The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 361
Durant is ready to join the Cavaliers, which caused an unparalleled shock in the league.

There were some big three teams before, at least it was within an acceptable range.

It is not to say that after the formation of the Big Three, they are really invincible to the alliance.

But the situation is different now. The Cavaliers are the real Big Four.

Owen and Love, because their maximum salary was relatively low when they signed before, so even if they hold the maximum salary, they are now paid 1500 million yuan.

James currently has a salary of 1800 million.

As for the newcomer Durant, his newly signed contract is 4500 million for two years. Originally, he could have won a super maximum salary of 1 million for five years.

These Big Four are not the low-profile Big Four that Lukai had at the time.

At that time, Lukai's Big Four were the three old men with a fake giant like Rondo.

And the current Big Four of the Cavaliers are all All-Star starters who are in their prime and at their golden peak.

This is very scary.

The most important thing is that the positions of these four people do not overlap at all, and they can perfectly cover the first to fourth positions.

That is to say, the Cavaliers don't have a decent center now, otherwise their combat power would be really amazing.

The Cavaliers are obviously aware of this, and they have begun to frantically trade centers in the league.

If they want to trade a center, they will definitely not be able to get a high-priced center like Howard.

But those strong centers who are holding rookie contracts, because they occupy very little salary space, this has become their perfect target.

For example, young centers such as Nukic and Capela.

It's a pity that these teams are not fools. It must not be so easy for the Cavaliers to want to go empty-handed.

Especially the Mavericks, they are also looking forward to winning the championship. Even if they want to shoot Nukic, it is impossible to send him to the Cavaliers.

Because once the Cavaliers are allowed to supplement the strength of the fifth position, then this team will look a little too strong.

All parties are surging, and as the news of Durant joining the Cavaliers becomes more and more convincing, those teams in the league that want to win the championship are also taking action.

"Li, how do you sign your contract?"

"Zen Master wants you to sign for a five-year contract and directly give you a maximum salary of 1.5 million for five years."

The old Hornacek asked about Li Xun's contract renewal.

Li Xun waved his hand, "Five years is too long, I can't stay in New York for five years."

"Let's sign a contract for 3 years. After playing for the next two years, I will leave just one year of trading time. If I leave by then, I can leave something for the Knicks."

"It just so happened that Russell of the Thunder signed for 3 years and 8500 million."

Li Xun got the news last night that Westbrook has decided to renew his contract with the Thunder and signed a three-year 3 million contract.

It just so happens that Li Xun can also follow this standard.

It seems that the three-year contract, compared with the 1.5 million US dollars in those five years, seems to have lost a lot.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with it.

The further you go, the more the salary cap will rise. After three years, top players will not be able to sign for 5 million U.S. dollars in 1.5 years.

At least 2 million US dollars to start.

So Li Xun signed a short contract, not only will he not lose money, but he can also earn a little more salary.

According to Li Xun's plan, after the next three years, he can sign two more four-year or five-year maximum salaries. By then, his career will be almost exactly 20 years old, and it is time to say the end.

Old Hornacek nodded, since Li Xun was going to sign for three years, Zen Master must agree to it.

Because if Zen master disagrees, then there is no reason for this matter. Li Xun is a free agent, so he can leave directly.

"Then you'd better go and talk to the Zen master yourself."

"Just about the team's signings, Master Zen also wants to talk to you."

said old Hornacek.

After a while, Li Xun appeared in the president's office.

"Li, what's your plan for signings this offseason?"

"The Cavaliers not only got Durant, but now they are still looking for young centers across the league."

"I think we've got to do something quick, too."

"The Knicks have never been short of money, but the vision of selecting people. I think you are better than me in this regard."

The Zen master gave Li Xun enough face, and it seemed that he wanted Li Xun to designate the signing target.

Li Xun smacked his lips, pondered for a moment and said, "Leonard the Piston."

"Get in touch first and see what their asking price is."

Zen Master nodded. Leonard's strength is obvious to all, and he is definitely regarded as the top small forward in the league today.

If Leonard can be signed, it can completely offset the impact of Durant joining the Cavaliers.

