July 2, the second day of the start of the free agent market.

Stern was so surprised by the Magic's indiscriminate operation that he couldn't sleep.

Shaquille. O'Neal, the dominant super center at a young age, actually wants to leave Orlando!

The reason is, the magic doesn't give enough money.

This is the most bizarre point of this matter, because it is basically the least reason to leave the team.

While many teams are chasing O'Neal, the Orlando Magic's lead as O'Neal's old club is very clear.

First of all, because of O'Neal's bird rights, the Magic can offer a price extension that no other team can match.

In addition, Florida, where Orlando is located, has no state taxes, which means that if O'Neal renews his contract with the Magic, he will actually get more money.

The Magic's re-signing of O'Neal was as simple as one step: throw a blank check to the shark, set a reasonable range, and let him fill in the numbers himself.

They don't even need to think about the luxury tax like they would in the future.

Under the existing rules, if the renewal difficulty is divided into 0 to 10, there are 10 difficulty levels. Then the difficulty of renewing O'Neal can basically be counted as -1.

However, it's as simple as that.

The Magic team miraculously messed up!

It's as if the goddess has thrown herself into a snare and drunk herself, and she lies down on your couch, only to be out the next day unharmed!

ZHU Wan. Howard got a 7-year 105 million guarantee from the bullet.

Riley, who finally got the most rights in Miami, also did not shy away from telling the media that the team was willing to keep Mourning with a seven-year 110 million contract.

And O'Neal, his strength and potential are obviously above these two.

But what offer did the Magic make for the sharks?

69 million in 7 years.

O'Neal thinks the Magic may not have understood what the current superpower center is.

He is also not embarrassed by magic, and does not pursue such an exaggeration as Shay's 30 million a year.

But Lao Tzu at least has to be on par with Mo Ning, right? You have to give me 110 million in 7 years, right? The market price is big brother.

After listening to the Sharks' opinion, the Magic team also suspected that their price was a bit humiliating, so they raised it a little: 80 million for 7 years.

And told O'Neill: This is the highest offer, there is no need to talk about it.

The Stern people are stupid, what are the Magic thinking?

O'Neal was also stupid at the time, and he didn't know what the Magic team was thinking, so he asked bluntly:

"Why doesn't the team pay me a salary that matches my value, knowing my value?"

Gotcha, Magic General Manager John. Gabriel was waiting for O'Neill to ask the question.

In order to lower the price of sharks this summer, he did his homework and directly told the shark one, two, three:

"First, this year's playoff results did not meet expectations, and we were swept by the Bulls! The Bulls are just a runner-up team!

And Shaq, you haven't even managed to manage a roof of the world that is no longer at its peak.

Second, during the injury this season, Hardaway led the team better on his own, and he proved to be an excellent core as well.

Thirdly, you know Shaq, we can't upset pennies. ”

When the shark heard this, he was furious.

What's that?

Lao Tzu makes money in Orlando, and he has to look at the face of the penny? That's not going to be a kneeling begging for food!

The Magic do have pennies in mind, as Shay and Jordan have proven that fans don't like super centers anymore.

Fans are more willing to pay for tickets to see guards like Shay and Jordan, and teams with defenders at the core can obviously go further.

Olajuwon's time for Liu to beep, right? It's supposed to be the fifth ceiling, right?

But what level is he in the playoffs? Shay and Jordan take turns beating him to the level!

So super defenders and super centers, of course, choose super guards!

Someone is about to ask, why don't you want magic?

Laughing to death, am I really rich in big magic?

The only obstacle that restricts men from ordering two at the same time is that their wallets are not bulging enough.

If you want to order two at the same time, then one person must lower the price.

Pennies can't be lowered anyway, so guess who?

The shark was furious at the time, I am the county magistrate, and the penny is just a master!

However, the rice grain family is a free and democratic country.

The people here have the right to choose who to shoot and shoot, and they also have the right to choose who goes and who stays.

The Magic told O'Neal that they had a fan poll in the newspaper asking if O'Neal was worth 100 million.

If the fans think you're worth it, then let's sit down and talk.

O'Neal is full of confidence, not to mention anything else, just with my appearance, Orlando fans have already been conquered by me.

