All I Really Want Is To Play Basketball

It is well known that the NBA is famous for its cruelty and ruthlessness.

So in this alliance of the jungle, are there any good people?

The answer is: yes.

When Su Feng heard that Bill Duffy wanted to visit him, before he met Duffy, Su Feng gave Duffy a good guy card.

Greed and cunning have always been synonymous with brokers.

But Tamiflu was like a breath of fresh air in the mudslide.

In Su Feng's previous life, Duffy was known for his sincerity and kindness since he started working as a player agent.

In 2003, a kid under Duffy named Anthony Carter made an operational error and forgot to negotiate with the Heat before the contract renewal deadline, causing Anthony Carter to voluntarily give up a one-year contract worth $4 million.

Because Anthony Carter's performance in the 2002/03 season was too bad, Anthony Carter, who was forced to become a free agent, specifically said that he would pay 4 million a year. It would be one thing whether any team is willing to take him next.

However, at this time, Daffy stood up.

He first helped Anthony Carter sign a one-year US$1 million contract with the Spurs. At the same time, he also used his own money to make up for Anthony Carter's loss of US$3 million.

Duffy's move impressed Anthony Carter. Although Duffy's operational error was as low-level as flashing into a wall, it was enough to show Duffy's character.

It's okay to pretend to be sincere and kind for a while, but in Su Feng's previous life, Duffy "pretended" for decades...

Horsepower can be seen from a distance, and people's hearts can be seen from time to time.

It is worth mentioning that in his previous life, Duffy was also the agent of Dayao and Nash, and has always maintained a very good personal relationship with Dayao and Nash.

In addition, most of Duffy's players are also good-natured players.

Because Duffy has a very important principle when choosing a player, that is, if the player has a character problem, he would rather not sign it.

so......

What Su Feng didn't know was that when he sent the good guy card to Duffy, Duffy had actually sent the good guy card to Su Feng...

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Beasley's Coffee House, Philadelphia.

When Su Feng met Bill Duffy, his first impression of him was that this man...

He does have a nice face.

"Hello, Su, I'm glad you can take the time to meet me." Bill Duffy took the initiative to extend his hand, looked at Su Feng and smiled.

"Hello, Mr. Bill Duffy."

Look, what does it mean to be a good person?

What is sincerity?

At this moment, Su Feng really wanted to pull Kobe over.

Take a look at Tellem your father found for you, and then take a look at this tool man who came to your door on his own initiative... No, agent, in this comparison, the gap is immediately apparent.

After shaking hands with Su Feng, Duffy did not sit down immediately.

But after Su Feng sat down, Duffy took out his business card and handed it to Su Feng.

At this time in 1996, Duffy's fame had not yet begun.

Although he had recently signed Steve Nash, who was about to become a player at the same level as Su Feng, Duffy didn't have many gold-lettered names on hand at this time.

After seeing Su Feng accept his business card, Duffy showed his sincere smile again:

"Su, I don't want to take up too much of your time, so I'll just explain my purpose.

I hope you will consider BDA Company and I look forward to working with you. "

"Can I ask, why me?" Su Feng asked curiously.

"I've read a lot about you and I think you're a very motivated player.

Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to make such great progress every year.

In addition, I am very optimistic about the Chinese market.

Because China has almost as long a basketball history as the United States, and in your resume, I saw a report that interested me very much.

That is when you were a sophomore in high school and calmly completed a heroic act.

To be honest, in that case, I believe most Americans would choose to retreat.

But instead of retreating, you chose to step forward.

So when you announced that you were skipping college and running directly, I came to Philadelphia without hesitation.

I hope you can consider me. Although I don't have many advantages over other agents, I will use my most sincere service to help you. "

Su Feng never expected that his unintentional act back then would actually help him so many times invisibly.

Is this what is called...

Handsome people must be rewarded?

"Thank you for your recognition of me. So, if I cooperate with you, how will you help me?" Su Feng asked.

“First of all, judging from the mainstream media’s predictions, your current predicted pick is from the end of the first round to the middle of the second round.

And next, I think, you have three opportunities to change your destiny.

The first was the McDonald's High School All-Star Game.

The second time is the trial invitation from each team.

The third time is your physical measurement data.

Of those three opportunities, I think the McDonald's High School All-Star Game has the least impact on you.

The other two opportunities are likely to directly determine your fate.

Because most NBA teams will pay more attention to the results of trial training when choosing their favorite players.

So I suggest that you go to the McDonald's High School All-Star Game with an enjoyable attitude, and then focus on preparing for the trials of NBA teams.

As for the physical test, I know something about you.

