Reboot McGrady

Chapter 45 045 T-Mac 1
In the last game before the All-Star break, the Heat beat the visiting Pacers at home.

Moreover, the opponent's scoring was controlled below 90 points, and the defense was very successful.The Pacers' star of hope, Jermaine O'Neal, even scored only 1 point through free throws, which is definitely a shameful battle.

Under McGrady's best defense, Reggie Miller made 6 of 2 three-pointers and only scored 9 points in total, which was also embarrassing...

After the game, Reggie Miller took the initiative to find McGrady, "You are very good and will become a top player in the league."

"Thank you. If your teammates are stronger, you will definitely perform better. I like your combat effectiveness." McGrady lowered his voice so that others could not hear him.

He only scored 24 points in today's game, and his performance dropped, but he played only 29 minutes. He was in good control and his mental state was quite good.

Then he walked up to the Pacers coach and gave him a hug.Currently, the Pacers are coached by Isiah Thomas.

"Tracey, you have grown a lot, even surpassing Carter. You are the All-Star vote king, and I support you."

McGrady shrugged and comforted Thomas, "I still need more improvement. You have caused us a lot of trouble. It is a good team, but there is a little less chemistry. It will be better."

Thomas took up the post of head coach, but let him hold the team, it was still a bit worse, and he was unable to exert the combat effectiveness of the Pacers for a long time.Perhaps, he is more suitable to be the general manager of a team.

"Well, I don't know what the future holds. It seems that the position of the head coach is not easy to do. Let's see what will happen in the future."

"It will get better." McGrady roughly remembers that Thomas also worked as the general manager of the New York Knicks team. Among other things, the money must be enough.

"All-star weekend, enjoy life!"

Thomas swept away the decadence of defeat and took the initiative to shake hands with Pat Riley, "You have made a big profit again."

Pat Riley naturally knew that Thomas was talking about his solicitation of McGrady, and responded with a smile, "Maybe we still have a chance to trade together, and we can have a few win-win deals."

Back in the locker room, McGrady raised his arms and shouted, "Guys, I'm going to treat you tonight, let's go to the LIV nightclub and club, everyone get excited!"

"Wow, I feel full of strength all over my body. The combat power that I didn't release just now will explode at night!" Eddie House waited for this sentence for a long time, "Guys, the boss treats you, let's get high together."

Big Ben, AC Green, Bowen, PJ Brown and others immediately responded with great interest.Now, Mike Miller, Anthony Carter and others are also in McGrady's camp, cheering along.

The others, even if they don't like to go, but Tim Hardaway nodded, everyone naturally wants to have a good time and take advantage of it.

In the next few days, after the All-Star Game, it will be the league's "halftime break" time, allowing players to relax and the team to adjust.

The Heat did not have a game and had a one-week break.As usual, the team will take a few days off to let the players enjoy life.

For a player like McGrady, it is impossible for him to relax, and a series of commercial contracts are waiting for him.There are many activities to follow.

Adidas staff flew to the United States, preparing to work with McGrady to complete the shooting of the promotional video for the new sneakers.

"We are designing an exclusive LOGO for you. Moreover, the company will design sneakers for you. We initially decided to call them T-Mac1." The designer showed the drawings and samples of the new sneakers.

Sure enough, McGrady performed well, and Adidas also accelerated the pace of selling shoes.

Originally, T-Mac2002 would not appear until 1. After all, he won the league's scoring title, and the production of this sneaker will have a broader market.

Now, just to win the All-Star ticket, McGrady's performance has conquered Adidas, and immediately designed a new sneaker, polished a model for McGrady to choose from.

His personal logo is the same as in his previous life. The combination of the first letters T and M of his name is designed as a stick figure of the basket and the Nets. It is simple and handsome. It seems to tell everyone that McGrady only has the ultimate goal of the basket in his eyes.

If it is the scoring champion, then such a logo can be said to be well-deserved.But right now, he's tied for fourth on the scoring list.

Behind Iverson, Stackhouse and Shaq O'Neal.It happened to be the same as Kobe's scoring average of 28.3 points per game, and Iverson's scoring average was 31 points per game.

"It's very handsome, I like it very much. However, this position can be adjusted slightly. The number 1 below the net is my number, but I hope the number is slightly tilted, just like my dry shot."

The designer gestured a little, "Genius idea, very good. This is more player-like, I like your idea. Also, I'm considering fine-tuning the entire basket and net to make it more stylish, elegant, and more How do you like it to match your style of play?"

"No problem, you are professionals. I trust you."

The two parties have had preliminary communication before, but after seeing the sample shoes on the spot, they have a new feeling.

McGrady also had a whim, and he planned to temper the dry pull into a personal signature move.In this way, when you see a pull-up jumper, you will think of him, just like seeing a player with his legs spread out for a dunk, you will think of Jordan.

This is a personal mark.

The Adidas working group moved quickly, polished the new logo, and pasted it on the sneakers, and the entire shape took shape.

"I'll try it out." McGrady put on the new shoes and made a few moves to feel the fit of the shoes.

Lateral movement, a little on the heavier side, and the overall shoe is a bit bulky and doesn't feel flexible enough.

He also put forward his own opinion, "Let the sneakers be a little lighter. I hope to move faster on the field, and when moving laterally, these sneakers will have a sense of blockage. I hope to improve a little in this regard."

"No problem, our working group is at your service these days. We believe that we will create a sneaker that will be popular all over the world."

The Adidas sneaker design team worked on-site in the US office, constantly discussing and experimenting. McGrady also cooperated with them to experience new technologies. It took two full days to come up with new sneakers.

"It feels great, this is the sneaker I want." He pays more attention to the protection of his feet, and he can hardly feel the existence of the sneakers during running, which is the most important thing.

Compared with sneaker design, advertising shooting is much simpler.McGrady especially cooperates with the photographer to show himself from various angles.

Individual commercials are filmed, as well as collective commercials.At present, there are many NBA players signed by Adidas, such as Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Chauncey Billups, etc., and of course Kobe Bryant.

When Kobe was 17 years old and still in the high school league, Adidas signed with him for 6 years of 4800 million US dollars, which is higher than McGrady's current endorsement fee.

Now, Adidas has expressed the intention to renew the contract in advance, but McGrady is not in a hurry, and waits for his performance first.

According to the original history, after two years, Adidas will also offer a lifetime contract.If McGrady's performance in the team continues to be outstanding, the new contract offered by Adidas will only be more lucrative.

Capitalists still have to find a way to earn money.

(End of this chapter)