The Clippers played their final Summer League game, and the team returned to Los Angeles the next day after Ji Guoyi won the Summer League MVP trophy.

Their first pre-season game was scheduled for October 7, 2007, just over two months away.

During this time, the players will begin training for the new season in preparation for the regular season of the new season.

Cassel and Mobley returned at the end of July, and by now, all the Clippers players have arrived, and Dunleavy Sr. has also announced the roster for the new season, and it will be clear who will go and who will stay after the end of summer league.

PG: Sam Cassel, Blevin Knight, Smush Parker, Sean Livingston

SG: Catino Mobley, Quinton Rose

SF: Corey Margety

PF: Ji Guoyi, Elton Brand, Tim Thomas

C: Ji Guoqiu, Chris Carman, Paul Davis

That's the Clippers' roster for this year's preseason, with four players stockpiled on point guard, but Livingston has confirmed that he won't be able to play this year, and there are actually only three. Smush Parker is sometimes moved to point guard, there are actually only two pure point guards, and Cassel is too old to play many games in the new season, so it is necessary to stock up on more people at this position.

At the No. 3 position, they are short of a major general this year, and the Clippers could find another player from free agency before the start of the regular season to make up a total of 15 players.

Livingston and Brand are both vegetative on the current 13-man roster, both of whom are on season reimbursement and are on the injury list before the season starts.

So after removing the two and looking at it again, except for Margety, the other players of the Clippers this year are really old and small, and the whole team does not even have an All-Star in his playing year. Margeti is a quasi-all-star at best, and he can't reach the all-star level. Therefore, before the start of the season, all handicaps, periphery and related media were unanimously optimistic about the Clippers, predicting that they would have a record of 30 wins at most.

The "Los Angeles Times" that leans towards the Los Angeles Lakers is desperately singing about the Clippers, and at the same time belittles the two brothers and finds fault with their flaws, as if they are not even as good as the Spanish center selected by the Lakers in the second round, Marc Gasol.

Ji Guoyi read the evaluation of the two of them by the "Los Angeles Times" at home, and smiled in his heart: "I'm afraid they really don't know, this Mark Gasol is really not an easy person, but it is worth it to exchange for Big Gasol, and it is two championships." But we're here with the Clippers, and it's unknown if they'll be able to win two championships. Boss, are you right? ”

Ji Guoqiu is in the room, he exercises his body when he has time, and the fitness equipment at home is what he uses the most.

"All I know is that if you keep thinking about going to a nightclub all day and don't exercise honestly, it's unknown whether you can keep your starting position. Although Brand is injured, Thomas is not easy to deal with. Ji Guoqiu is much stronger than his younger brother in "diligence", and he has the perseverance to watch the sunrise at four or five o'clock in the morning.

"Who says I don't train hard? I'm in the number four position, so I don't need too much power, which affects my agility and speed. My goal is to increase to 230 pounds, a maximum of 235 pounds is enough. Ji Guoyan retorted to his brother in his heart.

It's been a week since Summer League, and they've met all of their teammates and had dinner together the other day.

Several veterans in the team are not bad for both of them, and Kaman, a direct competitor, has a tepid attitude towards the two, and Margeti, who was originally indifferent to the two, has also changed his attitude towards the two after Ji Guosha won the summer league MVP, although he is still lukewarm, at least he began to pass the ball to the two in the training match.

The two don't require everyone to like them, as long as it doesn't affect the playing on the court, it doesn't matter if they have a relationship in private or not.

While the two brothers were farting out of boredom at home, their boss and head coach were dining together.

Donald Sterling is a typical businessman, more shrewd and more stingy than Alexander!

In addition to being the head coach of the Clippers, the elder Dunleavy also serves as the team manager, and when the two of them had dinner today, they were undoubtedly talking about the team.

"This year the team has received a lot more sponsorship than in previous years, and the season hasn't started yet, and our two twin lads have already given us a benefit that we can see, how are they playing?" Raheem Sterling puts his alleged benefits up front, and then asks about the level of two-man basketball, which is something to ponder.

