【Chapter 1258】 Sports Tycoon (Subscription Requested!)

With the enthusiastic support of more than 20,000 home fans, the UCLA Bruins came together to beat the visiting Duke University with a score of 77-72 to get the NCAA March Crazy off to a flying start!

It's been 24 years since the Bruins last won the NCAA championship, a generation later. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The young people who won the championship are now fathers and even grandparents, and they are desperate for their alma mater to win the championship again. As for the fanatical fans, they also hope to see the Bruins lads on the top podium once again before heading to heaven.

The Bruins have won all of their games prior to this season for the fourth time in the team's history, and if they can maintain that momentum, they could have achieved the miracle of winning the championship.

In the Pacific Collegiate League, the strong players are gathered, and the Bruins can achieve a total victory, which shows that the team's strength has reached a peak.

At the moment, the best performance on the Bruins is undoubtedly Cavaletti, a 195cm tall junior, who averages 20 points per game as a shooting guard, and also has 8 assists and 6 rebounds in an all-around performance, which can be called the best player in the entire NCAA this year.

His father is a former Italian basketball player and his mother is a former black player of the American basketball national team.

Because of Cavaletti's outstanding performance and his very similar height, attack methods, etc., Cavalletti has been considered by many media to be the closest successor to Kobe!

Since Kobe Bryant's retirement, the American media has begun to launch a campaign to find a 'Kobe Bryant's successor', just like Jordan's actions after his retirement.

After Jordan's second retirement in 1998, the search for a 'Jordan's successor' has become almost one of the most important jobs in the NBA, including Kobe, Grant Hill, Maddy, Carter and others have become one of the candidates for the media and fans.

It turned out later that whether it was ball skills, attacking methods, team honors, competitiveness, etc., Kobe Bryant was undoubtedly the one closest to Jordan.

Although Bryant is still very tough on the surface, believing that he is not anyone's successor, but himself, Kobe Bryant is moving in the direction of Jordan intentionally or unintentionally, whether it is his imitation of Jordan's tongue sticking out on the court or the same step-back jumper, it shows that he regards Jordan as an idol.

Now, almost two years after Kobe Bryant's official retirement, the NBA league and the American sports media have officially launched a campaign to find a 'Kobe Bryant's successor', whether it is a rookie in the league or a young player who is playing in the NCAA, people are in the spotlight.

Caballetti was already a regular for the Bruins last year and led the team to the final four finals, and although he failed to win the championship, his performance has attracted the attention of the American basketball community.

This year, Cavaletti has been a better leader on the court, and the Bruins have also risen to become the biggest favorite! Cavaletti has also been praised by many media outlets, and some NBA draft prediction websites have regarded Cavaletti as the top pick in the 2019 draft.

This time, the reason why the UCLA and North Carolina game was able to attract basketball legends including Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kobe Bryant was that everyone came for Cavaletti.

And Caballetti didn't live up to expectations, leading his team to victory with an all-around performance of 22 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, which dazzled the basketball professionals on the spot.

Although the NCAA is not as fierce as the NBA, the technical and tactical level has reached or even surpassed the NBA, and Cavaletti's basketball IQ, technical and tactical understanding and physical talent have surpassed many NBA players.

It is foreseeable that once Cavaletti enters the NBA, receives more rigorous training and physical improvement, his future in the NBA will undoubtedly be more brilliant!

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A combination of factors has given the world more expectations for the Bruins' record this year, with the media and UCLA's celebrity alumni beginning to build momentum for the Bruins, and even Lakers celebrities such as Xiao Feng and Kobe Bryant have had to join in.

Although Xiao Feng, Kobe Bryant and UCLA are not directly related, UCLA is the pride of Los Angeles citizens, and the Lakers must take the initiative to get closer to UCLA if they want to have more influence in Los Angeles.

For this reason, Xiao Feng has secretly informed Kupchak that he can make room for Caballetti through a series of trades, and strive to sign with the Lakers after he enters the NBA.

If the Lakers want to maintain a consistent lead in the league, it is naturally extremely important to continue to find new blood.

Cavaletti's father immigrated to Los Angeles 25 years ago, Cavaletti was born in Los Angeles and spent his time in Los Angeles from kindergarten to college.

You know, when Kobe Bryant was traded to the Lakers, Los Angeles fans were not too interested in the son of this former NBA player with an explosive head and a rebellious personality, because at that time, everyone's eyes were on O'Neal, who had just signed a huge seven-year $120 million contract with the team as a free agent.

It also took many years for Kobe Bryant to win the support of the citizens of Los Angeles with his outstanding performance on the court, and only then did he have the supreme glory of changing his name in the subway station on the day he retired!

However, Caballetti has been on the radar of Los Angeles citizens since he was in high school, and fans regard him as the 'son of Los Angeles', more favored than Wharton Jr. back then.

And Cavalletti's performance on the court did not live up to the expectations of the fans, which also made the citizens of Los Angeles extremely eager for him to play for the Lakers.

However, the Lakers, who have won championships for several years in a row, did not have enough draft picks in the 2019 draft, which became a huge obstacle between Cavaletti and the Lakers!

Regardless, Cavaletti's performances in the NCAA this year have captured the entire United States, and everyone wants to see if he can lead the team to a championship and enter the 2019 draft as the best college player in the country.

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Xiao Feng was also blocked by media reporters before leaving Staples Arena after the game, and in the face of reporters' various questions about Caballetti, Xiao Feng could only answer cautiously under various NBA regulations.

