: Nine hundred and eighty-four. The beginning of confusion

With the end of the finals, many players who have reached the player option or team option, players and teams have started to decide whether to jump out of the player option or execute the player option, or to give up the team option or execute the team option.
At this time of the year, more or less, there are some players flowing, naturally someone is happy and worried.
Spurs Bunch Wells jumped out of the 1 + 1 contract player option signed last summer, averaging 17.5 points and 7 rebounds per game in the Finals, and 23 points and 11 per game when playing the Suns series According to the statistics of the board, the rhetoric requires an annual salary of 10 million, and the Spurs started to have a headache.
Over the Timberwolves, the renewal of the madman Sprewell and the alien Kassel, from the beginning of the season to the end of the season, has been a joke. The Timberwolves season has been over for more than two months, or I was n’t able to talk about it, but Kassel was okay. Simply dissatisfied with the Timberwolves could only give him a middle-class contract, because he did n’t have bird rights. It is normal to go where high.
On the side of Sprewell, there are bird rights to renew the contract. After the finals, the Timberwolves immediately gave a three-year 21 million fat contract, but Spreville hesitated for a few days and refused, and In an interview, he said: "I can't accept 7 million a year, I can't support my family, and my performance is worth tens of millions of annual salary ..."
There is no problem with Sprewell's words. His experience, technology and competitiveness, he plays well. Ten million annual salary is not a problem.
But ... the biggest problem is that some things he has done in the past, conflicts with coaches, conflicts with teammates, etc., have made him famous, if he leaves the team directly, without saying this, maybe there is a ball The team will give him a big contract because of his excellent performance over the past two years.
But the madman's remarks made many teams wanting to get him discouraged, including the Spurs who wanted to replace Bunch Wells with madmen.
Just when people were eager to watch Bunch Wells and Sprewell's big contract and the team's troubles, a deal was signed.
On the evening of June 20, 2005, Tracy McGrady announced that he had jumped out of the player option. The Hawks held a press conference and announced that he would renew McGrady for 5 years at 90 million!
In the morning, Liu Mang flicked McGrady to Price's office. McGrady, Schwartz and Kruger coach, Price talked for a day, and finally finalized the new contract in the afternoon.
After watching the team's first day of trial training, Liu Mang attended the press conference where McGrady renewed his contract.
The Hawks officially announced that they will renew their contract with McGrady for 5 years with a starting salary of 15.9 million, and 4 + 1 with player options. The contract totals $ 90 million.
5 years 90 million, this salary Liu Mang was very surprised!
Originally, McGrady signed for six years. With the salary cap of this season, he can get up to 113 million in 6 years. Even if he signs for five years, he can get up to 95.39 million in 5 years.
Although it is still more than 1.5 million US dollars in salary compared to last season, with a starting salary of 15.9 million, but compared with the highest starting salary of 16.83 million, it has quarreled for nearly 1 million US dollars. The total contract is calculated, and the total salary is reduced by more than 500. Million!
Even if the estimated income of the league this season is only the same as last season, affected by the Auburn Hills palace event, the increase in total income did not meet the expectations before the start of the season, but the professional financial institutions estimate that the total income of the league is still a small amount The improvement of the salary cap next season will not be lower than this season at least, that is, the salary that McGrady gave up adds up to more than 5 million!
Liu Mang knew that McGrady's salary reduction and contract renewal, with an average salary cut of about $ 1 million per season, was quite unexpected.
Don't underestimate the $ 1 million, this is the amount of salary reduction that McGrady and Schwartz have negotiated with Kruger and Price for a long time.
Since McCarty's contract with Pearson and Mourning expired, McGrady only reached a renewal. The real submission of the contract renewal is after the summer reinforcement, so McGrady's salary space is still $ 14.6 million.
Even with three quotes for expired contract qualifications, the Hawks ’total salary fell to US $ 62.19 million, which just lowered the team ’s total salary below the luxury tax threshold, after which the rookie was selected and did not occupy salary space before signing the contract. , McGrady gave the Hawks the opportunity to use the middle class exception!
