Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 67 It's All Money!

Team LeBron James is on the move these days.

Woody and "Magic" Johnson didn't have much action.

This is probably the calmness of the winner!
Johnson arranged a large number of press releases on the second day after the end of the McDonald's weekend. After stepping on LeBron James, he waited and watched. In addition to maintaining the exposure of the heat, he did not arrange additional media activities for Woody.

He still wants to wait for the end of the NBA lottery to see who the final top ten picks will be, and then decide on the next publicity strategy.

Of course, this is still thanks to Woody's surprise performance against LeBron James as a small forward during the McDonald's All-Star Weekend.

Now his signboard of "can be three but four" can be regarded as standing!

The draft prospect can be said to have stabilized the top five picks.

This is still a little different from the top five favorites.

In the past NBA drafts, there were many examples of "top five favorites" falling out of the top five, but in Johnson's view, no matter which teams are in the top five picks of the 03 draft, Woody will be selected in the top five!

Knowing that nothing was going to happen next, Woody called Dell Curry and asked him to help him improve his ability to run without the ball.

After loading Kirilenko's template, although the increase in offensive potential has not reached the height Woody hoped for.

But anyway, he now has 83 points of off-ball running and 88 points of cutting, plus 82 points of layups and 88 points of finishing at the basket. Woody can easily draw a conclusion:
In his first season in the NBA, more of his scoring will come from running off the ball and cutting to the rim to score.

The good news is that with the current growth rate of his physical fitness, he should be able to have an NBA-level physical fitness before the start of his rookie season. This will definitely be a huge bonus to his style of play!

So the key now is to improve your off-ball running ability as soon as possible.

Dell Curry is an expert on this.

After receiving Woody's call, Dell Curry agreed without any hesitation.

Not to mention the relationship between Woody and his son, considering Woody's current fame, it would definitely not be a bad thing to have more contact with him.

He himself is still in this circle.

After Woody became famous, he casually mentioned a sentence or two, "When Woody hadn't made his debut, he learned how to shoot and move without the ball with me." This scene, just thinking about it...

How handsome!
It's just that he has to stay in Charlotte for work reasons.But it's not a big deal. Johnson made arrangements for Woody, and Woody hit a "fly" and went to Charlotte.

Dell Curry brought Stephen Curry to the airport to pick him up.

Since the state finals, Woody and Stephen Curry haven't seen each other, and a month has passed without knowing it, Stephen Curry...

Nothing changes at all!

He is only 15 years old, the age at which he has just started to develop. Even if his genes are excellent, he has not reached the stage of Woody's rapid progress.

"Man, you seem to grow taller again?"

When Dell Curry met Woody for the first time, he could barely look at him at the same level, but now, he needs to raise his head slightly to meet Woody's gaze. His height is 1 meters, and Woody must be at least 96 meters.

Hearing that Woody had grown taller again, Stephen Curry next to him drool enviously.

unlike him...

Still being asked by the girl's boots, "Do you want to eat grandma?"

What Woody didn't expect was that as soon as he arrived in Charlotte, "Magic" Johnson also followed him.But he didn't come alone, he was accompanied by an interview team from China.

"Dude, you must accept this interview. I just found out that you have caused a lot of discussion in China. Many fans are very concerned about this compatriot!"

In fact, there is no need to deliberately remind this kind of thing, Woody also knows that this is an important interview.

It's just that he also understands why Johnson is so serious.

A few days ago, there were gossip rumors that a certain Huaxia player unilaterally cut off from the domestic blue tube, suspected of treason against the "country".

After the news came out, it quickly aroused a lot of public opinion. There are currently three Chinese players playing in the NBA: Yao Ming, Battelle and Wang Zhizhi.

The quantity is small, and the goal is easy to determine!

Within two days, the media officially confirmed that the player who was about to betray the "country" was Wang Zhizhi.

Due to his special status, the public opinion once again skyrocketed to an uncontrollable situation.

Although the whole matter has nothing to do with Woody, under such a big background, we still have to be careful in everything.

The Huaxia team that interviewed Woody this time consisted of three people, and the two leaders were Su Qun and Yang Yi.

Because Woody often pays attention to Yao Ming, he is no stranger to these two names.

"Hey, this guy!" The first time Yang Yi saw Woody, the authentic "Fourty Nine City Taste" came out immediately.

No wonder he was so surprised.

