Chapter 118: The considerations behind max-salary contract renewal and the ambitions of the 2003 sta
Ryan lay on his side on the bed and opened his eyes slightly.
He felt that his head hurt very much and he was very thirsty. After all, he stayed up for two nights in a row and drank for two nights.
On the day they won the championship, the entire Nuggets team had a party at a local nightclub in Miami.
Because Ryan was of drinking age, he and his teammates spent the whole night indulging.
After drinking, Ryan felt a little fragmented and could only vaguely remember a few fragments.
For example, Nene vomited all over the floor on the spot.
For example, that guy Kirilenko insisted on pouring the wine on the female DJ’s feet and then opened his mouth to catch it and drank it all.
And Monta Ellis keeps calling and asking: "Brother, are you having a good time? I squatted at the door so hard that I almost caught a cold! Didn't I agree that we were just going out to eat fruit!?"
Of course, the most classic footage comes from Bird.
Originally, Big Bird wanted to go back to the hotel to rest directly after winning the championship. He had no interest in such noisy activities.
If you have this time, it would be better to go back to your hometown and do some farm work.
But the players were stunned and forcibly dragged him to the nightclub.
When he first entered, Bird said this: "Oh, why do you young people ask me to drink? Let me say it first, just this one drink. I am too old to drink. I can't keep drinking with you."
After a few rounds of drinking, his words changed into:
"Brother, if nothing else, among the current head coaches in the league, who dares to say that he knows how to win championships better than me? Zen Master? Zen Master is also blind!
Yes, he has more championship rings than I do.
But what about me? I have won championships as a player, general manager and coach!
You guys said, who else! "
After a few more rounds, Bird's style changed again:
"Then Danny Ainge is the most fake! The most unkind one is that old boy!
Back then, that old boy was so ambitious that he actually asked the red guy to trade me. Damn it, do you think he is cold-blooded? Are you sick?
Oh, now the Celtics actually let him be the general manager.
Let me tell you, even if the Celtics hired a private plane with five woodpecker stewardesses to pick me up and let me travel all the way to watch the game, I wouldn't even go!
Oh, without me, the Celtics would have been fucking lonely in the 1980s!
That management team can't tolerate me!
Pooh! "
Ryan was convinced. Sure enough, no matter at home or abroad, middle-aged men are virtuous after drinking.
After a few more rounds of drinking, Bird, who had been talking endlessly just now, suddenly became quiet.
Everyone saw Bird sitting on the sofa with a red face, holding his head with one hand, closing his eyes, and fell asleep peacefully.
I don’t know which guest at the scene took the photo and then posted the drunken scene of Bird online.
The most popular comment under this photo is this:
"It's true Bird, I cried to death! Everyone was drinking, and only Big Bird was thinking about tactics in such a dark place!"
The nickname "Sleeping Bird" also made Bird popular on the Internet.
Just like that, everyone had a great time on the first night in Miami.
After returning to Denver the next day, going home, the players naturally had to celebrate again.
So everyone from the Nuggets went to the nightclub for another night of partying.
Just like that, by this morning, Ryan, who had been drinking for two nights back to back, felt like his head was a ball of mush.
On the first night, Ryan was only intermittent.
But after drinking yesterday, Ryan was completely clean.
He didn't even know how he got home and lay down in bed.
This feeling of amnesia is really scary. I can't drink like this next time.
With his head in pain, Ryan stood up and walked out of the bedroom.
Going downstairs to the living room on the first floor, Ryan found that the house was quiet.
Well, it seems that he didn't let any of his second-rate teammates go home with him last night.
Ryan was really afraid that someone would follow him home and vomit all over the floor.
But when he walked near the sofa, Ryan suddenly lost his composure.
He bent down and picked up a pair of lace pants on the sofa!
Ryan swallowed, why is this kind of thing on my sofa!
Wait, calm down!
First exclude Kirilenko!
Although that guy likes to play with feet, and his hobbies are a bit bold, he still doesn't wear lace pants, let alone wearing these to go home with him!
His wife allows him to have an affair once a year, not just to fool around with his male colleagues!
At this moment, Ryan saw a pair of plump white legs appear in his field of vision.
Ryan looked up along his legs, and standing in front of him was Daddario wearing his own white shirt.
Although Ryan's white shirt was a large size, when worn on Daddario, the buttons on the chest still felt like they were about to burst.
The black lace-trimmed clothes are looming through the white shirt.
Ryan seemed to have discovered something. Wait, these clothes and the pants in my hands seem to be the same set!
Daddario glanced at the thing in Ryan's hand, yelled in panic, and then snatched Nene from Ryan's hand:
"Lian, what are you doing? You keep holding that thing. It was all stained by you yesterday! Fortunately, I prepared a clean pair in advance"
Ryan:? ? ?
Ryan's CUP was completely burned, and there was no presence of Daddario in his memory!
