The rise of basketball legends

The news that Chen Yan signed with Li Ning was like a blockbuster, which immediately detonated the domestic and foreign sports circles!

The outside world was in an uproar. After all, the shoe market at this time was dominated by Nike and Adidas.

No basketball player in this era would turn down an offer from Nike or Adidas.

Chen Yan not only refused, but also rejected the biggest rookie contract in Nike history!

"OMG! Chen's manager should be fired!"

"Rejected Nike's 7-year 9500 million dollar offer and chose Li Ning's 7-year 6300 million? I know Chen is a player with personality, but I can't understand this choice!"

"I'm very glad that Chen Yan rejected Nike's offer, otherwise this would be the biggest rubbish contract in Nike's history!"

"It's a dumbfounding choice. After satisfying everyone's appetite, Chen actually signed a brand that no one has heard of?"

"Chen's commercial value is completely wasted, and his agent team is fully responsible for it!"

"I just want to say, this is a bad decision!"

Almost all experts in the United States are not optimistic about Chen Yan's decision to sign with Li Ning.

Although no player in the league publicly commented on this signing, they privately found it incredible.

If Nike is willing to provide them with such a fat contract, they will have to climb to Nike headquarters to sign the contract!

Only O'Neill was the exception among these people.

Shark immediately tweeted after learning about the signing: "Li-Ning is a great brand, Chen's choice is absolutely correct!"

The reason why Ao Pang posted such a tweet is not because of his unique vision, but because he is also one of Li Ning's spokespersons.

There's no way, I need to have a meal...

On the domestic side, after learning of the news of the signing, the fans were also blown away!

"Ci'ao! Chen Yan's choice is too unexpected!"

"It's too hard to refuse Adidas and Nike to choose domestic products!"

"Chinese players wear Chinese brands, absolutely support!"

"I hope Li Ning can put more effort into designing a good shoe for Chen Yan!"

Since the details of the sneaker contract have not been disclosed, Li Ning only announced the signing amount and the upcoming independent studio for Chen Yan, so there are many voices of doubt among the fans.

"If Chen Yan wears Nike shoes, I will buy them, but I won't necessarily buy them if he wears Li Ning..."

"I admit that I was amazed by Chen Yan's performance at the beginning of the tournament, but does this have to be the case with a good hand?"

"Can the technology and quality of Li Ning shoes keep up?"

"Chen Yan is a bit blindly patriotic this time around."

"Rejecting Nike is something I didn't expect!"

During this period, there was no Xinjiang cotton incident, and Nike's status in the hearts of basketball fans was still very high.

There was a lot of rumors outside, but Chen Yan didn't care at all, he knew that what he did was correct, and time would prove everything.

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"Domestic brands are good. Wearing our own brands to play in the NBA proves that domestic quality is also possible!"

When Chen Yan talked with his parents on the phone, the parents expressed their support for their son.

From the other end of the phone, Chen Yan could hear that his parents were very excited. After all, he had just signed a big contract of 6300W, and it was a dollar!

"If you sign a big contract, you can't relax. You have to be right with your brand owners and support your fans. You have to keep training every day, and you can't relax your requirements."

Chen Yan's mother is worthy of being a teacher, and she lectured for half an hour as soon as she opened her mouth...

Chen Yan originally wanted to say good news to his parents and make them happy, but he didn't expect to torture himself in the end.

At 9:30 p.m. US time, the league officially announced the best player in the East and West and the best rookie in the East and West in November!

Eastern Conference Player of the Year: Dwight Howard.

11月份，在魔兽的带领下魔术取得14胜4负佳绩，霍华德在这段时间里也拿到了场均23.8分、15篮板和2.7盖帽的恐怖数据，他拿下东部月最佳没有太大悬念。

Western Conference Player of the Year: Chen Yan

太阳在11月份的17场比赛里拿下了其中15场胜利，陈炎的场均数据是36.5分4.1助攻3.5篮板2.9抢断！

The average data in this game is so exaggerated that it reminds fans of Kobe, who was devastating on the offensive end last season.

Chen Yan may not be the brain of the Suns, but he is definitely the player with the most gorgeous statistics in the team!

