Chapter 685 Paul Injured; New Salary Cap

Perhaps it was Yang Cheng's tone of distrust or even contempt that stimulated Paris. She stood up abruptly, leaned over the table and glared, but her sweet and coquettish voice was not suitable for getting angry, "Jason, you are too much, I Knowing what absurd things I have done in the past, many people see me as hopeless, but at least now I want to change, as a friend, you should support me, not belittle me."

However, Yang Cheng firmly believes in a wise saying: dogs can't change eating shit.

Paris Hilton, who lived in a luxurious environment since she was a child, has the blood of extravagance running through her whole body. Want to change? Let's get rid of Hilton's last name first.

However, for the sake of the woman's seeming sincerity, Yang Cheng didn't venomous snakes after all, pretended to cooperate and said a few good words, and finally sent her away.

Of course, Paris’s words are not without inspiration. He doesn’t have the money to buy all 25% of Hilton Group’s shares, but it’s not impossible to buy 10% or 15% of the shares. Considering his cultural travel plan, if The inclusion of the Hilton Hotel in the system may be a good piece of the puzzle.

This matter still needs to be considered in the long run, at least until he reaches a settlement with Mrs. Lazton, he should not think about taking advantage of the Blackstone Group.

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Three days passed by, and Yang Cheng was in the office of the Barclays Center, listening to the general manager of the team, Sean Marx, about the preparation plan for the next season.

However, Yang Cheng's expression was serious, even a bit ugly, not only him, but Sean Marx who was sitting across from him also looked trembling, for fear that Yang Cheng would scold him.

"Boss, Chris's injury is basically confirmed. The ligament in his left hand is slightly torn, which is not too serious. He can recover after a period of meditation, but he will definitely not be able to play in the second round of the playoffs."

That's why Yang Cheng's face was green. Originally, the Brooklyn Nets were doing well in this year's playoffs. They first won a victory at the Bulls' home court, and then returned to the Barclays Center to welcome fans all over New York. With the support, they worked hard to expand the big score to 3:1. At this moment worthy of celebration, an accident happened.

The fifth game was moved to Chicago. Facing the Brooklyn Nets who had won the match point and were in high morale, the Bulls launched a bloody counterattack. The game was extremely dirty. The opponent fouled and was injured, and then the head star Chris Paul was slammed by the opponent's backup guard during another shot, and a sharp pain came from the moment his hand was on the ground.

But at this time, the bayonet between the two sides became popular. Chris Paul kept silent and insisted on finishing the game with his teeth. Although he still lost the game in the end, no one criticized the Nets. It is glorious to lose.

Back in New York, Paul immediately accepted the expert diagnosis and treatment of sports injuries from Cornell Medical College. The injury was confirmed, and it was not serious at the time. Considering the second round, after discussing with the team, in the sixth game Paul chose to take a truce to recover from his injuries. As a result, the Nets were beaten into a sieve at home, with a big score of 3:3. In the first round, he was dragged to the 7th game, and the pressure came to the Nets in an instant.

To be reasonable, momentum is a very mysterious thing. The Bulls who just won two games in a row are obviously more morale, and the head of the Nets has a free card. Almost all the media and fans are pessimistic about the Nets, even the Nets themselves. The players can't help but feel a little weak.

At this time, Paul stepped forward and went into battle with injuries. In the seventh game, he showed his lifelong skills and dragged the game into overtime. In the second overtime, Paul made a fatal three-pointer to establish the After the victory, they couldn't hold on any longer and had to leave the court. The Nets players didn't lose face, and played steadily and finally won the tiebreaker.

However, Chris Paul also bid farewell to this season due to injury, leaving heroic tears when he left the court.

The current situation is extremely clear. Although the Nets broke into the second round of the playoffs,

But in the face of the Atlanta Hawks, which ranks first in the regular season, the Nets can be said to have no chance of winning in the absence of a leading star and the core of the team, and no one thinks that a miracle will come.

The team management is already preparing for the draft and trading signings. The Nets lost this season because they did not find a qualified helper for Paul, and Paul is not the kind of scoring explosion due to his size. A very powerful star, his ability lies in his big heart and the sorting out of the team's offense.

Therefore, the team has reached a consensus that it is necessary to find a stable assist point for Paul, an All-Star player who can throw the damn basketball into the basket, and can stand up to share the pressure for Paul at critical moments.

The Utah Jazz young star Hayward discussed before is one. Of course, it would be great if Durant, the scoring champion, could be brought to New York. Although the Thunder's talents exploded, they have never been able to win the championship. I believe that this talented scorer who dreams of the O'Brien Cup will definitely be willing to pay any price for the championship. After all, his agent has already released rumors in secret. I want to join a team that has always been able to hit the championship.