An hour later, Li Xun received a call from the Zen master.

"Li, they didn't reject the deal."

"One of the quotations given is to use Vucevic and Leonard in exchange for our Jokic, Booker and UAE."

"The second offer is Leonard trading Booker plus Zhou Qi, but you have to promise them that when you leave New York, the Pistons will be your first choice."

Zen master must be thinking that Li Xun can accept the second offer.

Because Li Xun will have left the New York Knicks by then, and where he goes has nothing to do with him.

Anyway, as long as Leonard can be taken down with a not-so-high bargaining chip, that's enough.

As for the first offer, it was a bit too traumatic for the Knicks.

Take three out of the starting lineup to trade, and the Knicks still have to run in the new season.

The key point is that Vucevic is now playing more and more to lose his worth, and he is no longer as strong as the previous two years.

And he is always injured, if after coming to the Knicks, he will be reimbursed for the next season, who can bear it.

"Are they still dreaming?"

Li Xun was a little upset, isn't the Pistons just taking advantage of others?

Taking advantage of the time when the Knicks need Leonard, they want to return to the Pistons to help them continue to win the championship.

There is no such good thing in the world.

Good horses don't turn back, and it is impossible for Li Xun to return to the Pistons anyway.

After hanging up the phone, Li Xun called Pacers general manager Bird Bird directly.

He and Byrd are old acquaintances, and the relationship between the two has always been very good.

Li Xun also appreciates the fame of Big Bird.

If you want to say that among all the historical celebrities, the ranking that Li Xun likes the most, Big Bird can be ranked in the top three.

Although he was very good at talking and talking when he was a player, he is still very sensible when he gets old, unlike some celebrities who always care about the past and the present every day, and always feel that the era they played in is the best.

"Li, you are such a busy person that you actually called me."

"God, you are not eyeing our George, are you?"

Big Bird is worthy of being a human being. Before Li Xun even spoke, he already knew Li Xun's purpose.

In fact, it's normal, there are only a few top small forwards in the league.

The Cavaliers have acquired Durant, and their strength has skyrocketed. The Knicks must deal with it.

"Yes, it was for Paul George."

"How about it, can you sell him to us?"

Li Xun said straight to the point.

"can!"

"Even I don't need any bargaining chips, but you have to promise me one condition."

"What conditions? Join the Pacers after leaving the Knicks?"

"That's right, to join the Pacers."

"make a deal!"

Both of them are cheerful people, and they settled the matter directly in a few words.

Bird was dumbfounded. He didn't expect Li Xun to agree to such a big thing.

Could it be that his personality charm has reached this point?Even Li Xun fell in love with him?
"Li, I'm not kidding, I'm serious."

"If you want Paul George, you have to join the Pacers in two years."

Li Xun said with a smile: "I'm not joking, don't worry, I will report to the Pacers on time in two years."

"Although I am more inclined to join the Western Conference team in two years."

"But if you are the general manager, I would rather stay in the East."

These words directly made Bird elated.

"Okay, okay, then it's settled."

"We're going straight to a press conference in two hours."

"Don't you need to discuss it with Paul?"

Li Xun reminded.

As the head of the Pacers, he was directly traded. This kind of thing must be discussed with others.

Although Paojiao doesn't have the right to veto transactions, the respect that should be given still needs to be given.

"discuss?"

"There is nothing to discuss about this kind of thing. I think it's better to leave a little surprise for Paul."

Old Byrd said with a laugh.

Given the opportunity to play with Li Xun, he can win the championship this season. In a metropolis like New York, he earns a lot of money. There is nothing negotiable about this kind of thing.

Definitely a surprise for pickled peppers.

After Li Xun finished the phone call with Old Bird, he called Zen Master directly and asked him to communicate with Old Bird.

See what kind of chips the Knicks are offering, and then determine the time of the trade conference between the two parties.

Most importantly, the deal has to be reported to the league.

After the alliance review is all right, the transaction can be officially approved.

The originally set time was two hours later, but after waiting, Li Xun waited for an hour and a half, but did not get any further news from the Zen master.

