The NBA Summer League in 1995 was a simple system, with no knockouts and finals, and the championship was determined by the total score. The Supersonics won all five games, so it was naturally the champion team of this year.

In order to commend the players, the organizer will also select the MVP of the Summer League. Yang Jian was elected as the MVP without any suspense, with the best record and luxurious data.

Now not only other team management regrets it, but also Wally Walker, the president of the Supersonics team, is because Yang Jian’s signing time is too short, only one year.

Previously, everyone in the management believed that Yang Jian lacked competition experience and good training performance does not mean that he can play well in actual combat. The evidence is that Yang Jian performed poorly at Harvard University and had no data.

As a result, Yang Jian beat all the opponents in actual combat.

If I had known that Yang Jian was so powerful, Supersonic would have signed a three-year contract with him.

No rules are required to sign a rookie without a choice. The Supersonics will have no problem with opening a first-round rookie contract, as long as they think the players are worthy of this contract.

Nowadays, as long as Yang Jian performs well in the regular season, after the one-year contract expires, Supersonics must pay a high salary if they want to keep someone. They have to renew Yang Jian first and then Payton. Otherwise, it may exceed the salary cap, resulting in the inability to offer Yang Jian a high salary. Payton can renew the contract with a super hat.

Yang Jian's outstanding performance also changed the careers of several players, but they are not stars and have no points to get.

In parallel world, center Richkin took on many offensive tasks in the summer league, and played a lot of hard-working games at low posts. He was injured and reimbursed after only two games, and he missed the NBA ever since.

After Yang Jian joined the team, coach Bob Weiss arranged for Richkin to often pull out to cover Yang Jian and then cut in the air. Although Richkin made few moves, he played very easily. His starting data were not bad every game, averaged 11 points, 10 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage exceeded 50%.

With his outstanding performance in the summer league, Richkin may find a job in other teams even if he cannot get a contract at the Supersonics. Data is an important basis for measuring players' strength. He was a lottery show back then. As long as he stays healthy, there will definitely be teams willing to gamble on him.

In parallel world, Supersonics only achieved a bad record of 2 wins and 3 losses.

Without Yang Jian, the Supersonics became a team without a stable shooting point, and outside players mainly rely on breakthroughs to score. Sherell is the team's number one scorer and has a poor shooting percentage.

After the game, several Supersonic players held a press conference at the Jazz's training hall.

Yang Jian is the protagonist, Eric Snow and Sherell Ford also participated. The Supersonics indicated that the three of them were rookies who won the team contract.

Snow signed a basic salary like Yang Jian, and the specific amount of Sherell's money was not announced to the public. Sherell signed a contract with an annual salary of US$500,000, which made him feel very happy. He thought the management treated him better than Yang Jian and wanted to focus on cultivating him.

Of course this is not the case. Supersonics signed 1 million for two years, because he is a first-round rookie, and on the other hand, to facilitate transactions, he signed first and then changed.

If Sherell's contract is too small, he can only exchange for a basic salary player, which is not helpful to the team. If the Supersonics need to sign a basic salary player, just look for it in the summer league team. It is easier to sign a free contract.

Bob Weiss arranged tactics to help Sherell brush data for the purpose of trading.

With his many shots and ball-holding offense, Sherell is the team's second scorer and can score 16 points per game. However, his shooting percentage is only 43%, and Yang Jian's overall shooting percentage is close to 60% and averages 25 per game. The two cannot be compared at all.

The summer league is not difficult for Yang Jian. If he let go, he will average 30 points per game.

In the parallel world, Kobe, who just graduated from high school, averaged 24.5 points and 5.3 rebounds in the summer league. People with good physical fitness in this era really play whatever they want. Kobe's physical fitness is not as good as Yang Jian, with speed, bounce, and confrontation at a disadvantage.

Ten years later, the summer league is not so easy, the overall strength of the players has been greatly improved, and the gap in physical fitness has become smaller.

This was a small press conference, with only more than 20 reporters coming. Even so, Yang Jian was very excited. Attracting media interviews was the first step to become famous. These people all came to him, and he felt like he was a star.

