Miami, Heat office meeting room

Pat Riley hosted two of the visiting guests, who were in the conference room together to watch the Heat's game against the Clippers. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Yang Di is a rising star in our country, a future superstar, and his influence is growing day by day."

The one who spoke was a middle-aged man in a suit, with a smile on his face, elegant and calm demeanor.

Pat Riley nodded and agreed: "Young is indeed improving very fast, and at his rate, he should be able to become a starter soon, but all this is not my guarantee, the key is to see the court scheduling and arrangement of head coach Stan Van Gundy." ”

Pat Riley continued: "Mr. Chen, I don't think the sponsorship should be rushed, and as for integrating Chinese elements into the American Airlines arena, I think it's a very feasible idea. ”

The middle-aged man known as Mr. Chen said with a smile: "My team told me that there is still a lot of room to operate in the NBA game, and now in our country, there are more and more games broadcast by the Heat, and the ratings are always higher than one game, so I will rush to come to you to discuss cooperation, you know, sports brands like us, the effect of on-site publicity is the best." ”

It turned out that he turned out to be the manager of China's national sports brand Anta, and it was reported on the Internet that Anta would sign a sponsorship agreement with the CBA this year and become the only designated partner of the CBA professional league sports equipment.

Pat Riley smiled, squinting like an old fox: "That's the truth. ”

Mr. Chen leaned back in the seat, pillowed his arm and said: "Now we should be the first Chinese company to cooperate with you, we are very sincere, I hope you can seriously consider it." ”

"But your conditions are ...... too"

"This is not a condition, this is an inevitable demand, if Yang Di's playing time is not guaranteed, what is the point of broadcasting such a game? So, to be honest, the risk here is relatively high, Yang Di is not Yao Ming after all, Yao Ming is now sitting in Houston's starting center, and he is even just a substitute. ”

Pat Riley asked, "Have you discussed endorsement cooperation with Yang Di?" ”

"It's not successful yet, and it's still in discussion with his agent, but it's estimated that it's going to be soon, and it's a matter of this time."

At this time, the TV camera happened to broadcast Yang Di's fast attack and complete the one-handed split.

"Good shot!" Mr. Chen and Pat Riley applauded in unison.

Then the two looked at each other, and Pat Riley said: "Anyway, it's too late to sponsor this season, let's see what Yang Di can reach or what awards he can win at the end of this season, I answered you here, and I will give you priority next season, and the bosses are also very interested in the Chinese market." ”

"Yang Di should still be in the Heat next season, right? I won't trade him in the offseason. Mr. Chen said half-jokingly.

"Of course it's still there, he's almost for sale now!" Pat Riley patted his chest and assured that he saw the commercial value of Yang Di, but the NBA is a business field, today's guarantee, tomorrow's verbal check, and what will happen in the future, who can say for sure?

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Yang Di didn't know that there were already companies that touched Miami, in fact, the commercial value that athletes bring to the team is not only exposure and jersey ticket sales, but also a lot of advertising sponsorships, business cooperation and so on.

He always felt that his popularity in China would not be too high, but he didn't know that because of the Los Angeles brawl, he had a burst of negative press, and then coupled with his wild style and hard-working professional attitude on the court, he gradually attracted a group of fans in China.

He has a lot of supporters, and those who like basketball will basically know him, and those who like him will gradually like basketball.

At this time, the scene of the game in Staples, Los Angeles.

In the third quarter of the game between the Heat and the Clippers, the Heat led the Clippers by 10 points 81-71, and the third quarter ended with 1:18 left.

Yang Di has scored 10 points, with two dunks in the first quarter, one dunk in the second quarter, one shot in the third quarter, and one strong attack from close range under the basket.

Scoring is one of the best indicators of a player's form, and as a result, Stan van Gundy has given him almost the most minutes since Grant's comeback.

In this round, it was Odom who broke through with the ball.

Odom went out of the baseline with Elton on top of the defense, the ball didn't go in, Yang Di followed up and grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, and then slapped the basketball with both hands on the ground under the basket, squeezed Chris Carman, and made a frame on the spot.

"12 points and 10 rebounds!" There were Chinese fans who came to cheer at the scene and exclaimed.

Since the last Chinese derby, Yang Di finally got two doubles again, two doubles are the best standard to measure whether a big man is excellent inside, a big man above this level can be said to be a relatively good inside line in the league, and anyone who can get "20+10" data, it must be eligible to be selected as an All-Star level player.

Yang Di happily high-fived Odom in celebration, and Odom smiled, "Leak King, you." ”

"There's no way, you can't get points if you don't rely on this trick." Yang Di shrugged his shoulders and didn't feel any shame.

