Going crazy with poverty

Author: A hint of divination

Going crazy with poverty

Oklahoma City is the capital of Oklahoma and the largest city in the state, with an urban population of approximately 500,000 and a metropolitan area population of approximately 1.2 million.

For China, 1.2 million people may not even have the population of a county, but for Chou State, it is not a small city by any means.

At least this place is not like what people in China think, it is a remote and remote place, and coming here is like a place where you are assigned!

The streets are clean, tidy, lined with green plants, and look very quiet, without the hustle and bustle of a big city at all.

This was Li Pu's first impression of Oklahoma City.

Shortly after the draft ended, Lip received a call from Presti, inviting him to come to Oklahoma City on July 1 to officially sign.

Accompanying Li Pu were Lin Shuhao and... Bai Ade!

Seeing Li Pu, who had been beaten to the point of vomiting during a training match, standing in front of him, Bai Ade felt nauseated.

Obviously my ranking is higher than him, but why don't I feel superior at all in front of him?

When he thought that he would need to compete with him for playing time in the future, Bai Ade felt inexplicably guilty.

This guy is like a monster. Being a teammate with him is a blessing or a curse!

"Welcome to the Thunder family. After today, we are one team!"

Presti received the three of Lip in the team's conference hall.

Although the Thunder only selected three rookies this year, they were accompanied by agents, assistants, lawyers and other entourage, as well as team staff, so the entire conference room, which was not a small one, was packed with people.

Presti didn't say much. After giving a welcome speech, he handed over the contract. After detailed inspection by lawyers and agents, the contract finally came to Li Pu.

The material of the contract feels no different from ordinary paper, at most it is harder.

Well, sure enough, the harder it is, the more expensive it is!

After receiving the contract, Li Pu first glanced at the other two people and found that they had read the contract seriously, while Li Pu was more cautious and chose to sign directly.

After these days of surprise training, Li Pu's signature style is still very stiff, but his signature technique still attracted the attention of reporters.

"Swish, swish, swish!" Almost instantly, Li Pu completed the signing.

"Don't you want to take a look?" Lin Shuhao asked Li Pu in a low voice.

"Since neither the agent nor the lawyer can see any problem, I certainly can't see it either! Just sign with confidence!"

Although Lin Shuhao also knew that what Li Pu said was right, he still couldn't control himself.

It's no wonder, who made his contract more than a little more chilling than the other two?

In fact, not only Lin Shuhao's contract, but also the contracts of the three of them are different.

Among them, Aldridge, a lottery pick, naturally has the best contract, with four years and 10.1 million, and the fourth year is a team option, with everything guaranteed.

Lip was the 18th overall pick, earning $7.42 million over four years, including team options in 2012 and 2013.

As for Lin Shuhao, since he is the No. 51 pick, his contract is only NT$960,000 for two years, part of which is guaranteed.

It can be said that there are three levels of people. Among them, Lin Shuhao is the worst. His contract is not guaranteed. As long as he does not perform well, he will be laid off at any time!

Of course, Lin Shuhao knew this very well. However, being selected was already an unexpected surprise. How could Lin Shuhao refuse?

Therefore, after looking at it carefully for a while, I finally signed my name.

After completing the signing, a press conference was held immediately, and at the meeting, the three Li Pus showed off their respective jerseys.

Cole Aldridge chose No. 45, Lin Shuhao chose No. 7, and Li Pu chose No. 88.

Eighty-eight is about to be released!

Sorry, it's not that Li Pu is tacky, it's just that he is going crazy at the moment.

It seems that there are many contracts worth more than 7 million yuan, and it seems that financial freedom has been achieved all of a sudden, but in fact it is only 1.49 million yuan in the first year.

And these are not all he can get.

He also has to pay federal taxes, local state taxes, alliance trust funds, 401K pension plan and broker fees. These add up to almost half. It can be said that what Li Pu can get in a year is only 750,000.

Dollar.

What's more important is that now he can't get a penny!

Although the NBA will not owe players wages, it does not mean that the full amount will be paid as soon as the contract is signed.

Even though some of them signed the contract on July 1st, the salary is usually paid on November 15th.

Because the regular season only starts at the end of October or early November, the team will have many players recruited in training camps or summer leagues during the offseason. The team will not decide whether to exercise team options or not until the start of the regular season for these players.

The unguaranteed part of the contract.

Then it will be paid on the 1st and 15th of every month. Generally, 10 installments of wages will be paid, and the remaining balance will be settled in June.

In other words, even if Li Pu signs the contract now, he still doesn't get a penny.

Considering that he wanted to buy a house in Oklahoma City, spend the summer on systematic training, health care and other expenses, Li Pu suddenly felt that the money he earned was not enough to spend.

When he thought that he would owe hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars on his credit card in the future, Li Pu felt extremely heavy.

How come you have entered the NBA and still can't get rid of the life of working as a worker and being in debt?

Before I entered the NBA, I had to pay off my credit card. After I entered the NBA, I still had to pay back my credit card. Didn’t I get in for nothing?

Of course, this is just saying it. If he really didn't make it to the NBA, which bank would lend him hundreds of thousands of dollars without blinking an eye?

After completing the signing, it will be time to participate in the summer league.

Summer League is not one league, but a collective name for multiple leagues. There are only two summer leagues that will be held this summer, namely: Orlando Summer League and Las Vegas Summer League.

Compared with the Las Vegas Summer League, which has many teams and attracts more attention, the Orlando Summer League is obviously relatively shabby. There are only 8 teams participating this year and the holding time is shorter, from July 6 to July 10.

day, just five days.

Lip's Thunder team belongs to the Orlando Summer League.

Li Pu doesn't care about the attention paid to the league. After all, no matter how good your summer league is, it can't compare with the regular season. However, Li Pu attaches great importance to the number of games.

Compared with other players who have been playing since childhood, Lip's game experience is not too little, but almost none.

Unless it's the kind of game experience on a wild field...

With the summer league as a good platform, Li Pu can quickly adapt to top-level competitions. Li Pu naturally hopes to participate in more.

In this way, after completing the signing, Li Pu didn't even have time to look for a house in Oklahoma City. He only stayed in a hotel for one night and flew to Orlando the next day to join the summer league team.

With Li Pu officially completing the signing, there has not been any waves in the United States or even in Oklahoma.

But this seemingly inconspicuous news traveled across the ocean and caused a hurricane on the other side of the ocean.

As reports of Li Pu's interview at the draft and signing with the Thunder came out, Li Pu's name spread all over the country almost instantly.

Although his fame has not yet left the industry, almost all fans who watch football and follow the NBA know that another Chinese has entered the NBA!

And the ranking is second only to Dayao and Da Kongyi!
Chapter completed!