It is well known that the NBA is notoriously cruel and ruthless.
So in this alliance of the weak and the strong, are there any good people
The answer is: yes.
When he heard that Bill Duffy wanted to visit him, Su Feng threw out a good person card to Duffy before meeting Duffy.
Greed and cunning have always been synonymous with brokers.
But Duffy is like a clear stream in a mudslide.
In Su Feng's previous life, Duffy has been known for his sincerity and kindness since he started his career as a player agent.
In 2003, one of Duffy's children's shoes named Anthony Carter forgot to negotiate with the Heat before the deadline for renewal due to Duffy's mishandling, resulting in Anthony Carter's automatic waiver of 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 was 4 million a year, and whether the team wanted him next is one thing.
However, at this time, Duffy stood up.
He first helped Anthony Carter sign a one-year, $1 million contract with the Spurs, and at the same time, he also paid out of his own pocket to make up for the $3 million that Anthony Carter lost.
This move of Duffy moved Anthony Carter. Although Duffy's operation error and flashing against the wall are generally low-level, it is also enough to see Duffy's character from this incident.
Sincerity and kindness can be pretended for a while, but Su Feng's previous life, Duffy, has been "fake" for decades...
Lu Yao knows horsepower, and time sees people's hearts.
It is worth mentioning that Duffy was also the agent of Dayao and Nash in his previous life, and has always maintained a very good personal relationship with Dayao and Nash.
In addition, most of Duffy's players are also dominated by Mr. Haohao.
Because Duffy has a very important principle when recognizing the owner, that is, if the player has a character problem, he would rather not sign.
so... ...
What Su Feng didn't know was that when he sent Duffy the good person card, Duffy had already sent the good person card to Su Feng...
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Philadelphia, Beasley Cafe.
When Su Feng saw Bill Duffy, his first impression of him was this person...
Really has a nice face.
"Hello, Su, I'm glad you took the time to meet me." Bill Duffy stretched out his hand and smiled at Su Feng.
"Hello, Mr. Bill Duffy."
Look, what is a good man
What is sincerity
At this moment, Su Feng really wanted to pull Kobe over.
Take a look at the Telem your father found for you, and then take a look at this tool man who came to your door... No, agent, the difference is immediately apparent in this comparison.
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 has not yet started.
Although he had just signed Steve Nash, who was about to become a player of the same level as Su Feng not long ago, Duffy didn't have many golden signs 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 what I'm here for.
I hope you can consider bda company and I look forward to working with you. "
"Can I ask, why is it 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 US, and in your resume, I saw a story that interests me a lot.
That is, in your second year of high school, you calmly completed a courageous act.
To be honest, in such a situation, I believe most Americans would choose to step back.
But instead of stepping back, you chose to step forward.
So, when you announced that you were going to skip college and go straight to the election, I came to Philadelphia without hesitation.
I hope you will consider me, although I don't have many advantages over other brokers, but I will help you with my most sincere service. "
Su Feng never imagined that his unintentional act back then would actually help him so many times invisibly.
Is this what is called...
Good-looking people must be rewarded
"Thank you for your recognition of me, then, if I cooperate with you, how will you help me?" Su Feng asked.
"First of all, from the predictions of the mainstream media, your current ranking is from the end of the first round to the middle of the second round.
And then, I think, you have three chances to change your destiny.
The first was the McDonald's High School All-Star Game.
The second is an invitation to try out for each team.
The third time is your physical test data.
Of the three chances, I think the McDonald's High School All-Star Game will have the least impact on you.
And the other two chances 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 you play the McDonald's High School All-Star Game with an attitude of enjoyment, and then focus on preparing for the workouts of the NBA teams.
As for the physical test, I know some of your situation.
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 there will be more people who are optimistic about you by then. "Duffy analyzed it to Su Feng in an orderly manner.
specialized!
Heroes see the same thing.
In fact, Su Feng also thinks so.
Um... ...
Um.
"Then when will we sign the cooperation agreement?" Su Feng decided that Duffy, the tool man, must stay!
