The Whip of the God of Basketball

Doug Enstadt has not been having a good time recently. As an NBA professional agent, he has never been able to find high-quality players to cooperate with. He has been in the NBA for many years and has some connections. He was one of the first people to go to Europe to hunt for gold. Because the American market has been controlled by those large capital brokerage groups, independent agents like him can only go to Europe, which are not yet available. Look for opportunities in well-developed places.

Schrempf, Toni Kukoc, Petrovic, these were all very good basketball players in Europe in the 1990s. In the 21st century, Pau Gasol entered the league as the third overall pick, and in 2002, Yao Ming became the first real basketball player. The foreign top picks in the sense, followed by Andrew Bogut in 2005 and Bargnani in 2006, all illustrate the rise of international power in the NBA.

But unfortunately, none of this has anything to do with Doug Enstadt. It can be found that these international players who were selected with high picks are all tall insiders, because in the NBA, where the interior lines are declining day by day, these international centers and power forwards can be used, and those excellent international perimeter players, In the face of the flying American outsiders and the rules of the NBA, he seems a little acclimated.

Of course, a small agent like Enstadt has no way to provide services to those international giants. He can only try to contact outstanding European defenders like a gold digger, hoping that one day he can discover an international player like Manu Ginobili. A superstar can enter the NBA and sign a big contract, so that he can make a lot of money and join the middle class of agents.

Then Enstas seized an opportunity in 2005. He caught up with the Lithuanian star Jaskovicius who had just shined at the 2004 Athens Olympics. This man successfully helped his motherland defeat the American Dream in Athens. team. You know, that dream team had Duncan, Ray Allen, Iverson, Marbury, Marion and other stars. Jaskevicius scored 28 points in that game and was a well-deserved MVP.

Following this momentum, Jaskovicius wanted to prove himself in the NBA, and he was eventually selected by the Pacers. From then on, Enstadt became his agent, because Enstadt had experience in helping European players enter the NBA. He gained the trust of Jaskevicius.

However, the fate of an agent is always linked to the player's performance on the court. Before entering the NBA, Jaskovicius had a very high reputation in Europe. He was known as the King of Europe and came with the reputation of defeating the Dream Team. Arriving in Indiana, the basketball state of the United States, the team’s general manager is the famous and legendary superstar Larry Bird.

However, Jaskevicius' life in the NBA was not easy. Under the hands of Pacers Jim O'Brien, among a group of black players who were rough and tough and had an arrogant playing style, this man was deeply influenced by the European basketball style. And he is already 30 years old and does not get enough respect. His playing time was limited, his teammates didn't pass the ball to him, and in the eyes of players like Stephen Jackson, his style of play was too weak, and no one talked to him after the game.

Even so, he also set a record for the number of three-pointers made by a Pacers rookie in a single season, but his average of 7 points and 3 assists per game could not satisfy the Pacers, Jaskovicius himself, or even Jaskevicius. Enstadt was satisfied.

Last year, Enstadt single-handedly helped Jaskevicius to be sent to the Golden State Warriors, where there was Nelson, bombing tactics, Baron Davis, and of course Stephen Jackson.

In this year's playoffs, Jasikevicius and the Golden State Warriors performed a miracle, knocking down the invincible Dallas Mavericks in the regular season and creating another heart-stirring black eight miracle in NBA history. However, Jaskevicius still has not found a role that truly belongs to him in this team. His scoring has even dropped even more, averaging only 3 points per game.

Now he is 31 years old. As a defender, he is still in his prime. He does not want to live in the NBA without being able to play and have no friends. He wants to return to Europe, where he is the European King.

Of course, Enstadt is not willing to let Jaskovicius go to Europe. Even if he gets an ordinary contract in the NBA, his salary is higher than that of most players in European leagues. What's more, Enstadt hopes that Jaskevicius will make a name for himself in the NBA, and that's a big contract!

Enstadt is accompanying Jaskovicius in San Francisco today, constantly lobbying him, hoping that he can stay and continue to try other teams, maybe there will be different results. But after three years of disappointment, Jaskovicius seemed to have made up his mind. No matter how Enstadt analyzed the pros and cons to him, he insisted that Qingshan would not relax - buy out his contract with the Golden State Warriors and return to Europe.

Just when Enstadt was desperate and could no longer find any reason to persuade Jaskevicius, on June 20, he received a call from Los Angeles. The other party said his name was Pars-Mills, said he wanted to talk to Ernstadt about something, about Jaskevicius.

"I know you are Jaskevicius's agent. We believe that he still has great potential to continue working in the NBA. Of course, you have to ask me why. I don't know. I am not responsible for basketball matters. , I’m just responsible for informing you.”

The tone of this Pars-Mills is a bit arrogant, just to inform you, but Enstadt is at the end of his rope, and he really wants to keep Jaskevicius, who is the only valuable customer in his hands.

So he agreed, but he didn't know how the other party was going to keep Jaskevicius.

"Don't worry, there will be someone waiting for you at the Blue Soul Coffee Shop behind the Oracle Arena in Oakland this afternoon. Oh, I forgot to mention, I am representing the CAA agency here. Please tell us about our professionalism. Express peace of mind."

Finally, Pars-Mills said, asking Enstadt to take Jaskevicius to a coffee shop near the Oracle Arena to find someone. Enstadt was originally worried that the other party was a prank, but he dared to move out of the CAA agency The company’s signboard shows that it is confident.

Of course, CAA agency Enstadt knew that the giant agency in the American entertainment and sports world had just entered the NBA agency industry in recent years. Enstadt actually knew a friend of CAA, so he called to inquire and learned that there was indeed one A staff member named Pars-Mills is responsible for external contact and contact work.

So Enstadt called Jaskevicius for the last time, explained the situation to him, and persuaded him with the most sincere words and attitude to go see the man.

"If not, just go and have a cup of coffee!"

Enstadt eventually convinced Jaskovicius to make the trip.

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Jaskevicius is extremely disappointed with his NBA career and feels the same way about the land of the United States. He has already booked a flight for next week. He will leave here before negotiating a buyout contract with the Warriors. Return to Europe to practice and prepare for the new season.

Walking on the streets of San Francisco, no one knew him. To this day, Jaskevicius is still uncomfortable adapting to the American environment. Everything here is very big, super big, including skyscrapers, arenas, stadiums, bridges, and streets. Even a coffee shop.

So when he arrived at the Blue Soul Cafe and saw that the big cafe was full of coffee-drinking customers, he almost wanted to turn around and walk away. Because Enstadt said that someone was waiting for him at the Blue Soul Cafe in the afternoon, but he did not say what the person looked like, who he was, where he was sitting, what his characteristics were, and what time he would arrive.

Maybe this guy never came, or maybe it was all a prank and he really had enough of this place.

Jaskevicius was about to leave. Before leaving, he glanced at the cafe and suddenly saw a man sitting in a conspicuous position with his legs crossed, holding a newspaper in his hand. The newspaper had a big cover and title. Jaskovicius can roughly see clearly that the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the Finals and won the 2007 NBA championship with a score of 4:0.

Jaskevicius felt something was wrong. The Spurs had indeed won the championship, but that was already a week ago. Who would hold a newspaper from a week ago and read it with such gusto?

So, Jaskevicius stepped forward, sat across from this man, and said, "Hello?"

Opposite Ren put down the newspaper. He was a middle-aged man with black curly hair and dark skin. He looked into Jaskevicius's eyes, looking deeply into the end.

"Hello, King-of-Europe. (Hello, King of Europe)"

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