Chapter 205: The Most Talented Rookie in History
There's never been a better time to do it!
In fact, regarding Ding Mo'an's sneaker endorsement, as early as when he hadn't played a single official NBA game, the offer of Snowflake was piled up to David. Falck's in front of him. And every one of these offers is not something to be taken lightly. After all, those who are interested in including Ding Mo'an, a rising star with unlimited potential, are all big brands.
Nike and Adidas are the most prominent of all the offers. Nike, although the company was established 23 years later than Adidas, this rising star born in the United States, with Jordan's influence, completely completed the overtaking of Adidas in the basketball market.
However, Adidas did not give up on the American market and the NBA. They have also made countermeasures, although the number of sneakers and camp stars is not comparable to the incomparably large Nike camp, but Adidas continues to move, first making game jerseys to expand its influence in the NBA, and finally recruiting stars, especially talented stars like Ding Moan.
Nike, however, won't let that competitor succeed. After all, Nike is also shrewd, if Ding Mo'an, a popular star, runs to Adidas, maybe it can make Adidas flutter a few more times. Nike, which is gradually unifying the NBA market, absolutely does not want to see this happen.
So when Adidas bid 70 million for 7 years, Nike followed closely behind, bidding 75 million for 7 years. Yes, Nike's very evil bid is five million higher than Adidas, and as for why he knows Adidas' offer, it is David. Falck deliberately revealed it after Nike's inquiry.
Nike & Co. and David. Falck's connections are still many. After all, David. Falke is not only Ding Mo'an's agent, but also Jordan's agent, who became a member of Nike's small boss from Nike. and David. Falck's revelation was very principled, what to say and what not to say, David. Falke knew it in his heart.
After all, in the broker industry, credibility and professional ethics determine the broker's job. At Falck's level, he will not ruin his reputation for a lifetime because of a trivial matter. David. The reason why Falke did this was nothing more than to provoke a big battle between Nike and Adidas for Ding Moan, and take the opportunity to sit on the ground and raise the price.
However, Nike and Adidas, the price given by the two companies would be very scary if others saw it, after all, this was still the test price given by the two before Ding Mo'an entered the NBA, and the test price was so high, if the contract was signed, wouldn't it be a sky-high price? !
But the highest bid is only 75 million for 7 years, put it now, David. Falck felt that he had given too little. Even if it was a test price, it made David. Falke felt as if the price was a joke on him. Although this price is a high price even among the superstars in today's league.
At the very least, like many ordinary stars, their endorsement contracts are not even as good as the tentative offer of Ding Mo'an, a rookie. In particular, although Ding Mo'an used his strength to prove that the yellow race can play a good guard, there are still many sour people in the league.
If this initial offer contract leaks out, it will definitely cause controversy in the league. One of the biggest controversies is Ding Mo'an's identity as a yellow race. This is the case with Americans, who used to discriminate against blacks, and blacks felt that they were being treated unfairly, but now American society has changed again after hundreds of years.
Because as Asians began to pour into the United States, blacks, who had been squeezed and discriminated against at the bottom of American society, jumped down to become the second layer of the American interracial pyramid, sandwiched in the middle. Whites still discriminate against blacks and yellows, and there is no way, many white-skinned pigs feel that they are the best.
But white-skinned pigs are not stupid, they are also used to hiding their racial discrimination behind their backs as society changes. As a result, the racial discrimination on the surface has become very funny to black people who have been discriminated against in the past, and they have begun to discriminate against the Asian American community who have newly joined the United States. Racism is inevitable, but David. Falck would not allow such racial discrimination to affect Ding Mo'an.
Ding Mo'an is his god of wealth!
Ding Mo'an's performance on the court is what determines whether David can be made or not. Falck is the key factor in earning money and counting the soft hand. David. Falck swears that those blacks who sit idle and feel that the world owes them all day dare to racially discriminate against Ding Moan, David. Falck must have made them regret having an X mouth.
At the same time, David. Falke is also in full swing to contact Nike, Adidas, and even Jordan, trying to get Jordan to join the scramble and give Ding Moan more chips. David. Falck's psychological expectation was that Ding Moan's final offer for a contract would reach the end of the summer of 2002 when Nike and LeBron were in the same position. James signed a 7-year contract of 90 million.
