Offering Kirilenko such a bizarre contract is not Deng Fang's innovation.
Deng Fang has seen such a contract.
Historically, in 2012, the Rockets offered such contracts to Jeremy Lin and Asik respectively.
Crazy Lin appeared in February 2012. Before that, Jeremy Lin was still on the verge of being laid off. But in February 2012, due to a large number of injuries in the Knicks, Knicks head coach D'Antoni was forced to
Jeremy Lin won the game. Who would have thought that Jeremy Lin would be out of control.
Under the leadership of Jeremy Lin, the Knicks won 7 consecutive victories, including a head-to-head victory over the Lakers led by Kobe Bryant and a stunning victory over the Raptors.
Jeremy Lin performed very well in the next game, scoring 26 points and 5 assists and 28 points and 13 assists.
Although there have been ups and downs in this process and he has been subject to various doubts, Lin Crazy is still crazy.
Just like that, at the end of March, with Jeremy Lin injured and retired for the season, Linsanity was over.
In Jeremy Lin's first three games, his first four games, and his first five games as a starter, he scored 89 points, 109 points, and 136 points respectively. These three statistics are the highest in NBA history.
Jeremy Lin also recorded the record he created into the annals of NBA history.
After the season ended, the Knicks claimed: "Jeremy Lin is not for sale to us, and we will match any other team's $1 billion offer."
However, due to the large contracts of Stoudemire and Anthony, the Knicks were quite hesitant to offer Jeremy Lin a contract during the offseason.
The Rockets seized the opportunity and offered Jeremy Lin a four-year contract worth nearly $30 million.
The Knicks said they would match Jeremy Lin's offer as soon as possible.
However, the Rockets changed their mind two days later and shortened the contract period to three years with a total value of US$25.1 million.
This also means that Jeremy Lin’s salary in the third year will surge to about 15 million!
If the Knicks match this contract, the total salary of Jeremy Lin, Anthony, Stoudemire and Chandler will be US$76 million by the 2014-15 season, and the team will need to pay a high luxury tax by then.
So this is a veritable "poison contract."
The same goes for Asik's contract.
Asik comes from the Bulls. He is the substitute for Boozer and Noah. Although his playing time is limited, his performance is quite outstanding.
In the summer of 2012, the Rockets offered Asik the same contract as Jeremy Lin.
5 million in the first year, 5.225 million in the second year, and 14.898 million in the third year!
Such a contract is fine for the Rockets, but not for the Knicks and Bulls!
The Rockets offered such a contract just to make the Knicks and Bulls uncomfortable!
As a result, both the Bulls and Knicks chose to give up the match.
The Rockets also got Asik and Jeremy Lin as they wished.
For the players, it doesn’t matter how much money they give, but it’s different for the team!
Of course, this requires a prerequisite, that is, there must be enough salary space!
The Warriors just meet this condition!
No other team can do this!
Kirilenko has no objection to the Warriors doing this.
Anyway, they are all fully guaranteed contracts, and they are all worth 50 million in 5 years!
Why is it different?
For me, equal distribution is not much different from the current method.
What benefits it brings to the Warriors is none of their business!
On the premise of not affecting your own interests, it is the right thing to think more about the team.
Hello, hello, hello to everyone!
After all, I will be playing for the Warriors for the next five years!
It’s good to be a favor!
Kirilenko's contract was completed, and Deng Fang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The total salary of the Warriors' previous contracts, excluding Radmanovic and the other four, was already about 46 million, and the salary cap for the new season is 58 million.
If Kirilenko does not renew and signs a new contract, then adding his 17.82 million, the Warriors' total salary will be more than 64 million!
The Warriors will have to pay a lot of luxury tax!
Paying luxury tax is not an option!
The Warriors are their own!
I came here to make money!
The most important thing is that once the salary cap is exceeded, subsequent operations will be very troublesome.
Many transactions cannot be carried out.
That's why Deng Fang worked hard to design a new contract extension for Kirilenko.
Kirilenko's annual salary in the new season is only US$7 million, and the Warriors' total salary is only US$53 million!
This also allows the Warriors to carry out the next operation!
The next signing is also very critical, that is Tucker!
Yes, pj Tucker!
For Deng Fang, before time travel, the Warriors' biggest enemy in his mind was not the Cavaliers, their opponent in the finals, but the Rockets!
The Cavaliers made Deng Fang hate him only because of James' hurdle. As for the title of the strongest opponent, the Cavaliers are not worthy!
There is only one team that can push the Warriors to a desperate situation, and that is the Rockets!
This has been the case for two years in a row!
The Rockets took the Death Five to the extreme, forcing the Warriors to fight the Rockets one-on-one for the entire game.
One of the most important reasons why the Rockets dare to do this is that they have a very powerful player on the defensive end, and that is PJ Tucker!
Tucker is 1.98 meters tall and weighs 102 kilograms. He is not tall and full of strength. He is less than two meters tall but can switch to defend power forwards and even centers!
On the offensive end, Tucker's ball-holding ability is average, but his three-pointers from the corner are very reliable, and opponents dare not let him go.
Tucker's biggest characteristic is his tough style and he is not afraid of anyone he faces.
Tucker's pace is a bit slow when switching to defenders, but most defenders are not easy to beat him.
Switching defense center Tucker is not tall enough, but with enough strength, it is difficult for the big center to squeeze directly to the basket and dunk.
If you can throw or shoot the ball and put the ball in the basket, I will recognize it!
It's impossible to get past me easily!
Such a player is very useful for any team!
Especially for warriors.
Deng Fang likes to use a small lineup very much, and the most critical thing for a small lineup is a suitable center!
A player who can defend, shoot, and switch defenders is the perfect player!
To some extent, Tucker is even better than Draymond Green.
Later generations of Green could shoot three-pointers, but only had one or two reliable seasons.
More often than not, Green is the one his opponents short.
Letting go of Green and attacking with all your strength is the first choice for most opponents.
Why, it's because Green's three-pointers are unreliable.
And Tucker is not like Green.
Tucker's three-pointers from the corner are very accurate. Even from other positions, Tucker's shooting is more reliable than Green's.
Of course, Tucker's passing and support abilities are still much worse than Green's.
But with Prince and Kirilenko here, Tucker doesn't need to do these things.
Deng Fang has long taken a liking to Tucker.
Compared with players like Battier and Kirilenko, Tucker's biggest advantage is that he is cheap.
