(Recently, allergies have become more and more serious, and the code word has been affected, and I hope readers will bear with me)

Gan Guoyang hurriedly replied to Falke, now Falke is not the same as in the past, and everything is no longer arranged as before, and finally notify Gan Guoyang.

Now no matter what happens, such as business activities, charity activities, contract signing, etc., Falke will call Gan Guoyang first, and the two will only take action after discussion.

After all, the "foresight" shown by Gan Guoyang in the Coca-Cola incident taught Falke a good lesson, and Gan Guoyang also won a big contract with Coca-Cola, spending one or two days a year to shoot a short film, and millions of dollars would be credited to the account after taking a few photos, and his agent would naturally follow.

In the process of cooperation and struggle with this old fox, Gan Guoyang has begun to slowly control the initiative, and is no longer just a marionette as in the past.

"Hello, Mr. Falck, I went out with my friends to eat something after the game and came back late, Mr. Bellman went home first, is there anything wrong with you?" Gan Guoyang asked on the phone.

"I'm going to come to Portland the day after tomorrow to talk to you about the contract. Your contract with the Trail Blazers is about to expire in '86, and we're going to have to negotiate with each other in advance to get a big contract. Falck explained what he meant.

"Is it necessary to be so early, I mean the contract with the Trail Blazers, the season has just begun, so there is no need to be in such a hurry to talk about the contract, right?" Gan Guoyang wants to focus on the game, but he is unwilling to entrust his affairs to Falck, he does not like to be controlled by others.

"It's necessary, of course it's necessary, I'm already negotiating Michael's contract with the Bulls, a rising star player like you, you need to get yourself a good value, you know, Stern has started to reform the contract system, the sooner you sign, the more you can sign the right big contract." Falck said.

With the introduction of the salary cap in 1984, the conditions for NBA contracts became more stringent and the regulations became more and more detailed, so that the room for traditional agents to play was getting smaller and smaller — and of course, the room for maneuvering by "rogue" managers like Auerbach was getting narrower.

Because the situation is constantly changing, some agents want their players to negotiate with the team earlier, even if there is no way to renew the contract early, they can get some commitments first in case there is a change.

Falke is holding this mind, and began to run for Jordan's contract with Gan Guoyang in advance, and it just so happened that Inman also hoped to settle Gan Guoyang's matter earlier, so as to reassure the boss and management.

Gan Guoyang's view is of course different from Falke's, he knows that with the deepening of NBA promotion, the league's income will be higher and higher, and the corresponding player salaries will also rise.

But Gan Guoyang did not refute Falke on the phone, he accepted Falke's suggestion and decided to have a good talk with the team in a few days.

Because Gan Guoyang smelled a trace of breath from Falke's words, combined with what Van Dewych said to him, Gan Guoyang could already guess that the reason why the current unstable people within the Pioneers was actually due to him Gan Guoyang himself.

Gan Guoyang also recently learned about the NBA signing rules, he knew that there was no rookie contract at that time, and he signed a two-year, one-million contract with the Trail Blazers, which was smaller than Jordan's two-year contract, but already larger than Drexler's contract.

Gan Guoyang's next contract will definitely go beyond this two-year contract, and in order to keep Gan Guoyang, the Trailblazers must use a lot of salary space.

If the Trail Blazers also want to sign Vanderwich and Sampson at the same time, they have to use the Bird clause, and the team's salary bill will be very high.

Although there was no luxury tax at that time, only championship giants like the Lakers and Celtics in the league did not care about enveloping players with a lot of money, and the salary cap could not stop him.

As a result, Vanderwich and Sampson's time with the Trail Blazers will certainly not last long, and it is understandable that Vanderwig will work the court in order to get his next good contract.

Thinking of this, Gan Guoyang couldn't help but feel upset for a while, in his mind, players should keep moving forward with the goal of winning, and all obstacles that hinder winning should be swept away on the way.

However, in a business alliance, everything must be based on interests.

The next day, Gan Guoyang woke up early in the morning, a little earlier than his usual training, because he was going to find Corte.

Colter, whose family lives in an apartment not far from the Jewish neighborhood, used to live with rookies like Cauchy, though some of them left last season.

