This wave of calls came just in time, so I had to find a place to stay for one night. After signing the contract, he could find a better house by himself.
The next day, Duffy flew to Denver and went to the Pepsi Center with Lin Ying to prepare for the signing.
Lin Ying is the earliest among this year's rookies, Oden and Durant haven't signed yet.
He had been to the Pepsi Center before, and he was already familiar with it again.
The posters of Iverson and Anthony have not been changed yet, and their smiles are still very sweet.
It's just that their 1-4 performance in the first round of the playoffs last season was a bit disappointing to the fans' expectations of them.
Arriving at the manager's office, Lin Ying met general manager Walken Dean and head coach George Karl.
As Dean Woken said on the phone before, the Nuggets have no signing plans in the summer.
Translated into vernacular, it means that there is no salary space to sign people. Lin Ying is their biggest signing, so they naturally take it seriously.
And the No. 9 pick in the first year of the draft is also there.
Karl also came up and gave him a big, solid hug.
Carr is already 50-6, which is older than Barnes.
And like Jeff Van Gundy, he has a shiny forehead and a built-in reflector.
Coupled with his round and round head, there is an inexplicable sense of comedy.
Lin Ying didn't know much about Karl before.
That’s all the previous phone calls plus the current communication.
After a brief contact, Karl seems to be a moderate coach?
The contract signing was also very smooth.
Although there are many rules and regulations, this is the league's standard contract for first-round picks.
And Duffy was nearby, so all he had to do was sign.
The only thing he can really see is the amount of his contract.
The contracts of NBA first-round picks are all the same, a 2+1+1 model, with full guarantees for two years and team options for the last two years.
The specific amount will vary depending on the player's ranking. The higher the ranking, the higher the annual salary.
According to Lin Ying, it is 9.52 million in four years and 2.03 million before tax in the first year.
After paying taxes, it is estimated to be only 12,300,000.
But this is already pretty good. For example, Allen Tucker, the 29th pick in the first round and the star player at the University of Wisconsin, only earns 930,000 per year before tax.
Lin Ying's figure is already more than twice his.
Of course, this is only small money. If the value can be increased within the rookie contract, it is not impossible to increase it by five or six times.
Then there are two ways to receive NBA contract salary:
One is also the most common, issued twice a month, a unified model for American white-collar workers.
The other is advance advance. In order to take care of the special circumstances of some players, the NBA allows teams to advance up to 80% of players' salaries before October 1.
Anthony has done a lot of big things in history.
At that time, he signed a five-year, 124 million contract with the Knicks.
The Knicks were deeply afraid that Anthony's departure would cost them both money and resources, so they agreed to Anthony's request for a one-time advance of US$62 million.
62 million, which at that time was more than a team’s salary for a whole year...
Lin Ying also made an advance request to Walken Dean because his current economic situation is not very optimistic.
"This is a very reasonable request. I don't want my players to be unable to pay their rent."
While Dean Walken was still thinking, Karl on the side had already spoken for Lin Ying.
The head coach has already spoken, and this is not a big deal, so Walken Dean will naturally not refuse anymore.
Lin Ying cast a grateful look at his head coach.
This is different from Anthony before. As a teammate, Anthony has some demands.
But Karl is the head coach, so being kind to yourself is definitely a good thing!
After signing the contract, Lin Ying didn't forget to take a photo to show off to Durant.
Although there is a difference in the amount of the contract between the two, I got the money earlier than you!
At this moment, Walken Dean asked Lin Ying about his jersey number.
"Is anyone wearing number 1?"
Lin Ying didn't think much about it.
Anyway, he has no special hobbies in this area and will wear whatever number he wears.
If possible, it will be the same as at the University of Texas.
Firstly, he is used to wearing it, and secondly, his No. 1 jersey is very popular in Texas.
"I have to ask JR Smith for his opinion on this. He is currently wearing No. 1, but don't put your hopes too high."
When Dean Walken said this, Lin Ying remembered.
JR Smith is indeed No. 1 in the Nuggets.
It's just that this guy changes his jersey number a lot, and you will definitely forget it if you don't pay attention.
But this is really difficult.
Generally speaking, when it comes to giving up jersey numbers, role players give up their jersey numbers to superstars, either voluntarily, forcefully, or paid to do so.
It is true that JR Smith is a role player, but he is only a rookie now, and Smith has no reason to give up his number to a rookie.
How about you trade Smith now?
