Chapter Forty-Six: Byron Scott
Tomorrow is 515, the anniversary of the starting point, and the day with the most benefits. In addition to the gift bag and school bag, this time's "515 Red Envelope Flip" must be seen, how can there be a reason not to grab the red envelope, set the alarm clock high~
Before he started playing for the team, he could earn tens of millions of dollars, and before Yifeng, there was only LeBron James.
James, as the pride of the sky, is highly anticipated by the United States, and after graduating from high school, he won a huge seven-year $93 million sneaker contract from Nike. This is the highest rookie shoe contract in NBA history.
James later grew up to be the first player in the league, proving Nike's insight. After James, Nike also sent superstar Kevin Durant the second-highest rookie shoe contract in NBA history - a seven-year, $60 million super contract, Durant's four-time scoring title, one-time regular season MVP and five-time NBA All-Star success, also proved Nike's insight.
However, Nike, which has such a keen eye, why didn't he sign Yifeng?
The popular team did receive offers from sporting goods giants such as Nike and Adi, but the contracts they gave lacked some sincerity and are still being negotiated.
The commercial value of Yifeng is indeed very large, so it attracts so many merchants. But as a sporting goods company, whether it is Nike or Adi, they are looking for endorsement stars, mainly to see the performance of the stars on the court, although the commercial value is also important, but it can only be secondary.
Yi Feng became the champion, which was controversial, and even now, three months later, there are still people crying out for Downs. is the person who really deserves the title of "champion show".
Lakers fans in Los Angeles are very hostile to Yi Feng.
Originally, after the Timberwolves selected him with the first pick in the first round, as a die-hard fan of the Lakers, they were secretly happy at this time. Because they could use the second-round pick in the first round to take the super-talented Towns as a cornerstone of the team's rebuild.
But unexpectedly, within a few minutes, this beautiful dream was shattered. The Lakers actually traded the second pick in the first round to the Timberwolves, and also posted $5 million upside down in exchange for Yi Feng, a rookie who looks like an entertainment star!
As before, fans unconsciously looked at Yi Feng and felt that he could not take on the heavy responsibility of the Zhongxing Lakers. Among the doubts about Yi Feng in the United States, the doubts from Los Angeles fans are the largest.
Although there are two teams in Los Angeles, although the Clippers have surpassed the Lakers, an NBA giant, in strength after having Chris Paul in recent years, the Clippers still have no way to surpass the Lakers in terms of local support in Los Angeles.
Whether it's a long-term relationship or a deep rooted in the hearts of the people, the Lakers have already occupied the most eye-catching position in the hearts of Los Angeles fans.
Because the love is deep, so the responsibility is keen.
Fans love the Lakers so much, and yet the Lakers reciprocate them like this. I actually don't want to let Tang Si go, but I have to trade Yi Feng over with money!
As the general manager, Mitch Kupchak was sprayed very badly, and similarly, Jim Bass, who took over his father's gift, was also criticized as a loser. Even Kobe, who has become a symbol of the Lakers, has attracted a lot of resentment because he played an extremely important role in this deal.
For Kobe, as many people love him, as many people hate him. Although Los Angeles is the home base of Kobe Bryant's fans, there are also some fans who don't like him. Even if these people are Lakers fans.
Now I don't like it even more. Because Kobe Bryant did his best to bring Yi Feng to the Lakers, Kobe Bryant believes that Yi Feng can revive the Lakers because he trusts his own judgment. But many fans in Los Angeles don't really understand what Yi Feng is like, and they have considerable doubts about Yi Feng's ability to thrive the Lakers. Therefore, Yi Feng was traded to the Lakers, but he was harming the Lakers from completing the rebuild as soon as possible, and Kobe Bryant became the culprit.
If it weren't for Kobe's hard work in the past two decades, he would have been sprayed worse than Mitch Kupchak.
Of course, the worst thing to be sprayed is Yi Feng.
And the reason why Yi Feng was sprayed so badly, and he became the champion can attract so much doubt, is because his own strength is not enough, or the fans think that his strength is not enough. He is not eligible to be the champion.
Such a mature big company like Nike and Adi naturally won't ignore the voices from the lowest fans, so they didn't give Yi Feng much of a contract.
The popular team thinks that Yifeng is not respected as it should be, and naturally will not agree to such a contract. Besides, many merchants send money to Yi Feng, and Yi Feng doesn't care about the sneaker contract.
"What's the matter, is the contract all negotiated?"
Clarkson saw Yi Feng's face with joy, and remembered the information that Yi Feng had revealed to him before.
Yi Feng smiled, "Yes, several contracts have been negotiated, and another of the contracts is for a car company in South Korea, haven't you always wanted to have a car of your own?" After I sign this contract, I'll give you a car! ”
"I want it too, I want it too!" Randall hula ran over, "Yi, you are too unkind, you actually carried me to send Jordan a car!" ”
Yi Feng shrugged, "You have a car yourself, but Jordan doesn't." ”
Randle was last year's No. 7 pick, while Clarkson was a second-round pick, and the two are worth a lot of money. Randall has already bought a car and a house, while Clarkson can only rent a car and rent a house......
