After Yu Fei's statement, the management of the Bucks panicked for a while.

If there's a nightmare for the Bucks, who look like they're in a good situation, it's that Yu Fei's contract extension is in trouble.

The loss of Yu Fei to the Bucks could be even more serious than the loss of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar back then.

When Abdul-Jabbar played, the league's commercial development was nowhere near as developed as it is today, and most teams were operating at a loss. But now, the league's model of making a profit by promoting the younger generation of stars to the world is very mature.

Yu Fei could bring about a major change to the Bucks' ball market like Jordan, provided he stays here long enough.

However, they never expected to encounter problems before the contract renewal negotiations with Yu Fei began.

Yu Fei asked the management to first get the contract renewal of Sprewell and others, and then he would start to talk about his own contract renewal.

At this point, they had to bite the bullet and talk to Sprewell.

While Sprewell was still in the elite last season, the Bucks' management believes that was his last dance.

Sprewell's recession was predictable.

Therefore, they are not going to offer Sprewell a big contract.

However, given Sprewell's contribution to the team, it would be too heartless to give a mid-class job to the side.

After much thought, the Bucks made an offer to Sprewell for a three-year, $24 million contract, with a team option for the third year.

Not to mention that this contract is only guaranteed for the first two years, and whether it can continue to take effect in the third year depends on the team's face, and Sprewell himself can't look down on this amount alone.

When Larry Harris's Bucks management felt that he had shown his sincerity, Sprewell sarcastically said, "That's not enough money for me to support my family." ”

"Spree, $24 million is enough for anyone to feed their family." Harris Jr. said.

But Sprewell decisively refused.

This has left the Bucks' contract extension plans at an impasse.

In their opinion, giving Sprewell 24 million for 3 years is already a significant premium.

If Sprewell knew each other, he should accept it and change himself and the team for a decent one.

But no one will be satisfied with money.

Even those who see money as a number have the value of their lives in making that number bigger and bigger.

After Sprewell rejected the three-year offer of $24 million, Harris Jr. contacted Yu Fei as soon as possible to inform him of the situation.

Little Harris thought that Yu Fei would be on their side because of this.

After all, 24 million for 3 years is a reasonable offer in their opinion.

But Yu Fei only said one sentence after listening: "If Spree doesn't renew the contract, I won't renew the contract either." ”

"Fry, I understand your feelings, but you should look to the future." "If we were to spend one-third of our salary space on a 34-year-old, we wouldn't be able to get any strong reinforcement in the free market," Harris Jr. said. ”

Yu Fei retorted: "Whether we have space or not, we will not be favored in the free market, you can deceive the fans with this set of words, don't come to me and say, I still say the same thing, Spree renews the contract, I will renew the contract!" ”

The news of Yu Fei's binding with Sprewell soon spread.

For those role players whose future is unknown, Yu Fei's statement means a lot to them.

But it doesn't include everyone, such as Ray Allen, who is also in the same contract year but has no worries about renewing his contract.

Ray Allen doesn't have to make a fuss like Sprewell, because even if he doesn't say a word, the team will obediently offer a contract with a maximum salary.

It's his business whether to sign or not, and the new contract on the team's side must be given.

Sprewell's rejection of a new contract left him frowning.

Because he knows the amount of the contract.

24 million US dollars for 3 years, although it is not the maximum salary of 10 million, it is also higher than the quasi-maximum salary of the middle class.

He couldn't figure out why Spree refused? Did he think he could be young forever and enjoy a contract with a maximum salary forever?

It's impossible, he should face reality.

What made Ray Allen unhappy was Yu Fei's statement.

Yu Fei asked the team to renew Sprewell's contract, and then he would renew his contract with the team.

It's a threat, and it's a direct sign of the player's power over the management. And, it's no longer a petty fight at the draft.

Previously, the team could have wasted a few low-pick picks to draft whoever he liked, as long as he was happy, but now, the team has to think about the future.

Ray Allen didn't know why Yu Fei did this, and he only renewed his contract when Spree renewed his contract? Why does he act as if Sprewell is his biggest helper?

Ray Allen was convinced that Yu Fei had never supported himself so much, nor had he ever supported others so much.

Yu Fei used one sentence to raise Sprewell's status to a higher level than others, which Ray Allen couldn't bear.

Just as Yu Fei said "this is my team" to Mark Stein on the night of last season's title defense, Ray Allen doesn't think anyone can really own the team, the owner is only responsible for the salary, and the core players are responsible for the leadership, but the team belongs to everyone.