In the NBA, the requirements for media interviews by team owners, management, staff, players, coaches, etc. are quite detailed and strict.

Even if the Lakers and Caballetti have reached a tacit understanding in private, Cavaletti will only sign with the Lakers after the draft, just like Kobe Bryant back then. However, neither Xiao Feng, Cavaletti, Kupchak nor others can reveal the slightest tone in front of the media, and can only pretend to express their appreciation for Cavaletti's outstanding performance.

As the owner of the team, Xiao Feng also has to consider the team's image and treatment in the NBA, and try to cooperate with media interviews.

Sometimes, even a free and easy billionaire like Xiao Feng needs to abide by some rules in this world, which is not sophisticated, but mature.

After the question about Caballetti, most of the reporters' questions focused on the Lakers, after all, after the All-Star weekend, the Lakers are still on a high trajectory and have a 56-11 record.

Although the Lakers will not sweep the entire league like they did in the previous two years, relying on balanced strength and all-round offensive tactics, the Lakers are still the most spectacular team in the league, attracting the attention and love of the media and fans.

Xiao Feng is quite satisfied with the performance of the team's boys, and is full of confidence in the team's road to defending the title!

In an interview with the media, he announced that once the team wins the championship, the players and coaches will be able to bring their families to participate in the luxurious sea trip of the "Ping An", a romantic trip from Los Angeles to Hawaii and a vacation trip to "Naru Island"!

After all, the Ping An has become the most luxurious private yacht in the United States, and being able to attend a party on it has already left many people with a lot to talk about afterwards, not to mention being able to spend a month of romance and luxury on it!

Since the delivery of the 'Ping An', the usage rate of the 'Xiao family' is actually not high, Xiao Feng entrusted it to a management company for management, and opened it to the world's super-rich and large enterprises, and achieved good results!

In 2018, the 'Ping An' went to sea for more than 300 days, and based on the basic rent of 600,000 US dollars per day, the net profit of the 'Ping An' in 2018 was not less than 100 million US dollars.

Far from becoming Xiao Feng's financial burden, the world's largest and most luxurious ultra-luxury yacht has become a hen laying golden eggs, which is also a surprise to the media and professionals!

You know, before that, all the private yachts of the super-rich were big money-goughers, and even many wealthy people who shrank could not afford the high maintenance costs and chose to sell. No one thought that the huge hull of the "Ping An" and the aura of Xiao Feng attracted many wealthy people and super enterprises to lease the "Ping An" to hold various activities or reward employees and customers, etc., which was a surprise for Xiao Feng!

Although the annual basic maintenance cost of the 'Ping'an' of 60 million US dollars is not a burden for Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng is still quite satisfied with the profit from the 'Ping'an'.

According to the current trend, the 'Ping'an may be able to recoup its costs in a few years, which can be regarded as a surprise!

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After the problems in basketball, the conversation turned to football, and this time it was not because Newcastle had reached the last four of the Champions League for the third year in a row, but because of another football club!

According to the information obtained by the media from the Los Angeles Galaxy Club, Xiao Feng's assistant team has agreed with the investors of the Galaxy team, and Xiao Feng will buy all the shares of the Galaxy Club at a premium of 15% from various shareholders and become the sole shareholder of the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Although the formal agreement has not yet been officially signed, everything has basically been settled, and even the Los Angeles local government and the prosecutor's office have also recognized the transaction, so in the eyes of media reporters, Xiao Feng has become the owner of the Los Angeles Galaxy Club!

"As you know, we are infinitely close to the LA Galaxy, and the official signing ceremony will be held in three days!" Xiao Feng did not hide it in the face of questions from media reporters, and said with a smile: "The LA Galaxy is one of the city cards of Los Angeles, and I hope it can continue to maintain its competitiveness and status in the major leagues in the future." At the same time, the LA Galaxy will launch a series of in-depth cooperation agreements with Newcastle United to further enhance the team's strength!"

If other super-rich people buy the LA Galaxy, the local media in Los Angeles may still have all kinds of doubts, but in the case of Xiao Feng, all the doubts have turned into expectations!

You must know that after Xiao Feng acquired Newcastle United and the Lakers, the two teams have changed dramatically and become the best teams in the world.

Neither the media nor fans expect the LA Galaxy to be the best football team in the world, but becoming the hegemon of the Major League is also a faint expectation in the hearts of many people.

After the official acquisition of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Xiao Feng's sports industry territory has expanded, and some media are speculating that Xiao Feng's next target will be the North American Hockey Professional League, Baseball League or American Football League?

After all, with Xiao Feng's current wealth and his fanaticism for the sports industry, anything is possible!

Some media have begun to analyze the composition of Xiao Feng's sports empire in detail, among which the NBA overlord Lakers, the division of European football kings Newcastle United and the American major league powerhouse Los Angeles Galaxy are the main components;

Prior to this, Xiao Feng's first identity in the minds of the media and the public, in addition to the titles of basketball superstar, national idol and philanthropist, was 'agricultural tycoon'.

After all, most of Xiao Feng's net worth is obtained from the field of 'organic farming', and he and his 'Jinghu Group' have a pivotal position in the global high-end organic agriculture market.

But, unconsciously, Xiao Feng quietly owns a number of professional clubs, and the total value of these assets has exceeded $5 billion, and they are still growing at a rapid rate.

From this point of view, Xiao Feng's identity as a 'sports tycoon' is beyond doubt, and he has even surpassed Stan Kroenke to become a hot big man in the sports world in the United States and even the world! )