What does this answer mean?

The reporters didn’t even understand what Liu Mang was going to say.

What else can Liu Mang say? He is not a fool. He will not really think that he can get such an exaggerated US$160 million contract this year just because of public opinion.

If it were ten years later, Liu Mang would dare to ask for a bigger contract, but now, the salary cap is so big, if he takes 160 million... let alone soup, how can he still play without leaving any bones for his teammates?

For Liu Mang to achieve his current achievements, if Liu Mang sacrificed something this past season, then in the past four years, Liu Mang enjoyed the sacrifices of his teammates. These are all complementary to each other.

After asking a few questions, Liu Mang was laughing. Schwartz next to him breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said that Liu Mang was on vacation and did not want to talk about these things during the offseason, ending the impromptu press conference held in Miami.

Schwartz then contacted ESPN and asked them to help guide public opinion and reduce the negative impact this incident had on Liu Mang.

It seems that the fans are criticizing the league system now, but in the end, it will definitely become Liu Mang's black spot, and the final public opinion will most likely lead to Liu Mang's "insatiable greed".

After the press conference, Liu Mang returned to the villa in pain. What kind of thing is this?

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The increasingly fierce public opinion always needs to be resolved, mainly from the alliance's perspective. Liu Mang's side just doesn't respond directly.

If there is any way to solve it, let’s make a clause!

Just like Arenas was forcibly poached by the Wizards, many teams were dissatisfied with the rules and worried that they would also poach treasures that would be forcibly taken away by other teams in the future. They mobilized public opinion to protest to the league and got Arenas' terms. The league held a meeting overnight to think

The solution that comes out is still to use clauses.

June 26, 2006, the eve of the draft, is a day that will go down in NBA history.

The NBA officially announced that it is preparing to introduce a new rule this summer - the "Quality Rookie Clause", which immediately caused a sensation among fans. The fans had a sense of accomplishment. They had "won"!

Liu Mang was also waiting in front of the TV. Not long after he returned to the villa after holding a press conference in the afternoon, he saw the news that NBA officials would respond to the salary issue that fans are concerned about tonight.

Seeing the first version of the new terms, which is a version temporarily used to deal with the media and fans, it is probably similar to the public opinion offensive launched by the fans and the media after Derrick Rose won the regular season in the third year. The league’s labor and management

The new terms given in the agreement are similar.

However, since Liu Mang has already expired his rookie contract, there are some changes.

The "Quality Rookie Clause" is divided into two versions: first-round rookie and second-round rookie.

The first-round pick is basically similar to Rose's terms, that is, within the rookie contract, if he is selected to the All-NBA Team twice, or is selected to the All-Star twice, after the rookie contract ends, the maximum the rookie can get

The salary and contract length can be the same as those of a seven-year veteran.

The second-round pick can renew his contract with his parent team if the team has space or meets the Bird Rights after the rookie contract ends. If he is selected to the All-NBA Team twice or All-Star twice during the rookie contract period, he can renew his contract with the parent team at most.

The cap is 30% of the starting salary, and you can enjoy the terms set by the seven-year veteran in advance.

The premise is to be selected for at least two All-NBA teams or All-Stars, or win the regular season MVP or championship MVP.

That is to say, players who sign a two-year rookie contract must be selected as an All-Star or all-NBA team in the first two years of their career.

All-star substitutes are not allowed, they must be all-stars.

The biggest difference from the Ross clause is that it is a special case for the current situation, that is, Liu Mang's situation.

Each team has an opportunity to, after the new terms are implemented, players who have previously signed a second contract if they meet the terms, can be included in the remaining or unexecuted contracts, and the team and the players will decide whether to negotiate.

Increase salary.

This clause, in terms of second-round picks, is actually specifically targeted at Liu Mang. If Liu Mang had not extended his rookie contract for one year, even he would not be able to meet this requirement. It is too harsh.

Not to mention second-round picks, first-round picks are very demanding. Unless they become All-Stars in their rookie season like Grant Hill and Tim Duncan, it is basically impossible for anyone to do it, especially now that this rookie is selling his potential.

The age of the Lord.

Liu Mang extended his rookie contract for one year and was included in the list of players who could be upgraded by the league. Apart from Liu Mang, among the current young players, only Wade, James, Yao Ming, and Star are the only ones who meet the terms.

Demier lost hope because his senior season was canceled.

In an era where the four major shooting guards are rampant, three of the four forwards are still in their prime, and there are new generation players such as Liu Mang, James, and Wade, it is basically impossible for other young players with rookie contracts to meet the requirements.

But don’t mention it, this clause makes many team managements very satisfied! It makes it easier for the parent team to keep the treasures dug from the second round!

Although this clause has an official name, the headlines given by major media outlets are called "ICE-Clause", which is also the Ice Clause.

Following the Arenas clause, this is another clause that benefits the home team and at the same time satisfies the players.

But...when Liu Mang saw this clause, why did he feel that he was being calculated?

It seems to be helping him get a high salary, but it actually limits the possibility of the Eagles' operations!

All of a sudden, Liu Mang's salary was increased by one-sixth. Liu Mang's original salary next season was US$15.12 million. Now he may have an extra salary of US$2.52 million, and his salary suddenly reached US$17.63 million. Directly

Become one of the top players in the league!

Liu Mang remembered that in the season that just ended, Kobe's salary in the tenth year of his career was only US$15.95 million. Next season it will be US$17.56 million. He is only in the sixth year of his career, and his salary is more than that of Kobe in the eleventh year of his career.

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It's not just about creating hatred, it's also starting to sow discord between Liu Mang and other stars. Players like Duncan and Iverson will have salaries of just over 17 million U.S. dollars next season, while Tracy McGrady will make less, more than 16 million...

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Liu Mang quickly went to check. In addition to Garnett, O'Neal also had Alan Houston, who retired early with a 100 million yuan contract, Chris Webber of the 76ers, Jermaine O'Neal of the Pacers, and the salaries of other players.

, all under 17.63 million U.S. dollars, Liu Mang is about to become the sixth highest-paid player in the league!

Just like Garnett, who got a 100 million yuan contract extension after his second year and was ridiculed by Jordan and hated by many superstars at the time, Liu Mang felt like a thorn in his back!

Liu Mang smelled a strong sense of conspiracy. This time it was not the alliance. From the news, the alliance was also caught off guard.
Chapter completed!