NBA: Top 3D talents to start

Chapter 462 Entering Chinese Nationality

"What?" At the dining table, Wang Xiao's eyes widened in astonishment, and he looked at Wang Feng in disbelief: "You said you taught Oakley a lesson in the match today, and even defeated him?"

As a die-hard NBA fan, how could Wang Xiao not know the court bully Oakley?

Although no one would like this kind of court blue-collar, but Wang Xiao is very aware of Oakley's power, especially his fierce eyes on the court, as if he wants to eat his opponent, anyone who sees it will feel terrified.

Wang Feng can even beat Oakley, so powerful?

"Then after your ten-day short-term contract expires, can you sign a long-term contract with the team and officially become an NBA player?"

Wang Xiao asked hurriedly.

Then he saw Wang Feng shaking his head.

"There is no need to wait until the short contract expires, I have already re-signed with the team."

Wang Feng said lightly: "1 million a year."

"pat..."

The chopsticks in Wang Xu's hand fell on the table, his mouth grew wide, and he looked at Wang Feng in shock.

"How much did you just say? 145 million?"

For an honest middle-aged man who supports his family by opening a small fast food restaurant, 145 million is an exaggerated astronomical figure.

"Well, it's a little less, but there's no way." Wang Feng shook his head slightly. "If I am willing to sign a long-term contract, I may get about 200 million, but that is too bad, and I am not prepared to stay in the Knicks forever."

1 million a year is indeed too low for Wang Feng, whose annual salary will exceed 145 million in the future.

But there is no way around this. Although Wang Feng has successfully demonstrated his strength, he has never played in an official NBA arena after all. The Knicks will definitely lower the price as much as possible.

And it has just entered 1995, and the NBA salary cap is not high. Even Patrick Ewing, the number one star of the Knicks, only has an annual salary of 449 million US dollars.

Wang Feng is a newcomer who has just arrived, even if he can play, the salary he can get will not be too high.

The annual salary of 145 million is already the greatest sincerity given by the Knicks. This annual salary can be ranked sixth in the team, and even the team's second scoring point, John Starks, is slightly lower.

Of course, it will be different next year.

The return of Joe's gang leader has greatly promoted the ratings of the NBA. In the 95-96 season, the league gave birth to the first ten-million-dollar contract, which was the contract with an annual salary of 1872 million US dollars signed by Ewing and the Knicks.

Following the 96-97 season, Jordan's annual salary reached an exaggerated 3014 million U.S. dollars. If this salary is calculated for inflation, it will definitely exceed [-] million or more. Even if it is put into the future, it will be a proper maximum annual salary.

The topic is a bit far away...

Wang Feng's salary requirements are not particularly high. After all, he has not proven himself in the NBA, so signing a one-year short-term contract with the Knicks is the best choice for him.

What's more, to take a step back, 145 million US dollars, after deducting various taxes and other expenses, Wang Feng will have at least 70 million US dollars in his hands. Even in the United States in 95, this is an astronomical sum, enough for Wang Feng's daily life. expenses.

"Brother Wang, when I get my money, I will invest in it. How about I offer you a bigger restaurant?"

Wang Feng said to Wang Xu: "The food you cook is so delicious, it must be very popular in Chinatown."

I am very grateful to this enthusiastic elder brother Wang Feng who gave me a helping hand when I was in crisis. Although he should be sent back to the original era after the module of Dynasty Terminator is over, if it is possible to provide some financial help to the other party, He is still very happy.

"It's... that's fine, even if you become the boss, Xiao Wang, I'll work for you!"

"That's right." Wang Feng suddenly thought of something, and took out a few tickets from his pocket.

Seeing this, Wang Xiao's eyes lit up immediately.

"Tickets?"

"Yes."

Wang Feng smiled and handed the ball ticket to Wang Xiao. "This is the ticket for the Knicks' home game against the Atlanta Hawks on January 1th. It's near the front row. I should be playing in this game. Welcome to my NBA debut."

