034: Ability has been stacked
Jeff Austin, after returning home, Link searched the Internet for information about this guy. Sure enough, Austin is really the super manager Link remembers!
In the inventory of more than ten managers or five managers in NBA, Jeff Austin is always introduced first. That is to say, whether it is a inventory of the top ten managers or the top five managers, people always like to put him in the last place.
Although it is always the "last place", there is a phenomenon that no matter which reporter takes a look at the top NBA manager, it is impossible to bypass the name of Jeff Austin. This shows his charm and popularity in the basketball circle.
Jeff Austin has many players, and countless celebrity players. Every year, Austin can make millions of dollars by just commission, which even exceeds some NBA players.
What are the "Great Gods" under Austin? The familiar Stephen Curry is a customer under Jeff Austin. If it weren't for Austin, Curry might have been sent to the Grizzlies or New York in the first draft. However, Curry may not be able to achieve future achievements in these two teams.
In addition to Curry, Lamarcus Aldridge and Blake Griffin are two top forwards in the league, and are also players under Jeff Austin.
Of course, the biggest difference between Jeff Austin and other managers is that he likes to reach cooperation with international players very much. He may be the manager who has implemented the NBA globalization strategy the most thoroughly.
International players such as Spain's Gotagama Mark Gasol, "British Jordan" Lore Deng all chose to trust Jeff Austin. Of course, Link also knew that in the future, the "Greek monster" Jannis Antetokounmpo will also enter the NBA's vision because of Jeff Austin.
Strictly speaking, Link is not an international player, but he does have some special features of international players. No wonder Jeff Austin contacts himself so actively.
In fact, as a time traveler, Link naturally knew which managers were famous and which managers were not famous. But choosing Carl Jones was really helpless. After all, no famous manager was interested in him at the time.
In Link's fantasy, Carl Jones will help Link gain a foothold in the NBA, while Link will make Carl Jones famous from obscurity. It is like when Ritchie Paul met LeBron James at the airport, so the story of the two strolling around the NBA unfolds.
But reality slapped Link in the face, and his fantasy was too naive and beautiful.
But now it’s different. A truly well-known manager has come to the door. As a super manager with an annual income of one million, Jeff Austin cannot be optimistic about the benefits brought by Link’s ten-day short contract, nor will he let Link participate in those low-end business activities.
The only interest he can like is the huge Chinese market behind Link. But if you want to completely activate this market, Jeff Austin must make Link gain a foothold in NBA.
With Carl Jones' lessons, Link now thinks much more carefully than before. But even after analyzing so many benefits of Jeff Austin, Link doesn't make a decision in a hurry.
The world of professional basketball is extremely dangerous. No one will throw out an olive branch to himself for no reason. If you want to survive in the cruel basketball world? You should be more cautious.
Compared to the signing manager, there is another more important thing in Link's eyes now. The little white strip he has always wanted to fill is almost saturated.
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Work hard, this has always been Link’s label. So, when Connor walked into the training hall early in the morning and saw Link training, he was not surprised.
But Connor didn't know that the reason why Link worked so hard was not just NBA.
Link looked at the progress bar. Basically, as long as he completed today's training, the progress bar could be filled. Grant Hill's ability in the 2009-10 season will be injected into Link's body.
As a die-hard fan of Grant Hill, Link actually knows that Hill in the 2009-10 season is not much different from Hill in the 2011 season. Hill in both periods is at the end of his career, and at most, Hill in the 2009-10 season is tougher in confrontation.
After all, Grant Hill played in the playoffs in the 2009-10 season.
Although there is not much change, Link is still eager to upgrade earlier. Because only Hill, who has been upgraded to the 2009-10 season, can he go further and gain the ability of Grant Hill in the 2008-09 season.
And where is Grant Hill special in the 2008-09 season?
That year, Hill played 82 regular season games for the first time in her career, which was the healthiest year after a major injury. That year, Hill's shooting percentage was as high as 52.3%, the highest among all guards and small forwards in the league.
Hill's shooting stability that year was very terrible, and most importantly, Hill's athletic ability had not yet completely deteriorated at that time.
He can do anything with a big hat, dunk across the board, and change direction and break through Hill.
If Link has another chance to enter the NBA, he definitely doesn't want to play ten-day short-term work like last time. His purpose is to stay in that super league and sign a guaranteed contract. If he can have Grant Hill's shooting stability and further athletic ability in the 2008-09 season, Link believes that it is not difficult to gain a foothold in the NBA.
After all, Grant Hill was snatched by many teams including the Lakers in the free agent market that year. However, Hill finally chose to stay in Phoenix. Link did not expect to be snatched, as long as he could stay in the team.
Thinking of this, Link becomes more and more powerful as he practices. Moreover, faster upgrades can help Link know faster whether his abilities are superimposed or simply change?
If he can practice shooting with one hand now, can his shooting ability be preserved when he has the ability of young Hill?
Seeing the little white strips gradually filled up, Link seemed to be getting closer and closer to the answer.
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"Link, I'll leave first. You'll go home early today, be careful on the way."
Joan Brockman waved at Link and closed the door of the training hall. At this point, only Link was left in the training hall of the Blue Team.
Since Upshaw's death, Link and Brockman have been remiss. The two have also changed from being a competitor to becoming good partners who assist each other.
Link can help Brockman eat cake on the court, and Brockman can reassure Link behind him.
In the last game against the Vipers, in addition to Link's 52 points, Brockman's 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks were actually very dazzling. Among them, two of his 3 blocks were obtained by helping Link with defense. The speed of their chemistry was so fast that even Connor found it incredible.
Today, Brockman and Link were also practicing until evening. However, by 7 o'clock in the evening, Brockman could not stand it anymore. So now, Link is the only one left in the training hall.
After waving goodbye to Brockman, Link looked at his phone and wanted to call Jeff Austin. But then he thought that he had to take the initiative in this matter, and he could not show that he needed Austin urgently.
So, Link put down his phone, picked up the basketball, and continued to practice.
As time passed by minute by minute, the little white bar in front of Link gradually filled. Half an hour later, Link finally filled the last gap in the progress bar.
The moment the progress bar was filled, Link felt as if a warm current was injected into his body. The process lasted only a few seconds, but it felt very strong.
After the warm current merged with Link's blood and calmed down, a small line of text appeared in front of Link's eyes.
"Grant Hill's ability has been superimposed in the 2009-10 season."
After a simple text, another empty progress bar appears. The explanation on the progress bar is also very simple, "Grant Hill's ability in 2008-09 season."
Link sighed. The system he got was so simple, completely different from what he had read in novels before.
Afterwards, Link picked up the basketball and shot it a few times, but there was no obvious difference. The only difference was that he felt his body was lighter. After all, he was one year younger.
Link scratched his head, then carefully pondered the text that had just appeared in front of him.
Grant Hill's ability has been superimposed in the 2009-10 season.
"Wait!?" Link suddenly widened his eyes and looked at his hands.
Chapter completed!