The night Ma Jian was signed by the Bulls, Stern received a call from China TV, asking about the time of the next game between the Bulls and Wizards, and then wanted to broadcast the Chinese Derby live.
Stern was dumbfounded. It had only been a few days since he asked Lin Yu for help, but Lin Yu actually took action so quickly?
It seems that Lin Yu's background is too strong!
Although this game has been designated to be broadcast live, everything is difficult at the beginning. Now that we have made this start, the road ahead will definitely be much easier.
Stern quickly called all NBA partners and informed them of the wonderful news.
After companies such as Nike, Adidas, Reebok and Converse learned the news, they immediately went out to find Daba and wanted to sign an endorsement contract with Daba.
Good things are happening one after another. In two days, my wife and children will be arriving in Washington. I have also received endorsement invitations from many companies.
He is a center, and centers don't sell shoes, so Daba's contract is definitely not high, but compared to other centers, the contract Daba can get is considered super high.
When Nike chose Mourning between Mourning and O'Neal, it was obviously a very bad signing. This time they were unwilling to miss Daba at all and directly gave Daba a five-year, $30 million contract.
You must know that the contract signed by Ao Pang and Reebok is only about 25 million US dollars over five years. The contract received by Daba is actually higher than that of Ao Pang.
The bus came to ask Lin Yu's opinion. Of course, Lin Yu asked him to sign quickly. After passing this village, there might be no such store.
30 million in five years is definitely a pitiful amount compared to people like Kobe or Iverson, but it is still a sky-high price for the center position.
Seeing that Daba was signed by Nike, Adidas went directly to sign Ma Jian. Yes, they gave Ma Jian a three-year, US$3 million contract based on the idea of not stealing.
It's like a gamble, betting that Ma Jian can hit something.
Of course, Ma Jian signed the contract without saying a word. According to the current prices, the money is enough for him to live comfortably for a lifetime.
After Lin Yu learned the news, he could only lament that where there is a will, things happen. Ma Jian never gave up his dream of entering the NBA and kept persevering, and finally he was able to make something of himself.
Ma Jian likes to argue and brag, has poor strength, and is thick-skinned, but that doesn't mean he has no merits. At least his indomitable spirit deserves recognition.
What Lin Yu didn't expect was that several companies approached Lin Yu and wanted him to endorse their sporting goods.
Lin Yu was speechless. Are these companies really hungry? I have never heard of a coach being able to endorse sneakers...
If the contract they gave was large, then Lin Yu would definitely agree. Anyway, he was not selling sneakers by himself, he just needed to get the money.
However, the contract they gave was too outrageous and was not as high as Ma Jian's contract, so Lin Yu would definitely not agree to it.
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The four home opponents in this wave are the Celtics, Hornets, Pacers and Heat.
On the night of the game against Green Kai, Lin Yu looked at their lineup and his heart skipped a beat. He didn't even see Billups. Could something have happened?
"Hey Lin."
Green Kai coach Rick Pitino warmly greeted Lin Yu and then handed over a beautifully packaged book.
"This is it?" Lin Yu asked curiously.
"It's a pity that I wrote the book too early, otherwise it would be more convincing to write about your success stories." Pitino said with a proud look on his face.
Lin Yu took it and took a look. It said "Success is a choice" on the cover.
Lin Yu was stunned. In his previous life, he often heard this sentence from chicken soup articles, and his ears felt calluses. He didn't expect that this was Pitino's work.
"Thank you, Mr. Pitino, I will read it carefully."
"By the way, where is Chauncey in your team? Why didn't you see him? Is he injured?" Lin Yu asked curiously.
Pitino shook his head and said, "Forget it. These young people are less self-disciplined than each other, and they can't stand the slightest temptation."
"Lin, don't get me wrong. Although you are also a young man, you are different from them."
Pitino saw Lin Yu's stunned expression and immediately said with a smile.
The reason why Lin Yu's expression is unnatural is because he knows that Pitino is not very clean in his private life. He can work in a restaurant with his colleague's wife, but why do you even want to open an hourly room?
He is covered in shit, but he calls others dirty. This fits Lin Yu's stereotype of great writers.
After learning that Billups was exposed, Lin Yu naturally began to consider the possibility of trading Billups. This is FMVP!
The key is that Billups' selling price is definitely not high. After all, he has now been labeled as a parallel importer and unclean.
It's a pity that Lin Yu really doesn't have any bargaining chips to trade. Not to mention Nash and O'Brien are not strong enough at the moment, even if they are qualified to trade Billups, Lin Yu will definitely not be willing to do so. The upper limit of these two people is higher than Billups. Sri Lanka.
Snow can be traded, but Snow has just arrived with the Wizards, has not produced anything, and is still worth a marginal player, so it is impossible to exchange for Billups.
Fortunately, after Billups was sold to the Raptors, he only played less than half a season, and then was sold by the Raptors at a low price, so Lin Yu still has the opportunity to acquire Billups in the future.
