071. NBA endorsement contract
Under the strict supervision of head coach Walton, the players had to return to their respective residences.
Ye Zheng returned to his residence, finished supper, took a simple hot shower, opened the agent and sent the plan.
The plan is very detailed, which introduces some basic work content of the agent, as well as the development direction of players after they perform well on the court, off-court commercial endorsement activities, player image, etc.
Ye Zheng watched it for more than half an hour before he finished it all.
Just as Ye Zheng was thinking about how to operate according to the agent's plan next, the system suddenly rang.
"Host, do you use the Super God Bounce Card to activate the attribute value!"
Ye Zheng was stunned and realized that the super god bounce card was a sexual consumable, and the use time was a game.
I thought it had disappeared, but I didn't expect that there would be other functions.
"System, what attribute values are activated by the Super God Bounce Card?"
"Since the host does not use the time full of the Super God bounce card, the host's bounce attribute value can be activated and the host's bounce value can be increased."
This was simply an unexpected gain, Ye Zheng naturally agreed. He looked at the results of this competition.
This time, Ye Zheng obtained a reputation value of 100,000, and increased the bounce attribute by 5 points to 85 through the attribute value converted by the bounce card.
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The next morning, Ye Zheng received a call from his agent. Although the other party was very restrained, he also showed an unconcealable excitement.
"Hi! Ye Zheng, there is good news! I will select some endorsement contracts for you. You can check the treaty and sign the contract if it is appropriate."
Ye Zheng got amazing data in two consecutive games, especially in the first game against the Houston Rockets, which made him break the rookie single-quarter record and bring him considerable fame. The two games also verified some of Ye Zheng's strength.
At this time, it is normal for various merchants to come to him for endorsement.
Of course, the endorsement contracts of players are more about basketball shoes, Nike, Li Ning, Adidas, etc. Of course, the sneaker contracts endorsed by each player will make people talk about!
Friends who are familiar with the NBA should be familiar with Klay Thompson, who is a Golden State Warriors. He is a great contributor to the Golden State Warriors' championship. He never has to do with the ball. He has a very good temper. More importantly, his shooting percentage is extremely high. Many players will feel a sharp decline when they rarely control the ball. However, Klay Thompson does not, and his shooting percentage has always been good. Klay Thompson endorses Anta and only charged 80 million US dollars for 10 years. Compared with those Adi, Nike's endorsement fee of hundreds of millions of dollars is indeed just a drizzle.
Although the endorsement fee is not over 100 million, Klay Thompson is one of the most trusted players in the NBA. Since the NBA's jerseys on the court cannot have endorsement advertisements, once they get off the court, Klay Thompson will always wear Anta's clothes and will not wear other brand clothing in private.
Even in the finals, after Thompson scored a winning goal, JR Smith, who was defending him, fell down, which made everyone joke that it was to see Thompson's Anta shoes.
Of course, Jordan has the highest endorsement fee among the stars, about 100 million per year.
Although he is a player who has been retired for many years, he is Michael Jordan after all.
Some NBA stars went bankrupt after retirement, but Michael Jordan is now earning more than he did when he played in the NBA. Jordan only received a total of about $90 million in sneaker contracts during the play. After retiring, he can earn $100 million from his contract with the Jordan brand every year, which is nothing to the Jordan brand. The Jordan brand can sell 2.5 billion a year.
Among them, before entering the NBA, James signed a contract of more than 90 million US dollars with Nike for 7 years and more than 90 million US dollars after it expired. After it expired, he even signed a lifetime contract, which seemed to be more than 1 billion US dollars, which made many players envious.
Details of the contract between Curry and UA in the league have not been exposed, only knowing that the contract will last until 2024. However, according to many media reports, the total amount of this contract is about the same as that of Durant’s contract, which is about 400 million US dollars in ten years.
In short, in the eyes of the public, one of the value of players can be more intuitively recognized, that is, the endorsement contract.
Therefore, the agent is very cautious about the endorsement of Ye Zheng’s sneaker contract. He selected three brands in total. Li Ning, Nike and Anta offer quotations of $10 million in five years, $11 million in five years, and $9 million in five years.
Although this price is too low for a rookie, it is not too high. If it is a rookie with the top three picks in the United States, it will be around 12 million US dollars.
After looking at the contract, Ye Zheng shook his head. He did not think these sneaker contracts could match his value.
