Chapter 504 [If you have something on your mind, make more money]
At the Supersonics celebration party that night, Yang Jian once again stole the show.
Yang Jian gained a total of 11 attribute points after winning the championship, and added 5 points to upgrade her piano playing skills to lv4.
His piano playing level has improved significantly, and coupled with his handsome appearance, even if he is not an NBA superstar, he can still be popular if he plays the piano. As long as he does not get caught for prostitution in the future, he may still be known as the "Piano Prince".
He showed off his dexterous hands at the party and won warm applause from the guests with a piece of "Flight of the Bumblebee". Then he played Schubert's "Serenade", which was soothing and beautiful.
He also played and sang "Five Hundred Miles" and "Hotel California" on the guitar. Both the guitar and the singing were amazing. He simply ate the CD, and his live singing was more stable than many people's album recordings.
Yang Jian's music level is extremely high, even people who don't understand can hear it. He said he wanted to release a rock album, which everyone can understand. They guessed that he wanted to sing rock music in the style of the Eagles.
However, it is not true. Yang Jian did not sing "original songs" at the party because it was too noisy and the environment was not suitable. He can be elegant when he should be elegant. The two beauties in the family like lyrical music.
Yang Jian has not added the remaining 6 attribute points yet. He wants to see the situation before deciding where to add them. If it is difficult for him to film action scenes when filming "The Fast and the Furious", he will add them to unarmed combat. He is needed for racing scenes.
If so, he will add driving skills.
After singing for a while, Yang Jian chatted with the guests. Many celebrities from the Sonics came to talk to him.
The team won three consecutive championships, but some players were not having much fun and were worried.
Even the owner of the SuperSonics, Barry Acoli, is troubled, and his depression is written all over his face. The Sonics were most affected by the league's suspension this year. This was originally a great opportunity for the team to make money, but no commercial activities were allowed.
, was delayed all of a sudden.
Yang Jian's die-hard brother Eric Snow was in a bad mood, so Yang Jian talked to him. "What's wrong? Are you still worried about not being able to sign a big contract?"
"Yeah, am I too unlucky? This happened to me in a contract year." Snow said with a wry smile.
"There is nothing unlucky. If a team wants to poach you, it will definitely poach you. The manager cannot meet the players, but the players can meet each other. Someone will definitely recruit you. If you want to join which team, and the other team
Just let the star players go out and play street ball." Yang Jian began to give pointers.
He remembered that whenever the NBA was suspended, the street courts in New York and Los Angeles would become very lively. Players would form groups to play street ball to ensure that their status was maintained and exposed.
Snow was stunned. "So simple?"
"Yeah, it's that simple. With your style of play, there must be many teams that want to sign you. The first is the 76ers, but I don't recommend you to join the 76ers." Yang Jian can change Snow's fate casually.
"Why? Because I can only serve as a substitute for Iverson?" Snow thought the 76ers seemed pretty good.
Yang Jian shook his head. "No, because you joined the 76ers, the coach will definitely let you start with Iverson. Then you will have to focus on guarding the shooting guard and focus on the defensive end. Iverson is responsible for attacking and winning.
It's his fault, and you'll take the blame for the loss. If you play against the shooting guard for a long time, your body will be easily injured, which is not conducive to future development."
Snow trembled and believed Yang Jian unconditionally. "Okay, you must be right. Then which team do you think I am suitable to join?"
"You are suitable for joining a team that needs a point guard. You are responsible for dribbling the ball across half court and passing to super scorers, and then open up the team waiting for opportunities. The team's purpose of poaching you should be to strengthen the defense at the 1st position, and you can also show some
Offensive ability.”
Yang Jian is very aware of Snow's weaknesses, which include lack of explosive power and average ball-handling offense. Even if he and Yang Jian learned a lot of skills, it is impossible for a coach to arrange for him to be the team's outside core.
Snow's best position is to become a role player like Fisher. He is stronger than Fisher and is an excellent championship puzzle piece because he has developed outside shooting and has stronger organizational skills.
In the playoffs, Snow averaged 18 minutes per game, scored 5.8 points and 3.6 assists, and shot 50% from the field. He averaged 0.7 three-pointers per game and shot 38.4% from the field.
