584. Potential alternates
Retired basketball player?
That is not something that can be invited casually. Many professional players adhere to the idea of "work hard for a few years and enjoy life after retirement."
So they choose to return to their families more to make up for their love for their families that they had ignored because of playing games everywhere.
Of course, there are also some people who still can't let go of their love for basketball and continue to be active in the basketball world after retirement, such as those old guys who joined the BIG3 League.
Star players like "White Chocolate" Jason Williams, Rashad Lewis, Billups, Kenyon Martin and others.
Actually, Lao Pa had contacted BIG3, but Iverson thought that letting his old guys play with young people in their twenties would kill them.
So the Saints appeared at Venice Beach in Los Angeles and became part of the VBL Streetball League.
But the problem is that it is not easy to invite retired NBA players to join the team.
Ursula thinks his dad can help. With Mr. Frank's connections, it's not difficult to get on the line with those old guys who want to return to the court.
"I will talk to my dad about this tomorrow, and it shouldn't be a problem."
Ursula also hopes that she can do something. After all, she is also very interested in doing something like doing a career. Although she hopes that she can work in law, she may become the gold legal counsel of K.S in the future.
"No, Ursula, I will take the initiative to visit your dad about this matter. I need to be like a man." Lin Feng felt that if he passed the message through Ursula, he would seem to not pay enough attention to it.
He should find Mr. Frank himself and speak out his request.
Old Pa thinks he is doing the right thing, "I will be with you, and the agent will make Mr. Frank think we are serious."
Ursula smiled sweetly and said to Lin Feng: "I always thought you were a free and easy boy, but I didn't expect you to have become a man now."
Lin Feng spread his hands, "Men? I have always been."
It was already three o'clock in the morning when he got home at night, and he had to maintain his energy and handle the daytime affairs.
There was no training task the next day, so I could sleep later.
But the professional player's quality still makes him wake up on time at 8 o'clock, and then jog on the farm.
Seeing that he was in good spirits, my sister Evelyn thought there must be something important to do.
"As far as I know Ursula will stay in school today, so you?"
Lin Feng stopped and smiled at the sister who was having breakfast in the yard.
"I made an appointment with Mr. Frank at 3:00 p.m. and I have something to talk about."
"So are you planning to propose to his daughter? Have you told your father?"
Evelyn's speech was amazing, mostly in a jokey tone."
Lin Feng had no choice but to spread his hands, "I want Mr. Frank to help. The team lacks two alternates. So, his connections may be found."
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Feng and Lao Pa appeared on time in Mr. Frank's office in downtown Los Angeles.
Originally they planned to find a restaurant, but Ursula's father was too busy.
The meeting was at IBM's California headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, a tall and boundless building.
Before entering, I was afraid that I would rub my hands and say that they would buy such a building in the future.
"Okay man, this is a beautiful fantasy, I'll take it seriously."
When he met Frank, he was taking a call that sounded important, involving financing, which was usually avoided by outsiders, but Frank signaled them to sit here and wait.
"I heard Ursula say your ideas. If I can help, I will be honored to think it is for my daughter." Frank said with a smile.
Lin Feng was very happy to hear this news, "Thank you Mr. Frank. We haven't considered this before, because the street style of New York is different from that of Los Angeles. VBL is a formal street league, and we were all having fun before."
"So who do you want me to invite? As long as I can do it."
Frank is very straightforward and very happy as a businessman.
Regarding the list of candidates, Lin Feng actually has no clue, because it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
He also had no idea which retired players had the idea of returning to the court. It seemed like a dizzy thing, and the time was urgent, with less than four days left.
"J.R Smith, that guy is out of the box and is from the street, maybe he's a good choice, but that guy has to accept the fact that his salary has dropped dramatically."
Lin Feng said tentatively.
"JR? That's a thorn. Are you sure you want to recruit him to your team? If you want to convince him, maybe you can go straight to LeBron James."
Frank naturally knew some of JR's deeds.
Lin Feng smiled, "LeBron is in Los Angeles. I think if JR is willing to join the street team, he will definitely be happy to meet him every now and then."
She has a second choice, that is Shannon Brown, who once played for the Lakers. That guy is very exciting to play basketball and is now only 34 years old.
The problem is that Shannon currently plays for the alien team in the BIG3 league. If he wants to join, it is tantamount to poaching.
"I have to say you are a person who doesn't play by the rules from Iverson's league." Frank laughed, but he began to think about it very seriously.
"Maybe we can choose from players who were not selected in BIG3. Anyway, we are just candidates, and there are not many opportunities to play, and there are more than ten minutes per game? Even middle-aged people in their forties have no problem."
Lao Pa’s proposal is indeed feasible, because in the BIG3 draft, only 30 out of more than 100 people can be successfully selected every year, and the remaining more than 100 people still have no balls to play, and the employment pressure is quite large.
The end result is that Mr. Frank will help contact reliable basketball players and will contact them if possible.
An annual salary of $150,000 is not worth mentioning to those basketball players who have just retired, but it is a considerable asset for some people who are not well-known.
In the entire VBL league, there are not many teams that can get sponsorships from brands like Anta. Even if there are teams that can get Nike, the contracts signed are not big, which just satisfies daily life.
If you want to earn more, they need to pay more.
"It's hard to imagine that the Watson family helped Hitler massacre Jews back then, right? He seems to be easy to communicate with."
As he got into the car, Lin Feng quipped.
Old Pa shrugged, "That's because you will be his future son-in-law. Frank wants his daughter to find a reliable man, and you can understand this when you have children."
Lin Feng stopped and said quietly: "Then are you and my sister?"
Lao Pa waved his hand quickly, "Don't tease my brother, we haven't reached that point yet."
Chapter completed!