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Chapter 224 224. Contract Renewal!Mr. Billion!
In mid-July, the NBA broke a big news that shocked the league. The Lakers and the Heat reached a deal, and the core player in this deal was the league's No.7 "Shark" O'Neal.

In this deal, the Heat will send Odom, Caron Butler, Grant, plus a protected first-round pick and second-round pick in exchange for "Shark" O'Neal.

Many fans feel that the Heat's new season may threaten the status of the Eagles in the Eastern Conference, because O'Neal is the No. [-] active center after all. Still can't change the fact that O'Neill has the dominance of the restricted area.

It didn't matter to Eagles fans when O'Neal was with the Lakers, because the Lakers would only meet the Eagles when they entered the Finals, but after O'Neal joined the Heat, the two teams have a high probability of meeting in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

To be precise, the joining of O'Neal has made the Heat the favorite to win the championship next season. If the Eagles want to defend their title, they must pass the Heat in the playoffs. This is definitely not a good thing for the Eagles.

However, Suter, who heard the news, was not in a hurry. There are still many problems in the Heat's lineup. O'Neal alone can't pose a threat. There is a very big flaw in the early stage, that is, the lack of outside shooting ability.

With the current lineup alone, the Heat still can't solve the problem of crowded restricted areas. When O'Neal and Wade both need to get to the basket to score, the Eagles can easily limit the Heat's offense.

If the Heat do not carry out large-scale reinforcements in the follow-up, O'Neal and Wade alone will not be scary, at least Suter thinks so.

The media generally believed that the eccentricity of the Lakers management angered O'Neal, so O'Neal chose to leave the Lakers.

It has long been no secret that there are conflicts between the "OK combination". Even after the finals, O'Neal publicly stated that he and Kobe could only keep one. Kobe Bryant gave up the No. 1 "Shark" O'Neal in active service.

The most annoying thing about this incident was a poll conducted by the "Los Angeles City Daily" on the website. "Do you think O'Neal is worth letting a team bet their future on him and build a team around him?"

Then 80% of the fans chose "No", thinking that O'Neal has no future to gamble on, and he is getting older. Instead of keeping O'Neal, it is better to keep the younger Kobe.From a long-term perspective, the Los Angeles media generally believe that the Lakers management has made a successful choice.

Because of the departure of "Shark" O'Neal, the Lakers head coach Phil Jackson was very angry, indicating that he would no longer serve as the head coach of the Lakers next season, but this did not change the determination of the Lakers management at all, and still left behind. Kobe Bryant in the golden age of players.

O'Neal's departure caused the Lakers' odds of winning the championship next season to plummet, and the outside world began to speculate on whether the Lakers could still make the playoffs next season.

Although both Odom and Caron Butler have good personal abilities, the current lineup left by the Lakers is indeed ridiculously poor. Except for Kobe, almost half of the team lineup has been changed.

Coupled with the strike of "nine-time coach" Phil Jackson, these have made the Lakers' prospects for the new season full of gloom. No one knows whether the Lakers will miraculously break into the playoffs in the new season, but at least people at this stage generally They are no longer optimistic about the Lakers.

On the contrary, they think that the Heat who got "Shark" O'Neal have become the league's biggest favorites to win the championship, and even have a chance to defeat the defending champion Eagles in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

In addition, some media have begun to discuss Suter, who believes that Suter, who has already discussed with the management to jump out of the contract, is likely to sign a contract with a total salary of hundreds of millions this summer, and it is even a certainty.

However, until now, there has been no news that Suter and the Eagles have successfully renewed their contract. It is said that Suter is waiting for Stephen Jackson to negotiate with the management and plans to announce it together at that time.

The time has entered August. During this period, Suter closed all social software and has been conducting closed training. For more than half a month, Suter feels that his strength has improved a lot compared to the finals .

However, in early August, Suter received a call from his buddy Tom Anderson, saying that he had already negotiated with the Eagles management and only waited for Suter to return to Atlanta to sign the contract.

