Chapter 47 Team trial training, contract endorsement!
To be honest, there is no team that Chen Yan particularly wants to go to.
Even if there is, it's useless. The NBA draft is a one-way selection. The team selects the players, and the players have no right to reject the team.
Although players can express their wishes through various channels before the draft begins, they have to go to work as long as they are selected.
Unless you choose not to report it, this is too risky and almost no one will do it.
This is also the reason why most rookies are unable to go to their favorite team.
However, the draft is always accompanied by a large number of transactions, and Chen Yan's future is not necessarily limited to the five teams that receive the top five picks. Everything is still unknown.
The night the lottery ceremony ended, many teams sent Chen Yan trial training invitations.
"Chen, I have received trial invitations from 9 teams so far, including the Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Knicks, Hawks, Trail Blazers, Celtics, SuperSonics, Mavericks and Suns."
Inside, agent Bill Duffy took out the small notebook he carried with him and said.
9 NBA teams have invited Chen Yan for trial training, but it does not mean that only 9 NBA teams are interested in Chen Yan.
Many teams felt that the draft in their hands was too low and they would definitely not be able to get Chen Yan, so they simply stopped wasting each other's time.
It's like a desperate man chasing a goddess, his heart is full of love, but he can only choose to give up when he touches his pocket.
"Bill, do you have any suggestions about trial training?" Chen Yan asked.
"First of all, I don't recommend that you go to the Timberwolves for a tryout. Minnesota is a small market and has a poor environment, which is not conducive to the long-term development of players. In addition, Garnett, the boss of the Timberwolves, is not a good person, especially towards rookies."
Bill Duffy is generally right, but Garnett's treatment of rookies can no longer be described as unfriendly, it is simply more cruel than his opponents!
In 2004, after training, the 21-year-old rookie Ricketts happily approached his childhood idol Garnett for a one-on-one duel.
The "Wolf King" generously agreed to the young man's request. He loved teaching the rookies in the team how to behave.
But who knew that Rickett's hand was so hot that he scored consecutive points in front of Garnett, and the teammates who were watching the game started to boo, which made the Timberwolves boss feel very embarrassed.
After Rickert succeeded in another one-on-one challenge, Garnett suddenly showed strength!
It's just that this force does not refer to the force on the court, but the force from the fist, and one punch exploded Rickett's chin!
The unsuspecting Rickett suddenly fell to the ground, blood flowing from his mouth.
Afterwards, Rickett's chin received seven stitches and his teeth were knocked out, leaving a legacy of misfortune.
Bill Duffy considered Chen Yan very comprehensively, and even the character of his teammates was included in his consideration.
"In addition, I think there is no need to go to the Grizzlies training. I just received inside information that Jerry West is ready to leave. In this case, the Grizzlies management will definitely return to the original chaos. In a management team
It’s difficult for a chaotic team to perform well.”
After hearing what Bill Duffy said, Chen Yan felt more and more that letting him be his agent was the right choice!
Because he is a time traveler and has a God's perspective.
In Chen Yan's previous life, the Grizzlies had good luck for three consecutive years in 2007, 2008, and 2009, winning the No. 4 pick, the No. 3 pick, and the No. 2 pick respectively.
If this kind of signing is given to the Thunder, it will take off immediately. Maybe they can get another three young players.
But who did the Grizzlies' smart front office choose?
Conley, Mayo, Thabeet...
Of the three, only Conley was able to make back his money, while the other two were completely wiped out.
It can be said that they can't even explain how bad they are, let alone how the team can improve its record.
A Grizzly Bear without a logo man is just a mess, rotten to the core.
"What about you? Chen, what do you think about the trial training?"
Bill Duffy offers his own advice, but also listen to feedback from employers.
"I think it's OK, but I don't think there's any need to go to the Knicks workouts."
"Why? The Knicks are one of the biggest markets in the world, so no one will give you unimaginable exposure!"
Bill Duffy was a little surprised, because few rookies would take the initiative to reject the Knicks. After all, New York is a paradise for basketball players.
Chen Yan gave a very legitimate reason for this.
That is...the Knicks are so stupid that they only have money left, so why go there?
Although the Knicks market is huge, their management is even more chaotic than that of the Grizzlies. Most of the players who go there are useless. This is an indisputable fact.
Moreover, the Knicks only have the No. 23 pick in the first round this year. It is completely impossible to win Chen Yan through the draft and can only rely on trade.
But the premise of the transaction is that there must be bargaining chips. Even if the Knicks give away a bunch of rubbish to others, they probably won't want it.
The only two players who have made the All-Star team are Marbury and Francis, whose condition has seriously declined to the point where they can no longer survive in the league.
But any normal team will not trade with them for popular rookies.
If you want to go to New York to have fun and spend a lot of money, it's okay, but trial training is still not necessary.
Bill Duffy respected his client's wishes and directly crossed Knicks off the trial list.
"By the way, what's going on with the trial invitations from the Suns and the Mavericks?"
In Chen Yan's impression, these two teams should not have lottery picks.
"These two teams are very interested in you, and they are also actively working to seek the possibility of trading draft picks, especially Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who has praised you in public more than once." Bill Da
Fei said.
