Just this afternoon, the major teams were excited.

In the final four of the NCAA Basketball Championship, Kobe led the Duke Blue Devils to beat the University of North Carolina's wolf pack led by Carter 81-73, and the finals of the NCAA runner-up at the University of Kentucky last year, and will be the winner on April 4.

North Carolina's Carter and Jamison announced they will participate in this year's draft.

This year's semi-finals match will be locked in the top star of the University of Kentucky Wildcats and the top star of the Duke Blue Devils Kobe Bryant.

Duke University is strong, and two NCAA super geniuses, Sean Bathir and Elton Brand, have provided great help to Kobe in the semi-finals. Without two people helping to defend Jamison, it would be difficult for Duke to win this game.

Although the University of Kentucky is strong, the overall strength is that it is not as good as the star of Duke, Kobe. When Kobe has Sean Bathir and Elton Brand, his overall strength is not inferior to the University of Kentucky, and the star is even stronger. Kobe has exposed his strong desire to win and lose in his college years. In the final, when he met the University of Kentucky, he had already made a direct statement to take revenge on Kentucky.

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At this stage, the fans are very excited, the media are very excited, but the players are under a lot of pressure.

The NCAA is not bad, there are only two teams left. Other players, who have no NBA prospects, just continue to study. There are hundreds of universities and leagues in NCAA, and tens of thousands of college basketball players participate in the game every year. The majority of people who simply regard basketball as a hobby and as a way to attract girls' attention.

A few players with NBA prospects are preparing to participate in this year's draft and start preparing for registration and other things. Some players who are favored by their agents have begun to contact their agents.

Those who are not prepared to run for the election should be trained, study, and rest.

The NBA is busier. Reggie Miller and Jordan are fiercely competing for the first place in the Eastern Conference. Jordan still has to be on guard against O'Neal stealing the tower. Anyway, O'Neal gets 30+ once, and Jordan has to get 30+ once, which is under great pressure.

The Jazz and Supersonics compete for second place in the West, and neither wants to play the Timberwolves who lost Gugliotta.

The Suns, Spurs and Trail Blazers' home advantage in the first round has also reached a fever pitch, and the competition for the last four playoffs in the East is even more bloody.

On the Lakers, there is no pressure on record, but who made a No. 8 player who is unwilling to be named and say that he wants to break the record? This is their goal, and from any perspective, they have to fight.

After playing against the Wizards, the next day, March 30, the Lakers arrived in Toronto, which was still cold.

When he arrived at the hotel, Zhang Hao received a call from his agent Henry Thomas.

"Cart signed with Mark Stern's agency, Jamison signed with Wasserman Sports, Olovokandy was snatched away by Banks..."

"Mr. Thomas, is there no good news?"

"KING and Paul, we signed. Bibi is willing to sign with us because of your relationship. He needs to consider it. The high school rookie Lewis you mentioned also decided to meet with us. I heard that Lewis has rejected the invitation to meet with Banks and Wasserman Sports. He seems to be your fan and may also sign. Mobri originally wanted to sign with us, but Bill Duffy intervened. Bob and I discussed it and decided to give Mobri to Bill Duffy..."

"Okay, just make a decision."

"By the way, I contacted Bryant's home, and they haven't responded yet..."

I didn't have a long chat, but the phone hung up.

Now Zhang Hao is busy leading the team to compete for the NBA's highest winning record, and Henry Thomas is just telling his partners about the signing of the agency.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Hao felt that the old agency was really amazing. Banks signed Duncan and Garnett with David Falcao, and now he signed Olovo Kandy.

The agency must strive for these high-ranking rookies. Although the agent does not mean anything, the player will decide to the maximum extent where he or she wants to play. It is easy for a player to change his or her agent, but if he or she is in the same agency, it at least means that he or she has more opportunities to become familiar with him.

Not many players are paying attention to this at the moment, but Zhang Hao attaches great importance to this point.