This also gave the Nets hope to make a choice between Durant and Hayward. Durant is undoubtedly the first candidate, and his style of play does not need to occupy the ball too much. Having shared the position of the team leader for many years, it can also be seen that the personality is relatively kind, which is what the Nets most hope to see.

Because from the time of wooing Paul to join, the Nets have already promised Paul's absolute core position.

Sean Marx was reporting to Yang Cheng at this time, saying that he had already discussed with Paul. Paul expressed his happiness for Durant's joining. It was all for the team, and he was confident in handling the relationship with Durant.

In this way, Sean Marx can safely and boldly contact Durant. The rest depends on the boss's intentions. After inquiring about the wind with the league, we basically estimated the salary cap and luxury tax thresholds for next season.

At the same time, Paul and Durant signed two big contracts. It is inevitable to exceed the salary cap. The luxury tax is an astronomical amount, and not every boss is willing to pay it. It's better to ask now, Sean Marx doesn't want to be the object of Yang Cheng's grudge.

What is the salary cap and luxury tax?

Salary cap and luxury tax are both important terms in the NBA labor agreement, which are directly related to the league's basketball-related income. Calculated according to the expected related income for next season, a certain percentage is obtained. The salary cap is set to create an ecological balance. In other words, if there is no salary cap limit, some rich teams can sign without restraint, but with this limit, when the team exceeds the salary cap, signings and other operations will be subject to certain restrictions.

And when the luxury tax trigger line is exceeded, the team needs to pay a fine, especially under the current labor agreement system, which adopts a stepped taxation system. The more the luxury tax is exceeded, the greater the increase in the payment ratio. This is why many players The reason why the team did not dare to cross the threshold at will, or chose to avoid taxes through transactions, was previously analyzed by ESPN, and the Warriors traded David Lee to save tens of millions of luxury taxes.

According to the estimates of each team, the NBA's salary cap for the 2015-16 season is about 70 million U.S. dollars, and it is expected to continue to refresh the highest record in history. You must know that the salary cap for this season is 63.06 million U.S. dollars, an increase of about 10%. in line with past rules.

At the same time, the luxury tax threshold for the new season may exceed 80 million U.S. dollars, and is expected to approach 85 million U.S. dollars, which is also calculated based on the figure of 76.82 million U.S. dollars this season, an increase of about 10%.

With these two figures, the total minimum salary of NBA teams can also be calculated, which is generally 90% of the salary cap. This also means that the minimum salary of each team in the 2015-16 season is 63 million US dollars, and If the cap goes up, the minimum salary line is bound to rise. At present, there are several small clubs in the league whose total salary is far below the minimum salary threshold. They will definitely have a salary increase next season, but this has nothing to do with the Nets. Will worry about this number, it will only be more or less.

According to the current labor-management agreement, according to the estimated figures, in the 2015-16 season, the middle-class annual salary of teams that do not exceed the luxury tax is about 5.4 million U.S. dollars, and the middle-class annual salary of teams that exceed the luxury tax is about 3.3 million U.S. dollars. The middle-class annual salary of the team (the total salary does not exceed the salary cap) is about 2.8 million US dollars.

At the same time, the maximum salary for the 2015-16 season has also been released. The starting salary of the maximum salary for players with 0-6 years of service is about 16.4 million US dollars; the starting salary of the maximum salary for 7-10 years is about 19.7 million US dollars; The starting salary of the maximum salary for more than 10 years of service is about 23 million US dollars.

It is estimated that as soon as this figure is released, it will cause the media to go crazy. Compared with 30 years ago, the salary cap has increased by nearly 20 times.

The NBA's salary cap policy started in the 1984-85 season, and the earliest salary cap was only $3.6 million. With the development of the league, the salaries of NBA players have been rising along with the salary cap, but this is far from the end.

According to the current labor agreement, player salaries account for about 50% of basketball-related income. Considering that the new broadcast contract will come into effect in the 2016-17 season, the NBA’s annual TV broadcast revenue will increase by 1.74 billion US dollars, which also means that player salaries The total will also increase by $870 million.

According to previous calculations by the league, the NBA salary cap for the 2016-17 season is expected to reach about 94 million U.S. dollars. According to this figure, a "veteran" such as James who has played for more than 10 years (the maximum salary accounts for 35% of the salary cap) ), the starting salary of LeBron's new contract will be as high as 32.9 million US dollars.

So it is foreseeable that starting from this summer, all kinds of crazy signings will come as promised. Some players with bright market prospects will either sign a multi-year super contract with the team, or they will sign a short-term contract. Wait until next summer to reappear in the free market to fight for a big contract, so if you have no money, don't mess around in the NBA in the future. ()

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