Chapter 621 You can look up to, but its hard to climb
Donny Wash did not test the contract amount, but directly offered a maximum salary contract within the range of 10.3 billion for 5 years.
But in terms of details, Donny Walsh hopes it is 4 1!
In other words, Liandao has player options for the last year, but in terms of years, Liandao prefers 3+2.
On this point, there are some differences between the two sides, but the impact is not significant.
Moreover, signing a contract is not as simple as buying apples for one yuan per catty or one yuan and fifty per catty, and then just handing over the money after the negotiation is completed.
There are many things involved here.
After that, the brokerage team is still required to review, negotiate, negotiate, etc.
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At the end of the draft, Donnie Wash's face turned into a smile.
Some team general managers and head coaches thought he had found some treasure.
For this reason, some team general managers secretly read Middleton's draft report.
They were worried that they had made a mistake and let the Knicks see something big.
But after repeatedly viewing Middleton's information, they were still confused.
That's right, this is an older rookie with mediocre talent, but the key is injury risks.
And the Knicks only selected such a player.
Um?!
Could it be that this player has any abilities that they don't know about?
Donny Wash doesn't know it yet, but many team general managers have become suspicious because of his smile.
Of course, if Donnie Wash knew, he would definitely be happier.
The reason why Donnie Wash is happy is that he has finally settled the most important matter in his heart, Lian Dao's contract renewal.
As for Middleton, Downey doesn't feel that he is very important.
If Middleton can take this pick, he will make a profit, and his label of discernment will be even stronger.
Even if he can't win, he won't feel any loss.
After all, with the 30th pick, the stakes are already high, so why else would you need a bicycle?
After the draft, Lian Dao also met Middleton.
"Hey, rookie, welcome to the Knicks!"
Lian Dao smiled and said to Middleton.
Middleton, who has dark skin and short hair, looked excited.
"I……"
Middleton stuttered nervously.
"ckle, I'm sorry, I'm so excited to see you...oh well, this is really unbelievable..."
He looked at Lian Dao in front of him excitedly and nervously, and even because of his excessive nervousness, his speech was a little incoherent.
His palms were sweating a lot because of nervousness, and he kept rubbing the sides of his trousers with his hands.
In the NCAA, no one does not know Lian Dao.
Especially in the past two years, Lian Dao's influence has far exceeded that of LeBron James.
Even Kobe Bryant was in decline when faced with Lian Dao, who was at the height of his power.
In particular, Lian Dao led the Knicks to consecutive championships within three years of entering the league.
For many NCAA players, Lian Dao is their idol.
Just like the golden generation of 1996 who worshiped Jordan, they worshiped Lian Dao.
They haven't seen Jordan play, and they don't know how powerful Jordan is.
However, they have watched Lian Dao's competition, and the strength Lian Dao showed in the competition is like a towering mountain to them.
You can look up, but it’s hard to climb!
Middleton still remembers the envy and jealousy in the eyes of other draft players around him when David Stern read his name.
The cheers and applause given to him by the fans at the scene even surpassed that of No. 1 pick Anthony Davis.
Middleton even saw a hint of envy in the eyes of No. 1 pick Anthony Davis.
Big city in New York, championship team, teammate with the best player in the league...
If possible, some late lottery picks would want to trade with Middleton.
Later, during the chat with Lian Dao, Middleton calmed down a little.
The two had some friendly chats.
Middleton also didn't expect that Lian Dao, as the number one player in the league, would be so approachable.
This also made him gradually calm down, and then he asked some rookies about their training methods when they first entered the league.
And, how to adapt to the NBA's game rhythm and training intensity as soon as possible.
Regarding Middleton's issue, Lian Dao did not hide his secrets.
Based on his own experience and Middleton's historical growth trajectory, Lian Dao also gave suggestions and training methods.
For example, Middleton's current body is not strong enough, his figure is relatively thin, and he needs to gain weight.
There are also training methods to enhance confrontation shooting ability, training methods to catch and shoot the ability after exercise, as well as running training methods and three-point shooting training methods, etc.
