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Chapter 317 Nightmare Public Opinion
"I've said so much, do you understand?"

Louis explained exactly why he supported the signing of 10 million for 3000 years.

"Do you know? This year's salary cap is 423 million." Baylor said unacceptably, "If we sign this contract, Ewing's salary alone will occupy 3/4 of the salary cap, and he will become the player with the highest annual salary in the new season. For a rookie, this is too much."

Louie wasn't worried at all.

"Since he's the best rookie ever, what's the big deal?" Louie asked rhetorically.

Baylor looked at him suspiciously: "You don't really believe that he is the best ever, do you? I haven't played for a long time, but I have played against Wilt, Bill, and Kareem."

"It's just a few seasons. Focus on the future, Elkin." Louis said confidently, "In less than three years, Patrick's annual salary will be just an ordinary top salary."

Baylor has no right to decide on this matter.

He could only listen to Louis and draft the contract.

Louis then notified the upper management of this matter, explained the pros and cons, and let them know that this contract, which would cause an earthquake like the magician's 25-year 2500 million contract, was not as scary as it seemed.

The Knicks now have a lot of rookies, even if Ewing gets such a big contract alone, as long as he works well, it will be very difficult to exceed the salary cap.

After about a week, David Falk gave up struggling.

Ewing and the New York Knicks signed the largest contract in NBA history: 10 years and 3000 million.

Unbelievably, Ewing's 3000 million is fully guaranteed.

On the day of the signing, the media was shocked that the Knicks and Ewing reached a consensus so quickly.

Then I was relieved when I saw the number of contracts signed. At this price, anyone can sign.

"Patrick, this contract makes you the highest paid player in the league. Will this become your pressure?"

The famous Ewing of the New York Times, Robert Dundee, a young writer who jumped over from the "Illustrated", asked this question.

"I'm going to prove I'm worth that much money."

Regardless of whether Ewing can prove himself, his contract has pissed off the current superstars and retired old people.

Because the Lakers lost two consecutive finals, Chamberlain shamelessly mocked Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for a summer.

Now he wants to change his game and take a look at this young player who earns more in one year than he has in his entire career.

His words sound reasonable and well-founded: "I didn't perform very well in the first season. I only averaged 38 points and 27 rebounds per game. If you want to say that my league level at that time was average, well, then I will lower my requirements. If the kid in New York can reach 2/3 of my stats, then I will admit that he can earn 300 million a year. By the way, one last thing to add, my annual salary that year was 30000 US dollars."

(Too lazy to calculate, please help me figure out how much 2/3 of Chamberlain’s rookie season’s average data is, a good man’s life will be safe)
Abdul-Jabbar didn't want to come out and comment.

However, the media in big cities has a characteristic, that is, they must get the answers they want.

Abdul-Jabbar was overwhelmed and could only respond: "It's a bit too much for a rookie. He hasn't proven himself in the professional arena yet."

Rick Barry quipped: "New York spent the money on a whole castle, hope they don't end up with a leaky hut."

The only one who gave a positive review was Bill Russell.

Whether he supported Ewing to take so much money, or deliberately disgusted Chamberlain, is a question worthy of further study.

"Since Ewing is taller and can dominate the game on the offensive end, it is not surprising that he gets so much money."

Ewing suddenly became the target of public criticism.

The negative impact of this contract on him cannot be overstated.

Even "Sports Illustrated" published a magazine with Ewing wearing the Knicks No. 33 jersey as the cover, and wrote "The greater Russell, or the unique Ewing? Book 11 championships?" Words.

When Louie heard this, he didn't know whether to laugh or react in other ways.

He didn't expect that this contract would bring so many negative effects to Ewing, and it would definitely affect him.

Once people find out that Ewing is not as good as expected, not only is he not in the top five in the league, but he is not even counted in the top [-] in the league, his contract will become the laughing stock of countless people.

It was an accident that Louis did not expect to be violently attacked by public opinion.

He liked the surprise and everything went according to his plan.

The strangling of public opinion will make Ewing more determined. Maybe bad things will eventually turn into good things.

Before the draft, Louis once faced the question of "Ewing/Stockton or Malone/Stockton", which was completely unnecessary.If Malone comes to the Knicks, it will inevitably compress Ewing's room for improvement.The chemistry between him and Stockton will make it difficult for the latter to have a spark with Ewing.

