super small forward

Chapter 22 22. Signing Whiteside

"Mike, what do you think of these two?"

"This is Baibian? Liu's vision is really good! I don't know where he saw this guy!"

How could this guy not survive in the NBA?

Kupchak looked at the big man in front of him and couldn't figure it out. Would the Kings cut this big man with such outstanding athletic ability and physical talent?
What is the most valuable in the NBA, center!

A big man with such height and weight can still have this kind of mobility and flexibility, even if he just puts it on display, he must spend a middle-class man, right?There are a lot of teams that are willing to give tens of millions of annual salary!

There is also this point guard. This point guard was not recommended by Liu Ren, but it also made Kupchak's eyes shine. Although there is almost no defense, but the passing is really in place. Can be passed directly to teammates to score.

To get assists, you have to have that ability!People are able to send the ball to the teammate who has the last chance. Isn't Nash the same?It's just that Nash's personal offensive ability is extremely good, making opponents dare not let go of him, even double-teaming him, and can still send assists at critical moments. This guy does not have this ability, but it is also a good choice to lead the second team as a substitute.

These two people are Whiteside and Marshall, two former NBA players who were cut by the team.

Marshall is okay. He was waived by the Suns in the middle of last season. It is not far away from the NBA. Whiteside has been away from the NBA for nearly two years. He was waived less than two months after the start of the 10-11 season. For work, he can only go to China to seek gold in the 12-13 season. Who knows that even the CBA doesn't want him.

Today is the first trial day of the Lakers offseason. Kupchak invited many overseas players and free agents. When they went to the CBA to find Whiteside’s contact information, they couldn’t find it. Later, they found out that this guy is in China. He couldn't even play in the CBA, so he could only play in lower leagues.

Kupchak was immediately annoyed, who did Liu Ren recommend!
But now that the invitations have been sent out, he can only take a look, but he didn't expect to find a treasure!
By the way, Marshall, who can always send the ball to Whiteside in various ways, also entered Kupchak's sight.

"Sign it! Make sure to sign it!" Kupchak made this decision after watching only one training session. Marshall is free to sign for one year first, but Whiteside must stay, a four- to five-year long-term contract You can also download it!Anyway, his worth is not high, even if he is not suitable, such a big man is easy to trade.

Without Howard, the Lakers are really weak inside!Gasol and the Lakers seem to be inseparable, and the team is sorry for Gasol. It is not easy to keep him. In the past two years, there are no superstar insiders whose contracts have expired. Seeing the big man with potential, Kupchak will not hesitate will shoot.

Kupchak immediately looked up to Liu Ren, and thought: This kid has a lot of skills. It seems that unsatisfactory players also have the benefits of being unsatisfied. I know many people who have experienced the same experience.

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"Hassan, do you think the Lakers will keep us?" Marshall said after taking a sip of the energy drink.

Just now Marshall tried his best to show himself, whether he can stay or not can only be fate.

"I don't know. I hope I can stay. I don't want to go overseas anymore." Whiteside is much calmer than two years ago. If the Kings see Whiteside now, they will definitely give the contract without hesitation. They know Whiteside's talent is just that this young man's personality is too bad, ridiculously bad, and he has no professional player's quality at all.

After two years of polishing, he couldn't even play in the high-level leagues overseas, so that Whiteside's edges and corners were smoothed out, but only his surly personality was smoothed out, and his heart was still there, otherwise he would just dawdle overseas and make money.

"I heard that the salary overseas is very high! If I have the opportunity, I plan to try it overseas, but I heard that overseas teams want players who can do everything, so I don't think it will work." Marshall is a little bit concerned about Whiteside making a lot of money playing overseas. Envy, he played in the NBA with a basic salary at most, this is what his agent told him.

"It's not about money. I want to prove that I'm still an NBA player, and I'm an NBA center." Whiteside said in a deep voice.

Whiteside is very firm, but he also knows that it will not be easy. He is ready to retreat. If he fails to return to the United States for trial training this time, he will still return to the NBL to play. NBL is a secondary basketball league in China. Then with a little chance, you can join the CBA, which can be regarded as a reserve alliance for the expansion of the CBA.

Marshall's thoughts on Whiteside are understandable, but he knows his ability, and he will be the best as a main substitute. He will not fight for anything, and will only try his best to do what he can do. substitute player.

While the two were chatting anxiously, Dan D'Antoni, the brother of the Lakers assistant and head coach Mike D'Antoni, came in front of them.

"Kenta, Hassan, the general manager asked you to go." After Dan D'Antoni finished speaking, he asked his assistant to take the two to the general manager's office. He still had other things to do.

As the team's first assistant coach, Dan D'Antoni is very busy. There are still a bunch of players in trial training. He has to watch them one by one, and then write a good evaluation for the general manager and the head coach to read.

Whiteside was recommended by Liu Ren, and Kupchak would watch his trial training on the second floor of the training hall. Others Kupchak would not go to see him, unless he had a good free agent. body.

Whiteside and Marshall looked pleasantly surprised. They knew what this meant. If the trial training failed, they would be notified directly to leave, which meant that the Lakers meant to keep them.

Even if it is a training camp contract, they will work hard!

But what surprised them even more came later!
When they arrived at the general manager's office, Kupchak and D'Antoni asked where they lived, what they played in the past and some life-related matters. In their anxious mood, they offered a two-point contract.

Marshall's is a 150+157 contract with a team option, the second year is non-guaranteed, the first year's salary is [-] million, and the second year is [-] million.

Marshall was already very satisfied with being able to get a one-year guarantee contract, and in addition to being anxious, he signed it without even notifying his agent.

On the other hand, Whiteside also did not notify the agent, signed the contract, and didn't even look at the salary. He didn't care about the salary at all, otherwise the salary in the NBL was much higher than here, and he just wanted to return to the NBA.

When it was signed and Kupchak gave him his contract, Whiteside was very excited when he saw the contract period above.

4 million in 640 years!
What excites Whiteside is not the salary. He can get this salary in two years overseas. What excites him is the contract period. The first two years are fully guaranteed, and the next two years are team options!That is a 2+1+1 contract!
The icing on the cake will not produce much friendship, but the need to send charcoal will make people grateful. Whiteside has suffered so much in the past two years. Someone is willing to offer him a contract, and he was given the contract for the first trial training. Grace.

After all, Whiteside is a very simple person, he just wants to return to the NBA to play and prove himself.Otherwise, it would not be foolish to come back to get a basic salary in the eyes of others, instead of easily earning several times the salary overseas.

People with ideals and goals are often the easiest to succeed.

(End of this chapter)