Bishop of the Devil

Withdrawing 50,000 US dollars in cash from the bank, Richard went straight to the gold jewelry store!

With four proud disciples who are about to participate in the draft, Richard is preparing to customize four big "gold medals"!

The so-called big gold medal is actually a big gold chain hanging around the neck of a hip-hop singer with a round, square or weird metal sign...

Richard didn't know what to call this thing. After arriving at the gold jewelry store, he made some gestures before the store owner understood what Richard meant.

A big gold chain as thick as your thumb...

Take a round gold medal with half the size of a palm, engraved with West Lafayette on the front and Fearless on the back!

According to the boss, the finished product must weigh at least 30 ounces!

30 ounces!

It probably weighs almost two kilograms...

Richard didn't care about the exaggerated weight at all. In fact, the price of gold in this era was extremely cheap. One ounce of gold only cost $350...

After this calculation, a gold medal weighing nearly two kilograms is only more than 10,000 US dollars!

After paying a deposit of US$10,000 and agreeing to pick up the goods a week later, Richard left with satisfaction...

…

The purpose of Richard's move is naturally to enhance the cohesion of Purdue University players. Emotions and friendships definitely need to be cultivated. If there is no contact for a long time, no matter how deep the relationship is, it may become dull in the end...

But with this big gold medal, it's completely different...

Such a huge gold medal is very eye-catching. As soon as I see it, I will immediately remember my identity as a Boilermaker player, and I will immediately recall the time when we fought together!

Let them never forget that they are part of the West Lafayette gang!

…

Richard returned to his residence full of joy, but the next phone call made his face full of sorrow!

Big Ben was injured during the joint trial...

It was a very strange injury, and there was no fierce confrontation. Ben fell down while fighting for a rebound and fell to the ground clutching his ankle!

The news was called by Iverson to tell Richard, there must be nothing wrong!

This news undoubtedly made Richard very worried about Ben's situation...

Originally, Big Ben's draft prospects were not very good. With his draft prediction at the end of the first round and this strange injury, his draft prospects are definitely not optimistic!

"Damn it! You won't lose the election, right?" Richard felt a little sorry for Big Ben...

Without thinking, he called directly and found Ben. He was now very worried that Ben would be hit by this. The joint trial training was not a joke. It was related to whether the rookies could get trial training with various teams in the future. Chance!

"Hey, Ben, how's the situation?" Richard asked anxiously.

"Coach, there's nothing wrong. It's just a minor injury. It's no big deal!" Ben's tone was free and easy...

"By the way, coach, if I'm not selected in the first round this time, you have to use the Blazers' second-round pick to select me..."

"hey-hey……"

Richard was startled, hehe? ! Why does it feel like something is wrong!

Is Big Ben really injured? !

"Ben, this is no time for joking. Don't make so many bells and whistles for me!"

"When it's time to have a good trial, go and have a good trial. I know all about your frivolous nature!"

In the blink of an eye, Richard figured out what Ben was doing...

After hearing Richard's words, Ben pondered for a long time and finally spoke slowly.

"Coach, actually, this idea came to me when I knew you would enter the NBA to coach..."

"I feel like you are the only one in this world who understands me and understands me! Of course, I mean basketball..."

"Think about it, what if I was selected by another coach and they didn't give me too many opportunities to play because my draft pick was not high? Maybe after a few years, I could still get ahead, but I wasted a few years. golden career!"

"So, I would rather go undrafted and continue to play under you as a free agent than take the risk of wasting a few years!"

"Because I know that if I play under you, I will definitely be able to excel and will definitely grow into an All-Star player quickly!"

"Coach, you don't have to worry about the draft. Just trust me..."

Big Ben's sincere words made Richard feel a little sore in his nose. This is Big Ben's unconditional and absolute trust in Richard!

If you think about it carefully, Daben’s words may not be unreasonable!

"But..." Richard also wanted to warn Da Ben that he must be cautious about this matter and not act recklessly!

"Coach, by the way, you don't have to worry about the draft. To be honest, I don't care about the draft. Even if I lose the draft, I am willing to join your team as long as I can!"

"I know that the Trail Blazers currently have the 17th overall pick. Coach, please don't use this pick on me. You must promise me this!"

"I have other plans!"

Ben obviously has been thinking about it for a long time, even considering what kind of pick the Blazers hold!

After saying this, Ben hung up the phone in a hurry without giving Richard a chance to speak. Maybe he was afraid that if he continued to talk, Richard would force him to change his mind...

Richard frowned and began to think about the operability of Big Ben's cool operation...

In fact, Richard really doesn't want Daben to engage in such a showy operation at all. The risk is too great!

Just imagine if Ben avoids trial training because he feigns an injury, his draft pick will almost certainly fall to the second round!

The Trail Blazers' second-round pick is also No. 17. What if a team that doesn't believe in evil insists on picking up big money before this? !

That boss undoubtedly lost his wife and lost his troops!

But if this cool operation can really succeed, it will really have countless benefits for Ben!

The biggest advantage is definitely playing under Richard. He will get enough playing time and performance opportunities. It may not take too long to become an NBA star!

The second is the issue of the amount of the first contract!

In the past two years, because Big Dog was selected by the Bucks, they threatened the Bucks to give him a ten-year contract of US$100 million, otherwise, they would not sign the contract. In the end, this guy got a unique ten-year contract of US$68 million in NBA history. contract!

Let’s not mention this contract. Did Big Dog suffer a loss or gain? Anyway, at the time, this was a super contract that all newcomers were extremely jealous of!

Because of Big Dog's outrageous actions, when the new labor agreement, also known as the CBA agreement, was negotiated in 1995, rookie contract rules were directly introduced to completely stipulate the amount and years of rookie contracts to prevent weird things like Big Dog from happening again. …

For example, if Ben participates in the draft this time, based on the 24th pick with the highest market value in the draft, his salary in the first year of entering the NBA will only be around US$600,000!

This is strictly restricted by the CBA agreement and no one can change it. No matter how stupid the team is and how much money they have, they cannot give more!

Next, the more exciting operation comes...

The rookie contract stipulated in the CBA agreement refers specifically to first-round picks, and does not include second-round picks and undrafted picks...

What does it mean?

This means that second-round picks and undrafted picks can get any amount of contracts and are not restricted by the CBA agreement!

Let's take Ben as an example. If Ben enters the league as a second-round pick, as long as the team is willing, he can get a contract with an annual salary of more than 20 million!

That's right, it's such a cool operation...

The current NBA salary cap is 23 million US dollars, and there is no term for a maximum salary, because the maximum salary is a rule established by the 1999 CBA agreement...

So as long as the team is willing and as long as the player is stupid and has a lot of money, they can definitely give the boss a contract with an annual salary of 23 million!

…

If Richard really got the big book in the second round, he would naturally not be able to give him an exaggerated annual salary of more than 20 million, unless he was really crazy...

But even if it can't be given 20 million, the annual salary given at random is far higher than the 600,000 yuan for the 24th overall pick!