no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 64 Xu Yong's Commercial Value

The day after the party ended, Sandek bought a plane ticket to Milwaukee.

According to the information he has, Butler will train at school during the offseason.

As for the rest of the Devils, it's unbelievable to say, but most of the people who were training during the offseason last season have started training again.

Of course, there is also a draft quartet including Xu Yong.

Generally speaking, they will not get busy until about mid-May, because the draft lottery will not be until then, and most teams' individual trials will not be conducted until the lottery is known.

So in less than a month, apart from finding an agent, the rest of the few of them are training.

Training is to continue to improve, but also to have a good state in the next trial training process.

Xu Yong also made a new improvement plan for himself this summer.

Among them, there are two main contents, one is the ability to shoot with the ball, and the other is the ability to play post-up singles.

After the three rounds of the championship, his offense with the ball has been greatly improved, and the finals can be regarded as a showcase.

But the strength of the NBA is different from that of the NCAA. If he has the opportunity to be trained as a core player, this will become his main offensive method, so he must continue to improve.

Post-up singles are a must-have skill for a swingman in this era.

In a sense, he is a bit like a falling step, a starting action for connecting shots and breakthroughs.

After turning back, you can choose to turn around and shoot, or you can choose to turn around and break through, or use other footsteps such as up and down steps, etc.

Theoretically speaking, the best way for him to learn this technique is to find Jordan, because he is also a swingman (Jordan: Who can't swing and play a small forward?), Jordan's post-up technique is very suitable for him.

But thinking about the black face of Boss Joe after the NCAA finals, Xu Yong felt that with Jordan's personality, he would not have that kind of opportunity for the time being.

Followed by Kobe, Kobe's back-up technique is also top-notch, and even his technique is more suitable for Xu Yong.

Because in terms of talent, Kobe's version should be a version that better matches him.

But the problem is that he doesn't know Kobe right now. Even if he knew that the playoffs had already started, Kobe was busy competing for the first championship trophy after O'Neal left, and he didn't have time to teach him.

Again, it is Olajuwon.

Olajuwon should have been the simplest, because the dreamy dance of "Big Dream" was the oiran of the brothel, and the price was clearly marked.

One class is 8 dollars, and the sale starts from four sessions, which means the minimum consumption is 32 dollars.

In history, Kobe, James, Howard and other stars have all joined him.

For NBA stars, the $32 is the same price as ordinary people pay for a pack of cigarettes at a convenience store.

But for Xu Yong, his current agent has not yet signed, so naturally he can't afford the money.

And when all these possible options are ruled out, Xu Yong has one last choice: DeRozan.

In terms of talent, DeRozan is not as good as him, but in terms of back-up skills, DeRozan is still a little successful.

Although DeRozan may still be "Kobe's imitator" as the draft website said at this time, he has experienced actual combat anyway.

Not to mention anything else, as far as you usually play, it is impossible to find a teacher from Daoguo to teach you, and most of them just imitate with other people's works.

The so-called fly is meat no matter how small it is, not to mention that DeRozan doesn't need money.

Of course, Xu Yong is not whoring for nothing, he shared his falling skills with DeRozan.

This is of great benefit to DeRozan. After all, people rely on mid-range and breakthrough for food. Learning to fall will allow him to better combine these two skills.

The days passed day by day as they learned from each other.

About half a month later, Xu Yong met Jeff Schwartz after waiting for ten minutes in a coffee shop in Tempe.

Schwartz is exactly 45 years old this year, which is at the peak of his career for an agent.

The reason why Xu Yong chose Schwartz was also because he had heard the story of him and Jason Kidd more or less before his rebirth.

It is said that in 2004, Kidd and his agent Schwartz took their relatives and friends to the sea for vacation, swimming in blue waves.

As a result, Kidd was attacked by a man-of-war jellyfish in the water, and the jellyfish also had a lingering scene with him, "you run away and I chase you, but you can't fly without wings". Whenever Kidd tried to call for help, the jellyfish would shock him. Yang Yongxin When I see him, I call him an expert.

Later, he was so shocked that he felt like he was about to have a heart attack, and his life as a three-time king was about to end. Fortunately, at this time, Schwartz saw what was wrong with him at a glance, and ventured into the water to kill Kidd. He was saved on board and became his savior.

Kidd also mentioned this story in his Hall of Fame speech.

This incident shows that Schwartz can be dealt with, because he really loves you if you have something to do.

And somewhat beyond Xu Yong's expectation, Schwartz was very interested in cooperating with him.

Even after chatting with Xu Yong, he expressed in person that he hoped to sign the contract.

It wasn't that he was attracted by Xu Yong's handsome and heroic appearance, but that as a top professional agent, he knew Xu Yong's value very well.

At this time, Stern is committed to developing the Chinese market. A lottery NBA rookie, the hidden commercial value behind this is visible to the naked eye.

And compared to Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, Xu Yong has advantages.

For Yao Ming, first of all, because of the birth system, he made a lot of compromises in order to play in the NBA, including profit dividends, which also caused the agent's profit from it to shrink significantly.

Secondly, he is a center. The biggest disadvantage of a center is that he does not sell shoes. For players, shoes are the biggest source of income besides wages.

For Yi Jianlian, the biggest problem is his personality. Coupled with injuries, after two years of playing in the NBA, his playing has become worse and worse, and his prospects are bleak.

But after getting in touch with Xu Yong, Xu Yong gave Schwartz the feeling that he was humorous in conversation, confident and mature. This kind of person has no personality problems at all.

And like Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian is also an insider, and he can't compare with Xu Yong in terms of selling shoes.

Of course, there is another point, Xu Yong's appearance is also very online.

Especially this rebirth with [Injury Immunity], all acne, sore throat, and rhinitis are gone. Originally, his appearance was online, but now he is even more handsome.

This is enough to guarantee that he will receive more endorsements.

So Schwartz has no reason not to be interested in Xu Yong, and even "differentiates".

Schwartz took out the contract, and Xu Yong looked at it for a while. After seeing the agent's commission, he saw a 2% salary commission.

When Yao Ming talked about his agent with him before, he told him some basic common sense, such as this commission, the general endorsement is 2%, and the team contract is 4%.

As a result, Schwartz gave him a [-]% discount directly.

Not to mention, what we Chinese people pay attention to is a mutual benefit and win-win, sustainable development, sign it!

After signing the contract, Xu Yong made a request to his agent.

"Is there any way you can get Tim Grover to be my trainer?"

Who is Tim Grover?

It was Jordan's queen trainer back then!

　Thank you to the Commander of the Forbidden Army, Meng Zhi, for the 500 reward~~I ask for votes for my daily cuteness and rolling around~~
　　
　
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