The final amount of Suter's new contract is 5 million US dollars for 1.1 years, of which the last year is a player option, with an average annual salary of 2200 million. Chris Webber is about $400 million more.

It is worth mentioning that after Suter officially decided to jump out of the contract, the Knicks intended to sign him with a higher salary. They had contacted Tom Anderson in private and wanted to use a more lucrative contract to increase the city as the core. attract.

But after Suter got the news, he let Tom Anderson push it, and he was not interested in the Knicks team at all.

In the early morning of the next day, Tom Anderson came to Suter's house in person and asked with a puzzled look: "Why don't you consider joining the Knicks? I think they are very sincere this time. Marbury's personal strength is not bad. But he is definitely not a competent star. Join this team and you will become the new king of New York. Whether you can lead the team to win a championship or not, you will be more popular than in Atlanta."

The Knicks have won two NBA championships in history, in 1970 and 1973. Due to their geographical location, the Knicks are very attractive to players and have the largest basketball market in the NBA.

Even the headquarters of the NBA is in New York. Whoever can lead the Knicks to win the championship will definitely become the leading superstar in the league. There is no doubt about the attention. No team in the league has a bigger market than New York.

And if Souter really chooses to join the Knicks, league president David Stern will also take care of him. Supporting the Knicks has long been an unspoken rule within the league. Unfortunately, this team seems to be unsupportable. Dude, no matter how hard the league tries, the Knicks still can't get rid of the title of "bad team".

The reason why Suter rejected the Knicks is very simple. Although the New York market is indeed very attractive, the team has many internal problems and the fans are not easy to serve.

In addition, Suter had already reached an agreement with the Eagles in private. If he repented at this time, he would become the most rebellious boy in NBA history. Suter would not allow such black spots to appear in his career.

Suter would not change his mind. He sat in the kitchen while eating, and said unhurriedly: "Tom, you are looking at it from a business point of view. The New York market is indeed very attractive, but I am not optimistic about this one." team."

"Why?" Tom Anderson asked with a puzzled look.

"There is a big problem with the management level of this team. This is a team with no future. I don't want to cooperate with them at all." Suter took out a tissue and wiped his mouth.

"The Knicks management has always been rich and powerful. They promise that as long as you are willing to join, the team will sign all the star teammates you want. You know, the Eagles don't have such courage, otherwise they won't let them go this year. Nash and Wallace. Integrity is important, but sometimes I think people have to think more about themselves." Tom Anderson is still trying to persuade Suter.

Suter shook his head and said with a smile: "This is why I am not optimistic about the Knicks. It is indeed a good thing for the management to have a lot of money, but sometimes it may also be a bad thing. They don't care whether the players are compatible or not. , Just look at the player's reputation to sign and trade, a basketball is not enough for this team, didn't you see the Knicks last season?"

"Well, I suddenly feel that you are right." Tom knew that Suter had a very clear plan for his future, and he believed that he would not make a mistake. It is a good way to stay in the Eagles to defend the title, but the location of Atlanta is not as good as that of Atlanta. New York.

Suter went on to say: "The football market in Atlanta is really small, but here I am their king, and the relationship with my teammates is also very harmonious. Not to mention that I have promised the management to renew the contract, even if it is not agreed in advance. I will definitely not join the Knicks."

As someone who has been there, Suter knows how bad the Knicks team is. From the management, to the players, to the fans, there is no one to worry about. into this vortex.

Sitting on the table and having a bite with Suter, Tom Anderson looked up again and asked: "You performed very well in last year's finals. If we continue to negotiate, the salary you get in the end is very likely to be higher. I don’t know why you gave up the chance to make more money.”

"Needless to say, the Eagles management is not the Knicks after all. They have limited salaries. No matter how high my contract is, I won't be able to sign Jackson. If I have to sign a higher contract than O'Neal, it's not impossible. Possibly, but the price is to completely lock up the salary space, which is very detrimental to the team's defending title, no one can lead the team to win the championship alone, I need help." Souter has a more thorough view on this point.