Liu Mang talked with Schwartz and learned that McGrady signed a 5-year contract instead of a 6-year contract. It was for the next contract. After 31 years in 5 years, he can sign a 5-year top salary. When I renewed the contract in advance, it was actually not yet 31 years old, and the longest contract can be signed up to 35 years old, which is 5 years.
If you sign up after 6 years of playing, it will be 32. Even if you renew in advance, you will be 31 years old and get a maximum of 4 years. Like Kobe Bryant, who is one year old, Kobe is 32 years old in 2011 and can only renew for 3 years. Top salary.
Nowitzki renewed the contract for 4 years with an average annual contract of 20 million yuan in 2011. On the one hand, he was willing to reduce his salary. On the other hand, he could not renew the contract for 4 years without reducing the salary. Nowitzki is two months older than Kobe.
Mainly because Kobe and Nowitzki did not care about the salary for one more year, anyway, as long as the follow-up contract does not exceed two years, they can sign the contract casually, and both teams are willing to give.
Tracy McGrady is now signed for 5 years. Even if he is traded, he can retain the bird rights. And he can sign for another 5 years after the contract expires. Operating space.
If it is just a salary cut, a one-million-dollar cut every season will not cause such a big response. McGrady's contract extension is basically expected by the media and fans.
However, McGrady's salary cut just happened to allow the Hawks to use the middle class exception, which is different. For a time, McGrady became a model for "reduction of salary and renewal of contract ..."
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McGrady's renewal is the top priority for the Hawks in the summer. All the Hawks have to do is to ensure the three-star combination of Liu Mang, McGrady and Jason Terry's double star replacement.
And Liu Mang has roared out three consecutive championships, to be more stable, to maintain strength and strengthen the lineup.
Coach Kruger said anything to Liu Mang, they all felt too normal. This guy was not only big-hearted, but also wild!
The ambitious kind!
Everything has been said, then do your best for the three consecutive championships ... not just do your best, do your best from the beginning!
McGrady agreed to take his wife and son to travel, and the Hawks are still working hard for the next contract extension and draft.
Liu Mang is also busy now.
Who should be drafted?
The first few picks in 2005 are really strong, but the players at the end of the first round and the second round in 2005 have to conflict with the existing roles of the team, such as Louis Williams and Monta Ellis, Although it is easy to use, but with Jason Terry, these two people are not needed at all. It is enough to have a long-term Evergreen player like Jason Terry on the bench.
Liu Mang discussed with the coaching staff that the players needed are roughly divided into three types. One is a player with three-point impact and a defensive attitude, that is, a 3d player. Ariza was originally very good, but the team did not Time to cultivate, the deal is gone.
The second is a solid backup point guard, such as Jarrett Jack, who was passed by Liu Mang.
The third is the bench insider. Even if Mo Ning is left, Mo Ning is one year older and still has many problems.
After three days of draft training, on June 23, Liu Mang finally submitted a list. As for whether the team wants to pick two of the current draft rights, or use up to four drafts in 2006 Liu Mang has no control over the right to trade.
Now that there are more and more team management personnel, Price asked a lot of consultants to study, Liu Mang only needs to provide advice.
Of course, Liu Mang's opinion is the most important to Price.
Some people are talented, and Price has to sigh with emotion. Liu Mang has that kind of "talent."
When Liu Mang determined the draft reference for the team, the Hawks did one thing ...
Coach Kruger wanted to "help" the mature point guard Jalette Jack from Georgia Tech. He invited Jarret Jack to participate in the trial training for three consecutive days, and also invited Jarret Jack to participate in the separate trial training. "Inadvertently" Disclosure of their thoughts on Jarrett Jack, who wants to trade the pick up to pick the pick as the mid-to-back first round ...
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The Eagles started the preparations for the next season immediately after the finals, and launched the summer plan for the three consecutive championships.
The other teams in the league also have their own affairs.
Over Houston, a top agent is now extremely excited!
