This Forward is Not Serious

"I still have time to think about it."

Lin Ying thought for a while and said.

Yao Ming's question was indeed a bit sudden.

If he remembered correctly, the men's basketball team had the worst record in history at the Asian Championships this year: tenth.

If he went, it would not be icing on the cake, but a helping hand.

However, the Asian Championships will definitely improve him. After all, the level of confrontation in adult competitions is different from that of the NCAA. This kind of training opportunity does not mean that there are always.

And he also understands the principle of using games instead of training.

But in the final analysis, he really needs time to think about it.

After all, he hasn't been drafted yet!

If the team that drafts him doesn't agree to go, it doesn't make any difference whether he agrees or not.

"It's okay, and I'm not asking you to make a decision now, and wait until the draft is over."

Yao Ming said with a smile.

Lin Ying nodded.

At this time, the heads-up on the field went almost the same.

Durant has been beaten into autism...

"T-mac, ready to eat."

Yao Ming stood up at this moment and walked over there.

Lin Ying also followed.

"He still has a wound on his foot."

After Yao Ming went up, he smiled and said to McGrady.

Durant looked frustrated.

His injury is actually almost healed.

Because after returning to Austin to go to the hospital for an examination, it was a slight sprain.

It will be very painful on the spot and you will not be able to play, but it will be almost fine in two days.

Otherwise, he would really be playing Lin Ying if he jumped on the technical platform right on the spot.

And he wouldn't come to Houston with Lin Ying.

He also wanted to find an opportunity to compete with McGrady to see how far he was from the NBA.

In the end, the opportunity was indeed found, but the reality was too cruel.

"Don't be discouraged, holding the ball is not your strong point, and you are playing against an NBA superstar. If you can take advantage, you are at least an All-Star player."

Yao Ming then looked at Durant and said.

"Emotional Intelligence" teaching.

Durant nodded, but he had already made up his mind that he must pay close attention to his training with the ball.

While chatting, Yao Ming drove them to Yao's restaurant in a large customized BMW.

On the way there, Yao Ming kept talking.

Talk about how he won the jackpot by buying spinach from the University of Texas, and talk about Yao's restaurant.

Lin Ying didn't have much to say, but this wave touched a lot.

With Yao Ming's personality combined with his strength, it's impossible not to be popular.

It's obviously not the first time for McGrady to come to Yao's restaurant, and he is familiar with the way after entering.

Yao Ming was also very polite, and told Durant to try to order a few dishes, and if he couldn't get used to it, he would send people to buy western food next door.

Sweet-scented osmanthus meat, eight-treasure chicken, Hujiang pork ribs, four fresh bran, sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice porridge, lard minced fruit muffin, grape fish, braised raw stir-fry...

Shanghai cuisine is characterized by its sweetness, which is relatively acceptable in the United States.

Seeing McGrady eating with relish, Durant also tried a wave.

This time he ate quite happily.

It seems that Yao Ming's fame is not the only reason why Yao's restaurant can open fire. The way of opening Chinese food is very important.

"Have you decided on an agent?"

While eating and chatting, Yao Ming turned his head and asked.

Both Lin Ying and Durant shook their heads, they hadn't had time yet.

"I'll help Bill promote it, you can take a look."

As Yao Ming spoke, he flipped through his bag, took out his business card and handed it to the two of them.

Bill Duffy.

Lin Ying took the business card, looked at the name on it, and still had some memories.

There are several types of agents in the NBA, one is profit-oriented, and the other is integrity-oriented.

Representatives of the supremacy of interests, Rich Paul and Dan Fagan are all representatives;

Integrity comes first, and Tamiflu is the best known.

An example that he remembers deeply is related to Anthony Carter.

Carter automatically gave up his $4 million player option that year.

Duffy helped him re-sign him to a one-year, $1 million deal with the Spurs, and then made up the remaining $3 million out of his own pocket.

Moreover, Yao Ming has a relatively stable personality. He can recommend Duffy to Lin Ying and Durant, which shows that he also approves of his agent.

After handing over the business card, Yao Ming "urged" Lin Ying.

"A broker can help you find a good trainer, and a professional trainer will be of great help to you."

Lin Ying continued to take notes.

Each of these words will have a great effect on him.

...

