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Chapter 92 I don't know anything

The vigorous 1996 draft came to an end.

The moment the draft ends, all teams feel like winners.

But whether it is a winner or a loser, it is not easy to comment at the moment, and the final conclusion can only be drawn after the test of time.

After taking the photo, Qin Fei was taken by Tellem to find the uniform team of the Sonics.

Hey, it's not easy being a player, especially a rookie

Qin Fei pushed open the door of the box

George Karl and Wally Walker were chatting passionately, and the two raised their heads together.

I saw a tall young man standing at the door, with clear eyes, a calm demeanor, a handsome appearance, and the appearance of a calm adult.

"Welcome to the Supersonics!"

Wally led the applause, and about six or seven members of the uniform team in the box applauded.

Compared to New York, this attitude is acceptable. Qin Fei smiled and nodded to everyone, but found that he couldn't pronounce a single name.

On the contrary, the somewhat bald middle-aged man walking in front of him looked familiar.

"I'm George Karl and I'm the head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics. Congratulations, kid, on joining our Sonics family."

It turned out to be the head coach. Qin Fei thought that he was also confused. He should have communicated with the agent before entering the door to understand the situation of the Supersonic uniform team.

He quickly reached out and took George Karl's hand, and said sincerely: "Coach George, you are more handsome than I imagined. I will be your team member in the future, please take care of me."

It was also the first time I met George Karl, a player who praised the head coach as handsome.

As an elderly person, although I think this kind of politeness is childish, but it can't match the sincerity in a child's eyes, and I can't help but fall into self-doubt, am I really so handsome?

Then Qin Fei met the general manager Wally Walker.

He still has a little impression of George Karl, but the general manager really has no impression at all.

Wally laughed and made a joke: "You don't blame me for trading you from prosperous New York, do you?"

After hearing this, Qin Fei replied calmly: "How is that possible? My childhood dream was to go to Seattle to repair airplanes. I would like to thank all the supersonic bosses for helping me realize half of my life dreams at once."

Hahahaha

The supersonic bosses didn't expect Qin Fei to be such a chatty person looking at his serious appearance. They were very interested, and they answered the phone one by one to chat with Qin Fei.

Qin Fei was also blocked by soldiers, and he talked a lot, and the trains ran too much, so speaking became a skill.

Aunt Julie and others were the last wave of people who knew that Qin Fei was traded to Seattle.

Two of the four of them were very disappointed. They ran from the east coast to the west coast where they were unfamiliar. The difference was too great.

Aunt Zhu Li was the most dissatisfied, and complained when she saw Qin Fei.

"It's nice to be in New York. I can go home after work. I can cook you dinner or something. Now you go to Seattle all at once." She wasn't worried about Qin Fei running so far, but she was afraid that Qin Fei's life would be too hard for him. Even if Qin Fei is rich now, in her eyes, he is still her child.

"That's right, what do the Knicks think!" Mandy pouted her mouth, and she was also very unhappy. She took a peek at Helena, and found that only Helena seemed to be very happy, and she suddenly thought, isn't Helena's university in Los Angeles on the west coast?Brother is getting closer to Helena?

Among the four, Kenny was indifferent. He was about to pat Qin Fei on the shoulder, but when he found that he seemed a little tall, he put away his hand embarrassingly.

"The Supersonic speed is also very good. Didn't we reach the finals this year? Maybe Qin Fei will win the championship next year."

"What's the use of winning the championship? It's so far away from home." In Mandy's mind, it's far away from New York. He has gone to a very far place before going to college, and now Seattle seems to be even farther away.

"nothing."

Qin Fei said with a smile: "Now that the aviation industry is so developed, it takes only one day to go anywhere, and there is not much difference."

"In short, you must take care of yourself." Aunt Julie sighed, feeling very sad.

Everyone cares about what kind of achievements Qin Fei will achieve in the future, but only his family members will pay attention to whether Qin Fei has gone to a strange place, whether he lives well, eats well, whether he is happy at work, and whether he is under a lot of pressure

"Do not worry."

Qin Fei can only make sure to communicate on the phone frequently, share his situation with his family as soon as possible, and promise not to treat himself badly.

He thought how could he treat himself badly?

The life of a professional athlete should not be too happy

After being traded to the Sonics, Qin Fei has not yet signed a contract with the Sonics.

Signing must be signed, but we have to wait for the time.

What are you waiting for?

