036:The Strongest Broker of the 90s?
Georgetown is about to play UNLV, and this has become a match that everyone in the whole ugly is extremely concerned.
Last season's UNLV win over Georgetown was controversial.
With Mourning sent off, Georgetown ended up losing by just 1 point.
So, people can't help but fantasize. With Shay this season, Georgetown University will be able to overturn UNLV's dominance.
And Shay, the supernova, and Larry. The showdown between Johnson, the former king, has attracted even more attention.
Shay has overturned Owens and Steve. Smith, if you overturn Johnson again, then what's the point?
It's just that most people weren't too optimistic about Georgetown University and Shay before the game.
Even though Georgetown's defense is extremely strong, it is believed that Larry. Johnson is an unstoppable guy.
Because of the competition, Shay has been interviewed more often during this time.
At the same time, there are more and more brokers who come to the door to recommend themselves.
However, Shay didn't know any of these people who came to the door.
If you want to talk about famous brokers since the 21st century, Shay may know a lot.
For example, Bill. Duffy, Fagan, Butterstern, Jeff. Schwartz, Fupaul, Pelinka, and many more.
But what well-known agents were in the 90s, Shay really didn't know.
I don't know who is reliable, and Shay doesn't know how to choose.
In this era of minimal contractual restrictions, brokers are especially important.
If you don't choose a good agent, you may be reduced to a unit of measurement of wages like Pippen in the future!
So, although Shay politely left the numbers of all the visiting agents, there was still no one he liked.
With such a bunch of unfamiliar names, it's really hard to choose.
Xie Yiwan never imagined that one day, he would face a group of men and shout: "Change a batch!" ”
The day before the game, Shay arrived with the team in Seattle, the host of the Sweet 16 in the Western Conference.
Tomorrow's match against UNLV will take place at Seattle's famous King's Dome Coliseum.
Because it was the day before the game, Thompson did not arrange for the team to do high-intensity training today.
That is, I did some adaptation training at noon.
After practice, the teammates all made an appointment to visit some of Seattle's famous check-in spots.
Shay was the only one who chose to stay in the basketball arena and continue to practice.
I'll meet you again at dinner.
Everyone is used to this, and there is not a day when Shay does not practice.
He has become a well-known model worker for the team.
Shay actually wanted to go to Seattle too, but looking at his shooting attributes at the same level as Simmons......
Let's practice!
Fill up the XP bar early, level up early, and get stronger early.
If you can't get stronger, you can only use it as a background board for Danzi in the 90s.
Shay trained until half past five in the afternoon, and when he finally filled up the training strip, he said goodbye to the trainer and prepared to meet up with the group at the restaurant of the hotel.
As soon as he stepped out of the basketball hall, Shay saw a Mediterranean man in a suit and leather shoes greet him.
You don't have to think about it to know that it must be another agent who came to Shay's self-recommendation.
Shay took a quick look at the guy who was walking towards him, his suit and tie looked very old, completely different from the glamorous ones before.
In this way, this broker estimates that the economic situation is not very good.
So, it should be just an unknown small character.
But......
I don't know why, Shay vaguely felt that this guy was a little familiar.
"Hey, Shay, nice to meet you.
Excuse me, introduce myself, my name is David. Falck, a basketball agent.
I think the team has long since left, have you been training alone? ”
David. Falck!?
Shay, who is a "basketball encyclopedia", searched for the name in his head, and eventually, matched him with Jordan.
That's right, the man in the shabby suit in front of him is McDan's agent David. Falck!
After the 21st century, David. Falck's name is rarely mentioned.
He was replaced by more and younger agents, and eventually disappeared into the vast sea of people.
But in the 90s, David. Falck is definitely a broker who can cover the sky with one hand.
It's not just Jordan.
Ewing, Mutombo, Mourning, O'Neill and other superstars have also been players under Falke.
At its peak, Falke had a total of more than 200 players, and when he took the players out to eat fruit plates, he had to charter the field directly.
Even David. Stern calls Falck a "demon" for old fritters.
Why? Because he led the players to drain the league of oil and water!
The alliance made money from the poor at that time, but Falke slapped the table: "I don't earn the money of the poor, and whoever has the money I earn whom!" ”
As a result, all kinds of forced teams to sign high salaries, and all kinds of big contracts flew up. The most famous is Danzi's annual salary of 30 million that year.
You know, at that time, a team's salary cap was not 30 million!
A series of operations by Falck in the 90s can be said to have directly promoted the improvement of the salary system of the alliance.
