From sparring to superstar

Chapter 101 99. The advantage is still in me
In the Lakers draft office, everyone was stunned.

After all the calculations, I forgot that there is a small broken boat next door!
They remember that there is a Jew in Houston, and they forget that there is a Jew next door!

Looking at the two people on the stage on TV, one of them smiled like a chrysanthemum, and the other only had a handsome face. No one in the Lakers draft office spoke.

Slowly, everyone looked at little Bass.

No one expected that the wise advice of their little boss was their only solution for this draft.

If they want to select Li Ao, the only way is to accept Stud when they receive a call from the Grizzlies...

Suddenly, the logo man thought of something, picked up his mobile phone and called an old friend.

It took a while for the other party to connect, and hung up hastily after saying "I didn't choose it".

The logo man, who was still holding on to a glimmer of hope, confirmed that the draft was completely cold.

At the draft site, after shaking hands with Stern and taking a group photo, Li Ao came to the sub-stage for an interview.

"You got picked No. 3, how are you feeling?"

"I am very happy that I can continue my studies in Los Angeles."

"anything else?"

"What else?"

"Like joining the Clippers, you have the confidence to lead the Trojans..."

"That's nothing to say."

"..."

After accepting the interview, Li Ao returned to the chair and sat down, completely disregarding his image, leaning on the back of the chair casually, with a look of lovelessness on his face.

Mike Miller comforted: "Leo, don't be so depressed. Anyway, it's in Los Angeles, not Vancouver. Half of your goal has been achieved."

Liam echoed: "Yes, anyway, the general manager is a famous Lakers..."

Vivienne also comforted: "At least the salary of the third pick is higher."

"The Los Angeles team + the famous general manager of the Lakers, rounding up is equivalent to being selected by the ideal team, right... You guys ignore me, let me die for a while."

Seeing Li Ao closed his eyes, the three of them didn't know what to say.

The Clippers team, apart from the advantage of being in Los Angeles, basically has no advantages to speak of.

No, even in Los Angeles, it has become a negative item, sharing the same arena with the Lakers, it is miserable to think about it.

They couldn't even find any other words of comfort.

The same is true for Dean Teng and Henry Bibby. In their view, Li Ao, who was selected by the Clippers, started his career in hell.

Not to mention the old man, although his family has some shares in the Clippers, the last thing he wants Li Ao to go is the Clippers.

...

After the draft, Li Ao, who always loves to show off, did not go to the group interview because he was unwell. The Clippers wanted to meet immediately, but he also refused and went back to the hotel directly.

He was not in the mood at all, and he didn't watch the draft after him, and closed his eyes the whole time.

What's interesting is that from time to time, the live broadcast footage is shown to Li Ao who keeps his eyes closed, making the fans in front of the TV very happy.

Especially Indiana fans, seeing Li Ao being selected by the Clippers, couldn't be happier.

If given the chance, they would all want to congratulate Li Ao face to face for being selected with the third overall pick, very sincere congratulations.

Li Ao went back to the room and took a shower to calm down. He turned on the system screen and felt that it was miserable.

The team interface has been refreshed.

Becomes 'LA Clippers', pending signing.

He is not saying that the Lakers are not necessary, the Bulls and Eagles are also very good.

Even if you want to find a canteen, you have to drive for half an hour to find Vancouver. Anyway, you can have a snowball fight, right?

What he thought at the beginning was to be selected by a lottery team, as long as it is not the Rockets, Cavaliers, Mavericks, Celtics, any other team is fine.

But ignore the small broken boat.

What should we do now?

It is impossible to continue to play NCAA. Since he signed up for the NBA draft, he has lost the qualification to participate in NCAA competitions.

He has already won the championship in college. After he made up his mind to leave, apart from the friendship with his former teammates, he didn't have much nostalgia for the college competition.

He thought of something, took out the laptop he borrowed from the auntie who was helping him to play games, and checked it on the official NBA website.

Got it!

If it doesn't work, just refuse to sign with the Clippers.

He remembered a term just now, and after checking it, it was similar to what he remembered.