You will only turn 18 next month, and there is still some time before the physical test, so if you can still make progress, I believe that more people will be optimistic about you by then. "Duffy analyzed Su Feng methodically.

major!

The heroes see the same thing.

In fact, Su Feng thought so too.

Um......

Um.

"Then when will we sign the cooperation agreement?" Su Feng decided that Duffy, the tool man, must stay!

After all, there are really not many agents in the NBA who have both business capabilities and good temperament.

only......

Now it was Daffy's turn to be confused.

ha?

Is it time to sign a cooperation agreement so soon?

You know, in order to persuade Su Feng, Duffy also prepared a short essay of 20,000 words!

“This is a sample agreement, you can take a look at it first.

Let me declare first that after signing the contract, I will not interfere with any of your choices.

But if you have any questions, you can consult me ​​at any time. "Duffy took out a stack of documents from his document bag and handed them to Su Feng.

Regarding the agreement, Su Feng still had to look carefully.

After all, you cannot have the intention of harming others, and you must have the intention of guarding against others.

"Hey, 1% salary commission and 5% advertising business commission?"

Su Feng looked at the commission in the agreement and was stunned.

Because Su Feng remembered that according to NBA regulations, agents can only get a maximum commission of no more than 4% of the player's salary.

Therefore, most agents' salary commission is generally between 3% and 4%.

Some bad agents may only ask for 2%, but like Bill Duffy, although this guy is not famous at the moment, he is definitely not a rusher.

As for advertising commercial commissions, if Su Feng remembers correctly, the advertising commercial commissions for most NBA players are between 12% and 15%.

Only very famous stars, because they mainly rely on their influence to attract endorsements, will sign a contract with an agent with a very low commercial commission.

And Duffy only needs 5% of his commercial commission, which is definitely a treatment only available at the star level.

hiss!

Are all today’s tool workers so conscious, sensible, and helpful?

"I said that I hope I can cooperate with you for a long time, and I am very optimistic about the Chinese market!

At the same time, I hope that we can become friends in the future after you retire. "Duffy laughed.

After listening to Duffy's words, Su Feng nodded.

It was no accident that Duffy became Yao's agent in his previous life. At this time in the 1990s, how much revenue the Chinese market could bring to the NBA was still an unsolved mystery.

But Duffy dared to bet because he knew that as long as Su Feng could play in the future, Su Feng would only bring him more.

As for Su Feng not playing?

With Su Feng's influence and income as a rookie, even if Duffy takes more commission, can he still buy a luxury house?

Duffy is not stupid, and he never does anything short-sighted.

"Okay, I have no problem here."

After carefully reading the contents of the agreement, Su Feng confirmed that it was correct and happily gained Bill Duffy as his new tool man.

"So Su, I wish us happy cooperation!" Duffy said with a smile.

“A pleasure to work with.”

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After signing the contract with Bill Duffy, Su Feng suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

With Duffy helping him contact the trial training, Su Feng can then focus on the final sprint stage.

It is also worth mentioning that on April Fool's Day, April 1, Su Feng also signed a long-term tool agreement with Mancias, Frazier, and Alan Stan who "horsed" to Philadelphia.

Su Feng offered these three trainers a price they couldn't refuse.

"Are we considered being taken care of?" If the voices of these three trainers were translated, it would probably be like this.

Well, this must not be an April Fool's joke.

Because it is clearly written on black paper and white paper.

"Su, do you still remember the off-ball movement I mentioned to you before?"

Last summer, Su Feng asked Fraser for advice on moving without the ball.

However, Fraser told Su Feng at that time that after Su Feng finished his senior year of high school and took another year of running tactics seriously, Fraser would give Su Feng a special training method.

"Remember." Su Feng nodded.

"The reason why I asked you to run tactics for another year before is that if you don't have a certain amount of game accumulation, it will be difficult for you to understand no matter how much I explain to you." Fraser explained to Su Feng.

"Then how should I practice running without the ball?" Su Feng asked.

“First of all, you should pay attention to the following four points.

The first point is that you must always understand the position of your teammates, that is, understand how your team's tactics are developed.

The second point is that you can't always maintain a certain speed when running. You have to constantly change speeds to confuse defensive players.

The third point is that you must not stop when running, and you cannot stay in the same position for more than 2 seconds.

The fourth point is that you have to be ready to catch the ball at any time. "Fraser explained to Su Feng.

Su Feng nodded. No wonder Frazier asked him to explain it to him after playing for another year.

Indeed, although Su Feng understood the theories Fraser mentioned, there was obviously a difference between actual operation and theory.

"I can do points two, three, and four now. As for point one, I should be able to do it too."

In his senior year of high school, Su Feng had been fed by Kobe into the good habit of always being ready to shoot. As for running positions, Su Feng had always been famous for running without hesitation.

