NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 15 Finalize the contract and sign the contract with the maximum salary!
Watching Lin Tian's back gradually disappear, Kobe said to Bass in a deep voice: "I hope you can respect this young man."

Here, after Lin Tian returned to the apartment, he found that several media reporters he was familiar with had sent him messages.

A reporter told him that the general managers of some teams hope to communicate with him.

But to Lin Tian's surprise, these reporter friends did not betray him and pass on his number.

As a player, if you have a good relationship with the media, it will do you no harm.

After all, most fans can only get to know a player through live footage or media reports.

After replying to these media friends one by one, Lin Tian opened the sports website again.

As he expected, news about him on the Internet was overwhelming, and comments about various transactions were flying all over the sky.

For example, there is a news headline [According to Ming Kee Shams, the Knicks intend to sign Lin Tian! 】

This is relatively reliable news, and some unreliable news directly said that the Cleveland Cavaliers are interested in Lin Tian.

Some reporters said that the Warriors also want to sign him.

According to these reporters, all [-] teams in the league may be interested in him.

No one expected that such a valuable player such as Lin Tian would appear in the middle of the season.

Lin Tian fell asleep after reading the news for a while, he was too tired.

He had already slept 5 hours on the return flight, so this time he only woke up after [-] hours of sleep when he got back to the apartment.

There are less than 5 hours left before the Lakers vs. Celtics game at home.

Within these 5 hours, the time left for him to renew his contract with the Lakers is less than 5 hours.

Deep in Lin Tian's heart, he certainly hopes to renew his contract with the Lakers.

This is the Lakers!A basketball team with the most fans in Mimi and even the world!
The exposure and popularity here are unmatched by other teams!Not even the Knicks!
Most importantly, there is Kobe here.

Lin Tian will never forget the scene where Kobe helped him tear up the contract just now.

Perhaps this is Kobe's last season, Lin Tian is extremely eager to bring Kobe into the playoffs with his heaven-defying body and talent.

If he didn't want to stay with the Lakers, Lin Tian could just contact the owners of other teams through a media friend.

He is waiting, waiting for the Lakers to really show their sincerity.

Lin Tian's value, he himself understands better than anyone else!
Now he combines all the abilities of Iverson and Tony Allen!Not only has super scoring ability, but also can defend from the 1st position to the 3rd position.

You can even try to defend the 4th position. This kind of value is definitely not something that can be spent for 800 million dollars a year.

Time passed by, Lin Tian's cell phone never rang.

He has made a decision in his heart, if the Lakers don't call tonight, he will leave tomorrow.

In addition to the Lakers, he has many options, such as the Spurs and the Thunder. In short, he can go to any team that has the strength to win the championship, as long as he makes a phone call.

These teams have expressed great interest in him through the media today.

If the Lakers are not even willing to provide themselves with a one-year contract of more than 1000 million dollars, then there is no need for them to stay.

What Lin Tian didn't know was that Bass Jr. and Kupchak, who had returned to the arena, were also having a headache at the moment.

They originally wanted to clear the contracts of some players and trade some players out to clear up space and try to reduce the luxury tax.

But the reality is that there is too little time left for them, and other teams know what they are thinking, and they just don't trade with them.

If Lin Tian is forced to sign a maximum salary contract, the luxury tax they will have to pay will be exaggerated!

Generally, the teams that pay so much luxury tax are championship-level teams, such as the Cavaliers and Warriors.

But the Lakers are at the bottom of the Western Conference, which is embarrassing.

Kobe's pressure today also put a lot of pressure on Buss.

It stands to reason that Kobe and Lin Tian both like to have the ball in their hands, but their styles of play are actually not very compatible.

But Kobe has been with the Lakers for so many years, and this is the first time that the Lakers hope that the Lakers can renew a certain player, which shocked them.

Combined with other teams coveting Lin Tian, ​​Bass gritted his teeth and dialed Lin Tian's number without hesitation.

"Hi! Lin Tian! We have made a decision, the team is willing to sign you with a maximum salary contract! The time is two years."

On the other end of the phone, Lin Tian was not very surprised to hear what little Bass said: "Yes."

For him, signing a contract for several years is not so important, because he entered the league in the first year, and the maximum salary contract is much lower than that of old players.

"Then you come to the arena now, we will sign the contract as soon as possible."

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After Lin Tian brought a professional lawyer to Bass's office in the arena, Bass had already drawn up a new contract.

This time the amount on the contract has changed, the first year is $1500 million and the second year is $1800 million.

This is the most salary Lin Tian can currently get.

You know, Russell, the No. 4 pick of the Lakers, only signed a 2300-year [-] million contract with the team this year!

Lin Tian's 2-year contract is 3300 million!
Little Buss saw Lin Tian reviewing the contract, and said with a smile: "As long as you sign this contract, your salary will be higher than that of this year's No. [-] pick, Downs!"

Lin Tian actually participated in the draft this year, but he was an undrafted pick. He also laughed when he heard what Bass said.

This is the benefit of the undrafted and second-round picks. As long as they perform well, they will definitely get the maximum salary faster than the Leitexiu players!
Drummond Green of the Warriors is a vivid example. That guy entered the league in 12. Because he was a second-round pick, he only signed a 3-year non-guaranteed contract with the team. After the contract expires this year, he will have a 5-year 8200 million contract.

It's just that there are very few such examples.

Because there was no agent, Lin Tian brought a lawyer, and he handed the contract to the lawyer, and asked the other party to check it carefully.

After confirming that there were no pitfalls in the contract, he prepared to sign his name on it.

Kupchak took out his mobile phone and recorded the scene of Lin Tian signing, and the video of Lin Tian signing will be published on the official social media account of the Lakers soon.

After signing the contract, Lin Tian excitedly rushed to the locker room to share his joy with Kobe.

Kobe was also very happy when he heard that Lin Tian renewed his contract with the team's maximum salary: "Congratulations Lin Tian! You deserve it!"

The two hugged, and Kobe sighed again, "But you're going to be on the bench tonight."

"Why?" Lin Tian was a little puzzled.

"The roster for tonight's game has been announced, and the team has delayed signing you for some time." Kobe spread his hands, "It's all the fault of Bass! If he wasn't so stingy! You wouldn't be unable to play tonight!"

In front of all his teammates in the locker room, Kobe scolded the team owner, the entire Lakers, and he was the only one who dared to do so.

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(End of this chapter)