NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 69 The sneaker contract that follows

Two weeks have passed, and the Blazers have all played their remaining 4 preseason games against the Kings, Nuggets, Warriors and Jazz.

In the next four games, the Blazers won two and lost one game each to the Nuggets and Jazz.

If losing to the Jazz has the element of underestimating the enemy, then losing to the Nuggets is because the overall strength of the opponent is really strong.

After Carmelo Anthony left the Big Apple, the team's head coach George Karl gained absolute control of the team, and thus polished a running and jumping team with extremely high tactical literacy and team-oriented.

Last season, the Nuggets remained tenacious in the sixth place in the Western Conference without Anthony.

In my impression, the Nuggets will be a dark horse this season, reaching third in the Western Conference and fifth in the league with 57 wins and 25 losses, with a winning rate of 69.5%.

George Karl won the only coach of the best trophy in his coaching career with his amazing performance this season.

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Back to the Blazers

After playing all 6 preseason games, Wang Zelin averaged 28.4 minutes per game and averaged 15 points, 9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1 block per game, ranking third in scoring and first in rebounding.

Lillard averaged 25 minutes per game and averaged 17.5 points, 6.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game, ranking first in scoring.

As for the No. 6 pick Davis, who scored 16 points and 8 rebounds in 2.3 preseason games and topped the rookie list with [-] blocks, his amazing talent on the defensive end surprised everyone.

And Bradley Beal, who had 13 points and 3 assists.

These four are all 12-year rookies who can average double figures.

The North Carolina Blackhawk Barnes, who was originally expected by the outside world, only handed over 7.2 points and 4 rebounds when he had the ball and playing time.

Therefore, both the media and fans agree that the best rookie of this draft year will only be produced among the four Wang Zelin, and the others have basically lost the opportunity to compete for the best rookie.

After the final preseason game on the 23rd, the Blazers were given a seven-day break, their longest vacation before the start of the 7-game long regular season.

After arriving at Ping An with his parents on the phone, taking advantage of this spare time, Wang Zelin will start to think about his sneaker endorsement.

As a Chinese player, Wang Zelin's attention is far from what ordinary black athletes say can be compared.

After all, too many people of the yellow race long for a player of the same color as themselves to appear on the world's largest basketball arena, to prove to other people of the color that the yellow race is not bad either.

This is a kind of spiritual sustenance!
Such hopes were placed on the former generals, Daba, Dayao, Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue and others.

The same is true for Wang Zelin.

This also makes his peripheral products sell well. For example, the sales of jerseys are now ranked first in the team, and they have broken into the top [-] in the league.

Yao Ming, who gained weight successfully that year, started from the 04-05 season and gradually became a superstar at the basket. His jersey sales ranking quickly reached the 13th place in the season.

To know that Yao Ming is a center and an international player at the same time, it is not easy to achieve this step.

As for the jersey rankings of international players, Yao Ming is even stronger than Nuo Tianwang, Dajia and others, and tops the list.

As early as during the Olympic Games, when Wang Zelin played brilliant performances against NBA All-Star-level inside players Marc Gasol, boxing champion Chandler and others, Nike and Adidas, two sports giants, began to move their minds.

Although the NBA has been circulating the saying that "centers don't sell shoes", it also depends on who the target is.

As a Chinese player, Wang Zelin is definitely a potential stock worth investing in. Although he certainly does not have as much effect as a perimeter star, he can guarantee that the contract is absolutely worthless by virtue of his identity.

But in the end, Nike did not seem so eager to sign Wang Zelin.

Although they know that signing Wang Zelin will definitely make money, for Nike, which has almost monopolized the top five superstars in the league, Wang Zelin can be said to be a chicken rib.

It is tasteless to eat, it is a pity to abandon it!
The former No.1 Kobe Bryant in the league, the new No.1 LeBron James in the league, the rising super scorer Kevin Durant...

These well-known league super giants all belong to Nike. After a little comparison, Nike executives agreed that Wang Zelin can invest, but it is not worth spending a lot of money.

Regarding the sneaker endorsement contract currently received by agent Zhou Yang.

Nike gave a two-year contract with a salary of 600 million, and Adidas also gave a two-year contract, but it gave 40 more than the former.

After all, Adidas has always been very fond of the big men inside the NBA, and the three inside superstars, Duan, Wolf King, and Spark, are their spokespersons.

In addition, Wang Zelin has performed well in the Olympic Games now, and Adidas thinks he is worth the price.

However, it is only worth the price, not more.

Joe boss followed closely, giving a one-year contract of 280 million.

However, Wang Zelin all chose to refuse.

For nothing else, he simply felt that there was too little, and these guys obviously just treated him like a normal star.

Therefore, as early as before the preseason started, Wang Zelin's refusal to endorse Nike and Adidas, the two giants, quickly aroused heated discussions in the league.

As his preseason performance has gotten better and better, the buzz has not diminished, but has intensified.

"An insider is still delusional about getting a big contract, do you really think you are O'Neal? 》

"Celestial rookie rejects the two giants in the sports industry one after another, is it self-confidence or really stupid! 》

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After the preseason, Nike and Adidas saw that Wang Zelin became more and more popular, and both tacitly added "a lot of money."

A two-year 800 million, a two-year 820 million!
Perhaps in their opinion, such an investment is kind enough. Wang Zelin said that Potian is just a rookie, and such a large sum of money is enough for him to hug his thigh and shout, "Dad!"

While Nike and Adidas were holding a high-level attitude and waiting for Wang Zelin to beg them to sign a contract, Anta dispatched high-level officials from China and came to the United States to discuss the issue of sneakers with Wang Zelin.

At the same time, Li Ning, the domestic leader, will naturally not allow his competitors to become bigger and bigger. After learning that Wang Zelin rejected Nike and Adidas, he sent lobbyists overnight.

Speaking of the brand Li Ning, it is natural to be inseparable from its founder, "Prince of Gymnastics" Li Ning.

Because of the existence of Li Ning, this brand has always been the leader of the domestic sports industry, and the quality of the sneakers is also very good.

Years of "seeing all the mountains and small mountains" have made Li Ning's management a little less enterprising and slack in the basketball market, which has led to the emergence of Anta, a young competitor.

By the time Li Ning came to his senses, Anta had developed into a behemoth.

In order to regain the share of basketball shoes in the domestic market, Li Ning spent a sky-high contract this year to sign NBA superstar Dwyane Wade.

The joining of Wade makes Li Ning firmly believe that he will be able to distance himself from this little brother Anta again.

Regarding Wang Zelin's signing, it is best to sign it, but if you can't sign it, you should be disgusted with Anta, and never let the other party get it easily.

Not to be outdone, Peak Sports also sent people to the United States.

(End of this chapter)