It's just that Ray Allen has never really faced his own heart.

What if he could say "this is my team" like Yu Fei did, or make his stance "I will only renew my contract if he renews his contract" on the issue of Sprewell's contract renewal without worrying about annoying the higher-ups?

Depending on where you are, you will see things differently.

Yu Fei didn't care what Ray Allen thought, he didn't even ask Ray Allen about the contract renewal.

Sprewell's contract extension is at an impasse and now the team needs to start a long tug-and-go.

Before that, they didn't forget to give Yu Fei a little comfort.

Devin George, who followed Yu Fei to Milwaukee two years ago, signed a cheap two-year, $5 million contract extension.

Subsequently, the bucks found Yu Fei's henchmen again.

Leitner's contract will also expire next summer.

Leitner's decline has been evident since the year before, and with the Bucks, he has often made cameo appearances in the space five, repeatedly colliding with the most ferocious interior monsters, which caused him to suffer injuries last season.

This left Lightner in doubt about his future.

He politely declined a two-year, $8 million contract extension (with an option for the second year), saying he would wait until the end of the season to make a decision.

Yu Fei focused on the training of the two rookies.

Ariza's shooting is hard to pick up quickly, and even with 700 three-pointers a day, his shooting percentage is still low.

Therefore, Yu Fei decided to practice his defense first, and since he has a good body and talent, he must make good use of it.

Yu Fei often asked Ariza one-on-one, and pointed out the shortcomings after beating the other party.

Ariza was miserable, although Yu Fei was not a short-tempered person, but due to his lack of patience, if he made the same mistake in a row, the friendly attitude would disappear, and it would be replaced by a kind of "You'd better stop making mistakes for Lao Tzu" sternness.

The biggest surprise for Yu Fei was Kevin Martin, and judging from the performance of the internal competition, a series of previous scouts' comments about him - those negative evaluations - all came true.

Although he is the second-highest scorer in the NCAA in terms of points per game, he is in a weak region and has no reference value, and his body is as thin as a 15-year-old high school student, and he is tortured by veterans every time he plays against him.

Yu Fei thought that Martin would thrive under the tempering of Sprewell and others, but he didn't expect that it was Ray Allen who gave him a major blow.

Ray Allen always chooses to play against Martin and then blow him up.

Whenever Martin behaved in embarrassment on the field, George Carr would tease Yu Fei, "Da Fei, you have lost your eyes this time." ”

Yu Fei thought that Martin would be unaccustomed to the soil at first, but he didn't expect to pull his crotch like this.

However, looking at his body, it is understandable to be slaughtered as a pig.

HE IS 6 FEET 7 (201 CM) TALL, BUT WEIGHS ONLY 194 POUNDS (88 KG).

This body, let alone the NBA, doesn't necessarily have any advantages in college and high school.

Martin can run in the NCAA because of his technical skills and regional weakness on the other.

But in the NBA, it's different, the most rookie players here are all core level players in the NCAA, and now is the era of the most fierce physical confrontation.

Although Martin has always been very thin, he is now too thin, and when others touch him, others will be crooked, and no matter how good his skills are, he can't show them.

Yu Fei looked at him and said, "You need to add at least 20 pounds of muscle to play like you did in college." ”

"Is there no other way?" Martin would rather practice 1,000 shots a day than go to the gym to.

Yu Fei smiled playfully: "Yes, you can pray that before the league eliminates an idiot like you, a rule that does not allow defenders to do anything to you casually is introduced, otherwise you should honestly gain weight for me." ”

Yu Fei admits that he is blind in basketball history, and he does not know what year the NBA completely banned him.

But now it seems that the outbreak of players like Martin should be related to the introduction of the prohibition rule.

However, even if the introduction of the ban on getting started rules can really allow Martin to take off, Yu Fei hopes that he will gain weight.

No matter how the rules limit defense, as long as you enter the playoffs, it is impossible not to really do anything to you, the rules are dead, look at how Curry was strangled in his heyday, and then think about how James was hugged and thrown when he broke through, in a hurry, anything can happen, and a strong body is a layer of insurance for himself.

Otherwise, even if you take off with the east wind of "forbidden to get started", I am afraid that it will not be able to prosper for a long time, and the thin body will not be able to withstand the blow, and sooner or later it will fall.

Martin decided to go to the gym every day with Yu Fei to play iron and receive special training from Tim Grover, after all, the NBA has been fighting iron and blood for so many years, how can there be a rule that prohibits defenders from using their hands and feet, isn't it a fantasy?

(End of chapter)