1479. The Season Begins (Part 3)
The so-called bidding claim means that the team that claims pays a part of the salary for the buyout team, up to the middle class.
This is the rule of the new collective bargaining agreement.
Most players are bought out, and generally there will be no team to claim it, because the player can get an extra part of the money, otherwise the player's buyout fee is as much as it is, and the salary given by the new team is how much, and I hope the team can pay less buyout fee.
For example, when Stoudemire was pardoned, there was no team bidding.
But Boozer is different, this is a player who averaged 18+9 per game last season, although it is a statistic made by a pick-and-roll playmaker under the system with the help of an assist-king level pick-and-roll guard.
Sure enough, after the claim offer was submitted to the alliance, at noon, Sun Ce saw the claim list announced by the alliance.
Seven teams, including the Heat, Knicks, Spurs, Thunder, 76ers, Nets, and Warriors, have all given veterans base salary offers.
Compared with these teams, Sun Ce feels that his team has an advantage.
However, the Lakers gave a mini-mid-range contract!
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Boozer joined the Lakers on a one-year, $3.43 million mini-mid-class contract, and Stockton, Coach Hollins, and Chris Wallace left for Miami to meet with Stoudemire, who recuperated in Miami this summer.
Thousands of calculations, not counting the popular teams that want to compete for Boozer, and the team's mini middle class is useless!
On the Lakers' side, this summer they have a lot of mini-middle-class players, Felton, Livingston, Mark Hill...... Even Mo Williams didn't give the mini-middle contract, these teams took the initiative to join the Lakers, but the Lakers chose to let them go, just waiting now!
Seeing that the Lakers have signed so many players this summer, God knows they can actually hold the mini middle class until now!
Not just the Grizzlies, but other teams have miscalculated.
Even the Spurs renewed Dior's contract with 9.2 million for two years, and their salary reached 80.12 million US dollars.
Seeing Boozer slip through his fingers, there was Stockton and Sun Ce, the Grizzlies thought they were the team with the best chance to win Boozer, and there were many free agents who wanted to join the Grizzlies, all of whom came for Sun Ce, but the Grizzlies did not necessarily look down on it.
It turned out to be a miscalculation.
Now there is no choice but to retreat to pursue Stoudemire, and the coaching staff and management have sent someone over.
Sun Ce was deeply involved in the team's recruitment this year, and really understood that the team has invested a lot of effort in even a basic salary.
After all, even if the base salary is more than 1 million US dollar contracts, the more important thing is to occupy a position.
"We have the advantage of signing Stoudemire, and only we can give us a contract that exceeds the base salary on the title contenders."
Sun Ce thought of what Stockton had said before he followed Coach Hollins and Chris Wallace to Miami, so he didn't care about it anymore and concentrated on training.
If Livingston hadn't been given a 3 million contract, there would have been a full mid-range of 5.72 million to grab Boozer, but then the bench would not have a point guard with organizational ability and offensive ability.
It's hard to have it both ways, just do your best.
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As the days passed, the coaching staff went to meet with Stoudemire and returned, and Sun Ce and his teammates were preparing for the game in an orderly manner.
Stoudemire's side is still hesitating, and teams such as the Heat, 76ers, Bulls, Thunder, Warriors and others have sent him offers.
Unlike Boozer, the choice is in his own hands.
The Grizzlies are not in a hurry, Stoudemire will not be able to return until December, and now they are doing recovery training, and they can't play immediately after signing, so they will wait slowly.
On the 5th, he conducted an interview on the media day, and on the 6th, he continued to prepare for training, and on the 7th, Sun Ce flew to Beijing with the team, and the Grizzlies had another China game in this year's preseason, and the opponent was the Mavericks.
Due to the China game, this year's Grizzlies preseason only played the Mavericks in Beijing and Shanghai, played the Bucks on the 19th, and played the Magic on the 21st, two home games, the Raptors on the 24th, and the Hawks on the 27th.
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"Noah, why don't I like to play overseas now, I think it's so troublesome."
"I think so, too, it's too tiring to be a popular team, and you have to run like this every year, and you say why don't you do the China game in the offseason...... But Zach should run more, how are you fatter than last year? ”
"I've tried hard to lose weight...... But Noah, don't you need jet lag? Why are you still so energetic? ”
"Maybe I'm still young......"
Sun Ce said, and Paul George and Klay Thompson, who were floating with panda eyes, were really floating, and they walked with vain steps......
On the morning of the 9th, Beijing time, after arriving in Beijing for a night's rest, Sun Ce got up for breakfast and met Randolph, who had not slept well all night last night, and the two chatted about the Chinese competition.
This time Randolph is not struggling, this year is the worst year he has been scolded, although there have been media criticism of his weight before, but not as badly scolded this season.
Because this season is the defending season of the Grizzlies after two consecutive championships, fans and the media feel that you should desperately hit the three consecutive championships after two consecutive championships, which is much worse than the mentality of the players.
What most players think in this situation is - I've won two championships in a row so awesome, how can I not treat myself?
This is especially true for players who are not so self-disciplined, and two consecutive championships represent more than 100 games in two years, from October to June, with a three-month break from July to September.
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Although I am still jet lag, I still have to continue to work.
Playing the China tournament is not just as simple as playing two games, but also participating in press conferences and promotional activities.
On the 11th, Sun Ce and his teammates came to Wukesong Arena to prepare for the game, and finally met the new Mavericks.
This summer, the Mavericks have done a lot of things, although they have been used by the Heat, but they did take advantage of it, trading Chandler for Bosh, which is definitely a huge improvement for the offense.
Failing to grab Howard, the Mavericks spent money on other players and didn't waste it.
First, he snatched Monta Ellis from the Thunder for 20 million in two years, signed blue-collar center Dareham Porter for 6 million in 1 year, signed Devin Harris for 12 million in 3 years and lost Barria, signed Calderon for 30 million in 4 years, poached Blair from the Spurs with a one-year salary, and renewed Brandon White and Carter.
There are also Conley, Carter, and Marion, although the lineup structure is not good, Sun Ce still doesn't dare to despise the Mavericks!
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