NBA backer king

Chapter 367 Lifetime Contract
On the night of the second, the game between the Suns and the Cavaliers began.

Although the two former teammates are both in the Cavaliers, the Suns are going all-out in this game, because the Suns have the Cavaliers' first-round pick for this year. The worse the Cavaliers record, the more valuable the pick is.

In the end, the Suns defeated the Cavaliers and won their 38th victory.

On the third, the Suns arrived in Washington, ready to challenge the Bullets on the fourth.

At the same time, the Bulls had just played back-to-back away games on the [-]st and [-]nd, defeating the Warriors and the Lakers one after another, and arrived in Denver on the [-]rd, ready to challenge the Nuggets.

Like the Suns, the Bulls also had a long round of away games. After playing the Nuggets, they immediately ushered in a back-to-back away game against the Suns and the Warriors.

On the 39th, the Suns successfully defeated the Bullets and won their [-]th win.

At the same time, after experiencing back-to-back, the Bulls were not physically fit enough and in poor condition. In addition to Pippen's absence, they lost to the Nuggets and lost the fifth game, with a record of 40 wins and 5 losses.

The Suns are 39 wins and 5 losses, one game less, only half a game away from the Bulls.

On the [-]th, the Suns finally returned to the Phoenix period. On the same day, the Bulls also arrived in the city.

On this day, Wang Tiejun finally completed the three-month defensive training. The single defense was upgraded by three levels, and it is now level 97, and the cooperative defense was improved by five levels, and it is now level 93.

The improvement of defense has greatly improved his ability to protect the basket, and at the same time, he has reached a first-class level in guarding the entire penalty area.

On the sixth, the two teams started playing.

In this game, the Suns removed Michael Finley's starting position because the rookie encountered a rookie wall.

In fact, his physical fitness began to have problems before, and he has been adjusting, but his performance is still a bit struggling. Now in the second half, the team, under the request of Wang Tiejun, has to go all out to hit the league's first record, so he can only take away his main position.

Robert Horry returned to the starting lineup, playing the third position.

In the 8th minute of the final quarter, the two sides fought 90:101. The Bulls had fallen behind by 11 points. The situation was not good, so a timeout was called.

The game was broadcast live by ABC TV station across the United States. Bill Walton said: "The Bulls lacked Pippen on the outside, which had a great impact. The strength of the two sides immediately reversed, and the Suns had the upper hand.

The main problem of Pippen's absence is that there is a loss of a general who averages 20 points per game, his scoring ability is weakened, and without an offensive organizer, the perimeter defense has collapsed by half. Now only Jordan can control the ball.

Ron Harper's offensive ability is weakening now. The Suns are concentrating on dealing with Jordan. Ben Wallace and Horry will assist in the defense. Whether he goes to the left wing or the right wing, he will always meet one of these two. Although Jordan is still playing very well offensively, he scored 31 points in more than three quarters, but his efficiency is not too high. His shooting percentage is 47%, which is lower than the average data per game this season. "

John Hanks continued: "For the Suns, Horry plays at the third position. Although his ability to hold the ball is at Finley's level, he has enough height. The height of a power forward at the third position is a dislocation advantage, so he has become another outside support point besides the Lightning."

Bill Walton nodded and said: "This is very important. Without Pippen, Jordan and Ron Harper would not be able to lock the Lightning and Horry at the same time. This allowed Old K to get support from the outside."

John Hanks said: "Yes, the old K attacked with all his strength. He scored 41 points in more than three quarters, and his shooting percentage reached 63%, which was higher than the previous game against the Bulls. It can be seen that he has already learned how to deal with Rodman's defense. In addition, he also allocated part of his energy to defense and rebounding."

Bill Walton said: "If the old K doesn't defend, Jordan will break his restricted area into a sieve. If he doesn't grab rebounds, Rodman will steal all the rebounds. These two points are very important. In this case, he can still score 41 points efficiently, which is really too strong.

