basketball never sleeps

Chapter 186 "Mo Clause" The heat must dissipate!

Author: I feel restless while bathing

Chapter 186 "Mo Clause" The heat must dissipate!

"The second-year student who surpassed Magic, unanimously voted FMVP! Is he a natural point guard or a natural winner?"

"The Heat won the championship, and the first international FMVP 22 assists in a single game started the era of great offense!"

"Looking back after 13 years, O'Neal finally brought a championship trophy to Florida!"

"The Lakers and Pistons teamed up to help the Heat win the championship, and Riley admitted that he was very lucky!"

"Popovich's Nightmare, Heartache is Harder to Heal than Physical Injury!"

"..."

The playoffs are a plundering game. Each team's popularity over the course of a season will ultimately help the Heat.

Even before the Heat players got off the plane, their legends were already spreading across North America.

In the early morning after winning the championship, thousands of fans rushed to Miami International Airport, waiting for their hero to return.

Wade did not stay in San Antonio to recuperate. After a temporary check-up showed no major problems, he took painkillers and flew back with the team.

In order to compensate for him not being able to celebrate together after winning the championship, everyone gave him the job of "defending" the O'Brien Cup.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Heat players walked out along the aisle one by one, and even selected a few lucky ones to hand out autographs and souvenirs prepared by the team.

The final appearance of the Big Three pushed the atmosphere to a climax.

Mo Wen was holding the FMVP trophy, and Wade was holding the O'Brien Cup. Only O'Brien's hand was empty, which made O'Brien, who has always been the focus of the spotlight, a little uncomfortable.

But after a while, he found his "object".

——He picked up Wade.

Wade, who was still in a weak state, had no strength to resist, so he could only lean against Ao Pang lovingly, crying and laughing at the same time.

Fortunately, Shaq himself was injured in his legs and feet, so he carried Wade through the area where the media gathered and put him down.

"Why don't you hug Mo?" Wade gritted his teeth and asked unconvinced.

"Because I want to play for a few more years." Aopang's answer was sincere.

Honest people deserve to be pointed at gunpoint!

The championship parade was scheduled for four days later, so the Heat players collectively returned the trophy to the team. After taking two sets of photos, they were temporarily disbanded. The rest was for the team to prepare for the championship parade and celebration. This kind of thing is not something that players can interfere with.

Yes.

Things on the team's side have come to an end for the time being, and Ao Pang, who has endured it for nearly two months, can't wait to take his brothers to have fun together.

Before the championship parade, the Big Three discussed and took turns hosting everyone's night.

The three of them are not short of money. Ao Pang and Mo Wen are both smoking money printing machines. Wade, the poorest, also got an early contract extension from Converse before the finals, with 27 million for three years.

It’s the time when money is carried in sacks.

Catherine did not go back to Miami with Mo Wen. She was still 6 months away from becoming an adult and was not completely free, not to mention that there were two trolls accompanying her.

Although because of several liberation movements in the last century, the United States has become synonymous with openness.

But unlike the happy education of the general public, the education of children by the American elite is quite similar to that in China, except that they use Manet to broaden their children's horizons when talking about grades.

(Strictly speaking, it was the furry bears and rabbits who made a "bad start" and spread the precious fire of knowledge into the world at will.)

As the grandniece of "Melody Emperor", Catherine will inevitably be subject to certain restrictions.

Of course, she won't be so leniently controlled. When the Heat parade to win the championship, she will come again. She can't do whatever she wants, but she can be famous.

The original plan of the Heat was to go home, take a nap and then go out to have fun.

But in the end, only Ao Pang was present among the Big Three.

Wade really can't be tough anymore. He is just thinking about recovering from his injury as soon as possible and trying his best to have time to practice before the new season.

And Mo Wen - what he said to the outside world was that he couldn't schedule any domestic interviews in the past two days.

But actually -

He is self-disciplined and started high-intensity physical training on the first day he came back.

He actually wanted to rest, but who could have imagined it? As soon as he got home, he saw a room with the curtains drawn in broad daylight.

Mo Wen has the habit of taking a nap, so the curtains have good light-blocking properties.

When we arrived at the door of that room, just by listening to the sound, Mo Wen could tell that Catherine (John) and Ruth were secretly exercising in the room.

