Chapter 214

On July 13, Kidd officially debuted in Los Angeles. He attended the press conference with Thibodeau, Alile and Ye Feng, showing the No. 5 jersey. ". Fans all welcome him to join. Kidd said in an interview that the Clippers will be the last stop of his career and he believes that he can win the championship here.

Both Staples Arena, Kidd joins happily, and Kobe is making a transfer on the other side. This is another farce. If he really wants to transfer, it would be easier to jump out of the contract directly? What Kobe wants is a good teammate. It has nothing to do with him how much luxury tax the team pays. The Lakers' salary exceeds 100 million, and it seems that he can win the championship.

Artest is a straightforward person and never expresses his wishes in a roundabout way. As early as May, he had already proposed his own terms to Rockets general manager Morey, who renewed his contract in five years and $50 million. At that time, he thought he was worth tens of millions of annual salary. Now he has won the championship and wants more, at least 55 million. Of course Morey is unwilling to renew his contract, and the risk is too great.

According to regulations, if Artest renews the contract with the Rockets before July 8, he can get a maximum of 4 years and $37 million in contracts. If the contract is broken out after July 8 and then sign the contract, the contract can be signed is even larger.

Artest showed strength last season worth tens of millions of annual salary, but few teams are willing to give him so much money. One is that considering his age, and the other is that his temper may not be able to suppress him. Teams that are interested in him all hope to make a difference in the playoffs, with the purpose of letting him defend James and Ye Feng.

The main teams chasing him include the Cavaliers, the Trail Blazers, and the Lakers. The first two companies do not intend to offer him an annual salary of tens of millions.

The Lakers don’t want to spend so much money. They are in an embarrassing situation at the moment. If Artest is given 55 million, then Odom will be more troublesome. But if Artest is not given, you can’t deal with Ye Feng. When you meet James, Pierce has no advantage. How can you win the championship?

Now that Kidd has arrived in Los Angeles, the Clippers have attracted more attention. If the Lakers lose again next season, they are afraid that the fans will run away. Kobe may make a transfer and really jump out of the contract. Without Kobe, there will definitely be no fans. The Lakers will enter a dark period of suppression by the Clippers, which is not what the management wants to see.

Ye Feng also felt quite surprised in this situation. This was a chain reaction of the Rockets' unexpected championship. In his previous life, Artest joined the Lakers for 33.95 million in 5 years. At that time, Artest only wanted the championship ring, and went to the Lakers to hug the thighs, of course he was embarrassed to have a high salary. Now it is different. He pulled it up with the ring. Some people say that he is qualified to win the Finals MVP, which makes him more confident. Even if he goes to the Lakers, he will be a savior. If he is not aware of his mind, he will be a salary cut? Unless he has a brain disease...

When the Lakers were hesitating, the Rockets took action first, poaching Ariza for 33 million in five years, which puts the Lakers in greater pressure. If Artest was brought, and Bynum, Gasol, Kobe, the Lakers had four players with annual salary of 10 million yuan, renewing Odom's contract would not be a low salary, it is likely that five men with 10 million yuan.

At this time, something that made the Lakers' senior executives disgusted. Ye Feng announced a high-profile renewal of his contract with the Clippers, 25 million in three years, 5 million in the first two years, and 15 million in the third year. The best team in the league, second team in the defensive team, scoring champion, and an annual salary of 5 million next season? Artest's annual salary is 10 million. What's this?

Ye Feng's contract renewal immediately turned all the people in the league into high-paying and low-capacity. The Clippers' highest salary was Josh Smith, and Kidd's second highest salary was Kidd. Kidd's salary was not as high as 10 million. Now the Clippers' salary is still 14 million away from the salary cap, and it can also introduce a big-name star. Other teams are not easy to protest. What can you do if you don't want money? Besides, Ye Feng is only in the third year. According to the salary increase regulations, even if you get a maximum salary, it doesn't cost much.

If Artest is not introduced, the Lakers will almost lose against the Clippers next season. In the position of point guard, they have no salary to strengthen, and Baria is a strong point, let alone Kidd.

In the end, Kupchek had no choice but to grit his teeth and introduce Artest. If he didn't take action, Artest would go to other teams. After all, he finally reduced his contract to 53 million in five years. In the finals, Tekoglu did not perform as well as Artest. He joined the Raptors in five years and 56 million in five years. This is the only thing that makes the Lakers feel relieved.

He will renew his contract with Odom in the future. If Odom leaves, Kobe will be dissatisfied. In order to introduce Artest and try to keep Odom, Kupchek asked Kobe if he is willing to cut his salary, and Kobe refused.

There is a characteristic in the Lakers, that is, players are unwilling to cut their salaries. Although the current situation is that the Lakers have exceeded the luxury tax collection standard of $13 million, which means that if the Lakers sign a ten-million contract with Odom, then according to the luxury tax regulations, they will have to pay $10 million in luxury tax for it, and the Lakers will have to pay 23 million a year to give it to the league for free.

