NBA Backer King

   Chapter 383 The disintegration of the Big Three + the Lakers want to dig a big dream

  The capital, Wang Tiejun had to deal with the fans at the airport for a long time before he was able to leave.

   He will go to Japan tomorrow. Hoxman will be waiting for him in Tokyo. After participating in business activities, he will return to China, rest until the end of the month, and then report to the national team.

  The 1996 Atlanta Olympics will be held from July 19th to August 4th. He has to report at least half a month in advance to adjust his tactics with his teammates.

   In a few days, the 2nd Iron Army Summer Camp will be open as usual. Zhang Lili told him the day before yesterday that he had resigned from the national team to be his commentator, so the summer camp will continue to be handed over to him to manage.

  …

  In the United States, with the end of the season, although the trading window has not yet opened, as big fish enter the free market, various teams and some players and agents are starting to get busy.

   First was Jordan, the biggest fish, and with the end of his contract, became a full free agent, and David Falk announced his entry into the free agency on his behalf.

   Then the big dream Olajuwon, Barkley, Mutombo, Cobra Grant, Reggie Miller, etc. have announced their entry into the free market.

   However, the free market has not been opened yet, so all actions can only be performed in the dark and underwater, and cannot be exposed.

  New York, O'Neal's agent Leonard Amoto and Knicks president Dave Chacot finally negotiated and reached a contract extension, bird rights super cap extension, 7 years and 130 million US dollars.

  This negotiation has been going on for a long time. Originally, the Knicks hoped to renew the contract in advance. The contract offered was 7 years and 110 million US dollars. Unfortunately, Amoto rejected it, so it has been delayed until now.

  Miami, Pat Riley and David Frank have also agreed to a seven-year, $105 million extension on Mourning.

   This is also a bird rights over-cap extension, and the Heat still have room to chase a big-name star in the free market.

  …

  Houston, Big Dream got together with Barkley and Drexler to discuss their affairs.

With the championship, the three old guys have basically lost their temper. Drexler just signed a contract last year. He must stay in Houston, and Barkley and Big Dream have decided to enter the free market and win a share. big contract.

   They used to have small contracts, but this time they want to get a pension contract.

   "Hakim, you really are nothing, you brought me here and ran away first." Drexler complained with a smile.

The    words were complaining, but there was no complaining in his tone. This was his hometown and he always wanted to come back, so if Da Meng and Barkley wanted to leave, it wouldn't affect his mood, it was just a joke.

   "You won two championships, so you can have fun." Da Meng said angrily.

   He is still a little envious. These two old people have two rings per person. He only has one. When he ranks in the historical position in the future, he will suffer a bit?

   But now let him go to hold someone's thigh for the championship, and he is unwilling. Now the most important thing is the big contract.

"You're just having fun, Ewing was sold to the Magic, Jordan will have Shaquille O'Neal pressing him in the future, David Robinson is trapped in the Spurs, will he be able to make his mark under the old K in the future? The three super centers have the highest status. Yes." Barkley laughed.

"hey-hey…"

  Dameng laughed cheerfully, the three super centers competed for many years, but he still won.

   "Where do you want to go?" Drexler asked.

   "Whoever gives the big contract will go wherever." Barkley laughed.

   "Hakim is okay, he has the strength to be the core, you are a fool to go." Drexler teased.

  Barkley said angrily: "What is a cheater? I'm in a good state now. I averaged 21 points per game in the finals, two points more than you, and you're not as good as me."

   "Haha..." Da Meng laughed when he heard it was interesting.

   "What are you laughing at? Are you in such good shape next season?" Barkley said angrily.

Big dream hey hey laughs, he will definitely not have the spirit of this season next season. In fact, his physical condition has gone downhill in the past two years. The reason why he remains at the peak is that his skills and competition experience have reached the peak, and his overall strength Still at the top.

Barkley suddenly sighed: "It's not at the right time, Larry Johnson, old K, there will be O'Neal in the future, and there will be a million-dollar contract soon, you and I can only watch those young people take it. "

"Ugh!"

  The big dream and the glider sighed at the same time.

   Especially the big dream, his strength is still there, he just led the team to win the championship and won the FMVP, but he wants to get a contract of 100 million yuan, but it is very difficult, almost impossible.

   It's not just him. In his estimation, even Jordan would be hard-pressed to get a billion-dollar contract.

   There is no other reason, that is, too old, no team will be willing to give them a long-term contract of more than five years, and put the future of the team on a veteran.

   "Charles, is there a team contacting you?" Da Meng asked.

  Barkley's face is bitter, I just won the championship, and I'm still the Big Three, why hasn't the team contacted me? To say no, there is, but they all want to take advantage of him, and no team is willing to give a big contract.

   Looking at Fatty's face, Da Meng understood that he was in the same situation.

   There is no room for a strong team. If you want to give them a big contract, you can't sign it. There is a salary cap there.

