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On July 2, the Pepsi Summer League, hosted by the Orlando Magic, kicked off. Although there are not many teams involved, they just happen to include the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat.

The eyes of the outside world have gathered here, and the first collision between the champion and the top eye this year is full of topics.

However, this scene may not be seen right away, and the Heat, after assessing Beasley's ankle injury, chose to take a break to be on the safe side.

Beasley himself would have liked to fight, but since Riley had already made up his mind, forget it.

Media reporters are not afraid of big things, and they have begun to spread rumors.

Chicago Tribune: Bangyan Show is scared! Summer League Derrick Rose is on top!

The New York Times: Wounded before the fight, did Miami choose a glass man?

USA Today: Michael Beasley could be the next Derek Coleman!

……

Beasley scoffed at this.

He's going to visit the famous agent Bill Duffy today.

Greedy, cunning, calculating, unscrupulous...... I don't know when these dirty words became synonymous with brokers. However, there are also many people in the circle of agents who behave and sit upright, and can be called "Mr. Good".

Bill Duffy is one of them. He sincerely served his players, even at the expense of paying for the losses of his customers; He wants his players to be of good character, and for this reason he has repeatedly refused to join some players with bad records.

Bill Duffy has superstars including Carmelo Anthony and Steve Nash, and he is also a member of Yao Ming's exclusive team "Team Yao".

In his previous life, Beasley admired this exemplary agent, so even if Alan Goodwin could get him a bigger contract, he still wanted Bill Duffy to be his agent.

New York, Headquarters of BDA Sports Agency.

In the office, Bill Duffy, who has a star-like face, handed a cup of coffee to Beasley, a former basketball icon at Santa Clara, who had a meticulous temperament.

"Thanks, I don't drink." Beasley politely declined.

Bill Duffy was a little surprised, he put down his glass, and continued, "Don't you like coffee?" ”

Beasley shrugged: "Actually, I haven't touched coffee, burgers, or anything like that since June. ”

"Oh? Are there any taboos? Bill Duffy was even more surprised.

"There's no benefit to eating this junk food, and besides, I'm not going to gain weight, I want to play small forward." Beasley changed his seat as he spoke.

Bill Duffy smiled: "Hehe, Charles Barkley was a burger maniac back then!" I'm afraid he won't agree with that! ”

"Oh my! Don't compare that idiot who kisses the ass with me, maybe it's because that guy eats too many hamburgers so his IQ is getting lower and lower year by year! Beasley scoffed.

"Haha! Do you think so too? Bill Duffy laughed.

The atmosphere gradually eased, and the two finally got to the point.

"Tell me, what's the matter with you coming to me?" Bill Duffy asked, spreading his hands.

Beasley straightened his seat and said, "Mr. Duffy, I would like to ask you to be my agent." ”

Bill Duffy shook his head very dryly: "Hehe, Michael, you are amazingly talented, as far as I know, many big-name agents have already thrown olive branches to you, why do you still choose me as a bad old man?" ”

"You're different from them."

"What's the difference?"

"You're a very professional broker and a good guy."

"Thank you for the compliment, but it's useless to just say that, I have my own principles. Although your future is bright, I am not optimistic that you will be able to persist for a long time. Bill Duffy finally voiced his concerns.

He wants his players to be "Mr. Yes", so he'd rather miss out on some opportunities to make a fortune than serve some players with bad character.

"Believe me, I'm not the lazy guy I used to be!"

"Uh... Michael, I can't guarantee that I can help you get a big contract. ”

"I believe in your abilities."

"However, you have learned too much, I'm afraid of you..."

"Well, if I commit a crime, you can terminate the contract unconditionally."

"Well, well."

Perhaps it was Beasley's persistence that impressed Bill Duffy, the kind-hearted guy who decided to give Beasley a chance.

Then the two signed the agent contract, and from this moment on, they were on the same side.

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On July 9, Beasley appeared in Orlando with the new Heat coach Spoelstra and the team's main power forward Haslem.

They watched the Heat vs. Bulls Summer League live.

Haslem is now regarded as the front sword guard of Heat boss Wade, and later developed into a soul-level figure of the Heat team with Wade. As the captain of the Heat, the fierce and tenacious power forward inherited Miami's iron-blooded style from Alonzo Mourning, who was never afraid of confrontation, but was easily blown up when faced with a strong interior due to his lack of size. In addition to doing some dirty work, he also has a good mid-range shot.