Bill Duffy, with Steve Nash, Yao Ming, Carmelo Anthony, Byron Davis, Elton Brand, etc. under his hands, is now in a state of ecstasy.
"Yao, are you sure? Then you will become a wicked person. Of course, if you are sure, I will bear all the responsibilities. This is what I do to confuse you for money. It has nothing to do with you." Bill Duffy is very Sincerely said.
Yao Ming smiled and shook his head: "Bill, this is my own decision, you don't have to bear the infamy for me."
The reason why Yao Ming chose Bill Duffy as his American agent for the Yao team was because of Bill Duffy's sincerity.
Bill Duffy can become an nba top agent, signing so many young talents, relying on two weapons: sincerity and kindness.
Before Yao Ming entered the NBA, seeing the sensation in the country, he knew that he would not lack money after entering the NBA, so the agent he wanted was not the kind of how capable and how he would bargain with the NBA team. Yao Ming wanted more It's a sincere broker, just don't pit him.
Bill Duffy's ability is not the most outstanding. For example, his negotiations with sponsors have been criticized, but he can become the third agent of the current nba. The salary and salary of his players in the 04-05 season. The endorsement income reached 112 million US dollars, which was higher than Schwartz ’s commission income with a group of rookie contracts under his hand, because of his sincerity.
Bill Duffy and his players are very good friends. If his work is lacking, he is willing to pay for his losses. In the summer of 2003, his Heat player Anthony Carter was performing player options. Before the last moment, Bill Duffy, who was busy with Byron Davis' renewal of the 99-year-old tens of millions of contracts, forgot about Anthony Carter's affairs, leading Anthony Carter to get only one point in the summer Basic salary contract.
Bill Duffy did not shirk his responsibility. Without hard rules, he gave out $ 3 million to Anthony Carter. The $ 3 million was almost the entire income of Bill Duffy in the 02-03 season.
As a result, Bill Duffy's reputation soared, and he signed the 99-year champion Elton Brand who had fired the former agent because of the contract; Nash, Camello Anthony and others also joined Under his banner.
Yao Ming did n’t give Bill Duffy his full power in the United States, but after that, he completely handed over the American career to Bill Duffy, and sacked many domestic teams in the Yao team who opposed this matter. broker.
Hearing Yao Ming's words, Bill Duffy felt that the breeder was dying for his soulmate.
Bill Duffy would rather miss the opportunity to make a fortune, rather than serve some players who are not sincere enough. No money is impossible, but money does not represent everything ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Then there is a clear stream.
Schwartz signed by Liu Mang and Yao Ming signed Bill Duffy to join his team.
Of course, although Bill Duffy is sincere and does not consider money as his first consideration, Bill Duffy does not want Yao Ming to play in Houston.
Alexandria has knocked out a new world! Bill Duffy knew that Yao Ming had a slightly stupid character as a Chinese. Of course, he also appreciated this character. The two are similar people.
But he didn't like Yao Ming playing in the Rockets, but he didn't like it.
However, before this, except for a few two or three people, Yao Ming had never mentioned his future plans with anyone, including the owner of the Yao team and even his girlfriend Ye Li.
Now that the time is ripe, Yao Ming saw that Liu Mang had won two consecutive championships after the finals and could not sit still. He decided to carry out the plan he had endured for a long time.
Yao Ming has been thinking after the finals. As the time for the opening of the free market is getting closer and closer, Yao Ming has finally determined that he has not informed the Yao team of others and only called Bill Duffy who is solely responsible for his American affairs. At home, Bill Duffy was scared when he heard Yao Ming's goal, and then he was ecstatic.
After confirming that Yao Ming's ideas will not be shaken, Bill Duffy and Yao Ming discussed in detail and are ready to start the plan.
"Yao, you should tell me this earlier." Bill Duffy complained.
"How about it? Can't it?"
"No, nothing is impossible, but in this case, I can't take the responsibility, you have to be prepared to be scolded."
"Haha, with Ace on top, I'm fine."
"Haha, Yao, when did you learn fine ..." u