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172 [Sky-high sneaker contract]

Perhaps God is witnessing the rise of Bayonet, and it is destined that Bayonet will become the focus of the league this season.

Just after he led the team to defeat the Houston Rockets and triggered a series of hot topics, an explosive topic about the bayonet officially emerged.

That is Adidas announcing that they will provide Bayonet with a lifetime sneaker contract worth 1 billion US dollars!

boom!

As for the entire alliance, this news is no different than the sudden explosion of an atomic bomb.

$1 billion?

Lifetime contract?

Is Adidas crazy?

Of course they are not crazy.

So what exactly does this mean?

Everyone looked in disbelief. In the history of the NBA, there has never been a really terrible sneaker contract.

Prior to this, there were only two players who had signed lifetime contracts with sneaker brands, one was the basketball god Michael Jordan, and the other was the little emperor LeBron James.

Whether it is Michael Jordan or LeBron James, the contract amounts they finalized are not as large as the amount Adidas is offering Jiang Hao now.

Take LeBron James as an example.

Think back to when 18-year-old LeBron James first entered the league. He chose the latter between Adidas and Nike, and the latter offered him a seven-year sneaker contract worth $90,000.

And when his $90,000 contract expired nine years later, Nike directly gave him a lifetime contract.

Although Nike did not disclose the specific price at the time, according to people close to James, the lifetime contract signed by LeBron James and Nike was worth $600 million.

$90,000 $600 million!

This adds up to only close to US$700 million.

There is still a certain gap between the contract that Bayonet has obtained now.

"We believe that the bayonet will become the best in history. In fact, we made this decision after a long period of investigation. Of course, there are definitely risks in business, but we are willing to take the risk. We believe that the bayonet will give

We bring more returns”

Just when many people were questioning Adidas' impulsive offer of Bayonets' shockingly high-priced lifetime sneaker contract, Adidas Group CEO Casper Rorsted stood up and spoke out.

Frankly speaking, Rorsted's remarks quickly suppressed some people's doubts.

Because as the successor of former Adidas CEO Heiner, Rorsted was actually under a lot of pressure.

Because as we all know, Adidas has been increasingly at a disadvantage in the competition between the NBA and Nike in the past ten years. From the Adidas Five who dominated the league back then, to now there are only a handful of stars.

For Rorsted, when he takes office, the NBA market must achieve revival within a short period of time.

However, Nike has developed rapidly in the past few years. Generally, good players will be signed by them first. For Adidas, it is really becoming more and more difficult to sign a big-name star.

And in this situation, the bayonet appeared, and a young man from China quickly emerged in this league.

This made Roside's eyes light up.

God testifies!

The 21-year-old Finals MVP is still a young talent from China.

Rorsted felt that somehow, this was God helping him, and this was God helping Adidas to rise again.

Therefore, he told the people below that they must conduct a comprehensive inspection and evaluation of the bayonet. In addition, they should pay attention to tracking and contact Jiang Hao to strive to reach cooperation with the bayonet as soon as possible.

Frankly speaking, Luoside made a lot of determination and took a lot of risks by giving Bayonet a lifetime sneaker contract.

Just the bet between Bayonet and Morey made him hesitate for a long time, because he knew very well that once Bayonet lost the bet, he, Rorsted, might become the fastest-talking CEO in the history of Adidas who was fired!

"The Bayonet will not lose. Based on his data in the second half of the regular season and the playoffs last season, we simulated a data sheet for the new season. The Bayonet can definitely complete 256. In addition, with the depth of the Dallas Mavericks' lineup

, they have an 80% probability of reaching the playoff semifinals.”

The conclusion drawn by the evaluation team made Rorsted clenched his fists, but he was still questioned on the board of directors.

At this time, some reassurance came from the bayonet side.

Scored 57 points in a single game and led the Dallas Mavericks to defeat the Houston Rockets!

This was like a shot in the arm, instantly gaining the approval of most directors on the board of directors.

So, just like that, after combining various factors, Rossid finally made up his mind and finally formally handed over to the Bayonet on behalf of Adidas this extremely expensive sneaker contract in NBA history.

Not surprisingly, Bayonet simply could not refuse such a contract.

The cooperation between the two parties just became a matter of course.

Of course, for Jiang Hao, in addition to the obvious benefits of this lifetime contract of 1 billion US dollars, Adidas actually promised to create an exclusive brand, just like Michael Jordan.

In this way, the actual number Sun received from Adidas's lifetime sneaker contract was far more than 1 billion.

Obviously, many people understand the meaning of this, which is why everyone thinks this contract is too scary.

Of course, for Jiang Hao, after he signed the contract, it did not mean that he would receive Adidas's $1 billion.

There are actually many restrictions here, such as he must ensure not to retire within 10 years, how many times he must be selected as an All-Star, etc.

Once these rules and regulations are not completed, although it will not be impossible to get a penny of the US$1 billion, at least part of it will be reduced.

Of course, the restrictions that appear in the sneaker contract are not specific to Jiang Hao. In fact, no matter whose sneaker contract it is, whether it is a lifetime contract or not, there will be this restriction.

For Jiang Hao, the biggest restriction he faces next is the bet with Morey.

If he loses the bet and has to leave the NBA next season, then although his lifetime sneaker contract will not expire, the money he can receive will shrink to 100 million US dollars.

Regarding this point, Rich Paul made it very clear to him when he signed the contract.

Frankly speaking, Jiang Hao could hear a hint of complaint in Rich Paul's tone. It was obvious that Rich Paul was complaining that he would bet his career with others at will.

"Rich, don't worry. If I can't even win this little bet, then what qualifications do I have to stay in this league?"
Chapter completed!
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