"10 gold medals! How could humans possibly do this! I guess there must be an alien in Zhang Guan!"
"World records in eight track and field events? He also plays tennis? He also plays basketball? Is Zhang Guan Superman? I suggest that he should be captured and dissected and studied. Maybe there will be some unexpected discoveries!"
"I think Zhang Guan is a modified human created by China's secret experiment. Yes, just like those super soldiers in the movies. Zhang Guan is the kind of successful experiment, otherwise how could he be so powerful!"
Various jokes from foreign audiences were playing on the TV. Winning 10 gold medals in one Olympic Games was indeed enough to shock the world.
Ordinary people abroad are actually very gossipy. Many people may not pay special attention to the Olympic Games, but they are still quite interested in some new things. 10 gold medals were won in three different events. Everything Zhang Guan did in this Olympic Games was used as material to make a separate movie.
In fact, a film production company did contact Zhang Guan, hoping to make a movie about his deeds.
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Los Angeles, USA.
Los Angeles Lakers general manager Kupchak is accepting an exclusive interview with a local media in Los Angeles.
"Mr. Kupchak, the next question is that the quadrennial Olympic Games has ended. Unfortunately, our men's basketball dream team once again missed the gold medal, and it was Zhang Guan who finally completed the victory. The entire During the game, Zhang Guan performed very well. Not only did he get a double-double, but he also did not fall behind at all when facing Kobe Bryant 1-on-1. We noticed that Zhang Guan was in this year's NBA draft. He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 58th overall pick. Are the Los Angeles Lakers ready to complete the contract with Zhang Guan?" the female reporter asked with a smile on her face.
"Of course!" Kupchak said with a smile: "As long as Zhang Guan is willing, we can give him a big contract at any time! The Los Angeles Lakers need outstanding players like Zhang Guan very much! In fact, we have already sent him Contact Zhang Guan’s agent to discuss Zhang Guan’s joining the NBA.”
"So what do you think is the possibility of Zhang Guan entering the NBA?" the beautiful reporter then asked.
"This depends on whether Zhang Guan is willing to come to the United States. We all know that Zhang Guan is not just participating in one competition. He is the greatest athlete in the world, and he is a busy man! So the final decision is still in Zhang Guan's hands. But we welcome Zhang Guan at any time, and the Lakers’ door will always be open to him!" Kupchak said.
After the interview ended, Kupchak breathed a sigh of relief. He opened his e-mail and checked for new emails.
There is a new email from Heat general manager Pat Riley asking Kupchak if there is a possibility of trading Zhang Guan's signing rights.
"Only fools trade!" Kupchak muttered.
This is not the first time he has received similar emails. He has rejected several teams before.
Although the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics in the semifinals last season, it is undeniable that they are still the top team in the NBA. At least in terms of winning odds, they are not weak. to the Celts. If Zhang Guan is just a newcomer with potential, perhaps Kupchak will choose to trade, because the current Lakers do not have time to wait for a newcomer to grow, even if the other party will become another Jordan. But now Zhang Guan is obviously a real-time combatant who can play when he arrives. Of course, Kupchak will not trade.
"Three months ago, when we selected Zhang Guan in the draft, I don't know how many people were criticizing us. Now you can see, we found a treasure. We picked a top player with the 58th pick in the second round. !" Kupchak said proudly.
At this moment, Kupchak's phone rang, and the caller ID was Lakers head coach Phil Jackson.
"Hi, my old friend, what do you want from me?" Kupchak asked.
"I heard that you sent someone to contact Zhang Guan's agent? Do you want to sign him? Why don't I know about this!" Phil Jackson asked unhappily.
"I'm very sorry. I just sent someone to ask if Zhang Guan is interested in coming to the NBA. As for the signing, it has not entered the substantive discussion stage, so I didn't tell you." Kupchak paused and then said : "Besides, you also know that we don't have that much money to sign him."
The Lakers have deep pockets, so of course they cannot really have no money. The lack of money Kupchak mentioned is the limitation of the NBA salary cap. The total salary of the Los Angeles Lakers next season will reach 78 million US dollars, which has far exceeded the league's salary cap of 56.68 million US dollars. Except for the use of signing exceptions, the Lakers have no way to sign any free agents. Therefore, if the Lakers want to sign Zhang Guan, they can only use the basic salary exception. And with Zhang Guan's current status and strength, it is obviously impossible to sign a contract with a basic salary.
