NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 41 Summer League
After lunch the next day, Wang Zelin's phone finally rang.

"Uncle Zhou, how's the contract negotiation going?" Wang Zelin answered the phone impatiently.

It's about his good money!
"The contract has been basically finalized. If nothing else, you will be wearing the Blazers jersey for the next four years."

"As for the rookie contract, they are willing to offer a 3+1 contract with a salary of 1 million in the first year, 304 million in the second year, 2 million in the third year, 315 million in the fourth year, and the last year is a team option; of course; Now, there are still many incentive clauses waiting for you to activate."

"By the way, about Lillard's specific salary, although I did not thoroughly inquire, but according to the words of the Blazers general manager Olsey, the salary error between the two of you should not exceed 100 million US dollars."

"Okay, hard work Uncle Zhou!"

"If you have no opinion on this contract, find a time to report to the Blazers as soon as possible, and we will officially sign the contract."

"No problem, Uncle Zhou, I'll join my parents in the afternoon to meet you in Portland."

"Okay, then I'll wait for you here."

Although Wang Zelin has seen enough contracts in China, and even he is now a multi-millionaire, but this time is different. Born into an ordinary family, he can't help it. licked his tongue.

And that doesn't include off-market earnings!

"Zelin, is there any news?"

When Wang Changhai received Wang Zelin's smirk on the phone, he was basically sure that it was good news.

"Well, the contract has been signed for 4 years and the salary totals about 1500 million US dollars."

"Dad! Mom! It won't take long for your son to become a millionaire, or even a billionaire in a few years!"

After hanging up the phone, Wang Zelin couldn't wait to share the news with his parents behind him.

"Millionaire!"

"Billionaire!"

"..."

This astronomical figure instantly stunned Wang Changhai and his wife.

Although they all know that playing in the NBA can make money, they never imagined that...

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Zelin landed on Portland's land again.

Familiar places, familiar people!

Only this time, the protagonist became Wang Zelin.

"King! I said long ago that you are destined to be a Portlander, and you are welcome to join our big family."

When Orsi saw Wang Zelin come in, he was very excited and shook hands with a smile on his face.

"It's nice to see you again, Mr. Olsey, and it's an honor to play for the Blazers."

Wang Zelin was also touched by the deep sincerity of the Blazers. At this moment, the inexplicable fear in his heart for this torn city gradually decreased a lot.

"King, I assure you, you will be the main core of this team, and you will be the starting center in the new season."

"I won't let you down!"

Wang Zelin also showed his loyalty appropriately.

Finally, in the office of Blazers general manager Nell Olsey, Wang Zelin signed his first contract in the NBA.

A No. 36 jersey with black as the main color and red and white as the auxiliary color was officially unveiled to the world.

……

After signing the contract, in the following days, Wang Zelin participated in a series of promotional photo shoots and various activities of the Trail Blazers.

Busy until July [-]th, Wang Zelin came to the Rose Garden Arena for the first time to participate in the team's running-in training.

Most of the players who came to training this time are rookies and substitutes, and the main purpose of this training is to meet the upcoming summer league.

"Wow, our No. [-] show is here!"

"King looks really tall, look at the pair of unicorn arms, it is indeed the best bench press performance among rookies in recent years."

"Our first opponent in the summer league is the Hornets where the new No. [-] pick Anthony Davis is, and it must be interesting at that time."

Whether it is a bench player or a rookie player, they have already seen Wang Zelin's strength early. They are very clear that Wang Zelin will be the starting center of the Blazers this season.

Therefore, the legendary provocative protagonist and other dog-blood dramas did not happen.

The height of 2 meters is not a cover. Wang Zelin standing on the court is enough to make everyone daunted.

The tallest guy in the world!

Wang Zelin looked at the unfamiliar faces around him and smiled slightly: "It's a pleasure to meet you, and I hope to have a pleasant cooperation in the future."

Although he is well aware that many of these guys may not have any interaction in this life after Summer League, this does not prevent him from respecting these people in front of him.

Again, although they seem insignificant in the NBA, in the world, they are definitely one of the hundreds of people who can play basketball best.

If it weren't for their dreams and their pursuit of the NBA's highest basketball hall, they could have gone to other places to make a living.

It is estimated that they have always firmly believed in their hearts: there is still a dream, what if it is realized?

Every dream chaser is respectable, and Wang Zelin does not discriminate against them because of his own strength.

"The first meeting, this is a little bit of my care, please don't refuse."

Before coming to the team to report to the team, he had already asked Zhou Yang to prepare a gift to show his teammates.

"Oh, it's Goethe's latest Alice headset, worth 558 yuan!"

It seems that some of these people are headphone enthusiasts, and Wang Zelin tearfully praised his assists.

"King, this is too precious!"

"It's the first time we've met, isn't that bad?"

"..."

Seeing that everyone's attention has been attracted, Wang Zelin continued to explain: "That's it, I will go to London in a few days to have a run-in with our country's men's basketball team, so the next summer league I only played two games, and the last three games are up to everyone, and these little gifts are just to make up for the regret that I couldn’t fight with everyone until the end.”

In the end, all the gifts were sent out. Wang Zelin clearly felt that his teammates had a lot of enthusiasm for him, and there was no alienation when he first came.

Not to mention, the fat tiger's trick really works, and it is worthy of being praised as the NBA champion with the highest emotional intelligence after James.

Wang Zelin has already won the recognition of new and old players when he first arrived, and even vaguely has a gesture of treating him as the team leader.

This made Lillard on the side look envious. Although he is relatively cold, it does not mean that he does not want to be warmly received by everyone.

Obviously I came first!

"Long time no see Damien, you should have come a lot earlier than me, it's really hard work."

Seeing Lillard's pestle watching all this, Wang Zelin quickly stepped forward and greeted him very easily.

"Dude, you're welcome!"

Lillard, who reacted, also responded enthusiastically.

For the strong, he never stings his smile.

"You should have been practicing with them for a while, how do you feel?"

Wang Zelin put his arm around Lillard's shoulder and asked Lillard's opinion on his current teammates.

"Their strength should be okay, but no one can bring me enough pressure, which makes me very dissatisfied."

Lillard glanced at the people around him indifferently and said indifferently.

Brother, you don't even look at how strong you are, why do you expect these substitutes to bring you pressure?
Facing Lillard's disdainful expression of "This is the NBA?", Wang Zelin couldn't help but twitch his lips.

(End of this chapter)