034: Ability stacked
Jeff. Austin, after returning home, Link searched the Internet for information about this guy. Sure enough, this Austin is really the super manager in Link's impression!
In the inventory of the top ten managers or the top five managers in the NBA, Jeff. Austin will always be introduced first by people. That is to say, whether it is a list of the top ten managers or the top five managers, people always like to put him last.
Although it is always "last place", there is a phenomenon that no matter which reporter takes stock of the top managers in the NBA, it is impossible to bypass Jeff. Austin's name. This shows his charm and popularity in basketball circles.
Jeff. Austin has a lot of players at his disposal, and there are countless star players. Every year, Austin earns millions of dollars in commissions alone, a figure that even exceeds some NBA players.
What are the "gods" under Austin? The well-known Stephen. Curry, that's Jeff. Austin's customers. If it weren't for Austin, Curry might have been sent to the Grizzlies or New York in the draft. However, with both teams, Curry may not be able to achieve what he will achieve in the future.
In addition to Curry, LaMarcus . Aldridge and Blake. Griffin, two of the league's top forwards, is also Jeff. Austin's players.
Of course, Jeff. The biggest difference between Austin and other managers is that he likes to work with international players, and he is perhaps the most thorough manager in implementing the NBA's globalization strategy.
Spanish Tower Mark. Gasol, "British Jordan" Lore. Deng and other international players have chosen to trust Jeff. Austin. Of course, Link also knew that in the future, the "Greek monster" Janis . Antetokounmpo will also be because of Jeff. Austin and into the NBA's field of vision.
Strictly speaking, Link is not an international player, but he does have some international player peculiarities. And no wonder, Jeff. Austin would have been so active in reaching out to himself.
In fact, as a traverser, Link naturally knows which managers are famous and which are not. But when I chose Carl. Jones, it was really a helpless move. After all, no famous manager looked up to him at the time.
In Link's fantasies, Carl. Jones will help Link establish himself in the NBA, while Link will make Carl Brown. Jones rose from obscurity to global fame. It's like back then, Richie. Paul met LeBron at the airport. James, so the story of the two breaking into the NBA begins.
But reality slapped Link hard, his fantasies were too childish and beautiful.
But now it's different, a real and well-known manager has come to the door. As a super manager with an annual income of millions, Jeff. Austin couldn't afford to see the benefits of Link's 10-day contract, and he wouldn't let Link go to those low-end business activities.
The only interest he can see is the huge Chinese market behind Link. But want to activate this market completely, Jeff. Austin has to get Link to get a foothold in the NBA.
With Carl. Jones's lesson, Link now thinks about it in a much more detailed way than before. But even after analyzing Jeff. With so many benefits to Austin, Link didn't have a hot head to make a decision.
The world of professional basketball is extremely sinister, and no one will throw an olive branch at themselves for no reason. Want to survive in the brutal world of basketball? Let's be more cautious.
And there is one more important thing in Link's eyes now than the signing manager - the little white bar he has always wanted to fill is close to saturation.
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Effort, that's always been Link's label. So, when Conor walked into the gym early in the morning and saw Link already training, he wasn't surprised.
But what Conor didn't know was that it wasn't just the NBA that spurred Link to work so hard.
Link looked at the progress bar, which would basically fill up as soon as he finished today's workout. 09-10 season Grant. Ciel's abilities are about to be injected into Link's body.
As Grant. A die-hard fan of Hill, Link actually knows that there is not much difference between Hill in the 09-10 season and Hill in the 10-11 season. Hill was at the end of his career in both periods, and at most in the '09-10 season, Hill was tougher on the side.
After all, the 09-10 season of Grant. Hill made the playoffs.
Although not much has changed, Link is still eager to upgrade sooner. Because only Hill, who was promoted to the 09-10 season, could it be possible to go one step further and get the 08-09 season Grant. Hill's abilities.
And the 08-09 season of Grant. What's special about Hill?
That year, Hill played 82 regular season games for the first time in his career, and it was arguably Hill's healthiest year since a major injury. That year, Hill shot a whopping 52.3 percent from the field, the highest of any guard and small forward in the league.
Hill's shooting consistency that year was terrifying, and most importantly, Hill's athleticism hadn't fully degraded at that time.
Flying big hats, separating people from violent buckles, changing direction and breaking through ...... Hill can do anything.
If Link has another chance to enter the NBA, he certainly doesn't want to come back after a ten-day job like he did last time. His intention was to stay in that superleague and sign a guaranteed contract. And if you can have the 08-09 season Grant. With Hill's shooting consistency and further athleticism, Link believes it won't be difficult to get a foothold in the NBA.
After all, that year's Grant. Hill is also being coaxed by many teams such as the Lakers in the free agent market. It's just that Hill finally chose to stay in Phoenix. Link doesn't expect to be robbed, as long as he stays in the team.
As soon as he thought of this, Link became more and more energetic. Moreover, faster upgrades can also help Link know one thing more quickly - is his ability a stack, or a simple change?
If he practices one-handed shooting now, will he be able to save his shooting ability when he has the ability of young Hill?
Watching the little white strip gradually filled, Link seemed to be getting closer and closer to the answer.
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"Link, I'll go first, you go home early today, be careful on the road."
Joan. Brockman waved at Link, then closed the door to the gym. At this point, Link was the only one left in the BLU team's training hall.
Since Upshaw's death, Link and Brockman have been on the loose. The two have also changed from competitors to good partners who complement each other.
Link can help Brockman eat bread on the court, and Brockman can reassure Link behind him.
In the last game against the Vipers, in addition to Link's 52 points, Brockman's 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks were actually very dazzling. Of those, two of his three blocks came for Link to make up for his defense. They built up chemistry so quickly that even Connor found it incredible.
Today, Brockman also practiced with Link into the evening. But by seven o'clock in the evening, Brockman couldn't stay up. So now, Link is the only one left in the training hall.
After waving goodbye to Brockman, Link looked at his phone and wanted to give Jeff. Austin made a phone call. But on second thought, he had to take the initiative in this matter, and he couldn't show that he needed Austin very urgently.
So, Link put down his phone, picked up the basketball, and continued to practice.
As the minutes passed, the small white strip in front of Link's eyes gradually filled. Half an hour later, Link finally filled the last gap in the progress bar.
The moment the progress bar was filled, Link only felt as if a warm current was pouring into his body. The process lasted only a few seconds, but it was intense.
After the warm current merged with Link's blood and calmed down, a small line of text appeared in Link's eyes.
"09-10 season Grant. Ciel's abilities stack. ”
After a simple text, another empty progress bar appeared. The note on the progress bar is also simple, "08-09 Season Grant. Hill abilities. ”
Link sighed, the system he had gotten was too rudimentary, completely different from what he had seen in the novel before.
Later, Link picked up the basketball and threw it a few more times, but it didn't feel any different. The only difference is that he feels lighter. After all, he is "younger" a year later.
Link scratched his head, then pondered the text that had just appeared in front of his eyes.
09-10 season Grant. Ciel's abilities stack.
"Wait!?" Link's eyes widened suddenly, then he looked at his hands.
Ability stacked, stacked, stacked....... Superimposing!