Then the next day's news:

"91% of fans think O'Neal is not worth 100 million!"

O'neill:???

Ahh

There's no way, pennies are so hot at this time.

That's someone who's on par with Shay and Shay's defeated men in terms of popularity.

Jordan: I don't deserve a name anymore?

O'Neal overestimated his popularity in Orlando.

For a while, major media outlets were reporting on this. In NBC's transfer period special, the host had this to say:

"O'Neal's own fans have even abandoned him!"

Embarrassing, O'Neill has never been so embarrassed in his life.

Forget it by being humiliated by management, but also by fans throughout Orlando.

Barkley, a man with a true temperament, naturally couldn't stand it, and said directly in an interview: "What's the point of this vote?" Sixty percent of Orlando people don't know anything about a ball. ”

But what can Barkley change?

The fan vote gave the Magic management more confidence.

Magic bid 80 million for 7 years and will not raise the price again.

The Magic team thought that O'Neal would cooperate obediently, but who knew that O'Neal directly flipped the table: "I won't be on the Magic team's roster next season." ”

As soon as this sentence came out, the two sides were completely broken.

Magic Management: ???

Isn't it, a shark, are you really here?

In this way, the Magic team lost a super center in just one day.

Stern looked at the news that the whole league was interested in sharks, and he simply didn't know what to say.

The Magic team is special. Put this aside as the NBA Poverty Alleviation Office!

Super center to send hard?

In this way, a wave of shark chasing was blowing in the whole league.

Riley looked at Mo Ning in his hand, and instantly felt that it was not fragrant: "Damn, it's too early to sign!" ”

And this kind of excitement, how can the logo be missed.

As soon as the free agent market opened, Shay jumped out of his contract. Robinson also did not renew his contract with the team.

So, now the Lakers have plenty of salary space to chase the Sharks!

If only Shark and Shay teamed up.

Thanks to the shark, grandma can start!

Of course, the logo is generally very clean.

No one in the league knew the Lakers were approaching the Sharks.

Otherwise, Shay's men will probably not even be able to sleep well.

The Logo was very aggressive, and he certainly knew what Shay and the shark were teaming up.

He flew straight to Atlanta himself, where O'Neal and the Dream Team were preparing for the Atlanta Olympics.

O'Neill wants exclusive parking? No problem, the logo indicates that Lao Tzu's parking space will be used for you later.

Want a free ticket? No problem, as much as you want.

By the way, the magic also said that he would give you a copy of the Rainbow Tactics cheats in private, which is only passed on to the Lakers core!

O'Neal almost agreed, big market, high exposure, 100 million yuan contract, and a player option for the third year.

These are all things that sharks want.

But Amato, the Sharks' agent, told O'Neal: "You can figure it out, the Lakers are Shay's team. ”

O'Neill hung up the phone and glanced at Penny, who was sweating on the training ground.

Was he really leaving Magic just for the money? He couldn't swallow this breath even more!

I, the Big Sharks, started as an All-Star in my rookie season and was already able to beat the Admiral and Ewing in my sophomore year.

Invincible as strong as me, give pennies a hand?

What an international joke!

I have to be the core of a team, I'm born to be the boss of a shark!

And going to the Lakers, O'Neal just went from playing pennies to playing Shay.

When the time comes, he will be the next flying pig.

What MVP, what honor, it has nothing to do with him.

And to be honest, the sharks don't like Shay either.

Shay has breastfed him so many times that he wants to beat Shay more than joining!

So, Amato told O'Neal to drag the Lakers first.

Next, how can a team give O'Neal a contract of 100 million yuan and the status of boss at the same time, then he will naturally join that team.

If not, consider the Lakers' offer.

As a result, O'Neill also listened to offers from several other teams.

The Pistons were willing to give O'Neal a 100 million dollar contract, but O'Neal's team didn't think Detroit had any commercial value.

In line with the concept of being close to the water, the eagle also launched a fierce attack on the shark.

But they don't have enough salary space to give O'Neill a $100 million contract.

When the Magic team saw O'Neal coming, they were also scared awake, and they hurriedly offered a 7-year 109 million contract when they said they would never raise the price again: "Shaq, I admit that we talked a little loud before!" ”

However, at this juncture, magic is still at work. Because they added a lot of clauses to the contract that O'Neill couldn't have done.

