warrior godfather

"Okay, then I'll have an interview with you tomorrow. You're still in Houston...wait! What are you talking about? You want to talk about renewing your contract next year?" Jeff Austin said in astonishment.

"That's right, I don't want to talk about contract extension this year, let's talk about it next year." Butler said with great certainty.

Jeff Austin had calmed down at this time, and asked:

"Jimmy, the contract that Ronan offered you is very good, with a five-year maximum salary, and the last year is a player option. This is completely the treatment for core stars. If you still have any dissatisfaction, you can mention it. Why? Don't even want to talk about it?"

"The team has renewed the contract with Stephen?" Butler did not answer Jeff Austin's question, but asked Curry instead.

Curry told him before that he would renew his contract with the team on the first day after the trading market opened.

"The contract has been renewed, the contract just signed this morning."

"What's his contract like?"

"The five-year maximum salary, due to the triggering of the Rose clause, the starting salary is 1740 million US dollars, with an annual increase of 8%. The last year is a player option, and there is a 15% transaction guarantee in the contract."

"Trading margin?"

"This is for the outside world to show respect to Stephen. How could Ronan trade Stephen? Stephen will not leave the Warriors."

"That's right, how could the boss trade Stephen..." Butler muttered with a breath of foul breath.

"Jimmy, what's the matter with you? What does your contract extension have to do with Stephen?" Jeff Austin asked.

Butler was silent for a moment before saying:
"It's nothing, I just want to play for another year. If I can be selected to the All-Star or the best team again, the Rose clause can be triggered. I want to sign a super maximum salary like Stephen."

"Super maximum salary..." Jeff Austin was stunned for a moment, and persuaded, "Jimmy, of course I want to see you sign a super maximum salary, but have you ever thought about the risk of delaying a one-year contract renewal? To put it bluntly, what if you are injured next season? What if your performance does not meet expectations? At that time, let alone the super maximum salary, even the maximum salary will be difficult to sign. There is no such precedent in the league. Ah! It’s better to have a bird in hand than a thousand birds in the forest. The conditions offered by the warriors are already too good, so it’s better to settle down first, what do you think?”

He still hasn't said a word, if Curry can sign a super maximum salary, can you sign Butler?
Curry is the MVP, the scoring leader, and was selected to the best team. After leading the team to win the championship, there is a faint call for No. 1 in the league. After all, even Kobe, the No. 1 in the league before, failed to achieve the single-season MVP +FMVP+Scoring champion+For a while, Curry did it.

This season belongs to Curry completely. Some people already regard Curry as No.1 in the league, but the gold content of the championship in the shrinking season is relatively limited. Many people think that Curry's performance this season is accidental, unless he can lead the Warriors to another championship. The crown is the real league No.1.

Butler was only selected for the All-Star starter, the best third team and the best defensive first team. Among them, only the best third team barely has some weight. The All-Star starter was carried by Huaxia fans. The best first defense is just a blue-collar honor. What did he compare to Curry?
The super maximum salary is not triggered to be eligible to sign. Curry has played that kind of performance to sign such a top contract in the league. Butler won these honors by playing next to Curry. If he and Curry What would Curry think if he got the same contract?What will the rest of the Warriors think?
Jeff Austin's persuasion was very sincere, and he considered it completely from Butler's point of view. Renewing the contract in advance is the safest and safest choice, and Butler's interests can be guaranteed to the maximum extent.

But Butler sees it differently:

"You make a lot of sense, but I have the opportunity to sign a super maximum salary, why should I give up?"

Jeff Austin almost didn't lose his temper, he couldn't give up when he had a chance?So so many players in the league who sign minimum salary contracts are fools?
He exhorted:

"Jimmy, the super maximum salary is not just offered casually. The maximum salary is already very good. Ronan has not treated you badly at all. If you stay in the Bay Area, you will still have many commercial endorsements, so there is no need for a super maximum salary difference."

"Jeff, I have already decided not to renew the contract this year, and wait until next year. You don't have to worry about money, and the boss will definitely understand me. He has never been a stingy person." Butler said stubbornly.

"You... well, I'll tell Larry what you think, and I'll come back to you if things progress. You should do your work first." Jeff Austin took a deep breath, and managed to suppress the questioning. impulse.

