Hearing Bill Duffy say this, Su Wan first was stunned, but then felt it made perfect sense.
Yao, or shall we say "Yao’s team," had originally aid for that very position.
As the most successful NBA player from Huaxia, he had indeed smoothly secured that spot.
But now, Su Wan’s teoric rise was simply too dazzling.
It wasn’t just Su Wan boasting—if he had been Yao Ming, he would have also felt the pressure from such a junior.
In fact, there was another reason Su Wan was unaware of; he hadn’t paid attention to dostic public opinion in recent days.
When the dostic fans learned that the NBA had asked Su Wan for a drug test after the finals, a good number of them were furious.
And when they found out that the League had quickly caved in and fired the executive general manager Tatum, and the Mavericks’ owner who had pressured the League to drug test Su Wan also appeared in the dia to apologize, they felt a surge of satisfaction.
What’s called "upholding national pride"!
With these foreigners, you have to show a strong attitude!
Look, once you toughen up, they imdiately bow down!
They had already seen Su Wan’s influence in the Zhu Fangyu incident, and now, seeing him defeat foreign capitalists once again, they had even greater admiration for him. Comparing Yao Ming’s response to Shaquille O’Neal’s racial discrimination back then with Su Wan’s stance on these two incidents...
The contrast was clear.
Before, they thought Yao Ming had a grand vision.
Now, they thought Su Wan did a splendid job!
Which one would most people prefer?
They would definitely choose Su Wan’s approach.
His reputation value was quickly catching up, and his achievents on the court still surpassed Su Wan’s—how could Yao Ming’s team not be anxious?
Many choices are actually forced.
If they kept kowtowing to the Rockets at this ti, they would really be outdone by Su Wan.
"Anyway, thanks for looking after during this ti!"
At the end, Su Wan shook hands with Bill Duffy and then walked out of the restaurant. In the afternoon, Erin also imdiately announced the news that Su Wan was looking for a new agent.
Soon, nurous agents began calling Su Wan.
Jeff Schwartz, Mark Bartel, Leon Rose, Pelinka, Dan Fegan...
Listening to these familiar nas, Su Wan recalled his mories of these guys while ntally narrowing down his options.
Jeff Schwartz is the NBA’s biggest agent, known for the sheer number of player clients he represents, and even 20 years later, he remained the League’s top agent, surpassing Richie Paul, which attests to his influence in the circle.
But Su Wan parted ways with Bill Duffy because he wanted an agent who was more invested in him personally.
So, even though he knew Schwartz was the top NBA agent, Su Wan passed on him.
Mark Bartel...
Su Wan’s impression of him was that he secured Bill a 5-year, $251 million deal with the Wizards, complete with a no-trade clause—an incredibly tough accomplishnt given Bill’s ability and standing in the League, highlighting Bartel’s capabilities.
Leon Rose later beca the agent for Carlo Anthony and Chris Paul.
He managed to secure Chris Paul a 4-year, $160 million contract from the Rockets, showing significant prowess.
Dan Fegan was Yi Jianlian’s agent later on, a bit crafty, but unprincipled in his dealings.
"Drifter No.1 Pick" Joe Smith was seduced by him into signing a Yin Yang Contract with the Forest Wolf, which ruined his career prospects; to avoid Jianlian’s weaknesses being spotted by the team’s general manager, he arranged a chair workout for Jianlian, earning him the nickna "Chairman."
Su Wan obviously didn’t want such an agent.
Pass!
Then there was the future Lakers general manager Pelinka.
He was currently Kobe’s agent.
After the "Eagle County incident," it was he who created Kobe’s "love or hate " comrcial image, which turned out to be quite successful in the end.
His actions after becoming the Lakers general manager were even more praiseworthy.
Patient, skilled at micromanagent, able to withstand pressure, and not one to mortgage the future for a single stroke.
Such an agent was definitely reliable.
The only problem was...
He liked to engage in palace intrigue.
"Magic" Johnson was ousted from the Lakers due to Pelinka’s court struggles.
That sort of person was not soone Su Wan was willing to work with, given his character.
At this ti, another agent ca forward of his own volition; his na was Arne Tyren.
Su Wan imdiately beca interested.
Before crossing over, he had read a basketball novel in which the protagonist’s agent was Arne Tyren.
This agent’s heyday was probably in the ’90s, and he seldom signed NBA players now.
Lately, his most famous clients included Tracy McGrady and Ben Wallace...
But that wasn’t unusual.
Which famous NBA agent didn’t have a couple of superstar clients in their hands?
His uniqueness lay in the fact that he often negotiated comrcial deals for the United States’ four major sports leagues and pulled in sponsorships.
This was precisely what Su Wan needed now, as his main reason for amicably parting ways with Bill Duffy was to explore his comrcial value more fully.
What?
You say Su Wan, a Huaxia player, shouldn’t worry about business contracts approaching him?
Sure, he had plenty of contracts from back ho, but not as many in the United States. The main reason was due to his being with Bolis.
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