Basketball League of Legends

Chapter 89 Sneaker Contract (for collection)

The Magic have only one game left in 1996. They are away to the Pistons in Detroit. Although the smiling assassin Isiah Thomas has retired, Joe Dumars is still fighting in the Pistons, plus the best rookie of the year Grant Hill, and a few good role players, such as Otis Thorpe, the strength of this Pistons should not be underestimated.

The Magic is still led by Johnny alone. With Nick Anderson, Hollis Grant and Gerald Wilkins going to Toronto to report, and the team's three new aids have not yet arrived, the lineup is even stronger. It's not complete, Jonny played a full 45 minutes, creating a personal record of playing time in a single game, and Jonny's performance in this game was still good, but they lost to the Pistons.

After all, due to trade issues in this game, the Magic can only use the defenseless combination of Ronnie Secali and Derek Strong in the interior, and the small forward can only use Brian Evans. Such a starting lineup It can be said to be extremely weak. If Jonny can still defeat the Pistons with such a lineup, then there is no doubt at all, Jonny is already a superstar.

But even if the Magic did not beat the Pistons, Jonny's performance in this game was still very good, which can fully prove Jonny's strength.

After this game, the Magic returned to Orlando. In Orlando, Jonny met Jimmy Adams again, and Frank Gardner, a lawyer in Jonny's agent team, also came at the same time. A middle-aged man, and a group of people behind him.

When the middle-aged man saw Johnny, he came up and shook hands with Johnny.

"Hello, Johnny, I'm Phil Knight, the president of Nike." Johnny quickly understood that after a week of negotiations, Johnny's agent team had in-depth negotiations with Nike and Adidas. In the end, Jimmy Adams and Frank Gardner, as well as a veteran agent of David Falk's agency, felt that Nike's conditions were better, and it was more beneficial to Johnny's future development, but out of respect for Johnny For my own consideration, they finally found Orlando and wanted to have a face-to-face talk with Jonny.

The presence of Phil Knight in person showed the importance Nike attaches to Johnny.And now Phil Knight has been staring at Jonny. He has been curious about Jonny, the hottest rookie in the league, for a long time, although there will be low picks every year in the NBA. It is not surprising even if there are two All-Stars, but like Johnny, who has broken records in a row and has surpassed Michael Jordan in points per game so far, becoming the number one scorer in the league. Superman is waiting, after all, such a performance, such data, has made people see that Jonny's future is not just as simple as an All-Star.

And for Nike, which has expanded rapidly in the nba in recent years, it is imperative to win Jonny. If Adidas really snatches it, it will undoubtedly be a very serious blow to Nike, so Phil Knight He seemed to attach great importance to Johnny, and he rushed over from the headquarters in Portland.

And after Jonny understood the reason why Phil Knight and his Nike team came, he sat down on the sofa. Jonny can see the current situation very clearly. It is Phil who is asking for help. Knight and Nike, not Johnny, who is up for grabs, and Phil Knight is afraid that Johnny will be snatched by Adidas.

"Johnny, you played really well in the last game against the Knicks. Really, I watched the live broadcast. Your block was really shocking!" Phil Knight first complimented Jonny. Fan.

And Jonny just smiled and said thank you. Since he entered the nba, the happiest game he played was actually the last game against the Knicks.Although Phil Knight's compliment made Johnny very happy, he still won't give in on the sneaker contract. After all, Johnny knows that this sneaker contract will be his first big income, which is likely to reach tens of millions. level.

Seeing that Johnny's reaction was very weak, Phil Knight knew that Johnny didn't like such politeness, so he directly came up with Nike's plan, and for Nike's plan, Jimmy Adams and Frank Gardner were both I knew it a long time ago, and Jonny also knew something about it, but when Nike presented two contracts, Jonny still looked at it curiously.

The term of the first contract is very long, 7 million for 4200 years. This amount can be said to be very high. Even Allen Iverson, who was the first to get the sneaker contract in this rookie, only signed with Reebok. I signed a 5-year 4000 million contract. It can be said that from the amount of this contract, Nike's sincerity is very sufficient.

The second contract is only for two years, but the amount is very small, 2 million for two years. This amount can only be regarded as the contract amount received by ordinary rookies, such as Kobe Bryant, Marcus Camby, The sneaker contracts of players like Stephen Marbury are almost at this price, so seeing these two contracts, Jonny frowned instantly.

