Basketball K God

Chapter 24 Hiring a Broker

After reading some of his ability values, Xie Kai came to a conclusion: there are still too many things that he needs to improve.Some things may not be improved, such as height, but other things, especially technical aspects, can be improved.

At this time, he felt that he should make good use of the second treasure given to him by the basketball god-consciousness training.The shortcoming of this baby is that it can't really modify its ability value instantly like a cheat.But there are also many advantages. You can train in your mind and in your dreams. There is no physical limit, and you can go back and forth, day and night.There is no doubt that this is an artifact of training!
Most people have limited training time in a day, because even professional players cannot have time to train every day.After all, there are competitions and rest, and even some entertainment and family affairs will take some energy away.In addition, training requires physical fitness, so many people will not practice too frequently during the season, one is for fear of injury, and the other is to save energy for the game.

Awareness training has none of these problems, and it can even be combined with real training.For NCAA players like Xie Kai, it is a rare treasure.

Xie Kai immediately started consciousness training, he knew he had no time to waste.Currently, my pick in the mock draft is in the second round, which is not the pick I expected.Although there have been many second-round picks in the NBA in the past, such as "General" Gilbert Arenas, "Demon Sword" Manu Ginobili, "Bug" Dennis Rodman and so on.

Indeed, as long as you have the strength, the ranking is not the most important thing, otherwise there will be no such thing as "parallel import champion".But the problem is that many rookies in the second half of the first round are not valued, and it is even more difficult for the second-round picks to be valued.If people don't give you a chance, even if you are Jordan's reincarnation, you won't be able to fight.

Because, in principle, the higher the pick, the more likely it is to be cultivated by the team, which is not difficult to understand.

Now that they have announced their participation in the draft, many rookies will hire agents to take care of their personal affairs.Many of Kansas' few draft picks have hired agents.

Xie Kai hasn't hired an agent yet, not because he doesn't want to hire an agent, but because he hasn't decided what kind of agent to hire yet. The NBA's agent is still very good. His compatriot Yi Jianlian's agent Fagan helped him write the starting position into the contract. It is self-evident how important a stable playing time is for a rookie. .

Since Xie Kai announced his participation in the draft, his mobile phone has often received text messages and calls from strangers, many of which are calls from those who claim to be a broker or the person in charge of a brokerage company.The prospects described by these guys on the phone are very attractive, such as "fighting with No.1 in the league", "fighting with the Zijin Army in the finals" and so on.Even more exaggerated, there is a self-proclaimed NBA super agent, saying that Xie Kai can be guaranteed to get special guidance from Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, two super shooting guards, and can train with the boss at 4 o'clock in the morning. Sign a maximum salary after the rookie season, and get a commercial endorsement contract comparable to LeBron James, and so on.

Xie Kai thinks it's really bragging to force you not to pay taxes, and you don't break the law, right? There are such liars everywhere!Isn't it said that America is heaven?Why doesn't the FBI investigate this kind of telecom fraud?
Because of these bad phone calls, Xie Kai became more cautious about hiring a broker. He was more cautious about the kind of broker who had just entered the industry, for fear of being deceived.To him, breaking the fortune is a small matter, but affecting his own future is a big matter.

The NBA has regulations on the commissions of agents: According to the regulations of the NBA, as an agent, the amount of commissions cannot exceed 4% of the employer's salary.The specific amount of the commission needs to be negotiated between the player and the agent. Of course, the larger the player's contract, the higher the percentage of the commission must be. The player and the agent are equivalent to a mutually beneficial and symbiotic relationship.

There are high and low incomes in any industry, so some new brokers who have just entered this industry have even taken an ultra-low commission of 1% in order to grab newcomers!
In order to save commissions, some newcomers finally chose an unsuitable agent, which negatively affected their careers and ultimately regretted it.

However, for agents, taking a commission of less than 4% from the employer's salary is not the bulk of their income. After all, not everyone can get a tens of millions of contracts. Like a player with a basic salary, the original salary is that little , even if you give the broker a 4% commission, how much can you get?

Therefore, the real money for a good agent is to find commercial endorsements and advertisements for its players, and even get a commission of about 20% of the endorsement fee once.The more famous thing about this is that David Falk signed Michael Jordan with Nike and earned more than 5000 million US dollars!
However, for a rookie like Xie Kai, commercial endorsement is still far away. Even if there are merchants who are interested in his commercial value, the contract price offered is not much higher. Reputation is a matter of consideration.

Unlike Xie Kai, his good friend Westbrook has signed a contract with Weatherman Brokerage Company, and the broker's name is Thaddeus Fucher.

Weatherman Agency is a well-known American agency, a global sports, entertainment and management group, responsible for helping NBA, NFL, tennis and golf players manage business and endorsement contracts, headquartered in Los Angeles, California.There are many excellent agents under its banner, and these agents have many clients of active NBA stars.

Westbrook heard that Xie Kai didn't have an agent yet, so he enthusiastically recommended his agent to him.

Xie Kai was very moved by Westbrook's enthusiasm.Of course he believed in Westbrook, knowing that this good friend would not cheat him, he really wanted to help him.

Xie Kai, Westbrook and Weserman's agent Thaddeus Fucher met in an upscale coffee shop in Los Angeles.

Thaddeus Faucher was wearing a black suit, tie, and carrying a briefcase, looking like a professional broker.

The advantage of a formal brokerage company is that both the contract and the signing procedures are very formal, which will not cause trouble for customers, and there is no need to worry too much about any mistakes.

Xie Kai believed in Westbrook's character, so after a brief meeting, he signed a contract with agent Thaddeus Fucher.

Westbrook didn't expect Xie Kai to finalize the contract with his agent so quickly, which made him feel a lot of face. He knew that Xie Kai didn't believe in agent Thaddeus Fucher, but believed in him.

(End of this chapter)