After all, in the nba, there are really few such agents with business ability and good temperament.
only... ...
This time it was Duffy's turn to be stunned.
ha
Is it time to sign a cooperation agreement so soon
You know, in order to convince Su Feng, Duffy also prepared a small composition of 20,000 words!
"This is a model agreement, you can look at it first.
Let me first state that after signing the contract, I will not interfere with any of your choices.
But if you have any questions, you can always ask me. "Duffy took out a stack of documents from his document bag and handed it to Su Feng.
For the agreement, Su Feng still has to look carefully.
After all, the heart of harming people is indispensable, and the heart of preventing people is indispensable.
"Hey, 1% salary and 5% advertising business?"
Su Feng was stunned when he looked at the commission in the agreement.
Because Su Feng remembered that according to NBA regulations, agents can only get a maximum salary of no more than 4% from players.
So, most brokers' salary cut is generally between 3% and 4%.
Some bad brokers may be as low as 2%, but like Bill Duffy, although this guy is not well-known at the moment, he is definitely not a hitman.
As for the advertising business commission, if Su Feng remembers correctly, the advertising business commission for most NBA players is between 12% and 15%.
Only well-known big-name stars, because they rely mainly on influence to attract endorsements, will sign a contract with an agent with a low commercial commission.
And Duffy only needs 5% of his business commission, which is definitely a star-level treatment.
hiss!
Are today's tool people so conscious, sensible, and beneficial
"I said, 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 in the future, after you retire, we can become friends. "Duffy laughed.
After listening to Duffy's words, Su Feng nodded.
It is no accident that Duffy became Dayao's agent in the previous life. It is still an unsolved mystery how much the Chinese market can bring to the NBA in the 1990s.
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's failure to play
With Su Feng's influence at the rookie stage and that little income, even if Duffy earns more points, can he still buy a mansion
Duffy wasn't stupid, he never did short-sighted things.
"Okay, I'm fine here."
After carefully reading the contents of the agreement, Su Feng, who was confirmed to be correct, happily harvested Bill Duffy as a new tool person.
"So Su, I wish us a happy cooperation!" Duffy laughed.
"Pleasant to work with."
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After signing with Bill Duffy, Su Feng suddenly felt a lot easier.
With Duffy to help 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 on April 1, Su Feng also signed a long-term tool man agreement with Mancias, Fraser, and Alan Stein, who rushed to Philadelphia on horseback.
Su Feng offered the three trainers a price they couldn't refuse.
"This, are we being fostered?" If the thoughts of the three trainers at this time were translated, it would probably be like this.
Well, this must not be an April Fool's joke.
Because it's written in plain black and white.
"Su, do you remember the off-the-ball movement I mentioned to you earlier?"
In the summer of last year, Su Feng asked Fraser for advice on off-the-ball movement.
However, Frazier told Su Feng at the time that after Su Feng finished his senior year of high school and seriously ran the tactics for another year, Frazier 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 competition accumulation, it will be difficult for you to understand no matter how much I explain it to you." Fraser explained to Su Feng.
"Then how do I practice running without the ball?" Su Feng asked.
"First of all, you have to pay attention to the following four points.
The first point is that you need to know where your teammates are at all times, that is, how your team's tactics play out.
The second point is that you can't keep a constant speed when running, you have to keep changing speeds to confuse the defender.
The third point is that you must not stop when you are 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 play another year before explaining to himself.
Indeed, although Su Feng understands the theory Fraser said, there is an obvious difference between the actual operation and the theory.
"I can do two, three, and four now. As for the first point, I should be able to do it too."
In his senior year of high school, Su Feng had been fed by Kobe to make it a good habit to be ready to fire at all times. As for the movement, Su Feng has always been known for running without hesitation.
But to introduce the first point, Hong Kong, Su Feng really wants to know how to improve his vision.
You can talk about the field of vision. Just by looking, Su Feng can of course see his teammates.
But capturing fighter planes is really not something you can learn by looking at them.
To put it bluntly, it is also a talent.
