From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 89 Who Is He Talking About?

Although the Celtics lost the game against the Bucks.

But Jianghu's performance has been affirmed by everyone.

In the two games, he scored 44 points in one game and 27 points in the other game. His average of 35.5 points, 7 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game is a bit exaggerated for a rookie.

Jianghu's current score ranks first in the league's scoring list. No.2 is Anthony Davis, but Davis only played one game. He scored 33 points and 18 points in the first game of the season opener. Horror performance with 4 rebounds and blocked shots.

Nike, after the end of the game between the Celtics and the Bucks, immediately updated the offer for Jianghu's sneaker contract.

After watching the first two games in Jianghu, Nike didn't want to compete with other opponents anymore, and directly offered a seven-year offer of 7 million US dollars.

This is currently Nike's highest offer for a rookie's sneaker contract, surpassing James' seven-year $7 million.

Adidas then followed up with the offer and said it could offer $500 million more in signing fees than Nike.

Except for Nike and Adidas, I have been waiting and watching before, but seeing that Jianghu has not signed a contract for a long time, Under Armor, PUMA, New Balance, these companies have also come to an end.

Although their quotations are not as good as Nike's, they are basically more than 8000 million US dollars, and none of them is lower than this figure.

Although the prices given by these companies are not as exaggerated as Nike, they have given other conditions, that is, independent brands + sneakers.

Jianghu, who lost the game, was not in a good mood, and he asked Schwartz to reject the Nike contract again.

"Tell them that the time limit is shortened to 6 years, the contract amount remains the same, and they can be signed."

6 million US dollars in [-] years, this is the minimum acceptable to Jianghu.

With the influence of the NBA in the country, the status of the No. [-] pick in Jianghu, and his current performance, Jianghu's current number of fans in China has surpassed almost all sports stars.

And as the game continues, as long as there is no major decline in Jianghu's performance, his fan number curve will continue to rise in the next few years.

100% of Nike's investment in him can be earned back. This is beyond doubt. The huge Chinese market has absolutely no bad spending power.

Jianghu doesn't care whether Nike is happy about being rejected, he just needs to be happy.

As long as he continues to play at a high level, this contract will not come out of Nike, and someone will come out sooner or later, so there is no need to rush for a while.

This time Schwartz's attitude is different from the previous few times. He didn't frantically persuade the Jianghu to finalize the contract as soon as possible, and he didn't feel that the Jianghu had no knowledge of the sky and the earth.

After he went to the scene to watch the first two games of Jianghu, he also felt that the contract with Nike was not enough, and he could explore further.

After all, not everyone is the holder of the "NBA debut scoring record" and "the youngest Mr. 40+".

However, Jianghu himself is very clear that the main reason why he can get such beautiful data is that the opponent is not familiar with him.

Jianghu is still very self-aware.

He is well aware of his current weaknesses.

For example: his body shape is not perfect, 103kg is still relatively thin in the front line, although he is strong, but the current body shape cannot be fully utilized.

For example: his speed is very fast, but will be limited by some scenes.It is particularly fierce during the fast break, but once caught in a muddy swamp-like positional battle, the speed advantage is not so easy to reflect.

Another example: Although his scoring ability is very balanced, there is currently no ultimate move.

This is not only the Jianghu, but also the fatal injury of many current ordinary All-Stars.

What is a killer move?
What is hard to guard against is called a killer move.

Such as Kobe.Jordan.Durant's mid-range, James' breakthrough, Nowitzki's golden rooster jumper, Duncan's 45° hit the board, Curry's three-pointer, these skills that can still score points stably even in high-intensity games It's called a killer move.

Why does Harden kill indiscriminately in the regular season and always pull his hips frequently in the playoffs?
Because he doesn't have such a fatal move.

The step-back three-pointer is his famous stunt, but it is not called a killer move. The three-pointer is always unstable. Not everyone is called Curry.

His free throws are not a killer move. He can average more than 10 points per game with this skill in the regular season. What about in the playoffs?
If the referee is in a good mood, you can make more penalties.

