Chapter 403 Lao Hu joins the Pacers

   "Kobe, I hope you can strengthen your defensive training in the next time. The team currently needs your ability in this area. Would you like to?"

   Next, Danny Ainge found Kobe and talked with him.

   "Defense? OK, I can do it."

Although Kobe wanted to strengthen the offense the most, he did not refuse the team's request, because what he wanted to be was an offense and defense star, so he simply agreed and said confidently that he would definitely become a ball player. A defensive gate for the team on the perimeter.

After    got Kobe Bryant, Danny Anji communicated with Wang Tiejun again.

   At noon that day, the league announced the rankings of various data kings in November, as well as the MVP rankings.

  Wang Tiejun averaged 40 minutes per game in November, averaging 23 shots per game, shooting 62%, averaging 35.2 points, 16.8 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.2 steals, 4.1 blocks, 1.9 turnovers and 3.2 fouls.

   He occupies the first place in the three data kings of scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots, and is ahead of Jordan in the MVP rankings, occupying the first position.

   Taking advantage of the time in the past few days, Pharaoh began to contact the general managers of some teams. In the past few years, he has the contact information of all the team management.

He is still more optimistic about Hu Weidong. At the age of 26, his body and skills are mature, he has begun to enter the peak period, and his game experience has begun to enrich, but whether he can adapt to the NBA depends on Hu Weidong's confrontation ability. If it remains fairly stable, then there is no problem.

In fact, the Suns are also short of shooting guards, but he did not plan to introduce Hu Weidong's idea of ​​entering the team, because the Suns plan to rush to the championship, there is already a rookie Kobe Bryant at the No. 2 position, and it is impossible to have a rookie position of Hu Weidong. .

   After some contact, the general managers of several teams that needed to strengthen at the shooting back position promised to give Hu Weidong a trial training opportunity.

   Looking back, he asked Hu Weidong to prepare and come to the United States immediately.

   The new domestic CBA season will only start in mid-December, and there is still some time left. If there is no chance here, it is no problem to go back and continue to play the CBA.

   In addition, he has to help Hu Weidong find an NBA agent. Without the help of the agent, it would be difficult for Hu Weidong to complete the trial training in the United States.

  This agent, of course, the higher the level, the better, so that only people can find a team for Hu Weidong.

After thinking about it, he thinks Jordan's agent, David Frank, is a good guy. This guy is very well-connected and can be said to be very talented. He is full of big names, such as Ewing, Barkley, and the No. 1 draft pick Iverson, etc. Hu Weidong joined him. It should be no problem to join a team.

   He didn't even consider whether David Frank wanted to sign Hu Weidong, so he made a phone call. It was Jordan's phone number. He didn't have David Frank's contact information.

   "Flying Man, give me the contact information of Mr. David Frank. I have a teammate of the Chinese national team who wants to come to the NBA and recommend him."

   "OK."

  Jordan agreed immediately.

   hung up Pharaoh's phone, and he immediately called David Frank.

   "Hey Michael?"

"David, Old K asked me for my contact information. He has a Chinese player to recommend to you. Aren't you looking for information about the big man Old K got into Georgetown University? This is an opportunity. ' Jordan said.

   "Really? That's great!" David Frank said happily.

Ewing told him about Dayao, saying that Old K had approached him and Mutombo, and brought a big man named Yao Min into Georgetown University. Now the 16-year-old is over 220 cm tall. The big man is very valued at Georgetown University, and he may be the next Ewing. He has long wanted to inquire about Yao Min and see if he can get to know him so that he can sign him in the future, and this is just an opportunity.

   He didn't wait for Old K's call, and made a call first.

Over there, Pharaoh was about to call David Frank when his cell phone rang. When he saw the caller ID, it happened to be the number he was dialing, so he quickly connected: "Hello, I'm Mr. K, and you are Mr. David Frank. ?"

   "Yes, old K, Michael told me just now, and I'm glad you chose me for your national teammate. Yes, I'm very interested. Who are you recommending to me?"

   "Hu Weidong, the main shooting guard of our national team, the one who played in the Olympics last time, he has the nickname of Chinese Jordan in Asia."

   "Oh, that's good, so I have two Jordans under my banner, haha!" David Frank readily agreed and asked Hu Weidong to contact him after he arrived in the United States.

