Chapter 2192 Recruiting Batman! (Second Update)

Arkansas, University of Central Arkansas.

The weather at the end of May is already relatively hot.

After a season of NCAA competition, the basketball team of the University of Central Arkansas has long been disbanded, and everyone is waiting to have fun after the summer vacation.

There was only one tall, strong young man who still came to the school's basketball gym to practice after school every day.

His name is Scottie Pippen.

Pippen is a junior this year. He is not yet 21 years old, but he is already a well-known small forward in the school.

In the entire NCAA league, he is also among the top ten stars.

NCAA is not the abbreviation of the North American Collegiate Basketball League as we all understand it. It is actually the abbreviation of the North American Collegiate Athletic Conference, which also includes football, baseball, ice hockey and other sports. These are collectively called the NACC League.

What I’m talking about here is definitely the basketball league.

The University of Central Arkansas is not a traditional strong team, so even though Pippen was an excellent small forward who averaged 20 points and 8 rebounds per game, he still couldn't break out.

Their best result is this year's top 16.

Scottie Pippen was very unwilling. He wanted to lead his team to take another step forward, at least to enter the quarterfinals. This would be a good thing for all his teammates who want to play basketball.

After all, the NBA draft is all about their performance.

It's a pity that the teammates will only train when they should train, and have no intention of actively practicing more.

Moreover, their talent is not good either. Pippen received very little support from the team. Every game is basically driven by his personal ability to make difficult progress.

Thinking about the outstanding new stars that emerged this year and the more powerful old opponents, Pippen felt a little discouraged and didn't know how he would fare in the college league in his last year.

When he graduates next year, it will be his draft year. What kind of result can he achieve?

Will he be selected by the Los Angeles Lakers, the Celtics, or the New York Kirins, who have been extremely popular in the past two years?

To be fair, Pippen felt like he still wanted to be drafted by the New York Kirins.

Because the New York Kirins are all young people, they are all about the same age and want to play well. Pippen really loves basketball, and of course he hopes to meet a group of like-minded people.

Another reason is that Pippen admires Jordan very much.

Three years ago, when Jordan led North Carolina to win the NCAA championship, he happened to be a first-year student and was an unknown person who shined shoes and carried bags for the senior players.

On the bench, seeing Jordan killing everyone, Pippen was filled with envy and admiration.

At that time, he thought that if his skills improved in the future, he would go find Jordan and play with him.

Pippen is a small forward and Jordan is a shooting guard. Their positions are different and they are very complementary.

The last reason is the salary of the New York Kylins.

Their salaries rank among the top three in the league.

Although on the surface it does not appear to be as high as that of the Los Angeles Lakers and Celtics, the salaries of those superstars are certainly not comparable to those of rookies who have only played for two years.

But if we only look at the stars of the same age group, the salary received by the young stars of the New York Kirin team is far higher than that of their peers from other teams.

Pippen's family has been poor since he was a child. Of course, he can't get the best treatment as soon as possible. He can get a salary of hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

But Pippen now also understands that the chance of going to the New York Kirins is not very high.

If he maintains his current form, he will definitely be among the top ten in the league draft.

The New York Kirin team has such excellent results that they have no share in the top ten draft picks. As for whether he has the strength to make them pay the price in exchange for his draft picks, Pippen is not sure at all.

Because their small forward is Bernard King, a top five super player in the league, and he is still in his prime.

Can I, a small forward with no honors, go there to replace Bernard King?

Besides, from another perspective, are you willing to be a substitute for three to five years before making a breakthrough?

His current age is his most golden age. After three to five years as a substitute, he will be 26 or 7 years old. Players who do not improve during this period will have their remaining careers wasted!

As a very career-ambitious Pippen, of course he would not allow himself to do this.

Of course, no matter how entangled he was in his heart, Pippen's daily practice was still the same.

He knows that ideals are important, but more important is his own strength. Only with strength can there be other things. Otherwise, what are you thinking about?

Today he is working on fixed-point shooting and has practiced 500 shots from various angles. Sweat is falling like raindrops.

Suddenly, he saw a middle-aged man walking from a distance.

When the middle-aged man approached, Pippen opened his eyes wide. What was a sure shot in his hand actually missed the basket.

What's the meaning?

