Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 187 The Shaking Free Market

When Su Wan heard Bill Duffy say this, he was stunned for a moment, but then he felt it made sense.

Yao Ming, or "Team Yao", originally aimed at that position.

Originally, as the most successful NBA player in China, he took that position very smoothly.

But now, Su Wan's sudden appearance is so dazzling.

Su Wan is not bragging. If he were Yao Ming, he would also feel pressured by such juniors.

In fact, there is another reason that Su Wan doesn’t know. He has not paid attention to domestic public opinion in the past few days.

When domestic fans learned that the NBA required Suwan to take a urine test after the finals, many of them were furious.

And when they learned that the league quickly bowed its head and fired executive general manager Tatum, and that the Mavericks owner who put pressure on the league and required Suwan to conduct a urine test also apologized in the newspaper, they felt relieved again.

What does "enhancing our national prestige" mean?

We have to be tough when dealing with these foreigners!

Look, they immediately bowed their heads when you force them!

They had seen Suwan's power in the Zhu Fangyu incident before, and now seeing him defeat the foreign capitalists again, they admired Suwan even more. Especially when comparing the response measures taken by Yao Ming to Shaquille O'Neal's racial discrimination and Suwan's performance in these two incidents, it was even more...

The contrast is obvious.

In the past, they thought Yao Ming had a big vision.

Now they think Su Wan did a great job!

If you ask most people which one they prefer?
They will definitely choose Su Wan's approach.

His reputation is about to be caught up, but his achievements on the court are still not as good as Su Wan. Do you think Yao Ming's team can remain anxious?

Many times, choices are forced out.

If they are still being timid with the Rockets at a time like this, they will be really outdone by Su Wan.

"Anyway, thank you for your care during this time!"

Suwan finally shook hands with Bill Duffy and walked out of the restaurant. In the afternoon, Irene also announced that Suwan was looking for a new agent.

Soon, a large number of agents called Su Wan.

Jeff Schwartz, Mark Bartel, Leon Rose, Pelinka, Dan Feigen...

Su Wan listened to these familiar names, recalled his memories of these guys, and used the method of elimination in his mind.

Jeff Schwartz is the largest agent in the NBA and is famous for the large number of player clients. Even 20 years later, he is still the league's top agent, surpassing Rich Paul, which shows his influence in this circle.

But Suwan terminated his partnership with Bill Duffy because he wanted an agent who was more committed to him.

So even though he knew he was the top agent in the NBA, Su Wan still gave it a pass.

Mark Bartel...

Suwan's impression of him is that he got 5 million for five years plus a trade veto power on behalf of Bill from the Wizards. Given Bill's ability and status in the league, this is a very difficult thing to accomplish, which shows that his ability is still very good.

Leon Rose was later the agent for Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul.

He helped Chris Paul get a four-year, $4 million contract from the Rockets, and his abilities are quite impressive.

Dan Feigan was Yi Jianlian's agent later. He was a little smart, but he had no principles in doing things.

It was under his instigation that "wandering No. 1 pick" Joe Smith signed a "yin-yang contract" with the Timberwolves, which ruined his personal future; in order to prevent Yi Jianlian's weaknesses from being discovered by the team's general manager, he arranged for Yi Jianlian to try out with a chair, resulting in Yi Jianlian earning the nickname "Chair Man".

Naturally, Su Wan would never need such an agent.

pass!

Then there's future Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka.

He is now Kobe's agent.

After the "Eagle County Incident", it was he who created Kobe's current "Love me or hate me" commercial image. Judging from the final result, it was quite successful.

After becoming the general manager of the Lakers, his operations are even more commendable.

Be patient, good at micro-management, able to withstand pressure, and not constantly overdraw the future in order to give it a try.

Such an agent can definitely make people feel at ease when doing things.

He just had a problem.

Likes to engage in palace fighting.

It was he who drove Magic Johnson out of the Lakers due to a palace fight.

With Su Wan's personality, he is unwilling to use such a person.

At this time, another agent recommended himself. His name was Arn Taillon.

Su Wan became interested at that time.