If the referee is in a bad mood, he won't give you a free throw.

This ultimate move belongs to the referee, not to James Harden.

Even Curry missed the FMVP twice because he couldn't reach an extremely stable three-pointer.

If his three-pointers can reach the same level as the regular season in the playoffs, Jianghu feels that no one can take away his FMVP.

The closer you are to the basket, the easier it is to score. This is an eternal truth in the basketball world.

Don't look at Jianghu's average of 35 points per game in two games now, which is actually false. His current level will definitely be revealed in the playoffs. It is considered very good to average 25 points per game under a higher confrontation intensity.

The game against the Bucks was a good test of Jianghu's current level. They showed a playoff-level confrontational intensity, and relying on the team's targeting, the role of Jianghu in the game was greatly weakened.

"After changing the [Injury Immunity], you still have to buy those advanced skills in the exchange store, otherwise it will easily become a brush for the regular season."

"NBA, the biggest stage has to be the playoffs."

"However, there is no rush for this matter. The game has to be played one by one, and the experience cards have to be collected one by one."

After taking a shower, Jiang Hu, who was fully dressed, was sitting in the locker room thinking about these issues.

Angie came to the team's locker room.

He glanced at Jiang Hu, who was contemplating, and then walked over and asked with a smile on his face, "How about it, don't you feel tired back to back?"

Jianghu was stunned for a second before he realized that it was Anji.

"It's okay, easier than expected."

"That's good!!" After speaking, he patted Jianghu's shoulder again, his face full of relief.

Turning his head, he said to the crowd again: "Everyone, your performance is very good. Although you lost the game, I think your performance is worthy of recognition!!"

"But I hope that in the next games, we can show better performance and try to win more games."

"Our goal this season is to get out of the East and try to get back to the finals. If we have the opportunity, we will kill the Warriors."

"So, we have to do well in the regular season, which will give us home-court advantage in the playoffs."

"I want to make one point, the Celtics, is a team that exists for the championship. If you want to stay here for a long time, you must show your competitiveness."

"If you know your shortcomings, you should practice more after the game, not just pass it by as if it never happened."

There was something in his words, and he shouldn't be talking about Jianghu.

After all, Jianghu is just a rookie, and his performance should not be picked by Angie.

Jianghu felt that he might be talking about Irving, and it was more likely that he was talking about Smart.

Smart's three-pointer today was disgusting, he made 9 of 2 shots, and he didn't dare to shoot himself at the end of the shot.If he can shoot a little better, the Celtics have a great chance in this game.

After all, at the critical moment, Antetokounmpo's ability to decide the game is not strong, and the technical shortcomings of unstable shooting have always hindered Antetokounmpo from becoming a greater player.

Although Antetokounmpo's conversion offense, breakthrough ability and second offense are all top in the league, but at the critical moment of the game, his lack of scoring methods at other levels will directly lead to the Bucks' failure in the game.

But it is a pity that the Celtics did not drag the game to the critical moment and lost it.

Irving's performance is certainly bad, but Smart's outrageous projection is the reason why the Bucks dare to attack Irving and Jianghu with confidence.

After saying this, Angie turned and left the locker room.

Everyone looked at each other, a little nervous.

Except Jianghu, everyone felt that Anji was talking about others, and it sounded like he was talking about himself.

Only Smart rolled his eyes and sneaked into Jaylen Brown's ear: "I think he might be talking about Kyrie, Kyrie's hand feeling is really bad today!!"

Brown turned his head and stared at him in horror: "Marcus, are you serious?"

"You really didn't hear who he was talking about??"

"Are you talking about me?" Smart looked at Jaylen Brown in disbelief.

How could it be me? ?My defense is so good, it must not be me.

"It's okay, he's talking about me!!" Brown shook his head helplessly, and walked towards the parking lot with his bag on his back.

"Shouldn't it be me??" Smart thought carefully, biting his nails with his mouth.

"He praised me before, saying that I have the fighting spirit inherited from the Celtics."

(End of this chapter)