"Li, this matter is troublesome."

"Our deal was vetoed by the league."

The Zen master called and told Li Xun the news.

Li Xun's expression was shocked, Xiao Hua had only been in office for less than a month, and he dared to start to trip him up?

Is this bald guy a bit too fat?
Li Xun was afraid of Stern before, it was because Stern was a really courageous person, and he completely broke up with him, so he must have nothing good to eat.

But what are you Xiao Hua, you dare to trip yourself up with such a thing.

"You ask Mr. Dolan to tell Xiao Hua that I will stop fighting and I will retire."

"Or I'll just go back to Mavericks."

After all, Li Xun hung up the phone directly.

Zen Master smiled wryly, it was the first time he heard of a player threatening the league like this.

Someone would threaten the team like this, but threaten the league?

The league doesn't care if you retire or not. If you retire, the league can still continue to promote new stars.

But Li Xun is completely different.

There are some stars who support each other, but he can't guarantee to win the championship.

If it is said that Li Xun will retire, Dolan will definitely not agree to it.

Last season, what the Knicks earned was crazy. Just one finals, they could earn more than 7000 million US dollars in net income.

Throughout the season, they netted a net income of up to [-] million US dollars.

Even more than the combined total of the remaining 28 teams in the league except the Lakers.

What an exaggerated profitability to earn the market value of a team in one year.

And once Li Xun leaves, it is foreseeable that the Knicks will definitely look half dead again.

Of course, you can earn a lot of money, but compared with now, there is definitely no comparison.

After Dolan received the call from the Zen master, he was also anxious.

He was not worried about Li Xun retiring, but worried that Li Xun would really go back to the Mavericks.

He hurried straight to the alliance headquarters and pushed open the door of Xiao Hua's office.

"Adam, are you crazy?"

"Tell me, why did you veto this deal?"

Dolan was furious, he really didn't take Xiao Hua very seriously.

"James, the bargaining chips of the two parties in this transaction are completely unequal."

"You Knicks took out a bunch of fringe players with high salaries and low abilities to replace Paul George."

"Even if you catch a Booker?"

"This kind of transaction is not in line with common sense at all."

Xiao Hua didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, but he became stubborn with Dolan.

"Common sense? You tell me common sense?"

"According to common sense, you, a little secretary to the president, can't be in your current position."

"If I hadn't supported you, why would you be the president? Now you tell me common sense?"

"Pass the transaction to me immediately, or you will bear the consequences!"

After all, Dolan slammed the door and walked out.

The NBA looks like a whole, but it is actually a group of [-] small companies united, and Xiao Hua is the wage earner hired by these companies to manage.

The ones who really have the right to speak are actually these bosses, especially big financial backers like Dolan.

The consequences he said are at your own risk may really be consequences that Xiao Hua cannot bear.

In case a board of directors is opened and the owners of each team vote, it is really possible that Xiao Hua will be kicked out.

Only an hour later, Li Xun received a call again, the transaction was approved, and the transaction conference was held half an hour later.

Li Xun sneered, Xiao Hua seemed to have given up.

Thinking about it, he just took office, and his ass is not hot, so why should he be in the limelight.

Want a new official to take office? Three fires?He seemed to be thinking too much.

"What? Pickled peppers went to the Knicks?"

"It's messed up, messed up, completely messed up, all kinds of groups."

"Good guy, I feel like there must be more hugs going on."

"It's all due to the sudden increase in the salary cap. Now every team has salary space to sign an extra maximum salary."

"The two teams in the East are ridiculously strong now, and I feel that this kind of team will definitely emerge in the West."

Paul Paojiao, who was watching TV at home, was stunned when he saw the breaking news that he was traded.

He wondered if this year is April Fool's Day?
Or maybe my TV was hacked by hackers?

Such a big thing, no one told me?
But thinking about it, if it is true, it seems quite exciting.

There are two years left in his contract, and Li Xun will continue to stay with the Knicks for another two years.

He won two championships with Li Xun in the Knicks. When Li Xun leaves New York, if he doesn't want to stay in the Knicks, he can leave.

(End of this chapter)