This clause is a new item in the labor agreement in 98. At that time, the "priority of the parent team's contract renewal right" was adopted, which is beneficial to the management. It is balanced by two clauses that are beneficial to the players.

Players selected in the first round, if they do not want to go to the team, can submit a formal application to the NBA and give up the results of this draft.

Although after giving up, he will not be able to participate in NBA games in any way in the next season, but in the next season, he can join any team as a free agent.

The exception is that the selected player cannot join immediately because he still has a contract. The team that selected him can apply to New York to retain the signing right and keep it for a long time.

Players selected in the second round do not have this right. Unless the team gives up, the team will have the right to sign for a long time.

However, there is also a compensation clause in the second round-there is no salary limit. If the team has salary space, they can theoretically get a rookie contract with a maximum salary of 25% of the starting salary of the salary cap, but no one has ever gotten it.

The clause in the first round has not been used until now. In 98, the NBA has experienced two salary hikes. The rookies in the first round can get 4 million dollars in the worst 300 years. Most NBA players come from the slums. Those who come out, being selected is tantamount to becoming a rich man suddenly, changing their fate against the sky.

Li Ao decided that if he couldn't do it, he would go back to university and study for a year, work hard, strive for enough credits in his junior year, graduate early, and then go wherever he wants.

Plan pass!
He feels—the advantage is still with me!
...

Li Ao turned on the system again, looked at the prompt after being selected again, and his mood changed instantly.

I didn't bother to look at the rewards before I saw it, and my eyes lit up!

"Congratulations to the host for being selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the No. 3 pick in the first round of the NBA Draft. Rewards: 10000 achievement points, I want to be longer (growth card), and 5 basic attribute points."

His thoughts cleared up, his mind became more active, he asked a question in his mind, and the system answered.

"This reward is a general reward for the host being selected in the first round of the NBA Draft, and has nothing to do with the pick.

If the host is selected in the second round, the rewards are: 5000 achievement points, 1 random skill, and 1 random equipment. "

There seems to be little difference between the rewards of the first round and the second round!

5 attribute points, and one skill + equipment each, it's really hard to say which one is better.

The difference is probably the growth card. He issued a command, and the description of the growth card popped up.

"I want to be longer (growth card): one of the height or arm span, a random increase of 10 cm, will grow in a natural way within a few months, and will not affect the beauty of the host's body shape to the greatest extent."

"I'm sooooooooooooooooo!!!!"

Σ┗(＠ロ＠;)┛

乂(Д[-]Д) 乂

ヽ(≧≦)

Props of God!

Li Ao said that he was wrong, what is the difference between the first round and the second round.

By the way!

He couldn't wait to use this card.

If you want to ask him which part he wants to grow the most... Of course, the legs are 10 cm long!
Who doesn't want to be a handsome guy with long legs!

Height is pretty good now, don't grow taller...

"The host uses the growth card: I want to be longer, the random value... 8, the random growth direction... the arm span, congratulations to the host, the arm span will increase by 8 cm in the next few months. Note: This growth card will not affect the host The body's natural developmental potential."

ヾ(^^)

Li Ao raised his arms and cheered, and sang: "Safentian Station, I'm so stupid to engage in a competition, ah Bi, I just know..."

When using it, he is still a little worried. If he grows a lot taller, it will have a great impact on his style of play, and the impact on shooting alone will be particularly large.

He once experienced this. When he was 17 years old, he grew 20 centimeters a year.

However, when he was able to rely on dunks in the School of Computer Science, he didn't have the idea of ​​​​practicing shooting. At that time, he was playing for fun, and of course he didn't want to shoot if he could dunk.

Wingspan, he remembered that his current wingspan is 217 centimeters, 8 centimeters long... 屮!The hands are spread out and the little giant is almost as long!
No, the little giant's arm span seems to be shorter than his height.

Li Ao is looking forward to the joy of comparing his wingspan with the future No. [-] pick.

After calming down, looking at more than 9 achievement points, he felt that he had to continue to maintain the intensity of shooting training this summer, and improve his shooting ability while naturally growing his wingspan.

The growth of the wingspan will also affect the shooting.

