NBA Absolute Flood Dam

493 - Super Big Contract

Gao Yuanyuan called at noon.

"It's embarrassing, most of the domestic media are accusing you, which is much more powerful than the United States, what should I do?"

There was nothing she could do. She had already used some of her family connections, but to no avail.

"Cold salad! They kneel theirs, I can just stand up. I just play ball, and I speak with statistics." Li Ba still didn't care.

"The reaction of the domestic fans is quite good, most of them are supporting you." Gao Yuanyuan said.

"This is the best news. What do I rely on? The media? Fuck that! I rely on myself." Li Ba scolded.

"Then you play hard, win this year's championship, get good statistics, and give them a slap in the face." Gao Yuanyuan said.

"Of course." Li Ba said.

At noon, some media approached the Spurs and the Heat and asked to interview Duncan and O'Neal.

Duncan directly refused the interview request, he did not want to mix this matter.

And O'Neill said to the media with a smile: "My God, the Hammers got a lot of headlines, maybe I should also question your impartiality? I haven't been in the headlines for a long time."

In the next few days, the Suns defeated the 76ers and Timberwolves at home consecutively, achieving a record of 58 wins and 14 losses.

On April 2005, 4, the Suns came to Houston, and on the 2rd, they will challenge the Mosaic team.

However, Li Ba will not play in this game. He has entered the injured list, that is, a rotation.

Dayao invited guests to Yao Restaurant, and chatted with the three of them.

"You are in big trouble, some media are still targeting you." Dayao said.

"Not one hair hurts me." Li Ba said indifferently.

Dayao and Dazhi laughed, looking at Li Ba's appearance, it seemed that it really didn't affect him at all.

"I'll give it another shot next time, keep the heat up." Li Ba said with a smile.

"Pfft!"

Dayao laughed so much that he gave Li Ba a thumbs up.

"However, you have offended these media and commentators, and it will be more difficult to gain some honor in the future." Dayao said regretfully.

"It's okay, isn't this just the second season? I'm not in a hurry. Sooner or later, I'll let them kneel down and bring them to me."

A stern look flashed in Li Ba's eyes.

It was night, and the Suns lost to the Mosaic team and got their 15th defeat.

At noon the next day, the sun returned to Phoenix.

Li Ba found a Chinese restaurant and invited Kobe to dinner.

Tomorrow will be the third game of the season for the two teams.

The current record of the Lakers is 33 wins and 40 losses, while the Grizzlies, the eighth in the Western Conference, have a winning percentage of 54.8%.

"You have offended a lot of the media, which is not a good thing. The honors of MVP and the best team are all selected by the media, which is not good for you." Bryant said.

"You know what? Kobe..."

Li Ba suddenly said with a mysterious face: "I suddenly found that standing on the opposite side of everyone makes me especially excited. Do you think I am a bit perverted?"

"Pfft!"

Kobe laughed.

"I kid you not, really, I'm full of motivation now, I think for the upcoming playoffs, this is a good phenomenon, I have enough motivation to beat my opponent, maybe I really want to start again Cannon?" Li Ba said with a smile.

"You're a lunatic!" Kobe scolded with a smile.

The next night, the Suns beat the Lakers for their 59th victory.

On the second day after the game ended, Sun headquarters, Colangelo's office, he and his boss Robert Savor, President of Operations Ross Bruce, and other senior management were discussing a very important matter, and everyone looked very serious .

In front of him, there is a contract, which is the renewal contract he prepared for Li Ba.

This is the seventh offer, and the first six were rejected by Bill Duffy, including the last six-year $7 million super contract.

In 03, Arenas was in the same situation as the Hammers. He played for the Warriors for two years, and then was taken away by the Wizards with a 6-year $6500 million contract (starting salary of 890 million). The Wizards did not have the bird rights of Arenas. , Only the early Bird clause can only offer a starting salary of 490 million at most, which is far less than the Wizards' big contract, and finally watched Arenas go to the Wizards.

And now, the Suns must not follow in the footsteps of the Warriors.

If he doesn't give such a big contract, he estimates that the Hammer is likely to be signed by the Lakers, or taken away by the Mavericks who are not short of money.

Last year, the Lakers had to trade O'Neal for the hammer alone, which shows how determined they are.

Moreover, the Lakers didn't even make the playoffs this year, so they will definitely chase after the Hammers. Once a sky-high contract is offered, and the Suns don't have enough salary space to match, then he can only watch the Hammers be taken away. Los Angeles.

As for the Mavericks, a center like Dampier can offer more than 7000 million contracts, let alone the Hammers?

"I hit?" He looked at the boss Savor.

Savor was sweating profusely. After thinking about it again, he nodded abruptly and said, "Gamble, let's fight."

"Hammer, Colangelo has contacted me for the seventh time. I hope you can renew your contract in advance." In the morning, Bill Duffy called.

"How much this time?" Li Ba asked.

In fact, he wanted to sign the last contract, and it was almost done, but anyway, he was not in a hurry, so it would be fine to wait a little longer.

"How's his attitude?" he asked again.

The Suns have been refusing to renew the contract in advance, all through Bill Duffy, and he has not directly discussed this matter with Colangelo. I don’t know if the general manager’s attitude has changed. team.

"Iron Hammer, his attitude is fine. The season is coming to an end, and Colangelo is in a hurry. The Suns definitely don't want you to enter the free market. This time they have a lot of blood. 6 years, starting salary 1520 million, Biga Nate's starting salary of 1400 million is 120 million more, for a total of $1.45 million."

Bill Duffy's voice trembled a little.

According to league regulations, his commission is up to 4%. If the Hammers sign this contract, he can get millions of dollars in commission, which is very good.

To be honest, he has already made a lot of money from the Hammer, and the sponsorship advertising commission is even higher, up to [-]%, and the competition is bigger, but the meaning is different.

Once this contract is signed, the Hammer will be worth a super giant.

And he also has a super giant agent, and his status in the league will be completely different.

"Let's sign it." Li Ba said.

"Okay, I'll go to Phoenix right away for the final negotiation." Bill Duffy said excitedly.

On the evening of the 14th, at the Phoenix headquarters, several people raised their wine glasses.

"cheers!"

Colangelo, Bill Duffy, and President of Operations Ross Bruce, owner of Savor, drank the wine in their glasses.

Tonight, they worked out the details of the contract and were just short of the final signing.

On behalf of Li Ba, Bill Duffy put forward some requirements for the team's lineup. In the future, the team must continue to invest funds when there is a surplus in operations, instead of being sluggish like the Timberwolves.

(End of this chapter)