godfather in black

113 Chapter 114: Renewal

114: Contract Renewal

People all over the United States are interested in whether Qin Tao will renew his contract with the Lakers, but those fans in Los Angeles who really belong to the Lakers are not too anxious.The eunuchs were drenched in sweat, but as emperors, they didn't respond at all.

Los Angeles fans like the team to win, like the team to win honors, like the team to win the championship, but the real Lakers fans will never be upset or even cry because the team loses.This is an essence derived from the soul. As the only team in the NBA that belongs to the aristocracy, the Los Angeles Lakers have developed this temperament by no means overnight.They are used to the team's victory. They feel that it is a good thing if the team can win the NBA championship.The only thing that may make Lakers fans feel uncomfortable is that the Boston Celtics have won more championships than the Lakers!
At the Lakers' home court, the home team stands, especially the fans near the home team's bench.Except that the Boston Celtics will be very excited when they visit, at other times, even if the Lakers are behind, they will be very calm.What are the teams that are coming to challenge us?It's just floating clouds!So what if you beat us now?Anyway, we can win the championship in the end.This is a temperament that belongs to the Los Angeles Lakers, the purple and gold nobles.

Qin Tao’s contract extension is the same for the loyal fans of Los Angeles. They have never lacked great coaches. From Parker Riley to Phil Jackson, Los Angeles has born a superstar in the league. .1 along with great head coaches.

The current Qin Tao is far from reaching the level that Parker-Riley received in Los Angeles back then. Back then, Parker-Riley could make Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar docile. Now Qin Tao and Kobe are just It's just a collaborator relationship.Qin Tao is far from reaching the height of Parker-Riley in many aspects, what he is doing is just using the "controller" to make up the gap between them.

Even if Parker Riley's departure didn't cause much waves among the fans in Los Angeles, they firmly believed that the purple and gold aristocrats are super attractive to all outstanding players and coaches, and the soil of Los Angeles can also cultivate For any legend, Los Angeles is a place where legends are born, isn't it?The Los Angeles Lakers who had just sent away Shaq O'Neal were able to rebound strongly in half a season. A Chinese led the Lakers to start a strong rebound, which itself is another miracle born in Los Angeles.

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The suburbs of Los Angeles, the mansion of Jerry Buss, Qin Tao and the general manager of the Lakers, Mitch Kupchak, stood in front of the French windows of the study, admiring the sky that had just rained and the water still hanging on the ground. grassland.

"The fans don't seem to care much about your contract extension! And you don't seem to be in a hurry!" Mitch Kupchak said.

Qin Tao cursed in his heart, "I'm anxious, did you see that? You and Bass, these two old bastards, really have the temperament of old bastards. They just wait and see what happens in everything. If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move either." "Cough !" He coughed, and said, "Don't the fans care? I think these fans remember them like monkeys." As he spoke, he picked up a copy of the Los Angeles Times. Fans all over the world have opinions on the matter of contract renewal.

"You know what I'm talking about, don't you?" Mitch Kupchak looked at Qin Tao with a smile on his face, "The fans in Los Angeles basically didn't react much to this matter. They don't care about you at all. Ah! It seems that your achievements in leading the team are not enough to impress them!"

"When Parker Riley and Phil Jackson left, the fans in Los Angeles seemed to be like this!" Qin Tao looked at Mitch Kupchak who was standing with a smile, and he sighed: "Before I came to Los Angeles, I always thought that the Lakers It's arrogance, and you start to relax after the game is leading. But after I came to Los Angeles, I found that this is a kind of soul imprint. Any player who wears the purple and gold jersey will have this imprint. This kind of temperament, the temperament that nobles only have. I once wanted to change all this, but I couldn't do it, it was too difficult, and I couldn't make a nobleman become a robber."

"Haha! Well said." A voice came directly from outside the door.Just as Qin Tao finished expressing his exclamation, Jerry Buss pushed the door open, holding a purple folder with the Lakers logo printed on it. "The head coach who can recognize the essence of the Los Angeles Lakers so quickly, after I took over the Lakers, you are the third." Bass said.

"Who are the first two?" Qin Tao asked.

"Parker Riley and Phil Jackson," Mitch Kupchak replied.