Before traveling through time, he had read a basketball novel in which the protagonist's agent was Arn Tellem.

This agent's heyday should be in the 90s, and now he rarely signs NBA players.

His most famous clients recently are Tracy McGrady and Ben Wallace.

But this is not uncommon.

Which famous NBA agent doesn’t have two well-known NBA stars on his side?
What makes him special is that he often negotiates business deals and solicits sponsorship for the four major leagues in America.

This is exactly what Suwan needs now. The main purpose of his peaceful breakup with Bill Duffy is to develop his commercial value to a greater extent.

what?
You said that Su Wan is a Chinese player, so is he afraid that there will be no commercial contracts coming his way?
Naturally, he has a lot of contracts in China, but fewer in America, mainly because he is in Polis.

No matter how strong he is, he is just a hero in Indiana. It is impossible for him to naturally start a "Suwan fever" across the United States.

If you want to further increase your influence in America, you must go to a bigger city.

This is the only way for international players to increase their influence in the United States.

But Suwan has no intention of leaving the Pacers for the time being, so he can only find an agent who is good at commercial promotion to do these things.

When Tyron heard that Suwan wanted to sign him, he rushed to Bolis, and the two of them smoothly reached a three-year contract.

The 2% player contract commission, which is far below the market price, and the 5% commercial contract commission...

However, given Suwan's ability, his next contract will definitely be a maximum salary contract with a starting salary of more than 1500 million. Even if it is only a 2% commission, Taillon can still get 30, which is the same as the commission those agents who take 5% get when signing a 6 million contract.

And in this league, how many players on a team can get a contract worth more than 6 million?

Take the Pacers as an example. In the new season, only O'Neal Jr., Artest and Dio have contracts worth more than 6 million.

more importantly……

Su Wan still has commercial contracts waiting to be developed.

Anyway, Tyron was very satisfied with it.

Before parting ways with Su Wan, Bill Duffy sorted out the relevant matters that Su Wan had already handled, was in the process of handling, and was waiting to be handled, and Su Wan gave this information to Tyron.

Tyron looked at the summary of the detailed records and couldn't help but say, "Brother Bill is such a good man!"

Su Wan felt a little weird that his current agent was praising his former agent in front of him.

After signing Tyron, Su Wan soon saw the rewards. First, he became the image spokesperson for KFC in China, earning US$2 million a year, which is equivalent to about RMB 1600 million. This is actually not much different from the offers of top domestic stars, and it may even exceed that. After all, it was only 06, and there were still two years before 08, when the domestic economy began to develop rapidly.

At this time, there are really not many celebrities whose endorsement fees can exceed 1600 million a year.

Although the target is still the Chinese market, the company is a local American company.

Then Su Wan received endorsement offers from two clothing brands. The amount was not large, ranging from US$100 to US$150 million a year, and the contract was only for one year.

In two days, he signed three endorsements and Su Wan felt that the agent was worth it.

As to whether this is Terran's "letter of allegiance" or a proof of his ability, only time will tell.

During this time, Su Wan took a look at the results of the draft.

Bariani, like before, became the No. 06 pick in the draft.

Su Wan didn't know how to evaluate this "number one pick". He could be considered a standard "data brush". In his peak period, he averaged 20+ points per game. However, these points rarely appeared at the moment when the game needed to be "decisive".

But it’s not that the Raptors shouldn’t have chosen him.

Because the players who became famous in 06 all had their own problems:

The knees of "Yellow Mamba" Roy are more dangerous than those of Wade; Rajon Rondo's personality means that he cannot become the absolute core of a team; Paul Millsap's real day of success will come after the "small ball era", and the Raptors can't wait until then. Besides, who would use the "No. 1 pick" to select Millsap...

The rest, like JJ Redick, can be described in four words:

Unable to handle the heavy responsibility!

The only one who can be regarded as the "true god of the 06 generation" is probably Aldridge, who was called "the kid who looks like me" by "Skyhook".

But his team performance is just so-so.

The "small" of the "06 generation" applies to all aspects.

No matter which team holds the No. 1 pick this year, there will not be a good result.

