Chapter Twenty-Nine: David Stern Finds You
"Huang Jun, David Stern invites you to have dinner with him." Just as Huang Jun was training with everyone, Brown's words rang out throughout the arena, and all the players in training took the lead in turning their heads to look at their coaches, and then at Huang Jun, as if everyone knew what Stern had come to Huang Jun for.
"David Stern? Isn't that the president of the Alliance? Why is he looking for me, it seems that we have nothing to do with each other? Huang Jun looked at his coach and asked confusedly.
"Huang, as for what to look for you, I think James knows, the coach doesn't know much, so you want to ask James to go, because he was also found by Stern, so he is the only person on our team who knows what is going on." At this time, Da Z said on the side.
James, who has just entered the league in his second year, was called by David Stern, and since then people have been speculating that David Stern is his godfather, but no one knows what the result is, after all, these are rumors, and they are all made by others to hack him, so the authenticity is very low.
After listening to Da Z's words, Huang Jun looked directly at James, hoping that James could answer the question he asked just now, so that he could be a little mentally prepared to meet David Stern, otherwise he would not know anything, and when he went to see David Stern, he would inevitably suffer a loss or something.
James didn't understand what he was looking for when he saw this, the other party wanted to get his answer from his mouth, thought about it for a while, and said, "Huang Jun, your influence is already very great now, so it can be said that it is a very normal thing for David Stern to come to you." When it's the market behind you, it's enough for him to summon you. ”
"If I'm not mistaken, when you were selected as an All-Star, he wanted to come and summon you, but in the end, I don't know why, so it was delayed. And last night's game you performed so well, especially that dunk, so that the whole world knew you. And his purpose is for the NBA, so it's only a matter of time before he comes to you. ”
“? This doesn't seem to have anything to do with me, does it? I'm just a rookie, if I want to find it, I should go to Yao Ming. He's far more popular than me right now. ”
James just smiled at Huang Jun's words, and then continued, "What kind of defender does China lack the most?" What they're missing is a defender, do you remember when you first entered the league? Who is going to be optimistic about you? Everyone thinks that our knight's brain is caught in a rat trap, which is why I chose you. ”
"But now you, who dares to underestimate you? I heard the general manager Ferry say that almost all the teams are asking him for a price now, and this price is naturally about you, they want to get you, and they can pay any chips to get you, including the core of the current team. James gave Huang Jun a reassuring look, and then continued, "And our general manager is naturally not an idiot, he naturally knows your current value, you can now be said to be a superstar, but you are not so mature, and it is only a matter of time before you become a real superstar." ”
"After last night's game, your popularity is undoubtedly on the rise, and this is the time when David Stern is undoubtedly the best time to find you, and he can perfectly implement his plan. It's like when I spoke for the league. At present, there are only two spokespersons in the entire league, that is, me and Kobe, which is what you Chinese call Stern's godfather or something. ”
"And we're all going to get older as we get older, and the league looks at the younger players in the meantime. As far as I know, the league has already produced a spot, and this spot is naturally given to Durant. Naturally, there is no problem with his potential, if it weren't for Oden's injury, the impact of the injury, I'm afraid he would also become the spokesperson for the new force in the league, and now your performance is so good, so it can be said that it is a normal thing to find you, if he doesn't look for you, it will be a strange thing. ”
After listening to James's words, Huang Jun understood the Tao, thought about it, and then said, "James, you know that I don't like to be famous, so do you think I can refuse his request?" I don't want to play under the light all the time, it always feels weird to me. ”
Listening to Huang Jun's words, James looked at him in shock, and then said, "Huang, you are really very strange, this kind of opportunity is not something that anyone can have." The honor of this kind of thing is not comparable to an all-star, how many people can't ask for it, and you tell me if you can refuse, not to mention anything else, I dare to say, absolutely can't refuse. ”
"After all, you still have to play in the league, unless you don't play in this league anymore, you have to listen to Stern's words, after all, your influence is not so great now, unless you can be like Jordan at the beginning, it is absolutely impossible for you to refuse his request that is of great benefit to you."
"If this is not good for you, I will naturally not let you agree, but this matter is very good for you. First, you have been truly recognized by the alliance, and it is also the kind of top-level recognition, it can be said that you are the second Chinese after Yao Ming, but Yao Ming is completely relying on the market behind him, and the objective market. After all, there was only one such alliance in the beginning, and the strength was quite good. And the difficulty of getting Stern's approval now is far higher than that of Yao Ming. ”
"The second point, of course, is that of certain privileges, I know you don't like them, but that's one of the benefits, and if there are any other benefits, you won't know until you talk to Stern. But I do know the downside, if you choose to refuse, the alliance may make it difficult for you to move an inch, and to put it bluntly, it is to ban you. And this ban is naturally not that kind of blocking, but it has a very big impact on the future, so as a teammate Brother Jane, I still sincerely advise you, don't even think about refusing. ”
After Huang Jun listened to James's words, he fell into deep thought, he naturally knew that James was good for him, otherwise it would be impossible to say so much to him. He was still very grateful to James, even though he wouldn't tell him this, and he would know when he went.
But if you know it in advance, you can have a certain amount of mental preparation.