In the last game in November, the Cavaliers easily defeated the Raptors on the road and won two consecutive victories. In this game, Lin Yu's performance was still outstanding, scoring 31 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 assists on 11 of 23 shots.
steals, James did the same, with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists.
The media report after the game was: The LL combination worked hard and scored 60 points, 13 rebounds and 16 assists, leading the team to an easy victory!
The Cavaliers' journey in November has come to an end. Excluding the opening game in October, the Cavaliers' record throughout November was 13 wins and 3 losses, the best record in the league.
Lin Yu, who averaged 31.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.9 blocks per game in November, was undoubtedly elected as the best player of the month.
After November, "Weakness" invested by Lin Yu was finally scheduled to be released on Christmas Day. It will be released soon. An investment is about to be recovered. However, the timing of the release is not very good. In the current financial crisis, I am afraid that I will not go to the cinema to watch the movie.
The crowd is much smaller.
"I hope it can at least help me recoup my investment..."
The film industry may be facing a cold winter, and the movie "Inception" is also on the verge of losing its hands. Major film companies have no intention of investing in it.
Lin Yu didn't want to continue working in Hollywood because he found that as an outsider, it was too difficult to take advantage of Hollywood.
Therefore, while "Weakness" was about to be released, he revealed some news to the outside world and wanted to sell the copyright of "Inception".
Before the financial crisis completely broke out, Lin Yu asked Amanda Gray to speed up the renewal of his various endorsement contracts, the first of which was his sneaker contract.
Lin Yu's sneaker contract with Under Armor was signed when he was in his first year. The price at that time was 3 years and 6 million US dollars, and Under Armor had the first right to renew the contract.
Now, more than two years have passed and the contract is about to expire. Compared with the low price more than two years ago, his new sneaker contract will definitely be sky-high.
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In December, the light snow outside the villa has never stopped. Winter in the United States is still very cold, especially in the Great Lakes region like Cleveland, where the winter is cold and a bit humid.
Even in a home with floor heating, Lin Yu was wrapped up thickly because he didn't want to catch a cold or have a fever.
Amanda Gray braved the wind and snow and knocked on the door. The nanny at home brought a cup of hot coffee. Then, she sat opposite Lin Yu who was enjoying breakfast.
"I asked around about star contracts and got several quotes."
After playing against the Pistons, Lin Yu remembered the financial crisis. After returning to Cleveland, he contacted Amanda Gray and asked the other party to resolve various endorsement contracts and star contracts as soon as possible. As a result, Amanda Gray only spent two days.
Within days, I ran back and gave Lin Yu an answer.
Maybe this is the benefit Lin Yu got from changing his agent to Amanda Grey, right?
"Tell me."
"Regarding sneaker contracts, I'll give you two references. One is this year's second overall pick, Kevin Durant, who got a seven-year, $60 million sneaker contract from Nike, and your teammate, LeBron -
James, his contract with Nike was signed in 2003, with a seven-year guaranteed contract of US$77 million, plus a bonus of US$10 million."
Lin Yu nodded, it was a good thing to have some reference, so that he could bargain based on this request.
"Then, let's start with Under Armor, which has priority to renew. They gave a five-year offer of US$30 million. If you win the championship plus FMVP, regular season MVP, scoring champion, and dunk
King or best defensive player, every time you achieve an honor, you can get a bonus of 1 million US dollars. Note that the championship and FMVP are bound, that is to say, you can accumulate up to 5 million US dollars in bonuses.
The term is five years, so if you can win these honors every year, you can get a bonus of up to $25 million."
Lin Yu nodded: "The bonus terms are very good, but are you serious? Do you really think I have the ability to win these honors?"
Amanda Gray smiled: "Under Armour's quotation, the amount of the guaranteed contract, and the bonus are also low. Just from the quotation itself, they are not sincere enough."
She lowered her head and took out another quote: "Then there is Nike's offer. The price they gave is relatively ordinary, US$80 million over seven years, with no bonus terms. This price, after further discussion, is almost the final offer.
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"Then there is Adidas, with a five-year guarantee of US$50 million, plus bonuses for the championship, FMVP, and regular season MVP. The total bonus is US$10 million."
"In the end, the two companies that offered the highest bids should be Anta and Li-Ning. They seemed to have negotiated and offered two lifetime contracts. The average annual salary before retirement was US$20 million plus a share of the sale of sneakers. After retirement, they would give more
A high share of the sale of the ball, plus the establishment of a personal retirement fund, which will give you US$1 million every year after you reach the age of fifty until your death."
"There are dozens of bonus clauses. If you win the NBA's top personal honors, you will be rewarded with US$1 million, including championship, FMVP, regular season MVP, scoring champion, etc. Please note that the championship and FMVP here are separate.
