"What do you mean? Are you not satisfied with my plan?" Zhou Zhiru frowned.
"No, considering it now, these plans are not bad, but..." Tang Qian said, suddenly paused and said: "What if the Lakers sign a very athletic inside player? Then these assumptions are all
It has to be established." "Did you get some news? Who are the Lakers going to sign?" Zhou Zhiru didn't react slowly and opened her mouth to ask.
"There are some rumors, but they are not necessarily accurate." Of course Tang Qian couldn't tell the truth, so he could only say this.
"How strong is his athletic ability? What kind of bench player is he?" According to Zhou Zhiru's homework, there are no "gangster" level insiders in this summer's free agent market, so Tang Qian's words left her a little confused.
Brain. "Very strong! Even considering the comprehensive application and performance, it is much stronger than me!" Tang Qian's words are true. Although Tang Qian will not be afraid of him based on physical fitness alone, but in the United States, physical fitness
There are so many talented people out there, but they still can't play professional basketball. Because you not only have to have physical fitness, but also how much performance you can perform based on this physical fitness.
Judging from the current situation, Tang Qian's physical ability is far inferior to that person's.
The reality is not to play 2k, it is not that you can solve everything by building a bunker body, unless you are Captain America or the Hulk.
"This year's free agent market? Is there such a bench player?" Zhou Zhiru said after hearing Tang Qian's mysterious words, she still couldn't believe it.
"Bench player?" Tang Qian smiled and said, "He is not a bench player."
"So, please revise the details of the contract, otherwise the first round of negotiations will stalemate with the team, which is not a good thing." Zhou Zhiru frowned after hearing Tang Qian's words, but she finally chose to trust and said: "Okay
, I will revise it again, and I will come to you with a new plan in two days, that’s it, I’m leaving first.”
Zhou Zhiru seemed to have quickly entered this kind of role, and her growth was so fast that even Tang Qian was shocked.
Did something happen during this period? Tang Qian thought about it and decided to take some time to ask Zhou Zhiru.
Just when Tang Qian was training frantically, a bombshell appeared one ordinary morning.
"The Son of the Wind has decided to join the Lakers, wele! Welcome to Los Angeles!" - Los Angeles Times.
"When Steve Nash joins the arch-rival Lakers, Phoenix fans say they can't accept it!" - Bleachers.
"The final fight of the 1996 golden generation! Kobe + Nash! This year's Lakers team is full of excitement!" - Laker Nation.
"Phoenix City lacks sincerity and has no plans for a high salary during the four meetings! Nash's agent revealed the inside story!" - Phoenix News.
"The last 48 hours! The Lakers succeeded in disrupting the situation! Five teams returned without success!" - New York Times.
"I'm very happy to join this great team in Los Angeles! Steve Nash said he is looking forward to working with the Black Mamba!" - T.N.T official website.
The emergence of this news made Los Angeles Lakers fans excited. They thought that the Lakers would have nothing to gain and make no moves this summer, but they did not expect to suddenly make such a big move.
ESPN immediately adjusted the Lakers' management during the offseason and raised the rating from D+ to B+. This shows how effective this transaction was, which surprised fans across the United States.
Mitch Kupchak was sitting in the office watching all this. He drank coffee and said with a smile: "Are you surprised? Haha, the fun is yet to come! You all just keep your eyes open and wait! I will
Let the United States see what I, Mitch Kupchak, can do!"
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"Are you Tang Qian's agent? You are very young, ma'am." Mitch Kupchak looked at Zhou Zhiru and looked him up and down.
"Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Kupchak, but let's get right to the point." Zhou Zhiru sat down upright, then looked at Mitch Kupchak and said, "Okay~okay~Of course, we'll start now.
Right." Mitch Kupchak nodded and said.
"Since my employer contract has expired, we want to submit a new contract extension." Zhou Zhiru said seriously: "I know that the Lakers have the right to prioritize and match, which also saves me.
It took a lot of trouble traveling around.”
