Tang Tian eventually chose to sign with Nike, but because there were still some contract details to be negotiated, the news had not yet been made public.

The Drew League was still going on. On game days, the three brothers would play together. On off days, they would train together.

Time flew by, and it was already August. Tang Tian had successfully reduced his weight to 93kg and had begun the muscle-building process arranged by Cecilia, which would last about a month.

Once the muscle building was complete, he would use the money from his shoe deal to buy the Catch and Shoot (Korver) skill, which would make the adaptation process twice as effective.

One morning, before training even started, Thompson entered the training hall with a beaming smile. His expression was as radiant as someone who had met an unforgettable girl at a nightclub the night before.

"Do you even have the energy to train?" Tang Tian asked with a smile. It was the first time he had seen Thompson react like this.

"Energy?" Thompson looked at Tang Tian, puzzled.

"He's saying you were too exhausted from the nightclub last night," Walker said with a smile. Tang Tian had teased him like that before.

"You guys," Thompson said, pushing Tang Tian with a smile, but he wasn't angry. It seemed like something good had really happened.

"Tell us, what good news is it? Let us start today's training with a good mood," Tang Tian said.

"Nike talked to my agent about a contract yesterday, and they've almost reached an agreement," Thompson said.

"Good news," Tang Tian nodded.

"Just good news? Guess how much?" Thompson said mysteriously.

"I can't guess," Tang Tian shook his head.

"Four years, 2.8 million! Tang, I've won again!" Thompson said, slightly excited.

For the past two months, he had been losing to Tang Tian in three-point shooting contests every day, but that momentum had changed since the draft. His draft pick was higher than Tang Tian's, and now he had received an endorsement contract before Tang Tian. He even felt that he wouldn't lose if they competed in three-point shooting again.

"I..." Tang Tian hesitated. He felt it was inappropriate to reveal that he had also received an endorsement contract, and a bigger one than Thompson's.

Walker couldn't help but laugh on the side.

"Let's compete in three-point shooting," Thompson suddenly said. He really wanted to confirm that everything had changed.

"Now?" Tang Tian was a little surprised. Their bodies wouldn't be warmed up before training, so they wouldn't be very accurate.

"Yes." Thompson said as he walked towards the three-point line.

Tang Tian followed. He was ready to compete in three-point shooting with Thompson at any time.

Thompson shot first, making only 15 out of 25 shots. His hit rate wasn't very high because he hadn't warmed up.

Tang Tian shot next. He wasn't very accurate either, but he still made 19 out of 25 shots.

Unsurprisingly, Tang Tian won again.

"Impossible, why?" Thompson held his head in his hands, looking confused.

Walker couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Kemba, what are you laughing at?" Thompson rolled his eyes at him.

"No, it's nothing." Walker held back his laughter. He watched Thompson get abused by Tang Tian every day, and he probably guessed that Thompson's confidence came from the shoe endorsement contract.

"Really nothing?" Thompson looked directly at him.

"Really nothing." Walker tried hard to hold back his laughter.

"If you don't tell me, I'll tell Uncle Mike not to pay attention to you anymore," Thompson brought out Procopio.

"No, do you really want me to say it?" Walker quickly waved his hand.

"Say it."

"Okay, you made me say it. Actually... Tang signed an endorsement contract a week ago," Walker finally said.

"What? Why didn't I know?" Thompson felt like his life was a little dark.

"Because the contract details haven't been finalized yet. I only know because I have the same agent as him," Walker spread his hands and raised them, indicating that he was only saying it because he was forced to.

"What company? How much money?" Thompson asked.

"Do you really want me to say it?" Walker was a little reluctant to hit Thompson.

But seeing Thompson's threatening expression, he said it immediately.

"Two years, 2.6 million, from Nike."

Two years, 2.6 million, which was 1.3 million a year, almost twice as much as Thompson's.

"Come on!" Thompson slapped his head.

He had indeed been delusional earlier...

"My contract takes into account the Chinese market, so we're actually about the same, Klay," Tang Tian said, comforting him.

"Yeah, we're even this time, but I won't lose to you when I get to the NBA," Thompson knew that Tang Tian was comforting him. After all, even if they were even, he was the 11th pick, and Tang Tian was the 31st pick. But he had a good attitude and quickly recovered.

"Yeah, I'll be waiting for that day," Tang Tian nodded.

This was just a small episode in training. Although Thompson was hit hard, he had a good temper and was mentally strong. He soon started training hard again, preparing to win back a victory for himself in the NBA.

A few days later, Nike and Tang Tian successfully signed a contract and announced the news to the public.

Although Nike's official announcement wouldn't include the specific endorsement amount, it was inevitable that internal personnel would leak the news.

Social media was buzzing again.

"Two years, 2.6 million! Please note, this is a 31st overall pick rookie! Tang is really unbelievable!"

"Feeling sorry for Kawhi Leonard, they are both rookies from my Spurs. I heard he only gets 500,000 a year (#￣～￣#)"

"I also heard that Klay Thompson only gets 700,000 a year (#￣～￣#)"

"It's normal, the endorsement contracts for lottery picks are probably only in the 500,000 to 1 million range this year."

"Haha, my Connecticut Huskies are the biggest winners this year!"

"As a Duke fan, I resolutely boycott the Huskies!"

"North Carolina fans support the comment above!"

"Arizona fans silently upvote."

"Kentucky fans pass by and silently watch."

……

Despite all the off-topic comments, it was clear that Tang Tian's constant exposure had made them completely remember his name.

The Spurs' rookies had always been low-key, but Tang Tian had changed the fans' perception and became Tang 'Not Low-Key' Tian, the Spurs' rookie.

The endorsement contract fee was paid annually. Shortly after Tang Tian signed the contract, $677,000 was added to his account.

An endorsement fee of $1.3 million a year, minus federal taxes, the agent's commission, city taxes, and medical insurance, was about that much (Texas has no state tax).

(Note: Agents' commissions on endorsement contracts are much higher than on contracts. Fagan's commission rate is around 20%.)

Tang Tian then pulled up the system interface, and his krypton gold value suddenly skyrocketed from the original 23,000 to 700,000.

He had a goal in mind, so he immediately chose to exchange for Catch and Shoot (Korver).

Right after he exchanged for this skill, some changes occurred in his attribute panel.