Basketball: 100% scoring rate, crushing LeBron at the start.

Although the Cavaliers were founded in 1970 and have been around for almost forty years, they have only made the playoffs five times in the past four decades.

The team's poor performance has kept them at the bottom of the standings for years. They have no star players and can only rely on fringe players to fill out the roster.

This directly resulted in the Cavaliers consistently having the lowest attendance at home games.

It's important to understand that home game tickets are a major source of revenue for a team.

But after James joined the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers' record improved dramatically, tickets for the games were sold, and the games even gained national broadcast attention because of James.

It's no exaggeration to say that LeBron James is the Cavaliers' cash cow.

In this situation, Dan Gilbert, as the owner of the Cavaliers, absolutely cannot let James go.

He was completely obedient to James's requests.

Acquiring Qin Ming is one of James's demands.

"Mr. Qin, please hear our quote..."

Without any pleasantries, Dan Gilbert gave his offer very directly: "I will offer you a temporary contract for three games over ten days, inviting you to participate in the upcoming games with our Cavaliers, with a payment of $10 per game..."

"I believe you can feel our sincerity towards you..."

One game costs 100,000.

To be honest, Qin Ming was surprised by the other party's offer.

The price is not low.

Keep in mind that in 07, LeBron James' annual salary was only $1304 million. That means he only earned $16 per regular season game. He received a bonus for playing in the playoffs, but even so, he only earned $20 per playoff game.

But Qin Ming, on the other hand, earns $100,000 per game.

This price is already quite good.

Of course, the money is indeed very high if you just look at it, but Qin Ming's temporary contract is different from James' fully guaranteed big contract.

If James gets injured during the game, the Cavaliers will still have to pay him his full salary even if he doesn't play the rest of the games.

Qin Ming's temporary contract offers no guarantees; he only receives payment for each game he plays.

Seeing that Qin Ming remained silent for a long time, Dan Gilbert continued, "Mr. Qin, I dare say that my offer is at least 50% higher than the prices offered by other teams."

"Even if other teams are very interested in you, I dare say their offers won't be as generous as mine..."

Dan Gilbert was confident that Qin Ming would be attracted by his offer.

After all, the price he asked for was much higher than that of other teams.

Of course, Dan Gilbert offered such a high price entirely because of James. James is very strong, but apart from James, the other players on the Cavaliers are all quite weak.

James has repeatedly requested reinforcements to contend for the championship.

If we don't appease LeBron James, he'll pack his bags and leave after his rookie season, and then the Cavaliers will become a bottom-tier team again.

Looking at the prepared contract in front of him, Qin Ming frowned slightly.

The other party did indeed give a considerable amount of money.

But money isn't the most important thing for Qin Ming right now; what he lacks is exposure.

The NBA has a deep prejudice against Chinese people; no matter how well you play, you will get very few opportunities to play.

Lin Shuhao is the best example.

Qin Ming has a 100% goal-scoring ability, so he won't have to worry about not getting a big contract in the future. However, if he doesn't have the opportunity to showcase his abilities, then even the strongest abilities are useless.

After a long silence, Qin Ming spoke up, stating his demands: "I must admit, Mr. Gilbert, the conditions you've offered are very tempting, but I also have my own requirements..."

"you say!"

Dan Gilbert appeared calm on the surface, but was actually somewhat displeased inside.

His asking price was already quite generous. If James hadn't insisted on signing him, Gilbert would never have offered such a high price to an Asian player.

"My requirement is simple: I need ten minutes of playing time in every game!"

"It doesn't matter which quarter it is, but you must guarantee at least ten minutes of playing time!"

Qin Ming repeatedly emphasized his playing time, which made Dan Gilbert, who had been calm on the surface, frown. He had originally thought that Qin Ming had some demands regarding salary.

But unexpectedly, Qin Ming didn't want money.

If it's about money, that's fine; we can take our time. But when it comes to playing time, that's the hardest thing to control.

Anything can happen during a match; things can change in an instant.

Choosing who to play and when to play is the coach's job; even Dan Gilbert, as the owner, can't force a substitution.

Qin Ming continued, "Mr. Gilbert, you gave me a temporary contract because you value my potential, but what's the point of signing me if I can't play in the games?"

Qin Ming was right, and Gilbert nodded slightly in agreement.

Guaranteeing playing time is a difficult requirement to meet.

Qin Ming continued to persuade him, "Mr. Gilbert, if you can guarantee playing time, I guarantee 20 points per game. If I can't achieve 20 points per game, I won't take a single penny of your salary!"

"And on top of that, the team can also demand a $100,000 penalty from me for breach of contract!!"

"What?!"

After Qin Ming played his trump card, Gilbert stared wide-eyed with an expression of disbelief.

If I can't score 20 points per game, I won't take any salary, and I might even have to pay a deduction of 100,000?

This was the first time he had ever heard of such a bizarre request.

After the initial shock, Gilbert quickly realized, "Mr. Qin, if I may be frank, it's less like I'm offering you a temporary contract and more like you're buying playing time from me..."

"You give me the impression of a wealthy fan who wants to pay for the NBA experience..."

"hehe…"

Qin Ming calmly continued, "But this wealthy fan of mine defeated your team's star player in both of the one-on-one tryouts just now..."

Gilbert was slightly taken aback.

If someone else were to request playing time, it might truly be a case of paying to buy playing time and fulfill an NBA dream.

But this skinny Chinese man in front of me just managed to shut down the team's star player with a three-pointer.

"Qin, achieving an average of twenty points per game won't be easy..."

Dan Gilbert pondered for a moment and said, "You know, averaging 20 points per game in a season is already a very high-level achievement for a star player, I think you should understand that..."

Qin Ming knew, of course, that averaging 20 points per game was indeed difficult in the days before scoring became so rampant, but he remained calm: "Mr. Gilbert, my request is not an impulsive one, but rather the result of careful consideration."

"Of course, I only guarantee the score..."

Qin Ming didn't finish his sentence, but Gilbert knew the rest of it.

His only guarantee is scoring, which means you can't count on him for defense.

However, Gilbert didn't care about Qin Ming's defensive issues.

Qin Ming is tall and thin; such a physique makes him unsuitable as a defensive stalwart.

However, compared to offense, individual defensive ability is not that important.

If you're high enough, you can easily disrupt an attack with just a slight reach.

In addition, defense can also be achieved through teamwork and mutual support.

From any perspective, signing Qin Ming is a good business deal.

"no problem!"

"I'll amend the contract right away!!"

After thinking for a moment, Gilbert stood up and extended his hand to Qin Ming: "Mr. Qin, welcome to join us!!"

Qin Ming shook hands with the other party with a smile.

Although it was only a temporary contract, Qin Ming knew that his NBA career had officially begun.

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