In his opinion, today's Ding Moan is even better than LeBron. James, much stronger. Because whether it is Ding Mo'an's exposure is higher than Rose, the champion show in the third largest metropolis in the United States, his popularity is far greater than that of Rose. And in the NBA, as a rookie, he led the league scoring list with an average of 34 points per game. James is not a star and a half.
And if a player plays well, it is the capital of his agent to speak loudly. David. Falck felt that he had set this expectation, or low-key and modest considerations, otherwise David. Falck dared to shout out 100 million in eight years. So when David. When Falke decided to start the commercial activities of the Ding Moan sneaker endorsement section, the match between the Grizzlies and the Bulls officially began.
Before the game, Ding Moan and Ross exchanged feelings and set the tone for this game. This is a personal feud between Ding Moan and Rose, and it does not rise to the point where the players of the team hate each other. After all, the players of the Grizzlies and Bulls are very shrewd, and the new team leaders of the two teams are fighting and making trouble, and they are still good friends after that.
But they are different, if they are really stunned, they won't look at people's faces, and they will face one of the two good friends, and they will suddenly come to you, and it is estimated that the other will turn their faces directly with you. So, after the game began, Mark. Gasol easily from Joaquin. Noah jumps the ball in his hand, Mike. The moment Conley won the ball, he handed it over to Ding Mo'an directly in his own backfield.
Meaning, you keep playing with Rose.
Mike. Conley is not stupid, he handed the ball to Ding Mo'an, who couldn't cry or laugh, and ran to the front court with the others, watching the big play between Rose and Ding Mo'an. For his teammates, giving himself face like this, Ding Mo'an smiled bitterly, then looked at Rose, who was waiting for him, and slowly leaned forward with the ball.
It's amazing to play against Rose, a former teammate. is like many love movies, those boyfriends and girlfriends who broke up, although they are familiar with every bit of each other, but in the end they have no reason to hug. And Rose, who was waiting for him at the moment, tensed his nerves for Ding Mo'an's action. After more than a year of getting along, he is familiar enough with Ding Mo'an, and this dribbling rhythm is the prelude to Ding Mo'an's first step.
His judgment was not wrong.
Ding Mo'an didn't think that Ross would not be able to see through, but his speed was seen through by you, and he was prepared, but he still couldn't react to the speed!
Holding the ball slowly forward for less than a second, Ding Mo'an quickly passed half of Rose's body from the ball of his foot to his thigh muscles, and his two legs were left and right, and finally burst out with a sprint-like speed, as if cutting off the same time and space between the two, Rose even seemed to be frozen, and suddenly let Ding Mo'an quickly run out of his defensive range with the ball.
After letting Ding Mo'an effortlessly and only use two seconds on himself to tear his defense to shreds, Rose chased after him with a blue face, and at the same time felt a little unwilling in his heart. He remembered very clearly that when Ding Mo'an joined the team, his speed was only a little faster than him, but a year later, even if his speed is improving now, Ding Mo'an's progress is terrifying for him.
And the speed comparison between the two, there is also a decisive person, that is, Ding Mo'an, the target that Ross is now trying to catch up. After the speed exploded Rose, Ding Mo'an immediately held the ball as if no one was in a situation, even if those Bulls players came to the half court earlier than Ding Mo'an, but Ding Mo'an's speed was sharp, how could they stop it?
Rush into the free throw line, hold the basketball high in your right hand, and swoop into the basket like a bomber, dropping a bombshell!
boom!
The loud bang of the basketball smashing into the hoop reverberates through the United Center!
However, the fans sitting at the United Center are not Memphis fans, but outright anti-Ding Mo League. After all, Ding Moning was willing to stay in Memphis and did not want to come to the Bulls, the second largest city in the United States, which offended many Bulls fans. Of course, Bulls fans actually admire Ding Mo'an, who values love and righteousness, and is willing to abandon the top pick and stay in Memphis, which is his second hometown.
How could ordinary people be as disciplined as Ding Mo'an. It is estimated that after seeing Chicago draw the champion pick, the next second he abandoned the hard draw and drew the No. 4 pick, which is similar to the Grizzlies of the down-and-out boy, shouting the slogan that the NBA is a business league, and came to Chicago and became a glorious member of Chicago.