   "David, I contacted him a few teams for trial training first." Pharaoh said.

"OK, you tell me those teams, even if they don't want anyone, I will find another team, I promise to deal with it, don't worry, I will help him sign a good contract. ."

David Frank even made a direct guarantee, but in fact this is not a big problem for him, as long as Hu Weidong's strength is not too bad, with his ability and connections, it is not a big deal to find a team to sign a small contract what.

The matter was solved perfectly, and Pharaoh was not surprised. The last time Dayao entered Georgetown University with ease, let him know that he also has a certain influence in the NBA and the American basketball world, and can affect many people. manner.

   Turning around, he notified Hu Weidong and asked him to deal with the domestic contract. Then he came to the United States. With David Frank's connections, he should have no problem joining the NBA, so he shouldn't have any scruples.

   Hearing that Jordan's agent became his agent, Hu Weidong was so excited and moved: "Old K, thank you so much, if you can sign a contract, I will treat you, Donglai Shunshaubozi will be enough."

   "After signing the contract, haha!" Lao Wang laughed.

   Then Hu Weidong informed the Jiangsu *Su men's basketball team. After the men's basketball team knew the news, they understood that Hu Weidong really flew.

  Contract buyout procedures will be completed soon, and will be announced later.

   The reaction of each CBA team is the same as that of the Jiangsu Men's Basketball Team. They don't want their players to go to play in the NBA, but the response from the media and fans was very enthusiastic, and Hu Weidong also received a lot of congratulations.

   This put a lot of pressure on the 81 team, because some time ago, the media had reported the news that they wanted to go to the NBA. Now that Hu Weidong is gone, the pressure is on them immediately.

   And this also affected Dazhi's mood. During the next training session, due to lack of concentration, he suffered an accidental injury. Fortunately, it was a minor injury, and only half a month of rest was enough.

  …

   No. 4, the Suns beat the Warriors at home, and No. 6 beat the Kings on the road, winning 17 consecutive victories, which also created the longest winning streak in team history. The team's next game is No. 8 at the home stadium against the Pacers.

   On the 7th, Hu Weidong arrived in Los Angeles at 10 am.

  David Frank was already waiting at the airport exit, holding a one-foot-square card in his hand, with the Chinese name of Hu Weidong written crookedly on it.

After waiting for a long time, I finally saw a tall and handsome young Chinese man wearing black-rimmed glasses, dragging a suitcase and walking out, guessing it was Hu Weidong, he hurriedly shook the card in his hand and shouted: "Hu, Hu Weidong, is that you? I'm David Frank."

  Hu Weidong saw it, and hurried over, stretched out his hand, put a smile on his face, and said in very broken English: "Hello, Mr. Frank, Hu Weidong is me."

   The two tried to communicate, and Frank found that Hu Weidong's language was a problem, and suggested that he hire a portable translator and strengthen his English learning.

   Afterwards, Frank did not immediately sign an agent contract with Hu Weidong, but brought Hu Weidong to Phoenix, where he wanted to sign the contract in front of Old K.

   The purpose of this is to consolidate the relationship with Lao K and lay the foundation for signing Dayao and more Chinese players in the future.

   At noon on the 7th, the Suns returned to Phoenix.

   At three o'clock in the afternoon, Pharaoh went to the airport to pick up David Frank and Hu Weidong, along with Zhang Lili and Su Qun, and then pulled them to the K martial arts hall.

  Before dinner, witnessed by Pharaoh and CCTV cameras, Hu Weidong and David Frank signed an agent contract.

"cheers!"

   Lao Wang opened a bottle of Champagne to celebrate.

   "Xiao Hu, congratulations!" Zhang Lili said cheerfully.

   "Thank you! Thank you!" Hu Weidong said excitedly.

   "Old K, if there are any outstanding players in your country who want to come to the NBA in the future, you can come to me." After the celebration, David Frank began to develop relationships, and naturally talked about Dayao.

  Pharaoh did not refuse, and promised to have the opportunity to introduce Dayao to him.

  Frank is the top agent in the NBA, and he can really help him get some of the best kids from summer camp to play in the United States. If he can't play in the NBA, he can play in the second division, or like Dayao, he can play in the NCAA first.