Snow felt more confident. "When someone contacts me, I'll call you and you have to help me analyze it."
"No problem. I think it's easy for you to do well. You don't need championship rings anymore. Just find a team that can play stably and stay healthy. I suggest you join a bad team in a city that's not bad.
It’s easy to get a high salary and have more shooting opportunities. Once you help the team achieve good results, you can sign a long-term contract with a high salary in the future.”
"I understand." Snow nodded.
The Sonics have many players in contract years this year. Bo Otello, Eric Snow and others all want big contracts, and they feel very uneasy when the league is suspended.
They all need encouragement from the team boss. Yang Jian and Booutero also chatted for a while and gave some suggestions.
Booutero is not as marketable as Snow. He is a swingman at the 3rd and 4th positions, a blue-collar defender, and has poor statistics. His contract will not be too big, even if there is a team that urgently needs to strengthen its defense. Which team offers the biggest contract?
Whichever team he goes to will be fine.
Yang Jian actually couldn't bear to part with these two people, especially Snow.
The two have known each other for the longest time and were roommates. However, if Snow stayed in the SuperSonics, he could only serve as a substitute for Yang Jian and Payton, sacrificing his personal interests.
If Yang Jian deceives Snow into being a substitute for the rest of his life, cutting his salary and renewing his contract with the SuperSonics, that would be too bad of a buddy.
How unscrupulous a person must be to earn a high salary, and then persuade his young teammates who are short of money to reduce their salary? In a parallel world, the NBA does not have such people, but Yang Jian is definitely not that bad.
Playing in the NBA is a job, who doesn't want to make more money? This is the fundamental reason why the NBA is suspended this year.
As the product of a compromise between labor (players) and management (owners), the conclusion of a collective bargaining agreement is never simple or plain, and there are always swords and swords hidden behind it.
In the three years before 1998, the NBA had two brief "work stoppages."
The labor dispute in 1995 lasted for more than two months, and the short work stoppage in 1996 only lasted 3 hours. In these two incidents, the two sides resolved the dispute before the start of the season, but huge hidden dangers had been laid. Because in
It seems that both labor and management have made huge concessions, and conflicts between the two sides are about to break out.
In September 1995, the labor and management parties reached a six-year collective bargaining agreement. This collective bargaining agreement contained a suspension clause: if the proportion of BRI (basketball-related income) used for player wages exceeds 51.8%, the owners have the right to
Request to renew the agreement after three years.
Sure enough, the proportion of player salaries in bri this year reached 57%, far exceeding the 48% stipulated in the labor agreement. According to official data provided by the NBA, 15 of the 29 teams suffered losses.
On March 23, the bosses voted on whether to restart collective bargaining agreement negotiations, and 27 bosses supported re-signing the agreement. Therefore, a long round of collective bargaining agreement negotiations began. From April 1 to now, the players union and the owners
There have been 9 negotiations between them.
What does the boss want? Money, of course.
The boss hopes that the players' salaries should be as low as possible, the team's expenses should be as small as possible, and the more money they can earn, the better. But in the current labor agreement, although there is a salary cap, there is no luxury tax.
The salary cap has been part of the collective bargaining agreement since 1983. The Bird clause is a bug, which allows players to ignore the salary cap when renewing their contracts with their home teams. Moreover, there is no so-called maximum salary or maximum salary in the collective bargaining agreement.
There is no most, only more.
Garnett's contract can be regarded as an important trigger for the re-signing of the collective bargaining agreement.
Garnett was just 21 years old when he signed the contract. This season he averaged 18.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. In the eyes of the bosses, this contract is a very bad signal. If the players are scrambling next
Following Garnett's example, they may not be able to afford the salaries of their stars.
In order to protect their interests, NBA players must also fight against the bosses. The stars are actually not short of money, but the gap between the rich and the poor in the NBA is huge, and many low-paid players are too poor to support their families.
Yang Jian will not interfere in labor negotiations, nor does he intend to express any optimism. This incident is also a good opportunity for him to increase his popularity. Soon people will find that he is the most alternative basketball star.
Next, the league's influence will decline, fans will be lost, and the brand will be damaged. Yang Jianyan will try to avoid bad influences. If he is a movie star and a singer, he can produce many excellent works and attract fans even without playing basketball.