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Chapter 559. Chapter 559. The New Season Is Coming
Liu Ren reached a lifetime endorsement agreement with Nike!

Although due to the confidentiality clause, the details of the agreement have not been announced, but when people think of the 10-year offer of 3.8 million U.S. dollars to Liu Ren by Under Armour, people feel that Nike's offer is only high but not low.

If they know that Liu Ren's guaranteed endorsement fee for next season is only US$500 million, it will definitely cause a sensation.

However, Liu Ren's endorsement contract also has some advantages, that is, the future guaranteed price is equal to his annual NBA salary, and under the struggle of Xiao Niu and Monica, the pure endorsement fee does not have those clauses, that is to say, even if he is alone If you accidentally get reimbursed for the season without any honors, you can still get all the endorsement fees!
After renewing his contract with Nike, Liu Ren officially started his trip to Asia and Europe.

The first is to go back to China to promote Nike and Coca-Cola.

There is no conflict in the publicity of Nike and Coca-Cola. After negotiation between the two companies, the itinerary is the same. There are six stops in China, two stops in Japan, and three stops in Europe. The places where I like basketball the most, Japan and Europe are the cities with the most basketball atmosphere.

The promotions of Nike’s major stars are all staggered. Liu Ren is the last one. Others started from July 7th. Liu Ren belongs to Nike’s key publicity target, so he is often the same as James and Kobe further back.

The 20-day publicity period passed quickly, almost all of which were flying and publicity. When I got busy, the time passed very quickly, and soon it was September 9, the last stop in Shanghai.

Shanghai is the most prosperous and richest city in China, so it is naturally the last stop.

Propagating this kind of thing is a bit boring and tiring for a star, but at the same time he is still very happy, not to mention getting money, but the fact that the people he sees are fans who like him makes Liu Ren feel very comfortable .

But tiredness must be very tiring. The first few stops were okay, but I was a little tired after the end. Every day I went to the next city to do publicity like a machine.

Just like when I was in high school from Monday to Friday, I made up my mind to study hard with full enthusiasm on Monday, but I was half dead from Tuesday to Thursday, and on Friday, it seemed that the holiday was coming to an end, and my blood was restored instantly.

Finally, after the publicity in Shanghai Station ended, Liu Ren was instantly liberated like a student who had endured a tough week!

Liu Ren originally planned to play around after finishing the promotion like last year, but now it is not like last year, and it is even more incomparable with the year before. His domestic fans are more and more, and he will be found everywhere he goes. Caused a commotion, the country is not as used to seeing stars as in Los Angeles.

When the helpless Liu Ren returned to his hometown in Suzhou in his previous life, he found that because he had been here for the past two years and was photographed by reporters, the fans had already prepared to wait for him here this year, and then Liu Ren was besieged by fans. After several times, I had no choice but to give up the beautiful idea of ​​going back to my hometown and go back to Los Angeles.

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At this time of year, Kupchak is at his most at a loss.

Look at your team's roster.

With eight players on the outside, seven players on the inside, and three players on the newly approved two-way contract terms of the league, the roster of 18 players is already full.

Antetokounmpo, LaVine, Clarkson, Kobe, Nick Young, McCollum, Liu Ren, Korver, the eight-member perimeter is very good and strong, and Kupchak can't think of anything better. The right players can replace these guys.

Gasol, Green, Nance Jr., Monroe, Whiteside, Thackeray, Biyombo, this inside combination is described as the number one in the league, and no team in the NBA will doubt it.

This year, the NBA officially voted to pass a special clause. In response to injuries, teams are allowed to sign three players with special clauses outside the 15-man roster.

These players are not counted in the team's roster, and their salary is not included in the total salary. They are counted as players in the Development League and are paid according to the number of appearances in the NBA or the number of appearances in the Development League.

Each of these three players can have 45 days as an NBA player and is not allowed to participate in the NBA playoffs.

This is one of the NBA's measures to support the Development League. The salary of the Development League will gradually increase in the future, from the previous maximum of 7 US dollars to 5. In addition, the two-way contract can get the basic salary of the NBA for one and a half months. It is almost $15, which means that the maximum salary of the Development League in the future can reach $15, giving the players of the Development League a better chance of survival.

Especially those veterans with certain strength will have a better chance of entering the NBA.

This year's Lakers Summer League once again struggled to get the minimum number of players.

Nance Jr. is a first-round pick and must be given a contract. LaVine is also here to practice. Next year, he will definitely have a lot more opportunities, but it is still hard to say how many opportunities he will have.

Originally, Kupchak thought that the 15-man roster was full, so it was not bad to choose someone for a two-way contract. Some free agents also entered the Lakers with two-way contracts, and even some veterans with good strength.