That's too much!

When she noticed Mo Wen coming in, Catherine saw his face clearly and said nothing.

When she felt Mo Wen coming in, Catherine, who had already become familiar with it, suppressed her silence.

When Ruth felt it, she thought she was hallucinating and didn't say anything. She didn't put the gear in gear and thought it was Catherine buying a new toy.

The advantage of a big bed is that it has a large space for exercise.

After exercising in a daze from morning to afternoon, Mo Wen turned on the bedside lamp and looked for his cell phone. Only then did the chaotic time and space finally see the light.

"Asshole, it's okay if you do this to me, but you do the same to Ruth? Believe it or not, I'll bite you to death?"

When Catherine saw Ruth who was seriously injured and riddled with bullet marks, she was furious and twisted Mo Wen's waist angrily and weakly.

Snap——

Mo Wen comforted Catherine with one hand and checked the messages during this period with the other.

Fortunately, most of them were messages of congratulations, and there were also some messy things, such as invitations to the 10th National Games and other bad things, which were directly discussed by Hueman's team and his cousin's domestic team.

The current one is blocked.

Mo Wen had already mentioned to them before that he should take a good rest this summer and stop playing basketball for the time being. In two years, he had two championships and an Olympic bronze medal. It was full day and night. He had to give him some time to breathe...

…

To be successful in life, you must enjoy yourself to the fullest.

Now that he has a successful career and makes a lot of money, there is no need to just run around and ignore the scenery along the way.

Throwing away his phone and turning around, Mo Wen finally had time to look back and admire his masterpiece.

Oh, where did this damn guilt go?

Mo Wen began to examine his own heart. His soul, which had been tempered like steel, still exuded the stench of humanity.

Heck, he's not a saint yet.

Well, he'll never be a saint either.

There is no need to quibble or be pretentious. There may be many good men in this world, but he is not.

Only do great things, not great people.

After coming back from her daze, Ruth smelled the familiar scent and looked at the familiar figure. She raised her head in disbelief, looked at Mo Wen, and then at the lazy Catherine.

The red clouds that had just faded came back again.

"Catherine, was it not a dream just now?"

"Don't pretend to be Ruth, there is no light, I can see clearly, huh, you still have the nerve to blame me, you act more devoted than me!"

"No...no! I just...ahhh! Catherine, please listen to my explanation, it was all my body's fault! I, I, I..."

"Mo, what are you going to do to Catherine again? Damn it, you bastard, there is a key in the second drawer next to the bed, take it with you first!"

···

That night, a high-end nightclub in Miami welcomed a group of distinguished guests.

The game quality of the Ao Pang group will not be low, and as the focus besides Ao Pang, Mo Wen was quickly surrounded by a group of colorful warblers and swallows.

It was a pity that the seventy-percent-full main character was no longer interested in eating fast food. He rejected the toasts of the women who wanted to spare his waist. Mo Wen asked the bartender for a glass of juice and sat at the table with the child...Mo Ning.

"Hey, this is not what a man should do." Mo Ning clinked glasses with Mo Wen and said jokingly.

By the way, Dazhi and Kenyon Dulin were also at this table.

"Alonzo, do you know the secret of my success?" Mo Wen took a sip of juice, and his deep eyes seemed to take the entire nightclub into his field of vision.

"WHAT?"

"I like, I need, I suit and...I refuse."

The people in the booth were silent for a moment.

Mourning thought for a long time before slowly raising his head, and pondered for a long time.

"I... don't understand."

The next day, the nightclub that Ao Pang thought was very private was caught by the paparazzi who liked to stay in the nightclub. They also bought some girls' oral information and covertly taken photos at a high price.

This is actually nothing. After all, the players have worked hard for a year and it is normal to vent.

However, the high-spirited FMVP once again appeared in the newspapers.

"No wonder Mo won the FMVP. It turns out that everything is due to his self-discipline. He only drinks juice in the nightclub. He deserves his success!"

"I didn't believe him before when he said he was single, but it turned out he was serious?"

"I don't object to celebrations after winning the championship, but local players should really reflect on it. This is the professional quality a player should have!"

"Nash doesn't eat sweets. Don't just drink juice in nightclubs. People who are better than you are more disciplined than you. Hey, I hope this year's three rising point guards can break the monopoly of international players!"

