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Latest website: When Wilson signed the league's largest contract last year, Ewing's agent proposed to re-sign it, and wanted to take advantage of the rising salary cap to negotiate the next big contract for his client that shook the league.

As a result, Louis sternly rejected him.

They knew that if Louie failed, it would be useless to talk about it.

Then Louie never got a call from David Falk, and Ewing and Wilson began to compete to prove his leadership.

The Knicks were like a powder keg last season.

Anyone who throws a burning match in it will start a raging fire.

This season, the Knicks have a good atmosphere.

Ewing's camp suddenly proposed to re-sign the contract, and Louie began to be uncertain.

Last season's internal tension, and this season's surface harmony, was David Falk remote control Ewing to show him?

"What did he tell you?" Louis asked.

Baylor explained clearly: "Falk said that Patrick plans to stay in New York, so he doesn't feel the need to wait until the end of the season. We can complete the extension during the season, which also reduces a lot of uncertainty."

This time, Falk's approach was more decent and reasonable than the last.

The last time it was inappropriate was that Wilson had just signed a big contract. As if he was jealous, he skipped Baylor and called Louis directly and asked to re-sign it.

This kind of **** who doesn't count and doesn't respect the Knicks management, of course Louie wants him to get out.

This time, Falk at least respected the negotiating procedure.

Ewing's wishes were conveyed through Baylor, and then Baylor conveyed Ewing's demands.

This is decent.

Success or failure can continue to be discussed, but the basis of the discussion is mutual respect.

It is reasonable that they choose to start the re-signature negotiations.

This season is the seventh season of Ewing's famous rookie contract, when Louie wanted to give him a no-option contract. But Falke insisted on a player option. They wanted a player option in the fifth year, but Louie would only give the player option in the seventh year.

After fierce resistance, Falke threatened to cancel the negotiation and asked for a trade, but Luigi was determined not to give options to players below the seventh year.

Ewing and Falk eventually had to agree.

It turned out to be a fitting year.

Ewing's salary ranked first in the league for five consecutive seasons after that, and it has only been reduced to an ordinary maximum salary in the past two seasons.

Without the player option, Ewing's contract would gradually become a child labor contract for the next five years.

If you play 2K, this is naturally a very cool thing.

But in reality, Louie has to face Ewing every day. As the leader of the Knicks and the core players of the team, Ewing has to face those players who have higher salaries than him, but are not as good as him. What's on your mind?

Nor will the team behind him allow him to become cheap labor.

Louis also has no intention of using a cheap contract to engage the core player mentality like the Bulls did in the last three consecutive games, and then slapped and scattered at the back.

So, with or without the player option, Ewing's 10-year contract is unlikely to run to the final year.

Disputes and confrontations in the middle are completely a struggle for the right to speak.

Louis wants to be in control, Falk thinks too.

Now they're proposing to re-sign at this time, both in Ewing's interest and in the Knicks' interest.

If it is really delayed until the offseason, Ewing announces the implementation of the player option to jump out of the contract, and it will become a complete free agent. Although he wants to stay in the Knicks, in theory, if a team has enough salary space, it is A super contract can be made.

At that time, the Knicks will have a headache if they don't match. It's better to get it done now. It's better to have a long pain than a short one.

"You can talk, let me know if you have any news."

At present, the league has not clearly marked the maximum salary. Therefore, there is no statement that the maximum salary players account for the percentage of the salary cap. Everyone is quoting according to their own feelings.

Therefore, it is basically based on the performance of the player on the field and the team he is in to make an offer.

Wilson, who was the league's first salary last season, was overtaken by Jordan and Barkley (who just re-signed with the Blazers) and Drexler this season.

Jordan's annual salary is 5.4 million, Barkley is 4.8 million, and Drexler is 4.6 million.

So, according to Falk's style, Ewing's next contract will not be less than 5.4 million annual salary.

Now Ewing has no baggage.

He can be said to be the second center in the league, even if in fact his level is similar to that of Olajuwon and David Robinson.

Because he has four championships, an MVP, an FMVP.

If it is said that for a player without a championship, an MVP can be crushed to death, then MVP + FMVP + championship is a dimensionality reduction blow.

The Knicks' re-signing talks with Ewing began on Thanksgiving night.

In order to amplify Ewing's momentum, Falk deliberately leaked the negotiation information.

Suddenly, the entire league turned their attention to Apple City.

7 years ago, Ewing could negotiate 30 million in 10 years, how much is it worth now?

The starting price of this re-signing negotiation is 5.5 million.

5.5 million a year, which is already higher than Jordan.

Falk nodded with a smile: "It's a good start, but it's not enough."

Baylor scolded the street a lot, but Falk felt from the bottom of his heart that Ewing deserved more money.

Although the Knicks' salary cap is already full, Ewing can activate the Bird Clause for as much money as he wants.

Falk still shook his head when Baylor raised his offer to $5.8 million a year.

"Tell me, how much do you want?"

"Eight million a year."

Baylor almost thought he had heard it wrong.

8 million a year? This is more than just a lion's mouth, it's simply treating Ewing as a superman.