After discussing with his boss Bass, Kupchek spent 40 million to get Odom over four years and the Lakers used money to build a super lineup.

The total salary of the Lakers this season has reached $93.3 million. If the team keeps the lineup unchanged before the end of the regular season, they will have to pay a luxury tax of $23.4 million. In order to win the championship, the Lakers fought hard. If they do not trade and do not enter and exit free agents, the total salary of the Lakers will reach $116.7 million. In comparison, the Lakers' total salary last season was only $86 million, including the luxury tax paid.

In addition, the total amount mentioned above is only the player's salary, not including the annual salary of head coach Phil Jackson.

After the transaction was completed, the Lakers had Artest and Odom joining forces. It seems that it would not be so easy for Ye Feng to think about high scores. But people are discussing more about the salary issues of the Clippers and the Lakers. The Lakers' salary after extra tax is twice that of the Clippers. It is clear which of the two teams is better.

Some people began to blame Kobe, Odom and others for not cutting their salaries, which caused the team to spend a lot of more money.

But in order to maintain the Lakers' competitiveness for the championship in the future, Kobe should be settled by Lakers' boss Bass, who lives alone in a 11,000-square-foot mansion, jumped out of the contract and cut his salary? No, this is definitely not the way Americans do things.

With Kobe's salary cut, will the Lakers sign Artest and Odom at a reasonable market price? It's like complaining on the beach that the best parasols are too big and beautiful instead of watching the beautiful view of the beach.

Even if Kobe's salary cuts will not make the Lakers' salary below the luxury line, and this is not the only way to keep the economy healthy. Kobe's own salary cut will only enter the pocket of his boss Bass.

Strangely, people are now expecting Kobe to do everything, including evaluating Bass' economic report and adjusting it alone. It's funny that employees give their bosses money, but few people think about it.

No one has ever considered letting Jackson jump out of the contract, and he can return the money to his father-in-law Buss and pay Artest and Odom. The fact is that Jackson will not marry the sincere lady Jenny Buss, but will earn $12 million from the Lakers next season. No one knows that Jackson once threatened Kobe to retire if he lost to the Clippers, and no one will be unable to get over money, especially when he can make tens of millions as a coach. Jackson said on Friday that he would continue to coach next season as long as his unlucky health is not in trouble during the upcoming physical examination.

Asked about the salary cut, Kobe said: "That's not my responsibility. It's the team's responsibility to get everyone to the table and make sure they get what they want."

The reporter asked: "Ye Feng took the initiative to cut his salary and keep the team's salary below the salary cap."

Kobe was furious when he heard this and roared: "Can I be the same as him? He is the owner of the Clippers. Do I look like the boss?"

So, the news that Ye Feng was the "boss" of the Clippers was on the news again, and was raised and protested by people. But this is already the old news of "old wine in new bottles". Since last year, the voices questioning Ye Feng and Alice have never stopped. David Stern has already acquiesced, and it is useless for others to protest.

Garnett, Duncan can cut salary for the teammates, and Michael Jordan can also cut salary for the Wizards to bring in good players. Is it not possible to get Ye Feng? Is it reasonable to have to let the Clippers pay luxury tax? But even if Ye Feng's salary is increased by 10 million, the Clippers are not at the point of paying luxury tax now. For this reason, there is nothing to discuss. The Clippers' management is very reasonable. Relying on a group of new players, cheap role players become Western Conference giants. This is an indisputable fact. There is no way to accept it, so be jealous.

Ye Feng made up his plan and signed for only three years. At that time, he became a free agent with Kidd, and had a large amount of salary free of charge, which could ensure the renewal of Love, Gotat and others. Love had already scored a double-double in his rookie season, and developed his three-pointer ability in the future and his strength would improve. In the future, inside players are scarce, and if he wants to stay, he will definitely get a tens of millions of annual salary. Gotat is now coached by Mahon and Mutombo, and has great potential and may play in the future. McGee is the same.

Three years later, many players have expired at the same time, and it is very difficult to keep them all. Even if they cannot keep role players who require high salaries, they still have to keep the core of the team, which is the foundation of the team.

On July 18, Ye Feng, who had been playing for two months, was about to start training. During this period, he only practiced his wrists and shooting feel every day. At this time, Love and McGee had been practicing for half a month under the supervision of Mutombo and Mahon. Only Gotat, the three inside players, did not practice more and went back to Europe for vacation.

Ye Feng booked the largest trampoline and found a sparring training to start practicing the unique skills of French streetball player Raymond Pobilene.

Jordan has the ability to shoot with low hands on the air railing, which is already very strong in the penalty area. If Ye Feng can better control his body and do whatever he wants to throw in at a certain distance without looking at the basket, he will be unstoppable next season.

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