Chapter 506: Cut Hu again

James Bond looked at Li Weidong with a strange look, and secretly wondered if his boss had any special hobby for high school students?

Last year, I spent 10 million US dollars to choose a brand spokesperson, but I finally chose a high school student, and this year I have to choose a high school student!

James Bond felt that he should persuade his boss, so he said: Mr. Li, we have chosen a high school spokesperson last year! Are we going to choose a high school student to be the spokesperson this year?

To be honest, Kobe was able to adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game in such a short period of time, which has surprised me. At least this has saved our 10 million US dollars, but we can't bet on every high school player. Just like Kobe!

James, I'm not betting, I've done research. Believe me, the Tracy McGrady I said will definitely become a superstar. Li Weidong said.

It's a superstar again. You said the same when you signed Kobe. Bond pouted with some dissatisfaction.

Kobe is on his way to a superstar right now, isn't he? Li Weidong smiled and then said, James, you can investigate this guy I said first, he won't disappoint you!

Okay, I'll get to know this kid named Tracy. Bond continued, So how much contract are you going to give him?

Just like Kobe, $10 million for six years! Plus exclusive signature sneakers. Li Weidong replied.

...

Like many black people, McGrady grew up in a single-parent household, where he was raised by his mother and grandmother.

Tracy McGrady's family conditions are not rich, but it can be regarded as a child without food and clothing. His grandmother and mother both have formal jobs, although they are only waiters, and the salaries are not too high.

In the United States, if two people are working in a family, the basic living needs of food, clothing, housing and transportation are still guaranteed.

Tracy McGrady studied at Auburndale High School for the first three years of high school, but the coach of the high school team did not take a fancy to McGrady, so in the third year of high school, McGrady had the opportunity to play.

However, Tracy McGrady's character is indeed a bit lazy and passive. He is not very concerned about class. It is common for him to be late. It is also because he abandoned his studies that he was eventually dismissed by the school basketball team.

Fortunately, Tracy McGrady met a nobleman named Alves Smith, a college coach and a street agent for Adidas. He recommended Tracy McGrady to enter Adidas' summer training camp. The No. 1 high school student in the United States singled out, not falling behind, and instantly shocked all four

And the first high school student in the United States is Lamar Odom.

American high schools are four-year programs, and with the help of Alves-Smith, McGrady transferred to Montecyon Christian School, where he completed high school.

Under the leadership of McGrady, the school climbed all the way to the No. 2 ranking in the nation, and McGrady was also elected North Carolina State Player of the Year.

But even so, not many universities are willing to throw olive branches to McGrady, especially those famous basketball schools, no one is willing to provide scholarships to McGrady.

This is probably Tracy McGrady's academic performance in high school, it's really too far! Those famous schools don't like scumbags.

It was also because there was no ideal university willing to accept Tracy McGrady, he finally chose to skip the college stage and directly participate in the NBA draft.

The road for high school students to participate in the NBA draft is much bumpier. After all, at that time, most teams did not recognize high school players.

If it is a college player, there is still a chance to show himself on the NCAA field, attracting the attention of scouts and teams, but high school players lack such a platform to show themselves.

So for McGrady, participating in the rookie training camps of various teams may be his only chance.

However, selling Tracy McGrady is different from Kobe. Kobe is the second generation of the ball. Although his father has always been a role player in the NBA, he is an insider after all, and has accumulated a lot of contacts over the years.

So Kobe was able to train with 76ers players, and he could also find an agent with a lot of connections in the NBA, and he was able to get him trial training opportunities with many teams. It's even possible to get the Lakers and Hornets to strike a deal well in advance of the draft.

However, McGrady does not have such a background, so he can only rely on his own performance to win the opportunity for NBA teams to try out. His road to the draft is much more rugged than Kobe.

In the evening, when Tracy McGrady finished training and returned home, dragging her tired body, she saw two men sitting on the sofa, one of them was bald and dressed in hip-hop style, while the other was in a suit. Leather shoes, like a figure in high society.

Tracy, they're here for you! the grandmother's voice called.

Are you Tracy? The bald man stood up and said; My name is James Bond, the CEO of Feiyue Sports, and this is a Kent lawyer next to him.

Leaping? Are those retro white shoes? McGrady asked subconsciously.

That is indeed our product. Bond nodded.