Take Nash as an example, why do you say Nash is gorgeous
Because anyone who has watched Nash pass the ball knows that this guy can know where his teammates are without looking at it.
This is simply an on-court tactical board with its own perspective of God.
"No hurry, as long as you practice as I say, I believe that your off-ball movement will make a qualitative leap in a short period of time."
Fraser knew that Su Feng had already accumulated a certain amount of movement, and now, what he had to do was to turn quantitative changes into qualitative ones.
Frazier's training method is very simple, that is to use the bench as a defender, and Su Feng needs to move according to Frazier's different tactical instructions.
After running to the designated point, another trainer will pass the ball to Su Feng, and Su Feng must shoot immediately after catching the ball.
In addition, Fraser also asked Mancias to formulate a set of return running training for Su Feng.
This set of training is different from ordinary training, because Su Feng has to use different speeds to complete the return run.
For example, if Fraser's instruction is 1, then Su Feng must speed up, and if the instruction is 2, then Su Feng must slow down immediately.
This is to let Su Feng develop a good habit of controlling the speed.
In addition to practicing off-ball movement according to Fraser's plan, Alanstein and Mancias also formulated a core strength training plan and a bullet speed training plan for Su Feng respectively.
All in all...
Reasonable!
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On the 2nd, Kobe, who had just finished the interview and was about to come to play with Su Feng, was completely stunned by the scene in front of him.
"Well, you really rented a training hall? I thought you were joking with me." Kobe said in surprise.
"Yes." Su Feng nodded.
"I'll go, your training is too professional, right?"
Looking at Su Feng who was practicing under the guidance of the three trainers, for some reason, Kobe suddenly disliked Joe Bryant, who had been teaching himself "black technology on the court" for the past two days.
Without contrast, there is no harm.
Originally, Kobe still thought about the blood abuse of Su Feng on the day he returned from his studies, but in this comparison, the blood abuse
Kobe felt that Su Feng would soon be able to catch up with him!
Well, don't be surprised, in Kobe's heart, the duel between himself and Su Feng must be maintained at his eighth and Su Feng's second.
If Jie became Qisan, in Kobe's view, it would be no different from being defeated by Su Feng.
"Would you like to train with me? There is still delicious food every day." Is there anything happier in this world than training
Of course, it is training with a plug-in.
Before Kobe was busy looking for an agent and busy with interviews, Joe Bryant had to teach him the black technology of the stadium, which caused Su Feng to not harvest the iron value for several days.
Now is the time to harvest a wave of blacksmithing value!
"That must be training with you!
After all, in my mind, you are my best friend. "
Having both food and professional training, in Kobe's view, this is simply the happiest thing in the world.
However, after practicing with Kobe for a few days, Su Feng regretted it a little.
Because, according to Kobe's conditions, Frazier made a plan for Kobe that made Su Feng envious...
Single dribble, ball control training.
"It's not fair!" Su Feng resented seeing Kobe, whose dribbling and ball-handling skills were rapidly improving under Frazier's guidance.
"Su, I think...don't take this too seriously.
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 my "dribble day negative"
However, Su Feng knew that Fraser's words were not rough.
"And, in the nba, you don't have to be good on the dribble to be able to attack with the ball.
After a while, I will teach you a few tricks. ' Fraser laughed.
Su Feng nodded, turned around and went back to playing with dumbbells.
Just wait, one day, I'm going to show your face with a fancy dribble!
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?"
Looking at the notebook that Kobe handed him, Su Feng was completely shocked.
Because in this notebook, in addition to the photo of himself and Kobe, there are all newspaper clippings about Su Feng's reports.
This... ...
How long will it take
And when did Kobe Bryant start...
"Like it? Hehe.
Although in the nba, we are about to become rivals, but Su, you will always be my best friend.
This notebook is a symbol of our friendship! " Kobe patted Su Feng on the shoulder and said.
Su Feng, who has been human for two generations, thought he would never cry again.
But this day...
Su Feng...
Crying with a hammer, this is such a sweaty eye, bastard!
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