I really play basketball

Chapter 69
The call was from Jack McCloskey, who told Aaron Goodwin directly—

"We have reached a deal with the Warriors, and your employer can go to the Bay Area to play."

Although the details of the transaction are not yet known, Lin Xing has been able to confirm that he has joined the old Nelson's team.

"not bad……"

Lin Xing smashed his mouth, in his opinion——

Compared with the Lakers, the Warriors are not so close to home, and the Bay Area is only a little smaller than Los Angeles.

Compared to the Magic, the Warriors don't have a superstar like the Sharks.

The combination of Lin Xing & Sharks was able to win the championship, and the combination of Lin Xing & Xiao Chong & God's Left Hand & Madman broke the level of a strong team in the regular season.

After all, right now is the 90s full of powerful people.

But on the other hand, the Warriors have their own advantages over the Lakers and Magic, but they have become the best place for Lin Xing.

At this time, the staff of the alliance came over and led Lin Xing to an interview.

On the main stage of the draft, David Stern once again stood in front of the microphone.

In the stands, Jack McCloskey, who had just hung up the phone, asked his assistant to call Donnie Nelson.

"Tell them we're taking Anfernee Hardaway."

But as soon as the words fell, David Stern announced in the middle of the stage——

"In the 1993 NBA Draft, the second overall pick in the first round, the Orlando Magic chose...Anfernee Hardaway!"

In the small green room, Penny jumped up in surprise, raising his hands to express his excitement.

In the trial training stage of the draft, Weber performed well and has returned to the position where one person is under one man and over ten thousand people.

Everyone felt that, regardless of whether the Magic could get Lin Xing or not, Webber would be selected at the second place.

result……

An upset appeared.

The Magic chose Penny, and Webber was left behind.

Inside the small green room, Weber frowned, with small question marks all over his face.

He made a guess with uncertainty: "Could it be that Star went to Orlando, and the Timberwolves knew that I didn't want to go, so they chose Penny for the second pick?"

Aaron Goodwin, who came later, told Weber: "Stat is going to Orlando? No, no, no, he went to Oakland."

Weber's face changed, and Lin Xing went to Oakland. Doesn't that mean:

After the trade, the Timberwolves got the Warriors' pick?
Immediately afterwards, he saw David Stern once standing in the center of the stage.

"In the 1993 NBA draft, the third overall pick in the first round, the Golden State Warriors selected... Chris Webber!"

I'm off to Minnesota?hell!
Webber stood up reluctantly, put on the Warriors baseball cap, and walked to the center of the stage step by step.

At this time, Aaron Goodwin's phone rang again.

"Hello, this is Aaron Goodwin, and you again, Mr. Jack McCloskey..."

It was Jack McCloskey who called again. Goodwin thought that this time, McCloskey wanted to welcome Weber to join him, but unexpectedly...

"Don't get me wrong, Mr. Aaron Goodwin, I'm calling to tell you that we have reached a deal with the Washington Bullets, and your employer can no longer play in Minnesota."

"???"

After hanging up the phone, Aaron Goodwin sighed with emotion: "Good man!"

Jack McCloskey is really a good guy, he didn't force either Lin Xing or Webber to play in Minnesota.

This kind of self-sacrificing spirit is commendable!

But in fact, in the stands, Jack McCloskey, who hung up the phone, clenched his fist and swung it fiercely:
"Two deals, as many as four future first-round picks, we made a lot of money!"

At this moment, Jack McCloskey felt what it meant to turn hands into clouds and turn hands into rain.

As far as this year's draft is concerned, his series of wonderful operations will definitely be recorded in history in the future.

What is a fortune teller, he is called a fortune teller; what is an old fox, he is an old fox!
I heard that in the history of flower growers, there are two wise men who can win the world with one person, called Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Young?
As far as his performance tonight, crouching dragon and phoenix are all him!
"So, Jack, who do we take in the first round of the Bullets?"

