NBA: Starting with James Harden

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Salary advances are not uncommon in the NBA. Kobe and Anthony have both received tens of millions of dollars in advance.

This is fine as long as the boss agrees.

Li Zhen received 1 million and kept the remaining 500,000 for tax purposes.

While Li Zhen was happily buying a villa and a car, the news that he had signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks was instantly reported back to China through reporters.

《Significant signing, the sixth Chinese player to enter the NBA is born!!》

《Dallas Mavericks sign Li Zhen with a one-year, $3 million, fully guaranteed contract!!》

《The undrafted player with 23 points in a single quarter is destined for Dallas!》

《The left-handed combo guard is confirmed to join the Mavericks, congratulations to Li Zhen!!》

《The Titans come to the rescue of Dallas!!!》.....

News was born from the reporters' pens.

After Li Zhen confirmed the signing, several famous sports media were ready to send reporters to Dallas.

Now Li Zhen is a player with a guaranteed contract, and reports about him cannot only come from foreign media.

With 1 million US dollars in the bank card, Li Zhen is in a good mood and is happy to see everyone.

The annual income of the middle class in the United States is only 50,000 to 100,000 US dollars. Li Zhen has never received so much money when he was working in his previous life.

The first thing Li Zhen did after receiving the money was to improve his life.

Convertible Porsche 9-1-1.

Li Zhen spent 150,000 US dollars to purchase this sports car.

After booking the car, Li Zhen found an agent to rent a high-end villa. After looking at three villas, Li Zhen immediately paid a deposit, and the owner also readily gave Li Zhen the key, indicating that he could move in early.

Li Zhen is different from the traditional Chinese who think about saving money as soon as they have money.

After meeting the basic needs of food, clothing, housing and daily necessities, he is more willing to invest the money.

It is easy to make money with a future perspective....

After a whole day of work, Li Zhen moved from the hotel to a villa.

The villa that Li Zhen rented has an indoor area of 1,000 square meters, plus an outdoor terrace of nearly 1,500 square meters, totaling 2,500 square meters. The villa has a swimming pool, gym, basketball court, garden, and a......

The residential area where the villa is located is safe, comfortable and spacious. Although the annual rent is a bit expensive, costing Li Zhen 120,000 US dollars, this 10,000 US dollars a month is enough for Li Zhen to enjoy a good life.

In the evening, Li Zhen went to the supermarket to buy some daily necessities.

Li Zhen spent one-third of his half-year salary on the first day.

Although Li Zhen was a little tired living in the villa, he felt very stable and satisfied.

The memory of being a lost and wandering player who lived in a hotel every day made Li Zhen eager to settle down.....................

The day after signing the contract.

Li Zhen still took a taxi to the training hall. The car he bought would take a week to be picked up.

Li Zhen was very tired from moving to a new house yesterday. Today, he slept a little longer. He came a little late, but not late.

The Mavericks have good discipline, and the players arrived early.

Even the injured players were no exception.

"HI, Jason!"

"Good morning, Dirk."

""Karon, the weather is nice today."

Teammates also greeted Li Zhen one by one.

Not everyone liked Li Zhen. Some teammates had sullen faces. Li Zhen was not so enthusiastic about these people, so he just nodded to deal with them.......

Kidd had just finished training a set of three-pointers, and then he came over to Li Zhen and said,"Li, congratulations on getting a new contract."

Kidd is the starting point guard of the Mavericks. He has a long career and a high status.

Although Li Zhen plays as a guard, he does not regard Li Zhen as a competitor. He is the type who treats Li Zhen well.

"Thank you."Li Zhen smiled at Kidd.

Kidd simply said hello to Li Zhen and then went back to training.

Although Kidd is already 37 years old, his salary is not low.

This year, his salary from the Mavericks is 21 million US dollars, which is higher than Nowitzki's 18 million.

However, this is the last time Kidd will get such a high salary. Starting from next season, his salary will only be 8 million US dollars a year.

In terms of the Mavericks' salary structure, the Mavericks are actually under a heavy burden.

After the Mavericks signed Li Zhen, their total salary this season reached 89 million US dollars. The salary cap for the 2009-2010 season is 57.7 million US dollars, and the luxury tax line is 69.92 million US dollars.

They will have to pay double the amount for salaries exceeding 69.92 million US dollars.......

On the training ground, all 15 players of the Mavericks arrived quickly.

Carlisle began to divide them into groups for special or tactical training.

The 15-man roster: Kidd, Caron Butler, Dampier, Terry, Marion, Nowitzki, Haywood, Carroll, Stevenson, Najera, Barea, Thomas, Beaubois, Li Zhen, Buckner. There are many people who compete with Li Zhen for position, mainly Terry, Kidd, Butler, and Barea.

However, they don't take this competitive relationship very seriously. They all regard Li Zhen as a junior rookie.

Terry and Kidd have been in the league for many years, and they are very clear about their position in the team. After playing for another two years, they are both considering retirement, so there is nothing to argue about.

As for Barea, his natural height limits his prospects and position, and Carlisle also positions him as a backup point guard for the third or second team.

Carlisle positioned Li Zhen in the hope that he would be Butler's substitute.

Caron Butler came to the Mavericks from the Wizards in the middle of the season. He averaged 15.2 points per game and was the third-leading scorer of the Mavericks. He was a two-time All-Star. Without special circumstances, Carlisle would not easily let Li Zhen take his starting position. The

Mavericks' goal is to win the championship, not to play badly and train rookies.

In the eyes of the outside world, Butler is capable and experienced, and can contribute on both offense and defense, while Li Zhen is too young.....

This is not the first time that Li Zhen has participated in the Mavericks' training.���Carlisle obviously paid more attention to him today.

After pulling Li Zhen aside, Carlisle told Li Zhen:"Li, I hope you can improve your shooting and passing. You will be partnered with Jason and Jason most of the time. They will create a lot of opportunities for you. You must seize these opportunities in time."

"In addition, you need to memorize the team's tactical manual as soon as possible during this period. If possible, I will also let you organize the team's offense on the court."

Li Zhen nodded frequently.

He could feel that Carlisle valued him.

It was already mid-February, and the playoffs were getting closer.

But the Mavericks' backcourt often encountered various problems due to injuries to veterans, which also made Carlisle very distressed.

Carlisle needed Li Zhen's combat effectiveness to solve these problems.

But Carlisle did not have much time to give Li Zhen to adjust and adapt.

If Li Zhen could not quickly integrate into the Mavericks' tactical system and solve these problems.

Then Li Zhen would be marginalized in the rotation lineup in the playoffs, and Carlisle would also seek other alternatives.