This striker is not serious

"I still need time to think about it."

Lin Ying thought for a while and said.

Yao Ming's question was indeed a bit sudden.

If he remembered correctly, the men's basketball team had the worst record in history in the Asian Championships this year: 10th place.

If he goes there, it will not be the icing on the cake, but help in times of need.

However, the Asian Championships will definitely improve him. After all, the level of competition in adult competitions is different from that of the NCAA. This kind of training opportunity is not always available.

And he also understands the principle of using competition as a substitute for training.

But in the final analysis, he does still need time to think about it.

After all, he hasn’t even drafted yet!

If the team that drafted him doesn't agree to go, it doesn't make any difference whether he agrees or not.

"It's okay. I'm not asking you to make a decision now and wait until the draft is over."

Yao Ming said with a smile.

Lin Ying nodded.

At this time, the duel on the court was almost in progress.

Durant has been beaten to autism...

"T-mac, get ready to eat."

Yao Ming stood up at this time and walked over there.

Lin Ying also followed.

"He still has injuries on his feet."

Yao Ming went up and said to McGrady with a smile.

Durant looked frustrated.

His injury is actually almost healed.

After I went back to Austin to go to the hospital for a checkup, I found out that I had a slight sprain.

It will be very painful on the spot and you will not be able to play ball, but it will be better in two days.

Otherwise, he would have really acted like Lin Ying when he jumped on the technical stage during the game.

And he wouldn't come to Houston with Lin Ying.

He also wants to find an opportunity to discuss with Tracy McGrady to see how far he is from the NBA.

In the end, the opportunity was indeed found, but the reality was too cruel.

"Don't be discouraged. Holding the ball is not your strong point, and you are playing against an NBA superstar. If you can take advantage, you will at least be an All-Star."

Yao Ming then looked at Durant and said.

Teaching "Emotional Intelligence".

Durant nodded, but he had already made up his mind that he must step up his ball-handling training.

While chatting, Yao Ming drove them to Yao Restaurant in a customized large BMW car.

On the way there, Yao Ming kept talking.

Talk about his winning of the jackpot by buying spinach from the University of Texas, and talk about Yao's restaurant.

Lin Ying couldn't say anything, but he felt a lot about this wave.

With Yao Ming's personality coupled with his strength, it's impossible to think he won't be very popular.

It was obviously not the first time for McGrady to come to Yao's Restaurant, and he was very familiar with it after entering.

Yao Ming was also very polite and told Durant to try ordering a few dishes. If he didn't like it, he would ask people to buy Western food next door.

Osmanthus meat, eight-treasure chicken, Hujiang pork ribs, four fresh braised bran, sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice porridge, lard mince cake, grape fish, braised raw stir-fried...

Shanghai cuisine is characterized by its sweet taste, which is relatively acceptable in the United States.

Seeing McGrady eating with relish, Durant also gave it a try.

This time he ate quite happily.

It seems that the popularity of Yao's restaurant is not only due to Yao Ming's fame, but also the way in which Chinese food is opened is very important.

"Have you made an appointment with your agent?"

While eating and chatting, Yao Ming turned around and asked.

Lin Ying and Durant both shook their heads, they hadn't had time yet.

"I'll help Bill promote it, you can take a look."

Yao Ming said as he rummaged through his bag, took out his business card and handed it to the two of them.

Bill Duffy.

Lin Ying took the business card and looked at the name on it, but still had some memories.

There are several types of agents in the NBA, one is profit-oriented and the other is integrity-oriented.

Rich Paul and Dan Fagan are representatives of interests that come first;

For integrity first, Tamiflu is the most famous.

One of the more vivid examples he remembers is related to Anthony Carter.

Carter automatically gave up his $4 million player option that year.

Duffy helped him re-sign a one-year, $1 million contract with the Spurs, and then paid the remaining $3 million out of his own pocket.

Moreover, Yao Ming has a relatively stable personality. The fact that he was able to recommend Duffy to Lin Ying and Durant shows that he also recognizes his agent.

After handing over the business card, Yao Ming also "prompted" Lin Ying.

"Your agent can help you find a good trainer, and a professional trainer will be of great help to you."

Lin Ying continued to take notes.

Each of these words will have a great effect on him.