"Who to choose? Of course it's Sean Bradley, a big man at 2 meters, if he doesn't succeed, who will succeed?"

So, with the fourth pick in the first round, the Mavericks picked Jamal Mashburn.

The fifth pick in the first round, big bamboo pole Sean Bradley stood up and put on a Bullets baseball cap.

At this moment, Jack McCloskey looked at Sean Bradley in the middle of the stage, and was already imagining——

Sean Bradley & Christian Laettner, the strongest white twin towers in NBA history, are about to form!
In the next draft, the 76ers selected Isiah Ryder, who was thrown over the shoulder by Lin Xing.

The Kings picked away Bobby Hurley, who led the Collegiate United to defeat the Dream Team a year ago, but was beaten by Lin Xing in the NCAA preseason.

The Milwaukee Bucks made a pretty good choice in the eyes of latecomer Lin Xing. They picked Vin Baker.

After that, the Pistons' two consecutive numbers, they chose Lindsay Hunter and Alan Houston.

At the end of the lottery, the Lakers picked Calbert Cheney, who should have been in the middle of the lottery, but now fell.

Lin Xing watched Cheney put on his baseball cap and shook his head: "Lakers, Lakers, there's a big difference!"

Lin Xing is more concerned about the selection of the non-lotto area, and only——

Because of the NCAA championship, Lucios Harris and Byron Russell's picks skyrocketed.

With the No.16 pick in the first round, Lucios went to the New Jersey Nets.

With the No.20 fifth pick in the first round, Russell went to the Bulls.

Seeing Russell put on the Bulls baseball cap, Lin Xing really had question marks on his face.

What does it mean?Don't make the background board, run to be a teammate?
In fact, it is not that Byron Russell has never been teammates with Jordan.

Later, Jordan returned to the Wizards, and Russell also signed with the Wizards.

But even as a teammate, Russell is also a background board.

It is said that during the team training, Jordan has been attacking Russell with trash talk-

"Stop trying to guard me man, you're called the best of the human race not because of your own moments, but because you're in my moments."

In this life, can Russell escape?

In addition to the two teammates, Lin Xing also paid attention to——

Sam Cassell, at the end of the first round, he was picked by the Rockets.

At the beginning of the second round, the Washington Bullets selected George Muresan, who is 2 meters tall, and the twin-tower combination of Muresan + Webb was done!

In the middle of the second round, the Lakers showed Jerry West's good vision by selecting Nick Van Exel.

That's the end of the draft.

All the rookies present stood on the stage, took a photo with David Stern, and then went back to their respective homes.

……

As soon as the draft ended, the Timberwolves couldn't wait to jump out and officially announce two deals.

"We have reached an agreement with the Golden State Warriors to send this year's No. [-] pick and Australian center Luke Longley to the Warriors,

To get Billy Owens, the No. 95 pick in the first round, and the Warriors' first-round pick in '97, first-round pick in '99, and first-round pick in '[-]..."

This first transaction can be called crazy.

It's not that the Timberwolves are crazy, it's that the Warriors are too crazy.

When seeing this official announcement, the whole United States is feeling——

"Is the Warriors crazy? A young player who still has great potential plus a hot rookie, plus three future first-rounders, for another potential star?"

"Five for one, the Warriors have completely overdrawn the future, they are too crazy."

There are really not a few people who think that the Warriors are crazy. Even within the Warriors, there are countless disputes about this deal.

Assistant coach Gregg Popovich is the opposition. He doesn't deny Lin Xing's genius, but just thinks——

"Three future first-rounders, plus Billy whose potential has not been fully fulfilled, and Chris Webber who is only [-] million points behind Stalin...a five-for-one deal?
I don't think it's a good deal, if we keep these bargains, we can get more! "

But the Nelsons insisted on going their own way and promoted the deal.

And this crazy five-for-one behavior directly caused the Magic to withdraw from the bidding for the No. [-] pick.

