Legendary Basketball Tycoon

In fact, there are many poor players like this, and Iverson is like this and so is Garnett.

Take Garnett as an example. Garnett's family conditions are not very good either. Garnett's parents parted ways when he was very young. Garnett's biological father named O. Lewis Garnett, is a very talented basketball player, but he has not played in the NBA. Only worked in the army basketball team, and once played the main force. In Garnett's impression, O's image is a bit vague. He only remembers that he had been on the sidelines countless times when he was a child, watching his father train with his companions and help them pick up the ball. Garnett followed his mother, but she didn't have much ability to raise Garnett and Eisley. Later, the mother married again, and the stepfather did not treat the Garnett brothers and sisters well.

From the age of 13, Garnett had to go out to work every day to make money and support his family. He has done more than a dozen different jobs, from carrying luggage to scrubbing cars, as long as it is allowed by law and can support himself and his sister's errands, no matter how hard and tiring work, Garnett will rush to do it. During the holidays, he used to work 20 hours a day.

So for a player like this, you said he would go to an agent to give that percentage rake, just rely on the monthly salary, you know, Garnett needs to support his sister, and Ai Ferson not only needs to feed his whole family but also his "brothers", is it enough for the money he gets in one month? !

It's definitely not enough, but fortunately, they are stars. What sponsorship fees can be used for emergency. But what if those players of average strength do not have sponsorship fees? Can they only be supported by monthly wages? family.

Bruce personally talked to Stern on this issue. In Stern's eyes, as long as it is to maintain the stability of the league and don't mess around, it doesn't matter how Bruce plays on his team, but it is the salary issue. I really can’t agree to it easily, oh, you care about your players and want to pay the annual salary in advance is your business, but what if other team owners know about it?

You have to know that many bosses in the league do not want to compromise with these players. You Bruce is a representative of the "management". Don't forget your position, okay? !

Although Stern was reluctant to find Bruce's method, he was finally convinced by Bruce. As for how to convince him, it is unclear.

Anyway, Bruce has only one spot per year to receive the annual salary in advance of the rookie year. This is already Stern's biggest concession.

Of course, Bruce didn't waste this precious spot either. He directly gave the players most in need each year, including Garnett in 1995 and Kobe Bryant in 1996.

It is precisely because of this that Kobe's father was so indignant, and the $1.92 million was directly given to Kobe. God knows how Kobe, an unreliable high school student, squandered.

What Bruce has done even more absolutely is to brainwash Kobe a lot, and fool Kobe to make such and other investments at every turn, leaving only a small part of the money with Kobe.

In fact, there is a reason for Bruce to do this. As far as the family where Bruce knew Kobe in his previous life, it is indeed a weird thing. Both parents and sisters are all for Kobe’s money. The most excessive is the authorization of Pamela Bryant. Hundreds of Kobe souvenirs are auctioned, including the jersey worn by Kobe and the awards he won during Raul Merion High School. In addition, these items also include a signature ball for the All-Star Game and a championship ring specially made by the Lakers for Kobe's parents.

The reason why Pamela Bryant wanted to sell Kobe's personal belongings was to buy real estate, and finally, the angry Kobe went directly to court with his parents.

This is why it is so painful, it not only affected the relationship between Kobe and his family, but also affected the image of Kobe in the future, it can be said to be a lose-lose.

After learning about this period of history, Bruce was definitely not willing to spoil such things, so he immediately fooled Kobe into investing in real estate. At this time, some countries in real estate are still in a bubble economy and are very unstable, but for the United States, There is no problem of depreciation or devaluation, as long as it is a prime location, it is reasonable to invest in it.

Even if Kobe's parents want to buy real estate in the future, it is not a problem for Kobe, who has invested in most of the real estate. By the way, it is OK to leave two or three sets.

If you know that Kobe’s current rookie year’s income plus sponsorship fees, 5-6 million dollars or less will definitely not be able to run, the money will not be a problem to buy there, even Bruce is planning to seduce Kobe to go overseas to buy islands. Well, you said that Bruce is not reliable.

It’s really unreliable for Bruce to develop in this way, but in the long run, isn’t this rounding out the life that everyone most wants to live? Every day, wearing t-shirt and shorts, holding a bunch of house keys in hand, come to collect the rent one by one. Properly charter the public life, it belongs to the master who sleeps every day until he wakes up naturally, counts money and counts cramps.

Besides, it’s not bad for Kobe to buy a house or an island. After the appreciation, he can sell some unimportant things. Why not do it. Bruce thinks he has no loss anyway.

Not to mention, Kobe also expressed his sincere admiration to the prince after spending a long time with Bruce. At the moment, he was fooled into buying various real estate. It can be said that Kobe is now the biggest landlord among all players in the league.

In addition to Kobe Bryant being fooled by Bruce, Mourning is also considered one. In fact, Mourning was still the first person to be fooled by Bruce. Otherwise, how could Kobe's shrewdness put all his wealth on real estate? Mourning is Bruce's iron rod. If he invests money in real estate, what reason does Kobe have not to follow? The reason is that Kobe believes that Bruce will not cheat his most loyal Mourning.

But why Mourning doesn’t have so many houses than Kobe? This is mainly because Mourning’s adoptive parents and his body dragged back. It is well known that Mourning’s adoptive parents have adopted many children. This is because Mourning entered the NBA and made money. As the living conditions gradually improved, Mourning's adoptive parents had to adopt more children.

In addition, Mourning is now going to change his kidney, which is another expense, so he must not have as much house as Kobe.

But no matter what, even if Mourning is unable to play the game after surgery, the houses he bought now are fully capable of living as a charterer.

It can be said that Bruce has found Mourning's back road ahead of time, which not only touched Mourning but also touched Kobe, otherwise, how could Kobe invest so madly in real estate despite the opposition of his family.

Kobe’s "dead brain" at home, people seem to be quite incomprehensible, especially Kobe’s father Joe Bryant. What was the house price in the 90s and how much money he could make. It’s better to take the money and go home. Come to be filial to your parents!

Joe Bryant thinks that Kobe was broken by Bruce, and now he has learned not to listen to his parents. It will be fine in the future, but on this matter, he can't go to the court to sue Bruce for instigating Kobe to invest indiscriminately. After all, Kobe is an adult. , Bruce did not take a gun to force Kobe to buy this and buy that, even if the court accepted the case, you Joe Bryant is really sure to sue Bruce for a crime of fraud?

Not necessarily, let’s not say that Kobe is already an adult, and he has his own mind to know what to do and what not to do. Then there is Bruce who also buys it, but Bruce also bought the real estate in New York City, as for the island. That Bruce is not in a hurry, after all, there is not so much money to invest in the island, and he can buy it after the 98th World Cup.