For example, shooting free throws at 70% or more.

For example, you have to win the best defensive player.

Once one of the terms is not completed, O'Neill will not get the full paycheck.

Compared to the sincerity of the Lakers, the Magic, after humiliating O'Neal, used this kind of clause to disgust people.

Orlando Magic management, the ceiling of NBA management!

O'Neal was completely dead set on magic, and he called Logo again, only asking one question: "How will I be in the position after I go?" ”

The logo is naturally a strategy to delay the army: "Commander Xie has a long life, and Deputy Commander Shark is always healthy." ”

"Okay, then I'll change the question, I still have to be the second for a few years?"

"Shay is still young, and so are you. So, the future is yours and his, but in the end, it's still yours. ”

"Then let me change the question, if I have the ability, can't I take over the shift early?"

"I advise you to give up this dangerous idea that every plant and tree in Los Angeles is yours but. Shay doesn't give it, you can't grab it.

Shaq, I can promise you anything. That's Dr. Bass, he doesn't have a wife, otherwise I guess he can give it to you.

But this Los Angeles Laker, he now has the surname Xie. ”

O'neill:

After talking about it for a long time, I went, didn't I still kneel and ask for food!

O'Neill, the kid's grumpy guy, was a little angry.

How?

My invincible shark can only be a second child in the eyes of your Logo man?

Then you're no different from the rabble in Orlando!

O'Neill hung up, and the logo became nervous.

The logo is very clear about the importance of dressing room atmosphere, and there can be no more things like Barkley and Shay's 1+1 is less than 2.

Therefore, the core position, the logo must be made clear to the shark first.

He knew that the shark didn't want to be the second, but now, it can meet the condition of "big market + 100 million yuan contract".

Just the Lakers!

There is still hope for the Lakers!

The next day, things took a 180° turn.

Because that afternoon, in Atlanta, O'Neill suddenly announced:

"I'm going to bring my talent to the East Coast. As of today, I'm officially a member of the New York Knicks! ”

New Yorkers 112 million in 7 years, won the deep-sea shark!

The Knicks have been holding back their big moves, and they, like the logo, haven't leaked the slightest rumor.

In fact, in the summer of '96, the Knicks were very interested in sharks.

It's just that at that time, they were unwilling to give up Ewing, so they couldn't make room for their salaries to eat sharks.

But this history has changed dramatically because of the Knicks, and Ewing is long gone, so the Knicks have been quietly busy trading in the past few days, quietly freeing up more salary space.

Then, I ate the shark directly!

In addition to the 100 million yuan contract that the sharks have in mind, the Knicks also promised that as long as O'Neal comes to New York, they can immediately attach a 15 million endorsement contract for the Sheraton Hotel.

Of course, this is fully compliant. The Sheraton Hotel is willing to give, and the alliance can't punish it, right?

What else can be said? This is the superiority of the big ball market!

The Knicks were clearly trying to recruit O'Neal, but Stern couldn't do anything about it.

Of course, the big market and the 100 million contract Lakers also have it.

What prompted O'Neal's decision was the Knicks' assurance: "This team has and only one core of the Sharks!" Bryant? Don't worry about Shaq, he's just a high school student! ”

In this way, O'Neill officially settled in New York. At the press conference, the stingy shark did not forget to mock the penny:

"Since he wants to be the highest paid player on the team, then well, good luck bro, see you on the field!"

Soon, the reporter asked O'Neal again: "I heard that the Lakers also recruited you, is this true?" ”

O'Neal nodded: "It's true, but I want to beat Shay and the Lakers more than joining!" ”

Good guys, the logo calls good guys.

It is said that the man's gas is linked to the little brother, and the shark will not.

As for Shay, he was even more surprised.

So

Did the OK group move to New York in this history?

As far as Nima is concerned, can they all continue to team up together? You two are just going to have a bad fate!

O'Neill thought that if he went to New York, he would be the emperor of the soil for the rest of his life.

Wake up, poisonous snakes around you!

In this way, the biggest fish of this offseason was finally picked up by the Knicks.