But in this way, his physical energy consumption is very high. Fortunately, there is Ben Wallace who does dirty work by his side, and he shares part of the pressure for him from defense to rebounding. "

John Hanks said with a smile: "Ben Wallace, an undrafted pick, has improved a bit now. He has a strong defensive awareness, improved defensive skills, and defensive experience is getting better and better."

"At the same time, it can also provide rebounding contributions for the team. The Suns signed him with a non-guaranteed contract, which is very cost-effective. I can be sure that after this season, the Suns will give him a guaranteed contract." Bill Walton laughed.

John Hanks said: "Bill, it seems that Pippen's absence has really had a great impact on the Bulls!"

Bill Walton nodded and said: "Of course, the Bulls can win the Suns on the court, they rely on perimeter defense. Now that Pippen is not here, and the Suns use Horry's height at the third position to establish a second support point, the Bulls will not be able to lock down the opponent. It is possible to reproduce the situation in the last finals.

But if Pippen comes back, his defense will definitely destroy Horry's support point. Horry's ability to hold the ball is only average.

Therefore, if the Bulls want to maintain their advantage over the Suns, they must ensure the health of their main players, especially the outside line. Only by ensuring that the outside line of defense can lock up the Suns can the Bulls have a chance to win.

In fact, the Bulls and the Suns are two completely opposite teams. One is strong inside and the other is strong outside. They restrain each other. Whoever can complete the restraint of each other will be the winner. "

Nodding, John Hanks said: "Actually, comparing the lineups of the two teams, the two teams are similar. Whether it is offense or defense, they are similar."

Bill Walton said with a smile: "The main lineup of the Bulls, Jordan is now averaging 33 points per game, Pippen is averaging 19 points, Clifford Robinson is averaging 20 points per game, and Ron Harper is averaging only 8 points per game, which is about the same as Rodman.

As for the Suns, Old K is now averaging 42 points per game, Lightning 18 points, Person 12 points, today's starter Robert Horry is similar, Ben Wallace is averaging 5 points per game, and the five main players are also averaging close to 90 points per game.

The main force is almost the same, and as a substitute, the Bulls have the sixth player Toni Kukoc and Steve Kerr. These two can average about 22 points per game.

John, with such a comparison, it seems that the Suns have a stronger lineup? "

John Hanks said with a smile: "To simply compare lineups and compare paper data, you can indeed say that. But you only count offense, not defense.

If the Bulls have a complete lineup, what can the Suns do outside?The last game proved that under the defense of the Bulls, the Suns were completely defeated on the outside, the old K on the inside lost support, and the Suns were defeated. Therefore, it is useless to calculate the lineup on paper. "

Bill Walton nodded and said: "So the Bulls must ensure the integrity of the lineup, otherwise the result will be the same as this game."

At this time, John Hanks looked a little weird: "But, Bill, now the Suns can force the Bulls to play like this with this rebuilding lineup. If one or two good outside rookies are selected this year and they are trained for one or two seasons, then the NBA is likely to usher in an era that belongs to the Suns."

"It's the old K's K era."

Bill Walton corrected it, and then added: "Eastern O'Neal was traded to the Knicks. Afterwards, the three super centers will age, and Jordan will age. The league will inevitably usher in a real era of giants. Whether it is the K era or the O'Fat era, it depends on the results of their competition."

"Opang era? Haha..."

John Hanks was amused by his partner's words, and at the same time, many fans in front of the TV also laughed.

"This wicked bastard, what is the O'Fat era?" New York, O'Neill said angrily.

He was really angry, one fat ruined everything, and he had already lost fat, and calling him Oban would affect his image and thus his commercial value, and even his flirting with girls would be affected.

At the American West Arena, the timeout ends, the game restarts, and the Bulls attack.

However, without Pippen, the Bulls couldn't lock up their opponents and eventually lost the game.