Middleton listened very carefully when Lian Dao was talking.
Even when it came to some key points, he took out his mobile phone and opened the memo to record it.
Lian Dao liked this serious attitude very much.
At the same time, Lian Dao also hopes that Middleton can break out from the Knicks, who are full of experts.
Although this may be more difficult than the path he has taken in history, if he can really seize the opportunity, the height he will reach will definitely be higher than in history.
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After the draft, Lian Dao did not stay in the United States for long, but took a plane back to China with his junior sister.
However, before returning to China, Lian Dao also signed a contract extension with the Knicks.
After negotiation with the brokerage team, with the final amount remaining unchanged, the renewal contract was signed for 3 2
This contract will automatically take effect after the rookie contract ends, that is, starting from the 2013-2014 season.
In fact, most players prefer to sign long-term contracts with maximum salary.
Because this is safer and more in line with the players' own interests.
You must know that anything can happen in the NBA league.
In the event of injury or a decline in form, having a big and long-term contract is your greatest protection.
Even if he is laid off by the team, it will be in the form of a team buyout.
For some players, they still won't lose anything in salary.
But top players, especially players who are extremely confident in their own form, or players who always aim for the championship.
Sometimes they would rather sacrifice some money to give themselves greater freedom.
For example, LeBron James in history.
After he jumped out of his contract with the Heat and returned to Cleveland, he only signed a two-year contract, and it was still on a 1-1 basis.
The advantage of this is that if Cleveland does not have the potential to win the championship in the future, he can withdraw in time and find a better championship team.
If the Cavaliers hadn't reached the Finals and showed endless potential, James would not have renewed his contract with Cleveland.
Especially after signing three contracts in three years, and the third contract, James' contract is as high as 3 years and 100 million US dollars.
This is due both to the soaring league salary cap and James' pursuit of short contracts.
And some players who signed long-term contracts basically regretted it.
This is not two or three hundred dollars.
Sometimes, the difference between the two contracts can reach tens of millions of dollars.
Just like Pippen back then, he also signed a 7-year, 20 million contract with huge losses.
But when the league's salary cap later increased, he suddenly discovered that some role players who had newly signed contracts received higher salaries than himself.
Pippen himself also regretted signing such a long-term contract too early, not taking a long-term view, and not expecting the salary cap to increase significantly two years later.
And Lian Dao is very prophetic about the future.
Especially in the future, the league's salary cap will skyrocket, reaching more than 100 million.
The maximum salary contracts of some superstars average more than 30 million per year.
Curry, a junior in Golden State, has received a future contract worth 21.5 billion over four years. It can be said that 30 million is conservative.
Moreover, Lian Dao has confidence in himself.
He will not sacrifice greater contract and freedom for a secure long-term contract.
The most important thing is that Lian Dao wants to control his destiny in his own hands.
Once he is unhappy with his stay in the Knicks, he can leave immediately.
Rather than letting yourself become a trading chip later.
However, when Lian Dao announced on social media that he had completed his contract extension with the Knicks, it still caused a big sensation.
Among them, the most attractive thing to the media is the contract amount of Lian Dao.
You must know that the "Integrity Clause" was formulated for Integrity. Although he is not the first beneficiary, as a party to this clause, he is also the one who attracts the most attention.
The Knicks' offer of a five-year, 10.3 billion maximum salary contract was also expected by everyone.
No one would think that the contract extension offered by the Knicks is large. On the contrary, if it were not for the constraints of player years and rookie contracts, Lian Dao's contract amount would only be larger.
You must know that this is the first person in the league, a great person who has led the worst team in the league and won two championships.
If James Dolan agrees to trade Lian Dao, any team owner can directly acquire the entire Lian Dao team without thinking at all.
The New York media was even more jubilant, with congratulatory voices everywhere.
“The New York Gods of War complete their contract renewal!”
"Congratulations to the Knicks, congratulations to ckle!"
"The Knicks are generous, renewing the contract of the first player in the league with a maximum salary of 10.3 billion in 5 years!"