The day after the party, Sandek bought a plane ticket to Milwaukee.

According to the information he has, Butler will train in school during the offseason.

As for the rest of the Devils, it may sound incredible, but most of the guys who were training during last season’s offseason have started training again.

This of course also includes the four-member draft team including Xu Yong.

Generally speaking, they won't get busy until around mid-May, because the draft lottery is not until then, and most teams' individual tryouts will not be conducted until after the draft pick is known.

So in this less than a month, apart from finding an agent, the only thing they had to do was training.

The purpose of training is to continue to improve and to be in good condition during the next tryout.

Xu Yong has also made a new improvement plan for himself this summer.

The two most important aspects are the ability to shoot with the ball and the ability to play one-on-one with the back.

After three rounds of championships, his ball-handling offense has improved greatly, and the finals was a showcase for it.

But the intensity of the NBA is different from that of the NCAA. If he has the opportunity to be trained as a core, this will become his main offensive means, so he must continue to improve.

Post-up play is a must-have skill for swingmen and guards in this era.

In a sense, it is a bit like the drop step, which is a starting action connecting shooting and breakthrough.

After turning your back to the basket, you can choose to turn around and shoot, or turn around and break through, or use other footwork such as up and down steps, etc.

Theoretically, it would be best for him to learn this technique from Jordan, because as a swingman (Jordan: Who can't swing and play small forward?), Jordan's back-to-the-basket technique is very suitable for him.

But thinking about the sullen face of Boss Jordan after the NCAA finals, Xu Yong felt that with Jordan's personality, he would not have that opportunity for the time being.

The second is Kobe. Kobe's back-to-the-basket skills are also first-class, and his skills are even more suitable for Xu Yong.

Because in terms of talent, Kobe's version should be more suitable for him.

But the problem is that he doesn't know Kobe now. Even if he knew him, the playoffs have already started and Kobe is busy competing for the first championship trophy after O'Neal left, so he has no time to teach him.

Next is Olajuwon.

Olajuwon's move should have been the easiest, because "The Dream"'s dream dance steps are like those of a courtesan in a brothel, with a clear price tag.

One class costs $80,000, and the minimum purchase is four classes, which means the minimum consumption is $320,000.

In history, stars such as Kobe, James, Howard and others have all studied under him.

For NBA stars, $320,000 is the same price an average person would pay for a pack of cigarettes at a convenience store.

But for Xu Yong, he hasn't even signed an agent yet, so he naturally can't afford the money.

And when all these possible options are ruled out, Xu Yong still has one last choice: DeRozan.

In terms of talent, DeRozan is not as good as him, but in terms of back-to-the-basket skills, DeRozan has made some achievements.

Although at this moment DeRozan may just be a "Kobe imitator" as the draft website said, he has at least experienced actual combat.

Not to mention anything else, even if you play basketball normally, it is impossible to find a teacher from the island country to teach you step by step. Most of the time, you can just imitate other people's works.

As the saying goes, no matter how small a fly is, it is still meat, not to mention that DeRozan doesn't want any money.

Of course Xu Yong did not get it for free, he shared his falling step technique with DeRozan.

This will be of great benefit to DeRozan. After all, he relies on mid-range shots and breakthroughs to make a living. Learning the drop step will allow him to better combine these two techniques.

The days passed as they learned from each other.

About half a month later, Xu Yong met Jeff Schwartz after waiting for ten minutes in a cafe in Tempe.

Schwartz is exactly 45 years old this year, which is the peak of his career for an agent.

The reason why Xu Yong chose Schwartz was because he had heard the story of him and Jason Kidd before he was reborn.

It is said that in 2004, Kidd and his agent Schwartz took their relatives and friends to the sea for vacation and swam in the blue waves.

As a result, Kidd was attacked by a Portuguese man-of-war in the water. The jellyfish played a "you run, I chase, you can't escape" drama with him. Every time Kidd tried to call for help, the jellyfish would electrocute him. Yang Yongxin called him an expert when he saw it.

Later, he was electrocuted so badly that he felt like he was going to have a heart attack. His life as the top three singles king was about to end. Fortunately, Schwartz saw at a glance that something was wrong with him, risked his life, and rescued Kidd onto the boat, becoming his savior.

Kidd also mentioned this story in his Hall of Fame speech.

This incident shows that Schwartz is a person who can get along with others, because he will really help you when you have problems.

What was somewhat unexpected to Xu Yong was that Schwartz was very interested in working with him.

Even after talking with Xu Yong, he expressed his wish to sign the contract in person.

This was not because he was attracted by Xu Yong's handsome and heroic appearance, but because as a top professional agent, he was very clear about Xu Yong's value.

At this time, Stern is committed to developing the Chinese market. The potential commercial value behind a lottery NBA rookie is visible to the naked eye.

Moreover, compared with Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, Xu Yong has advantages.

As for Yao Ming, first of all, because of the system he was born into, he made a lot of compromises in order to play in the NBA, including profit sharing, which also led to a significant reduction in the profits that his agent could make.

Secondly, he is a center. The biggest disadvantage of a center is that he doesn’t sell shoes. For players, shoes are the biggest source of income besides salary.

As for Yi Jianlian, his biggest problem is his character. Coupled with injuries, his performance has been getting worse and worse in the two years he has played in the NBA, and his future is bleak.

But after getting to know Xu Yong, Schwartz felt that Xu Yong was humorous, confident and mature, and that this kind of person had absolutely no personality problems.

Then like Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian is also an inside player, and he is completely incomparable to Xu Yong in terms of selling shoes.

Of course, another point is that Xu Yong’s appearance is also very good.

Especially this time he was reborn with [Injury Immunity], all his acne, pharyngitis, and rhinitis are gone. His appearance was already online, and now he is even more handsome.

This is enough to ensure that he receives more endorsements.

So there is no reason for Schwartz not to be interested in Xu Yong, or even to "treat him differently."

Schwartz took out the contract and Xu Yong looked at it for a while. When he saw the agent's commission, he saw a 2% salary commission.

When Yao Ming was talking to him about agents before, he told him some basic common sense, such as the commission, which is generally 2% for endorsements and 4% for team contracts.

As a result, Schwartz gave him a 50% discount.

Stop talking. What we Chinese people care about is mutual benefit, win-win and sustainable development. Just sign it!

After signing the contract, Xu Yong made a request to his agent.

"Is there any way for you to make Tim Grover my trainer?"

Who is Tim Grover?

He was Jordan’s personal trainer back then!