Chapter 14 Sign with Nike and prepare for the regular season
In the evening, the Heat will board the bus back to the hotel. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The car was hilarious, and Wade took the lead in singing 2pac's songs, but he was always out of tune, singing and singing and even laughing himself. On the other side, Chalmers was telling pornographic jokes to the big guys, which also caused a burst of laughter from time to time.
Marion sits alone in the back of the car playing on his phone, and he has gradually become out of place since his conflict with Beasley.
Some of the old birds in the team understand very well, when Beasley is fully grown, Marion will say goodbye to the team, the center position is weak, and it is better to change a balloon star like him to a high-quality inside!
It is estimated that Riley has also prepared some trading plans.
Beasley and Spo sat in the front of the car and talked, and the two chatted about the trivial things in life, and Beasley found that Spo was actually a very interesting person, his style was very different from Riley, he loved to joke, he was fashionable, and he was willing to put down the shelf to mingle with the players.
Although his coaching resume is still blank, Beasley also understands why this guy has been the coach of the Heat for so many years, even after the team has formed a big three, he has been supported by the players. You must know that the average coach can't stop players of the level of James and Wade, but he has a good relationship with them.
This does illustrate something.
After returning to the hotel, Wade proposed to go to a nightclub, and many people immediately agreed.
Normally, players are not allowed to go out and have fun after the start of the season, especially on game nights, but Wade is a privileged player, and what he says carries a lot of weight, and the team won today, and the regular season doesn't start until three days later, so the management just turned a blind eye.
Beasley was supposed to be the star of the action, and it was he who hit the winner, but he was so tired today that it was the first time he played more than 35 minutes.
He declined Wade's kindness and went back to his room early to rest.
The next day, the whole team flew back to Miami, and most of them were in a sluggish state of mind, because they were too high last night.
Back in Miami, the first thing Beasley did was buy a house, and renting an apartment for a long time didn't feel cost-effective.
He is now worth a lot of money, and the money for the endorsement contract is more than three million dollars in the first year, and he has the confidence to do these things.
After taking Singel around the city center, Beasley finally picked a $1.2 million house, and the original owner was in a hurry to sell and lowered the price slightly. Although this house is not a mansion, it also has 6 large bedrooms, 4 living rooms, and 5 bathrooms. The back room has 15 French doors that open onto the yard and pool, as well as a Japanese rockery garden and koi pond.
The most important thing is that the original owner has a lot of research on Chinese culture, he has a specially arranged Chinese-style study, which is full of poems, calligraphy and paintings, Beasley decided to buy it because of this, and the man is also very polite, leaving all the things in the study as a gift.
The house is located in a wealthy area of Miami, not very far from the arena, only 20 minutes away by car.
Beasley only felt his scalp tingle after he bought it, not to mention it in his previous life, the best house he had ever seen was not as good as one-tenth of this house, and his background in this life was the same as most black players in the NBA, he came from the slums, grew up in a single-parent family, and fortunately, he is now considered to be a talent!
Just, $1.2 million!
Capitalism of all evils!
After that, Beasley immediately called his mother and asked the family to move in, and no one slept in the 6 bedrooms!
At this time, Beasley had no idea that a phone call in the evening would lead to a deeper understanding of capitalist society.
That night, Bill Duffy called: "Michael, I have good news for Nike, I've decided to sign you!" ”
"Nike? Don't they look down on me? Beasley was surprised.
Bill Duffy was pleased: "Have you forgotten your feat against the Spurs yesterday? It was only a small pre-season, but your performance in the game was so impressive! Sports Illustrated ranked you first in its latest Rookie of the Year predictions, and your social media followers surpassed Mayo to become the highest rookie of the class. ”
Beasley's eyes lit up, "How big is the contract Nike?" How does it compare to Kevin's? ”
"50 million in 6 years, about the same as Durant's." Bill Duffy replied.
After listening to Beasley, he was completely stunned, this is really happiness came too suddenly!
His mentality and cognition have not completely changed, and he is still stuck in the past, after all, he will be excited to death if he makes so much money for any ordinary person!
In fact, the original Beasley had enough strength to get a contract at this price, but he had too many problems, and Nike executives were not at ease, so they didn't make a move, and they planned to wait and see for a while.
Although Beasley's performance was not good at first, Nike didn't care at all, Beasley's personal strength was played step by step in high school and college, which they were convinced of, and in the end they found that the only problem they were worried about was solved - Beasley's sanity returned to normal level, he didn't cause any trouble for so many days, and he also played the masterpiece of his career so far in the preseason finale!
Now, they have given a contract full of sincerity.
"Hey, Michael! Are you listening to me? On the other end of the line, Bill Duffy hadn't heard Beasley speak, and he asked.
Beasley came back to his senses and hurriedly said, "Oh, I'm so excited Bill, thank you so much!" He knew that without the help of Bill Duffy, a gold agent, it wouldn't have been so smooth.
"Thank me for what, you are my employer, and it is my duty to serve you!" Bill Duffy said with a smile.
Then he said: "Tomorrow I will come over with the Nike people with the contract, don't forget, I still have something to do, hang up first!" ”
"You're busy, then bye-bye!"
The next afternoon, Beasley signed a contract with Nike, and the contract had some additional terms, such as being selected as an All-Star or the All-Star team more times before Nike would consider signing shoes for Beasley.
Then the scrappy Beasley took his excitement out into practice, calling out to Chalmers, and the two practiced in the arena for another two days, which was considered to be enough preparation for the upcoming regular season.
On Oct. 28, the league notified teams to submit their rosters by 6 p.m. ET.
The Heat's 15-man roster hasn't changed.
Point guards: Chalmers, Livingston, Quinn, Banks.
Quartiles: Wade, Cook, Wright.
Small forwards: Beasley, Jones, Diawara.
Power forwards: Marion, Haslem.
Centre-forwards: Blount, Joel Anthony, Margloyle.
The only person Beasley didn't know, Diawara, was a Frenchman, who, like Ginobili, was injured in the Olympics for his country, so he never reported to the team before.
And the regular season schedule is already out, and the Heat will travel to the Big Apple tomorrow to face the Knicks.
PS: The second watch is fortunately in time before 12 o'clock.