In addition, the Spurs finally got the 8th pick in the first round, and they used this pick to select Rudy Gay.

This is a small forward with excellent physical fitness and an "unblockable jump shot" that can shoot from anywhere on the court. Jerry West believes he has the potential to become the next Kobe.

Su Wan doesn't know much about whether he is like Kobe in other aspects.

But he knew that this kid was also very sticky to the ball.

This is very Kobe-like.

It is true that Popovich is good at transforming players, and Suwan does not deny it.

But the media only reported on his successful transformations, and there were many other things he failed to transform.

For example, Richard, the explosive small forward currently on the Nets, became completely useless after joining the Spurs.

Gay is similar to him in some aspects, with the same explosive physical fitness and the ability to easily score in the transition between offense and defense. But Gay doesn't like defense very much, and his passing ability and shooting ability are average. These are the two reasons why Jefferson didn't play a key role in the Spurs.

The more Suwan thought about it, the more he felt that Popovich would suffer a "Waterloo" if he chose Gay. Of course, he also looked forward to seeing such a "Waterloo".

The Pacers gave their second-round pick this year to the Cavaliers. They only had one first-round pick, the 30th pick, and Larry Bird chose Millsap.

This was naturally Su Wan’s suggestion after he opened his “Heavenly Eye”.

The main reason is that Millsap is very suitable for the "small ball system". His presence can even make up for O'Neal's lack of passing ability. At the same time, he also has a very stable three-pointer. Later, facing the Heat, he once played a "Millsap moment".

Of course, this is the Millsap that Suwan remembers.

We will have to wait until we meet him to know exactly what stage he is in now.

But Suwan knew very well that this was the best player the Pacers could choose at this position.

Although there is PJ Tucker in the second round.

But it is not the "small ball era" yet, and P.J. Tucker's stats in the NCAA are not bad, averaging more than 20 points per game, and he probably still has the dream of becoming a star. He is definitely unwilling to transform into a defensive stalwart.

When choosing a player, you can’t just look at his ability, but also what stage he is in and what his goals are.

These are things that Su Wan cannot change even if he opens his "Heavenly Eye".

In fact, Su Wan originally did not plan to open his "third eye".

He feels that the current Pacers are fully capable of defeating any team.

But he heard that Larry Bird's reinforcement plan had repeatedly hit a wall, and that other teams in the league were showing signs of uniting to fight against the Pacers' summer reinforcement plan. In order to allow the Pacers to gain something this summer, he suggested to Bird and selected Millsap.

After talking with Bill Duffy two days ago, he was even more grateful that he had opened his "third eye".

In this year's free market, "Yao" made a big move!
However, when the free market finally restarted, Su Wan discovered that this summer seemed even crazier than he had imagined.

On the morning of July 7, before any big news came out of Houston, big news came out of Miami:

Pat Riley is interested in trading Shaquille O'Neal and is listening to offers from all sides.

For a time, the entire media was in an uproar.

No one expected that Shaquille O'Neal, who had just signed a four-year, $4 million contract with the Heat last year, would be involved in trade rumors just one year later.

Some media people couldn't help but sigh:
Shaq is really old!
If this was the summer six years ago, how could Shaquille O'Neal be put on the shelf?

The New York Daily News made a scathing comment: "Shaq O'Neal, whose value was ruined by Suwan, is now on the shelf. The era of Shaq has officially ended!"

While the outside world was talking about this matter, Shaquille O'Neal was staying at home eating potato chips, and while eating he advised himself: "This is the last day of indulgence. The great Shark will start the weight loss plan. Well, I promise, this is the last time the Shark will indulge himself this summer!"

However, before he finished eating the chips, his agent called and said in an angry tone: "Damn it, Pat is going to trade you, and he has already started listening to offers from other teams!"

"what?"

Shaq's 3-pound body shook violently, and potato chips flew out of the bag and scattered all over the floor.

His eyes were full of disbelief.

How can it be?

How could Pat trade me?

He still remembers the night when he returned to Miami from Indiana. In the night breeze, he said to Pat Riley very seriously: "We will definitely beat the Pacers next season!"