Anyway, he entered the Lakers 18-man roster and had more than 15 minutes of playing time. If the Lakers successfully defend their title next season, they can get the championship ring.

But just before the start of summer league, the chick stuffed a player from her own agency to Kupchak.

Looking at the big black man in front of him, Kupchak could only accept it with tears in his eyes.

Then Artest, who had changed his name to the charity-world contract, rushed back eagerly to ask for a contract, and Kupchak could only send it, a two-way contract.

Then Henry was pushed back to the Lakers again by the chick. Given that Liu Ren hadn't renewed his contract, the chick didn't have the ignorance to want to be stuffed into the team's 15-man roster. She just wanted a two-way contract to keep Henry's status as an NBA player. It is impossible for Kupchak not to lose face if he continues to take more than 100 million endorsement fees from Nike, so he can only continue to accept it with tears.

So in the summer league in early July, the Lakers sent Thackeray, Clarkson, Blake, LaVine, Nance Jr., McCollum, and Antetokounmpo to play in the summer league. In addition to the development league players who earned some extra money in the summer to play for the Lakers, the Lakers were stunned that they didn't recruit any players to participate. Kupchak was very upset.

Seeing that the training camp was about to start, the Lakers once again failed to attract anyone, leaving only 18 players of their own...

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"Look, Larry, this is our No.17 championship trophy. Why is it placed in the most prominent position in this training hall? Because this is our No.17 championship trophy tied with the Celtics, and it is What our current team has got is of great significance, and there is me in it, and Zach LaVine's strength is in it..."

Liu Ren thought it was funny to see LaVine acting like a veteran and "pointing out" the new rookie Larry Nance. LaVine had just turned 20 and Nance was already 22 years old. , is an older rookie who has graduated from university for four years, this kid really has the nerve to point out others.

But Nance Jr. is very sensible. His father was the first NBA slam dunk champion. As the son of a celebrity, Nance Jr. has long understood the unwritten rules of the NBA. As a rookie, he wants to serve the veterans.

But Nance is a bit pitiful. The other [-] members of the Lakers team, even the three on two-way contracts, are all veterans. He is the only rookie on the entire team. He is not like LaVine and Clarkson last year. Little brother, now he is the only little brother in the entire Lakers team.

Fortunately, Clarkson is used to being Kobe's exclusive younger brother, Liu Ren only likes to order LaVine, Antetokounmpo is a young man, Gasol, Monroe and others are not so fond of ordering younger brothers, but Nance Jr. There is no such thing as a tragedy that Paul has all the luggage of the US team on his body like Paul did in the 08 BJ Olympics.

The lineup of the Lakers this year hasn't changed much from last season, and the core structure is still there, so Liu Ren doesn't have much discomfort.

After Nash retired, he officially became one of the Lakers' consultants. His usual task was to train Clarkson, LaVine, and Antetokounmpo. Occasionally, he could see that Henry had also re-signed.

Liu Ren thinks Henry’s idea is really incredible. Physically speaking, Henry is definitely a potential superstar, but he has no pursuit at all. He seems to like to live in the present. He earns more than 100 million dollars a year and lives in Los Angeles. It was his happiest thing. No, the chick had already found a team for Henry who was willing to give him a mini-middle class. In view of Henry's strength and the experience of the members of the NBA championship team, the Cavaliers contacted the chick and was willing to give Henry a The mini-middle class is 347 million a year, a total of three-year 2+1 contract with the team option, but Henry refused, and he only wanted to stay in Los Angeles.

Jeremy Lin was the only one who really left the Lakers in the championship lineup last season. He and the Hornets signed a two-year full middle class contract of 1076 million, which is much bigger than Jeremy Lin’s contract when he left the Lakers in Liu Ren’s memory. After winning the championship, his worth really There will be a lot of increases, especially for role players, unlike superstars who have an upper limit no matter how much they increase.

The Lakers have a total of 5 new players, namely Nance Jr., Metta World Peace, Black, Monroe, and Biyombo.

Ci Shiping used to be teammates with Liu Ren. It was the two years when Liu Ren was still a rookie. Monroe and Bi Yongbo were Liu Ren's training partners before, and the relationship between the three of them has been good after more than half a month of training. Xiao Nance is a little brother who works around, Blake is a self-acquaintance, and Thackeray has a similar taste and soon became a good buddy. Naturally, the relationship with Liu Ren is not much different, so for the new lineup, Liu Ren will soon become a good friend. adapted.

On September 9th, the Lakers started training camp two weeks earlier than last season. Liu Ren was shocked, and the defending season is coming!
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