Chapter 36 [Resolute and resolute, team selection suggestions]
"Brother, you decided too quickly, didn't you?!" Jason Richardson couldn't help but say loudly: "This is choosing an agent, not buying something in the supermarket." ”
Guo Xu smiled: "No, I already have a lot of plans for my NBA career, and I just want a spokesperson who supports my decision, instead of finding a big-name agent to dictate to me and listen to his arrangement." I think Harpy is a good fit, he has a vision, my overall stats are so poor, he saw that I could play in the NBA, and he was the first to find him. ”
"But......" Richardson tried to persuade him, but the fat man interrupted him.
"Guo, I will definitely protect your interests with my heart and act in the direction you expect." Harpy Waters shook with laughter, and couldn't believe that the talks had gone so well.
The college players he used to look for said they needed time to think about it, and then they didn't think about him. Guo Xu doesn't seem to be joking, he is the kind of person with a bold personality and resoluteness.
Decisiveness is a kind of character and a kind of temperament. People with this personality can easily be admired, envied, and become dependent on them. Because decisive people can often make the right choice quickly at critical moments.
Harpy is very confident in his ability, but he lacks opportunities, and Guo Xu's trust makes him feel very happy.
Richardson kicked Guo Xu under the table, and he didn't think this fat man was reliable. Guo Xu smiled at him, meaning "I know it in my heart."
"We'll leave our contact information and sign the contract after the finals, you can guarantee what you said before, right?" Guo Xu asked.
Harpy hurriedly patted his chest and promised: "Of course, 2% of the adult salary, 12% of the commercial endorsement, it will not increase in the future, you will always be my first customer in the NBA, and I only make suggestions, and the decision is in your hands." ”
"So nice to work with."
The two shook hands vigorously, and they both felt that they had made a lot of money.
Harpy is a fan and understands basketball, he watched yesterday's game and firmly believes that Guo Xu will definitely be able to play in the NBA and has a very promising future, but he didn't have a chance to perform in the Spartans team before and lacked fame.
Guo Xu is a prophet, and there are no more than five basketball agents who can remember his name in his previous life, including the fat man in front of him. His name "Happy" is so easy to remember, that's what Iron Man's driver called.
Harpy has been one of the top 10 paid agents in the NBA for many seasons in the future, with a total salary of more than 100 million player clients, but the number of All-Star players under his command is the smallest among the top agents. Helping players who aren't All-Stars sign long-term contracts with high salaries actually shows the ability of an agent.
In his previous life, Harpy helped many players who were not paying for their lives, and he was on the sports news for this, and he was a famous fool in the agent circle.
Harpy helped the "little bully" Stoudamire to join the Knicks with the highest salary, which was a super bad contract, which ruined the Knicks, and Xiao Si only played for one season, and became a representative of high salary and low energy, and frequently fell into injuries, including a PK fire extinguisher injury after the game......
He just signed a big contract for Monta Ellis and the Warriors, and Ellis seriously injured GG while riding an electric car in the offseason, and angry Warriors management wanted to cancel the contract. Later, Ellis, who was only suitable for playing sixth man, became the boss of the Warriors and led the team to regular season fishing every year.
There is also the drunkard Tylawon, who was scrapped just after signing a big contract, and later went to China to develop, and is still a defensive black hole in the CBA.
In short, Guo Xu is very optimistic about Harpy's ability, and he often asks the general manager of a team to ignore the weaknesses and injury risks of the players as if he has been demoted, and offers long-term contracts with high salaries, and even builds a team with it as the core.
Guo Xu promised to sign the contract, and the relationship between the two suddenly became much closer. Richardson was still not at ease, and deliberately "came up with a question" to test Harpy, wanting to see what he was capable of.
Richardson asked, "If I were to enter the draft this year, what would be the best team for me?" ”
Harpy did his homework before he came, and immediately replied: "Orlando Magic, they lack a swing forward, no super scorer, if you join, you will definitely be focused on training with physical fitness, as long as you have enough shooting power, and the coach arranges tactics, it is easy to become a star in the future." ”
Richardson didn't believe it, but thought the Magic jersey was pretty good.
Guo Xu thinks that Harpy's idea is good, going to the Magic is not the right answer, but it is good at the moment, because the Magic have not traded with the Pistons in exchange for the famous Jordan successor Grant Hill, and they have not poached Tracy McGrady.
In Guo Xu's previous life, the Magic team had great ambitions, and they also wanted to poach Spurs interior Tim Duncan in the summer of 2000 to form a big three and hit the championship.
It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, Duncan rejected the magic and stayed behind the Spurs; After Hill joined, he became synonymous with "glass man", and he was reimbursed year after year, and his strength dropped sharply; Only Maddy unexpectedly got a privilege after joining and quickly became an All-Star and one of the four quarterbacks.
If Richardson had the ball in the Magic, he didn't dare to say that the record would not be bad.
Richardson asked again: "What about him, which NBA team do you think he would be suitable for?" Where would you arrange for him to try out before the draft? ”
Harpy looked at Guo Xu and asked with his eyes, because Guo Xu said just now that he had a plan.
"Tell me what you think, maybe we coincide?" Guo Xu cut the steak and said with a smile.
Harpy said: "I think there are two teams that are right for you, the Lakers and the Spurs. ”
"Why?" Guo Xu nodded. He is a reborn and knows how strong these two teams are, both of which have won three championships in recent years, with only the Pistons winning the championship in 2004.
"The two teams are very strong, with superstars, title contenders and a great coaching staff. There are great benefits to playing under a famous coach in the early stage of the rookie. And both teams don't have good point guards, so you have to have a chance to perform. Especially the Spurs, the starter is the veteran Avery Johnson, you can be his successor, maybe a season later can be the starter. ”
Johnson, nicknamed "Little General", is only 178cm tall, but his total assists rank first in Spurs history. He has achieved great success with the Spurs, and his outstanding leadership and can-do style have made him the boss of the locker room, and his prestige even surpassed that of David Robinson, the team's number one star.
Guo Xu swallowed a piece of meat and smiled: "That's right, what about the Lakers?" ”
Harpy thought for a while and said earnestly: "The advantage of the Lakers is not only the lineup factor, but also the geographical location, Los Angeles has a high exposure, so I use it as an alternative." But they have experienced veteran Ron Harper at the No. 1 position, who signed a five-year long-term contract with Derrick Fisher last season, which only expired in 2004, and with Tyrone Lue, you have to compete with the trio for playing time. ”
Richardson glanced at Harpy a few times, and felt that this fat man had some skills, and the situation of each team was not something that ordinary people could do, and even senior fans could not do it.
Guo Xu smiled and said: "Your suggestion is good, I will fight for MOP first tomorrow, and we will talk about the specific holidays." ”
"Okay." Harpy nodded, knowing that it would be better for him to follow the other person's words.
After eating and saying goodbye to Harpy, the two went back to the hotel, and Richardson said: "I still think that you choose an agent too casually, this person is not famous." ”
"But he has the ability, I believe he will become a top agent in the future, I see people very accurately, I have been elbowed into a genius."
"He who says this is not like a genius......