Retro white shoes have become the signature of Feiyue brand stores. When many people mention Feiyue brand, the first thing that comes to mind is retro white shoes.

As for Kobe's endorsement, because Kobe is not a superstar, his endorsement effect is still very limited. Unless he is a die-hard Kobe fan, it is difficult to associate Kobe with Feiyue Sports.

I saw Tracy McGrady asked: Mr. Bond, do you have anything to do with me?

I want to invite you as the spokesperson of Feiyue Sports. I found out that you don't have an agent yet, so I went to visit directly. Bond said.

Me? A spokesperson? Tracy McGrady was startled and said instinctively; But I'm still a high school student.

What does it matter! The brand ambassador we signed last year is also a high school student. He is Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, you should know him! Bond said.

That million-dollar kid? McGrady blurted out.

Ten million boy is not a commendatory title, but Bond didn't take it seriously. He asked with a smile: Then are you interested in becoming the second ten million boy?

Me? Tracy McGrady was shocked. The nickname Ten Thousand Boys was originally used to make fun of Kobe, but after making fun of it, the endorsement contract of ten million dollars is real!

For a family like Tracy McGrady, tens of millions of dollars is an unimaginable astronomical sum.

Tracy McGrady did not expect that such a good thing would fall on his head.

After a brief ecstasy, McGrady remembered that Kobe still had a pair of signed sneakers, so he asked weakly: Mr. Bond, can I have signed sneakers?

Of course! James Bond nodded without hesitation.

Really? Tracy McGrady's face showed excitement.

For players, the temptation of signed sneakers is too great, and this condition alone makes it difficult for McGrady to refuse.

...

Adidas North America headquarters, in a conference room, is playing a video. In the video, two young young people are playing one-on-one, one of them is Lamar Odom, and the other is Tracy McGrady.

Beside, Alves - Smith is adidas executives, crazy recommend Tracy McGrady.

Alves Smith, the gentleman that McGrady met, helped McGrady enter the Adidas training camp last year, and then helped McGrady transfer schools.

This year, when McGrady decided to skip college and go straight to the NBA draft, Alves Smith also tried to help McGrady by contacting the team for a tryout.

It's just that Alves Smith doesn't have any very high-end resources in the basketball circle. Some of the people he knows can still talk in high school or ordinary colleges, but when they get to the NBA, they will be out of reach.

So Alves - Smith decided to use his identity as an Adidas agent to recommend Tracy McGrady to Adidas. If Adidas would help and recommend Tracy McGrady to the team, Tracy McGrady should be able to get a lot of trial training opportunities.

Tracy McGrady is really a great guy, he's the most talented player I've ever seen, and if he can make it to the NBA, he'll definitely be a star in the future!

Alves-Smith pointed to the picture of Tracy McGrady shooting on the TV, and then said; This is the video of him participating in the Adidas training camp last year. You have seen it. um.

After a year, Tracy has grown a lot. Last season, he averaged 27.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.8 steals per game. USA Today also judged him as the best high school player of the year!

After some touts, Adidas executive Blair nodded and said, Listen to you, this young man is indeed worthy of our olive branch.

Alves-Smith continued: Tracy has decided to skip college and enter the NBA draft as a high school player. All he needs now is the team's tryout opportunity. If Adidas is willing to give the team to the team. If you recommend him, I think he will be grateful.

After thinking for a moment, Blair said, I will contact a scout to investigate this young man.

In American high schools, there is no shortage of talented players. Many so-called top high school students in the United States may not even get into the NBA in the end.

Before LeBron James came along, high school students were traditionally not for NBA teams. Even if there are star players such as Kobe, McGrady, and Garnett among high school players, NBA teams are still reluctant to trust high school students.

What NBA teams focus on is still college players. Those players who can make a fortune in college can often get more attention and can get a high draft.

So even if Alves Smith strongly recommended Adidas, executive Blair was just willing to send scouts to pay attention.

Amid Alves Smith's eager expression, Blair picked up his phone and dialed the scout's number.

Know a guy named Tracy McGrady? North Carolina, from... Blair paused and looked at Alves Smith.

Smith hurriedly said, It's Montession Christian School.

Yeah, it's Montecyon Christian School, Blair repeated into his phone.

Tracy McGrady? This name is a bit familiar, you let me think about it... I remember, you are talking about the second 'Million Boy'? The scout's voice sounded.