Odom said: "Go back and practice shooting with me, I feel that your hand is quite soft, but the shooting speed is a little slow, I think your dribble in the first half is also good, and if you work hard in this regard, the offensive level will come up." ”

Yang Di was really moved when he heard it, although Odom is usually very prodigal and his personal life is not very scrupulous, but for Yang Di, it has always been very righteous, especially after Yang Di and Grant have conflicts, they often mediate as an intermediary, and they are indeed very dressing room leaders.

After two more rounds, Odom missed a step-back jumper on the final offensive of the third quarter, and the Heat led the Clippers by 12 points at 83-71.

thought that the Heat should have a chance to win at this time, but at the end of the quarter, the Clippers suddenly launched a counterattack.

First, Margeti, who is not very good at shooting, hit a three-point shot, and then Brand turned and hit a layup in the low post and caused a foul on the Heat defenders, and a wave of 6-0 allowed the Clippers to quickly close the score.

Van Gundy immediately called a timeout, and when he paused, he was furious, saying that the Heat would slack off when they were ahead, which must be eliminated, and whoever relaxes his nerves again will go off the bench.

As soon as these words came out, everyone naturally felt a pang in their hearts, and when they played again, their concentration was raised by a notch.

However, physical problems turned into the biggest problem for the Heat in the fourth quarter.

After all, it was a back-to-back game, and the offensive efficiency of Odom and Eddie Jones, the two core players on the offensive end, was obviously reduced, and the Heat's lead was gradually eroded.

At 8 minutes and 17 seconds, Yang Di turned around and passed the not very flexible Kaman, Odom hung the ball empty, and Yang Di received the ball and dunked with both hands.

It was his 14th point of the game, and he had already broken his own personal single-game scoring record, although it didn't seem to be that high.

Some Chinese fans who arrived at the scene were very happy and applauded and cheered for him.

Then, in the middle of the quarter, Stan Van Gundy replaced him from the court and replaced him with Grant.

Yang Di was a little unhappy in his heart, he felt that he had performed very well, and he had completed several excellent defenses, and the rebounds in the restricted area were also well protected.

The scores of the two teams continued to close and the battle was fiercely fought until the last minute.

Eddie Jones hit a key three-pointer to give the Heat a four-point lead over the Clippers at 95-91.

At this time, the fans in Los Angeles finally woke up and began to cheer for the Clippers under the leadership of the live DJ, after all, the Clippers are the home court and the team they support.

Brand missed a jumper, and the Clippers didn't succeed in attacking at a critical moment.

Then the Heat's offense missed, and the game entered the final 30 seconds.

It was Elton Brand's offense that missed, and he didn't have the face to go heads-up anymore, so he chose to let Corey Magetti play by himself, and Margeti found a high cover, thinking he was going to shoot!

But he played a trick, stepped in, and scored the ball against Grant, 93-95!

The Clippers fouled Odom to the free throw line, and after Odom made the first free throw, Stan Van Gundy replaced Haslem with Jandy.

Yang Di silently walked onto the court and stared at Grant on the other side.

It was the first time he had played against Grant and under normal circumstances, Stan Van Gundy knew that the two would not play at the same time so as not to disrupt the team's reaction.

Odom's second penalty really missed!

The rebound bounced to the right, and Grant desperately squeezed Carman, whose torso strength was better than Carman's, and his enthusiasm for rushing was also very high, and he clicked on the rebound.

On the other side, Yang Di judged the landing point, crashed into Corey Margeti in the air, and grabbed this frontcourt rebound.

Margeti immediately counter-robbed Yang Di after landing, but Yang Di grabbed the ball and only hit his arm with a "snap".

fouled again and sent Yang Di to the free throw line.

"Beautiful substitution, I have to blow a wave for Coach Stan Van Gundy, if it weren't for Yang Di, this rebound might have fallen into the hands of the Clippers, then the Clippers are 3 points behind, and it is very likely that they will equalize the score with one offense!" A local TV commentator in Miami gave Van Gundy a thumbs up.

Yang Di excitedly held the ball and nodded, and Odom and Eddie Jones immediately surrounded him, touched his head, and patted him on the chest.

"Hang the bomb!"

Only Grant, like the audience, was sullen.

Yang Di walked to the free throw line, withstood the boos of the whole court, and hit the first free throw, 97-93, at this time the Heat led by 4 points, but the game was less than the last 15 seconds, and the Clippers basically lost hope.

Yang Di missed the second free throw, and the Clippers protected the backcourt rebound this time and immediately called a timeout.

At the end of the timeout, Yang Di was on the court, and then watched the Clippers attack again without a successful shot, and after a futile foul on the Heat, the Heat finally won the game 99-93 thrillingly.

Yang Di played 28 minutes for the first time ahead of Grant, scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds, scoring a career-high in Los Angeles.