God of NBA point guards

Chapter 10 Official Pursuit + Sponsorship Contract Compensation
"Isaiah, you'd better make peace with Zhou Quan."

McCloskey said to Thomas: "This is what the league asks of you. They are staring at you. If you don't reconcile with Zhou Quan, you will not be able to eliminate the concerns of those young people in the NCAA, and it will affect the foundation of the league.

You should know that the NCAA is our foundation, and you are also from there. When you know that the team you join in the future will have a group of veterans waiting to beat you up in the locker room, will you still join the NBA?
Don't worry, I will mediate and won't embarrass you. "

Thomas was stunned for a long time, he understood that in order to calm public opinion, Lambiel became a victim, and so did he.

"You think about it, in addition to retirement, you have only this way." McCloskey said.

This afternoon, the official representative of the Pistons, Bill Laimbeer, announced his retirement. A generation of evil spirits, the league's number one villain, has thus withdrawn from the NBA stage.

This news shocked the entire league. Countless fans immediately cheered for it. Countless players who had been injured by Lambir raised their glasses to celebrate, and the entire league fell into carnival.

At 15 a.m. on the 10th, the NBA officially made a decision on the incident of beating a rookie in the Pistons locker room.

Detroit Pistons, fined $100 million.

Bill Lambiel was fined an additional $[-].

Isiah Thomas was suspended for an additional [-] games and fined $[-].

John Selley and Mark Aguirre each received additional fines of $[-].

The official characterization of the incident was not a fight, but a rookie beating.

On the surface, this kind of characterization is not good for the alliance. If it is a fight, it shows that Zhou Quan is also at fault, but now it is defined as beating a rookie, and Zhou Quan is a self-defense counterattack.

But in fact, after this incident was exposed by the media, David Stern can only recover some losses by characterizing it in this way. Otherwise, it will be characterized as a fight, and the league will definitely be criticized by public opinion, and the loss will be even greater. Definitely will be extremely badly affected.

This treatment is also quite heavy, and it can be called the heaviest fine in history. Lambiel retired, and Thomas' suspension was also very severe.

In addition, the league informed the Pistons that it would tacitly allow the Pistons to compensate Zhou Quan to a certain extent.

In the afternoon, Zhou Quan received a one-year sponsorship contract from Ford Motor Company and a check for $50 from the team.

In addition, there are keys to a brand new Ford 150 double-cab pickup truck, as well as keys and a lease contract to a detached villa in a high-end community.

Ford's headquarters is in the Motor City of Detroit, and it has always been the biggest sponsor of the Pistons. Ford came forward. No one can say anything about this sponsorship contract, which is fair and legal.

On the 18th, Philip rushed to Detroit, took out a large stack of sponsorship contracts with a happy face, and said to Zhou Quan:

"Zhou, your popularity has soared. You are now the No. 100 warrior in the NBA, the No. [-] tough guy, and the Dragon Terminator. This wave of popularity has brought you real benefits. Look, this is all yours, adding up to more than [-] Ten thousand dollars, you are rich!"

Zhou Quan was speechless. How could a fight be of such great benefit?It seems that the Bad Boys Legion is indeed his nobleman!

Philip said again: "However, these are short-term contracts. If you can have a good rookie season, your popularity can be maintained, otherwise the current popularity will soon dissipate."

"I see."

On the morning of the 19th, Zhou Quan was discharged from the hospital.

But he hasn't recovered yet, he just goes home to recuperate, and it will take about three weeks to recover, and he may not be able to play the first few regular season games.

In the afternoon, he first went to buy a mobile phone, commonly known as a mobile phone in China, then went to the bank to repay the loan, and remitted [-] US dollars to his father.

Fifty thousand dollars is enough to solve the family's financial problems. If it is too much, he is afraid that his parents will not be able to stand the stimulus, which will be bad.

On the 20th, the league's official training camp opened.

Thomas is still in the hospital, John Sely's foot injury has not healed, and Zhou Quan has not recovered. The three did not participate in the training camp, and all the other 11 participated.

"Tekken, you can't train now, your injury hasn't healed yet."

"I know, I'm here to talk to you."

But in the morning, Zhou Quan came to the headquarters, found Joe Dumas, and communicated with him.

"Joe, do you think there is still a need for the Bad Boys Legion?"

"The Legion of Bad Boys?"

Joe Dumars was caught in mixed emotions.

In fact, after Rick Mahon, who was the best fighter back then, was taken away, none of the remaining players could fight. Isiah Thomas said at the time that the Bad Boys Legion no longer exists. Now, with Lambir Maybe it's time to really end the Bad Boys Legion.

"Zhou, you can't trouble them anymore, they are the heroes of this team, I have fought with them for so many years, they have given everything for this team, I will not support you to trouble them again Yes, absolutely impossible." He said seriously.

"As long as they don't trouble me, I can promise you." Zhou Quan said.

Joe Dumars nodded, and smiled wryly: "Bill was really too much that day. Fortunately, you beat them in a one-on-four. Now that Bill has retired, you are someone the management is looking for. I will support you. "

Zhou Quan patted Joe Dumars on the shoulder, smiled and said, "I'm still too young, I don't have any strength, I don't have any performance, I don't make any contribution to this team, and I can't say well about the future development. Maybe I just Can become a second-rate player.

So, Joe, this team, it's yours now, and I'm rooting for you. "

Is Iron Fist trying to push him to the opposite of Thomas?Joe Dumars smiled wryly again.

In this way, Joe Dumas became a well-deserved leader, but no matter who he was, he dared not ignore the existence of Zhou Quan.

Although Zhou Quan is still recuperating from his injuries, he comes to the team every day to take a tour of the team to strengthen his presence and communicate with his teammates.

Mark Aguirre didn't dare to provoke Zhou Quan. He was not a member of the Bad Boys, and of course he didn't like Zhou Quan either. Fortunately, Joe Dumas said that Iron Fist would not trouble him again, which made him heave a sigh of relief.

Zhou Quan has two personalities. His external personality is very gentle, he will not embarrass others, and he is easy to get along with. This is actually very beneficial for him to integrate into the team.

With the help of Joe Dumars and his natural leadership, he integrated into the team in less than two days.

In fact, there is no need for him to blend in at all, and they are actively approaching him. Even the thorny Rodman dare not confront him.

In particular, Darnell Walker and other four newcomers who had just arrived in the Pistons were tightly united by his side, and with him as a backer, Joe Dumars didn't listen very much.

He took the initiative to chat with each teammate, communicated in detail, and carefully observed everyone's playing habits during training. This is something that must be done as a point guard.

On the morning of the 25th, Spider John Sely returned to the team.

He was shocked to find that the team had changed, it was no longer Lambiel and Thomas' team, and no one was afraid of them anymore.

"John Sely, I promised Joe that I won't trouble you again, so don't cause trouble, and don't let me find a reason to deal with you."

Zhou Quan warned immediately.

What else can John Sely do? Lambiel retired, and Thomas probably won't be able to do the iron fist when he comes back. He can only keep his head down and his tail between his legs.

(End of this chapter)