After taking Nene away, Daddario handed Ryan a plate of breakfast, including two fried eggs and a fried sausage:
"I made breakfast for you. I worked hard last night I only found these things in your refrigerator, so let's make do with it."
Ryan took the dinner plate, sat down mechanically, and turned to look at Daddario next to him.
Her legs were uncovered, but she wasn't shy at all, and she was snuggling like a kitten on Ryan's shoulder.
All these reactions mean that they are no longer ordinary friends.
Seeing Ryan's confused expression, Daddario frowned slightly: "Ryan, you don't remember what happened last night, do you?"
At this time, Ryan's head seemed to be a little clearer, and he really remembered some things from last night.
After returning home last night, Ryan seemed to have called Daddario and asked her if she wanted to watch a movie at home.
Then on this sofa, Ryan drank some more wine. Unknowingly, the two of them got closer and closer, and then Ryan began to forcefully break through.
Ryan sighed secretly, my damn fighting ability, isn't it said that I can't improve it even if I drink too much! ?
After recalling what happened last night, Ryan looked away with embarrassment.
Damn it. It's like calling someone to deliver it to your door.
What a beast I am!
Faced with Daddario's inquiry, Ryan nodded quickly, looking like a gentleman:
"Of course I remember it. How could I not remember it? Didn't you say that you were in pain and wanted me to rub it for you?"
Daddario smiled: "Ryan, you gave me my clothes, and you gave me the one you held just now. I...I can't even steal it from you!"
Ryan:? ? ?
No, wait, don’t pretend to be so innocent!
What serious person would bring a pair of clean pants with him when he goes to a friend's house to watch a movie?
You didn’t have pure intentions when you came to my house!
This wave can’t be all up to me!
Ryan covered his head, forget it, he knew that this girl would pester him every day, and sooner or later she would be a disaster.
Hey, originally I just wanted to be an aloof lion king.
It seems that I have to fall in love with a female star again!
36E girlfriend, hey, troubled, really troubled!
Eating the sausage and feeling Daddario pressing against his chest, Ryan suddenly felt...
What a loss!
I drank so much yesterday that I can’t even remember what it felt like!
What a waste of a night!
After breakfast, Ryan felt his eyes were dazzled when he saw that Daddario had been helping to clean up the house.
Those lovely pairs of mountains kept bouncing up and down, making Ryan a little dizzy!
He quickly waved his hand: "Take a rest, don't clean it up, I will ask someone to clean it in two days."
Daddario ran to Ryan excitedly and hugged Ryan's arms with both hands: "Honey, where are you going to take me to play this afternoon?"
The man of his dreams has finally arrived, can Daddario not be excited?
Ryan is still not used to the title "honey", but considering how dirty his underwear was last night, he still has to try to get used to it:
"I'm going to talk to Kroenke in the afternoon. You can rest at home first."
Daddario was a little disappointed, but he nodded obediently: "I will wait for you at home for dinner."
Ryan shook his head: "Get dressed up and wait for me at home. After we talk about things, I'll treat you to a big dinner and celebrate together."
Daddario's eyes suddenly lit up. She was not craving for a feast, but was talking to Ryan in public.
Ryan, this is equivalent to a direct official announcement!
"What are you celebrating?"
"Celebrate that I'm going to be a max player!"
In the afternoon, Lane drove to another wealthy area of Denver.
In a mansion as luxurious as a castle, Ryan met his agent, or rather, his real agent's shadow agent, Leon Rose.
After Ross saw Ryan, he immediately conveyed: "Mr. William Wesley asked me to say congratulations on his behalf. If there is a chance, he would like to treat you to a meal to congratulate you on winning the championship."
Ryan smiled silently. Damn it, you really make me look like a gangster when you play basketball.
Soon, a burst of laughter came.
The owner of this mansion and the owner of the Nuggets, Stan Kroenke, appeared in front of Ryan and Leon Rose.
He opened his arms enthusiastically and hugged Ryan and Rose respectively:
"Lian, you are serious. I told you that I can visit you with the contract, but you still have to go there in person."
Ryan responded politely: "I also want to see the scenery here. Don't tell me, this place is indeed more luxurious than where I live."
After a few polite words, Kroenke led Ryan and Ross into the office.
And there is no doubt that these three people got together just to talk about one thing - a new contract!
All the rookies in the 2003 class can renew their contracts with the team in advance this year.
Stan Kroenke directly offered the maximum salary contract without any doubt. For him, nothing is more important than keeping Ryan.
According to the current rules of the labor agreement, Ryan can sign a contract with the team for up to five years and worth 81 million!
But what Kroenke didn't expect was...
Leon Rose and Ryan actually declined this five-year maximum salary extension!
Kroenke is about to cry, please stop playing with me, okay?
There is absolutely no reason to refuse!
