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

Chapter 392 Get Xiaojia Done (Second Change, More Tonight)
On December 12, the labor and management reached an agreement to end the lockout, and the start time was set for January 11.

Therefore, the league, teams and players only have one month to prepare.

Those players who couldn't bear the loneliness during the lockout, couldn't bear to live without money, and went overseas to work and earn money, ended their contracts and returned to the United States.

Like Deron Williams, JR-Smith, etc., when signing the contract, there was a clause that the NBA would return to the United States once the lockout ended.

The Shanxi team of the CBA was even close to signing Kobe at one point, allowing Kobe to truly experience what it's like to be a teammate in the CBA!
However, the Basketball Association believes that Kobe's arrival will destroy the balance of the league, and the contract signed by Kobe is too unequal, with high salary and many conditions, which is unfair to other players.

Therefore, the Basketball Association held a meeting to formulate new regulations, prohibiting CBA teams from signing players with contracts in other leagues.

As a result, Kobe's way to play in the CBA was blocked. Just as the NBA's lockout ended, Kobe's only chance to come to the CBA was lost.

There are different opinions on how to evaluate this matter. Some people think that the Basketball Association has the backbone to ensure a fair and just CBA environment.

Some people think that the Basketball Association has no structure and lost an opportunity for commercial hype and expanding the influence of the CBA.

Compared with the CBA, which has many concerns, the NBA is a more thoroughly commercialized league.

Now that the agreement has been negotiated, everyone is ready to prepare, start playing, serve the fans, and pick up customers!

The NBA's 30 teams are getting busy again after months of inactivity.

The contracts that were not signed in the summer must be signed, the deals that have not been made must be done, and the training camps that have not been opened must be started as soon as possible.

The number one thing before Min Congda is whether to renew Marc Gasol's contract.

Gasol's contract expires this year. According to his performance last season, Min Congda does not want to sign him.

It was a mistake to trade Kaman for Gasol at the beginning. Although this guy is a little weaker than his brother in terms of strength, he really fits well with the Clippers.

This season, he has grown into the mainstay of the Clippers' inside offensive and defensive ends, contributing a lot to the Clippers' black eight and all the way to the Western Conference Finals.

How could Min Congda keep such a player?Definitely drive him away.

Just after the lockout was announced and the free market opened, the Houston Rockets made an offer to Marc Gasol.

As long as the Clippers do not match, Gasol Jr. will go to the Rockets to play.

Min Congda didn't want to match at first, but he soon discovered a problem.

That is, if the Clippers don't match Marc Gasol's new contract, the team's salary is almost just at the salary cap.

This means that the Clippers' salary is far from the luxury tax line, and the Clippers' salary situation is too healthy.

And Min Congda very much hopes that the Clippers' salary can reach the luxury tax line, because in the newly reached labor agreement this year, the punishment of the luxury tax has further increased.

According to the new agreement, the first year and the second year will be levied at a ratio of 1:1. For every dollar above the luxury tax line, a tax of 1 yuan will be paid.

From the third year, a ladder collection model will be adopted, and additional penalties will be imposed on teams that exceed the luxury tax 5 times within any 4 years.

This is done mainly to prevent the giants from growing bigger and paying luxury taxes without limit to piece together a luxury lineup.

In order to protect the competitiveness of small and medium-sized teams and prevent one family from dominating.

The Rockets' offer to Gasol is a four-year maximum salary contract of 4 million. If the Clippers match Gasol's contract, they will exceed the tax line this season.

No match, and now the Clippers' salary space cannot sign any free agents.

Therefore, if you want to pay taxes and waste money, you must sign Gasol Jr. who has Bird rights.

This made Min Congda tangled.

If you let him go, the team's performance will deteriorate, which is a good thing.

If you stay, the team will spend more, which is also a good thing.

Min Congda thought about it again and again, and it was quite interesting to think of Gasol Jr.

Although this guy is the tallest and strongest in the team, he is brave and fierce on the field.

Off the court, he is gentle and social, and likes to gossip with his teammates.

Min Congda was able to make up a life experience from the psychiatrist, I really want to thank Gasol Jr.

He contributed a lot of rumors and legends to Min Congda's miserable first half of his life.

Putting this aside, he and Min Congda have a good relationship on weekdays, and he and Randolph are good partners on and off the court.

Min Congda couldn't bear to let Gasol go and let him play in Houston.

Just Texas, that damn place in Houston, it's dilapidated, the fans are not enthusiastic at all, and the team keeps searching.

Playing there is a real torture.

After receiving the offer from the Rockets, Min Congda sat in the office and struggled for a long time.

He opened the latest 2K11 game and played with the Clippers lineup and the Lakers simulation.

As a result, Gasol Jr. was severely beaten by his brother Paul Gasol in the game and played poorly.

"Hey, forget it, Jr. Gasol is not a superstar, just a Spanish white fat guy. The upper limit of his combination with Lan Fatty is the Western Conference Finals. What are you worried about? What's so great about the Western Conference Finals? Champions are blind."

"Moreover, players like Gasol Jr. and Randolph don't sell tickets or shoes at all. The little box office profits they generate are not enough to pay the luxury tax."

Min Congda is trying to convince himself that he wants to keep Gasol Jr. not out of feelings but out of interests.

Let alone Gasol, who is as strong as LeBron James, there is no way to help the Cavaliers sell enough tickets to cover the luxury tax expenditure.

From this point of view, Min Congda was right, Gasol did not sell tickets.

And with his current statistics and achievements, the maximum salary is indeed a bit higher.

It's just a potential player, and the contract has always been at a premium.

Min Congda gritted his teeth, called Ol'Shea, and said, "Ol'Shea, match the contract offered by the Rockets to Mark, and we will directly give the maximum salary, 4 million for 5750 years!"

After listening to Min Congda's decision, Olshey reminded: "Smart, if Mark is given the maximum salary, we will have to pay the luxury tax next season."

Min Congda thought to himself, if I don't pay the luxury tax, I won't sign it!It is a maximum salary contract for paying the luxury tax.

"Just pay it, and you won't be responsible for losing money, so what are you worrying about?"

In the 2010-2011 season, although the Clippers spent a lot of money, they also had a lot of income.

Under Roser's operation, it even achieved a balance of payments and a slight profit.

However, the team has huge expenditures in salaries, daily travel, and the "Sambo Plan", so there is little profit.

Min Congda is still very satisfied with the income of 10 million U.S. dollars unlike in 500.

Olshey was just a habitual reminder, of course he would not refute, and he did so immediately.

After the contract issue of Gasol is settled, in Min Congda's view, the Clippers uniform team can rest.

None of the other players need to move, none of them need to renew their contracts, and they can go on vacation again.

But Min Congda's work with the Clippers is over, but the work of "raising tigers for trouble" and training opponents has just begun.

(End of this chapter)