Back in the locker room, Phil Jackson summarized the game and mentioned the health problems of the main players.

He emphasized that Pippen has been injured for at least a month, and the other main players will have more playing time and pressure, and the rotation needs to be strengthened to avoid more injuries.

Jordan also realized that he can no longer compete with the old K for the team's record. Once there is another injury problem, it is likely to affect the playoffs.

That bastard old K is competing for the MVP, there is really no need to fight a war of attrition with him in the regular season.

On the other side, the home team locker room, the atmosphere is very good.

Now the Suns are 40 wins and 5 losses, and the Bulls are 40 wins and 6 losses. The Suns played a small game and won more than half of them, officially reaching the top of the league.

"Double happiness! No, triple happiness! Climbing to the top, getting married, becoming a father, haha!" Old Wang was really happy, very excited.

The little Gao Bin next to him was also happy for Lao Wang, with a never-ending smile on his face.

On the 8th, the Suns made persistent efforts and defeated the Nets at home, winning the last game before the All-Star Game.

This year's All-Stars are in San Antonio, the 11th is the race day, and on the 9th, Old Wang and Old Colangelo arrived in Los Angeles.

Because getting married here requires a pastor or an American to be a witness and sign, so he invited old Colangelo to be a witness.

Yu Feihong and a large group of people from Wuguan drove several cars to pick them up, as well as their manager Hawksman.

In addition, because the news that he was going to register for marriage had been disclosed to the media by a group of teammates, a large group of media was also waiting for him at the airport.

After finally dismissing the media, all the talents were able to leave the airport.

Hawksman had already made an appointment and took a break at the hotel at noon. After changing into a dress, he and Yu Feihong went to the government to apply for a marriage license in the afternoon. After completing the formalities, they got the marriage certificate and went to the Los Angeles Consulate General for authentication.

Careful Liu Changjiang helped him prepare a big bag of wedding candies, and the Consulate General distributed it up and down, and received a lot of congratulations.

He also received countless congratulatory text messages on his mobile phone, and he could only reply in one go.

Although it was only for registration and no wedding was held, he still booked a restaurant in the evening and opened dozens of tables to entertain a group of Chinese representatives from the Greater Bay Area who came to congratulate him, as well as some well-connected Hollywood stars.

On the 10th, he arrived in San Antonio with Yu Feihong.

Yu Feihong's physique is very good. He eats medicinal diet every day, and the pregnancy reaction is not very strong, so he has no problem flying.

When we arrived at the hotel, we were going to take a rest before going to have lunch.

Yu Feihong leaned against the head of the bed to rest, and Lao Wang sat beside him and counted with his fingers. She was pregnant in October, and now it is early February. Is that the end of the year?

"God bless, no matter if it's a man or a woman, just don't be as stupid as you are." Yu Feihong said helplessly.

"Why am I so stupid?" He said unconvinced.

"I've been pregnant for more than a month now. I have to count from Christmas, not from now. And I'm pregnant in October, which is a natural month with only 28 days, so the pregnancy period is only 280 days. It's early nine months, not ten months." Yu Feihong said angrily.

Old Wang blushed, and hurriedly wanted to recalculate. Yu Feihong said, "At the beginning of October, around the National Day."

"That's good, it just so happens that the new season hasn't started yet." Lao Wang said happily.

Yu Feihong said expectantly: "It would be great if the child is half as smart as the eldest sister and the second sister."

Pharaoh wanted to make a distinction, but after thinking about it, he had no confidence.

"By the way, Xiaofei, you can't call me the second sister anymore, you have to call me the second sister, and you can't call me indiscriminately." He reminded.

Yu Feihong was startled and nodded.

In the next two days, the All-Star Weekend began, and Lao Wang dealt with it casually, focusing on Yu Feihong and the contract extension with Mammoth.

