The invincible kryptonite of basketball

No. 6 pick: Jared Sullinger

He's the best power forward of the year (Derrick Williams and Harrison Barnes' bodies will be at small forward for most of the NBA), a low post who is extremely good at fighting and using his body The player has excellent footwork skills, his freshman season was perfect, and his performance in March Madness was crazy enough. He is likely to become a dark horse in the draft, or even enter the top three.

No. 7 pick: Kemba Walker

I am a fan of Kemba. His breakthrough is full of technical and violent aesthetics, which makes people excited, and he has improved this year compared to the past two years. His performance against Duke University impressed me. A soldier who will charge forward, but knows how to restrain himself, use defense to find his state, and finally defeat Kyrie Irving. His NCAA career is perfect, and he is the unique candidate for the No. [-] pick in my heart.

As for why he was placed seventh overall, it is because as a short guard, Kemba still needs to improve his shooting ability and learn how to control his turnovers. His talent limits his draft pick, but I think He's sure to have a really good career.

Draft template: Tim Hardaway/Bobby Jackson

Chapter 1 Twelve Ways to Make Money

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No. 27 pick: Tang Tian

Before this year's championship, perhaps no one had heard of this name at all. It is said that he was a caddy before?I'm seriously skeptical, maybe it's just a fabricated identity to make the story more legendary, anyway this is one of the most legendary players of the year, it took him only 37 games to go from obscurity to national fame, especially in the tournament In these 7 games, he almost interpreted the extreme that a role player can do.

In the list of opponents he has killed defensively, Harrison Barnes, Derrick Williams, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler, Marshan Brooks, and even Kyrie Irving are covered!

Well, you figured it out, he's a player who can guard from the one to the four!This is a very scary thing even in the NCAA.

And his three-point shooting percentage is as high as 67% in the championship!Well, I went to check it out, and the number is correct. His open three-pointers are almost flawless, and he has killed North Carolina and Duke successively. This is the best role player this year, a top 3D player , I believe many teams will be very interested in him.

Draft template: Shane Battier.

It is worth mentioning that Tang Tian is not only as good at defense and three-point shooting as Battier, they both helped the team achieve a 20+ reversal in the NCAA Final Four.

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(Note: This list and evaluations are all written by Eggplant himself. The reason for writing so many is definitely not the number of words. It is to remind everyone of the grand draft of the year. Well, it is not for the number of words.)

Because the lottery will only be held in May, this list does not fully take into account the team's needs, but it is already considered a relatively professional list.

The end of the first round is the limit that role players can achieve, and Chad Ford's analysis is actually quite in place.

But when he saw this pick, Tang Tian suddenly thought of another thing.

In order to fully guarantee the interests of the team and players, the NBA has made rigid regulations on the contracts of the first-round picks. The annual salary regulations and the number of years are also 2+1+1 contracts. Which pick means you will get what contract.

Take the No. 4 pick as an example, this year's contract is 2402 million for 514 years, and you can get [-] million US dollars in the first year, which is almost worth a full middle-class contract.

So under normal circumstances, being able to become a lottery pick or even enter the first round means that there will be a stable contract.

But that's for most players, obviously not for Tang Tian.

At the end of the first round, take Jordan Crawford, who was selected with the 27th overall pick last year, as an example. He signed a four-year contract of 4 million with the Wizards, and his salary in the first year was only 552 million before tax. in child labor contracts.

In the same way, if Tang Tian is selected in this pick, it means that he will have to work as a child laborer for at least four years (the earliest time for a rookie contract to be renewed in advance is after the third year, but the salary for the fourth year of the contract remains the same. is the fourth year of his rookie contract).

He now has the krypton gold system in hand, so the krypton gold value he can earn will definitely be less, and more.

According to the course of history, the Ross clause will appear this year, but even if there is a Ross clause, it will take effect after the four-year rookie contract.

Therefore, from a certain point of view, it is not a good thing to be a rookie at the end of the first round.

This is something Tang Tian realized, but this kind of thing is not something he can decide now, he can only wait and see when the time comes.

The end of the NCAA journey means that Tang Tian is no longer an NCAA player, and he no longer has to be limited by his status to make money as before.

He will definitely play in the commercial competition in July, but that is only part of his summer plan. What he has to do now is to earn more and bigger money.

Sports betting on the NBA playoffs can be a great option when it comes to basketball.

