That night, the Christmas game, the league only scheduled two games, namely the Green team away against the Bulls, and the Lakers away against the Clippers.

Zhou Quan watched the game between the Bulls and the Green team, he has played with Jordan, but he has not played against Larry Bird, and he heard that Big Bird's physical condition is not very good, and he is likely to retire, and he hopes to play a game with Big Bird before he retires.

Sure enough, the big bird was not in good shape in this game, playing 34 minutes, 4 of 10 shots, 8 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Big Bird didn't work, Jordan had no opponent over there, and he didn't play excitedly, he didn't have any desire to attack, he only played 35 minutes, made 6 of 14 shots, and got 14 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks.

In the end, the Bulls defeated the Green team by a score of 99:121, and the Bulls scored in double figures.

After Christmas, the Pistons ushered in back-to-back games, beating the Magic back-to-back home and away games to make it two wins in a row since Christmas.

Coupled with the previous seven consecutive wins, it got ten consecutive wins, reversing the decline of five consecutive defeats in the opening game, 18 wins and 11 losses, with a winning rate of 62%, still fifth in the East, but only half a win away from the fourth green team.

On the 28th, he completed the second round of emergency stop jump shooting training, and his shooting skills were improved to level 88 and emergency stop jump shot level 82.

On December 30, the Pistons lost to the Suns at home, ending their winning streak at 18-12 and still fifth in the East.

It ended in 1991, and the time entered 92 years.

On New Year's Day, the league announced the rookie rankings, and Zhou Quan still ranked third.

Suns point guard Jeff Hornacek was named Player of the Month with 21.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.4 blocks, 2 turnovers and 2.6 fouls while shooting 49.2 percent from the field.

It was also Hornacek's first hard honour.

In addition, the league announced the start of the '92 All-Star Voting Campaign.

Some of the star's sponsors, especially the sneaker sponsors, have also taken action to help their stars with All-Stars.

Zhou Quan has no thoughts about this year's All-Star, Isaiah Thomas and Joe Dumas are the stars of the Pistons, and he is not yet qualified.

There was no game on this day, and Zhou Quan had to fly to the rest at noon, and Zhou Quan did strength training in the morning, preparing to start the third round of emergency stop jump shooting training after arriving in Houston.

At ten o'clock, the agent Philip called.

"Zhou, good news, there are a few sneaker brands looking for you."

"Really?"

He was a little happy and asked, "Rogge, which brands are they?" ”

"Nike, Converse, Adi, Skechers, Reebok, a total of five." Philip said.

Zhou Quan was a little puzzled, as if mixed with a strange thing, and asked, "Rogge, Skechers, is this a company that sells shoes?" ”

Philip said embarrassedly: "Zhou, it just started, a company in California. ”

"What?"

Zhou Quan suspected that Philip had taken money from Skechers.

Philip hurriedly said: "That's the case, Zhou, their company is very interested in you, you are from UCLA, you are a local player in Los Angeles, Skechers has just been established, I hope to open the market in Los Angeles and the whole of California through you." ”

"Okay, let's talk, get me some more money, haha." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Philip said: "Zhou, you're the hottest rookie of the year, no, the top pick Larry Johnson is nowhere near as much attention as Ling. And you're the future that the Pistons focus on, and I hope you can get a good cash contract from these companies, a cash contract with exclusive sneakers. ”

"Yes, I'd love to have my own sneaker contract as well." Zhou Quan smiled expectantly.

Exclusive sneakers are not signature sneakers, but ordinary sneakers with a special logo and color scheme, which is the so-called exclusive sneakers.

This kind of sneaker is something that some players with a small reputation can have, and they basically belong to the main force of each team, and even the leaders of many teams can only get such a contract.

He also has a shoe contract with Adi now, which he got after the draft, but it's only the worst equipment contract, not even a cash contract.

This kind of contract can be terminated at any time without any liability, but he can only use the sneakers provided by Adi for free and get less than a dime.

Next, the season continues and the All-Star voting campaign is underway.

In the Pistons, Thomas and Joe Dumas received a lot of votes, Detroit fans still only recognize them, and Zhou Quan's influence in the city is still very small, which is also expected by him.

On January 10, the Jazz announced the return of postman Carl Malone from injury.