Gan Guoyang entered Colte's house, and when he knocked on the door, Colter was still sleepy-eyed, and soon he was forced by Gan Guoyang to get dressed and washed, and then went out together - at this time Cauchy was still asleep.

"Every day from now on, you will be with me, get up early for a run, go back early in the evening, and occasionally go out to relax, but you can't take drugs! If you take drugs again, I will suppress you, you know, do I mean? Suppress you, don't let you mix in the team, let you, roll up and leave. I feel like I can do it. ”

Colt and Gan run side by side on the banks of the Willamette River, with the gurgling waters of the Willamette River on one side and Portland's vast railroad system, which has long been the transportation hub of the northern United States.

Since Americans rarely take trains anymore, all the railroads here are used for freight, and freight cars whizz past the two men, just after dawn.

Gan Guoyang looked at Colter as if he didn't believe it, so he continued: "Don't disbelieve it, I'm going to negotiate a contract with the team soon, and when the time comes, I will include you in one of the signing conditions, and you see how that old fox in Inman will treat you." ”

When Gan Guoyang said this, Colter also believed it a little, and he also understood Gan Guoyang's position in this team, and the core of the future team was already him.

"Getting rid of the stuff that makes you worse will only make you happy for a while, but it will make you regret it for the rest of your life. I can't guarantee that you'll always be with the Trail Blazers in the future, but no matter what team you're on, you can rely on your ability to support yourself, feed your family, and give them a better life, and don't let your hard work go to waste. Gan Guoyang said seriously to Colter as he ran.

This time, Colt finally dared to touch Gan Guoyang's direct gaze, nodded and said, "I know, thank you, Gan." ”

"Alright, let's get up to speed! You know, you're already behind and Terry Porter is about to overtake you as the team's number one substitute! If you're not fast, you're going to the water dispenser to serve tea and pour water for everyone. As he spoke, Gan Guoyang quickened the speed of his feet, and Colt followed, and the two ran together on the road ahead.

…………

In the evening, the Trail Blazers had a back-to-back game against the New York Knicks from the East.

Gan Guoyang has been a little dazed by various things recently, plus he has no habit of looking at the schedule, so it wasn't until he entered the locker room that he knew that their opponent tonight was the Knicks.

It's just that the current Knicks are no longer Gan Guoyang's old friend Bernard King, who has been reimbursed for the season due to a leg injury.

But the game wasn't any less interesting because of Bernard King's reimbursement, as this year's Knicks welcomed their fourth all-time No. 1 pick in Patrick Ewing.

The first three times the Knicks won the first draft pick were in 1963, 1964 and 1966, and the first draft pick was drawn three times in four years, which is not a bad luck.

Of course, on the one hand, it was because there were few NBA teams at that time, and on the other hand, it also showed that the Knicks' results were bad enough, and there was no improvement in their results after drawing the champion.

In the end, none of these three champions led the Knicks out of the abyss, but a 1961 second-round pick, Willis Reed, created brilliance with the Knicks (the second-round pick at that time was actually in the top 15 drafts).

But this time the Knicks believe that their choice of the champion will definitely not be wrong, a real center, a college basketball superstar, a long-awaited champion, the Knicks owner at the draft lottery scene when he heard Stern's excitement when he reported the lottery to the Indiana Pacers, and then let out a long breath of foot, has become a classic in the history of the NBA draft.

At this time, Ewing, although because of Gan Guoyang, missed the NCAA trophy that he should have in his life, but this did not prevent him from being low in the eyes of scouts, nor did it affect the expectations of New Yorkers for him.

Soon, Ewing proved himself in the first few games, and in the first game against Philadelphia, he scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks, and although he lost the game, he did not fall behind in the confrontation with Moses Malone.

The second time, he had his first double-double after entering the NBA, with 19 points and 10 rebounds; In the third game, Ewing ushered in a small explosion, 27 points, 16 rebounds and 2 blocks, but he failed to limit Carroll, and the team lost.

In the fourth game against the Clippers, he scored 27 points again, plus 11 rebounds, but still lost the game, and the Knicks lost all four games.

But Ewing's performance is enough to look forward to, this guy is indeed a superstar.

Tonight, Ewing will face his strongest challenge since entering the NBA, and he will face Gan Guoyang again after the 1984 NCAA 16-8 Elimination.