The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 206 [Veteran Point Guard Will Join]

Ye Feng personally lobbied, and it is likely to attract Kidd to cut his salary to join. The performance of the Clippers last season shocked the entire league. In the official strength list of the final season, the Clippers ranked eighth.If the Finals is the Clippers VS Magic, fans think that the Clippers have a better chance of winning.They have the strength to hit the championship next season.

The NBA has an unspoken rule of the free market, that is, veterans will cut their salaries or even join strong teams with a basic salary.For this kind of thing, the league does not interfere. As long as a team is attractive enough to attract capable veterans to voluntarily cut their salaries to join, this is their ability.

Some people don't like this kind of thing, saying that the NBA is meaningless now, and the stars are always grouped together, the strong are stronger, and the weak are weaker.Having said that, if veteran players want to win the championship, of course they have to choose a relatively strong team. Is this wrong?Back then, during Jordan and O'Neal's time, there were still situations where veterans cut their salaries and hugged their thighs.

There is nothing wrong with not wanting money, the key is that employees are willing to cut their salaries.It's like a certain person likes a certain boss of a certain company and is willing to work for him. If he doesn't want a salary of [-] in other places, he just takes this [-]. Can others control it?Is the All-China Federation of Trade Unions going to intervene, accusing you of unfair competition and undermining wage standards?

Some people cut their salary very crazy, such as Karl Malone.For the championship ring, he dropped from 1925 million to 150 million. He resolutely left the Jazz, who had played for 18 seasons, and chose to join the Lakers in the 2003-2004 season. His annual salary plummeted.It's a pity that he hugged the wrong thigh, still failed to win the championship, and retired sadly after playing for a season.

迈克尔.乔丹降薪更离谱。1997-1998赛季他拿到3300万年薪。3年后他选择在奇才复出，薪水只是象征性的100万美元。

Francis joined the Rockets at the beginning of this season, and his salary dropped from 1710 million to 260 million. He also had 5 seasons where his annual salary reached tens of millions.

And this season's biggest cancer Marbury's salary is as high as 2200 million US dollars. He had a bad relationship with the Knicks executives. He didn't play a game in New York. After buying out the contract, he joined the Celtics and only got a basic salary contract. Unfortunately, Garnett was injured, and he was destined to miss the championship.

The current Clippers already have the charm to attract veterans.After chatting for a few words, Ye Feng immediately called Kidd, and wanted to say a few simple words without using too much brain.

Kidd answered the phone and said with a smile: "Ye, it's rare that you call me, what's the matter?"

Ye Feng smiled and said: "Of course it's a good thing. I want to win a championship ring for fun next season, but I need your help. Are you interested?"

Kidd smiled and said: "I like your directness, but many teams want to invite me to join, I need to think about it."

"Does this still need to be considered? If you and I join forces, how can there be any team in the West that can compete with the Clippers? We don't have a point guard in our team, and Tony Allen's guest appearance eliminated the Lakers. If you were in the Clippers last season , How could we lose to the Jazz? We are not afraid of playing the Rockets. This year, the Rockets won the championship. The championship next year will definitely be ours. I can think of which teams will look for you, and many of them don’t have enough salary space. , can only give you a middle class. The Knicks are a big city and can make money. D’Antoni’s running and bombing system gave Nash two regular season MVP trophies. You can indeed play beautiful data when you go, but you are not short of money now And honor? The Mavericks will renew your contract with a high salary, but it’s definitely useless to win the championship, and the Clippers can’t pass this test. Come here and get a few more rings before retiring, won’t this not impress you?”

Ye Feng said everything he could think of in one breath.

Kidd paused for a moment, and said with a smile: "Don't be so absolute, I can choose to join the Lakers. Can't you handle it with Kobe, you bastard who doesn't show any morals?"

During the Dream 8 training camp, Ye Feng didn't remember that Kidd and Kobe had a good relationship, and they rarely spoke.He smiled and said: "Jason, I'm not happy when you say that. I just talked too much, but I have never broken someone's head on the court, right? Even if I have the most stinky mouth in the league, is it better than Those people who will maliciously foul in order to win are bad and hurt their character even more? I or Kobe, who is more suitable to be a teammate, there are surveys on the Internet, you can find it by searching. No teammate has ever doubted my character.”

Kidd is speechless, you are the small boss of the team, who will speak ill of you?

Ye Feng continued: "And I know that even if you want to go to the Lakers, they can't afford you. Now the Lakers are paying the luxury tax, and the salary space does not allow you to have a high salary, unless the Mavericks sign first and then trade. Lakers What should I trade for? Can’t take Walton and Vujacic? Don’t talk about pursuing you as a big name, it’s hard for them to keep Ariza. What’s more, in order to deal with me, the Lakers will definitely pursue a strong swingman, such as Artest. I know, you actually have two choices, the Mavericks and us. Staying with the Mavericks is loyal, but not wise. You are a smart man, and I don't believe you will do stupid things."

Kidd has long been hailed as a man with a brave heart for his bravery and determination on the basketball court, and he's not one to be indecisive in life.The veteran of the league has been in the NBA for 15 years, and he has seen all the big winds and waves.Not only does he have the confidence of Magic Johnson, but he also has the agility of Walter Frazier. He grabs rebounds, fast breaks, hits key shots, and sends wonderful assists. He is unambiguous in everything. He is the one who can truly command People from one team have even secured a place in the future Hall of Fame in advance.When negotiating terms with such a confident veteran, it is better to be straightforward than to beat around the bush.

Kidd snorted and asked, "What contract can the Clippers offer me?"