Pat Riley also smiled at him: "I believe in you, Shaq, you can do it!" His voice and smile at that time are still in front of my eyes.

Why would they suddenly trade me?
There must be something wrong here...

He didn't bother to say anything to his agent and hung up the phone. He was about to call Pat Riley, but then he changed his mind and immediately called Wade.

"What? What did you say? Let me sign a 3+1 contract extension with you? Why?"

At this time, Wade was lying on the beach in Miami, with LeBron James who came from Cleveland to find him next to him.

The two men lay there and chatted for a long time, and LeBron suddenly talked about contract renewal.

Wade didn't care about this matter at first, but when he heard LeBron ask him to sign a 3+1 contract instead of a longer contract, his face was full of confusion.

LeBron was about to speak when he heard Wade's phone on the table ringing, so he motioned for him to answer it first.

Wade glanced at the caller ID, which read:

Shaquille O'Neal!
"He must be bored and wants to come and play with me. It's okay, I'll call him back later. Tell me first, why did you let me sign a 3+1 contract?" Wade said and hung up the phone.

When Shaq heard the busy tone on the phone, he was even more dumbfounded.

Did he already know?

Thinking of how Wade usually behaved timidly in front of Pat Riley, O'Neal thought it was very likely.

Yes!

He immediately threw his phone onto the sofa and cursed fiercely:
Two bastards!
Gan!
Wade didn't know that Shaq was holding a grudge against him because he didn't answer the phone.

But it's really not his fault. It's because Shaquille O'Neal thinks of him when he's bored and calls him three hundred times a day. He's used to hanging up on this "Shark".

LeBron said: "In this way, we can join forces after the next contract expires!"

"We join forces?" Wade was a little surprised.

"Man, this is the worst-case scenario..." LeBron said, "If we haven't won a championship in four years, at our age, it will be difficult to make further progress if we don't join forces. You don't want to play in this league for more than a decade and not even have a championship ring, right?"

In fact, LeBron doesn't want to wait until four years later.

The news of Suwan's successful title defense reached Cleveland, which gave him a huge boost.

He wanted Rich Paul to negotiate with the Cavaliers management and ask them to trade him to the Heat, but Rich Paul had already discussed the contract extension with Danny Ferry.

"Based on Danny's attitude, we only have one choice, which is to renew the contract with them, and they have the priority to renew the contract. If we force a trade, we will be in a more disadvantageous situation. No matter how you look at it, at least before the end of the next contract, we can't leave the Cavaliers..."

There is no other way. LeBron can only consider his retreat in four years:
Join forces with Wade!
This is also the reason why he came to Miami specifically to find Wade.

Wade's brain capacity is limited, and he has obvious signs of being fooled. After LeBron said this, he nodded slightly with a light flashing in his eyes. It was obvious that he was persuaded.

"Row!"

He nodded in agreement.

LeBron probably didn't expect that he could convince Wade so easily. He immediately took the juice on the coffee table next to him and wanted to clink glasses with Wade in the air.

Wade looked at his phone again and let out a strange cry, then looked up at LeBron:
"Oh my god, Pat wants to trade Shaq!"

"what?"

LeBron, who had just persuaded Wade to nod but hadn't sat up yet, immediately sat up after hearing the news. He was surprised and repeated what Wade said, "When did Pat want to trade Shaq?"

He was eager to know more information.

Wade handed him his phone, which contained a message from his agent:
Pat Riley has put Shaq on the shelf, and many general managers of teams have called to inquire. The transaction has now entered the substantive stage.

Seeing this message, LeBron couldn't suppress the joy in his eyes.

"Did Shaq call me just now to tell me about this?" Wade also reacted at this time and was about to take the phone back to call Shaq back. At this time, he suddenly found something strange, "LeBron, why are your hands shaking?"

LeBron quickly returned the phone to Wade and made an excuse: "Oh, my wrist is not fully healed yet. Sometimes it will shake uncontrollably like this."

Wade didn't think any more about it. He took the phone, found Shaq's number and called back. However, at this time, Shaq had already identified him as being in cahoots with Pat, so there was no way he could get through to Shaq.

