Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

James Bond sent a bunch of rookie information to Li Weidong.

Today's Feiyue Sports employs a professional scout, and the scouting reports sent are more detailed.

"Boss, there are many outstanding big men participating in the draft this year. It should be regarded as a big draft year for inside players." James Bond paused and then said:

"But under normal circumstances, the sneakers of insider players are not easy to sell! So when we sign insider players, we just ask them to endorse sneakers, and we will give them signed sneakers."

Li Weidong glanced at the list of candidates and found that there were indeed a lot of well-known inside players.

People like Stoudemire, Nene, Gooden, Boozer, etc. are all running for election this year. In addition, the more famous Caron Butler and Michael Dunleavy are also more than two meters tall. .

Generally speaking, among the rookies who are predicted to be in the first round, there are not many guards, and most of them are centers and forwards. .

Li Weidong asked: "Who are the more popular players in the American media?"

"The most popular ones in the American media are of course the Duke duo, that is, Jay Williams and Mike Dunleavy. Both of them are the core of Duke University's championship."

James Bond continued: "In addition, Duke University also has Carlos Boozer, who is also participating in the draft this year. According to predictions, he is expected to be selected at the end of the first round or the beginning of the second round."

These three people mentioned by James Bond, plus Battier who participated in the draft last year, are the core lineup of Duke University's championship.

From the perspective of future generations,

The strongest among these people is naturally Boozer.

But Boozer's performance in college was not worthy of being in the lottery.

Although his shooting percentage is as high as 63.1,

But among the talented Duke University,

He is not the first scoring option, or even the second or third scoring option.

Therefore, the draft pick at that time was not high.

Just listen to James Bond's introduction: "Mike Dunleavy is a second-generation basketball player. His father, Mike Dunleavy, was the former head coach of the Trail Blazers, and he also won the honor of NBA Coach of the Year.

So Mike Dunleavy has been influenced by basketball since he was a child.

Although his athletic ability is relatively average, his shooting is very accurate and he has excellent passing ability. Some people think that he is likely to become the second Larry Bird.

As for Jay Williams, he is even better,

last year,

He is a popular candidate for the No. 1 pick,

But he didn't enter the draft at the time. And this year,

He is still the favorite for the No. 1 pick.

And Jay Williams can play point guard or shooting guard.

Among this new generation of rookies,

There are only a few defenders, so Jay Williams has also received more media attention.

Judging from the current situation, this year's No. 1 pick is very likely to be Jay Williams, while Mike Dunleavy will be the second pick. After all, the Duke duo are already relatively well-known stars. "

Li Weidong said: "The No. 1 pick will definitely not be with Jay Williams. This year's No. 1 pick has been determined."

"Is the number one pick confirmed?" James Bond asked puzzledly.

"right,

The Rockets will use the No. 1 pick,

Choose a Chinese player. Li Weidong paused and then said: "It's the spokesperson I signed in China last year. "

"Are you talking about Mr. Yao?" James Bond suddenly realized.

"Yes, it's him. It won't be long before the Rockets will announce the news." Li Weidong said.

James Bond said: "I see. I thought you signed Mr. Yao in order to promote the Feiyue brand in China. I didn't expect that Mr. Yao would come to the NBA and become this year's No. 1 pick. ! Then our promotion pressure in the United States can be slightly relaxed.”

"Is our brand promotion activity not going well?" Li Weidong asked subconsciously.

James Bond immediately explained: "Yes, we are growing too fast at Feiyue Sports.

In just a few short years,

It is already one of the top five sports brands in North America, posing a threat to Nike and Adidas!

Moreover, we have always been relatively successful in signing brand spokespersons. The new superstars in the league in recent years are basically our spokespersons, while brands such as Nike and Adidas can only rely on a few veteran stars to support the scene.

Therefore, Nike and Adidas have been having trouble with us recently. When we engage in promotional activities, they also immediately engage in promotional activities, which dilutes the effect of our activities.

And they also want to poach our spokesperson. As far as I know, Nike has contacted Kobe more than once. They want to poach Kobe from us. People from Adidas are also contacting Tracy McGrady.

