() After everything was ready, the Bulls officially started training camp.
Throughout September and the first half of October, Chen Jie spent his time recovering and understanding Scales' philosophy.
Generally speaking, this coach still emphasizes defense, which Chen Jie also agrees with. There is a saying that he thinks is right: offense wins the box office, and defense wins the championship!
Chen Jie, who has always worked very hard in training, naturally did not slack off in this training camp and performed very diligently.
In Skiles' eyes, this was very satisfactory.
The players from Duke are indeed very disciplined.
Skiles sighed. Players like Chen Jie who came out of a prestigious NCAA school and are well-known in the United States and who entered the league in the top three drafts have always been unruly and self-proclaimed in Skiles' impression.
Noble.
You know, the basketball culture in the United States is different from that in China. They are very interested in the NCAA. For example, if two players are of the same strength, the coach will usually choose the player with an NCAA background to start, because in this case, he will not be
Fans scolded.
Those without an NCAA background need to work harder to gain recognition from fans.
This is like the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty in ancient China. If you are a Jinshi and become an official, your credit will be remembered, and someone will take the blame. If you live in an ordinary life for decades, most of the first and second-grade ministerial-level cadres will retire. But if you are a Jinshi, your credit will not be remembered.
After being blamed for someone else, and working diligently for decades, being able to become a fifth-grade magistrate is a blessing in disguise.
In the United States, players with NCAA background are like Jinshi. If you don’t have an NCAA background, then I’m sorry, but you’re a candidate.
Of course, except for talented high school students like James Kobe and well-known international players like Yao Ming Nowitzki.
With such a background and such a diligent attitude, Scales became more and more fond of Chen Jie.
What's more, he also knew that during the training camp, Chen Jie signed another big contract.
This can only be said that his agent is capable. With Dan Fagan’s contact, Chen Jie signed a sneaker sponsorship contract with Nike. Chen Jie has since become a contract player under Nike, and Nike not only provides Chen Jie with free
They will use the shoes for competitions, and take the opportunity to give Chen Jie a signature sneaker, and pay Chen Jie a salary of US$8 million every year.
Taking into account Chen Jie's future business future is unlimited, and he also has the vast Chinese market, although this contract is astronomical compared to many players, Fagan is not very satisfied yet, so after the final mediation,
We have reached a one-year agreement with Nike, which means that the contract between Chen Jie and Nike is only for one year. From now on, Nike will have priority to sign Chen Jie, but the price will increase with Chen Jie's popularity.
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For Chen Jie, after entering the NBA, making money can really be measured in seconds. He just signed a four-year contract worth more than 20 million, and with such a big income, the diao otaku in his previous life turned around overnight.
As for singing, I basically have no concept of money now.
When signing the contract, he stupidly asked a question that left Fagan speechless.
"Does this mean that from now on, I can take technical fouls without fear of fines?"
Fagan could only nod helplessly and said: "Based on your income, the fine for technical fouls is negligible. But for your team, they don't want you to receive too many technical fouls!"
Chen Jie naturally understood what he meant. He just asked this question because he wanted to experience what it feels like to be a rich person.
However, Chen Jie did not get all of the eight million. In addition to paying taxes, Feigen also had to pay a 10% commission.
This kind of commission ratio can actually only be regarded as medium, but because Chen Jie's income will definitely increase in the future, Fei Gen also believes that he will also be able to earn a lot of money in the future.
Of course, this was just an episode, and one after another, Chen Jie found time to sign a lot of advertising contracts under Feigen's arrangement, but these were small advertisements and the combined income was not as much as the contract with Nike.
Still, it's better than nothing.
All in all, Chen Jie is now a rich man and a well-known star in Chicago.
And with the majesty of being drafted as the top pick, the joy brought by a big contract, and the aura around him getting bigger and bigger, Chen Jie finally ushered in the first game of his career after the training camp.
That's right, it's preseason.
On the day when the Rockets and Kings went to China to play preseason games this year, Chen Jie was also at the United Center in Chicago, ushering in the Bulls' first preseason opponent, the Dallas Mavericks.
For a player like Chen Jie who is destined to play a leading role in the Bulls, the preseason is really just a warm-up, and he can find a feeling of cooperation with his new teammates. The outcome is really unimportant.
And Skiles boldly fielded a super young starting lineup.
Hinrich, Chen Jie, Luer Deng, Curry, Chandler. The new generation who only entered the NBA in the five new centuries started together.
Although it was only a preseason game, because it was the first appearance of the new Bulls season and the first game for Jay Sean and Luer Deng, two rookies with great potential, the attendance rate at the Chicago United Center was still
80%, about 18,000 people.
Under the gaze of 18,000 people, Chen Jie lived up to expectations. He played for 20 minutes in the game, scored 18 points and 6 assists, and dunked hard on the head of Dampier, the league's number one center.
one.
However, his cooperation with Curry, Chandler and Hinrich is not very skillful, and he often makes inappropriate mistakes in overlapping movements and passes. However, he and Luol Deng seem to have a clear understanding. The two of this year's
The rookie performed many wonderful passes and alley-oops during the game.
In the fourth quarter, Chen Jie did not play. Chandler led a group of players who had to fight for their contracts and finished the fourth quarter. Because at home, these players worked hard and finally defeated the Dallas Mavericks 90-86.
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The best player of the game was awarded after the game to Jason Terry who contributed many assists at critical moments and used tough defense to limit the Mavericks to only 80 points.
Seeing the performance of Duke's teammates, Chen Jie was also sincerely happy, thinking that after this game, Du Hong probably got the guaranteed contract.
After the game, Chen Jie threw away his towel and walked towards the other players.
Just when greeting Dampier, Chen Jie smiled disdainfully. The number one center in the league and the number one center in the Western Conference is just like this? Wait until the regular season and see how I torture you. Today's dunk is just the beginning!
After a good start in the first round of the preseason, the Bulls won the next seven games. Chen Jie averaged 21 minutes per game, scoring 15.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 6.3 assists.
, very comprehensive data.
And with his outstanding performance in the preseason, three days before the regular horse race, Scales finally announced the Bulls' starting lineup for the new season, and among them, Chen Jie's name was impressive.
The remaining four people are Chandler, Curry, and Hinrich. The only change in the preseason is that at the small forward position, for the sake of safety, Adarian Griffin replaced his performance in the preseason.
Luerdeng is okay.
And Du Hong also received a guaranteed contract. The one who was laid off was the poor Tommy Smith who gave up the No. 1 jersey to Chen Jie!