Weak teams will not give them long-term contracts. If they sign a one-year short-term contract, they may give them an annual salary of tens of millions, but that is not what they want. They want a long-term contract, at least three or four years. tens of millions of contracts.

  Drexler asked Da Meng: "Hakim, won't Alexander give you a big contract?"

  Mentioning this, Da Meng's nose came out with smoke and scolded: "Don't talk about that miser, he can't wait to give me a basic salary."

   Drexler sighed: "Actually, if Mosaic is willing to use your bird rights, there is no problem with our space, and Charles may stay."

  Da Meng looked at Barkley and said, "Charles, what's your bottom line?"

  Buckley thought for a while, then said tentatively, "At least three years and fifty million, right?"

   "You might as well go grab it." Da Meng said angrily.

   "I won't talk about the 100 million yuan contract, why is it not worth 50 million for three years?" Barkley said angrily.

   "I don't even dare to say that. You still pay 50 million for three years? Then I will say 100 million for five years." Da Meng said disdainfully.

  Drexler is too lazy to pay attention to these two idiots. This is 50 million for three years, and that is 100 million for five years. I only have 20 million for three years, so am I not dying?

   At this time, the Mosaic team management is urgently discussing how to renew the big dream.

The boss Alexander had just fired the former general manager and hired the old assistant coach Dawson as the new general manager. At this time, Dawson proposed to him to use the bird rights to renew the big dream, and then offered an annual salary of 5 million to keep Barkley, so that It can maintain the lineup of the Big Three and hope to win the championship next year.

   "Da Meng is over 33 years old, how much contract is suitable for him?" he asked distressedly.

   Dawson had a plan for a long time, and said: "Five years, sixty million to sixty-five million, he should be satisfied."

   "So big?" Alexander said in pain.

  Dawson advised: "Dream is in better shape than Barkley and Drexler. Without his outstanding performance in the finals, we can't win the Bulls at all. He should be worthy of this contract.

   In addition, as we win the championship, the football market will definitely enter a period of development, so we must maintain the lineup and maintain the trend of winning the championship, so as to prevent the football market from falling into a low ebb. "

When it comes to the football market, this hits Alexander's heart. His business strategy is to sell tickets to make money. Honor is not in his plan at all, but if the big dream and Barkley are gone, his football market may be Really going to crash.

   "Okay then, the cheap dream is over, let him continue." In the end, he said helplessly.

   "OK, I'll contact Da Meng and his agent right away." Dawson said happily, it was really not easy to convince this stingy boss.

  While the Big Three were talking nonsense, Da Meng received a call from his agent, Fagan.

   "Five years and sixty-five million?"

  This offer didn't make him drop the phone. The average is 13 million a year, and the important thing is a five-year contract.

   "Okay, I'll come right over."

   He doesn't pay much attention to it. He has released words in the past two days and entered the free market, but he has not gained much, and he does not want to toss anymore.

   At this time, Barkley's phone rang, and it was David Frank who contacted him.

   "Damn, it's only 10 million in two years? That idiot in Hakim can sign 65 million for five years, why am I only 10 million in two years? I don't sign it." He said sadly and indignantly.

  Da Meng, who was about to walk away, said embarrassingly, "You idiot, it's not the price I gave you, why are you complaining about me?"

Barkley said angrily: "I gave you all the space and left me a middle class. Are you asking me to agree? I already have two championships, how can I not get 10 million in two years? Believe it or not, I will go back to the Suns. ?"

  Dameng and Drexler looked at each other, how can this be done?

Dameng and Barkley originally agreed, and they said that they wanted to enter the free market in order to force the management of the palace to give them a big contract. I didn’t expect that the management gave Dameng a big contract that was quite exquisite. Barkley Nothing fell here.

   "Then why don't you go? But the Suns still forget it. They can't give you a big contract, otherwise they wouldn't have traded you three years ago." Da Meng asked.

   He has already won the championship, and it doesn’t matter whether Barkley can stay or not, but I hope that Barkley can go to other teams to get a big contract.

  Barkley nodded, before hanging up the phone, he said to David Frank: "David, I will definitely not sign this contract, you can help me contact other teams."

   "OK, you wait for my news." David Frank said.

  …

  Indiana Pacers, the management is negotiating with Reggie Miller's agent to discuss how to renew the contract, which is a bit troublesome.

   There was no problem. The Pacers had prepared a 7-year, 70 million contract, and Reggie Miller agreed, but another thing changed.

  After the Magic were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals, Ewing's agent David Frank suddenly contacted the management, revealing that Gorilla was interested in leaving the Magic and was interested in the Pacers.

   This makes the management happy, as if a golden pie has fallen from the sky. Although the main center Rick Schmitz is not bad, how can he compare with Ewing?

   But David Frank put forward Ewing's request for salary. After the contract expires next season, the new contract must be more than five years and the total amount is at least 75 million US dollars.

   So now they are having a headache, how can the team accommodate two star contracts with an annual salary of 10 million at the same time.

   There is only one way to get Reggie Miller to take a pay cut, which is what they can come up with.

