The Timberwolves have no way to pay a large number of contract extensions, this is something that the whole NBA knows, and Larry Bird naturally will not be unclear, Xiao Ao is very important to the Timberwolves, and he is very clear about this, so he came up with a sincere offer like Davis this time, as long as the Timberwolves accept it, then they will get rid of Xiao Ao's big contract, and they also get timely combat power Dale Davis, although Davis lacks offensive power, but his athletic talent and other aspects are not bad, and he is also in tune with the Timberwolves.

It's a win-win deal at first glance, at least that's what Timberwolves owner Glenn Taylor thinks. The Timberwolves owner usually rarely takes care of things, basically everything in the team is Zhuang Fei's final say, in fact, this is nothing for him, since Zhuang Fei is willing to manage and can manage it well, he doesn't care, but this time when the big boss learned about this offer from McHale, he immediately rushed over from his own home, this offer is too good for him, he has long wanted to get O'Neal Jr. away, and then Fu Wang Zhizhi took the position, now that the opportunity is in front of him, how can he miss it? In the eyes of this boss, Wang Zhizhi is completely much stronger than O'Neill Jr., and he can completely replace O'Neill Jr., but he has not messed around because of Zhuang Fei.

Zhuang Fei looked at the expectant Glenn Taylor in front of him and sighed in his heart, Zhuang Fei is indeed waiting now, his waiting is not hesitating, he has never hesitated about Larry Bird's offer, no matter what the reason, he will not trade O'Neal Jr. Where can the league find such an interior player who is both offensive and defensive? The combination of Xiao Ao and Garnett is the most perfect combination in Zhuang Fei's view of the Timberwolves' running and bombing system, and it is impossible for him to break up this combination. So when he received this offer, Zhuang Fei had already rejected it directly in his heart, and now he is just using this offer to see the final thoughts of team owner Glenn Taylor. This offer was just a fuse.

"Zhuang. Don't you want to renew Jackson's contract, as long as we trade Jermaine, then you have close to 10 million salary space to renew him, and even leave a lot of room to renew Ginobili next season, this is a very good deal, we can clean up Jermaine's rotten contract" Glenn Taylor saw Zhuang Fei's frowns and thought he was hesitating. Immediately smiled flatteringly, he felt that his words should be able to make Zhuang Fei make up his mind.

After Glenn Taylor finished speaking, Zhuang Fei was still staring at the boss, which made Glenn Taylor a little cramped, and the smile on his face was a little embarrassed.

Now it is estimated that only the person in front of him in the alliance thinks that little O'Neill is not worth 6 million, but what makes Zhuang Fei more depressed is that this person is his own boss. In the end, the boss's answer to Zhuang Fei is already obvious, the team will not pay the luxury tax, and if Zhuang Fei wants to renew the contract of other players, he must straighten Wang Zhizhi and then get Xiao Ao away, which is also necessary. Thinking of this, Zhuang Fei suddenly opened the drawer in front of him, and then took out a document from the drawer, Zhuang Fei first looked at the document, and then put the document on the table with a calm face and gently pushed it in front of Glenn Taylor.

"Zhuang, what do you mean by this" Glenn Taylor's face immediately changed when he saw Zhuang Fei like this, and even McHale on the side also changed his face wildly, this document is not something else. This is Zhuang Fei's own contract renewal, after the finals of this season, Glenn Taylor handed over this contract to Zhuang Fei, but Zhuang Fei has been too busy with the American team and filming to think about it and then dragged it out, although nearly 4 months have passed Zhuang Fei has not signed, but Glenn Taylor does not care, he believes that no one will refuse such a contract, he gave Zhuang Fei the highest contract among NBA coaches. …,

With a 4-year contract of 40 million and an annual salary of 10 million, if Zhuang Fei signs this contract, then he will be the first coach in NBA history with an annual salary of 10 million. This is a huge honor, but also a huge benefit, Zhuang Fei's last contract was 3 years 15 million, this is a very decent contract, now Zhuang Fei's contract is only one year, Glenn Taylor directly doubled Zhuang Fei's annual salary in the contract, which can also be seen that he really values Zhuang Fei very much, Zhuang Fei has brought him too many things in the past two years in the Timberwolves, Glenn Taylor is a stingy person, but he is never stingy with people who can bring him benefits, For example, Garnett's annual salary of 20 million, he gave it in the blink of an eye, this is a top businessman, he knows what is important to him and what is not important to him, Zhuang Fei is the most important now. 10 million is just the first offer, and there is even room for upside.

