Basketball UFO

Chapter 2 Talent
College life is over, youth is over, I miss it a little bit.

I just want to give myself a vacation and welcome the upcoming NBA life, the adult world.

Carter was wearing casual clothes, whistling, and walking on the Las Vegas Strip. He didn't think about anything these days, and he was completely relaxed.

Just do one thing.

Seeing a young girl with a hot body, she opened the way with a smile, and compared her fists.

The girl looked at Carter's figure and smiled, making fists, big and small, and bumped together.Unexpectedly, Carter turned his palm over and found a plastic-bound square card in his palm, used for playing Landlords.

The girl took a closer look, her heart skipped a beat, she opened her thin hand, held down the extra large card, grabbed Carter's warm palm, and walked towards the nearest hotel.

No way, this is the holiday life.

In the two weeks after the NCAA finals, Carter was like a ghost, wandering in various cities in the United States.Whether it's the east coast or the west coast, or the Colorado Plateau, he's always there.

I finally had enough fun with the customs and customs of different places in the United States, and I finally learned a lot about the enthusiasm of American girls.

Living in Caesars Palace, it is natural to go to the poker table to play a few hands and try your luck.

It's a pity that he is not good at this. He loses more and wins less, just treating it as a small game.

"Hey, you can't play like this, I'll teach you." The rough man next to him was very disdainful of Carter's card skills, and took the initiative to strike up a conversation, "Look at me."

Sure enough, the big guy successfully won the next round.

"Did you see it? This is poker skills." The man grinned and raised his eyebrows, as if he was using his brain. "Basketball player? Your body is not good enough."

"Just getting ready to enter the league." Carter imitated the dealer and asked for two cards. The points were almost the same. He bid another one and finally won the game. "Big guy, you are Charles Oakley, right? NBA. Players, very tough.”

"You have vision, hehe." Oakley was obviously very proud of being recognized by the handsome guy, and taught him as someone who had experienced it, "The NBA is not for children, so train your body to be stronger."

Oakley's big head suddenly enlightened, "Oh, I remembered, you are Vince Carter, the MOP of the NCAA Final Four this season. Hey, I watch the NCAA Finals every year, this year's game is very good, Tim Duncan He is a super insider, much better than Antoine Walker."

Carter smiled, "The college league is not as competitive as the professional league. I'm looking forward to it."

"That is, you have top talent, but your body and strength are still far behind."

Carter picked up a card and suddenly threw it towards the croupier. With a whoosh, the corner of the card hit the card table and stood firmly. The tablecloth had been punctured.

"This?" Carter looked sideways at Oakley, "A combination of strength and skill?"

Charles Oakley's eyes widened in surprise, "Hey, is this a movie? It's amazing."

The poker players at the same table applauded after seeing this scene.

Carter smiled and waved his hands. It's a small thing. In parallel time and space, he reacts very quickly. His marksmanship and fighting skills are top-notch. Card wounding is just a hobby.

"I'm sorry, sir, you need compensation!" The croupier shrugged, showing a professional smile, looking businesslike.

"I'll pay for it. This technique is so amazing." Oakley was so excited, he patted his chest and replied, "Vince, I believe that you will have a place in the NBA in the future. Just like that man, he will definitely appreciate it. your."

"That man?"

"Of course, Michael Jordan, everyone knows it." Charles Oakley smiled and looked at the chandelier on the dome. "I used to be in the Chicago Bulls and was on his team to protect him. Now that I'm playing for the New York Knicks, I have to stop him. He continues to win, it’s a career.”

"Of course, I will also reflect to the Knicks and let them choose you in this year's draft."

In recent years, the New York Knicks, built by Pat Riley, have players such as Ewing and Alan Houston. They have a good record and are a playoff team. The first-round pick will only come after the lottery pick.

Although Pat Riley left New York for Miami, Jeff Van Gundy also fit the team well.

"The sign is too far away for me." Carter got up and left.

"Hey, boy, you are really a stinky fart."

Oakley is helpless. Although the MOP in the semi-finals has a certain influence, it is not much.

The player's talent is the most important thing.The talent Carter has shown before is far less than that of Tim Duncan, so it is normal for him to be underestimated in the draft.

"Listen, my name is Vince Carter."

With his back to Oakley, he waved gracefully.

