The Spurs gave Venbanyama a contract of 4 years and 55.1 million, so how much did the Rockets give Yao Ming that year?

The much-anticipated draft finally ended, the Spurs selected the Bunbanyama from Ligue 1 without suspense, in fact, from the end of the draw, almost everyone knew that the Spurs would definitely choose Bunban, but the two sides still made a show, the Spurs said they would consider other candidates, and Bunban said they wanted to try out other teams. In fact, few people know that Wenban grew up watching Parker's ball, is a loyal fan of the Spurs, and Parker is also the owner of Wenban in Ligue 1. Spurs and Wenban can be said to be a pair of sympathetic and heavenly matches.

The Spurs rarely look away, the previous two top picks, Robinson was one of the four big centers in the 90s, won the scoring title and MVP, and Duncan led the Spurs to win 5 championships, creating a dynasty of a small ball market. Therefore, the outside world's expectations for Bunban Yama are very high, and Wenban has also brought extraordinary effects, since he was selected, the Spurs quickly received a deposit of 4,000 new season tickets, and the number is still growing, local fans can't wait to watch Bunban play.

The Spurs' rookie contract for Wenban has also been released, 55.1 million US dollars in 4 years, 12.1 million in the first year, 12.7 million in the second year, 13.3 million in the third year, 16.8 million in the fourth year, has not officially entered the NBA, but Wenban has become a multi-millionaire, if you add various endorsement contracts, his assets can reach the level of 100 million yuan in the next few years. At 7 feet 5 and about 2.26 meters tall, Wenban has also become the second tallest top pick in NBA history. It is worth mentioning that the first highest champion show is our Yao Chairman Yao Ming, so how much did the Rockets give Yao Ming that year?

In 2002, when the Rockets drew the top pick, Yao Ming sat in front of the TV, watching the draft thousands of miles away, the Rockets successfully selected themselves, and celebrated excitedly with family and friends. After Yao Ming successfully entered the NBA, he became the team's interior core in his rookie season, and gradually grew into a superstar and one of the strongest centers in the league. At that time, the Rockets gave Yao Ming's rookie contract for 18.04 million for four years, 3.86 million in the first year, 4.15 million in the second year, 4.44 million in the third year, and 5.59 million in the fourth year. There is a big gap with this contract with Venbanyama.

This is because the NBA has continuously increased its salary cap in these 21 years, only 42.5 million in 2002, and has reached 136 million this year. Because of Yao's strong strength and huge business value, in 2006, he renewed a five-year contract with Yao Ming with a top salary of 75 million. Yao's total salary in the NBA reached $93.39 million, which is unique among all Asian players.

In the NBA's strongest season, Yao Ming was selected for the second team twice, the strongest season averaged 25 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks per game, and also led the team to the Western Conference semifinals, and was selected as an All-Star 8 times, do you think Wen Banyama can reach Yao Ming's height?