The specific method is that because Ewing only has a contract of 3 million next season, Reggie Miller's new contract this time can copy the contract that the Knicks gave Ewing last year, give a high salary next season, and then take a low salary in the following years. Salary, the gap is huge.

   But no matter what, the management can't give a 7-year contract of 70 million US dollars, and the total amount can only reach 55 million at most.

The management suddenly changed their minds, which was beyond the expectations of Reggie Miller and his agent, but Reggie Miller hoped to hit the championship. If Ewing could come, it would be very happy for him, so he did not directly New contracts offered by management were rejected, and new negotiations began.

  …

  It was said that David Frank was in New York, with Jordan. He had just contacted the Pacers management and planned to get Ewing to the Pacers when he suddenly received a call from Knicks president Dave Chacott.

   "You still want Barkley?"

   He was startled, the Knicks are going to trade Oakley?

Jordan next to    also heard it. He had a good relationship with Oakley. He quickly picked up his mobile phone and walked aside to call Oakley.

   "Charles, is the management going to trade you?"

   "Michael, who did you listen to?"

   "They want Barkley."

   "Damn! They got Patrick and now they're trying to clean me up." Oakley on the other end was furious, but could do nothing.

Jordan curled his lips. He knew that Ewing and Oakley teamed up to force the Knicks management during the regular season. This is very suspicious. Once the team chooses to rebuild, it is natural for the old man to be cleaned. It's no different than rebuilding.

Oakley's ability is good, he is very strong in rebounding, not to mention defense, and his ability in mid-to-long-range shooting is also good, but unfortunately his contract has ended, and the contract with the Bulls has not yet been negotiated. This time, he is here to negotiate a contract with the Knicks. , so can't do anything about the Oakley thing, or find a way to get the Bulls.

   But if he joins the Knicks, he'd rather have Oakley than Barkley.

   In the finals, he could see that Barkley was no longer good, and Barkley had won two championships. He should enter the retirement state next, and he would not play hard. It is not as easy to use as Oakley.

   Over there, David Frank hung up.

Just briefly talked about it, the Knicks want to build a luxurious lineup, center O'Neal, power forward Barkley, small forward Anthony Mason, shooting guard Jordan, point guard Derek Harper, so need to trade Oakley and John Star. x.

   This lineup, if Jordan's contract is secured, Barkley's contract also has some problems and cannot be accommodated at all.

Shaquille O'Neal is a bird rights signing, and the virtual space occupied is 8.55 million, Mason is 2.78 million next season, and Harper is 1.3 million. These three people occupy a total of 12.63 million. Next season's salary cap is calculated at 25 million, leaving 12.37 million. , This space wants to accommodate both Jordan and Barkley. Even if Jordan can make up for it with other contracts, it can't be too small. There is no room for Barkley at all.

   Now the Knicks mean to talk to Jordan first, but asked David Frank not to rush to find a home for Barkley. He just agreed. Anyway, tomorrow is the day to negotiate with the Knicks, and it won't take long.

   "If I came to the Knicks, I'd rather have Oakley," Jordan said.

  David Frank was startled and nodded immediately, but he did not contact the Knicks again. He knew that Barkley would not come to the Knicks. The Knicks would never give Barkley a decent contract.

  …

  Houston, Da Meng was about to sign a contract with his agent, and the car was about to arrive at the headquarters. Suddenly, his agent received a call from Jerry West, the general manager of the Lakers, and the car stopped on the side of the road.

   "Hakim, 70 million in five years, the Lakers want you." After hanging up, agent Dan Fagan said excitedly to Da Meng.

"what?"

  Da Meng was also a little excited.

   "Hakim, let's go to the Lakers."

   Fagan said excitedly: "Although it's only five million more, that's money, right? And in the Lakers, you should be able to get more business resources."

   "To the Lakers?"

  Da Meng gritted his teeth, suddenly took out his mobile phone, called Barkley, and said, "Charles, I'm going to the Lakers, you ask David Frank to negotiate the contract with the management again, I'll leave the space for you."

   Next to Dan Fagan heard this sentence, he couldn't help laughing, turned on the turn signal, changed gears and refueled, his car turned around.

   Buckley was stunned when he heard Da Meng's words, and then laughed and scolded: "Hakim, you bastard, you found a better dock, and gave me the space? I'll go to yours!"

   "Haha, so be it, I'm going to negotiate a contract with the Lakers now."

  Da Meng smiled and hung up the phone, and asked Fagan, "Where is the Lakers?"

   "I will finalize the contract with Jerry West right away." Dan Fagan said excitedly.

   A few minutes later, when the call ended, he excitedly said: "It's over, Hakim, I'll go to Los Angeles immediately, sign a bilateral agreement with the Lakers, and finalize the contract first, so that it won't change."

   "OK, I'll wait for your news." Da Meng smiled.

   As long as a bilateral agreement is signed, it means that the contract is finalized. As long as the free market is opened, the contract can be formally signed.

  …

   (end of this chapter)