"Originally, we offered Korver a contract offer of 15 million for 3 years, and the negotiations went well, but the Chicagoans offered a 3-year 18 million contract, and the negotiations were deadlocked, and then I added a third-year player option to the contract, and the two sides returned to the negotiating table, and then in the morning, the Chicagoans offered a 3-year 20 million contract......"

Tang Tian fell into deep thought after hearing this.

As for the Bulls, Brad Miller's contract expires this summer, plus they traded away Hinrich, and the core roster is dominated by rookies, and the salary space is quite healthy.

The Cavaliers only have a middle class, and they really can't compete.

After all, when a player is playing, the allure of a championship is far less than money.

"Miller's situation is similar, the Heat are offering a five-year contract of 32 million, and we can't compete at all." Dante was a little helpless.

The ability to negotiate is one thing, but it depends more on the actual situation of the team.

"I see, you go down first." Tang Tian waved his hand at Dante.

When Dent went out, he frowned and fell into deep thought.

In the last season of the Rockets, because of the strength of the team's roster and the relationship between the three-game winning dynasty, the other 29 teams in the league tried to prevent the Rockets from winning.

At that time, the Rockets were public enemies of the league.

Now, the Cavaliers are sitting on the Big Three, and before they even start, they have become the public enemies of the league.

In other words, the Cavaliers' current lineup, other teams still have a chance to work hard, and if Korver, Miller or something come in, then they really don't have to play.

Therefore, the situation that Dante just mentioned is unexpected, but it seems reasonable to think about it carefully.

It seems that these high-quality role players, other teams will not let him sign easily.

Ronnie Brewer, Matt Barnes, Ryan Gomez.

Tang Tian wrote down the names of these three people.

All three are good 3-and-D players, but they are a little worse than Korver and Miller, and their value in the free agent market is correspondingly lower.

After he had written his name, he then told Dante to go down and make contact with them.

At the same time, various signings and transactions were also being made in the league.

Stoudemire signed with the Knicks with a five-year maximum salary.

Wade renews his contract with the Heat for 6 years with a maximum salary.

Joe Johnson stayed with the Hawks with a 5-year top salary.

Boozer signed with the Bulls for 5 years and 80 million.

……

On the Rockets' side, after negotiations between Maddy and the Rockets, the two sides finally agreed on a six-year contract with a maximum salary with a team option.

Yi Jianlian's 3-year 30 million contract renewal in advance.

Salmons renewed his contract for 3 years and 20 million.

Without Yao Ming, they didn't get much of a big addition in the free market, and although they barely maintained the core squad last season through contract extensions, the weakening of strength was unstoppable.

……

And the Cavaliers, who are the public enemies of the league, have also received very good new contracts with players who expired last season.

O'Neal signed with the Celtics for 2 years and 10 million, which should be the last contract of the old shark's career.

After signing the contract, O'Neal also made a special trip to Cleveland to have dinner with Tang Tian and gave him two pairs of Jordan sneakers to thank him.

Novak signed with Mavericks for 15 million in 4 years.

The Mavericks have significantly strengthened their strength in the summer trade for Chandler, and they are tinkering and aiming for a championship.

Ben Wallace and Michael Finlay both opted to retire after winning the championship.

……

And as other players sign one after another, the Cavaliers have less and less room for options.

The feedback from Dante's side was not good.

After knowing that the Cavaliers were interested, both the Bulls and Clippers raised their offers to more than $5 million.

The meaning is obvious.

As long as it's what you want, we won't give it to you.

Tang Tian couldn't sit still, so he asked Dante to buy a ticket to Orlando, and the two flew over directly.

In Barnes' apartment, they met the tattooed player.

The apartment was a bit of a mess and smelled of alcohol.

As a well-known homeless man in the league, he recently had a romantic conflict with his girlfriend Gloria Gowen, and if you don't know him, you will think that this is the home of an American social gangster, not a professional footballer.

Barnes was surprised by Tang Tian's personal visit, removed all the dirt on the sofa, and went downstairs to buy two cups of coffee, which can be regarded as a warm hospitality.

Dante frowned slightly, such a player is really not acceptable to ordinary people.

Even Artest, a notoriously villainous man, has not had such a bad private life.

Tang Tian didn't care, Barnes has actually been playing well on the court, just last year, the basic salary contract signed with the Magic, averaging 8.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, is definitely worth the money, but the Magic team has no intention of renewing his contract.

Because of this kind of player, there are constant off-field problems, and it is still a locker room bomb.

This is probably the reason why even if the Cavaliers revealed their intention to sign, the reaction of other teams was not too big.

They can kill 800 enemies and lose 1,000 themselves, but there is a limit.

"I want to invite you to play for the Cavaliers, are you interested?" Tang Tian got straight to the point.

"I'm sorry, you're late, I've already promised the Lakers that I'm going to play in Los Angeles next season." Barnes said with a smile.

Tang Tian looked at Dante beside him suspiciously, Dante didn't say this before coming.

Dante was also puzzled.

"Just before you came, Jessie Buss, the Lakers' head of operations, had already come, and we all negotiated a contract, 3.5 million for 2 years." Barnes isn't the kind of person to beat around the bush.

The Lakers reacted fast enough.

"Is the contract signed?" Tang Tian asked.

"Not yet, but I'll be able to sign it next week when I go to Los Angeles."

Tang Tian turned his head and glanced at Dante.

Dante followed and pulled a file out of the folder.

"7.5 million for 3 years, the Cavaliers are only a few hundred thousand away from the luxury tax, that is, the actual value of this contract should be 15 million for 3 years."

Tang Tian continued.

Barnes was stunned.

His eyes looked at the document, and it turned out to be a signed contract.

All the terms and conditions have been clearly written, except for the signature column, which is empty.

"I know you have the quality, but because of off-field issues, other teams don't dare to sign you, or sign you on a contract that is too long, but I'm different, to be honest, when I was in Houston two years ago, I wanted to recruit you into the team, but Morey, the general manager at the time, didn't agree.

It's a pity, but the good thing is that now the opportunity has come again.

So are you interested in going to a championship team right now and being part of a dynasty?

And I'm different from everyone else, I'm not afraid of you causing trouble.

After all

Ron Artest is under me, and he is obedient. ”