Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Chapter 642 Jordan per capita

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

Today, Feiyue Sports has hired 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 in this election. In addition, the more famous Caron Butler and Michael Dunleavy are also two heights.

meters and above.

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, namely 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.

However, Boozer's performance in college was not worthy of being in the lottery. Although his shooting percentage was as high as 63.1%, he was not the first scoring option in the talented Duke University, or even the second.

Or the third scoring point, so 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.

Therefore, Mike Dunleavy has been trained in 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 was the favorite for the No. 1 pick, but he did not participate in the draft at that time. But this year, he is still the favorite for the No. 1 pick.

Moreover, Jay Williams can play as a point guard or a shooting guard. There are only a few guards among this rookie class, 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 No. 2 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 No. 1 pick confirmed?" James Bond asked in confusion.

"Yes, the Rockets will use the No. 1 pick to select a Chinese player." Li Weidong paused and then said, "That's the spokesperson I signed in China last year."

"Are you talking about Mr. Yao?" James Bond said in a tone of sudden realization.

"Yes, it's him. It won't be long before the Rockets will announce the news to the public," 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.

Show! Then our promotion pressure in the United States can be eased a little."

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

James Bond immediately explained: "Yes, our Feiyue Sports has grown too fast. In just a few years, we have become one of the top five sports brands in North America, posing a threat to Nike and Adidas."

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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 their presence.

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 the prices offered are said to be very attractive.

Compared with Nike and Adidas, our strength is still far behind, and I’m really worried that our spokespersons will be poached by them. If we can sign this year’s No. 1 pick, we can stabilize our spokesperson form.”

"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 most attention to Jay Williams?"

"Yes. The media generally believes that he can at least grow into a star player or 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 most popular player this year, and other sports brands are also eyeing him. I estimate that if we inquire now, the price will definitely be higher." James Bond said.

"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 asking price is too high, we can't sign anything else, so we have been negotiating the price. And in this matter, we have to

Find a way to let other sports brands know about it," Li Weidong said.

"In other words, you don't plan to sign him anymore? We are just having fun!" 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 that you are not optimistic about this Jay Williams!" James Bond said.

"I am indeed not optimistic about him, and I think he will be a big trap. 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. He is a once-in-a-century genius, the core of a championship-winning team, a future superstar, the next person to rule the NBA, and one of Jordan's successors.

All kinds of things can be added to him." Li Weidong said.

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

James Bond said: "Jay Williams is a little shorter. He is only 6 feet 2 inches. He is not worthy of the name as Jordan's successor."

"Then let's put it another way, let's say he has Iverson's breakthrough, Carter's bounce, Tracy McGrady's shooting, Kobe's comprehensiveness, and all the advantages of the best outside scorer in the NBA 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 call him Jordan!" James Bond muttered in his heart.

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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.

This is not the first time in the NBA that a foreign player has been selected with the No. 1 pick. In 1984, the Rockets 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.

It is also for this reason that 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 citizenship 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 top pick.

, will all choose Ewing.

Ewing studied at the famous American basketball school Georgetown University. 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 Michael 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 popular candidate for the No. 1 pick. However, since the Rockets won the No. 1 pick that year, and the Rockets could only choose Olajuwon, Ewing decided to wait another year.

In 1985, Ewing once again led the team to the NCAA Finals, but unfortunately missed the championship.

But after attending college for four years, entering the NCAA Finals three times, and winning one championship and two runner-up finishes, Ewing was already a star in the United States even before he entered the NBA. In terms of popularity, Ewing is not inferior to

Jordan.

Both of these two are relatively outstanding among the foreign top picks in the NBA. They are comparable to Duncan of the Spurs. However, Duncan was born in the U.S. Wilk Islands, which is an overseas territory of the United States. The people there can also be considered a

A shortened version of the American citizen.

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

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Before Chairman Yao, there was another foreign champion, Olowokandi in 1998. Young fans may have never heard of this name, and old fans may not 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 received a scholarship to an American university. Then he studied at an American university and then switched to basketball.

Olawokandi is the least famous parallel draft pick in the NBA. The reason why he is the least famous is because fans really can't remember him.

Other parallel import champions are in vain, but fans know them anyway.

Just like Kwame Brown or Oden, although they are often ridiculed, fans know them after all, and being infamous can be considered a kind of fame.

But Olavokandi's statistics are not bad, his name is hard to pronounce, and he is completely unknown. The parallel import number one pick is probably the worst.

Before Chairman Yao, there were already so many foreign No. 1 picks in NBA history. It should not be surprising if another foreign No. 1 pick is selected.

But these foreign top scorers 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 attention, so Americans know about these foreign top picks who go to college in the United States.

However, Chairman Yao has been playing for the CBA in China, and Americans don't know him at all. Now that the Rockets want to select him as the No. 1 pick, controversy naturally arises.

Moreover, China's basketball level is far behind that of the United States. How can a player trained in China become the No. 1 pick in the NBA?

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

Many sports media in the United States believe that Houston is gambling by choosing Chairman Yao, and the probability of winning is not high.

There are also many sports commentators who believe that the choice of Chairman Yao was purely from a business perspective. The Rockets were probably crazy poor and wanted to get some sponsorships 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 No. 1 pick, and the Rockets helped the NBA expand the Chinese market.

However, the most unacceptable person for the Rockets' decision is not the American media or the American people, but a young player named Jay Williams!

Looking at the news in the newspaper, Jay Williams couldn't believe his eyes!

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

"Why! I should be the number one winner!"

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