The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 323 He Definitely Deserves a Maximum Salary

Clay belongs to the kind of extremely perfect championship puzzle, he can perfectly integrate into any championship lineup.

However, he is not suitable to be the boss of a team. On the one hand, it is due to his personality, and on the other hand, he does not have the ability to hold the ball alone.

Thinking carefully about the boss of any team in NBA history, it seems that they must have a very good ability to hold the ball.

As for Jiba, although he is not very suitable to be the boss of the team, at least he is more suitable than Clay.

For those weak teams, the value of Jiba is higher than that of Clay. After all, these teams certainly do not expect to win the championship.

Therefore, in terms of transaction value, if the two can play equal numbers, Jiba's transaction value and favorability are higher than that of Clay.

But in Li Xun's eyes, Clay's value is higher than Jiba's.

Players like Jiba are easy to find, but players like Klay are hard to find.

There are many players with top three-point ability, such as Korver, and Calderon who is now playing for the Raptors. Their three-point ability is quite brilliant, and their shooting percentage can rank among the top five.

There are also quite a few players with Clay's level of defensive ability. After all, Clay is not a DPOY, but only at the level of defending the second team.

There are still a few defensive perimeter players at his level in the league.

But players who have both top three-point ability and this level of defensive ability are quite rare.

At least in Li Xun's opinion, Clay should be regarded as the best 3D player in history in his mind, not one of them.

The well-known 3D players in today's league, such as Zhang Tielin, Danny Green, or Tieza Ariza, are obviously far inferior to Clay in terms of ability.

So if Li Xun really had to choose, he would definitely choose to keep Clay instead of Jiba.

"Li, you think the same as me, and I also think Clay should be kept instead of Jimmy."

"What kind of contract do you think we should offer Clay at that time."

The boss Cuban said with a smile on his face.

Upon hearing this, Li Xun guessed that Cuban had committed an old problem again and did not want to give him a maximum salary.

"Of course it is a maximum salary. He is definitely worth a maximum salary."

"Don't think that he is just a system player. Only under the system of our Mavericks can he have such an outstanding performance."

"It is no exaggeration to say that no matter which team he goes to, he can actually perform at a similar level."

"We definitely don't want to miss a player like that."

Li Xun patiently explained to the two people in front of him.

Clay is indeed easy to give people the identity of just a system player, a player who can only perform at a certain level under a certain system.

But Li Xun is very clear that this is definitely a misunderstanding.

Theoretically speaking, there is no such thing as a system player for pitcher-type players. Regardless of the system, it is certainly impossible to lack pitchers.

Hearing that Li Xun was determined to give Clay a maximum salary, Cuban was a little embarrassed.

According to his plan, this season happens to be the last year of Nowitzki's contract.

This year Nowitzki's contract is as high as more than 2200 million, which is higher than Li Xun. Next season, Nowitzki will definitely not have such a high salary.

Under normal circumstances, Nowitzki at the end of this season really explained what loyalty is.

Faced with the four-year, $4 million offer from the Lakers and the Rockets, Nowitzki rejected all of them, and only accepted the three-year, $9700 million contract from the Mavericks.

This less earning is not a star.

So at that time, the national media also spoke highly of Nowitzki's behavior.

The situation has changed a bit now, Nowitzki definitely wants to stay with the Mavericks for the rest of his life, and because there are so many young people in the Mavericks team, it is unlikely that the old driver will ask for too high a price.

Cuban thinks that he can give the old driver an annual salary of about 1500 million yuan next year, and then after the end of the next season, he will renew Clay's contract with an annual salary of about [-] million yuan.

In this way, even if Li Xun's maximum salary is counted, the Mavericks still have enough salary space to renew the contract with a player close to the maximum salary.

Especially Gobert, who is quite fond of Cuban, has planned to reserve part of the signing space for Gobert.

However, Gobert has just finished his rookie season after all, and there are still three years to renew his contract, so it is not impossible to give Clay a maximum salary at this time.

