The opening three-pointer in basketball

The sun is shining brightly today, and there is a romantic atmosphere in the air.

Birds flew in the air and made chirping sounds.

Bai Yi came to the front door of the Timberwolves Club with ease, and Zhou Yuan accompanied him.

Unlike the last time I came here, this time in addition to one staff member, there were also Connelly, Adelman, and several local reporters to welcome Bai Yi.

The reporters were very talkative and asked a few simple questions, all praising Bai Yi.

"Come on, let's do the physical examination first and then sign the contract."

Every NBA player needs a physical examination. If the physical examination fails, the team has the right to request a "return."

Only if you pass the physical examination can you sign a contract.

Therefore, we cannot say that he is a Timberwolves player now. He will only be considered a Timberwolves player after passing the physical examination and signing a contract.

There are actually not many physical examination items, except for regular high jump, running, height, weight and other physical fitness examinations.

There are also examinations of body organs and skeletal muscles.

The former is to look at the player's specific physical data. Regardless of whether it is good or bad, the club has no reason to refuse.

The latter is the key.

If a player is injured or has a hidden disease, he can "return" it.

Bai Yi's physical fitness is very good.

His 100-meter speed, high jump, sprint jump, and bench press are all very good.

Especially among outside players, he is absolutely the best.

What's even more rare is that his effective arm length is also very good, which allows Bai Yi to not suffer at all even if he plays small forward.

Bai Yi's data sheet will come out soon.

Adelman looked at his data sheet and couldn't help but said excitedly: "It's great. His speed, strength, and physical strength are all top-notch in the frontcourt."

"As long as his physical fitness is good enough and he can adapt to the NBA, then he will definitely become an All-Star player."

Connelly was also very happy. He chose Bai Yi, but the pressure was actually very high.

The club owner called him last night and asked him why he didn't choose Derrick Williams.

Connelly said he felt Bai Yi was better and more adaptable to the Timberwolves.

He actually doesn't have much confidence himself and doesn't have many reasons.

But he can't say that he is just trying his luck, because the draft in previous years was so bad, so he decided to make a different choice this time.

He could only bite the bullet and give reasons that sounded baseless.

When the boss heard this, he paused and then said: "Man, if he can't do it either, then you won't be involved in the draft and the introduction of team personnel in the future."

If a team general manager doesn't even have the rights to draft and recruit players, then he's still playing tricks.

This is actually his final warning.

Some other fans also distrusted him very much and left messages on the team's official website.

He said that he must have set his sights on the Chinese market, and then took kickbacks and benefited from the Chinese people, so he chose Baiyi.

Some local media are also mocking him, saying they won 32 games in the previous two years.

I'm afraid I'll win 40 games in my third year.

In addition, there are other club executives in the league. I don’t know whether it is out of jealousy or because they really look down on Bai Yi. When they were interviewed, they all said that Bai Yi looked good, but the Chinese players were too fragile and were not good enough.

Use the lottery pick to select someone.

In short, because Bai Yi is from China, he is looked down upon by many people.

Even if he has incredible three-pointers, these people don't believe that he has the strength to gain a foothold in the NBA.

Some betting companies even started betting on which game Baiyi would be injured, with the lowest odds being the seventh game.

In other words, some professional basketball practitioners believe that Bai Yi can play up to seven games before getting injured.

After the physical test, there are some tests on the basketball court. This is additional and does not affect the signing.

But it is usually done. The club will also shoot a video and put it on the official website. This will make it appear that the players signed by the club are very good.

The same was true for Bai Yi. He then showed off his three-point shooting and dribbling skills on the court.

Adelman and Connelly were very surprised when they saw that Bai Yi could shoot three-pointers from anywhere on the court.

Connelly is more confident.

And Adelman is already thinking about what offensive tactics to arrange for Bai Yi in the new season.

Soon after, accompanied by Zhou Yuan, Bai Yi and Connelly signed a four-year contract with a total value of US$35 million.

The annual salary in the first year is US$8 million.

The subsequent growth is sequential, which is the data under normal circumstances.

If Bai Yi won the Rookie of the Year award in his first season, or would be selected for the first team, defend the first team, enter the top five in the mvp list, or win the league championship.

Then he can sign a maximum-salary contract next season, which will increase his salary to the level of 30 million.

There are also some bonus terms.

For example, if you break the team record, you will be rewarded with $200,000.

Break the league record and get a reward of $500,000.

Since the tax rate in Minnesota is not very high, with an annual salary of eight million, I will get about more than five million US dollars.

This price is considered the highest salary in the domestic CBA.

It can be said that in terms of salary, Bai Yi is already the number one player in the Chinese basketball world.

Zhou Yuan was very excited. Several of the Chinese players he had managed before were all top players in the CBA. However, when he came to the NBA, the highest annual salary for a player was only a mid-level salary of 5 million.

Everyone else gets a basic salary of more than one million to two million U.S. dollars.

He believed that as long as Bai Yi nodded, they would soon get an endorsement contract worth millions of dollars.

Given the scarcity of Chinese players in the NBA.

He is confident that he can help Bai Yi earn 20 million US dollars a year.

Connelly breathed a sigh of relief that this year's draft was finally over.

He has made his choice and finally no longer has to worry about it. The next step is to see Bai Yi's performance.

He pulled Bai Yi aside and said, "Bai, the club has chosen you, and we are facing tremendous pressure."

"The fans, the media are staring at us, and other clubs are also staring at us. Once you perform poorly, there will soon be overwhelming negative remarks."

"I know it's not easy for a rookie player, but I still hope that you can play well and perform well in the new season."

"We don't have performance pressure, we just want to improve ourselves, understand?"

Generally speaking, when a club selects a potential newcomer, it spends the first season training, waiting for the newcomer to successfully transform, and then enters the playoffs.

The same is true now for the Timberwolves.

Bai Yi understood that Connelly was telling him the truth, so he responded casually.

But he doesn't plan to level up. He not only wants to lead the team to the playoffs, but also strives for honors.

After all, it’s about system rewards.