Injuries in basketball only make me stronger

"Ah, of course that's not what I meant..."

Zhuomei took a sip of coffee, blinked, and suddenly realized that this sentence was inappropriate. Wasn't it saying that she thought Lian Feng had no potential? He quickly added: "Of course you have potential! Where is the national champion!"

"College student..." Lian Feng emphasized seriously.

Zhuomei put down the coffee cup: "No matter, it's nationwide anyway. We plan to sign a group of players. This plan may fail, but there is a chance that we should try it."

"Signing? Your company wants to enter the sports circle, why not go directly to the NBA to sign stars?"

"Of course I want to go, but China's plans are carried out simultaneously. China's market is really too big. Just the emergence of Yao Ming has allowed the Rockets to reap huge benefits! We have seen this trend, so

Plan ahead.”

"Well... it seems you have done a lot of homework." Lian Feng shook his head: "But... even if you want to sign players, why don't you go directly to the CBA and come to us like... Well, you haven't done anything.

A college student with good grades?”

Zhuomei shook his head: "Well... the CBA's training system determines that players are less mobile and give agents less room to play. So we are very cautious about CBA professional players."

Lian Feng understood and nodded, he was quite aware of this.

In the CBA, each team has its own second- and third-tier youth teams. Club player training is completely different from the NBA draft. Some players have been trained for more than ten years. If the training is good and they leave, the club will definitely be unwilling to do so.

It's reality.

Therefore, it is difficult for players trained by the system to break away from the system.

Lian Feng thought for a while and said: "But I have to say that the real masters are there. You are gambling by signing players with no reputation like us!"

Zhuomei sighed helplessly: "What you said... I also know. But there is no way. As for the decision above, we must implement it. So... Hehe, can you do me this favor?"

Lian Feng suddenly understood the business logic of CAA.

Their contract targets are all free agents outside their own system. Although they have not made a name for themselves yet, judging from their physical appearance, there must be room for improvement.

Then we cast a wide net and sign dozens or even hundreds of players. Even if one of them successfully lands in the NBA, the initial investment will be able to recoup the cost.

Moreover, this player who enters the NBA does not even need to be very strong. He only needs to stay with a certain team and guard the water cooler to increase the attention of that team in China. For this, he pays a small salary.

, compared with the promotion fee required for the same promotion effect, it is simply not worth mentioning.

Next, with its strong resource advantages, CAA can increase its commercial value through various channels, even if it is a patron saint of water dispensers, thereby realizing its own profits.

But judging from the memory of the past life, CAA failed to make any waves in the Chinese basketball circle even in 2021. Obviously their plan went bankrupt.

In fact, the direction is not wrong, but they underestimated the Chinese basketball system's monopoly on outstanding talents. Trying to find players outside the system who are good enough to send to the NBA is simply a joke.

There was no way. At this time, CAA had just entered the sports world and didn't know much about China. They also came with a trial and error attitude, which is understandable.

but……

This is fate, Zhuomei, who is an intern agent at CAA, actually found herself. With the injury system, they should not be able to find a non-professional player who has a better chance of entering the NBA than themselves!

The great wheel of history was gently pried at this moment, slowly rolling towards an unknown future.

CAA's contract is very simple. You don't need to pay any price before successfully entering the NBA. And before that, CAA will provide many competition platforms to allow contracted players to gain enough exposure. If they are outstanding, they have a great chance of being recruited.

Scouting. At the same time, they will also negotiate with multiple NBA teams and work hard to promote signings.

After officially landing in the NBA, their fees are lower than other agency companies, and their services are much better.

The only requirement is that once commercial value is generated, it must cooperate with CAA for 10 years.

This is acceptable. After all, although CAA has resources and channels, it is still a gamble. After finally cultivating a player with commercial value, he was poached the next year. That is too much.

Lian Feng had no reason not to be moved.

I am worried that I can't find a way to enter the NBA. If the development is normal, overseas players like him are still non-professional players. Even if they are strong, it will be very difficult to enter the NBA.

Generally speaking, there are two types of overseas players entering the NBA. One is those who have become famous at a young age and have been watched by scouts for a long time in professional leagues, such as Doncic and Yao Ming. The other is those who have suddenly emerged. Such players often have talents that can be seen by the blind.

, such as Antetokounmpo and Bol.

Of course I don’t want to transition into the CBA. So according to my previous plan, I was to find a way to enter the Development League and then participate in the draft a year later. But now, CAA can provide a more convenient way, why not?

After successfully negotiating the contract, Zhuomei was very excited and said with a smile on his face: "Great, you are the first player I have successfully signed! It's worth celebrating."

Lian Feng said playfully: "Ah... there's a second one? A third one?"

Zhuomei's face blushed slightly: "I have just started to get involved in this industry, and I don't understand many things, but of course it is impossible for an agent to only sign one player."

Lian Feng nodded. After all, Zhuomei was just a college student who had just graduated, and she was still trying to figure out many things. But it was a perfect coincidence that she found herself.

The chat atmosphere became more harmonious after that. At the end of the date, Zhuomei suddenly thought of something and said seriously: "By the way, there is a competition next week, and we asked Anta to host it."

Lian Feng suddenly became interested: "Who are the two sides in the competition?"

"It is an American super high school team, and it is said that the number one high school student in the United States is also on it. And on our side, you guys are the contracted players, forming a temporary CAA team."

Lian Feng nodded.

American high school students are very keen to participate in various competitions. If they want to enter a good university, they must gain more exposure and be recognized by coaches from famous sports schools, so that they can have a chance to receive a full scholarship.

During the regular season of the American College League, coaches are very busy and it is difficult to arrange time to watch players play live. They usually go to watch player games live during the offseason. Therefore, players participate in some games during the summer and show themselves in front of the coach.

Very necessary.

Zhuomei continued to add: "There will be many scouts by then... By the way, do you have time?"

Lian Feng said: "Time? You can have no time for other things, but you can't have no time for playing games!"

Zhuomei laughed: "That's good. Let's do it this way. The day after tomorrow is the weekend and I'll take you to meet your teammates, but you only have a week to get used to it, okay?"

Lian Feng nodded: "No problem."