Healing Basketball

Chapter 893
NBA Rookie Renewal Clause Supplementary Clause +, passed by high votes!

Supplementary clause + is: During the rookie contract, if he has won the MVP or the best defensive player for many times, and has the bird right after the rookie contract ends, and the parent team renews the contract, the team and the player can negotiate a starting point of up to 35% of the salary cap. Players who have already renewed their contracts in advance can also implement this clause.

Unlike the previous 'Warden's Special Case', this time, except for the Trail Blazers and Cavaliers, all other teams voted in favor.

If the family can produce a rookie contract with 4 MVP players in 2 years, even teams like the Rockets and Spurs will agree to this clause.

Popovich said in an interview that such players, not to mention 35% of the starting salary, they are willing to pay 40% of the starting salary.

On July 7st, the NBA free market starts.

When Paul Allen returned to Portland, he was moaned by John Nash.

John Nash said angrily: "Aren't they bullying honest people?

Except for the warden...except for the congressman, who else can get two MVPs in a rookie contract? "

The vice president at the side also looked ugly.

Paul Allen was also very angry yesterday in New York, but it was mainly dissatisfaction with the hostility of the whole league.

Now he thought about it, and after John Nash finished complaining, he replied: "It doesn't matter, we just treat Congressman Jess as an 11-year veteran."

"Ah..." John Nash figured it out all of a sudden, feeling a little stupid.

Paul Allen felt happy when he saw John Nash's expression. He liked the feeling of standing on a high IQ.

"We don't have to think about the salary below the luxury tax threshold in the next few years, it doesn't matter how much salary we give to Jess.

Moreover, the 11-year veteran superstars of other teams, God knows when they will collapse after signing a big contract, we don't have to worry at all, Representative Jess is only 25 years old, and his career is in the golden stage... We still have unused profits from this season How many? "

Why did you jump here all of a sudden?John Nash flipped through his small notebook and replied, "Not counting the construction loan owed by the training hall to the bank, there are 4662 million left."

"So much? Have you paid off the loan this year? Have you paid it back... If the rules allow it, I really want to pay Congressman Jess all of it as a salary, so I don't have to worry about how to spend it..."

General manager:"……"

Vice President: "..."

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Like John Nash's previous view, when the 'Warden Exception+' was passed, public opinion generally believed that the Trail Blazers suffered a big loss.

No one on the Trail Blazers explained anything. The media loves to speculate and speculate, so that those teams who have tinkered with this proposal will be happier for a few days.

Liu Xiu received a notice from the team to re-sign the contract and sign with a starting salary of 35% of this year's salary cap.

This year's salary cap has risen far less than in the past three years, from more than 5730 million to more than 5920 million. The signs of an economic crisis have already appeared... Liu Xiu has nothing to do with it.

The starting salary of his contract has skyrocketed from $1719 million to $2072 million, and his total salary in three years has skyrocketed from $5800 million to $6991.7 million!

His salary next season will surpass Iverson, Marbury, O'Neal, Kidd, Jermaine O'Neal... second only to Garnett, who earns $2200 million, and ranks second in the league!
And if there is no accident, he will surpass Garnett in the 08-09 season and become the highest paid player in the league!

He didn't hesitate to sign the new contract. What Paul Allen thought of, he thought too.

Anyway, it's already over the cap, it doesn't matter, he doesn't pay the luxury tax, and the big dog has money.

When his latest contract extension was announced, public opinion was in an uproar.

This provision is really implemented!

Liu Xiu surpassed Garnett and became the player with the highest starting salary for the first contract after the rookie contract.

After the rookie contract, the salary goes straight to 2000 million!
Many people began to worry about the Trail Blazers... These worried people were not necessarily Trail Blazers fans, but they led Trail Blazers fans to worry.

Public opinion is generally pessimistic about the future of the Trail Blazers.

But there are also many people who have discovered a blind spot - how much the Trail Blazers pay Liu Xiu actually has nothing to do with it.

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Renewing Liu Xiu's contract is just re-signing the contract, and it doesn't take much time for the Blazers management.

After the opening of the free market, the Trail Blazers management is working hard to retain the winning lineup of last season...but there is a choice.

Trying to keep the lineup is to save face for the boss, but Paul Allen didn't force anything this year. The "Dynasty Group Photo" he wanted has already been obtained.

Osella Harnington did not offer a contract, and Mourning and Eddie Jones, two players who have contributed a lot in the season that just ended, did not offer a contract to the vice president.

On July 7, the Trail Blazers reached their first contract extension. With a starting salary of $3 million, part of the middle class with a total of $400 million in three years and Blake, who has no bird rights, completed the contract extension.

On July 7, the Trail Blazers completed their contract extension with Deshaun Stevenson, and the Bird rights cap was renewed, with a three-year contract with an annual average of $7 million.

Both contracts have a slight premium, but it is not surprising. The Trail Blazers have the ability to spend money comparable to the Mavericks and Knicks.

Moreover, although the two contracts have a slight premium, they are still justified.

But most importantly, the contract renewal with Raheem, failed...

On July 2007, 7, two weeks had passed since the championship parade. Raheem found a secluded place to rest for two weeks before making a decision.

He held a press conference to announce his retirement!
Only 30 years old, in his prime, he just finished three consecutive championships and announced his retirement.

As soon as this news came out, it sparked heated discussions.

The reason for his retirement is that his pursuit of basketball has been satisfied, the dream that can be fulfilled has been fulfilled, and the one that cannot be fulfilled is a pity. He does not want to suffer anymore, so he chooses to retire...to run his family's foundation.

In addition to triggering people's discussions, the impact of Raheem's retirement on the Trail Blazers has also become the focus of people's attention.

Raheem averaged 9.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game last season, 82 full-time games, averaged 15 points and 9 rebounds per game when he was a starter, and his shooting percentage was as high as 52.5%. His retirement has a huge impact on the internal strength of the Trail Blazers!

Just say that Randolph's "bad start" can't find a quasi-15+10 insider to top it.

Just when people's attention was on Raheem's retirement, the Trail Blazers quietly spent the rest of the middle-class special case, and completed a plan to make Raheem stay on the team if he wanted to continue playing. Renewal of inside players who can't stay.

Although Raheem's retirement made the Trail Blazers' management feel regretful and a headache, but trying to stop the loss is the most important thing. They immediately gave Raheem's first substitute position to the one who wanted to leave the team...

But before they announced who they were going to bring in, an explosive flow of free agents shocked the basketball world!
After the regular season, Paul Pierce, who jumped out of the last year's player option to test the free market, rejected the Celtics' three-year $3 million contract extension and joined the Bulls!
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