Why is Nowitzki, the general manager of the New York Kirins, here?

Pippen looked at Nowitzki and shook his head, once again confirming that he was not hallucinating.

"Hey, young man!" Nowitzki stood next to the court and laughed. "Are you tired? If you are tired, let's take a break and talk to me, okay?"

"Oh, okay, okay!" Pippen smiled and touched his head, and asked Nowitzki to sit on the lounge chair next to him.

"I have watched many of your games and you have played very well this year and have improved a lot compared to last year." Nowitzki looked at him and said, "Are you 6.6 feet tall now?"

"Absolutely." Pippen said.

6.6 feet is about 2 meters. Pippen is now 2.03 meters, which is 20 centimeters longer than the 181 centimeters he first entered school.

"With this height, he is very good at playing small forward." Nowitzki said, "Do you have any plans now?"

"Of course, when I participate in the draft next year, I can enter a good team." Pippen now had some vague speculation in his mind, so he did not hide his thoughts.

"Then do you think our New York Kirin team is a good team?" Nowitzki said with a smile.

"Of course!" Pippen said without hesitation, "I have watched all the games and highlights of the New York Kirin team this year. The only difference between you is accumulated experience and constant running-in... If there is another chance next year, I believe that Kyle The special teams may not be able to beat you!"

"Thank you for your blessing." Nowitzki nodded, "So, do you want to join our team?"

"think!"

Pippen felt happy and said subconsciously.

But the next moment, he remembered his worries, "If you want me, my ranking in next year's draft will not be bad... Are you going to make me perform worse?"

Based on the results of the New York Kirin team, if they fall to around 20th place, they will have a chance to choose Pippen.

Or if they exchange players and picks, they are very likely to get Pippen.

But Pippen didn't think he had such a great reputation.

He's not Jordan.

"No, no." Nowitzki said, "I think this year is a good opportunity. Will you come?"

"ah!?"

"Just like Karl Malone the year before last, he didn't have to wait to graduate from college and come directly to our team." Nowitzki said, "We just have a big salary adjustment this year. You can get a high salary of 3 million US dollars in 8 years." !”

"ah!?"

Pippen calculated his eight-year salary of US$3 million in his mind and swallowed his saliva.

Nowadays, the salary of ordinary Americans is not high. It is very good to have 40,000 US dollars after tax in a year. The average person's after-tax salary is only 30,000 US dollars.

His 3 million US dollars in 8 years is after tax, and his annual income is close to 400,000 US dollars, which is 10 times that of the middle class!

In other words, after eight years, he is equivalent to someone else working for a lifetime.

Not to mention that he just heard Nowitzki say that the New York Kirins will have a major salary adjustment this year.

Jordan and the others only signed it two years ago, and now they have started to change the contract and increase their salary so quickly. The New York Kirin team is so generous!

Right!

Can the team owned by the richest man in the world still be short of money?

"Oh, I forgot to tell you that in addition to their salary on the court, these players also have very good additional income." Nowitzki added fuel to the fire, "You know our boss is also from Nike. The second largest shareholder, right? Now Nike is fully committed to building our team, so the advertising and endorsement fees are extremely high.

Everyone’s share of advertising, jerseys and shoes is very generous after one year. Let's not talk about Jordan, who can reach more than 10 million a year. Others, even those with little popularity like Karl Malone, can only earn about 200,000 a year. Even though you are a newcomer, you can earn at least 100,000 US dollars a year. If you perform well and the audience likes it, you can increase it to 20,000 to 300,000 US dollars in a matter of minutes! "

Pippen's eyes lit up.

In addition to salary, there is so much income, it is just like getting it for free!

I don’t seek to be like Jordan, only half, one-third, or even one-tenth of Jordan’s, that’s still millions of dollars!

By that time, I will have an income of more than one million US dollars a year, and the lives of my parents, brothers and sisters at home will be greatly improved!

They can immediately move out of that poor and chaotic neighborhood and go to a place with a better environment.

And you will become the pride of your family and the idol that your neighbors and friends will envy and worship!

Thinking of this, he nodded seriously, "I am very willing to join the New York Kirin team, but please give me a few days to think about it, okay?"

"good!"

Nowitzki laughed.

How could he, an experienced professional manager like him, not see that Pippen was already a target and could no longer run away?