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Chapter 435 The Era of New Giants

Last summer, Bryant and Adidas renewed a sneaker contract.

As a supernova in his twenties, Adidas regards Kobe as the top card, but there are some changes in Adidas' new contract.

These changes are an important trigger for Kobe's investment failure today.

Kobe told Qin Fei that before signing the new contract with Adidas, there was an old contract. In the contract at that time, there was a special bonus of 30 US dollars per year, which was specially given to his father Joe Bryant.

When Kobe signed Adidas at that time, he was relatively young. Signing this contract largely relied on the guardianship of his parents. Giving his father a special bonus was also a reward for him as a child.

However, the new contract is basically negotiated by agent Tellem and Adidas.

Kobe's wings are gradually full, so there is no need to set up this special bonus.

So Joe Bryant has no reasonable source of income from Kobe.

It also means that if he wants to earn such a generous pocket money, he needs to use his brain and think of a way.

Last year, Joe Bryant convinced Kobe to buy an Italian basketball team as an investment.

His reason is that he can serve as the head coach and operator of this team. In the future, this team can also be used as an industry, leaving it to Kobe after retirement. His ideal is very distant and full.

Bryant and Caputo, a cheese maker in Italy, each paid $200 million for the team -- Italy's Milan Olympia.

But running a team requires professional business managers.

Old Joe used the philosophy of the NBA to run the team, and he was very generous with the salaries of the players. This caused the team to quickly fall into a financial crisis, and Kobe had no choice but to continue to invest more.

By this summer, the team had lost millions of dollars.

That's why Kobe contacted Qin Fei and complained to him about his failed investment.

"Actually, the idea is correct, but why buy a basketball team?"

After Qin Fei heard Kobe's words, he made up the knife with a smile.

Kobe said unhappily, "Then what do you think you should buy?"

"Of course I bought a football team. Why did you buy a basketball team in Europe? Are you optimistic about the development of basketball in Europe?"

"Not at all."

Kobe told the truth: "The main reason is that it is cheaper. The football team's 200 million yuan can't even splash the water."

Qin Fei heard what Kobe said, so he talked about another theory: "There is no need to buy the entire team, and it doesn't matter if the management rights are handed over to others. Investment in this kind of thing mainly depends on the way of thinking."

Ok?
"What about it?"

Kobe didn't understand what Qin Fei meant.

Qin Fei wanted to laugh at Kobe's question. In fact, Kobe's investment philosophy and vision are very good. Some things, even if he doesn't need to say them, Kobe will understand in the future.

It's just that Kobe at this stage is just a 22-year-old kid.

He was full of curiosity and asked Qin Fei for advice.

Qin Fei organized his language and said: "Specifically, you can join some units in the form of a shareholding system. For example, if you want to invest in a team, then invest in the form of a shareholder. It doesn't mean that you have to operate on your own to turn this team from loss to profit, but from your perspective, be optimistic about the development of this team, and then provide financial support at critical moments to achieve visible benefits."

After hearing this, Kobe suddenly realized.

Having said so much, I am actually being a small boss.

But the problem is, how does he know which teams will develop better? This kind of thing is usually only understood by professionals or those who have been immersed in this industry for a long time.

And even people in this industry may fail to invest.

Invest in a team?

Qin Fei had no interest in this project at first, but now Kobe asked him for advice. After hearing this, his heart moved and he said, "I actually have some better investment plans in mind. I wonder if you are interested?"

Kobe was just complaining to Qin Fei, but he didn't expect that Qin Fei also wanted to invest.

But Qin Fei is different from his father. Qin Fei has an excellent investment success experience. According to outside media reports, Qin Fei's several investments in recent years have been fruitful, and he even established his own investment company.

So when Kobe heard Qin Fei's invitation, although he was afraid of being tricked, he was still very pleasantly surprised, and agreed immediately: "Then you take me!"

Qin Fei: "I will charge for bringing someone along."

Qin Fei is still teaching Kobe how to manage money.

The outside basketball world suddenly exploded, and the league announced a blockbuster transaction.

The main body of the transaction is the Lakers and Jazz.

This is a transaction that is enough to surprise everyone, because the Lakers fans themselves never thought that the players who had been hated before came to the team through the transaction.

This summer, the transactions in the free market were too lively.

When Qin Fei heard the news, he had already finished talking with Kobe.

He immediately received a new call from Kobe, and his excited voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Qin Fei, have you seen the transaction news?"

Qin Fei was not blind, of course he saw it.

But what does Kobe's smug tone mean?
Qin Fei admitted that he was indeed a little sour. He didn't expect such a bizarre change. Although this player may be destined to visit the Lakers, is it too early now?
"Although you have recruited a lot of giants, if you still lose to me in this situation, it will be even more unreasonable."

Only halfway through Qin Fei's words, the blind voice of "beep beep" came from the other end of the phone.

Forehead.
He laughed dumbly.

Then immediately turned on the TV.

Sure enough, this news was already overwhelming on the TV. If you skip to any sports TV program, you will see the analysis of this transaction by many experts.

At the end of July, the Los Angeles Lakers completed a trade with the Utah Jazz.

The Lakers sent the team's Tyrese Riley, Isaileder, AC Green, Devin George and two first-round picks in exchange for the Jazz's leading power forward Karl Malone.

This is a 6 for 1 super deal.

After this transaction, Karl Malone joined the Lakers, and the Lakers hardly sent out the team's main lineup from last season.

So far, the Lakers have come up with a super combination of O'Neal + Kobe + Karl Malone.

Among them, O'Neal and Malone on the inside have become the strongest inside partners in the league, even more twin towers than the Spurs' twin towers.