Haslem has a cheerful personality, Beasley has a full personality, and the two have a good conversation. Spo was very relieved to see it. This is his first year as a head coach, and he is a little relieved to see the team's number one thorn in the team perform so well.

Less than a minute after the start of the game, Derrick Rose left the field with an inflamed ligament in his right knee, much to the disappointment of the crowd.

"Who is the glass man?" Haslem smiled at Beasley.

Beasley responded with a smile.

What he meant was that Beasley understood that the media kept reporting that he would be a glass man in the past few days, and at the same time touted the champion Xiu Rose, which was really unpleasant.

Now that the object of their touting is injured, I don't know how these unscrupulous media will respond.

As a posterity, Beasley is well aware of what the injury means for Rose. Rose's style of play really hurt his knees, and he is now only suffering from ligament inflammation, and his meniscus will be removed in a few years.

Later, Rose himself knew that changing his style of play would prolong his career, but if he did, it wouldn't be the Windy City Rose. It is precisely because of his strong character that Rose's fans will wait for his return again and again and have not left.

After the absence of Rose, the game suddenly became boring and uninteresting, and in the end, the Heat won by 10 points.

Two days later, Beasley flew to Miami with agent Bill Duffy and signed a "2+2" rookie contract with the Heat with a total value of $20.18 million.

Chalmers has also been signed by the Heat, but he is still playing in summer league, so Beasley has to attend the press conference alone.

After the matter was over, Riley took Beasley and the two to have a meal, and Riley looked very kind at the dinner table, but Beasley knew how cold-blooded and ruthless this guy was.

Beasley has long thought about it: to sign the Heat partner Wade, and it is no fun for the Lake-Kai to compete for the championship of other teams in the past few seasons, he has to brush up on a good hand of data first, and then change to a team suitable for his development to get a big contract. But is he thinking too well?

In mid-July, the Pepsi Summer League ended, and the Heat lost to the Magic by one point in the finals.

Bill Duffy is very efficient, except for the most important sneaker contract that has not yet been negotiated, he has already secured a $15 million contract for Beasley, including the star card company and the fashion clothing company, with a term of basically five years.

Nike did not throw an olive branch to Beasley for the time being, and the contract given by Adidas was 7 years and 30 million, and Beasley felt that the sincerity was not enough, so he still hung it.

In August, the Beijing Olympics kicked off.

Beasley took Singel to China with him, and lied to him that he wanted to show him the magic of Chinese witchcraft, but Singel actually believed it.

On August 10, the much-anticipated match finally began - China vs the United States.

Beasley sat in the Wukesong basketball arena, his mind flooding with memories.

This is the strongest Chinese men's basketball team in so many years: Da Yao, Roughly, Yi Jianlian, Zhu Fangyu...... In Beasley's own heart, this men's basketball team is also the most backbone and proud.

Da Yao's three-point shot at the beginning of the game, Chen Jianghua dribbled behind his back and passed Kobe Bryant for a layup, Yi Jianlian pressed Anthony to make up for the dunk, and Sun Yue returned to defend Howard.

These classic shots seem to be a return to youth, and Beasley's eyes are reddening.

During the game, he even forgot that he was now an American, and cheered loudly for the Chinese team. Because the atmosphere at home is so hot, and he still wears a hat, no one is surprised. Singler didn't come with him, he went to worship the Buddha alone.

Although the Chinese team still lost in the end, the momentum was really exciting.

Two days later, China fought Spain.

Beasley kept seeing the final five seconds of the game with China leading by two points, and he knew what was going to happen, so he was ready to leave the arena.

He didn't dare to look.

But before he walked out of the passage, he had already heard the sighs and sighs of the fans, probably because of Gasol Jr.'s anti-sky goal.

He sighed and wanted to turn around and go back to overtime, but after taking two steps and turning around, what was the point of seeing the results he already knew?

He regretted the bumpy fate of the Chinese men's basketball team, and then thought of Da Yao's injury that could come at any time.

As a reborn, why can't he change Da Yao's fate?

On August 12, 2008, China lost to Spain 75-85 in overtime, and on this day, Beasley finally made a decision.