Thinking of the painful lesson about Nash before, Cuban gave up his psychological struggle and agreed directly.

"Okay, if there are no problems, we will renew Klay with a maximum salary."

"However, in the coming season, we'd better give Jimmy a little more opportunity to perform and try to make his trade worth more."

Cuban has bought the Mavericks for more than ten years. Of course, he is not a layman. He also knows that before selling players, he must first let the players perform at a high value.

Li Xun nodded, "Don't worry, it's not a problem."

"In our Mavericks, as long as the ability is similar, it is not easy to get data?"

"There is still about a month and a half before the All-Star, which is about 25 games."

"With any luck, Jimmy might even be selected as an All-Star."

Li Xun is quite confident about this.

If you want to be selected as an All-Star, it is difficult to say, and it is not difficult to say it is not difficult.

A small forward like Giba doesn't mean that he has to average 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game to be selected.

The average data per game is almost the same, as long as you can play a few more outstanding performances, such as 40+ from time to time, especially during the All-Star voting period, the better your performance, the more votes you can get.

Gibba's 50-point game at Madison Gardens has already built him a lot of popularity.

In the next one and a half months, as long as they play a few more exciting games, it is not too difficult to be selected as an All-Star.

If he can be selected as an All-Star, then Jiba's transaction value will immediately increase to a higher level.

Compared with Clay, in fact, many teams or experts can see the potential of Jiba.

It is also clear that as long as he is given enough possessions, he can play better statistics.

Li Xun is now also thinking about maximizing the value of Jiba's trade, and then in exchange for a high-ranked draft pick in 14.

In any case, the 14-year high-ranking rookie is still very attractive to Li Xun.

Mavericks next schedule is against the Trail Blazers.

Before Li Xun entered the league, the Trail Blazers actually had a strong sense of presence, and they have always been considered a relatively strong team in the West.

But they haven't produced anything in recent years.

And this season they have become more supportive, and the gradual maturity of Aldridge and Lillard has made this Trail Blazers more competitive.

And in their lineup, in addition to the dual virtues, there are also many generals who can fight.

For example, center Lopez Jr., Wesley Matthews, and Batum, who later cheated Jordan of a maximum salary.

Jordan's vision of people is simply indescribable.

Until now, Li Xun still doesn't understand why Jordan gave Batum the maximum salary.

You must know that Batum played seven years in the Trail Blazers, and was traded to Jordan's Hornets in the eighth year. After playing for one season, he averaged 14.9 points per game, shot 42% from the field, and only 34.8 from the three-point range. %.

At this level, Jordan even offered him a maximum salary.

Did you take a fancy to Batum's potential?
A player who has played for eight years still has gross potential. If he really had potential, he would have realized it in the Trail Blazers long ago.

Did he take a fancy to Batum's immediate combat power?

A small forward with this kind of hit rate has nothing to do with defense. Not to mention a lot of catches in the league, at least a dozen or twenty, there is no problem at all.

Anyway, this matter is very outrageous, and even in Li Xun's view, the degree of outrageousness of this contract is higher than the maximum salary that the Grizzlies offered Parsons.

At least Parsons seemed to have real potential at the time, and he really deserved the maximum salary.

If you don't talk about how strong Jordan is on the basketball court, his vision of seeing people is so bad.

Li Xun wondered if Batum gave Jordan a kickback, such as signing an annual salary of more than 2000 million, and then returning Jordan a kickback of more than 1000 million a year.

In addition to this starting lineup, they also have future potential stars like McCollum on the bench.

In Li Xun's opinion, the Trail Blazers' lineup is quite good.

Everything you should have is missing, and you have what you want.

It may be that the players are a bit young, and there is no player in the team who can make Poseidon, so this team can't go too far.

If these players are at their peak, it is definitely a team that has a chance to compete for the championship.

Ade can be regarded as half a Dinghaishenzhen. After all, he entered the league two years earlier than Li Xun, and he has already entered his peak period.

But one Adelaide is obviously not enough, and this Trail Blazers needs more people to stand up.

