NBA: This flower path is a bit strong

With the end of the 1996 draft, the rookies have all gone home, but every team in the NBA still has a chance to adjust their lineup!

That is, the league's trading window will be open for a short time, and the free market will also open.

During this period, the league will calculate the salary cap for the 1996-1997 season based on the player salary data of each team last season, so in this short week, each team can determine the transaction in advance through communication, contact, and agreement to balance the salary.

However, the official transaction must be completed one week after the league has calculated the salary cap, so this short week is also called the transaction freeze period.

Although the time is very short, all team managements who are interested in the playoffs are secretly trading.

Don't underestimate this week, often major events in the league will happen at this silent moment.

For example: Juwan Howard also reached a 7-year, $105 million contract with the Washington Bullets.

For example, the Miami Heat, who were one step away from the playoffs last season, renewed the contract of [Kidney Fighter] Alonzo Mourning with a 7-year, 110 million yuan contract.

According to gossip, the Heat management had to settle for the second best because they failed to hook up with [Big Shark] O'Neal, and retained the core base of the team.

As for Shaquille O'Neal, a free agent who was enjoying his life in the New York Knicks, he was moved by the sincerity of the Lakers management with 7 years and 121 million yuan, and set off for Los Angeles.

The Lakers originally had only 98 million in salary space, but in order to get this [Big Shark] who had just entered his peak, they directly sent George Lynch away, freed up salary space, and promised O'Neal the only core position of the team! (At this time, the rookie snake was still a little brother)

And O'Neal valued this point - the core of the team!

Although Ewing disappointed New York fans last season, the Knicks management still retained him. After all, this twin-tower core did show its power in the just-concluded playoffs. If it weren't for the two sudden suspensions, they might have won the championship this year.

O'Neal also agreed with this point, but facing Ewing who stayed, the team management has been vague about who is the primary and secondary core of the inside line, which made O'Neal very unhappy!

And in this regard, the Lakers are obviously much more generous!

Everyone is conscientious, there are big foreign girls, high salaries, and the level of bars and nightclubs is also on the same level. The management of the other side directly all-in on me, unlike you New York Knicks who dunk and swoosh!

So as a free agent, [Shark] threw himself into the arms of the Lakers without hesitation.

But this is a bit unfair to the Heat, who have the same conditions, but the salary is slightly less by 10 million.

[Shaq] is also a good fisherman:

"If you are not happy with the Lakers, then go to the Heat!"

"I heard that the summer beach in Miami is not bad!"

(In fact, when the Lakers also had a core dispute, O'Neal also went to the Heat in a rage)

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Anyway, the two big fish in the free market were taken away by other teams with billion-dollar contracts, which undoubtedly caused a sensation in the media!

One hundred million US dollars in 1996, what a huge "money power"! It can be said that it completely inspired many top stars and first-class stars to pursue big contracts!

This has nothing to do with loyalty. In this era, if you say that you don't have a billion-dollar contract, you are embarrassed to say that you are an All-Star, let alone a superstar!

The premise of loyalty is that you must first be an All-Star player. Aren't there enough loyal players in the league who guard the water dispenser in a salty fish team for a lifetime?

And our honest Uncle Mu, the [African mountain] with the exclusive "shaking finger" action, also added fuel to the fire at this juncture.

He asked the Nuggets for a big contract with grievance, but was rejected!

Note that Mutombo did not ask for a billion-dollar contract, but a second-level contract of tens of millions, which was ruthlessly rejected by the team.

This also added fuel to the sensitive period of this transaction.

The league has thus entered the real "billion-dollar" era!

As for Pippen, he cried in the toilet:

"Don't listen to what Danzi said!"

They are all 7-year contracts, why is mine only 20 million, and yours are over 100 million!

How many 7 years can there be in a lifetime? Who can say for sure about injuries!

So Pippen avoided talking about the sharp interviews with media reporters, mainly because he couldn't afford to lose face!

As for Michael Jordan, he would definitely not give up participating in oneThe opportunity to cool down, and also announced to join the free market!

I heard that the cause of the incident was that the Bulls offered [Old Rogue] a contract with an annual salary of 25 million US dollars, but Jordan required the Bulls to renew the contracts of Phil Jackson and Pierce II, and the Bulls management said "consider it" (disagree)!

This consideration made [Old Rogue] consider the free market, and Jordan's agent David Falk tried hard to match him with [Gorilla] Ewing, after all, [Gorilla] Ewing was also under Falk's management.

The New York Knicks also gave enough cards to the league's No. 1 player, and directly airdropped a blank check, letting Jordan fill in the numbers himself!

However, it was later proved that this was mostly a [forced palace strategy] of [Old Rogue]'s agent David Falk, just to make the Bulls make a decision quickly!

If [Old Rogue] and [Gorilla] Ewing were really in the New York Knicks, it would be strange if [Gorilla], who was a mortal enemy every year, was willing to be humble? If you can't beat them, then join them, or if you can't beat them, then pull you to join them. This is not popular in this era.

Besides, the Knicks don't have the salary to afford two superstars at the same time. If they tear down the east wall to pay the west wall, it may be possible, but what about other positions?

You can't let the team start the new season with 2 vs. 8, right?

However, it must be said that Jordan's agent David Falk's move to force the palace did work. It immediately triggered heated discussions in the media and the league. What is the Bulls doing? They are killing the donkey after they have done their work!

They just won the championship for you, and this is your sincerity? Besides, Jordan's request is not excessive!

Phil Jackson, the champion coach, and Pierre-Emerick Arnold, such a cheap and easy-to-use second in command, go to the league to ask, if you don't want it, there are many teams that are ready to hire their own coaches, and teams that can get Pierre-Emerick Arnold by squeezing the salary a little bit are scrambling to get him.

As expected, once the public opinion came out, the Bulls were afraid of completely losing the "old rogue", so they quickly offered an annual salary of 30.14 million US dollars and agreed to his request. This is also the only case in NBA history where a player's personal annual salary is higher than the salary cap.

As for Pierre-Emerick: "Good brother, it has to be you! I am so jealous of you, but you can still keep me regardless of the past!"

[Old Rogue]: "The main thing is, I can't find anyone else who is such a cheap second-in-command!"

Facts have proved that there are really such cheap second-in-commands or even third-in-commands!

Barkley, who has passed his prime but still has no championship, chose to leave his old team, the Suns, and join the Rockets. Together with Olajuwon and [Glider] Drexler, they formed the Rockets Big Three and chose to fight for their championship again.

As for the result, those who understand will understand!