Chapter 265 The new Fan Xi clause, Sima Zhao's heart is well known
Ballmer has enough confidence in his ability to make money, and at the same time, he has strong hopes for Fanci. He knows that in today's league, the only player who can lead the Clippers to the next level is Fanci.
Fanshie has proven that he has the top ten abilities in the league, and he can burst out with amazing energy at critical moments. Coupled with his past history, his resume with the Lakers, and his legend of killing the Big Three in the Finals, NBA cannot
It may be possible to find another player who is more suitable for the Clippers than Fanshie.
Only Captain Jack Sparrow can lead the Clippers out of despair in Los Angeles.
This is the consensus of Ballmer, Sterling and all Clippers fans.
But now, Fan Xi is leaving.
This incident caused huge waves.
An even bigger wave came when Fanci entered the hotel room. Donald Sterling announced his agreement with Fanci. He showed the contract in front of the media.
He also told the media: "I have decided to leave the NBA, I just don't know how to handle this advance agreement."
Sterling struck back when he was dying.
He pushed Fan Xi to the forefront.
Soon, the contents of this agreement were spread around the world.
The announcement of this contract caught everyone's attention.
At this time, everyone seems to understand one thing: Why did Jack leave the Clippers? Could it be because of this agreement? Will Jack retire because of this, also because of this agreement?
Many people began to discuss whether the contract signed by Fanshie and Sterling was considered an under-the-table agreement and whether it could be scrapped.
More people are discussing, if Fanci's agreement is real, then according to NBA regulations, should he retire directly?
After all, for Fanxi, if he can buy the Clippers for US$750 million, the money he will earn through the Clippers will definitely be higher than his entire career salary.
There was a war of words in the media.
Everyone is offering different opinions. Some people say that this is an obvious agreement under the table, and the Clippers should be punished and this contract should be abolished.
Some people say that Fanshie never signed another contract with the Clippers. His original contract was signed with the Lakers. This cannot be regarded as an under-the-table agreement in any way. Even in this agreement,
There is no stipulation on how long Fanci will play for the Clippers, and there is no mention of consecutive contracts.
The NBA has nothing to do with it.
However, what the NBA can control is whether Fanci can still play. The labor agreement is clearly written that players cannot hold shares in the team. Of course, there are players who will hold some shares on behalf of the team, but not the parent team, like Fanci.
There is an opportunity to buy an entire team and it belongs to the parent team. This is the first time in NBA history.
"This is a ridiculous thing. I mean the agreement itself and the situation that is happening now. This is something I have never seen before. Frankly speaking, I also want to acquire some shares in other teams after retiring.
But what’s happening now is beyond imagination.”
Shaquille O'Neal spoke to the media, and he was the first player to express his attitude.
In fact, earlier this year, the media revealed that Shaquille O'Neal held a portion of the Nets' shares.
It's not uncommon for players to buy small stakes in their teams after they retire.
"Also, I highly doubt that Jack can spend so much money. Although he is very profitable, he has his own brand of sneakers, his advertising sponsorships are all over the world, and he has invested in many interesting projects. But, this is 750 million US dollars.
yeah."
Shaquille O'Neal has his own opinion. He thinks Fanci may not be able to catch this pie falling from the sky.
After Shaquille O'Neal spoke, many other players stood up and spoke. For example, Kevin Garnett is currently the highest-paid player in NBA history. His career has entered the final stage. He recently
He has also been talking about hoping to acquire some shares of the Timberwolves.
Because a long time ago, the Timberwolves boss also promised him something similar.
However, he did not sign any agreement.
It's just a verbal agreement.
Therefore, when he saw Sterling announcing this matter to the public and causing an uproar, he stood behind Fan Xi. Although he had no friendship with Fan Xi, he firmly supported it.
"Why not? Jack has such power. This is a very normal business contract. Who can guarantee that the Clippers' market value will not decline in the future? Sterling chose a guarantee, and Jack gave him at least 750 million.
The promise of dollars.”
"Now, Sterling wants to sell his team. Of course Jack can take this contract and take the team. If he is short of money, he can call me. I am very interested in buying shares."
Kevin Garnett's unequivocal support, of course, also showed his unreserved desire to get a piece of the pie.
In contrast, LeBron James is worried about the media.
He said: "This will break the balance of the league. If Jack Fan serves as a player and an owner at the same time, he will break the labor agreement, which is not conducive to the healthy development of the league."
But privately, LeBron's team has also contacted Lu Yuan and expressed his willingness to buy the team with Fan Xi. He hopes to take part of the shares and invest at a valuation higher than US$750 million.
There is no doubt that this is a piece of cake.
