Chapter 452 [Wayward Thoughts, Fiery Performance]
Wang Jun was interviewed by reporters and casually praised Kobe Bryant, feeling very unhappy.
Is there a mistake that a bad team like the Raptors who doesn't defend can fall behind by a big score and can still fall behind until the end of the quarter?
If it weren't for the Raptors getting off work in the third quarter, Wang Jun would also be confident of scoring a super high score.
He began to think about whether he should deliberately relax his defense when he encountered a bad team in the future. Put the opponent in to score points so that he can play a little longer and decide the winner in the final quarter. The premise is to make sure that you can win, if you capsize in the gutter and lose to the weak team, it will be a shame.
Wang Jun has become the league's hottest scorer, and Nike has begun contract renewal negotiations with agent Ryan Hughes, and is preparing to launch the "Wang Second Generation" exclusive sneakers.
Adidas also sent representatives to dig into the wall, and was full of sincerity, hoping to sign a lifetime contract with Wang Jun.
Adidas has a special focus on scorers, and after they signed a lifetime contract with Maddie, Wang Jun doesn't look as injury-prone as Maddie and is more efficient in scoring.
Huster noticed that Chicago and Wang Jun were talking about advertising endorsements, and other businesses wanted to find him endorsements, and Coca-Cola's endorsement fee had reached a point where people couldn't refuse.
Seeing Theron at the villa, Hughes was just stunned for a moment and didn't say much, he had long known the rumors of the two.
Greeting Gina, who was playing with the dog, Hughes began to get down to business.
"Adidas gives you a lifetime contract that is higher than that given to Maddie, with a minimum fee of eight million, bonuses and a share of shoe sales, at least how many times you play that season, and there are corresponding bonuses to entering the playoffs and All-Stars. With Chinese fans voting, you can't be an All-Star, and the Bulls will definitely make the playoffs, so as long as you sign this contract, you will surpass James in sneaker endorsements. ”
Wang Jun asked: "What about Nike's offer?" ”
"Not as good as Adidas for the time being. If you win the scoring title this season, or lead the team to a good playoff game, the offer will definitely go up, so I didn't reply. Now what I want you to sign is another endorsement, Sprite Drink. ”
"Isn't that a carbonated drink?"
"$7 million a year for endorsements, just a few commercials. It may be improved in the future, and you don't make this money? There are a lot of carbonated drinks endorsed by football stars, and this is not a problem at all. Hughes laughed.
"Okay, this one is signed." With such a large sum of money, Wang Jun really has no reason to let it go.
Hughes saw that he didn't show any excitement and wondered, "Why don't you seem to be upset?" ”
"Kobe Bryant scored in front of me, and the pressure was on my side. Ray, I'm going to shoot more and pass less in the second half. What do you think? ”
"Are you serious?" Hughes shook his head: "You've only been in your first year with the Bulls, so you're definitely going to be criticized for playing like this, and now the news says you're shooting too much and dominating the ball." If the shots keep increasing, they should say you're the ball bully! ”
Wang Junzheng said: "I always feel as if I have fallen into some conspiracy, someone doesn't want me to win the scoring title, but this season I want to get it, if I can average more than 35 points per game." The gold content of this scoring champion will also be very high. ”
"I would advise you not to do that and work well with your team-mates. The playoffs can go far. If you shoot too much, they will lose confidence the more they play, and the stats of Hinrich will drop too much. ”
"I've already decided, don't persuade me, I'm going to see with Kobe Bryant and Iverson who can have the last laugh."
Wang Jun's idea is similar to Kobe's, and it is not easy for the Bulls to win the championship. In any case, he didn't want to lose his personal honor again.
Hughes no longer advises, Wang Jun is sometimes a willful person, and some things will not change if he makes up his mind.
At the end of the month, it was the New Year, and Wang Jun officially signed a contract with Coca-Cola. It's like getting a great New Year's gift.
He also sold Google stocks, and in the past two years, he and Theron have tripled their worth, and they don't need skills at all to know Wall Street tycoons, just buy whatever the other party buys.
Excluding horrific taxes and other expenses, Wang Jun's total assets are now close to more than $40 million, making him a super-rich. Wang Jun doesn't have much desire to make money now, he just wants to do things that make him happy.
He didn't communicate with his teammates that he wanted to compete for the scoring title, and directly increased his shots, planning to wait for the coach to be unbearable and force him to pass the ball, and then restrain a little more.
He basically gave up grabbing backcourt rebounds and played fast breaks whenever he had the chance. Because of the change in his style of play, his rebounding count has decreased a lot, averaging less than 5 per game.
In the next few games, Wang Jun shot more than 20 times, and none of them scored less than 30 points, and the shooting rate dropped slightly, which was still more accurate than Kobe Bryant and Iverson, with a two-point shooting rate of 46.4% and a three-point shooting rate of 41.3%.
Against the Suns, Wang Jun played well and won the game. He shot 14-of-21, 9-of-13 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line to finish with 41 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Bryant's scoring stats are also stable, averaging above 35 points per game.
The media and online fans have been following the performances of several stars and comparing them in all directions. Most people are optimistic that Kobe Bryant will win the scoring title, some people are optimistic about Iverson, and Wang Jun ranks third.
It's not the first time that Kobe Bryant has shown super scoring ability, in the 2002-2003 season, he played 40+ in nine consecutive games, and only Michael Jordan did it before.
The reason why Iverson is favored is simple, he has won the scoring title four times, and the other two have never won the honor.
ABC Radio publicly supported Kobe Bryant, commenting: "Wang Jun is already a super scorer, but he relies more on shooting touch, and his scoring consistency is poor." He could become the leading scorer in the future, but it's hard to beat the other two this season. Kobe Bryant has proven that he can score more points in a single game than Wang Jun, who is too much like Jordan. ”
However, not long after the news was released, Wang Jun also began to break out.
On February 6, the Bulls defeated the Jazz away, Wang Jun shot 14 of 29, 6 of 12 three-pointers, and 10 of 10 free throws, scoring 44 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
On February 8, the Bulls defeated the Nuggets away, Wang Jun and Anthony scored, shooting 13 of 28, 7 of 13 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, and cutting 40 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.
Back-to-back away games against the Kings, the Bulls won 105-98. Wang Jun finished Kevin Martin, playing 37 minutes, 16 of 30 shots, 6 of 14 three-pointers, 8 of 10 free throws, and scored 46 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
Wang Jun didn't play the fourth quarter, otherwise he would definitely score 50+.
The Kings have been terrible this season, McBibby, Martin, and Stojakovic have a good offense, and Miller's high-level strategy after blocking and dismantling is also very demonic, but it is difficult to win without a defensive expert on the team. Even the substitute Rahim is a strong offensive and weak defender.
The Kings scored more points, the opponent scored more, and 80% of the season and the playoffs were missed.
Chinese fans are very excited, Wang Jun still has a chance to compete for the scoring title, averaging 33.8 points per game, second only to Kobe.
After two days of rest, the Bulls flew to Los Angeles to challenge the Clippers on the road, which was a tough battle. The Clippers are 30-18 under Brand and are fourth in the West.
PS (To be continued.) )