The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 143 Sneaker Contracts and Training Optimization (6000 word chapter)
On January 1, everyone in the Thunder team returned to Oklahoma City early. After 24 days of rest, they will play 4 consecutive home games. In general, before the All-Star weekend, the Thunder team's schedule is very easy.

As soon as Durant returned home, agent Kleiman also rushed over immediately. Seeing Durant swiping his phone while watching a TNT program, he said impatiently:
"Kevin, I have already contacted many brands, don't you want to know how big a sneaker contract you can get?"

Agent Kleiman's eyes are already green at this time. When Durant in this world first entered the league, he had great ambitions and rejected Nike's 6-year 6000 million sneaker contract.

At that time, agent Kleiman was already jumping in a hurry, but he still couldn't change Durant's decision, and the reasons given by Durant also showed his confidence in himself:
"LeBron James signed a 03-year 7 million contract in 8900. I am better than him. There is no reason to get less than him. I will not only become the core of the Thunder, but also the top star of Nike!"

Manager Kleiman was stunned when he heard this. He really has never seen a person who doesn’t even want a dollar for free.
But now Kleiman has changed his mind a bit. He believes that Durant has the possibility of becoming the top card. Nike has already given a preliminary intention contract. Although the terms are a bit more, the contract amount really surprised him.

"Come on, Kevin, you have to care about your sneaker contract, 10 million US dollars in 3 years, to be honest, I almost agreed directly!"

When Durant heard the 3 million dollars, his body froze slightly, and suddenly he jumped up and shouted loudly:
"What Falk! $3 million? Are you sure? Shet! I'm fucking rich! Wow, promise Nike, God, this is crazy!"

Agent Kleiman saw Durant walking around excitedly, and quickly motioned Durant to sit on the sofa, and then explained in detail:
"Kevin, this is just a preliminary intention. If we want to get this big contract, we have to sign a lot of clauses. Let's not talk about the future. You must have played the first round of the playoffs this season. To the Western Conference Finals!"

"If you can win the championship, believe me, our signing process may become extremely smooth. Of course, to be honest, I am not optimistic about the Thunder. Your interior is too bad, so you must maintain this season. healthy!"

Agent Kleiman is most afraid of Durant's sudden injury at this time, which may cause the upcoming big contract to slip away.

"If I sign this contract, does it mean that I will become the top star of Nike, Farke! My choice was really right back then, and I must surpass LeBron James!"

Durant didn't take the nagging from agent Kleiman to heart, but turned to ask the question he was most concerned about.

"Nike's top star will always be Michael Jordan. Of course, if we really signed this big contract in the offseason, in a sense, you have indeed surpassed LeBron James."

Kleiman hastened to send a fart. Durant is currently a walking cash cow and must make his employer happy.

"Yes! Haha, I knew there would be such a day!"

Durant laughed arrogantly, and directly came a huge tactical back, put on a big guy look, calmed down, and re-watched the TNT TV program by the way.

"Notice the expression on LeBron James? After the home loss to the Thunder, he went straight back to the locker room. The interview was as good as always, but we all know that James is angry. Haha, I like the Thunder's trio! "

Charles Barkley was discussing last night's game between the Thunder and the Cavaliers, and he was gloating.

"If you just won the All-Star vote, but you lost by a big score at home, and you were blown away by a rookie, if it were you, you would behave exactly like James. It can only be said that the Thunder really Excellent."

Kenny Smith started to say good things about LeBron James, which is what this show is about, one person sings the good face and the other sings the bad face.

"Maybe, but Kayce is really good. He will still be the Rookie of the Month in January. He won this award."

"You know what man, he reminds me of Tim Duncan, Kayce is already a good star player!"

Charles Barkley started the Li Ze blowing mode again, he has been completely convinced by Li Ze
"Do you think Kayce can enter the best team as a rookie like Duncan? The current backline competition is very fierce."

Kenny Smith asked on purpose, by the way so that his good partner can play calmly.

"Of course, I think Kayce has the strength to enter the first team. He has played half of the regular season. Is there anyone who plays better than him on the back line? The Thunder really found a treasure. Tom Duncan."

Charles Barkley began to boast, and by the way, he loaned the best team for Li Ze.

"Why Tim Duncan in the back line? Hey, man, just say it's the modern-day Michael Jordan. You can't ignore him just because you lost to Michael."

Kenny Smith teased his old partner again, and the studio was suddenly filled with joy.

Durant, who was originally in a good mood, couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth when he saw this, and called Li Ze again?But after he thought about it, he had already firmly become the core of the Thunder team, so there was no need to worry about these things:
"All-star, scoring champion, 10-year 3 million dollar sneaker contract, Nike's top star, the position of the boss has been stabilized, Kayce can help me with peace of mind!"