He is also well-deserved to be elected as the best player in the Western Conference.

After the announcement of the best player in the Western Conference, there is no suspense for the Western Conference Rookie of the Month.

I haven't heard of any player of the month who can't win the rookie of the month.

So Chen Yan created another record.

That is to become the first player in history to win the best player of the month + the best rookie in the first month!

In the history of the league, there have been cases where a rookie player won the player of the week in the first week, such as O'Neill, but there has never been a situation like Chen Yan.

Li Ning's senior executives breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the news that Chen Yan had broken another record. Fortunately, he signed the contract early, otherwise the price would probably have to go up...

After Chen Yan was awarded the Player of the Month + Rookie of the Month in the first month of the new season, the outside world also continued to mock the Trail Blazers and the Eagles.

Because one of the two teams missed Chen Yan in the draft, and the other picked Chen Yan and traded him.

It's just crouching dragon and phoenix chick......

The Eagles still have an excuse to justify themselves. After all, Oden is only reimbursed for the season, not because he played badly. Maybe Oden will play more dominant statistics than Chen Yan when he returns next season.

But the Blazers have nothing to lose. The Marion they traded with Chen Yan is a good 3D player, but that's all.

This reminds many fans of the summer of 1984, when the Blazers held the No. 2 pick in the draft, but gave up Jordan and chose center Sam Bowie.

The fans ridiculed that the Blazers gave up Jordan first and then traded Chen Yan. This operation is a double score!

But old fans who really understand the game know that the Blazers scored more than twice.

In 1972, the Blazers won the first No. [-] pick in team history. As a result, they used the precious No. [-] pick on Lalu Martin in the draft year, and missed the three-time scoring champion McAdoo, Dr. J Irving , Ralph Simpson et al.

Martin averaged only 5.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in the NBA for four years, and as an insider, his shooting percentage was only more than 30.00%. Such a character is comparable to Bennett in 13 years!

Then in 1978, the Blazers got another No. [-] pick. They also selected a celebrity, Michael Thompson, who was the father of Klay Thompson, the ball-handling ghost of the Warriors in his previous life.

Old Thompson has not been selected to an All-Star in his career. Apart from winning two championships as a substitute for the Lakers in the 86 and 87 seasons, his only honor is the All-Rookie Team in 79!

What they missed in this draft was Larry Bird, the well-known force king in NBA history.

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Signing the sneaker contract and winning two honors, Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month, Chen Yan can be said to have three blessings today!

But his joy didn't stop there.

Soon, the system's notification sound came in my mind.

"Complete the side mission: Congratulations to the host for being the best player in the first month of his career, please open the system to receive the reward..."

"Complete the side mission: Congratulations to the host for winning the best rookie in the first month of his career, please open the system to receive the reward..."

It's Chen Yan's favorite award-winning session again!

Chen Yan couldn't wait to open the system, and first received the award for the best rookie of the month.

"Ding! Receive it successfully, get the skill [Sam Gold]!"

"[Sam Gold]: After using it, the host will increase the chance of seeing through the defender's center of gravity by 10%, increase the chance of shaking the defender by 10%, and increase the speed of the first step after shaking by 8%"

To tell the truth, Sam Gold, Chen Yan can also do it, but as a skill, it has many attribute bonuses, which is quite different from using it by yourself.

Generally speaking, this is a gaudy skill, more ornamental than practical.

It can be shown when the opponent's defense is relatively lax or when the lead is large, and it is basically not used in high-intensity duels.

If the rewards of this system are fancy skills, then the next one is outrageous!

"Ding! Receive successfully, get the life skills [Comprehensive Martial Arts (Intermediate)]!"

"[Comprehensive Martial Arts (Intermediate)]: The host will use quasi-professional-level fighting skills, whether it is daily life or court interaction, and the use of combat power on the court will double the bonus."

Chen Yan was a little speechless. I am a basketball player, why do I want this?

It is not used on the court, let alone in daily life.

Everyone knows that the United States is a society ruled by law. When encountering conflicts, everyone speaks with a gun. Who the hell raises a fist?

Chen Yan looked at the last line of explanation again, and fell into deep thought.

Doubling the fighting power on the field?

He wondered what the system was implying to him...