For him, he has only won two games in a row now, and his influence is only around Los Angeles. The big brands consider him based on this and will not issue him too big contracts.
Unless some merchants are willing to take a gamble, they do not care about the signing fee, and sign a contract with him using a large contract.
"Hi, Mr. Bill, do you think I should sign a sneaker contract now?" Ye Zheng asked directly on the phone.
Bill Duffy was silent for a moment. In fact, the strength Ye Zheng showed in these two games should be able to win the endorsement fee of a huge contract, but the quotations of these three companies were already the highest.
"Ye Zheng, the quotes of these three companies are a bit low. This year, Ben Simmons signed Nike with Nike for five years and $12 million." "That's fine, Mr. Bill, the sneaker contract has not reached the most suitable time. Believe me, there will definitely be an oversized sneaker contract waiting for us." Ye Zheng said confidently on the phone.
Hearing this, Bill Duffy's eyes lit up. He is the agent of many players. Whenever he sends an endorsement contract to the players, he wants to sign each one immediately. After all, after signing, it is a guarantee. Even if you can't play on the court, you can still get a fee.
But Ye Zheng is different. Not only did he not sign the contract, he also believed that the endorsement Ferry did not match his value. This means that Ye Zheng was confident of achieving better results on the court.
"Okay, Ye Zheng, I will reject the offer from the sneaker merchants and let us look forward to the big contract in the future."
Of course, there are some irrelevant endorsement contracts. As long as it does not hinder normal training and competition, Ye Zheng is still willing to endorse some.
Although these endorsement fees are not much, they only cost 2 million US dollars a year together.
But Ye Zheng believes that after the end of this season, as long as he performs steadily and has no accidents, his endorsement fee will be at least ten times higher.
Because he is leaning against the big market of China, if he explodes from time to time during the game, then Ye Zheng will become the most commercially valuable star in the NBA.
First of all, because he is a player of the Lakers, and the Lakers are located in Los Angeles and have huge market value. Secondly, the Chinese market behind it, the world's large population power, and finally Ye Zheng's dream-filled rise, which is more representative for the ordinary people of the United States dream.
Each of these will make Ye Zheng’s potential value extremely huge.
Lakers general manager Mickey Cyck sat in the office, enjoying coffee with joy. Since the draft, he has been in a happy mood.
The senior executives of the entire Lakers praised him for this draft, and even the Lakers president Jenny Miracle gave him a big red envelope.
Especially after two consecutive wins, Mickey Cyck became even more proud. Although he gave a second pick, some people were not optimistic about Ye Zheng at the beginning, but now it seems that it is very worth it. The teams that failed to get Ye Zheng were very regretful. Even for this reason, Ajoyce Leopold, the general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, resigned.
Although Ye Zheng only played two games in the NBA field and could not thoroughly estimate Ye Zheng's future potential, these two games can also see some of Ye Zheng's superstar potential, especially his strong physical fitness and three-pointers with extremely high outside shooting percentage.
The greater the potential of a player, the greater the achievements in the league will be. I believe that in the future Ye Zheng has the potential to become Brian Kobe or Michael Jordan.
Mickey Cyck stood in front of the window and looked at the endless stream of vehicles on the street. He knew that after choosing Ye Zheng this time, the Lakers were likely to rise again.
This is another opportunity for the Lakers to take off after losing Kobe. Once grasped, the Lakers' influence and commercial value will definitely be further improved, and they may even become the greatest team in the league.
Suddenly, a pleasant bell sound interrupted his thoughts.
"Hello, President Xiao Hua?"
"My old friend, Mickey Cyck, are you happy to work with the Lakers now?"
"Of course, why do you, a busy man, have time to call me?" Mickey Cyck said excitedly. After all, he didn't expect that he would receive a call from NBA president Xiao Hua. In fact, they had worked together for a while and were good friends, but as Xiao Hua's position increased, the contact between the two was much less.
Hearing this, Xiao Hua smiled helplessly and said, "You Lakers have chosen an excellent player, and the league needs you now."
Last night, Xiao Hua was preparing to go to bed, and a phone call from the staff made his sleepiness disappear all at once.
"What, it's a new record."
"Or it is Ye Zheng? He has set the highest height of vertical bounce, about 15cm!" After Xiao Hua hung up the phone, he was completely shocked. Ye Zheng set the record twice in two games, which is simply non-human!
Chapter completed!