But the first point is that Su Feng really wants to know how to improve his vision.

You talk about vision? Just by looking, of course Su Feng can see his teammates.

But capturing fighter jets really cannot be learned by watching.

To put it bluntly, this is also a talent.

Take Nash for example, why do people say Nash has a gorgeous playing style?

Because anyone who has watched Nash pass the ball knows that this guy can know where his teammates are without even looking.

This is simply a tactical board on the field, with a God's perspective.

"There's no rush. As long as you practice as I say, I believe your off-the-ball movement will make a qualitative leap in a short period of time."

Fraser knew that Su Feng had already accumulated some experience in running positions, and now, what he had to do was to turn quantitative changes into qualitative changes.

Fraser's training method is very simple, that is, using the bench as a defender. Su Feng needs to make moves according to Fraser's different tactical instructions.

After running to the designated point, another trainer will pass the ball to Su Feng, and Su Feng must take action immediately after catching the ball.

In addition, Fraser also asked Mancias to develop a set of return running training for Su Feng.

This training is different from ordinary training because Su Feng has to use different speeds to complete the return run.

For example, if the instruction given by Fraser is 1, then Su Feng must speed up; if the instruction given is 2, then Su Feng must slow down immediately.

This is to let Su Feng develop a good habit of controlling speed.

In addition to practicing off-the-ball movements according to Fraser's plan, Alanstan and Mancias also developed a core strength training plan and a speed training plan for Su Feng.

All in all it is...

Reasonable!

…

On the 2nd, Kobe, who had just finished the interview and was about to come and play with Su Feng, was completely stunned by the scene in front of him.

"Here, you really rented a training facility? I thought you were kidding me." Kobe said in surprise.

"Yes." Su Feng nodded.

"Let me go, your training is too professional, isn't it?"

Looking at Su Feng practicing under the guidance of three trainers, for some reason, Kobe suddenly felt a little disgusted with Joe Bryant, who had been teaching him "black court skills" in the past two days.

Without contrast, there is no harm.

Originally, Kobe wanted to brutally torture Su Feng on the day he returned from school, but after comparing it to this, bloody torture?

Kobe felt that Su Feng would catch up with him soon!

Well, don't be surprised, in Kobe's heart, the one-on-one duel between himself and Su Feng must be maintained at eight for himself and two for Su Feng.

If Jie becomes Qi San, from Kobe's point of view, it will be no different from being defeated by Su Feng.

"Would you like to train with me? There will be delicious food every day." Is there anything in this world that is more enjoyable than training?

Of course, you need to train with the plug-in.

Previously, Kobe was busy looking for an agent, busy with interviews, and Joe Bryant was teaching him some black court skills. As a result, Su Feng didn't gain anything for several days.

Now is the time to harvest a wave of iron value!

“Then I must be training with you!

After all, in my mind, you are my best friend. "

Having food and professional training at the same time, in Kobe's opinion, this is simply the happiest thing in the world.

However, after practicing with Kobe for a few days, Su Feng felt a little regretful.

Because, according to Kobe's conditions, Frazier made a plan for Kobe that made Su Feng envious...

Exclusive dribbling and ball control training.

"This is unfair!" Su Feng said resentfully, watching Kobe's dribbling and ball-handling skills improve rapidly under Frazier's guidance. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net

"Su, I think... you shouldn't pay too much attention to this.

Because not all NBA players are as talented as Kobe. "Fraser comforted Su Feng.

Come on, isn't your implication that you look down on me as a "bad dribbler"?

However, Su Feng knew that Frazier's words were not rough.

“Also, in the NBA, you don’t have to be a good dribbler to be able to attack with the ball.

After a while, I will teach you a few tricks. ” Frazier laughed.

Su Feng nodded, turned around and went back to playing with dumbbells.

Just wait, one day I will definitely show you off with my fancy dribbling!

In this way, Kobe and Su Feng's training continued until the 8th. It is worth mentioning that on Su Feng's birthday on the 4th, Kobe also gave Su Feng a special gift.

"This is?"

Su Feng was completely shocked when he looked at the notebook that Kobe handed to him.

Because in this notebook, in addition to the photo of himself and Kobe, there are also all the newspaper clippings about Su Feng's reports.

this......

How long will it take?

And when did Kobe start...

"Do you like it? Hehe.

Although we are about to become rivals in the NBA, Sue, you will always be my best friend.

This notebook is a symbol of our friendship! "Kobe Bryant patted Su Feng on the shoulder and said.

Su Feng, who has lived in two lifetimes, thought he would never cry again.

But this day...

Su Feng...

Why are you crying? Your eyes are sweating, you bastard!

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