Vol 2 Chapter 61: Being "spotted"

After 　　 defeated Connecticut, he once again advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.
　　 This is the third consecutive year they have reached the third round of the National Championship. But in the first two years, he lost in 16-to-eight games. This year, they will once again hit the "Elite Eight".
　　 The last time they made the quarterfinals was in 2008. That year, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Love led all the way through and reached the semifinals. In the end, they lost to the University of Memphis led by Derek Rose and fell on the way to the twelfth crown.
　　 In the middle eight years, Pali Stadium changed many owners, but none of them could go further. Now, people are watching whether this team led by a Chinese defender can complete this task.
　　 And An Luo himself also has great expectations for the NCAA championship.
　　 After all, when the season is settled every year, the team's honor is the big head and can get a lot of points. That's all fate! Secondly, the more you get to the end, the more attention you get, which is very helpful for the draft.
　　 Of course, it's a different story for a chosen son like Ben Simmons. Even if Louisiana State University did not even score in the National Championship this year, Simmons is still the best candidate for the top pick. And Anluo, although he has become a draft pick now, he played it game after game.
　　 The game against Connecticut made Anluo's name once again the focus of the entire NCAA.
　　 played 38 minutes, scored 49 points crazy! He made 11 of 15 three-pointers, 6 of 8 from mid-range, and 4 of 6 free throws. The final score was only 87 points, and he alone accounted for more than half. The most exaggerated is his three-pointer, which has a high shooting rate and more shots. You know, their opponent Connecticut only scored 7 three-pointers in the entire game.
At the final press conference, the head coach of Connecticut kept shaking his head and kept repeating: "We were not defeated, we were defeated by Ann! If Ann is on our side, the game only takes 10 minutes to end. Now." Ah
　　 Alford still praised An Luo.
　　 "Coach Steve, what do you think of Ann's performance?"
"Ann is a very smart guy. You can't imagine a player with a weak physical condition who can dominate both offense and defense in the game. He always uses the easiest way to score and can also defend the team. Provide great help."
　　 "This game was not going well, but I still defeated the opponent. Does this help the next game?"
"We really played this game very hard. In the case of poor players, we can still find a way to win. This is our biggest gain in this game. You know, in previous games, we always It’s easy. But if we win this game, we will become stronger."
　　 An Luo looked a lot more modest and sincere in front of reporters this time. After all, this data is already high-profile enough. If it doesn't converge, it will easily cause some unnecessary troubles.
　　 "Ann, you played a phenomenal performance this game. Regarding the downturn of your teammates, how did you adjust your style of play to help the team get out of the predicament?"
"In fact, in this game, all of us performed very well. We cooperated with each other and did our own thing. The difference is that in this game we put our focus on the defensive end. In the tournament, every game must start from the defensive end. Obviously, we did a good job."
　　 "Ann, after advancing to the Sweet Sixteen, do you have any thoughts on the team's next game?"
　　 "We will prepare carefully. Every next game will be difficult, but we will try our best."
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　　 In China, Anluo scored 49 points to lead the promotion to the top 16 reports, which were put on the homepage on major portals. His current fame is no worse than those American stars that people are familiar with.
　　 Sina Sports: "49 points! The first person outside the NCAA three-point line!"
　　 Hupu Sports: "The Chinese defender scored 49 points and led the team to a strong promotion to the Sweet Sixteen."
　　 Tencent Sports: "An Luo, 11 three-pointers, conquer NCAA!"
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　　 After the game, An Luo's cell phone was blown up! Many familiar people sent text messages to congratulate him, and many unfamiliar calls, An Luo ignored. Now, many reporters want to interview Anluo. But he doesn't want to be distracted to deal with these things, he just wants to concentrate on playing the game. Everything, wait until the end of the season.
　　 In addition to reporters, there is another category of people who also focused on An Luo.
　　They are brokers.
　　 For a professional player, the agent is an absolutely indispensable and important partner.
　　 They can help players do a lot of things. For example, the signing of contracts, including athletes’ transfer negotiations, remuneration determination, contract signing, etc.; or arranging training and life between games; or managing players’ complicated daily affairs, such as managing competition income and financial income and expenditure, and arranging social activities and many more.
　　 In the sports circle ~EbookFREE.me~ the stars that fans see are the players on the field, and the stars in the circle are these guys. An agent with outstanding ability can make his players sign big contracts with the team, bring more advertising endorsements, and get more money. For example, Don King, under his operation, Tyson can easily earn tens of millions of dollars in a game; another example is David Falk, who earns a salary of 30 million US dollars a year for the flying man Jordan.
　　 Of course, if the players don’t care about the benefits, they don’t care about the off-court gains. Just focus on playing, so it doesn’t matter if you don’t have an agent. For Nowitzki, he doesn't have an agent. He once said: "I just want to be a pure basketball player. I love basketball. For me, money is not much at all, and this is enough."
　　 Of course, An Luo doesn't think so. Why not get some wealth while playing ball?
　　 When An Luo received these text messages and calls, he was surprised. Not every player can be "targeted" by those agents, the more potential the more popular.
　　 An Luo has great potential right now. Not only basketball talent, but also his identity. This benefited from the success of the seniors who entered the NBA, especially Yao Ming, which allowed many people to make a lot of money and also allowed many people to see the huge potential of the Chinese market.
　　 Of course, the talent of the players is the most important thing. I haven't been a player in these years to succeed in the NBA, mostly because of insufficient strength. If it cannot be typed, the commercial value will naturally not be reflected.
　　 But now An Luo, just like Yao Ming at the beginning, is fully capable of playing in the NBA. Therefore, it is normal for these professional agents to "look at" him.