If the Knicks agreed to the price, it would be an indirect admission that Ewing was worth twice as much as Wilson.

Regardless of whether the Ewing camp meant it or not, Wilson's camp would not let it go.

"Don't give a **** about it!" ⑴

Negotiations were interrupted.

As the season continued, Louie pretended to be okay on the surface, knowing how outrageous the price Ewing's agent had quoted.

After Thanksgiving, the Knicks have just one game left in November.

Game against the Pistons at the end of the month.

The Pistons are one of many confused teams. They did not challenge the strength of the Knicks and the Celtics at the beginning, but they have the strength to knock down all the Eastern Conference teams except these two teams.

So they didn't knock down the team and rebuild, they still had some illusions in their hearts.

What if Dumas suddenly mutated?

What if Parish was suddenly taken over by the protagonist who traveled through time and space?

If these may be too bullshit, let's be practical. What if the Knicks are infighting? What if the Knicks went through a wave of injuries like the Celtics did?

It is this kind of thinking that keeps the Pistons going, but that persistence loses its meaning as the main lineup ages.

They are waiting for the Knicks to decline, but their age structure is much older than the Knicks.

To fall, they fall first, and the Knicks' competitiveness looks set to last into the new century...

At the end of the month, Ewing broke out again.

The audience 44 points, 15 rebounds and 7 blocks, and deliberately showed his muscles when he came off the court.

Team reporter William Roden asked about the significance of Ewing's departure.

Ewing said truthfully: "I hope the contract renewal talks are over soon. My thinking at the time was that no matter how much money I ask, I deserve it."

Louie noticed Ewing's speech, but 8 million a year?

If the Knicks are Ewing's one-man team, if Ewing is as important to the Knicks as the first- and second-year Akagi Goken is to Xiangbei, let alone 8 million a year, even if it is 10 million a year, they will have to serve.

That's where the biggest problem lies.

It's not that the Knicks can't live without Ewing. They still have a Wilson who is neck and neck with Ewing, and there are many good players.

Their annual salary is below 5 million. No, strictly speaking, only Wilson is priced at 4 million. If he really signs a one-year contract of 8 million with Ewing, will the atmosphere in the team be saved?

So this definitely doesn't work.

Louis thought of this, and began to doubt Falk's motives.

Such a simple thing, didn't Falk think of it?

He doesn't really think the Knicks will satisfy Ewing's selfish desires regardless of the feelings of other players?

Lu Xun said that Chinese people like moderation. If you want to open a window, you must first suggest that you remove the roof. Then the Americans with the surname are profit-driven, and they tend to give priority to their personal interests.

The paradox here is that the Knicks already have a complete salary structure.

4 million, 3 million, 2.5 million and a lot of old contracts.

If Ewing alone signs 8 million, the structure will be destroyed. If you want to renew players in the future, they will follow Ewing's standard.

Therefore, this example cannot be opened.

On the evening of November 30, Louis personally called Falk: "David, we will not only not meet your 8 million annual salary, but also will not give you a 7 million annual salary contract."

"Coach Lu, do you want Patrick to go to the free market to test his worth?" Falk said, "Honestly, if I let out the wind now and tell the teams that Patrick will become a free agent next summer, there will be How many teams make cap space for him, and what offer do you think he'll get?"

"Even if Patrick appears in the free market, he will not get an offer higher than 6 million. Although there is no cap on the salary of the players, there is an upper limit on the ability of each team. David, if you still have the sincerity of negotiation, it is better to put Stop your **** that can only scare children, and tell me what you need to do to step back."

Louie said coldly: "We are old acquaintances, let me know what your bottom line is."

"Coach Lu, when you agreed to give Patrick a 10-year, 30 million contract in the office, did you already know about today?"

Louis listened silently.

"I have to admit you're the best president in this league, and you're the last person I want to deal with. Seriously, if Patrick hadn't insisted on staying, I'd have done everything I could to get him out of New York." Farr K smiled and said, "Just like Patrick, you have to give him a big contract, right?"

Louie said solemnly: "6.4 million a year, which is 1 million more than the current highest salary in the league."

"No, Michael's salary next season is 5.6 million. Give Patrick a little more respect, Coach Lu."

"6.5 million."

"6.8 million ~www.readwn.com~ This is the only floor price we can accept," Falk said. "

"6.6 million." Louie snorted, "I won't give another cent."

"Well, for Patrick's sake in New York, we can take a step back, but we have a small request."

Louie sneered unsurprisingly: "Please finish your farts in one go."

"Coach Lu, we want a three-year contract, and Patrick should have the option to opt out of the contract in the second year of the contract."

⑴Ahem, this is not the price in reality. At that time, Riley had just arrived in New York (in the summer of 1991), and Falk threatened New York with Ewing leaving the team. Riley knew that he could not challenge the Bulls without Ewing. So he coordinated from it, and then let the Ewing camp retreat appropriately. The Ewing camp "relented" and then reached a new $8.8 million contract with the Knicks. You must know that the salary cap at that time in reality was smaller than the book, so, huh huh... This is the same as Jordan's 30 million in 1996, and the salary is twice the second in the league.