But it is much better than an increase of 8 cm in height. When the height grows to 209 cm, the impact on shooting is second. The defensive end is completely finished and basically has to be re-trained.

He switched to the main interface of the system and looked at another system prompt.

"The host has joined the NBA, and the system assessment report has been updated.

The host's personal evaluation report will comprehensively evaluate the strength of all NBA players. The comprehensive evaluation is based on the host's physical fitness, basic skills, and skills.

Other player evaluation reports are based on the performance of the stadium in the recent period, and the influence of injuries, team factors, teammate factors, etc.

NBA players are significantly ahead of NCAA players in terms of physical fitness, basic skills, and basic skills. After the host is updated to the NBA's comprehensive evaluation, the values ​​​​in all aspects have been adjusted.

There is a big difference between NBA games and NCAA games, and there are certain differences in player ability determination. "

Li Ao has already thought of this.

Kenyon Martin, a player with good physical fitness in college, takes 20+10 like drinking water, averaging 3+ blocks per game.

But in the NBA, he didn't have the ability to average double-doubles per game. In most years, he was at the level of an excellent starter. At his peak, he barely reached the edge of the All-Star level. In these two stages, he had to be helped by Kidd. Become an ordinary starter averaging 12+6 per game.

And Eddie House, a player who scored 20 points in college is considered a poor performer, in the NBA, it is difficult to score 10 points.

The most fringe player in the NBA may have been the best college basketball player in a college, a city, or even a state.

His evaluation method is different from that of his opponents, which is quite understandable.

For example, if a player doesn't want to stay on the team anymore, and he plays a few times blindly, he is worse than a substitute. At this time, even if he has good physical fitness, basic skills, skills, and rich experience in the game, but when he is playing, he is better than the substitute. It's not as good as a substitute.

And a player is specialized in a certain aspect, and other abilities are not strong, but in a team that suits him, he can bring out his strengths, perform very well on the court, and when playing games, he is a powerful player .

When he feels the strength of his teammates and opponents, what he actually feels is the ability shown by the opponent.

And his own evaluation report needs to show his true level in every aspect more intuitively, so that he can better understand what to improve.

Turning off the prompt, he looked at his two personal assessment reports.

University's:
"Name: Li Ao, English name: Leo.

Age: 18 (August 1981, 8).

Height: 201 cm, arm span: 217 cm.

Weight: 94 kg.

Comprehensive evaluation: 83.

身体素质：速度89（爆发加速86），力量90（爆发力88），弹跳83（弹速87），柔韧性92，体力92……

Basic skills: 63 three-pointers (NBA), 87 mid-range shots, 90 layups, 71 hooks..., 69 ball control, 83 passing balls, 87 withdrawal steps, 88 lateral moves, 88 rounds, 73 strides, 75 turns, Emergency stop 75...

Skills: 74 hooks, 74 catch-and-turn shots, 71 catch-and-shoot jump shots..."

He is extremely biased, relying on defense, mid-range shooting, scoring at the basket, and physical fitness, he has a comprehensive strength close to the NCAA's top-notch. If he continues to play in college, with suitable teammates and styles of play, he will not Playing worse than the top performers.

But college competitions are a thing of the past. He looked at the new personal evaluation report on the right.

"Name: Li Ao, English name: Leo.

Team: Los Angeles Clippers (to be signed).

Age: 18 (August 1981, 8).

Height: 201 cm, arm span: 217 cm.

Weight: 94 kg.

Comprehensive evaluation: 74.

身体素质：速度90（爆发加速88），力量83（爆发力79），弹跳84（弹速88），柔韧性94，体力88……

Basic skills: 63 three-pointers, 83 mid-range shots, 86 layups, 63 hooks, 61 ball control, 80 passes, 84 retreats, 84 lateral moves, 87 rounds, 68 strides, 69 turns, 68 emergency stops...

Skills: 65 hooks, 69 catch-and-turn shots, 68 catch-and-shoot jump shots..."

"Hey! Dream back to half a year ago!"

Li Ao is a little bit pained, and has returned to the strength of the lower half of the good level.

