After four consecutive away games, with three wins and one loss, the Wizards have a record of 7 wins and 1 loss since the start of the season.
The loss to the Spurs was a pity, and it ended the Wizards' winning streak. However, Lin Yu felt relieved after winning against the Mavericks. Now he just wants to return to the court quickly, resolve the bus contract issue, and put "Washing Tendons" "Cut the marrow" for the bus, and then think carefully about how to spend this huge sum of money.
On Sunday afternoon, Lin Yu arrived in Washington and first met with Unseld to discuss the bus contract.
Lin Yu's plan was to give Daba a three-year guaranteed contract worth half a million US dollars per year. He had mentioned this to Unseld before, and Unseld had no objection, as long as Lin Yu thought it was worth it.
However, this time when Lin Yu talked about this matter with Unseld again, Unseld looked embarrassed.
"Lin, it's not that I don't want to sign, but Paulin thinks this contract is too big."
"The Owen you signed before has no value at all, but his contract is very small. Paulin only expressed his dissatisfaction a little bit and didn't say much."
"However, this three-year contract is worth a total of US$1.5 million, and Paulin won't agree to anything."
"How about descending?"
Unseld is only the general manager, not the team owner. With a contract worth over one million US dollars, Paulin will definitely have to intervene.
With Bolin's stingy temperament, he would definitely not be willing to give such a big contract to an undrafted player.
He even wondered if this was Lin Yu's relative in China who had come here to defraud him of the US dollars.
Not only was Lin Yu not angry, he actually laughed, "Surrender? That's okay."
"How about a non-guaranteed $500,000 a year? If he doesn't play well, Pauline can cut him at any time."
"The contract is only for one year, and I won't sign it for more than one year."
Lin Yu holds "Washing the Tendons and Cutting the Marrow" in his hands. Daba is destined to become a top insider. This is a bargain that comes to his door, but Paulin refuses it. When Daba shows his worth, Paulin will definitely regret it in his intestines.
If you only sign a one-year contract, Daba will not be worth hundreds of thousands next season. Without an annual salary of tens of millions, you can't even look at Daba.
In this retro era, centers are still the most valuable players, especially centers that can attack, and their value is much higher than that of blue-collar centers.
Among the four major centers, except for O'Brien, all are old, and Mourning will be scrapped due to kidney disease in a short time. Daba is directly the second center in the league, let alone tens of millions, if it were not for the 1998 labor negotiations. With the maximum salary regulations in place, it will be easy for Bus to sign a contract worth 100 million yuan.
That means all attributes have been raised to just over 80 points. Even if none of them are over 90, the strength is extremely terrifying. If multiple attributes exceed 90 points, Daba can go head-to-head with Ao Pang.
"Then you have to be ready to send that kid out of Washington at any time."
"Pauline could cut that kid at any time."
Unseld said with a sigh.
Lin Yu waved his hand, "Don't worry, his combat power will definitely far exceed your imagination."
"It only takes one game to make Paulin regret his decision, and he may even go to Daba to re-sign the contract in person."
Unseld laughed: "If that kid is really as strong as you say, Paulin might really do something so shameless."
An old man and a young man sat in the office and started to complain about their boss.
After a while, Lin Yu suddenly asked: "Old man, is there any way to invest? I have a lot of money and I want to invest it."
"Investment? If I knew how to invest, I wouldn't be so poor."
"How about you do what Magic Johnson did and invest in a coffee shop? It seems quite profitable."
"Or start a chain of hot dog stands. I remember a player who made a fortune doing this and made millions of dollars."
Unseld's investment advice left Lin Yu speechless. Are you kidding me? I already have a net worth of 60 to 70 million US dollars. You want me to set up a street stall and sell sausages?
I might as well sell roasted sweet potatoes!
Obviously Unseld really knows nothing about investment. Lin Yu is in trouble. He can't keep this money in his hand, right?
The reason why rich people get richer is because they have start-up capital. Lin Yu had capital, but he couldn't find a way out.
Go invest in the stock market? Lin Yu knew nothing about the stock market. Although there were professional stock managers, Lin Yu didn't need to worry about it, but Lin Yu was also worried about being cheated.
