Equalize Yao Ming! 55.1 million! Venbanyama set a record when he joined Spurs, Bobo: excited
Equalize Yao Ming! 55.1 million! Venbanyama set a record in the NBA, Bobo: I'm excited
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The much-watched NBA Draft officially began, and the most watched was Victor Venbanyama, and the Spurs were selected to select the talented big man. However, Venbanyama set an NBA record after landing, equalling Yao, and Popovich expressed excitement.
According to Spurs history, Victor Venbanyama is the third champion in team history, the first two being David Robinson (drafted by the Spurs in 1987) and Duncan (drafted by the Spurs in 1997). Compared to Robinson and Duncan, the pressure on Venbanyama is obviously not small, because the first two brought the team a total of 5 championship trophies, Robinson and Duncan combined to win two, and Duncan later teamed up with Parker and Ginobili to win 3. Therefore, whether Venbanyama can make a name for the Spurs depends on whether he can win a championship for the Spurs.
In addition, after Wen Banyama landed in the NBA, he set a new record held by Yao Ming for 21 years, becoming the first person after Yao Ming. According to statistics, the 2.26-meter-tall Wenbanyama is the tallest champion since Yao Ming in 2002, and Yao Ming, who is 2.26 meters tall, was selected by the Houston Rockets that year and became the tallest champion in NBA history. After 21 years, Yao's record was broken by Venbanyama. It is worth pointing out that after joining the Spurs, Wen Banyama also became another champion in NBA history who did not go to college. The other five NBA champions who didn't go to college are Kwame Brown, Yao Ming, James, Howard and Banyani.
In addition, Venbanyama became the first champion from France in NBA history and the country's first champion. Previously, France's more famous stars in the NBA included Dior, Parker, Cabarro, and Gion, and the French stars currently in the NBA were Fournier, Gobert and Batum. Parker and Dior both played for the Spurs and helped the team win championships with important rotational roles. It is worth mentioning that the first arrival of Venbanyama has brought a chain reaction, and the Spurs have now received more than 4,000 new season ticket deposits, and this number is still increasing, which is expected to set a historical record.
For the joining of Venbanyama, the old coach Popovich seemed extremely excited, and once again showed his humor cells in the interview, saying that he was so happy that he wanted to jump up and down, and even wanted to flip heels, but that would make him rest for at least three months. Vembanyama, on the other hand, had high respect for Popovich, saying that he would not be afraid of him, but would only humbly learn from him.
And Champion Lang's contract was exposed by the US media, and he got a rookie contract worth 4 years and 55.1 million, the highest in NBA history. Salaries for the next four years are $12.1 million for 2023-24, $12.7 million for 2024-25, $13.3 million for 2025-26 and $16.8 million for 2026-27, with the last two years being a team option.