John Gabriel and the Sharks think: Anfernee Hardaway is also good, at least, he is more versatile than Lin Xing.

When Luke Longley, who was on vacation in his hometown of Australia, saw these reports and emotions, he just wanted to spread his hands: "Where are your eyes? Where are your eyes? Obviously it is five for two?"

Then came another deal—

"Subsequently, we reached an agreement with the Washington Bullets to send the No. 95 pick in the first round from the Warriors to the Bullets in order to get the No. [-] pick in the first round and the Bullets' first-round pick in [-]."

So, to sum it up -

The Timberwolves traded No. 91 pick Lin Xingjia Luke Longley in exchange for [-] No. [-] Billy Owens, this year's No. [-] rookie Sean Bradley, and four first-rounders in the future.

"This wave, the Timberwolves are making a lot of money!"

"In the next six years, the Timberwolves will have as many as 10 first-rounders in their hands, and they can do a great job."

"I can't wait to see the Minnesota White Twin Towers play."

"Shawn Bradley will be the next great white center after Bill Walton, I say it!"

"Perfect stop loss operation? No, the Timberwolves didn't lose at all. They made a lot of money."

"..."

Regardless of these external evaluations, the Warriors contacted Lin Xing's agent Aaron Goodwin to determine the time for signing and holding a press conference.

Of course, before signing, there is still a very important step to go.

That is, the discussion of the rookie contract amount.

In 95, before the NBA rigidly stipulated the rookie contract, the negotiation of the rookie contract was indeed a very important step.

Not to mention that the big dog Robinson asked for a rookie contract of 94 million yuan in 10, and finally got a 6800-year contract of [-] million US dollars.

In 1992, the rookie contract of the No. 7 pick Lang Sharks and the Magic was 4100 years and [-] million US dollars.

And just a year ago, the Bulls signed a seven-year, $7 million contract extension with championship hero Scottie Pippen, which was already quite a sensation.

It is even more surprising that the Sharks directly doubled Pippen and cost $100 million more.

But in fact, before the sharks, there were more excessive ones.

The No. 91 pick in 12, Larry Johnson, signed a 1.1-year, $[-] million rookie contract with the Hornets as soon as he entered the league.

It can be said that in the past two years of the draft, the rookie contract signed by the No. [-] pick has complicated the contract negotiations between Lin Xing and the Warriors.

The result can be...

In Los Angeles, Lin Xing sat in a very private cafe with the Nelson father and son who came here specially.

After some courtesies, Nelson Jr. offered a contract directly.

Aaron Goodwin took it, glanced at it first, and then his pupils dilated.

This extremely surprised look naturally made Lin Xing curious.

What kind of contract did the Warriors offer that surprised Goodwin so much?

Soon, the contract was handed to him.

"12 years? 1.2 million?"

Lin Xing's mouth opened wide, as if seeing the goddess of black silk taking off her black silk.

Not only can't move the eyes, but also can't close the mouth.

Seeing Lin Xing's appearance, Nelson and his son on the opposite side smiled with satisfaction.

Have you felt our full sincerity?Sign it if you feel it!

But in the next second, Lin Xing, who reacted, shook his head: "I can't sign this contract."

"what?"

Both Nelson and his son were stunned, including Aaron Goodwin, who was also stunned.

The total amount of this contract is directly equal to 6 times that of Pippen, and the annual average is 3.5 times that of Pippen.

And more importantly, this contract happened to overwhelm the No. 91 pick in [-], Larry Johnson.

As long as Lin Xing signs this contract, he can become the No.1 rookie contract in NBA history.

This No.1 and that No.1 are actually status symbols.

Lin Xing has already won a record-setting rookie sneaker contract, and if he gets another record-breaking rookie contract, his position as the strongest rookie in history will truly be secured.

Therefore, they were surprised that Lin Xing rejected the contract.

