By trading away Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, the Warriors suddenly no longer have the risk of paying luxury tax.
You know, the combined annual salary of the two is 25 million!
In fact, Azubuike can also be traded away, because he will not be retained next season.
But Deng Fang did not do this.
Because Azubuike's annual salary is not much, only 12.5 million, the trade will not have much effect.
The Warriors' previous total salary was 91.57 million, which was 20 million higher than the luxury tax line of 71.74 million. After trading away Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, there was no problem immediately.
Of course, Azubuike can be traded away, but it's not necessary.
As long as the total salary does not exceed the luxury tax line, you don't have to pay luxury tax and you can still get dividends. And Azubuike is very good, so it is quite useful to stay and play in the playoffs.
After winning a championship and then trading him away in the offseason next year, Azubuike's market value will increase a bit by then.
Of course, his value is not low now.
For Deng Fang, he is both the coach and the boss, so of course he will not let his team spend more money.
The fact is, even if the Warriors pay tens or even hundreds of millions in luxury taxes, they are making a lot of money.
After all, the Warriors are now in the spotlight and unbeatable.
But who thinks he has too much money?
Of course, in addition to trading away Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, the Warriors also traded for O'Neal Jr.
After Yao Ming left, the Warriors only had one orthodox center, Bogut. Now Deng Fang doesn't want to give Green too much playing time, so he needs a center.
O'Neal Jr. used to be a very good center with offensive skills inside and a tough defensive end. However, due to a knee injury, he is no longer what he used to be and has been reduced to a player who can only earn a basic salary.
This kind of player doesn't mean much to other teams, but it's still very suitable for the Warriors.
Because the Warriors have Deng Fang!
As long as you have the strength, injuries and anything else don't matter!
In the end, the Warriors signed O'Neal Jr. with a minimum salary of 1.5 million.
The price is very suitable.
After coming to the Warriors, Deng Fang immediately examined O'Neal and cured his injuries!
O'Neal Jr., who is not injured, is no worse than Bogut on the defensive end, and is more than one level better on the offensive end!
Although it's a lot worse than Yao Ming, he's cheaper, isn't he?!
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The Warriors' three trades were all made at the last minute of the trade deadline. As soon as the news came out, the lifeless trade deadline suddenly became lively.
What?
Warriors trade Yao Ming?
Yi Jianlian was also replaced?
All non-guaranteed contracts were waived and only O'Neal was exchanged?
What is Deng Fang going to do?
Destroy the Great Wall?
No more championship?
Did Deng Fang suffer from Alzheimer's disease?
No, Deng Fang is only in his twenties!
Is there such a thing as juvenile dementia?
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Not surprisingly, reporters at the press conference also raised questions:
"Why did you trade away Yao Ming? Is it because Yao Ming is not strong?"
"No, it's because Yao Ming is too strong!" Deng Fang replied with a smile.
"What? Then you still trade Yao Ming?"
"The Warriors are too strong. No one is our opponent. If this continues, other teams will not want to play with us. How can this work?" Deng Fang replied seriously: "We are a league, and every team must follow the rules.
Think of the overall situation and consider the long-term interests of the alliance!"
"You mean you are deliberately lowering your strength for the sake of balance?"
"That's okay."
"I think you just want to reduce the total salary and don't want to spend luxury tax money!"
"You can think so." Deng Fang replied: "The purpose of the league setting up the luxury tax line is to allow each team to control their salary and try not to exceed this line and not spend more. I am also obeying the overall situation and doing this for the sake of
The Alliance will consider it!”
It seems that it is okay for Deng Fang to say so...
"Replacing Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian and bringing in O'Neal, who is suffering from injuries, your strength has dropped significantly. Will this have an impact on your defense of the title?"
"It must have an impact!" Deng Fang replied seriously: "Before, our probability of defending the title was 100%, but now it should be only 99.9%."
Well, you are the king of forcing, now this sentence is confirmed to be correct!
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In any case, the Warriors' three trades have once again excited teams across the league.
Yao Ming is the backbone of the Warriors inside, and should be the No. 2 figure on the Warriors, on par with Klay!
Such a player is directly traded away without getting back a player of the same weight. In this way, the Warriors' strength must have declined!
Originally, after the Warriors trade in the offseason, some people felt that the Warriors were not as good as before, but after more than half a season, they found that the Warriors were still so strong that they were unmatched.
But now things have taken a turn for the better. The Warriors have once again destroyed the Great Wall and their strength has declined again!
This kind of thing still happens in the middle of the season!
This is a good thing for every team, even a great thing for a team like the Heat!
Heat fans even rushed to tell each other:
We finally see hope of competing for the championship again!
Our emperor should stay!
Who said our leader is Zhan Paopao?
I’m just waiting to see Deng Fang’s jokes this year!
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Of course, for the league, the Warriors' operations are also perfect.
Resolutely implement the spirit of the league, not exceeding the luxury tax line, and at the same time consciously lowering its own strength, which is conducive to the balance of the league, increases the excitement of the game, and adds a bit of suspense to the ownership of the championship!
Who doesn’t like this kind of team management?
However, it is different for other teams.
Generally speaking, championship teams or defending champions are often big money burners, and other teams can take advantage of them.
A team competing for the championship means strong, and strong strength often means a relatively high total salary. In this case, the luxury tax will definitely be indispensable!
You have the possibility of winning the championship, you get a lot of attention, you earn more and you spend more, but I earn less and spend less. I also have the opportunity to make money, and everyone has a good future. How great is that!
But the emergence of the Warriors broke this balance!
The Warriors have been the favorites to win the championship in recent years, but they have not spent a penny of luxury tax!
It is powerful, attracts a lot of attention, earns the most money, spends less on player wages, and gets some money from the league every year. How can anyone explain this?
Of course, there was an objective reason before, that is, Curry was a rookie and his salary was too low.
Generally speaking, the salary of a team's role players may be very low or not very high due to various reasons, but the leader of a team will definitely receive the maximum salary, there is no doubt about it!
Especially the championship team!
But Curry has been on a rookie contract for the first four years, and this alone left the Warriors with nearly 20 million in salary!
Curry's rookie contract finally expired this summer, which also made some team owners breathe a sigh of relief.
The annual salary of your leaders has also increased, and the role players have also increased. Let me see how high your luxury tax will be!
You can win the championship, but you have to spend money!
Who would have thought that after some operations, the Warriors would still be below the luxury tax line!
Even if the Warriors don't win the championship this year, they will make the most money as they attract the most attention!