Durant thought of his beautiful money scene, and his mood became more and more comfortable. He couldn't help but pick up the mobile phone beside him, log in to the trumpet, and directly sprayed on Twitter:
"Charles Barkley is talking shit, KD is the strongest player since Michael Jordan!"

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At the same time, in the mansion in Oklahoma City, Li Ze was lying on the chair in the study with a look of salty fish. Looking at Chapman who was chattering beside him, he couldn't help saying loudly:

"Okay, buddy, let's get straight to the point! Aren't we going to discuss the sneaker contract? The song for the first album has already been decided, so there's no need to go around. We have been friends for many years."

"Okay, Kayce, I was seen through by you. Let me first share the information I learned. Nike should offer you a sneaker contract worth tens of millions of dollars, and Adidas should be the same. The amount of the two sides should be about the same. "

"Rick Black Shaw, the former vice president and general manager of Converse (Converse) is my friend for many years. In 03, they were acquired by Nike for 3.05 million US dollars. Therefore, Rick's news about Nike is absolutely reliable. "

Chapman flaunted his connections with the air of someone above me.

"OK! This is good news, but you should say more than that. Do you want to suggest that I sign with Nike?"

Li Ze looked relaxed. The contract of tens of millions of dollars was basically in line with his worth. After all, he was just a rookie and hadn't achieved any results yet.

"Well, signing with Nike is indeed a good choice, but I have a bold idea. I want to buy Keds. With the profits of Big Machine Records and some financial means, we can't even spend much money."

Chapman said in a low voice, but the more he spoke, the more confident he became.
"Ahem, Keds, outdated canvas shoe brand? Don't tell me that you are still a nostalgic party. It was the brand Joanna liked when she was young. It has a history of a hundred years, but Keds is outdated, young man Don’t like the brand too much.”

Li Ze was a little dazed when he heard Chapman's words, this turn was too big.
"Kayce, this is definitely not a sudden impulse. I have a detailed plan. I admit that Rick also played a role, but what really made me make up my mind is Taylor and your music. You still don't know how much money you can make!"

"Let me give you a simple example. Youtube MV video playback costs 0.005 US dollars each time."

"Your 'Shape of you' has currently passed 1 million plays, we don't think that's far from the song's limit, our expectation is 50 billion plays!"

"Music platform Spotify, one playback is $0.005, and Apple Music is $0.008 per playback. We expect the total of the two platforms to reach 30 billion times!"

"Digital singles sell for US$1, but we expect them to sell well in many countries. In addition to the copyright fees of YouTube, the joint copyright fees of major TV and radio stations are about US$300 million per year."

"Kayce, this song, you might end up making over $1 million!"

"What I said above are all our own channels, and I didn't count the cooperation with Universal Music!"

"Thinking about Taylor's current popularity, the two of you are simply money printing machines. Therefore, after buying Keds, you will endorse and launch a new product line. We can revitalize this century-old brand!"

"This will be the most cost-effective investment for Big Machine Records, and it will definitely surpass some Internet projects invested in before."

"Instagram a few days ago, we followed suit and invested 350 million US dollars. Those Internet companies simply regarded us as being taken advantage of, but the acquisition of Keds will definitely not let you down."

The more Chapman talked, the more excited he was. Li Ze was taken aback for a while, especially when he heard that a song could earn 1 million US dollars, Li Ze was also a little confused
"OK! OK! Dude, don't get excited, let me briefly summarize, you think Taylor and I will make a lot of money in the future, so you want to buy Keds, a century-old brand, and then we can start operating again? So the question is, how much will the acquisition cost? "

Li Ze cleared his mind and asked the key question.

"Well, it may exceed 2 million US dollars. Although Keds is in a downturn, they don't have much debt. This is the news Rick gave me, so I want to use some financial means. I need Ms. Dutton's help! "

Chapman said with a straight face that he has shares in Big Machine Records, so he naturally hopes that the company can make a lot of money with it.

"Okay! I generally agree with your plan, and I will also say hello to Joanna. Big Machine Records belongs to all of us. I hope that this acquisition will make money for all of us!"

"Also, if the acquisition is really successful, we will make the product line younger. I don't want to wear those old-fashioned canvas shoes!"

"Afterwards, the basketball shoe production line will be restarted. Although I don't care about signature sneakers, I can make more money with more products!"

Li Ze thought about it, and felt that this matter is reliable. After all, the music menu in the dream training space still has a bunch of popular songs. Since singing makes so much money, he can "create" more in the future.
"Wow! You agreed! That's great. I'm sure Ms. Dutton will support us too. By the way, Kayce, you will receive an MTV Video Music Award with Taylor during the offseason."

