In this way, the old man hung up the phone contentedly.

Li Lei muttered: "But, how could the Heat not sign with me?" Riley is now in a hurry to renew my contract. ”

But saying this, Li Lei suddenly became less confident again.

That year, Houston also gave him a promise...... And then.

Promising this stuff is sometimes worthless.

Sure enough, while thinking about it, Bill Duffy speculated: "Old man West is a man full of wisdom, and I don't think he will do anything in vain...... Perhaps, he smelled something. ”

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At the time of the East Final, a group of guys such as Popovich, Old Bass, and Cuban came out to make trouble, intending to dismantle the Heat Destroyer team.

In the Eastern Conference semifinals, David Stern hinted at Li Lei and left Miami.

Li Lei is sure that in addition to the owner of the Heat team, Mitch Allison, and general manager Pat Riley, there is no third big man in the league who wants Li Lei to stay.

Today's Heat team is the public enemy of the league.

Will these old guys do nothing?

Li Lei didn't believe it.

As far as Stern's image of a dictator is concerned, he will definitely not just give a hint, and he will definitely do more practical things to force Li Lei to leave.

But in any case, Bill Duffy and Li Lei couldn't figure it out.

……

From this night on, Li Lei's phone calls have not stopped.

"Wolf King" Garnett didn't know where to get Li Lei's call.

But Li Lei is not surprising, the NBA circle is not large.

Jerry West was able to get Li Lei's phone from Eddie Jones, after all, Jones Sr. now plays for the Grizzlies.

"Stone, join forces with me, we'll be the next OK!"

"It's going to be a league-wide nightmare for the front line we put together, and no one can break us down."

……

After that, it's LeBron James.

"Stone, don't you think we're a match made in heaven?"

"My breakthrough can create better opportunities for you. And your long-range shot made my breakthrough easier. ”

"We're going to be the perfect combination in the league."

……

Even the old Miller, who had just retired, helped "Big Bird" Bird to be a contact.

"Stone, as long as you're willing to come to Indiana, you're the absolute centerpiece here."

"Actually, we were planning to trade O'Neal Jr. and start rebuilding, and you're the cornerstone of us for the next 10 years."

"Reggie and I will teach you all the experience and techniques."

……

Every promise here makes Li Lei tempted.

Absolute core, invincible dynasty, perfect combination......

These are all words that Li Lei is excited about.

However, Li Lei still followed Duffy's guidance and told everyone that he had agreed to renew his contract with the Heat.

In a tactful way, of course.

Buying and selling is not benevolent.

Even if Li Lei doesn't cooperate with these people this time, what will happen in the future?

Be a man and leave a line, and see each other in the future.

After dealing with these calls, it was already early in the morning.

Bill Duffy went back to rest.

Li Lei was also about to rest, and the phone rang again.

Looking at the number, Li Lei was stunned.

"David Stern."

Li Lei's heart suddenly beat wildly.

"Hey, hello! Mr. President, aren't you resting at such a late hour? ”

Stern on the other side smiled lightly: "I knew you would be busy in the first half of the night, so I waited until now." People are old, it's really not energy, and I've had a lot of coffee to make it this far. ”

"Forget it, I'll cut it short."

"This offseason, leaving Miami."

Li Lei: "I ......"

Stern on the other side interrupted directly: "I'm not ordering you, I'm just telling you in advance, so that you can be mentally prepared and think about where to go next in advance." ”

"Okay, I really can't hold it anymore, it's time to go to bed."

Then, the opposite side hung up the phone.

Honk!

Honk!

Honk!

Li Lei held the phone and was speechless for a while.

Stern was about to do it.

But what will he do?

He is the kind of person who has a bottom line, and he must be above board to prevent the Heat from renewing Li Lei's contract.

But......

Li Lei really couldn't figure it out, so he went next door and called Duffy again.

Two people, didn't sleep all night.

No one could have imagined that Li Lei, who had just gotten the second FMVP, didn't sleep all night, not because he was happy, but because he was worried.

……

In the days that followed, the Heat returned to Miami.

The championship parade is indispensable.

Big boss Mitch Allison personally came to talk to Li Lei, promised to renew his contract, and declared: "A little luxury tax is worthless compared to you." ”

Li Lei, who was reassured, was not at ease.

In the days that followed, the tryouts for the teams began.

Li Lei accompanied Yi Jianlian and Zhu Fangyu to run around.

Of course, only on the surface.

Secretly, Li Lei has been in contact with the general managers and leading stars of various teams.

The NBA has a clear rule that teams are not allowed to recruit players in advance before the trade market begins.

But who really complies with the rules?

Within a week of winning the championship, Li Lei received invitations from more than 25 teams.

If the league really wants to find out, can it still punish all 25 teams?

The law does not blame the public!

……

It was at this time that Stern made an official move.

In the offseason, the league introduced a new rule: the Super Luxury Tax rule.

Externally, a spokesman for the league claimed that it was to maintain the balance of the NBA and prevent some particularly wealthy owners from amassing stars in spite of the luxury tax.

The league also named two bosses.

Mark Cuban of the Mavericks.

James Dolan of the Knicks.

Cuban is a real fan, and he is especially willing to spend money in order to win, and it is not uncommon to pay the luxury tax.

And Dolan is the owner of the American cable TV system company, and he has a lot of money.

In a word, not bad money.

In the 03-04 season, the Knicks paid $39.9 million in luxury tax.

Last season, the Knicks paid another $37.3 million in luxury tax.

Keep in mind that last season's player salary cap was only $49.5 million.

What a fortune!

The coalition has announced that in order to curb this, it will introduce super luxury tax rules.

Super Luxury Tax: If a team exceeds the luxury tax line for three consecutive years, they will be subject to harsher penalties than before.

First, if a team pays the Super Luxury Tax, their penalty is no longer more than 1 cent, paying 1 cent in the Luxury Tax.

From $1 to $5 million, 1 cent is subject to a 2-cent luxury tax.

$10,000, 1 cent is subject to a luxury tax of 2.5 cents.

$10,000, 1 cent pays 3 cents luxury tax.

$10,000, 1 cent is subject to a luxury tax of 3.5 cents.

……

And so on.

Second, teams that pay the super luxury tax will have 20% of their players' earnings forfeited.

Originally, the NBA had escrow rules.

At the beginning of the season, 10% of the player's income goes to the league management.

If the team's salary doesn't exceed the luxury tax line, that's okay, it's going to be paid to the players at that point.

But if the luxury tax line is exceeded, the league will forfeit the 10%.

Each player will earn less.

This affects the mentality of the players, which the NBA uses to limit the owners of the teams so that they do not dare to spend money indiscriminately.

However, some bosses have a lot of money and don't care at all.

If you want to give 10%, then I will give the player an extra 10% when I sign it.

And now, the league has directly doubled that money.

The boss has to compensate the players, and when they sign the contract, they pay 20% more of the contract salary.

Some bosses are still wealthy, and % don't care at all.

However, the total salary of the team exploded!

Third, teams that pay the Super Luxury Tax, the penalty is doubled.

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