…

After coming out of Yao's Restaurant, Lin Ying and Durant took a flight back to Austin that night.

On the plane, Durant and Lin Ying talked about something.

"Ying, let's sign with the same agent!"

"Um?"

Lin Ying didn't know why Durant suddenly said that.

"This way, even if we enter the NBA but are not on the same team, we can still strive to play on the same team in the future!"

Durant was full of excitement.

...agent basketball?

Rich Paul: Are you polite?

"Kevin, even if we are not an agent, we can still play together if we have the chance."

Lin Ying said with a smile.

An agent is actually the same as choosing a sneaker endorsement, it can be changed.

Of course, he is not against playing brother basketball with Durant, whether he has just entered the league or when he has the opportunity to play in the future.

"You are right. You still need to think about it carefully. People from Nike recently want to come to me to sign a contract early."

Durant muttered.

"Huh? You're not going to sign with New Balance?"

Lin Ying hadn't paid much attention in the past two days. When he looked down, he realized that the shoes Durant was wearing were all Nike.

"No, no, it's too big."

Durant shook his head.

After hearing this, Lin Ying understood instantly.

Durant said the same thing before, but the meaning was completely different.

That line-stepping victory in the final turned into a draw, which really caused a 180° change in his attitude!

"What about you? Has the agent thought about it?"

Durant looked at Lin Ying and asked.

"That's almost it."

Lin Ying nodded.

Choosing an agent is actually not difficult for him, and it may not even be the most critical thing.

The most important thing is that he needs to find a suitable trainer through his agent.

He must quickly improve himself in these two months to gain an advantage in this rookie competition.

But there is an issue involved: money.

If you have money, you can travel all over the world, but if you don’t have money, it’s hard to move even one inch!

Now that their career has just started, the trainer will affect their entire career.

A good trainer can quickly improve their strength and get twice the result with half the effort.

Lin Ying's Heavenly Eye has no effect here either.

Because trainers are also about experience. Being famous in the future does not mean that they will be good now.

So you still have to find a way to make money first.

…

Lin Ying and Durant returned to Austin and were thinking about how to make money.

Go play baseball?

The reward is too low, and the risk is high. If you get injured, the gain will outweigh the loss.

Sneaker contract?

It is impossible to sign so early.

So shooting commercials became their only option.

Even though they haven't entered the NBA yet, but they led the school team to help Texas win the NCAA championship, then Texas is very popular.

It's easy to do things like shoot commercials.

But the problem is back to the original point.

They still have to sign an agent first.

So in the end, Durant decided to sign with Lin Ying with the same agent first...

Then, Lin Ying dialed Yao Ming's phone number.

One day later.

Ding! Your agent is online!

When they met Bill Duffy in person, both Lin Ying and Durant felt that they had made a sound decision.

This is such a kind agent!

Duffy looked a little excited too.

Excitement is normal.

In his eyes, these two rookies are one against ten in this class!

Needless to say, Durant is guaranteed to win the first place in the draft!

I heard that Nike is preparing to sign a huge contract with him similar to what James did!

This means that as long as he gets started, if nothing else, he will be guaranteed a huge amount of income.

Of course, the more important thing is Lin Ying.

As Yao Ming's agent, he naturally knows how popular the Chinese market is.

Originally, he had already targeted Yi Jianlian, but unfortunately Feigen got there first.

But here Yao Ming just told him to introduce himself to Lin Ying, and Lin Ying found him within two days.

This is really different!

After signing the agency contract and understanding their demands, Duffy immediately thought of the commercial.

In fact, with their current influence in Texas, it would be no problem for them to be spokespersons.

However, being a spokesperson will involve brand competition issues, and it is easy to suffer losses if you sign early. It is more appropriate to wait for the price and sell.

Then Duffy quickly recommended the two of them their first commercial partner.

Dell computers.

The reason is very simple. The boss of Dell is an alumnus of the University of Texas!

Students are a large group of computer users.

The effect of this commercial film is absolutely stunning.

When Duffy finished saying this, Lin Ying silently took out the business card that Michael Dell had given him before from his pocket.

No, what a coincidence!

Dell had already given him his business card on the University of Texas Championship Night, saving him the time of finding his contact information.

Of course, as a professional manager, Duffy couldn't really call his boss.

