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Chapter 321 F4

The first round of negotiations ended in failure, and Zhou Zhiru truly felt the power of "professional basketball" for the first time.

Like every fledgling novice, he was full of self-confidence at the beginning, as if there was nothing he could not settle, as if all unexpected factors had been carefully considered by himself.But it was only when I really went into battle that I realized that things were far more difficult and troublesome than I imagined.Mitch Kupchak's move was completely unexpected to her. That kind of self-confidence and negotiating skills firmly suppressed her.

In the end, she was simply not sure whether Mitch Kupchak was bluffing or really had Zhizhu in his hands.

The general manager of the Lakers taught her a lesson.

Mitch Kupchak's price is to sign a 1+1 contract. The team has the right to choose and match in the second year. The total is 700 million US dollars, 300 million in the first year, and 400 million in the second year.When Zhou Zhiru saw this condition, of course it was impossible to agree, because she and Tang Qian suggested that it would be better to only sign a one-year short contract. If she signed a 1+1 contract, her agent would be screwed.This is something Zhou Zhiru cannot tolerate.

She pursed her lips, quickly cleared up her frustration, and immediately summed up her experience and problems in her mind.

It’s okay if you can’t reach an agreement the first time. How many big contracts are negotiated four or five times or even seven or eight times before they succeed?So as long as you sum up your shortcomings after failure, you can try to win the opponent successfully in the next negotiation.

This is the quality that a good broker must possess.

If you retreat when you encounter some setbacks, then you should not be an NBA agent.

Tang Qian was not surprised when he received Zhou Zhiru's call, he just put forward his own suggestion: "I think the starting salary is actually lower, that's okay, look at my last contract, the starting salary is only around 40 Wan, didn’t he get millions of dollars in the end? Just add some more favorable incentive terms.” Tang Qian thought so, but as an NBA agent, striving for incentive terms is the worst strategy It's a bad idea. Generally, successful brokers start directly from the starting salary and help the employer to fight for the protection amount ratio. That is the right way.So Tang Qian thinks so, but it doesn't mean Zhou Zhiru thinks so too.One is from the player's point of view, and the other is from the agent's point of view. Although the purpose of the two is the same, the way of thinking is quite different.

"Tang Qian, I don't think it's necessary to choose to compromise so quickly. I'll talk about it after a few more talks, but I will remember your suggestion." After Zhou Zhiru finished speaking, he asked again: "By the way, Tang Qian, How sure are you of what you said last time? Mitch Kupchak's bluff is really hard to see through."

"He's not bluffing." Tang Qian said: "The Lakers may catch big fish in the free market this summer."

"Can we really get all-star insiders?" Zhou Zhiru said, "But I clearly remember this year's free market, there were hardly any big fish...wait!" Zhou Zhiru seemed to think of something, and after a pause, He opened his mouth and asked, "It's just that the Lakers want to join the game, isn't it too difficult? That big fish, but the entire league is staring at it." "The trading market is changing rapidly. Besides, have you forgotten the tradition of the Lakers? " Tang Qian asked without answering.

"Tradition?" Zhou Zhiru thought for a while, and finally realized: "Are you talking about robbery?"

"Well." Tang Qian replied: "Calculating the history of the Lakers team in the past 65 years, there are quite a few times this kind of thing has been done. Don't talk about the distance, let's talk about the near one. A few days ago, Steve Nash, isn’t it a living example? At the last minute, he directly won the food from the 5th team’s siege. This kind of energy is definitely not the so-called good luck.”

"Sure enough, I'm still too tender." Zhou Zhiru was silent for a while when she heard this, and then said suddenly: "But next time, I will be more fully prepared, and I will definitely help you get the contract payment that maximizes your benefits." !"

Tang Qian himself is not at all proud, because he sees that all this is not because of his ability or intelligence, but because he stands on the "shoulder of history".Otherwise, if you think about it, he doesn't think that the Lakers will be able to form an extremely "luxury" "F4" in one summer.

It can only be said that Mitch Kupchak is really a general manager with extraordinary skills.

At this point, Tang Qian felt that he was not black.

Another morning, the bombshell went off.

Although it is not the official approval announcement of the alliance, its sources are equally impressive.

This news was exclusively released by Adrian Wojnarowski, a reporter from Yahoo Sports, known as the "Whistleblower King". It can be said that this person's news is not much worse than the official website.So immediately, the alliance boiled.