“I know that 8,100 for five years is not Ryan’s value, but this is already the highest price allowed within the league rules!
If this were the era of the 1990s when there was no upper limit on maximum salary, I would be willing to give you 30 million a year, and I would also give you two of our ribs to make soup for you!
But under the current collective bargaining agreement, the amounts of the maximum salaries in several brackets are fixed, and there is nothing I can do about it. "
Leon Rose smiled and waved his hand: "Don't get excited. It's not that we don't sign, and it's not that we are dissatisfied with the price. It's just that it's within this period."
"Five years is also the maximum number of years allowed by the rules! In the past, you could indeed sign for 7 or 8 years, or even for more than ten years!
But now, the cap is 5 years! "
Leon Rose could see that Kroenke was really anxious.
This boss really wanted to rush to put money into Ryan's arms.
He continued to smile: "Of course I know that 5 years is the maximum number of years. We don't want to extend the contract period. I mean, the number of years is too long!"
After hearing this, Stan Kroenke felt a little confused.
Ah, no, are there still people who think the contract term is too long?
From a player's perspective, the longer the contract, the safer it is.
Take Webber as an example. In the summer of 2001, the Kings gave Webber 120 million for seven years, but now Webber, although he just helped the Nuggets win the championship, to be fair, he is not worth the maximum salary at all.
But because the seven-year maximum salary contract has not yet expired, no matter whether it is worth it or not, no matter how he degenerates, the Nuggets must give him the maximum salary.
This is the meaning of a long-term contract. As long as a player performs well during the contract period, regardless of whether he is injured or not, he can get the number in the contract amount.
The most typical example in history is "Tall, Rich and Handsome" Chandler Parsons. As soon as he signed the maximum salary contract, he was injured all the time. He really made money by sitting on the bench.
If his contract was too short, how could he be so happy?
For players, long-term contracts are more secure.
As a result, Ryan and Leon Rose actually asked to reduce the length of their contracts?
Ross saw that Kroenke's CPU was still burning, so he continued to add:
"We hope to sign a 3+1 maximum salary contract with a player option in the last year."
Kroenke did the math. The 3+1 contract does not include the year of the final player draft. If Ryan received the maximum salary in the first three years, the total for the three years would only be about 44 million.
From 81 million to 44 million, the amount was reduced by almost half.
If you sign for two more years, you can get 40 million more.
Why wouldn't Ryan do it?
Of course, Leon Rose is not a fool. Of course he knows the difference between 44 million and 81 million.
But both Ryan himself and Wesley, who holds the real power behind Rose, believe that Ryan is not the kind of player who is born just to get the maximum salary!
Of course Ryan can sign a five-year contract, but in that case, the Nuggets' salary space will be locked up for a long time in the future!
Regardless of Weber, AK47's maximum salary contract will not expire until the end of the 2010-11 season.
It’s not that Ross doesn’t believe in the AK47, but no one can guarantee where the Russians will be in a few years.
If Ryan signs for 5 years, it means that the Nuggets will have no room for reinforcement before Kirilenko's contract expires in the summer of 2011.
AK's contract and Ryan's contract, two maximum salaries, directly fill up the salary space.
This is very detrimental to Ryan, who aims to win more championships. If AK's condition is unexpected, and the team has no way to strengthen, how can Ryan compete for the championship?
But if you only sign 3+1, Ryan can choose to opt out of the contract as early as the summer of 2010.
In this way, the Nuggets can free up a maximum salary space for reinforcements. After the reinforcements are completed, they can use the Bird Rights to risk the maximum salary to renew Ryan's contract.
By then, even if the Russian's condition has begun to decline, Ryan will be able to obtain another maximum-paying teammate or several high-quality role players.
In this way, the Nuggets can ensure their competitiveness.
In fact, Ryan originally wanted to sign 2+1.
But both Ross and Wesley felt that 2+1 was too risky, and at least it was 3+1.
In 3+1, even if Ryan really dies due to major injuries during this period, he can still get a maximum salary of at least 4 years.
So, this is why Rose only wants to sign a 3+1 contract.
Rose and Wesley not only want to make Ryan a top-paid player, but also want to make him a true legendary superstar!
Garnett greedily signed a 6-year, 120 million contract with the Timberwolves. What was the result? Precisely because his contract is large and long, the Timberwolves have no room for reinforcements, resulting in his lack of breakthrough results.
For truly top players, in addition to money, they also have to consider winning the championship.
Kroenke probably understood what Ryan meant, and nodded and agreed to the 3+1 maximum salary extension.
At this time, what the whole world doesn't know is that it's not just Ryan who only signed a 3+1 contract!
James, Wade, Bosh and others all have their own plans, and they just want to renew their 3+1 contract with their home team.
The huge storm that the stars of the 2003 class were about to set off began to brew quietly in the summer of 2006!
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