Basketball Myth: Super Guard

"The 76ers have lost five in a row, and I don't know how to do it. If it doesn't work, this season will be the same as last season, and it will end up in the bottom of the Eastern Conference."

"Yeah, it's heart-wrenching to watch, lose to the Eagles, lose to the Pacers, lose to the Cavaliers... how do you lose everyone?"

"If I had to say, it's better to let Qin Duo fight. He performed very well before, but he didn't have much playing time and didn't have many opportunities in these two games. Qin is still very talented. Anyway, it's better to let Qin Duo play. It's good to play and train newcomers."

"Too......"

The regular season of the new season started with a five-game losing streak, and the performance of the 76ers made Philadelphia fans very upset.

Just a day later, the 76ers faced the Mavericks away, and the result was that the German tank scored 35 points. The 76ers lost again, and it was already a six-game losing streak.

With the current record of the 76ers, it is undisputedly ranked first in the Eastern Conference, but it is the bottom one!

"Hey, we suffered too much inside." After the game, Lu Wei couldn't help but complained to Qin Hao, "Hawes and Nosinho can't do it, they can't defend on the defensive end, and they can't do much on the offensive end. The game, and the previous match against the Pacers, Iguodala played very well, Holiday and Brand played normally, but the result was still lost."

I don't blame Lou Wei for complaining. If they can't win against the Heat, the Eagles will be fine.

But the Pacers are not that strong, the Mavericks are very strong, but Iguodala played very well, scoring 26 points, Lu Wei also scored 20 points, but was beaten by the old German chariot driver, Hawes and Nosinho are completely background boards.

"Is there any way?" Qin Hao spread his hands.

"Hey." Lu Wei sighed again, yes, what can be done?

This is actually not a problem that only exists now. It was the case with the 76ers last season.

The team's offense mainly relies on the outside, with Brand on the small forward, and the pair of guards Iguodala and Holiday. The inside is weak and not competitive.

In addition, the 76ers are not very good at defense. In short, they can't beat others, and they can't defend them, so the last regular season record in the Eastern Conference is second to last.

Looking at this season, it doesn't seem like it's going to be any better than last season.

Originally, the management of the 76ers hoped to rely on the combination of Hawes and Nosinho to improve the team's interior situation. Coach Collins also gave them a lot of opportunities. When they came to the team, they started immediately.

The result can be...

In several regular season games, Hawes averaged 5.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Nosinho averaged only 4.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. The two insiders combined averaged 7.5 rebounds per game, which was not even as good as Brand. The small forward averaged more rebounds, and Brand averaged 7.8 rebounds per game.

That's the problem with the 76ers.

After the Mavericks game, the 76ers returned to Philadelphia, this time with a three-day break before taking on the Knicks at home.

The situation of the Knicks is not much better than that of the 76ers. There are no big stars in the team. Last season, the record ranked fourth from last in the Eastern Conference. This season, it has become the second from last.

For the 76ers, taking three days off to relax, against the Knicks, this is a chance to break out of their losing streak.

After Qin Hao returned to Philadelphia, his agent Martin Ryan came to his apartment.

Martin had spoken to Qin Hao on the phone before, informing him that he needed to discuss the endorsement of the advertisement.

In the apartment, Qin Hao greeted Martin to sit down, poured him a cup of coffee, and said with a smile, "Martin, how is this time, are you busy?"

"It's okay." Martin was as straightforward as always, no nonsense, and went straight to the subject. He took out a document from his briefcase and said, "Here are a few good advertisers I've sorted out, and they hope to hire you as their 's spokesperson, let's see how it goes."

"Yeah." Qin Hao agreed and opened it to browse.

There are three in total, one of which is a local car dealer in Philadelphia. It is not a car manufacturer, but a dealer. It is not big, but the conditions given are good. A 3-year contract of 6 million US dollars is already considered good. .

After all, this is just a car dealership, and Qin Hao is just a rookie.

The other is a clothing company, they are exploring the Chinese market, so they hope to hire Qin Hao as a spokesperson to help them open up the Chinese market.

The company gave a 2-year contract of 2.5 million US dollars. The intention is obvious. It just borrows Qin Hao to develop the Chinese market. Two years is enough. When the Chinese market is opened, it is another matter whether to cooperate with Qin Hao. matter.

The last one is the key, Adidas.

As one of the two largest sneaker manufacturers in the world, Adidas's reputation goes without saying, it has been competing with Nike, and the fight is quite lively.

Being able to sign with Adidas or Nike is a dream for many NBA players, because it can give them a lucrative endorsement fee on top of the team salary.

Just looking at the contract in his hand, Qin Hao couldn't help frowning.

This is a four-year contract with a total amount of $8 million, which seems like a lot, with an average of $2 million per year, but it depends on who you compare it to.

There are some big-name stars under Adidas, and it is not uncommon for a contract to be tens of millions of dollars, or even hundreds of millions of dollars.

And they are only willing to give Qin Hao 8 million for 4 years.

And, there is no exclusive sneaker plan!

Many people think that they will have their own exclusive boots if they sign with a sneaker manufacturer, but this is not the case. Many players have signed with Adidas and Nike, but they do not have their own exclusive boots. Only those big players have this. treatment.

Of course, some talented players and super potential stars will also have this treatment. For example, LeBron James signed a seven-year endorsement contract with Nike worth $90 million at the age of 18. At that time, he was still a high school student. Didn't get into the nba.

In the same year, Nike signed Carmelo Anthony, but the endorsement fee was $18 million over six years.

This is the difference!

When it comes to Qin Hao, the gap is obviously even bigger. Adidas is only willing to give $8 million for 4 years, and will not launch exclusive sneakers for him.

Seeing Qin Hao frowning, Martin explained: "Adidas was only willing to give $5 million for three years before, but Nike also gave an offer of $6 million for three years. After knowing Nike's offer, Adidas changed the contract to four years. $8 million to show their sincerity."

Qin Hao smiled and said, "What about Nike? No more text?"

Martin shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "Yes, there is no news from Nike after that, and I don't know if they are watching or have given up."