"Strongly protest this transaction! This is robbery! Naked robbery!!!" The Bulls said.

"Shameless! This is a secret operation of the Lakers!!! Should apply to the league office for a thorough investigation!!!" The Celtics said.

"I have submitted an application for arbitration, and I believe the league office will see it soon! This kind of behavior is simply a disgrace to the sports world! It is undermining the fairness of the sports world!" the Pacers said.

However, the Lakers also responded quickly, claiming that all signings are legal and welcome the league office to investigate at any time.

And in this turmoil, someone couldn't sit still. He was the nunnery master who "jumped up and down" some time ago, Andrew Bynum.The Lakers want to sign Howard?So what chips to exchange?You must know that the league has trading rules. Under the principle of salary reciprocity, if you want to sign Dwight Howard, you must be less than 125% of the total annual salary transferred + 10 US dollars.To put it simply, for example, if the Lakers trade out one or several players, and their total salary is 1000 million US dollars a year, then the total salary of the traded players cannot exceed 1260 million US dollars.According to this rule, Dwight Howard's annual salary last season was as high as 1809 million U.S. dollars, and this season it was as high as 1954 million U.S. dollars. If the Lakers want to get him, they must pay at least more than 1500 million in total player salary.Ordinary players cannot reach this transaction level. According to the Lakers' team salary last season, only three players exceeded the annual salary of 2524 million, namely Kobe Bryant 1871 million and Gasol 1490 million. , and there is Andrew Bynum himself, with an annual salary of [-] million US dollars.

That is to say, if the news is true, at least one of them must leave.

Why do you say that?Isn't it okay to trade other role players?

Of course not.

Let’s not talk about whether the opposing team will agree, even if the opposing team agrees, the Lakers will empty out most of the team’s lineup. After all, basketball is a five-person sport. No matter how strong “F4” is, it cannot Don't want anyone else.Lack of depth is also a fatal thing.So if you want to get Howard, then a player with a level of tens of millions must go.

Who will go?Kobe?Of course it's impossible!The Lakers management dare not do this!Otherwise, the angry Lakers fans will not let them go.That is to say, he and Gasol will definitely leave one of the two.

It should be him, right?He's old, the management wouldn't be so stupid!
The nunnery comforted himself, but he forgot that he and Howard couldn't match at all.

First of all, he doesn't have Gasol's ability to pass the ball, and secondly, when Howard comes, 100% of the low-post power will be transferred to him.You must know that he has no experience in playing power forwards. The most important thing is that he does not have a mid-range shot and stays away from the basket. It is almost a deadly act.

The nun master is like an ant on a hot pot, nestling at home all day, restless.

He wanted to call Mitch Kupchak, but found that the person who answered the phone was Laurie Blank. It was obvious that Mitch Kupchak didn't want to see him for the time being.After losing the protection of the management, An Zhu finally became "low-key" and began to publicly express on Twitter that he is a Laker and has always wanted to be a Laker.

As for the previous "confrontation" with Kobe, at this moment, he has long forgotten it completely.

But unfortunately, the wheel of history will not be shifted by anyone's personal will. The next day, the league officially released the news that Dwight Howard was legally allowed to join the Los Angeles Lakers through a four-way trade.Kobe, who was still in London, was overjoyed after receiving the news, and immediately said at the press conference that Mitch Kupchak's operations were phenomenal, and he allowed the Lakers to regain the strength to win the championship!

Gasol also posted a personal twitter, expressing that he can't wait to start the new NBA season!
On the Lakers side, morale has soared, and there is a scene of sharpening their knives.

In addition to the nunnery master, Andrew Bynum.

At this moment, he was squatting at home, watching the scenes on the computer in disbelief.

Andrew Bynum was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Why?Why?Why? ? ?
Why are you trying to lie to me? ? ?

Seeing that the matter was irreversible, An Zhu began to explode emotionally. He deleted the previous tweet, and then wrote a new one: All the members of the Lakers!They are all vile liars!

When the media saw that the nunnery master had exploded, they immediately flocked to Bynum's house, ready to make big news as soon as possible.

After all, the master's brain is not good, and it is recognized in the alliance. If some inside stories can be drawn out, then this quarter's bonus will have a place to implement.At this time, Anzhu just needed to vent, so the two hit it off. Only one hour and 15 minutes after the league announced the transaction news, Anzhu spoke through ESPN and Yahoo Sports.

