Chapter 448 Vampire

Before the free market opened, restricted and non-restricted players who came to contract year had already started negotiations with their clubs.

This year is an important year for renewal.

Generation 03 officially entered the time to negotiate a contract renewal with the team.

Xie Hou, a 99-level student who entered the league in 2003, also needs to collect a maximum salary renewal with the team that matches his value.

July 1

Xie Hou met with agent Sylvester Stacey at "Xuewei and You".

Riding on Xie Hou's east wind, Stacey became the favorite agent of young European players. If a talented European rookie did not contact Stacey, she would definitely be regarded as an idiot.

Stacey currently has two big names, Xie Hou and Kirirenko, and the uncrowned No. 1 pick, Banyani, also signed with him.

"If I had half your investment talent, I wouldn't be an agent." Stacey ate good dishes and drank good wine and complained repeatedly, "This is really a thankless job. Do you know how many management teams I am labeled as a vampire without a big picture every summer?"

A vampire-like agent is the team's nightmare.

They don't consider the team's salary structure, they only pursue the biggest contract. From an ego perspective, no problem.

Because the higher the contract of the players, the higher their draw results.

For their own commission, they naturally have to use everything they can to find the team to bleed.

Kevin Garnett's agent Mark Butterstern is a vampire.

Garnett has a famous saying: Don’t let loyalty hurt you.

Butterstern should make such a supplement if he had the opportunity: "So you should get an annual salary of 28 million at the beginning of the century."

Stacey's self-deprecating call by the management vampire is actually a kind of change of direction.

If the management hadn't really been drained from blood, no one would have regarded him as a vampire.

"Look, you should have a good rest, why don't I change my agent?" Xie Hou said casually while cutting the steak.

No matter how much you play, no matter how much you make a fuss, Stacey doesn't allow him to joke about this.

"That won't work. Only I can become King Arthur's agent!" said Stacey, "I will definitely win the best contract for you!"

Xie Hou asked: "What's your idea?"

"You may not accept it for a moment, but I want you to sign a four-year contract. In fact, you only need to execute a three-year contract extension." Stacey's words made Xie Hou stop cutting the steak.

Interestingly, Xie Hou got a similar statement from James as early as the All-Star Weekend.

"Why?" Xie Hou asked.

These days, superstars are always looking for a maximum salary of six or seven years.

Most NBA stars are born in poverty, and have lived a life of not having sex, lacking a sense of security. They suddenly became millionaires, and naturally they did not want to live the hard days they used to be. They were also worried that their state of injury would fall sharply, so almost everyone would sign long-term contracts.

Those who sign short contracts are either role players or basic-paid veterans, or cancers that few teams dare to accept.

Superstar signs a short maximum salary contract, and it originated from Michael Jordan from 96-98.

The Bulls' dynasty was full of troubles, and Pipen and Zen masters all had evil with the team. In order to keep the Bulls competitive, Jordan chose to threaten the management in this way. If he dared to dismantle the team, he would choose to retire. The Bulls were unwilling to bear the reputation of forcing Jordan to retire (it should be done) and signed with Jordan every year since 1996. But the reason why God is a god is that signing a short contract does not affect his obtaining a 30 million yuan per year that seemed unparalleled at the time.

Superstars who sign short contracts have the same meaning as threatening management.

Xie Hou wanted to know what aspects of Stacey suggested that he sign a short contract.

So he asked why.

Stacey wiped the oil stains on the corner of her mouth and said slowly: "You are 26 years old this year. When the next contract starts execution, you are 27 years old. If you can maintain your peak status to 35 years old, then sign a four-year contract extension this year, and the third year is the player option. When the second contract is executed, you at the age of 30 will be at the best stage of your career in all aspects. At that time, I have full confidence in seeking a maximum salary contract for you."

Xie Hou asked: "What if my condition declines due to injury?"

"This is the unknown." Stacey said skillfully. "The broker is another form of businessman. You are the most expensive commodity in my hands. I want to maximize your value. How to execute it depends on what you think."

Xie Hou remembered what James said to them that day at the "Mr. Wu'an Gentleman".

Stacey asked him to sign 31 for interest reasons.

What about James? Is it also a benefit?

No, obviously not that simple.

At this time, their rookie contract has one year left. It will take four years to sign the contract extension.

Four years are enough to undergo some unrotating changes.

