have time to study the first-generation boots. If the first-generation boots are embarrassing, it will be difficult to bring them back later.

So I simply didn’t give it.

The Sujiang Basketball Association and Sujiang Nangang Club knelt down to celebrate. Boss Jiang is so handsome. He introduced two young and strong rookies to them. This is more effective than the veterans. In the CBA, foreign players are used to fuck.

Jiang Chao also knows this. After being screwed by the CBA, he became more comfortable in the NBA. How many NBA players have become stronger after going to the CBA.

Letting them go to the CBA is not only to help the Sujiang men's basketball team rise, but also to experience themselves!

Socialist transformation is not a vain claim!!

Marbury, who is still selling shoes to Jiang Chao offline:

"Hey, hey, hey, you agreed to let me win the championship...You two young men are going to exhaust me to death."

Dayao was also a little nervous as the owner of the CBA. Two players personally selected by Jiang Chao were exiled to the CBA. They were not his own Magic City team. The Magic City team had another competitor last year.

But there was nothing he could do. His agent Zhang Mingji directly named Jiang Chao’s intention:

"You are from Jinling, and you should help your own people. Moreover, he has refused too many requests from the Basketball Association recently. This time it is a wave of hype for CBA. CBA looks good, and it is a good thing to expand the market."

Dayao:

"It turns out that his idea was to go one step further and make the cake bigger!"

"Yes, in this CBA market, you can take away all the cakes you want to eat."

"Okay, I'm already looking forward to who will win the CBA championship next season!"