Suddenly traveling to this era, after many days, Wang Feng is finally going to officially play in the NBA!
However, before that, there was another problem that Wang Feng needed to solve.

That was his visa issue.

As a time traveler who traveled to the 90s out of thin air, Wang Feng did not have any identity information, and was equivalent to a stowaway in the United States, without a green card, work visa, or tourist visa.

Some time ago, when he was playing streetball in Rock Park, he was a little worried, for fear that he would be found by the police and his identity information would be checked and he would be deported.

What's more terrible is that not only is he a smuggled immigrant in the United States, but even in the country of China, there is no such person, no ID card, and he is purely a criminal.

After successfully joining the Knicks, Wang Feng explained the problems he faced to the team.

The Knicks management is also quite speechless about this. Such a powerful basketball player is actually a gangster?

Of course, for a big team like the Knicks, there is no need to worry about this kind of thing. There is a special department to deal with similar incidents. After all, in order to find basketball talents from all over the world, NBA scouts will even search around the world. A typical example is Mutombo, the best defensive player.

Mutombo, who was born in the Congo, lived a life almost like a primitive tribe in the early days, without household registration and birth certificates, so he didn't even know his real age. Dikembe Mutombo is more than 50 years old.

For this kind of talent who has shown outstanding talent in basketball, the United States has always been open to comers, and Mutombo's process of obtaining American citizenship has been smooth sailing without any obstacles.

When the Knicks learned that Wang Feng had no nationality, they suggested that Wang Feng directly become an American citizen and become the American that many people dream of.

But Wang Feng did not agree.

No matter how long the time limit for this crossing is, Wang Feng still thinks that he is a Chinese from the bottom of his heart.

Especially when Wang Feng once stood on the stage of the Olympic Games and won an Olympic gold medal for his motherland, the feeling cannot be described in words.

Therefore, Wang Feng asked the relevant personnel of Nix to help him contact the Chinese embassy in Mimi, hoping to obtain Chinese nationality.

When the Chinese Embassy in the United States received a call from the Knicks, the staff even thought they had heard it wrong.

Are there NBA players who want to become Chinese nationals?What the hell is this?

It is not a strange thing to join the nationality of Huaguo. In recent years, as Huaguo has become stronger and stronger, many Chinese wandering overseas want to return to Huaguo nationality.

However, there are not many people with such fanfare like Wang Feng.

To be on the safe side, the staff reported the incident to their superiors, who were also very surprised. Confused, they made a phone call to China.

This matter was passed on one by one, because it was because of the NBA, it was actually passed on to the Basketball Association.

"What? A professional player in the NBA wants to become a Chinese citizen?"

When the officials of the Basketball Association heard the news, they were completely dumbfounded.

They have never heard that there is such a No. [-] figure in the NBA, and it is said that he is Chinese!
In the 90s, the NBA was still a relatively unknown area for China. Although David Stern took the initiative to give away various NBA game videotapes and vigorously promoted the NBA in China, it was limited by productivity and economic strength. ,With little success.

However, starting last year, Huaguo began to officially broadcast NBA games, and the several playoff games broadcast were generally well received.

However, the Huaguo media began to broadcast a large number of live NBA regular season games, making Huaguo fans widely aware of NBA stars. In 96, that is, the Atlanta Olympics, the Huaguo men's basketball team reached the quarterfinals for the first time, achieving a historic breakthrough. when.

Now, when the country is still ignorant of the NBA, it is no small matter to suddenly tell them that there is a Chinese who plays in the NBA and wants to return to Chinese nationality.

The Basketball Association immediately mobilized all its contacts to investigate the matter of this NBA player, but they have no contacts in the United States, and they know nothing about the actual situation of the NBA except Jordan and other superstars.

This was the case in the early 90s. Even the Chinese National Basketball Association, limited by the limitation of information dissemination, did not know much about the NBA.

So after some investigation, they had no clue at all.

But this matter cannot be left alone.

After all, it was the message from the US embassy, ​​and the other party also confirmed that the letter was from the official NBA team New York Knicks, and there was absolutely no fake.

