Chapter 19 Confirmation of Signing

Author: Tiamo the Withered

Chapter 19 Confirmation of Signing

In the last 18.3 seconds, the men's basketball team actually led by two points.

As a result, Matt Walsh, the main scorer of the Florida Gators the season before they won the NCAA championship, hit a key three-pointer to help the Cavaliers overtake the score and gain a 1-point lead.

Then at the critical moment, Sun Dasheng passed the ball to Kong Yiyi, and he had a chance to prove himself with a decisive victory!

Even if he didn't feel good in the previous game, as long as he hits the winning goal this time, he can still boast of the key goal after the game.

But in the end, I don't know whether it was due to too much pressure or exhaustion of physical strength. After using his signature turnaround jumper, the ball turned out to be short.

Ah Lian missed what may be his only chance to win in this life!

This goal made the men's basketball team sigh with regret, while the Cavaliers bench was ecstatic.

Although it was only a summer league game, for some people, it might be the only highlight moment of their lives. Matt Walsh, who was about to hit the ball, was surrounded by his teammates to celebrate and enjoy his own glory.

On the other hand, Ah Lian looked a little lonely. Da Zhi came over and touched his head to comfort him, and his teammates also came over and patted his shoulders.

In fact, they are very aware of the pressure on his heart during this period. After all, the media are now comparing Li Chengming to him, a first-round lottery pick, the pride of the nation, a person who was unknown before the draft and was finally selected with the last pick.

Big fat man, who would have thought that these two could be compared?

As for Sun Dasheng, who is also in the second round, he currently averages less than 4 points per game and his shooting percentage is only 30%. He has been left far behind and has no qualifications to compare with the two of them.

Except for the first game, the Arab League has not played very well, with a shooting percentage of less than 40%, and an average of 5 turnovers and 6 fouls per game.

Not to mention the performance on the field, just comparing the data, he lost completely.

And the more this happens, the more the media wants to compare, and the more they compare, the more they feel that he is not as famous as Li, and fans will also form this inherent concept.

Originally, there should be people in the national team who need to be replaced more than him, but Shu Da attracts attention, and as one of the core players, Kong Yiyi will definitely become the target of the outside world.

They were still saying that Li Chengming was selfish and ignored the collective interests by not joining the national team. Then they turned around and didn't know how to come up with the idea that the national team was squeezing out newcomers. It made it seem like Space Yi had squeezed Li Chengming's illusory national team quota.

Same.

If this continues, it will put too much pressure on him, and it may crush him.

Under such circumstances, he deserves praise for being able to withstand the pressure. It is understandable that he cannot withstand the pressure. After all, at his current age and experience, he is really not at the point where he can calm down.

In fact, it would be nice if the blue shoe leaders could stand up and say a few words to distract attention, but now the blue shoe leaders are keeping silent, which actually means that the pressure has been put on the players, and they can't do anything even if they have ideas in their hearts.

To say that the relationship is close, it is definitely the teammates of the national team who are closer, but to be honest, even Dazhi has not thought about what would happen if Li Chengming could fight alongside them.

And Li Chengming still appeared on the bench of the Magic in today's game, watching his teammates win the last victory and end the summer league trip with a complete victory.

However, many of them may not be able to stay in the NBA, and may not even be seen again in the future.

So in the end, Li Chengming hugged them one by one to show his goodwill. This was also what Li's father gave him, to behave like the leader of the team.

In fact, Redick felt very comfortable playing with him - without Li Chengming to attract double-teams today, he ran very tired and his efficiency dropped a lot. Although he still scored 17 points, his shooting percentage was only over 40%.

, so one meeting is like three meetings after another.

Then Li Chengming was caught by reporters backstage. Li Chengming didn't understand their expressions at first, but he didn't realize it until he saw them mentioning the results of the national team's summer league in another arena, and he couldn't laugh or cry.

Do these guys still regard him as the savior of men's basketball?

