So I am the god of basketball?

Chapter 153 Times have changed

The exact birth time of "Second Dream" was 24 minutes and 24 seconds in the morning. His first cry when he came into the world seemed to be the starting gun to start this most chaotic off-season.

Meng Lang watched Madonna fall asleep and slowly and quietly left the ward.

Talon called him early the next morning, and the details of Adidas' contract extension with him were revealed, which was comparable to Jordan's luxurious treatment, making him the center of attention again.

This also made Michael Jordan's team very unhappy.

David Falke published a "testing" article through a reporter he is familiar with:

"Is Meng Lang now qualified to compete with Michael Jordan?" 》

This article caused quite a bit of discussion.

This alone made Falke look ugly.

Not to mention Jordan himself.

It's strange that he can maintain his reputation by becoming an "old enemy" with a third-year "rookie".

As soon as the news came out, Jordan dominated the screen.

Although Falk was trained like a dog, Jordan was still not relieved. He was already a little paranoid about big contracts, but now he is full of desire for big contracts. Originally he thought he didn't need to prove himself, but the discussion caused by this article forced him to face Meng Lang's existence.

But that won’t happen until at least the new season starts…

At this time, he needs something to prove his status.

That's why we have this blank check.

Even though he won another championship trophy, the previous argument that "Jordan will continue to be the god of basketball" is no longer as unified as it was at the beginning.

For example, a contract that exceeds everyone, including Ewing's 1800 million!

Of course, he knew it too. For him, the best convincing thing is to prove that he defeated Meng Lang on the court. This is the most convincing proof.

Jordan still didn't agree or refuse. Instead, let the "bullet" fly for a while.

A series of obscene words hit Falk on the head.

Sure enough, Klaus couldn't help it anymore and took the initiative to contact Falk and asked about the quotation given by New York: "Does it start with 2?"

96 million in 4...

In the eyes of the outside world, Meng Lang's impact on him was much more fierce than he originally expected.

But in fact, this is not the first contract Dolan prepared for Jordan. His first contract was a 3 million contract, plus he made Jordan the spokesperson of his hotel and got an additional commercial contract.

The most important thing to resolve right now is his new contract.

But Jordan did not agree, because such a contract was similar to the later "yin and yang contract" and was a marginal contract. Jordan did not want his reputation to be ruined by such a contract.

On the afternoon of July 7, as the news that Madonna gave birth to a boy for Meng Lang gradually subsided, the news that Michael Jordan was open to signing with other teams spread like wildfire. After this news came out, the news soon broke that the New York Knicks Dolan took a blank check and asked Jordan to write numbers on it.

This agent, who looked domineering and domineering in front of the team's general manager and other advertisers, didn't dare to let out a single fart at this moment.

Even Meng Lang, who many people think can compete with Jordan, is afraid that Jordan will be so far behind in this regard that he can't even see the taillights of his car.

"fxxk, who allowed you to do this? Do you think I can't do anything without your stupid manager? Damn it, your brain is filled with peanut butter, right?"

This shows Jordan's influence on this league.

This number must exceed 3 million. If Jordan agrees, he will be the first player in the NBA with an annual salary of more than 4 million.

Falk shook his head: "No!"

"Sigh~"

After hanging up the phone, Klaus couldn't help but take a breath.

This kid is scary...

Ok!

Not very surprised either.

In fact, he had already guessed that the outside rumors might be true, and he had already discussed it with the Bulls owner. The 3014 million contract has been prepared for a long time. He hopes there will be a "miracle", for example, Jordan is not as valuable as he thought and only needs more than 2 million to sign.

But there are indeed too few miracles in this world.

And this time his opponent is someone who often performs miracles.

It would be rude to hesitate any longer.

He must offer this 3 million contract immediately!

When Jordan saw the contract, he agreed directly without too much push. For him, whether he took the initiative to break the news about a big contract or was open to other teams, he wanted to force the Bulls to give an attitude.

Now that he has an attitude, there is no need for him to leave Chicago.

Wearing No. 23 here, he is the symbol.