"Okay, sorry to trouble you, Jeff." After Butler finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Leslie was listening the whole time. After Butler put down his phone, he said excitedly:

"Jimmy, you did the right thing! This year you have already been selected as the All-Star starter and the best team. Next year will definitely be fine. Then you can sign a super maximum salary and get more than 1000 million US dollars!"

Butler smiled slightly, and confided his heart in front of his friends:
"Stephen got the super maximum salary, and I want to get it too. I will prove it to others. If Stephen can do it, so can I! I have been looked down upon since I was a child, and now that I have won the championship, I am still looked down upon. Stephen won the championship. Stephen is indeed very strong, but I am the one who trains the hardest. Stephen is not as good as me in training. I don’t believe that I am worse than him! He is the boss of the team, but I don’t want to be the team Second child, at least stand side by side with him! Come on, go practice with me!"

After speaking, he took Leslie straight to the backyard, and Leslie couldn't laugh or cry:

"Hey, hey, I haven't finished watching the movie yet!"

"Look after practice. Don't you always want a BMW M3? After I renew my contract next year, I'll give you one!"

"Really?"

"real!"

"Walk, walk, how long do you want to practice, I will accompany you to practice until!"

……

"You said that Jimmy doesn't want to talk about contract renewal this year, and wants to wait until next year to sign the super-maximum salary?" Zhang Yu looked at Larry Riley and said word by word.

"Yes."

"He also asked about Stephen's contract extension, saying he wanted to sign the same contract as Stephen?"

Larry Riley looked very ugly, nodded and said:
"That's right, that's what Jeff Austin told me, but he also said that he would try to persuade Jimmy to renew his contract with the team early this year..."

"No, you tell him, we won't talk about contract renewal with Jimmy this year, we'll talk about it next year." Zhang Yu waved his hand and said.

Larry Riley said in surprise:
"Next year, Jimmy is very likely to be selected as the All-Star starter or the best team. At that time, we will give him a super maximum salary?"

"No, we won't give it, and we can't afford it." Zhang Yu shook his head and said.

Larry Riley breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that:
"I really can't afford it. Next year, Klay and Drummond will renew their contracts. After that, Kawhi, Danny and Yi will also renew their contracts this year. Yi received a basic salary last year. His performance this season is very good. Well, at least you have to use the mini-middle class to sign him, and Danny is almost the same... Even if you give Jimmy a maximum salary, you will definitely have to pay the luxury tax in two years."

Zhang Yu shook his head and said:
"The luxury tax must be paid. If you want to stay competitive after winning the championship, you have to spend more money, but the salary structure cannot be broken. Only Stephen can get the maximum salary for the Warriors, and no one else can."

The super maximum salary is not a problem of a player, but a problem of the team's salary structure. As the core star of the Warriors, Curry signed a super maximum salary. If Butler signs the same contract as him, wouldn't it mean that other people Can also receive the same salary as Curry, what will Clay, Green and Leonard think?
They must also want a maximum salary contract. Butler is the second star of the Warriors in the eyes of others, but in the eyes of the Warriors players, only Curry is the superstar above everyone else on the team. There is a gap in the team's contribution, but the gap is not big. If Butler can get the maximum salary, then they can too.

Zhang Yu gave Butler the maximum salary because he thought that Butler had been playing for him and worked hard to repay him. This has already damaged the team's salary structure.

He remembers very clearly how horrible the Warriors’ salary expenditure in the previous life was. In order to remain competitive, Lacob had to use a 5-year maximum salary of 2 million to keep Clay, and a 4-year 1 million contract to keep Green. Russell exchanged for Wiggins with an annual salary of 3000 million, and the luxury tax alone would have to pay more than 1 million U.S. dollars, setting a league record.

Bob Myers didn't open his eyes, and of course he didn't dare to destroy the championship lineup. As long as the complete iron triangle of Curry, Clay and Green is not defeated head-on by other teams, it is impossible for Lacob to let him tear down the team and rebuild.

This is the reason why there will be sequelae of the dynasty. No one dares to take the initiative to dismantle the championship lineup, and no one can guarantee that a group of players with the same outstanding strength will be selected to rebuild a championship lineup.

