() After staying in New York for a night, Chen Jie took the train to Durham.
After meeting Chen Jie, Beyoncé and his daughter were very happy, and congratulated him on being selected by the Chicago Bulls with the third overall pick and officially entered the NBA. Of course, Chen Jie was very happy to congratulate the father and daughter. But that night
After drinking, Chen Jie also realized a problem when he saw Beyoncé's suddenly lonely look.
Going to New York means saying goodbye to Durham City, and it also means that I can no longer be with Blackie and Beyoncé every day.
I don't know if I will get used to it.
Of course I am excited to be in this league, but it is not very happy to be separated from Beyoncé. This can be regarded as a mixture of joy and sorrow.
With this idea in mind, Chen Jie spent the next few days shopping with this beautiful woman, ignoring other mundane things, which was also a way to give each other more time together before they were about to part ways.
However, good times are always short. About a month after this, Chen Jie will go to Chicago to sign a contract, report for a physical examination and look at houses.
I estimate that I will settle in the windy city of Chicago in the future.
It is very easy for bachelor Chen Jie to find an apartment. Although he has not received a salary after entering this league, if he is selected as the third overall pick, his future financial prospects can be foreseen!
In the past few days as Chen Jie was preparing to go to Chicago, the NBA reported several shocking transactions.
Tracy McGrady and Steve Francis swap clubs.
The trade was completed by the Magic sending Juwan Howard, one of the former Michigan Five, as well as Tyronn Lue and Bogans, while the Rockets sent Mobley and Cato to the Magic in a package.
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At this point, the United States finally understood why the Magic selected Howard instead of Chen Jie with the No. 1 pick in the draft.
It turns out that they had the idea of trading Tracy McGrady at that time. I am afraid that the owners have already contacted him, and it is the Rockets who are doing the deal now.
Just imagine, with Francis, how could they waste such a good pick by selecting a rookie in the same category, Chen Jie. In the 2003-04 season, the Magic, which had only Tracy McGrady, suffered the worst blow in the past 10 years, with 21 wins and 61 losses.
Their performance has brought them back to the level when they were first founded. Perhaps this is the reason why their team management made the determination to make this transaction this summer. And now, with the addition of rookie No. 1 pick Howard and Hope, who has returned from injury,
Well, the Magic's new lineup looks more evenly balanced at each position, and the mix is more reasonable.
There is no doubt that Francis will become the new boss of the Magic. Although he once again joined forces with the rookie No. 1 pick, Howard obviously will not require Francis to make too many sacrifices like Yao Ming did. Francis will receive more than when he was with the Rockets.
zi you. In this lineup, Howard has high hopes. As a tall forward, he will make up for the Magic's slightly weak center position.
As for the Rockets, they finally made up their mind to trade Francis for McGrady, but in order to get the scoring champion, they had to add Mobley and Cato. Yao Ming got a player who can distract the defensive attention.
A powerful scorer, and with Howard coming along with Tracy McGrady, the Rockets' rebounding strength is no worse than last season.
The problem is that the Rockets have almost used their entire backcourt for these two transactions. The issue of bench depth will test head coach Van Gundy in the new season.
Chen Jie, who knew about this deal in his previous life, was not surprised at all. He even knew that in a few days, a deal even more shocking than this one would happen, and that would be Shaquille O'Neal's Eastward Journey.
Sure enough, after the uproar caused by this transaction had not dissipated, NBA officials once again broke the news.
Shaquille O'Neal transfers to Miami Heat.
Riley, who turned from coach to Heat chairman, was dissatisfied with the status quo, so he made the most sensational player trade this summer, sending the team's three main players: Odom, Caron Butler and Grant.
The Lakers, in exchange for the most powerful "Shark" O'Neal in the league, have also set their goal for the championship this year.
And this transaction seems to have a greater impact than just that.
Rather, because of this transaction, the situation where the west was strong and the east was weak may be completely changed.
In the past few seasons, the records of the Western Conference teams against the Eastern Conference teams have been one-sided. Although the leading teams in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons, the Pacers, and the Pistons do not seem to be weak, on average, the winning rate of the Western Conference is higher than that of the Eastern Conference.
It should be higher.
However, now that O'Neal has gone to the Eastern Conference, some critics predict that this transfer may overturn the pattern that has lasted for several years.
The west is weakened and the strength of the east is strengthened. After this comes and goes, the east may not be afraid of the west.
These two trades rocked the NBA this summer.
These two transactions are also relevant to Chen Jie.
O'Neal's Heat team is the competitor he will face in the Eastern Conference. The Magic team has Howard, who he will compete with for Rookie of the Year this season.
Although the relationship is not big, it is still relevant after all.
But what Chen Jie is more concerned about is that in the future, his idol Tracy McGrady and his good friend Yao Ming will finally be teammates.
Chen Jie's Bulls team also made some adjustments in the summer.
They sent away veteran center Mutombo and acquired three players from the Rockets: A-Griffin, Piatkowski, and Wilkes.
And immediately, they announced that Wilkes had been laid off.
As for the others, they are just minor adjustments and have nothing to do with the overall situation.
At a time when every team in the league is making major changes or minor adjustments, Chen Jie also officially signed a 4-year rookie contract with the Chicago Bulls worth 22.55 million U.S. dollars. 3+1 option, the team has options in the final year.
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Chen Jie is still very satisfied with this contract.
Dan Fagan doesn't have the ability to fight for the most. After all, the league's salary requirements for rookie contracts are quite strict.
After signing this contract, it also means that Chen Jie officially becomes a member of the Chicago Bulls.
Of course, he also became a millionaire.
After renting a three-bedroom and one-living room in the suburbs of Chicago, Chen Jie, accompanied by Dan Fagan, bought a Chevrolet for transportation.
After doing all this, because the team was still not gathering during the break, Chen Jie came to Durham again to enjoy his remaining vacation of less than a month.
Then, he will go to the Bulls to report, participate in training camp, and then preseason. On the last day of October, he will officially start his NBA career, and his opponent will be Howard, who will compete with him for the best rookie this year.
