After Chamberlain and Samael were seated, Mullin first asked the secretary to bring coffee to the two of them, and then he smiled and said to Chamberlain: "Hey, Z, you've been doing so well lately, you have reminded me of Mutombo, God, you are really like him!" ”

That's one of the things that outsiders say about Chamberlain, and some have set his template as Mutombo, a four-time Defensive Player of the Year and a generation of African mountains.

Hearing Mullin's praise, Chamberlain wanted to be modest, but Samael's face was gloomy, he motioned to Chamberlain not to speak, and sneered: "Mr. Mullin, you really don't see people very well, Mutombo?" He can't even compare to a finger of Z! Z has nothing to do with Mutombo, and if you want to define a template for him, I think Wilt Chamberlain, Hakim Olajuwon or Karim Abdul Jabbar would be a better fit. ”

Chamberlain realized that he had almost fallen into Mullin's language trap, and if he had been humble just now, he would have admitted that he was not even as good as Mutombo, so that when Mullin took out Mutombo's contract, he would have nothing to say.

In the first round, neither side had a chance, but Mullin knew that Samael was not easy to deal with, so he began to negotiate a contract straightforwardly.

Samael took out a thick contract plan, handed it to Mullin, and smiled: "As long as you are willing to accept this contract, then Z will be a member of the Warriors for the rest of your life." ”

Mullin turned two pages, and his face immediately changed, and he shouted: "Start with 10 million, an increase of five percent per year, and sign a 3+1 contract?" Shit, I said are you guys crazy, do you think Z is Garnett or Duncan? ”

Chamberlain swallowed his saliva,, 10 million dollars, is he worth this worth?

Samael sneered: "Do you think a 10 million contract can send Garnett or Duncan?" Besides, in the second game, Z beat Duncan, but do you know how much Duncan is getting this season? That's $19.01 million! ”

Chamberlain swallowed his saliva again,, 1901000 US dollars, Duncan is so valuable, I didn't say it, I should be fine if I am worth half of Duncan's worth, right?

Mu Lin directly threw away the contract, shook his head and said: "Forget it, man, we can't talk about it, there is too much difference, I have already asked the boss, we can only give Z a salary of up to three million, and it is still 2+2, and the next two years are non-guaranteed contracts." ”

This time it was Samael's turn to change his face, and the price gap between the two sides was indeed very large.

Samael is a 3+1 fully guaranteed contract, with a base of 10 million, with an annual increase of 12 percent, that is, according to his requirements, Chamberlain will play four seasons in the Warriors, of which the first season is a salary of 10 million US dollars, the second season is 110.5 million US dollars, and each subsequent season will increase by 12% of the salary of the previous season until the fourth year.

And according to this agreement, Chamberlain has a free agent option in the fourth year, which means that he can not choose to sign with the team in the fourth year, but test the free market to see if he can receive a higher contract. However, the Warriors have the right to match, which means that no matter what contract other teams give Chamberlain, as long as the Warriors are willing to accept the price, then Chamberlain still has to stay with the Warriors.

But this is not the case with Mullin's contract, which is a 2+2 contract, which is also four years, but only the first two years are guaranteed, and the second two years are not guaranteed, which means that if in the third year, the Warriors don't want Chamberlain anymore, they can fire him at will without having to bear a penny.

In this way, the two sides directly collapsed.

Old Nelson saw that it was cold, and immediately began to talk to the mud: "I think we need to discuss it well, this is not a vegetable market, we are not buying vegetables, we are discussing how to build a dynasty, so this requires both of us to pay some price." ”

The old man has been in the league for forty or fifty years, and his means are called sleek, he took out a document prepared in advance and handed it to Mullin, which is the ranking of interior players in this season's NBA player salary, a total of twenty people:

1 Kevin Garnett, 22 million;

2 Shaquille O'Neal, 20 million;

3 Jermaine O'Neal, 19.73 million;

4 Tim Duncan, 19.01 million;

5 Sean Marion, 16.44 million;

6 Dirk Nowitzki, 16.36 million;

7 Antoine Jamison, 16.36 million;

8 Rashad Lewis, 15.6 million;

9 Ben-Wallace, 15.5 million;

10 Elton Brand, 15.34 million;

11 Yao Ming, 13.76 million;

12 Amari Stoudemire, 13.76 million;

13 Pau Gasol, 13.74 million;

14 Zach Randolph, 13.33 million;

15 Ramar Odom, 13.3 million;

16 Kenyon Martin, 13.25 million;

17 Rashid Wallace, 12.79 million;

18 Chris Bosh, 12.46 million;

19 Reeve Lafrentz, 12.44 million;

20 Zajunas-Ilgoskas, 12 million.

In addition to these names and their salaries, there are also their stats and efficiency values for this season, which are sprinkled on several pages, the last page is Oxlade-Chamberlain's stats and efficiency values for this season, as well as the team's offensive and defensive analysis when he is on the field.

Old Nelson also gave Samael a watch, but he didn't look at it, just took out his mobile phone and began to play the recordings one by one:

"Hello, I'm Mitch Kupchak, the general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers, are you Mr. Samael, Mr. Chamberlain's agent? I beg your pardon for taking the plunge, but as far as I know, by twelve o'clock tonight, Mr. Chamberlain's contract with the Warriors has expired, and our team is very interesting to him......"

"Hello, Mr. Samael? I'm Jerry Sloan, the head coach of the Utah Jazz, can you get Mr. Chamberlain to try out with my team? Just one day, if his performance can impress me, whatever kind of contract you want, it's easy to say......"

