Lao Sa's contract is over this season......

Before the start of the playoffs, Richard also made a special trip to ask Lao Sa about it.

Of course, Richard asked more tactfully, just asking Lao Sa about the renewal price he liked, not asking if he would like to continue to play for the Trail Blazers.

Speaking of which, in fact, Richard still feels a little guilty about Lao Sa, in order to cultivate Xiao Ao, Lao Sa sacrificed some playing time, and last season it is good to say, this season Lao Sa sacrificed more......

Now that Lao Sa's contract is over, Richard can't tell what Lao Sa's mind is now.

Historically, the Trail Blazers gave Lao Sa a very generous contract after the end of Lao Sa's rookie contract, three years and 30 million US dollars!

You must know that this is a contract given by the Trailblazers after the introduction of the maximum salary regulations......

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Right now that Richard is at the helm of the Trailblazers, to be honest, he can't give Lao Sa such a high salary.

In addition to Lao Sa, the old Curry and Rashid are facing the renewal of new contracts, and after giving Lao Sa an annual salary of 10 million, Rashid will not be able to give a 6-year contract of 81 million US dollars under normal circumstances, because the salary cap for next season is 30 million.

Even if Rashid only has a salary of 9 million in the first year of his six-year contract, counting Lao Sa's 9 million salary, the two together will be $18 million, and Big Ben and Robinson will have a salary of $7 million next season......

Kobe, Xiao Ao, Wu Sheng, and Bowen will have a combined salary of nearly $5 million next season.

Old Curry's contract has to be given a million-dollar annual salary......

Other players in the corners, even if most of them have a base salary, they have to spend at least two or three million annual salaries.

This is already beyond the salary cap!

If you just exceed the salary cap, there is nothing to be afraid of, the most terrible thing is that after the next season, Kobe's contract with Xiao Ao expires, what will be the renewal of the contract at that time? !

Even if these two supernovas rely on love to generate electricity, they will not have an annual salary of tens of millions, and Richard himself will not be able to stand it......

So for the future, it is difficult for Lao Sa to get an annual salary of tens of millions here in Richard.

Lao Sa did not give a specific reply when facing Richard's inquiry, but said that he needed to think about it......

He's not stupid, and he's sure to see the current state of the Trail Blazers, and it's unlikely that he's going to give himself too much of a salary level.

Although the Trail Blazers are very strong, if they stay with the Trail Blazers, there may be a chance to compete for the championship, but does Lao Sa really care about this NBA championship......

Although he is an NBA champion, Lao Mei himself is called a world champion.

But in any case, compared to the Olympic gold medal, the NBA champion calls himself a world champion, which is quite reluctant......

Lao Sa has already led the team to kill Lao Mei and won the Olympic gold medal, and his career is complete.

The purpose of coming to the NBA is, to put it bluntly, gold panning!

It's just that in this kind of words, he can't tell Richard bluntly that such a veteran wants to make money decently......

Richard also understands what Lao Sa means, and after Lao Sa plays in this playoffs, he is expected to test the free market.

As for whether other teams will give the Trail Blazers such an annual salary of tens of millions, Richard feels a little difficult......

After all, Lao Sa didn't get much playing time this season.

So in the next round of the series against the Spurs, Richard is ready to help Lao Sa so that he can leave the Trail Blazers with dignity at that time.

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And Lao Sa's strength, in fact, is not worse than the current Xiao Ao, at least in 25 minutes of appearance, his efficiency is higher than Xiao Ao, if you take into account Lao Sa's rich experience, against the veteran David Robinson The effect, even if it is played for about 30 minutes, the effect will definitely be better than Xiao Ao.

In this case, Richard put Lao Sa into the starting lineup without saying a word.

Playing in a fantastic playoff series will definitely raise the value of Lao Sa and help him find a decent contract in the free market.

In this matter, Richard also got angry with Xiao Ao beforehand, and Xiao Ao raised his hands in favor of this.

For Lao Sa, Xiao Ao is also guilty in his heart, if he is a newcomer, the strength is much stronger than Lao Sa, then Xiao Ao will sit in the starting position with peace of mind, but now Xiao Ao is very clear that he actually has some gaps compared to Lao Sa, which makes it difficult for him to play the starting team with peace of mind......

Now that Richard has explained the situation, Xiao Ao is naturally willing to let Lao Sa get a decent contract.

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Speaking of which, in fact, Richard didn't want Lao Sa to leave in his heart, in addition to the reason for that guilt, there was also the reason why he couldn't find a suitable replacement center.

Even if '98 is a big year for the draft, as the center gradually withers, there is no decent interior player in this draft.

There are several strong power forwards that have been produced, such as Nowitzki and Lewis, and they really can't be classified as insiders......

It is equivalent to that after Lao Sa is gone, Richard will fall into a dilemma of being overstretched in terms of interior employment, and then he can only mention Rashid more to the position of power forward, and it is unlikely that the Obenra combination will continue to appear at the same time.

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On May 5, 1998, the Western Conference semifinals between the Trail Blazers and Spurs officially began.

At the Rose Garden Arena, fans were not surprised when they saw Richard put Lao Sa in the starting lineup.

Lao Sa has always played the role of a killer at key moments in the Trail Blazers, such as the game against the Lakers last season, the reason why the Trail Blazers were able to win the opponent, Lao Sa also played a lot of credit in it.

At present, against the Spurs Twin Towers, Lao Sa can definitely help the Trail Blazers gnaw the hard bone of the Spurs with his personal experience.

Don't forget what Lao Sa's famous battle is, which is to defeat the American team led by David Robinson in the Olympics!

Now these two are old, but they are still full of highlights......

In 1988, Lao Sa defeated David Robinson in the Olympic Games, exactly ten years later, in the 1998 Western Conference semifinals, will David Robinson be able to get back on the court in Lao Sa?

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"Doot toot!" The referee blew the whistle for the start of the match.

The starters of both sides are starting to appear!

In the jump ball link, Lao Sana's knee was hit countless times, and he definitely couldn't jump to win Deng Dudu, and the Spurs got the first offensive ball.

After the young general controls the ball to the frontcourt, he hands the ball to the interior to deal with, which is the Spurs' main means of scoring at present.

After David Robinson got the ball, he twisted and feint to point Lao Sa, but it was unsuccessful, and then relying on his speed, he suddenly took a few steps back and threw a shot in his left hand.

The Admiral is a left-hander, and this shot went straight into the field to get the Spurs off to a flying start.