What if he left Chicago, went to the Heat, came back, and then went to Los Angeles. Maybe he will always meet teammates who are all in their prime and win more championships. But he is no longer the same Jordan.

He has his own path to follow, and there's no way he's leaving Chicago at this point in the bottom nine of his career.

Especially now, Chicago is showing enough sincerity:

3014 million!

That's enough!

Klaus was relieved when he got the answer. After he handed his offer to Falk, he had been waiting for Jordan's reply. It was also in the process of waiting that he discovered that the 3 million contract seemed not firm enough.

This is Michael Jordan!

Fortunately, Jordan's appetite is much smaller than he thought.

Even though it was only a 3 million contract, he signed his name on the contract very simply.

This is Michael Jordan!

In this regard, even if he doesn't like Jordan and believes that the most critical reason why the Bulls can have a "dynasty" is because of him rather than Jordan's Klaus, he has to admit that Jordan wants to What he wants is just what belongs to him from beginning to end.

No matter what, the most important thing this summer is finally done! Klaus breathed a sigh of relief.

The news of Jordan's signing detonated the entire league, and the 3 million signing also caused shock in the entire league.

I heard that a contract worth 3 million yuan is to be signed, but having already signed a contract worth 3 million yuan are two different concepts.

Jordan became the first player in the NBA. Ewing's NBA's highest salary, created just last summer, has now been overtaken by Jordan, and it has exceeded it by more than 1200 million.

At this moment, his influence was also reflected to the greatest extent.

Because generally speaking, signing such a contract will definitely cause some controversy. After all, the NBA's salary cap in this era is only 20 to 30 million, and Jordan's salary alone exceeds that of the entire team.

But again, the "Bird Clause" at this time means that of Jordan's 3 million, only more than 1 million of the general maximum salary is counted in the salary cap, and the excess is not included. And there is no luxury tax in the league at this time.

So a 3 million contract is unbelievable, but basically no media is dissatisfied, or thinks that Jordan's 3 million contract has reached the salary cap and is unfair to other teams.

In fact, other teams can also offer 3 million contracts to their players, but no one can get such a high contract.

Jordan's influence is fully demonstrated by this era-defining 30 million contract.

Even Anthony Davis's one-year 6 million contract in the future cannot be compared with this, because at that time the league's salary cap had already exceeded 6 million yuan, even if Davis' 2 million was already twice that of Jordan , but he only has about 35% of the total salary cap...

Jordan just got his new contract. His influence also returned to the realm of "land god" on this day. Even Meng Lang has a visible gap with Jordan!

However, during this period, the general managers of other teams in the league were not idle either.

They are secretly reaching out to several other free agents.

The process was also very fast. The Heat gave Juwan Howard a seven-year, $7 million contract, which confused the Wizards management:

No, how was this contract given?

It is true that Juwan Howard averaged 22.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game last season and was only 22 years old. But the problem is that the Wizards have always been a "slutty team" over the years. This data lacks support from hard battles and is full of It contains a lot of moisture.

The Wizards management never expected that the Heat would offer Juwan Howard such a contract.

What's even more annoying is that the Heat's salary space is not enough for them to issue such a contract without "Bird Rights". In other words, this contract does not count. The media soon pointed this out. This caused the league to reject the Heat's contract offer.

But in this way, the Wizards management is a little embarrassed, because someone in the free market has given such an offer contract. If they do not keep up with this contract, it means that they do not value Howard as much as the Heat.

There is no guarantee that there will not be a gap between the players and the team in the future.

The turmoil between Meng Lang and the Magic is still before our eyes, making every team pay special attention to the word respect.

After the Heat's offer was rejected, the original Wizards hesitated for a while before following up on the offer and offering a seven-year, $1 million contract. But this time, there was no hesitation at all. The Wizards immediately followed up with the quotation, and Howard signed the second contract in his life with a face of confusion. He also did not expect that he would become the first player in the NBA to receive a "7 million yuan contract".

I……

How can you be so virtuous!

But no matter how stupid he was, he couldn't say this. This was the fastest he had ever signed. He felt that any delay was disrespectful to the contract.

