Chapter 283: Super Big News
"You've made it! Derek (Rose)! ”
"Oh my God, brother! Look what you've done! ”
"We won! Top dog! We won! Top dog! ”
Almost at the same time as the bell rang for the end, his teammates rushed up and hugged Rose, and after experiencing this kind of tense and fierce competition, there is nothing more exciting than winning with a stunner.
Derrick Rose has been thrown to the ground by his teammates, pressed to the center of the field, and the fans are screaming passionately, unwilling to stop for a long time, and some even excitedly sprinkle beer and popcorn into the sky.
"It was a really dramatic game, with the Knicks coming close to losing at the last minute after leading for 47 minutes. Thankfully, Rose saved the team at a crucial moment, and I can't remember how many times the Knicks have beaten an opponent this season, do you remember? Walter. ”
"Don't embarrass me, Mike, I'm old. However, while I can't remember how many games the Knicks have won or lost in the last minute, we have to remember that Rose had this chance because of Roy's offensive rebounds and assists. ”
"That's right, I remember too, Walter, you're a big fan of Roy, hahahahaha. Then again, with this rebound, Roy scored his first career triple-double in this game, and in the 16th game of his career, which is a remarkable achievement. ”
"Okay, I'll admit I'm a Roy fan, but Mike you have to admit that Roy is improving so fast, he's going to score, he's playmaking, he's defending, he's learned to grab rebounds, he's going to be a superstar in the future, oh no, maybe he's already here."
Bryn and Walter raved Roy, but they both forgot the biggest topic: Roy replaced LeBron James as the youngest triple-double in NBA history with his first career triple-double, with a record of 19 years and 296 days (actually 18 years and 296 days), a full 89 days ahead of James' record (20 years and 20 days) (actually 454 days).
Reversal, lore, triple-double, record-breaking.
This is the word that is used most often in media coverage of the game.
Roy played a career-high 38 minutes and had a triple-double of 26 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists, while Westbrook also recorded a triple-double with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.
The pair of super-defenders both recorded triple-doubles, and Roy also broke the record for the youngest triple-double winner. The matchup between Roy and Westbrook was definitely an unavoidable topic, and their story quickly spread like a virus across the United States, quickly causing a lot of buzz among fans around the world, and people even forgot to talk about Derrick Rose, who completed the kill.
"In the triple-double matchup, Roy and Willis were tied, but the Knicks won against the Thunder."
"Westbrook taught Roy how to farm stats, and Roy taught Westbrook how to win games."
"Wei Shao's brush is only data, but Roy's is a record, can anyone tell me what Roy's next record will be?"
"Wei Shao won the one-on-one, but Roy won the game and the fans, who the hell won?"
"Let's take a hypothetical question: if Roy is given unlimited firing rights and an average of 35 minutes per game, can he win an average of 30+, 10+, 10+ per game?"
"Can anyone tell me where Roy's ceiling is? James was already crying and fainting in the toilet: Please, Roy, don't break my record again. ”
There are endless topics among fans, and the brain holes are getting bigger and bigger, but this is not the hottest, fiercest, and most exciting news about Roy.
The day after the New York Knicks played the Oklahoma City Thunder, an even more explosive piece of news shocked the world.
Sports brand Adidas officially announced that it has signed a lifetime sneaker endorsement contract with Roy, the superstar of the New York Knicks, whose specific value has not been disclosed.
Roy, Roy again, Roy again dominates the headlines of major sports news.
Roy, Adidas, and lifetime contracts, when these three terms are put together, what kind of sensation can they cause?
Needless to say, Roy is so popular at the moment.
Adidas is the world's second-largest sportswear brand.
And what is the concept of a lifetime sneaker endorsement contract? Within the scope of the NBA, there are only four superstars who can sign lifetime endorsement contracts: Michael Jordan and Jordan (Nike's brand specially created for Jordan), LeBron James and Nike, Tracy McGrady and Adidas, and Allen Iverson and Reebok. In other words, even Kobe Bryant, who is currently the most popular, Curry, who is currently the most popular, and Rose, who has the highest sales of sneakers, have not received a lifetime endorsement contract, but Roy, who has just debuted, unexpectedly got this privilege.
