MTL - NBA Opening Draw To Twilight Shaquille O’Neal-Chapter 67 Incoming sneaker contracts

Two weeks have passed, and the Blazers have played all four remaining preseason games against the Kings, Nuggets, Warriors and Jazz.

In the next four games, the Trail Blazers lost two games, one game each to the Nuggets and Jazz.

If it is said that losing to the Jazz has the element of underestimating the enemy, then losing to the Nuggets is because the overall strength of the opponent is really strong.

After Carmelo Anthony left the Big Apple, the team's head coach George Karl gained absolute control of the team, and by doing so, polished a running and jumping team with high tactical literacy and team-oriented.

Last season, the Nuggets remained tenacious in the sixth place in the Western Conference without Anthony.

In my impression, the Nuggets will be a dark horse this season, reaching third in the Western Conference and fifth in the league with 57 wins and 25 losses, with a winning rate of 69.5%.

George Karl won the only best coach trophy in his coaching career with his amazing performance this season.

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Back to the Trail Blazers~~

After all 6 preseason games, Wang Zelin averaged 28.4 minutes per game and averaged 15 points, 9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1 block per game, ranking third in scoring and first in rebounding.

Lillard averaged 25 minutes per game and averaged 17.5 points, 6.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game, ranking first in scoring.

As for the No. 1 pick Davis, who scored 16 points and 8 rebounds in 6 preseason games and topped the rookie list with 2.3 blocks, his amazing talent on the defensive end surprised everyone.

And Bradley Beal, who had 13 points and 3 assists.

These four are all 12-year rookies who can average double figures per game.

The North Carolina Blackhawk Barnes, who was originally expected by the outside world, only handed over 7.2 points and 4 rebounds when he had the ball and playing time.

Therefore, both the media and fans agree that the best rookie of this draft year will only be produced among the four Wang Zelin, and the others have basically lost the opportunity to compete for the best rookie.

After the final preseason game on the 23rd, the Blazers were given a seven-day break, their longest vacation before the upcoming 82-game long regular season.

After arriving at Ping An with his parents on the phone, taking advantage of this spare time, Wang Zelin will start to think about his sneaker endorsement.

As a Chinese player, Wang Zelin's attention is far from what ordinary black athletes say can be compared.

After all, too many people of the yellow race long for a player of the same skin color to appear on the world's largest basketball arena, to prove to other people of the skin color that the yellow race is not bad either.

This is a kind of spiritual sustenance!

In the past, such hopes were placed on Ryoda, Daba, Dayao, Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue and others.

The same is true for Wang Zelin.

This also makes his peripheral products sell well. For example, the sales of jerseys are now ranked first in the team, and they have broken into the top 30 in the league.

Yao Ming, who gained weight successfully that year, started from the 2004-05 season and gradually became a superstar at the basket. His jersey sales ranking quickly reached the 13th place in the season.

You must know that Yao Ming is a center and an international player at the same time. It is not easy to achieve this step.

As for the ranking of international players' jerseys, Yao Ming is at the top of the list, beating Nuo Tianwang, Dajia and others.

As early as during the Olympic Games, when Wang Zelin successively played brilliant performances against NBA All-Star-level inside players Marc Gasol, boxing champion Chandler and others, Nike and Adidas, two sports giants, began to move their minds.

Although there has always been a saying in the NBA that "centers don't sell shoes", it also depends on who the target is.

As a player from the Celestial Dynasty, Wang Zelin is definitely a potential stock worth investing in. Although he certainly does not have as much effect as an outside star, but with his identity, he can guarantee that the contract is absolutely worthwhile.

But in the end, Nike didn't seem so eager to sign Wang Zelin.

Although they know that signing Wang Zelin will definitely make money, for Nike, which has almost monopolized the top five superstars in the league, Wang Zelin can be said to be a chicken rib.

It is tasteless to eat, and it is a pity to abandon it!

The league's former No. 1 Kobe Bryant, the league's new No. 1 LeBron James, the rising super scorer Kevin Durant...

These well-known league super giants all belong to Nike. After a little comparison, Nike executives agreed: Wang Zelin can invest, but it is not worth spending a lot of money.

Regarding the sneaker endorsement contract currently received by agent Zhou Yang.

Nike gave a two-year contract with a salary of 6 million, and Adidas also gave a two-year contract, but it gave 400,000 more than the former.

After all, Adidas has always been very fond of the big men inside the NBA, and the three inside superstars, Duan, Wolf King, and Spark, are their spokespersons.

In addition, now that Wang Zelin has performed well in the Olympic Games, Adidas feels that he is worth the price.

But, it's only worth the price, not more.

Boss Qiao followed closely with a one-year contract of 2.8 million yuan.

However, Wang Zelin all chose to refuse.

For nothing else, he simply felt that there were too few, and these guys obviously just treated him as an ordinary star.

Therefore, as early as before the preseason started, Wang Zelin's refusal to endorse Nike and Adidas, the two giants, quickly aroused heated discussions in the league.

As his performance in the preseason got better and better, the heated discussion not only did not diminish, but intensified.

"An insider is still delusional about getting a big contract, do you really think you are O'Neal? 》

"Celestial rookie rejects the two giants in the sports world one after another, is it self-confidence or really stupid! 》

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After the preseason ~www.novelbuddy.com~ Nike and Adidas saw that Wang Zelin became more and more popular, and both tacitly added "a lot of money."

8 million for two years and 8.2 million for two years!

Perhaps in their opinion, such an investment is kind enough. Wang Zelin said that Potian is just a rookie, and such a large sum of money is enough for him to hug his thigh and shout, "Dad!"

Just as Nike and Adidas were holding a lofty attitude and waiting for Wang Zelin to beg them to sign a contract, Anta dispatched high-level officials from China and traveled thousands of miles to the United States to discuss with Wang Zelin about sneakers.

At the same time, Li Ning, the domestic leader, naturally would not allow his competitors to become bigger and bigger. After learning that Wang Zelin had rejected Nike and Adidas, he sent a lobbyist overnight.

Speaking of the brand Li Ning, it is natural to be inseparable from its founder, "Prince of Gymnastics" Li Ning.

Because of the existence of Li Ning, this brand has always been the leader in the domestic sports industry, and the quality of the sneakers is also very good.

Years of "seeing all the mountains and small mountains" have made Li Ning's management a little less enterprising and slack in the basketball market, which has led to the emergence of Anta, a young competitor.

By the time Li Ning came to his senses, Anta had developed into a behemoth.

In order to regain the share of basketball shoes in the domestic market, Li Ning spent a sky-high contract this year to sign NBA superstar Dwyane Wade.

The joining of Wade makes Li Ning firmly believe that he will be able to distance himself from Anta's little brother again.

Regarding Wang Zelin's signing, it's best to sign it, but if you can't sign it, you should be disgusted with Anta, and never let the other party get it easily.

Not to be outdone, Peak Sports also sent people to the United States.

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