Chapter 1401 Educate the Future Champion?
NBA draft ambassador sounds very interesting, but there was no such position before, so even if Ji Feng accepted the invitation, he didn't know what he needed to do. Obviously, this is David Stern's efforts to raise the profile of this draft.
Although the popularity of the draft in the United States has always been good, this draft was broadcast live by ESPN TV to 203 countries and regions. Without a star who has shot it, local fans will not buy some ordinary rookies. Account.
He succeeded.
Ji Feng's popularity is really too high. When the news of Ji Feng's appearance in the 2009 draft appeared in the media news, the eyes of basketball fans all over the world were involuntarily attracted to New York.
As a broadcaster, ESPN first felt the power of Ji Feng. In just 2 days, as many as 14 companies came to discuss the placement of advertisements, which made ESPN make a lot of money, and the attention of this draft is also Soaring directly, it has become a hot topic in many countries around the world.
For Ji Feng, this is also a win-win situation. In addition to the expensive appearance fee, Ji Feng's influence has further spread around the world. In some underdeveloped countries and regions, Ji Feng's name has almost become synonymous with basketball. If the basketball world has an award similar to the world footballer like the football world, the probability of Ji Feng winning it should be very high.
In addition to these visible benefits, Ji Feng also pushed several of his players to the front desk by the way, and players including Curry have received more media attention.
Curry called Ji Feng later, and said excitedly on the phone: "Oh, buddy, you know, during the training today, there were more than a dozen media interviewing me. It's incredible, I've never been interviewed by so many media at one time, it's a really good feeling!"
Curry feels more and more that his original decision was extremely correct. For players, the attention sometimes explains most of the problems. Curry has undoubtedly become a star player in this rookie, and a quasi-number one pick. Finn's popularity isn't that much, which is incredible.
But Curry is also worried, he is worried that he will not perform well, which will affect his draft.
"You have to get used to this kind of attention in advance, believe in yourself, don't you just wish you were an ordinary player? A superstar in the NBA doesn't get the world's attention for his every move, which is where, you just need to stay focused on the court. , it's enough to show your ability." Ji Feng said.
Curry's worry is very reasonable. Anyone who suddenly gets attention will generate pressure. I believe everyone has heard about the power of the American media. What is black and white is their traditional arts, but this is the growth path of every star. It's inevitable that you can't stand the media bombardment. What kind of NBA are you playing? This is a part of the NBA. Ji Feng also wants them to adapt to the NBA in advance.
"You're right, I will, but man, when are you coming to San Francisco, I can't wait to see you." Curry GAYGAY said.
"Calm down, you are a family man. My first stop is Los Angeles, then I will go to Golden State, then I will go to New York, and then we will meet in New York." Ji Feng said.
This is his job as an NBA draft ambassador. He will represent the NBA officials to go to each team to watch their official training camps. Ji Feng selected the Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors. With the high draft pick, it is very convenient for Ji Feng to go there. They are all in California, but like the Timberwolves and Oklahoma, where they have high draft picks but are too remote, Ji Feng will never go there. of.
After making an appointment with Curry, Ji Feng hung up the phone and put the hot bar on the flight back to China that night, and Ji Feng also returned to work again.
On the 23rd, Ji Feng went to Staples with the NBA staff and film crew who came to meet, as well as his own team.
He didn't come here to return to the team, but to go to his city rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers in the offseason had been in people's sight for a long time. There was no way. Small miracle, beat the Kings and Wizards with the third probability to get the No. 1 pick.
Any guy who wants to be the No. 1 pick can't refuse the Clippers' invitation.
This year's No. 1 pick is the same as last year. There is almost no suspense. The Clippers, who lack high-quality inside players, have met Griffin, a physical giant who is infinitely optimistic. This No. 1 pick is indeed prepared for them.
Ji Feng didn't pay much attention to who the Clippers would choose. He came here to come to the platform. This guy DeRozan is also playing here at the moment, and he is not very interested in Griffin.
Although Griffin's physical fitness is strong enough, and his dunk-based play is also exciting enough, his wingspan and height are very short, and his knees may not be able to withstand him playing like this. Griffin would be the league's darling for a few seasons, and then it's hard for Griffin to become a phenomenon.
However, the arrival of Ji Feng still made the Clippers training camp more noisy. The media reporters' attention was instantly divided by Ji Feng, and there were also many fans of Ji Feng on the court who came to Ji Feng for a group photo.
There's only one person who's not feeling well, and that's our quasi-number one pick, Blake Griffin!
Without Ji Feng, Griffin was a well-deserved star, and it can be said that he was the only star in this year's draft. After he announced his candidacy, he attracted the attention of most of the media, and the Clippers were not stingy in expressing their disapproval. Like Griffin, the general manager of the Clippers said on many occasions that they would not choose Griffin!
Griffin in college is indeed very good. In his sophomore season, Blake Griffin scored 30 double-doubles, averaging 22.7 points and 14.4 rebounds per game. He was elected as the best player of the year in the Big 12, and also won the Wooden Award one after another. and the Naismith Award, and was also named Player of the Year by the Associated Press.
And his performance in the Clippers training camp was good enough. During the Clippers trial, Griffin performed the technique of dribbling three balls at the same time, which is a technique that only perimeter players can do. He won Full house, and his performance in the interior has made people look forward to his performance in the NBA.
All of this made the young Griffin swell, and he felt very resentful about Ji Feng's appearance in the past few days.
"FUCK, this guy, he stole everyone's attention," Griffin complained as he walked over to his agent.
"Calm down Blake, he's Ji Feng, you don't need to compare with him, it's normal." The agent spread his hands helplessly, he understood Griffin's mood, this guy has indeed been touted by the media recently. , so I feel that he should be the focus wherever I go, but in fact, he is still among the rookies. Compared with the real superstars of the league, the difference is still quite far, not to mention the phenomenal level of Ji Feng. is super huge.