Randall grinned, showing his big white teeth, "Don't worry, my garage is empty, and I can definitely fit a small Korean car!" ”
Yi Feng had an idea, tomorrow is the day of the team's gathering, and he is worried that he can't find a suitable gift for everyone, and now Kia is just sending it to the door!
When the time comes, the team will send a car for each person, and Dorafeng!
Although he seems very cold and arrogant in front of strangers, Yi Feng is well versed in interpersonal communication. It is not surprising that many people have ceremonies, and this truth is an unbreakable truth everywhere it goes, even in the United States.
And as the spokesperson of Kia Motors, there is nothing wrong with letting Kia give him a few cars, right?
Yi Feng made up his mind, "Okay, okay, I'll give you one too!" Okay, right? ”
"Hey," Randall smugly, "I knew you were a very generous man!" Not only is the ball skill not to say, but even being a person is also a good one! ”
In the past three months, in addition to practicing, Yi Feng has also sent some small gifts to Randle and Clarkson from time to time, not only to get a harmonious relationship with the two, but also to unconsciously buy people's hearts, and the two have subtly agreed that Yi Feng is the team's No. 2 person besides Kobe.
Nominally, Kobe Bryant is of course the boss of the team, but in terms of strength, in the eyes of these two, Kobe Bryant has gradually been unable to suppress Yi Feng. Because they can often see Kobe Bryant and Yi Feng heads-up, Yi Feng occupies more and more winning sides, and he is becoming more and more active in heads-up.
But even so, whether it is Clarkson or Randle, or even Yi Feng himself, he still has great respect for Kobe. Not only for the glory he has achieved, but also for his spirit and strength.
In the afternoon, Yi Feng did not come to the Toyota Center for training again, but met with the representatives of the five companies and signed the contract under the arrangement of the world.
In this way, Yi Feng has officially stepped into the ranks of multimillionaires!
However, the money was just lying quietly in his bank card, and he didn't even think about how to spend it. He's all about proving himself in the upcoming competition!
At 9 a.m. on October 2, it was the Lakers' training time.
At 8 a.m., head coach Byron Scott was already at the Toyota Center.
Scott signed a four-year contract with the Lakers last year, but in his first year in charge of the Lakers, he handed over a 21-61 record and finished fourth from the bottom of the league.
When he was a player, he played for the Lakers for 10 years, and his playing career was only 14 years. As one of the core members of the Lakers' "Showtime" era, Scott won the NBA championship in 1985, 1987 and 1988, respectively, and can be said to be a meritorious player of the Lakers.
After transitioning to coaching, Scott served as head coach with the Nets, Hornets and Cavaliers. But compared to his successful career as a player, his coaching career was anything but a success.
Especially during the Cavaliers' tenure, the 64-166 record and only 27.8% win rate made Scott the coach with the lowest winning percentage in the history of the Cavaliers. This made many people in the outside world think that he did not have much coaching ability.
Although not top-notch, Scott thinks his coaching skills are still good. The main reason for the Cavaliers' poor record is not that he coaches poorly, but that the players are too poor to lead.
However, what made him smile bitterly was that the Lakers took a fancy to his ability to "have a limited level of coaching" and signed him to let him mess up.
So, under his coaching, the Lakers won the highest pick since 1982, the second pick in the first round!
He proved to be very successful.
When he signed a contract, Scott knew that the Lakers' rebuilding would not be smooth. Kobe Bryant is old and his strength is declining, but he still enjoys a lot of shots, which hinders the growth of young players to a large extent.
So there is gradually a voice in the Lakers management, that is, to force Kobe Bryant to retire.
The reason why Kobe Bryant made such a crazy move before the draft was that on the one hand, he was really optimistic about Yi Feng, and on the other hand, he was also forced by such pressure.
Scott wisely did not get involved in the undercurrent of the Lakers, and honestly put it on the spurt. But I didn't expect Julius Randle, who was selected by the Lakers with the seventh pick in the first round last year, to be reimbursed for the season!
As a result, the first step of reconstruction was a big fall!
But the joy of suffering is that Scott found that the Lakers still have potential to dig up Jordan Clarkson, a young man who was picked up with the 16th pick in the second round! In the end, Clarkson also made the All-Rookie Team for a while.
During the summer offseason, Scott was also pleased to hear that Clarkson had been training non-stop. But what surprised him even more was that in addition to Randle and the new champion Yi Feng who were training at the same time, there was Kobe Bryant!
Although Kobe Bryant doesn't come every day, he does come quite a few times. Even in order to maintain his competitive state, Kobe Bryant seems to be working hard.
Scott thinks that Kobe Bryant may have a big game in the new season.
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