However, it turned out to be better than he expected!
Speed, bounce, and flexibility all went up instead of down!

But strength and stamina have declined sharply, only excellent and first-class levels, after all, all opponents are adults, and most of them are at the peak of their physical condition at the age of 25 or [-].

Fortunately, I didn't use 3 basic attribute points to increase my strength from 89 to 90, otherwise I would lose money now.

Basic skills and technology, no surprise all-round decline.

The one that has declined the least is the basic skills on the defensive end.

But it is not so much a decline as a stronger opponent.

There are also factors such as competition rules and changes in stadium specifications.

Like CIC, although he has specially practiced it in the past two months, the large area increased in the high post area is farther than the previous NCAA three-point shooting distance.

How accurate he was in his shots before, and how accurate he is now, how fast he ran, how high he jumped, and how strong he was before, is the same now.

"It's okay, 6789, there are still four months left. I just got 1 achievement points, and there are more than 9. Practice hard in summer!"

Li Ao turned off the system, ready to take a shower and sleep.

The 5 basic attribute points are not going to be used for the time being, and I am not in a hurry to play the game.

In the past 10 months, through training, his physical fitness has naturally grown a lot. Just like in the past two months, based on the NCAA evaluation report, his strength has increased from 89 to 90, his explosive power has increased from 87 to 88, and his explosive power has increased from 85 to 86. Acceleration increased from 1 to [-], bounce and speed increased by [-] point.

Attribute points, if there is a condition to use them later, it is better to use them later.

...

On the second day, in the morning, Li Ao and other lottery players participated in several NBA courses, and the other insignificant ones were finished in ten minutes.

I talked about taxation for two hours.

In order to show how strong the firepower of the enforcement staff of the Eagle Sauce Taxation Bureau is, it took half an hour just to watch the enforcement video.

The tax rate is different from state to state, but more than 30% of the federal tax is the same.

The tax rates in most states add up to 40%-45%, including some insurance stuff, and in addition to that, there is another 10% of the salary that is escrowed to a third party.

This is a new regulation after the 98 labor agreement stipulated the income distribution ratio between the labor and management. If the final player's total annual salary exceeds 55% of the NBA's total annual income, the excess will be deducted from the 10% salary entrusted by all players. portion, the remainder is returned to the player at the end of the season.

Li Ao already understood this when he signed Schwartz before.

When he saw that the state tax accounted for less than one-tenth of the tax to be paid, he knew why Texas was not attractive to athletes even though it was exempt from state tax.

At noon, Li Ao invited Auntie Assistant, Liam, Dean Teng, Henry Bibby, Schwartz, and the old man to have lunch together.

It's a celebration of being elected to the Flower Show.

Schwartz mentioned that the Clippers wanted to meet in the afternoon, but Li Ao refused, and asked Schwartz to talk to the Clippers first, and he planned to return to Los Angeles first.

Seeing that Li Ao's mood seemed to have recovered, Vivian asked, "Leo, why did you refuse to meet with them? Even if you don't want to go to the Clippers, you can still talk about the trade. Maybe they chose you as a bargaining chip. , or they really like you."

Li Ao responded: "Give me a two-day delay, now that I see them, I can't help cursing."

Vivian smiled and said, "You are such a gentle person, always thinking of others."

Liam, Dean Teng, Henry Bibby, Schwartz, Grandpa: (O_o)?????
Li Ao curled his lips and replied: "At the end of the day, they are just exercising their rights in the draft, just like Aunt Vivienne you said, they may really be optimistic about me and think I have talent , in theory, this is a happy thing, of course only in theory."

When mentioning his due rights, Li Ao turned to his agent and said, "Jeff!"

"what happened?"

"The Clippers asked us to negotiate a contract, right?"

"That's right, you don't have to go if you don't want to go to this matter. After the negotiation, you think it's okay, just go and sign it."

"Then can I propose a contract condition?"

"It's okay to meet the conditions stipulated by the NBA. You can talk about it first, and I will see if it complies with the regulations."

"First one, I want 1234567...I need seven season tickets for courtside seats."

"Cough cough cough... Watt?"

(End of this chapter)