Ye Feng knew he was tempted as soon as he heard it. "As much as the Mavericks can give, we will give as much. Of course, if you feel that the Clippers lineup is not good enough, I will not stop you if you voluntarily drop a point. I haven't renewed my contract yet, and I can also cut my salary. Find a powerful person and go straight to the dynasty."

Kidd was silent for a while, and smiled: "You won, kid. Contact my agent in July. The price the Mavericks are giving me now is 7 million for 3 years, it can't be lower. Even now, I'm worth thousands Ten thousand contracts!"

Ye Feng laughed out loud. "Of course I know, brother, I'll see you in Los Angeles."

Ye Feng hung up the phone, and everyone laughed. He knew from his chat that the introduction of Kidd was a sure thing.

Thibodeau grinned like a toad, and said excitedly: "It's so easy to convince him? I'm not dreaming, am I?"

Ye Feng smiled and said: "Verbally agreed, I think he will come. For him at the age of 36, it will be difficult if he does not win the championship. Everyone knows that our only weakness is the outside line. Inside Kevin (Le Fu) and Marcin (Gortat) are not bad, and they will definitely improve in the future. Kidd is here, and we can hit the championship next season. Are you celebrating with champagne now?"

"Open, of course open!"

If it weren't for the Lakers being eliminated by the Clippers last season, Kidd would not have made such an easy decision.He is very smart, and of course he knows what kind of person the Clippers need. He can make the team's offense smoother and the fast break sharper.Going to the Clippers can not only show his key role, but also have a great possibility of winning the championship.For him, isn't this the best opportunity?He and Ye Feng hit it off immediately.Speaking of joining the Lakers, he actually wanted to test Ye Feng's determination.If you don't have the confidence to overwhelm the Lakers in the same city, what kind of championship are you talking about?Ye Feng was just being arrogant towards the enemy, at least he wouldn't call his teammates pigs.Such a person boosts morale, and Kidd also feels that he will be in harmony with Ye Feng.

With Kidd, Thibodeau believes that the Clippers no longer need to continue to strengthen the lineup, they just need to run in.Frequent trading and substitutions are not a good thing for the team's tactical coordination.

With the addition of Kidd, the Clippers have 13 players in the new season. Gerald Green will definitely not get another contract extension. Mutombo will generally not play. In the draft, the Clippers have two picks.The seventh place in the first round, and the 36th pick in the second round traded from the Grizzlies.As long as two rookies are selected, the personnel will reach the league's upper limit of 15 people. At that time, there will be no quota for introducing players from the free market, unless the existing players in the team are cut or traded.

The most marginal people in the team are Chalmers and McGee, and Morrow has played well in the playoffs.McGee's physical fitness is excellent, and the coaching staff is reluctant to let go of such a potential player.The back line Chalmers is also okay, the organization is bad, but he has a good three-pointer, and Thibodeau doesn't want to let any of them go.

Not only Thibodeau thought so, Ye Feng also had feelings for his teammates.A playoff experience can add a lot of things to everyone's hearts.The sense of trust that took a year to build up with great difficulty should not be easily destroyed.

The Clippers do not plan to trade again, but some people hope to join the Clippers.The outside world doesn't know that the Clippers and Kidd are on the line, they only know that they want to introduce a guard.As soon as the news of Ye Feng's return from abroad spread, someone came to his door.

The bearded Baron Davis of the Warriors called him first, and then recommended himself, wanting to join the Clippers.Davis was a star, but now he's just a decent point guard.Ye Feng directly said that the coach had already decided on the candidate, and he flatly refused.

Also wanting to join the Clippers is the "answer" Allen Iverson.Both he and Ye Feng's manager were Leon Rose, and they easily connected with Ye Feng, expressing their willingness to join with a low salary.

But Iverson is 34 years old, without speed, he can play a very small role on the court.What's more important is his mentality. Iverson's condition is that he must start.

He played the starter, should Kidd be used as a substitute?If Iverson is the starting shooting guard, then the Clippers' defense is over. Barnes and Allen's defense is much better than Iverson's.Iverson's first start will only bring one answer to the Clippers, and that is failure.If he is willing to lower his status to play as a substitute and lead the bench to grab points, he would be a good role player, but he will not do this, because he is Iverson, who would rather retire than retain his dignity.

Ye Feng appreciated his fighting spirit very much, but he could only refuse him.

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This book never mentions that Yao Ming is the No. [-] center forward, but in the book review area, some people who feel bad for the egg leave a message saying that I praise Yao Ming, which is cheating.These trumpets with ulterior motives, if they didn’t come from other places on purpose to find fault, then open your eyes and read the description of Yao Ming in the book, except that he has not been seriously injured, which disappointed many people who had revenge on Yao Ming for killing his father Besides, what is better than Yao Ming in reality.

If everyone thinks that the Rockets have Kostic and "Birdman" Anderson, and Alstom is also staying, but they can't beat the magic without Gortat and Redick, I have nothing to say.Just think of me as the one who made Yao Ming a 17+8 god.Yao Ming is trash, you are all real fans!
And some more for those who say I'm Kehei.The protagonist is an original character. If he is not strong enough to kneel and lick his stinky feet when he meets Kobe from the same city, will anyone read this book?The protagonist makes Kobe, James, Wade, and Garnett step on it for several seasons in turn, and their faces are gone. Does anyone read such a book?Respecting the old and loving the young is of course a good character, but Ye Feng has no tricks in his head, he can only use normal human methods to win, provocation is one of them, what is written in this book is reality, that's all.

I finished writing a few words of nonsense, sorry.

(End of this chapter)