Charles Oakley looked at Carter's back and seemed to think of something. He immediately picked up the phone and called his agent Billy Diamond, "Listen Billy, I found a special young man who has magical powers. With his advanced technology and strong ambition, sign him and join your company, and you will make a lot of money.”

"His name is Vince Carter. Definitely a super rookie."

Before the 1996 draft, countless players were super rookies. Iverson, Marbury, and Ray Allen on the back line, Camby and Walker on the inside, Raheem at the small forward position, etc., all had super talents.

This group has already been identified as having top-five quality.There is also Kobe Bryant, a high school student from Italy, who also showed super talent.

Oakley was still talking, and Billy couldn't help cursing, "Damn it, you're still in Las Vegas when you have a game tomorrow."

"Wait, who are you talking about? Vince Carter, he is the MOP of this year's NCAA Final Four, and Wake Forest University won the championship. He is a basketball genius, but compared to the top talents of Iverson and others, he is still inferior. some."

"But he is a super confident guy. He reminds me of Michael Jordan. He is great, a combination of skill and strength." Oakley was unconvinced and retorted.

Even if he only saw Carter perform on the court a few times, just looking at Carter's words and deeds just now, Charles Oakley can still be confident.

This is his instinct to be a star "beater". Of course, he positions himself as the team's "guardian".From assisting Jordan to now assisting Ewing, he can feel the confidence and ambition of these top players. He is confident that he can lead the team to win the championship, and he dislikes being bound to others to win the championship.

In fact, in parallel time and space, after Carter entered the league in 1998, he became teammates with Charles Oakley in the Toronto Raptors, and the two worked together for three seasons.However, Carter in parallel time and space did not have the ambition to become a superstar, and he did not fully realize his talent.

"By the way, I want to recommend him to Mr. Jeff Van Gundy, he will definitely like this guy." The more Oakley said, the more excited he was, as if he had discovered a treasure.

He even wanted to contact team manager Ernie Grunfeld directly.

"Charles, are you listening to me?" Billy Diamond was impatient. "The game, your most important task is the game, and there is the regular season tomorrow. Now, right now, right now, go back to Phoenix, this The away team is going to win."

"Don't worry, it's only 500 kilometers." Oakley obviously hasn't played enough.

Billy Diamond only cared about chasing Oakley home and didn't care about Carter's agent contract. He was trying to become Ray Allen's agent. Ray Allen was the embryo of a super guard.

As soon as Carter arrived at the door of the hotel, he saw a young man pacing back and forth in the corridor.

Seeing Carter approaching, the man showed a warm smile and ran up quickly, "Hi Vince, I've been waiting for you here for 3 hours. My name is Dan Feigen. I'm an NBA agent."

Carter immediately understood what the other party meant.He also recognized the guy in front of him. Fagan was Yi Jianlian's agent in the NBA. He seemed to have died in a car accident later.

"So, you want to be my agent?"

"Yes, I can handle all matters in the draft for you to ensure that you get a better pick." Fagan didn't talk nonsense. Although he has players like Joe Smith, the No. 1995 pick in [-], no one dislikes good players. many.

He watched the video of Carter in the NCAA Final Four, and immediately took the initiative to come to the door, showing enough sincerity.

Carter nodded, "Come in and talk."

As soon as the door opened, a young girl screamed, and then said depressedly, "Why are there two people? I don't like this weakling."

"You go out first, and I'll talk about things." Carter sat down naturally, motioned for Fagan to sit down as well, and made a cup of coffee, "Tell me what you think."

Feigen was very professional, and he didn’t speak until the hot girl walked out, “Your current market is not good. If you look at the performance of the NCAA in one year, you may be signed in the first round. But you won the MOP of the NCAA Final Four, you should Could be a lottery pick."

Carter was noncommittal and listened to Fagan continue.

"I can run the show for you and fully demonstrate your abilities. I believe that being a top-[-] pick is not a problem. The teams with the worst records right now, Philadelphia, Toronto, Milwaukee, Dallas, Minnesota, Vancouver, their draft picks It will be closer to the front.”

"These teams can be used as options for training, and if there are other teams, they can also be used as options. I suggest going to big cities, it will be better for you in the future and you can win bigger contracts."

Carter listened quietly. He remembered that the No. 96 pick in 76 belonged to the Philadelphia 13ers, and they selected Allen Iverson. He didn't remember the rest clearly enough. Of course, Kobe was the 15th pick, and Nash seemed to be the [-]th pick.