"Boss, why do I have a bad feeling."

"You said that the team suddenly wants to give me the ball more on the offensive end. Why is that?"

"You don't want to trade me out, do you?"

Jiba is not a fool, he can clearly feel the changes in the team's tactics.

The previous team's offensive system used Li Xun as the absolute offensive axis. He would hold the ball, and then distribute the ball to Nowitzki or Clay depending on the situation.

Because Clay is younger and moves more aggressively, he must have taken a lot more shots than Nowitzki.

Jiba is a dispensable role in the offensive system.

However, in the first two days of training, it was obvious that coach Carlisle had arranged a lot of offensive tactics centered on Giba.

This is quite puzzling.

Jiba also noticed something abnormal now, and came to confirm with Li Xun.

"Then do you want to be traded out?"

Li Xun asked curiously, and he didn't want to hide it from Jiba.

This question directly touched Jiba's heart, "Of course not."

"But I also know that being traded is not a bad thing for me."

"Unless Mr. Cuban is willing to give me a big contract, but I know that's impossible."

"But after leaving the Mavericks, I am afraid that I will never win a championship again in my life."

Jiba said to himself, it felt like he was looking forward to being traded.

After being traded after the end of this season, if nothing else, Jiba already holds two championship rings.

The championship is already a dispensable thing for him.

If they are traded out, the status of the team will be greatly improved, and there will be a chance to get a maximum salary, which makes fools excited.

"Don't think too much, just play as the coach tells you to."

Li Xun said with a smile.

Unknowingly, his teammates have now spread out, occupying the boss seats of many teams in the league.

"Dudududu!"

The game on the field has already begun.

From the very beginning, Lillard showed a strong desire to attack.

It's a pity that sometimes a strong desire to attack is not necessarily a good thing. Lillard tried three shots in the opening game, but all failed.

The Mavericks gave Jiba a lot of opportunities in the opening game, and Jiba was also competitive enough, scoring a three-pointer with two shots in the opening.

In the second half of the first quarter, Lillard's backcourt partner Matthews began to feel hot and scored consecutively, helping the Blazers stabilize the situation.

The player Matthews has almost no sense of presence in the minds of fans.

However, as an undrafted pick, Matthews must be able to get into the absolute starting position today, and his ability must be quite good.

He is currently holding a middle-class contract in the Trail Blazers, which is a typical low-salary high-energy player.

With an average of 16.4 points per game, his offensive efficiency is much better than Batum's.

Under normal circumstances, Matthews will get a 4-year 7000 million super contract with the Mavericks after the end of next season.

But this kind of good thing obviously can't fall on Matthews again, because it is impossible for the Mavericks to sign him with 7000 million now.

If you really have the money, you might as well sign Jiba.

Matthews broke out, Li Xun immediately went to put out the fire, and instantly extinguished Matthews' offensive momentum.

With Li Xun's current level of defense, defending Matthews is actually a bit of a bully.

As an undrafted pick, Matthews' physical fitness can be said to be quite bad.

The reason why he was not selected back then was that his jumping and wingspan were too weak. As a defender, it was too unacceptable not to be able to jump.

The key height is not enough, only 196 cm.

Being targeted by a defensive monster like Li Xun, think about how desperate Matthews would be.

After Matthews eliminated this point, the Blazers didn't organize any decent offense and were easily taken down by the Mavericks.

Adelaide played fairly well tonight, facing the defense of Nowitzki or Green most of the time, so his offensive pressure is not too great.

He scored 22 points and 10 rebounds in the game, which can be regarded as his normal performance.

It's a pity that with such data, there is definitely no way to lead the team to win.

Especially when you win against a team like the Mavericks.

吉巴今晚出手了25次，全场拿下了36分7篮板4助攻2抢断1盖帽，又是一场堪称完美的比赛。

In fact, Jiba has almost entered his peak period now, after all, he is already in the third grade.

Jiba at his peak, at least Li Xun is not surprised at this level of data.

He does have such ability himself.

(End of this chapter)