But Zhang Yu doesn't have this concern. He knows all about which rookie has unlimited potential and which genius has a false name. Except for Curry's unique style of play, who is an irreplaceable historical superstar who is enough to rank among the top ten in history, everyone else in the Warriors Not to mention indispensable.

He paid him the maximum salary because of his relationship with Butler, but it doesn't mean that he wants to keep all the championship lineup.

Lacobuken threw out a lot of coins because he wanted to rely on the warriors to make money, and he couldn't find any other more cost-effective way. For a penny in luxury tax, pay a penny less.

Zhang Yu also needs to build a new arena, which requires a large amount of capital. He doesn't want to build a new arena through extensive fundraising like Lacob, but wants to fully control the new arena, and the financial pressure is high. Much more, of course, try to save on team salaries.

To control expenditure, we must first have a good salary structure. Players' contracts must be divided into different grades. From the superstar with the maximum salary to the water dispenser administrator with the basic salary, there must be a clear hierarchy and each has its own place.

Other teams will definitely not be able to do this. Stars are the most scarce resource in this league. No matter which team has cultivated stars, they will not let go. They can only obediently offer big contracts, and other teams are on the sidelines. Staring at you, you don't give the maximum salary, and some teams give it.

But with Zhang Yu here, the Warriors lack everything, except good players.

Leonard is on the bench for the Warriors, Thomas Jr. and Parsons can only play in garbage time, Danny Green and Tony Allen compete for a bench position, and Anthony Toliver is the scarce fourth in the league. In the weak team, you don't have to worry about playing time, but in the Warriors, you can only watch the drinking fountains.

Every year in the NBA, there are always a few good players who are left out, only to be selected in the second round, or even lost. As long as the core lineup remains unchanged, Zhang Yu can fully support the team's combat power with a large number of cheap rookies.

If there is a high draft pick, the core lineup is not impossible to change. As long as a buffer time is reserved, players at the same position can be seamlessly connected, and they can always maintain strong competitiveness without spending too much money.

This is the route Zhang Yu planned early on. In extreme cases, only Curry will not be traded, and everyone else can go.

But Butler is different after all. Like Curry, he has always been by Zhang Yu's side. Zhang Yu hopes that he can stay in the Warriors, even though Butler's reputation in his previous life was poor and he often caused conflicts in the locker room.

He thought that Butler and Curry would not insist on being the boss after several years of getting along with each other, but the situation is easy to change, and the nature is hard to change. It allowed him to develop a strong competitive spirit, hard training and rapid progress, which made Butler extremely confident. He is confident that he will become a superstar by relying on hard training, and he is not willing to be inferior to others.

He is grateful for Zhang Yu's kindness and regards Curry as a good friend, but this does not prevent him from wanting to prove his obsession.

However, although genius is 1% talent plus 99% sweat, without that 1% talent, that 99% sweat is meaningless. Butler's talent may be 0.6%, it may be 0.5%, but it is not 1%, no matter how hard he works, he is destined not to reach Curry's height.

……

"Since Jimmy doesn't even want a maximum salary, there's no need to talk about it. If he doesn't change his mind next year, let him go." Zhang Yu said slowly.

"Let him go?" Larry Riley was extremely surprised, and hurriedly said, "Actually, it is not impossible to give him a super maximum salary. Although the salary pressure will be great, as long as he wins the championship, it is still worth it. If Jimmy is sent away, It's hard to find a replacement..."

"There is already a replacement." Zhang Yu said.

"You mean... Kawhi?"

"Yes."

"Kawhi is just a blue-collar 3D, can he replace Jimmy?"

"That's why I will keep Jimmy for another year. Kawhi is still far behind, but in two years, he is only stronger than Jimmy!"

Leonard in his previous life took three years to grow up. The growth environment of the Warriors is better than that of the Spurs. Leonard’s rookie season has gone through the finals experience, which is of great benefit. Zhang Yu tailored a training plan for him, which can Let him not take a detour, two years is enough for him to reach the level of winning FMVP.

"Then what if Kawhi also has a maximum salary?" Larry Riley asked.

Zhang Yu smiled slightly:
"A generation of new people replaces the old ones, and when the time comes, there will naturally be new people on top!"