On the plane from Toronto to Cleveland, after a full month of voting and campaigning that started on January 10th and lasted until today, the main and substitute lists for the 2007 All-Star Game were finally settled at this moment.
The entries for a series of competition events have also been confirmed one by one.
After all, Adrian lost because of his youth. Although at the most critical moment for All-Star voting, he played super luxurious statistics, including 61 points in a single game, 24 assists in a single game, and 26 assists in a single game.
They are all extremely gorgeous. Unfortunately, his reputation obviously cannot be compared with that of the veteran All-Stars.
After all, he fell short in the starting vote. He fell behind his own team's leader Kobe Bryant and the Rockets' scoring leader Tracy McGrady, and had no choice but to lose the All-Star starter.
However, even though he failed to be selected as the All-Star starter, in the voting for the substitute lineup conducted by 30 coaches across the league, Adrian became popular all the way, and without any suspense, he got a spot as a Western Conference All-Star substitute. In this way.
Coupled with Kobe Bryant, the unwavering All-Star starting guard, there will be two All-Star Lakers participating in this year's All-Star Game.
In addition, nothing worth mentioning is that the 'Little Emperor' LeBron James was elected as the All-Star vote king with more than 2.5 million votes, the second best result in history. Although Yao Ming will miss the All-Star Game due to injury
, but he still received 2.45 million All-Star votes, second only to James.
Apart from these, there is not much else to say.
In addition to the All-Star game, among the 18 players in the rookie game, the Lakers also selected three, namely second-year rookie Andrew Bynum and first-year Adrian Kewalt, Jordan-
Farmar Adrian, unless the league management has a headache, he will miss the All-Star Rookie Game, and basically there is no suspense about starting. But as for Jordan - Farmar's selection is really a surprise
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Because of Adrian's existence, Farmar has been lacking playing opportunities. Even under such circumstances, he was still selected as an All-Star Rookie. It's not that Farmar is very powerful and can perform even in a short playing time.
The outstanding performance has come into the eyes of major coaches. The actual situation is that the quality of this year's rookies is really poor.
In addition to Adrian's outstanding performance, Brandon Roy's performance is worthy of his draft position. However, 2006 was originally a small year for the draft, and most people also know that the quality of this batch of rookies is really not good.
Well, originally that was all, but when comparing these rookies on the same platform as Adrian, even Brandon Roy, who performed the best, was a bit hard to look at.
Actually, Adrian doesn't really want to play in the All-Star Game.
Having been in the league for more than ten years, Adrian knows that the All-Star Game is actually just a show. Unless you win the All-Star Game MVP, which can add a glorious touch to your personal resume, there is no competitive advantage.
other meanings.
But at the commercial level, a player's All-Star resume is very important. Simply put, this determines whether you can get more money when signing a commercial endorsement contract. For Adrian, his most intuitive reaction
That is, after Adrian confirmed that he will participate in the All-Star Game as a substitute
After the Star Game, those companies that were originally planning to sign commercial endorsement contracts with Adrian increased their contract amounts and hoped to sign a longer-term endorsement contract. However, some companies that were originally not interested in Adrian
Interested commercial companies also approached us one after another.
Leon is now caught in the trouble of happiness. He just wants to select from the massive contracts those who fit Adrian's image and can bring tangible benefits to Adrian, not just an endorsement fee.
The contract has consumed most of his energy, and even some ongoing business negotiations have to be temporarily put on hold.
However, it is not all without progress. At least Adrian's sneaker endorsement contract is almost at the finalization stage. Among the two major sports brands, Nike and Adidas, Leon finally chose Adidas after constant comparison and calculation.
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After analysis, Leon believes that compared to the rebellious image route that Nike has been taking, Adidas's gentler brand image is more suitable for Adrian. Of course, in addition, Adidas's willingness to pay is also an important reason.
A four-year, $43 million contract is more attractive than the five-year, $48 million offer from Nike.
Compared to Nike, Adidas is obviously more sincere. They also really need to expand their influence in the NBA. Originally, Adidas could be said to dominate the NBA. At that time, Nike was just a small brand, and the emergence of Jordan seemed to be
It was destiny that brought Nike back from the ashes.