The first contract, whether it is time or money, is very sincere, but judging from the phenomenon that a large number of players received tens of millions of contracts or even billions of dollars from NBA teams at the beginning of this season, such an amount will soon disappear. I can't satisfy Jonny's worth, especially Jonny is very confident in himself. He is confident to become a player like Michael Jordan and Anfernee Hardaway. For Jonny, 7 years is too long. At that time, the average annual amount of 600 million will be very small, so the first contract will do more harm than good to Jonny.

As for the second contract, the amount is a bit too shabby. Such an amount obviously cannot meet Jonny's current status as the best rookie and the number one scoring average in the NBA. Therefore, Jonny frowned. For Ni, neither of these two contracts is very satisfactory.

Jonny recovered from his contemplation, and smiled at Phil Knight: "Sorry, Mr. Phil, I think you should know that the price of Adidas is much higher than yours, and they have been out for two years. 2000w contract."

Phil Knight raised his eyebrows and said, "I know, I know, but Mr. Johnny, do you know Michael Jordan's sneakers?"

"Of course." Now that the sneaker contract is about to be signed, Jonny naturally has an understanding of the sneaker contracts of most stars and rookies in the league. Michael Jordan's sneaker contract is quite different and unique in the league, because Jordan's The star has formed his own brand, almost independent of Nike.

"Then it's ok. If you can maintain the current state, I can guarantee that your future sneakers can also become an independent brand, which Adidas cannot guarantee." Phil Knight said very proudly, in fact In the past few years, the sneaker contracts of NBA stars have been monopolized by brands such as Adidas. Nike does not have the upper hand, and Jordan’s sneakers are independent from Nike, which can be said to help Nike play an invisible advertisement. A successful operation of Nike's business.So Phil Knight has reason to be proud.

"However, I think when I have Jordan's status, if I propose to Adidas to build my own brand, Adidas is impossible to refuse."

"But Jordan's status is hard to come by." Phil Knight immediately retorted.

"But I have confidence in myself." Jonny's next words left Fernette speechless. Jonny is confident that he will get the same status as Jordan. What can he say?

"Then Mr. Johnny, what kind of conditions do you think we can reach an agreement?" Phil Knight had to take a step back. In fact, he was already pushed into a corner by Johnny. This year's NBA draft is an unprecedented one. In 1, but this year's Nike harvest was not very good. Among the rookies of the same year, only one Ray Allen was won by Nike, while the others, such as Alan Iverson, joined Reebok and Kobe Bryant. After leaving Adidas, Stephen Marbury joined and[-], and Jonny's new teammates have also signed with Adidas.

In the draft year, almost nothing was obtained, and when Jonny Lee turned out, Nike certainly couldn't miss it.

"The two-year contract remains unchanged, and the amount is increased to 2 million." Jonny spoke directly to the lion.

"That's impossible!" Phil Knight yelled. Indeed, the price Jonny yelled was a little scary. Even Jimmy Adams and Frank Gardner were laughing helplessly, wondering if Jonny didn't understand the sneaker contract. s price.But how could Jonny not understand? He has investigated the sneaker contracts of many players, and Jonny is well aware of the current situation of NBA sneaker contracts.

"Then there's no need to talk about it. I think Adidas' contract is better." Jonny directly refused.

And Phil Knight suddenly became one head and two big. He didn't expect Jonny to be so difficult. There was no way. In order to win the player that Nike had to win, Phil Knight decided to make a concession.

"2 million for 1600 years. At the same time, the next contract will be renewed with us at the same price. Of course, the conditions for building a personal brand will also be written into the terms."

"Okay! That's it!" Johnny agreed immediately without even thinking about it. The average annual price is 800 million. This price can already catch up with Iverson's sneaker contract. Two years, this is the best for Johnny.And Jonny then made another request: "I want to see my sneakers as soon as possible."

"Of course, we will use our best efforts to build your sneakers as quickly as possible. How about setting the time for the All-Star Game?" Phil Knight thought for a while and said.

"No problem." The All-Star Game, this speed is fast enough, and Jonny thought that he would be able to put on his own sneakers after the All-Star Game, and his fighting spirit couldn't help but increase.

(End of this chapter)