Aaron Goodwin is even more anxious. If you don't sign this contract, what other contract do you want?
"Sida, this contract can actually be signed."

"I know that this contract is already very sincere, but I still want to get a shorter contract."

"With a short period of time, the risk is great."

"I know, but I'm not afraid of risks."

Lin Xing is very confident. Seeing Lin Xing's confident appearance, Nelson and his son appreciate it even more.

Soon, they came up with a solution:

"How about this, Star, 12 years 1.2 million unchanged, if you want a shorter term, we can add a player option to the contract, where the player option is added, you have the final say."

With the addition of player options, it perfectly solves the problem of too long years.

And Lin Xing has the final say on what to add, which made Lin Xing think about it.

He couldn't remember exactly which year the salary in the NBA skyrocketed.

But what he can remember is that the first billionaire in the true sense of the NBA is Juwan Howard.

In the summer of 96, he renewed a seven-year, $7 million contract with the Wizards, becoming the first player in NBA history to receive a $1.05 million contract.

Adding this player option to 96 will cost Fett?

In this way, the final contract was finalized.

……

Two days later, Oakland, a press conference.

Lin Xing stood in front of the Warriors logo, which was too ugly to look at in this era, and held up his Warriors No. 1 jersey.

Immediately, the Warriors announced——

Officially signed Lin Xing, the contract period is as long as 12 years, and the total contract value is 1.2 million US dollars.

As for the player options that come with the end of the third season in the contract, this official announcement did not mention it.

Anyway, Lin Xing made another big one.

The 12-year contract of 1.2 million US dollars directly set a record.

You know, Jordan, who has not officially announced his retirement at this time, has an annual salary of only $400 million.

Lin Xing's annual salary is directly 2.5 times that of Jordan, which is really an exaggeration.

It is precisely because of this that Lin Xing's huge rookie contract has attracted a lot of attention while also attracting a lot of criticism.

Well, let's call it criticism.

First up was the staunch Lynch Henry Abbott, who on NBC's show bluntly stated:

"As I said earlier, he's a selfish, cocky guy. He only went to college for one year, and then he went to the draft. Obviously, he only has eyes for the money, and this contract shows it."

Then came the Los Angeles Times, who have always supported Lin Xing.

But as Lin Xing joined the Warriors, they turned back directly.

After Lin Xing signed the 12-year $1.2 million contract, they finally found their first spot.

"The rookie's biggest contract, he has written greed on his face, the Lakers should be glad they didn't get him!"

There are also several famous stars in the NBA, such as Scottie Pippen, who has always been very concerned about money.

He who just won the third consecutive championship trophy with Jordan, facing the reporter, shook his head in various ways:

"The current league is too deformed. A rookie who hasn't proven himself can directly get a lot of big contracts that star players who have proven themselves can't get. It's really..."

"All I can say is, it's time for the league to take care of them."

Lin Xing didn't care much about these harsh words, he only knew that he was rich.

The time spanned from June of 93 to July.

He got his first endorsement fees from the Yardley star card and Nike, totaling about $1200 million.

After deducting the cut to Aaron Goodwin, you're left with $960 million.

And, he also got his first salary from the Warriors.

More than 8 US dollars, and after deducting the share to Aaron Goodwin, there is still 8 US dollars left.

Lin Xing didn't even think about the first dollar knife he got, and started spending it directly.

There is no point in making money if it is not for consumption!
Soon, he spent the first sum of money——

On the opposite side of Oakland, that is, in San Francisco, he spent more than 500 million US dollars to buy a luxury house with a huge area and its own indoor basketball stadium.

Then, I spent a little money to buy myself a car for daily commuting.

When buying a car, he really wanted to buy himself a sports car.

As a result, he found that the sports car in 93, even a Ferrari, was ugly.

So he simply bought himself an ordinary station wagon.

As for sports cars or something, just wait for the sponsors to come to your door.

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