Just kidding, he is not the chosen one.
However, according to Warken Dean, he doesn’t have to make a decision now. He can wait for Smith’s reply and then take a look.
After discussing the contract, Lin Ying asked another very detailed question.
"Can I use the training facility at the Pepsi Center now?"
This question stunned Walken, Dean and Karl for a moment, and then they both laughed in unison.
This is the first time they heard a rookie ask this when signing a contract.
Lin Ying didn't understand. Isn't this a very important thing?
This is related to his training!
"Of course, you are now a member of the Nuggets."
Karl gave him a very positive reply.
"That's good."
Lin Ying was even happier when she heard this than when she signed the contract just now.
The training center is his current girlfriend!
After completing the signing, the Nuggets immediately posted a picture of Lin Ying’s signing on social media with the following text:
“Welcome to Nuggets Nation!”
Then it was paired with a brutal scene of Lin Ying dunking on Oden.
This is not the draft, and it would be a waste for the Nuggets not to release this picture.
This also triggered a wave of ecstasy from Nuggets fans.
"The MOP of the Final Four, the toughest player in 2007, who else is there!"
"Dunk Hibbert, dunk Oden, beat Noah to death, and win in the NCAA finals. This will definitely be one of the most successful drafts in our history!"
"Lin is perfect for us. His passing fits perfectly with the team's tactics. He will also inject us with the defense we need most!"
"I even think Lin should be one of the top five rookies this year! This is definitely a gratifying signing!"
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It can be seen that Nuggets fans are not stingy in praising their players!
Lin Ying wanted to be intimate with his "girlfriend", but unfortunately he didn't have this opportunity for the time being.
Because the next day, the Nuggets arranged for him to rush to Las Vegas to participate in training and prepare for the summer league starting on the 7th.
And his summer league was different than everyone else's.
The difference is reflected in the fact that he does not play for the Nuggets, but with the Chinese men's basketball team.
This was brought up by the men's basketball team, and the Nuggets agreed.
As for the men's basketball team, it fits Yunus' characteristics very well.
He arranged for the national team to play in this summer league not to win, but to inspect new players.
To give the most practical example, Chen Jianghua was selected into the national team by Yunus at the age of 17, and he was also included in the 12-man squad for the Beijing Olympics at the age of 19.
This would have been impossible for any national men's basketball team in the past.
Moreover, what Yunus did was not directed at Lin Ying personally.
Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue were also recruited in the same way, and they are also rookies this year.
Lin Ying's situation is a little special because he has signed a contract with the Nuggets. In other words, he is already a member of the Nuggets.
So he depends on what the Nuggets want.
The Nuggets readily agreed.
In fact, we know very well what an NBA team is like in the summer league, which is a place where a group of temporary workers brush up data and win contracts.
Coaches in places like that have limited restraint, and if you don't let others take action, you are taking their jobs, and people will definitely be anxious about you.
Therefore, many teams are unwilling to send high-ranking rookies, or they may recall them after just two games.
But the national team is different. It focuses on tactics and execution, which can provide real training value.
Of course, the more important thing is that this time we are in the same summer league, so why not.
As a result, Lin Ying started his journey with the national team earlier than expected.
In the first game, the opponent was the Grizzlies.
Then, Lin Ying started the first game, directly starting at small forward.
Wang Zhizhi, Yi Jianlian, Lin Ying, Wang Shipeng, Liu Wei.
Good guy, two rookies, three top players in the lineup, this is very Yonas.
Lin Ying had a heavy task in the first game, guarding the second-year opponent Rudy Gay.
Gay, known as "Little Eddie," performed well in his rookie season, but he only played about half of the season due to injuries.
In this summer league, he just came here to get a feel for the game.
This is also a big challenge for Lin Ying.
At the beginning of the game, he also suffered some hardships due to Gay's speed and was passed twice in one move.
The speed of that first step is indeed a bit like Tracy McGrady.
Fortunately, his characteristic is that he learns quickly.
He quickly discovered Gay's technical weaknesses at this period: he was particularly dependent on breakthroughs, and he didn't know whether it was because of being in the summer league, but he also liked singles.
He directly engaged in physical confrontation and did not give him any room to break through, forcing him to shoot.
Then Guy didn't particularly like confrontation, which made him very uncomfortable.
Moreover, Lin Ying also showed a difference from the NCAA period. He actively communicated with Yi Jianlian on the defensive end.
