Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The draft is finally over.

Li Shengli knew nothing about the competitions of the league teams in the backstage.

Although he missed the No. 1 pick, he won the No. 2 pick, and Li Shengli also looked away, focusing on future development.

In the end, a group of four people, old and young, returned to Greenville, and there was a white uncle, Thompson's old friend, a white uncle named Sven Turner, and Turner was Thompson's manager for Li Shengli. .

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Generally speaking, the hottest rookies in each draft will be approached by a large number of agents before the start of the draft. Li Shengli, as the hottest player in this year's draft, is naturally no exception, but... came to him All the managers were blocked by Li Shengli.

Things are different now.

In Thompson's words, a player's success is absolutely inseparable from a qualified agent, and Li Shengli, who has already decided to join the Charlotte Hornets, does need the help of an excellent agent.

You know, the role of an agent is not just to negotiate contracts and transfer teams. There are many messy things in the later stage. With the help of an agent, Li Shengli can naturally spare more time for training in order to grow better. .

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Speaking of which, according to Li Shengli's original idea... the fat and water will not flow into the field of outsiders.

Since he had to pay the agent's wages, it would be better to let his own people come, and what Li Shengli thought of was... let Thompson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar help him deal with it casually.

But Thompson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gave him four supercilious looks.

joke? !

Let two bigwigs and NBA celebrities run errands for a brat like Li Shengli? Do you still want the old faces of the bosses? The two brothers immediately said...even if they were poor and starved to death, they would not be this manager.

Fortunately, Thompson's network of relationships is large enough, and he also knows a lot of agents who play around. Sven Turner is one of them. Knowing that he is acting as the agent for this year's No. Naturally, Na would not be so stupid as to refuse.

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Three days later.

Li Shengli finally received a notice from the Hornets, inviting him to go to Charlotte, North Carolina, the base camp of the Hornets, to sign a rookie contract on July 5.

According to regulations, there are still some inspection procedures to go before the contract is signed, such as... the team's in-team physical examination, physical examination, etc. Li Shengli easily passed these.

And the next thing is Li Shengli's long-awaited rookie contract.

With professionals like Sven Turner around, coupled with the fact that the Hornets attached great importance to Li Shengli, the No. 2 pick in the draft, the signing of the contract was quite smooth.

Li Shengli signed a 3+1 rookie contract.

The first three years are guaranteed contracts, and the last year is a team option. The starting salary in the first year is 2.4 million, and the amount in the last year is 4.56 million. The total contract value is 13.92 million.

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13.92 million? !

To be honest, Li Shengli almost fainted when he heard the amount, and he couldn't even hold the pen steady when he signed it. The management of the Hornets broke out in a cold sweat, and wondered if Li Shengli had some hidden disease...

But this really can't blame Li Shengli for being worthless.

Nearly 14 million contracts!

Although it is much less than Shaquille O'Neal's 17 million+ No. 1 pick contract, and although the agent's share and taxes are deducted, it is also a huge sum that a young man under 20 years old like Li Shengli would not dare to think about in his entire life , so huge that he couldn't think of how to spend it for a while...

Get rich overnight?

How can this become a local tyrant?

Li Shengli didn't know how to describe his current mood at all.

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After the contract is signed, the choice of jersey number will follow.

Looking at the list of numbers available for him to choose, Li Shengli chose No. 33 without even thinking about it, because... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar retired No. 33 jersey in the Lakers era, and choosing No. 33 is also a tribute to Uncle Jia who has always taught him.

Charlotte Hornets, No. 33 Li Shengli.

Putting everything aside, this is Li Shengli's first identity in the NBA.

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After everything was done, Li Shengli learned about the history and current situation of the team with the management of the Hornets. After all, the Hornets will be his club in the future.

history? !

In the NBA, the Hornets really have no history.

In 1988, the Charlotte Hornets joined the NBA with the Miami Heat, followed by the Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves in 1989...

It can be said that the Hornets are one of the youngest teams in the NBA, and being young means lacking foundation. After a few seasons...the bottom of the regular season and missed the playoffs, these are of course normal operations.

But... After several seasons of turning points, the Hornets have gradually built a good lineup.

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The first is... In the 1990 draft, the Hornets took the guard Kendall Gill with the fifth pick in the first round.

In this season, as a starter, Kendall Gill ranked first in the team with an average of 20.5 points per game. His 46.7% shooting rate also proved that he is a good enough shooter.

Secondly... the No. 1 pick in the first round of 1991 won the No. 1 pick in the draft, Larry Johnson.

Larry Johnson used his strength to prove that he was worthy of the big contract offered by his club. As the starting power forward, he averaged 19.2 points and 11 rebounds in his rookie season.

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Shooting guard: Kendall Gill.

Power Forward: Larry Johnson.

The season performance of both of them is good, known as the Charlotte Hornets double evil, also let the fans see the hope of their own team's rise.

In addition to the two masters, the team's substitute veteran Dell Curry is also an important firepower on the outside.

And then there's...the Hornets' unique point guard, Muggsy 'The Bug' Boggs.

The shortest player in NBA history, only 160 cm tall.

160 cm? !

I have to say that this height is considered short even among normal people, let alone a place like the NBA where big men are everywhere.

However... Boggs still proved his worth with his own strength.

Although it is said that basketball is a long-term sport, it is obviously not suitable for Boggs. His speed is too fast and he also has a strong ability to adapt on the spot.

As the Hornets' most important backcourt force, Boggs' scoring ability is not outstanding due to height restrictions, but... with an average of 9.1 assists per game last season, he is definitely the Hornets' undisputed assist king!

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This is the status quo of the Charlotte Hornets. The outside line is strong, and the inside line also has last year's No. 1 pick in the draft and strong strength Larry Johnson.

Now the Hornets has ushered in this year's No. 2 center Li Shengli, which has greatly strengthened their internal strength. Everyone thinks that the Hornets have a bright future. After all, this is... an era of centers, the most glorious era of centers.