The next morning. Shen Xiao was comfortably having a sweet dream in his own home. She was woken up by the ear-piercing ringtone of her phone.
" Who is it? Hello?"
Shen Xiao was in a daze. He reached out to the bedside table and picked up his Blackberry.
"Boss, that's great! It was a great thing that the moving Great Wall had been eliminated.”Mo Lei said in bafflement.
"What are you talking about?”
"It's the king! Your comrade, Wang Zhizhi. This morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced on their official website that they would buy out Wang Zhizhi's remaining contract and give up on the player. "Now he's a free agent," Morey took a deep breath and said slowly.
" Wang Zhizhi? He's known as the 'Moving Great Wall' on the basketball court."
Shen Xiao finally woke up and quickly got out of bed. He opened the closet and took out a suit.
"Morey, contact King's agent immediately and get me to fly to Cairo for a trial.”Shen Xiao made a prompt decision and ordered Mo Lei.
"Okay, boss. My suggestion is that we can try to sign Wang for three to four seasons, and it would be best if it's a 2 2 contract. The next two years are not guaranteed contracts."
Mo Lei started to calculate carefully again.
"Don't talk so much nonsense. See you later.”Shen Xiao hung up the phone directly and ran out of the door in a hurry. He picked up the car keys at the same time.
………………
Half an hour later, Shen Xiao drove to the Amazon Center, the home stadium of the Cavaliers.
"Hey, my boss, this is Wang's statistics for the past few seasons on the Mavericks.”
Mo Lei had been waiting here for a long time. He held Dazhi's data in his hand, his expression ugly.
"What's wrong? Are you injured?"
"Boss, Wang's defense is very poor, especially in one-on-one. His body is thin and he has been swaying back and forth on the edge of the rotation lineup. However, his mid-range shooting was not bad. His hand felt soft and was similar to an ordinary European center forward.”Mo Lei gave a rough summary of the pros and cons.
"It's normal. It's a common problem for domestic coaches. He didn't pay attention to confrontations and liked mid-range jump shots.”
Shen Xiao did not mind. He waved his hand and changed the topic."How is it? King's manager said that?"
"He…doesn't have a manager. When I called him, he answered the call himself.”
"However, he has already agreed. He flew to Oakland for a trial.”
"That's good. You can go and prepare the contract. 2 2,$700,000 in the first year,$800,000 in the second year. 1.45 million in the third year and 1.58 million in the fourth year.”
"Right, the last two years are team options.”Shen Xiao raised his right hand and pondered for a moment before making a prompt decision.
"Boss, in the NBA, this kind of data is just a…rotating role player. This price was already considered a premium. Morey was a little puzzled. Why did the boss decide to sign the contract without even looking at the trial?
Was it because Wang Zhizhi was Chinese? Were they compatriots? He wanted to help.
"It's very simple, his commercial value. Look at the boss of the Rockets, Alexander. The signing of Yao immediately received the focus of attention in the country. Central Five directly bought the broadcast rights of the Rockets for the entire season.”
When the Rockets fans mentioned Alexander, their first impression was that he was stingy.
The NBA was at its peak, and its ability to earn money was breaking records every year. This made the market value of NBA teams rise and increase every year. From the time they got Big Yao, the market value of the Rockets had increased by more than ten times in the following ten years.
This transaction was definitely not a loss.
That afternoon, at sunset, Shen Xiao finally met his fellow countryman, Wang Zhizhi, who was the first to enter the NBA.
"Hello, Dazhi. I'm the owner of the Cavaliers and also the head coach of the Cavaliers.”
"Uh…Hello, I know you. The first Chinese manager." Wang Zhizhi lowered his head and looked at Shen Xiao's skin color. He could not help but feel a sense of familiarity.
"How about this? You go accompany Trainer Mike first and do the physical test data. After that, we'll sign the contract. "Hold a press conference," Shen Xiao said in fluent Chinese.
"Sign a contract? Coach Shen, don't you need to do a trial?" Wang Zhizhi was stunned.
"There's no need. I've already decided to sign you. A four-year contract, the last two of which were options for the team.”
Wang Zhizhi could not help but smile. He had a good impression of Shen Xiao from the bottom of his heart."Thank you. I will definitely play well. I want to gain a foothold in the NBA."
After all, he had just been laid off in Los Angeles.
"Roughly speaking, you can only play the number four position. But your body is too thin, and you don't have enough resistance in the paint.”
"So, you need to lose weight. Only by losing weight, eating nutritious meals every day, increasing strength training, physical training, and defensive training.”
Shen Xiao walked around Wang Zhizhi and touched his chin with his right hand, gauging his weight.
"Losing weight? But if I lose weight, wouldn't I have no resistance in the paint?”A look of surprise appeared on his face.
"But you still don't have the strength to resist. They were nowhere close to the strength of a mid-level NBA team to have a starting post.”Shen Xiao did not avoid it and hit the nail on the head.
"You can only lose weight. Then, he would train his muscles and reduce his body fat percentage. Increase your defense, practice shooting three-pointers every day, and increase your scoring methods.”
"Okay, you're the coach. I'll listen to you.”
"Also, lose weight. It can make your body lighter and run faster. It was not easy to injure the knee or even tear the ligaments.”Shen Xiao patted Dazhi's shoulder and said earnestly.
After that, the physical examination and data were finally out.
Arm span: 224 cm
Standing height: 285cm
Run-up height: 370cm
100m sprint: 12.4 seconds
3/4 half-court sprint: 4.87 seconds.
[Total height: 216cm]
[Weight: 124KG]
[135-pound bench press: 15 times]
Body fat percentage: 11%
Inside the general manager's office.
Shen Xiao looked at the physical test data and could not help but shake his head. It was much worse than he had imagined.
"Roughly, let's take a look. 2 2,$700,000 in the first year,$800,000 in the second year. 1.45 million in the third year, 1.58 million in the fourth year, and the team option for the last two years. Furthermore, it was a full-guarantee contract for four years.”
Shen Xiao personally took the contract that had just been printed and handed it to Wang Zhizhi.
He could roughly read English and read it in detail. After nearly fifteen minutes, he signed his name under the contract.
"Alright, Mo Lei. Get the IT staff to announce it on the official website, but don't announce the details of the contract to the public. In addition, prepare to hold a press conference.”
" Roughly, you choose a jersey number," Shen Xiao instructed Mo Lei as he sat on the boss 'chair.
"The 16th." He put down the pen in his hand.
"I'll tell you the truth. Our team already has a lot of centers. There's no place for you. I need your weight to be reduced to 100 kilograms. That's 220 pounds, so you can speed up.”
Shen Xiao suddenly thought that if Wang Zhizhi could lose weight, increase his strength, run faster, and have a stable three-pointer.
He should be able to become an outstanding blue-collar player in the NBA! It was even more likely that he would become the sixth player on the team.
"Coach. You're familiar with this place. Can you…help me rent an apartment?”She looked at Shen Xiao shyly.
"Of course not. Are you married?"
"Yes. My wife is in China."
"Then get him to fly to Cairo and let her be your agent. However, this is only a suggestion. As for the apartment, I'll help you rent a high-class apartment near the stadium.”
Then, the Cavaliers officially held a press conference to announce the signing of free agent Wang Zhizhi for a period of four years.
Soon, the news also appeared on the television stations of the two countries. A day later, the news of Wang Zhizhi signing with the Boston Cavaliers also spread back to the Chinese Basketball Association and made the headlines of SinaSports.
The people and fans in the country all noticed the Knights!
It turned out that there was another Chinese player on the other side of the ocean. There was also a city called Orlando.
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