Chapter 562

Time flies to the end of August, and the Eagles players have returned to Atlanta one after another.

Liu Mang was not the first to return to Atlanta for training, but Stockton, who rented a house in Atlanta at the end of July, came to Atlanta early to prepare for next season.

Although Stockton, who was born in 1962, is 41 years old and a full year and a half older than Malone, he still wants to make his own contribution to the team, and he still played 27 minutes last season. With an average of 11 points, 7.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game, the strength is still there. If the two evils continue to play together in the Jazz, people think that it will be no big problem to enter the playoffs.

Liu Mang returned to Atlanta on August 16, rested for two days, and then joined Stockton's training.

Back on the team, there is Stockton, a more experienced physical fitness expert who leads training, and Stockton's shooting is also excellent, and together with Chip Englander, Liu Mang has provided a lot of good suggestion.

But at the end of August, after Boozer also returned to team training, Liu Mang obviously felt that he had "fallen out of favor". Stockton was very interested in coaching Boozer, mainly because Liu Mang improved too fast. When he discovered his own shortcomings, he practiced crazily. The speed of shooting improvement made Stockton unable to keep up with the speed of finding Liu Mang's shortcomings. Stockton still left this kind of thing to Chip Englander. The professionals went to guide, and I went to teach Boozer about the pick-and-roll.

Stockton was amazed by Liu Mang's talent of hard work. He himself is synonymous with hard work, but he thoroughly polished his mid-range and long-range shots. It took five full seasons and he officially became a league player at the age of 27. Top pitcher, Liu Mang has just turned 21...

As for Boozer being surprised why Stockton would take extra care of him, Liu Mang was also surprised. Stockton didn't meet Boozer a few times, so how could he teach him as patiently as seeing his own son? Liu Mang was quite jealous, so he asked Boozer to do odd jobs and bully Boozer.

But it was just a joke. As time came to September, all the teammates came back.

He returned to the team at the end of August and early September. For most ordinary stars, the time can be said to be very early. The old players who stayed on the Eagles before were because of two consecutive losses in the Eastern Conference Finals. The finals are full of motivation, and the newly joined Kwame Brown, Korver, Willie Green and others are trying to improve themselves quickly and have a place in the team.

From what it looks like now, the team has 14 players, and there is enough staffing for each position. With only 12 active rosters, among the three of them, there must be someone who will wear a suit for a long time, even if they enter The 12-man roster may not necessarily be able to enter the regular rotation. It is very important for them to start training early so that the coaching staff can notice their efforts and strength.

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"Ace, are you sure this guy won't bite me?" Jason Terry looked at Rasheed Wallace, who had a good chat with Raheem, and was still very worried. Rasheed Wallace was present When you hit the ball, it's like biting someone.

Although Liu Mang repeatedly assured that Rasheed Wallace is a good person, Raheem also proved this point. He was the one who introduced Liu Mang to Rasheed Wallace back then, although the way was a bit "special".

In that game, Liu Mang had just tricked Rasheed Wallace into two technical fouls and was sent off. Raheem was worried that Liu Mang and Rasheed Wallace would have a bad relationship. The ticket was given to Liu Mang.

With the assurances of Raheem and Liu Mang, most people in the Eagles can still accept Rasheed Wallace, mainly because the rumors about this guy are too bad, and his performance on the field is too exaggerated.

"Don't worry, Rashid usually only hits people and doesn't bite people. By the way, he likes to bully people who are less than 1.9 meters tall. He can't bully people who are taller." Liu Mang finished throwing a basket just run.

"... Ace, your skin is itchy again! Stop! Don't run!"

The daily double-wave fight brought a little flavor to the teammates who were restless and looking forward to the start of next season.

For Rasheed Wallace, the Eagles players had a good first impression this time. First of all, they just moved and came to the team to report the next day after moving. They are very active and passionate about basketball.