As for Carter, he has the power to terminate the endorsement contract at any time, so in addition to Nike and Adidas, other brands also want to poach him, and it is said that the price offered is very attractive.

Compared with Nike and Adidas, our strength is still far behind. I am really worried that our spokespersons will be poached by them. If we can sign this year's No. 1 pick, we can stabilize our endorsement model. "

"We can't just sit back and wait for death when it comes to spokespersons. We have to find ways to proactively fight back." Li Weidong thought for a moment and then said: "James, did you just say that the American media is paying the most attention to Jay Williams?"

"Yes. The media generally believes that

He can at least grow into a star player, even a superstar! ” James Bond continued.

"Well, you need to do two things now. The first thing is to try to contact Jay Williams and ask about his price." Li Weidong said.

“Jay Williams is the hottest player this year and other sports brands are eyeing him,

I estimate that if I inquire now, the price will definitely be higher. ” said James Bond.

"If the price is high, just try to talk to him more. In short, you must show that you are determined to get him. But because his price is too high, we can't sign anything else, so we keep bargaining. And in this matter, we have to Find a way to let other sports brands know," Li Weidong said.

"In other words, you don't plan to sign him? We are just acting on occasion!" James Bond suddenly understood and nodded.

"Yes, I just want to put on a show for Nike and Adeas." Li Weidong replied.

"Boss, it seems you don't like Jay Williams very much!" James Bond said.

"I am indeed not optimistic about him, and I think he will be a big pit. Whoever signs him will definitely suffer heavy losses." Li Weidong replied.

Li Weidong's vision in selecting spokespersons has always been accurate, so James Bond did not question Li Weidong's judgment.

"Boss, what's the second thing?" James Bond asked.

"The second thing is to go to the media and raise the value of Jay Williams, a once-in-a-century genius, the core of a championship-winning team, a future superstar, the next person to dominate the NBA, Jordan's successor, etc. Everything can be added to him," Li Weidong said.

When you want to praise a basketball player, it is naturally Jordan per capita.

The valley-eyed James Bond said: "Jay Williams is a little short in height. He is only 6 feet 2 inches. When he is Jordan's successor, he is somewhat unworthy of the name."

"Let's put it another way. Let's say he has Iverson's breakthrough, Carter's jumping, Tracy McGrady's shooting, and Kobe's comprehensiveness. All the advantages of the NBA's best outside scorer are added to him." Li Weidong continued. said.

"Iverson's breakthrough, Carter's jumping, Tracy McGrady's shooting, and Kobe's comprehensiveness, it's better to just say he is Jordan!" James Bond muttered in his heart.

The Rockets soon announced that they would select Chairman Yao with the No. 1 pick.

Determining the No. 1 pick in advance is nothing new in the NBA. Many teams will announce new candidates after receiving the No. 1 pick. This is considered a normal operation for the Rockets.

However, the Rockets wanted to use the No. 1 pick to select a foreign player that Americans were not familiar with, which immediately caused an uproar.

Using the No. 1 pick to select a foreign player is not the first time in the NBA. The Rockets in 1984 had already used the No. 1 pick to select a foreign player, and that was Olajuwon.

Olajuwon was born in Nigeria, immigrated to the United States when he was in college, and attended college in Houston for four years.

So when Olajuwon participated in the NBA draft, he was already an American citizen, and Olajuwon attended the University of Houston. When the Rockets selected Olajuwon with the No. 1 pick, instead of causing controversy, he got With the support of Houstonians, everyone hopes that Houston's stars can stay and play in Houston.

For this reason, neither the Rockets nor Houstonians have ever regretted missing out on Jordan in 1984. If they had to choose again, the Rockets would definitely choose Olajuwon, just because he is a Houstonian.

As a Houstonian, you must support your hometown.

What's more, Olajuwon also brought two NBA championship trophies to Houston, which can be regarded as repaying his hometown.

After Olajuwon, in 1985, the NBA welcomed another foreign champion, Patrick Ewing.

Ewing is a Jamaican who immigrated to the United States with his parents when he was in elementary school, but he still holds Jamaican citizenship.

