Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 98 More Endorsements
In early December, the Sonics' opponents were not strong.

Facing the Warriors, Clippers, and Hornets, they won consecutive victories and won six consecutive victories again.

Outside of the Hornets, they faced little challenge.

For the Warriors, Larry Hughes is absent, and Antawn Jamison is the only one who can't support himself.

As for the Clippers, with the attention of each team, Lamar Odom has also disappeared miraculously.

本场比赛，奥多姆只得到了12分8篮板3助攻，哪有当初30+10的风采。

As for whether it was valued by the teams and the defensive pressure surged, resulting in a sharp decline in the data, Wang Hao reserved his opinion.

After all, after the whole game, this guy looked like he couldn't wake up. Who knows how long he played last night?
Most likely it was guarded by a certain master in the nightclub.

Hornets, now is not the New Orleans chicken wings, oh no, the New Orleans Hornets, but the Charlotte Hornets.

The Hornets' lineup is not bad. The team has former NBA All-Stars such as Derek Coleman, Eddie Jones, and Antonio Mason Jr., and current NBA All-Stars.

In addition, the lineup also includes newcomers such as Baron Davis.

At present, the record of the Hornets can be ranked in the top four in the Eastern Conference, which is a very good result.

Especially Derek Coleman, even though he is over [-] years old, he still crushes Wen Baker in terms of performance.

Today, Wen Baker's performance is already a bit tasteless for the Sonics.

According to their current record of No. [-] in the league, the contribution value of the insiders is really lackluster.

Although Horace Grant's offensive strength has been greatly reduced, his defensive performance has made up for it.

On the contrary, Wen Baker has a big loophole in defense, and in offense, he is not as sharp as before.

If the Sonics are just a team chasing the playoffs, Wen Baker with this strength is indeed enough.

But now, it's not enough.

It can be said that the inside strength has become a resistance for the Sonics to pursue further.

Even, the team has already moved the idea of ​​improving the inside lineup, maybe there will be an action during the winter transfer period?
As for how did Wang Hao know these things?

Today, he is not just a dispensable rookie, but an important member of the team.

Especially when Gary Payton is already in his 30s, the Sonics already see Wang Hao as the future.

Of course, the premise is that the Sonics can keep Wang Hao.

In private chats with Paul Westphal and Gary Payton, he did hear that.

The two obviously intended to communicate with Wang Hao.

Naturally, Wang Hao would not refuse. Indeed, Wen Baker was considered a good person, after all, he had invited Wang Hao to drink.

But as a player, Wen Baker is obviously unqualified, let alone his worth.

As far as the Sonics are currently stingy, to be honest, Wang Hao is really not optimistic about their actions.

Not to mention, there is currently a huge demand for high-quality insiders in the NBA.

Wang Hao doesn't care much about supersonic movements, and now he is busy with his own investment plans.

In the recent period, Wang Hao signed two more endorsements, Gatorade's 2-year 300 million, and McDonald's 2-year 400 million.

McDonald's likes to sign short contracts, and this price is not bad.

As for Gatorade's 2-year 300 million, the price is also a bit low, who told Wang Hao to only sign for two years.

Moreover, the endorsement fee that Nike and Coca-Cola promised to pay in advance has also been transferred to Wang Hao's account.

The two paid a total of 550 million US dollars in advance. As for Jeff Schwartz's commission, he also agreed to postpone it.

Currently, Wang Hao has entrusted a lawyer to help him set up an investment company and recruit a professional talent from Wall Street.

Not only that, he also found a financial company to help him manage his finances, mainly for tax avoidance.

In the United States, tax evasion is tantamount to seeking death, but tax avoidance is aboveboard, and all the rich are legally avoiding taxes.

Why are there so many charities and charitable funds in the United States, in addition to political investment, it is for tax avoidance.

Americans all play like this, so naturally Wang Hao won't let it go.

It is estimated that by the end of this month, everything will be settled, and then just wait for the Internet bubble to come.

Investing is not the main business after all, and Wang Hao's main task is to play well.

Compared with investing in unfamiliar financial fields, it seems more reliable to play well, get higher salaries, and more endorsements.

And then, another crucial game.

On December 12, the Sonics will sit at home and usher in another challenge from the Timberwolves, a strong Western Conference team.

Today's Timberwolves, in fact, have an average record, with 7 wins and 7 losses, barely able to squeeze into the top eight in the Western Conference.

It's just that, with iron-blooded big jump shots, they are a strong team with a bottom line no matter what time it is.

The existence of Garnett can basically guarantee the Timberwolves to enter the playoffs.

It's just that if you want to win the championship, you can't do it with a big jump shot.

In today's Timberwolves, apart from Garnett, the only thing they can do is an All-Star point guard Terrier Brandon.

In addition, there is Wallis Zebiak, who is a rookie this year like Wang Hao and has played well.

By the way, there is also a well-known Joe Smith.

Of course, Joe Smith is not famous for his strength, but for the famous Yin-Yang contract.

Of course, although this matter has already happened, it's just that it hasn't been revealed yet.

It will have to wait until next year, when Joe Smith and his agent have a falling out, that this will be revealed.

There is no way, the 6-year 1.2 million super contract almost locks the Timberwolves' salary space.

Especially because of this incident, which in part led to the NBA lockout in 1998, which eventually introduced the salary cap and the luxury tax.

Because Garnett's contract was reached before the labor agreement, this made the Timberwolves regret it.

The salary space is locked, and the team is unwilling to pay the luxury tax, so naturally there is no way to strengthen the lineup.

Of course, it's not that Garnett is not worth such money.

It's just that if a person chooses to make money, the boss just chooses to use you to buy tickets.

Everyone did not give priority to choosing the championship, so no one should blame anyone, they all chose themselves.

Don't make it up again at that time, what a small ball market has no future, it's because the boss doesn't support him to compete for the championship, making himself miserable.

At least you made money too, didn't you?
Let's just say that James joined the Heat, even if he was criticized many years later, he even became a stain that couldn't be cleaned.

But there is one thing that cannot be denied, that is, he really sacrificed a huge profit for these two championships.

During the four years of playing for the Heat, James signed a four-year 4 contract, which is really not high.

According to James' worth, 2000 million a year is not a problem at all, and it may even be higher.

Even if it is calculated on the basis of 2000 million a year, it is a huge benefit of 1700 million US dollars at the expense of it.

(End of this chapter)