   At this time, Hu Weidong talked about a piece of news about Zheng Haixia. She received an invitation from the WNBA Los Angeles Sparks and is planning to come to the United States to play recently.

   "This is good news!"

  Pharaoh was very happy, although he asked, "How is her injury?"

  Hu Weidong shook his head and said, "Last time I had knee surgery in China and cleaned up more than a dozen bone fragments, and my athletic ability has dropped a lot. But after using your medicated oil this year, it's somewhat relieved."

   "When she arrives, let me know and I will introduce Dr. Carter to help her check. Dr. Carter is the world's top medical expert in the field of knee joints," he said.

   Having said this, he asked again: "How about yourself?"

  Hu Weidong said happily: "My health is alright. I have been using your medicated bath and medicated oil for a year, and I have also asked a massage therapist for help. Now there is no injury."

   "In this way, I will arrange it tomorrow. You can go to Dr. Carter to check it, and then go to the trial training." Wang Tiejun said.

  David Frank nodded and shook his head first, smiled and said, "A physical examination is necessary, and I just need a medical report for Hu.

   But the trial training is unnecessary. Hu Weidong performed well in the Olympic Games, and he has my contacts and introduction. This hurdle can be saved, and I can completely get him a trial-free full guarantee contract. Even, I have already negotiated with the relevant team. "

"that would be great."

  Pharaoh was very satisfied with David Frank's attitude, and felt that it would be a good choice to hand Dayao to him in the future.

  8, after Wang Tiejun's arrangement, Hu Weidong went for an inspection accompanied by David Frank, and the result was good, no problem.

The first team that David Frank contacted was the Pacers, and he wanted Hu Weidong to replace Reggie Miller. He had already contacted Hu Weidong before he arrived in the United States, and the talks were almost done. no problem.

   This is something he has carefully considered. Reggie Miller doesn't have any effective substitutes. With Hu Weidong's performance in the Olympic Games, there should be a lot of playing opportunities.

  The Pacers arrived in Phoenix yesterday afternoon, and the team's general manager Walsh also followed the team to the road. He has already made an appointment.

   At four o'clock in the afternoon, the Pacers were training at the West American Arena. David Frank came here with Hu Weidong, and Lao Wang and Zhang Lili also came to act as Lao Hu's translator.

   "Hey, old K, David."

   Outside the visiting team's locker room, Pacers general manager Donny Walsh greeted warmly.

   "Hello, Donnie." Pharaoh greeted.

   "Let me introduce, this is the old K's teammate in the national team, the main shooting guard Hu Weidong, he is known as China's Jordan.

   In this Olympics, he once dunked Pippen, which was very good. Downey, this time the Pacers are cheap. I originally wanted to get Hu to the Bulls. With Hu Weidong, you have a deeper bench, and you might be able to kill the Bulls. "

  Frank gave a brief introduction, but did not introduce the specific situation of Hu Weidong. When we contacted before, the relevant situation had already been said.

He handed the physical examination report that Hu Weidong had just received to Donnie Walsh, and said, "This is the report of Dr. Carter, the **** of the sun, Thomas Carter, the most famous orthopedic surgeon in the United States, you should believe his level, right? "

  Donnie Walsh looked at the report, with a smile on his face, nodded and said: "Of course I believe him, I also know that Anfernee Hardaway of Magic has just had an operation on him."

  Because of Ewing's deal, Donnie Walsh still owes David Frank's favor. Since Hu Weidong is in good health, he has already negotiated it a long time ago, and the signing of the contract is a logical thing, and he is ready for the contract.

"Hu, three-year contract, 2+1, $500,000 in the first year, $750,000 in the second year, $1.25 million in the third year, 2.5 million in total, player option in the last year, the Pacers can't come up with more space , in order to sign you, they also used a buyout to clear a contract, are you satisfied with this contract?"

  Before signing, David Frank asked cautiously.

Lao Wang translated it and said, "Two hundred and five years in three years, excluding taxes and the pension withheld by the alliance, you can get half of it, about 1.2 million US dollars, Lao Hu, sign it, the first contract is not bad. . As long as these three years are played and there are no major injuries, the next contract can be signed.”

  Hu Weidong nodded excitedly, 1 million US dollars, 7 million RMB, he can earn so much in three years, he only played one year of CBA last year and only 100,000 RMB, what is there not to sign?

