Chapter 279 [Unprecedented flying all over the sky]
"Fuck, Yang Jian really signed a big contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars, plus his sneaker endorsement contract with Nike... He has the money to buy the entire CBA league, right?"
"Yang Jian didn't even return to China after participating in the Olympics. Instead, she went to Los Angeles to shoot a movie with a female star. What kind of fairy life is this? In other words, he has such a face that it doesn't feel out of place to be an actor."
"There will never be a more outstanding young man in China than Yang Jian. He has become a national hero at the age of 20 and is also a boss with a net worth of hundreds of millions. I couldn't go to college at the age of 20 and couldn't find a good job.
It’s still ugly, why is there such a big gap between people?”
"I wonder if Jiao Enjun has investigated it? If he and Yang Jian are really related, they will be prosperous."
Major media reported the news of the contract renewal of the SuperSonics perimeter duo, and the news that Yang Jian signed a high-paying long-term contract immediately spread back to China, shocking the fans.
The most outrageous thing is that the American media believes that Yang Jian's contract is extremely valuable because the Sonics made money. Experts said that he chose to cut his salary appropriately in order for Payton to successfully renew his contract. He made a little less money and won all the Sonics
Fans' favor.
Fans think it is only reasonable that Yang Jian should sign a contract similar to O'Neal, because he has already won a championship and FMVP. Moreover, his commercial value is better than O'Neal, and his sneaker sales have exceeded O'Neal's.
Yang Jian doesn't feel like he's losing money. This is good for everyone. He is lucky because in this era, the NBA has no maximum salary limit and the contract can be opened at will, even if he only played as a rookie for one year.
Future players do not have such benefits. First-round rookies almost always sign four-year contracts, while second-round rookies have shorter terms but no guarantees. Rookies have salary restrictions and cannot get high salaries. They have to play for four years anyway.
There are very few players who can receive high salaries in the second round. Because they cannot obtain Bird Rights, it is difficult for the parent team to renew their contract with a high salary beyond the cap. It was not until the league introduced the "Arenas Clause" that it became convenient for the parent team to renew the contract with second-round picks.
In two years, the new collective bargaining agreement will be released. A rookie who only plays for one year cannot sign a big contract, and it is definitely not as good as it is now. Yang Jian only received a basic salary of one year after entering the league. What is the dissatisfaction with it?
And for him, the annual salary from playing basketball is just a matter of face. Buying stocks is the best thing if he has the capital. As long as he has money, he will basically invest it in the stock market immediately. There is nothing that needs money for the time being.
His goal is to gain more honors, and he cannot foolishly go to a bad team to develop. That would be digging his own grave.
In addition to Yang Jian, there are many players who have signed astonishingly large contracts. Annual salaries of tens of millions have become very common, and most teams have one. The gap between rich and poor in the NBA has also become more obvious, with the annual salaries of stars and basic-salary players
The difference can be dozens of times.
Players in other sports leagues are envious. The NBA's huge contracts are unprecedented.
The craziest offseason in NBA history is this year. There are more than 160 free agents waiting to be signed in the entire league this summer, including stars such as Jordan, O'Neal, and Mutombo.
After the Heat poached P.J. Brown, they gave core inside player Alonzo Mourning a seven-year, $105 million contract.
When someone gets a high salary, someone has to make sacrifices. Star point guard Tim Hardaway renewed his contract with the Heat at a low salary, and his annual salary next season will be only 2.5 million. You know, last season he averaged 15.2 points and 8 assists per game.
And at just 30 years old, he can definitely win a big contract.
In order to compete for the championship with the Heat, Xiaochong chose to make a desperate move. However, his efforts were doomed to be in vain. The Heat lacked super scorers and did not look like they could win the championship. It was as if Hardaway had no agent.
I don't know what I'm thinking about at all.
The dumbest team of the summer is the Orlando Magic.
After losing O'Neal, the Magic management spent a lot of money to renew the contract of a player, Horace Grant, who had previously won three consecutive championships with the Bulls. Grant's annual salary in the Magic will reach $15 million in the first two years, and will decrease thereafter.
This is completely insane behavior. "Cobra" Grant is already 31 years old and has obviously entered a period of decline. Last season, he averaged 13.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, and his performance was mediocre.