"We adjusted the release time of Taylor's "You belong with me" single, just to catch your hot spot, and Universal also helped us with it. Winning the award is 100% a matter."

Chapman yelled excitedly, and told Li Ze about an offseason activity schedule by the way.

"Xie Te! The album in 08 is still releasing a single. It's a crazy fan economy. Don't tell me that this MV is the one I participated in as a friend back then?"

At this time, Li Ze really felt the power of the fan economy. There was a steady stream of leeks, and there was another crop after cutting.
"Yes! The two of you acted perfectly, we can also take this opportunity to hype the CP, and then you sing a song together, and then hype the breakup, and then you can get back together again"

"..."

In the training session on the afternoon of January 1th, both Li Ze and Durant behaved like ordinary people, and the two who had earned a lot of money no longer confronted each other during training, which made other teammates feel a little uncomfortable.

"Do you think Kevin and Kayce are acting weird?"

Jeff Green's shoulder injury has healed. Although he may be restricted by the coaching staff tonight's game with the Bulls, this is also good news for the Thunder.

"It's the same as usual! Green, you always think too much. Coach Brooks is surprised today. The training requirements are much stricter!"

Turtle didn't notice the performance of Li Ze and Durant, because the tactics went wrong several times, and the head coach of Brooks has been criticizing him.
"Kevin, you must pay attention to your shot selection after receiving the ball. You can learn from Kayce and make more use of your footwork, which will improve your shooting percentage!"

"Ibaka, move when attacking, don't wait for the ball in place, you have to observe the situation on the court, once the defense pinches Kayce, you have to go down immediately."

"Kayce, in the following games, you need to increase some mid-range shots appropriately. We need you to use the mid-range to solve the problem when the team can't start the game."

Coach Brooks has been replaying the game against the Grizzlies with the coaching staff for the past two days. Why is the team's offense suddenly cut off?How should the team attack if it encounters a tough defense from a twin-tower team again?
The inside line is hopeless, and the problem can only be solved by relying on the outside line. After some research and discussion by the coaching staff, everyone agreed that if they encounter a defense similar to the Grizzlies again, the team should simplify their style of play and rely on the strength of the stars. Personal ability to solve problems.

In other words, reduce screen coordination and directly hand the ball to the most confident player on the field. Whether it is singles or pick-and-rolls, throwing the ball in is a success. people"

In the recent training, Li Ze also listened to the advice of the trainers Tony and Meg, and made more use of the three threats after receiving the ball, either throwing or rushing, so as to make his offense simple and efficient, and reduce some unnecessary movements. ball.

Halfway through the regular season, due to Li Ze's excellent outside shooting performance, most teams did not dare to stay too far away when defending him, which made his three threats have great power.

Li Ze recently mainly adjusted his offensive pace, such as the cross-step breakthrough after the three-threat, and the trainer Tony asked him to dribble as vigorously as possible in the first step. These small details can make his shooting and breakthrough more effective. easy.

In addition, when the misplacement is small and the big is playing, when holding the ball in a high position, you don't have to keep your center of gravity very low. You can use the in and out of your hands to match the changes in your footsteps, and you can use your strength quickly to get rid of the defense of the big man .

These small details are the trainers Tony and Meg who watched the video and summed up Li Ze’s technical moves bit by bit. Halfway through the regular season, Li Ze’s strengths and weaknesses have all been exposed. .

Trainer Tony saw Li Ze's three-point threat outside the three-point line, crossed the ball with his right hand, dribbled the ball vigorously twice in a row, faced Durant's defense, and drifted right to score the ball. Meg said:

"Don't you think Kayce has improved too fast? After we made a suggestion, this guy only took more than half a month to optimize his movements to look good. Look at his one-on-one with KD , now the two are almost evenly tied."

"It's a bit surprising, but I want to say, don't look at Kayce with the eyes of ordinary people, he is a real talent, the only thing he lacks now is the game experience, and to increase his shooting hot spots, but these will take time .”

Meg, as a physical therapist and body coordination trainer running around with Li Zedong, knows Li Zedong's body best.

Let's not talk about technique, just his recovery ability has already made him amazed. Back-to-back matches are not affected at all, he is simply a beast
Li Ze didn't know that his trainer was talking about him, otherwise he would laugh wildly in his heart:
"You can systematically optimize training every day when you sleep, that's how you become the King of Rolls!"

Throwing in the mid-range drift on the right side, Li Ze won the 1-on-1 training match today, which made Durant, who is about [-] million people, feel very depressed.

"Kayce, how did you train your left hand? There is almost no difference between strong and weak hands? This is too difficult to prevent, it is simply cheating!"

"Talent! Believe me, Kevin, it's like Michael Jordan in the air, some things you can't force."