Woody's height is rare in the 18-year-old age group. In addition, Woody's frame is large, so he doesn't look like a normal 18-year-old teenager. He is very strong.

He is tall and big, if he gets punched, it will hurt at least for a long time!
The two of them have enough interview experience, and they didn't interview immediately when they came up. Instead, they chatted with Woody as usual, and told him about his current situation in China.

In fact, these media people have already paid attention to Woody.

Since he played his first high school game for St. Mary's...

After all, his teammate is LeBron James, whose name is too famous. When some American media reported that there were Huaxia high school students among his teammates, they would naturally pay attention subconsciously.

And Woody caused a stir in the country, or he beat LeBron James to win the MVP of the state high school league, and later announced that he would participate in the draft as a high school student.

Especially the matter of participating in the talent show as a high school student was also broadcast on the news broadcast.

Until this McDonald's All-Star Weekend, he was elected MVP again.

After Woody's reputation has accumulated to a certain extent, it has attracted the attention of all parties.

Among them, Su Qun and Yang Yi contributed a lot.

They specially gave domestic fans popular science about the state high school league that Woody participated in, and the gold content of McDonald's All-Star Weekend. They also specially got a few clips of Woody's game, and some foreign media's evaluation of Woody.

Although many domestic fans still don't understand why a high school student's draft pick is so high.

You must know that when Wang Zhizhi dominated the CBA, he was only in the second round of the draft.

Yao Ming also played "Chamberlain-style" statistics, and he just became the "No. [-] pick"...

They did know that Woody also played "Chamberlain-style" data in the high school league.

Can……

That's a bunch of high school students!
They are not "Sister Li"!
But if you don't understand it, you don't understand it. In the constant reports, many fans in China now know that there is such a Huaxia high school student in this year's draft conference. He has good physical fitness and is called "the enhanced version of Stoudemire" by the US media.

For this, they are quite happy!

In Dayao's rookie season that just ended, there were many ups and downs, including Stoudemire's provocation.Fortunately, there was "Boss Fu" who took the lead, so this guy didn't continue to be arrogant.

Now Woody is called "the enhanced version of Stoudemire" by the US media, which can be regarded as an indirect insult to Yao Ming.

If we say, when they were really interested in Woody, then most of the fans must be this time!
"Woody, don't be under pressure. This time, I will give you some publicity before the draft. After all, you have been selected. You are the first high school student in the history of the Huaxia men's basketball team to enter the NBA!"

This is also a historic moment!

And this also opened up a new path for Chinese players to enter the NBA.

Thinking of this, Su Qun's eyes became a little more excited.

He hopes to see more and more Huaxia players enter the NBA, and prove Huaxia basketball in this basketball league at the highest level!

Yao Ming proved that Huaxia can become the number one pick in the NBA, and Woody is likely to prove that if Huaxia players have a better basketball environment, they will grow even higher!

Before the start, he also made a special statement to appease Woody.

But soon he found that it was not necessary. Woody's calmness in front of the camera made him feel that even Dayao, who had experienced training in the CBA last year, could not compare to it.

This is actually quite normal.

There are only a few domestic media that report on the NBA, and there are only two or three that can send people to the United States for interviews. In addition, the domestic media industry is far less developed than that of the United States.

Yao Ming always needs a process of adaptation.

Woody also has such a process.

After just one season, he has already adapted.

Not only did I get used to it, but I also enjoyed it very much.

Su Qun discovered another benefit of playing in the American High School League!

He decided to write a special article to encourage domestic "basketball boys" to go abroad.

However, this thought was only for a moment, thinking of Wang Zhizhi's current situation, he sighed helplessly again.

It seems that there is no way to write such an article now.

Woody talked eloquently, and the interview ended quickly.

On April 4, Woody followed Dell Curry's training and started to get on track.

Running without the ball also requires talent.

The most critical point is to have a good sense of position and a certain understanding of the tactical system. Woody's problem is that the tactical system he is most familiar with now is the pick-and-roll tactic, which makes Woody card in the entry stage.

Dell Curry had to take the time to walk Woody through some common NBA tactics.

Fortunately, many tactics are "one-size-fits-all". In addition, Woody's ability to accept is not bad. After a week, Woody's sense of position on the court is obviously much better.

Dell Curry began to correct some of Woody's bad habits in running.

There is good news:

Dell Curry relies on explosive power when running without the ball, and what Woody lacks most is explosive power.