"The team is not important, whether you can get enough playing time is the most important thing, I need to grow." Carter is very calm.He earned a small million in the past year, and he also has his own investment, such as Enron stock, he just bought a large sum, but he has no spare money around him.

"Great, I like your reason and calmness." Fagan's eyes shone, and he instinctively felt that the bet was right. The rookie should not be bothered by the immediate interests. "Then we mainly choose teams that need defenders."

"How should a rookie contract be designed?"

"Since 1995, the annual salary of first-round picks has been linked to the draft pick. The higher the pick, the bigger the contract. If we had followed Glenn Robinson in previous years, we could have followed Glenn Robinson and bargained with the team."

"Big Dog" Glenn Robinson was the No. 1994 pick in 10. After the draft, he threatened the team with a big contract. The Bucks reluctantly gave him a super contract with a total salary of US$6800 million for [-] years. The NBA league introduced rookie salary cap regulations the following year.

"No, what I mean is, if within the rookie contract, he performs well, such as becoming an All-Star or even becoming the scoring champion, can his salary be increased? Can his proportion of the team be increased?"

Carter was ambitious and Fagan's mind was racing.

"A genius proposal. The NBA is still blank in this regard. We can make suggestions." Fagan's heartbeat accelerated, and Carter's thought maturity exceeded that of ordinary players.

In the deepest part of Fagan's heart, basketball players are all stupid and stinky, and very few have business acumen.The person with the most business acumen should be Magic Johnson. He knew that his influence was on the basketball court. Even though he was infected with HIV, he still came back twice.

This season, the magician is still playing for the Lakers.If he continues to play, by next season, the Lakers lineup will be a combination of O'Neal, Kobe and Magic.

Fegan thought for a while. The rookie contract has a lot to offer. He even thought of creating a one-year contract. Players sign a one-year contract with the team and keep the Bird clause. When the player performs well, the asking price can be higher.

Fagan did not hide his admiration for Carter, "Now Joe Smith and Kevin Garnett have performed well under my operation. I hope you can give me such an opportunity."

The problem with the agent is not big, Carter doesn't have too many ideas, as long as it is a professional organization, it can handle a lot of things.

"How do you count the points?"

Although I don't mind who is the agent, but I still have to talk about it.

"According to the rules, the agent can get up to 4% of the player's salary contract and 20% of the endorsement contract. But you are different. I believe you will achieve great success in the future, and I am willing to only take half of the points."

2% of salary and 10% of endorsement fee.

"2% is not a problem, and the endorsement fee is 8%. If it's okay, we can settle it. If not, I'll find someone else." Carter looked at the time, and the conversation was almost done.

Fagan took a deep breath and looked at Carter. The other party didn't have the jerkiness of a rookie player at all. Instead, he seemed very calm. He decided to follow, "No problem, I will release the news recently to attract the attention of the team and the media."

"Just arrange it during the trial training. I don't like my private life being disturbed."

Thinking of the hot girl who just walked out, Fagan couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and understood, "Understood."

After briefly handling the agent's affairs, Carter is still planning to continue enjoying life for the rest of the time, and the trial training will not start until May.The regular season is not over yet, and the general manager of the team has not taken time to consider the personnel arrangements for the next season.

This season, the Chicago Bulls will win a terrifying 72 games and also win the championship.After retiring for the first time, Michael Jordan will restart his conquest process.

After Carter announced his participation in the draft, many talented players also announced their participation in this year's draft.

Allen Iverson from Georgetown University said: I have the ability to gain a foothold in the NBA.Yes, Iverson led Georgetown University to the quarterfinals, declared for the draft, and was the strongest contender for the No. [-] pick.

Georgia Tech's Marbury has long stated in front of the media that he will participate in the draft, and he is very good at creating his own advantages, hoping to get a better pick.

Ray Allen of the University of Connecticut also announced that he will participate in this year's draft.

The 17-year-old high school student plans to skip college and participate in the draft because of his poor family.If successful, he will become the youngest player in the NBA, his name is Jermaine O'Neal.

Voices also came out of the Europa continent. A young high school student who was on vacation announced in front of the media: "I, Kobe Bryant, I have decided to skip college and bring my talents to the NBA."

(End of this chapter)