Author: Feng Yuanhua

At the beginning of December, the Sonics' opponents were not very strong.

Facing the Warriors, Clippers, and Hornets, they won consecutively and once again won six consecutive games.

Aside from the Hornets, they faced few challenges.

On the Warriors' side, Larry Hughes is absent and Antawn Jamison is the only one who can't support himself.

As for the Clippers, with the attention of various teams, Lamar Odom is no longer there.

In this game, Odom only scored 12 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, which was nowhere near his 30+10 performance.

As for whether it was taken seriously by each team and the defensive pressure surged, leading to a sharp decline in data, Wang Hao reserved his opinion.

After all, after the whole game, this guy looked like he couldn't wake up. Who knows how long he played last night?

Most likely, he was guarded by someone in the nightclub.

The Hornets are not New Orleans chicken wings now, oh no, the New Orleans Hornets, but the Charlotte Hornets.

The Hornets' lineup is not bad, with former and current NBA All-Stars such as Derrick Coleman, Eddie Jones, and Antonio Mason Jr.

In addition, the lineup also includes newcomers such as Baron Davis.

Currently, the Hornets' record ranks among the top four in the Eastern Conference, which is a very good result.

Especially Derek Coleman, even though he is over 30 years old, his performance is still crushing Vin Baker.

Nowadays, Wen Baker's performance is already a bit useless for the Sonics.

According to their current record, which is No. 1 in the league, the contribution value of the inside line is really lackluster.

Although Horace Grant's offensive strength was greatly reduced, his defensive performance made up for it.

On the contrary, Vin Baker has a big hole defensively, and offensively, he is not as sharp as he used to be.

If the SuperSonics are just a team chasing the playoffs, Vin Baker of this strength is indeed enough.

But now, it's totally not enough.

It can be said that the strength inside has become a hindrance to the Sonics' pursuit of further progress.

In fact, the team has already considered improving the inside lineup. Maybe there will be action during the winter transfer period?

As for how Wang Hao knew these things?

Today, he is not just a dispensable rookie, but an important member of the team.

Especially when Gary Payton is already in his 30s, the SuperSonics already regard Wang Hao as the future.

Of course, the premise is that the Sonics can keep Wang Hao.

In private chats with Paul Westphal and Gary Payton, he did hear this statement.

The two of them obviously wanted to communicate with Wang Hao.

Naturally, Wang Hao would not refuse this. Indeed, Wen Baker was considered a good person. After all, he invited Wang Hao to drink.

But as a player, Wen Baker is obviously unqualified, let alone his worth.

Regarding the current stingy approach of the Sonics, to be honest, Wang Hao is really not optimistic about their actions.

Not to mention, there is currently a huge demand for high-quality insiders in the NBA.

Wang Hao doesn't pay much attention to the Sonics' actions. He is currently busy with his investment plan.

Recently, Wang Hao signed two more endorsement deals, one for Gatorade worth 3 million over two years, and another for McDonald's worth 4 million over two years.

McDonald's likes to sign short-term contracts, and this price is pretty good.

As for Gatorade's two-year contract of 3 million, the price is a bit low. Who asked Wang Hao to sign for only two years?

Moreover, the endorsement fees that Nike and Coca-Cola agreed to pay in advance have also been paid to Wang Hao's account.

The two companies paid a total of US$5.5 million in advance, and as for Jeff Schwartz's commission, he also agreed to postpone it.

Currently, Wang Hao has entrusted a lawyer to help him set up an investment company and poach a specialized talent from Wall Street.

Not only that, he also found a financial company to help him manage his finances, mainly to avoid taxes.

In the United States, tax evasion is equal to courting death, but tax avoidance is open and honest, and all wealthy people are avoiding taxes legally.

Why are there so many charities and charitable funds in the United States, in addition to political investment, all for tax avoidance?

Americans all play this way, so naturally Wang Hao won't let it go.

I estimate that everything will be settled by the end of this month, and then we can just wait for the Internet bubble to arrive.

After all, investing is not his main business. Wang Hao's main task is to play well in the game.

Compared with investing in an unfamiliar financial field, it seems more reliable to play well and get a higher salary and more endorsements.

And next, there is another crucial game.

On December 8, the SuperSonics will sit at home and face the challenge of another strong Western Conference team, the Timberwolves.

Today's Timberwolves actually have an average record. With 7 wins and 7 losses, they can barely squeeze into the top eight in the Western Conference.

It's just that, with their powerful jump shots, they are a strong team with limits at any time.

The presence of Garnett can basically guarantee that the Timberwolves will enter the playoffs.

It's just that if you want to win the championship with your iron-blooded jump shot, it's absolutely impossible.

Today's Timberwolves, apart from Garnett, the only one who can stand out is All-Star point guard Terrell Brandon.

In addition, there is Wallis Zerbiak, who is a rookie this year like Wang Hao and has performed well.

By the way, there is also a very famous Joe Smith.

Of course, Joe Smith is not famous for his strength, but for his famous yin and yang contract.

Of course, although this has already happened, it has not been revealed yet.

We had to wait until next year, when Joe Smith had a falling out with his agent, and this was the breaking news.

There is no way, the huge contract of 120 million yuan over six years has almost locked up the salary space of the Timberwolves.

Especially because of this incident, to a certain extent, it led to the NBA lockout in 1998, which eventually led to the introduction of the salary cap and luxury tax.

Because Garnett's contract was reached before the collective bargaining agreement, the Timberwolves couldn't regret it even if they wanted to.

The salary space is locked up and the team is unwilling to pay the luxury tax, so naturally there is no way to strengthen the lineup.

Of course, that doesn't mean Garnett isn't worth the money.

It's just that if a person chooses to make money, the boss will just choose to use you to buy tickets.

No one gave priority to the championship, so no one should blame anyone, they all chose themselves.

Don't let it happen again when the time comes that there is no future in a small ball market because the boss doesn't support you in your fight for the championship, which makes you miserable.

At least you made money, right?

Just say that James joins the Heat to join forces, even if he is criticized many years later, it may even become a stain that cannot be cleaned away.

But one thing cannot be denied, and that is that he really sacrificed huge interests for these two championships.

During his four years with the Heat, James signed a four-year, $6,300 contract, which is really not high.

According to James' worth, 20 million a year is not a problem at all, and it may even be higher.

Even if it is calculated based on 20 million a year, it is a huge benefit of 17 million US dollars sacrificed.
Chapter completed!