The summary of the contract for Ray Allen to join the Trail Blazers: starting salary of US$13.3 million, accounting for 25% of the salary cap, non-Bird rights maximum salary, a total of US$60.78 million over four years, and a player option in the final year.

Not long after the NBA official website updated that the Trail Blazers signed Ray Allen, Paul Allen held a press conference and announced the matter in a very high-profile manner, as if he was afraid that others would not know.

Liu Xiu attended the press conference and handed the No. 34 jersey to Ray Allen.

The Trail Blazers' No. 34 jersey has not been retired, and no one is currently wearing it. Looking at Ray Allen displaying the jersey in front of him, Liu Xiu felt that this jersey was more suitable for the three-point champion, and there was no need to change to No. 20.

Jersey.

Paul Allen had a great time announcing the signing of Ray Allen, but the highlight of the press conference had just begun.

When it came time for reporters to ask questions, long guns and short cannons were placed in front of Ray Allen.

"Allen, why did you choose to join a team that just won the championship?"

The reporter came up with a simple but pointed question.

Ray Allen responded calmly: "I waited for 3 years, and after 3 years, there are 3 years, and after 3 years there are still 3 years. I have been in the NBA for 9 years. At the age of 30, I have no time to continue.

Wait."

He did not avoid this question and did not argue fiercely. From this point, Liu Xiu felt the difference between Ray Allen and other stars.

The reporter did not stop attacking and continued to ask: "Don't you want to lead the team to win the championship yourself and become the best?"

Ray Allen responded: "When I debuted, I thought I was the next Michael Jordan, but it turns out I'm not."

The reporter's eyes lit up and he grabbed the key words and asked: "Do you think you are inferior to the warden?"

Ray Allen glanced at Liu Xiu and said: "I have been a genius in everyone's eyes since I was a kid. I also think I am a genius, but I have been in the NBA for a long time and I have seen too many geniuses. I understand

There is a difference between genius and genius."

Reporters have only one comment about Ray Allen—difficult!

Calm, calm and steady, without oil or salt.

The reporters were about to ask someone else to ask questions. They looked at Liu Xiu...forget it, this guy was obviously eager to try and was ready to show off.

Let’s ask the big dog owners!

"Mr. Allen, in order to sign Allen, you gave up the bird rights of Stoudemire and Raheem, and also pardoned Anderson, missing three important substitutes. Do you have any follow-up reinforcement plans?"

The warden, vice president, general manager, and coach all looked at the boss.

Paul Allen adjusted his collar and said: "I am very grateful to Derek for his contribution to the team over the years. He was a very important member of our just-concluded championship season, but for the sake of the greater future, we only

Can we end the cooperation early..."

The reporters collectively asked questions and answered the question incorrectly. This is it!

Suddenly remembered that I forgot to thank the players who were pardoned?

Suddenly, Paul Allen changed the topic: "I am also very grateful for the help provided by Dolan. Yes, he is the owner of the Knicks. Thank him for bringing us the Houston clause. Without him, we would not be able to negotiate with Ray so smoothly."

After completing the signing, it is even more impossible to retain Sharif while signing Ray. We have reached an agreement with Sharif and will complete the renewal of the contract with a two-year, 14 million yuan..."

Ray Allen joining the Trail Blazers is just a regular player change of team.

Ray Allen is not able to get the maximum salary of a 6-year veteran like Tracy McGrady, but the renewal offer given by the Sonics after Ray Allen jumped out of the contract is not a huge contract like 6 years and 126 million. It is also just

The contract he was given with a starting salary of US$13.3 million and 25% of the salary cap only has bird rights that can be increased by 12% in increments. It is not a maximum-paid player.

This just feels crazy, but not unacceptable.

But after Rahim was given up his Bird rights, he re-signed with an annual salary of US$7 million. The reporters immediately cursed after hearing this!

After hearing the reporters spouting dirty words and seeing the boss's proud look, the coach said to the vice president: "Look, his promises are like farts. He will definitely show off such things right away."

The vice president took a deep breath and felt that he was still too naive. He really couldn't believe the nonsense of these people in the team!

Fortunately, Rahim's contract extension has been finalized. Rahim's contract has been signed and is just waiting to be submitted to the league in the order of signing. If the boss wants to show off, just show off.

At this time, Liu Xiu touched the vice president's arm and said, "Kevin, the boss still has something to say."

Before the vice president could react, he heard Paul Allen speak again: "I have one more thing to announce, something that fans in the Rose City will be very excited about - we will complete the renewal of Kwame's contract.

Later, we used the mid-level exception to re-sign with Damon!"

Ten thousand alpacas ran through the vice president's heart: Boss, just print out our summer plan and send it to these reporters... No! This is too much trouble. Just scan and fax it to their TV stations and newspapers!

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The addition of Ray Allen was easier than Liu Xiu expected.

He later discovered that Ray Allen had been waiting for his call and had been ready to join him for a long time.