So even if Gay really passes him, Yi Jianlian's help defense will come up immediately.
These two moves greatly restricted Guy's performance, after all, he is only a sophomore now.
After Gay's performance was limited, the Grizzlies played relatively passively.
After the first quarter, the Chinese team led 19 to 16!
Although there is only a 3-point lead, it has greatly improved the morale of the Chinese team.
Because this is actually not the first time the men's basketball team has played in a summer league. The men's basketball team participated in three consecutive summer leagues from 1996 to 1998 (it was called differently at that time).
The most classic game was when Hu Weidong and the then rookie Kobe Bryant scored 30 points each in a single game.
It’s just that I haven’t won a game yet.
Therefore, taking the lead in this quarter has greatly improved the confidence of the Chinese men's basketball players.
However, just like the Dream Team, the reason why the opponents in the Summer League are difficult to beat is due to their rotation strength. The Chinese team's substitutes are obviously not that interesting.
The Grizzlies quickly tied and took the lead in the second quarter.
Then Yunus deeply implemented the idea of ​​"young people should play more" and replaced Lin Ying and Sun Yue early on.
Then, the two played a suffocating joint defense.
Their skills are specialized, and their offensive methods may not be interesting, but their defensive capabilities are obviously stronger than those of their opponents.
Moreover, Lin Ying has a long wingspan, and Sun Yue is tall as a defender and has good defensive sense.
The two of them, one inside and one outside, complement each other and have great defensive coverage.
A wave of continuous offensive and defensive transitions, they not only took the lead, but also opened the point difference to 9 points!
This directly made Yunus happy.
The Chinese men’s basketball team has a successor!
After halftime, the Chinese team led the Grizzlies by 8 points 43 to 35.
Let alone the Chinese team, the Chinese fans who came to support China were excited.
This is to make history and get the first kill!
In the third quarter, Yunus continued to boldly investigate, allowing Sun Yue to defend with peace of mind, and then asked Lin Ying to organize the offense.
The effect turned out to be quite good, Lin Ying even had a crotch penetration!
He remembered what Nash said during the trial training firmly in his heart!
Under his leadership, the men's basketball players became more and more excited as they played, and the score got bigger and bigger.
Basketball games are like this sometimes. What does it mean to be overwhelming and unstoppable? This is probably the case.
At the end of the third quarter, the men's basketball team has extended its lead to 15 points!
Then, the famous scene came.
In the opening stage of the fourth quarter, in order not to become a historical background, the Grizzlies players began to make bigger moves and more small moves.
Soon, a conflict broke out on the field.
It was originally just a small dispute, but the opponent's defender was extremely arrogant and used insulting swear words.
Then...Zhu Fangyu beat him up directly!
That punch was like a big open and a big close, the tiger was like a tiger and the wind was blowing, and the bow was shot left and right, like a master!
Moreover, the summer leagues are all temporary teams. How can we help each other when we meet by chance?
Ever since, the defender was beaten by Zhu Fangyu and ran all over the field...
Lin Ying was stunned on the bench.
Good guy, is this really a fight with a ball?
What's even more interesting is that the referee didn't dare to pull Zhu Fangyu down, but finally called out to Yunus. Yunus called two teammates from the Guangdong team, Yi Jianlian and Wang Shipeng, to pull Zhu Fangyu down.
Zhu Fangyu got a flagrant foul in the end, but it was not a loss because the players from the opposite Grizzlies team seemed a little frightened.
Usually they only push a few times at most, but it's the summer league again, and they see a yellow guy and want to bully him.
Who would have thought that Zhu Fangyu would be so ruthless, but he would suddenly become honest!
And the head coach of the Grizzlies didn't dare send Gay on the court.
It's very true. If this precious player is broken, no one will pay for it.
So after the game, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated the Grizzlies 81-63, making history and winning the first summer league victory.
This victory comes...a little weird.
Because it is won by fighting, and it is also won by "fighting".
After the game, a certain wave of news reported it, and domestic fans got excited first.
"Exciting and exciting, Mr. Zhu is indeed a famous general in Guangxi, nicknamed Liuzhou Little Boxing Champion!"
"These niggas should beat them up more. They think we Chinese are easy to bully!"
"I saw on the news that Mr. Zhu was running around chasing people. He couldn't beat even one person. How about he said: I want to beat ten?"
"It's a pity that I didn't copy the bench..."
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This fan is a very good boxer.
Chapter completed!