Therefore, after an emergency meeting, the Basketball Association decided to immediately send an investigation team to the United States to investigate all the information about Wang Feng, a player who played in the NBA.

This team includes reporters from the CCTV sports column, reporters from the Huaguo Sports News, former Huaguo men's basketball team member Zhang Guidance, and several basketball association staff.

They are going through various procedures and visas as quickly as possible, and are preparing to cross the ocean and arrive in New York, the United States, to see this NBA player who suddenly appeared and wants to become a Chinese citizen.

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On the other side, Wang Feng's side was informed by the Knicks' staff.

The embassy in Mimi said that the situation is special, and it has reported the situation to the relevant departments, and will approve and give a reply as quickly as possible.

What it actually means is that this is the first time we have seen this situation, and we dare not make a decision directly, so you should wait for it.

But in this way, Wang Feng could not apply for a work visa because he did not have a passport, so he could not play in the game on January 1.

(I don’t know much about the issue of nationality application and visa processing. I googled it a bit. If it’s not correct, everyone should take it as the rules of the parallel world are different, and take it as the plot needs.)
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On January 1, the New York Knicks played against the Atlanta Hawks at home.

Due to visa reasons, Wang Feng was unable to represent the Knicks, but this did not prevent the Knicks from winning the game.

Today's Eagles are no longer the Eastern Conference team led by the human film elite Wilkins a few seasons ago.

Last season, under the leadership of Wilkins, the Eagles led the Eastern Conference with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses, ranking even higher than the Knicks. However, entering the playoffs, the Eagles stopped in the second round and were eliminated by the Pacers .

Many people believe that this has a lot to do with Wilkins being traded to the Clippers in the middle of the season.

Although the Eagles in the new season still have a certain degree of competitiveness, they have lost a lot of games in the absence of top superstars, and they are currently only ranked around tenth in the Eastern Conference.

Although the Knicks also had a bad start, since the loss to the Bulls in the Christmas game, the team has recovered slightly and has won three consecutive victories. winning streak.

During the game, Wang Feng sat on the Knicks' bench throughout the entire game, and his "special" skin color on the court made many reporters on the sidelines notice Wang Feng.

"Who is this? New Knicks player? An Asian?"

"It shouldn't be? I haven't seen him on the field. It should be the team's management personnel or something?"

Due to Wang Feng's work visa, the Knicks were not in a hurry to announce the news of signing Wang Feng. Under such circumstances, even the local reporters who knew the Knicks best couldn't guess that Wang Feng was actually a new player introduced by the team. And it cost $145 million!
There is no way to do this, after all, before this, there have never been Asian faces in the NBA. No one thinks that Asians can play basketball and can play basketball well.

After the game, at the post-match press conference, some reporters mentioned the matter of Wang Feng sitting on the bench, but Riley just found a reason to prevaricate it, and no one took it seriously .

On November 11, the Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 6:103 away, winning five consecutive victories.

While the fans in New York rejoiced at the recovery of the team, some caring people noticed that Wang Feng once again appeared on the Knicks' bench to cheer for the players on the field.

"Where did this guy come from? What does he do?"

And on the second day, after all formalities and approvals were completed, the basketball team, which was full of travel and dust, finally arrived in New York.

"What are we going to do next?" Several people looked at each other in blank dismay. It was the first time for everyone to come to the United States. Although they hired a translator, they really came here and looked at the bustling metropolis that was completely different from Huaguo. All a little confused.

"All in all, first find a way to get in touch with the Knicks, let's talk after seeing Wang Feng."

A reporter from CCTV Sports Channel said.

……

"Wang Feng."

Wang Feng, who was training in the arena, was suddenly stopped by an assistant coach.

"There is a group of people who claim to be from the Chinese National Basketball Association and want to see you. We have verified their identities. Do you want to see them?"

Wang Feng was stunned.

Someone from the Basketball Association?Why?
At this time, Wang Feng still didn't know what kind of shock he wanted to become a Huaguo nationality in the domestic basketball circle.

(End of this chapter)