Xie Kai looked at some of his ability values ​​and came to the conclusion: there are too many areas where he needs to improve. Some things may not be improved, such as height, but other things can be improved, especially in terms of technology.

That's true.

At this time, he felt that he should make good use of the second treasure given to him by the God of Basketball - awareness training. The shortcoming of this treasure is that it cannot really modify his ability value instantly like a plug-in. But there are many advantages, you can

You can train in your mind or in your dreams. There is no physical limit and you can go back and forth, day and night. There is no doubt that this is an artifact of training!

Most people's training time in a day is limited, because even professional players cannot have time to train every day. After all, they still have to compete, rest, and even some entertainment and family affairs will take away some of their energy. There are also

Training requires physical fitness, so many people don't practice too frequently during the season. First, they are afraid of injury, and second, they want to retain energy for the game.

Awareness training does not have these problems, and it can even be carried out together with real training. It is a rare treasure for NCAA players like Xie Kai.

Xie Kai immediately started awareness training. He knew that he had no time to waste. His current mock draft pick was in the second round, which was not the pick he expected. Although the NBA has had many second-round picks in the past, such as "Big

General Gilbert Arenas, Manu Ginobili, Dennis Rodman, etc.

Indeed, as long as you have the ability, the draft is not the most critical, otherwise there would be no such thing as the "parallel No. 1 pick". But the problem is that many rookies in the second half of the first round are not taken seriously, and it is even more difficult to pick a second-round pick.

You have been taken seriously. If people don't give you a chance, you won't be able to play even if you are the reincarnation of Jordan.

Because, in principle, the higher the pick, the more likely you are to be cultivated by the team. This reason is not difficult to understand.

Since they have announced their participation in the draft, many rookies will hire agents to take care of their personal affairs. Many of the players preparing to participate in the draft at the University of Kansas have already hired agents.

Xie Kai hasn't hired an agent yet. It's not that he doesn't want to hire an agent, but that he hasn't decided what kind of agent to hire yet. NBA agents are still very good. His compatriot Yi Jianlian's agent Fei Gen helped

He has his starting position written into his contract. For a rookie, it is self-evident how important stable playing time is.

Since Xie Kai announced his participation in the draft, his mobile phone has often received strange text messages and phone calls. Many of these calls are from people claiming to be agents or heads of agency companies. The prospects described by these guys on the phone are very tempting.

People, such as "fighting with the first player in the league", "fighting with the purple and gold team in the finals" and so on. Even more exaggerated, there is a person who claims to be an NBA super agent, saying that he can guarantee that Xie Kai will get Michael Jordan

As well as special guidance from the two super shooting guards Kobe Bryant, you can train with the boss at 4 o'clock in the morning, sign a maximum salary after the rookie season, and get a commercial endorsement contract comparable to LeBron James, etc.

etc.

Xie Kai thinks it’s really bragging that he doesn’t pay taxes and doesn’t break the law, right? How come there are such scammers everywhere! Didn’t they say that the United States is a paradise? Why doesn’t the FBI investigate this kind of telecommunications fraud?

Because of these annoying phone calls, Xie Kai became more cautious about hiring agents. He was even more cautious about agents who had just entered the industry, for fear of being deceived. For him, it was a small matter to lose money and not affect him.

The future is huge.

The NBA has regulations regarding agents' commissions: According to NBA regulations, as an agent, the amount of commissions cannot exceed 4% of the employer's salary. The specific amount of commissions needs to be determined between the player and the agent.

Negotiation, of course, the larger the player's contract, the higher the commission ratio. Players and agents have a mutually beneficial relationship.

In any industry, there are high and low levels of income, so some new agents who have just entered the industry have even taken an ultra-low commission of 1 in order to grab newcomers!

In order to save commissions, some newcomers end up choosing an agent that is not suitable for them, causing a negative impact on their careers and ultimately regretting it.

However, for agents, a commission of less than 4% from the employer's salary is not the bulk of their income. After all, not everyone can get a multi-million contract. Like a player with a basic salary, his salary is only that small.

Even if the broker is given a commission of 4, how much will it be?

Therefore, where a good agent can really make money is to find commercial endorsements and advertisements for his players, and he can even get a commission of about 20% of the endorsement fee at a time. The more famous one about this is when David Falk gave Michael

Jordan signed with Nike and earned more than $50 million!

However, for a rookie like Xie Kai, commercial endorsements are still far away. Even if a businessman takes a fancy to his commercial value, the contract price offered will not be much higher. Therefore, if he can get it in the future, he will have

Reputation is an issue that needs to be considered.

Unlike Xie Kai, his good friend Westbrook has signed with the Weatherman Agency, and his agent is named Thaddeus Faucher.

Weatherman Agency is a well-known American agency, a global sports, entertainment and management group, responsible for helping NBA, NFL, tennis and golf players handle business and endorsement contracts. It is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It has many outstanding companies

Agents, these agents have many clients of current NBA stars.

Westbrook heard that Xie Kai didn't have an agent yet, so he enthusiastically recommended his agent to him.

Xie was very touched by Westbrook's enthusiasm. Of course he believed in Westbrook and knew that this good friend would not cheat him and really wanted to help him.

Xie Kai, Westbrook and Thaddeus Faucher, an agent from Weatherman Agency, met at a high-end coffee shop in Los Angeles.

Thaddeus Faucher was wearing a black suit, tie, and carrying a briefcase, looking like a professional agent.

The advantage of a formal brokerage company is that both the contract and the signing procedures are very formal, so customers will not feel troubled and do not have to worry too much about any mistakes.

Xie Kai believed in Westbrook's character, so after a brief meeting, he signed a contract with agent Thaddeus Faucher.
Chapter completed!