"That's right, it's Massingotat. A one-year basic salary contract with a team option for the second year.”
Shen Xiao, who had just hung up the phone, suddenly remembered that his team still lacked a strong number two position.
Iguodala, the Chinese fans liked to call him " Big Brother."
There was a popular saying in the NBA: " Those who haven't been blocked by Iguodala are too embarrassed to call themselves superstars.”Whether it was Kobe, McGrady, James, or Durant, no one was willing to fight Iguodala one-on-one. Iguodala's defense was good, and his attacks were fast. He was as sturdy as a bull. He could lock down most opponents in a one-on-one.
When facing Igor, Harden was out of breath and only scored 15 points on 5 of 15 shots.
At that time, Harden was one of the three young masters of Thunderclap. He had just transferred to the Rockets and became famous in one battle!
The main lineup was Steve Nash at the first position, LeBlanc James at the third position, and Howard at the fifth position.
As long as he signed Big Brother, Iguodala had a stable three-pointer, and under interference, he could reach a 33% field goal percentage, and he could play at the 2-point position.
As a result, the starting position of the fourth position began to be vacant.
Battier might be able to move from the 3 position to the 4 position. This " batman " who was good at offense and defense, had a stable shooting ability, and was well-rounded in his skills could perhaps become a key figure in the running and shooting strategy.
According to the current situation, they were 3D players! Such a player did not occupy the ball.
However, Battier's height was a problem. Because he was too short to play as a power forward.
The substitutes were Mo Williams at the first position, Lagabel at the second position," Elvis " Gerald Wallace at the third position, and " polish hammer " Masin Gortat at the fifth position.
From the looks of it, such a lineup was enough to face the high-intensity defense of the playoffs.
However, if there were injuries, it would be a little troublesome.
"Mo Lei! Morey, hurry up and come with me to the University of Arizona to sign a player.”
When Shen Xiao thought of this, he quickly ran out of the arena and came to the parking lot. As he walked, he called Mo Lei.
Mo Lei was stunned for a moment. He was silent for a few seconds before he said helplessly,"…Okay, my big boss. Wait a moment, I'll drive to the arena."”
Mo Lei hung up the phone and hurriedly drove a Toyota Camry from home to the Cavaliers 'home stadium.
………..………..
Two days later, at the University of Arizona in Arizona.
"Boss, you have good taste. Andre Iguodala had once played in the U.S. Under-17 Basketball Championship. He hit the final shot at the whistle and helped the team win the championship. At the same time, he was also named the most valuable player.”
"Also, Iguodala also practices the high jump and long jump. This kind of long-range player had great physical fitness and was not easy to get injured. If he participated in this year's draft, he would at least be in the first round of the lottery.”
Morey held a document in his hand and analyzed it rationally. It was Iguodala's photo.
"Alright, I'm never wrong when it comes to judging people. However, Iguodala was currently studying in university. We have to think of a way to persuade him to drop out of school and sign with the Knights.”Shen Xiao parked the car and tidied up his Armani suit.
"Boss, we can only use a high salary. My suggestion is that if you really want to sign Iguodala, it's best to give the annual salary of the top scorer and a fully guaranteed contract of 4 million.”
"No, no, it has to be a high salary. It's increasing year by year."
"A 4 1 contract. The last year is a team option.”Shen Xiao shook his index finger and disagreed with Mo Lei's plan.
Mo Lei shrugged and didn't refute.
Then, they walked into the University of Arizona and found the university's president to reveal their identities and explain their purpose of coming.
The principal was very surprised that the owner of an NBA team had come to the school personally to recruit a college basketball player.
"Alright, wait a moment. I'll call the head coach of the Wildcats.”
After more than half an hour, the head coach of the Wildcats brought Iguodala into the principal's office.
"Principal, I've brought Iguodala.”
"Hello, Iguodala. I'm Morey, the general manager of the Knights. This is my boss, Shen.”Mo Lei took the initiative to walk up, his face revealing an amiable smile as he began to interact with Big Bro.
"Hello, Mo Lei." Iguodala had a calm personality, his words were a little dull, and he didn't look very excited.
"It's like this, Iguodala. I like your ability and want you to enter the NBA and sign with the Cavaliers.”Shen Xiao stood up and sized up Iguodala from head to toe, his eyes revealing admiration.
"A few years? And next year, I'll be participating in the talent show.”
Iguodala was silent for a moment before asking.
"Five years, 4 1 contract, 40 million USD! The first four years were fully guaranteed, and the fifth year was a team option.”
Shen Xiao stretched out five fingers to dispel Iguodala's worries.
The NBA was the home of countless basketball players. It was very normal for an annual salary to exceed a million here.
40 million USD was definitely a huge sum in the early 21st century!
"But you have to drop out of school. If you agree, we'll fly back to Cairo right now and sign the contract the next day. You will officially become the starting member of the Knights. Because I'm the manager next season.”Shen Xiao said shockingly, giving Iguodala a guarantee.
"Because you didn't participate in the draft. He's also a free agent."
" Alright, I promise you, Coach."
After careful consideration, Iguodala nodded and decided to drop out of school to join the Cavaliers!
The next day, Shen Xiao, Morey, and Iguodala, who had dropped out of school, took a plane back to Orlando.
That night, Knight's legal department printed out Iguodala's contract.
The first year was 4 million, the second year was 6 million, the third year was 9.7 million, the fourth year was 10 million, and the fifth year was 10.3 million. The fifth year was a team option!
Then, Shen Xiao spent another 150,000 USD to help Iguodala rent a three-story villa near his home.
"Thank you, coach."
Iguodala looked at the scene in front of him and was very grateful. He could see that Shen Xiao really valued him and respected him.
"Call me Shen. I'll integrate into the team as soon as possible.”
"After settling down, report to the team tomorrow morning. I specially invited Olajuwon to be my personal defensive coach. You go and learn his back-to-back technique.”
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