roccoschili Chapter 833 There Are More Important Things
Chapter 833 There Are More Important Things
Chapter 833 There Are More Important Things
Although Xie Kai did not participate in any individual events, he was still the focus of the scene as he became the starter of the Western Conference All-Star again a year later.
Many people found that Xie Kai's "K God 4th Generation" all-star model is very unique, incorporating elements of traditional Chinese ink painting, and is unique in terms of color matching among all kinds of basketball shoes.
Yao Ming was also a popular superstar back then, No.1 in Asian basketball, but because the center did not sell shoes, although Reebok signed him, they did not offer him a signature shoe with Chinese elements.From this aspect, Xie Kai is No.1.
Xie Kai signed a 2012-year, $5 million contract with Nike in the summer of 7500. From the 2012-13 season, Nike launched his first signature shoe, K-God 1.This season is the last year of his contract. According to the launch speed of one generation of signature shoes per year, this year should be the fifth generation. However, since he did not play the entire season last season, he did not launch a new signature shoe. The fourth generation The signature shoe wasn't available until this season.
When Nike signed the contract with Xie Kai, people were wildly questioned. Barkley, the big mouth at the time, even said on a TV show: "This is the funniest joke I heard this offseason. Kane Xie is worth 7500 million dollars in endorsements? Spare me, who can tell me what honor he has? Has he had an MVP? Has he led his team to a championship? If it is because of the Asian market, then I have nothing to say explain."
Facts have proved that Nike is extremely far-sighted, and Xie Kai won the championship and MVP trophies in succession, and his popularity reached the peak of the NBA.His signature shoes have also become the best-selling signature shoes in the NBA, and Nike has made a lot of money.
Although Xie Kai didn't play a game in the entire 2015-16 season, his shoes are still the top three in the sales list of all NBA players, and Nike still makes a lot of money.
This season is the last year of the contract between Xie Kai and Nike. After one month of the season, Nike has already pestered his agent, Thaddeus Faucher, to renew his contract.
Not only Nike, but Adidas and Under Armor also want to sign Xie Kai. Everyone is not stupid. Before Nike made money, everyone was jealous. Now that Xie Kai’s contract is about to expire, everyone is on the same starting line again. No one wants to miss such an opportunity. A historical super giant that can greatly enhance your brand awareness.
Nike was also afraid that Xie Kai would be robbed, so he terminated his agent in advance, and wanted to use the friendship of the old cooperation to get the priority to sign the contract.They originally wanted to lower the price, although they knew that the price of this renewal might be very high.
Xie Kai's agent, Thaddeus Faucher, firmly stated that he does not want to discuss the renewal of the contract yet, and will talk about it in a few months.Officials sent by Nike to negotiate contract renewals returned with dismay.
The All-Star Game begins.
Like the previous ones, the intensity of confrontation in the All-Star Game has been decreasing year by year.Xie Kai really doubted that after this game, he might sweat less than during practice...
Both sides are playing games, so the score is very fast.It is also because the playing is too easy, everyone is playing, too much pursuit of difficult juggling coordination, the error rate is also very high.
It's just that everyone doesn't care anymore, as long as you are tall, it doesn't affect anything.
Westbrook and Paojiao came off the bench, and his desire to attack was very strong.Pickled Pepper Harden and others are also consciously making the ball for him, so that he has the opportunity to compete for the honor of winning the All-Star Game MVP for three consecutive years.
On the starting side, Durant and Curry are not attacking by themselves, and have been playing for the thick eyebrows.
Xie Kai is a little upset, you just don't want Westbrook to be the MVP for the third time, right?
The coach of the Warriors is Steve Kerr. How can this guy not understand the heart of his disciples? Seeing this, he tried to stagger the playing time of Xie Kai and Westbrook so that Xie Kai would not have the opportunity to play for Westbrook.
The thick eyebrows are originally an inside line and an end point. In a game with such a low defensive intensity, it is simply a matter of eating and drinking.In addition, he is the head star of the host country, so he is naturally more loved, and the fans in the audience are also cheering for him.
Of course, there is no suspense in the result. Although the Western Conference Stars won the game and Westbrook scored 41 points, the farmer scored a game-high 51 points...
The game is over, and the winner with the most points wins the MVP, which seems to be a long-standing tradition.
Nongmei is the host and the man with the highest score in the game. Of course, he won this award without dispute.
Westbrook is also in very good form in this game. If Durant and Curry hadn't deliberately passed the ball to the thick eyebrows to fulfill the thick eyebrows, he would have a good chance of winning this MVP.
It's a pity, not afraid of god-like opponents, but pig-like teammates, Westbrook is so narrow-minded about Durant, his lungs are almost exploding.
The originally happy All-Star, Westbrook looked very depressed because he regretted not getting his three consecutive MVPs.
On the way back to Oklahoma City, Xie Kai enlightened Westbrook: "There is nothing to regret. This is man-made. You are already great. There are some external factors that you cannot control."
Westbrook is still very upset: "I just don't understand why he deliberately stopped me!"
Xie Kai laughed suddenly, and then put away his smile: "Since he left without saying goodbye, he no longer regards you as a brother. Don't waste your feelings on this kind of person. Compared with this kind of unnecessary entanglement, the championship ring is a Isn't there something better?"
The three words "championship" reminded Westbrook. Indeed, if you can beat Durant's Warriors in the playoffs and get the general feeling, it will be the best thing.
Westbrook soon felt relieved, he is not a coy person, he is a passionate man, he is easy to play, and he will not be depressed by a scumbag.
The Big Three of the Thunder returned to Oklahoma City and began to prepare for the second half of the season.Their current momentum is very good. Although there is a certain gap in record with the Warriors who are No. 73 in the Western Conference, they may not be able to catch up in the next games, but they know very well that the No. [-] Western Conference in the regular season does not mean that they must be the final champion. , otherwise there would be no such title as the [-]-win total runner-up.
The trade deadline is getting closer and closer, and the Thunder's management is also working hard to strengthen the team's lineup.They don't have many chips in their hands, so they can't make big moves, but they can still make small repairs, and it's more suitable for their team, which has almost run in.
On February 2, the Thunder finally took action on the trade deadline!
Earlier in the day, the Chicago Bulls officially announced that the team sent power forward Taj Gibson and wing Doug McDermott to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Cameron Payne and Anthony Morrow.
(End of this chapter)