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Chapter 570 The Difficulty of Renewing Yang Shuai's Contract

As early as one or two years ago, many teams began to stare at the 10-year free market. There are too many big fish in this year's free market. If you can catch one of them, it may improve the strength of the team. Obtaining two may be able to directly promote the team to the ranks of the league's top teams.

Moreover, there are players in the five positions from point guard to center in this year's free market, which can basically only meet the needs of all teams, no matter which team it is, they will be eager to move.

Many teams are staring at the big fish in the free market, especially those few charismatic stars.Stoudemire, Bosh, Wade, James, Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Yang Shuai...

For Chinese players, Yao Ming and Yang Shuai are of course what they care most about. Naturally, what they hope most is that Yao Ming and Yang Shuai can get together, but their wish has come to nothing.Yao Ming, who has confirmed that he will return this season, announced on the day before the opening of the free market that he will not jump out of his contract, which also means that he will continue to stay with the Rockets next season.

Contrary to him are Stoudemire and Nowitzki, the two top power forwards in the league have jumped out of their contracts one after another and officially become free players.

July 7st has finally arrived. On this day, all players who can become free players have their own bodies, including the 1 golden generation, including Yang Shuai.

The teams in the league are not just making moves, but have begun to take practical actions. Although the actual signing will have to wait until a week after the free market opens, all teams have already started contacting the stars. Yang Shuai Also received invitations from various teams in the league.

Everyone can guess that the Warriors will definitely not let Yang Shuai go, and they also know that it is basically impossible for Yang Shuai to leave the Warriors. However, before things are fully settled, it means that there are still variables, so other teams do not want to let Yang Shuai go. Give up this one-tenth of a percent hope.

For Yang Shuai, he has almost no interest in contacting any team, except the Warriors.He just stayed in this team for two years and single-handedly brought this team to the pinnacle of the league. How could he leave at this time?

In fact, before the end of last season, the Warriors had already discussed the contract renewal with Yang Shuai, but they were blocked by Jim O'Neal. In Jim O'Neal's words, the contract extension would definitely be with the Warriors, but not when.

No matter when Yang Shuai renews his contract, the Warriors will definitely give the biggest contract they can give, which is the so-called maximum salary contract, there is no doubt about it.But there is a difference between last season's contract renewal and this season's contract renewal.

The maximum salary of the nba is different from the contract signed every year. This is because when the total salary of the team does not exceed the salary cap, the maximum salary contract that the team can give in the first year is 25% of the salary cap. %, followed by an annual increment of 10.5% of the first year's figure.

The amount of salary you get in the first year is also related to the number of salary you can get in the next few years, which determines when to renew the contract is very important.

The reason why Jim O'Neill did not agree to Yang Shuai's contract renewal last season was not purely because of this reason, because the salary cap of each year was not known to the outside world before it was announced, and it was estimated that the salary cap of this season Even lower than last season.

The maximum salary that can be given here is under the condition that the salary does not exceed the salary cap. If the total salary of the team exceeds the salary cap, then this regulation is not feasible at all.If Yang Shuai chooses to renew his contract with the Warriors last season, because the Warriors' total salary exceeds the salary cap and Yang Shuai has only been in the Warriors for two years and does not meet the Bird clause, all he can get is a mid-level contract.

Yang Shuai is not short of money, but with his current strength, it would be a great insult to Jim O'Neill to only get a middle class contract.

Of course, the Warriors can also choose to forcibly renew the contract with Yang Shuai, and then pay a luxury tax equal to Yang Shuai's salary, but the Warriors were unwilling to do so at the time. After all, if it is not a last resort, the team will not do this. It's okay, so Yang Shuai's contract renewal issue was delayed until summer.

The Warriors want to give Yang Shuai a maximum salary contract, but before that, they have to reduce the team's total salary first, which is not a very easy task.

In the Warriors' team, Chandler, Wallace, Landry, Jamison, Evans, Hinrich, Collison, Belinelli, Turiaf, Wright, Randolph are all With contracts in hand, these people are already close to the salary cap of last season, and now they have to renew the contracts of Yang Shuai and Jackson, and the time to test Chris Mullin is coming again.

Fortunately, Jackson has been in the Warriors for more than three years. His salary last season was 750 million US dollars. If the Warriors renew his contract, he can be given a higher salary than last season without being restricted by the salary cap according to Bird’s terms. The salary, the most important and the most critical point is on Yang Shuai.

If the total salary is to be lowered, some people will inevitably leave. Although they know that maintaining the current lineup with the Warriors' intelligence is the best guarantee for them to win the championship again, but when faced with a choice, it is obvious that Yang Shuai is the Warriors. the ones to stay.