It doesn't make much difference to him to get $1000 million more and get $1000 million less, but it has a huge impact on the operation of the entire team. Money is important, but honor is also very important.

Being able to sign this contract with the Eagles with an average annual salary of 2200 million U.S. dollars is already very profitable. Otherwise, after the "Arenas Clause" is introduced, no matter how good a second-round pick like Suter is, he can only match it at best. A middle class.

If he lowered his salary inappropriately, the Eagles management will probably let Jackson go. The owner of the Eagles is not a person with deep pockets, otherwise this team will not have a multi-person holding situation.

Suter doesn't care about taking an extra $1000 million, and he doesn't want to leave the Eagles either. As long as he leads the team to successfully defend the title, the commercial value will further increase. At that time, he can endorse a few big brands at will, and the money will come out.

When a player's strength reaches a certain level, no matter where he plays, he will have a high exposure rate, and there is no need to go to a big city.

Just as LeBron James can get the highest broadcast rate in the United States in that poor place in Cleveland, the team market can't decide everything. If you don't want to use the market to build your own business empire, then there is no need to go to Los Angeles and The urban development of New York.

Conversely, if the player's own strength is not enough, then even playing in a big city will not have much commercial value.The most famous team is the Knicks. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the Knicks players have changed batches after batches. As a result, there are not a single superstar, but a bunch of stupid critics.

Now when people mention the Knicks team, the biggest player they can think of is Randall. At best, plus Rose, whose popularity is greater than his strength. Apart from that, not many fans will pay attention to this team at all. team players.

Whether Stephen Jackson can successfully renew the contract is a big deal for Souter and the Eagles. Jackson was the hero of the Eagles winning the championship last season, so the contract extension should not be too shabby.

After discussion, Stephen Jackson is willing to sign a five-year $5 million contract with the Eagles, with an average annual salary of $7500 million.

His extension contract is not as big as Nash and Rasheed Wallace, but the team is sincere enough. After all, the defending champion Eagles really don't have much salary space available.

This is still in the case of only signing some low-salary players for reinforcement during the offseason, otherwise the Eagles would not even be able to offer a five-year $5 million contract.

You know, the salary of Stephen Jackson and Suter alone in the new season will be as high as 3700 million US dollars, while the total salary of the three teams in the league last season was less than 4000 million.

In other words, Suter and Jackson together topped the total salary of the Clippers, Nuggets and Jazz last season.

In the new season, the league has adjusted the salary cap, requiring the minimum salary of the team to be no less than 4000 million US dollars, but the Eagles have reached their limit to swallow the contracts of these two brothers one after another, let alone spend the extra money to sign in the free market Other big-name players, this is why the Eagles always sign some cost-effective players during the offseason, but they are all low-salary players.

After receiving the contract, Jackson and his agent did not ask for a further increase in salary. If he wants to win more championships, he must pay a corresponding price.

The two followed up for about 5 years, which can be regarded as advancing and retreating together. As long as the Hawks do not suffer from extensive injuries and poor operations in the next 5 years, they will always be able to maintain their competitiveness in the NBA.

Joining other teams can indeed get more salary, but the risk is also greater. Stephen Jackson wants to continue to play with Suter. Be the Pippen of the new era.

Jackson is very satisfied with this contract, and has even begun to fantasize about the scene of the two teaming up to kill the Quartet in the new season.

Stephen Jackson knew that his comprehensive strength was not at the same level as Suter, so he never compared salary with Suter.In terms of commercial value, the gap between the two is even greater. Souter is an ornamental player who can attract fans to watch the game at home. Even if Jackson has springs on his feet, he cannot do better than him.

The two held a press conference on the same day, and in the face of media interviews, they touted each other, saying that they would work hard to defend their title next season, train hard during the offseason, and strive to make the Eagles a dynasty team.

Derek Anderson is a little depressed. They are also the heroes of the team's championship last season, but the difference between everyone is that one needs to renew the contract and the other does not. How can the gap be so big in the end?

(End of this chapter)