Yang Jian saw his compatriots in China at a glance, and the yellow-sex journalists were very conspicuous among the crowd.

"Hello, tv reporter Guo Zhen, can I conduct an exclusive interview with you after the press conference?" Guo Zhen's tone was a little excited.

He watched the Supersonics vs. Jazz and witnessed Yang Jian’s two wonderful dunks. He felt that Yang Jian had brought honor to the country. Who said that the physical fitness of the Chinese must be worse than that of Europeans and Americans?

"Of course, I have been waiting for domestic reporters for a long time. I have to answer questions in English later, and I can speak Mandarin during the interview." Yang Jian said with a smile.

Guo Zhen didn't think there was anything wrong. If Yang Jian spoke Chinese and was interviewed, other reporters would not bring any translations, so it would be difficult to report the news.

The two of them had only talked for a few words and the press conference began. Yang Jian sat at a table and answered the reporters' questions.

The reporter asked Yang Jian to talk about his thoughts and asked him to evaluate his performance.

"If the score is 100, I will give myself 80 points. Because the intensity of the summer league game is definitely not comparable to that of the NBA regular season, and even more so than the playoffs." Yang Jian was not overwhelmed by the victory and chose to keep a low profile.

A female reporter asked: "What height do you think you can reach in the future in NBA?"

Yang Jian smiled and said, "I have to wait until I get through the game. I didn't think I could become an MVP when I first came to Salt Lake City. I just tried my best to enjoy the process of playing basketball because I really like this sport."

Agent Steve Oldman would talk to Yang Jian on the phone every night to learn about his situation in Salt Lake City and to instruct him to say what he could and couldn't say when he was interviewed.

He doesn't say anything related to future goals. If he talks about it, he will feel pressure. If he fails to achieve his goals, he will be said to be overestimated by the media. He has no goals, he just likes basketball. This is the best answer, and no one can find any problems.

The team's new season goals, record, etc... The reporter will not ask, the team's record is not the turn of the rookie to predict.

CCTV reporter Guo Zhen asked: "You are the first Chinese player in NBA history. Do you have any thoughts on this?"

"I will work hard to play basketball and never waste my talent. The NBA is the highest-level basketball league in the world. I will definitely improve my strength here. In the future, I hope to help the Chinese national team achieve historic breakthroughs in the Olympics." Yang Jian has no goals in the NBA, but has it in the national team.

He made a high-profile statement that he was willing to join the national team and was not afraid of talking big. Because he firmly believed that no one in China was stronger than him. Even Hu Weidong, who was called "Chinese Jordan", had his physical fitness and his level.

He wants to be the core of the national team, and it is impossible for the veterans to be the younger brother. If someone doesn't agree, he will fight to the side and must obtain unlimited attack rights.

If he has been playing in the NBA for a season and cannot be the boss of the Chinese men's basketball team, it is better to find a place to hang himself. Because he is too useless, even Jordan in China can't handle it. Can he beat the real Jordan in the finals?

A reporter asked about physical fitness, and Yang Jian said that it was related to persisting in exercise, and that was also talented.

The reporter asked: "You were not valued by the team when you were in college. Do you think Harvard coaches are racist?"

Yang Jian shook his head. "I don't think I've been discriminated against in college, and I don't want to mention the past. People have to look forward. I want to play well in the Supersonics, which is the most important thing for me."

The reporters all think that there is something wrong with the Harvard coach, and Yang Jian has given people face. Who would have thought that the real situation is that he doesn’t even know what the Harvard coach looks like?!

Yang Jian also praised the two teammates who came to attend the press conference. "Eric is a very hard-working player, a selfless point guard. We are good friends and are ready to practice together in the summer. Ford is also very outstanding. When training in the team, we often compete for one-on-one practice."

Snow also whispered Yang Jian in an interview, admitting that he envied Yang Jian's talent and that he felt very happy to be able to play with him.

Snow also said that his idol is Gary Payton, he is quite smart and recognizes the boss before the official report has been reported.

Sherell mainly talks about his own affairs, saying that summer wants to practice breakthroughs and shooting, and wants to do his best to help the team win. He hasn't realized that he will be traded, and the Supersonics have no place at all.
Chapter completed!