Chapter 343 [Huge controversy, darkness]
As soon as the selection results were announced, it immediately aroused huge controversy and became the biggest news in the North American sports circle.
Among the top 50 players, there are only 11 NBA players who are still playing, namely Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Karl
- Malone, John Stockton, Hakeem Olajuwon, Robert Parish, David Robinson and Yang Jian.
Among them, Parish is the oldest player at 43 years old. This is the last season of his career. He joined the Bulls for a minimum salary for the championship. He has played in the NBA for 21 seasons and won three championships with the Celtics.
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Yang Jian is the youngest person. He is 20 years old this year and was selected in the second season of his career. Parrish's sons are older than Yang Jian. For this reason, many people feel that Yang Jian should not be selected because his qualifications are too young.
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This selection was done with great fanfare, and the 50 people who participated in the voting were carefully selected. Only 13 media people were allocated among the 50 voting places, and the other 37 included retired players and team representatives, and the players could not vote when voting.
Vote for yourself.
The voting method seems to be very unfriendly to young players. It was previously speculated that except for the media people, the other 37 people would not vote for young players. Therefore, many people are waiting to see Yang Jian's disappointment.
As a result, Yang Jian was still selected, and many people began to wonder if there was something fishy about the voting?
The official explanation given by the NBA is that Yang Jian was the one who received the fewest votes among the 50 people and happened to be selected. The judges chose him because he has almost locked up the regular season MVP this season and is about to reach a Grand Slam in personal honors.
This reason is very reasonable. Among the top 50 retired stars, how many have both the regular season MVP and the Finals MVP? The answer is not many.
Some big-name stars do not have the MVP Grand Slam. For example, they must perform best in the finals to get the FMVP. You can imagine the difficulty. Those who can get the FMVP are basically the boss of the team or teammates of Stephen Curry...
Okay, so it doesn't seem that difficult.
In terms of honors, the "Smiling Assassin" Isiah Thomas has almost everything. He has won two consecutive championships, won FMVP, been selected to the All-Star and All-NBA teams many times, and has eye-catching statistics, but he just hasn't won one.
Regular season mvp.
Elgin Baylor is even worse. He has never won a regular season MVP or FMVP, and has no championship. His only MVP was the All-Star Game MVP.
Also unlucky is the "logo man" Jerry West, a man who is even worse than Elgin Beller.
What Baylor has experienced is exactly what West has experienced. Who allowed these two brothers to play together in the Lakers for 12 years, and they are both men who have played for the first team for life. Fortunately for Baylor,
West won the championship at the end of his career, and also had the only losing team in FMVP in history.
There is also a star who has not been selected into the top 50 without a championship or MVP honor, and that is Ewing. Apart from the All-Star, his greatest honor is being selected for the All-NBA First Team in the 1989-90 season.
Many people's honors are not as good as Yang Jian's, and they have not proven themselves. It has nothing to do with their age or the length of time they have played.
The only controversy is that Yang Jian is too young. Others are veterans who have played for more than ten seasons. He only played for one season, which is too conspicuous. O'Neal played four seasons in the parallel world and was selected into the top 50, and was also criticized by a group of people.
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Many fans support Yang Jian and believe that he was selected based on his strength. Regardless of his playing style or the data obtained in a single game, he ranks among the top 50 superstars.
In competitive sports, winning is the core and the last word. But scoring high points makes fans happy. Players who score more points are often the most popular. Many fans don't even care about shooting percentage.
In terms of how to obtain good data, Yang Jian knows better than anyone currently playing, including Jordan. He can not only ensure personal data, but also lead the team to win.
Jordan is still waiting for his teammates to start playing singles with the ball. Yang Jian has seen how the brushes will play in the future, and the core ball-holding style can make more adjustments on the court.
Yang Jian's attention is so high that basketball fans all over the world are discussing him. Even non-basketball fans remember his name and know that China has produced a miracle man. In the second season of his career, he is on par with many superstars. At the age of 20, he wants to
Dominate the nba.
