With the Antlers winning the Golden Basket again, the 2007-2008 JBA League season has come to an end, and teams have ushered in the offseason, and everyone is ready to prepare for next season.

Before the holiday, the Jaguar team held a summary meeting, after which, everyone began to enjoy their vacations, and when Sakuragi was ready to leave, his American agent, Mr. John, came to Kobe, found Sakuragi, and the two discussed the contract.

"Renewal of contract??"

"Eh, I said Sakuragi-kun, you really should know more about the common sense of these contracts!!! If I'm not here, it's really hard for you to understand your own words!!Because you will reach the contract year next season, that is, the contract expires, and your home team Jaguar has the right to provide you with a renewal contract one year in advance, which means that you can renew your contract with the Jaguar team in advance now, and after the contract expires next year, you will automatically fulfill the next contract, so as not to have more things! Of course, if you don't feel like you're doing well with your current team, you have the right not to renew your contract early, but you're a free agent this time next year, and if you don't renew your contract early, the team is likely to trade you away!

"Renew, don't think twice!!"

This time Sakuragi was very resolute, with confidence in his eyes.

"Why are you so resolute??!!

"Because there's a promise!!"

Sakuragi's eyes are getting more and more determined!

"Okay!"

"The octopus you ordered is teppanyaki!

The two put down the conversation and began to eat.

If the general managers of the teams are not too busy during the season, then during the offseason, the general managers of each team are almost so busy that they explode!!

No, Kawaguchi, the general manager of the Jaguar team, was busy in the office, and picked up the phone again, not knowing who to call.

"Hey, Rukawa Kaede, are you busy??"

"It's fine. ”

Kawaguchi turned out to call Rukawa Kaede, but I don't know what it was.

"Oh, that's right, I want to tell you something, I was going to call your agent, but I found that after a few calls, no one answered!"

"Maybe he's in a meeting, tell me something!"

"That's fine, you'll find out about this sooner or later anyway, and you're in charge!"

"Okay, let's talk!"

"That's the case, in fact, I almost forgot about this matter, Sakuragi's agent called me before and talked about it, I just remembered, because the two of you are in the same situation, so I will tell you about this situation directly, and then you and your agent will think about it!"

"Is there a question about the contract?"

"Huh??How do you know??"

"I guess, the similarity with that guy is the identity of the rookie, I heard my agent talk about the contract before, but I still don't know much about it!"

"Okay, since you also have some understanding, then I'll make a long story short! Your contract is a 2+1 contract, the previous two years of the contract has expired, and the last year of the contract team will definitely be executed, you can rest assured, the current situation is that the team now has the right to renew your contract in advance, and the team's senior management has a very strong intention to renew your contract, and specially told me that giving you a contract extension is a big event this offseason! So, I hope you will also discuss with your agent and if possible, renew your contract with the team as early as possible, we are really looking forward to continuing the next journey with you!

"Okay, I see, thank you, Mr. Kawaguchi!"

After hanging up the phone, Rukawa Kaede, who was resting in the room, came to the window, looking at Rukawa Kaede in the distance, full of thoughts, maybe the team did not enter the playoffs this season, so it was difficult for Rukawa Kaede to be in a good mood throughout the offseason!!

"Hey, Rukawa Kaede, I was about to call you, you're here!"

Rukawa Kaede called his agent after a while.

"Mr. Kawaguchi, the general manager of the team, called me just now!"

"Oh, about the contract!"

"Yes!"

"I was still discussing this matter just now, let's come out and talk about it later, there are some things I really want to talk to you about!"

"Okay!"

After making an appointment with the location, Rukawa Kaede sat opposite his agent and talked.

"What's the matter, I didn't go back to South Korea after the holiday??"

"Oh, I'm really going to go back, but I always feel like there's something going on, so I haven't bought a ticket, and if there's nothing going on, I'll be back in two days!"

"It seems that your hunch is really accurate, and there is indeed something about to happen!"

"Oh??Tell me about it!"

"Before, your general manager should have told you about renewing the contract with you, and this matter is completely up to you, after all, you are the champion, and the renewal is just a matter of signing!"

"That's fine!!"

Rukawa Kaede asked.

"But now there is a situation where an overseas team has taken a fancy to you!"

"Overseas team??What do you mean??!!"

Rukawa Kaede began to wonder again.

"Yes, a team from Europe, CSKA Moscow from Russia, in fact, as early as your debut season in the regular season, this team noticed you, last season, the team also sent scouts to Kobe to watch your game, and you were very impressed!"

"And then?"

"Then, today, just now, the senior management of the CSKA team came to Japan to discuss with us about your problems! The other party means that he hopes that the Jaguar team can let you go to the CSKA for further study! By the way, I don't know how much you know about the CSKA team??!!

"I don't know very much, I think I've heard of this name before. ”

"CSKA Moscow is an old European powerhouse, the team has won many Champions League games, has a very good team atmosphere, a club with strong blood! And has produced many NBA stars, in the Utah Jazz Kirilenko, this team has been cultivated!"

"I don't seem to have much interest in Europe,,,, ”

Rukawa Kaede has always been a fast talker, maybe in his heart, the United States is what he is most interested in and yearns for!!

"You must not know much about the European League, that's why you say this, in fact, the confrontation of the European League, including the team's skills and tactics are very high, European teams pay great attention to team cooperation, pay attention to the technical level of individual players, which is very helpful for polishing the skills of players, and it is also very suitable for us Asians, and your training in Japan is completely two systems!"

Rukawa Kaede didn't respond when he heard so much, and the agent said in a persuasive tone again: You have to think about it, this is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and now there are very few Japanese players to play overseas, so you represent not only an individual, but also the strength of our entire Japanese basketball, you want to take our Japanese basketball abroad!! Although I feel like I'm going to sell you when I say this, as your agent, I really hope that you will benefit a lot from studying overseas!!"

"But, but, but I still have a contract with the team,,,"

From the words, it can be seen that Rukawa Kaede's attitude has more or less changed.

"You don't have to worry about that, if I'm not mistaken, the representatives of CSKA should have already had a meeting with the representatives of the Jaguar team!!"

"I'll think about it!"

It seems that Rukawa Kaede is indeed a little moved!

"Okay, why don't I take you to see the situation of the CSKA team now, although I am still a layman in basketball, but according to my understanding of this team, I can see that it is indeed a grade higher than the team in the JBA League!!"

With that, the two set off to return to the Jaguar team's base. And on the other side of the base, it is true that as the agent said, the representatives of CSKA have already arrived.