There is no point in thinking about these things now.

Xie Hou replied to Stacey on the spot: "Just do what you think."

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July 2

In the Pacers' training center, Rodriguez, who had just joined the team, is preparing for the summer league, and Granger and Brachi are also on the team.

The summer league is a game where rookies show themselves. Players who have polished themselves for a year before the league will often perform better, and even facing those prides who are about to enter the league, they will not be much inferior.

With Granger and Brachi, and Rodriguez, the Pacers' summer league team is not bad and can compete for the championship.

However, Xie Hou did not come here to observe the new scholars.

He entered the training center with Stacey, and every passing staff greeted him.

Xie Hou nodded in response to their kindness.

The assistant quickly informed Walsh, and he and Stacey successfully arrived at the general manager's office.

Surprisingly, Bird is there too.

And, they are arguing about something.

"Enough, Larry, the three-year law is so nonsense!" Walsh showed a slight anger in rare sight.

Three-year law?

Xie Hou muttered in his heart.

"Donny, a team wants to be strong and cannot have the mark of a coach for a long time. This is my idea," Bird said.

"Then please go back and wake up!" Walsh said in a deep voice, "Rick has brought us two championships. No team will refuse to sign with the championship coach. He did not make any mistakes and had a good relationship with everyone! He was even what you introduced to me, and now you have discussed other candidates with me?"

Their words had too much impact on Xie Hou.

Xie Hou spoke, making him and Stacey’s position less awkward, “Are we here the right time?”

"It's time!" Bird snorted.

"You guys talk." Bird was about to leave.

"Larry, listen too." Walsh and Bird performed a Pacers Office version of "Face Change" to Xie Hou on the spot.

Well, Walsh is like the Nicholas Cage who likes to suck women's tongues, and Bird - Oh, he is just being sniffed by that tongue!!!

Xie Hou believed that Stacey and their negotiations would not go well, and before that, he had to figure out what had just happened.

"Donny, Larry, I don't want to ask about you, but I just heard you talking about the new coach's candidate?" Xie Hou asked inexplicably, "What's wrong with Rick?"

Walsh said angrily: "You have to ask him about this."

It is good to pass the blame.

Bird had no good tone: "You should know, but it's not as serious as you thought. We are just discussing the possibility of changing coaches. We don't really want to change Rick, you can rest assured."

Yes, I would tell you on the surface, "We will definitely not behave like this." In fact, I would whisper in my heart, and then I couldn't help it, just like the two police officers who met Deng Chao countless times in the video on B.com.

"The possibility of changing coaches?" Xie Hou couldn't understand even more, "Why should we discuss this?"

Bird was already angry with Walsh and was in a state of no mood to discuss this with Xie Hou: "You should have something else to say."

"I will declare first that I hope Rick can renew his contract smoothly as I do." After saying that, Xie Hou nodded to Stacey.

Stacey stepped forward to meet Walsh and Bird, and he chose to start the show in a joke: "Should we add a clause to the contract extension, 'If Rick Claire does not renew the contract, the contract will expire'?"

Walsh said lightly: "If the league allows it, it's totally OK."

Stacey wanted to see Walsh smile, but he couldn't.

Bird had a stern face and didn't answer his meme at all.

Xie Housing could smell the cold smell in the office even when he sat aside.

"I don't like discussing restricted contract renewals. I believe you have already drafted a contract. Please show it to me." Stacey said regretfully.

If Xie Hou is a non-restricted player, then he can show his strength.

Now, it is just a discussion of the year of renewal and the specific salary.

No matter what Xie Hou thought, he will only stay with the Pacers for the moment.

According to market prices and regulations of both labor and management last year, the Pacers gave Xie Hou a five-year, 80 million contract renewal contract, and the fourth year was the player option.

Although the amount is not large, this is the largest contract that Pacers can give Xie Hou.

Without those rules and regulations, even if they pay a large luxury tax, they will give Xie Hou an irresistible offer.

Now it has passed the era of random offers. There are strict regulations on rookie contracts, middle-class contracts, quasi-max salary, maximum salary, and over-max salary.

"We have no problem with the amount. This is a good contract, showing the importance the walkers value Arthur." But, everything in the world can't stand a damn but.

Stacey said his "but", and then, "We want to reduce the contract's years to four years, and the third year is the player option."
Chapter completed!