In the current NBA, there is only a salary cap, no luxury tax or maximum salary.

As long as the player has been with the team for more than three years, he can use the Bird clause to renew his contract.

As long as the boss is willing to pay, even the annual salary is 100 million yuan.

In the NBA, each team has a player who can renew the contract using the Bird clause and will not be included in the salary cap.

Generally, players who use this clause are definitely the real bosses of the team.

When other teams are preparing to poach people with high salaries, in order not to let the boss lose money, they use the Bird clause to issue a contract that others cannot issue.

Assuming that the NBA's salary cap this year is less than US$30 million, then the team boss will directly issue a contract with an annual salary of 30 million using the Bird clause.

It is impossible for other teams to poach people.

In the current NBA, because commercialization is still in its early stages, there are many contract problems and are very irregular.

Especially with the sharp rise in the salary cap in recent years, players' wages have always been in inflation.

A year ago, your contract was still the maximum salary, but a year later, your contract might be considered average.

The most famous inflation contract among them is Ewing.

Ewing and the Knicks contract, 1985 rookie Ewing signed a 10-year contract with the Knicks, 35 million in 10 years, and in 1985, this is a super salary in the absolute sense.

At that time, magicians only had 2.5 million yuan a year.

But Ewing found out that he had lost money when he signed such a long contract?

The Knicks also found that the contract caused their New York son to suffer a lot.

Fortunately, this contract stipulates that if he is not the top four players in the league after playing for six years, Ewing will become a restricted free agent.

The team has the power to refuse to execute the contract for the next four years.

Ewing played for six years, in 1991. Ewing, who was a center last year, was squeezed out by David Robinson from the first round.

At that time, Ewing was not the first thing he thought of was why he was squeezed out by David Robinson for a while, but quickly discussed with his agent David Falke whether he could use the terms of the long-term contract to get the Knicks to sign the contract again with him.

The Knicks are not stupid, how could they implement team options? No matter how nice it is, what if Ewing runs away?

Therefore, under the coordination of Ewing's agent David Falke, although the Knicks could not implement the team option, in order to compensate Ewing, in 1991, on the basis of Ewing's original 10-year and 35 million contract, the contract was renewed for two years, 2,200 years.

In this way, Ewing's contract became 57 million in 2012, and it seemed that he didn't lose much.

The Knicks are indeed very sincere, and they sold 22 million for two years in 1991.

But now, Ewing found that he had lost 22 million in the past two years, and he seemed to have lost again!

And it’s very interesting that Ewing’s new contract renewal of 22 million yuan in the past two years, the salary for the first year was 19 million yuan and the second year was 3 million yuan!

In other words, next season, Ewing will be the highest salary in the league, and next season, Ewing's salary will not even be in the top 10!

Ewing's contract can be said to be a microcosm of the current chaotic contract situation of NBA players.

There is no luxury tax, no maximum salary system, and a designated quota that does not occupy the salary cap, making it impossible for the team boss and players to have a common consensus.

This is also the contradiction between Mooning and the Wasp.

The Hornets said that the boss's contract had been given to Larry Johnson, but in Mooning's opinion, you didn't even give out the designated contract without paying the salary cap, so how could it be considered the boss' contract?

No matter how much I get my salary, it will not affect the team's strengthening. You just can't bear to leave the money and think I'm not worth that much money!

In the end, there was no way. The Hornet boss could only say, I love you, but I don’t have money.

Because of the current chaotic contract situation in NBA, there are more than just the Hornets who have contract renewal problems.

For example, O'Neal, a player whose contract expires, is also facing renewal problems now.

O'Neal signed a 7-year, 50 million contract with the Magic as a rookie. At that time, this was a top salary in the absolute sense.

According to the 7-year period, O'Neal's contract will not end until the 98-99 season.

However, O'Nealdo is smart. He has 4+3 in 7 years, and after playing for four years, he has a player option!

After the contract of Larry Johnson was released last year, how could O'Neal perform the 7-year contract? It will definitely break out of the contract next year!

So, Lin Han heard from Penny Hardaway that O'Neal's agent has now negotiated a contract renewal with Magic, but the progress is not very smooth.

However, neither O'Neal nor Hardaway were in a hurry. Both of them were preparing to do something big now, and neither of them had ever thought they would separate.

But judging from Lin Han's social experience for so many years.

O'Neal's contract wasn't that easy.

Now even Mo Ning dares to call for a contract of 7 years and 100 million, and O'Neal calls for a contract of 7 years and 120 million. Isn't it a problem?

If Mooning is worth 100 million in 7 years, O'Neal will definitely be worth 120 million in 7 years. However, what should Hardaway do after the Magic renews O'Neal?