The elder Dunleavy has worked in the Clippers for so many years, and he has already figured out what kind of virtue his owner is, if the Clippers do not enter the playoffs can make him tens of millions more every year, then this dead Jew who only recognizes money will definitely not hesitate to let his team not enter the playoffs.

"They're very potential guys, they all have more potential than Karman, and if they are trained well, we could get two All-Stars." The old man thought about it for a while and told the truth.

Sterling's eyes lit up and he said slowly: "Several Chinese companies have become our new sponsors this year, and the Chinese are very powerful, but they require us to enter the playoffs, and the two little guys must also have enough playing time, otherwise we can only get some of them, this damn add-on." ”

Old Dunleavy finally knew what his boss meant by calling him this time, and the old immortal finally wanted to enter the playoffs? Although it is for the sake of the sponsorship contract, it is all the same for the old Dunleavy.

"Brand is reimbursed this year, and we also have shortcomings in the lineup, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to make the playoffs."

"Didn't we have a middle-class regulation this year and it didn't work? Then use it. Sterling thought about it for a while, and finally made a decision that made the old handsome man happy.

It's not easy, the Clippers have been the only team that has a middle-class regulation but doesn't use it in recent years, because Sterling is afraid of paying the luxury tax! But now, apparently, it is a couple of sponsorship deals from China that have allowed the stingy Sterling to change his habits.

In mid-August, the Clippers quickly signed 31-year-old James Posey to a two-year contract for $4 million.

At this point, the Clippers' 15-man roster is full, and the two-month training officially begins.

The two brothers' agent, Brian was also busy during this time, and he was pulling advertisements everywhere looking for endorsements.

Brian doesn't have a good network like Dan Fagan or Bill Duffy, if he had that ability, he wouldn't accept such a low commission from the two brothers, 1% of the salary commission, even if the salaries of the two brothers are counted, it's only $30,000 a year, and if you go to taxes, it's better to brush the dishes.

Brian is very smart, he knows that in the United States, the two brothers are much less famous, but in China, the two brothers are already well-known because of their excellent performance in the summer league, so he set his sights on Asia and China from the beginning.

In mid-August, Ji Guoqiu received a call from Brian, a shrewd middle-aged Jew who had won the first endorsement for both of them in China.

Ji Guoyan was in another room, and he also heard Brian's words clearly.

"Yes, I have found two endorsements for you in China, 'Peak' and 'Amway', the former is willing to offer you a three-year contract of $180, and the other is a two-year contract of $1.2 million."

"Don't sign Peak, let's play at a level and sign Nike or Adidas. （http：/／)。 Ji Guoyi immediately said to his brother.

Ji Guoqiu thought for a while and said to Brian: "If Amway can increase the endorsement fee, you can consider it." We're not going to sign it, Mr. Bryan, if you have faith in us, you should expect us to double in value when the regular season starts. ”

"Okay, I see, I'll try to find a one-year short-term contract for you in China." Brian knew what Ji Guoqiu meant, and he had the same confidence in the two brothers, so he knew what to do.

"Amway? If I signed this company, I don't know if I will be beaten on the street? Ji Guoyi smiled in his heart.

A week later, Ji Guoqiu and "Amway" signed a two-year endorsement contract of $1.5 million, and Ji Guoqi signed a one-year contract of $800,000 with "Yanjing Beer".

The endorsement cycle of the two contracts is not long, and I believe that after two years, they will be worth more than that!

The "Jordan" brand, also known as Jordanbrand, also approached the two brothers before the start of the preseason, intending to bring them under its umbrella together. But the price they offered, just like they did with Yao Ming, only gave the two $800,000 a year, and the contract period was as long as 5 years.

Ji Guo was so ashamed that he almost vomited blood! Jordan's price is much worse than that of Peak. The anger also made him very curious, how could the other party be embarrassed to say this price?

"Reebok" was a little sincere and offered a six-year contract of 8 million US dollars, but the two still rejected all of them. They believe that in less than a season, "Nike" or "Adidas" that have not yet moved will come to the door on their own.