"I think this guy Mark Parker (current CEO of Nike) is simply committing a crime, $180,000 a year?"
Rich Paul was not in a hurry to leave. He had to further discuss some work matters with Jiang Hao.
When talking about Jiang Hao's current sneaker contract, he was a little puzzled. He didn't understand that Nike had only given Jiang Hao a one-year contract of US$180,000, especially the contract period. Why wasn't it two or three years?
Just because Jiang Hao hasn't proven himself in the NBA yet? But he is a Chinese player. Even if he really can't stay in the NBA, if he returns to China to play, such a contract will be enough for Nike to recover the cost.
"That guy must be regretting it now. It's okay. This is actually helping us reduce our losses."
Rich Paul finally smiled. Looking at Jiang Hao's current popularity and strength, there may be many sneaker sponsors lining up to find him this summer. By then, if Nike still wants to continue to cooperate with Jiang Hao, then Mark Parker
You must be prepared for heavy bleeding.
"We don't need to dwell on what has happened. What's more, even if Nike was willing to provide me with a multi-year sneaker contract, I would not sign it rashly," Jiang Hao said.
"Okay, let's talk about other things, such as the next game. Frankly speaking, you were put into the starting lineup by Greg in the last game. This is a good signal. If you can sit firmly in the next game
If you start and perform well, it will be a huge improvement for your playing ability and popularity. From an agent's point of view, I hope you can continue to stay in the starting position. Maybe I will try to work with you later.
Communicate with the Spurs to see their specific attitude towards you."
Jiang Hao suddenly felt that it was good to have an agent. It would be obviously better for the agent to communicate with the team on these matters.
"Jiang, I have to remind you that from the perspective of NBA player contracts, you are now in a contract year. In other words, now is not the time for you to be selfless. You must express yourself as much as possible every night."
Rich Paul has watched Jiang Hao's game, and he knows that Jiang Hao's style of play is very selfless, which is good in itself and helps him integrate into the team, but he still has to remind Jiang Hao that for the sake of his next contract this summer
, sometimes, Jiang Hao must pay attention to personal data. In the future, these will be real bargaining chips at the negotiation table.
"All right"
Jiang Hao nodded. He felt that Rich Paul was right. Sometimes reality is reality, and people cannot live in a fairy tale world forever.
"Okay, Jiang, I have to rush to New Orleans. You know, many of my clients have been selected to the All-Stars this year, like LeBron, Anthony Davis, etc. They need me there, and of course, I will pass them.
Build momentum for you”
Rich Paul then left, but before leaving, he told Jiang Hao that he was very confident and willing to make more efforts to build Jiang Hao into a business superstar. All Jiang Hao needed to do was to cooperate with him as much as possible, especially
He grew up quickly and used his strength as the basis for his blueprint.
Two days later, the All-Star Game came to an end, and Davis, the host player with thick eyebrows, won the All-Star V trophy.
Jiang Hao knew that in this matter, Rich Paul was undoubtedly the winner, and Brother Big Eyebrow was one of his players.
"He's a great kid, extremely talented and has a great presence on the court."
Unexpectedly, as the "first man in the league", LeBron James took the initiative to mention Jiang Hao, who had just reached a cooperation with Rich Paul, after the All-Star Game.
However, Jiang Hao knew that this was Rich Paul fulfilling his promise and letting the league's number one player build momentum and attention for him. This was also a big deal.
After all, under normal circumstances, he and James didn't know each other at all and had no personal interactions at all, so James couldn't do this.
However, from now on, he and James are both players under Rich Paul, and there will definitely be opportunities to get to know each other in the future.
Jiang Hao definitely doesn’t mind becoming friends with people like James. Although growing up, his idol on the court is Michael Jordan, the game videos he has watched the most is Kobe Bryant, and the shooting moves he has imitated the most is Tracy McGregor.
Di, but this does not prevent him from having the opportunity to ask James for some court experience.
At the end of the day, they are all great players.
Of course, he doesn't want to join Miami like James did.
………
In the NBA regular season, the All-Star Weekend is a dividing line. Generally, teams that hope to win the championship and enter the playoffs will use this time to strengthen the team's lineup and make some adjustments, and those teams with poor records will
Well, it can be seen at a glance that teams that have no chance of making the playoffs will officially enter the failure mode. Sometimes, they go to great lengths to get the No. 1 pick.
For the Spurs after the All-Star Weekend, they certainly don't want to go down the road of failure. After all, the team's record is currently ranked sixth in the Western Conference. Although the upcoming trip to the Cowboys is a big challenge, but in the Ace
With Leonard about to return, Popovich and the others have reason to believe that the team can continue its record, continue to advance to the playoffs, and even hit higher goals.
To this end, after the All-Star Weekend, Popovich and the others have made more preparations and made more efforts in many aspects.
For example, the starting lineup.
Tony Parker, who has been the team's starting point guard since 2003, officially asked Popovich to sit on the bench, and he was replaced by second-year rookie Dejounte Murray, who joined the Spurs in 2016.
The Spurs have two major surprises this season. The first is the emergence of Jiang Hao, and the second is the rise of Murray.
After two years of accumulation, Murray has exploded this season. As a tall point guard, he has supported the team's perimeter defense when Leonard was absent for a long time.
In organizing offense, stealing, rebounding, and perhaps as a point guard, in addition to his shooting ability, especially long-range shooting, which needs to be strengthened, Murray already has all the qualities to hit a higher level.
Tony Parker's initiative to give up the throne makes people cry, just like the admiral once handed the scepter to the young stone Buddha's hand, and just like the stone Buddha later resolutely gave Leonard the throne.
Perhaps this is how this small city team in San Antonio has survived for so many years, and it is undeniable that Parker's actions deeply touched Jiang Hao.
Don't forget, the 35-year-old Parker is far from retiring, and this year is also his contract year.
In addition to Murray replacing Parker, Popovich also announced an adjustment to the starting position.
This time, as expected, it was Jiang Hao's turn.
Perhaps due to his early recovery from a serious injury, Rudy Gay, who joined the team this season, did not perform at his normal level. Under such circumstances, it became widely expected that Jiang Hao would replace him as the starting small forward.
At this point, the Spurs' regular starting lineup for the second half of the regular season is officially announced.
Dejounte Murray, Danny Green, Jiang Hao, Pau Gasol, LaMarcus Aldridge!
Chapter completed!