Abby is going to sign a contract in New York, looking for an apartment there, and officially taking up his post.

Espn gave her a week to prepare.

After asking, Xia Baowen can help again. His parents and sister are currently living in New York and have a wide connection. It is a piece of cake to introduce an apartment.

As his career started, Abby also cared about Wang Jun and asked him to have dinner at David's house to discuss important things.

It turned out that David was going to introduce him to an agent.

Wang Jun is now very troubled by the problem of finding an agent, and he can't judge whether it is good or bad.

Previously, a middle-aged man in his early thirties looked for him and Kaman and wanted to sign them, but neither of them believed it, so he did not agree.

The role of agents is obvious. First of all, they can conduct effective and correct evaluations of players' business. Wang Jun himself can't handle this. He doesn't know how much he is worth or what contract he can sign. The agents are experts in a certain industry, and they can rationally evaluate a business.

In addition, the agent can find buyers for the players, that is, various NBA teams or other sponsors, according to the specific requirements of the players and the contractual provisions, to facilitate the success of the transaction between the two parties.

There are fixed standards for brokers to charge commissions, and there is a limit on the ratio specified in the contract. Famous ones are slightly higher, and stars generally have their own brokerage teams. People in charge of negotiations, people in charge of media public relations, business promotion needs to be planned. In the United States, people in charge of the law will be involved in lawsuits, and lawyers will also be needed.

David smiled and said, "The person I recommend is Ryan Hughes. He is very experienced and was in charge of Jeff's work. He knows all the unspoken rules in his age circle and will never trick you."

"I believe, thank you so much."

"You're welcome, but if you want to make money and sign a big contract, you have to make it yourself. Without strength, no matter how good the economic man is, it's useless. You have to keep working hard."

"I will."

Many rookies join a good team as soon as they enter the league, because their agents are well operated, have high exposure rates, and are very high in draft picks. However, they cannot play and they have no job after the rookie contract is over. Of course, they cannot blame the agent.

There are many such examples, such as Kwame Brown and Olavokandi. Because of their good physical fitness, the two rough guys were selected as the top scorer and won a big contract. The agent made an indelible contribution.

The next day, Wang Jun went to David's house for a dinner, and Ryan Hughes also came, which was different from what Wang Jun imagined.

The image of an economic man in his mind is a suit and ties, his hair is covered with hair spray, and he looks confident, like a scholar.

Hughes looks more like a white gang member, nearly two meters tall, full of muscles, a small flat head, sharp eyes, tough facial features, and clear edges.

Wang Jun’s other idea is that this person is suitable for playing the “Devil Terminator”, which is the liquid metal robot that chases a car without expression and cannot be beaten to death.

"Hello, Wang Jun, I'm Ryan Hughes, you can call me Ray." Hughes's voice was very loud, and he was full of strength and could not tell that he was in his fifties.

"Hello, Lei."

"I already know your information. You are very good at the top 8 in the championship, with an average of 20+ per game. Hughes is good at observing his expression and asked: "Do you think I don't look like an agent? It's very simple. I used to play basketball, but unfortunately I was average and retired earlier. In that era, I didn't make much money by playing basketball."

Wang Jun nodded. This man was very straightforward, which was to his taste.

David introduced: "Ray has been in charge of many players and has signed large contracts, so you don't have to worry about his ability."

Hughes shook his head and smiled: "After Jeff retires, I am responsible for Anthony Pierre's playing time. I'm very happy that you can introduce the king, and this is also helping me."

The two of them cooperated with each other. Without stars under their command, Hughes could focus his work on Wang Jun. Wang Jun can attract the Chinese market, and his business value should not be underestimated. It is also a good opportunity for him to make money.

The two talked about the specific contract and work plan, and Dawei and Grandpa David attended.

Hughes has no airs and is very detailed. The agent is not easy to do, so he doesn't mind letting Wang Jun know about this.

In this industry, people with money and power have everything. If a person without money and power is not lucky, he cannot find a player who can gain a foothold in the NBA for a long time, and he will be done.

Many agents are only at the level of food and clothing. If players make less money, they will make less money. According to the NBA regulations, agents can only get 4% of their salary from players.

Ace agents will get 3%-4%, usually around 2%. Sometimes, in order to win rookies, some people have received 1% salary.

If a first-round rookie player has an annual salary of around 2 million US dollars, his agent can only get a commission of 20,000, and there is more than this price to buy plates in the United States, let alone an agent who appears in various high-end occasions all year round.

If there are many players under it and still stars, it would be more terrifying. The agents may earn more than NBA stars.

For example, the famous agent Iron Taylorm has a total of 32 players under his ranks and earns hundreds of millions of dollars. His commission is also terrifying and there is a trend of continuing to expand.

Wang Jun asked: "If we sign the contract now, what would you do? What would I need to do?"

"You need to practice, ensure your condition, team trial training, etc. I will notify you. If you have an advantage that others do not have, that is the identity of a Chinese. Many teams want to develop the Chinese market, which is very attractive. But your weakness is too obvious. You are not good at playing with the ball and attacking, and your defense and outside line are bad, so I am afraid you can't sit in the small green house." Hughes is optimistic about the Chinese market, and China's economy has developed rapidly in recent years.

"What is a small green house?" Wang Jun asked.

"..." Hughes almost knocked on the table.

Such an amateur, if a team chooses him for lottery, it will be crazy.

Abby and David bent over laughing. Wang Jun only knew how to play and knew nothing about NBA rules, drafts, team salary, contracts, etc.

Abby introduced him.

"Little Green House" is a special noun in the American sports draft, not limited to NBA.

Every year, 15 people receive official invitations to participate in the draft. The list is usually generated by the general manager of the NBA team and is ultimately decided by the vice president of the league.

These people can go to the draft with relatives and friends. After being selected, the on-site officials will give them a baseball cap to select their team, then go on stage to shake hands with the president and say a few words.

Of course, players who are not invited can also go to the scene, but they will not go on stage to shake hands with the president, and they are purely to be the audience.

Therefore, most rookies choose to watch TV at home.

Especially international players who sign up for the election will generally not be present unless they are favored to enter Green House. After the selection, the team will take the initiative to contact them.
Chapter completed!