The King of the NBA

"I like rockets better." Ning Yi smiled.

Downey's eyes lit up: "I also think the Rockets are good. They are very sincere. The 1+1 contract is still guaranteed. That's 3.65 million US dollars, even after tax deduction, there is still a lot."

Ning Yi nodded, and added: "However, I still prefer to stay in Timberwolves."

"Uh" Downey opened his mouth wide, and after a few seconds he smiled wryly, "Ning, can you finish the sentence in one breath?"

Ning Yi smiled and said to Downey: "Donnie, there is no need to choose. I decided to stay in the Timberwolves. At least the Timberwolves make me feel very comfortable. If I go to other teams, it may not be the case."

This is a fact. Ning Yi has gradually integrated into the Timberwolves team, and has a good relationship with most of his teammates and coaches. But if you go to other teams, everything is unfamiliar, and you need to gradually adapt.

The most important point is that in the Timberwolves Ning Yi is confident that he will get enough playing time, but when he goes to other teams, this becomes uncertain.

For players, a suitable team is very important.

Many NBA players are like this. They don’t play well on this team, but they can play very well on another team. This has something to do with the individual player, as well as with the team and the system.

There is no doubt that Ning Yi is suitable for the Timberwolves system. In this system, he can get enough playing time and enough shot rights.

Downey hummed, frowned slightly, and said, "But Ning, I'm not sure what kind of contract the Timberwolves are willing to give you. They haven't contacted me yet."

"It's okay, you can wait." Ning Yi said.

Just as he finished speaking, Downey's phone rang.

Downey took out the phone and looked at it, raised his eyebrows, and said to Ning Yi, "It's the Timberwolves."

Ning Yi was also overjoyed, and came as soon as he talked about the phone.

It was the manager of the Timberwolves who called. Downey got up and talked with the other party for more than ten minutes before hanging up the phone with a smile on his face.

Seeing Downey like this, Ning Yi knew that there must be good news: "How is it?"

"Haha, Ning, we're lucky." Downey said excitedly, "Did you know that the Timberwolves offered a 2+1 contract with a total value of 7 million U.S. dollars, and it's still guaranteed. There is no doubt that the Timberwolves are very happy." Value you, they are very sincere, this is a good result."

"Oh, a 2+1 contract with a total value of 7 million. In other words, it is higher than the annual salary of Shabazz Mohammed, the 14th pick in the first round." Ning Yi was a little surprised.

Shabats-Muhammad is the last in the lottery area. The average annual salary of the first three years of the rookie contract is about 2 million U.S. dollars, while the Timberwolves offer Ning Yi an annual salary of about 2.3 million U.S. dollars.

In other words, Ning Yi's salary is almost equivalent to the salary of a lottery rookie.

Being able to give such a quotation contract, the Timberwolves are definitely interesting. You must know that Ning Yi is just a draft pick. Generally, the draft picks can only get a one-year short contract, and the salary is generally hundreds of thousands.

Even the Rockets, Spurs, and Lakers came with the attitude of poaching, and their annual salary was less than two million. The sincerity of the Timberwolves is evident.

Donnie is crazy happy.

Ning Yi's contract is naturally nothing compared to those big-name golf centers, and after taxation, the agent's commission that Downey can get is not so impressive.

But the point is that Donnie is doing too badly.

Even with Ning Yi, Downey only has 4 people under his command, and none of the other three have an annual income of more than 500,000 US dollars. How much can Downey get?

This is because the four people under his banner are fairly decent. If they meet some people who like to gamble and drink, and the money is not enough to make a lot of money, the manager may have to help them out, which is tantamount to losing money.

Of course, Downey is not the worst agent, it is said that there are even worse ones, but Ning Yi has never seen it, so it should have become a legend.

"Ning." Downey said impatiently, "When are we going to sign the contract?"

"Don't worry." Ning Yi said: "Donnie, I hope this contract can be changed."

Downey was taken aback, thinking that Ning Yi thought the price was not enough, and said, "Ning, the Timberwolves offer is already very reasonable, and it's a 2+1 contract, you know."

"Donnie." Ning Yi interrupted: "That's not what I mean, I just don't want to sign a 2+1 contract. You can discuss it with the Timberwolves. I hope to sign a one-year contract. Salary, it doesn't matter, you see The thing to do is, even if it is a little less than the Rockets, Lakers, and Spurs, it doesn't matter. But there is one thing, I only sign a one-year contract."

Downey was surprised, and frowned: "Ning, I don't understand what you mean. I don't want a 2+1 contract. Why would I sign a one-year contract? Isn't that a loss?"

Ning Yi chuckled and said: "But if I have achieved results this season, such as my pre-season results, do you still think the 2+1 contract is a good deal?"

"This." Donnie was speechless.

This is indeed a problem. If Ning Yi fails to achieve results and loses everyone, then the 2+1 contract will undoubtedly guarantee Ning Yi's interests to the greatest extent. But if Ning Yi has achieved results, he doesn't need to average 16.9 points per game like the preseason, but he can average 13 or 14 points per game, and Ning Yi will be at a loss.

Ning Yi has no rookie clause restrictions, will not restrict the team, and will not restrict Ning Yi. If Ning Yi can achieve results and sign a one-year contract, he can get a big contract in the coming year.

That may be a multi-year contract, tens of millions!

Thinking of this, Downey got tangled up, should he get a 2+1 contract and get it in his pocket first, or take a risk and sign a one-year contract and try to get a tens of millions in the next year?

Seeing Downey's tangled appearance, Ning Yi can also understand. Firstly, Downey is too miserable. To put it bluntly, he has never seen big money; perturbed.

In fact, Ning Yi has never seen much money. Although he was also a gold collar before crossing, his annual salary is only hundreds of thousands, hundreds of millions of dollars, he has never seen it. But Ning Yi has confidence in himself and has a system. As long as he works hard enough, if there are no accidents, it will not be a big problem to get a ten million contract in the coming year.

It is also because of this that Ning Yi asked to sign a one-year contract.

As for the salary, Ning Yi doesn't care too much. Even if it is a little less, it means a few hundred thousand less. When he gets a big contract in the coming year, he will earn back ten times.

"Donnie." Ning Yi snorted, and said seriously: "Don't worry about it anymore, just do as I said, sign a one-year short contract, you have to trust me."

"That's fine." Donnie gritted his teeth and made a decision.

But before leaving, Downey couldn't help but asked again: "Ning, are you really confident that you can achieve results this season? You don't need to average 16.9 per game, just 10.9."

Ning Yi chuckled and didn't answer. No one can say what will happen in the future. Anyway, everything is possible, just go one step at a time.