"This is the new contract plan we are preparing. Mr. Mitch Kupchak, you can take a look at it." Zhou Zhiru pushed the prepared contract plan in front of Mitch Kupchak. Mitch Kupchak looked through it for a while.
After 5 minutes, he said with a smile: "Beautiful lady, isn't the asking price of this contract unreasonable? 4.5 million US dollars a year? You should know the salary situation of our team, right? The salary cap makes it difficult to sign this contract.
It’s a contract.”
"Well, the Lakers' total salary for the 2011-2012 season is US$88.24 million, and the league's salary cap for the 2011-2012 season is US$58 million. No matter how you calculate it, the Lakers have already exceeded this limit. So what is the salary cap?
Yes, I don't think Mr. Kupchak needs to say it, because this excuse is really bad enough." "Oh? It seems that the lady has done a good job in her homework." Mitch Kupchak looked at Zhou Zhiru,
He understood that this young female agent was not a novice, so he stopped looking down on him and began to negotiate seriously: "The numbers the lady said are not wrong, but as a team agent, it is natural that
Saving money when I can, saving money for the boss, is also one of my job responsibilities. Furthermore, although the Lakers’ total salary last season has long exceeded the league’s luxury tax threshold, don’t forget, luxury tax
The tax is not unlimited, it only accounts for 55% of the league's total annual revenue, and our Lakers team has many stars and personal salaries account for a large proportion, so spending 4.5 million is really not a wise move."
Mitch Kupchak is indeed a veteran negotiator in the league. When he was with Jerry West, he learned a lot of negotiation skills and negotiation methods. It is not an ordinary difficulty to arm-wrestle with him.
But now that today is here, Zhou Zhiru is ready to gossip. She said calmly: "That's right, sir, but the Lakers are still a long way from the top of the luxury tax. This
If you can eat Tang Qian within a short distance, I don’t think there is any problem at all.”
Mitch Kupchak smiled and replied: "That was the total salary last season. This season, the situation is very different. I think ladies should also know that our Lakers have introduced Hall of Fame players.
Steve Nash, 27 million in three years, including some incentive payments. Once activated, it will directly occupy more than 30 million US dollars in salary space, so the team's usable space is actually not generous." "Well.
, the Lakers have indeed made a big move. First of all, I want to fully affirm Mr. Kupchak’s operational ability, but his calculation method is not accurate, isn’t it?” Zhou Zhiru calmly replied: “Mr. Kupchak only emphasized 3 years.
27 million U.S. dollars or 30 million U.S. dollars, but in fact the team’s total salary should be looked at year by year, right? Calculated in this way, Steve Nash’s annual salary is only 8.9 million U.S. dollars, which is not even
To the tens of millions level, this is actually nothing to the Lakers. There is still a lot of salary space that can be utilized, right, Mr. Kupchak?"
"Oh, no, no, no, beautiful lady, your calculation is wrong too." Mitch Kupchak said: "You only calculated the Lakers' existing salary space, but the offseason is not over yet, is it?
?Our team still has the possibility of making a big operation. In this way, the salary space that seems to be good will not be enough immediately." "Big operation?" Zhou Zhiru frowned and said: "I don't know Mickey.
What other big moves is Mr. Kupchak planning to make? Bringing in a sixth man? Or key players?"
"Haha~" Mitch Kupchak suddenly said with a "mysterious smile": "Sixth man? Main player? Madam, maybe I want to introduce all-star players or superstar players?" "What?" Zhou Zhiru heard this.
Slightly startled, she had thought of dozens of meeting scenarios before, but she did not expect this one. From her point of view, the Lakers have already acquired a Steve Nash during the offseason, which is definitely considered a 90
It was unlikely that she would make any big moves with her textbook operation. But Mitch Kupchak's words made her feel a little bad in her heart.
Suddenly, she thought about what Tang Qian said that day. Is it really possible...
"All-star player? Sir, are you serious? It's not funny to make wild jokes at this time." Zhou Zhiru calmed down and asked. "Maybe~" Mitch Kupchak shrugged his shoulders and did not do anything.
