Chapter 29 [A heart to be the boss]
Yang Jian’s agent Steve Oldman came to Seattle and did not plan to leave in the short term.
He went out and recommended himself, but in the end he was the only client Yang Jian. If he didn't come to Seattle to help Yang Jian handle various affairs, there would be nothing else to do.
The fat man with insufficient qualifications and no big-name customers, and the poor image cannot attract customers even if he has the ability. Oldman's ability to keep in the circle of agents is also the butterfly effect caused by Yang Jian.
If it was last season, Oldman had only one client who lost the draft and wanted to die. Now he is full of hope and firmly believes that Yang Jian can become a star.
Currently Oldman has nothing to do in Seattle. No business would ask Yang Jian to endorse him because of his performance in the summer league. Occasionally, the newspaper lasted, wouldn't make him too popular, even if he was the first Chinese to play NBA.
Yang Jian, who has no job, no entertainment, and no family, has devoted all his energy to the basketball court.
It’s not that he doesn’t like to play, but that there was really nothing to play in 1995.
Before traveling through time, he couldn't live without the Internet, and he looked at his computer and mobile phone every day... surfing the Internet, looking at his circle of friends, ordering takeout and online shopping. What entertainment was there in the United States in 1995? Arcade game halls? Singing karaoke? Going to nightclubs? These can't attract him.
In the United States, there are high-consumption entertainment activities that he has never experienced before, but he doesn't spend so much money.
There will definitely be rewards for your efforts.
Yang Jian and Snow practiced until early October, and his shooting, dunking, dribbling skills and other improvements. Snow's progress was much slower, mainly because he had the experience of a defensive speed player and dared to shoot three-pointers.
Snow is the one who witnessed Yang Jian’s growth and admires her for being proud of her.
He couldn't believe many of the various dunks made by Yang Jian, which Jordan had never done before. In the summer league, Yang Jian's most beautiful dunk was just a big windmill. Now he can turn around and dunk 360 degrees and switch hands between the crotch.
His dunk distance was getting farther and farther, and he dunked across the free throw line. Although he didn't dunk every time, he was a standard dunk starting three steps, not an illegal dunk running with the ball.
Genius is not scary, what is scary is that genius is handsome and hardworking. It is said that a stupid bird flies first, but a divine bird works hard day and night, so people have to look forward to his achievements.
Snow now feels that joining Supersonics with Yang Jian is a great blessing in life. He cannot become an all-star himself. In the future, he can say that he is Yang Jian’s good friend, which will make countless people envious.
After more than two months of training, Yang Jian has become more and more confident, and believes that he can not only be competent for the starter of the supersonics, but also produce beautiful data.
His personal information has changed a lot from when he first came through.
His name is Yang Jian, 19 years old, nationality is Chinese. He is barefoot and tall, with a wingspan of 210cm, and weighs 88 kg.
Physical fitness 90 (top), basketball skills 51 (normal), shooting accuracy 5610 (normal shooter), and spirit 21 (normal).
He has four basketball skills.
Dunk: lv4. (You can complete a large number of difficult dunks, just one step away from the top of the world)
Receive the ball and shoot: lv4. (Your catch the ball and shoot action is done in one go, and it is difficult for the defender to block your shot)
Scorer: lv3. (You can already use Hesey Hawkins' shooting movements skillfully, and your shooting percentage is still far from that of an excellent shooter)
Iron Blood Jump. (Unable to upgrade)
Other skills, no.
Comprehensive evaluation: 72 points B, NBA qualified starter.
The comprehensive score of the "God of Basketball" system is 5 points higher. If Yang Jian's score exceeds 75, it will be a-evaluation. He guessed that the system would evaluate him as a "second-rate star" or "ordinary star" at that time.
The regular season has not started yet. When he and his teammates cooperate with each other, they will play a role in the game and their scores will definitely increase.