The Postman, who was injured on Nov. 15, has been out for almost two months, missing exactly 30 games, the longest of his career.

On the 13th, Zhou Quan completed the third round of emergency stop jump shooting training, and his shooting was improved to level 89 and level 83 for emergency stop jump shot.

After a two-day break, the fourth round began.

On January 18, the Pistons played a seven-one record in the new year, with a total of 25 wins and 13 losses, a winning rate of 65.7%, and have rushed to the third place in the East, surpassing the Knicks and the Green team.

During this time, Zhou Quan strengthened his shots according to the team's requirements, and his overall average of 14 shots per game in the season has reached 17 points per game.

He's got 8.5 assists, double-doubles are a regular occurrence for him now, and the team is happy with his performance.

In particular, his organizational skills have made the management expect a lot of from him, and his shooting percentage is still stuck at the level of 42%.

With a 42% shooting percentage, what kind of level is that?

It is clear from a comparison that the shooting rate of the Pistons team this season is 46%, and with his number of shots, it is a big drag, otherwise the record will be better.

His requirements for himself in the future are mainly to improve offensive efficiency, not to increase the average points per game, and to strive to lose the team's signature as the king of the waves.

This morning, Zhou Quan's agent Roger Philip was in Los Angeles and Adi to negotiate Zhou Quan's sneaker contract.

said that it was a negotiation, but in fact, the status of the two sides was not equal, so Adi Company appeared very strong, and the negotiation venue was placed in a small conference room of its Los Angeles branch, and only one deputy department manager was in charge, while Philip did not have any initiative and was very passive.

"My players want to have their own boots......"

As soon as his words came out, he was directly interrupted by the deputy manager of Adi's department.

"No, it's impossible, he's just a rookie, and he's a point guard, he doesn't have any flashy offense, and he doesn't attract fans."

"What's more, he's a Chinese, there's no market in the U.S. at all, Detroit's spending power isn't high, and he only deserves a normal cash contract, which is already a very good deal for him."

Philip shook his head helplessly.

There are three types of sneaker contracts, signed sneaker contracts and cash contracts, as well as the worst equipment contracts.

The worst thing is the equipment contract, that is, you can only use sneakers for free, and Zhou Quan is currently in Adi with this kind of contract, which can be terminated at any time.

The best and most top-level are signed shoe contracts, which few people in the league can get, and the vast majority of All-Stars can't get them, and even the vast majority of superstars can't get them.

This kind of A-list contract is just a standard match for a superstar with huge influence, and if you can't get this kind of contract, you don't even deserve to be called a supergiant.

At present, the whole league, that is, Jordan and a few supergiants such as Big Dream, Big Bird, Magic, and Smiling Assassin have such A-level contracts.

Even, some superstars don't have such treatment, such as Barkley, who has worked hard for so many years and doesn't have his own signature sneakers.

With Zhou Quan's current popularity and strength, he also knows that it is impossible to get this kind of top-level contract, neither Philip nor Zhou Quan has ever thought about it.

Cash contracts are the standard for first-tier players in the league, and 400 players in the league, or 70 to 80 players, can get this contract.

This kind of contract can get 50,000 to 100,000 US dollars in cash from the company a year, and there are no exclusive sneakers, only ordinary sneakers provided by the company.

A very small number of people already have a certain degree of popularity, perhaps called small stars, such as Zhou Quan, these people can get 100,000 to 200,000 US dollars in cash, and even have their own exclusive sneakers, but that's all, not custom sneakers, or ordinary sneakers with exclusive LOGO and color scheme.

Philip knows very well in his heart that Zhou Quan's current qualifications can only get this kind of contract at most, and what he is fighting for now is also this kind of contract.

It's a pity that Adi doesn't even want to give this kind of contract.

The negotiations did not last long, Adi's attitude was very tough, and Philip did not insist too much, and the negotiations were quickly ended.

Then he began to prepare for negotiations with several other companies, but in his heart, he preferred Skechers, because Skechers had promised Zhou Quan a cash contract for exclusive sneakers, amounting to $300,000 per Chinese New Year's Eve, which was the best cash contract.

The only thing to consider is that Skechers has just been established, and the quality of the sneakers makes him a little worried.

This is also the reason why he negotiated with other companies first, he still put Zhou Quan's sports safety first, and could only put Skechers, who gave the greatest sincerity, last.