O'Neal signed with the Lakers, and his annual salary only reached 15 million in the third year. Yang Jian's signing with the SuperSonics also increased year by year, and it only reached 15 million in the third year. The Magic management was willing to sign role players with high salaries, but forced O'Neal away. Who would do such an operation?
Can you understand it?
In addition, the Magic signed the Wizards' backup white center Jim McElwain for 5 years and 20 million. This was to make up for the vacancy left by O'Neal, but the replacement they signed only averaged 2.3 points and 2.9 rebounds last season.
2.1 Block shots.
In a parallel world, McIlwain joined the SuperSonics with a similarly high salary. He played two seasons and performed poorly and was sent to the Nets. Once his five-year contract expired, he had no ball to play and was forced to retire.
Now. Now that the Sonics have avoided this big hole, they don't like this person at all.
Due to the butterfly effect, shooting guard Hersey Hawkins, who was unable to join the SuperSonics last season, is also a free agent. He averaged 17.2 points, 4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game for the Hornets, which is good data.
Hawkins was a blessing in disguise, joining the Pistons for 20 million in five years. Alan Houston was unwilling to renew his contract with the Pistons, so the management found Hawkins as a replacement, and he will definitely start next season.
Many of the above signings were completed before the contract renewals of Yang Jian and Payton, and a lot of big news broke. The most surprising thing is that the star whose contract renewal was deadlocked turned out to be Michael Jordan.
Just when the Knicks' bid for Yang Jian failed, Jordan's agent approached the Knicks management, which surprised people.
While Jordan demanded a high salary from the Bulls, he also demanded that the Bulls not change head coach Phil Jackson and must keep Pippen. The Bulls were willing to pay the salary but did not want Jordan to interfere with the management's decision. In addition, the two sides also had differences in salary.
The difference is that Jordan's asking price is too high.
In a parallel world, the Bulls made up their mind instantly after seeing the contact between Jordan and the Knicks. They gave Jordan an annual salary of 30 million and retained Jackson and Pippen. Jordan just wanted to put pressure on the Bulls and did not want to leave.
Now because of Yang Jian, the management of the Knicks and Bulls don't think Jordan is worth 30 million annual salary.
Yang Jianren was sitting at home that day when she suddenly heard a system prompt.
"The host changed the history of NBA stars. All-star player Michael Jordan lost the opportunity to earn an annual salary of 30 million and create a historical record. His historical status declined. The host gained attribute points 1."
What record is this? Jordan's salary alone exceeds the team's salary cap and can cover three big-name stars. This is one of the reasons why Jordan is called the "God of Basketball" and has received the highest salary in NBA history.
In the future, annual salary of 30 million will be very common, but it will be a different concept, because at that time, the NBA salary cap will exceed 100 million.
At that time, the owner of the Knicks, James Dolan, took out a blank check and asked Jordan to fill in the amount as he wished, and promised that he would never bargain. The Knicks were full of sincerity, but Jordan did not immediately agree or refuse.
The contact between Jordan and the Knicks made New Yorkers ecstatic. Jordan is originally a New Yorker, and the Knicks' huge exposure cannot be matched by the Bulls. They need a superstar to support the scene, and cooperation between the two parties seems to be a win-win situation.
Now Dolan still wants to sign Jordan, but it is impossible for him to hand out a check and let him fill it out casually. Jordan, who once again led the team to win the championship, has this charm, but Jordan, who lost, does not.
Losing in the playoffs for two consecutive seasons had a great impact on Jordan, and his commercial value also declined. Everyone knew that Jordan could not play for a few more years, and he was getting older and was at a disadvantage against Yang Jian.
.Many people believe that if the finals next season are still Bulls vs. SuperSonics, the Sonics will definitely have a greater chance of winning.
Finally, after a period of negotiations, the Bulls were willing to provide Jordan with an annual salary of 20 million and renew his contract for two years. As for Pippen, he must stay. They would not easily trade him out without Jordan saying anything, because Pippen's
The contract is great value.
If the Bulls fail to win another championship within two years, Jordan has only two options: cut his salary and renew his contract or retire directly. The Bulls will then enter a rebuilding period.
If the Bulls lose again next year, there may be a greater butterfly effect...