Chapter 116 [New York trip]
Wang Jun and Ryan Hughes signed a contract and fully trusted the Hornacek family.↖
Hughes scored 2% and the price was not high, it was also due to David's face.
Then, Hughes began to understand his initial intention. "Wang, do you have any team you want to go to?"
“I want to go to New York.”
David glanced at his granddaughter and laughed dryly. Wang Jun had always wanted to go to the jazz before, but he knew.
Abby lowered his head and said nothing, his face blushed a little.
Hughes didn't know that Wang Jun was for a beautiful woman, and thought he wanted to go to a big city, so he immediately poured cold water on it.
"This is not a good choice. It is difficult for the other party to choose you. On the one hand, you may not have any playing time if you go there."
"Why?" Wang Jun frowned.
Hughes immediately explained that he knew all the NBA teams well. "The Knicks' shooting guard is Alan Houston. He just signed a six-year and 100 million contract with the Knicks in 2001. He averaged 22 points this season and played 38 minutes. If you go, you will definitely be the bench. This is the premise that they traded Spreville this summer. If there is no trade, you will be a marginal person."
Wang Jun also knew these two, and New York scored two shots in 1999.
Last season, "Madman" Spreville was fined $250,000 by the Knicks for breaking his bones on his luxury yacht. "Madman" refused to accept it and sued the Players' Guild, and he was almost done in summer.
But even if there is only Houston, Wang Jun cannot get much playing time.
David looked at the two young men and said earnestly: "Wang, the rookie period is very important. You should find a team that suits you, can get stable playing time, and lacks pitchers and shooting guards, so that you can play. Many people with potential, the team that the rookie is looking forward to is not suitable for you, and if you are forced to change, your talent will be abandoned."
He is not a good couple, but the fact is the opposite. David is very optimistic about Wang Jun and thinks that his granddaughter is very good at falling in love with him and his character is trustworthy.
But since Wang Jun is fighting against NBA, his career is destined to be the top priority.
Children have a long love and heroes are short of breath. It would be a pity if he instinctively becomes a star and only plays the role player level in the end.
Wang Jun didn't dare to look at Abby and asked Hughes: "Then what team do you think I'm suitable for?"
Hughes thought for a while and replied: "The Denver Nuggets, the team has a poor record, lacks good shooting guards, lacks pitchers, lacks everything, you will definitely get a chance and even become a starter."
What a bad team, I haven't heard of it.
Wang Jun, who doesn't often watch NBA, is unfamiliar with the name Nuggets. No wonder, what are the best things to pay attention to when teams that can't make the playoffs?
"Is there anything else?"
"Dallas Mavericks, this may be the best team for you. Their No. 2 position is Adrian Griffin, a defensive blue-collar worker, you can help the team when you go, and may even start. Their lineup is very strong and they are expected to win the championship."
David agreed with Hughes. "Wang, three stars of the Mavericks, point guard Nash, small forward Michael Finley, and power forward Nowitzki, all three can make three-pointers. If you add you, you can completely open up the space. The new season will be very strong."
The Mavericks' center is weak, but there are four pitchers, so the center can defend. In the summer, they still have the possibility of continuing to strengthen the lineup, because the boss Cuban is a famous local tycoon and is not short of money.
"Lei, please help me." Wang Jun was a little interested in the Mavericks. He mainly heard that he could win the championship, who wouldn't want to win the championship ring?
"Don't worry, I'll let you go to a promising team."
After finalizing the agent, Wang Jun accompanied Abby to New York.
With the help of Xia Baowen's father, Abby easily found a suitable apartment in Manhattan.
Except for Manhattan, the security in other parts of New York is not very good. Most of Brooklyn and Queens are very messy, not to mention the Bronx. There are blacks who forcefully sell CDs in the downtown area, and they are targeting foreign tourists to take action, which is very scary.
Abby signed a three-year contract and worked in Manhattan. He would have colleagues on his trip.
Wang Jun accompanied Abby to New York, on the one hand, wanted to meet Xia Baowen's father, treat her to dinner, and express her gratitude.
When Vivik's company reported the NCAA news, he said a lot of good things about Wang Jun, which increased his attention. Especially when eliminating Kentucky, the publicity was very good, and all NBA teams knew about him.
Vivik was not polite and took his family to the appointment. In addition to his wife Niha and son Xia Baowen, he also had his youngest daughter Ajiali.
The six people went to eat Italian cuisine, the "Mother of Western Food" together.
After serving the food, Wang Jun raised his glass toast. "Mr. Ranadave, thank you and Xia Baowen for your support and help to me over the past period of time. I will never forget this love."
"You're welcome, what I'm doing is this industry. If you have news on you, you will naturally have to report it. This is a win-win situation. I'm very optimistic about your future prospects." Vivik smiled.
He is very thin and has big eyes. He is not a typical Indian appearance. He looks a bit like the famous comedian Mr. Bean from the side. Fortunately, Xia Baowen and his 11-year-old sister both look like mothers, otherwise it would be over.
Vivik toasted, "I wish you a good choice in New York or Los Angeles and a smooth sailing in NBA."
"Thanks."
People who are bosses like to consider commercial value. Vivik happens to be an NBA fan and talks about the market conditions of each team during dinner.
The first thing the basketball market considers is population, followed by economic level. Although some cities are not very large in nature, they actually have the functions of metropolis because they have become the center of urban belts in the surrounding areas. For example, Miami, the population of Miami is even smaller than that of Oklahoma City.
There are also some cities that look big, but are not actually megacities. The most typical example is San Antonio, where the urban population ranks 6th in the United States and its economy is not good.
From all aspects, the Knicks and the Lakers are well-deserved and rich teams. The boss is super powerful, and money is not a problem.
New York's economy is even much stronger than Los Angeles, but because Los Angeles is so weird that there is no NFL team, this gap is widened.
After chatting about basketball for a while, Vivik mentioned investment and asked Wang Jun and Abby if they were interested in making money.
When Wang Jun heard about making money, his eyes shone. "Of course I'm interested, are you still buying stocks?"
"No, I know two friends. Their company is very promising. If it goes well, it will be listed on Nasdaq in 2004. They are an Internet search engine, and I have also invested a small part of it."
"Can you make money definitely?" Wang Jun asked.
Vivik nodded and smiled: "Of course, as long as you invest now and sell the stock after going public, I am not sure how much you make, and it is possible to double it. You can investigate. In 2000, that company became the largest Internet search engine. Yahoo and Microsoft both acknowledged their potential and have joined forces to attack."
Abby was also interested: "What company is it?"
“Google.”
Google has passed the most difficult stage, and it is not short of money and has grown. Now the price of buying shares is relatively high, but Vivik believes that there will be profits before going public.
Wang Jun doesn't have much money on hand, Abby is preparing to notify his family, and Jeff Hornersek has a lot of spare money to invest.
Chapter completed!