Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 93: Has LeBron ever been a substitute for Suwan?

"What are you doing, you idiot? Do you need to explain the relationship between him and LeBron? Did you give him the 100 million contract? No, man, we begged him to sign this contract which is more important to us. Toyota built a stadium for Yao, and Alexander escaped from the ranks of the poorest bosses in the NBA with Yao. This is why we want to seize the Chinese market. You should think it over carefully. Before that, you don't have to report anything to me. You don't need to negotiate with Su, we will send someone else!"

Nike's top management was furious, and within a day, Nike sent a new representative and a new contract, still for 7 years, but the amount was as high as 1.1 million, 1 million more than the original total.

This amount is only 1.2 million short of the 1 million they offered Yao Ming that year.

Before Suwan got the new contract from Nike, he and Bill Duffy met with representatives from Adidas and Reebok, as well as two domestic brands.

Each has its own problems.

Adidas and Reebok don’t have enough money, and domestic brands not only don’t have enough money, but also their quality is not good enough.

Su Wan can sign a domestic brand, but definitely not now.

Especially now that Nike has offered him a seven-year, $7 million contract, he has even less reason to sign with other brands.

Let’s cut this wave of “leeks” first.

Before signing, Su Wan glanced at the new representative with a half-smile: "Don't you have anything to say to me?"

The representative showed his standard smile with eight teeth: "Not a word, I am just responsible for bringing the contract, and then sincerely hope that you will sign your name on it and reach a cooperation with Nike, that's all."

"I like your attitude. It's much better than that self-righteous guy. I hope that the Nike representatives who negotiate with me in the future will be people like you." Su Wan read all the terms and conditions. There was no difference from the previous contract. The extra 1 million seemed to be Nike's apology.

There's nothing much to say about that.

He picked up a pen and signed his name on it.

Soon the news that Suwan had signed a seven-year, $7 million contract with Nike spread across the United States.

This contract, which is $7 million more than the seven-year, $9300 million contract signed by LeBron James two years ago, has caused discussion from the outside world, but it is just discussion. No media thinks that Nike's contract to Suwan is outrageous.

Ok……

If Su Wan signed with other brands, there might be such voices.

But he signed with Nike. Nike media serving LeBron James can't steal their own people, right?
Nike headquarters would never agree to do this.

Since these media no longer target Su Wan, it will be impossible for large-scale doubts to arise.

After all, Suwan's data is here. So far, he can still contribute 21.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. The average points, rebounds and assists per game have slightly declined compared to the Cavaliers, but considering that the Pacers are a more mature team with more scoring points, such a slight decline is insignificant.

He is still the third player in history to average 21+5+5 in his rookie season!
With data like this, signing a seven-year, $7 million contract is not something to be surprised about.

At most, it is Su Wan's age that makes people sigh:

He is only 19 years old, but he has already become a "billionaire"!
The All-Star Weekend lasts for three days, starting on February 3th and ending on February 2th.

Su Wan needs to participate in the Rookie Challenge on the first day, and then the All-Star Game on the 16th.

There are also various official activities that you need to participate in as an All-Star starter: standing on the stage, interacting, signing autographs and taking photos...

His billion-dollar contract with Nike made him even more eye-catching during the All-Star Weekend. Coupled with his skin color, countless fans wanted to take photos with him, and the "kindred and young" who surrounded the hotel and wanted to have something happen to him could be lined up from Denver to Indiana.

Su Wan had only one feeling:
tired!
More tiring than playing ball!
So when the Rookie Challenge began, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Playing ball is the easiest thing in the world.

The rookie challenge during this period was still in the format of freshman team vs. sophomore team.

As a member of the "04 generation", Suwan will challenge the "03 golden generation" together with Howard, Iguodala and others.

No one was optimistic about them before the game. This class of rookies was filled with too many "potential stocks" that needed to grow. Only Su Wan averaged more than 16 points per game, while three rookies of the "03 generation" averaged more than 3 points per game. After a year of experience, this number is even higher.

The gap in strength is so huge, no wonder the media are not optimistic about them.

More importantly...

