roccoschili Chapter 111 [The end of the lockout, the trading is crazy]
Chapter 111 [The end of the lockout, the trading is crazy]
Chapter 111 [The end of the lockout, the trading is crazy]
Yang Rui lives in Toronto. He goes out to play with Thomas during the day, and chats with Scarlett using the Minion software at night. Time flies by quickly.
Heading into December, the All-Star Game was also canceled, and players began to feel the pressure.As early as October 12, Arbitration Judge John Frick ruled that during the lockout, the employer did not need to pay the players’ wages.
The stock market has been rising, and Yang Rui's worth has continued to rise, unaffected by the shutdown.He signed with the Raptors for an annual salary of only 100 million, and he earned it in the summer, and he didn't care about the loss.
On December 12, just before Christmas, Stern issued an ultimatum saying he would announce the cancellation of the new season if no deal could be reached by January 23.
At this moment, a division broke out within the players' union. Under the manipulation of the famous agent David Falke, the high-paid players headed by the president of the players' union, Patrick Ewing, broke with other players.
Their high-paid stars do not want to take a pay cut, which is the main reason why the agreement can't be reached.
This is a situation that no one can afford to hurt. Players have lost more than 5 million dollars, the league has lost more than a billion dollars, and ABC has lost 2 million.
Although NBA owners are rich and powerful, and it is not the only industry to engage in NBA teams, after all, the NBA has an annual income of about 40 billion US dollars. Which owner is willing to give up the share?The players can't afford to be hurt even more. Everyone eats youth food, and the short-term struggle can still afford it. Once they enter the tug-of-war, how many of them can really "don't play if it's a big deal"?
The player's concessions allowed the new collective agreement to be reached quickly, and the change in the players' attitude began with a timely call from Suns captain Kevin Johnson, who called on both sides to take a step back.
If it is really suspended for a season, and the fans want to pull it back after running, I don’t know how much time and energy it will take.
In the end, the employer made some concessions, saying that as long as the stars accepted the maximum salary limit, the wages of middle and lower-level players would be increased.Under pressure, the players union decided to accept the management's proposal and signed a new collective agreement.
This is the most reasonable solution, which is equivalent to dividing some of the superstars’ money to role players, so that the bosses can capture the hearts of most players, and those superstars who want to use the NBA as a cash machine can only give up.
The worst is the Timberwolves. In 1997, they gave Garnett a huge contract of 6 years and 1.26 million. If it is signed this year, the contract must be much smaller.
Garnett's contract accounted for half of the team's salary, resulting in the Timberwolves salary has been amazing, there is no money to find a star and the wolf king team.
在杨瑞前世2004年，6193万工资的“F4”湖人4比2击败6777万工资的“三头怪”森林狼。森林狼花6777万终于过了一次首轮，就是这么的奢侈！
On January 1, the labor and management signed a new contract, ending the 20-day lockout.The new season will start on February 204th, and the time set aside is for teams to trade and sign.
Employers have introduced a "luxury tax", which stipulates that the average salary of NBA players is between 900 million and 1400 million, and stipulates that the salary of rookies is paid according to the draft.As compensation, the employer retained the "Byrd Clause".
Before the team could only sign a three-year contract with a first-round rookie, McGrady and Billups were free agents in 2000.Now, teams can sign rookies to four-year rookie deals, which is good news.
The bad news is that Jordan officially announced his retirement in January, and the Bulls dynasty disintegrated.
The fans feel regretful, and the insiders are not surprised at all. Pippen, Rodman, and "Zen Master" Jackson have all determined that they will not stay in Chicago. Jordan wants no shares, and the contradiction with the manager Klaus is irreconcilable.
Time is running out, free agency signings and team trades are going crazy, and teams are hiring.
Last season, the butterfly effect of the Eastern Conference finals appeared. Scottie Pippen, who was in decline, joined the Blazers with a contract of only 5 years and 5800 million.
In Yang Rui's previous life, the Rockets and Pippen signed a terrifying 5-year, 7300 million contract, and were pitted by Pippen.The Rockets management hopes that Barkley and Olajuwon will fight for the championship in the last years.Pippen didn't win the championship last season, and the evaluation was very low, and the owner Alexander was reluctant to make obvious loss-making transactions.
"Big Bug" Rodman, who had poor performance in the playoffs for two consecutive seasons, was ignored after leaving the Bulls, and his agent's initiative to contact the team was rejected, even by a weak team.
Evil has its consequences. Rodman's ankle sprain has long since healed, but no team is willing to risk him. The management thinks that he is a restless factor, and it will hurt the team more than help.
Under these conditions, no team will offer Rodman a high salary, and unless he is willing to accept the veteran minimum salary, his career will be over.
The Timberwolves signed 1995 No. [-] overall pick Joe Smith for well below market value.Everyone finds it strange, Yang Rui knows how this signing happened, and the Timberwolves will be unlucky in the future.
The Timberwolves struck a "yin-yang contract" with Joe Smith in an effort to evade the luxury tax.
这份合约的正本是给联盟办公室看的书面文本，分别为1998-99赛季年薪175万美元、1999-2000赛季年薪217万美元、2000-01赛季225万美元。
The copy of the contract has not been announced. Timberwolves boss McHale conspired with Joe Smith. As long as Smith is willing to join at a low salary for the first three seasons, he will get a 3-year long-term contract. The contract amount is not less than 7 million US dollars, and the maximum can be to $4000 million.A copy of the contract has the autographs of Timberwolves owner Glenn Taylor, Joe Smith and his agent.
A year later, the media revealed that the Timberwolves signed Joe Smith by illegal means. They were severely sanctioned by the league office, deprived of the next five years of first-round draft picks plus a fine of $5 million, and Joe Smith was forced to transform. Signed with the Pistons for one year as a free agent.
Later, the draft rights in 2003 and 2005 were returned to the Timberwolves by the league, and the Timberwolves still could not escape the fate of a bad team, even if Yang Rui crossed the time point, this has not changed.
The Knicks and the Warriors broke the biggest free agency trade, and the management is determined to defend the title.
The Knicks get "Madman" Sprewell; the Warriors get Chris Childs, Chris Mills and John Starks.
The conflict between Sprewell and Warriors head coach Carlesimo is well known.The former All-Star has a worse personal image than Rodman because he choked the head coach.
Because of the famous "throat lock", "Mad Men" was suspended for 62 games, and it is impossible to continue to stay in the Warriors.Suspended and suspended, this made the Knicks pick up a big leak and exchanged a backcourt star at a relatively moderate price. The team gathered the "big three" of Ewing, Houston, and Sprewell.
The Knicks also renewed the role player Bowen for two years, plus Larry Johnson, Oakley, Ben Wallace, Ward and others, countless media exclaimed - who can stop the Knicks? !
(End of this chapter)