What he didn't see was that LeBron quietly picked up his phone and sent a message to Danny Ferry:

- No matter what, I want to see Shaq in the Cavaliers' lineup this season! If you do it, I will sign my name on the contract extension.

After sending the message, LeBron looked calm and toasted with Wade: "Man, I hope we can succeed ahead of schedule in the next four years. Otherwise, we can only prepare for the worst."

Wade pursed his lips.

He also knew what kind of controversy they would cause if they really joined forces.

But for the championship...

This sentence alone was enough reason for them to join forces.

If he still cannot achieve success in these four years, he doesn't mind taking the most difficult path.

At the same time, Danny Ferry received LeBron's text message. A thoughtful look flashed across his face. He also picked up the phone on the corner of the table and called someone. The call was quickly connected:
"Boss..."

It is not difficult to tell from his address that the call was to the owner of the Cavaliers.

They just spoke on the phone ten minutes ago.

Gilbert gave him a video to use to convince LeBron to sign the extension.

"LeBron just sent me a message saying that if we sign Shaquille O'Neal, he will renew his contract with us in advance!"

Gilbert's voice came from the phone: "Then let's try and see if we can bring Shaq to Cleveland."

"Then the video recording you gave me..."

"Let's keep it for now. If he doesn't break up with us, there's no need for us to break up with him."

"Row!"

Danny Ferry breathed a sigh of relief.

That was exactly what he wanted to hear.

Then he put together an offer and immediately called Pat Riley.

And at this moment, ESPN's damn WOJ suddenly broke the news:

The Lakers are getting closer to owning Yao Ming!
When the news came out, the first to panic were the Houston media.

Although some of the media wanted to see Yao Ming leave, more Houston media just wanted to see Yao Ming sign a contract with a pay cut and did not really want to drive Yao Ming away.

They actually know that in the current league, Shaquille O'Neal is on the decline and Yao Ming is the league's top center.

If the Rockets really lose a center at this level, it would be a huge loss.

Not to mention the commercial value increase that Yao Ming has brought to the Rockets.

That is even more...

inestimable!

Fortunately, they had never heard of the name WOJ who broke the news.

Therefore, more Houston media thought that this was just a little reporter who wanted to attract attention and was talking nonsense, and Yao Ming would never leave Houston;
This is his home!

Ok……

I was still scared and my attitude softened a lot.

But what the Houston media didn't know was that their sudden softening attitude at this time became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Do you know my value now?

late!

Yao Ming has never been as determined as he is now.

Oh, no, now he is as determined to leave Houston as he was to reject Nike's re-proposed $1 million offer.

What he hated most was this kind of beggar's food.

When he decides to leave, his thoughts won't recur again.

However, WOJ's revelations this time were not entirely accurate. Yao Ming had just told Dawson that he wanted to leave, and his contact with the Lakers was only superficial.

Dawson tried to retain him, but seeing that he was willing to offer him a maximum salary contract extension, Yao Ming still wanted to leave. Dawson made a second-hand preparation, which was to listen to offers from other teams.

The Lakers were the first to make an offer, and they were willing to offer "Little Shark" Bynum, who was already identified as the last high school rookie in the NBA.

He represents the future.

But in addition to the Lakers, general managers of other teams also contacted Dawson, including Pat Riley, who proposed to trade Shaquille O'Neal for Yao Ming.

However, this quotation was explicitly rejected by Dawson:

You're thinking about ass!
Shaquille O'Neal's stock isn't that bad, he just can't beat the Pacers.

But how many Pacers teams are there in this league?

He is considered a top-notch inside player when playing for other teams.

But he is worth 2 million!
If Alexander is unwilling to renew Yao Ming's contract with a maximum salary, how could he be willing to accept this big contract of 2 million per year?
Not to mention Shaquille O'Neal, when Olajuwon won two championships for the Rockets, he wanted a retirement contract of about 1200 million, but was rejected by Alexander.

If Olajuwon doesn't want to support you, how can they support you, a "fathead shark" for the Lakers and the Heat?

In fact, this is also Shaq’s current embarrassing situation.

