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Chapter 644 Sun Hao Changes His Sneakers to Endorse!

Sun Hao's remarks were exposed by reporters, which immediately caused an uproar.

Because this kind of reaction can be said to be completely unexpected by everyone.

However, after recovering from the initial surprise, the more real reaction of the fans is... Sun Hao's words are too personal!

The second half of Sun Hao's G6 finals last season gave fans a new understanding of his toughness.

Now with these remarks, this understanding has been further deepened.

The championship is no longer the only goal, the champion with gold content is!
But now in the alliance, only Sun Hao's words have this effect, and the words of other people will definitely be treated as fools.

At this time in New York, James was completely moved after seeing Sun Hao's remarks.

No star in the entire league is willing to speak out for him, and the media is also condemning him.

It is really rare for Sun Hao to stand up and "support" him at this time.

At this moment, Sun Hao's position in his heart has surpassed that of Jordan, becoming his number one idol.

James' decision one, Sun Hao's remarks, after this series of events, this year's free market has come to an end.

However, the signings of several teams still attract attention.

For example, the Warriors, the Knicks over there have formed such a luxurious lineup, do the Warriors want to strengthen the front line?
After all, the striker combination of Anthony + James is rare in history.

Another example is the Knicks. According to the current lineup configuration, Harden, who had a sluggish performance in the second half of last season, is likely to play the sixth man.

But even then, they lack a "head" and a "tail".

The head refers to the center of the meat shield, and the tail is the point guard.

Considering that Wade, Anthony and James all mainly hold the ball, this must be a player who is off the ball and can make three-pointers with defense.

But because of the salary space, even if Dolan is really willing to spend money this time, they can only use the middle class exception to sign people in one position at most, and the rest can only be the basic salary.

So how the Knicks will strengthen in the future and who to sign is very interesting.

But in any case, the league structure finally changed after this season.

In the previous few seasons, it was basically a group of heroes competing for the throne, and finally a hero emerged from troubled times and aspired to the world.

But now, there is obviously something against that smell.

The confrontation between the Warriors and the Knicks will become the main theme of the league for a long time to come.

Sun Hao also continued to shift his attention to the training camp at this time.

The first few days of the training camp are just warm-ups, and then there must be targeted training.

In his own words, in addition to continuing to improve his ball-handling skills, another thing that needs to be strengthened is his finishing ability.

This ending refers to the breakthrough ending.

The fantasy footsteps of last season are actually an aid to improve the end.

But just like Paul last season, if every finish takes so many technical movements and physical strength, physical fitness will become a problem.

So how to simply and effectively send the ball into the basket after a breakthrough is something that Sun Hao needs to consider after reaching this stage.

The necessary approach is to gain weight appropriately.

Weight is always the most effective way to increase resistance.

Sun Hao's current weight is about 97 kilograms, and he is a dexterous defender in terms of his height.

The weight gain plan Baker made for him was about 103 kilograms.

In other words, he will gain about 10 catties this summer, which will reduce his flexibility slightly, but it will not have too much impact on his defensive lateral movement. Of course, the most important thing is that the confrontation will be significantly improved.

In addition to Sun Hao's personal improvement, the training of other people in the training camp is also crucial.

Like Bell, he is getting older, and contrary to Sun Hao, he needs to lose weight appropriately to maintain defensive flexibility.

This also means that he basically defended at the guard position in the later stage.

His adjustment is still very important.

The old Nelson will definitely use more small ball lineups in the new season, so McGrady will appear more in the third position.

In other words, the team's No. [-] position is free to play.

Last season, the old Nelson had high hopes for Danny Green, but Green's performance in the finals was mediocre, indicating that he still needs time to grow.

At this time, the addition of Bell becomes very important. Whether he plays with Sun Hao or Curry, he can provide great help on both ends of the offense and defense, not to mention his game experience.

Then another key figure is Ibaka.