And soon, the Knicks had the next move: signing Cleverd for three years and 36 million. Robinson.

They waited for the sharks to be in place and then filled the last salary space with Robinson.

A No. 4 partner who can help the Sharks open up inside space, well, perfect!

When Robinson left, he did not forget to thank the Lakers in an interview with reporters, and of course mentioned Shay:

"Shay is the one, he's always been that key savior, the greatest player I've ever worked with.

It's a trait that not all stars have.

Derricksler doesn't have that quality, and that's why when I was in Portland with him, we always had to finish second. ”

Anytime, anywhere, Super Glider, never absent!

Slippery, the man with the strongest presence in the NBA!

This transfer has nothing to do with his fart, but it can magically milk him on the head.

It's normal for Robinson to blow about the old leader before leaving, but the new leader of Shark is quite dissatisfied with this:

"Clifford was right, Shay was the greatest player he'd ever worked with, but that's mostly because he didn't work with me."

Shay laughed, the shark was really on the same page as himself.

Although from beginning to end, Shay did not express any opinion about O'Neill.

But the shark is a cautious eye, and he likes to set targets for himself.

Remember when he made up stories directly to the Black Admiral?

But Shay wasn't as good-tempered as the Admiral.

When Shay was asked by reporters what he thought of O'Neal's 121 million joining the Knicks, Shay's answer was simply arrogant:

"Let's be honest, they can't even beat my men, there's nothing to see."

Danzi: Again, my name is Michael Jordan, not a defeat!

O'Neill and Shay, if they used to be just a petty fight.

Now, they have really become complete enemies.

O'Neill's affairs are over for the time being, but Logo is still busy.

With the loss of O'Neal, he naturally had to find another way to strengthen the team.

In the beginning, the logo was aimed at Reggie. Miller, that guy is definitely on the same tantrum as Shay.

If the two of them are formed, they can spray their opponents into residual blood just by using their mouths!

The Lakers can offer the same price as the Pacers, and there is a bigger basketball market. It stands to reason that this is another condition that cannot be refused.

As a result, Reggie. Miller, however, rejected the logo, and found it incredible:

"Joining the Lakers? Hahahaha.

In Indianapolis, shop clerks, hotel doormen, waiters, ...... All the fans cheered for you, cried and grieved with you when you lost, it was an experience we had together.

If I go to another team, I won't be able to live up to the fans who have supported me.

I know, I've lost to Jordan, I've lost to Ewing, I've lost to Bird, I've lost to Thomas, I've lost to you.

But Lao Tzu wants such a confrontation, even if I don't win!

Besides, Lao Tzu will win one day!

Goodbye Jerry! ”

After saying that, Miller hung up the phone directly and didn't entangle too much with the Lakers.

This paragraph, which has nothing to do with money and the market, directly makes the Logo speechless.

This is Reggie. Miller, the man who said "If Jordan calls me and tries to recruit me to the Bulls, I'll let him fuck off."

Okay, now the trash talk Gatling combo is also in the soup.

At the moment, there aren't many options left for the logo to reinforce.

At this moment, Jerry. West, the greatest general manager in Lakers history, pulled out the phone he hadn't made in a long time.

At first, Daley's dad was surprised by the call from Logo.

But after hearing about the Logo, Daley smiled brightly:

"You ask me what I think of him? Well. That guy is complicated.

But on the basketball court, as long as you don't ask him to score ten or twenty points per game, there's nothing wrong with him. It's basically just a bit selfish when it comes to grabbing rebounds, and he's really a bit paranoid about rebounding stats.

As for the other aspects, he worked very, very hard and he actually listened to the coach.

Of course, only if he obeys you. Or, you find someone to make him obey. ”

After listening to Daley, Logo covered his head with both hands.

A double-edged sword, if you use it well, you will get twice the result with half the effort, and if you don't use it well, you will hurt yourself.

But Logo can't wait any longer, chasing sharks has wasted too much of his time, and he must complete the reinforcement as soon as possible.

otherwise

Call to try?

Today's 10,000-word update is present! On the Nth day of continuous 10,000-word updates, such a conscientious old combination, it's not too much to ask for a monthly pass, right? Kneel and beg, thank you!

(End of chapter)