Today, Adidas' market share in the North American market continues to shrink, and the market it originally occupied has been continuously invaded by Nike. The leading position of the largest sports brand in North America has long been snatched away by Nike. This makes Adidas eager to hope that it can
Signing some high-profile stars to resist Nike's constant erosion has injected new vitality into Adidas' North American market.
In contrast, Nike is not so enthusiastic about this contract. After all, Nike already has too many NBA superstars under its banner. To put it bluntly, one more Adrian is not too much, and one less Adrian is too many.
And through the consideration of resource allocation, even if Nike has much more resources than Adidas, they will definitely give priority to superstars such as James and Kobe in promotion, and Adrian can only take the back seat. On the contrary, signing with Adidas,
Adrian, however, may have received the most powerful promotion.
Preferring to be the head of a chicken rather than the queen of a cow is not only about moral integrity, but also about interests.
At the same time, Leon also considered the fact that Adidas's contract is one year shorter than Nike. He is very optimistic about Adrian's potential and believes that if Adrian develops smoothly, then in this four-year contract
After that, Adrian will be able to sign a terrifying super endorsement.
This contract is also close to being signed. All the details of the contract have been negotiated, such as additional bonuses for some awards and the obligations that Adrian will have to pay after signing the contract. After the All-Star Game is over,
Adrian will officially announce his contract with Adidas. At the same time, Adidas is also preparing to design an endorsement shoe for Adrian.
Everything is so beautiful. The only pity is that after signing, Adrian will no longer have the opportunity to wear Nike sneakers. This is Adrian's obligation stipulated in the contract. To get those colorful dollar bills,
Adrian also has to pay some price for himself.
In addition to the sneaker endorsement contract, which is the highlight, Leon also signed several small contracts for Adrian. The terms are not long and there are no obligations. Most of them are completed as long as Adrian takes time to shoot an advertisement.
obligation.
In addition, there was a contract that came unexpectedly that really surprised Adrian.
Unilever approached Leon, hoping to sign Adrian to endorse Unilever's fragrance brand Aiko. Aiko is a brand that specializes in men's toiletries. However, this brand rarely signs a contract
As for male spokespersons, Aiko's spokespersons are usually female. The most recent spokesperson is Victoria's Secret. To be precise, they are the seductive lingerie supermodels in Victoria's Secret.
Although Unilever has many experiences inviting famous athletes as its brand spokespersons, this is the first time it has endorsed the brand Aiko.
Leon really asked specifically why Unilever suddenly thought of inviting Adrian to be their spokesperson, but the answer made Adrian lose his voice.
In December, "The Sun", you read that right, "The Sun", which is a gossip magazine under the name of a newspaper, held a poll for women aged 18 to 35 across the United States, "Who are you?"
He was considered the "most sexy rookie in the NBA in 2006". As a result, Adrian was elected as the most sexy rookie in the NBA in 2006 with nearly half the votes, surpassing the second place Brandon Roy.
Many female readers even called The Sun and said that it would be wonderful if they could have a one-night stand with Adrian.
Swimmer Amanda Beard, who is also the cover girl of Playboy and known as the sexy spokesperson of the swimming world, did not shy away from the media interviews and claimed that she dreams of having sex with Adrian!
It is this point that allowed Unilever to identify Adrian's selling point and decide to invite Adrian to endorse the Aiko brand. After all, Aiko products are originally targeted at male consumer groups, so hiring a male spokesperson is not enough.
Considered normal.
However, the contract they provided was not big or long, 5.4 million a year. The main reason was that Aiko could not determine the effect of the endorsement. After all, this was an initiative that had never been tried before. If the effect is good, Unilever hopes to
Develop a more comprehensive cooperation with Adrian.
Adrian could only remain silent about this, but for Amanda Beard, Adrian really wanted to call her and make an appointment with her at a time and a place so that we could discuss the philosophy of life together.
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This swimming athlete is twenty-seven years old this year, and he is at his most charming and charming age. If they can really get to know each other in depth, Andrei would certainly be happy to see it happen.
