Wang Feng's eyes met Barnes for a moment, and then moved away.
He saw the reluctance in Barnes's eyes and understood what he was thinking.
In fact, from the very beginning when he made the plan to snatch Barnes' starting position, he was prepared to be resented by the opponent, and the attitude of Barnes towards him when he first crossed over made him make this decision.
I feel at ease without any psychological burden.
Being squeezed out of the starting lineup at this critical point in the contract year will undoubtedly be a devastating blow to Barnes' career.
According to the original historical process, Barnes, who won 73 games with the team in 2016, will become a hot commodity in the free market and eventually sign a four-year, $94 million maximum salary contract with the Dallas Mavericks! Become a winner in life early!
But it's different now.
This season, although Barnes has been relegated to the bench, his playing time has not decreased much compared to when he started before, and his personal data is not much different from the previous two seasons.
But next season, with Wang Feng firmly entrenched in the Warriors' starting position, Barnes' playing time and ball rights will be further reduced. By then, let alone a maximum-salary contract, will he be able to get an annual salary of tens of millions?
It’s hard to tell when it comes to contracts!
In this way, it was quite miserable for Barnes to be punished by Wang Feng, but so what?
As the saying goes, a dead friend never dies. The NBA itself is a fiercely competitive league. Wang Feng was able to steal the starting position from Barnes not through intrigues, but by relying on his own strength to win the opportunity!
Besides, next year is Barnes’s contract year, so why not Wang Feng’s?
Compared to Barnes, who joined the NBA in the first round of the draft and received a four-year rookie contract worth more than 10 million, with no worries about food and clothing, Wang Feng is in an even more difficult situation!
As an undrafted rookie, Wang Feng signed a two-year, non-guaranteed, low-salary contract with the Warriors. The total of the two years was less than one million US dollars. After deducting various taxes and daily expenses, there was not much left!
Even before Wang Feng traveled through time, the original Wang Feng was already in danger within the Warriors and would face being laid off at any time!
Now, the crisis no longer exists.
With several top badges donated by the system, Wang Feng had the capital to gain a foothold in the NBA. He successfully stole Barnes' starting position in the Warriors, and while assuming important responsibilities within the team, he won the championship with the team!
This will undoubtedly make his worth rise!
Although the Warriors management team has not taken any action yet, providing Wang Feng with a high-quality contract is already a certainty.
In the current league, the price of 3D players is often very high!
And Wang Feng also has his own ideas and plans!
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After winning the championship, there were victory parades and celebrations that lasted for several days.
The entire city of Oakland was plunged into a sea of joy, as fans took to the streets to welcome the Warriors' championship parade bus.
Wang Feng participated in all the Warriors' championship events with the team, and in the process received an invitation from the Warriors management.
Wang Feng knows that the Warriors are ready to talk to him about contract renewal.
When Wang Feng emerged last season, the regular season was already in the second half, the free market was closed, and the final contract renewal deadline had passed. The rules did not allow the Warriors to renew Wang Feng's contract in advance.
But now that the finals are over, the entire season is officially over, the free market has reopened, and the team can start various transactions and contract extensions.
The first thing the Warriors' management thought of was naturally Wang Feng, the only owner of a non-guaranteed contract in the team who has secured his starting position.
Before contacting Wang Feng again, the management had communicated with head coach Cole and received high praise for Wang Feng from Cole.
"Wang Feng is a perfect 3D player and the role player who is most suitable for the current Warriors tactical system. His excellent outside single defense and assist defense capabilities can form a linkage with Green and Thompson to further enhance the team's defensive intensity! And his three-dimensional
The ball distribution is more stable than Curry and Thompson in some situations!"
"More importantly, he is still very young, and there is still room for improvement and advancement! Considering the huge Chinese market behind him, I think he must be kept no matter what!"
Warriors general manager Bob Myers recalled Kerr's evaluation in his mind and shook his head helplessly.
As the team's general manager, Myers' previous headache was how to strengthen the Warriors' weak lineup.
But now his headache is how to keep this extremely powerful Warriors team that has already won the championship as much as possible.
After the season, the contracts of many Warriors players expired, including Clay Thompson and Draymond Green, whose rookie contracts have expired.
These two players are an important core and puzzle piece for the Warriors' rise, and they must stay for the team no matter what!
Clay Thompson had already renewed his contract with the team in advance at the end of last year, signing a four-year contract extension worth $70 million. Green's contract extension is probably similar to Thompson's, with an annual salary of tens of millions!
By this time next year, Harrison Barnes' rookie contract is about to expire. By then, the Warriors' salary space will be very tight. Which players should give up the contract extension and which players should be retained are all decided by him as the president.
Issues that managers must consider carefully.
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Bringing his thoughts back to the present, Miles looked at Wang Feng sitting in front of him and smiled.
"Wang, you gave us a big surprise this season. It seems that we were absolutely right to choose you. Congratulations on your success in impressing us with your performance!"
"Now the team wants to renew your contract in advance and convert your non-guaranteed contract into a guaranteed contract with good benefits."
"I know you don't have an agent yet, but it doesn't matter. You can take the quotation contract back and study it carefully, seek advice from relevant legal professionals, and then give me an answer."
As Miles spoke, he handed Wang Feng a contract that had already been prepared.
Wang Feng took the contract, opened it and took a rough look at it.
He is not a professional, so naturally he cannot understand the legality and rationality of most of the clauses in the contract, but that is not his current focus.
Soon Wang Feng found what he wanted to see in the contract...an agreement on salary.
Seeing the total salary written above, Wang Feng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
The Warriors seem to really value themselves, and they actually offered a four-year contract worth 24 million, with an average annual salary of 6 million!
An annual salary of 6 million may not seem like much, but it is actually close to the standard for a middle-class contract.
In the NBA, there are still only a few players who can earn an annual salary of tens of millions. Being able to have a four-year contract with an annual salary of 6 million is the dream of most players!
After all, such a contract with a total salary of 24 million yuan, if converted into Chinese national currency, would be a full 150 million yuan! Even after deducting various taxes, you can still earn a small target in four years!