Wait for the free market to officially open on July 7, wait for the big shots of the Sonics to spare time, and wait for the agent and the team to discuss and complete a consistent rookie contract.

The contract is legally effective, and it takes time to make it. It can't be done with a template in Qin Fei's imagination, or how can I say it is a team of agents.

And the legal man in Tellem's team is his almighty apprentice Rob.

Qin Fei also had a lot of contact with Rob. He knew that Rob's full name was Rob Pelinka. He was a very outstanding young man and a rising star in the brokerage industry.

Qin Fei and his family returned to New York after the draft.

Once July is over, the NBA has entered the craziest time of the year.

Summer trading period.

Since the draft, some players have flirted with certain teams. Many choices in the draft are also based on the operation of the free market in the summer. It can even be said that some choices kill two birds with one stone.

For example, the Lakers traded Divac to the Hornets in exchange for Kobe.

On the surface, he exchanged his immediate combat power for a seemingly immature high school guard, and secretly it also has the effect of freeing up salary space for the Lakers.

Through this transaction, the Lakers released more than 300 million salary space at once, and this year's salary cap is only more than 400 million.

What do the Lakers want to do?

This is probably what some managers want to know the most. After all, it is a wealthy team, so they must pay more attention.

As for the Seattle SuperSonics, the first task this summer is to renew the contract with the team's head star, Gary Payton, who is at the peak of his career at the age of 28.

Although the Sonics lost in the finals, Gary Payton, who defended Jordan from the worst series, is absolutely popular in the market.

So the Sonics tried their best to renew the contract with Payton, and finally completed a 7-year $8500 million contract extension with Payton based on their salary space and team strength.

Originally, the contract was quite high, but I didn't expect the famous agent David Falk to complete two show operations.

He helped his players Alonzo Mourning and Juwan Howard reach contract extensions with the team on seven-year, $7 million contracts respectively.

This should be the earliest multi-billion-yuan contract in NBA history. Once the contract came out, it caused a sensation in the entire league and the industry.

This year, there are too many big fish in the free market. In addition to these three, there are Jordan, O'Neal, Olajuwon, Mutombo, Alan Houston, Reggie Miller, Stockton, Rodman, etc. Many teams are waving checks to find the players they desire.

Stimulated by this billion-dollar contract, players in the entire industry are not in a good mood, especially some players who have signed long-term contracts before.

And the discussion left to the outside world is always, why is the NBA so rich?

Before mid-July, Qin Fei came to Seattle by plane.

Tellem has helped him complete the negotiations with the team, and the Sonics will give a three-year $3 million contract.

The concept of the rookie contract also started last year. The length of the first contract of all rookies in the first round is three years. The size is fixed according to the draft, but it can fluctuate between 80% and 120% of the regulation line.

Qin Fei has no objection to the size of the signed contract. He knows that Tellem is absolutely professional. What he cares most about is how the money in the contract will be sent to his card?

As a result, I learned that the payment can be negotiated. The salary is paid on the fixed 15st and No. 24 of each month. It can be divided into twelve times in six months, or [-] times in twelve months.

"And you can pay in advance or give part of the contract first, and the rest of the money will be released slowly." Tellem explained to Qin Fei, anyway, according to the league's regulations, there must be part of the money that can be obtained slowly after the game is over.

"Then give me 100 million first, and send the rest slowly."

Qin Fei said with a smile.

Tellem:

"There is no such thing, you have to pay taxes! 100 million is too much, and it can only be the money in this year's contract, because if it is traded, the money for next year will be given by other teams." Tellem explained patiently.

"Then I don't have any money, how can I live in Seattle? Does the team provide room and board?" Qin Fei spread his hands.

In fact, he still has a little money, not to mention the money in the stock market, and he even got a full scholarship for playing golf in school for one year.

"Then let me explain it for you first. I estimate that they can only give you more than 20 US dollars first, and then slowly release the rest." Tellem directly predicted the approximate figure based on his professional level.

"Okay, so be it."

Qin Fei giggled.

Tellem smiled wryly to himself and shook his head.

Although Qin Fei is mature, some things are more difficult than he imagined.

He suddenly remembered a saying in the agent industry: the smartest player must be a very good boss.

But at this moment, Qin Fei has an exploitative temperament. In fact, he knows everything. If he insists on pretending not to understand, he even digs a hole for you to dance. You still have to dance, even if it increases your workload.

(End of this chapter)