I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 87 Broker Brown

Every April to June is the busiest day for NBA agents.

After the NCAA ended, many young talents began to think about their future, and agents, like sharks smelling blood, frantically gathered to hunt and catch their favorite objects.

Signing players is a fierce battle, with countless intrigues, all kinds of temptations for houses, cars, tickets, women, economic strength and business cooperation prospects in turn, and superficial negotiation skills intertwined.

This is a winner-takes-all game. With players, everything is possible; without players, everything is lost.

However, signing players is only the first step in the long march, and the work after that is even busier.

First of all, it is necessary to help rookie players contact tryouts.

Every year before the draft, there will be various training camps, both officially organized by the NBA and organized by various teams.

The organizers of these training camps are different, and the influence is also different. It is impossible to participate in all of them. This requires agents to make choices based on their own experience.Analyze which teams are ideal destinations for your players, and which training camps may expose your players' shortcomings.Arrange reasonably according to the actual situation and arrange the trial training session in advance.

Of course, if you are a hot pick, you may not even need to try out, just wait for the price.

Second, agent players participate in contract negotiations.

The offseason is a period of intensive negotiation of player contracts.

Player contracts are generally divided into salary contracts and endorsement contracts.

There is nothing to say about the salary contract. Whether it is a rookie or a veteran, they all want to sign a big contract as much as possible.

In addition to the performance on the court, the agent's glib tongue is needed.

It's nothing great for a superstar to sign a maximum salary contract. It is the moment to reflect the value of an agent when a player who is not bad can sign a super contract.

For example, in the previous life, the Bucks wanted to renew Middleton's contract. With his performance, his annual salary of 3000 million would be the best. As a result, the agent Jeff Schwartz actually negotiated a super maximum salary of 5 million for 1.78 years!

As for the commercial endorsement contract, it is even more that the Eight Immortals have shown their magical powers.

There is still a maximum salary limit on salary, but there is no standard for endorsement fees, and it all depends on the broker's mediation (fudge).

Especially the agent can get 20% of the endorsement commission!Stimulated by the money, they even went into battle shirtless and did their best!

Plus, they have to help players expand their opportunities to play in other leagues.

In addition to stars, there are more ordinary players in the hands of agents.They are either fledgling youths, or veterans who have passed away; or they have little chance to play in the NBA, or they want to make more money.Agents have to find opportunities for them in other leagues, especially overseas leagues.For example, PJ Tucker has played in Ukraine, Germany, Israel, and Greece, and all of them have won MVPs!

This requires brokers to run around and do cross-border transactions.

Not to mention, each country, each league system, and policy are different, and how much time it takes to study it thoroughly, just traveling back and forth is enough sour and refreshing.

In addition, there is a large amount of transactional work.

An agent is like a full-time nanny. In addition to negotiating contracts and cooperation, he also has to help players deal with daily affairs and family problems.This point is no different from the assistants of entertainment stars.

Don't look at many players who are majestic on the field, but in real life, they are no different from giant babies. Who is not a baby who is 2 meters tall and weighs 120 kilograms!

Some players even need their agents to prepare their speeches when facing the media. What's more, Leonard and his like directly entrust their agents to deal with the media.

Although NBA teams will provide players with food, training, rehabilitation and other services, many players are still willing to pay for better services themselves, which requires agents to contact nutritionists, rehabilitators, trainers, and physical therapists , or even a chef.

At this time, the agent becomes the big steward of the players, coordinating, coordinating, liaising, and of course bargaining.

In the past, Justin Brown had the most headache at this time.Of course, this was before he blew up that deal, and after that, he couldn't do it anymore because no player would sign with him anymore.

That incident was indeed his fault, and the responsibility cannot be shirked.

But the reason why he did not notify the team in writing was because he had been negotiating with the team and striving for greater interests for the players.

After the incident, he did not shirk his responsibility, but took the initiative to compensate the players for their losses by paying in installments.

This has always been his philosophy: the interests of the players come first!

Since his first day as an agent, he has adhered to this philosophy for decades.

This kind of concept has brought him brilliant achievements and also won huge benefits for his players, but as time goes by, his set of concepts seems to be a bit out of date.