Regardless of whether he is praised or criticized, Yang Jian will be remembered for a lifetime. In fact, Jordan followed the same path at the beginning. Before he won the championship, there were constant controversies. There were as many people who criticized him as those who liked him. Many media regarded him as
Treat cancer.
A star must first be topical, and then prove himself on the court. Yang Jian's situation is much better than Jordan's, and no one says he is a cancer.
There are more and more businesses looking for Yang Jian to be their spokesperson, and his endorsement fees are much higher than last season. He is not in a hurry to accept new endorsements, as he no longer needs them.
Nike became the biggest winner in the NBA, with its two superstars Jordan and Yang Jian making huge profits. Reebok did the next best thing and signed a 10-year contract with Allen Iverson, who could rival Yang Jian's speed.
There are also gains this season.
The leaders of Adidas cried in the bathroom. The spokesperson they were looking for was Kobe Bryant, who was only a substitute for the Lakers this season, averaging less than 15 minutes per game. The two parties have not officially signed a contract, and there is no way to negotiate on price.
Collect.
Kobe's agent wanted an endorsement contract at the level of Yang Jian, which was higher than Iverson, the No. 1 pick in this year's draft and the favorite for the Rookie of the Year. The person in charge of Adidas suspected that they were crazy.
Iverson is currently averaging 23.5 points, 4 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and has a 10-year endorsement contract worth 50 million. Kobe is averaging 7 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and his agent is asking for a 6-year, 48 million contract.
No matter how outrageous it is, I won't open the door to outrageous things this time. Don't be outrageous.
Yang Jian caused a serious butterfly effect, and he will definitely get attribute points from Kobe in the future.
Judging from the current situation, it will be difficult for Kobe to sign a contract as big as that in the parallel world with Adidas. If he wants to sign a sneaker endorsement, he will have to lower his salary standards.
Adidas signed Kobe because he won the dunk contest and his reputation as dunk king increased his popularity.
Secondly, Nike was also optimistic about Kobe's prospects, competing with Adidas to sign him, and quoted a large contract.
Once again, Kobe improved significantly in his second season and was selected as a starter for the Western Conference All-Stars. He was called Jordan's successor.
Now, it is obvious that these three conditions cannot be achieved. Kobe has been completely suppressed by Yang Jian, and his future is dark.
The positions of the two overlap. If the league wants to praise Kobe, he will inevitably be compared with Yang Jian by the media. Based on Kobe's performance in the first two years of the parallel world, how can he compare? In comparison, he is a role player with mediocre statistics.
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As long as Yang Jian continues to participate in the dunk contest, it is impossible for Kobe to win the championship. The dunks of the two are completely different. Kobe's "big move" and Yang Jian can be completed in actual combat. They will not use such a simple one in the dunk contest.
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Nike was not interested in Kobe and did not give him an offer at all. Kobe's gimmick was to imitate Jordan, and his playing style was very similar to Jordan's. In the parallel world, this was a very attractive gimmick, but now it is not so attractive. Genuine Jordan on
He was defeated by Yang Jian all season. Can Kobe imitate Jordan and beat Yang Jian?
It will be more difficult for Kobe Bryant to become an All-Star starter in the Western Conference in the future. Even if he is reused by the coach next season and increases his playing time.
Kobe can only hope to get more votes than Payton. There is no need to consider comparing with Yang Jian. The data is too far apart.
With the current competition among outside stars in the Western Conference, how can there be an All-Star starter who averages 15 points per game? Stern will not be so desperate to praise Kobe. He is not afraid of a sharp drop in ratings after Jordan retires. With Yang Jian here,
The league does not need to rush to choose Jordan's successor.
What Stern is now considering is to select young "God of War challengers" in the future. He is also planning to use Yang Jian to promote outside stars, such as hyping the "four major shooting guards" and letting three players who are not as strong as Yang Jian win this with him
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Chapter completed!