The Way of the Center

Chapter 52 : An indispensable manager

“Anjie officially announced his participation in the draft, next season NBA has the most Chinese elements in history!”

“Source: The Miami Heat have contacted Anjie.”

“Yao Ming vs. Anjie? Next season’s NBA China Derby preview.”

“An Jie has been recruited into the National Olympic team and will participate in the BJ Olympics at home? The General Administration of Sports: We have never had any contact with An Jie.”

Since Wu Hua first announced the news of participating in the draft for An Jie, all the domestic media have exploded. Not to mention participating in the NBA draft, even if Chinese players go to the NBA Summer League, it can attract the attention of tens of thousands of Chinese fans. Why did Anjie announce this news? He is not talking to the fans, but to the NBA teams.

According to the NBA draft rules, players have a second chance to decide whether or not to participate on the day of the week before the draft. The second registration date gives those who have already signed up the right to abstain, and it also allows those who originally gave up the draft to seize the last chance to sign up again. But if An Jie only announced his participation in the draft by that time, it would be too late.

In the week before the draft, almost all teams have determined which players they want to choose. Even if they don’t, the selection range has been reduced to only two or three. If An Jie had only announced his participation in the draft at that time, the NBA teams would have no time to provide him with trial training, and they would not change their long-considered decision for An Jie to take risks alone. Therefore, even though An Jie can’t formally register now, he has already announced his decision. The draft is a sure thing, and NBA teams can safely take action against him.

As soon as the news was released, in addition to the enthusiastic response from the fans, An Jie’s mobile phone was also overwhelmed by various managers’ text messages.

“You are the most valuable nugget I have ever seen! Cooperate with me, I will let you worry about food and clothing in your next life!”

“Bruce Randy, I am willing to help you.”

“My main field is rugby players, but for you, I am willing to try new fields and call me.”

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An Jie doesn’t know how these guys got his phone number, but this is indeed an urgent task that An Jie needs to deal with.

Faced with the upcoming draft, various tedious team contacts and negotiations, it is impossible and not time for Anjie to deal with them all in person. A qualified manager, this is a must-have for Anjie’s career.

Whether it is football or basketball, with the development of professionalization and commercialization of competitive sports, every player needs a decent manager, and some stars even have a complete operation team behind them. And the managers of NBA players can’t be done by anyone. They must be familiar with the NBA and have a wide range of social networks in the entire circle. In addition, they must also be proficient in academics such as law and economics. A good manager can even make a player who is not good at all shine.

Just when Anjie was at a loss for the self-recommended text messages, Divac rescued the disciple who was in the midst of the fire and water with a single call.

“Training is postponed today. Now you are waiting at home. I brought someone to introduce you to you.” On the other end of the phone, besides Divac’s voice, there was the roar of the car engine.

“Someone from the NBA team came to me for a trial so soon!?” An Jie was nervous and excited.

“You kid thinks beautifully! Now people are working hard for a place in the playoffs. Where can I take care of you? I brought you a manager, and you will need him.”

After a while, An Jie heard the brakes coming from outside the rental house. He rushed out of the room, only to find Divac was talking and laughing with a strange middle-aged man.

“Ah, it’s him, An Jie.” Divac saw An Jue coming and introduced him to the man next to him.

The man looked at An Jie carefully. As seen on TV, his physical condition was excellent.

“Angel, this is my former manager and my good friend from childhood, Mr. Nicholas Meslav.” Divac patted the middle-aged man on the back, who is the same as Divac He has a big beard and a simple spirit. However, because he is not a basketball player, he is much shorter than Divac and Anjie.

“Hello, Mr. Moslav.” Anjie shook hands with the comer restrainedly.

“Meslav is very interested in being your manager, and you really need a reliable guy. I trust this guy completely, then you can trust him completely, Anjie.” Divac patted his chest and made a ticket. , Then An Jie has nothing to question.

Many player managers are well-known “vampires”. They don’t think about the future of the players, but only for their own money. Meslav was interested in An Jie, and it was too false to say that it was not for the money, but he was by no means all for the money.

