God of NBA point guards

Chapter 59 Sneaker Contract
This night, in the Christmas game, the league only arranged two games, the Green Team challenged the Bulls away, and the Lakers challenged the Clippers away.

Zhou Quan watched the game between the Bulls and the Green Team. He had played against Jordan but hadn’t played against Larry Bird. He heard that Bird’s physical condition was not very good and he might be retiring. Before Bird retires, play a game with him.

Sure enough, Bird was in poor form in this game. He played 34 minutes, made 10 of 4 shots, 8 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Bird couldn't do it anymore. Jordan had no opponents there, and he was not excited to play. He had no desire to attack. He only played 35 minutes and made 14 of 6 shots. He scored 14 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks.

In the end, the Bulls beat the Green Team with a score of 99:121. Six Bulls scored in double figures.

After Christmas, the Pistons ushered in back-to-back games, beating the Magic in consecutive home and away games, and achieved two consecutive victories after Christmas.

In addition to the previous seven consecutive victories, they have won ten consecutive victories. They have reversed the five-game losing streak at the beginning. They have 18 wins and 11 losses, with a winning percentage of 62%. They are still fifth in the Eastern Conference, but only half a win away from the fourth green team. field.

On the 28th, he completed the second round of emergency stop jump shot training, and his basic shooting skills were improved to level 88, and his emergency stop jump shot was level 82.

On December 12, the Pistons lost to the Suns at home, ending their winning streak, with 30 wins and 18 losses, still fifth in the Eastern Conference.

The end of 1991, the time has entered 92 years.

On New Year's Day, the league announced the rookie rankings, and Zhou Quan still ranked third.

太阳队的分卫杰夫霍纳塞克获得了月最佳球员的荣誉，数据是21.9分5.7篮板5.1助攻1.7抢断0.4盖帽2失误2.6犯规，投篮命中率49.2%。

This is also Hornacek's first hard honor.

In addition, the league announced the start of the 92 All-Star voting.

Some star sponsors, especially sneaker sponsors, have also started to take action to help their stars help the All-Stars.

Zhou Quan didn't have any thoughts about this year's All-Stars. Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars are the stars of the Pistons, and he is not yet qualified.

There is no game today, and he will fly to Dayton at noon. Zhou Quan will do strength training in the morning, and after arriving in Houston, he will start the third round of emergency stop jump shot training.

At ten o'clock, Philip, the agent, called.

"Zhou, good news, there are several sneaker brands looking for you."

"is it?"

He was a little happy and asked, "Rogge, what brands are they?"

"Nike, Converse, Adidas, Skechers, Reebok, there are five companies in total." Philip said.

Zhou Quan was a little puzzled, as if something strange had mixed in, and asked, "Rogge, Skechers, is this a company that sells shoes?"

Philip said awkwardly: "Zhou, it has just been established, a company in California."

"what?"

Zhou Quan suspected that Philip had received money from Skechers.

Philip quickly said: "That's right, Zhou, their company is very interested in you. You were born in UCLA, so you can be regarded as a local player in Los Angeles. Skechers has just been established. I hope that through you, I can open up the market in Los Angeles and the entire California."

"Alright then, let's talk, get me a little more money, haha." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Philip said: "Zhou, you are the most popular rookie this year, no one, and the No. [-] pick Larry Johnson is far less attention than you. And you are the future that the Pistons will focus on training. I hope you can get some from these companies. A good cash contract, a cash contract with exclusive sneakers."

"Yes, I also hope to have my own exclusive sneaker contract." Zhou Quan smiled expectantly.

Exclusive sneakers are not signature sneakers, but ordinary sneakers with special LOGO and color matching, which are so-called exclusive sneakers.

This kind of sneakers can be owned by some lesser-known players, and they basically belong to the main force of each team. Even the leaders of many teams can only get such contracts.

He now also has a sneaker contract from Adidas, which he got after the draft, but it's just the worst equipment contract, not even a cash contract.

This kind of contract can be terminated at any time without any responsibility, but he can only use the sneakers provided by Adidas for free, and he can't get a dime.

Next, the season continues, and the All-Star voting is also in progress.

Among the Pistons, Thomas and Joe Dumars got a lot of votes. Detroit fans still only recognize them. Zhou Quan's influence in this city is still very small, which is also his expectation.

On January 1, the Jazz announced that postman Karl Malone was back from injury.