After chatting for a while, the game on the field began.
Originally, Kobe was supposed to play the starting No. 1 position tonight, but Lin Yu temporarily changed his mind and asked Kobe to play the No. 2 position, Peja to play the No. 3 position, and put Snow, who had just joined the team, into the starting lineup.
Snow has actually joined the team a long time ago, but before Lin Yu led the team to play away games, Snow had been in Washington.
After returning to Washington this time, Snow was really put on the roster.
Unlike Nash, Snow is actually 25 years old now, and his skills, tactics and basic attributes have entered the peak period. The reason why he did not perform well in the SuperSonics is that his style of play is not favored by the old Karl, and the other reason is that his style of play is not favored by Karl Lao. On the one hand, he has two point guards in Payton and McMillan.
Needless to say, Payton is a superstar in the league today, and McMillan is also special. He is the "leader" of the Sonics' locker room, and his teammates all admire him.
Poor Snow had no chance to perform in this situation.
"Ding, Eric Snow's favorability has increased. The current favorability is 70 points!"
"No snowflake is innocent in an avalanche. Give the snowflake enough time to appear and defeat the opponent."
Lin Yu was amused. The system was making tricks from time to time. Snow's English name was snow, which means snow. Judging from the mission introduction, it should be that he was required to crush Green Kai.
That's too simple. With Lu Kai's fighting power, Lin Yu could easily crush him with his hands.
Snow's favorability directly increased to 70 points. That's because this was his first game with the Wizards, and Lin Yu directly put him in the starting lineup.
When he learned that he had been traded to the Wizards, he was very disappointed.
The Wizards' environment is not necessarily more optimistic for him than the Sonics. The Wizards have Kobe Bryant and Nash at the No. 1 position, and Snow feels that he can't compete with these two people no matter what.
He played more than two years and only started one game with the SuperSonics. In that game, both Payton and McMillan were injured, so there was no way to let him start.
After arriving with the Wizards, neither Kobe nor Nash was injured, but Lin Yu gave him the opportunity to start. How could he not be grateful in his heart.
"Brothers, pay attention, tonight is Eric's first game after joining our Wizards."
"On such a memorable day, of course you have to give him a little care, so I'm going to let Eric have all the ball tonight."
Lin Yu pulled Snow to his side, put his arm around his shoulders and said.
When Snow heard this, he waved his hand quickly, "Coach, this responsibility is too big. If we lose, I can't bear it."
The Wizards and Lin Yu suddenly laughed, "Losing? You mean losing to the Boston Celtics?"
"If we lose, I will eat the basketball on the spot."
"I eat rebounds!"
"I eat the basket!"
"Then I'll just have to eat the floor."
It's not that the generals are arrogant, but that a weak team like Green Kai has no hope of winning against the Wizards.
If Green Kai has top three-point ability, it may make the Wizards a little afraid, just like the SuperSonics, but Green Kai does not have that kind of three-point ability.
"Don't worry, you are just another Kidd in my eyes. You were buried in the past two years. In my hands, you will become the top point guard in the league."
"I don't care about you on the offensive end. Organizing offense and defense are your strengths. Show off your abilities tonight."
Lin Yu encouraged Snow.
Snow nodded repeatedly. He definitely didn't believe Lin Yu's words. He was the second Kidd? Are you kidding me? If I were half as capable as Kidd, I wouldn't be traded to the Wizards.
However, he was still very grateful to Lin Yu. He felt that Lin Yu was deliberately raising his worth so that the Wizards would not look down upon him.
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The referee's whistle blew and the starting players began to take the field. Lin Yu sat on the sidelines and watched Snow's attributes.
【Eric Snow】
[Strength 81] [Speed 78] [Bounce 82]
[Low post offense 32] [Outside defense 89] [Rebounds 61] [Blocks 41] [Steals 90]
[61 mid-range shots] [33 three-pointers] [88 free throws] [90 passing] [81 ball control] [71 breakthroughs]
Lin Yu nodded with satisfaction. He is worthy of Kidd. This attribute is indeed a bit like Kidd. The defensive attributes and organizational skills are extremely outstanding, but the offensive ability is really weak, not as good as Kidd.
Taken together, it can be regarded as a weakened version of Kidd.
However, if it is weakened, coupled with Lin Yu's aura, the effect will definitely be different.
This week, Lin Yu randomly received a halo called "Dynamic Force Field", which was very suitable for Snow.
"Dynamic Force Field": Designate a player whose favorability is higher than 50 points. When he confronts his opponent, a force field will be formed within one meter around him. The chance of the opponent's pass being intercepted within this force field will increase by 10%.
This halo does not directly improve the player's attributes, but the effect is extremely amazing, which is equivalent to increasing the player's steal probability by 10%.
Originally, Snow's steal attribute reached the All-Star level of 90 points, which is an increase of 10%, which is quite incredible.