And although he looks comparable to Boozer, he is smiling in private, and he doesn't play big names. He can talk to several rookies who have just arrived. It seems easier to get close to Boozer than Boozer. Boozer's base The boss face, bald head and poker expression are really too deterrent.

Liu Mang and Jason Terry fought for a while, and the teammates couldn't help laughing, especially the new players, who felt really good about the atmosphere of the Eagles.

The good team atmosphere brought about by a group of frustrated people working hard to rise together in the Eagles is rare in the NBA, even Stockton, who plays in a perennial championship-level team, does not have it. After experiencing this kind of team atmosphere, seeing Jason Terry, who was "squeezed" to the bench by Liu Mang, has such a good relationship with Liu Mang, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

After Liu Mang made Jason Terry too tired to run, he winked proudly at Jason Terry. At this time, Liu Mang saw Mike Woodson and his agent Schwartz with a face A familiar person walked to the general manager's office.

Jose Calderon!

When ranking the 03 generation in the future, Calderon was ranked ninth in the 03 generation.

Speaking of which, Liu Mang felt that the 03 generation, if James had not signed up for a group, it would be so pitiful. Except for the top five picks except Milicic, the other players basically failed to appear in the NBA. The waves are coming.

After the Four Heroes, the 2003 generation dropped a notch, directly from the ranks of super giants to the ranks of first-class stars and even quasi-first-class stars. Except for the four brothers, the player with the highest achievement in the 03 generation is David West , then Korver, the second-round pick who won 60+ games in the Hawks, then Mo Williams and Kaman, and then the ninth and tenth are Jose Calderon and Boris - Dior.

The draft of the 2003 generation can be said to be a cliff-like draft. Except for the top five picks, the rest are not at the same level at all. Unlike the 1984 and 96 generations, the stars of those two generations included era superstars, super giants, top stars, and first-class players. The stars... there are players of all levels.

Mike Woodson and Schwartz saw Liu Mang looking at them, and brought Calderon to Liu Mang's side to say hello. Mike Woodson introduced Liu Mang: "Ace, this is our Your new teammate, the Spaniard, Jose Calderon, let’s sign the contract first, and when we hold a press conference on your contract extension later, you call your teammates to support the scene.”

"Ace, this is our company's new player, please take care of him." Schwartz recommended Calderon to Liu Mang.

Calderon? How did our team get Calderon?

Liu Mang nodded in astonishment, then recalled which team chose Calderon, and then went from the first pick to the last in the second round. After thinking about it for a long time, he found that... no team chose Calderon. Deron!

This is a high-quality shooter with a career three-point shooting rate of over 40%, and a total of more than 1,000 three-pointers. He is a solid big-hearted point guard who averaged 8+ assists per game when he started for the first time in the third year of his career. , It turned out to be a loser!

Liu Mang didn't notice that Calderon was not drafted at all!

Liu Mang really admires Schwartz's vision of finding talents from undrafted draft picks. Although most of the draft picks signed by Schwartz are not doing well, it is true that he can find frustrated players. have a hand!

correct! Liu Mang hurried to find Stockton. Didn't Stockton always dislike my old Liu's desire to score more than pass, and failed to inherit his mantle.

Steady shooting, big heart, pass first... Isn't this the best person to inherit the legacy of Stockton! Recommend a disciple to Stockton!

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On September 5, Rasheed Wallace finally moved his family to Atlanta, and reached an early contract extension agreement with the Eagles.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Eagles held a press conference to welcome the players who joined and renewed their contracts.

Rasheed Wallace, Stockton, Willie Green, Korver, Calderon, who just signed, Kwame Brown, who was just traded, Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Rasheed Wallace's three newly renewed contracts are the protagonists of this press conference.

Regardless of the outside world's comments, the Eagles have ushered in a player with real All-Star strength, and of course they must treat Rasheed Wallace with the specifications of welcoming a superstar.

Likewise, a welcoming ceremony for Stockton.

