Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 103 A Tour of the Trading Market

You know, based on Wang Hao's current data performance, this is definitely another All-Star player.

Not to mention the Sonics, even other teams will be salivating at this meeting.

In fact, Willie Walker was already preparing to sign a contract with Wang Hao a long time ago.

Although Wang Hao does not intend to sign the contract now, this does not prevent Willie Walker from making preparations.

Not just the preparation of the contract, but also all aspects.

Not only is he working hard, after he communicated with Gary Payton, Gary Payton and others are also working hard in the locker room.

Therefore, at this time, after hearing the question from the boss Akeli, Willie Walker could speak with confidence.

"Of course!"

Willie Walker continued: "Mr. Akeli, I have discussed this issue with Wang a long time ago.

True, he didn't immediately agree to a contract, but he's having a great time in Seattle.

He has a great relationship with Gary, and Gerani, and Lewis are all good friends.

Moreover, Gary also promised that if Wang can continue to grow, he will gradually give up the core position of the team.

Mr. Akeli, I have seen the picture of the Supersonics successfully completing the handover and stepping up to the top step by step. "

Akeli was still expressionless, and he only heard him say: "Really? What if there is a team willing to offer Wang a maximum salary next year?"

"Of course it matches this contract!"

As soon as he said this, Willie Walker had a little aftertaste, which seemed really impossible.

In fact, in recent seasons, the overall salary level of the Sonics is not high.

No way, Akeli is not a well-known tycoon in the NBA, and he can't spend too much money to support the team's development.

The annual salary of about 4000 million has made him almost give up the team.

And once a team offers Wang Hao a maximum salary next year, the Supersonics will choose to match the contract.

Then, next year, the salaries of Gary Payton, Wen Baker and Wang Hao alone will be as high as 3200 million US dollars.

This math has already accounted for more than [-]% of the team's overall salary this year, which is quite a scary number.

Unless Akeli continues to increase investment next year, otherwise, it will not be so easy for them to make up the 12-man roster next year.

Also, the NBA is about to start the salary cap and luxury tax, which must also be considered
What's more, once the team does not have enough salary to sign strong players and the team is not competitive enough, will Wang Hao still be willing to sign?

In fact, according to Willie Walker's thinking, he is not very happy to give Wang Hao a maximum salary contract.

The reason is very simple. After all, I have only played in the NBA for a year. Although I played well, there are still uncertainties.

In his plan, he should sign a 3-5 year contract with Wang Hao, with an average annual salary of 700 million US dollars.

Of course, this is not a maximum salary contract, but compared to players who were still working as rookies at the same time, this income is already very good.

When this contract ends, if he can continue to perform well, he can definitely get a big contract like other players of the same grade.

However, the intelligence brought by Akeli is obviously not like this.

Since the boss appeared here and said such words, it means that this is not groundless.

"Perhaps, we can deal with Wen Baker's contract first."

Willie Walker chose to continue to struggle, after all, it's still a little bit possible, isn't it?
"Well, you have dealt with Wen Baker's contract first, how much time do you think it will take you?"

Hearing this, Willie Walker was choked. If the contract was easy to resolve, he would have settled it long ago.

As the basketball manager of a professional team, Willie Walker is naturally not just an ordinary professional manager.

In addition to his identity as a manager, there is also his love for basketball and his reluctance for the Sonics.

He is convinced that this is the best chance since the 95-96 season and the finals crash.

Moreover, he always felt in the dark that if he missed this time, he would never have another chance.

"Boss, as far as I know, you plan to give up the Sonics, is that true?"

To be honest, as a professional manager, it is not suitable to ask such a question, it seems very unprofessional.

However, Willie Walker has played for the Sonics for many years after all, and Akeli is also very familiar with him.

"Yes, that's right, Willie, and as you know, the rest of my business isn't doing very well.

Things are so bad right now, I really don't have more money to put into the Sonics. "

"So, Mr. Akeli, you can't let the king go!"

Hearing this, Akeli was obviously taken aback, but before he could ask, Willie Walker continued.

"The value of a team, in addition to the number of players in the NBA, is the size of the market and the assets of the team.

However, these are fixed, you can't move the team to New York now, and the assets will not change much.

However, the strength of the team also largely determines the value of a team.

Just like the Los Angeles Lakers, even if they leave Los Angeles, the price of this team will not be low. "

As a businessman, Akeli didn't understand what Willie Walker meant. He had to preserve the value of the team.

If you let Wang Hao go at this time, although you can save a lot of money, the value will be greatly reduced.

On the contrary, if Wang Hao is kept and plays a wonderful performance before selling the team, the team will definitely increase in value greatly.

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Wang Hao didn't even know that during this meal, he had almost walked around the trading market.

But it doesn't matter, if the Supersonics really want to change their owners, to be honest, he is not optimistic about the future of this team.

Although Seattle is one of the largest cities in the United States, a big city does not mean a big ball market.

Otherwise, Seattle has super-large companies such as Boeing, as well as super-rich people such as Bill Gates.

As long as they are interested, it is impossible for the Sonics to fall into the hands of Akeli.

No way, Seattle not only has NBA teams, but also football teams and baseball teams.

In comparison, the Sonics are not that popular.

Otherwise, there would be no previous two owners of the Supersonics and the Seattle government who broke up with the Seattle government because of the construction of the arena.

In the end, the second owner Clayton Bennett even did not hesitate to breach the contract, paid 7500 million US dollars in compensation, and moved the team.

He is still a rookie now, so it stands to reason that Wang Hao only needs to play and he doesn't have to think about it so much.

It's just that he is not an ordinary rookie, and all problems are under his consideration, and he needs to make plans early.

Seattle is indeed his first choice, and it seems that he is doing well with this team.

However, this is not the only option.

He doesn't require the team to spend a lot of money to build the Big Three, or even the Big Four.

He wanted to win the championship, but he didn't want to sign up for a group. Even if he wanted to sign up for a group, it would be someone else who would hug him.

However, the team can't be too stingy, it must be competitive enough, and he doesn't want to waste too much time.

(End of this chapter)