In order to gain the "zone" value in the summer league, Su Wan offended all his classmates. In addition, he was the only one who stood out, so it was impossible for other peers to share the same hatred with him. It was also at this time that Su Wan suddenly realized that being too flamboyant was not a good thing... Bullshit!

If you don’t cooperate, then don’t cooperate!
I'll do it myself!
At the beginning of the rookie challenge, Su Wan's actions on the court caused exclamations from the fans, because he actually called out the names of the "prodigies" of the "03 generation" one by one and challenged them to a one-on-one duel.

The originally mediocre "Rookie Challenge" suddenly became full of highlights.

The atmosphere at the scene was just like that on the street, with exclamations heard continuously.

At first, only Wade responded positively to Suwan's provocation.

As the host, Carmelo Anthony, who was unhappy with his life, was very dissatisfied with Suwan's stealing of the limelight and ignored him completely. But when "Melo" found out that the Denver fans at the scene really liked this, he also began to respond to Suwan's provocation.

Not winning the "Best Rookie" award in his rookie season probably dealt a blow to this "prodigy". In the second season of his career, his statistics did not surge like LeBron and Wade, and even showed a downward trend.

Before the All-Stars weekend, he averaged only 20.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, and all his statistics declined. In addition, he continued to cause trouble off the court, and he didn't even make the Western Conference All-Star bench when he was supposed to be the host this year.

An angry Denver media outlet suggested that the Nuggets front office trade him.

Now he finally had a chance to atone for his sins.

He delighted the Denver crowd with his skillful singles.

The effect was quite good, and there were gradually more cheers for him from the sidelines.

In the end, he scored a team-high 29 points for the sophomore team, and the sophomore team defeated the freshman team 125-108.

Under the shining lights, Carmelo Anthony held up the Rookie Challenge MVP, welcoming the most glorious moment of his career so far. Don't underestimate the Rookie Challenge MVP. Kobe won more games in his rookie season because he won the Rookie Challenge. Suwan stood off the court and watched Anthony holding the Rookie Challenge MVP trophy and giving his acceptance speech. There was not much regret in his eyes.

这场比赛他拿到了两队最高的36分，此外还有7篮板跟7助攻3抢断3盖帽，总共收获了3万8千点zone值，不管是数据还是zone值都拉满了。

After the game, Su Wan was interviewed and Irene was among them. When Su Wan saw her, he smiled. This woman always asked him questions he liked to hear.

"Su, I saw you challenged LeBron several times in this game and wanted to fight him. This happened more than once and also in the previous regular season. So what I want to know is why you are so obsessed with fighting LeBron."

look……

Irene is Irene!

That's the question, more please!

In this rookie challenge, Su Wan "selected" the sophomores on the opposite side, naturally including LeBron. Everyone else agreed, except LeBron James, who still didn't have the courage to stand in front of Su Wan.

"When I was a player on the Cavaliers, I was always looking for an opportunity to compete with LeBron. I wanted to see what his true level was, but my head coach kept stopping me. Even in training games, he was unwilling to put LeBron and me in different teams. I don't know what he was worried about. I am a little stubborn. When I am determined to do something, I will definitely do it. I am also very curious now, when will LeBron dare to stand in front of me, time will give me an answer."

This topic continued until the end of the second day of the All-Star Weekend, because the "three major challenge events", especially the "Slam Dunk Contest", were so bad, and compared to 00, they were even worse.

Reporters asked Suwan if he had any intention to participate in the "Slam Dunk Contest" next year. Suwan said: "You should let LeBron participate. He has won the McDonald's Slam Dunk Contest. Although it is only in the high school group, he should also experience the adult world."

LeBron is going crazy.

Will this Chinese rookie die if we don't mention him for one day?

What made him even more uncomfortable was that after Suwan signed with Nike, the media resources he could use against Suwan suddenly became less than half, so that Suwan's remarks were floating in the media all day long. The most stupid thing was his agent, who actually said to him: "Otherwise, LeBron, next time he provokes you, you respond to him directly!"

What a response!
If I were absolutely sure, would you still need to say these words to me?

He still has to rely on himself.

