News on November 13th, Beijing time, Warcraft Howard, who has arrived on Baodao in China, participated in the welcome ceremony held by the team Taoyuan Cloud Leopard Club for him. Howard said at the press conference that his mission is to play seriously, win and win championships. In addition, Howard also hinted that he will play for the Taoyuan Clouded Leopard for 6 months.
Howard arrived in China's Baodao 2 days ago. At the airport, he interacted with fans enthusiastically, and took a generous photo with several flight attendants, which was praised by the Baodao media as being close to the people. After 2 days of jet lag, Howard also attended the team's welcome ceremony for him. At the launch conference, Howard said: "I love it here. After 18 years in the NBA, I also want to experience basketball in a different culture, and I have fulfilled my commitment. I really care about these fans. "
Howard also made no secret of his idea of coming here, that is to win and win the championship: "Some teammates look a little nervous, but I try to bring energy and make everyone relax. I come to play seriously, I want to come. Winning and winning championships, this is my mission!" Finally, Howard also indirectly revealed his length of service, "I hope that when I leave in 6 months, I can have a championship." It seems that Howard's contract , will end at the end of the season.
According to the schedule of the Baodao T1 League, the regular season will end on April 23 next year. 6 months, will also come to May next year. According to previous multiple sources, Howard's monthly salary is more than 200,000 US dollars, which is 1.2 million US dollars in 6 months. Although there is still a considerable gap with the NBA's basic salary contract, for the Baodao League, this is already a sky-high price.
But if Howard can continue to play, this contract will bring huge benefits to the Taoyuan Cloud Leopards and even the entire T1 league. Media Treasure Island, Taoyuan Clouded Leopard’s first 4 games are all sold out. Based on the 15,000 attendance per game and the average ticket price of NT$400 per game, the ticket revenue per game is NT$6 million, or about US$190,000. . The ticket revenue of one game can cover Howard's salary for one month. This kind of transaction is really cost-effective.
