Basketball: Start with the nerve knife

Chapter 5 Signing the Contract
"Li, watch the news..."

Early the next morning, Li Wan was woken up by Ahn Tai Lun's phone call. According to what he said, he searched for news on his mobile phone.

"It doesn't matter if Phil Jackson is not optimistic, Li Wan: All I have to do is to play well!"

"Confidence! The Huaxia rookie talked about the controversy between Kupchak and Phil Jackson, and said that he will play to satisfy the head coach!"

"Confidence or arrogance, Huaxia rookie Li Wan is not afraid to stand against Phil Jackson!"

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There were only two words left in Li Wan's mind: numb!

What he said at the time meant "be yourself", and when the media interpreted it like this, it became "confident and arrogant" and "not afraid of Phil Jackson"...

To say that this Lakers rookie really has a lot of traffic.He is the 19th pick in the first round, so he has the same exposure as the top 6 rookies in the first round.

"Am I Mercury retrograde recently? Why do I encounter some unsatisfactory things, or is it that getting the jr-Smith card has spent all my recent luck?"

Li Wan didn't worry too much about the impact of these reports.

Whether he wants to "be himself" or "confident", in the end he has to rely on his strength to prove himself.

Tyronn picked him up at the hotel after 8:[-] a.m. and flew from JFK to Los Angeles.

Los Angeles seems to have just had a rain, the air is very humid, and the wind blowing on your face when you get off the plane is also very comfortable.

Los Angeles is located in the southwestern part of California. Except for December, January, and February, it seldom rains all year round. As a result, the climate here is very dry. It is difficult for people living in Los Angeles not to apply some moisturizing lotion. go out.

Rain is a blessing here.

"Is this a good sign?" Li Wan asked.

Tyron nodded: "You can think so."

He called Kupchak and learned that he happened to have time at the moment, so he drove Li Wan to sign the contract.

The home court of the Lakers is the Staples Arena, but the usual training and the management office of the Lakers are not there, but in the Toyota Center Arena, which is also invested and constructed by Toyota.

Like the Toyota Center built in Houston in 02, the venue is divided into three floors, the ground floor and the ground floor, with all kinds of supporting facilities, including restaurants, drink bars, and fan shops.

However, it not only serves the Los Angeles Lakers, but also the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA and the Los Angeles Kings of the major ice hockey league all train in this arena.

What belongs to the Lakers is just two locker rooms and a few training fields in the basement, and even the general manager's office is another office building.

But in Los Angeles, where every inch of land is expensive, it's not just the Los Angeles Lakers.

Well, the main reason is that old Bath is not rich enough...

In addition to running the Lakers, the entire Bass family also runs the Los Angeles Sparks who also train in this arena.

Just a few days ago, Old Bath was officially listed and wanted to transfer.

Sparks star Lisa Leslie is pregnant and announced that she will not play in the WNBA07~08 season, which means that the team will spend a year running with them.

The WNBA has always been making money at a loss. In the past few years, the Sparks missed the WNBA championship. The income and expenditure situation of the Sparks has not been optimistic.

He believes it was as right a decision as he was when he moved the Lakers from Minneapolis to Los Angeles in 1960.

It was also this decision that made him realize that although he owns the Lakers, he is still in Los Angeles. The market value is at least 20 billion, but this is equivalent to his "real estate". In addition, he is very poor.

Therefore, he set his sights on Li Wan, a Chinese man.

How many times has Alexander's net worth been multiplied by the Huaxia market? Is there any more lucrative investment than this one?
As for Phil Jackson's dissatisfaction, let him be dissatisfied.And Old Bus knew in his heart that this old bastard might not really look down on Li Wan.

What exactly he thinks depends on what he will do next.

This is why Bass Sr. hates Phil Jackson. He doesn't like this kind of employees that he can't control.

When Li Wan and Tai Lun arrived, Kupchak had already prepared a contract, a standard rookie contract, fully guaranteed for the first three years, and a team option for the fourth year.

A total of 4 million in 584 years.

Li Wan's annual salary in the first year was 129 million.Generally, it is issued on a monthly basis for 1 year and 12 months.

It is also possible to pay in advance, up to 60% of the total salary.This is to avoid those super giants asking for a one-time payment of 2 million in salary, which will cause problems with the team's operating funds.

After carefully looking at the terms and conditions of the contract, Li Wan signed his name after confirming that there was no problem. After signing, he handed the contract to Kupchak who was looking at him with a smile on his face. Can I advance 3 months' salary in advance?"

选秀大会前为了试训的各种花销都是阿恩-泰伦替着支付的，大概3万块左右。以及他3%的抽成3万8千7百款，共计7万元。

He also rented a secure apartment close to the Toyota Center and Staples Arena, and the rent for two months was nearly 2 yuan.

In addition, the rental housing here in Los Angeles is a rental housing, and the household facilities and equipment in it need to be bought by themselves, and a car for transportation is also required.

His salary of 10 yuan for the first month alone is not enough for these expenses, not to mention that Li Wanxia needs special training, which is another project that burns money.

Kupchak readily signed a check for 33 yuan and handed it to Li Wan.

"By the way, I need to confirm with you, are you going to play summer league?"

"Of course!"

Li Wan didn't hesitate.

Phil Jackson's attitude is unclear, and he needs some performances to fight for his position in the training camp.

The summer league performance itself may not be of much reference value, but it is good to have more impressions.

"OK, then before July 7, remember to come to the team to report. Of course, if you want to go to Las Vegas by yourself, you can also contact Phil Handy at that time."

Kupchak handed him a Phil Handy business card.It says "Chief Assistant Coach of the Lakers."He is the head coach of the Lakers Summer League.

Li Wan accepted the business card and left the office with Tai Lun.

As soon as he left the arena, he asked Tai Lun to contact him with the training venue. Today is June 6, and there is almost half a month before July 26.

He needs to carry out a round of promotion in this half month.

Summer league is where fringe players and undrafted picks compete for two-way contracts, and he doesn't expect anyone to be willing to play with him, pass him the ball, or something like that.

He didn't go to summer league to show off his defensive ability.

Therefore, in the next 14 days, the two aspects of his special training are the ability to hold the ball and the ability to shoot.

(End of this chapter)