However, the information he could read from Lin Ying's actions was that Michael Dell had an impression of Lin Ying, which would make the negotiations between the two parties go smoothly.

In addition to Dell, Duffy also plans to find them an advertising video for milk.

Texas's status in the United States is actually very high. It not only ranks second in the United States in terms of area, but also ranks second in economy.

It is also the place with the most headquarters of Fortune 500 companies in the United States, and the agriculture and animal husbandry industries are particularly developed.

Of course, Duffy only arranged for these two, and there were no more or random calls.

Neither of them has participated in this draft yet, so taking one more would actually mean making less money.

And the remuneration from these two advertisements is enough for them to hire a well-known trainer.

Sure enough, because Michael Dell and Lin Ying had met each other before, the negotiation for Dell's commercial went particularly smoothly.

Two days later they went to shoot a commercial.

Putting on foundation and suits, one handsome and the other handsome, the two brothers started filming their first commercial.

Being on camera for the first time, both of them were nervous and excited.

The content of the commercial is simple:

Lin Ying was studying basketball tactics in the library and drew a lot of drawings.

Then Durant came in and asked if he had done it. Lin Ying scratched his head, and then Durant took out the new Dell computer.

The computer has all the tactics and can also simulate them dynamically.

After watching it, Lin Ying was filled with joy. The two high-fived each other, and the advertisement slogan "Dell Computers will help the University of Texas win the NCAA title" popped up.

Done! It’s that simple!

But just for this simple advertisement, the two of them had sex several times.

Either Durant is laughing, or Lin Ying can't laugh.

Good guy, O'Neal was going to be silent and James was going to cry.

Fortunately, the two of them had enough endurance and the filming was successfully completed in the end.

When the filming was finished, the director of the commercial film wiped his sweat and praised the two's acting skills.

But no matter what, just get the money.

With the money, Duffy began to introduce some well-known trainers to the two.

There are two people Lin Ying is interested in, one is Procopio and the other is Phil Handy.

Procopio has historically been the official trainer of the Mavericks. The interaction between him and Nowitzki on social media in 2018 was very interesting.

At that time, the Pacers failed in the tiebreaker. Oladipo, the core of the team, asked the trainer on social media after the game when he would start training, which caused heated discussion.

Nowitzki, who was about to retire, also followed Procopio's lead. As a result, Procopio's reply was as follows:

"I told you 4 years ago that your peak had passed by then."

"Your full sprint speed should be measured by a calendar."

"If you give me $5 million, we'll start training tomorrow."

…

This later also became Luka Doncic’s personal trainer;

Phil Handy is the official trainer of the Lakers since 2010. He is very professional and highly rated in the industry.

He is also known as the "Training McCaw" and has a unique vision of which team wins the championship.

In the end, the two of them each chose one, Durant chose Procopio, and Lin Ying chose Phil Handy.

Two days later, Phil Handy was the first to arrive at the University of Texas.

He has a short, round head and a typical Californian face.

Lin Ying actually has a bit of an impression of Handy. After all, he was James' later royal trainer.

It's just that unlike the gray beard under the chin in my memory, Handy's beard at this time was very clean shaven, and he didn't look very old.

But that's not the point. The point is that Handy is professional enough at this time.

The first thing he did when he arrived was not to directly ask Lin Ying what he wanted to practice, but what kind of player he wanted to be in his rookie season.

He will arrange what to practice in the next two months based on Lin Ying's needs.

This immediately stumped Lin Ying.

His original plan was to play power forward and then train on his low post skills and dribbling.

But given what Yao Ming said before, he has to look at the arrangements for him by the team that selected him.

So the only information he can give is that he needs to improve his confrontation to adapt to the intensity of the NBA.

After hearing this, Handy probably understood Lin Ying's thoughts.

Therefore, the goal of his training plan was also determined: to improve his basic personal abilities to adapt to the NBA.

With this goal in mind, he formulated a detailed training plan for Lin Ying.

This includes improving ball control, speed, jumping, confrontation, footwork, shooting speed, and strengthening existing skills.

If the text is not vivid enough, you can use another way of expression:

This is how you add basic attribute points when playing 2K.

ps: Japan is so awesome, they have a gold medal outside of bounds, why don’t they just give it away?