I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 32

For the whole day on the 16th, Min Congda locked himself in his room to write a documentary proposal.

Because of his poor English skills, he asked Ada for help. While he was talking, Ada sorted out and recorded it in written language, and wrote a complete project plan.

Seeing the investment of 1000 million yuan, Ada cautiously asked: "Mr. Smart, does this documentary really need to invest so much money?"

Min Congda said: "Is 1000 million US dollars a lot? The contract I gave to Curry is 2000 million US dollars. What is our total salary? More than 6000 million! 1000 million US dollars is not a trivial matter."

Min Congda has learned about the salary cap system. In the 09-10 season, the salary cap of the league is 5800 million US dollars, and the luxury tax line is 6992 million US dollars.

Min Congda carefully studied the terms, but unfortunately the Clippers do not have the opportunity and space to renew players. Otherwise, a big contract will blow up the salary cap and exceed the luxury tax line. By then, the tax alone will cost tens of millions every year. , money rushing out.

At present, it is impossible to make a fuss about player salaries, of course, the team must be bled elsewhere to consume liquidity.

Now that the Clippers are in the offseason, there is no ticket revenue, and the pre-sales are relatively weak. There is a total of about 1500 million US dollars in cash lying in the account.

US$500 million is reserved to pay employees and maintain the daily operation of the team to support various expenses. The remaining US$1000 million is reserved for Roser to deal with financial difficulties that may be encountered in the new season.

Rosser didn't expect that the 1000 million yuan had already been targeted by Min Congda. He couldn't forget the 1500 million yuan when he was looking at the team's financial report before.

If you come to Las Vegas and open your budget, you can spend 15 US dollars, and the system will not allow more.

After the project of making a documentary was formed, the system did not express any objection, indicating that it was feasible.

As long as the basic funds for the team's operations (system requirements) are kept, all the extra money will be used to make documentaries. When the documentary loses money and the team's revenue declines during the season to make ends meet, won't the team be on the verge of bankruptcy?
Ada, as an intern who has just become a regular, of course has no right to make suggestions on the team's business strategy. When Min Congda said this, she could only nod and follow suit, and then changed the relevant details, preparing to send an email to other executives for review. .

When Min Congda returned to Los Angeles from Las Vegas and the team passed the meeting, they could start planning for the shoot.

At that time, it may be overspending, and the Clippers will have to invest more. They will have to borrow money from the bank, find money from the league, etc., making them heavily in debt.

Thinking of this, Min Congda was complacent about his clever strategy, and the depression of the previous two games was swept away.

As for winning tomorrow's game against the Grizzlies, he doesn't care that much anymore. Who can afford 200 yuan? 3 million dollars is waving at me.

On July 7, the third match day of the Clippers, the Las Vegas Summer League ushered in a focus battle-the Los Angeles Clippers VS Memphis Grizzlies.

There will be a head-to-head dialogue between No. [-] pick Stephen Curry and No. [-] Blake Griffin.

The biggest news in this year's draft is naturally that Curry snatched Griffin's No. [-] pick.

And it can be foreseen that for a long period of time in the future, this issue will be brought up for discussion from time to time.

NBA drafts in the past ten years have always had the law of "the number one pick must have a water". One of the two talented players before the same year must not be able to play and fail to meet expectations.

For example, Durant and Oden in 07, Alder and Bargnani in 06, James and Milicic in 03 and so on. (In 05, the first two failed to meet expectations.)
This year people feel that this law is likely to come into effect again. Griffin and Curry must have a parallel import, and Curry is much more likely to be a parallel import.

The gymnasium of the University of Nevada was full of spectators early on. For this confrontation, ESPN and other TV stations rarely arrived at the scene to conduct interviews and reports. You must know that the summer league is such a leftover game. The media is generally unwilling to invest too much resources. They sent two intern reporters Take pictures, go back and write a draft and post it on the website.

ESPN's interview host Rachel Nichols brought the interview team to the scene and interviewed Curry and Griffin separately before the game.

Nichols started his career as a sports reporter in 90. He joined ESPN in 2004 and became an important reporter and host. He often went deep into the front line of the NBA to contact players, coaches, and managers to collect first-hand information and provide the most vivid reports for fans.

Curry is also a person who has seen strong winds and waves. After becoming the No. [-] pick, reporters often have to conduct interviews, so he did not panic in the face of the camera and Nichols' slightly tricky questions.

"Stephen, how do you feel about training, living, and playing in the Clippers? What kind of team is this?"

"I have come into contact with professional guidance and training here. Everything here is strange but very friendly. Everyone is very friendly. I met very good friends in the training camp. We train together and compete together. I think we will get married. A strong friendship and a great team."

"Everyone is very concerned about the comparison between you and Griffin. People think you stole his No. [-] pick. What do you think?"

"You know, after the draft is over, it doesn't matter what position you are in. The important thing is that you can perform well on the court. This is a long process. It is a big deal for me and him. test."

Curry is young and mature, and he answered questions impeccably. He is very mature and seems very rational.

"What do you think of the Clippers' new general manager, Mr. Smart-Min? It is said that he chose you against all odds. Does he have any special expectations for you?"

Speaking of Min Congda, Curry's tone brought a touch of reverence and respect. He said: "Mr. Smart is a tolerant mentor. I am very lucky to be selected by him. I think this has a huge impact on my career. Help, he's gentle, always puts the best interests of the players first, he's an amazing team manager, really. I haven't been with him for a long time, but the whole team respects him, and I think he is changing This team, I am sure, we will be better this season."

After hearing Curry finish speaking, Nichols was a little surprised. He didn't expect Curry to have such a high evaluation of the new general manager.

You know, there is often a very contradictory relationship between players and managers.

On the one hand, they cooperate with each other. The general manager needs to sign good players to create a good record for himself. Players need the general manager to dig themselves out and give themselves big contracts.

On the other hand, in the eyes of the general manager, the players are just pawns, which can be discarded at any time for the benefit of the team. Therefore, in the eyes of the players, these professional managers are ruthless, only utilitarian without emotion.

Some team managers will try to avoid private communication with players, so as not to have a deep friendship between the two parties and affect the team's operational judgment.

When signing players, the general manager enthusiastically offered contracts. Once he found that a player did not meet expectations, he would not hesitate to lay off or send him to another team.

There are countless examples of conflicts between players and the general manager, especially big-name players, who can get together and leave well.

Rachel Nichols thought to herself, "Either Stephen Curry is young, or that Smart Min is too naive. There is no warmth between the management and the players. They just take advantage of each other."

This female reporter has been in the professional sports circle for more than ten years. She has seen a lot of people leaving tea and turning their faces and denying people. She didn't take Curry's words to heart.

Then she went to interview Griffin, and Griffin's answer was much more concise, and he made it clear that "I always knew I could get the No. [-] pick, but the league is like this, not everyone has sharp eyes .”

Well, Nichols has enough material for tonight's sports news show.

The next step is to see Curry and Griffin see their true chapters on the court.

(End of this chapter)