In addition, you can make money... This is prepared for Henry Thomas. If you want to work hard, you have to give people enough rewards.

Zhang Hao knew that Olovo Kandi would probably become the top pick or second place in the square meter, but no matter what, a 3-4-year rookie contract, a salary of US$7 million to US$10 million, and a rookie contract alone would cost hundreds of thousands of US$10 million. This is a big temptation for Henry Thomas.

In fact, for many agents, it is very good to sign a player with a formal contract in the NBA today. There are hundreds of full-time basketball player agents in the United States, and most of them might as well find a job, but NBA players’ salaries have been rising. Many people want to become full-time agents, which is much more enjoyable than working.

This is also the reason why David Falcao's agency declines year after year.

But the centipede died without being stiff. At least in recent years, Banks has won many high-ranking geniuses with David Falcao, Garnett, Duncan, and Olovokandi.

It's a pity that Carter and Jamison didn't sign. It's a pretty good sign. It's a pity that Mobley didn't sign, but at least he picked up one of the two second round picks.

Pierce and Wang Zhizhi took the initiative to find Zhang Hao and wanted to join his agency.

Pierce is very simple, just sign, and Wang Zhizhi is more complicated. Wang Zhizhi is not in vain when he comes to the United States. There is a group of people in China who want to get a share of the pie. Now Henry Thomas is still busy talking about the division of interests with the group of people in China. The best situation is that Wang Zhizhi's income belongs to him and is divided separately in China. Let's talk about how much Wang Zhizhi can get.

After all, it is an athlete within the system.

The goal of Wang Zhizhi and Henry Thomas's current efforts is to allow Wang Zhizhi to obtain American income. The acceptable bottom line is to give up all domestic income.

Zhang Hao didn't care about this, they just went to do their jobs, and he, Mr. Zhang, took care of his own affairs and stopped causing trouble.

Zhang Hao doesn’t care so much how many players he can sign. It’s just a channel to get familiar with other players through an agency.

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On March 31, the last game day of the Lakers in March came, 105 to 92. The Lakers defeated the Raptors without any blood, 63 wins and 9 losses, and the winning numbers after 72 games also tied the Bulls!

It's time to play, with 10 games left, the Lakers have only lost 9 games. In the eyes of many people, it is almost impossible for the Lakers to lose more than 3 games in the remaining 10 games.

Looking at the performance of the Lakers after losing to the Supersonics, you will know that the Nuggets, Wizards, and Raptors will fight to the death. After confirming that they can win, they will start to let the main players rest. It is unlikely that they will be upset when they play against weak teams like in the early stage of the season.

In addition to psychological aspects, the Lakers can also do better in the early stage of the game. It has been playing until now. The scout reports and video materials are all complete.

The remaining 10 opponents of the Lakers include playoffs such as Nets, Cavaliers, and Spurs, but the media and experts and senior fans generally believe that these three teams are difficult to pose a threat to the Lakers.

The Pistons, Grizzlies, Warriors, and the Mavericks are not strong.

There are only two teams that may also have the strength to defeat the Lakers on April 3. The Lakers play the Suns at home, and the April issue, the Lakers play the Jazz at home.

If both teams lose to the Lakers, the Lakers are likely to become the first team in NBA history to lose less than 10 games in regular season games in a single season.

The key point is the game between the Lakers and the Suns on April 3. If the Suns cannot stop the Lakers in this game, it will be difficult for the Lakers to do eight opponents next. Then when the Jazz meet the Lakers in April, with people's understanding of the Utah double evil spirits, Malone will probably collapse under such great pressure...

"The postman doesn't go to work on weekends", this trash talk suddenly became popular again at this time.

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After the Lakers played against the Raptors, they returned to Los Angeles and rested for two days. On April 3, the Lakers' home game day was up.

All NBA fans are focusing on this game.

