I have a lot of skills in the NBA

Chapter 34 Signing a Broker

The matter of selecting an agent was imminent. After the trial training, Li Yang rushed to the Doug Building in New Orleans early the next morning according to the address provided by Mike.

When he arrived at the building, there were already staff members waiting at the door, who took him directly to the [-]th floor, Bill Duffy's agency, BDA Sports Management.

Originally thought that he would see Bill Duffy soon, but after he failed to go up, he was left alone for a long time without even seeing the other party's figure, which made Li Yang very depressed, because he turned out to be a penniless scumbag.

Li Yang was bored waiting, so he picked up his mobile phone and tried to search for information about this manager.
Bill Duffy, a famous agent in the NBA, once signed Yao Ming and Steve Nash under his banner, and is now the agent of Carmelo Anthony, Anthony Davis and other stars.In addition, he is also a member of Yao Ming's exclusive team "Team Yao".

In the circle of brokers, Bill Duffy is well-known in the circle as a representative of Mr. Good Man, a model among brokers.

Bill Duffy used to be a star player in college, but after leaving the campus, he failed to dominate the arena, but called the wind and rain in the agent circle.

To be able to become a top agent in the NBA, in addition to being good at playing the family card, he also has two weapons: sincerity and kindness.

The most talked about is that he used to pay out of his own pocket to compensate for the loss of his clients. Because of this, he has a good reputation among players.

After reading the introduction about Duffy, Li Yang also nodded in satisfaction. The managers in his impression are synonymous with greed, cunning, wily and unscrupulous methods, such as Chen Zhipeng's manager, Wang Baoqiang's manager, etc.

And Duffy's ability to maintain such a good reputation is obviously not fake. If he can be selected as an agent, it will be the best, and he will be able to play with peace of mind in the future, and there will be no worries.

After another half an hour, a person finally came out of the office inside.Li Yang finally met this big-name manager in his 50s. Just like the legend, he was a polite and kind-spoken manager.

Wearing a light-colored formal suit today, he came to Li Yang with a smile on his face, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was too busy just now, so I couldn't get away. I'm very sorry."

Bill Duffy said with a smile: "Get to know me, my name is Bill Duffy, so, to express my apology, how about I invite you to the coffee shop upstairs, but I don't know if you would like to accept my apology?"

Li Yang thought over and over again, then nodded, since he has come, it is naturally impossible to return without success.Besides, although being left on the air for an hour made people uncomfortable, but one size counts for one size, Duffy put down his body and sincerely apologized, and he had no reason to refuse.

Seeing Li Yang nodded, Bill Duffy was also very happy, and then said: "Come on, go this way."

Under Duffy's guidance, they soon arrived at a nearby coffee shop.

The style of the coffee shop was high, and it looked like a nice place. After the two sat down, they each ordered a cup of coffee.

Duffy was not in a hurry at all. When the coffee came, he blew on the steaming steam, took a sip, and said unhurriedly: "The quality of coffee in this shop is not bad, you can try it, Li."

When Li Yang was looking at Bill Duffy, the other party was also secretly looking at the sharp and restrained young man in front of him.

At least from the point of view of senses, Li Yang is quite good, not only has the unique humility and gentleness of oriental people, but also has a self-confidence that cannot be concealed between his brows, which can be described as heroic.

Although he was left alone for a long time, he was still able to maintain a neither arrogant nor impatient attitude, and even his expression was well restrained. I have to say that this is a young man with great self-control ability, and the more he looks at it, the more satisfied he is.

He felt that a new high-quality sports idol was about to be born in his hands!
Bill Duffy has always been confident in his vision of people.

Li Yang's looks and temperament, coupled with his handsome shooting, are destined to attract countless fans!

Although Duffy is very optimistic about Li Yang due to the insight he has cultivated in his career as an agent for many years, business is business, and he still needs to have further discussions with him in order to make a decision.

