NBA: I, the strongest small forward ever!

“Zhang, I don’t quite understand why you insist on a two-year contract, in fact, I can help you negotiate a ten-year contract, so that your worth will exceed 100 million.”

On the way back, Austin was unfulfilled in the negotiations.

“I feel like I’ll be a superstar in two years and I can’t afford to lose too much.” Zhang Luo shrugged.

“OK, I appreciate your self-confidence.” Austin said.

“Your performance today is fantastic, I see that Tom was suppressed by you without resistance.” Zhang Luo praised Austin’s work.

“Hey, little meaning, negotiation is my specialty, I still have a last trick that is useless, I am ready to grab the door when they don’t agree to our conditions, and let the Nike people pick us up at the door of their company.” Austin was very touted by Zhang Luo and continued to blow the comparison.

Zhang Luo instantly compared his thumb: “Murderous heart, ruthless enough!” ”

Zhang Luo can imagine the power of Austin’s move!

Austin is going to tear his face with Adidas, such an employee is very good.

“It’s a pity that they agreed to our conditions so quickly.” Austin said regretfully.

“Hey, that’s because you’re so imposing, they’re scared, by the way, did you really communicate with the Knicks to let me play two-guard next season?” Zhang Luo asked.

“Really communicated, but they are too old-fashioned, they are unwilling, saying that the NBA does not have a 2.05 point guard, they let you play small forward, and occasionally you can make a cameo shooting guard.” Austin said.

Zhang Luo didn’t measure his height when he went to the Knicks for trial, and he still reported 2.05 meters….

Zhang Luo didn’t dare to imagine what his teammates looked like when they saw him.

You won’t be hammered to death.

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That night, the news that Zhang Luo signed with Adidas soon spread throughout the fan circle.

“Two years of 26 million contracts, an average of 13 million US dollars a year, this is a huge price.”

“Now the price Nike gives Kobe Bryant is only 42 million for three years!”

“Zhang Luo’s sneaker contract is equal to Kobe?”

“Adidas is crazy, give Zhang Luo a higher price than the champion show.”

“Money is really worthless now…”

“Zhang Luoshen became a billionaire, the NBA is this attractive, after being selected, the money is really the same as falling.”

“The two-year contract given by Adidas is very short, there is an element of gambling, even if it loses, Adidas’ loss will not be too big, and if it wins, they also have the priority to renew the contract to match Zhang Luo.”

The next day, Zhang Luo and Austin went to Donnie Wash’s general manager’s office.

Zhang Luo’s rookie contract signing does not require negotiation, and the Knicks sign according to the highest specifications given by the league.

A long time ago, there were no rules on contracts between NBA teams and selected rookies, and NBA teams were free to offer contracts to rookies.

The NBA once had such a strong competitor as ABA, and this “no regulation” is obviously necessary, because only large contracts can grab quality rookies into their own league.

To this end, the ABA has also done many magical things, such as signing a contract with a rookie regardless of the draft pick as long as it can be offered, trying to pool money for a team to win rookies, and the famous Dolgov Plan (which offers huge contracts to players, but a large part of them are amortized decades later in the form of retirement salaries).

Such behavior had a pretty bad effect at the time.

Young players, who are less than 20 years old, immediately lose their basketball ambition after receiving big contracts.

And rookies’ annual salaries far exceed those of coaches, making it difficult to establish the latter’s authority; The veterans were also dissatisfied with the difference in treatment, which caused conflicts within the team.

Glenn Robinson, the 1994 draft pick, was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks and asked for a 10-year, $100 million contract or else he would not sign with the team.

Robinson ended up signing a contract for $68 million for 10 years.

His rookie season was $2.9 million a year, compared to $2.225 million for Scotty Pippen, who owned three championship rings at the time.

In order to avoid this type of thing, the NBA has implemented a standard contract system for rookies since 1995.

All first-round picks must be contracted in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement, with a four-year contract for the first two seasons, a guaranteed contract for the first two seasons, and a team option for the second two seasons.

The collective agreement not only limits the size of the contract for the first four years before the first round of the pick, but also stipulates the amount of the parent team’s qualification offer if the rookie becomes a restricted free agent.

The exact number depends on the grade and pick of the draft.

The contract figure is also not completely fixed, and the final contract amount can vary between 80% and 120% of the specified figure.

The contract of the second-round rookie does not have any special regulations, and their salary may be either base salary or top salary.

Second-round picks don’t have a rookie exception like the first-round pick, so teams can only sign them with salary space, or use terms such as base salary exceptions.

Since the base salary exception can only be signed for a maximum of two years, when the team only has the early bird rights of the player and not the bird rights, the team sometimes tries to sign a three-year contract through other exceptions.

Losing a rookie is a complete free agent, the situation is similar to that of the second round pick, and the contract signed with other teams is not a rookie level contract, and there are no special regulations on the duration, nature of the contract, amount, etc.

The only difference between a lost draft and a second-round pick is that the signing rights are not in the hands of one team.

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Zhang Luo signed a 4-year 18 million 2+2 rookie contract.

The day after Zhang Luo completed the rookie contract signing, Adidas first called the first contract payment of $3 million.

After Zhang Luo paid the debt he owed to Austin before, as well as the contract commission, he still had about 1.5 million left in his hand!

This money made Zhang Luo’s hands richer.

Zhang Luo spent two days renting a small villa in a wealthy area with the help of Austin.

In addition, Zhang Luo also bought his first car.

Maybach S62!!

This car is now Zhang Luo also wants to take out a loan to buy it.

After getting the housing and travel, Zhang Luo went to the Wal-Mart supermarket to buy a bunch of household goods that exceeded O’Neill’s record on the night he got the car.

After busy with things in life, the time has also come to July, and Zhang Luo is also ready to enter special training again.

He needs to train the “Golden Rooster Independence” before the Olympics!

The time for the Olympic Games is getting closer and closer, and this Olympic Games, Zhang Luo’s ambition is great!

The dream team is strong!

He wants to try and challenge it!!