king of defenders

Chapter 372
Of course, it is also because Wiggins' contract is indeed a little lower. After all, the No. 13 pick in [-] was the famous Anthony Bennett, so that the sneaker sponsors have doubts about the No. [-] pick and dare not give too big a contract.

Wiggins can only be said to be unlucky, being hit by the parallel import champion Anthony Bennett.

Like this year's champion Downs, the contract he signed with Nike is much higher than that of Wiggins. As for the specific amount, the outside world does not know, but it is said to be close to 2000 million US dollars.

The 10-year champion John Wall's contract with Adidas also reached 5 million US dollars in 2500 years.As for LeBron James and Kevin Durant, they signed super contracts with sponsors of more than 4000 million when they were rookies.

Therefore, the difference is actually very big, but relatively speaking, the three-year $3 million contract given by Under Armor is very sincere, at least more sincere than Nike and Adidas.

"Meng." Bill Duffy asked, "What do you think?"

"Don't worry." Meng Yun said: "You can wait. Anyway, the summer league has already started, so let's talk about it after the summer league ends." The summer league mentioned by Meng Yun does not refer to the Orlando Summer League, but also includes Las Vegas Garth Summer League, after the entire nba summer league is over, he will come to consider this matter.

Bill Duffy frowned slightly, feeling a little uneasy.

To be honest, he didn't expect Meng Yun to get a ten million-level sneaker sponsorship contract at the beginning, and his psychological price was between 100 million and 200 million per year.

Now that Under Armor has given 3 million in 1000 years, Bill Duffy is already excited.

Meng Yun said he was not in a hurry, and Bill Duffy also understood that it was the sneaker sponsors who were in a hurry, but Bill Duffy also had some concerns, what if something unexpected happened?For example, Meng Yun's performance declined and he was even injured.

If this happens, I am afraid that the tens of millions of contracts will be ruined.

So Bill Duffy was struggling in his heart. On the one hand, he wanted to maximize his benefits, and on the other hand, he wanted to secure his pockets. After hesitating for a long time, he couldn't make a choice.

After a while, Bill Duffy stretched his brows and laughed at himself: "I didn't expect that I would be so entangled in such a contract. It's because Meng is too special. The former players can deduce what to sign according to the rules and common sense. It is not difficult to find such a contract, the amount is acceptable. But Meng is completely different, he is incomprehensible, just like the ancient East, full of mystery, so that my previous experience is useless."

"Mr. Duffy." Meng Yun said with a smile: "My suggestion is to talk to Nike first, implicitly expressing that we are more interested in Nike. But Under Armor can't let go, we also have to talk to An DeMar stayed close enough to let them know we weren't all over Nike."

"Huh?" Bill Duffy frowned, his eyes glowed, he stared at Meng Yun for a while, and said with a smile, "Meng, are you really only 19 years old? Seriously, you are as cunning as a fox."

"It's not cunning, it's smart." Meng Yun corrected.

Bill Duffy laughed.

As for Adidas, Meng Yun does not intend to consider it, because among the three companies, Adidas is the least sincere.The original 4-year contract has now been changed to 3 years, although the amount has increased.But it is clear that Adidas has doubts about Meng Yun, shortening the contract period is to reduce risks, and they have no confidence in Meng Yun.

Since you have no confidence in me, why should I cooperate with you?

Bill Duffy is also aware of this, so Meng Yun only mentioned Nike and Under Armor, and Bill Duffy already understood—Adidas is out, Nike can deal with it, but in the end he chose Under Armour.

At twelve o'clock at noon, the championship battle between the Heat ranked first in Orlando Summer League points and the Grizzlies ranked second in points officially started.

The other 8 teams will also fight each other to determine the final ranking, but the fans' attention is all on the championship battle between the Heat and the Grizzlies.

There are many people in the auditorium, much more than in the points ranking competition.

Some were Heat fans, many wearing Meng Yun's No. 0 jersey.

The Heat's management has been very happy these days. Although no one expected that Meng Yun's rookie jersey would sell so well, it's a good thing, a great thing.

In addition to the Heat fans, there were also Grizzlies fans in the auditorium, but they were obviously much fewer than the Heat fans, and they did not clearly support a certain player.

"You can see Meng's current popularity from the fans." Bill Duffy sat in the front of the auditorium and looked around, smiling cheerfully.

On the court, players from both sides came to the court.

The starters for the Heat are Smith, Whittington, Ennis, Johnson, and Meng Yun.

The Grizzlies started with center Jarrell Martin, power forward Jarrell Stokes, small forward Jerry Broad, shooting guard Jordan Adams, and point guard Russ Smith.

"Snapped!"

Jarrell Martin pats the ball into the hands of a teammate, and the Grizzlies take control of the ball and start to advance.

In a blink of an eye, the Grizzlies came to the frontcourt, and Meng Yun stepped forward to face Russ Smith.Russ Smith was selected by the 14ers with the 47th pick in the second round of 76, and then traded to the Pelicans. After half a season in the Pelicans, Russ Smith was traded to the Grizzlies, so he is now a Bears player.

As a second-year player, he was traded consecutively and desperately wanted to settle down, so this summer league Russ Smith worked hard and performed well.

It's just that Russ Smith is only 183cm tall, which is a weakness.

After all, everyone who is not 183 is Iverson or Paul. The height disadvantage does not restrict Iverson and Paul, but it does not mean that it is the same for others.

Seeing Meng Yun rushing forward, Russ Smith felt awe-inspiring, lowered his center of gravity, looked at the situation on the field while being careful, and then passed the ball.

Where is Meng Yun's strength? Russ Smith knows that it is very difficult for him to play against Meng Yun alone. Russ Smith, who has been to three teams in more than a year, is more mature and rational than other players. He is very clear about his own strength and knows what he should do.So when he faced Meng Yun, he didn't play singles, and he didn't even try.

Passed the ball several times, and finally gave it to Jarrell Martin.

Jarrell Martin singles Smith in the low post. The two are about the same height, but Jarrell Martin's athletic ability is obviously better than Smith.

Swish!
The ball goes in.

The Grizzlies went first and scored two points.

Turning around, the Heat counterattacked, Meng Yun advanced with the ball, and after coming to the frontcourt, he gestured to his teammates, signaling everyone to pull away, and then singled out Russ Smith.

For Meng Yun, playing against Russ Smith is tantamount to dislocation, which must be played.

However, the Grizzlies had been prepared for a long time. Seeing that Meng Yun was going to single-handedly play Russ Smith, Grizzlies power forward Jarrell Stokes immediately moved closer to help defend.

And just when Jarrell Stokes came up, Meng Yun flicked his wrist, and made a pass without looking at the ground. The basketball bounced off the floor and flew to the baseline.
(End of this chapter)