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At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Andy Miller met his guest in his office, a guy who had just lost his job in the NBA, Jeff Tripnier. Miller looked at the other party's English spelling "Jeff-Trepagnier" and thought for a while before remembering the pinyin of his last name, and then stood up and shook hands with the other party and asked him to sit down.

Tripnier, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard with Latino-descent ancestry, is a little-known basketball player in the United States, and perhaps he was once a superstar at Compton High School in California, and a leading scorer in the NCAA, but in the NBA, he is nothing.

Miller didn't plan to pour him a cup of coffee or anything, because Miller knew that since this person had come to his office, he had taken the initiative to come to him to sign a contract, and for those guys who came to his door to ask for help, Miller thought that they should feel the atmosphere of asking for help. However, Miller was the first to speak, saying: "Let's talk about the contract, you didn't have an agent after you were traded to the Nuggets last year, right? When was the contract with the previous broker signed? Are there any special terms or restrictions? ”

As an agent, Miller is most concerned about matters related to contracts, he knows that he will not make much money in this business, he is just entrusted by others, and adheres to the principle that no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. There was a basketball camp in New York today, and Tripnier personally visited and wanted to have a good agent like Andy Miller to get a good contract for himself.

"Yes, I had a falling out with Aaron Mintz and he got me a really bad contract, I only got a one-year contract. Then the Cavaliers cut me, but I didn't want to play in the NBDL, I still wanted to stay in the NBA and play in the major leagues. But I don't know what to do, I need some sound advice and help...... "Tripnir knows where he is now, a good player doesn't use the agent's office. The agent himself will go to him. And a player like him who has lost his job from the NBA and wants to return to the NBA will have to rely on some connections or luck to seek the help of a good agent, and if he can get a contract of about three years, he will not have to worry about making ends meet for at least ten years.

The NBA has a glamorous stage, where superstars belong to them, they never need to worry about money, they need to fight for honor, fight for status, fight for victory. And at the bottom of the alliance. There are many players who just want to get a contract based on their own ability, after all, even the basic salary in the NBA is hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, and it is the annual salary of executives in society.

Miller looked at the eager-eyed Tripnir in front of him and pulled out a copy of the documents he had prepared from a drawer, some of the stats of Tripnier's year in college and the NBA. Although Miller doesn't like this mosquito meat business, he is an agent who has been in the NBA for almost ten years. He still has some basic qualities, and he threw the stats in front of Tripnier and said, "Look at your stats and your performance." No matter what kind of mouth I have, I can't get the NBA owner to send you money, right, even if I blow it, it's useless. So, you'd better hire a personal trainer to strengthen your abilities from start to finish, and I suggest you better improve your three-point shooting ability. Now every team has a growing need for three-point shots. If you don't have a personal trainer, sign up for some bootcamps to meet some people and improve yourself. As for the team, as long as you sign a contract with me. I'm going to reach out for you, and I know a lot of scouts in the league. By the way, you haven't told me yet, how is your contract with your previous agent? “

Miller told Tripnir what to do next, and at the same time did not forget to ask him about the contract, which is still very important to him, if Tripnir still has a contract, he will fall into an embarrassing legal dispute caused by peer competition, which is very undesirable for Miller, who is now preparing to set up an agent company. "Oh, I still have a contract with Aaron Mintz, and I signed him to a two-year deal, but since this year he hasn't bothered me much, and he's not focused on helping me find a team, just visiting the rookies who are going to join the NBA this year...... Anyway, I don't want to stay under him anymore, I'm going to change agents. Tripnier said with some excitement. Hum... Of course, it's more important to focus on those rookies than to focus on you......" Miller snorted in his heart, 2003 will be a recognized draft year, and all agents are gearing up to make a splash on this group of future stars, and once they hook up a rookie, such as LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony or Chris Bosh, you can imagine how big the profits will be.

Thinking of this, Miller didn't want to say anything more to Tripnier, he took a contract from the bookshelf and threw it to Tripnier, and said: "Take a look at the contract framework, don't rush to sign, later you can find a place to send a fax to your agent, tell him that you want to terminate the contract, receive a reply and sign it and fax it over, and then decide to sign with me." Remember, find a place far away from me to send faxes, there are many office buildings nearby, and find a printing shop to send them. Remember, don't post it with me! “

After emphasizing this, Miller changed his tone to Tripnir in a relatively soft tone: "How is Henry now, is he okay in Los Angeles?" What happened to his relationship with his son. “

The Henry in Miller's mouth is Henry Bibby, the head coach of the USC basketball team, because Tripnier graduated from USC, and it was Henry Bibby who introduced him to Andy Miller. When Miller was not in the agent circle, he had a lot of contact with Bibby, who coached in the lower leagues, and learned a lot from him. Later, when he became an agent in 1995, Bibby also happened to be the coach of the NCAA, providing Miller with a lot of scouting information.

Of course, what Miller values is not the little affection with Bibie, on the one hand, he hopes that the relationship between Henry Bibi and Mike Bibi can take Mike Bibi to expand the strength of his players, although it is basically impossible from the perspective of the relationship between father and son. On the other hand, Miller also fell in love with Will Bynum, a strong small point guard on the Bibby team, hoping to go straight to his team when he joined the NBA two years later.

Bynum is not a super talent, but he is also a very talented player, and Miller at this time is a greedy glutton, not missing any opportunity to absorb good players, so he does not mind signing a mosquito meat player like Tripnier.

Trippnir thought for a moment and replied, "Huh...... The coach is good, but his contract with the university is expiring, and it is said that he could go to the NBA for a position. I hope he can succeed......" Trippnier said a few words vaguely, then took the contract to Miller and said goodbye, and told Miller that he would come over in 15 days to sign a new contract, and according to the league's rules, after a broker contract is terminated, he needs to wait 15 days before signing a new broker contract.

Miller just nodded, and didn't bother to get up to see Tripnier, as his mind returned to building his new company, how to keep the Celtics at bay, how to sign more superstars, and make a pretty big win in this year's draft.

Tripnier, on the other hand, left Miller's office and went straight to a printing shop downstairs in the building, sending his intention to terminate the contract to his agent, Aaron Minz.

Aaron Mintz has been waiting for this fax in his office for a long time.

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