In the adidas training camp held on 200 1, James, a sophomore, announced his participation in this training camp, and lenny cooke, a striker from new york, also participated. Cook is going to participate in the NBA draft. He came to this training camp to increase his personal popularity and improve his overall ranking. However, James completely controlled the training camp, performed well at both ends of the attack and defense, and finally dedicated a three-point winning goal, which ended perfectly. The whole process made the focus of the media no longer focus on Cook, but shifted to James. James showed all his abilities. A reporter watching the battle on the spot was inspired by the Bible revised by King James VI of England, and he was nicknamed "King James", which translated into Chinese as "Little Emperor" James. At that time, he was just a boy 16 years old.
At that time, his idol Jordan invited him to Chicago for training. In addition, Zhu Wan-Howard, Hardaway and other stars all trained with him. People are wondering when he will take part in the NBA draft and in what capacity. But in high school, he not only likes basketball, but also prepares for the rugby season in senior three, but his mother strongly opposes him to continue playing rugby-because the confrontation of rugby is too fierce, and he is a hot basketball genius. If he is injured, his future will be affected. But James insisted on playing football for the last season, but broke his left index finger in the playoffs. He concealed his illness and insisted on taking part in the final, but the team still lost the game. This left hand injury forced him to use his right hand a lot during this time-he is a left-handed player, but this time made his left and right hands more balanced and could shoot with his right hand, thus making his right hand a regular shooter. The efforts made during this period, what James experienced can be imagined.
In the basketball league of senior three, he met carmelo anthony from Oak Mountain, although his team lost the game. But James' 36 points can compete with Anthony's 34 points, and he has been selected as the best team in America, and he has never been the first high school student in America. At that time, he was not only famous in Ohio. Nike and Adidas competed fiercely to sign him. In his senior year, Kobe gave him a pair of signature sneakers to join Adidas. O 'Neill took time to watch his game. At that time, the "OK group" was the top duo in the league, and James's fame was conceivable.
Later, the competition between the two brands became more intense. Nike paid a large sum of money to invite him to visit the headquarters and held a warm welcoming ceremony, although James had not decided to sign a contract with them at that time. At that time, they signed Anthony's 1 year sneaker contract and Kobe's five-year $45 million contract. However, in order to compete with James, the "chosen son", Nike decided to make the biggest decision in the brand history, offering $90 million for seven years to sign a contract with James, who had not finished his high school competition and entered the NBA.
James signed the brand contract, because he made the family better, and his mother didn't have to work day and night. And he also returned to school for the first time and completed the farewell war. The arena is full, enjoying the last high school game of the future hall of fame. Everyone knows that the next stop to meet him is the NBA. Not long after that, James announced that he would directly participate in the NBA draft as a high school student.