This Howard is not the Howard next to James, but Uncle Huo who was once a teammate of Dayao Yao - Juwan Howard. Fans who are familiar with him may be old fans. The Michigan Five Tigers back then One, with great strength.

Perhaps when you see him playing, you will find that Howard is no longer at his peak and more like a blue-collar player. Indeed, Uncle Huo during the Yao-Mai era had wandered to many teams before coming to Houston. team, but his starting point is still very high. He was the first player in NBA history to sign a 100 million yuan contract. Many fans may wonder why he is worth so much money despite his seemingly mediocre skills? The background of Uncle Huo’s 100 million yuan contract

Juwan Howard was selected by the Washington Bullets (the predecessor of the Wizards) with the fifth overall pick in 1994. In his rookie season, he averaged 17 points per game. A very good report card of 8.4 rebounds. In the second year, he reached the peak of his career: 22.1 points and 8.1 rebounds. With this performance, he was selected to the All-Star and NBA third team in the same year. His contract expired at the end of the second season. The Wizards were afraid that the future star would leave, so they offered a seven-year contract of nearly 90 million. This was also a huge contract at the time, but midway through, Riley was replaced by the Heat. In a mess, the Heat snatched Howard away for 101 million over 7 years.

The matter did not end so quickly. The unwilling Wizards sued the Heat to the league. Because it violated the salary cap regulations, the league canceled the Heat's deal. In the end, the Wizards? got their wish? with 7 Juwan Howard renewed his contract with 105 million yuan this year, making him the first player in NBA history to receive a 100 million yuan contract.

However, what the Wizards did not expect was that Uncle Huo, who signed a big contract, failed to fulfill his previous talents and his condition began to decline. Except for the second year, he never averaged 20 points per game again. Since then, Later, many media ridiculed him as "high salary and low ability", a man with a 100 million yuan contract but working a blue-collar job. Later, in 2000, Uncle Huo was traded to the Mavericks, and from there he started his wandering career, playing for the Nuggets, Teams such as Magic, Rockets, Bobcats, Trail Blazers and Heat. June Basketball Views:

Speaking of Juwan Howard, why he was able to get a 100 million yuan contract was actually due to luck. Of course, the premise was that he showed a certain level of strength during his rookie period. When his contract expired, it coincided with Jordan's comeback and the league was unprecedentedly prosperous. The Wizards were afraid that the future star would leave and had to offer a contract of 100 million yuan. After all, Uncle Huo was only 23 years old at the time, and he hit 20 in the second year. With certain strength and a relatively prosperous market, Uncle Huo became the first player in history to receive a 100 million yuan contract.