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The latest website: The negotiations between the Celtics and Manu Ginobili are far from smooth as imagined, even if this is a mutual love negotiation.

Louie likes the NBA's current rookie standard contract very much. No matter the first-round pick or the second-round pick, he will sign a five-year contract of 3+1+1 (the next two years are team options). It's just that no matter how sweet the contract is, once it expires, it won't be sweet anymore.

The Celtics ate up the rookie bonuses of Yao Yueban, Gasol and Kirilenko last year.

Now, the combined contracts of these three people, together with other contracts in the team, allow the Celtics to touch the first rich line of the Louis era (triggering the luxury tax). Louis, of course, was not afraid of paying taxes.

However, with the expansion of salary, every future signing must be cautious. The reason why Ginobili's negotiations did not go well this time is because the Celtics did not readily sign him with a sub-maximum salary at Kirilenko's level.

You know, Kirilenko's contract was signed in the previous TV contract. Every time a new TV contract is signed, it means a substantial increase in salary levels.

In other words, the sub-maximum salary at Kirilenko's level is not the price Kirilenko signed now.

As the general manager of the team, Larry Bird's beard is going to be gray these days. Louis then brought along the results of an expert consultation with Brandon Roy. "If you want to tell me a worse news than Brandon's indefinite truce, you might as well take out the gun in the drawer and kill me!"

Louis looked at him jokingly: "Is there really a gun in the drawer?"

"Can you tell if you open it?"

Then Louis saw a squirt gun in a drawer.

"It's a pity, this gun can't even scare my dog." Louis really wanted to know that the bird man put a squirt gun in the drawer to dry his ass.

If he was going to use this to defend himself, it would be the most unreasonable choice of the year.

Bird didn't continue to chat about the water gun, picked up Roy's expert consultation report, and saw the expression on his face became more serious: "Do you want to do another minimally invasive surgery on the knee that has been operated on? The situation is so bad ?"

Louis said with a wry smile: "According to the analysis of many experts, Brandon's surgery in high school was indeed not perfect, and his rehabilitation after the operation was not in place, so the root cause of the disease was left. Now, the fierce schedule of the NBA It seems to have brought new conditions to this old injured part-however, Dr. James Carter, who has successfully performed minimally invasive surgery on Jason Kidd, believes that Brandon can recover naturally through conservative treatment without using a knife. "

"It's better not to use the knife!"

Bird has heard too many cases of death after minimally invasive surgery over the years.

"As for conservative treatment..." Bird asked, "how long will it take?"

Louie said: "At least it can be reimbursed for the season, and it can be...a year or longer."

Byrd hesitated.

Reimbursement for the season is not terrible, the Celtics can afford to wait.

Up to a year or even longer?

The recovery time after entering the operating room for surgery will not take so long, right?

Bird lost his mind.

"What do you think?" Byrd looked at Louis.

Louis, like Byrd, did not want Roy to have the surgery.

This is not conservative, but judging from existing cases, at present, 95% of athletes who have undergone minimally invasive knee surgery never recover.

It will take at least another decade for the technology to fully mature.

"I need a doctor's advice." Louis said helplessly, "After all, I know nothing but basketball."

Byrd thought, that's the only way to go.

This really has to be left to a professional to decide.

After a while, Ewing walked into Bird's office humming a little tune, "Larry, how is Manu's contract extension going?"

If the result of Roy's consultation is like life's blow to the Celtics management, then Ginobili's negotiation is a nightmare that has plagued Bird for many days and nights. "What else? There is no progress!" Bird said dissatisfiedly, "It is impossible to renew the contract with Manu for 5 years and 50 million US dollars!"

Ewing was startled when he heard that: "50 million in 5 years? That's too little. If it was James Dolan, he would directly give Manu a 5-year contract of 60 million US dollars!" "Yes, yes..." Luippi He said with a smile, "Then we have to spend $300 million in luxury taxes to pay to the alliance. Patrick, do you want to experience the joy of smashing David Stern to death with money?"

Ewing felt a chill.

As a witness, Ewing didn't want to review that period of history at all.

The sky-high luxury tax created by Dolan Jr. ruined the promising Knicks.

It made Ewing and Kemp break up later.

Although Ewing used tears and sincerity in Kemp's jersey retirement speech, they could not have left years of estrangement.

Money is really the most hateful thing in this world - ever since then, Ewing has made up his mind that he will make more money than he can spend.

After all, killing something you hate can only relieve your anger for a while, and only by completely conquering and possessing it can you obtain long-term satisfaction.

After thinking it over, Ewing could only give Bird a fist as encouragement, "Larry, you have to work hard."

Bird shook his head and said: "No, 40 million in 5 years is completely unworkable. You have to know that this is an era when even Tyson Chandler is willing to give him 60 million in 5 years."

"Well, give Manu a five-year contract of $60 million, but only $50 million is guaranteed. When he is selected as an All-Star, he will get another $5 million. When he is selected for the best team, he will get the rest. The next five million."

Ewing said cautiously: "Are you sure this will work? That Argentine doesn't look like he can't make the All-Star..."

Louis rolled his eyes at him, "Look at how cowardly you are, you sold your shares for fear of losing money!" "What are you talking about! If the salary space explodes by then, you will lose even more money!"

"I have a lot of money, so I can pay whatever I want!"

"You...!" Ewing has never been so humble since he knew how to speak human language, "Then you also have to consider the interests of other shareholders."

Before Louis could speak, Bird caught his words, "He's right, Manu Ginobili's contract extension is only a small part of the trouble. This time next year, all we need to think about is ish, D-ade , Kyle, Zaza... have renewed their contracts." Regardless of other people, Lu Wuxia and Wade will sign a contract extension according to the specifications of Yao Yueban and Gasol~www.wuxiaspot.com ~ By then, the luxury tax of 100 million yuan will really not be a dream. "Then what to do!?" Ewing called out.

Seeing his unpromising appearance, Louis became annoyed, "What's the hurry? There's nothing to worry about, just trade a few players when the time comes."

Trade a few players?

Louis said it lightly, but Bird and Ewing heard that this was a move to trade Yao Yueban, Gasol, and Kirilenko.

However, if the salary is to be controlled within a reasonable range, trading is indeed the only option.

But who to trade?

Louis didn't say it, but both Bird and Ewing remembered it deeply. Ten days later, when the Celtics fans rejoiced because Lu Wuxia, Yao Yueban, and Gasol were selected as All-Stars, a disappointing piece of news fell like a bolt from the blue.

ESPN Exclusive: Boston Celtics forward Brandon Roy out for season with knee injury, details to come...