Chapter 664: The Highest Paid Player
The fierce battle finally came to an abrupt end in mid-June, with the Dallas Mavericks becoming the new world champions and Yiyang as the new world king. The off-season is finally upon us, and the players can start enjoying their little free time.
Of course, NBA stars aren't leaving everyone's radar. In all kinds of business activities, you can still see the presence of football stars. And in the offseason, there is often something more exciting than the finals and the eight-o'clock dog blood TV series - summer transfers!
This summer, there are plenty of big fish in the free agent market. Cameron. Anthony, LeBron. James, Dwayne. Wade, Chris. Bosh, Tony. Parker...... All 30 teams have been on the verge since the finals and are eager to make a splash this summer!
Now, rumors are rife that James is leaving Miami. The Heat's Big Three can't stop Yiyang, so LeBron needs a new "Big Three" lineup to compete with Yiyang.
If the Heat win the championship this year, LeBron may be very happy to renew his contract with the Heat. It's a pity that the outstanding performance of Yiyang and the Mavericks made James have to choose another group.
Against a player like Yiyang, he can't beat it alone. James must muster the strength of other stars to avoid Yiyang completely dominating this era that belongs to him.
Of course, Yiyang also became a free agent for the first time in his career this season. His four-year rookie contract has been fulfilled, and this summer, whether Yiyang will stay in Dallas and what kind of contract he will get has become a topic of conversation among fans in the offseason.
"You should go to Los Angeles to join Kobe, or go to New York to join Cameron! Only big cities are worthy of the same identity! ”
"If I were Yi, I wouldn't choose to renew my contract with the Dallas Mavericks. Although they have only just won the championship, most of the team is a few veterans! Carter, 37, Dirk, 36, Tony, 32. Aaron, as well as 30-year-old Iguodala...... Once a professional player gets older, you never know how many percent of his strength will be able to perform next season. Maybe the Mavericks are champions this year, and they will lose again next year! Of course, the Mavericks have the right to match, and there's nothing at a price that the Cuban guy can't match. ”
"Of course he's going to stay in Dallas, he's the king there, he's got two NBA championships there, and more to come!" There is no reason for him to leave his kingdom. ”
The news about whether Yiyang wants to transfer even overshadowed LeBron for a while. James's transfer heat, in fact, every media's analysis has their own reason.
It was a utilitarian age, and the word "loyalty" had become worthless in the League.
For a larger market and a more promising future, it is not impossible for Yiyang to choose other places.
The Los Angeles Lakers, the New York Knicks, the Boston Celtics and even the Chicago Bulls are all ready to bid for Yiyang.
Because as long as they can win Yiyang, these teams will completely turn over.
At this time, Yiyang, the protagonist of the news, is shopping with his mother and girlfriend.
Yiyang, who was following the two women and had several shopping bags in his hands, was now thinking not about signing a contract in the summer at all, but about how to propose to Vignarie.
As Dirk said, I don't have much time this summer. June and July are the only two months that Yiyang can spend freely. No, it's not two months anymore, because June is now more than half over.
In August, Yiyang had to attend Brickley's training camp. Although no one forced him to do so, Yiyang told himself that every summer training camp was a must-go no matter what. Only by constantly improving oneself can one cope with more and more powerful opponents.
From the end of August to mid-September, Yiyang had to respond to the call of the national team to participate in this year's men's basketball World Championships. After returning in September, after participating in various business activities, the time is almost October. As soon as October arrives, the NBA preseason training camp will begin, officially announcing that everyone will be ready for next season.
Therefore, even if the players' holidays seem to be quite long, for a superstar like Yiyang, there is not much time to really rest well every year.
"Also, how about this skirt Auntie wears?"
Vignarie's shout brought Yiyang's thoughts back to reality. Before he knew it, he followed the two women into a clothing store.
"Hmm...... Pretty suitable, do you like it? Yiyang asked his mother.
"You can't see anything this way, or let's try it on first! Miss, please find a suitable size for this lady. Vignali called the clerk, and Wen Xue followed the clerk into the locker room. At this time, only Yiyang and Vignari were left in the store.
"Also." Vignari leaned in front of Yiyang's face, and Yiyang could even feel Vignary's breath. "There's something wrong with you today."
"Where...... Where is it. Yiyang waved his hand, but his extremely unnatural eyes had betrayed him.
"Isn't it ......" Vignari stared at Yiyang, her big deep eyes seemed to be able to see through everything.
Yiyang panicked, shouldn't it be that he wanted to propose marriage!
"Isn't it worrying about summer transfers? Haven't you thought about where you'll stand next? ”
Hearing Vignali ask, Yiyang let out a sigh of relief. It turned out that I was overthinking.
'No, there's nothing to worry about in the summer transfers. Yiyang smiled comfortably.
"You've got it all figured out?"