It’s for that.”
"If you get non-top personal honors, you will be rewarded with US$500,000, including All-Star MVP, assists leader, steals leader, etc."
"If you get a personal honor in the Olympic Games, you will be rewarded with US$500,000. If you lead the Chinese men's basketball team to the quarterfinals in the Olympic Games, you will be rewarded with US$1 million, the semi-finals are US$3 million, the medal is US$5 million, and the gold medal is US$10 million."
"The same goes for the World Championships, but the rewards are cut in half."
Listening to the lifetime contract offered by Anta and Li Ning, Lin Yu suddenly felt a little moved.
The average annual salary of US$20 million before retiring is the highest price Lin Yu can get now, and it cannot be higher. The key is the share ratio of sneaker sales, the retirement fund after retirement, and the numerous bonus terms. It can be said that Li Ning
The price offered by Anta was basically the highest price Lin Yu could get.
But the problem comes again. The technology of Anta and Li Ning is not even close...
How to choose?
Lin Yu was not in a hurry and told Amanda: "Let Li Ning and Anta discuss the price with Under Armour, Nike and Adidas. They don't have to give lifetime contracts, but the price must keep up, and the term cannot be too long, control it within
Five or six years, maybe.”
Lin Yu roughly calculated the time, five or six years. By that time, his career should still be at its peak. Not only is it still at its peak, but his reputation should also reach its highest point. By then, he will sign another contract.
A lifetime contract is the best option.
"OK, I understand. I will talk about it and try to get a result before Christmas."
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In December, Lin Yu renewed contracts with his major advertisers and shot various commercials.
The All-Star voting for the new season has also begun. For the Cavaliers, Lin Yu and LeBron James are the favorites.
Several of Lin Yu's major advertisers helped shoot several promotional videos to canvass votes, which were also considered commercials and were released.
After all, if Lin Yu wins the vote, it will also be a bonus for his advertising endorsements.
There are a lot more things happening outside the court, and Lin Yu's state has not been affected inside the court. He is still hot, but James' style of play has quietly changed.
In the first two games of December, the Cavaliers played the Nets home and away.
The Nets, who have experienced their peak, are getting worse each season. Although they are still one of the playoff teams in the Eastern Conference, the core of the team is gradually reaching the end of its peak, and trade rumors surround them.
Jason Kidd is considered likely to go to the Lakers or Mavericks, Vince Carter is considered likely to return to Toronto or go to Houston to join forces with Tracy McGrady, and Richard Jefferson is also being targeted by the Spurs and Bucks.
Facing the Nets, which are full of trade rumors, the Cavaliers have no other problems. In two games, the Cavaliers have won two consecutive games.
In these two games, Lin Yu's performance dropped slightly compared to November, but his personal performance was not weak at all.
In the home game, he made 12 of 27 shots, scoring 33 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. In the away game, he made 12 of 25 shots, scoring 31 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.
1 block.
In two games, he won the best of the match award in one of them.
After playing the Nets, the Cavaliers played the Bobcats and Wizards on the road again. This game was supposed to be easy, but Gerald Wallace's perfect defensive performance completely locked up James.
James made 4 of 13 shots, forcing Lin Yu to completely unleash all his energy. He took a season-high number of shots, taking 37 shots and hitting 17 goals. Although he played a full 20 irons, Lin Yu
Yu still scored a season-high 46 points and led the team to a difficult defeat of the Bobcats.
This victory was very precious, because in the back-to-back the next day, James' condition returned, and Lin Yu's condition became very bad. He shot 1-for-7 in the opening game.
Even so, in this back-to-back game against the Wizards, he still took 20 shots, hit 7 goals, and barely scored 20 points. The Cavaliers also relied on James' recovery to win this back-to-back victory.
After back-to-back wins, the Cavaliers returned home but lost to the Pacers.
Lin Yu's condition still hasn't improved, but his statistics are not that bad. He made 9 of 21 shots and scored 26 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
The Cavaliers lost the game because they were in a headwind situation throughout the game, and at the critical moment, no one of them could stand up and score.
"When the Cavaliers defeated the Pistons in November, Lin Yu once said that even if he couldn't step up and take over the game, the Cavaliers would have other players step up and take over the game. But this game against the Pacers seems to show that the Cavaliers already have
Lin Yu's dependence syndrome at critical moments, if Lin Yu can't stand up, there will be no other Cavaliers players who can stand up."
Lin Yu didn't pay too much attention to this defeat, because after this game, the Cavaliers would face the Celtics.
Another strong showdown, another game of great significance to Lin Yu.
But there is something wrong with his current state, and his performance in the two games was poor.
"We have to find a way to adjust. It doesn't matter whether we lose or not in the next game. My personal performance cannot be bad. Let's set a small goal first and get 30 points..."