"Before she graduates, I’ll pick a reliable assistant from my company to help you handle the media."
Since the internet has already become the bridgehead for NBA stars to promote themselves, even though Qin Yue trusts Schwartz’s marketing skills, he still needs Rachel, who is close to him, to oversee things.
This summer, Qin Yue plans to have Rachel continue her internship at Nike Headquarters.
After all, when it comes to promoting and building sports and image, Nike Headquarters is the best university.
When Rachel saw the news officer Schwartz arranged for Qin Yue, she was initially pondering how to give Qin Yue a lesson that evening, but she suddenly became dumbfounded.
The pretty lady with Slavic ancestry, whose appearance strikingly resembled Marina Alexandrova from Catherine the Great in Qin Yue’s memory, had a pair of "peaks" on her chest that Rachel couldn’t surpass no matter how hard she tried.
To be fair, Schwartz, who always kept his word, indeed arranged a very "reliable" assistant for Qin Yue.
On this, Rachel, feeling sour, sighed deeply and said, "This is my most thorough defeat."
Hearing this, Qin Yue laughed and said, "Who said you lost? How do you know I only like big ones and not the cute ones?"
Seeing this, Rachel blinked her large eyes and asked, "Really?"
"Really." At this moment, Qin Yue said without changing his expression.
With the agent confirmed, Schwartz would be responsible for discussing the details of Qin Yue’s cooperation with Nike.
Before the results of the draft lottery on May 25th were revealed, Schwartz had officially announced that Qin Yue would not participate in this year’s combined workouts or accept individual team tryouts.
At this moment, Qin Yue doesn’t need the physical test data and game performance from the combined workouts to prove himself.
Historically, many players who are sure to become the top draft pick in the future would make the same choice.
For example, the well-known Victor Wembanyama before Qin Yue’s time travel.
Of course, compared to the future Ben Simmons, who would arrogantly refuse all team tryouts even before the draft...
After the draft lottery results are out, Schwartz still hopes Qin Yue will follow convention and accept the tryout invitation from the team with the number one pick.
In short, Qin Yue’s current reputation and popularity dictate that it’s up to him to interview with the team that lands the number one pick, not for that team to interview him.
The day ESPN has been marketing for nearly a month.
On this day, those teams with a chance at the number one pick are all quietly waiting for the moment the answer is revealed.
And Qin Yue, Rachel, and Evans are also eating hot pot, waiting for the team that lands the number one pick.
Before the draft lottery began, Evans curiously asked, "Which team do you hope gets the number one pick?"
In response, after glancing around at the teams likely to get the number one pick, Qin Yue replied, "If I told you none of these teams are my favorite, would you believe me?"
Evans nodded and said, "Of course, I believe you, but this is the NBA... players don’t have a choice, or rather, you can’t decide which team you’ll play for early in your career."
To this undeniable fact, Qin Yue pondered, "So, let’s see which team will become the lucky one to steal me as their first blood in the NBA..."
Note①: Information about James having a deal within his contract with Nike to help promote Nike in China comes from multiple biographies of James, related news about Nike, and "The Empire of LeBron James" by Brian Windhorst.
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