Everyone knows that Fan Xi’s purchase of the Clippers for US$750 million was extremely cost-effective. (You know, historically, in 2014, the Clippers sold for US$2 billion at a low price.)
No one is stupid.
Even the arrogant Ballmer, who is known for his ability to make money, was shocked when he learned of the agreement.
He quickly asked his assistant to contact Fan Xi and told him: He must be humble and humble again.
Fan Xi answered his call, and hearing his flattering tone, Fan Xi couldn't help but ask him: "Why were you so arrogant before?"
"I still like your unruly look."
Hang up the phone.
Fan Xi gave him a rejection.
However, he was not angry at all. In the United States, this is the case. When you have favorable resources, no matter how arrogant you are, they will lower their heads to please you.
Including Ballmer, Ballmer is not short of money, but what he lacks is the opportunity to buy the Clippers. The existence of this contract makes it impossible for him to use his money ability, because under the current situation, only Fanshi can buy it, and it is based on
Purchased for US$750 million.
No matter how high the price Ballmer offered, he couldn't buy it.
Who made Sterling so sure at that time, thinking that this was a piece of cake that Fan Xi would never be able to eat, so he simply paid lip service to the terms and conditions.
This time, it was a direct stud.
Fan Xi makes a lot of money.
Ballmer contacted Lu Yuan, and Fan Xi decided not to care about the matter anymore and left it to Lu Yuan and his team to handle it fully.
Ballmer proposed to buy the Clippers with Fanci. Fanci bought it for US$750 million, and then he bought 51% at a valuation of US$1 billion.
In other words, Fan Xi only needs to pay 250 million U.S. dollars to buy 49% of the Clippers' shares. This can solve an urgent need for Fan Xi, who has not yet raised 750 million U.S. dollars.
However, Lu Yuan rejected Ballmer.
Tell him with strong words: "Are you here to send away beggars?"
When this plan failed, Ballmer came up with another trick. He promoted it through the media, trying to deny Fanshie's agreement from the source, saying that if Fanshie wanted to acquire the Clippers, he would have to give up his career.
Otherwise, this is a blatant under-the-table agreement that violates NBA regulations.
However, Lu Yuan quickly asked the most famous law firm in Los Angeles to issue a statement that this agreement was protected by law and that the NBA agreement was not above the law. Moreover, this was only between Fan Xi and Sterling.
A commercial guaranteed contract, Fanci and Sterling do not have any other transactions with the Clippers.
From a legal perspective, Fan Xi and Lu Yuan have long been impeccable.
Then there is only one thing left that can threaten Fan Xi.
But, at this moment.
Lu Yuan issued a statement: "Jack Fan does not rule out actively buying out the remaining contract and retiring from the NBA."
As soon as this statement came out.
All the clauses that prevented Fanci from acquiring the team were cut off directly from the source.
But at this time, another problem arose.
Fan Xi stopped fighting?
Fan Xi, who ranks first in global commercial value in the league, is not playing? He has not yet reached the peak of his career, and he still has an infinitely bright future. Why is this?
The fans were confused.
Although many fans of the team do not like Fan Xi, or even hate Fan Xi.
But if the NBA does not have Fan Xi, they will also feel it is a pity.
Of course, this is great news for fans in Miami and for Jeanie Buss in Los Angeles. Although Fan Xi has picked up another big bargain, if he retires, he can sit back and relax.
At this time, many voices also emerged in the NBA comment circle.
Many critics who had criticized Fan Xi to shame in the past have jumped out. They accused Fan Xi: How can you not even play for money? Where is your work ethic? Where is your basketball spirit? Where is your dream?
Before that, they had trashed Fan Xi's work ethic and basketball dream, saying that Fan Xi only cared about picking up girls and making movies.
But now... when it was time to really lose it, they picked her up again and tried to persuade Fan Xi.
Human double standards.
It is worth mentioning that when Lu Yuan released the news that Fan Xi was retiring, Hollywood quickly extended an olive branch.
Thanks to the rising box office of Fan Xi's new movie, the global box office exceeded 100 million US dollars in the first weekend, and now has a total of 460 million. More and more people believe that Fan Xi will be the next box office superstar.
Marvel publicly announced to Fan Xi: Come on! Jack, we will tailor a hero for you.
Paramount even offered five movie contracts with a guaranteed guarantee of US$60 million.
This means that even if Fan Xi leaves the NBA, he will still have a good place to go. He has always been a topical star, and he can prosper in Hollywood. His retirement does not mean unemployment, not to mention that he will also own the Clippers.
Industrial, he also invested in many other industries.
In this short one-year career, Fanshie has gained wealth and prestige that other NBA players cannot accumulate in their entire career.