"Hello, I'm Pat Riley, the general manager of the Heat, would Mr. Chamberlain be interested in coming to our Miami? Salary and treatment are negotiable......"

"Hello, I'm 76ers head coach Cheeks......"

"Hello ......"

"Hello ......"

Samael showed a total of 29 recordings, which means that except for the Warriors, other teams have expressed interest in Chamberlain, including the Celtics, who already have super inside Garnett, and Duncan's Spurs.

When the recording was played, Samael put away his phone and said, "These are all calls from me after 12 o'clock at midnight yesterday, and I think if you don't renew your contract with Chamberlain quickly, then someone will come to meet me soon." ”

According to NBA rules, no team's uniform is allowed to contact a player who has not entered the free option or whose contract has ended, but by 12 o'clock last night, Chamberlain's 10-day contract was over, and he was already a free agent.

Mullin pursed his thin lips and shook his head: "A salary of 10 million is too high for our team to afford anyway, and I believe that these teams cannot accept a salary of 10 million either." ”

Chamberlain also feels that the asking price of 10 million is too high, and these teams may not be able to accept it, but if he wants to get a big contract, there is no other opportunity than now: according to the Arenas clause introduced by the NBA in 2003, any restricted free agent who has been in the NBA for 1 or 2 years cannot offer more than the first year's salary of the contract to exceed the middle class clause of that year. or the middle class clause provides the player with a corresponding contract.

That is to say, as long as Chamberlain signs another contract, even if it is only for one season, and wants to re-sign the contract after the game, the maximum salary, that is, the salary of the middle class that year, will definitely not exceed eight million, so Samael has to fight for Chamberlain, otherwise he can only get a four-year middle-class contract, and then get the maximum salary in the fifth season.

In fact, the league also has very strict rules for the first NBA contract of first-round rookies, and since 1995, the annual salary of first-round rookies has been strictly tied to their draft picks. According to the previous labor clause, the annual salary of a rookie is calculated by using the weighted average of the annual salary of the same rookie in the previous seven years. The current collective bargaining provisions followed this pattern in the first season ('98-'99), with rookie wages rising by 5 percent each year starting in '99-'00. Moreover, this 5% only refers to 5% of the amount for the 98-99 season, not an increase, and the 5% increase in Samael's contract to Chamberlain is increasing year by year.

This is because the previous first-round rookies often refused to sign with the team and demanded high contracts, and as Mullin said, some veteran players will be suspicious when they see that unqualified rookies get lucrative contracts, and the NBA will be messed up.

In 1994, Glenn Robinson, the big dog, participated in the draft and was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks, when he insisted on a big contract of $100 million, otherwise he would not sign with the Bucks who selected him, and the Bucks finally had no choice but to sign a super contract with Robinson for ten years and a total salary of 66 million in order to avoid losing their top pick.

However, Samael played a sideline, and according to the league's rules, this rule only applies to first-round picks who enter the NBA through the draft, and Chamberlain is not in the NBA through the draft, so naturally he is not binding.

Mullin firmly rejected Samael's terms, and old Nelson's persuasion was useless, he directly put the contract in a drawer and locked it, signaling that he would not be disturbed by the content above to change his mind.

In this way, it naturally means that the negotiations have collapsed, Samael is going to go out with Chamberlain, he is not worried about Chamberlain's sales at all, the twenty-nine phone calls just now are not forged by him, as long as he leaves the Warriors, there are still twenty-nine teams outside the uniform team waiting to negotiate the price with him.

Old Nelson was hot-tempered, and Mullin's indifference angered him, and he suddenly exploded, kicked the chair away, and yelled: "Fuck it, Chris Mullin, fuck the Golden State Warriors, fuck the championship and glory, I can see it clearly, it turns out that you just want to make money, and you haven't thought about the glory of basketball at all!" Mullin, I'm telling you, letting Z go will definitely be the stupidest decision of your life! Also, let's be honest, if you don't leave Z behind, then I'll leave too, I don't want to stay in this filthy place anymore! ”

Mullin's relationship with Nelson Sr. is actually very good, and he was selected by the Warriors with the seventh pick in the first round in 1985, and it was Nelson Sr. who picked him up at that time. As it turned out, Nelson Sr. didn't look away, and Mullin was able to average 14 points per game in his rookie season, shooting as much as 45 percent from the field, and shooting 90 percent from the free-throw line that would have put Chamberlain to shame.

But after his rookie season, Mullin fell into a drunken habit and gave up on himself, almost being abandoned by the team. The only person who didn't give up on Mullin was Nelson Sr., who, after the strict management and help of the old man, finally quit his addiction to alcohol and became the famous 'left hand of God'.

This time Nelson Sr. left the Mavericks to come to the Warriors, and Mullin's invitation accounted for a large part of the reason.

Old Nelson's roar did not fall, on the contrary, it was just the beginning, and the rest was still endless: "I just don't understand, why is that Cohan fool so short-sighted?" In 2003, Arenas that bastard asked for a big contract, why didn't he give it to him? Isn't he worth ten million? Look at it, damn Washingtonians picked up a bargain, Agent 0 is now the league's top scorer, how many 10 million did he help the Wizards make? Just want to produce and not be like input, is that guy really finance? ”

In 2003, Arenas' two-year contract with the Warriors expired, and he wanted a big contract, but the Warriors refused, and then he left for the Washington Wizards, and the Arenas clause was born out of this.

Later, Arenas shone with the Wizards, appearing in 74 games last season, averaging 21 per game. 7 points, 5. 4 assists, 4. 2 rebounds and 1. With 73 steals and a third All-Star selection, his success really made the Warriors who sent him away frustrated.