Chapter 253: Those who pry the pattern will have retribution

Ratriel Sprewell is at home, and now he has no training or away games, so to speak, and he has entered his retirement early.

But he still has a couple of big troubles.

Pistons fans who locked his throat charged him with minor injuries, and he has many assets to his name that cost a lot of money each month to preserve. Although he still has money now, at this level, he will go bankrupt sooner or later.

Looking back now, he regretted a little why he stood up for Ray Allen that day.

That softass wasn't worth it.

This ruined his career and ruined his hopes of renewing his contract.

When the suspension ends, he won't be able to return to the NBA.

Who will sign him?

Do you want to play overseas in the future? Overseas? Let's not talk about how much money can I make by going overseas to play overseas?

He won't die.

Then he began to complain again, he paid so much, sacrificed countless times for the Bucks' two consecutive championships, and finally got it back?

Da Fei definitely won't care about him anymore

Then, Sprewell heard that Ray Allen had requested a trade, and shortly after, the deal happened.

Ray Allen only traded back for Catino Mobley and Greg Ostertag.

Sprewell believes that these two are not as good as one of Ray Allen's legs.

But what can be done? Ray Allen must go, the coward who abandoned the whole team at the palace in Auburn Hills.

But what if Ray Allen is gone? Has his own problem been solved?

What Sprewell didn't expect was that the problem was really solved.

Ahead of All-Star Weekend, the Bucks made an official offer to Latriel Sprewell, offering him a three-year, $40 million contract extension with a team option for the third year.

The news shocked not only Milwaukee, but the entire league.

When this happened, it stands to reason that Sprewell would definitely be leaving the NBA, but he didn't expect the Bucks to be a goldfish, with only seven seconds of memory.

This made the League office furious.

What David Stern wants is to expel Sprewell from the NBA for good.

The losses from the Auburn Hills Palace Brawl have long since outweighed the game itself.

Both sponsors and televised partners are pessimistic about whether the league will improve its image in the next five years.

The Eagle County incident, the defeat of Athens, and the brawl in Auburn Hills, all of the major events out of the circle did not make people feel the charm of professional basketball.

When the decision to impose heavy penalties on Sprewell and others was introduced, Stern was asked if the punishment was too harsh and whether there had been a democratic vote within the league — and people wondered if it was a decision made by everyone within the league.

Stern replied: "It was voted on, and the vote was 1-0." ”

In addition, Stern sent a memo to all teams about on-court violence, asking them to clearly communicate the penalties and regulations for on-court violence to their players.

Now, the Bucks have signed Sprewell to a jaw-dropping contract.

This thug, who was supposed to be expelled from the Union, will return in a year.

Next time, who will he choke?

After that, Sprewell returned to the team, and although he was not able to play, he still participated in team training and matches.

New recruit Mobley has brought vitality to the Bucks, although his strength is far inferior to Ray Allen, but his shooting is also accurate, although he is a short scoring guard, but the defense is not bad, but the playing style is more independent, and you basically don't need to count on him to pass the ball when entering the singles mode.

When he came to the Bucks, one of Mobley's big habits he needed to change was how often he played singles.

Of course, Yu Fei needs the sub-attacker to take on a certain ball-holding role, but the most important thing is that the sub-attacker needs to have a stable outside threat to ensure that when the team's tactics and Yu Fei can't open the situation, they can carry out a 1-2 block and break the game.

In terms of outside shooting, the old cat's accuracy is not inferior to anyone's, the lowest shooting percentage of his career so far is 35%, this season is the peak of his outside shooting, after shooting an astonishing 49% three-point percentage in the Magic, after being traded to the Kings slightly decreased, but also 42% of the accurate head.

After coming to the Bucks, Mobley quickly learned how to cooperate with Yu Fei, full-time outside shooting, and after a few games, the current three-point shooting rate is a terrifying 50%.

This accuracy is untenable, but even if the shooting percentage drops after that, it should be able to maintain the level of a 40% marksman.

The harmonious atmosphere brought by Mobley allowed the Bucks to shake off the haze of the Auburn Hills brawl and usher in All-Star weekend with a winning streak.

This year's All-Star Game was held in Denver.

Before Yu Fei left for Denver, the Bucks officially announced the resumption of contract extension negotiations with Yu Fei.

This time, the Bucks are very sure of the contract extension, because they have already renewed the contract with Sprewell as Yu Fei's request.

Before the contract extension negotiations began, Arne Trem came to Milwaukee a day early to ventilate with Yu Fei.

Originally, Yu Fei was not interested in renewing his contract, because his second contract was destined to be spent in Milwaukee, and the NBA has strict standards for contract renewal, so he basically didn't care.

If both parties are interested, then sign.

Four years, five years, it's all right.