If he were to vote by himself, he wouldn't have that much energy.
After thinking about it, it seems that it is most cost-effective to continue to acquire the equity of the Wizards, because after the 1998 labor negotiations, the team's market value has increased significantly, and may even double. Regardless of any investment made by Lin Yu, he will not be able to reach 100 in one year. % yield.
Some people may wonder why the team's market value can soar even though the labor negotiations in 1998 caused the NBA to suspend for half a season.
That's because the current NBA league's losses are too serious, limiting the value of the team.
To put it simply, players' salaries are too high. Especially in recent years, various players have been asking for sky-high prices, and 80% of the teams in the league are losing money, and the Washington Wizards are no exception.
The general environment is one of losses, and investors are certainly not optimistic about it, so the market value cannot increase.
The negotiations in 1998 limited players' salaries and gave the team room to make profits, so the market value would naturally start to rise.
Lin Yu now wants to take advantage of this information gap to maximize benefits for himself.
But now is not a good time. Lin Yu’s plan is to use the bus to blackmail Lao Paulin after the bus fights. Otherwise, if he directly acquires the equity, he doesn’t know how outrageous the price Lao Paulin will be. .
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After leaving Unseld's office, Lin Yu went directly back to his residence, waiting for the aura to be refreshed tonight.
"Passive Halo ①: "Brutal Charge", the effect is that when the center player on the field starts to attack the basket with the ball from outside the three-point line, the strength attribute will be increased by 10 points, the speed attribute will be increased by 5 points, and the low offensive attributes will be increased after reaching the basket. 5 points, the dunk success rate increases by 10%.”
"Passive Halo ②: "Calm and Calm", the effect is to specify any player with a favorability of 50 or above, and after scoring or assisting, 5% of physical energy will be restored."
"Passive halo ③: "Dulang Shield", the effect is to effectively improve the players' ability to prevent fouls on the field."
Lin Yu let out a long sigh of relief. Isn't this Daba's debut skill?
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At eight o'clock on Monday night, the bus was still not available for this game because he was still one day shy of his 23rd birthday.
The opponent is the Cleveland Cavaliers, the weakest team in the Eastern Conference last season.
Originally, Lin Yu thought this would be another one-sided massacre, but he didn't expect the Cavaliers to actually cause some trouble for the Wizards.
The main reason is that the Cavaliers' lineup has undergone a lot of changes this year. The center they selected in 1996, Big Z Ilgauskas, joined the team this year. In addition, they also traded Rainman Kemp from the SuperSonics.
The strength of this insider lineup skyrocketed instantly.
Big Z has good shooting ability and is a big man with a height of over 220cm. It is a bit difficult for Big Ben to defend, but Kemp is still at his peak, and Webb did not have a clear advantage against Kemp.
Fortunately, the Wizards' perimeter is indeed top-of-the-line. Kobe and McGrady once again performed the dominance of the top perimeters in history, completely destroying the Cavaliers' perimeter. McGrady scored 32 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, while Kobe had 22 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists. assists.
It is worth mentioning that in the past half a month since the season started, Kobe has averaged an astonishing 12.7 assists per game, ranking first in the league, even more than Stockton.
It was an unexpected surprise for Lin Yu. Before trading Kobe, he never expected that there would be such a pie.
Kobe, who is not greedy for the ball, has the blessing of goggles, and has entered his peak period. He is really a younger version of Payton with gloves, even stronger than Payton, with at least better offensive ability than Payton, and radiant defense. The range is also larger. Kobe can truly defend from position one to position three. After all, his originally registered position was position three.
What's even more terrible is that Kobe has a top-notch backcourt partner that Payton does not have. The combined power of the two of them is definitely 1+1 greater than 2.
Kobe is the current assists leader, and McGrady is the current scorer, averaging 31 points per game. No one can believe that he is a guy who just graduated from high school.
Relying on the performance of Kobe and McGrady, the Wizards finally won at home by less than ten points. It is obvious that this year's Cavaliers are going to take off.
This is indeed the case. Under normal circumstances, the Cavaliers this season have a fifth-place record in the Eastern Conference.
