Chapter 27 27th Pick: Tang Tian

Before this year's tournament, perhaps no one had ever heard of this name. It's said he used to be a ball boy? I seriously doubt it; perhaps that's just a fabricated identity to make the story more legendary. In any case, he's the most legendary player this year, going from obscurity to nationwide fame in just 37 games, especially these 7 tournament games. He almost perfectly demonstrated the extreme of what a role player can do.

His list of opponents who died by his defense includes Harrison Barnes, Derrick Williams, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler, Marshon Brooks, and even Kyrie Irving!

Okay, you noticed: he's a player who can defend from the one to the four position! That's an incredibly terrifying thing, even just in the NCAA.

Moreover, his three-point shooting percentage in the tournament was as high as 67%! Um, I specifically checked, and that number isn't a typo. His open three-pointers are almost always on target, and he hit game-winners against both North Carolina and Duke. He's the highest quality role player this year, a top-tier 3D player, and I believe many teams will be very interested in him.

Draft comparison: Shane Battier.

It's worth mentioning that Tang Tian, like Battier, is not only good at defense and three-pointers, but both helped their teams achieve a 20+ point comeback in the NCAA Final Four game.

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(Note: This list and evaluation were written by Qie Zi himself. The reason for writing so much is definitely not to pad the word count, but to remind everyone of the grand occasion of the draft that year. Um, not to pad the word count.)

Because the lottery will not be held until May, this list does not fully consider the needs of the teams, but it is already a relatively professional list.

The end of the first round is the limit that role players can reach, and Chad Ford's analysis is actually quite insightful.

However, when Tang Tian saw this ranking, he suddenly thought of something else.

To fully guarantee the interests of teams and players, the NBA has rigid regulations on the contracts of first-round picks. There are salary regulations, and the contract length is also a 2+1+1 contract. Being selected at a certain pick means you will get a certain contract.

Take the top pick as an example. This year's contract is 4 years, $24.02 million. The first year alone can get $5.14 million, which is almost equivalent to a full mid-level exception contract.

So, under normal circumstances, being a lottery pick or even entering the first round means having a stable contract.

But that's for most players, and it obviously doesn't apply to Tang Tian.

At the end of the first round, taking Jordan Crawford, who was selected with the 27th pick last year, as an example, he signed a 4-year, $5.52 million contract with the Wizards. The first year's salary was only $1.04 million before taxes. This is a real sweatshop contract.

By the same token, if Tang Tian is selected at this pick, it means that he will have to work as a coolie for at least four years (the earliest time to renew a rookie contract in advance is after the third year, but the fourth year's contract salary is still the fourth year of the rookie contract).

He now has a krypton gold system in hand. In that case, the krypton gold value he can earn will definitely be less, and a lot less.

According to the course of history, the Rose Rule will appear this year, but even with the Rose Rule, it will only take effect after a four-year rookie contract.

So, from a certain point of view, becoming a late first-round pick is not a good thing.

This is something Tang Tian realized, but it's not something he can decide now, he can only wait and see.

Ending the NCAA journey also means that Tang Tian is no longer an NCAA player. He finally doesn't have to be restricted by his status like before and can't make money.

The commercial game in July will definitely be played, but that's only part of his summer plan. What he has to do now is to earn more and bigger money.

In terms of basketball, NBA playoff sports betting would be a good choice.

This year, the Mavericks will upset and win the championship. If he remembers correctly, the odds before the start of the playoffs were as high as 1 to 18.

His transmigration will produce some butterfly effects, but because he hasn't entered the NBA yet, this effect shouldn't affect this year's NBA, which means that if he puts in 100,000, he will get a return of 1.8 million!

The streetball one-on-one game before and Song Qianjin's acting made him realize that the system actually allows gray areas.

Just like in the real world, as long as they are not obviously illegal methods such as robbery, theft, or fraud, the system will turn a blind eye.

But he considered betting again and again and chose to give up.

Although the return is high, the risk is equally high.

When playing streetball one-on-one before, because the amount was small, and his acting skills were excellent and no one could see it, and Song Qianjin didn't say anything, no one would know, but this, if it is found out, even if he just asked someone to buy it, it will become a major indelible stain on his entire career.

It seems that in addition to the contract, he can only focus his energy on endorsements.

The endorsements of basketball players actually involve a wide range. Shoes are the most basic, in addition to cars, shampoos, and even insurance. There are all kinds of industries.

The system said it was related to basketball and used his identity as a basketball player, so theoretically it should be included in this range.

But if he wants to find an endorsement, he must first find an agent.

He called Walker, and then went to a place together to meet Dan Fegan, the agent he wanted.

Fegan has a very high reputation in the NBA. He is a partner of many NBA players and has a high prestige among players. Of course, his image in the eyes of the general managers of the teams is not so good, because he helped his clients sign many well-known trash contracts.

Among them, there is Gilbert Arenas' 6-year, $111 million super trash contract.

Of course, there is also Chandler Parsons, who was jokingly called "Qian Dele, Pa Shen Shi" by fans. He signed two max trash contracts with the Mavericks and Grizzlies in a row, all from Fegan's future handwriting.

He needs this kind of agent.

"Tang, are you sure you want to find him? His reputation is very high, and the commission is estimated to be not low." Walker confirmed to Tang Tian.

The agent industry relies on making money by taking commissions. The higher the reputation, the higher the commission rate.

"No, Kemba, don't worry." Tang Tian waved his hand.

Walker's impression of agents is still relatively shallow. Tang Tian had a lot of contact with them in his previous life, and he naturally understood them more deeply.

Because players can fire their agents at any time, what agents do is actually a high-risk industry that faces being fired at any time. They are always worried that their clients will be poached by competitors, and they are worried that they will miss out on good seedlings, etc.

It is precisely because of this that the more famous agents are, the smarter they are. If he thinks you have potential, not only will he not increase your commission, but he will lower it, or even take the initiative to pay you to build a good relationship with you, in order to still be your agent when you renew your contract.

After all, no matter what level of rookie you are, you won't be able to get much commission from a rookie contract. Only when you sign your second contract is when you really make big money.