As a result, when Woody really started teaching off-ball running, following the actions demonstrated by Dell Curry can often achieve better results.

This stuff of talent...

What a pain in the ass!

"I have nothing to teach you!"

Yes, Dell Curry has nothing to teach him in just one week.

In other words, running without the ball is a very spiritual thing. There are only a few rules that Dell Curry can teach. Woody needs to adapt to the situation under this rule.

and so……

"You can see how those masters who run without the ball create space for themselves on the court!"

Self-study is more important than teaching.

Woody returned to Los Angeles in this way. On the first day back, "Magic" Johnson arranged for him to meet with the Nike team.

They approached Johnson, and after the contract offer kept climbing to $5 million over five years, he finally agreed to let the representatives meet with Woody.

5 million in 6100 years, or 1220 million in one year!
Except that the total amount and the number of years of this offer is not as good as that of LeBron James, the average amount per year is actually almost the same.LeBron's 7-year share of 8600 million is about 1228.57 million per year.

It is equivalent to saying that there are 8.57 more every year!
Johnson allowed the Nike team to have this last stubbornness!

Woody was also quite satisfied with the offer, and didn't worry too much about other things.

However, on the day when they were about to sign the contract, some media suddenly revealed that after the Nike team contacted Yao Ming’s team, the talks collapsed. At the beginning, they only offered a four-year contract extension of 4 million yuan, which made Yao Ming’s team furious. Even after the Nike team made up a 160 million yuan contract, they also chose to sign with Reebok.

When Woody knew about this, Johnson had already reacted. He notified the Nike team in time: "Sorry, man, I'm afraid we can't sign!"

He is very clear that if Woody signs with Nike at this time, although it is a matter of nowhere, it is easy to be associated by some media with ulterior motives, which will make domestic fans have some bad opinions on Woody.

The matter of Wang Zhizhi intensified. With this lesson learned, Johnson dared not take risks.

And Woody is not short of "spare tires", Nike is gone, and Adidas!

They are holding a 4-year 4500 million contract and waiting!
Although compared to Nike, Adi's offer is 1 million less...

But this problem was solved immediately before Johnson thought about it.

Adidas has a wide range of news sources. Within an hour after Johnson rejected Nike, they couldn't wait to call: "Man, we are willing to provide the same quotation contract as Nike. In addition, man, I can guarantee that what kind of media resources LeBron James got from Nike, Woody will also have corresponding resource channels from Adidas!"

In order to show their sincerity, the representative of Adidas also specifically mentioned their next plan: "We are building a basketball team and entering the Chinese market as the 'Adidas Five Tigers'. You know, Woody is from Huaxia. He is definitely our main force in this plan!"

Hearing the detailed plan, Johnson was completely moved.

In fact, Adi's B position in the sports industry has always been above Nike.

When Michael Jordan received the offer from Nike, he immediately ran to Adi's representative, slapped the contract on the table, and said bluntly: "If you give me the same contract, I will sign with you!"

It's just that Adi refused!
Including now, Tracy McGrady, the most trafficked in the league, Kobe Bryant, the main force of the "three consecutive championships", as well as the "Stone Buddha" Tim Duncan of the Spurs and the "Wolf King" Kevin Garnett of the Timberwolves are also under Adidas.

In terms of momentum, Nike is really inferior to Adidas now.

In terms of background, the same is true, and now the league's jersey supplier is still Adidas.

In fields other than basketball, Nike cannot be compared with Adidas.

But originally they didn't pay much attention to the basketball field, and only focused on the football field, making more and more agents more inclined to choose Nike for their clients.

Especially after Michael Jordan became the "God of Basketball".

But now, I heard that Adidas is going to make efforts in the basketball field and create the "Five Tigers of Adidas" to enter the Chinese market.

Johnson immediately optimistic about the prospects of Adidas.

In this way, Woody successfully signed with Adidas for 5 million in 6100 years.

In addition to the five-year 5 million in the contract, there is also a 6100 million signing fee, and various incentives. For example, in the first year, if Woody can get the "Best Rookie", he can get an additional 3 million. If he can enter the All-Star starting lineup, then there will be an additional 1 million reward.

So the total amount of this contract is far more than 5 million in 6100 years, and can almost reach 5 million in 8000 years!
Looking at these extra rewards, Woody immediately became more motivated.

It's all money!

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