Chapter 115: Durant's Threat

Billups' talk was a signal that Adidas had apparently run out of patience, and according to Billups, Adidas' plan to consider a global spokesperson had begun, with the Germans setting up a team of scouts in Chicago, Minnesota, and Oakland, California.

Adidas' industrial chain is also operating urgently, and their design department is working day and night, drawing by drawing, data testing again and again, in order to design exclusive sneakers suitable for Li Shihao and the three of them.

Among the world's sports brands, Adidas is in a leading position in the field of football and has a certain influence in the field of basketball, but Phil Knight, the founder of Nike, came from behind and founded Nike, which not only defeated Adidas in the field of basketball, but also entered the field of football, trying to insert chess pieces into the base camp of the Germans.

The Germans are obviously not vegetarians, they understand that the Nike gang has a ghost idea in their heads, and the opponent is aggressive to this point, if the Germans do not rise up to resist, I am afraid that the glory of the Germans will be lost.

The North American market is Nike's home base, and Nike scouts are present at every stage from elementary school to high school to college, and their keen and intensive eyes form a fishnet that spans the United States, catching all the potential basketball talents.

To be honest, Nike has been rising for so many years, and Adidas has not thought of counterattacking back, but the North American market has been built into a steel base like an iron barrel after so many years of operation by Nike.

It is obviously not so easy for Adidas to regain the North American market, and there must be one injury when the two tigers fight, and Adidas obviously cannot afford to pay the price of this battle.

The cautious Germans thought of another way!

Nike signed the "Little Emperor" LeBron James in 03, it turns out that Nike's gang has a good vision, "Little Emperor" James is not only outstanding in physical fitness, high ball quotient, but also self-discipline!

It's not without players who entered the league as high school students, but most of them have fallen, and the very few who have managed to stand out will definitely have an unusual career, just like Kobe Bryant in '96!

Nike's leaders have a long-term vision, and they obviously don't just look at skills and talent, they also look at the character and behavior of the players.

Like most black people in the United States, James was clearly precocious, he knew how to be self-disciplined, and he knew how to move towards a higher goal!

Nike's pressure to select James is extremely high, isn't there no high school student champion, isn't it Kwame Brown, this guy has become a fake parallel import.

However, when the league was promoting Jordan's successor, the moment James, who was only 18 years old, put on the No. 23 jersey undoubtedly made Nike's gang breathe a sigh of relief.

As a rookie, James used his jersey number to show his determination, and even if such a choice would be ridiculed by the outside world, James clearly set his future in the league when he first entered the league.

Jordan is his target, and the Hall of Fame will be his sooner or later!

In the past few years, James has become a superstar in the league, jersey sales are out of stock, and the ability to attract money is amazing, and Nike's move is obviously not wrong!

Adidas, as Nike's old rival, knows very well how much a James brings to Nike!

In '07, Nike selected Durant, a freshman at the University of Texas, to try to replicate James' miracle in '03.

At this time, Adidas obviously can't sit still, this year is Durant's third season, Durant has obviously become an excellent scorer in the league, his ceiling is definitely not low, according to this trend, it is only a matter of time before Durant becomes a superstar.

Adidas immediately transferred a large amount of money, and the Germans decisively launched the global spokesperson program, which has 500 million, Adidas has obviously invested a lot of money, they are already red-eyed, and they just want to take a bite of fat from Nike's North American market!

Billups privately told the teacher that Adidas was very concerned about Li Shihao, far more than Derrick Rose.

The Chicago Bulls are far away in the East, having made the playoffs last year, and it is too unlikely that they will be able to challenge the Cleveland Cavaliers led by LeBron James in a short period of time.

And Li Shihao's Timberwolves are different, Adidas saw an opportunity to suppress Nike from Li Shihao.

Although the Timberwolves suffered a six-game losing streak some time ago and their record plummeted, they may not have a chance to catch up.

The Timberwolves and Thunder are both in the West, and both teams are new to the league, and if Lee Se-ho leads the Timberwolves to successfully squeeze the Thunder out of the playoffs and replace the latter in the playoffs.

This result will obviously have a huge impact on Nike's layout.

At the same time, Adidas can have more initiative!

A young player who led the team to the playoffs in his rookie season obviously has a lot of potential, and when this player still has a Chinese background, if the market behind this player is fully developed, it is definitely no less than the results of a business battle.

Billups is a good man, Adidas has signed him for many years, and he has obviously accumulated some contacts within Adidas, and he pointed out a clear path for Li Shihao!

A visible short-term goal!

Break into the playoffs and squeeze the Thunder out of the playoffs!

Obviously, this result will make it easier for the Germans to see their potential, after all, there is a Durant in the West to compare with himself, and the one who can compare with Derrick Rose in the East is LeBron James, this guy is dominant, and if he really wants to play in shape, there are no two or three players who absolutely can't stop him.

And Curry, Li Shihao dare not underestimate, although the Germans took him from Nike, but the importance of him is obviously not high, the 4-year contract of 2000W US dollars is much lower than him, in the eyes of the Germans, Curry is obviously not as important as him and Derrick Rose.

However, after knowing Curry for many years, Li Shihao knows very well what kind of fiery heart this cute friend has in his heart.

Stephen Curry will definitely not be quiet and gloomy, in the next few years, he will definitely fight his way in Golden State Oakland, this is Li Shihao's intuition!

On January 14, the Timberwolves traveled to Houston to challenge the Space City Rockets.

Yao Ming arrived in this game, and he was injured and sat on the sidelines in a suit, and he was obviously very concerned about the performance of his little brother.

Li Shihao scored 24 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds in the whole game, leading the Timberwolves to defeat the Houston Rockets and win three in a row!