“Yes, we're going to be opponents again.” Irving said, looking at Walker and Tang Tian.

This year's Rookie Game format was different from the past. Just a few days ago, Charles Barkley and "Shaq" O'Neal completed their respective team selections.

"Chuck" Barkley's team: Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, DeMarcus Cousins, Gordon Hayward, Paul George, Derrick Williams, MarShon Brooks, John Wall, Derrick Favors, Evan Turner.

"Shaq" O'Neal's team: Blake Griffin, Jeremy Lin, Ricky Rubio, Markieff Morris, Greg Monroe, Landry Fields, Tang Tian, Kemba Walker, Brandon Knight, and Tristan Thompson.

This meant that Tang Tian and Walker would be teammates on the court for the first time since graduating from college.

Coincidentally, Irving and Thompson were on the same team and were opponents of Tang Tian and the others.

During the offseason, they played two-on-two many times, and Irving and Thompson lost every time. This time, playing full court, no one knew what the final result would be.

"We will win."

Thompson was like an unkillable cockroach, fighting more bravely as he fought. At this moment, he started talking to Tang Tian again.

Judging purely from the paper strength of the two teams, Barkley's team was obviously stronger than O'Neal's team.

The main control of Wall and Irving compared to Walker and Rubio.

The forwards Hayward and George compared to Tang Tian and Fields.

The inside players Cousins and Favors compared to Monroe and Thompson.

The Rookie Game was an exhibition game in nature, and talent determined the outcome.

"No, we'll be the ones winning."

Walker replied, and he was very serious about it.

Tang Tian couldn't help but shake his head with a smile as he looked at their expressions.

Thompson had always wanted to beat him once, and Walker had lost too many games and no longer cared about the nature of the game. He just wanted to win like a madman.

It seemed that tomorrow's game would be a little different from the usual Rookie Games.

Although All-Star Games were all exhibition games in nature, the games were played by people, and if a few people were serious, they would directly increase the intensity of the game.

The four brothers went out for a walk after dinner, and then separated.

Thompson took Irving to a nightclub, and Walker had to attend a UA shoe event that night.

Tang Tian originally planned to take a stroll around Orlando to see if there was anything fun to do, after all, it was one of the most famous tourist cities in the United States.

However, this plan was interrupted by a call from Fagan. A body wash brand wanted to endorse him and make him the brand's global spokesperson.

Since his performance in the season had steadily improved, the number of brands looking for Tang Tian to endorse had also been increasing. It wasn't surprising to have one more at this time.

However, this brand was very interesting. When they contacted Fagan, they said that they must talk to Tang Tian face to face.

Tang Tian asked about the name of the brand, which was called burts.bees, which translated to "little bees."

Tang Tian seemed to have a bit of an impression. He had flipped through it on a news feed once in his previous life, and it seemed to be ranked third or fourth in the United States among body wash brands.

However, after asking Fagan about the brand's current situation, it was not the same as he remembered. The brand was currently just a second-tier small brand.

This made Tang Tian even more interested. It would be very satisfying, not just in terms of income, but also psychologically, to endorse an unremarkable brand and make it a hit.

He asked the other party about the initial price, $1.2 million a year. For a second-tier brand, this endorsement fee was really a big investment.

"Meet." Tang Tian gave Fagan a definite answer.

In the last game against the Timberwolves, he scored his first 30+ of his career, breaking his career single-game scoring record.

But he knew very well that there was a difference in his performance between the first and second halves.

He was 4 of 7 for 14 points in the first half and 5 of 11 for 16 points in the second half. Although he scored more points, his efficiency clearly decreased a lot.

Others would think that fluctuations in performance were normal, but he knew very well that the change in efficiency was more of a stamina issue.

Going from being a substitute to a starter, his playing time would definitely increase, and it was not impossible to play for 40 minutes, which would put a lot of demand on his stamina.

The talent of yellow people had a limit, and at this time he really needed a skill that could enhance his stamina.

He had signed a contract with Nike before, and his krypton value was more than 1.4 million, and with the accumulated salary, it was close to 1.5 million.

If he signed this endorsement, he could get more than 500,000 after deducting taxes and Fagan's commission, which would add up to more than 2 million.

Then he could directly krypton a blue skill.

And there was what he needed in the blue skills, so signing an endorsement at this time was also a necessary choice.

After changing his clothes in the hotel, Tang Tian met the people from the brand, the company's vice president and sales director, at a coffee shop in Orlando.

The company was really small, and they really valued this endorsement.

The vice president was a young man in his thirties named Winslow, with a bit of a playboy air about him. He was probably the son of an investor.

The sales director was a middle-aged man in his fifties, but unlike the usual American fat uncle, he was very thin and looked tired, indicating that he was under a lot of work pressure.

This kind of configuration was common and normal in small American businesses.

"'Godfather,' I'm your fan."

Winslow enthusiastically hugged Tang Tian as soon as he came up, and the emotion didn't seem fake.

This made the atmosphere of their conversation a lot more harmonious.

Moreover, after chatting, Tang Tian discovered that this Winslow was different from ordinary rich kids. He was really talented.

He had a lot of things to say, and what he said was pretty accurate.

You could see whether a company could develop from the details, which matched their future rise.

The two sides talked smoothly and the contract was signed quickly.

"Tang, to be honest, before we looked for you, we tried to find Kevin Durant."

Winslow said after the contract was signed.

"But that guy didn't even give us a chance to meet. I couldn't stand it, so I thought of you.

He doesn't get along with you, so I want us to cooperate for a long time in the future, and then you play better than him and make him angry."

The sales headquarters next to him didn't say anything while Winslow was talking, obviously he didn't agree with it.

But after listening to what Winslow said, Tang Tian suddenly felt that the person in front of him was very interesting.

Durant was arguing with the haters because of the "bathwater," and you, a body wash brand, were just running into the line of fire at this point in time.

Moreover, saying this kind of thing to him, his client, seemed very immature, and it was indeed something a person in his thirties would do.

But these words meant a bit like "Let's take down Durant together."

And to be honest, if Durant didn't sign, Winslow could have found other famous stars, after all, a 1.2 million a year endorsement contract wasn't low.

But he ended up looking for him. He didn't know whether to say he was betting on his temper or had good vision.

"I will." Tang Tian nodded with a smile.