"Ahem, I don't know the situation. I may have to go back and take a look before I can answer you."

Because he has been surrounded by reporters after every game these days. As his performance gets better and better, some American media will also come to visit him.

When facing domestic reporters, Li's father had already begun to let him face it alone and would not come to help again.

However, he will still tell him some issues that need attention in advance, especially since Li's father didn't pay much attention to basketball in the past, but recently he surfed the Internet and learned a lot about things that he didn't understand before.

Of course, they also know that there is currently controversy over the performance of the men's basketball team in the summer league. In the past, there was no comparison with Li Chengming, and they still have confidence in their hearts that we still have a trump card in Yao.

Domestic fans will also think that it is good if they can reach a stalemate with the summer league teams. It doesn't matter if Kong Yiyi doesn't perform well, they are still young.

Maybe after a season of training in the NBA, you can get better?

After all, there are Dayao and Dayao in front, so he still has time to develop.

But the emergence of Li Chengming suddenly changed the public opinion environment. The better Li Chengming performed in the summer league, the worse the performance of these players in the national team was highlighted. Even Da Zhi was guarded.

Experience is still not as useful as hard power.

Can they beat a Summer League team without Dayao?

This game was the closest, but the Arab League failed to seize the chance to win.

What, you said that Li Chengming didn’t have a winning shot?

They simply ruined the game, and of course there was no chance of a winning goal.

Not to mention the question of whether to recruit Li Chengming into the national team. The blue shoes kicked the ball over there and didn't pick it up at all, as if they were blind and couldn't see, or the phone line was disconnected and couldn't be contacted.

Father Li was not interested in guessing about Lan Xie's thoughts. He just wanted to protect his son, so he told Li Chengming to ignore such topics.

At this point, Li Chengming is still very reassuring. He knows that if he says something rashly, it may affect many people, so even if reporters try to seduce him, he will not fall for it.

Maybe they have some good intentions and hope that he can strengthen the national team, but this kind of thing cannot be rushed.

Of course, he received good news from his father after the game. The Magic had confirmed that they would sign a contract with him. The contract amount was not high, and it was only for two years. The second year was naturally a team option.

There is no way, second-round picks have no human rights. If you don't perform well, the team will give up. Teams that perform well also enjoy the priority to renew the contract, and can do so at a lower price, as long as no team outside uses poison contracts or anything like that.

, can be matched directly.

"It is expected that you will receive an annual salary of at least US$300,000 in your rookie year. Isn't this considered a step into the sky?" Li's father said, shaking his head and laughing.

In fact, this is because the Magic really takes a fancy to him and wants to train him.

After all, Li Chengming has indeed shown his value in this summer league. He is still far from being a core cornerstone, but during the substitute rotation stage, playing will definitely relieve the pressure on the first team.

And with his size, he can probably only hold it for ten minutes, which is enough.

They have to produce results in the new season, so they can't focus on him. How much time he can gain depends on his performance in training.

The contract amount of a rookie is linked to his ranking. For example, if Kong Yi is a lottery pick, the contract he can sign will be for four years. The total amount should be around 13 million U.S. dollars. In the first year, it will be about 2.78 million.

US dollars, and then increased year by year.

However, the next two years are all team options. The team can choose to implement it, give up, or renew the contract in advance. This is generally a favorable choice for the team.

After all, there have been cases in the past when rookies who performed well left the team directly after the contract ended, leaving the team with nothing.

Second-round picks actually have advantages in this regard. For example, if the rookie performs well in the first two years and the team chooses to renew his contract, he can get a better contract one or two years earlier.

Of course, in order to protect the interests of the team, the league has also imposed restrictions, namely the Arenas clause, which makes it easier for the home team to retain rookies produced in the second round.

It's hard to say how Li Chengming will develop in the future, but at least he has a good start now.

However, it will take some time before the contract is signed, so the system does not respond for the time being.
Chapter completed!