Chapter 388 [What's the Hurry]
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As soon as the new agreement was announced, Ryan Hughes immediately called Wang Jun and told him not to worry.
"What's the rush? The playing contract is just a small one. As long as I play super data next season, the advertising endorsement will be the big money-maker, right?" Wang Jun laughed.
"I'm relieved if you think so."
"Shall we have dinner together at noon? I'm treating guests to dinner, and a friend is here." Wang Jun suggested.
"Where?"
Wang Jun called his friends including James to the "Longevity Palace" for dinner.
James came to New York to support his friend in the draft. Wang Jun asked James to invite his friend, a guard named Chris Paul, who was predicted to be the top five in the draft.
Paul and Wang Jun shook hands. "King, nice to meet you."
"Me too, I wish you a good pick and go to the team you like."
Regarding the matter of poaching Wang Jun to the Cavaliers, James kept silent to avoid the embarrassment of being rejected.
He knows that Wang Jun does not want to join, and the new agreement is not good for Wang Jun, so it is difficult to leave the Nets.
Paul and James met when they were playing games in high school. At the McDonald's All-American Game held in Cleveland in 2003, they were both players of the Eastern All-Star Team. They cooperated tacitly and became friends.
While eating, Paul said intoxicatedly, "We exchanged phone numbers with each other, and since that day we have wanted to fall asleep in each other's voice almost every day."
Everyone shrank their necks together and shivered.
Paul continued: "Our girlfriends are also best friends because when the two of us are together, they can only talk to each other."
Wang Jun asked: "So... what made you fall in love at first sight?"
"God will," James replied.
Everyone couldn't stop laughing.
Paul fit in very quickly, and he was a funny guy, telling jokes all the time.
James entered the NBA directly after high school,
Paul played two seasons in college before entering the draft this year. Just because it can make James optimistic about this point, Wang Jun guesses that Paul must be good and will become a star in the future.
James always likes competitive people and winners, he likes to be with these people, and he wants to be a successful person himself.
Birds of a feather flock together. People are divided into groups. Strong people get together and compare each other, which can be the driving force for progress.
Wang Jun doesn't care about his status when making friends, and goes out to participate in reality shows, even if the crazy Stephanie wants to make friends with him. He also left a phone call.
According to regulations, chefs are not allowed to eat with guests, but Wang Jun didn't care so much, and called the website moderator "Legendary Ghost" Cai Minghao to the private room for a chat.
On the forum, the "princes" have been trying their best to maintain Wang Jun's reputation. Fight fiercely with the "anti-kings". Moderators are die-hard fans, "The Fighter Among Princes".
Wang Jun watched the 2005 draft at home, and James went to the scene as a group of Paul's relatives and friends.
Bogut became the second international player with the No. 1 pick and was selected by the Bucks, which announced the rise of international players. Some people said he was "White Duncan".
Marvin Williams became No. 2 and went to the underdog Eagles. He is an all-round forward with a long range, good physical fitness, and his shortcomings are a bit nonsensical.
Deron Williams, who competed with Wang Jun in college back then, was Tanhua. He is most praised for his thick figure. Coupled with good height, he can easily run over short defenders, has a good sense of assists, and is good at pick-and-rolls.
Relying on his body, Deron was spotted by the Jazz.
Paul fourth, the Hornets selected him. The Hornets suck, and what's worse is their luck, which ended up only getting the No. 4 pick.
For Paul, the only good news is the Hornets coach, Byron? Scott's coaching style is to give maximum freedom to point guards. Let the point guard play freely on the court, it is easy to play.
Wang Jun didn't know the person behind him, and he wasn't too well-known.
The Nets selected Wayne Seaman at No. 26 in the first round, a black power forward who relied on CIC. This is not a good sign. If the star insiders are introduced in the summer, the frontcourt lineup will be too crowded, and there are not many available.
The second-round pick was traded, and the Nets didn't make a draft.
There were no big deals in this draft, and all teams focused on the free market.
In July, Abby went to work. Wang Jun stayed at home and waited for the news.
Hughes called and said: "Your situation is very special, so far there are not many offers."
"Because of the Arenas clause?"
"Unless you are particularly needed and the team is determined to win, you will not be offered a maximum salary. You are a super value player in the first two years, and your salary in the next three years takes up too much salary space. The media calls this a poison contract." Hughes smiled wryly. .
The "poison contract" is a product of the new labor-management agreement. It is a deadlock between the underdog and the underdog team. Wang Jun just caught up.
The Nets did not open a contract, but waited for Wang Jun to accept the offers from other teams before choosing whether to match. Hughes didn't negotiate with the Nets at all, that doesn't make sense.
This is the benefit of restricting free agents, so there is no need to talk about it, just shop around. The disadvantages are also obvious. If you are on a bad team and the opponent offers a high salary to force them to stay, you will not be able to leave even if you want to.
Wang Jun doesn't hate the Nets, so he can afford to wait. "Which teams are making offers now?"
"There are four teams, Celtics, Pacers, 76ers, and Eagles." Hughes replied.
"There isn't one I like." Wang Junhan said.
"The Pacers reached the Finals this year. If you go there, you can succeed Miller and compete for the championship. Is that not interesting?" Hughes laughed.
"Although the strength is not bad, but what kind of bad game they played, I really can't imagine what it would be like to cooperate with Artest."
Miller is old, and the Pacers have long planned to find a replacement. There are already three good players in the team, Jackson, Artest, and O'Neal, and they can't offer Wang Jun a maximum salary contract.
They offered Wang Jun five years, and the average annual salary was much higher than that of Artest, but in 2002, Artest only paid 42 million in six years, and it expired in 2009. At that time, Artest's strength was not too strong, and the contract was not sincere, and he just used the championship as an attraction.
Even if Wang Jun agrees to the offer, the Nets will match without hesitation.
The 76ers offered a higher contract than the Pacers, and wanted to form a trident of Iverson, Wang Jun, and Webber. Considering that the two super scorers need to share the ball, they don't want to give Wang Jun a bigger contract.
The Eagles and Celtics offered close to the maximum salary, $58 million in five years.
Wang Jun doesn't want to go to the Celtics. With Pierce around, he must not be able to attack with the ball and look for opportunities on the outside. The situation is similar to that of Carter's partner. Why bother to leave?
The Eagles have the most salary space, and Joe Johnson, who is pursuing the Suns at the same time, offered a five-year contract worth $69.67 million.
When Wang Jun heard that the other party gave him so much less contract than Joe Johnson, how could he bear it?
"Damn! Joe Johnson has such a big contract? I average 10 points more than him."
Joe Johnson averaged 17.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1 steal per game this season, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 47.8%. The Suns have Nash and Stoudemire to attract defense, and it is easy to get opportunities on the periphery, which is obviously a premium.
Hughes said calmly: "Because he has excellent footwork, good passing awareness, good height, and the Suns' scoring points are too scattered. If he goes to a team that lacks scorers, he may explode. And he has Bird rights."
"I will continue to wait for the maximum salary."
Wang Jun's culprit is passing. The system has not taken out passing training. How can he practice passing well?
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