This is a matter of habit and fit. Fukada Eomi has performed countless performances, but according to the statistics of boring people, he has cooperated with an actor named Yuki Yuzuru 22 times⑶.why is that?You have to know that actresses have the right to choose in this regard, especially an actress like Fukada who is at the James level in the industry⑴, she can choose a partner according to her comfort level.The way she works with the actor so often can only mean one thing, their chemistry is great on that side.

In the same way, as a point guard, it only takes a few times to confirm who is more comfortable playing pick-and-rolls.Malone is a natural pick-and-roll master, Ewing played in the low position in Georgetown, John Thompson, that idiot, didn't make any effort to make him play more comfortably, so he had to learn from scratch how to run the pick-and-roll, split and catch the ball.

If Ewing and Karl Ma Jiexian were put in front of Sto Yongmei, after trying the depth, Mr. Sto would definitely decide that Mr. Ma was the one who fit his body best. From then on, Ewing would be sidelined in the pick-and-roll tactics. As a coach, Louis could remind him, but he could not interfere, otherwise he would be "do what you want" sooner or later.

Of course, the above thoughts are all Louis’s self-comfort after missing Malone, he has to tell himself this, because Ewing’s inner strength is extremely powerful, which is a great intangible asset.Although he is 22 years old, the four years of being ruined by John Thompson have caused his upper limit to drop from a superstar potential that can hit the pantheon to a superstar/ordinary superstar.Louis is confident to use the remaining time to get him on the right track, not only because he knows what to do, but also because Ewing will find ways to bounce back whenever he is hit.

He's an incredibly competitive player, and that's important.

Ewing's signing was finalized, and Louie started to do two things.

One is the expansion of the coaching staff. Veteran Truke Robinson officially retired, and he had a new job on the first day of retirement.

Louis hired him as the Knicks' inside coach, specializing in card position, positioning, pick-and-roll, and screens.

In addition, Louis also used a "huge sum" of US$50000 to invite a former World Bodybuilding Contestant with knowledge of sports science.Now that he has retired, the Knicks couldn't hire him no matter what, but they paid too much money.

At $50000, no club will pay that much for a trainer who helps players put on weight.

At present, the league is still in the era of "strength training will affect the shooting feel".

Coincidentally, Jordan, Stockton, and Malone⑵ are the most enthusiastic players in strength training in the contemporary era.At the same time, it is also a rare superstar in the 1995s who can guarantee a high level of competitive strength after 80.

Professional teams have a lot of taboos about strength training. Louis paying an annual salary of 50000 US dollars to hire a strength trainer is considered by others to be like a garbage show that asks fans to pour milk in order to hit the rankings.The difference is that one violates common sense and the other violates the law, both of which are outrageous.

The strength trainer Louie hired with a lot of money was Dennis Dillon. When he signed the contract, he carefully looked at the opponent's arm.

It feels like this one punch can kill a Bohr.

After signing the contract, Louis reported the height and weight figures of Ewing and Ball to him: "I need Ewing to gain 6 pounds before the start of the new season. I need Ball to gain 20 pounds in the next year. Is this a problem?"

"Do you need medicine?" Dillon asked a very direct question.

In recent years, steroids have become popular in the NFL, causing many people to worry and criticize, but there are only a lot of users.

Louis didn't know much about the medicine yet: "Are there any side effects?"

"I don't know yet, but some medical experts say that it may cause some burden to the heart." Dillon replied.

"That's not necessary." Louis didn't want them to take risks. "What I want are real muscles, especially Boll."

"Indeed, the height of 7 feet 7 is only 200 pounds (90KG), it is simply vulnerable."

Louie couldn't help but glance at his arm again.

He was right, Pol would literally be punched to death by him.

⑴Ms. Fukada’s strengths are that he is not limited to the subject matter, can control any script, has excellent acting skills, and has no pressure on the plot direction. In any company, any director, any actor can create his own "system".She is so versatile and stable, there is no second in the entire industry, and more importantly, she is the best actor in the history of the industry who is good at managing her own image.The argument is only Chen Kun!
⑵ According to a story learned from Stockton's autobiography: After Malone arrived in the Jazz, he and Stockton continued to compete for the title of the team's lowest body fat percentage for more than ten years.Stockton has won every time.And these two happened to be the youngest players in the 80s and 90s. Is this a coincidence?
⑶ When writing this chapter, Mr. Fukada’s favorite opponent has not yet been confirmed, but a few days ago, she said in the YouTube personal channel that the most pleasant opponent to cooperate with is Yuzuru Yuki, oh yeah~~~
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