Chapter 486 Base Camp Summit

Different from Greenville, different from Orlando.

Dallas has been so lively these days, and the fans' support for Li Shengli has reached its peak, because in just two seasons, the Mavericks have escaped from the quagmire of the Western Conference and directly advanced to the playoffs, and this season they have reached the championship level. Although they were badly beaten by the Bulls in the finals, the growth rate of the entire team was still amazing.

Therefore, not only the fans were excited, but the arrival of Li Shengli's agent Turner also caused a new storm behind the curtain of the league, because everyone knew... After Li Shengli, O'Neal is bound to have news, Shark Sheng The whereabouts of the duo will be revealed in just a few days, so the focus of the entire league is on Dallas, and each team has used all their contacts to search for news here.

As for...Li Shengli didn't come in person, and Mavericks general manager Toby didn't go to Li Shengli's hometown. This news is not a secret. All parties have known it for a long time, and the information conveyed here is enough to make some people think. The taste comes.

What does Mavericks management mean?

You know, the ones chasing center Sha Sheng the most are the yellow and green families. The two giants are really short of people and not short of money, and they are also alternatives.

In Li Shengli's pursuit, including his parent team the Mavericks, it was actually a three-way game, but O'Neal no longer had the option of his parent team, which meant that he would definitely go to one of the Lakers or Kays.

This situation means...as long as O'Neal decides on his next home first, Li Shengli will have one less option, and the Mavericks will have one less competitor, which is conducive to the advancement of this negotiation. Therefore, as the general manager, Toby has not delayed until now. To express a stance, to a large extent, it means waiting for O'Neal to make the first move.

As for why he wasn't afraid of Li Shengli confirming his intention with Hu and Kai first?

Toby still understood that Li Shengli was frustrated in the finals and was unwilling to leave the Mavericks for the time being, because compared to Lakers and Kays, the Mavericks' current lineup still has great advantages, and they may not be able to compete with each other after reinforcements. Bull just once.

The only thing that is certain is...the Mavericks want to keep Li Shengli, but they don't want the contract to be too high. In the final analysis, the contract money saved can be turned into additional income for the team.

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Turner arrived in Dallas that day and met with Toby non-stop. Toby really delayed the time and delayed the first meeting until the afternoon of the next day. However, the result of the meeting was not ideal, especially Na immediately spread the news back to his hometown.

"Lee, tell me, has O'Neal been in contact with the Lakers?" Turner's call went straight to the point.

"What, Toby mentioned this?"

"No, but I feel that he is still waiting for news from O'Neal. To be honest, if O'Neal is confirmed, we will be very passive. By the way, guess what Toby paid you for the new contract?"

"You mean... very low?" Li Shengli had a bad feeling in his heart. If Toby really offered a contract like the Magic, it would basically mean there would be no negotiation.

"Far lower than our expectations. The total amount of the seven-year contract is 78 million. Although it is only the initial price, I guess the base price is not much higher." Turner's anger can be felt across the phone, and Li Shengli He was also stunned for a moment.

7800 in 7 years? !

To be honest, this contract is not too low in the league. After all, the Mavericks cannot compare with wealthy teams, but in horizontal comparison...not to mention the undecided O'Neal, nor Mourning, Juwan Howard It is also a seven-year contract worth over 100 million, with Robinson and Olajuwon both in front of him.

As for the remaining super center, Ewing, it's hard to compete with a rich team like the Knicks, but last year's annual salary of 1,872 led the league, almost twice as much as the second place.

Generally speaking, there is not much room for the Mavericks' first offer of this contract to go up.

Even if it breaks the 8,000 mark, Li Shengli cannot be satisfied, because no matter from any point of view, his contract with Mourning is no problem. Even if he is willing to compromise on this amount, he cannot give in too much. ah.

Mourning's seven-year, RMB 100 million contract is equivalent to an annual salary of RMB 1,570+.

Even if Li Shengli gives in, he should have an annual salary equivalent to 1,400. The total amount of the seven-year long-term contract should be close to 100 million, not 7,800. There is a difference of more than 20 million.

It’s only 80 cents and you can still add a zero!

But more than 20 million US dollars is a completely different concept.

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"This contract is too small. Let's continue negotiating and get a little more. I won't take it too much."

"It's not as simple as you think now. If you want to find out..." Turner probably thought for a while and then said immediately, "Li, go meet with the Lakers and Celtics right now. Let's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar arranged for West and others from the Lakers, and Thompson went to the Celtics. We must take action, otherwise Toby will think that you will depend on the Mavericks for life and death."

Depend on the Mavericks?

I originally wanted to stay with the Mavericks, otherwise why would I let you go and talk?

Li Shengli frowned... Crotty and Curry are both old teammates, and Kidd and Garnett have also grown up. It is naturally the best to stay, and now the best way is to give Tony Biga stoked the fire and forced the final offer, so Turner was right.

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Now, the news from the Mavericks has come back. After Li Shengli informed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Thompson, the base camp immediately started taking action to help Turner, who was negotiating in Dallas. The base camp relaxed and waited. Given the opportunity, the Lakers and Celtics immediately set off for Greenville.

Meeting two giants at the same time?

The idea here at the base camp is to put more pressure on the Mavericks. The main purpose is to use the two giant clubs to open the mouths of the Mavericks management and increase the contract amount.

However, it is not that the Lakers and Kaili families cannot clearly see the situation. Although there is not much news from Dallas, they can all guess that the negotiations must have reached a stalemate. The reason must be that the money has not been negotiated, so neither family made any announcements and had a tacit understanding. He chose to set off in a low-key manner, wanting to hit the Mavericks with a powerful blow before he let go... to convince others with his 'virtue'.

So, people came to the base camp the next day. Apparently they had all caught the flight overnight after receiving the news.

For the Lakers, general manager Jerry West brought Magic Johnson into place, while for the Celtics, it was new general manager Chris Wallace, plus team president Arnold Auerbach. What’s even more coincidental is that The two parties arrived at the front and back, and even had a face-to-face encounter.

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"Damn, why is this old guy here?" The magician was a little surprised. The former Cardinal Auerbach was indeed an old guy. However, this man was a local emperor in the Celtics, with exaggerated power. The general manager on the side Manager Chris Wallace has lost his temper a bit.

"How do I know? Damn it, is this going to end for him personally?" West also cursed, not because he was afraid of Auerbach, but what he was really afraid of was Auerbach's unlimited say in the Celtics. Because West has to discuss many things with Old Buss, but Auerbach is the old emperor of the Celtics.

"Then what should we do now? If this old guy gets crazy, our efforts today will be in vain." The magician's face changed, "Damn it, do you want to temporarily raise the contract amount?"

"Amount raised? How else can I raise it? The limit is 120 million in seven years. This is the boss's decision."

"Then there's nothing we can do? O'Neill seems to be here too. Damn it, we must capture one today!"

"Yes, let's see first. If things don't work out... we choose O'Neal, and he will never refuse."

"Okay, then it's settled."

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West and Magic murmured a few words. After Chris saw it, he lowered his voice and spoke to Auerbach beside him.

"West and Johnson didn't even say hello. It seems they are planning to have a fight with us?" Chris stared at the Lakers.

"It doesn't matter, there will always be something to gain this time. The Mavericks are out!"

"But there's no news from Dallas?"

"No need for news. The outcome has been decided from the moment I stepped here. O'Neal happens to be here, so there will definitely be something in our fishing net."