He practices dribbling under his crotch, dribbling behind his back, and stepping back every day. He feels that he is already very skilled in basketball skills and only has a lot of room for improvement. When he practices with his teammates, it will be more convenient to practice breakthroughs.
On October 4, Supersonics held a media day.
During breakfast, Oldman said a lot of precautions to Yang Jian and Snow. Yang Jian felt like a freshman was going to school to report, and was uttered by his parents.
"Newcomers enter the NBA and carry shoes, bags, and buy things for old players. You can't do it, but if you do this, it's easy to have a good relationship with the core of the team, and they are willing to pass the ball, so that new players can make it easier for them." Oldman said.
Snow asked: "Do you choose one of the three stars with your bag?"
"There's no need. The team usually arranges the old to lead the new. It's enough to see which veteran leads you. You can just establish a good relationship with him."
Yang Jian asked plainly: "What if there are marginal people and the role-player veterans are posing as bossy, in addition to running errands, they also ask me to do something too much?"
There was something that he was particularly impressed by. After Yao Ming joined the Rockets, the blue-collar insider Kevin Cato actually asked Yao Ming to tie his shoelaces, and it happened to be photographed by the cameraman.
Blue-collar Kato, who averaged 17 minutes per game, randomly instructed the No. 1 pick Yao Ming, where did he get the courage?! Yang Jian felt that if he was the No. 1 pick in the draft, he would go directly to the management to complain and ask Kato to get out as soon as possible. Anyway, he is a substitute and is not a person that the team cannot lack. Is it difficult to find such a blue-collar worker?
Oldman smiled and said, "If it's a marginal person, don't give him a good look. You are a Chinese and you can pretend that you don't understand the NBA style. You will be a star in the future, and not everyone is qualified to use you."
"This is what I want to hear." Yang Jian nodded.
"Don't do anything randomly, try to get along with your teammates." Oldman Khan said.
"There is a saying in China that 'If someone does not offend me, I will not offend others. If someone offends me, I will offend others.' As long as others do not offend me, I have a good temper. Don't worry, I have my own sense of responsibility." Yang Jian said with a smile.
If he is buying things, running errands, carrying bags, etc., he has no problem. He can also accept the lively atmosphere of wearing funny clothes and carrying a small flower schoolbag.
But if someone treats him in an insulting way, he will never give this nigger a good look. NBA has never heard of white people doing such things, which is a major feature of black people.
Yang Jian feels that if you resist or accept this kind of thing, you can see the character of a player. The limit of players who dare to resist is higher because they have a heart to be the boss.
Cebaros had been teammates with Kobe for half a season, bullying Kobe in the team and instructing Kobe to do this and that. Finally one day, Kobe was angry with Cebaros's swear words on the bus, and angrily criticized Cebaros, saying that he would break his face if he cursed him again. In the middle of the 1996-97 season, Cebaros was sent to the Suns by the Lakers.
Kobe was traded from the Hornets by the Lakers using star center Divac as bargaining chips. Cebaros actually thought he could be his big brother. Obviously, this is a fool.
The same thing happened to LeBron James. Ricky Davis, who had just joined the Cavaliers, asked James, who had just joined the Cavaliers, to carry his shoes. Shortly after the 2003-04 season, the Cavaliers traded Davis away. After that, Davis also publicly stated: "I thought the team came to him to help me."
Before James could play in the regular season, he signed a 7-year, $90 million sneaker contract with Nike. If such a person is helping Davis, how big should Nike give Davis? The answer is that Nike doesn't look down on him at all.
Some black players have no brains at all. Yang Jian doesn't know if there is anyone like Supersonics. He won't be polite if he really encounters it.
Yang Jian only signed a contract for one year, but showed amazing potential. As long as the supersonic management is not stupid, it is impossible for anyone in the team to force him away.
He joined the Supersonics to help the team win the championship, not to be a clown and let the old players tease him.
Respect is mutual, and some people are born to dislike others riding on their heads.
Chapter completed!