On the third day of the All-Star Weekend, the main game arrived. There were more media than in the previous two days. LeBron had no choice but to stand in front of the camera with a stiff smile. The first question the reporter asked was one he didn't want to answer:

"LeBron, Su is looking forward to playing 1v1 with you on the court, but you always avoid him on purpose. Can you tell me what you think?"

"I hear that all the time, actually. It's not uncommon. Everyone's pushing the idea that, 'I have a special skill' or 'He doesn't have a special skill.' Everyone thinks that if you get a favorable matchup, it means you're in isolation time. You even hear new players who are just starting to learn basketball say, 'Let's go one-on-one. Do you want to go one-on-one?' What the f*ck is that? This is not a Jordan vs. Bird game. Basketball is a 5-on-5 game."

"Yes, if you have the opportunity to get a favorable matchup, you can beat your man. But you have to realize that most of the strong teams will play help defense. Can you make the correct read? Can you read the situation on the court correctly? Can you instill confidence in your teammates? So that after you score twice in that advantageous matchup, do you know that the double team is coming? You also have to see clearly whether the double team is coming from the baseline or the top position, and you have to be prepared for it."

"I've had guys actually say to me on the court, 'Why are you guys double-teaming me? Stop double-teaming me, let me go one-on-one.' You scored 40 points, no, we're going to double-team you, not just because you're good, but because I know your teammates haven't been in a rhythm the whole game. We're going to see if they can make the shot, and if they do, hats off to you."

LeBron talked a lot and finally added a concluding sentence: "I am not that kind of player. I am a team player. I can do a lot of things on the court. I have a clear mind, so I will not fall into their trap because of a word from my opponent."

Perhaps realizing that he had said too much, LeBron asked, "Do you understand what I'm trying to say?"

The reporter nodded in confusion: "So you don't want to duel with Su because you think there are more important things in the game than a duel?"

"Yes, that's what I mean!" LeBron nodded happily.

The reporter was even more speechless.

Then why don't you just say "I don't want to"?
Say so much.

It’s different for those who haven’t been to college, the expression is really cumbersome.

Reporters were much more gentle in their questions to Suwan. They asked Suwan about his first All-Star Weekend experience. Suwan said, "Not bad. Except for being a little tired, everything else is OK. It's a very refreshing experience. And when I think about how we are doing so many things for the fans, I am not that tired."

But he soon realized that he had spoken too early.

Then came the disgusting stuff.

The head coach of the All-Star Game is generally the head coach of the top-ranked team in the Eastern and Western Conference before the All-Star Weekend. Head coaches who have served in the previous season are not allowed to be re-elected.

This season has not seen such a situation. Last season, the top teams in the East and West before the All-Star Weekend fell.

The Suns are currently the No. 1 team in the Western Conference this year. D'Antoni is the head coach of an All-Star team for the first time in his career. He stood on the sidelines in a suit and tie, wearing a pair of Italian calfskin shoes that he specially prepared for today.

The first team in the Eastern Conference is the Pistons, and Larry Brown, who has a grudge against Suwan, is the head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star team.

In addition, he is a head coach who is very hostile to rookies, so the first substitution in the Eastern Conference happened early. At 6 minutes and 34 seconds in the first quarter, Larry Brown requested a substitution, and the person he wanted to replace was Suwan.

The person who replaced him was LeBron James.

Larry Brown knew that the two men had a grudge against each other and wanted to disgust Suwan.

If LeBron James knew what he was thinking, he would probably ask seriously:
Do you want to disgust Su Wan or me?
Suwan walked off the court, while LeBron James stood in the player waiting area, ready to come on as a substitute.

The cameras at the scene focused on two people at this moment, and countless reporters captured this scene. For several years, this photo became the proof that LeBron James made Suwan a substitute.

Ok……

Are All-Star substitutes no longer substitutes?

"Enjoy your first All-Star trip as a substitute, high school student!" Suwan greeted LeBron with a smile, emphasizing the words "substitute" and "high school student."

LeBron’s expression: -#╯^╰〉.

Today is the fourth update, see you tomorrow, brother Meng

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