Chapter 484 A World of Difference in Contracts and Treatment

All the games have been played and the season is over, and as usual, this year's draft will be followed immediately.

However, the matter of the draft has little to do with the active players. It is all played by the management of each team. After Li Shengli and his teammates broke up, he returned directly to his hometown in Greenville. As soon as the game was over, various news It’s just a steady stream.

First of all, the most shocking news is...

Jordan's contract ended, and he immediately renewed a one-year short contract with the Bulls. There is nothing surprising about a one-year short contract, but what he got was a sky-high price contract of 30.14 million a year, specially approved by the Bulls from the league. And last season's salary cap was only 23 million.

Judging from the salary level last season.

Not talking about the annual salary of the top contract, let’s look at Li Shengli and O’Neal.

O'Neal's annual salary is 570, ranking eighth in the league. Jordan's sky-high contract is five times that of O'Neal. Li Shengli is even worse, with an annual salary of 456, ranking 17th in the league. Jordan's contract is more than six times that of his.

Although the two brothers' new contracts will inevitably rise, they will never rise to the level of Jordan. To be honest, Jordan's value is not limited to the game itself, and no one can compare it.

With a huge contract and a championship this season, Jordan was very proud of himself.

On the contrary, O'Neal is too miserable.

You must know that Mourning and Juwan Howard both have contracts worth over 100 million. O'Neal asked the Magic for a 7-year, 110 million contract. This comparison is not too much, but the problem is...the Bulls took Jordan Although O'Neal was treated as a treasure, the Magic treated O'Neal like a fool and only gave him a 7-year, 69 million contract.

As soon as the news came out that O'Neal wanted a contract worth over 100 million, Orlando fans were the first to get excited. A media survey showed that 91% of people thought O'Neal was crazy, while the remaining 9% thought O'Neal was real. crazy.

This made O'Neal burst into tears, and the fans who had originally encouraged him immediately switched sides. This feeling was quite uncomfortable.

At the same time, Li Shengli was also stuck at the time of renewing his new contract. Seeing O'Neal's miserable experience, he was stunned in his hometown in Greenville.

Is it really 6900 in 7 years?

Mavericks won't play with me like this, right?

It's not a tragedy, but to be honest... the Mavericks' management at this stage is not necessarily much better than the Magic, because Toby sits in the position of general manager and has always been a calculating style. Assuming that the Lakers and Kyle Two wealthy locals came to O'Neal and asked him to choose a company first. Li Shengli's confidence was reduced, and Toby also had the opportunity to lower the new contract.

Fortunately, Li Shengli and O'Neal are in the same crotch. So far, the yellow and green families are also waiting for the Mavericks and news about Li Shengli, and have not made a decision with O'Neal.

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"Damn it, are these bastards deliberately disgusting me?" O'Neal was stuck in the timing of the new contract, so he took the time to come to Li Shengli's hometown in Greenville City. After this happened, his face was certainly not good.

"I'm not talking about comparing myself to Jordan, but Mourning's contract can't be bigger than mine, right? Damn, it's better now. Even the Orlando fans call me crazy!"

"Tsk...that's too bad, Shaq. I really sympathize with you!" Li Shengli clicked his tongue and shook his head.

"Go away, how much better than me are you? What did your management say? Have you quoted a new contract?" O'Neal wanted to know so much and was looking forward to Li Shengli jumping into the manure pit with him, so he couldn't wait to ask.

"Not yet, we'll talk about it in the next few days."

"Then why don't you hurry up? If I decide, you will have fewer choices. Then those vampires will have trouble if they don't lower your contract."

"Damn it, are you so loyal?"

"Of course, you decide early and stay with the Mavericks. Then... without you interrupting, everyone will come to grab me. Then I will sit down and raise the price to grab a big contract from him. Isn't this perfect? ?”

Perfect?

Perfect, you daddy!

Li Shengli rolled his eyes at O'Neal, "Okay, no kidding, if your contract can be finalized, do it first. I will hurry up and negotiate with our management in the next few days."

O'Neal rolled his eyes and thought of a possibility, "Then tell me, if the deal breaks down, where do you want to go?"

"The talks are broken down? How can the talks be broken down? The Mavericks are not the Magic. The contracts between you and Hardaway are not small. They can only keep one. Obviously they are abandoning you, but the Mavericks... there is no one yet. Why do you argue with me, they won’t let me go.”

"I won't let it go, but if the contract is low, will you still fight? Seriously, the Bulls are in such a bad way now, they are weighing on everyone, and there is no hope for the championship. We should make more money at least. ?”

"You said there is no hope, so there is no hope?" Li Shengli rolled his eyes.

"Don't you want to save face? You didn't count how badly you were beaten in the finals?"

"Damn it, hello, you were swept by others and didn't even make it to the finals."

"Go away, just leave me in the West, and I can make it to the Finals. Do you think you are so good? You can play in the Finals because the Bulls are in the East, not the West." Thinking of the Bulls, O'Neal became indignant, "Okay, you Go talk quickly, I'll stay here for the next few days. Damn it, it's best if I go to the Lakers and you go to the Celtics, so you can feel how disgusting the Bulls are. I guarantee you'll never fight again. Not going to the finals.”

"Why the Lakers and Celtics?"

"You're stupid. There are only a few teams that are rich and willing to spend money. The Knicks have Ewing and they definitely don't want us. These two teams are more suitable for making money. And if they have money, they can build a lineup. As long as it's fast, you won't suffer any loss no matter what. Okay, hurry up and talk to your management, don't wait too long."

"What do you mean? I'll go tomorrow."

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The recent news, especially the tragic experience of O'Neal, has made Li Shengli a little nervous.

To be honest, the amount of player contracts is something that everyone has to fight for. It is a staple food in the job bowl. For the first time, Li Shengli has reached a stage where he has the initiative. Compared with other high-paid players, with his ability on the court Asking for a contract with a value of over 100 million is not an excessive request. After all, there is a 7-year, 110 million-dollar contract ahead of Mourning.

Back to the Mavericks themselves... Li Shengli's outcome this offseason is nothing more than two, go or stay.

If you leave Dallas and take over another mess and start over, it will take time to build and prepare the new team's lineup. It is far better to stay with the Mavericks and make another impact, and go head-to-head with the Bulls. After all, it will make it to the finals. Niu's lineup is already pretty good.

The only problem now is that the contract offered by the Mavericks can be lower, but not too low, and the management headed by Gordon needs to make a statement that it will continue to strengthen the periphery of the lineup in the future, because the old lineup will not change. The Bulls, even if Kidd and Garnett grow faster, they must supplement the depth of the main force and bench.

In fact, all this is ultimately a trade-off between a big contract and the hope of a championship.

Li Shengli never said it, but everyone has a temper. After being beaten by the Bulls in the finals, he still wants to win back the championship, so even if the contract is smaller, as long as the Magic is not as disgusting with O'Neal, Li Shengli can accept it. of.