Legend of Tomorrow

The second game that night, the University of Florida defeated the University of Cincinnati and successfully advanced.

The next day the major media reported on the NCAA semi-finals and predicted the finals. Most people are optimistic about the Michigan State championship. The reason is that the data on the field is too easy for them to win. However, the University of Florida against the opponent who lacks the core star is still abolished Less effort.

The team was on holiday. Guo Xu and Richardson stayed in the room and slept. They woke up to eat at noon. As soon as they left the hotel, they were stopped.

This is an unremarkable white man, wearing a brown coffee suit, looks like he is in his early thirties, stands about 1.8 meters tall, has a big belly, and weighs at least two hundred pounds. His hair is not long and curly, and the facial features are very festive and smiling. of.

He took out two business cards and handed them over. He introduced himself: "My name is Harpy Waters and I am a basketball agent. Can I have the honor to invite you to lunch?"

Guo Xu looked at the business card, the content is very simple, the fat man is a member of the independent sports entertainment company (referred to as ISE), a basketball agent certified by the player union.

Richardson asked: "Do you know us?"

"Jason Guo and Jason Richardson, you played very well in the last game. I'm optimistic about your future prospects in the NBA, so I want to talk to you." Hapi smiled.

According to normal procedures, NCAA players cannot contact the agent prematurely. But in fact, most of the high-quality players have already selected their own agents very early, and there is no lack of black gold trading.

NCAA also has illegal recruitment, the most famous is the old rival of Michigan State University in the top ten leagues, the "Five Michigan Tigers" of the University of Michigan.

"Let's go, we're going to eat, without any taboos, just eat something." Guo Xu smiled.

Hapi sighed with relief. He spent a whole morning outside the hotel, just waiting for Guo Xu, which tested patience. He has been a broker for two years, and he doesn't want to get nothing again this year.

NBA agents are a cruel monopoly industry. People with money and power have everything. If you have no luck and no luck, you ca n’t find a player who has been firmly established in the NBA for a long time. Can't guarantee it.

Hapi is a moneyless and powerful agent. NBA players will not consider him. He can only try his luck among college players and sign those who have the strength to play in the NBA and are about to participate in the draft.

In order to make a good impression on the players, Happi did not dare to be too shabby, and the three went to a steak restaurant.

Before the meal, Hapy took the time to talk about his own advantages, business capabilities, and self-promotion.

The two soon understood that the only advantage of this fat man is the cheap price. Just give him a little money and he will serve you wholeheartedly because he has no other players to serve.

According to NBA regulations, the agent can only get 4% or less of the salary from the players. Good brokers will get 3% -4%, and newcomers like Hapy are generally 2%. In order to grab a rookie, some agents are even willing to sign a 1% salary, work out the results first and then raise the salary.

If rookie players have an annual salary of about 1 million US dollars, ordinary agents can only get a commission of 20,000 per year, which is similar to going to restaurants to wash dishes. It is too low for agents who are well-dressed and appear on various high-end occasions.

There are only 31 agents in the NBA who have an annual salary of 10 million players this season, and 10 million can only be said to enter the "well-off" and truly step into the wealthy class. At least the total annual salary of its players reaches more than 50 million. Such agents have only 10. Compared with players, the competition of NBA agents is obviously more brutal.

Of course, the player's salary is only part of the salary of the agent. The place where the good agent really makes money is to help the players to receive advertising endorsements, and they can get a commission of about 12% -15% at a time. For example, the agent David Falcao connected Michael Jordan with Nike, which is a legendary business success. In the cooperation between Jordan and Nike, Falcao made a lot of money, at least 50 million dollars.

Normal NBA players are difficult to receive advertising endorsements, so the agent has to find ways to help players become stars, which is a test of one's ability. They all hope that their players can play in high-exposure cities, such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, etc.

Players who want to become super stars with high commercial value must have a good agent.

In Guo Xu's previous life, a noun "Yao Ming effect" was circulated in the basketball circle. Large cities and environments can maximize the commercial potential of players. The agent's income from Yao Ming is 50% higher than that of players of the same level.

In addition to his own efforts, Yao Ming ’s success in the NBA also played a great role in the “Yao Team” led by Bill Duffy. From the perspective of attendance, record and personal honor, Yao Ming is not a superstar in the eyes of many people. In terms of commercial value, he is on the same level as James and Kobe.

Yi Jianlian is also an example. He chose the famous Dan Feigen as his agent.

In 2007, Yi Jianlian was selected by the Bucks with the sixth overall pick, and refused to go to Milwaukee. After more than a month of final compromise, Feigen signed an agreement with the Bucks on behalf of Yi Jianlian and included the "guaranteed main position" in the contract. From this point alone, it can be seen that big-name brokers control the league far beyond imagination.

Due to Yao Ming effect, UU reading www.uukanshu.com Dan Feigen is willing to work on Yi Jianlian. The total annual salary of his players has reached nearly 150 million, while Yi Jianlian's annual salary is only more than 3 million, but Dan Feigen does not hesitate to anger a team's management for Yi Jianlian. Later, he also allowed Yi Jianlian to join New York (the Nets), Washington (Wizards) and Dallas (Mavericks), which are all good cities. This is the role of big-name agents, but unfortunately the players did not play.

After eating for a while, Hapi asked the two of them what they thought.

Richardson lost all interest when he heard that Hapi did not even have an NBA player client. He shook his head and said, "Hapi, thank you for inviting us to eat, but I haven't considered whether to participate in this year's draft, and I have to discuss with my family about signing an agent. Their opinions are very important to me. . "

"Really? It doesn't matter." Hapi smiled bitterly.

He had expected that Richardson would not find himself as an agent. This super-physical black player has unlimited potential. Without entering the league, it will attract the attention of big-name agents. When Richardson announces to participate in the draft, he will There will be a lot of people competing, and no one can get him.

Hapi looked at Guo Xu, fearing that the other party would also politely decline, he had experienced this kind of thing too many times. Guo Xu is his number one goal this year. As a player, Guo Xu has a flawed figure and average data per game is not beautiful, but his basketball skills are very good, and he is a dark horse in the semifinals. Big-name brokers may not look at Guo Xu, so he has the possibility of "leaking up".

Guo Xu swallowed a steak, wiped his mouth with a tissue, drank another saliva, and smiled, "I will participate in the draft this year, and now it is decided, the agent will sign you."

"Is it?" Hapi froze for a moment, his eyes widened. "what did you say?"

"I said the agent will sign you." Guo Xu repeated.