"A sky-high contract for billion yuan, Super Zhang signed Nike!": "Super Sonics second-year center Chamberlain officially signed an endorsement contract with Nike Group yesterday, with a total value of up to 150 million US dollars, making Zhang join the ranks of billionaires like lightning. This is also another 203 player who signed a super high contract after James. In addition, the contracts of Anthony, Wade and others only look at these contracts, and the Super Platinum Generation is in fact!"

"The Most Sky-Rated Sneaker Contract in History, the Most Horrible Draft in History!": "Yesterday Nike Group held a press conference and announced that it would use sky-high contracts to earn Chamberlain's subsidies. The number is a terrifying $150 million. According to Fortune magazine statistics, no known player contract can be compared with him. Chamberlain not only has much money-making ability far surpassed everyone, but also achieved much more in basketball than all his predecessors. Jordan's second season data was average score, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks. O'Neal scored, rebounds, assists, blocks, and blocks Chamberlain has been the only two of them.

The average number of the game is: score, ranking fifth in the league, assists, ranking first in the league, rebounds, fourth in the league, steals, ninth in the league, blocks, sixth in the league. This is a undraft. No team manager is willing to look at him more in the draft. If it weren't for the San Antonio people who needed someone to deal with O'Neal, this basketball genius would not even have the chance to play basketball. Now the New Yorker is waving a check. The Purple Gold Legion took off the retired jersey of the legendary center Jabbar that had been hung up. Portland's management even called him the healthier Bill Walton. The little giant who never bowed his head gave him a name, nickname."

"The most gorgeous inside line, with the most sky-high contract, NBA enters the performance era!": "He can pass the ball, grab rebounds, and score points, but it can perform even more. He used the performance to let the Spurs accommodate him. He won a championship ring with his performance. He defeated O'Neal with his performance. He used the performance to oppress all the 03 players. Today, he used the performance to get himself a contract worth $150 million. The NBA has entered the era of actors. There are no more blood-blooded muscle collisions, no longer facing each other's defense, and this is true from the outside to the inside."

"1.3 billion compatriots, 1.3 billion US dollars!!!": "On January 16, 2005, local time in the United States, Chamberlain, who is now playing for the Supersonics, signed a ten-year endorsement contract with Nike. The total value of the contract is US$150 million, equivalent to RMB 1.3 billion, which happens to be the total population of my country. This is an unprecedented contract. It surpasses James' 90 million, surpass McGrady's 10 million per year, and surpasses Iverson's 7 million per year. Chamberlain has surpassed everyone and becomes the highest-valued top superstar among the NBA players."

On January 17th, all the magazines, media, and networks related to the basketball field are all about reports on Chamberlain, the big contracts he signed, the achievements he has made, and everything about him. Paying attention to all continents, countries and regions of basketball, Chamberlain has also become the focus of people's discussion on this day. On the way to work and school, during the encounters of morning exercises, breakfast, dinner, lunch, and wherever there are fans, Chamberlain is one of the topics to talk about.

"Oh, my dear young man, I thought you could not find the way to the stadium if you let the US dollar flood?" When Chamberlain was talking about Chamberlain's contract, people close to him also regarded it as a topic. When Chamberlain came to the stadium, he came a little late because he wanted to escape media siege. McMillan pretended to complain and used it to make Chamberlain's joke...

"Oh, sorry, Nate, there are reporters everywhere." It is a good thing to sign a huge contract, but if you are asked all day long, you will not be very happy. At home, my mother asked questions all day long, and Yao Ming, who called, gave a general congratulations. Mo Ning, who came to the court, was completely numb to this question and no longer had the excitement he had when talking to others at the beginning. So in the face of McMillan's joke, Chamberlain just calmly leaned over his shoulders.

"Well, I know everything you have encountered. Get packed up quickly, we're going to set off." There were less than seven hours left before the game, and time was very tight. McMillan didn't say much, patted Chamberlain on the shoulder and urged him to pack up quickly.

"Congratulations, Zhang." Ray Allen opened his hand in a daze, raised it, but did not let it go for a long time.

"What's wrong with you, Ray?" Ray Allen's actions made Chamberlain very confused. He looked around and did not find the source of the problem, so he asked curiously.

"No, no problem, I just don't know how to say hello to a billionaire!" At this time, Ray Allen's dull face suddenly became vivid. He blinked playfully, and then smiled. While smiling, he also patted Chamberlain's shoulder hard.

"Oh, treat, treat!" Ridno and Chamberlain had a good relationship because they participated in the draft in one year. Ray Allen had just finished teasing Chamberlain like this, and he started cheering loudly from the side.

"Okay, okay, boys, let Zhang pack up first, we have time to celebrate. For example, after we defeated the Cavaliers, we told the No. 1 pick that his position was not worthy of. I don't think Zhang would be stingy with a sumptuous dinner." At this time, McMillan had to come out to maintain order.

"As long as you don't go to the nightclub!" Chamberlain spread his hands

Because of the plane, the Supersonics arrived in Cleveland very quickly, which took less than two hours. After resting in the hotel that was booked in advance for four hours, they set off to the Cavaliers' home speed loan stadium.

"Mr. James, how do you think of your opponent tonight?" There was more than an hour before the game, but the two protagonists of today's game met in advance. Because they had to do routine, they participated in pre-match media interviews.

"Zhang is a very incredible person, and he has made rapid progress. I remember when I first met him, he was still sitting on the bench of the Spurs, serving as the third or even fourth center. It was like a pearl buried in sand and stones, but he has now shined with his own brilliance. He has achieved something beyond my reach. He will become a great player. What I want to say is that I will try my best to defeat him. I think he is my main opponent, just like you said, the enemy of a lifetime." James answered the questions asked by the media, but his eyes were burning with a sharp fighting spirit at Chamberlain. James had a glorious first season. At that time, he was the No. 1 pick and signed a big contract.

, won the Best Rookie, and was absolutely in the limelight. But just when he thought the Best would be the same as ever, gradually growing into the most powerful player in the league, Chamberlain emerged. Not only did he become the youngest "triple double" player, but when he just got the title of "Forty Adders", Chamberlain scored "fifty Adders" in a tit-forty way, he also signed a big contract, which was higher than his own. The team he led even became the league's first and the most favorable contender for the championship. This made James feel a huge crisis, even more than Anthony and Wade, because he was the No. 1 pick and should be the best one...

"He is very strong and comprehensive. This is the type I fear, but I won't be afraid. I am willing to accept such challenges. We are all young and need to go through hardships to go further. He is the opponent I need, and I think I am the same for him. This is like a stumbling block for each other. Only by kicking the other away or stepping over can we move forward." Facing James's gaze here, Chamberlain looked back without being outdone. Chamberlain used to envy James, but now he is also because he is the No. 1 pick, but he is nothing. So Chamberlain has always wanted to defeat him and prove that he has nothing to lack than him. This obsession is stronger than all the opponents he met, surpassing O'Neal, surpassing Kobe and Iverson. Finally waiting for this opportunity today, how could Chamberlain show weakness?

"You have always been the opponent I want to meet the most." As soon as the media interview ended, Chamberlain and James hugged each other enthusiastically, slapped each other's chests, like a pair of long-lost friends. Then they walked back to the stadium with a full smile on their faces, but the content of the conversation was not related to all this.

"This is exactly what I want to tell you. I have wanted to meet you for a long time." James tilted his head and responded to Chamberlain in this way.

"See you in the game!"

"See you in the game!"

At the intersection of the gap towards the locker room, Chamberlain and James fists and presented each other with a challenge book, one to the left and the other to the right, like an opposite that could never meet, buried in the darkness.


Chapter completed!