Basketball: The Chosen Victim

Chapter 8 Signing a Rookie Contract
April 7

American Airlines Arena, Heat Office
Wu Di is signing Riley's assistant to a four-year rookie contract, and agent Schwartz is also there.

The third pick in 10 years, according to the NBA's labor regulations, can receive a salary of 344 million dollars in the first year.

However, the team will generally increase the basic salary stipulated by the labor and management by 20% to sign with the rookie, which is 413 million dollars.

For the next three years, a fixed increase of 7.5% of the first year's salary will be added every year, which is 31 US dollars.

Among them, the fourth year is a team option. If you play well, you can get at least another 25% increase when you sign!

At least!

damn capitalism...

Will use sugar-coated bullets to corrupt the pure heart of the young man!
Many players have gone further and further down the road of extravagance and corruption because they can't grasp these huge salaries, and even want to drink the bath water of female stars!

But some people still do not change their original intentions and stick to their e-sports dreams.

U1S1, becoming a sports star is indeed a broad road to changing destiny in the United States.

"Can you advance some salary?"

Wu Di asked, although he has accumulated a lot of money by practicing with Wade in the past few days, the consumption is also extremely fast.

And he has a premonition that he will be promoted to S rank soon, and at that time, the talent point will be raised to 10 dollars to exchange for 1 point...

"Yes, but I can only pay you 30% in advance, and if there is more, I will apply to Mr. Riley."

Riley's assistant said that players' salaries are generally paid out in 6 times during the 12 months of the season, that is, once every two weeks.

If a player needs money, he can apply to the team for an advance payment of no more than 80% of his salary, but the team has the right to refuse. After all, operations also require a lot of money.

"Then please help us apply for a 50% advance payment!"

Before Wu Di spoke, Schwartz spoke first. He made an agreement with Wu Di on the way here that the 15% brokerage fee should be settled as soon as possible.

Riley's assistant was a little surprised, and gave Wu Di a second look of confirmation.

In fact, it is very common for rookies to apply for more prepayments in the NBA. After all, buying real estate and cars requires a lot of money, but applying for more than 30% may make the management feel that Wu Di is a bit unreasonable.

Wu Di nodded in agreement. The core task of his rookie season is to perform as he should, so he needs to spend money to improve his talent points as soon as possible.

Only when he plays as he should, the management will not have any objections to him, otherwise even if he does not apply for an advance salary, the management may abandon him.

Drip!

Outside the window, the horn of a black McLaren kept blaring. It was Wade's supercar.

Wu Di wrote a check for $62 to Schwartz as quickly as possible. After all, even a 30% advance was enough to pay Schwartz's brokerage fee.

The money that should be spent can't be saved, after all, it is clearly written in the brokerage contract, and he also counts on Schwartz to get him more endorsements.

Schwartz was overjoyed, and asked Wu Di to remember to prepare for the meeting with Green Arrow's marketing department. This is the endorsement opportunity he invited. If the negotiation can be completed, he may get a one-year endorsement fee of 100 million dollars!
Wu Di gave a thumbs up and went downstairs.

"Dee Dee, get in the car! I had a brilliant idea this morning!"

Wade wore sunglasses, showing two rows of neat big white teeth, smiling happily.

Playing with Wu Di recently, he feels more and more amazing——

In the front, Wade just wanted to try Wu Di's level, but in the back, seeing Wu Di's progress visible to the naked eye, he couldn't help but be overjoyed!
The Heat have found a treasure!

He can even guarantee in front of head coach Spoelstra that none of the current group of forwards and guards in the team can compare with Wu Di, at least single-handedly.

Wu Di smiled even more happily, although he and Wade hadn't won the game for a week--

Big cheeks can always find a reason to get out at the critical moment of the decisive victory...

But he was also happy not to expose it, because after this week, in addition to the rapid improvement of his skills, the money he made with Wade has exceeded his annual salary! !

"What idea, my God of Wealth, no, superstar!"

Wade hammered his chest when he heard the words, and said with a smile:

"You know, the guys on vacation are coming back one after another, we can form a team, and then..."

After listening to Wu Di for a while, he roughly understood that Wade's so-called brilliant idea can be summed up in four big words: cheating!
"Very good, with you here, I'm not afraid of those guys playing tricks!"

Wade laughed out loud, especially after the expressions of the Heat's people suffering from a rookie like Wu Di kept appearing in his mind!

This idea is so brilliant. After he thought of it this morning, he couldn't wait to drive to the Heat's office to pick up Wu Di. He was still driving his fastest supercar McLaren MP4-12C.

"Go to hell with those guys!"

Wade was overjoyed, and as soon as he stepped on the accelerator, McLaren's V8 engine gave a buzzing roar, left two tire marks on the asphalt road, and rushed out like black lightning!
The summer league didn't start until July 7. Before that, the team had no other arrangements except signing the contract.

So these days, Wu Di practiced with Wade during the day, and played poker with Lena Anderson at night when he was tired. Lena would sometimes call her colleagues over. With this combination of work and rest, he has successfully entered the half-step starting position. .

