Chapter 66: Win a game before a battle
On March 27 and 28, NCAA will play the knockout match in the "Sweet 16" stage. Although this name is a bit special, the competition system is still the same as before, and it is still an elimination system.
This time, the University of Southern California will stage the opening game of this round, and it will be another live broadcast across the United States.
The two biggest favorites of the No. 1 pick this year will have a direct conversation, so the topic of this game is no worse than the semi-finals. Fans of both teams also regard this game as the final - the final of the No. 1 pick!
The competition was arranged to Miami, Florida, and the venue used was the Hots' home court, "American Airlines Center", a very modern basketball court.
The Heat's record this year is much better than last season. There is no suspense to enter the playoffs. It just wants to go far in the playoffs. There is no suspense. It is difficult for the Flash, who is alone and hard to beat, and it is difficult to help the team pass the first round.
The hot team did not play on the day of the game. Wade said in an interview the day before that he was looking forward to the upcoming sweet quarterfinals. Then when he mentioned the hot Wu Emperor recently, the Flash praised: "Of course I noticed him. Hugo is an ultra-long-distance gunner. His scoring leads the whole of the United States in the routine match. Once Hugo passes the ball through half the game, he will immediately become a scoring blade."
Heat head coach Eric Spoelstra also said: "Hugo and Blake both have the possibility of becoming the No. 1 pick in the draft. I think they can both play magnificently and have the ability to shoot key balls or win balls."
Pat Riley, the helmman behind the Heat team, naturally could not escape the media's inquiries. The God-Photo commented to Wu Huang: "I have seen Hugo scored 40 points in the Division Championship against Arizona. He is a calm and calm player. He has never paniced. He can shoot 3 points inside and outside, and can score a small * by himself. I think he is a rising star. Of course you have seen this."
When Wu Huang saw these reports of slapping his butt before the game, he felt very happy. Like most players, he would take the initiative to read the reports of major media as long as he performed well. On the contrary, he would unplug the network cable and wifi to avoid seeing the unpleasant news.
"Los Angeles and Miami are six hours away, and I can't go." Taylor Swift secretly hated the venue arrangements for this game. She didn't have time last time, but this time it was too far. Taylor Swift really doesn't want Emperor Wu to leave Los Angeles now, otherwise long-distance relationships generally have no good results.
Christine is different. She happened to be in New York these days, and New York is much closer to Miami, so she will watch the game on site in this game.
Wu Huang got 5 tickets this time, so where is the only one who can get the score? Especially the four gay brothers, two of them went to school in New York, and one worked in New York. The three of them were very close to Miami, so they would definitely go to watch the game.
In the end, it was Wu Huang's parents who helped him solve the problem. Wu Zetian and Zhang Meiqin both worked. The last time they went to Houston was only three hours away, and they could take time to watch the game. But this time it was too far to fly to Miami, and both decided to watch the game at home.
In this way, Wu Huang seemed to have another extra ticket.
Christine happily asked for the extra ticket to leave. Emperor Wu thought to himself: "Is it because he wanted it for his opponent of the opposite sex?" The little Hermione from England and Christine had been rumored to have a scandal. Emperor Wu has already begun to worry whether he would be snatched by a girl.
"Damn it, I should be careful about Rose's tragedy in Friends." Emperor Wu was not very happy, but when he thought of his sneaker contract, his mood improved again.
On March 26, Brandon Moretz informed Wu Huang about his negotiations with the two sports giants during this period at a hotel in Miami.
Wu Huang has led the team to the Sweet 16th, and his net worth continues to rise.
The University of Oklahoma is not as strong as the University of Southern California. The highlight of this game is the showdown between the two core players. The suspense of the victory or defeat is not big. The odds outside are basically all 30,000 yuan, and the University of Southern California is of course the "seven".
So, as long as nothing unexpected happens, USC should successfully enter the "elite eight".
Wu Huang is performing better and better now. Of course, Nike will not give up this star of tomorrow easily. Just after the University of Southern California defeated Ohio State, they have raised the offer to $60 million in 7 years, the same price as Durant at the time.
Adidas's offer is still 60 million US dollars in 6 years, just a little more than Nike.
Brandon Moretz believes that the time for signing is still immature, and entering the Sweet Sixteen is not enough. They raise their prices again. They must at least enter the semi-finals of the country or win the championship. In addition, Wu Huang continues to perform well, so these two giants will further increase their contract quotations.
However, recently a sports brand suddenly emerged. They offered a quote for Wu Huang that surpassed Nike and Adidas. Brandon Moretz came to tell him about this today.
UA(ur), a rising star in the American sports brand, recently tried to take Wu Huang from rivals Nike and Adidas with a quotation contract worth up to $90 million.
The company ua was founded in 1996 and has been in existence for less than 20 years, but it has risen very quickly. The strong field of ua is in rugby, and the football field has also developed very quickly in recent years, while the basketball field has just started.
However, this company has a great ambition. They issued a 9-year contract of US$90 million for Wu Huang. Such a offer is almost close to James' rookie sneaker contract that year, which is enough to reflect the company's sincerity and ambition.
However, there are many additional terms for these 90 million miles, and Wu Huang must complete these additional terms to get all the endorsement fees. For example, he must win the "Best Rookie" award for the rookie season, and at least 4 All-Stars in 9 years, 4 playoffs, etc.
These additional conditions offered by UA are not difficult for real NBA stars. Like Chris Paul last year, they can easily complete these terms. But if Wu Huang didn't play like his senior OJ Mayo after entering NBA, he would only get a real endorsement fee of about 60 million US dollars.
Wu Huang personally likes such contracts. Such contracts with additional terms are fair to both parties, but he is not interested in this UA. Among the many sneakers he collects, none of them were produced by this UA. And he has never heard of any NBA star players that this company has signed. It seems that there is not even a quasi-All-star. He and Brandon Moretz can't trust such a company.
In addition to the most sincere in these three companies, there are also many sports brands, including Li Ning and Peak from China, who are very interested in him. Unfortunately, the price they offered made Wu Huang not interested. Among them, Peak, the most sincere, just issued a 10-year contract of 50 million US dollars in 3% shares. Peak, like UA, has issued many additional terms. If Wu Huang wants to get the 3% stake, it is possible to at least reach the level of Chris Paul.
It’s not that Wu Huang didn’t have confidence in himself, but that he didn’t have confidence in Peak’s 3% shares. He didn’t want to sign a sales contract for the first contract. After Wu Huang Huang fulfilled the first contract, his second contract would be a real sky-high contract. Then 3% would be left to Parker.
The media are very interested in Wu Huang's sneaker contract, but unfortunately they cannot get accurate insider information. They can only find out that Wu Huang's sneaker contract is not under Durant. As for whether it will reach James' level, it is unknown.
Of course, this news was released by Brandon Moretz, which means that those manufacturers who cannot issue Durant-level contracts will no longer have to waste their time to find them, and they can take a shower and go to bed.
At this time, many media once again compared Griffin and Wu Huang. This time, they were not comparing who had a higher basketball level, but who had a stronger ability to attract money. In this regard, the gap between the two had to be calculated over light years.
Some media have found that Nike's AJ (Jordan) only offered Griffin a five-year, $7.5 million sneaker contract. Although I don't know if Griffin accepted it, I think his total contract number will definitely not exceed 10 million, which really confirms the statement that "the insider cannot get a high-priced sneaker contract."
Wu Huang was a little proud, but he knew very well that because he made a lot of money, if he lost in this game, he would inevitably be ridiculed after the game. These sports brands will definitely take the opportunity to lower the price. At least he would have no chance to want a contract of the same level as James.
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Chapter completed!