For a time, all the major forums in North America were filled with praise for Mo Wen under this news.

"Let me just say, he is a reliable person."

Catherine (Schwarzenegger) waved the newspaper and said proudly.

"Well, it's rare. I thought he was a casual playboy before, but I didn't expect that he could still maintain self-discipline at this time. Well, he is almost one-fifth of my level." T800 cut.

Steak-approved reviews said.

The next night, the place was changed. In the bureau where Mo Wen was looking for someone to form a team, Ao Pang looked at Mo Wen curiously.

"So, there were so many girls last night, but there was really no one you could like?"

Mo Wen smiled and said nothing, but pointed to the spot on his arm where Catherine had bitten him last year.

"I fucking knew it!"

Two days later, the championship parade began around American Airlines Arena with the help of the entire team and police officers from nearly the entire city.

Speaking of which, this can be regarded as Mo Wen's first championship parade in his life. After the Pistons won the championship last year, he didn't stay too long in Detroit, just packed some things and left.

It was a lively scene: gongs and drums were roaring, firecrackers were blasting, flags were fluttering, and there were huge crowds of people.

The Heat's first championship in team history not only belongs to Miami, but also to the entire state of Florida.

Many Orlando fans from 300 kilometers away also drove here to join in the fun.

After circling twice around the main road outside the arena, like an emperor touring his own territory, the bus slowly drove into the parking lot of the arena, and the championship celebrations began amidst a sea of ​​colorful ribbons.

In fact, there is nothing, it’s just a documentary that combines the highlights of the Heat’s games this year and the footage taken in the locker room.

The host and Riley had a provocative reminiscence, and finally the Big Three concluded the show.

O'Neal took the lead and picked up the microphone. This time, he stopped being funny and recited an essay with full marks in a serious manner.

Wade, who was lying down in the ward before, also recited a poem "Grateful Heart"

Finally, the microphone was passed to Mo Wen, and Mo Wen realized that he seemed to have nothing left to say.

"As you know, I'm not good at words, so I can't say anything touching."

"No matter how much you say, when the alarm goes off every day, after lunch, and during weekend breaks, you will find that your ambitions become so insignificant."

"So, what can I say?"

"Next year, next year I will stand here and tell everyone."

As the Heat's Big Three exited the stage amidst applause.

The 2004-2005 season finally entered history.

Before everyone could take a breath, the first major event of the 2005-2006 season was revealed.

The NBA's annual labor negotiations from 6 to 8 have finally entered the final stage after months of back and forth.

Negotiations between labor and management actually began in April this year, but they failed to reach an agreement on multiple matters and the two sides broke down more than a dozen times.

The 1998 labor negotiations shut down the NBA for 204 days, and the players and owners suffered a total loss of nearly 4 billion U.S. dollars. Therefore, fearing that this kind of tragedy would happen again, both sides made concessions this time.

The owners raised the players' profit share from 48% to 51%.

In contrast, the time a player enters the league is raised to 19 years old, the maximum salary increase for players is reduced from 12.5% ​​to 10.5%, the maximum contract period is also tightened from 7 years to 6 years, and the guaranteed contract for first-round rookies is shortened.

In 1 year, there will be more frequent doping and drug testing, and after the team's salary exceeds the cap, the players of the team will also have to pay 8% of the annual salary as a fine.

In addition to these bits and pieces of contract details that have to be compared with each other, there are two other clauses that have attracted everyone's attention.

One of them is the classic "Arenas Clause", but this clause does not apply to Mo Wen. One is a mid-level contract that his contract has long been signed, and the other is that when his contract is terminated, Mo Wen will

Players who have been in the league for three years do not apply to players who have been in the league for 1-2 years.

The other clause is "Mo Clause" named after Mo Wen.

Originally, this clause should not have appeared so early, but who made the Miami media talk so loudly that they brought Mo Wen's recent purchase of a large house in Miami to the forefront.

Generally speaking, if a star in the contract year buys a local luxury house, it is an obvious signal to renew the contract.

This is great news for Miami fans.

Except for Wade, the other two of the Big Three only have one year left on their contracts, and all have hidden dangers of renewing their contracts when they expire.