"The Lakers did not keep their promises, and once publicly promised me to be Kobe's successor!"

"Mitch Kupchak lied to me! If I knew this, I could have gone to a better team and sought a better contract!"

"Kobe Bryant is a ball bully! He hindered my future growth!"

"They are trading the league's No. [-] center for the league's No. [-] center!"

"Andrew Bynum gave Howard advice, play next to Kobe, you have to get used to not getting the ball!"

"Bynum said bluntly that he is not afraid of trading: I can play anywhere!"

"I will prove it with actions! The stupidity of the entire Lakers team!"

……

All of a sudden, ESPN and Yahoo Sports' official website were full of Bynum's remarks, which made the Lakers official have to stand up and say: This is the result of the team's comprehensive discussions and discussions. The goal of our Los Angeles Lakers is always There is only one, and that is to win the championship.Bynum is a very good center player, but after weighing for a long time, we still chose Dwight Howard. Here we can only bless Bynum for his performance in Philadelphia. At the same time, our Lakers are also very grateful to him for his support over the years. contribution made by the team.

As for Kobe, the answer is more concise: friends come and go, only the championship flag is always flying.

In the face of a series of turmoil, the outline of the Lakers' season roster has finally basically taken shape.

But Tang Qian hasn't settled down yet.

"The Lakers really got Howard! No wonder you said that before, no wonder Mitch Kupchak was so confident before! It turns out he really has this kind of energy!" After seeing the news, Zhou Zhiru and Tang Qian made a phone call and said: "It seems that all my hard work these past few days has been in vain, and I have to do it all over again."

Regarding this matter, Tang Qian has nothing to do, it is really inconvenient for him to say more.

"By the way, Tang Qian, have you considered transferring and leaving Los Angeles?" Suddenly, Zhou Zhiru asked: "Because I have received offers from several teams recently, and the highest bidder It’s the Washington Wizards. The price they gave was 1+1, a total of 1100 million US dollars in the contract, 450 million in the first year, and an increase to 650 million in the second year, but the same, they asked the team to implement the option in the second year But most of these teams are underdogs. After you go, you may not be able to make the playoffs for the time being."

"Really?" Tang Qian seemed to remember something, opened his mouth and asked, "Is there an offer from Chicago?"

"Chicago Bulls?" Zhou Zhiru shook her head and said, "No, they didn't appear in the bidding team."

"What? You want to go to Chicago?"

"No, it's not." Tang Qian smiled and said, "I just want to see if Gal Foreman regrets it. It seems that he doesn't think so." "You and the general manager of Chicago Is there Liangzi?" Zhou Zhiru asked. "Not really, but last year, they rejected me, which allowed me to appear in Los Angeles." Tang Qian said: "If this is the case, it may mean that the current me is not strong enough, not attractive enough. .”

"What about Detroit? Their asking price is also very high, 2 million US dollars for two years." Zhou Zhiru continued to ask.

"What do you think?" Tang Qian asked Zhou Zhiru in turn.

"I don't recommend you go." Zhou Zhiru replied decisively: "Unless it's New York, the small city team market is not conducive to your future development. Staying in a big city, even if the salary is slightly lower, but the exposure rate And popularity are much better than small city teams. As for the player's salary, it can be made up in commercial contracts." Hearing Zhou Zhiru's thoroughness, Tang Qian nodded in agreement and said: "Well, and Honestly, I don't want to leave the Lakers either."

"Why? I know you're definitely not doing it for money." Zhou Zhiru asked.

"Maybe it's the plot of the Chinese people. I joined a team, so I don't bother to change teams. Leading the team to the top step by step, that's what I want to do. Secondly..." Tang After thinking about it, Qian said softly, "I want to play with Kobe, and I want to help him."

"Want to play with Kobe? Why?" Zhou Zhiru knew that many stars were reluctant to play with Kobe, so she wanted to know more about Tang Qian's words. "The reason?" Tang Qian said with a low smile, "Maybe it's because of the ridiculous fantasies and desires from the student days."

"Really? I basically understand your personal intentions. Don't worry, I will try my best to facilitate this matter." Zhou Zhiru said.

"Well, it's troublesome." Tang Qian looked at the computer screen and said silently.

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