'No, I never thought about a summer transfer. Because I'm not going anywhere but Dallas! ”
Leaving Dallas? What an international joke! For Yiyang, the Dallas Mavericks has long been not a "work unit", but a home, a warm and warm home, which makes Yiyang willing to rise and fall with him.
Brilliant, he is willing to create with the Dallas Mavericks. At the trough, Yiyang is also willing to bear it with the calf. In the past four years, he has gone through a cycle with the Mavericks from glory to trough and from trough to glory. For everything to come, he was ready for it.
Although in the past few days, Yiyang has received calls from Stevens, Kobe Bryant and even "Magic" Johnson. These guys also offered lucrative conditions. As long as Cuban does not accept the matching offer, then Yiyang will be able to play in those real "giants".
Stevens is Yiyang's mentor and best friend. Kobe Bryant is Yiyang's former idol, and he may be a sympathetic opponent. And Magic, he's one of the greatest players in the world, and no one can turn down an invitation from him and the Lakers!
However, Yiyang just refused, rejecting everyone. Even if he is now a full free agent, he will not accept offers from any team. Although there is a lot of hype from the outside world, in fact, Yiyang himself has never considered any possibility of leaving Dallas.
Home is not something that can be measured by money.
Isn't there a saying in China? The golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as their own "dog kennel".
Yiyang, who grew up in Wood District, knows the importance of money, but at the same time, he also knows that family and love are sometimes more important than money.
"I knew you were a single-minded man!"
After listening to Yiyang's answer, Vignari mischievously kissed Yiyang's cheek.
"How's it going, does the dress look good?" At this time, Wen Xue walked out of the locker room.
Looking at the smiles on the faces of Vignari and Wen Xue, Yiyang really hoped that they could form a new family together......
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It's not easy for a team to renew the contract of its biggest player. They have to think about the operation of this whole summer and thus decide the amount of the renewal.
It's too high and it could hinder the team's future operations. Too low? The star is also likely to reach an agreement with other teams.
But when Cuban pushed a 5-year contract of 108 million yuan to Yiyang, he did not hesitate at all.
"Sign it, too. Of course, Mr. Duffy, you can also take a closer look at the details of the contract. I know that the price of 108 million is not the top in this league. But that's the biggest price I can offer under the rules of the alliance! If it weren't for those damn rules, I would probably be willing to spend a billion dollars on you, hahahahahaha! Cuban smiled confidently, no owner in NBA history would directly offer a maximum salary of 100 million yuan to a player who has just fulfilled his rookie contract! Even perverts like Rose and Durant have never been treated like this.
Stars such as Wall and Cousins, who were selected in the same year as Yiyang, only signed a "merely" 5-year contract with a maximum salary of 80 million for 5 years. Because according to the league's regulations, after the rookie player completes the rookie contract, the maximum salary is the lowest one, and the salary is only 25% of the salary cap.
However, the price of 108 million offered by Kuban is obviously not in the same order of magnitude as 80 million. It is also 10 years to enter the league, why is there such a big gap in the price of renewal?
Because, Kuban activated the "Roth clause" for Yiyang. If a rookie player is voted MVP during his rookie contract, or has been selected twice as a starter in the All-Star draft, or has been named to the All-Star Team twice, he can use the "Rose Clause" to get a big contract. However, it's very, very difficult to achieve these achievements in the four years of his rookie contract.
But what about Yiyang? Two MVPs and two All-Star teams in four years have undoubtedly exceeded the terms of the article. Therefore, Yiyang can use the "Ross Clause" to get a second-tier contract with a maximum salary of 30% of the team's salary cap, which is not available to other rookies!
However, players have the right to decide whether or not to use the "Ross Clause". Because some players will automatically give up their rights for the sake of the development of the team, so that the team has more salary space to operate.
But Kuban didn't make it difficult for Yiyang, he didn't even ask Yiyang or Duffy if he needed to activate this clause, and he voluntarily threw more money into it, which is enough to show Kuban's sincerity.
Bill. Duffy looked at the contract and found that Cuban not only did not hesitate to renew Yiyang with a salary under the "Ross clause", but also added a "trade veto" to the contract.
The veto power is generally used on veterans to show respect and is also a guarantee for veterans.
Yi Yang has a trade veto right just after completing his rookie contract, which is also the first time in history.
Duffy didn't take long to look at it before putting the contract back on the table. "We all see Mr. Cuban's sincerity and eagerness to dedicate his entire career to the Dallas Mavericks. What more can I say? Let's create a more brilliant future together! ”
Cuban smiled and clapped his hands, and a waiter walked into the office with champagne and three goblets, and poured wine for each of them.
"Cheers to the future!" Cuban raised his glass, even though today he would lose hundreds of millions of dollars a day.
But to be able to keep the world's greatest player in Dallas, Cuban feels that the hundreds of millions of dollars are well spent!
The three wine glasses touched slightly, but they seemed to spark the entire alliance.