What is popular in the current broker circle is: to strive for the best interests of oneself!
Once he felt that he was old and might never step into this circle again.But he didn't expect that, after he had spoiled his grandchildren for many years, the opportunity fell on his head like a pie that fell from the sky.

Although until now, he still couldn't figure out why the guy named Joey Dorsey wanted to find him.

Based on his experience, this guy's characteristics and strength are sure to enter the NBA, and the pick will not be low.Such a young player will be the target of many big-name agents.

But this was just the beginning of the dream journey. Not long after, he actually had another player under his command.

And this kid is called Derek Rose!

This is a player who has a great chance of becoming the No. [-] pick!

Many times, Brown pinched his leg, wondering if he was dreaming.

Later, his men added another CD Roberts.He's a guy who can make it to the NBA, despite his issues.

In this way, he has 3 NBA-level players under his command!One of them may even become the champion!

It's been a long time since I fought such a rich battle!

Recently, Brown feels as if he has rejuvenated, like a teenager, full of energy.

Just when he was gearing up and preparing for a big fight, these players under him told him that they would not participate in the training camp and they were going to China!

It seemed as if he had swung a heavy punch, but it hit the air, and Brown was almost staggered.

He is strongly opposed to this decision, because according to his past knowledge, if he does not participate in the training camp, he will lose the opportunity to show himself to the outside world, which will affect his draft pick.

But only then did he realize that his opinion was not easy to use. Different from his previous work model, he is now just a senior wage earner in Star Trail Company, and the ones who really make decisions are actually the players under him—— — Joey Dorsey!
Just when he was depressed, Dorsey took the initiative to talk to him, saying that he had a big plan, and going to China was an important part of realizing this plan!As for whether it will affect the draft pick, he doesn't have to worry about it, because the influence and attention of going to China will never be inferior to any training camp.

In this regard, Brown is somewhat skeptical.But people had to bow their heads under the eaves. After persuasion to no avail, he could only reserve his own opinions.

However, what happened next was beyond his expectation and past cognition.

Public opinion and the media are actually very interested in this warm-up match.

From a competitive point of view, some want to test the quality of the new NCAA champions and see the strength comparison between American college basketball and the world's top basketball teams;
Some want to see how the "iron triangle" participating in the draft performs from the perspective of chasing stars;
From a political point of view, some claim that this is another positive attempt to "leverage the big ball with a small ball" after ping-pong diplomacy;
Others are simply interested in the distant oriental country full of mystery...

In short, the outside world's enthusiasm for this game far exceeds Brown's imagination.

But soon, Brown, with a keen sense of smell, discovered some of the tricks.

The media and public opinion are a little too enthusiastic, which has surpassed the basketball itself. In addition to the Memphis City Government and the University of Memphis actively promoting the hype, there are other institutions and individuals deliberately exaggerating this unimportant friendly match.

Through careful excavation, he quickly discovered clues, and then he had definite evidence that the Star Trail Sports Culture Company had contributed to the competition, paying a large amount of publicity fees to attract the media to promote the competition.

This competition has nothing to do with Xingji Sports and Culture Company, and they paid for the promotion out of their own pockets. This is an attitude that would rather lose money than make money.

But instead of being unhappy, Brown's attitude has taken a 180-degree turn.

Old Brown was very relieved. He thought his boss was a young man who didn't understand anything. He even began to doubt whether it was right for him to come here to resume his old business.But now, he is sure that his company has ideas and ideas. Although the operation method is still a little immature and green, the way is correct.

Now, for the draft players under the banner, the most important thing is exposure, and a trip to a foreign country that attracts enough attention is probably much more effective than participating in several training camps.

But he was also a little angry, because such an important action actually excluded himself.Do you really think you are here to retire? !

He had a good talk with CEO Dorsey, and then he began to use his old relationship to join the ranks of promoting the competition.Although these old relationships have not been used for many years, they are far from what Tom and other young people can influence and impress with money.

Old Brown is also busy again, and in the busyness, he has regained the feeling of youth again!

With Brown's participation, the publicity and promotion of the competition became more and more enthusiastic. Even TNT TV station decided to broadcast the first two games on video and broadcast the last game live.

This game is really hot!
(End of this chapter)