NBA: There is nothing wrong with bringing a ball in a fight!

Chapter 39 Ye Qingchen's request: Destroy Larry Johnson and increase the contract amount!

"I said that 250 million a year can barely be discussed, don't you understand?"

Ye Qingchen was actually a little puzzled, why was this Jerry West so surprised.

Obviously he was the first to say 250 million a year.

Why are you acting shocked now?
At this time, Jerry West's expression was completely dull.

Now he finally heard Ye Qingchen's words clearly.

He was talking about $250 million a year.

How dare he think so?
You know, the current annual salary of Magic Johnson is more than 200 million US dollars.

And Ye Qingchen, a player who has never officially played in the NBA, dares to say $250 million a year.

For a moment, Jerry West didn't know how to refute Ye Qingchen.

Because he felt that Ye Qingchen must have thought that more than 200 million US dollars was a very cheap price.

Seeing Jerry West's expression, Ye Qingchen finally came to his senses.

"The 250 million you mentioned is not the annual salary? It's the total contract amount? How many years?"

Ye Qingchen looked at Jerry West and asked calmly.

At this time, Ye Qingchen also began to recall the average salary of NBA players in this era.

Then, Ye Qingchen discovered that the average salary of NBA players at this time was not too high.

Even Jordan's current salary is only more than 300 million a year.

Jordan signed a sky-high contract after 1996.

As for the Lakers star Magic Johnson, his annual salary seems to be between 200 million and 300 million.

The main reason is that he signed a 25-year contract that year, with a total amount of 500 million.

So, on average, Magic Johnson's annual salary is 250 million.

And Ye Qingchen is also very clear that the current contract period and amount are unlimited.

Restrictions will not appear until after the new collective bargaining agreement came out in 1995.

And this is why many teams use long-term contracts to retain players.

For example, Larry Johnson, he signed a ten-year contract of more than [-] million yuan.

After hearing Ye Qingchen's question, Jerry West replied helplessly:
"I'm talking $250 million over four years!"

After hearing this time, Ye Qingchen fell silent.

He didn't expect that the Lakers would want to sign him with such a cheap contract.

I have already shown my great potential in the game.

But their contract amount is quite disrespectful.

250 million for four years, and the annual salary barely exceeds 60.

Is this a beggar?
However, Ye Qingchen's face did not become ugly or angry because of this.

Ye Qingchen felt that the reason why they set this price was mainly due to cognitive problems.

Because in this era, the annual salary of superstars is generally not high.

Therefore, Ye Qingchen, as a last-round pick, shouldn't get a higher salary than these superstars.

Therefore, Ye Qingchen was also thinking about a problem, that is how to convince Jerry West that he deserved a higher salary.

Soon, Ye Qingchen thought of a way.

Ye Qingchen said calmly:

"As far as I know, Larry Johnson has signed a contract with the Hornets for more than $[-] million."

"Then his annual salary has exceeded that of many superstars, do you think it is reasonable?"

Ye Qingchen's words stunned Jerry West for a moment.

He didn't expect that Ye Qingchen would use Larry Johnson as an example.

So, Jerry West retorted subconsciously:
"But he is the No. [-] pick in this year's draft, and the Hornets are full of expectations for him!"

"The city where the Hornets are located is itself a small ball market. They must use extreme means to keep Larry Johnson."

The implication of Jerry West is to tell Ye Qingchen that Larry Johnson is the No. [-] pick and has strength, and the Hornets are betting their future on him.

As everyone knows, what Ye Qingchen wants is his answer.

"Then let me ask you again, is the potential important or the number one pick important?"

Ye Qingchen continued to ask questions.

Ye Qingchen's question made Jerry West fall into deep thought.

Ye Qingchen's words made him realize what Ye Qingchen wanted to express.

In fact, in Jerry West's opinion, Ye Qingchen's potential is no worse than that of Larry Johnson.

In that case, it seems reasonable for Ye Qingchen to want to get a high-value contract.

After a long time, Jerry West finally replied helplessly:
"I think potential is more important."

Ye Qingchen seemed to have expected his answer.

After he nodded, he continued:

"Then if, in the next game, my performance is better than Larry Johnson, and the statistics completely suppress him, should I get a higher contract?"

Now, Ye Qingchen asked his last question.

Jerry West was left speechless by Ye Qingchen's question.

Because he could see that Ye Qingchen had the strength to defeat Larry Johnson.

The reason why he paid attention to Ye Qingchen was because Ye Qingchen had defended Larry Johnson so badly that he couldn't score at all.

Now, Ye Qingchen's technique has improved even more.

Maybe Ye Qingchen can really blow up Larry Johnson.

This time, Jerry West was caught in a dilemma.

On the one hand, he wanted to quickly sign a contract with Ye Qingchen.

On the other hand, he felt that Ye Qingchen was indeed worthy of a bigger contract.

So, Jerry West asked helplessly:
"So, what's your idea?"

Ye Qingchen looked at the somewhat helpless Jerry West, and he knew that he had already taken the initiative.

"It's very simple. The next game is the game between the Lakers and the Hornets. After we finish that game, will we talk about the contract?"

Ye Qingchen expressed his thoughts.

Jerry West also understood what Ye Qingchen meant.

Ye Qingchen definitely wanted to use Larry Johnson in the game against the Hornets.

If Ye Qingchen can really beat Larry Johnson, then Ye Qingchen does have the confidence to increase the contract amount.

In the end, Jerry West agreed to Ye Qingchen's request.

He also hoped that Ye Qingchen could perform well against the Hornets.

In that case, the owner of the team, Bass, should also look at Ye Qingchen with admiration.

As for the amount of the contract, let the boss Bass have a headache.

If Ye Qingchen can really beat Larry Johnson to the ground, the boss Bass will definitely regard Ye Qingchen as his treasure.

Therefore, the issue of the Lakers signing with Ye Qingchen has not been resolved.

These should be able to continue after the Hornets.

At this time, Larry Johnson had no idea what kind of nightmare it would be to meet him.

(End of this chapter)