The general manager of the Wizards looked at the contract that had come into effect and wanted to call Pat Riley immediately: "Okay, okay, this is how you play, right? I hope you don't have hand-made coffee!"

Damn it, this is too insidious!

The Heat, who had their contract rejected, slowly turned around and completed a contract extension with Mourning. After using the "Bird Rights", they offered a 7-year, 1.05 million contract, successfully retaining this "fourth player". Five of the great centers.”

The spirit of the "Iron-Blooded Heat" team, Alonzo Mourning, the first player in Heat team history before Wade, will stay with this new team through thick and thin in the next seven years.

As a result, the only "big fish" in the free market are Meng Lang and Shaquille O'Neal.

After Meng Lang came out of the hospital on July 7, he took the initiative to call Tai Lun and asked which team's general manager was the most eager so far.

Talen said: "At first, it was Pat Riley. He called at least six or seven times a day, which made me want to block him. But then the frequency of his calls became less frequent. During this time, Jerry Weiss The frequency of Te's calls is increasing day by day, and he is currently the most anxious. I think you should have seen the New York Knicks' initial thoughts from the news. As for other teams, they have all called, but they can't see you anymore. Under the circumstances, the frequency of calls gradually decreased, but from the beginning, everyone became more anxious..."

In fact, after Tai Lun finished speaking, Meng Lang already knew who the general manager of the team he should meet with first, and he didn't hesitate. He had deliberately given these general managers some tests. Let's see who considers him the "best choice" this summer.

After all, there is quite a lot of temptation this summer.

Now it seems that only Jerry West has passed the test, and his approach can easily make people think, "Is he preparing for this matter? He is ready now, so he is more determined to call." idea.

Meng Lang was very curious about what kind of chips Jerry West, whose attitude suddenly became determined, would give.

One thing is for sure, Meng Lang will definitely get a maximum salary.

Although he does not have "Bird Rights", he complies with the "Meng Lang Regulations", so even if he is not with the Magic, he can still sign a contract with a higher salary than the ordinary maximum salary. Therefore, even if he does not renew his contract with the Magic, he will not lose a lot of money.

There are already two players who have won "100 million yuan contracts" this summer, but the contract with the largest amount of renewal this summer is probably his!

"Okay, buddy, you decide the time and place. I'm always waiting for your call."

Jerry West received a call from Meng Lang and was extremely happy. After making an appointment with Tai Lun, even after he put down the phone, his eyes were filled with uncontrollable excitement. He just received a call from Bass last night. He agreed to add "transaction veto power" to Meng Lang's contract. Bass nodded. He believed that this sincerity would definitely impress Meng Lang.

In fact...

Meng Lang was really impressed!

In this era, there is no "transaction veto".

The first trade veto in the NBA occurred in the 04-05 season. In order to appease Kobe, Buss added a "trade veto" to his contract when renewing his contract, which set a precedent for the league.

From then on, any "super giant" must have such a "transaction veto power" in the contract.

Until the 20s, stars gradually didn't care if they had such a right, and gradually no one valued it anymore.

But in this era, it is definitely a unique honor, especially for the Lakers, a "purple and gold club."

It is not difficult to imagine what kind of controversy this will cause after it breaks out:

It can be seen that they are really hungry!

Although Meng Lang is not "a dead flower, a willow", in order to pursue him, even the arrogant Zijin Dynasty had to stoop down and put on a flattering posture.

at the same time……

I remember when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the championship, he immediately rushed to Los Angeles to express his goodwill and wanted to rely on the big city; now, the name of Los Angeles alone is not enough to make Meng Lang take the initiative to join...

You see, times have changed!

In addition to the right to veto this transaction, the contract offered by the Lakers is also very large, 7 million in 1.4 years. This is the largest contract that Meng Lang can get under the "Meng Lang Terms".

Meng Lang looked at this number, and then at the words "transaction veto" on the contract, without any hesitation:

"Get ready for a formal contract, Jerry. Because of this contract, you will become the most legendary general manager in NBA history. Maybe there will be a documentary in the future!"

(End of this chapter)