   After signing, he still couldn't believe it. He joined the NBA so easily?

   "click, click..."

   CCTV camera team filmed the entire signing process.

   "Old Hu, when you arrive in Indiana, find an interpreter first. Don't save the money, and strengthen your English learning. Communication is very important in the team. No matter how well you speak English, you must communicate with your teammates and coaches often." He urged.

   Then he brought Lao Hu to the court, greeted a group of Pacers players who were training, and shouted: "King Kong, Big Mouth, let me introduce you to a teammate."

Ewing and Reggie Miller threw the ball in their hands and came over. The former had never played in this Olympics and didn't know Hu Weidong, while the latter was a member of the Dream 3 Team and had played against Hu Weidong for at least 20 minutes. Seeing Hu Weidong, Recognized right away.

   "Hu Weidong, shooting guard, your teammates who just signed the contract." Pharaoh introduced.

   The two were startled, but did not react.

   "Old Hu, this is Patrick Ewing, nicknamed King Kong, he is Reggie Miller, nicknamed Big Mouth, or Terminator, the inner and outer core of the Pacers." Pharaoh said again.

   Under his introduction, the three quickly greeted each other.

"King Kong, Dazui, he's my brother, take care of me, you can't get Jordan in the future, come to the Suns when you're old, I'll take you to the championship, I can't let you retire without a championship, right? How disgraceful? "Pharaoh said sternly.

   "Damn, we'll take it ourselves, we don't need to hug your thighs." Ewing and Reggie Miller said angrily.

   Then Ewing asked seriously: "Old K, how is his strength?"

   "You ask Dazui, they played against each other in the Olympic group stage." Pharaoh pointed at Reggie Miller with his chin.

   "It's okay. He can shoot and pass, and the basket is good. He scored 18 points in that game." Reggie Miller nodded.

   "OK, old K, don't worry, he won't be a problem here." Ewing immediately became happy,

  Dameng won the championship. He is more concerned about the championship. He wants to win the championship every day, and he is most happy with an extra helper on the bench.

   "Big mouth, King Kong, I'll treat you when I have time. I'll be here now, I have to go back, see you at the game tonight. Lao Hu, you can stay at the Pacers with peace of mind." Pharaoh greeted and left first.

  Hu Weidong will stay on the team. He still has to go through an adaptation process. Now his English level is similar to that of Dayao. It is really hard to say whether he can adapt in the end.

   But with Ewing and Reggie Miller there, he won't be rejected by the team, which gives him a foundation in the Pacers.

   The only problem, it could be head coach Larry Brown.

   He knew that after the management suddenly signed a Chinese defender, his face was not very good, but there was no attack.

Now his relationship with the management is a bit stiff. This is his fourth and last year of contract with the Pacers. He has not been able to achieve results. If this season does not work, the management will most likely change coaches. Renewing his contract is a bit bad.

At this time, Donnie Walsh introduced: "Coach Brown, he is Hu Weidong, a Chinese player and old K's teammate in the national team. He once played against Miller in this Olympics, and he won that game. 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and it was Miller who made the steal."

  Larry Brown was stunned. It's okay, not a rookie. He hates rookies the most, but he doesn't believe much in international players, and he will not easily believe in an international player if he wants to compete for the championship this season.

So he just nodded, didn't say anything, turned around and shouted at the players training on the court: "All move, tonight we have to prove our strength with the Suns, we are the best ball in this league. team."

  Old Hu was a little confused. Donnie Walsh shrugged and said to him, "Coach Brown's character is rather old-fashioned, Hu, just get used to it."

   What else could Lao Hu say, he could only nod his head.

  Here, Zhang Lili is contacting CCTV and asking if he should discuss with the NBA to reduce some games between the Suns and the Bulls and increase some games for the Pacers.

   Currently, CCTV mainly broadcasts the games of the Suns, followed by the Bulls, and there are very few other games.

After thinking about it, CCTV did not agree to reduce the games between the Suns and the Bulls. The ratings were strong and the advertising revenue was good, but they agreed to add a few more weekend Pacers games, which is to increase the scale of real-time broadcasts. It used to be a week. Once broadcast, it will occasionally be broadcast twice a week in the future.

   (end of this chapter)