"I hope the league will find a way to keep him. NBA owners should take action."
At this time, Kobe Bryant suddenly stood up and said: "This affects not only the fans, not just Los Angeles, but also the interests of all teams."
Kobe's speech caused the alliance, which was already undercurrent, to speed up its planning.
Originally, those bosses only communicated with David Stern privately.
Now, David Stern decided to hold a management meeting.
Allowing players to hold shares is strongly demanded by labor and strongly opposed by management. This is because it will break the monopoly of management, further enhance the status of players, and share their interests, making it more difficult to control.
If it were an average player, they probably wouldn't care at all.
But Fanci is, after all, the current superstar in the league. Although his commercial value and influence are not as good as those of LeBron James in the United States, he has already formed a trend of surpassing him around the world.
No one wants to have trouble with money.
The NBA's exception is not without precedent.
Michael Jordan went through a special channel when he renewed his contract with the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls offered Jordan an astonishing annual salary of 30 million in the 1990s, and it was a one-year deal. No one in the NBA has broken this annual salary.
The reason why Jordan was asked to sell his equity in the Wizards was because Jordan no longer had strong dominance at the time, and Jordan only owned a small stake, so he didn't take it seriously.
If Jordan at his peak and Magic Johnson at his peak were faced with a situation like Fanci's today and proposed to retire.
League bosses are also sure to get together for 'tough' meetings.
Jenny Buss took the lead at the meeting. She put forward her opinion clearly: "Why do we still need to have a meeting? Let Jack Fan retire just because he retires. Are we going to destroy the overall situation of the NBA for him? Today Jack Fan stands up and asks for shares, and tomorrow Le
If Brown James steps up and asks for shares, what will the NBA look like?"
Jenny Buss was furious.
She thinks she shouldn't set a precedent for Fan Xi.
Also supporting him was the owner of Miami. He and Fan Xi also had a bloody feud, but he did not support it and opposed it with a clear-cut stance.
Other teams are more ambiguous.
As the most profitable team in the NBA, James Dolan, the owner of the New York Knicks, is very interesting. He neither opposes nor supports it. He said: "When it comes to voting, I will support whoever has the highest support rate."
This is a standard hippie. As a second-generation rich man, he did a lot of harm to the girls in New York when he was young. He has done all kinds of things that should be played and shouldn't be played.
It can be regarded as a cool life.
At this time, Mark Cuban stood up and said: "Jenny, you said you shouldn't set a precedent for Jack, but in fact you already set a precedent for Jack last year. Look at his rookie contract."
Mark Cuban raised a question, and all the bosses in the room started cheering. Of course, the bosses and their representatives were very personable, and they just laughed softly.
Jeanie Buss became angry: "This is the most shameful thing in the history of the Lakers, so we must prevent the same thing from happening."
"Haha, the most shameful thing about the Lakers? Can you tear down last year's championship banner from Staples Arena?" Mark Cuban said to her again.
This time, Jenny Buss was so shocked that she couldn't speak.
Everyone saw her duplicity.
At this time, Mark Cuban said: "My attitude is to agree to Fanshi's acquisition. After all...at that time, no one knew that such a thing would happen to Sterling. This was the result of an accidental superposition of accidents. Jack is innocent.
He was just lucky enough to have God's favor and receive this reward."
"But at the same time, we need to avoid new surprises. We need to formulate rules that will no longer allow the next player to obtain team shares while playing."
"In addition, we must also put forward constraints. For example, we agree to Jack's acquisition of the Clippers, but he cannot continue to play for the Clippers for more than three years. And he cannot receive a contract other than the maximum salary, and his contract must be included in the Clippers' salary.
The salary cap, and a certain increase within the calculation range of the salary cap. He has to pay a price..."
Mark Cuban had been preparing for a long time, and David Stern looked at him with a smile. It seemed that they had communicated before.
When Mark Cuban made this proposal, the bosses and boss representatives present were in a commotion.
Fanci cannot play for the Clippers for three consecutive years, which means that all teams have a chance to get Fanci.
This is a good thing.
Who doesn’t want Vansh?
The atmosphere in the conference room has changed significantly, and even the Miami boss's expression is no longer so firm.
Jenny Bass looked extremely ugly, and she realized that she might not be able to succeed in this meeting.
Just then, a man stood up.
"I support!!"
“I strongly support it!!”
New York boss James Dolan slapped the table and stood up. Before, he looked like a cynical hippie, but now he has changed.
"But I think the regulations should be changed. Jack Fan cannot play for the Clippers for two consecutive years!! Hahahaha! And, after two years, he must come to the East! Hahahahaha!!"