On the way, he turned on the system and checked the attributes again:
[Host: Wu Di]

【Age: 18 years old】

【Physical talent】

【Height: 196cm】

【Armspan: 211cm】

【Weight: 103kg】

【Extreme Speed: 78 (80)】

【Strength: 78 (80)】

【Waist and abdomen: 77 (79)】

【Flexible: 78 (79)】

[Bounce: 80 (80)]

[Explosive Power: 78 (80)]

[Physical fitness: 78 (80)]

【Technical talent】

【Possession: 78 (80)】

[pass: 44 (49)]

[Vision: 57 (60)]

[Layup: 75 (76)]

[Dunk: 78 (80)]

【Rely on hitting: 72 (73)】

【Near shot: 80 (80)】

[CIC: 80 (80)]

[Long shot: 80 (80)]

[Jump shot: 80 (80)]

[Steals: 70 (72)]

【Rebounds: 74 (75)】

[Defense: 78 (80)]

[Blocks: 80 (80)]

【medal】

[Punching Master (Purple Diamond): Increase rebounding ability by 20%, reduce sprint take-off distance by 20%]

[Flying badge (gold, upgrade progress 1410/10000): There is a chance to trigger the flying state when jumping. In the flying state, the ability to stay in the air +30%, the ability to layup +15%, the ability to dunk +15%, the ability to jump shot +15%, block shots Ability +15%]

[Comprehensive rating: A-level, NBA main rotation]

[Wealth value: US$4261389, which can be exchanged for 426 A-level talent points]

Thanks to Wade's sparring partner, Wu Di's data has improved greatly from the day of the draft!
In his actual index before, only the jumping ability has been raised to the upper limit of the A-level player's ability of 80. Now, the six items of jumping, close-range shooting, mid-range shooting, long-range shooting, jump shooting, and blocking have all been raised to the upper limit.

Moreover, the speed, strength, waist and abdomen, agility, explosive power, and physical fitness in the physical indicators have all increased to above 75, and the ball control, layup, dunk, and defense in the technical indicators have also increased to above 75.

In other words, if the ball control and vision that drag him down are removed, Wu Di is already a proper NBA starter, but the overall rating is still short of the goal, so he has not been upgraded to the S level.

However, reaching the starting level in the system is not the same thing as becoming a real team starter, because the latter also needs to be affirmed by the team's coaching staff and the level of other players on the team.

And looking at the Heat's configuration, Wu Di's desire to start is really hanging.

With Wade at shooting guard, this position is basically out of the question.

The small forward is very likely to start... But the premise is that Lao Zhan doesn't come to hug!

In fact, it is not certain whether Lao Zhan will come to the Heat this time.

After all, the Heat did not spend a lot of money to select Wu Di with the third overall pick in the previous life. This time, choosing him as a swingman may produce a butterfly effect and change the course of history...

As for the point guard... His passing and vision failed, it didn't match at all.

Therefore, Wu Di can only pray, Lao Zhan don't come...

In fact, Lao Zhan’s talent is so strong. If he can continue to stay in the Cavaliers, Irving and TT will be welcomed next year, and Love will be exchanged for Love the next year. Winning a championship is a certainty. Sooner or later...

However, Wu Di is not very anxious. Regardless of whether Lao Zhan will come or not, he will continue to improve himself.

As long as he improves fast enough, sooner or later he will usher in his own stage.

According to the law of the previous life, the Heat failed to win the 11-year playoffs even with Lao Zhan.

If Wu Di can change this result, it will prove that he is the decisive factor for the Heat to win the championship.

No matter what, Wu Di decided to raise his comprehensive rating to S-level as soon as possible. At that time, the upper limit of 80 abilities will no longer imprison him, and he can directly raise some values ​​to a higher superstar level.

By that time, he will have the absolute strength to become the Heat's starter!
Wade parked the car in front of a black villa, and after yelling a few words, there was a very penetrating dog barking in the yard, and soon, a tall black man was leading a Rottweiler. out.

Wu Di laughed out loud when he saw the person coming. He never expected that the first person Wade brought him to find was this old man!

He remembered the old brother's introduction on Du Niang in his previous life:
He is 2 meters tall and serves as a small forward. He entered the NBA in the 03 draft, and then joined the Miami Heat. He immediately became a favorite for the championship. He and the team reached the finals for four consecutive years and won two championships.

In 14, he decided to join the Cleveland Cavaliers, allowing the team that had been at the bottom of the list in recent years to enter the playoffs again after four years, and let the team reach the finals again after eight years.

The most sung thing is that in 2016, he helped Cleveland break the embarrassing record of 52 years without a championship!

This year, he played as always, and once again entered the finals stage, he is James, James Jones!

　When I woke up today, I felt uncomfortable all over. I thought I was positive, but later I found out that it was because I didn’t have a monthly pass, no comments, and no follow-up... What a pity. I thought it was a small cold, but now it’s terminally ill...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)