Chris Mullin first set his sights on Ronnie Turiaf. He signed Turiaf because of his impact and confrontation at the basket. After coming to the Warriors, Turiaf Although Turiaf has occasional performances, he is not eye-catching, especially after this season, with the arrival of Chandler, Wallace, and Jamison, Turiaf's playing time has been repeatedly squeezed.

During the draft, Chris Mullin tried to trade Turiaf for a rookie, but failed.The Warriors who won the championship have become the target of public criticism, and everyone knows the purpose of Chris Mullin's exchange for Turiaf. Naturally, it is impossible for him to achieve his wish.Strong teams don't want the Warriors to have better operating space to make the team stronger, and weak teams don't want to introduce such a burden. After all, in their eyes, Turiaf is no longer worth $500 million a year.

If Chris Mullin is given enough time, he believes that he can still find a next home when the dust settles in the free market, but the reality does not allow him to do so. He must quickly clear up enough salary space. Renewing the contract with Yang Shuai, he doesn't want to have long nights and dreams.

"The Warriors officially buy out Ronnie Turiaf", on the morning of July 7, the Warriors' official website announced their first action this summer, buying out Turiaf.

"This is a very difficult decision, but I believe that such a choice is beneficial to both the Warriors and Ronnie himself. I thank Ronnie for his contributions to the Warriors in the past two years." In an interview with reporters , Chris Mullin said polite words.

But what Chris Mullin said was not all polite words. Indeed, buying out Turiaf is beneficial to both the Warriors and himself.The Warriors can use this to free up salary space. Although they need to continue to pay Turiaf a salary of 500 million, compared with the renewal of Yang Shuai, this is really insignificant. Last year, the Warriors made a lot of money. Bowl full.

For Turiaf, he also benefits from being bought out by the Warriors. If he is signed by another team, he will not only get a salary from his new club, but also continue to get an annual salary of 500 million from the Warriors. .And it is true that Turiaf does not have much playing time in the Warriors, and another team may have better room for development.

Subtracting Turiaf’s 500 million, but this is obviously not enough to sign Yang Shuai. Not to mention Yang Shuai’s impossible to agree to the 500 million contract, Chris Mullin didn’t even dare to mention it, because it would be too much. It seems that he has no sincerity towards Yang Shuai.In Chris Mullin's heart, Yang Shuai is the uncle at this time, and he has to wait on him.

Chris Mullin's idea is naturally to preserve the integrity of the team as much as possible, so at this time, it would be best if one more player can be subtracted to maintain the integrity of the lineup. It's not easy to make a decision.Just then, a person approached him.

"Rashid..."

"Hi, Mr. Chris, I think we should talk." Wallace could still clearly see a smile on his bearded face, obviously he was in a good mood at the moment.

"Okay, I'm happy to chat with the players." Chris Mullin said with a smile. His attitude towards the players is indeed not bad, which may have something to do with him being a great star himself.

Wallace nodded, and then said to Chris Mullin: "I know you have encountered some troubles recently. You want to keep Yang, but the team's salary space is not enough. I think I can help you."

"Oh?" Chris Mullin's eyes lit up when he heard Wallace's words, "Rashid, do you have any good suggestions?"

"I want to retire!"

"Retired?" Chris Mullin, who was still laughing, immediately shouted in surprise, "Why?"

"If I hadn't come to tell you about it, I think I'd have heard in a few days that I was going to be traded to another team, right?" Wallace asked, staring at Mullin's face.

At this moment, Chris Mullin chose to be silent. Indeed, he had such an idea in his heart. When choosing who to leave the team, Wallace became the object of his first consideration.Wallace's salary this season is 720 million. If he is sent away, he can basically free up enough salary to renew Yang Shuai's contract, and as an experienced veteran, Wallace will definitely not worry about no one wants him. If the Warriors want to trade Wallace, they will definitely find a next home.

Now that the Warriors have Chandler and Jamison inside, there is no need to worry about starting. On the bench, Landry can still be reused, and Randolph and Wright can also play. Without Wallace, it may be affected. But it doesn't necessarily make the Warriors' inside line unmaintainable.

"I have played in the league for 15 years, I have two championship rings in my hand, I have proved my worth, and I don't need to stay here. Instead of being traded to a weak team, I might as well choose to retire, Chris, What do you say?"

Mullin pondered for a moment and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only say to Wallace, "Sorry, Rasheed, I wish you good luck."

When Yang Shuai received a call from Chris Mullin, he was about to leave Paris, and at the same time he knew everything that happened in the team.