Fortunately for O'Neal, because his agent has been in contact with the team early, everyone is relatively optimistic about O'Neal's contract extension.

O'Brien has always lived in a 20 million mansion in Miami, and Miami is not far from the Orlando mansion where he goes back every summer.

But Mo Wen had no news of contact with the team before. On the contrary, there were rumors that Mo Wen and Riley had many quarrels.

Now that Mo Wenken is upgrading his mansion in Miami, doesn’t that mean he still wants to stay in Miami?

But Miami is happy to see it, but that doesn't mean other teams are happy too.

First renew the contracts of Mo Wen and O'Pang, and then Wade can use the Bird clause to extend the contract beyond the cap, plus the early Bird clause, a mid-level exception, and then pay a little luxury tax to sign a few players with minimum salaries. If there are no injuries, they

It is very likely that the Heat will maintain a strong ability to compete for the championship in the next three or four years.

Previous games have proven the dominance of the healthy Big Three. If this lineup lasts for three or four years, or even four or five years, will other teams still be able to play?

Moreover, they are still waiting for the big fish like Mo Wen. Nash's successful example is there. An excellent point guard can make the bottom team in the Western Conference reach the top of the regular season in just one season.

What kind of point guard is this? He is clearly the savior!

Mo Wen's passing is not as gorgeous and unconstrained as Nash's, but his steady and coquettish passing and his ability to score points in difficult moments are even stronger than Nash's!

In the finals, he averaged 15 assists per game. If you ask Nash to assist him, he may not be able to assist him.

With this kind of guard, even without O'Neal, coupled with a normal All-Star insider, the team will still have the strength to compete for the championship. How could those ambitious team owners not be greedy?

Not to mention, the huge Chinese market behind Mo Wen——

Although the Heat have not released data, no one doubts that the Heat can earn Mowen's wages by relying on a bunch of Chinese sponsors who are scrambling to throw away money.

Rounding things off, the Heat got an MVP-level star guard for nothing.

Stern didn't want to see this happen either. The Lakers dynasty had the strength of the Lakers themselves and his support at the same time. The reason for his support was firstly to create stars, and secondly to create a star team to recruit Dan.

The popularity scattered all over the place after the son left.

And now that the Heat are in this situation, it is very likely that they will create another wild dynasty.

The current NBA has gradually gotten rid of the shadow of Danzi. Although dynasties are attractive, they will also lead to a decline in the overall vitality of the league and weaken the sense of freshness and expectations of the audience. For the NBA as a whole, another dynasty may not necessarily be a good thing.

Good thing.

"I feel that for those young players who have performed well, we cannot use conventional maximum salary rules to limit their value." Lakers general manager Kupchak took the lead in the meeting of managers of various teams.

"The Lakers management team is right. Our team management philosophy is all about fair distribution. Those who work harder will get more. Players who have made more contributions deserve more generous rewards. We cannot use pure age as the standard, otherwise it will be blindly harsh.

Players are going to have an impact on their motivation," Sonics general manager Rick Sund echoed.

Immediately afterwards, several other team managers who had turned around also expressed their support for this issue.

Trail Blazers, Pacers, Raptors, Eagles, Warriors, Kings, Magic... The Pistons, who vaguely felt that they were being connoted, also made second suggestions.

All eyes were focused on Riley.

Riley, who was in a complicated mood, did not show his joy or anger on his face, but coldly glanced around the eager vampires.

In fact, after six months of contact, Riley has almost determined Mo Wen's intention to leave the team.

Even though Mo Wen was usually very amiable in the team, as a person with a strong desire for control, Riley could sense Mo Wen's ambition to interfere in team matters.

After this playoffs, Dafan has basically been in a mascot state that was ignored by Mo Wen.

Speaking of conflicts, there are many differences between the two, such as player attendance, training intensity, and rotation...

It didn't come out before because the two of them made some concessions after explaining each other's reasons.

However, these problems will not be eliminated over time.

Riley, who has a hot temper, does not want to see two voices in the same team. Although Mo Wen usually compromises, he is the one who gets the ball at the critical moment.

One mountain cannot tolerate two tigers.

Mo Wen's departure was already a doomed outcome when the two collided with each other.

The so-called Mo Wen's move to a bigger house is just a 2 million mansion. For Mo Wen, isn't it just an extra endorsement?