After leaving Yao Restaurant, Lin Ying and Durant flew back to Austin that night.

On the plane, Durant and Lin Ying said something.

"Ying, let's sign with the same agent!"

"Um?"

Lin Ying didn't know why Durant said that suddenly.

"In this way, even if we are not in the same team when we enter the NBA, we can still strive to play in a team in the future!"

Durant was full of excitement.

... agent basketball?

Rich Paul: Are you polite?

"Kevin, even if we are not an agent, we can play together if we have the opportunity."

Lin Ying said with a smile.

The agent is actually the same as choosing a sneaker endorsement, it can be changed.

Of course, he is not opposed to playing brother basketball with Durant, whether it is just entering the league or after he has the opportunity to play in the future.

"You're right, you still have to think about it. The people from Nike recently wanted to come to me to sign an early contract."

Durant muttered.

"Huh? You're not going to sign New Balance?"

Lin Ying didn't pay much attention these two days, but when she looked down, she found that the shoes Durant was wearing were already Nikes.

"No, no, it's too big."

Durant shook his head vigorously.

Lin Ying understood immediately after listening.

Durant said the same thing before, but with a completely different meaning.

In the finals, the one-shot kill that stepped on the line turned into an absolute tie, which really changed his attitude 180°!

"What about you? Has the agent thought about it?"

Durant looked at Lin Ying and asked.

"Almost."

Lin Ying nodded.

Choosing an agent is actually not difficult for him, and it may not even be the most important thing.

Most importantly, he needs to find a suitable trainer through his agent.

He must quickly improve himself in these two months to gain an advantage in this rookie involution battle.

But there is a problem involved here: money.

If you have money, you can travel all over the world, but if you don't have money, you can't walk an inch!

Now that their career path is just starting, the trainer will affect their entire career.

A good trainer can make them improve rapidly and get twice the result with half the effort.

Lin Ying's Celestial Eye doesn't work here either.

Because trainers are also based on experience, being famous in the future does not necessarily mean that they are good now.

So you still have to find a way to make money first.

...

Lin Ying and Durant returned to Austin, thinking about how to make money.

Going to play baseball?

The reward is too low, and the risk is high, in case of injury the loss outweighs the gain.

Sneaker contract?

It is impossible to sign so early.

So shooting commercials has become their only choice.

Although they haven't entered the NBA yet, but leading the school team to help Texas win the NCAA championship, Texas is very popular.

It's easy to do things like shoot commercials.

It's just that the problem goes back to the original point.

They still have to sign an agent first.

So in the end, Durant decided to sign Lin Ying with the same agent first...

Then, Lin Ying called Yao Ming.

after one day.

Ding! Your agent is live!

It came from the heart, and when they saw Bill Duffy in person, both Lin Ying and Durant felt that their decision was okay.

This is really a kind agent!

Duffy looked a little excited too.

Excitement is normal.

In his eyes, these two rookies are one against ten in this class!

Needless to say Durant, the draft forecast is guaranteed to be the second to win the first!

I heard that Nike is going to sign him a super big contract like James did!

This means that as long as he gets started, among other things, the guarantee is a lot of money.

Of course, Lin Ying was more important.

As Yao Ming's agent, he naturally knows how prosperous the Chinese market is.

Originally, he had aimed at Yi Jianlian, but it was a pity that Feigen took the lead.

But here Yao Ming just told him to introduce himself to Lin Ying, and Lin Ying approached him within two days.

This is so different!

After signing the agent contract, Duffy immediately thought of the commercial after learning about their demands.

In fact, with the current influence of the two in Texas, it is no problem to be a spokesperson.

But the spokesperson will involve the issue of brand competition, and early signing is easy to suffer, so it is more appropriate to wait for the price.

Then Duffy quickly recommended the first commercial subject to the two.

dell computer.

The reason is simple, the boss of Dell is an alumnus of the University of Texas!

And students are a large group of computer users.

This commercial, the effect is absolutely leveraged.

After Duffy finished speaking, Lin Ying silently took out the business card given by Michael Dell from her pocket.

No, what a coincidence!

Dell had already given him his business card on the night of the University of Texas Championship, saving him the time to find contact information.

Of course, as a professional manager, Duffy couldn't actually call his boss.

