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Chapter 309 NBA Season 3 Begins

Ying Xiong's two-year endorsement contract with Nike has expired.His agent, Bill Duffy, had already received invitations to represent several sports brands and had preliminary discussions with them.Naturally, Nike was not far behind, and expressed a strong interest in renewing the contract before the contract expired.

As a senior NBA agent, Bill Duffy naturally knows the skills and methods of business negotiations. Negotiating with several other sports brands does not mean that he does not want to "renew his relationship" with Nike, but to raise prices.If you only talk with Nike, the endorsement fee will definitely be relatively less.And if there are more competitions, it will also send a signal to Nike: I am not the only one who chooses you. If you don’t give me a suitable offer, I can also sign with Adidas and other brands.

Ying Xiong, as a Chinese player, has always been looking for the Asian market behind him. In the previous two-year endorsement contract of 2 US dollars, Nike also made a lot of money. Naturally, he hopes to continue to cooperate with him.Of course, they also knew that the increase in endorsement fees was inevitable, otherwise, this potential new star would have joined their opponents who might join them. This was something they didn't want to see.

Ying Xiong's performance in the Bucks last season was actually pretty mediocre, but in the World Championships, he shined, especially in the battle against the American Dream Team. He played his worth and let Nike see a lot of business opportunities.A man who can score 40 points on the Dream Team can't gain a foothold in the NBA, who will believe it?
Nike wanted to sign Yingxiong with a long-term contract, but Bill Duffy was unwilling.He believes that the current Yingxiong has not yet played in the NBA. If he signs a long-term contract at this time and plays later, the loss will be great.Of course, there are disadvantages to doing so. If Ying Xiong didn't come out, he wouldn't be able to sign such a contract after the short contract ended.So this is a kind of gamble, betting on Yingxiong's success.As an agent, vision is very important!You must know that Ying Xiong's endorsement contract, the agent Bill Duffy can charge a certain percentage of commission, if Ying Xiong fails to make it in the end, not only Ying Xiong will lose, but Bill Duffy will also lose.

It is not unacceptable for Nike to sign a short-term contract with Yingxiong. After all, long-term contracts are also risky for them. Whether they can win or not is most closely related to their own strength, but it has nothing to do with luck and injuries. .

In the end, Bill Duffy, on behalf of Ying Xiong, renewed his contract with Nike and signed a 2-year endorsement contract with a total value of 900 million US dollars.From $1 million a year to $100 million, for Xiong, the endorsement fee has exceeded his playing salary.

In addition to the sports brand endorsement, Bill Duffy also found Ying Xiong the endorsement of two energy drinks and a mineral water company in China.

The endorsement fees of many star players in the NBA exceed their salary income. This is the commercial value.Players with commercial value will naturally have a much higher income than other players, which is one of the reasons why teams in big cities are more attractive.

In the training camp before the start of the preseason, Mavericks coach Carlisle found Ying Xiong and explained to him what role he needs to play in the team's tactics.Carlisle spoke very seriously, and Ying Xiong listened carefully.

Ying Xiong believes that the head coach Barabara said that he values ​​himself and will reuse himself. It is better to explain his role in the team's tactics carefully like Carlisle.

The Mavericks have many international players, and the team leader Nowitzki is a German.So here, Ying Xiong didn't feel that he would be underestimated as a foreign player.

The Mavericks also have many veteran players who have been famous for a long time. Ying Xiong believes that he can learn a lot from them.

On October 10, the Mavericks will host the Washington Wizards at the American Airlines Center.

This summer, both Ying Xiong and his teammate Yi Jianlian in the national team were traded by their teams.On June 6, Yi Jianlian was added a cash deal by the Nets for the Wizards wing player Quentin Rose.It has to be said that it is ironic that two Chinese talented players who were selected by the Bucks were traded by their team in the same year, and it was a similar discarded transaction.

Ying Xiong has already used the contempt of his old club as motivation, he wants to prove to the world whether it is his own incompetence or their blindness.

Before the game, the two hugged and greeted each other.In the just-concluded World Championships, the two were brothers in the same trench as the core inside and outside of the Chinese team, and they had already established a deep friendship.The situation of the two is very similar, and there is a high probability that they will start from the bench in the new season.The difference is that Yi Jianlian entered the league a year earlier than Ying Xiong, and this season is also his contract year. He needs to show better performance to work hard for his next contract.

This is the Mavericks' first preseason game of the season. Many fans came to the scene, and many of them came for Ying Xiong.

Amidst the cheers of the fans, the first preseason game is about to kick off.The players who joined the Mavericks this summer will also appear in this game one after another, so the scene also attracted many media reporters to collect news materials.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Mavericks at home is: Center - Brandon Heywood, Power Forward - Dirk Nowitzki, Small Forward - Caron Butler, Shooting Guard - Sean Marion , Point guard-Jason Kidd.

The starting lineup of the Wizards for the away game is: center - JaVale McGee, power forward - Andre Bretcher, small forward - Gilbert Arenas, shooting guard - Kirk Hinrich, Point guard -- John Wall.

Both Ying Xiong and Yi Jianlian failed to enter the starting lineup of their respective teams.However, the general team will test the lineup in the preseason, so the current starting lineup may not appear in the regular season of the new season.For the Wizards, the lineup of 2 insiders + 3 guards is unlikely to appear in the regular season.The starting lineup of the Mavericks is likely to be the starting lineup of the regular season in the new season. The only change is the position of shooting guard.

本场比赛，应雄替补登场19分钟，得到12分5篮板2助攻2抢断，易建联替补登场22分钟，得到11分10个篮板的两双。

In the end, the Washington Wizards defeated the Dallas Mavericks 97:94 in an away game, ushering in a good start to the preseason.

Since it was a preseason game, the veterans of the Mavericks didn't have much playing time. For them, let alone the preseason game, the regular season would not be too desperate.How to adjust your state, adjust your state to the best in the most important game, for these veterans, it is the guy who eats.

(End of this chapter)