He used to be Divac’s manager, but he is also Divac’s friend. He will not only think about his own account, but also deal with NBA managers for Divac’s benefit and future. Now, An Jie is the one who has inherited Divac’s mantle, and Divac has personally asked him to be responsible to An Jie, so he has already regarded An Jie as his own.

“I have five players who play in the Europa League, but because of Divac, I also have some connections in the NBA circle. If you are interested, we can sit down and talk.” Meslav also spoke. , A Chinese? What a challenge.

Anjie and Moslav talked in detail in the rental house for more than an hour, but most of the time it was Moslav talking about the contract details while Anjie was listening. After more than an hour, a detailed contract has been said, and now it is time for Anjie to sign.

“You don’t have to sign in a hurry. I will stay in Ames for a few more days until you think about it. You can find a lawyer to consult, so as to avoid future disputes over the contract. If this is the case, Dia must It will kill me.” The relationship between Meslav and Divac is really extraordinary. If the relationship is not in place, you can’t just call someone else’s nickname.

“No, I believe in you Mr. Meslav, just as I believe in Mr. Divac.” Anjie took the pen directly and wrote his name on the contract.

“Well, you are my employer now, An Jie, then from now on, I will be fully responsible for everything in your career.”

career? Compared with college career, this term seems to be a lot heavier.

“Every NBA team is still very busy now, so I will deal with them later. And now our top priority is to increase your visibility.” Moslav put away the contract, and he was immediately ready. Put into work.

Speaking of exposure, An Jie remembered the tragic experience of being surrounded by reporters downstairs in the school dormitory.

“But Mr. Meslav, I am very busy with my training every day.” Anjie started to make an excuse, Divac on the side covered his mouth, trying not to make himself laugh. This old fellow Moslav is still as vigorous as before.

“Of course training comes first.”

Hearing what Moslav said, An Jie let out a sigh of relief.

“But after the training is over, I can arrange a few media for you to do a brief interview.” Meslav stared at An Jie with a serious face, who is the employer.

“From the day you decide to participate in the draft, you are a professional player. Professional players are different from student players. You can’t just play basketball. The media is an evil demon, but it is also pure. Beautiful angel, it all depends on how you use it. Don’t worry, An Jie, the media that I arranged for you will never ask questions that deliberately make things difficult for you. On the contrary, they will be very helpful in improving your reputation. Great help.” Moslav said, actually starting Anjie’s schedule with his laptop. profession! This is called professional!

“Since I can’t hide, can I recommend a media to you? Please make sure that that media has the highest priority to interview me.” Hearing Anjie’s words, Moslav suddenly became interested, and this kid adapts very quickly. what.

“Which media?” Meslav looked at An Jie with interest.

“From China’s “Sports Pioneer”, the reporter’s name is Wu Hua. He is one of my favorite reporters. I hope he will not be squeezed out of the door by those big media.” An Jie has not forgotten who made him in China Being known by people is who makes him feel that there is no difference between media interviews and friends chat.

“I will pay attention, don’t worry.” Meslav thought that Anjie would talk about media such as ESPN or CCTV, but he said a newspaper he had never heard of before. An Jie, at least in terms of character, Meslav admired him very much.

“Okay, we should almost go to training. The draft is up to you, you know which contacts you can use.” Divac stood up and moved his muscles and bones a bit.

“Don’t worry, Dia, by the way, Anjie, just call me if you have anything. I may not be in Ames, but I will definitely help you deal with it as quickly as possible.” Moslav said to Anjeby. A gesture to make a call.

“I know Mr. Meslav, thank you for coming so far for me.”

Meslav responded with a smile, and hurriedly walked out of the room. Player manager is also a very busy profession.

The cumbersome life of professional players is only showing the tip of the iceberg. Many NCAA players who have played well in professional basketball have actually plummeted after embarking on the path of professional basketball. This is not without reason. Not everyone can adapt to a lifestyle completely different from college basketball.

Catherine was rightly worried, maybe Anjie really doesn’t have much time to come back here in the future, let alone go back to visit her parents. Behind the bright stars, there will be contributions that others can’t see.

As a professional player, is Anjie really ready?

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