The contract renewal of Liu Mang and others is also a key point.

As for the joining of Korver, Kwame Brown and others, it is just a foil.

The NBA is such a cruel place, if you have no strength, you can only serve as a foil.

At the same time, I would like to express my gratitude to Dean Grove, Newbell, Chris Crawford and others who left the Eagles for their contributions to the team.

As for Raheem, Boozer, Prince, Ratliff, Kevin Willis, Barnes, Muhammad and others who had nothing to do with them, they also came to the scene to support the scene, so that the media Feel the unity of your own team.

After owner Price spoke the team's official words, he took the jerseys handed over by the staff, handed the No. 36 to Rasheed Wallace, and handed the No. 12 to Stockton...

Regarding the taste of the teammates in choosing jersey numbers, I think it is not bad. There are no weird jerseys, okay, but when Kwame Brown comes, the weird ones come.

Looking at the No. 38 jersey that Kwame Brown took over, Liu Mang looked so painful, probably because the American women's day is only March 8, Liu Mang is very curious when the American women's day is...

After the joining ceremony, the Eagles announced two contract extensions.

With a starting salary of $8.1 million, Jason Terry signed a six-year contract extension of $56 million. As Jason Terry wished, the salary will exceed $10 million in the fourth year .

Liu Mang's contract renewal is simple. With a 4-year starting salary of 12.25 million US dollars, a total of 55 million US dollars in maximum salary, the intention to renew the contract was reached in advance. The contract will be officially renewed in the summer of 2004. The top three in the contract The year is fixed, and the fourth year is a player option. If the team still needs to operate next summer, Liu Mang's official contract renewal can be postponed to avoid occupying the team's salary space.

Both the Eagles and Liu Mang are very satisfied with this contract extension. The Eagles are because Liu Mang’s next contract will expire in 2007. They can build a team around Liu Mang with peace of mind. Liu Mang’s side It is a relatively short contract. The total income of the NBA is increasing year by year, and the salary cap will increase by several million every year. If the contract is shorter, the contract renewal will be larger at that time.

Liu Mang is now short of money again. When he returned to China for publicity, Schwartz did not simply follow Liu Mang to play. When the publicity announcement was confirmed, Schwartz actually had nothing to do, and Liu Mang was Chinese, unlike other NBA players who need an agent to communicate various matters, he can live well on his own. Liu Mang called Schwartz together, mainly to let Schwartz, as a foreign investor, give Liu Mang registered a leasing company and bought a lot of houses and shops in the school district that were so cheap that Liu Mang couldn't keep his mouth shut.

Now the school district housing in the imperial capital is less than 3,000 square meters, and the school district housing of more than 80 square meters is only 300,000 RMB.

The after-tax money that Liu Mang got on July 1st was about 13 million U.S. dollars, which is about a little over 100 million yuan. Let Schwartz say that "migrant workers who can't afford a house to work in the city" In the name of "cheap rent", he spent more than 70 million yuan to register a housing rental company, and took away 200 sets of school district houses in various places in BJ.

Of course, these houses are rented out, and the current rent is only a few hundred thousand yuan a month, but what Liu Mang cares about is not the rent, but the house price that will almost double every year in the future!

Therefore, Liu Mang’s goal for the leasing company is that the rent can maintain normal company operations, and he does not expect to make money from the rent. It is a little bit of help for the workers who bring their children to work in the city.

As for shops, this Liu Mang didn’t buy much. Many people didn’t see the upside of housing, but the value of commodities has always been the most important thing for major real estate developers. Liu Mang’s little money is far behind, and the main investment Only in the imperial capital, as for other places, there is really no money.

It is precisely because of this that when the house rental company registered by Liu Mang was exposed that he was the real boss, there was no criticism or anything, and because he promised to rent to migrant workers with cheap rent in the future, the mayor of the imperial capital During the interview, he also praised Liu Mang for his help to migrant farmers.