Li Zi sat on the sidelines, took a short rest, and teased Durant by the way. This guy is very arrogant today, and it seems that something good happened.

"Shet! Don't think I can't hear that you are praising yourself! I will practice my left hand well!"

Everyone in the Thunder team laughed when they heard Durant's scolding. If there was no Li Ze, everyone would be abused by Durant one-on-one, and Durant would not be seen like this.

On the night of the 27th, in the player tunnel of the Ford Center Arena, the Bulls felt the fiery atmosphere of the scene, and they couldn't help but look at each other. Is this really the Thunder's home court?

"Ross, was the atmosphere so crazy when you came to Oklahoma City last year?"

Rookie Gibson was a little dazed. Before the game started, there was a lot of noise on the scene, and many fans were holding cheering signs, and there were waves of warm-up activities.

"It's far away. The Thunder just moved here last year, and their popularity is average. After all, they won 23 games last season, and the United Center is not bad!"

Although Rose is only a second-year rookie, he is already an absolute core player in the Bulls, so he naturally showed a big boss and comforted his little brother Gibson.

In fact, Rose was also a little envious of the atmosphere of the scene, but after thinking about it, the Bulls' performance was indeed not as good as the opponent's, and he couldn't help but silently said:
"This game must be won, no one can beat me in a row!"

When the lights of the Ford Center arena dimmed and the DJ on the spot began to introduce the teams to play, the atmosphere in the arena suddenly reached a climax. They hadn’t been able to watch the game at home for several days, and the Oklahoma City fans showed their enthusiasm to the fullest. .

The home commentator Tewen also began to introduce the home team's starting lineup at this time:
"We finally have a complete lineup for this game. Jeff Green is back from injury. Although his playing time is limited, this is great news for the Thunder. I hope he can quickly enter the game state!"

"The starting backcourt is still Russell Westbrook and Kayce, the front line is Kevin Durant and Jeff Green, and the center is Nenad Kostic."

"The Bulls still have a regular rotation, with Derry Cross and Kirk Hinrich in the backcourt, Luol Deng and Taj Gibson up front, and Joakim Noah at center."

"The Bulls are in good form recently. They just defeated the Spurs in the last game, but I believe the boys of the Thunder must be ready!"

The referee signaled Krstic and Noah to come to the center circle, and the players on both sides simply paid tribute.

"At the start of the game, Noah jumped to the ball for the Bulls, oh! Rose dribbled through the half and broke through directly!"

After jumping to the possession of the ball, the Bulls launched an offense very quickly. Rose made a large frontal change and swayed the defensive tortoise.

Taking advantage of the Thunder's defense not yet fully settled, he went straight to the basket, faced Kostic's block, dodged in the air, and pulled the bar with his right hand for a layup.

"Shua" scored two points from the basket.

Kostic was not used to it. Without Ibaka's help to make up for the defense, his defensive pressure increased greatly. Rose easily scored the first attack in the opening game. He quickly raised his hand to indicate that this was his problem.

The Thunder quickly sent the ball to the baseline. After the turtle dribbled through the half court, it quickly passed to Durant who came out of the screen. -Green hands.

The latter catches the ball, adjusts it slightly, and shoots an open jumper from beyond the three-point line.

"Bang" hit an iron with anger.

The long rebound was accepted by Hinrich, and Rose was found with a pass. The Bulls quickly launched a transition attack, but everyone in the Thunder retreated quickly. Rose saw that there was no chance for a fast break, and immediately stabilized the rhythm. At the same time, he signaled Gibson to step up. pick and roll.

After the pick-and-roll, he broke through with his left hand. Facing Jeff Green, who was coming from the defense, he suddenly pulled back from his crotch, then accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand, stopped and started quickly, easily got rid of Jeff Green's defense, and made a low-handed layup to get the ball into the basket.

"Shhh!!"

Boos suddenly erupted in the Ford Center Arena, and Rose's ball almost knocked Jeff Green down.

The Thunder attacked with a high double screen. Li Ze ran across and received the ball at a 45-degree left outside the three-point line. Facing Gibson, who came over from the defense, he crossed the ball with his left hand and broke through, easily getting rid of the opponent.

Noticing that the Bulls' defense was shrinking again, Li Ze quickly distributed the ball to Jeff Green at the top of the arc. The latter caught the ball without hesitation and shot a jumper from outside the three-point line.

"Bang" strikes again.

The rebound was accepted by the Bulls again, Li Ze quickly returned to defense, and at the same time, a bad feeling emerged in his heart:

"If Jeff Green feels cold in this game, then this game is really difficult to play. After all, the teammates have a lot of open positions, so the pass still has to be passed."

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