For a rookie who has only played 16 NBA games, what made him favored by sports giant Adidas and signed an extremely rare lifetime contract? And what is the specific value of this contract?
No one can accurately estimate the value of Adidas' and Roy's lifetime sneaker endorsement contract. The lifetime contract is considered the top treatment in the sneaker endorsement contract, and it is only in the 12th year of his career that LeBron James was favored by Nike and signed a lifetime contract.
At the time, James' lifetime contract had already shocked the league, and while no specific value was announced, most reporters expected the contract to be at least between $400 million and $500 million, with fans predicting $1 billion.
Even James, who is entering the latter stages of his career, can get a $500 million lifetime contract, so what kind of astronomical offer will Roy, who is just starting out in his career, get? 1 billion? 1.2 billion? 1.5 billion?
No one dares to imagine this statistic, but there is one thing that this contract must have surpassed the 13-year $200 million contract offer of Adidas number one star James Harden. In other words, in terms of contract value alone, Adidas' chief star should now belong to Roy, who will surpass Harden, Wall, Lillard, Howard and other All-Star level opponents who have just played each other, as well as his teammate Rose, to become the most expensive basketball player in Adidas history.
Moreover, that's not all, Adidas announced the signing of Roy at the same time, and also announced that it would customize his exclusive sneakers for Roy - "No. 1 Ball King" generation sneakers.
No. 1 ball king, this is another intriguing name, Adidas's high profile almost surprised everyone. It seems that after being suppressed by the old rival Nike for more than 30 years, Adidas is finally ready to fight back, and the ultimate weapon of their counterattack is Roy, the "No. 1 ball king".
The earthquake, the news of Roy's signing with Adidas not only caused an earthquake in the NBA and sports circles, but also affected other fields.
Some economists have written that Adidas' gamble is very risky, and if Roy does not perform well in the following games, or even falls prematurely due to injury, it will be a devastating blow to Adidas' globalization strategy.
As the CP of the sports circle, many stars in the entertainment industry have also spoken out to express their naked envy, jealousy and hatred, and the representative Taylor Swift blushed and said that Roy's money is too easy to make, 16 games swept away 1.5 billion US dollars (the estimated value of the reporter), his income from a game can be more than his own concert, and what is even more annoying is that Roy only needs to play for more than 20 minutes per game, and I have to jump and jump and scratch my head for a few hours.
Then, the U.S. judicial department and tax department were not willing to let go, and they stated that they would carefully check Adidas' recent financial transactions, so as not to use Roy's contract to complete the illegal purpose of money laundering.
Of course, the most controversy came from the fans, and there was a heated debate about whether Roy was worth the lifetime contract.
Most of the fans on the positive side are Roy, the Knicks and Chinese fans, and they think Roy is fully worth the price, he is only 19 years old this year, and his potential is endless. Although he is only new to the league, his stats have already reached All-Star level. Moreover, with Roy Sunshine's appearance, beautiful ball style, and its own Asian market development function, even a $1.5 billion lifetime contract is not excessive, and Roy is worth at least 3 billion.
The opposing fans gathered fans of almost all other NBA stars, and even fans of athletes in other sports, their views were straightforward, don't say anything, don't explain anything, we don't listen to any reason, we don't look at any data, and there is only one reason to oppose Roy, that is, Roy is definitely not worth $1.5 billion! Definitely not worth it!
Some people even take the two superstars Messi and Ronaldo on the football field, which means that Messi and Ronaldo's lifetime endorsement contract is only 1 billion US dollars, and Roy, who is only 19 years old, has suddenly surpassed many of the world's top athletes and become one of the richest athletes in the world, which is simply incredible.
However, everyone's heated discussion is hot discussion, discussion is discussed and discussed, opposition is opposed, and red eyes are red, and the facts will not change.
In short, Roy is developed, Roy is famous, and Roy is in the limelight.
The clever Bill Duffy immediately realized the problem, and the day after Roy signed the contract, he moved out of the apartment where Roy and his family lived. For such a super-wealthy young star, now they need a safer and more secluded place to live.
Everything indicates that Roy's life is about to change, and Roy's fate is about to change......