The 2 million contract prevents him from getting any truly high-quality chips.

It is impossible for Pat Riley to restore the strength of the lineup immediately through trades. He can only settle for the second best and exchange some high-quality chips and wait for the next opportunity to go all in.

Looking at the free market disrupted by the two centers, Suwan had a strong premonition that the Pacers will face considerable challenges in the new season.

His premonition was soon confirmed.

On July 7, Shaquille O'Neal and Yao Ming had not yet finalized their next team, but he saw the Spurs send Rudy Gay to the Grizzlies in exchange for Sean Battier.

This deal was originally made between the Rockets and the Grizzlies.

Unexpectedly, this time when Gay was selected by the Spurs, he still couldn't escape this fate.

However, this deal is very consistent with Popovich's operating style.

The cost of Bruce Bowen's dirty tricks has increased, and due to various reasons such as age, the Spurs really need a new defensive stalwart at the No. 3 position. Sean Battier should be considered a forward with relatively outstanding defensive ability among the Mesozoic era.

He and Tim Duncan form the Spurs' defensive core...

hiss!
Just thinking about it makes people feel impregnable.

Putting aside other things, just based on this deal, the Spurs are already stronger than they were before.

Then on July 7, Chicago announced that it had signed Ben Wallace, with Ben's contract for the new season being as high as 7 years and 4 million.

This is the signing that was supposed to happen.

The original Pistons fell in the Eastern Conference Finals. Ben Wallace, whose contract was expiring, wanted an annual salary of tens of millions, but Joe Dumars refused.

At that time, Ben Wallace did not even receive an annual salary of tens of millions.

Now that Ben Wallace has been eliminated in the Eastern Conference semifinals for two years, it is natural that he will not get the contract he wants, and leaving is inevitable.

Two days after the deal was signed, the Bulls traded Tyson Chandler to the Hornets for PJ Brown and JR Smith. The Bulls' target was veteran Brown, and JR Smith was soon sent to the Nuggets.

However, from Suwan's later perspective, the ultimate beneficiary of this deal is Tyson Chandler.

After meeting Chris Paul, he officially took off.

On July 7, the issue of "Where is Yao Ming going" that shook the free market saw new progress. There were reports that Mark Cuban was actively trying to attract Yao Ming.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused a lot of ridicule from the media, and they all thought that Mark Cuban was extremely shameless.

Although the video of Yao Ming's mobile pick-and-roll he sent to the league last season did not work, the incident was still reported in the newspapers, and everyone knew what a dirty thing he had done.

In addition, a month ago, he pressured the league to conduct a urine test on Su Wan.

Is this really the "memory of fish"?

On the one hand, they humiliate Chinese players, and on the other hand, they desire to get Chinese players...

Mark Cuban's clownish behavior is disgusting.

It was also at this time that Yao Ming officially decided on his next club.

The Lakers sent Chris Mihm, Andrew Bynum, Devin George, the 2007 first-round pick and the 2009 first-round pick to the Rockets in exchange for Yao Ming.

The Los Angeles media cheered when they heard the news, and Kobe immediately updated his status on Facebook:
Welcome to the City of Angels, Yao!
Then another update:
Everything you can think of, the Lakers in the new season!
And then another one:
Everyone knows what this means!
Just this one action was enough to show how excited he was.

Los Angeles was in an uproar, and the Houston media was not happy about this. They all went to General Manager Dawson and demanded an explanation.

Dawson wanted to tell everyone that he wanted to try to keep Yao Ming.

But Yao Ming made a harsh statement:
If you don't trade me, I will be in the CBA next season!

It doesn't matter whether he will do this or not, because Dawson knows very well that when Yao Ming was blocked from coming to the NBA, he made his last "desperate fight" with such words.

Yao Ming was determined to leave, and this alone was enough to make him let go.

If he doesn't let go and things get out of hand, he'll get another call from David Stern:
I put the "cash tree" here with you, and this is how you take care of it?
Brothers, here are 8 words. It took me a while to sort out this plot, so it’s a little late.

Asking for a monthly ticket! ! !
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(End of this chapter)