Because if you don't add all kinds of restrictions on salary, all the bosses will be forced to sell the team by Falke's lion's big mouth!
But since Jordan retired and the league's salary system was perfected, Falke's influence began to gradually diminish.
until it disappeared.
It can only be said that generation after generation of versions of generation of gods. In the 90s, when the amount and length of the contract were done by themselves, Falck was the god of versions!
He may be hated by the league and the bosses, but this kind of agent is precisely the best interest of the players.
One of the things he always says is: "My job is to get a big contract for the player, I don't have to be loyal to the team, but I have this obligation and responsibility to the player."
Shay smiled, after waiting for so long, he finally waited for a reliable agent!
Of course, Falck is not so influential now.
Jordan is already one of the best players in the league, but he hasn't been named a god yet.
Therefore, Falke also has to look for potential players everywhere and recruit them under his team.
After confirming the identity of the other party, Shay suppressed the excitement in his heart and answered Falke's question: "Well, I've just been practicing in there." ”
"You're a hard worker, Shay. I know that there is no top player who is not hardworking.
It's always said that a talented player can dominate the game, but even a talented player needs to work hard to succeed. ”
Falk looked at Shay and nodded approvingly.
As Jordan's agent, he knows how hard Jordan works.
He also firmly believes that players who are both talented and hard-working will succeed sooner or later.
"Shay, sorry to bother you, but...... You should know that to get into professional basketball, you need the help of an agent.
I'm Michael now. Jordan's agent, I have experience in this and you can trust me.
I understand that the NCAA rules that you cannot contact an agent in advance.
But that's okay, we can get along as friends now.
This is my business card, call me anytime if you need help, and I can help you solve any problem.
If you practice for so long, I won't delay your rest.
Tomorrow's game, keep up the good work!
But before you defeat Larry. Before Johnson, I will also have a gift for you tomorrow~"
Falk said, smiling mysteriously.
Shay accepted Falck's business card, nodded, and left the training hall.
Gift?
It seems that it is also illegal for an agent to give a gift to a player, right?
Wait, this guy won't send any big sister Hesi to knock on his door and work out with him, right?
Oops, how embarrassing is this, hehehe~
However, Shay slept all night and didn't hear anyone knock on the door!
So, what is this gift of yours?
Shay woke up and went to the hotel restaurant for breakfast.
When I arrived at the cafeteria, several teammates were already reading the newspaper while eating breakfast.
Finding Shay walking in, everyone waved at him: "Shay, you are so famous now, you are in the sports headlines!" ”
Shay curiously leaned over to take a look, and found that several local media newspapers in Seattle today had long introductions about himself!
The titles are also very eye-catching:
"The most diligent genius is about to kill the king of last season!"
The content of the report is probably to brag about how hard Shay worked and how hard he practiced every day to get into the NBA.
made Shay a hard-working and likable character.
This made Shay extremely popular!
After all, who doesn't love an athlete who is both talented and hardworking?
These reports have even made Shay win favor in the hearts of many NBA teams.
After all, there are too many players who start to mess up after signing a professional contract, and who doesn't love a player like Shay who has pursuits and dreams?
This quality of Shay has the potential to keep him on the rise.
Shay smiled, it turned out that the gift that Falck said was this.
The media certainly wasn't going to compliment Shay all of a sudden, and there was only one possibility, and that was for Falck to use his connections to get the newspaper to do the same.
It was both a gift and a means for Falck to show his strength.
Shay looked at the newspaper and nodded, okay, okay, I know you're amazing.
Then then, it's my turn to show my strength!
In the afternoon, at the entrance of the King's Dome stadium, reporters surrounded the UNLV team bus, waiting to interview Larry. Johnson.
Larry. Johnson got out of the car wearing a pair of sunglasses, looking like a superstar.
Soon, a reporter asked Johnson: "Are you worried that your winning streak will be ended by Shay?" ”
Now Shay's fame has surpassed that of Mutombo and Mourning.
And there are more and more people supporting Shay.
Because people want to see a Hollywood-style story of a little man who works hard to defeat the big devil.
However, Larry. Johnson was full of disdain for Shay:
"Shay? Who is it? I've never heard of him.
How many titles does he have?
Georgetown, but our men are defeated, there is nothing to fear! ”
The champion said that he was hot, and broke his fingers with a "click" sound.
He's ready to do a big job!
The game between Georgetown and UNLV is much more than just basketball......