But if he doesn't take the initiative to recruit, he won't get this helper.

Don't talk about it, Liu Xiu felt the romance of a traditional player in Ray Allen.

This is the most special teammate his warden has ever encountered...

Therefore, the morning after signing the contract with Ray Allen, Liu Xiu took his family to Los Angeles to attend the press conference of "Warden II".

Liu Xiu has never looked forward to commercial activities so much. The reason is because of Ray Allen, his new teammate.

On the afternoon of the 2nd, Ray Allen's family of three came to Portland. Liu Xiu was the recruiter, so he was naturally responsible for the reception and facilitated the signing of the contract between the team and Ray Allen.

In terms of contract negotiation, Liu Xiu didn't think there was anything special. You made an offer and I counter-offered. The discussion didn't take long. The contract was finalized in three days from the 3rd to the 5th. It was very efficient.

The team-changing contract was settled so quickly...thanks to Paul Allen's charisma!

Liu Xiu and Ray Allen both felt like the knife was pulling their butts...

Originally, Ray Allen wanted to sign a 6-year contract, but Paul Allen suggested signing a 3+1. He believed that Ray Allen's off-ball shooting style would still be in good shape in 3-4 years.

At that time, you could sign a big contract of 3-4 years. If you sign a 6-year contract now, you will only be able to sign a short-term contract of one or two years after the contract expires, and the salary will not be very high.

How can any boss consider his players so much and worry about them not being able to get high salaries when they get old?

Ray Allen felt his eyes were opened, so he signed the contract so quickly.

Liu Xiu was deeply involved in Ray Allen's signing meeting and saw Paul Allen playing a real-life manager simulation game. Liu Xiu found it very interesting.

But apart from this, Liu Xiu was tortured the rest of the time he was in contact with Ray Allen.

Ray Allen is a newbie in a new place, so Liu Xiu must take good care of him.

As a social worker, Liu Xiu likes to have guests and entertains Yao Ming, Nowitzki, Anthony, etc., and he is very happy as his companion.

But Ray Allen...

Calm, polite, punctual, doesn't talk much, doesn't comment on things easily, and just says he doesn't understand things he doesn't understand... As a colleague, Liu Xiu feels great, and this new teammate is a model.

But compared with Rahim, who is also a model teammate, Ray Allen seems so inaccessible. He is also a model player. Rahim is gentle and good at making friends. Ray Allen seems to be afraid that he has friends.

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However, because of this, when Liu Xiu left Portland to work in other cities, he didn’t have to worry about offending him because he didn’t continue to take care of Ray Allen. Seeing that Ray Allen wanted to solve everything by himself and was unwilling to do so.

Liu Xiu thinks that Ray Allen wishes he would leave early...

Liu Xiu left Portland, but now Portland has gathered the attention of the entire basketball world.

They already had the aura of defending champions, but now that Ray Allen has joined the team, the Trail Blazers have once again become the center of attention.

But their signing of Ray Allen is just the beginning of the operation.

The night Liu Xiu arrived in Los Angeles, he received a message from the team.

Officially completed a free agent signing with Raheem with an annual salary of US$7 million and a 1+1 short-term contract!

Also announced at the same time was the signing of former Wizards backup point guard Steve Blake for $1.02 million over one year.

Then on July 8, the Trail Blazers officially announced that they had officially reached a four-year contract extension with Randolph, with a starting salary of US$10.67 million and a total of US$50.67 million over four years.

At noon on July 9, the Trail Blazers' official website posted a photo - a photo of Kwame Brown and Paul Allen posing with their contracts.

In the afternoon, the Trail Blazers announced the contract extension. Like Randolph, Kwame Brown also renewed his contract for four years, with a starting salary of US$6.75 million, and a total of US$31.65 million in four years.

The contract is not as big as Randolph's, but it is not low compared to other defensive centers. It is similar to the current contracts of Ben Wallace and Camby, the two best defensive centers.

This is the second-highest offer that Kwame Brown received as a restricted free agent after the free market opened. The first-highest was a contract with an average annual salary of US$8.5 million, but the other party had to sign for 6 years. In the end, the Trail Blazers managed

The layer negotiated with Kwame Brown’s agent was this 3+1 contract.

At the same time, the Trail Blazers announced that they would renew Payton's contract with a two-year veteran's minimum salary, a three-year mid-level contract extension with a full mid-level salary of $16.19 million, and a starting salary of $450,000 for a total of $1.88 million over three years. They also completed the signing of rookie Lou Williams.

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Paul Allen's "self-revelation" and the Trail Blazers' series of signings have detonated this slightly mediocre offseason!

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My heart will get cold!

Yao Ming had hesitated for a long time before, but now he finally made up his mind.

He took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to Bill Duffy, asking the other party to inform the management that the contract would not be renewed in advance.

After sending the text message, Yao Ming looked at the composite photo of the Blazers' nine main players on the TV screen.
To be continued...