This year, the Mavericks will win the championship in an upset. If he remembers correctly, the odds before the start of the playoffs were as high as 1 to 18.

His crossing will produce some butterfly effects, but because he has not yet entered the NBA, this effect should not affect this year's NBA. In other words, if he invests 10, he will return 180 million by then!

The one-on-one match before and Song Qianjin's acting made him realize that the system actually allowed side kicks.

Just like the real world, the system will turn a blind eye to obvious illegal methods such as robbing, stealing, and cheating.

But for gambling, he considered it again and again and chose to give up.

While the rewards are high, the risks are also high.

When playing streetball heads-up before, because the amount of money was not large, and his outstanding acting skills could not be seen by others, no one would know unless Song Qianjin said it, but this, if found out, even if he just entrusted someone to buy it, It will become a black spot that cannot be erased in his entire career.

It seems that apart from the contract, he can only focus on the endorsement.

The endorsement of basketball players actually involves a wide range of areas. Sneakers are the most basic. In addition, cars, shampoos, and even insurance are available from all walks of life.

The system said it was related to basketball, and his identity as a basketball player should theoretically be included in this range.

But if he wanted to find an endorsement, he had to find an agent first.

He made a phone call to Walker, and they made an appointment together to meet the agent he wanted, Dan Fagan.

Fagan is very well-known in the NBA. He is a partner of many NBA players and has great prestige among the players. Of course, his image in the eyes of the general managers of each team is not so good, because he helps his clients Signed many well-known junk contracts.

Among them, Arenas has a 6-year 1.1 million super junk contract.

Of course, there is also Chandler Parsons, who is dubbed by the fans as "you get the money, you are afraid of something."

What he needs is such an agent.

"Tang, are you sure you want to find him? His reputation is very high, and the commission is probably not low." Walker confirmed to Tang Tian.

Brokers in this industry rely on commissions to make money. The higher the reputation, the greater the commission ratio will be.

"No, Kemba, don't worry." Tang Tian waved his hand.

Walker's impression of the manager is still relatively superficial. Tang Tian had a lot of contacts in his previous life, so he naturally understood a lot.

Because a player can fire his agent at any time, the agent is actually engaged in a high-risk industry that faces being fired everywhere. He has always been worried, worried that his clients will be poached by competitors, worried that he missed some good seedlings, and so on.

It is precisely because of this that the more famous an agent is, the smarter he is. If he thinks you have potential, not only will he not raise your commission, but he will lower it. You will still be your agent when you renew your contract.

After all, no matter what level of rookie you are, the bonus you can get from a rookie contract will not be too much. Only when you sign a second contract is the time when you really make a lot of money.

Chapter 1 Thirteen by Dan Fagan

In a coffee shop in Queens, New York, Tang Tian, ​​Walker and Fagan met.

With a long face and a height of 1.8 meters, he is a very ordinary middle-aged American uncle. If it weren't for those eyes that shine brightly from time to time, you might not notice him too much in the crowd.

But Tang Tian was quite familiar with him.

Because he is also Yi Jianlian's agent, and he was complained by domestic fans because he encouraged Yi Jianlian and the Bucks to have a stalemate.

However, most people only saw the farce between Yi Jianlian and the Bucks, but few people knew the story behind it.

The 2007 draft was held at the end of June of that year, but in March, Fagan specially invited officials from seven NBA teams to Dongguan to watch the CBA finals of the season. In April, he even arranged for Yi Jianlian to go to Los Angeles to accept two After many months of special training, his team hired 6 full-time coaches for Yi Jianlian to teach basketball skills such as shooting, sliding, defense, and improving running and jumping.

During that time, Yi Jianlian’s weight increased by 5 kilograms, his bench press also increased from 80 kilograms to 100 kilograms, and his shooting skills also improved a lot. He even had a special English teacher to teach him English every night.

Including the refusal to try out alone afterwards, and the shooting of the chair alignment video, Feigen is constantly operating behind the scenes.

Facts have proved that the method of maintaining mystery at the time was very successful, and finally Yi Jianlian was successfully elected as the No. 2007 pick in [-].

Even the farce with the Bucks was later proved to be correct. The Bucks management was in chaos at the time, and they had no intention of cultivating rookies. successful career.

And when Fagan passed away unexpectedly, Yi Jianlian was the first to tweet his condolences, which shows that the relationship between him and Fagan is not at all what the media reported.