In the past two days, the American sports media, in addition to speculating on the NCAA finals that Kobe Bryant participated on April 4, is speculating on the match between the Lakers and the Suns.

Although there are many Lakers fans, Lakers fans are definitely eager to see their team become the first team in history to lose less than 10 games in the regular season in a single season, but Beat-LA is even more popular!

The Suns suddenly became the "National Team".

Everyone attaches great importance to this game, and the Lakers are the same. In the past two days, the Lakers have been preparing for the first game of the new month.

The preparations that should be made have been made in the past two days. This morning, I simply conducted a small amount of training to regain my energy.

At 2 p.m., Zhang Hao and O'Neal were at the second floor coffee shop in the mall opposite the Great Western Forum Arena.

Zhang Hao looked at the crowd that blocked the intersection of the shopping mall downstairs to the square outside the Great Western Forum opposite, and said in surprise: "Oh, Mr. O'Neal, look, there are so many penny fans, tsk, all national idols! This is our home court."

"You disturbed me to take a nap and said this?" O'Neal was so angry!

"No, I mean, if you want to compete for MVP, this month is very important."

"Of course I know, Jordan and I are both the best of the month."

The day before yesterday, on April 1, the NBA officially announced the awards for March.

Larry Bird beat Silver Fox to win the Best Coach of the Month Award.

It's basically certain that Larry Bird is going to win the best coach in the rookie season.

The Best Coach is an interesting award, with many selection criteria. For example, if the rookie performs well in coaching season, the bonus points will be particularly high.

Larry Bird became the first coach to win three awards in a single season after the 90-91 season, after the Best Coach Award was established.

In terms of the best rookie in the month, Duncan dominated for five consecutive times. Just like last year's draft, no one discussed who should be selected for the first pick, and no one discussed who the winner would be in the best rookie award this season.

The most important awards, Reggie Miller, Antonio Davis and Dell Davis, won the March Player of the Month Award.

That's right, but this has made O'Neal and Jordan, who won the first four Player of the Month awards this season, form a 2-2 even-match in Player of the Month.

O'Neal has good record and good data, but Jordan has equally good data and his record is not bad. Moreover, Jordan is regarded as leading the team alone this season, and O'Neal has three All-Stars in front and behind.

Thinking of O'Neal's crazy look, he must like this situation, but these good teammates are actually "dragging" on his way to MVP!

Zhang Hao said: "Don't worry, as long as you can break the Bulls record, Mr. O'Neal has a high probability of winning the third player of the month and winning the MVP. I will help you, you only need to do one thing."

O'Neal asked quickly, "What's the matter?"

"You score more points in each game, like when you play those weak teams, you get high scores, the higher the better."

"You are making me compete with Jordan for the scoring champion like you? No! I averaged 28.5 points per game, he averaged 30.6 points per game, and I played 69 games. Even if he averaged 30.6 points per game, I have to score 42.3 points per game to tie him. I am not you, I can't do it, and I'm so tired."

Seeing O'Neal figure out the math problem with decimal points by turning his fingers, Zhang Hao said in his heart that he was amazing!

But, I still feel tired if I want to do something big!

Zhang Hao shook his head: "No, I just saw that Mr. Jordan seems to be lazy in defending the scoring champion recently, so I can find some motivation for him."

After adjusting his emotions, O'Neal asked, "Just for this?"

"yes!"

"..." O'Neal really couldn't imagine how anyone would be so owed!

"Also, Mr. O'Neal, your data is better and you will perform well at the end of the season. The probability of your MVP will be higher. It doesn't matter if I score a little lower, but it's not much lower anyway."

This is a real thing, but O'Neal still feels that Zhang Hao is not bad.

Regardless of whether the young boss is owed or not, this involves his own interests. O'Neal asked, "Why do you want to help me?"

"Mr. O'Neal, you are my teammate! If your teammate has the opportunity to win the MVP, of course I need to help."
To be continued...