Hawksman has reached an agreement with Mammoth. Mammoth boss Roman Wicks hired several executives from Reebok and Nike with high salaries, reorganized the management, and established a brand K company for Wang Tiejun. Every time a pair of K series sneakers are sold, Lao Wang enjoys 66% of the profit dividend right.

This is different from Jordan's. Jordan directly owns 4.5% of Nike's shares, which is more valuable.

But being able to own two-thirds of the dividend rights is also very valuable. Mammoth has not come to the end of the mountain, so he will not easily give this condition.

The biggest significance of this dividend right is not how much money can be distributed every year, but as long as the brand exists, he can get dividends from it, not only the right to lifelong dividends, but also the right of inheritance, which can be inherited by his heirs.

On the morning of the 11th, the two parties completed the signing.

Before signing the contract, Hawksman gave Lao Wang a detailed analysis. In 95, the sales volume of the K series sneakers reached [-] million US dollars. According to the current cost accounting, two-thirds of the profit dividend can reach two to three percent of the sales revenue.

This amount of money is already considered low. Iverson just reached an endorsement agreement with Reebok that is 5000 million for ten years and 500 million for one year.

And as his performance becomes stronger and stronger, the sales of the K series will further increase, and the annual dividends will also increase.

If Mammoth's China* factory is established in the future, it will be able to sell the K brand in China*, and there will also be a large dividend.

But Hawksman told Wang that the sales volume of Jordan's MJ brand reached 5 million US dollars last year, and the market share of his K brand is not high, only half of that of MJ brand.

"Don't be afraid, the country is booming now, and the domestic market for my shoes will definitely be bigger in the future, and I won't earn less than Jordan." He said confidently.

"Old K, are you so confident?" Hawksman asked in surprise.

"of course."

"why?"

"No reason, why doesn't our country's economy get better and better?" Old Wang said arrogantly.

"..."

Hawksman is speechless, without data support, I don't believe it.

……

On the 12th, after the All-Star Weekend, Wang Tiejun sent Yu Feihong back to Los Angeles, and asked his cousin Tian Xiaofen to take care of her. Yu Feihong will continue to go to school for the time being, depending on his health.

After the All-Star break, the regular season continues.

The Suns continued to advance with all their strength, while the Bulls increased their rotation. Mosaic, who was rated by the media at the beginning of the season as being able to compete with the Bulls, continued to be half-dead.

And some teams started to play poorly. In order to win a good lottery, they can lose games that should not be lost with confidence, and the football market is a bit disregarded.

Among them, there is the green team Celtics.

Time entered the end of February, when suddenly the media broke out that Wake Forest University center Tim Duncan may participate in this year's NBA draft.

The news exploded across the league like a bomb.

Tim Duncan, a junior in college this year, NBA legend and current Lakers general manager Jerry West once publicly stated before the 95 draft that if Duncan is willing to participate in the draft, he will definitely become the No. 95 pick in [-].

And even in this year's draft year, almost all the media's predictions for Duncan's draft prospects are the lowest is the sixth place in the first round, and he will not fall after sixth.

"Great, we want Duncan. From now on, we will do our best." Boston, Cardinal Auerbach issued an order.

Unfortunately, within two days, Tim Duncan, who was preparing for March Madness, publicly announced that he would not participate in the 96 draft.

"Next season, we're going to play badly and make a fortune." At the same time, at least half of the teams in the league have made the decision to play badly.

The Spurs and general manager Popovich also have the idea of ​​​​putting down next season, but this still requires the cooperation of David Robinson and the coaching staff. His prestige in the Spurs is not high enough, and he cannot make a formal decision yet.

The Lakers failed to grab the old K, and failed to dig O'Neal again. Recently, the old boss, Bass, is not satisfied with Jerry West's work ability, which puts more pressure on West.

"How about blocking it next season and making it bad?"

West suddenly had this idea, but he couldn't make up his mind for a while, because the damage to the football market was too great.

(End of this chapter)