Lin Yu recovered very quickly. After more than half a month, he was able to walk independently without the help of crutches, but he was still unable to exercise strenuously.
When he returned to North America, he did not go back to Boston, but flew to Los Angeles first.
In Los Angeles, he said goodbye to Amber, who needed to start working again, and then boarded the plane again and arrived in New York.
In New York, Lin Yu and Jeff Schwartz met and drove to New York's Mission Hospital for a checkup on his injury recovery.
"The test results are great. You recovered quickly and can resume normal training in another month."
Stephen Cumberbatch of New York Mission Hospital is a top expert in sports medicine. He looked at Lin Yu's X-ray examination and made a judgment.
Jeff Schwartz smiled and patted Lin Yu on the shoulder: "You can resume training in July. This is good news. By then, we can use trial training to dispel those who hope to get you.
The team’s concerns.”
Lin Yu smiled and thanked Stephen Cumberbatch, and then said goodbye.
After walking outside the door, he asked Jeff Schwartz: "Jeff, are you so sure that the Celtics will let me enter the free market?"
Jeff Schwartz answered firmly: "I'm pretty sure that it's impossible for the Celtics to execute the third year of the contract. After the third year, your contract will not be restricted by the Arenas clause. By that time
, the starting salary is over 10 million yuan per year.”
"If you calculate the Celtics' current salary space, by next season, Paul Pierce will earn 16 million, Wally Szczerbiak will earn 12 million, and Reeve LaFrentz will earn 11 million.
The three shares added up are less than $40 million."
Jeff Schwartz is like calculating a math problem: "Based on the current collective bargaining agreement and salary increases, the salary cap next season will be at most $55 million, and 48% of the league's total revenue is the salary cap. 55
% is the luxury tax line, so the luxury tax line next season will be around $63 million."
"The contracts of three people account for 40 million US dollars. If you are given another multi-million contract, will the rest of the quota be filled with basic salary and middle-class salary?"
"So, the Celtics' only option is to let you enter the free market and then renew Arenas' terms. Even if it is a trade, it will be a sign first and then a trade."
"And now, due to the impact of injuries, the Celtics may think that you can't get a salary of more than 10 million in the third year, so they are naturally more inclined to complete a contract extension with you."
Lin Yu nodded. Jeff Schwartz's analysis was not unreasonable, but he just ignored a very important point.
Who is Danny Ainge? He is a manager who likes to make some stop-loss operations in terms of team operations. Lin Yu was injured. His hip injury did not look that serious.
But Danny Ainge will most likely believe that a recurring injury will affect Lin Yu's value in the future, which will make the operation of holding Lin Yu for a long time extremely risky.
Now, although Lin Yu's transaction value has decreased, it is still at a high point. As long as he can get a suitable quotation, Danny Ainge will be more inclined to trade Lin Yu to stop the loss.
It can only be said that this summer, whether it is transactions or signings, Lin Yu does not have the initiative. What he can do is try his best to show his strength after recovering from injury and help himself get a contract that satisfies him.
When we reached the door of the hospital, Jeff Schwartz's driver was already waiting in his car.
Lin Yu sat in the back seat, Jeff Schwartz sat in the front seat, the car started, and Schwartz asked the driver to go to the nearest restaurant.
Then, he seemed to suddenly remember something: "By the way, Lin, you don't have a car yet, do you?"
Lin Yu shook his head. He had never bought a car because Boston was a small city and the training center was very close to his home. He didn't usually need a car. When he did, he could take a taxi, so he didn't buy a car.
"Have you ever thought about buying a car?"
Lin Yu shook his head again: "Not yet, let's wait until the new season is confirmed."
He doesn't yet know where he will play next season, it could be Minnesota, it could be Seattle, New York, Los Angeles is also possible, and even Houston is within this possibility.
It is not impossible to stay in Boston. He still wants to see where he will be next season before considering buying a car.
"Then you don't have to buy it. I have received a new endorsement from Ferrari. They are going to use the Ferrari F430 as a template to customize a 'Linsanity' supercar for you. They will also hire you as the spokesperson for the Ferrari F430. The endorsement fee is free.
High, only $1 million, but they will send you a 'Linsanity' customized version of the Ferrari F430."
Jeff Schwartz turned to Lin Yu and asked: "How about it? Do you want to accept it?"
"Of course I accepted it."
Lin Yu smiled, and Jeff Schwartz also laughed.
Lin Yu's choice is a choice that everyone would make. Endorsing a big brand like Ferrari will actually help Lin Yu increase his commercial value.
And getting a customized supercar will make Lin Yu feel full of glory.
"Let's go, let's go have dinner first, and then talk to Ferrari in the afternoon."
While eating, Jeff Schwartz took out an itinerary: "You should resume your business activities now. Delaying it later will affect your preparations for the new season."
Lin Yu nodded. Although he has not recovered from his injury, the endorsement contracts he signed need to be fulfilled. Capitalists are not good people. They cannot sit back and watch Lin Yu do nothing with money.
"First of all, you decide the time for Under Armor's China trip, preferably in August, because there may be some intense sports."
Jeff Schwartz took another look at the schedule: "After the trip to China, it's just time for the training camp for the new season."
Lin Yu nodded: "Then let's do it in August."
"Also, James Wan's 'Linsanity' movie is about to start shooting. You have to spare about a week to go back to Boston to shoot all the scenes related to you."
"No problem, let Wen contact me and he will decide the time."
"The last one is KFC. They are offering you US$100,000 to go back to China to play in an all-star game. You can't refuse this game because you are their spokesperson."
"Can't refuse? Do you still want to hit me even if you are injured?"
Lin Yu was a little helpless. Will he be kidnapped by capital like Liu Xiang in the future?
Jeff Schwartz explained: "I looked at the time and the game was scheduled for mid-September, and by that time you were already recovering from your injury."
He then added: "In addition, playing such a game is also good for you. Your opponents will be NBA-level players and perform well. You can make those fans who support you and recognize you,
Advertisers feel at ease.”
Lin Yu nodded to express his understanding: "Okay, let's make it that way. We'll finish filming the 'Linsanity' movie in mid-July, go to China for China Tour activities in August, and play an all-star game in September."
Speaking of the All-Star Game, Lin Yu immediately thought of the national team game.
The Stankovic Cup will be held in mid-August. He calculated the time and found that he had not fully recovered at that time, so it was best not to play.
The next Men's Basketball World Championships will be out of his control. If he doesn't play, the Basketball Association will ask him to go back to play. If there are injuries or something, he should have recovered by then...
To put it this way, starting from August, there will be the trip to China and the Stankovic Cup, then the Men’s Basketball World Championships in late August and early September, the KFC All-Star Game in mid-September, and the pre-season training in the second half of September.
Preseason games in October and regular season games in November.
He has no free time anymore.
"Contact Wen Ba and ask him to finish taking my shots as soon as possible."
Lin Yu decided to speed up the progress of film shooting and free up time in July to give himself some proper rest time.
In this way, the final itinerary is finalized. The movie will be filmed at the end of June, and the contract for next season will be settled at the same time. I will take a month off in July and start the busy "new season" in August...