To be reasonable, Ding Mo'an looks down on this kind of person, and always likes to do disloyal and unrighteous things under the slogan of business alliances. But he can't control other people's code of conduct, all Ding Mo'an can do is to restrain himself not to become that kind of person, and in the end Ding Mo'an succeeded.
So in the face of the Bulls fans booing their dissatisfaction with their goals or saying that they would rather stay in Memphis than come here, Ding Moan has a clear conscience. Although the United Center was full of Bulls fans, the vast majority of Bulls fans were still very rational, and at most they booed.
After all, Ding Mo'an is neither a traitor to the Bulls nor a big enemy of the Bulls. However, Ding Mo'an used speed to kill Rose's single defense from the backcourt, went all the way to the basket, and scored the first goal of the opening game, which made Rose lose face. Everyone knows that the biggest attraction of tonight's game is to see Ding Mo'an and Rose, good friends, love and kill each other.
The Bulls fans at the scene, after booing Ding Moan, also shouted Rose. Therefore, Rose was also very tough, holding the ball in the half, and hooked his left hand towards Ding Mo'an. If it were someone else, Ding Mo'an would probably ignore this inferior and old-fashioned provocation.
However, if it is Ross, of course, he can't help but give face to this friend. So Ding Mo'an stepped forward quickly, with a smile, and when he bent down to make the standard action of defense, he also slapped the floor between him and Ross twice with his palms, meaning to let the horse come. Fun responds to Rose's provocation.
The heads-up duel between two former teammates and good friends becomes full of laughter. Even if Rose put on his face at this time, with an expression that I am not familiar with you, it couldn't help but amuse Ding Mo'an. But the movement in his hand did not stop, and he held the ball in the opposite direction and changed direction sharply, quickly opened the distance, and stepped out to the airside.
Rose's physical condition is also among the top among point guards in the league, otherwise it would be impossible to impress the Bulls management after Ding Moan. And Ross can also perfectly combine speed, strength, flexibility, and coordination, which is not far behind Ding Mo'an.
Although Ding Moan can use his speed to beat Rose and pierce his defense, the defensive end can never be as simple as 1+1=2. Rose's breakthrough is still difficult to defend. Compared with the previous two games, Maddie and Oj Mayo, who played against him, Rose is the most similar to Ding Mo'an in terms of speed and technical characteristics.
Therefore, when Rose quickly changed direction, opened up the distance and shook off his defense, even if Ding Mo'an reacted, he was half a body behind Rose. Half a position is undoubtedly a great opportunity for Rose, a terrifying breakthrough player who combines speed and technology.
So when Rose quickly stepped into the basket, Ding Moan was not able to cling to his side as before. Ding Mo'an couldn't help but let Kevin on the inside. Lefu helped himself to defend himself. However, Ding Mo'an did not have much hope for this.
Before Kevin. Lefous and Mark. Gasol proved their two interior players to be helpless against speed guards. And Kevin. Lefou, though, is better than Mark. Gasol was better, but not much better, at most he was in a position before Rose rushed inside.
It's just that such a slow speed naturally gives Ross almost perfect space to exert his speed to the extreme. So when Rose quickly went inside, he didn't give Kevin the slightest. The Loafer TV series mobile blocked their own opportunities in Kevin. The moment Love reached out to block the way, Rose accelerated to hold the ball, and completed all the technical moves of the layup in an instant, killing the basket.
On the contrary, it was Ding Mo'an, who followed Rose, but it was Kevin. Love's arm was slightly delayed, and he suddenly lost the opportunity to catch Rose for a layup and give the final blow. Seeing Rose enter the inside line, he once again played Mark on the inside line. Gasol blocked the left side, folded the whole man around, and scored the ball from the right side of the backhand.
Fold up for the basket!
The breakthrough action of Rossao Bao, the visual shock brought by it, is brutal. At least Mark made Ross play a little. Gasol is a person who is blindfolded, and the summary is: There is still this kind of operation?
And the difficulty of making this technical movement requires extremely good physical fitness. Only Ding Moan and Rose, who combine flexibility and coordination so perfectly, can almost hang their bodies in the air with an interior defender, go around the basket on the other side, and score the ball.