Injuries in basketball only make me stronger

Leave all decisions to yourself?

A star can decide whether his teammates will stay or go. No matter who it is, it is an absolutely core performance. Those who have this privilege are all totems of the team and the city. Just like James is to the Cavaliers and Jordan is to the Bulls.

, Kobe to the Lakers.

But exercising this power can be a double-edged sword.

And Lian Feng also knew that the owner of the Hornets would offer such conditions. On the one hand, he was indeed worthy of it, but on the other hand, the Hornets really couldn't offer anything more.

Unlike big cities like Los Angeles, Chicago or New York, New Orleans is a small city without all the things that attract big-name football stars. There is no luxury here, no paradise of happiness.

George Sheehan knew that once Lian Feng left the Hornets, not only would the Hornets' attention drop suddenly, but their team would also instantly lose their ability to compete for the championship.

As for Lian Feng or Paul, is there any need to ask?

George Sheen crossed his fingers on his chest and looked at Lian Feng silently. The agent thought for a while, then closed the door and left very wisely, leaving the two of them with time and space alone.

…

Time passes.

In the blink of an eye, there is only one week left before the regular season opener of the new season. The climate is gradually changing from midsummer to autumn. New Orleans is already very familiar, including St. Louis Cathedral, Oak Park Farm, Armstrong Airport, Tulane University,

Gambling, concert halls and food... Apart from the small size of the city, Lian Feng actually likes it here.

Probably because I have been so busy in the past few seasons, after putting down many messy business activities this summer, I actually feel a little itchy.

Finally decided to stay.

Without the Bird Rights, he can earn 25% of the salary cap, with annual increases of 5%. The new contract will begin next season.

And next season, his salary figure has surpassed that of Kobe, James, Garnett and other superstars.

After getting the new contract, CAA was certainly not satisfied. According to their thinking, it was more in their interests to go to big cities. For this reason, before the contract was signed, the agency secretly and openly had discussions with cities such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington.

Some mediation.

I have no interest in understanding the internal process.

Now Lian Feng is not that concerned about how much money he makes. Going to a big city is just more fun, more exposure and more money to make. But think about it, these things are not important to him even in a small place.

It’s very difficult to get. You have to travel around the United States every season to play games, and to make money...well, no matter which city you are in, there is actually not much difference.

After all, with the memory of another time and space and early layout, his investments have already spread across the most profitable industries in the future. In business, his achievements will even be higher than those of James and Jordan combined.

Therefore, you can play the ball exactly as you like.

It's quite comfortable to play ball here.

Of course, it is possible that he could play so comfortably in other places, but he didn't want to move. It was good to just stay in his comfort zone and play.

After New Orleans successfully renewed their contract with Lian Feng, they spread the news as soon as possible, and the local residents were relieved. After all, Lian Feng is not a rookie, and his fate is not decided by the parent team at all.

Lian Feng chose to stay, allowing this small town to celebrate for a week.

After signing the contract, I stopped participating in business activities, and my life became leisurely. I would fly to play in charity games organized by Jordan, wear formal clothes to attend concerts to pretend to cultivate my sentiments, accidentally fall asleep, or fly to the beach in Miami.

It's nice to go on vacation and bask in the sun and look at bikinis and stuff.

Compared to how laid-back he is, his teammates are obviously very busy.

Mainly just busy negotiating.

The Hornets did not offer Paul a maximum salary, but it was still a big contract worth 14 million in the first year, with an annual increase of 5%, for a total of four years.

This contract did not satisfy Paul. Unlike Lian Feng, he had the Bird clause, and this contract obviously did not make him feel that he was respected. His team launched fierce negotiations with the Hornets.

During this period, the Hornets asked Lian Feng for his opinion. Lian Feng had reason to believe that if he insisted on keeping Paul, the Hornets would probably pay more chips and give Paul more. But they would definitely not give him a second maximum salary.

Therefore, Lian Feng chose to remain silent.

It's not because of some bad reasons.

In fact, he knows that Paul is not willing to be the second in charge. Even if he cooperates well with him, the second in charge will always be the second in charge. In order to win the championship, he suppressed his urge to be the boss, but this does not mean that he is willing to be the boss forever.

Stay in your own shadow.

If Paul goes to another team, it may be a better choice for him. Without a maximum salary, Paul will inevitably leave. But with a maximum salary, the team will lose more cornerstones for winning the championship.

Paul entered the league in 2005, and this year is already his fourth contract year, so he has three options, either signing a long-term contract with the Hornets, or accepting an offer from another team, but the Hornets may match, or

Accept the team's one-year contract offer. If you choose the third option, Paul will become a free agent after the one-year contract ends.

After a summer of negotiations, Paul made an extremely shocking decision.

Travel east to Cleveland.

When he heard the news, Lian Feng was completely stunned.

History has completely changed!

James' contract with the Cavaliers is still long, and it is still early before the decision that shocked the entire league. The original pattern will not change. But his arrival caused a chain reaction in everything.

Paul didn't become the queen bee like he historically was, and he had to choose a better team or his decision to leave would look foolish.

The Cavaliers, who lost to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, are in need of reinforcements.

Paul does have reason to believe that if James cooperates with him at this time, he will also have the ability to compete for the championship.

What kind of chemical reaction will occur when James and Paul work together?

Everything is difficult to predict.

But there is no doubt that Paul's decision to go to the Cavaliers was like a bombshell and completely set the press ablaze.

All major media outlets were rushing to report the news, and some of the flames of public opinion even reached Lian Feng. A reporter asked him what he thought of Paul's departure.

What can Lian Feng say? If you don't answer this kind of question well, you will accidentally get yourself into a storm of public opinion. He can only say lightly: "Chris's decision... I don't know. I just understood it."

Regarding this news, as for my evaluation... Chris is a mature player, he has clear goals and is steady in his actions. He must have thought carefully about it. I can only wish him well here."

"Does Paul's departure have anything to do with you?"

"Uh...why do you have such thoughts?"

"We heard some news that Chris was unhappy with his salary."

Lian Feng shrugged: "So you think I asked the team to pay Paul?"

Paul later explained in front of the media that his departure had nothing to do with Lian Feng.

Chapter 275 Staying or Going