Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 67 Neglected Business Value

"Of course, you know? Russ, as early as the draft, I thought this little guy was very good."

Hearing this, the people of Rath were dumbfounded.

"Is what you said true? During the draft, he almost failed."

David Stern leaned back, leaning directly on the boss chair, holding hands, looking proud and confident.

"Lars, you know, I've discovered too many superstars, and I can feel some of them just by looking at them."

Lars looked at David Stern and was speechless for a moment. Although what you said made sense, why did he always feel like being filled in person?

Moreover, he is sure that this is by no means an illusion.

"Lars, you can make some arrangements later, let our media move, and pay more attention to this little guy."

"I see."

Las Granik is not surprised by such an arrangement, which is also a consistent trick of the NBA.

Why can Jordan become the god of basketball?Why are there four major centers now?Will there be four shooting guards in the future?
Isn't it just relying on publicity and hype, this is also the biggest routine that the NBA can fully develop.

Of course, it has a lot to do with the strength of the players. After all, if there is no strength, there will be no hype.

There are many news media under the NBA League, and they also maintain a good relationship with major media.

It's easy to fry if they want to.

Sure enough, on the next day, the major media were still paying attention to the showdown between the answer and the basic skills.

In the evening, many media began to report on the game between the Supersonics and the Clippers, especially Wang Hao.

"The Incredible Rebel!"

"A guy who made 28 teams in the league regret it."

"The general manager of the Raptors said that if possible, he was willing to use the fifth pick to take Wang Hao first!"

……

I have to say that as long as the NBA is willing to do it, promoting a player is really not particularly difficult.

Of course, Wang Hao's performance in the first game was really good.

If there is no strength to build a foundation, no matter how many methods the NBA has, it is nothing but embarrassing bragging.

At this time, Wang Hao had already left Los Angeles and returned to Seattle.

As for Odom, he did invite Wang Hao to play in Los Angeles for a day. Although he lost the game, he was not very sad.

Of course Wang Hao refused. He said that there would be a game the day after tomorrow, and the team would not allow him to stay.

This is also true. After all, he is just a rookie. During the season, how can he have so much free time?
Odom was somewhat unhappy, and there was nothing he could do about it.

Looking at the newspaper in his hand, Wang Hao was a little surprised. Could it be that the media finally discovered his superstar temperament?
Not only that, but with a little complacency, he found a big butt computer and browsed the Internet.

In 2000, the Internet in the United States had reached a certain degree of popularity, that is, the speed of the Internet and the technical level of computers were not enough.

It's just that, now is the time when the Internet is booming, and various websites and communities have appeared as early as in the United States.

Wang Hao specifically looked for a few basketball websites to have a look, and there were indeed discussions about his posts.

"Who said Chinese can't play in the NBA? Have you seen it? Have you seen Wang killing all sides on the court?"

"My God, is this the sixth pick? Are all the scouts in the NBA collectively blind?"

"Is it possible for Wang to compete for the best rookie?"

……

I have to say that seeing these news is really comforting.

There were also a lot of verbal abuse, even insults, but Wang Hao automatically chose to ignore it.

After all, it is an era that has experienced the baptism of keyboard warriors in later generations, and this level can only be regarded as pediatrics.

Can't let him play a trumpet against Durant like Durant?
Just after a day of training, Wang Hao's phone rang, and it was his agent, Jeff Schwartz.

"Wang, I watched your game yesterday, it was really great!"

Before Wang Hao could speak, Jeff Schwartz on the other end of the phone had already sounded extremely excited.

"Thank you, Jeff!"

"Hey, do you know? The NBA intends to promote you. It took me a lot of work to find out."

"Promote me?"

"Don't you wonder why there are so many reports about you today?

You just wait and see, not only today, but tomorrow, there will be more.

If you can maintain such a performance, I believe there will be an exclusive interview with the media soon? "

"why?"

Jeff Schwartz smiled and said: "Why else? Of course I am optimistic about your future.

Wang, in fact, I am also very optimistic about your future. I believe you can become a star in the NBA. "

"Don't worry, I will play seriously."

"By the way, I have already been contacted by some endorsements. I will go to Seattle tomorrow, and we will talk about it then."

"No problem, wait until my game is over."

After the phone call, Wang Hao didn't pay much attention to Jeff Schwartz's enthusiasm, which was expected.

However, he still turned on the computer and glanced at the forum, which contained the situation of today's game.

Sure enough, the Bulls lost the game today. Elton Brand played mediocre, shooting less than 30% from the field, with 14 points and 8 rebounds.

Artest was okay. He came off the bench and scored 14 points and 4 rebounds, which is a very good substitute.

It's just that this kind of performance pales in comparison to Wang Hao, and it's no wonder that Jeff Schwartz is like this.

"Immediately book me the materials for going to Seattle tomorrow, as well as our partners in succession, to see if they are interested in Wang?"

Jeff Schwartz, who was far away in Chicago, was constantly arranging tasks, and the two assistants quickly became busy.

They naturally knew that their boss was planning to shift the focus to Wang Hao.

From the performance of the two of them alone, it should be so. Artest doesn't look bad, but Wang Hao is performing better now.

Managers work for athletes, not for charity. Of course, they must pursue the best interests.

Compared with the broker's share of the NBA contract, the share of the commercial contract is the core interest of the broker.

Early the next morning, when Jeff Schwartz looked at the briefing in his hand, he couldn't calm down for a long time.

Although it was his first foray into the field of basketball, he was not a newcomer in terms of sports agents.

In the field of tennis, he has achieved great success, and these successes can be transplanted.

After all, although the sports are different, the products that can be endorsed are similar.

For example, sports brands, such as sports equipment, or sports drinks.

But he never expected that through communicating with those business partners, he suddenly discovered that he seemed to have underestimated Wang Hao's business value.

Many brands he has worked with before have expressed interest in Wang Hao, so you can try to get in touch first.

Among them are all kinds of big brands, such as Adidas and Nike, as well as Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

(End of this chapter)