However, the information he can read from Lin Ying's actions is that Michael Dell has an impression of Lin Ying, which will make the negotiation between the two parties smooth.

In addition to Dell, Duffy also plans to find them a milk commercial.

The status of Texas in the United States is actually very high. It not only ranks second in the United States in terms of area, but also ranks second in economy.

This is also the place with the most headquarters of Fortune 500 companies in the United States, especially the agriculture and animal husbandry are particularly developed.

Of course, Duffy only arranged for these two, and there were no redundant calls or random calls.

Both of them haven't participated in the draft yet, so one more pick is actually less money.

And the remuneration for these two advertisements is enough for them to hire a well-known trainer.

Sure enough, due to the relationship between Michael Dell and Lin Ying who had met before, the negotiation of Dell's commercial was extremely smooth.

Two days later they went to shoot commercials.

Putting on foundation and suits, one really handsome and the other handsome, the two brothers started shooting their first commercial.

For the first time on camera, both of them were nervous and excited.

The content of the ad is simple:

Lin Ying studied basketball tactics in the library and drew a lot of drawings.

Then Durant came in and asked him if he was done. Lin Ying scratched her head, and then Durant took out a new Dell computer.

There are all the tactics in the computer, and it can also be dynamically simulated.

Lin Ying was full of joy after watching it, and the two clapped their hands high, and the advertisement popped up, "Dell Computer, Helping the University of Texas win the NCAA".

Done! It's that simple!

But it was this simple advertisement, and the two NGed several times.

Either Durant laughed, or Lin Ying couldn't laugh.

Good guy, O'Neill will be silent when he sees it, and James will cry when he sees it.

Fortunately, the two had enough stamina, and the filming was successfully completed in the end.

When the filming was over, the commercial director wiped off his sweat and praised the acting skills of the two.

But no matter what, the money is enough.

With the money, Duffy began introducing the two to reputable trainers.

Lin Ying was interested in two people, one was Procopio and the other was Phil Handy.

Procopio is the Mavericks' queen trainer in history, and the interaction between him and Nowitzki on social media in 2018 is very interesting.

At that time, the Pacers failed in the tiebreaker, and the team's core Oladipo asked the trainer when to start training on social media after the game, which caused heated discussions.

Nowitzki, who is about to retire, also followed @Procopio, and Pricopoo's reply was as follows:

"I told you 4 years ago that your peak was over by then."

"Your full-court sprint is timed by a calendar."

"If you give me $5 million, we'll start training tomorrow."

...

This later became Luka Doncic's personal trainer;

In the words of Phil Handy, he has been the Lakers' queen trainer since 2010. He is very professional and has a high evaluation in the industry.

He is also known as "McCaw in the training session". He has a unique vision for which team wins the championship.

In the end, the two chose one each. Durant chose Procopio, and Lin Ying chose Phil Handy.

Two days later, Phil Handy arrived at the University of Texas first.

Cuncut, round head, a typical Californian face.

For Handy, Lin Ying actually has a little impression, after all, James was the queen trainer in the later period.

It's just that it's different from the gray beard under the jaw in memory. At this time, Handy's beard is very clean, and he doesn't look very old.

But that's not the point, the point is that Handy is already professional enough at this time.

The first thing he did was not to directly ask Lin Ying what he wanted to practice, but what kind of player Lin Ying wanted to be in his rookie season.

He will arrange what to practice for the next two months according to Lin Ying's needs.

This stumped Lin Ying.

Originally, his plan was to play power forward, and then train low-post skills and dribbling.

But with what Yao Ming said before, he has to look at the arrangement of the team that selected him.

So the only message he can give is that he needs to improve his confrontation to adapt to the intensity of the NBA.

Handy probably understood Lin Ying's thoughts after listening to it.

Therefore, the goal of his training plan is also determined: to improve his personal basic ability to adapt to the NBA.

With this goal, he made a detailed training plan for Lin Ying.

This includes improving ball control, speed, jumping, confrontation, footwork, shooting speed, and strengthening of existing skills.

If the text is not vivid enough, you can use another way of expression:

This is how you add basic attribute points when you play 2K.

ps: Japan is so awesome, gold medals outside the boundaries, why don't you just send out the shitty ones directly.

Thanks to Chu Jiayun for the reward~Thanks for the support~