Yang Jian's agent Steve Oldman has come to Seattle and has no plans to leave in the short term.
He went out and recommended himself, but in the end he only had Yang Jian as a client. If he didn't come to Seattle to help Yang Jian handle various matters, he would have nothing else to do.
A fat man with insufficient qualifications, no big-name clients, and a poor image could not attract clients despite his ability. Oldman's ability to survive in the agent circle was also due to the butterfly effect caused by Yang Jian.
If it was last season, Oldman would have had only one undrafted client and would have wanted to die. But now he is full of hope and firmly believes that Yang Jian can become a star.
At present, Oldman has nothing to do in Seattle. No business will ask him to endorse Yang Jian because of his performance in the summer league. Occasionally appearing in the newspaper will not make him gain much popularity, even if he is the first to play
Chinese in nba.
With no job, no entertainment, and no family, Yang Jian focused all her energy on the basketball court.
It's not that he doesn't like to play, it's just that there was really nothing to play in 1995.
Before time travel, he couldn't live without the Internet. He was in front of computers and mobile phones every day... surfing the Internet, checking Moments, ordering takeout and online shopping. What kind of entertainment was there in the United States in 1995? Arcades? Singing karaoke? Going to nightclubs? These are all attractive.
Can't reach him.
The United States does have high-consumption entertainment activities that he has never experienced, but he doesn't have that much money to spend.
Efforts will definitely be rewarded.
Yang Jian and Snow continued to practice until early October, and his shooting, dunking, dribbling skills, etc. all improved. Snow's progress was much slower, mainly because he had the experience of defending fast players and dared to shoot.
Three points.
Snow was the one who witnessed Yang Jian's growth, and was filled with admiration.
He couldn't believe those fancy dunks that Yang Jian made, many of which Jordan had never done. In the summer league, Yang Jian's most beautiful dunk was just a windmill. Now he can turn around 360 degrees and dunk and alley-oop crotch dunks.
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The distance of his dunks also became farther and farther, and he completed a dunk that took off from the free throw line. Although he could not dunk every time, it was a standard three-step dribble, not an illegal dunk by running with the ball.
Genius is not terrible. What is terrible is that a genius is handsome and hard-working. It is said that the stupid bird flies first, but if a magical bird works hard day and night, then people have to look forward to his achievements.
Snow now feels that joining the Sonics with Yang Jian is a great blessing in life. He himself cannot become an All-Star, but in the future he can tell others 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. He believes that he can not only be a starter for the SuperSonics, but also produce beautiful data.
His personal information has changed a lot from when he first traveled through time.
Name is Yang Jian, age 19, nationality Chinese. Height is 190cm barefoot, wingspan is 210cm, and weight is 88kg.
Dunk: lv4. (You can complete a large number of difficult dunks, and you are only one step away from the top of the world)
Catching and shooting: lv4. (Your catching and shooting movements are done in one go, making it difficult for defenders to block your shots)
Shooter: lv3. (You have been able to skillfully use Hersey Hawkins' shooting movements, but your shooting percentage is still far behind that of an excellent shooter)
Iron-blooded jump shot. (cannot be upgraded)
Other skills, none.
Comprehensive evaluation: 72 points b, a qualified NBA starting player.
The overall score of the "God of Basketball" system increases by 5 points. If Yang Jian's score exceeds 75, it will be an A- evaluation. He guessed that the system will evaluate him as a "second-rate star" and one of "ordinary stars" at that time.
kind.
The regular season hasn't started yet. Once he has a tacit understanding with his teammates and plays a role in the game, his rating will definitely increase.
He practices dribbling under the crotch, dribbling behind the back, stepping back and other movements every day. He feels that he is already very proficient in basketball skills at 51, and there is still a lot of room for improvement. When he practices with his teammates, it will be easier for him to practice breakthroughs.
On October 4, the SuperSonics held a media day.
During breakfast, Oldman told Yang Jian and Snow a lot of things to pay attention to. Yang Jian felt like a freshman who was going to report to school and was being talked about by her parents.
"When new players enter the NBA, they have to carry shoes, bags, and buy things for the old players. You don't have to do it, but if you do these things, it will be easier to build a good relationship with the core members of the team. If they are willing to pass the ball, it will be easier for the new talent to stand out."
Oldman said.
Snow asked: "You just want to pick one of the three stars when you carry your bag?"
"That's not necessary. The team usually arranges for the old to lead the new. It depends on which veteran will lead you. You just need to have a good relationship with him."
Yang Jian asked calmly: "What if there are marginalized people, veteran role players, acting like the boss, and in addition to running errands, they also ask me to do some excessive things?"
One incident was particularly impressive to him. After Yao Ming joined the Rockets, blue-collar insider Kevin Cato actually asked Yao Ming to tie his shoelaces, and this happened to be captured by the cameraman.
Cato, a blue-collar man who averages 17 minutes per game, randomly instructs No. 1 pick Yao Ming. Where does he get the courage?! Yang Jian feels that if he is the No. 1 pick in the draft, he will directly complain to the management and ask Cato to get out as soon as possible. He is a substitute anyway.
, he is not an indispensable person for the team. Isn’t it difficult to find such blue-collar workers?
Oldman smiled and said: "If it's a fringe person who's putting on a show, don't give him a good look. You're Chinese, so you can pretend you don't understand the NBA. You're going to be a star in the future, and not everyone is qualified to boss you around.
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"That's what I want to hear." Yang Jian nodded.
"Don't mess around, try to have a good relationship with your teammates," Oldman said.
"There is a saying in China that 'I will not offend anyone unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I will offend them.' As long as others don't offend me, I have a good temper. Don't worry, I have my own sense of proportion." Yang Jian smiled.
road.
If it's shopping, running errands, carrying bags, etc., he doesn't have any problems. He can also accept active atmospheres such as playing tricks, wearing funny clothes and carrying a small flower schoolbag.
But if someone treats him in an insulting way, he will never give the nigger a good look. NBA has never heard of a white person doing this kind of thing, which is a major characteristic of black people.
Yang Jian feels that whether you resist or accept something like this can tell a player's character. Players who dare to resist have a higher limit because they have the heart to be the boss.
Ceballos had been teammates with Kobe for half a season. He bullied Kobe in the team and instigated Kobe to do this and that. Finally one day, Kobe was angered by Ceballos's swear words on the bus and yelled at Ceballos, saying
If he cursed again, he would get slapped in the face. In the middle of the 1996-97 season, Ceballos was sent to the Suns by the Lakers.
Kobe was acquired from the Hornets by the Lakers in a trade with star center Divac as a bargaining chip. Ceballos actually thought he could be his big brother. Obviously, he was a fool.
The same thing happened to LeBron James. "Triple-double king" Ricky Davis asked James, who had just arrived with the Cavaliers, to carry his shoes. Shortly after the start of the 2003-04 season, the Cavaliers traded away
Davis. Later, Davis also publicly stated: "I thought at the time that the team came to him to help me."
Before James even played a regular season game, he signed a seven-year, $90 million sneaker contract with Nike. If such a person helps Davis, how big a contract should Nike give Davis? Answer
It's Nike who doesn't like him at all.
Some black players have no brains at all. Yang Jian doesn't know if there are such people in the SuperSonics. If you encounter them, you won't be polite.
Yang Jian only signed a one-year contract, but he showed amazing potential. As long as the SuperSonics management is not stupid, it is impossible to allow anyone on the team to force him away.
He joined the SuperSonics to help the team win a championship, not to be a clown and make fun of the old players.
Respect is mutual, and some people naturally don't like others riding on their heads.