Pelinka's side was full of enthusiasm to poach Henry Thomas and actively prepared their company, while Zhang Hao's side was promised a normal player salary + a commission from endorsement fees, and took the initiative to take out the rookie contract. After that, I stopped paying attention to this matter.
He was willing to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars because he wanted to find two reliable people to help him solve off-site problems. Building a company was a good way, but since it was entrusted to him, he didn't have to worry about it anymore.
He provided the start-up capital, and others contributed their efforts if they had the ability and strength.
¡°For the time being, we are just paving the road, and there is no telling whether it will be used or not.
If you want to use it, you have to work hard.
If you don¡¯t do well in the NBA, all your efforts will be in vain.
Having settled this matter, Zhang Hao no longer focused on it.
At this stage, what he wants is a work partner who doesn¡¯t need to be wary of him all the time.
As the saying goes, use people without suspicion and don¡¯t use people without suspicion. If the agent is like Charles Banks, who needs to be careful at all times, it will be too tiring.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Out of nowhere, he wasn¡¯t talking nonsense.
He continued to study and train peacefully, and at the same time, he also began to prepare for the next life in New Jersey and investigate there.
Zhang Hao¡¯s heart dropped when he received the information under Pelinka¡¯s investigation.
He also thought that the town of Rutherford, where the Nets' home stadium, the Continental Airlines Arena, is located, is the same town in Inglewood, New Jersey, where he currently lives, where the Lakers' home court, the Great Western Forum is. A big town. After all, New Jersey is one of the richest states in the United States, with per capita income ranking among the highest in the United States. There are more than 1,300 large-scale enterprises in 20,000 square kilometers of land
But after a survey, I found out that New Jersey is the fourth unhappiest state in the United States!
And Rutherford Town is one of the ¡°poorest¡± places in Jersey City!
This poverty is not really poor, but in Jersey City, Rutherford Town is indeed an area with a relatively lower income.
People in Jersey City are elites. They think about how to make money all day long. The best place for leisure is the bar.
Earn more, but the overall price of goods in this state ranks among the highest in the United States. The consumption level in several big cities is even comparable to that of tourist cities. The cost of living here is extremely high, causing everyone to be under great pressure, which in turn drives up the The growth of bars and gambling industries.
But looking at it this way, people here at least have high incomes and strong spending power.
However, high income and high spending power have nothing to do with the town of Rutherford. This town does not even have a true star-rated hotel. In a survey of NBA players, it ranked first among players' favorite away games. .
At the same time, Zhang Hao also saw in that report that the second most disliked away game among players was the Timberwolves¡¯ home target center.
"One of our high school rookies went to the worst home court, and the other went to the second-to-last home court Oh, no, it's because people from other teams don't like to play in New Jersey and Minnesota. It's not necessarily that bad there. .¡±
Zhang Hao tried very hard to comfort himself.
Instead of studying that city, Zhang Hao focused on getting to know the players on the same team. Starting on September 2, the Nets quickly signed many players, completed two transactions, and quickly assembled the roster. .
The lockout this offseason has long been determined, so by the time of the draft after the finals, many trades have already been made.
It¡¯s just a small fuss now. Every team in the league is fully prepared for the shutdown, so they dare to press the shutdown button decisively.
On September 15th, as agreed, after giving the first installment of a check of US$50,000 to Pelinka and signing the capital injection contract, Zhang Hao said goodbye to April Clark and headed to Jersey City.
A new life begins!
¡¡
¡¡
"Kobe Bryant, a senior high school student, defeated No. 3 pick Jerry Stackhouse with 101 goals to 91 goals in a three-hour one-on-one duel Isn't it too miserable for Stackhouse? It has become a stepping stone for Kobe!
It seems that Kobe is really taken seriously by NBA teams. Is this one-on-one duel?
¡°I remember our Nets were going to draft him next year, but he directly said he wouldn¡¯t come"
On the morning of September 16th, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jersey City, Zhang Hao was eating morning tea and reading the newspaper. It was yesterday¡¯s sports news. The headline was that Kobe Bryant defeated Stackhouse.
The news is like this, the 76ers started to carry out activities to stimulate the market. Since Barkley left the 76ers, the 76ers market has been relatively sluggish. There has been no news in the past few months due to the shutdown, so we invitedAmong the geniuses from the city's colleges and high schools, 76ers coach John Lucas arranged for Kobe and Stackhouse to play against each other. Kobe suggested that the person who scored 10 more goals than the opponent would win, and then the two of them competed. I played solo for 3 hours
? ? 3 hours, such a one-on-one, even if it is an NBA player, Zhang Hao feels that few people can beat Kobe.
Stackhouse was exhausted simply by relying on physical strength!
But this also requires Kobe to have the ability to not be 10 goals ahead by Stackhouse who is full of physical strength in one-on-one, and then rely on physical strength to wear down Stackhouse, and finally win the one-on-one.
Zhang Hao seemed to be able to feel Stackhouse's despair in the three-hour duel from the news
After a few months, after truly integrating into this era, Zhang Hao learned more and more about the basketball world, and finally understood how much attention Kobe received in this era. Although Kobe has had a very big reputation since high school. Controversial, but in terms of exposure alone, many NBA stars are not as good as him.
After breakfast, I packed my things, put several large boxes of luggage in the car with the help of hotel staff, and headed to Rutherford Town.
Eighty percent of this large amount of luggage was what his parents asked him to bring when he came to the United States to study. Many items were never used, but he didn't throw them away. Now that he was going to a new city, although he I thought about throwing them all away when I left Los Angeles, but in the end I took them all with me.
Although he has seen a lot of bad reviews about the Nets, especially where the Nets are located, the reviews are very bad. Zhang Hao felt very bad since he arrived in Jersey City yesterday afternoon. When he first arrived at the Four Seasons Hotel, he heard Fans who recognized him pointed and pointed, so early this morning, they paid a small tip and asked the hotel staff to help rent a car and report to the Nets early.
When the car drove out of the city, passed through an industrial area, and entered an agricultural area, Zhang Hao was no longer calm Fortunately, a few minutes later, another house appeared. It was sparse, but at least it could be seen that there were not many people. , on the contrary, the population density is even greater than that of the suburbs of Los Angeles. After all, New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the United States.
Finally, we arrived at the town center of Rutherford, which consists of several streets.
The landmark building is the Continental Airlines Arena, the home arena of the Nets.
Through the pictures he saw after entering the boundary of Rutherford Town, Zhang Hao constructed a general situation of Rutherford Town in his mind. It is a large area of ??agricultural land. The houses on the land are chaotic but densely planned, surrounded by several streets. The tallest building in the town center is a 16-story hotel. Zhang Hao knew from the Nets travel guide that this is a business hotel known as a 4-star hotel. It is claimed to be a 4-star business hotel but does not have a star rating. kind¡¡
Compared with Jersey City¡¯s highly developed manufacturing and transportation industries, Rutherford Town is a densely populated agricultural town.
To be more direct, this is an urban-rural fringe!
¡°When playing in this place, it¡¯s easy to focus on basketball¡±
I like to play basketball too much. What should I do if I am too powerful? What should I do to update the fastest. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com