Malone is 37 years old this year, and he will be 38 next season. He is indeed not young, but his personal competitive state has been maintained very well. Last season in the Jazz, Malone still contributed 25.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists, showing no signs of fatigue.

Logically speaking, like a muscle that becomes a Malone, when you get older, you should decline faster.

But this is not the case. Muscular development reaches a certain level, or breaks through a certain limit. Even at a very old age, he still has a strong impact on the court. He can deal with some young men in their twenties with bamboo poles.

In terms of his performance last season, Malone is a well-deserved top ten player in the league, and he can even be ranked in the top three at the power forward position.

Now, Malone has joined the Lakers.

Many people think the Jazz are crazy, what kind of operation is this?
The general manager of the Jazz expressed his respect for Malone in front of the media: "No matter where the future is, Karl Malone's youth was in Salt Lake City. He has always been an indelible figure in the history of our team. He has brought too much glory to the Jazz. He deserves respect."

It seems that the general manager has taken all the responsibility.

Ma Long remained silent, and at this time, he could only remain silent.

Malone has expressed his desire to chase the championship before. With Hornacek's retirement, the Jazz did fall out of the championship, so Malone has been in contact with other teams.

The Lakers are the negotiating army that joined later.

Last season, the Lakers once again returned without success in the playoffs. O'Neal is 28 years old and will soon break through the 30-year-old boundary.

Although everyone agrees that O'Neal is the No.1 in the league today, but this "No.1", no matter how luxurious the personal data is, without the actual record support, it will never be able to demonstrate personal dominance.

So the Lakers are in a hurry.

To put it bluntly, this is already O'Neal's fourth year with the Lakers. O'Neal has not won a championship for eight years, while Qin Fei next door has won two championships in four years.
O'Neill is in a hurry. Qin Fei is the one who compares most with O'Neill now. The two are known as the most dominant players with one inside and one outside.

Under such circumstances, the Lakers are actively pursuing the third giant.

At this time, he got on the line with the Jazz.

In the past ten years, the two teams have been fighting openly and secretly. From Magic Johnson to Shaquille O'Neal, Malone has experienced two eras.

But up to now, Malone has actually joined the Lakers.

This is the impermanence of the world. There are no permanent enemies in the NBA, only unclear interests.

Karl Malone himself did not comment on the deal, but as the star of the Lakers, O'Neal was interviewed by the media for the first time and expressed his welcome to Karl Malone.

That's the beauty of the NBA, and it's true among players.

Although each team has to live and die when they are masters, but when they are really in a team, the first thing is to welcome them and see if they can find cooperation opportunities that are tolerant and cooperative.

Inclusiveness is the biggest characteristic of the league.

O'Neal said: "Karl Malone is the best power forward in history and a super scorer. His joining will bring deeper changes to the Lakers. We look forward to seeing such changes. We will also launch the final sprint for the championship."

It is true that Malone joining the Lakers is a great joy.

For fans in Los Angeles, it may have kept them awake for two nights, looking forward to the start of next season.

Of course, there are experts who will analyze the transactions of the two teams.

The Lakers got a super high score of A+, and the Jazz on the other side also got an A-level score.

Experts generally believe that the Lakers got a superstar after paying a small price. Malone is the top super scorer in the history of the league.

The last ridicule seemed nonsensical, and the biggest problem with the trio was the salary space.

The big contract signed by Malone and the Jazz is in effect. By next season, Malone's salary will be as high as 1575 million US dollars. Considering his age and the salary of nearly 5200 million US dollars in the remaining three years, the Jazz's shot seems reasonable.

The key depends on how much combat power Malone can maintain next season and thereafter, so as to know whether the Lakers are losing money.

Anyway, the Jazz are not losing money. After dealing with the big contract and getting the draft pick, they can completely enter the ranks of reconstruction.

This is also the effect brought by Qin Fei.

If he hadn't been in the Supersonics, then the achievements of the Jazz in history would have been even higher, and they wouldn't have fallen apart so quickly. If he hadn't defeated the Lakers, then the Lakers should have won the championship last season.

Qin Fei was dumbfounded, and the Lakers instantly became the super favorite to win the championship in everyone's eyes.

However, this is not the beginning. When the Lakers and the Jazz's earthquake-level blockbuster deal was abuzz, Tim Duncan's next home suddenly had a voice.

NBA official news, Tim Duncan of the Spurs and the Philadelphia 76ers have reached a contract.

The Spurs never imagined that the superstar they finally selected would choose to leave the team, even Popovich's persuasion would not help.

After watching a lot of excitement, I didn't expect the clown to be myself.

Summer blood loss.
Duncan's joining is as low-key as he is.

But no matter how low-key, after all, he is also a super giant in the league, and his every move will attract people's attention.

This unsmiling man was once considered the most suitable player for the Spurs, but this summer, he also chose to leave his home team.

The San Antonio native couldn't tell what it was like.

Blame it?
Or hate, peace, regret... all kinds of things.

It seems that it should not be blamed. Duncan is the FMVP who brought the championship to San Antonio, and he is the only one in the basketball history of this small town.

Duncan's departure is also an interference under the effect.

One is because last season, the Warriors led by Qin Fei showed the ability to crush the Spurs. Even if the Spurs had Duncan, Duncan actually had no confidence that he would win the Warriors. This summer, the Spurs were very petty, and they were unwilling to give Duncan a maximum salary contract. This hurt Duncan's heart to a certain extent.

No matter how strong a player is, he will feel vulnerable when he is suffering from the most serious injury of his career.

The second reason is the stimulation of the Lakers. The Lakers formed a fantasy lineup of O'Neal + Malone + Kobe. Now the outside world is shouting that "the league has entered the finale".

At this time, Allen Iverson's affectionate phone call changed the fate of the two people.

　Quickly enter the era of giants, and the next season will be a big fight!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)