The second ten million boy? What is that? Blair asked.

Mr. Blair, you must not have paid attention to today's sports news. Feiyue Sports has signed this young man named Tracy as their spokesperson, and the endorsement amount is exactly 10 million US dollars! However, the specific contract content is still unknown.

The scout paused, and then said: You still remember that last year, Feiyue Sports spent $10 million to sign Kobe Bryant of the Lakers. At that time, everyone gave Kobe a nickname. Called 'Million Boys'.

Unexpectedly, Feiyue Sports spent another 10 million yuan this year to sign a new spokesperson, and this time their operation was exactly the same as last year. They signed another high school defender! A lot of scouts are talking about this now!

Speaking of Kobe, Blair's heart suddenly tightened. Last year, Adidas wanted to sign Kobe, but Feiyue Sports took the lead.

At that time, Blair was still comforting himself. Kobe was just a high school player. It was still unknown whether he could adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game. Even if he didn't sign Kobe, it was not a loss.

However, after the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest ended, Blair realized that he was wrong and that Adidas lost an excellent spokesperson.

Now Alves - Smith just recommended McGrady to himself, but was signed off by Feiyue Sports.

Blair suddenly had a hunch that this time Adidas was cut off again!

...

The nickname Ten Thousand Boys was put on Tracy McGrady's head, which also greatly increased Tracy McGrady's popularity.

The last 10 million boy was Kobe. His first year in the NBA was relatively successful. Now the second 10 million boy Tracy McGrady has many similarities with Kobe. He is a high school player. They are all guards and have strong personal scoring ability, which also made some scouts interested in McGrady.

McGrady's talent is there after all. After some investigation, the scouts found that this young man is indeed a talented player. As long as he can adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game, like Kobe Bryant, it is no problem to successfully enter the rotation.

With Kobe's lessons learned, even though McGrady is a high school guard, his draft prospects have been optimistic all the way, and he was soon regarded as a rookie in the lottery.

The day of the NBA draft is quickly approaching.

Since 1996 was the year of the draft, many outstanding players chose to participate in the 1996 NBA draft, so the rookie level in 1997 was relatively low.

But the man named Tim Duncan entered the 1997 NBA draft.

Last season, most of the league was playing for Duncan, and the most shameless of them was the Spurs.

At that time, the Spurs’ record was second in the Western Conference, and the Spurs’ personnel did not make any major adjustments in the new season. However, the Spurs’ major players forced an injury truce, and finally relied on a penultimate record in the league. They got the No. 1 lottery, and they got Duncan as they wished.

Second place is Keith Van Horn. When it comes to this player, young fans are certainly not familiar with it. During the draft, he was known as the second Larry Bird. At that time, many people tied him with Duncan and called him Yuliang.

Without Duncan, Van Horn would have been the No. 1 pick of the year, and Van Horn's stats when he first joined the NBA did not humiliate the title of Larry Bird's successor.

In the first season, he averaged 19.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, and in the second season, he averaged 21.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, which definitely reached the level of the All-Star.

It's a pity that the injury ruined this player. As a white striker, his athletic ability is relatively average. After the injury, it is even worse than before. The speed and bounce cannot keep up, the defense is easy to lose position, and the strength is confrontation. Not as good as blacks, who didn't end up being star players.

However, Van Horn is also a rare lucky person in the NBA. He had already withdrawn from the NBA back then, but because the Dallas Mavericks needed salary parity in the Kidd transaction, he was re-signed and traded to the basketball team as a bonus. network. The Nets then fired him, allowing him to earn two years of veteran minimum salary for nothing.

The third overall pick in 1997 was Chauncey Billups. With the performance of Loops University at the time, it was reasonable to pick Billups third overall.

The next four to eight picks are all passers-by.

With the ninth overall pick, the Toronto Raptors finally selected Tracy McGrady.

At the same time, in front of the TV, James Bond let out a long breath, and then hurriedly called Li Weidong.

Mr. Li, Treixin was selected by the Raptors with the ninth overall pick! Bond said.

Got it. Li Weidong said calmly.

Boss, about Tracy's signature sneakers, do you want to schedule it? Bond continued to ask.

Don't worry, give priority to designing Kobe's second signature sneakers. Li Weidong paused, then said; Tracy is at most participating in the Rookie Challenge, but Kobe is going to participate in the All-Star Game!

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