In San Jose, California, a middle-aged man is at his desk looking at a web page, and the huge screen is a feature of the times.

"Smack." A newspaper was photographed in front of him.

"Whitman, what are you doing?" The middle-aged man was startled and helped his eyes.

"Pierre! You have to check this out! ”

"What is this? "This Pair of Gloves Don't Fit Your Hands"? ”

"Look closely!"

Lakers rising star, Kobe Bryant from Raulmayne High School, scored 35 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and 3 turnovers in the Lakers' game against the SuperSonics yesterday, leading the team to a 117-102 victory.

The brilliant and talented defender responded forcefully to Gary Payton's provocation and led the team to remain at the top of the league. And Payton lost second place in the West to the Houston Rockets with a poor performance.

Payton's pre-game rhetoric seemed to have become a joke, and he was the one who was kept clean sheets, and was eaten by 18-year-old talented rookie Kobe Bryant.

Kobe Bryant has attracted a lot of popularity with a series of wonderful performances, you must know that this is the first year of his career, and he still has endless room to grow.

It's all worth looking forward to a league where future stars are rising.

Background photo: Kobe Bryant dangles to Payton, jumps from mid-range shot, and Payton falls to the ground on his back.

"Wow, looks like this kid is pretty good."

"That's right! He's the potential star I told you about, and he's going to be our eBay cash cow! ”

"I agree 100% with him endorsing our company, but is it too risky to create a sports brand for him?"

"Pierre! If he joins, I agree with you to become the CEO of eBay, provided that he joins. Without Kobe, I'd be back at Bain & Company! ”

"John, please! You are the key to eBay's success! ”

"Then agree, the magician will also take a stake, and the three of us will operate a new sports brand, and this brand will surpass NIKE and AD! You'll see a sight as spectacular as Jordan's shoes, and all the street kids will be proud to wear Kobe's shoes! ”

"I believe in you, John." Pierre Omidia is willing to give it a go with his partner, eBay has quickly become popular in just over a year since its founding, but they need a stronger influence!

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"Boss, sorry to bother you at this time!"

"Rob, it's okay. Can I help you? "Kobe Bryant has just arrived in Utah, and the Lakers, who have just won against the SuperSonics, have no time to rest before they will play away from home against the Utah Jazz on another day.

"eBay agreed to all of our endorsement requests and basically confirmed the partnership!"

"WOW, that's great!" Kobe Bryant was a little excited, and the sneaker endorsement contract he proposed had very exaggerated conditions.

First of all, the contract is 10 years, and the other party needs to create an independent sports brand, an independent company. The contract amount is 3 million per annum and 10% non-dilutable equity. At the same time, he will participate in the design and manufacture of sneakers, and has a say in the pricing of sneakers.

At present, when a large number of star sneaker contracts are only hundreds of thousands per year, Kobe's request is simply unthinkable. It took him a year to prove worthy of the contract, but eBay's involvement caught him by surprise.

"Magicians will participate in the stake as a third-party shareholder. We will continue to work out the details. ”

"I can't wait to go on the pitch in my own boots." This is a heartfelt sigh, the sneaker function of the current era is really backward.

At present, the sneakers in the world, whether in terms of grip, protection, and aesthetics, are far from the level that Kobe Bryant wants. This gave Kobe Bryant a lot of headaches, you must know that for guards, a large number of changes of direction and emergency stops, if there is no good protection, the damage to the ankles and knees is very large.

However, from the finalization of the contract to the design of the designer and Kobe Bryant, it will take a lot of time for the final product to be officially produced, and Kobe Bryant still has to play in different brands of sneakers.

At the moment, he Kobe Bryant likes to wear AJ11 CONCORD colorway.

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"Mr. West, I need to tell you that the current Dallas Mavericks have announced that they are in a bad position, and all the players are on the shelf, and you can contact me if you need to."

A phone call woke up West, who was taking a nap in the office.

Mavericks rebuilt? Unexpected, yet reasonable.

The Dallas Mavericks had Jim Jackson, a heavy guard with the fourth overall pick in '92. The 1.98-meter-tall, 100-kilogram shooting guard averaged 25.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game in his third year of career. Unfortunately, an injury ruined him, and now last season, he still performed well on both offensive and defensive ends, scoring 19.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists.

They also have Jamal Mashburn, the fourth overall pick in '93. Marshburn has all the ingredients of a successful striker. The rookie can get 19.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists, and he can get an average of 24+5 per game in the second and third seasons, which is now the best among small forwards in the league.

In '95, they took out Jason Kidd of the University of California with the second pick, and the rookie was 1.93 meters tall, 93 kilograms, and the perfect point guard body. At the same time, he has a very good overall view and ball handling ability, and shares the Rookie of the Year award with Grant Hill.

You must know that Hill is the future face of the Alliance, and Kidd's awesomeness can be seen from this. In his second season, Kidd contributed 16.6 points, 9.7 assists and 6.8 rebounds.

The Mavericks have three of the most talented rookie players at the top, but they haven't led the team to a great record. The end of the regular season every year, this season is a 4-11 crash start, and Mavericks owner Donald Carter finally stopped expecting the "triple Js", he chose to push to the rebuild.

This year is a recognized draft year, and Victor Forest University's Tim Duncan is set to be the top pick. Others such as Keith Van Horne, Chauncey Billups, Ramal Odom and Ron Mercer are also players with star potential.

Donald Carter knows very well that without a team core, the team must be a mess, and he wants to find a real team core.

The "Triple J Combo" was also put on the shelves. They will weigh the best chips to trade them.

Young players for the Lakers are their ideal target if they can trade Kobe. They are willing to trade the "three J's" to the Lakers, and other players such as Fisher, Ben Wallace, and Van Exel also have very high trade values.

Jerry West hung up the phone and had to admit that the players on the Mavericks shelf were very attractive. But it's hard for the team to get it without paying a certain price.

The team's current chemistry is obvious to all, his expectations for the team are very high, and the ceiling of this team is very much worth looking forward to.

At least for now, no team in the West can win against the Lakers. So is there a need for change? West groaned.