The main reason is that these days, the average monthly salary in the imperial capital is only 2,000. No matter at any time, you can’t afford to buy a house by working part-time. It is a big deal to be able to buy so many houses and rent them to migrant workers at a relatively cheap price. Good thing, Liu Mang gained a good reputation in the imperial capital by relying on this, which is a surprise.

As for not being able to have more investment opportunities, such as franchising for domestic e-commerce companies, he only bought 1 million US dollars of stocks when Alibaba was financing, and he couldn’t grab other ones. Liu Wei didn’t care too much. Can earn a little is a little.

Rasheed Wallace also renewed his contract with the Eagles in advance with a 5-year contract extension of 50 million. This contract extension was reached directly. Rasheed Wallace's contract next season is more than 1,600 The space occupied after the end of the season is only $9.1 million in the first year of the next contract. Renewing the contract will actually benefit the team's free market operations after the end of next season.

Rasheed Wallace’s decline in value is certain, mainly because of his reputation. In the Trail Blazers, he doesn’t like to defend and has a bad temper on the court. Because of salary cuts and bad relationships with his teammates, his market The value is greatly damaged.

The basic salaries of Korver and Willie Green are both signed 2+1+1 contracts. The Eagles recognized Liu Mang’s vision, so they gave the first two years of skyrocketing contracts, and the next two years the team The option, if it is played out, will get two more years of team bonuses, if it is not played out, it will be the second-round basic salary anyway.

Stockton is a one-year contract with a bi-annual exception of $1.75 million a year.

Calderon is a 1+1 non-guaranteed basic salary.

Then came the routine interview session.

The media seemed to feel that the Hawks players valued and welcomed Rasheed Wallace completely different from the attitude they had when the Big Dog joined last year. When the Big Dog joined last year, the preseason had started, but the press release None of the teammates came.

This makes the media feel very uncomfortable! What about another big outbreak of conflict?

After the interview began, the media first launched an offensive against Coach Kruger.

"Coach Kruger, I heard that it was your idea to introduce Wallace. Aren't you worried that Wallace's too many technical fouls on the court will affect the team?"

It was very ruthless at the beginning. When Rasheed Wallace's technical foul problem has not been solved, this problem is very unsolvable!

But coach Kruger has already thought of the answer: "I think our team is too moderate and needs someone who can bring us a positive influence, and I believe Rashid will restrain his temper. To be indifferent when given the opportunity to get one of the best power forwards in the league."

Hearing this, Rasheed Wallace was ashamed. When did he become the number one power forward, and he was not even among the top four forwards.

The media had only one thought for coach Kruger's answer-speak hard!

Can't you see that both fans, media and experts are unanimously unhappy with the introduction of Rasheed Wallace!

People felt that the Eagles might as well wait for Liu Mang, Boozer and others to continue to improve.

Unable to pry Coach Kruger's mouth away, the media launched an offensive towards Liu Mang: "Ace, what do you think of Wallace's joining?"

The media felt that after Liu Mang experienced the big dog incident last season, he should be very disgusted with this kind of troublesome teammates!

And Liu Mang's answer was: "Rashid joins, oh...my God..."

Liu Mang's expression seemed to be very desperate and sad, which made the media happy. This guy who likes to make trouble seems to be able to dig out something.

The media all looked at Liu Mang with eager eyes

Liu Mang continued: "We already have Carlos, who is such a scary-looking teammate, and we also have Rashid. I feel that the appearance of our team has reached a new low!"

Appearance, that is, the scoring of appearance, this word is quite new when it comes out for the first time, but the media don't care at all when a new word comes out... What Liu Mang actually cares about is that the team's appearance has been lowered!

There is no mistake!

Not only the media wanted to vomit blood, but Boozer and Rasheed Wallace also wanted to vomit blood...

There is another chapter at 12 o'clock~ Today is a bit late, mainly because I have something to do in the afternoon.