king of los angeles

Chapter 584 584. Potential Candidates
Retired basketball player?
That is not something that can be invited casually. Many professional players adhere to the idea of ​​"playing hard for a few years and enjoying life after retirement".

So they will choose to return to their families more, to make up for the love they neglected because of playing games everywhere.

Of course, there are also people who still can't let go of their love for basketball and continue to be active in the basketball world after retirement, such as those old guys who joined the BIG3 league.

Like "White Chocolate" Jason Williams, Rashad Lewis, Billups, Kenyon Martin and many other star players.

In fact, Pa had contacted the BIG3, but Iverson thought that letting his old guys play with young people in their [-]s would kill them.

As a result, the Saints appeared in Venice Beach in Los Angeles and became a member of the VBL Streetball League.

But here comes the problem. It is not easy to invite retired NBA players to join the team.

Ursula thought her father could help, and with Mr. Frank's contacts, it would not be difficult to get on the line with those old guys who wanted to return to the court.

"I'll talk to dad about it tomorrow, it shouldn't be a problem."

Ursula also hopes that she can do something, after all, she is also very interested in doing a career, although she hopes that she can work in law, and maybe become a gold medal legal consultant of K.S Company in the future.

"No, Ursula, I will take the initiative to visit your father on this matter, I need to be like a man." Lin Feng felt that if he passed the message through Ursula, it would appear that he did not take it seriously enough.

He should find Mr. Frank himself and make his request.

Old Pa thought he was doing the right thing, "I will be with you, and the identity of the agent will make Mr. Frank think we are serious."

Ursula smiled sweetly and said to Lin Feng: "I always thought you were a free and easy boy, but I didn't expect you to be a man now."

Lin Feng spread his hands, "A man? I have always been."

It was already three o'clock in the morning when he got home at night, and he had to gather enough energy to deal with the day's affairs.

There is no training task on the second day, so you can sleep later.

But the literacy of a professional player still made him wake up on time at eight o'clock, and then jog on the farm.

Seeing that he was in good spirits, the elder sister Evelyn thought that there must be something important to do.

"As far as I know Ursula will be at school today, and you?"

Lin Feng stopped and smiled at the old lady who was eating breakfast in the yard.

"I have an appointment with Mr. Frank at three o'clock in the afternoon. I have something to talk about."

"Then you intend to propose to his daughter? Did you tell your father?"

Evelyn spoke surprisingly, mostly in a joking tone. "

Lin Feng spread his hands helplessly, "I want to ask Mr. Frank a favor, the team is short of two substitutes. So, maybe his connections can be found."

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Feng and Lao Pa showed up at Mr. Frank's office in downtown Los Angeles on time.

They had planned to find a restaurant, but Ursula's father was too busy.

The meeting was at the IBM California Headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, a tall building with no edges.

Before going in, I was afraid to rub my hands and said that they would also buy such a building in the future.

"Okay man, it's a nice fantasy and I'm going to take it seriously."

When I saw Frank, he was answering an important-sounding call involving financing, and outsiders would usually avoid it, but Frank signaled them to sit here and wait.

"I heard what Ursula said about your thoughts. I would be honored if I could help, and it would be for my daughter." Frank said with a smile.

Lin Feng was very happy to hear the news, "Thank you, Mr. Frank, we didn't think about this issue before, because the street style in New York is different from that in Los Angeles. VBL is an official street league, and we were just playing around before. "

"So who do you want me to invite? As long as I can."

Frank is straightforward and has the straightforwardness of a businessman.

Regarding the list of candidates, Lin Feng actually had no idea, because it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

He also doesn't know which retired players have the idea of ​​returning to the court. It seems to be a very dizzying thing, and the time is urgent, with less than four days left.

"JR Smith, that guy's out of the ball and he's from the street, maybe he's a good pick, but that guy has to accept a big pay cut."

Lin Feng said tentatively.

"JR? That's a thorn. Are you sure you want to recruit him to your team? If you want to convince him, maybe you can go directly to LeBron James."

Frank naturally knew some of JR's deeds.

Lin Feng smiled, "LeBron is in Los Angeles. I think if JR is willing to join the street team, he will be happy to meet him every now and then."

She also has a second candidate, and that is Shannon Brown, who once played for the Lakers. That guy plays very well and is only 34 years old now.

The problem is that Shannon is currently playing for the Aliens team in the BIG3 league. If you want him to join, it is tantamount to poaching the wall.

"To poach someone from Iverson's league, I have to say that you are a person who does not follow the routine." Frank laughed, but he began to think about it seriously.

"Maybe we can choose from the players who were not selected by BIG3. Anyway, they are just substitutes. There are not many opportunities to play, and each game takes more than ten minutes? Even a 40-year-old middle-aged man is no problem."

Old Pa's proposal is indeed feasible, because in the BIG3 draft conference, only 100 or so people out of more than 100 people can be selected successfully every year, and the remaining more than [-] people still have no ball to play, and the employment pressure is not small.

The end result is that Mr. Frank will help to contact reliable basketball players, and contact them if possible.

An annual salary of $15 is not worth mentioning to those basketball players who have just retired, but it is a fortune for some lesser-known people.

In the entire VBL league, there are not many teams that can get sponsorship from brands like Anta. Even if some teams can get Nike, the contracts they sign are not big, just enough to meet daily life.

To earn more, they need to pay more.

"It's hard to imagine that the Watson family helped Hitler massacre the Jews, right, he seems to be easy to communicate with."

Sitting in the car, Lin Feng said jokingly.

Old Pa shrugged, "That's because you will be his future son-in-law. Frank wants his daughter to find a reliable man. It's easy to understand when you have children."

Lin Feng stopped, and said quietly: "Then you and my sister?"

Lao Pa quickly waved his hand, "Don't tease my brother, we haven't reached that step yet."

(End of this chapter)