Often, brokers are looking for long-term salary protection.

By current standards, Yu Fei can sign a five-year, $80 million contract extension with the Bucks.

But Trem suggested that Yu Fei do the opposite: "Da Fei, the basic logic of our view of the contract is that if you need long-term stability guarantees, we will sign a long-term big contract. However, if you're a player looking for a place in history, it's best to keep the impact of your contract to a short-term level. ”

What Yu Fei admires most about Trem is that he can make the phrase "you sign a short contract" so complicated.

"So what?" Yu Fei asked.

"After the Auburn Hills brawl, the Bucks are torn apart, and there's a good chance that they won't be able to compete for a championship this year, but you'll still be playing here for years to come, and if your owner is Jerry Buss, I'm sure he'll open his safe and take out all the money to reinforce it, but Senator Kerr? I don't have that confidence. "Signing a short contract doesn't mean you want to get out of here as soon as possible, it's a way to put pressure on them, you have to make them feel like they might lose you before they spend money to build a strong team for you." ”

It's very simple, and that's what James did after leaving the Heat.

But no one has done that yet.

If you want to be the first person to eat crabs, you must first consider whether your teeth are hard enough.

Doing so will expose Yu Fei to a lot of criticism in the short term, but in the long run, it will help him take control of his future.

Yu Fei asked: "How many years do you want me to sign?" ”

"Three years."

“3+1？”

Arne Trem smiled slightly: "2+1." ”

"Same as Spree?" Yu Fei asked.

"Yes, like Spree, now that everybody knows you've got a big contract for Spree, it reinforces that impression and shows that you're completely tied to Spree, and it also avoids some bad public opinion," Trem said. ”

"Well, that's up to you."

Then, Yu Fei suddenly asked, "Did the people from Reebok tell you about this?" ”

"If it's Reebok's people, they'll suggest you sign a 1+1 contract, and trust me, they'd love to see you leave Milwaukee right now." ”

The next day, when Trem suggested that Yu Fei wanted a three-year contract with a player option, Bucks management panicked.

And Yu Fei went directly to Denver to participate in the All-Star Weekend.

This is the biggest disagreement with the team that Yu Fei has had since his transfer to the Bucks.

For the Bucks, locking up their number one asset for as long as possible with a big contract is something every management will do.

It's a one-shot deal.

Once signed, the team will be able to control the player in their own hands on a legal level, and the level of operation and construction of the team depends on the ability of the management and the willingness of the owner to invest.

Jordan, who made his comeback for the first time, forced the team to maintain a championship roster by signing a one-year contract with the Bulls in 1996, which was the earliest case of determining the direction of the team's operation through short-term contracts.

But now, Yu Fei has not been able to have Jordan's status at that time, but he has inherited the wisdom of his predecessors, and chose to use short-term contracts to deprive the team of their sense of security, giving them a sense of crisis that "if they don't do a good job in team building, they may lose their top brand".

For the players, this is a first-of-its-kind.

Yu Fei's approach made LeBron James, who was far away in Cleveland, shine in his eyes.

However, for those who want to pry the pattern, they are naturally ostracized by conservatives and traditional forces.

The media was first frustrated with Feifa, and then there was a whole bunch of anonymous active NBA practitioners and some retired GMs.

"The scariest thing in the world is when one takes the hype of the outside world as reality. Frye Yuzhen considered himself the chosen one, and he ignored the basic rules and the way the industry was run, deciding to run his team in a way that had never been done before. He's not just a basketball player, he's also the president of the Milwaukee Bucks. ”

The New York Times fired the first shot, and then other major newspapers followed.

This is the "criticism" that Yu Fei expected early on, he will not take this seriously, and will do what he has to do.

Seeing what happened to Yu Fei, those players who were on rookie contracts were all frightened, and even James put away the idea of "I will also sign 2+1 in the future".

In any case, 2+1 is still too extreme, at least make a 3+1.

After Yu Fei came to Denver, he answered at least 58 questions about the contract in one day.

He kept a smile the whole time and responded to the media's questions with the same set of words: "I don't care about this, it's the agent's job." ”

"You mean, you don't know?"

"I know, but the negotiation is the broker's business, and I know about the same thing as you."

Yu Fei played Tai Chi back and forth, without revealing any useful information, but one thing was certain, his thoughts were completely the same as those of the agent.

Subsequently, Yu Fei went to the hotel to find James, but found that his little brother's legs and feet were not very neat.

"Bron, what's wrong with you?"

"A small injury from the other day." James said regretfully, "I wanted to participate in the slam dunk contest this year and give a wonderful performance to the fans like MJ at the beginning, but it seems that this year will not work." ”

"And do you still play in the All-Star Game?"

"Hit, I can hold on for a while."

"Oh"

(End of chapter)