The postman was injured on November 11th and has been absent for almost two months. He has missed exactly 15 games. This is also the longest absence in his career.

On the 13th, Zhou Quan completed the third round of emergency stop jump shot training, and his shooting level was improved to 89, and his emergency stop jump shot was level 83.

After two days of rest, the fourth round started.

On January 1, the Pistons had a record of 18 wins and 25 loss in the new year, with a total of 13 wins and 65.7 losses, and a winning percentage of [-]%. They have rushed to the third place in the East, surpassing the Knicks and the Green team.

During this period of time, Zhou Quan strengthened his shots according to the team's requirements. In the season, he averaged 14 shots per game and scored 17 points per game.

His assists reached 8.5 times, and now double-doubles are very common for him, and the team is very satisfied with his performance.

Especially the organizational ability, so that the management has high expectations for him, and the shooting percentage is still at the level of 42%.

42% hit rate, what kind of level is this?

Comparing it makes it very clear. This season, the Pistons shot 46% from the field. With his number of shots, it is a big hindrance, otherwise the record will be better.

His requirements for himself, the main task in the future is to improve offensive efficiency, not to increase the scoring average, and to strive to lose the team's signature of the team's wave shooting king.

This morning, Zhou Quan's agent, Roger Phillips, was in Los Angeles negotiating with Adidas about Zhou Quan's sneaker contract.

It is said to be a negotiation, but in fact the status of the two parties is not equal, so Adidas appears to be very strong. It placed the negotiation venue in a small conference room in its Los Angeles branch, and only assigned a deputy department manager to take charge, but Philip did not What initiative, very passive.

"My players want to have their own boots..."

As soon as he spoke, he was directly interrupted by the deputy manager of Adi's department.

"NO, that's impossible. He's just a rookie, and he's a point guard. He doesn't have any fancy offense and doesn't attract fans."

"More importantly, he is a Chinese. There is no market in the United States at all. Detroit's spending power is not high. He only deserves an ordinary cash contract, which is already a very good treatment for him. .”

Philip shook his head helplessly.

There are three types of sneaker contracts, signature sneaker contracts and cash contracts, and the worst equipment contract.

The worst thing is the equipment contract, that is, you can only use the sneakers for free. Zhou Quan is currently in this kind of contract with Adidas, and it can be terminated at any time.

The best and most top-notch is the signature sneaker contract. Few people in the league can get it, most of the All-Star players can't get it, and even most of the superstars can't get it.

This kind of A-level contract is just a standard contract for a superstar with huge influence. If you can't get this kind of contract, you don't even deserve to be called a superstar.

At present, the entire league, that is, Jordan, Big Dream, Big Bird, Magician, Smiling Assassin and a few super giants have such A-level contracts.

Even some superstars do not have such treatment, such as Barkley, who has worked hard for so many years and does not have his own signature sneakers.

With Zhou Quan's current popularity and strength, he also knew that it was absolutely impossible to get such a top-level contract. Neither Philip nor Zhou Quan had hoped or even thought about it.

Cash contracts are standard equipment for first-line players in the league. There are [-] players in the league, that is, seven to eighty players can get this contract.

With this kind of contract, you can get [-] to [-] dollars in cash from the company a year. There are no exclusive sneakers, and you can only wear ordinary sneakers provided by the company.

A very small number of people have already achieved a certain degree of popularity. They may be called small stars, such as Zhou Quan. These people can get 20 to [-] US dollars in cash, and even have their own exclusive sneakers, but that’s all. Customized sneakers are ordinary sneakers with exclusive LOGO and color matching.

Philip knew very well that with Zhou Quan's current qualifications, he could only get this kind of contract at most, and he was fighting for this kind of contract now.

It's a pity that Adi doesn't even want to give this kind of contract.

The negotiation didn't last long, Adi's attitude was very tough, and Philip didn't insist much, and the negotiation ended quickly.

Then he began to prepare for negotiations with several other companies, but in his heart, he was more inclined to Skechers, because Skechers had agreed to give Zhou Quan a cash contract for exclusive sneakers, the amount reached 30 US dollars per year, It is the best cash contract.

The only thing to consider is that Skechers has just been established, and the quality of the sneakers makes him a little worried.

This is also the reason why he negotiated with other companies first. He still put Zhou Quan's sports safety first, and he could only put Skechers, who has shown the greatest sincerity, last.

(End of this chapter)