Seeing that Li Yang did not intend to take the initiative to ask questions, Duffy smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Li, allow me to introduce myself: "I am Bill Duffy, the director of BDA-Sports-Management brokerage company. "

"I'm an outlier in the brokerage circle. Money doesn't mean everything to me. I don't do this job just for money. I have my own code of conduct."

Hearing Duffy's unique self-introduction, Li Yang's eyes lit up immediately. Although he had something to ask for, he couldn't express his position in a hurry. Instead, he signaled Duffy to continue talking.

Duffy took a sip of water and said calmly: "My management philosophy is to make myself a coach in the lives of players and develop their potential; while cultivating players, we should also care about their lives. I have been in this business for more than 20 years, but I just discovered that my role is more like a life guide for players."

"Business is one thing, but my mission is more than that. When they need me, I want to be there for them, to help them, so that they don't make mistakes they shouldn't make."

"As for the matters of negotiating with the team, you can leave it to me. I have seen the video of your joint trial training. Your performance is very good. No matter what others think, at least I think you have great potential. I seem to see a rising star.

Since you have such conditions, I can naturally strive for better treatment for you, and you can rest assured that I will never force players to turn against my team. If I do so, it will be ruining my own job.

"In addition, as Yao's little fellow, even if you can't sign with our company, we can have more cooperation opportunities in the future."

Li Yang already had a decision in his mind, but he still planned to ask one last question: "Then Mr. Duffy, what arrangements do you have for my trial training?"

Duffy said calmly: "As long as you have a team you want to go to, I can ask them to send you an invitation letter for trial training. Many coaches and general managers still prefer to see the performance of rookies during trial training."

Duffy put down the coffee in his hand, said with a smile: "Li, I have already decided, I plan to be your agent, if you are willing to hire me."

Although he was very excited, Li Yang said in disbelief: "Why? Mr. Duffy, I want to know the real reason."

Duffy smiled and said: "With your strength, it's not a big problem to be selected, but to be honest, you will be a little behind in the second round, and this is because the league needs the Chinese market."

Li Yang looked a little embarrassed, even if this is the truth, you can't say it face to face like this, it's too heartbreaking!

"Of course, that's one of the reasons for my decision, but it's not enough to make my final decision," Duffy continued at this point.

Li Yang raised his head and looked at Duffy steadily: "Is there...other reasons?"

Duffy nodded, and continued: "I learned a lot of information about you through my channels, including your performance in the high school league and your joint trial training. Finally, I came to a conclusion that you are a talented player with strong learning ability and amazing speed of improvement. The so-called unlimited potential is the most important reason."

After hearing what Duffy said, Li Yang took a deep look at Duffy, then smiled, and picked up his coffee: "Mr. Duffy, I hope we can have a happy cooperation, and I will entrust my career to you!"

"Happy cooperation!" Duffy also picked up the coffee, and the two touched the cup lightly.He read sincerity from Li Yang's eyes, so he agreed to Li Yang's request and acted as his manager.

The next afternoon, Li Yang came to the Cleveland Cavaliers again and met Tyronn Lue and Kobe Altman.What is different is that there is one more person beside him, that is his agent—Bill Duffy.

In the meeting room, Bill Duffy said seriously to Kobe Altman: "Mr. Altman, now I'm negotiating with you as Li's agent. I don't know where you plan to choose Li?"

Altman smiled wryly and shook his head, "Duffy, you cut straight to the point when you came here, and you entered the role too quickly, can't you let me think about it?"

"Altman, according to Li's current talent conditions, if other teams find out, I guess it will be at least the top [-] picks in the first round, and the last time it will be the end of the first round."

If it is the second round, then there is no need to continue the discussion. "Bill Duffy didn't give Altman a chance to react, and a series of words almost blinded Altman.

"Duffy, everyone knows that this year our team only has the No. 8 pick in the first round, but we still have to try out another rookie, so we can't make any guarantees for you at the moment." Altman said earnestly.

After Bill Duffy finished listening, he looked at Li Yang next to him. After thinking about it, Li Yang nodded to him. No matter what others did, at least Li Yang believed that the Cavaliers gave him a chance to try out alone.

(End of this chapter)