As soon as Lin Yu led the generals back to the locker room, Kobe started yelling.
"Boss, where's the Rolex you promised me? I got a total of 11 steals last week. This Rolex should be mine, right?"
Lin Yu smiled and nodded. In last week's steal competition, Kobe indeed ranked first.
In fact, after he left Unseld's office yesterday, he went directly to the Rolex store and spent US$70,000 to buy a Rolex Yacht-Master model in 18K white gold and diamonds.
It is said to be customized, but in fact it is a line of writing engraved on the back of the watch, Kobe Bryant hurts, 1997-11-04.
"Da da da, I've been ready for a long time!"
Lin Yu smiled and took out the Rolex from his pocket and handed it to Kobe.
Kobe regarded it as a treasure and couldn't wait to put it on his wrist. In his opinion, the value of this watch was far more than 70,000 US dollars, and it was more like a reward for the official start of his career.
"Damn, it blinded me. If the steal hadn't been on him, he and I both had 10 steals, and I would have gotten the Rolex!"
McGrady muttered, getting angrier as he thought about it. He had a total of 9 steals this week, two less than Kobe.
Not to mention Tracy McGrady, even Weber, Ben and others were extremely envious when they looked at this extremely luxurious watch.
"Boss, when will there be another competition like this?"
"Yeah, we want a Rolex too."
"I'm not interested in ordinary Rolexes. I just want the one in Kobe's hands, and it must be engraved with my name."
Lin Yu laughed and waved his hand to signal everyone to quiet down.
"There will be more steals in the game in the future. At least you will still have a chance this season. I will notify you in advance when the time comes."
This 70,000 US dollars was well spent. If he could randomly get a blank halo next time, Lin Yu would no longer have to think about those messy excuses and just steal it in the name of the Stealing Competition.
Seventy thousand dollars is nothing, you can make it back with just one steal.
In addition, this kind of competition within the team also has other benefits, such as improving the players' sense of belonging and activating the atmosphere in the locker room. Anyway, it has all the benefits and no harm.
If we really want to talk about the harm, it's not without it. At least McGrady can't quarrel with Kobe now.
Kobe always raised his wrist and showed off: "I have a Rolex, what do you have?"
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The next morning, Lin Yu just got up and led the bus to Unseld's office.
Daba is officially 23 years old, and he can sign a contract with the Wizards.
Before arriving at the general manager's office, Lin Yu told Daba about the change of plan. The contract period was not three years, but one year, and it was still not guaranteed.
Daba looked disappointed, but Lin Yu assured him that this change would definitely bring him countless benefits, and he felt relieved again.
Coming to the United States alone to work hard, the only person Daba could trust was Lin Yu, and he was convinced that Lin Yu would never harm him.
Daba's character is quite honest, at least he's different from those guys in later generations who live-streamed selling sheep tail oil.
After arriving at the general manager's office, Daba signed the contract under Lin Yu's gaze.
"Lin, now that the contract has been signed, when are you going to let this kid play?"
"Although I'm not very optimistic about this child, I'm more looking forward to seeing Pauline's remorseful expression."
Unseld had a wicked smile on his face. He knew that Daba couldn't understand English, so he spoke very directly.
Lin Yu also smiled evilly, "For the game against the Bulls tomorrow night, remember to invite Paulin to the scene. The bus will give him a huge surprise!"
"Huh? Game against the Bulls? Are you kidding me?"
"Luke Longley is not a vegetarian. His defensive strength is at least among the top ten at the center position. How many points can Daba score?"
"Also, can he get rebounds under Rodman?"
"You don't have any points or rebounds, how can you surprise Pauline?"
Unseld originally thought that Lin Yu would arrange Daba's debut in a game against a weak opponent inside, but he never expected that Lin Yu would play such a big role and let Daba play against the Bulls' second dynasty.
Lin Yu nodded confidently, "You have to play against such a strong team to reflect the value of the bus and surprise Paulin."
"And this game is not just about surprising Pauline, I also want to give Jordan a little surprise."
In this game against the Bulls, in the absence of Pippen, Lin Yu will never tolerate failure. If he can't defeat the Bulls, how can the complete Bulls Wizards resist?