"What do you mean? Mr. Glenn, I think you should understand what I mean by this" Zhuang Fei's tone is still a little cold, Glenn Taylor of course knows what Zhuang Fei means, Zhuang Fei hopes that he can break the team's salary balance and add another 10 million salary to the team, that is, an investment of 20 million US dollars for the team every year, in fact, the annual profit of the Timberwolves is about 30 million, and if 20 million is taken out every year, there will be a profit of about 10 million, which is completely acceptable in the eyes of ordinary people. In the past, the Timberwolves had never made a profit before Zhuang Fei came, but Glenn Taylor really did the opposite. He can give money to Garnett, to Wang Zhizhi, to Pierce, to Zhuang Fei, but he will never give money to players like Xiao Ao and Jackson who can't create commercial value for him, and pay luxury tax for these people? That's impossible. This is contrary to his usual principles.

"Zhuang, if you think the salary of this contract is too low, we can still negotiate" Glenn Taylor said with some confusion, but Zhuang Fei still did not answer, but took a deep look at Glenn Taylor and then turned his head to McHale and said: "Kevin, you go and help me reject Larry, just say that O'Neal is not for sale of the team"

McHale was stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously looked at the team's owner Glenn Taylor, at this time Taylor's face was not good when he heard Zhuang Fei's words, but he didn't dare to vent in front of Zhuang Fei, the boss struggled a little after McHale's inquiring gaze, but finally continued to speak.

"Zhuang, I still think this deal is good, is Jermaine really that important to you, more important than Jackson and Ginobili"

Glenn Taylor is a little anxious, he really doesn't want to miss this good opportunity, if Wang Zhizhi can take the position this season, he can ensure that the team will add at least 10 million on the basis of an annual profit of 30 million, which is a lot of benefits, if Zhuang Fei refuses 10 million, he will fly.

"Kevin, I've already decided, you should understand what I mean" Zhuang Fei still said lightly, as if he hadn't heard Glenn Taylor's words, at this time McHale was too bitter in his heart, he was completely guilty of being in the Timberwolves, it was too difficult to be caught between Zhuang Fei and the boss, McHale looked at Zhuang Fei's firm eyes and then looked at Glenn Taylor's uncontrollable wink, McHale finally made a decision.

"I know, I'm going to turn it down Larry" McHale sighed and left, while Glenn Taylor was in a state of desperation again, and the $10 million flew away.

"Zhuang, do we really need to win the championship every year? According to your ability and the strength of our team, even if only Kevin, Paul, and Wang Zhizhi are left, they are capable enough to enter the playoffs, or even enter the Western Conference Finals, we already have a championship now, and you are already a championship coach, isn't that enough? ”

Glenn Taylor This is the first time to directly say that the team does not want the championship, for Zhuang Fei he is not surprised that Glenn Taylor will say this, this is inevitable, Zhuang Fei knew from the beginning that his and Glenn Taylor's ultimate goals are different, of course, both of them hope that the Timberwolves are a strong team, this is what the two have in common, when the Timberwolves are already a strong team, Zhuang Fei will want to go further to compete for the championship, and Glenn Taylor will go to another road, as much as possible to chase benefits. Both of them were clear about their positions and each other's positions at this time, and both hoped that the other party would compromise with them. Zhuang Fei is very clear about this, so Zhuang Fei has no intention of accusing Glenn Taylor, everyone's position is different, and no one is right or wrong.

Glenn Taylor was very disappointed when he left Zhuang Fei's office, and Zhuang Fei was also very lost, this is an irreconcilable disagreement, both of them are smart people, both of them know what it means after today, and both of them understand.

This will be Zhuang Fei's last year with the Timberwolves, and barring a miracle at the end, there is a compromise between the two. Of course, Glenn Taylor also knows what to do this year, he will not touch Zhuang Fei's bottom line, of course, he will not interfere with anything with the Timberwolves, just like the Timberwolves used to, here is still Zhuang Fei has the final say. People on the outside don't know that something like this will happen inside the Timberwolves, they just know that the owners and coaches of this team are working hard to defend the team's title.

"Zhuang, are you okay" McHale said after coming in looking at Zhuang Fei with a solemn face, he also smelled some unusual smells, but Zhuang Fei only shook his head and did not answer his question. McHale was also helpless about this, he could probably guess what was going on, but he, the general manager, was also powerless.

Training camp for the Timberwolves began, and Garnett and Pierce returned to the team after just three days of rest.

The Timberwolves' title defense and new season are about to begin. (To be continued) RQ