In the finals last year, Barkley first laughed and teased in the commentary, and then Yi Jianlian made a comparison. Ibaka's three-point training was on the agenda.

In fact, a detail that is overlooked by many people is that there is a possibility of small balls first when there are big pitchers, and then after the arrival of small balls, more big men can develop long-range shooting ability.

As for whether the big man can really be developed, it depends on his personal talent and hard work.

Ibaka is precisely the person who has both of these aspects.

So it is not a fantasy for him to develop a three-point ability in one summer.

Just as Sun Hao's training camp was going on, there was a series of news about the Knicks' reinforcements.

Judging from the frequency of signings, the Knicks were already negotiating with free agents before James made a decision.

Because the object of their middle class special case is Mike Miller, the former sixth man of the Grizzlies.

Miller's performance in the Grizzlies last season was not bad, and he was not short of contracts, but he finally signed a 3-year 1500 million contract with the Knicks.

This is obviously a salary reduction signing, and it is for the championship.

And the Knicks used this most important special case on the outside, which also shows that their style of play next season will also take the small ball route.

The most useful special case is used, and then the basic salary.

The Knicks signed several basic salaries in a row, but they are also very targeted.

Except for Miller on the outside line, they used the basic salary to get Eddie House, the outside shooter who had tried out with Sun Hao for the Bulls.

Then, they signed Sean Williams with a minimum salary, a power forward with three-point range.

In addition to the Big Three, the Knicks are obviously building a team around the "James system".

Of course, meat shields are definitely indispensable.

Dampier had just been bought out during the offseason, and the Knicks also signed him with a basic salary.

In addition, "Big Z" Ilgauskas failed to get the Warriors contract and chose to switch to the Knicks.

In this way, the basic framework of the Knicks has actually risen.

Point Guard: Wade, Tony Douglas, Eddie House

Shooting Guard: Mike Miller, Harden

SF: Anthony, Paul George

Power forwards: James, Sean Williams, Julian White

Center: Turiaf, Dampier, Ilgauskas

As long as some minor repairs are made on this basis, this lineup is already very strong.

It should be mentioned here that, just like in history, James' joining the Knicks is also a sign-and-change model.

In order to fulfill James' reputation, the Knicks sent two future first-rounders and two second-rounders in this deal, as well as a special case of a large transaction.

Some reporters even broke the news that Paul George was once mentioned in this transaction, but in the end the Knicks management was still reluctant.

However, such a deal also means that the Knicks have much less room for draft reinforcements, and it means that if they fail, they will be benevolent.

The free market is almost settled, and the highlights of next season are basically full.

Fans can't wait for the season to start at this point, but there are still a few rough months in between.

And theoretically speaking, there will be a Men's Basketball World Cup during this offseason, and fans will not be so bored.

But the reality is that the starlight of this year's Men's Basketball World Cup is unprecedentedly dim.

Let's talk about the newly-emerging basketball overlord China team first. Yao Ming will miss the World Championships because of some injuries to his toes.

Sun Hao will not play due to personal reasons.

For the Chinese team, this time it was Yi Jianlian who took the lead.

This is not Yi Jianlian's first time in the national team. He has already proved his ability to lead the team in the Asian Championships before.

Of course, the World Championships and the Asian Championships are not at the same level. This will be a new test for Yi Jianlian.

Then, there's Team USA.

The last time the U.S. team's dream was broken, and it was the World Championships, the enthusiasm of the domestic super giants to play was not high.

This time the lineup sent by the US team is mainly young players, like Rose, Westbrook, Gay, Granger...

These are all young people.

Then it is worth mentioning that on the Warriors side, Durant and Curry are also on the list of the Dream Nine team.

The two strongest national teams have this lineup, and it is expected that the attention will be lower.

But on the European side, the fans' emotions are unprecedentedly high.

Because this time the venue of the competition is in Turkey, in mainland Europe.

And if the two teams in China and the United States are not the strongest lineup, it means that their opportunity has come.