There is a rookie exception rule in the NBA. This rule is that all first-round picks must sign a 2+2 contract with the team. The first two years are guaranteed contracts, and the second two years are team options. There are also certain limits on the wages paid. Under normal circumstances, the first salary of the NBA No. 1 pick is about more than 5 million US dollars a year.
Rookies selected in the second round are not subject to this rookie exception, and there are no regulations on the salary of second-round rookies. In theory, the team can give the second-round rookie a base salary or a maximum salary. salary. So the contract for a second-round pick is actually an invitation-only contract. Since you are inviting him, you can only use salary space or transaction exceptions, such as basic salary exception, mid-level exception, mini-middle class, space mid-class, etc.
Few second-round picks can establish themselves in the NBA, so the first contract of most second-round picks is a minimum salary contract, such as a one-year partially guaranteed contract, a one-year fully guaranteed contract, Or a fully guaranteed second-year team option for the first year. If the player plays well, the Arenas clause can also guarantee that the team can use the Larry Bird clause to renew the player in the third year.
There are also some players who did not enter the NBA immediately after being selected, such as Luis Scola, who is familiar to Chinese fans. He was selected with the 56th overall pick in the second round of 2003, but only entered the NBA in 2007. His first The contract is for three years and is worth US$9.3 million. That's much higher than a typical second-round pick's contract. At the same time, the three-year contract also ensures that the Rockets can use the Larry Bird clause when renewing Scola's contract.
(Larry Bird clause: The team can renew the contract of the team's free agent without the salary limit, but the free agent who renews must have played for the team for more than three years. The free agent's salary per season can The increase is 10.5%, while signing with other teams can only increase by 8%. Therefore, NBA stars who have completed their rookie contracts can earn more by renewing their contracts with their original teams than by signing with other teams.)
What the Lakers are facing now is such a situation. The Lakers cannot give Zhang Guan a big contract. The team has no salary space, and there is no such thing as a mid-level exception. All they can use is the basic salary. special case. Signing the greatest athlete in the world for a minimum salary? Putting aside Zhang Guan's willingness or not, the Lakers did not dare to mention this matter at all. Bringing it up was more like insulting Zhang Guan. Therefore, the current situation of the Lakers makes it impossible to sign Zhang Guan.
Other teams in the NBA are obviously aware of the current situation of the Lakers, so they have come to inquire about the possibility of trading signing rights. Anyway, the Lakers can't sign Zhang Guan, so why not sell the signing rights to us.
And Kupchak obviously has no intention of trading. It's one thing that the Lakers can't give Zhang Guanda a big contract, but it's another thing to trade the signing rights. For an athlete of Zhang Guan's level, even if he has not yet come to the NBA, the transaction must be discussed with Zhang Guan himself.
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"Zhang Guan, your killer shot in the Olympic men's basketball final shocked the whole world. Recently, American media reported that the Los Angeles Lakers have sent people to negotiate with you about signing a contract. Is it true?" a reporter Asked.
"It's true." Zhang Guan nodded, and then said: "But I refused. My work has been scheduled until next year, and I don't have time to enter the NBA for the time being. I am very grateful to the Los Angeles Lakers for the invitation. I want to be in the future." At a suitable time, we will have the opportunity to cooperate. In addition, I also recommended Sun Yue to the Lakers. He was selected by the Lakers last year, and his performance in the Olympics is obvious to all. I think the Lakers can give him A pre-season opportunity..."
The reporter nodded in disappointment: "Actually, many fans are looking forward to you entering the NBA as soon as possible and having a Chinese Derby with Dayao."
"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it too." Zhang Guan responded with a smile.
After the interview, Zhang Guan returned to the car. Zhuge Wenbo, who had been waiting in the car for a long time, had a serious face. He put down his mobile phone and said, "Something happened!"
"What's going on?" Zhang Guan suddenly became nervous.
"I just received a call from the Athletics Management Center. The IAAF sent a letter to our Athletics Association. In the latest re-examination of Olympic B specimens, one of your specimens was found to be doping. Now the IAAF requires our athletics association to Let’s send people to Switzerland to jointly test the others!” Zhuge Wenbo said.
"I was found to be doping? What happened?" Zhang Guan looked furious.
"I don't know the details. Let's go to the field management center now. Director Ma should know the details."
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