"What? He's still bargaining with us!" General Manager Masai's angry voice came from the phone.
Na Si helplessly revealed the contents of the conversation and Wang Qi's true thoughts.
Masai became even angrier when he heard that." This Chinese kid actually doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. There are so many veterans who beg to join us with a low salary, and so many rookies beg to be selected by us. He's the one who's doing all this. We gave him a contract and a chance, but he still wants a high price!”
"Does he want to be demoted to the Development Alliance?”
"I think so too. What should we do now?”Coach Nasi echoed.
"Immediately recall Leonard Lori and the other main players to play an internal match. He also informed everyone that all the higher-ups would be present to observe the performance of the players and determine the size of the contract!”
After Masai finished speaking, he smiled like a ghost and thought," I told you to bargain with me. After you were abused by the main force, I would naturally give you a water dispenser manager contract.
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A day later, all the players of the toronto raptors arrived at the route center arena.
No one knew why the higher-ups suddenly decided to play such an important team match today, but because it was related to the contract, everyone was eager to try and get a good result.
At this moment, the club's general manager, Masai, said,""The purpose of organizing this team competition today is to test whether everyone has relaxed their training after winning the championship and whether their strength has regressed. Your performance today will have an impact on your contract, so give it your all.”
After the general manager finished speaking, a black executive stood up and smiled at Masai before saying,"Today, we plan to change the rules of the competition. The substitutes will fight against the main lineup. The competition doesn't matter if you win or lose, it only depends on the process. The reason why we are playing like this is also for the truly capable substitutes to show their value. I hope you all will work hard!”
Wang Qi thought to himself that his chance to show off had come!
Because he would definitely be placed on the reserve team. If he could perform outstandingly in the game against the main team, he would naturally be able to get a bigger contract! However, he couldn't be too high-profile. After all, he wanted to show his true skill to the entire league. If he was seen through by the Raptors, he wouldn't want to sign a long-term contract with them.
After all, this was toronto, not the united states.
The exposure and commercial value were definitely not as good as the local teams in the United States.
" Coach Bell, Coach Jesse, and I will be today's referees," Coach Nass said." We will now announce the members of the two teams for today's match.”
" First Team: Center Gasol, Power Forward Siakam, Small Forward Leonard, Shooting Guard Green, Point Guard Lori; The second team: Center Ibaka, Power Forward Munroe, Small Forward Wang, Shooting Guard Van Fleet, Point Guard Hao.”
"Next, each team will do some warm-up exercises. The competition will begin in ten minutes.”
Hearing such a lineup arrangement, Wang Qi was really speechless.
The difference in strength was too great…They had a true lineup of pure substitutes on their side, and some of them could only be used during trash time…Moreover, the coach clearly knew that van Felt had feelings for me, but he even lined me up with him and acted out my feelings…
Forget it, let's fight like this. Anyway, I, Wang Qi, am not a person who is afraid of trouble!
Ten minutes passed quickly. The two teams sent people to jump the ball.
The first team to get the ball was the main team.
Lori would organize the attack.
Perhaps it was because the gap in strength was too great, the main team did not put all their effort into the game. Danny Green borrowed a simple cover from Gasol to receive the ball and score three points.
Forging.
The offense and defense changed.
Van Fritt controls the ball.
Wang Qi was waiting for an opportunity in the bottom left corner.
Suddenly, he caught Leonard, who was defending him, in a daze for a moment. He accelerated and cut to the basket. As he ran, he raised his hand to signal Van Fritt to pass the ball.
However, Van Fritt did not choose to pass the ball. Instead, he took a step outside the three-point line and forced a shot against Lori's defense. Naturally, it was also a shot.
However, the rebound was too far, so Leonard of the main team immediately turned around to counterattack after he grabbed the rebound from the free throw line. Hao was the only one on the substitutes 'team who could return to defend in time.
However, how could Hao be Leonard's opponent? He failed to pull the player and was hit by the opponent's layup, making it 2 1.
The score was 3:0.
After passing the ball to Van Felt, Wang Qi walked to the front field and asked,""I had such a good chance just now. Why didn't you give me the ball?”
"I didn't see him."
Wang Qi never expected Van Fritt to give such an answer.
He sighed and could only brace himself and continue fighting.
But it wasn't just Van Felt. Even Ibaka and Menlo seemed to have colluded and didn't pass the ball to him.
This was very uncomfortable.
At this moment, Wang Qi was like a person who possessed a peerless sword technique but had his hands tied. He was powerless.
As time passed, the substitutes were still Ibaka, Menlo, and Van Felt. Occasionally, they would help Wang Qi or Hao transition. It could be said to be a three-on-five.
Moreover, it was three substitutes against five main players.
Wang Qi could only watch helplessly as the points gap was widened.
The first quarter ended with the whistle of the head coach, Nass.
The score of the main team vs the substitutes was 28:8.
Among these eight points, Wang Qi did not get a single point.
During the break, the head coach Nass even took the initiative to go forward and say to Wang Qi,"Wang, you can't waste your good physical fitness. You have to show your desire to attack and aggressiveness. You can't be afraid just because the opponent is the main force.”
"Coach, it's not that I don't want to, but they don't give me the ball," Wang Qi replied.”
"You have to fight for opportunities yourself. If you create more opportunities, I believe that your teammates will definitely give them to you. Don't find excuses and find your own reasons. The higher-ups are not very satisfied with your performance now. They say that you only have talent but no courage. If you continue to be like this, it might affect your contract, but I still believe in you!”
Looking at Coach Nasi talking nonsense in a serious manner, Wang Qi suddenly understood what he meant by suppressing him.
Wang Qi's eyes flashed with sharpness.
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