294: Blockbuster trade after the draft (6.3K(1/3)
News of Wayne's $300 million sneaker contract is still bombarding the entire basketball world.
300 million, these are three small goals!
Oh, converted into RMB, there are more than twenty small goals.
It is indeed a large number.
But Nike is not afraid at all. As long as they don't sign Jordan's share-sharing contract, to be honest, Nike won't lose hundreds of millions.
Mr. Joe is the biggest winner in the sneaker market. Even if he retires and stays at home, he still gets countless profits from Nike every year.
The old hooligan's income from Nike has far exceeded his total income from playing in the NBA. Now, Nike's share is the biggest source of income for the old hooligan.
In Wayne's previous life, around 2019, he once saw a piece of news.
It is said that in 2019, the old gangster earned US$130 million just from the revenue from sneakers.
This is only for one year.
The total salary of the old gangster playing in the NBA is only about 90 million.
Really. It’s better to shoot commercials than to play ball.
Oh, now Jordan doesn't even need to shoot commercials.
You don’t have to stand or kneel, you can earn money while sitting down.
He's so fucking gangster.
Although Jordan has indeed brought unparalleled influence to Nike, Nike is still heartbroken after distributing so much money every year.
So since then, Nike has never dared to play with that kind of contract.
Therefore, compared with Jordan, 300 million in 10 years is nothing.
Compared with the bottomless contract of the old gangster, 300 million in 10 years is nothing!
Seeing Under Armor's 200 million in 10 years, Nike just smiled and said nothing.
As for Adidas's 185 million in 2013, Nike really wanted to ask: "Are you trying to entertain Wayne!"
Of course, the 300 million was not given to Wayne all at once.
On average, it’s 30 million a year, which is not something Nike can’t afford.
Even with all the messy bonus terms included, Nike will not pay more than $40 million a year.
Generally speaking, it is still within the acceptable range.
Many people say that Wayne got a lifetime meal ticket from Nike.
But why not Nike?
This is a business alliance, no one is a philanthropist.
Since Nike can give Wayne 300 million in 10 years, it means that the value Wayne brings to Nike must be more than 300 million in 10 years.
No matter what, this super sneaker contract, second only to Jordan, still left many players stunned.
After all, Wayne has only been in the league for three years.
In three years, he won a $300 million sneaker contract. How dreamy is this?
Jeff Schwartz is also famous now. This 300 million sneaker contract has made him quickly become a well-known agent.
After Wayne, there may be more and more potential new stars who will choose short contracts when signing their first sneaker contract.
Wayne was able to sign a 300 million contract in 3 years because he only signed a 3-year child labor contract with Nike.
Facts have proven that immediate interests are sometimes not the greatest interests.
At this time, those players who are preparing to participate in the draft are extremely excited about their careers.
Wayne's rookie FMVP, two championships in three years, who wouldn't want that?
Rookies are ready to make a move, and the NBA draft is gradually becoming more popular.
Oden, who single-handedly defeated the duo of Noah and Horford in college, American Wayne Durant, Yi Jianlian, whose model is Wayne, etc., have all attracted much attention.
Especially Yi Jianlian, if we look at the original history, only Chinese fans paid more attention to Yi Jianlian.
Well now, because of Wayne's lightning-like coaxing, Yi Jianlian is also attracting much attention in the United States.
Everyone is discussing whether Yi Jianlian can become the next Wayne!
Although Yi Jianlian has no experience playing in the NCAA, little is known about him.
But at least it is certain that he is a player similar to Wayne.
He is also a power forward with excellent static talents. He has height, wingspan, shooting skills and support.
Moreover, he also has the physical fitness to hire African-American athletes!
This is very rare among Asian players.
Yi Jianlian's various jumping statistics are so impressive.
To be honest, just reading these descriptions will make the general managers of many teams drool.
Wayne, who was on vacation, also called the Arrows the day before the draft, telling him to wait patiently and not be nervous.
"It's okay, it's just a small scene. Danny Ainge is just a Sabi, you don't need to pay attention to him." Wayne never expected that one day he would actually call the Arab League as a big brother...
Speaking of Danny Ainge, Wayne gets angry.
Yi Jianlian, like Wayne, did not participate in the joint trial training. He just invited several teams that were interested in him to gather together and conduct a small joint trial training.
Moreover, it was a trial training without confrontation.
There is no doubt that this has greatly increased Yi Jianlian's sense of mystery, and also protected Yi Jianlian's shortcomings of temporary insufficient confrontation ability.
Although Yi Jianlian has done well in all aspects, how could the cunning Danny Anji be deceived by such a little trick?
Let’s not talk about confrontation in basketball. What’s the difference between playing basketball and playing hooligan?
So, when being interviewed by reporters, Anji showed what he called "American humor": "Yi Jianlian is very good, it was an excellent trial training.
Yi Jianlian fought against a chair and a coach, and you can't say that the chair defended very well."
At best, this is called American humor, but at worst, it actually means burying people.
Because of this incident, Yi Jianlian already had a malicious nickname - Chair Man before he even entered the NBA.
Wayne doesn't want the UAE's confidence to be affected by these things. Being timid can't be played in the NBA.
Yi Jianlian really didn't expect that Wayne would bluntly say that he was Sabi...
Sure enough, Brother Wei is tough.
Popovich: It’s nothing to curse people, he also beats them!
Larry Brown: That’s right!
"Well, it's okay, Brother Wei, I know."
With just one sentence, Yi Jianlian finished his answer.
Wayne:......
You and I are both so bored, and others will be bored to death.
No wonder he can't get along in the NBA.
Again, this basketball is also about human nature.
Look at Wayne, from Tony to Coward, from Coward to Rapunzel, every one of them has been kept submissive and submissive.
Zitai: This story starts from that elbow.
"...Well, that's good. By the way, I may hold a training camp here this summer. Do you want to come and participate?"
Wayne thought that if he could take A Lian to play with him, he might be able to perform better in his rookie season.
Moreover, bringing him into contact with NBA players in advance may help him adapt to this environment better.
Regarding Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, Wayne admitted that he had selfish motives.
In the original history, there were more or less regrets in their NBA careers. Wayne hopes that in this history, those regrets will disappear.
In my previous life, I was a Chinese fan, and in this life, I am a Chinese player.
It shouldn't be too much to be a little selfish towards your two compatriots.
"Training camp? Oh, I have my own training camp, Brother Wei, you don't have to worry about me."
Ah Lian smiled and said, Brother Wei, you don’t have to worry.
Because of the classic showdown between Yao Ming and Wayne in the Western Conference Finals, the status of Chinese players in the NBA has risen a lot.
Therefore, Yi Jianlian's draft journey can be said to be much more comfortable than that of Wayne and Yao Ming.
Back then, Chairman Yao watched the draft at home, and even though he was the top pick, he was not able to attend.
After arriving in the United States, I also had various difficulties adapting to it, so I found a translator on the spot.
To be continued...