Jamaica recognizes dual nationality, and the United States has a tacit attitude towards dual nationality. Therefore, when Ewing participated in the NBA draft, he had dual nationality of Jamaica and the United States.

The reason why the New York team chose Ewing back then was because he was so good. Ewing in 1985 was like O'Neal in 1992 or Duncan in 1997. He was worth the team's efforts to mess up, no matter who got the No. 1 pick. , will choose Ewing.

Ewing studied at Georgetown University, a prestigious American basketball school. As a freshman, Ewing led the team to the NCAA Finals that year, but lost to the University of North Carolina by one point.

At that time, the star player of the University of North Carolina was none other than Jordan. The victory won by the University of North Carolina was also a game-winner made by Jordan.

In 1984, Ewing once again led Georgetown University to the NCAA Finals. This time the opponent was the University of Houston led by Olajuwon. In the end, Ewing led the team to win.

In fact, in 1984, Ewing was already a hot candidate for the No. 1 pick, but since the Rockets got the No. 1 pick that year and the Rockets could only choose Olajuwon, Ewing decided to wait another year.

In 1985, Ewing led his team to the NCAA finals again, but unfortunately missed the championship.

But after four years of college, three times in the NCAA finals, and one championship and two runner-ups, Ewing has become a star in the United States before entering the NBA. In terms of popularity, Ewing is not inferior to Jordan at all.

These two are both outstanding foreign No. 1 picks in the NBA. Comparable to them is Duncan of the Spurs, but Duncan was born in the U.S. Welkers Islands, which is an overseas land of the United States, and the people there are also considered to be a shrunken version of American citizens.

The first foreign No. 1 pick in NBA history is Mychal Thompson, who was born in the Bahamas, and is Klay Thompson's father. He also immigrated to the United States when he was a child, then went to college in the United States and participated in the NBA draft.

Before Chairman Yao, there was another foreign No. 1 pick, that is Olawokandi in 1998. Young fans probably haven't heard of this name, and old fans probably don't remember this name easily.

Olawokandi was born in Nigeria. He immigrated to the UK with his parents when he was a child. Later, because he was good at rugby, he got a scholarship from an American university. Then he went to college in the United States and then switched to basketball.

Olawokandi is the least famous No. 1 pick in the NBA. The reason why he is the least famous is that fans really can't remember him.

Other No. 1 picks are just water, but fans know them anyway.

For example, Kwame Brown or Oden the Great, although they are often ridiculed, they are known by fans after all, and being infamous is also a kind of fame.

But Olawokandi's data is not good, and his name is difficult to pronounce. He is completely unknown. It should be the worst for a No. 1 pick to be like this.

Before Chairman Yao, there have been so many foreign No. 1 picks in NBA history. It should not be surprising to select another foreign No. 1 pick.

But these foreign top draft picks all have one thing in common, that is, they went to college in the United States.

The NCAA league in the United States is not inferior to the NBA in terms of popularity, so Americans know these foreign top draft picks who went to college in the United States.

However, Chairman Yao had been playing for the CBA in China before, and Americans had no idea about him. At this time, the Rockets wanted to choose him as the top draft pick, and controversy naturally arose.

Moreover, China's basketball level is far behind that of the United States. How can a player trained in China become the top draft pick in the NBA?

At that time, the only impression Americans had of Chairman Yao was that he was very tall, and nothing else.

Many American sports media believed that Houston's choice of Chairman Yao was a gamble, and the probability of winning was not high.

There are also many sports commentators who think that the choice of Chairman Yao was completely considered from a commercial perspective. The Rockets were probably crazy and wanted to get some sponsorship from China, and the NBA also wanted to expand in the Chinese market, so the two sides hit it off. The NBA officially gave the Rockets a top draft pick, and the Rockets helped the NBA expand the Chinese market.

However, the person who could not accept the Rockets' decision the most was not the American media or the American people, but a young player named Jay Williams!

Looking at the news in the newspaper, Jay Williams could not believe his eyes!

The next second, he was furious and tore up the newspaper.

"Why! The No. 1 pick should be me!"

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