Spain, Lithuania, Serbia, and even Russia and other teams are ready to move.

Time flies, and the World Championships are about to start.

At this time, there were some small disturbances in Europe.

This turmoil has something to do with Sun Hao.

Sun Hao played in La Liga back then and was the king of Europe, with unparalleled popularity in Europe.

He later became famous in the NBA, and this popularity reached a peak.

Sun Hao is unique in the unprecedented popularity of a non-European player in Europe.

But this time Sun Hao chose not to play in the World Championships without major injuries. It is inevitable for fans to be disappointed.

Then, something ingrained began to emerge.

Among these fans, some people took Sun Hao's skin color as an issue.

Because of historical relations, some Europeans, especially white Europeans, look down on Asians.

Many fans made inappropriate remarks, but the local government did not choose to punish them.

Because it involves politics, this kind of thing is hard to say.

But what is a little unexpected is that among these people, there are employees of Adidas.

Then Adi didn't deal with it at the first time!

This concept is very different.

Because Sun Hao can now be said to be Adidas' number one card!

And at this time, the contract between Adi and Sun Hao expires, and the two parties are negotiating a lifetime contract!
Although after being reminded by Fu Paulo, Adidas officially dealt with the employees involved, it was already a bit of a fix.

The biggest is Sun Hao's feelings.

Sun Hao came here through time travel. Before he time travel, he experienced a lot of trade frictions and knew that some things are difficult to change.

So he asked Fu Paulo to temporarily stop negotiating a lifetime contract with Adi.

Fu Paulo knew that Sun Hao would definitely feel uncomfortable when this happened.

However, he still suggested that Sun Hao continue to cooperate with Adidas.

Because Sun Hao's sneaker series in Adidas is a popular product in the world, if the cooperation with Adidas is really suspended because of this matter, the loss will be incalculable.

"Rich, you got one thing wrong."

Originally, Sun Hao was just hesitant, but what Paul Fu said made him make up his mind.

"The reason why sneakers sell well is not because they are Adidas products, but because they are my shoes."

Fu Paulo froze for a moment when he said this, but finally nodded with a smile.

"Of course."

Although Adidas worked hard when cooperating with Sun Hao, it was also to compete with Nike in the United States.

There are many endorsements for Adidas before, but the main reason for Adidas to really compete with Nike in North America is Sun Hao.

"I thought it was an opportunity, we switched to Nike."

After hearing that Sun Hao had no intention of cooperating with Adidas, Fu Paulo immediately threw out new suggestions.

Although Nike now has James and Kobe, Sun Hao's cards are still much bigger than those two.

Moreover, Nike is the official sponsor of the NBA, and Sun Hao will be more stable in the league's honor selection in the future.

But unexpectedly, Sun Hao shook his head.

"Then Under Armour, or New Balance?"

Rich Paul then suggested again.

If Sun Hao doesn't want to compete with James Kobe for share, then it's not bad to join a third-party brand.

At least, these brands are North American, which has more say in the league than Adidas.

But unexpectedly, Sun Hao still shook his head.

Paul Fu didn't understand this time, Sun Hao didn't want this one, and he didn't choose that one. Could it be that he wanted to build his own brand like O'Neill?

That sounds good. Sun Hao's personal influence is much higher than that of O'Neal and he is still a guard.

But there are many things that a brand has to consider!

It should be earlier if it is to be done, and now this time node is a bit late.

"Go and see Chinese brands."

Then, Sun Hao's next words shocked Fu Paulo.

Sun Hao actually wants to endorse a Chinese brand, the quality of Chinese sneakers...

But he definitely can't say such words, after all, Sun Hao is a Chinese.

"I heard that a company called Anta is not bad, you go and get in touch."

What Sun Hao said next was giving an order.

Paul Fu knew that Sun Hao had made a decision, so he didn't say anything, just nodded.

However, he also has doubts in his heart, what is there in this company called Anta that deserves Sun Hao's attention.

(End of this chapter)