Jerry Buss made a gesture of "please sit down" to Qin Tao and Mitch Kupchak, and then he sat down on the dark red sofa opposite Qin Tao and Mitch Kupchak.

'Let's get to the point this time! Qin Tao thought, "I must fight for that right." He clenched his fists, making the final preparations, recalling the "lines" he had programmed before coming here at the last moment.Unexpectedly, the old man Bass was not in a hurry to get to the point. He picked up the coffee in front of him and drank a couple of sips, then picked up a box of cigars from the table, slowly took out one, put it in his mouth, and took a deep breath. He took a sip and leaned back on the sofa with great enjoyment.After a while, he exhaled a stream of smoke. Under the lighting of the room and the background of the smoke, Buzz's eyes were like stars in the dark, deep and shining.

Looking at Bass, Qin Tao suddenly realized that the Lakers' success over the years was due to the boss.Just when Qin Tao's thoughts were flying wildly, Buzz's cough brought him back from his thoughts.Bass slowly opened the folder in front of him, took out a few sheets of paper and handed them to Qin Tao, "This is the new contract between Kwame Brown and Chris Webber." He said.

Qin Tao took the contract and looked at it.He had to lament the thoughtfulness of the old man in front of him.Now in the Lakers' system, Kwame Brown and Chris Webber's rebounding ability is indispensable, and their rebound protection is the source of the Lakers' counterattack.

The total value of these two contracts is as high as 900 million.Among them, Kwame Brown signed a three-year contract with a total value of 600 million, while Chris Webber received a two-year contract of 300 million.These two contracts are very suitable for Qin Tao's ideas in terms of time and size, but he still wants to fight for that right for himself.

After handing the contract to Qin Tao, Jerry Bass leaned on the sofa and began to enjoy his cigar, while Mitch Kupchak began to talk with Qin Tao about the contract. When they started talking about the contract , Tian Yu bid farewell to Kobe's wife Vanessa and Odom's girlfriend Kohler, and came to Qin Tao's study.

The contract offered by the Los Angeles Lakers did not allow Tian Yu to continue to fight for more room, which was already higher than they had imagined before.Mitch Kupchak directly offered a one-point, three-year, 300 million contract, which is already considered the top contract in the NBA.Qin Tao's salary was 900 million in the first year, 100 million in the second year, and 300 million in the third quarter.Qin Tao's salary this year is only 700 million, which means that his salary will increase at a rate of 200 million US dollars per year.Let alone 1000 million US dollars in the past, even if it was 200 million US dollars, Qin Tao didn't dare to think about it!

They had been talking very easily before, without the slightest obstacle, but then Qin Tao insisted on adding a clause at the end of the contract.He wants the executive right to the team's draft picks and the right to trade the team's players.After hearing Qin Tao's request, Mitch Kupchak was in a dilemma. All these efforts were carried out by him, the general manager.At this moment, Bass slowly opened his eyes.

"Mr. Qin Tao, although we have seen your performance this season, I think you know that no head coach has ever met your request. Including Phil Jackson." Bass said, his The voice was very calm, and it was hard to hear what other meanings he had.

"But what Parker-Riley is doing in Miami now is this kind of thing." Qin Tao's momentum began to rise, and he did not give in at all.

Bass looked at Qin Tao and was silent for a while, then said: "I can give you this right, but this requires more sincere cooperation between you and Mickey. In the future, you have the final say on the team and team transactions, but in market operations and Mickey has the final say on the business development of the team. Whether the two of you cooperate tacitly will directly affect the team's record." After finishing speaking, Bass got up and opened to the French window of the study, not knowing what he was thinking.

But Mitch didn't proudly object after Bass made the decision. He immediately added another item to the contract and printed it out immediately. Finally, both parties signed and stamped it.Both Qin Tao and Mickey were smiling, and the two men's right hands were tightly held together, "I think our future cooperation will be very pleasant, in fact, I have thought about this a long time ago, so that my advantages can be better utilized gone."

"Yes, this way the team's combat effectiveness will be stronger, a united Los Angeles Lakers, haha!"

The two men laughed at the same time, hearty laughter came out of the study room, Qin Tao's future was tied to the chariot of the Los Angeles Lakers, the future of the Los Angeles Lakers was held by Qin Tao, at least for the next three years...

(End of this chapter)