If there is only one contract designated for not taking the salary cap, Hardaway's future contract will inevitably be no less than O'Neal.

What should I do if the team's future salary cap is thrown out if the two have a contract of more than 15 million yuan?

Without space, you cannot strengthen it. If the team cannot strengthen it, Hardaway will not be happy.

But if O'Neal's requirements are not met, O'Neal will definitely not be happy.

Should I be happy Hardaway or O'Neal?

Magic is different from Hornets. Hornets have no money, but Magic has no room. Although the salary cap has increased sharply in the past two years, who knows whether it will continue to rise in the future?

For the Magic, in order to maintain the team's room for strengthening, O'Neal would better cut his salary slightly.

Although the Magic's management and fans are not very good now with other people in NBA.

But the Magic’s management and fans are really management and fans with pursuit and ambition!

If they really had a group of people with no ambition at all, they wouldn't be able to do the kind of thing that almost made the finals and had to beat the team at home.

So, Lin Han has always been very clear that whether it is O'Neal or Hardaway, they are actually very satisfied with the Magic's management and fans.

It's not a joke, it's really satisfying, and I even think it's a very happy thing to be able to use a group of fans and management who are as ambitious as me.

It is precisely because the relationship between O'Neal and Hardaway and the Magic Management is very consistent. Now O'Neal has only one year in the contract, just like Mooning, but no one wants to pursue O'Neal. It is impossible to pursue it. Mooning is still reliable.

Even if Mooning doesn't work, isn't there still Mutombo?

Therefore, O'Neal and Hardaway themselves both looked at the show and looked at who would Mo Ning fall, and they didn't realize that they were actually one of the protagonists.

"Lin, Jerry West really dares. You Lakers only have a Nick and want to switch to Mourning?"

Now when NBA is crazy about Mourning's belonging, O'Neal and Hardaway take Bowen on vacation in Los Angeles.

Of course, along with Lin Han, O'Neal, Hardaway and Bowen, are also Lakers' Van Exel, Aaron Williams and Antonio Harvey.

NBA players like to come to Los Angeles during the offseason. Angel City is very powerful in all aspects.

However, Lin Han and his friends' vacation this year are a bit different. This time they said they were vacationing together, but in fact they were in a joint training camp, while on vacation.

After the finals, Hardaway directly found Lin Han, hoping that the two of them would practice together this offseason.

Hardaway said he was ready to pick up the one-on-one offensive skills he had thrown away.

Lin Han is the strongest player in the entire NBA, and practicing with Lin Han is the best.

This is Hardaway.

As for O'Neal, with his lazy personality, how could he train hard during the offseason?

This big man is now holding various newspapers to mock Lin Han and the Lakers' delusions.

"It's not that I look down on you, you're very good, and the Hornets really can't keep Mo Ning, but the Lakers can't rob Mo Ning with you. I think the Nick can consider other teams, and there's no need to drag here to leave the best chips for Lin."

O'Neal hadn't finished talking to Van Exel, but he quickly smashed his face with a basketball.

Fortunately, this fat man is really flexible enough to avoid it.

"Lin, I'm telling the truth. If Nick drags this way, his choice will become smaller and smaller. He is your brother, so you can bear that your brother will not have a good future for you."

"Fatty, do you think I don't know what you are thinking. If you want a championship, you have to beat the Bulls!"

O'Neal smiled awkwardly when he heard Lin Han say this.

"Lin, that's not what we said. We lost to the Bulls last season because of lack of experience. We must be the Magic who represents the East in the finals in the new season!"

O'Neal was very confident. In Lin Han's opinion, he was simply confused and confident.

However, you train well.

I never practice hard, and I always dream of killing Jordan, and it's an enhanced version of Jordan?

Jordan and I are both hard-working brothers. We will beat you to cry next season, do you believe it or not!

Lin Han had a little contempt for Hardaway. It was so fortunate that he met such a giant baby who likes to be clever.

"Perry, let's take a break first."

After Lin Han and Hardaway finished their training, they sat down on the training ground like O'Neal and others.

"Speaking of this, from the news, the bull seems to be pursuing Mourning."

"The bull is so deducted, is willing to provide Mo Ning with a contract of 7 years and 100 million? If you can't provide Mo Ning with a contract of over 100 million, it can only last for one year."

"Jordan, the Bulls' highest salary, is less than 4 million yuan. Pippen's basic salary contract is still three years away. The Bulls' salary structure is very healthy now. You can give Mo Ning a big contract. After Pippen's contract expires, you will not renew the contract, or you can simply change to a powerful rookie when Pippen's contract is about to expire."

"I really don't know what to say about Pippen's 7-year, 20 million contract."
To be continued...