So in terms of ability and judgment, Feigen met Tang Tian's requirements.

The only point is that Feigen is known in the circle for being greedy for money.

But Tang Tian is not worried about this, the agent is just an agent, and the two parties are just a cooperative relationship.

The conversation between the two sides was very pleasant. Fegan's attitude was simply not very good. Two first-round picks offered to ask him out, one of whom was a lottery or even a top ten rookie. He was probably very happy.

"Dan, what's your fee?" Walker finally asked him a more concerned question.

"It's easy to say, I'll charge a symbolic 1% fee for the rookie contract." Fagan said with a smile.

Walker was stunned for a moment. Generally, brokers charge 3% to 5%, and at least 2%. Feigen's 1% is almost free.

He turned his head to look at Tang Tian, ​​now he believed that Tang Tian really knew how to do it.

"If there is no objection, let's sign the agreement." Seeing that both of them had no objection, Feigen took out the contract from his briefcase.

"So fast?" Walker looked at Tang Tian worriedly.

Tang Tian took a look at the contract, and there was basically nothing wrong with it.

If it is an ordinary player, you need to find a friend who understands the contract to confirm it, but he understands this himself and knows that Feigen has not tampered with this aspect.

He signed his name, and Walker saw Tang Tian signed it, and also signed his name.

"I will do a good job of publicity for you before the draft, and I believe you can get a very good pick." Fagan accepted the contract and said with a smile.

After the contract was signed, the meeting was basically over. Tang Tian asked Walker to wait for him at the door for a while, and then went back to the coffee shop to chat with Fei Gen.

"I want to be selected early in the second round, can you do it?" Tang Tian said.

"What?" Feigen thought he heard it wrong. Tang Tian's current draft market is at the end of the first round. Even if he tries to find a way to operate, it is estimated that he will be very close to the 20th pick. Now Tang Tian says that he hopes to be selected in the second round?

Tang Tian nodded without explaining.

Seeing that Tang Tian was serious, Fagen thought for a while and nodded: "No problem."

"That's fine." After Tang Tian finished speaking, he got up and left.

Looking at Tang Tian who left, Fei Gen couldn't help but shook his head, but quickly nodded again.

"This rookie, is he so confident in himself? It's completely different from Yi." He couldn't help muttering to himself.

Although Tang Tian didn't say it, but he had done so much in the brokerage industry, so he could guess that Tang Tian didn't want to be a cheap contract worker.

"What did you say?" Walker looked at Tang Tian who came out and asked curiously.

"It's nothing, let's go." Tang Tian put his arm on Walker's shoulder and said.

After Fagan and Tang Tian Walker signed the contract, they began to promote their draft and search for potential endorsement contracts for them.

Walker's sneaker endorsement went smoothly, and Fagan quickly helped him contact UA. The two sides are negotiating, and they can reach a multi-year sneaker endorsement contract as soon as possible around the draft.

After all, Walker is the new MOP, and the draft prediction is also high, which is a reasonable thing.

Tang Tian's side is full of unknowns.

But he is not in a hurry with the sneaker contract, he asked Fagan to help him find other endorsements as much as possible.

That's what he said, but what he didn't expect was that there would be a result in less than a week, and the other party took the initiative to come to the door.

A cake brand.

"The thing about you eating cake during the NCAA game is a hot topic, and they want to use this to promote their brand."

When Fei Gen told him seriously, Tang Tian couldn't laugh or cry after hearing it.

At the beginning, eating cakes was purely for replenishing his physical fitness, but he didn't expect it to be a way for him to make money now.

He really has to thank Olsen very much.

Thinking of Olsen, he suddenly thought of another very important thing.

"How much will they pay for this advertisement?" Tang Tian asked.

"About 5000 US dollars." Fagan said.

5000 US dollars, estimated to be less than [-] US dollars after deducting taxes, this return is a bit low.

However, for a rookie like him who didn't participate in the draft, it's very rare to receive an advertisement of this level. It is estimated that Fagan also spent some time talking.

"If Elizabeth Olsen and I are filming together, can we negotiate a higher salary?" Tang Tian asked.

"Elizabeth Olsen?" Fagan had never heard of this name.

"Sister of the Olsen sisters."

Feigen looked at Tang Tian in surprise, he didn't expect Tang Tian to know someone from the Olsen family.

He didn't know about Olsen, but the Olsen sisters were still well-known throughout the United States.