Zhiba NBA

Chapter 185 (180) The Tragic Alan Houston Clause

Alan Houston has recently felt that he has a back.

He used to be a hero of the Knicks. In the 1999 playoffs, it was his key throw that helped the eighth Knicks beat the Eastern Conference leader Heat and reach the finals.Despite losing to the Spurs in the Finals, the Knicks still played with ambition.Alan Houston was 28 years old this year and was at his peak.

In August 2001, the 8-year-old Houston signed a six-year, $30 million contract with the Knicks.At this time, he was already a famous player who had participated in two All-Stars and won an Olympic gold medal.

Unfortunately, the Knicks did not achieve ideal results in the next few years, but fell out of the playoff circle.Finally, the management was furious and sold Houston's good partner Sprewell. The team after the adjusted lineup did not make progress, but Houston himself suffered serious injuries.By last season, he even had to rest for a long time after only playing 20 games.Under the current circumstances, it is normal for him to announce his retirement immediately.

But the player retired, the contract did not retire.Houston's contract is guaranteed and will not end until 2007, which means that even if he can't play in the next game, the Knicks still need to pay him a scary salary of up to 1 million for two years, and these salaries still need to occupy the salary cap, making it difficult for the team to reinforce.

This time even the NBA couldn't stand it anymore. Taking advantage of this opportunity of labor negotiations, the league introduced ad hoc (amnesty is actually a masking word!!!) clause.This clause stipulates that each team can lay off a player in the team. Although the salary still needs to be paid, the salary of this player will not take up the salary cap.In this way, many teams can avoid high luxury taxes.Since Alan Houston happened to be close to such a condition, and he didn't know who started it first, he called the ad hoc clause the Alan Houston Clause, and the name quickly spread.

Once the new terms came into effect, naturally there would be teams to use them. The first ad-hoc storm in NBA history unfolded like this.This is inevitable, there will always be some players who play well in the contract year, but then their form plummets, and they do not meet the expectations when they signed the contract.After all, not every team manager has a golden finger.

On August 8, the Lakers made the first move, and the insider Brian Grant, who was ad hoc, was 10 years old and his condition was no longer what it used to be.And his next contract has 32 years left, more than 2 million.This salary is almost catching up with Kobe, so the Lakers will naturally not keep him.

On August 8, the Magic announced layoffs.The one who was recruited was Doug Christie, one of the former King's Five Tigers.The next day, the 11ers set up a special meritorious veteran Aaron McGee.

On August 8, several big-name players were also ad hoc.The Mavericks ad hoc veteran Finley; the Pacers ad hoc Reggie Miller (Miller announced his retirement at the end of the playoffs last season, but the contract has not yet been settled); the Knicks made an amazing move, they ad hoc Jerome Williams.A few days later, Williams announced his retirement.Although Williams also has a large contract of nearly 15 million for three years, this contract is much smaller than Houston's contract.For a while, New York fans protested, calling on the team to ad hoc their former hero Houston.Of course, some fans think that Houston is only 3 years old and has not reached the age to retire, so he should be given some more opportunities.

(Alan Houston retired due to injury a few months later. He was dissatisfied with the title of Alan Houston's terms in the future, and even went to court with relevant parties on the grounds of "damage to reputation")

The Pistons did not hesitate to appoint Coleman ad hoc. This veteran was the candidate that the Pistons placed high hopes on against Yao Ming.Didn't even get a minute of playing time in the playoffs.

The Raptors specially appointed Alonzo Mourning. This iron man has undergone many kidney operations and is in poor health. He has two years left in the contract he signed with the Nets in 03.The Wolves have ad hoc shooter Hoiberg.

Being ad hoc does not mean that there is no strength, most ad hoc is just an economic issue.Grant, who was just ad hoc by the Lakers, is re-employed in Phoenix.Normally, Grant's salary this year is 1600 million. The Suns signed him a cheap contract of 1 million for one year, so that the Lakers only need to pay Grant's remaining salary of 167 million.This kind of re-employment can be regarded as the joy of all three parties. Grant found a job, the Suns got cheap players, and the Lakers also saved some money.

The Suns made another shot and exchanged Magloire for the Eagles' Boris Diaw plus 2 draft picks.Since the arrival of Nash, the Suns have played small balls, and Xiao Ma is very uncomfortable with this style of play. It is not a bad thing for him to change places.

The Mavericks also joined the leak-picking team, and Cuban signed Christie, who was specially appointed by the Magic.The Timberwolves signed McGee from the 76ers.

The Rockets finally made a shot. Of course, their players are all good. This time it's not a special shot. On August 8, the Rockets officially announced that they had signed the European rookie Vassilis Spanoulis. The contract is about 20 years and 3 million.

On August 8, the Lakers signed with free agent Dikembe Mutombo for 26 years.Uncle Mu is one of the most famous defensive centers in NBA history. He has won the best defensive player 2 times. At this time, he is 4 years old, but he has maintained a good competitive state.Wang Yuanfei also considered contacting Uncle Mu several times, but the Rockets have a lot of young players inside, and in the end he still did not make this decision.Now the Lakers actually snatched it away.

It must be impossible to defend against the Lakers purely by defending against wolves. After all, there are so many outstanding players in the league, and some of them will always be signed by the Lakers.The current Lakers can completely arrange the combination of Mutombo + Odom + George + Kobe + Deron. There are also Bynum, Walton, Jr. and other good players on the bench. This lineup is also enough to hit the top four in the West.You must know that the Lakers in the previous life relied on Kobe Odom to lead a few teammates who were not capable of starting, and they even made it to the playoffs.It was in this season that Kobe really reached the pinnacle of his career.

On August 8, the Rockets announced that they had completed a five-year maximum salary extension with Yao Ming ahead of schedule.Although Yao Ming's contract will not end until 31, his outstanding performance has conquered everyone.Out of respect, the team completed the contract extension with him ahead of schedule.

At this time, Parker and Turkoglu began to worry, because their asking price was too high, and the negotiation has been deadlocked.Especially Parker, the Rockets got another European guard Spann, the potential meaning is that he is no longer indispensable.In fact, this is also a kind of benevolence and righteousness of the Rockets. After the players are trained, they should not simply force them to stay on the team, but also consider creating a new development environment for them.Excellent players like Parker and Lao Te cannot be allowed to play as substitutes for a lifetime.

9月2日，马刺队接盘芬利，以1份1年270万的合同将老对手收入帐下。

On September 9, Turkoglu, who lost his patience, finally accepted the invitation contract from the Bucks.The Bucks offered him a 3-year 6 million contract, and they took a fancy to Lao Te's ability to displace.Turkoglu can not only serve as a small lineup power forward next to Bogut, but also play small forward to liberate Bobby Simmons to the 3800 position and allow Simmons and TJ Ford to merge.

Now, the renewal of the contract can no longer be delayed!
　Going out for a few days during the holidays, and I don’t have enough manuscripts to ask for leave tomorrow, and I will make up the next day.Please forgive me.

　　
　
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