Chapter 140: The Arrival of 1997

"System, use the ability to view the function."

"Kobe Bryant, basketball player, position match PG100%, SG100%, SF100%, PF85%, C75%."

"Physical Fitness A, Layup Skill S, Dunk Skill S, Mid-Shot Skill S+, Three-point Skill A+, Ball Control Skill S-, Organizational Skill A, Defensive Skill S."

"Current physical condition, average, low risk of injury."

"Current time: January 1, 1997, main quest life achievement S+ (current achievement B-)"

"Achievements are upgraded, and reward packages are waiting to be claimed."

"Side 1: Rookie of the Year Award"

"Branch 2: Divider Shaq O'Neill"

"Branch 3: Buying a Courtyard House in Beijing"

The physicality and three-point improvement are obvious to Kobe Bryant in the game, and the A-level physicality means that he will not suffer too much against the vast majority of the league's backcourt players and even forwards.

The improvement in physical fitness is very fast, and the speed, endurance, and bouncing are already only slightly inferior to the peak of the previous life. It's just that the strength is still two grades behind, and the improvement of strength still needs time to accumulate, not surprisingly, Kobe's physical fitness will not improve in a short period of time, and the next step is to boil the water, and the strength of athletes will generally reach the peak at the age of 25. But Kobe Bryant's training method in this life is more scientific and systematic, Kobe estimates that the strength can reach the height of the previous life in about 2 years, and then there may be a few years and maybe there is a chance to go to the next level!

Life achievements have also entered B- from C+ to B-, which is really not easy, and Kobe Bryant feels that this thing is only the most difficult to improve. You must know that in the past six months, Kobe Bryant has experienced the American professional basketball draft, defeating Houston and the Bulls. If it weren't for this 55 points, I don't know what year and month it would be able to upgrade. When is the next ascension? Winning the championship? How difficult it should be to get the S+ achievement, Kobe Bryant is having a headache.

Hard honors are needed, perhaps?

The side quest has also been put on hold for a long time, and Kobe Bryant has not found a chance to block O'Neal in recent games. However, after eBay's $3 million is received, you can consider investing in real estate. It's just that you have to invest in Los Angeles first, otherwise you won't have much money after deducting nearly half of the excess taxes.

Compared with the worth of hundreds of millions of dollars in the previous life, the current Kobe Bryant is simply a poor egg.

"Pick up the pack."

"Host opens the pack."

"Get a bottle of recovery potion."

"Recovery potion: allows athletes to recover from all injuries in the shortest possible time."

Great stuff! Kobe Bryant was pleasantly surprised, the system still has this kind of good thing, you must know that injuries are the biggest opponents of athletes, and how many talented superstars are ruined by injuries. If it weren't for that Achilles tendon rupture, Kobe Bryant might still be at the peak for several years!

Worth 10,000 gold! Even if this potion is given to Kobe Bryant, he is not willing to change it!

Looks like we'll have to hurry up and do side quests! Hurry up and improve your life achievements.

"Boss, why did you get a drink?" Fisher put on his headphones and jumped into the locker room to see Bryant obsessed with the bottle of drink in his hand.

"It's okay, little fish, let's go training."

"Ah??? Team training has just ended!! ”

"Extra 3 hours."

"It's not... That's fine. Fisher wanted to cry in front of Kobe Bryant, and he secretly packed his things and slipped away.

...

In 1996, a lot of stories happened, Jordan led the Bulls to a record of 72 wins, and almost all of the Bulls won awards such as scoring title, MVP, FMVP, best defensive player, and best coach. Won his fourth championship.

Jordan signed an annual salary of $30.14 million, and the team exceeded the salary cap, the only time in NBA history that a player's annual salary was higher than the salary cap.

O'Neal traveled west to Los Angeles and played the best performance of his career with No. 13 rookie Kobe Bryant. Won the league's Player of the Month award for December.

Barkley huddles with Houston, and Big Dream, Glider form a new generation of Big Three.

Mourning agreed to a seven-year, $105 million contract with the Heat, and later Juwan Howard also signed a seven-year, $105 million contract with the Washington Bullets.

Uncle Mu, Payton, Big Dream, Houston, Miller, Rodman, Stockton and many other stars have tested the free market, some have renewed their contracts, and some have found new owners.

The 96 Golden Generation entered the league's sights, and Kobe Bryant and Iverson who bore the brunt of the battle scored 55 and 49 points. In this starry era, it has carved its own mark.

All kinds of big events are staged frequently, and all kinds of legends will be immortalized.

Kobe Bryant is gradually becoming the protagonist of this turbulent era, maybe he was only an important supporting role in the league in '96, but what about '97?

...

The spotlight flickered, and on January 1, Kobe Bryant officially announced the establishment of Mamba Sports at a press conference.

If it had been a few days earlier, it might not have caused a sensation.

But now? The youngest Mr. 55 points, the only one in 30 years, is destined to become a superstar of the talented outside guard.

His every move will attract a lot of attention from the Vanity Fair of Los Angeles, not to mention the establishment of a sneaker brand.

Reporters have long guns and short guns, and this battle is not lost to any industry superstar at all.

"Mr. Bryant, this is your first public appearance since scoring 55 points, how do you feel about scoring 55 points?"

"Iverson is a very respectable opponent and I've improved my performance against him. Thanks to coach Harris for his support and thanks to my teammates for feeding the ball, without them I wouldn't have been able to score 55 points. ”

"Today is the launch of Mamba Sports under your name, what do you want to say about this brand."

"We're going to disrupt the entire sporting goods industry! I will make basketball shoes affordable for every child, and I will make basketball shoes a trend of the times! ”

Kobe Bryant's words made the reporters in the audience excited, and there was a selling point!

In this day and age, sneakers are just for the rich. Few slum kids can afford hundreds of dollars in sneakers.

Kobe's words may offend a group of people! A large number of sneaker manufacturers and players will not be happy!

As long as you're a good person, we're all capitalist vampires!

Offence? Kobe Bryant has acted all his life, when was he afraid of offending people?

Kobe Bryant said that this was decided after careful consideration and discussion with Meg Whitman, and the profit of sneaker products is very large, and Mamba Sports will have three product lines in the future. Imitate a series of operations of later Nike.

The first is a professional sneaker for sports people, where functionality and safety must be guaranteed. The price is the same as most products on the market.

The second will be trendy sneakers for trendy people, injecting basketball culture and absorbing the design concept of some good-looking shoes from later generations, limited and increasing the price.

The third is cheap sneakers, and they will find another player to endorse. Be sure to be a down-to-earth player! Prices and profits are pressed down! Sales are on the rise! The greater role is to open up the market and shape word of mouth.

The three product lines do not interfere with each other, the marketing is completely different, and we must occupy the market of each sales group!

China, in particular, has a huge market there.