Chen Yan nodded after listening. These two teams have stars. If he goes to such a team, he can see results in a short period of time.
The disadvantage is that playing time and space for performance will be limited, and fans will be relatively harsh on themselves.
If you go to a bad team, you will directly serve as the core of the team, have a lot of playing time and fire rights, the statistics will be very good, and the attitude of the fans will be relatively tolerant. Anyway, the team is like this, and they don't care about losing a few more games.
But in the short term, let alone the O'Brien Cup, I'm afraid it will be difficult to even make the playoffs.
In short, each has its own merits, it depends on your choice.
However, refusing to try out just sends a signal to the inviting team that they don't want to go. If they forcefully select themselves, they still have to admit it.
"By the way, Chen, there are a few commercial endorsements here that you need to confirm." Bill Duffy took out several documents from his briefcase.
Chen Yan has his own market in China, and his performance in March Madness has quickly increased his reputation. He has already been approached by various commercial endorsements before he even entered the NBA.
He had communicated with Bill Duffy before. Chen Yan's first requirement for this kind of commercial contract is that the term should be short.
Because your commercial value will increase with the performance of the NBA.
In addition, Chen Yan specifically told Bill Duffy that he would not endorse Japanese brands.
This is his principle and bottom line. Chen Yan feels that the integrity of the Chinese people cannot be lost whether playing at home or abroad.
Bill Duffy also strictly controls Chen Yan's commercial endorsements.
These commercial endorsements must be healthy and positive to ensure that Chen Yan's image is positive and sunny enough.
Chen Yan looked at several endorsement contracts handed over by Bill Duffy.
Reeves jeans, Bic razors, Yellow Arrow gum.
There isn't a big brand, but it's already good for Chen Yan to receive such endorsements at this stage. After all, he has never even played in an NBA game.
In addition, Bill Duffy also declined many endorsements, such as some junk food and men's health supplements.
Junk food endorsements will damage the image of athletes to a certain extent. As for men's health supplements, they will not only damage the image but also carry greater risks.
After all, things related to drugs can easily go wrong, and once something goes wrong, it will have a very bad negative impact on Chen Yan.
Chen Yan doesn’t want fans who take health supplements to no avail in every game to hold up signs and shout in the audience: “rnm! Refund!!”
I don’t even want to hear fans who became impotent after taking health supplements shouting: “qnmd! Unscrupulous players! Trash merchants! Pay my life back! Give me back my glory!!!”
Again, Chen Yan takes good care of his feathers.
He values reputation more than immediate interests. This is the most valuable thing in him.
Just as the two were discussing the contract, another endorsement came to the door.
After hanging up the phone, Bill Duffy shrugged at Chen Yan: "Dulux is looking for you to endorse condoms. I will help you reject them later."
Bill Duffy believed that the endorsement of love condoms would damage Chen Yan's image, but Chen Yan had a different opinion.
He believes that love condoms can encourage people to prevent the spread of diseases and avoid unwanted pregnancies, which is beneficial to improving their own image.
After hearing this, Bill Duffy looked at Chen Yan with a puzzled look on his face. Is this okay?
So Chen Yan transformed and became the official spokesperson for Dulux condoms!
The endorsements Chen Yan received today are all for 1-2 years, and they don’t require publicity, platforms, or advertisements. Just shoot one or two during the offseason, which is in line with Chen Yan’s requirements.
After signing the contract, the merchant will transfer funds to Chen Yan's account one week later. The total after tax is 1.55 million, which is still a US dollar!
This kind of money is nothing to an NBA star, but it is extremely exaggerated for a person from a middle-class family like Chen Yan!
I have to say that it feels very good to make money every day!
But this is just the beginning, Chen Yan still has huge commercial potential that needs to be realized slowly.
It’s just that Chen Yan has to be careful in public places in the future, otherwise tragedies like football star Ronaldinho will happen.
At that time, Coca-Cola spokesperson Ronaldinho accidentally took a sip of Pepsi-Cola during a press conference because he was thirsty. Such a small sip caused Coca-Cola to directly terminate Ronaldinho's contract, and he also lost more than 1.5 million US dollars in endorsement fees.
Chen Yan will always remind himself that from now on he will only eat Huangjian when chewing gum, only wear Levis when wearing jeans, and only use love condoms...
It doesn't matter, since no one knows except you and your partner.
Bill Duffy also made several offers for sneakers, but neither the price nor the age satisfied Chen Yan.
Sneaker contracts are the bulk of a basketball player's income, and unlike ordinary endorsements, Chen Yan couldn't sign them so hastily.
If you don’t get a satisfactory quote, I’d rather not discuss it first!
After sorting out the trial training and endorsement matters, Chen Yan returned to the dormitory.
During this period, he and Durant are still living in the dormitory. The school will not take away the dormitory, and even wants them to stay for a few more days!
But then the two of them had to leave the dormitory where they had lived for a year, because the trial training trip was about to begin!
When they were about to part ways, Durant and Chen Yan didn't show any sadness. They didn't even say goodbye in a serious way.
Because both of them are hot lottery picks, and they are training with similar teams, they are just the teams with the highest picks, so they will still meet frequently during this period.
