Super Lord of the Rings

Wang Jun dialed the phone and got straight to the point. "Chris, will you renew your contract with the Rockets when your contract expires? If not, are you interested in joining the Kings?"

Sure enough, as he thought, brothers are not necessarily able to join forces. Kaman asked: "If I join the Kings, what kind of contract can I be given? I'm afraid it won't exceed 4 million a year, right?"

Wang Jun thought for a while and said awkwardly: "That's probably it."

Kaman sighed: "Brother, it's not that I don't want to join forces with you, but I want to be a starter and fight for a big contract. I'm only 30 years old this year and I don't want to get a veteran contract. So, I plan to wait for an offer in the free market. If no team is willing to pay me a high salary, I will join the Kings again."

"Okay. Good luck."

Wang Jun didn't try to dissuade him, just exchanged a few pleasantries and hung up the phone.

Kaman is at the bottom of his career and hopes to return to the top and become a star center, even a second-rate star.

This guy looks like a madman, but he actually has a lot on his mind. At the age of 30, many players are still in their prime and can sign high-paying long-term contracts. As an ambitious person, how can he be willing to retire early?

Kaman was dissatisfied with Wade when he was drafted, and he was dissatisfied with Brand after entering the league. He is capable, but he is unlucky. He was injured several times and his data dropped to 13 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Playing 29.2 minutes and averaging 2 assists per game, his support ability is not bad, plus a mid-range shot, he is good at pick-and-rolls and opens up space. He can be a human shield and guard the basket. Even if no team offers him an annual salary of tens of millions, getting 8 million won't be a big problem.

On July 1, the free market opened.

Carter's agent contacted Petry and without any hesitation, he signed with the Kings for 9 million in three years. The "demigod" was reduced to a role player. This contract is too worthwhile. The Kings' outside strength has once again improved.

Gerald Green is out of position and will not get a contract extension.

After thinking about it, Ray Allen felt that it was too early to retire now. He would not sign a big contract if he went to other teams. It would be good to be a champion with the Kings.

Therefore, he rejected the Knicks' one-year offer of 5 million and renewed his contract with the Kings for 3.8 million in two years. For him, money is no longer important. He earned enough when he was young. Following the king to establish a dynasty and win three consecutive championships, he was even more tempted.

The Kings' third signing also came very quickly. Due to the salary space vacated by Ray Allen's expiration, the Kings made a bid for power forward Elton Brand, who was waived by the 76ers.

Swann's suggestion was adopted,

The asking price should be as high as possible, because it is difficult to keep Taj Gibson. Bringing in Brand can play two positions, with experience and mid-range shooting, and the internal weaknesses can be solved.

What's even better is that if Brand is comfortable staying with the Kings and is willing to renew his contract at a low salary, there won't be anyone available in the future.

The Kings successfully won the bid with an annual salary of US$2.3 million and acquired the former All-Star insider.

According to the league's maximum player bidding regulations, the Kings will only have to pay Brand $2.3 million in salary next season, and the remaining $16.1 million in Brand's contract will be paid by the 76ers, the original club.

With the help of these three top role players, Wang Jun feels that the championship is guaranteed next season and no longer cares about signings. It doesn't matter who the marginal player is, they won't be able to fight for a few minutes anyway.

He found a long jump coach at the local track and field team in Sacramento to learn power and take-off time, and the results were remarkable.

Wang Jun's muscle type is suitable for long jump. He jumped 8 meters without much practice. His performance has improved significantly in the past week. He even jumped 8.33 meters.

He sent the data and video back to the domestic track and field association, and the leaders there were very happy. Wang Jun represented China in the Olympic long jump competition.

He asked and found out that he was the only competitor in the long jump.

Generally speaking, the IAAF will announce the participation standards for this year's Olympic Games at the beginning of the year before the Olympic Games. The participation standards for individual events are divided into A and B standards with different levels.

Within the specified time, if the best results of at least three people from a country or region in a certain event reach the A standard, the team can send a full quota of three people to participate in the Olympic competition; if the team only has athletes whose results can reach the B standard, they can only Only one player can participate in this competition.

Chinese long jumpers only reached the B mark within the stipulated time, so they could only send one athlete to compete in the Olympics.

Originally, this spot was given to 1987 player Su Xiongfeng. He won a silver medal at the Guangzhou Asian Games with a time of 8.05 meters. He is currently the best jumper among domestic track and field athletes.

His height is only 183cm, and his explosive power and jumping ability cannot be compared with Wang Jun. His performance can easily be surpassed by Wang Jun.

Since Su Xiongfeng went to the Olympics to join in the fun and travel, the only spot was given to Wang Jun, and neither the person involved nor the local sports bureau could raise objections.

You can't just let this unknown player show up and not let stronger players compete, right?

If Wang Jun can really jump 8.33 meters, it is possible to win a medal.

Even if he goes to join in the fun and put on a show, the country still wants Wang Jun to go. In this way, the ratings are guaranteed, advertising fees are earned, and the audience will definitely pay attention to this project.

Wang Jun didn't know the entry process or the qualifying rounds, so he became the seeded player. This is not the first time this has happened to him. Cross-border participation in long jump competitions is a long-standing tradition in the arena.

For example, American player Marquis Godwin won the men's long jump championship at the 2008 World Youth Championships. He will also participate in the London Olympics this time and is very capable.

His long jump is a side job, and his main job is playing rugby. On the track and field, there is no one stronger than him.

In the American NFL Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Godwin is just a "wide receiver" and does not rely on explosive power. If he finds a top running back, he will definitely be better at jumping.

Carl Lewis not only won the 100-meter championship that year, but also won the long jump championship.

Therefore, when Wang Jun participated in the long jump competition, it was only mentioned a few times in the news, and no one found it strange. Many top athletes have the ability to participate in the long jump and compete for championships, but they just have no interest.

The long jump world record is terrifying, 8.95 meters. The owner of this record is American athlete Mike Powell, who was born in 1963 and was set at the 1991 World Championships.

When he first saw this record, Wang Jun felt overwhelmed and didn't want to participate. He was only just over 8 meters tall and was too weak, right?

After asking him later, he found out that last year's world championship champion, American Dwight Phillips, only jumped 8.4 meters, and he felt that he could compete again.

His current best result is 8.33 meters. Maybe he can jump 8.4 meters when he gets into great shape in London.

After all, he had a short time to practice long jump and his rhythm was not as good as those of professional athletes. There was still room for improvement before the Olympics.

With a current bounce of 82.4, he is among the top players in the NBA and is definitely good on the track and field.

In terms of long jump, big men have an advantage. Powell is 190cm tall and Lewis is 191cm tall.

Wang Jun also has good news. In mid-June, four-time world championship long jump champion Phillips announced that he would miss the London Olympics due to injury.

At 34 years old, Phillips has dominated the men's long jump for nearly a decade. He won the 2004 Athens Olympics championship and also won the World Championships four times.

Phillips has an Achilles tendon injury and was involved in a car accident in April, and has not been training normally since then. Wang Jun feels that this is a good opportunity for him to shock the world again.

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