Moreover, Riley had heard that Mo Wen was very successful in his private investments. He had so much money that he even wanted to invest in an Internet company with an uncertain future.

In addition to Florida, O'Neal also spent hundreds of millions purchasing real estate in New Jersey, New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, San Francisco... almost all major cities in the United States.

Many stars who have never played for the Heat also have apartments in Miami. Does it mean that they all want to come and play for the Heat?

Doesn't exist.

Since Mo Wen's departure is inevitable, his next contract is not that important to the Heat.

However, Riley, who believed in tit-for-tat, did not directly show his trump card.

"It makes sense. So, what criteria do you plan to use to define whether a player is good enough, and how do you plan to improve his treatment?"

"Ahem, our senior management here has had a premonition: In the first four years of his career, entering the best team twice or entering the All-Star twice, and at the same time, winning MVP or FMVP can meet the definition of excellence.

As for preferential treatment, the salary ratio of the corresponding players ignores the playing experience. What do you think if it is raised by one level?"

(Maximum salary ratio: the proportion of player salary to the salary cap, divided into three levels. The initial maximum salary for players with less than 6 years of playing experience can only be 25%, the initial maximum salary for 6-10 years is 30%, and the maximum initial salary for veterans with more than 10 years is 35%.

%)

Stern, who was well prepared, looked around with a smile, and after receiving a satisfactory answer, he looked at Riley again.

Riley glanced at Stern coldly. This little old man had already made plans, what else could he say?

"It's reasonable, but I think...it's missing."

"It is better to allocate the weight of each honor to 1.5%, or even 2%."

"As long as a rookie player triggers the MVP option, this clause will be automatically activated for calculation. What do you think?"

Anyway, looking at the negotiation situation with O'Brien in the summer, Mo Wen will either directly become a free agent next year or sign and then trade. Do you want to prevent the Heat from renewing his contract by driving up prices?

Okay, let’s see first if you can give Mo Wen a big contract that can sustain him in the future!

"I know what you are thinking. The Heat can still afford 5%. If you can afford it, just go with it. If you can't afford it, fold immediately." Riley tapped his fingers on the table and looked around with an unfavorable expression.

After a brief silence, the managers who had taken the lead just now voted again without hesitation.

They knew that Riley was trying to bite back, but they were willing to bear the price.

According to Riley's idea, if Mo Wen gets all the honors next year, the salary they need to pay is only 35% of that of a 10-year veteran. The hard special accounted for 50% of the team's salary space in the Timberwolves in the first two years. Isn't it a first-rounder?

Pang also has the experience of taking 50% of the second-round tour.

If it were only 30%, the Heat would have a chance to keep Mo Wen, but if it were 5% more, the Heat would have to let Wade go if they wanted to keep Mo Wen.

Of course, if the Heat decide to build a team with Mo Wen and O'Pang as the core, they still have a chance to use Wade's rookie bonus to win three consecutive championships, but everyone has the same idea. After these three years, the Heat must disband!

As a result, the "Mo Clause" that shocked the entire league was born along with the new collective bargaining agreement - players under the age of 24 who have entered the league within four years will automatically trigger this clause if they can win the MVP or FMVP:

The next contract extension can ignore the age of the player. On the 25% maximum salary limit, it is based on the number of All-Star starts and the number of All-Star starts (second team starts) won by the rookie within four years. MVP/FMVP is based on individual honors at 1.5%.

Based on the additional calculation, you will get a maximum salary contract with a maximum cap of 35% (initial) and an annual increase of up to 5% (original contract * 105%)!

Mo Wenren, who was visiting the "Lizard Man" company with Catherine (Schwarzenegger) in Silicon Valley, was shocked.

What's going on?

Are there any people who forced money on him?

That’s not right, who the hell is harming him?

If he really used this clause to sign a big contract, wouldn't he become a target?

Fourth graders are treated like veterans with 10 years of experience. How many people will be jealous of this?

But speaking of it... he is indeed worth the price.

As for being targeted with jealousy... Is there anything that can attract more hatred than Nike's sneaker contract with the highest unit price?

Come on, let’s play music and then dance!

Connecting to Cavan, it’s even later; there will be more in the evening, please forgive me.

(End of chapter)