He answered directly: "In the sports world, everything is possible, right? As long as the offseason is not over, any changes are possible."
Mitch Kupchak's move can be regarded as a true inheritance from Jerry West. When Jerry West was the general manager, he was very particular about "hiding it deeply" and would never reveal it until the last moment.
Easily disclose any operational information. Because in the NBA league where rumors are flying everywhere, if you are not careful, the cooked duck can fly away, let alone a "normal transaction"? In order to avoid unexpected factors to the greatest extent, so strictly
Confidentiality has become a must.
The tighter the tone, the smoother things sometimes go.
After all, in the league, there are quite a few players who have played "cutting off".
It is necessary for Kupchak to be so cautious.
This offseason, he has been holding back a big move that he needs to use urgently.
If you want to become the new "godfather" of the Lakers, you must complete this operation, otherwise you will still be far away from surpassing Jerry West. Mitch Kupchak is a very ambitious general manager, so he
I am full of confidence in my operation this time.
An understatement of "maybe" changed the momentum of this negotiation. Mitch Kupchak could feel that the other party's heart began to waver slightly.
"Well, even if Mr. Kupchak can really succeed, then Tang Qian, as the block leader and second defense owner in the 2011-2012 season, is not worthy of a $4.5 million contract, right? For the Lakers,
Generally speaking, Tang Qian's athletic ability is an indispensable part of the inside line. Sir, you have no reason to give up!" Faced with Zhou Zhiru's question, Mitch Kupchak said calmly: "The Chinese perm may be worthy of it.
A contract worth 4.5 million US dollars, but it is not indispensable to the future of our Lakers team."
"What?" Zhou Zhiru immediately chased: "The Lakers' inside line, with Gasol and Bynum, is very good, but their athletic ability is not very good. They played against each other in the playoffs last season.
Young Thunder, I believe Mr. Kupchak has seen it. If my employer hadn't played well, it would have been two questions whether the Lakers could have survived the seventh game. Can you say that he was very important to the Lakers' inside line?
Doesn’t it have a supplementary effect?”
"I don't deny the role of perm in the playoffs last season, but perm is not irreplaceable. If the Lakers have an inside player with super athletic ability in the future, the role of perm will be greatly reduced. This
It's an indisputable fact. So I think Ms. Zhou's contract plan is not appropriate. It's best to revise it before negotiating." When Zhou Zhiru heard this, she finally got a little angry. She looked directly at Mitch Kupchak and said: "Kupchak
Mr. Puchek, you always talk about 'future' and 'future'. What's the difference between this and saying that you have no basis? Don't you think it's funny to use such a low-level excuse to prevaricate me?"
"Oh, beautiful oriental lady, don't be angry." Mitch Kupchak said: "I just feel that the 'future' is very close, so I told you this, otherwise the condition you put forward will
To be honest, it’s not that I can’t consider it, but now, I can only say that I’m very sorry.”
"What? What do you mean? Could it be that you can still get an inside player of Howard's level with nothing? Otherwise, if you tell me this, you clearly have no sincerity in renewing the contract! My attitude towards your work
, Expressing deep doubts!" Zhou Zhiru was indeed angry, because such unbounded words sounded like evasion and deliberately making things difficult for herself. She did not believe that in this year's free market, there would be more substitutes than Tang Qian.
The center appeared. As for Mitch Kupchak's "All-Star" and "future", she didn't believe it at all.
Are All-Stars so easy to find? Do you really think other teams are fools?
Zhou Zhiru's anger fell in Mitch Kupchak's eyes. He only felt it was a pity, because to be honest, this young "rookie agent" was quite capable and well prepared. Under normal circumstances, he would have to fight with the other party.
It took a while to get it right. But this season, it can only be said that both she and China Perm were unlucky and ran into their own "magic moves".
"Howard level?" Mitch Kupchak smiled brightly, opened his mouth and replied: "Why is it impossible?"