1057 Angel's Sigh
The Los Angeles Lakers, the team that just lost to the Rockets in the Western Conference Finals and lost the championship this season, actually made a offer to Xiao Han. God, don’t they hate the culprit who made them fall from heaven to hell?
Three years, 85 million, and the annual salary is also infinitely close to 30 million, and the years are shorter, shorter than the Rockets. What's even more terrible is that Dr. Bass is indeed rich and powerful. He directly offered a fully guaranteed contract, and gave the player option in the last year. In other words, if Xiao Han went to Los Angeles and was unhappy, it was possible. The Lakers have Kobe, and one mountain could not accommodate two tigers, so he could only stay there for two years.
What's even better is that since Kobe's current contract will expire soon, it is expected that the new contract will be at the latest next year, and it will definitely be a huge contract with an annual salary increasing year by year. Therefore, the Lakers gave Xiao Han a contract with a gradually decreasing annual salary.
In the first year, 30 million.
The next year, 28 million.
In the third year, 27 million.
Although the amounts of each year do not differ greatly, it is obvious that outsiders will not understand the beauty of the Lakers' comprehensive consideration of the total salary of the team.
According to rumors, Xiao Han has always had the idea of playing for the Purple Gold Legion. He even intends to take over the Lakers after Kobe retires, thereby opening up a new dynasty!
The reliable news is unverified, and even if it is true, it is still unknown how many years have passed since Kobe retired, so it seems that this contract is not very threatening, but on the contrary, Morey believes that this is the one that Xiao Han is most likely to accept.
The reason is very simple. The championship, especially the consecutive championship, is fatal to every player, and it will be easy for them to join forces with Kobe to win the championship.
Although staying with the Rockets may not have no hope of defending the title, it is slim to say that it is very slim. This season, the Rockets can defeat the Lakers and break through the siege from the West, which has a great Yunqi component. Don’t forget that Yao Ming was still there in the previous few games with the Lakers. If Yao had not had Yao from the first game, the Rockets would not have defeated the Lakers. Moreover, McGrady will definitely undergo surgery after winning the championship this summer. No one knows the result.
This is only one reason. On the other hand, the Lakers will definitely make further strengthening during the offseason, while the Rockets are facing personnel changes. Moreover, even if the existing main lineup can be maintained, after giving Xiao Han a big contract, they will no longer be able to perform any major surgery on the team. It is doubtful whether McGrady and Yao Ming can return next season.
The Rockets' path to defending their title is internal and external troubles, with thorns everywhere, but this is not the main reason why Xiao Han wants to leave the Rockets and join the Lakers. After all, everyone can see that Xiao Han is not the kind of person who only seeks shortcuts when doing things. On the contrary, he prefers to face difficulties. In other words, if he just simply hugs his thighs, he will not do such things.
The problem is that the Lakers are the Lakers, and they have advantages that the Rockets cannot match.
The three NBA giants, Lakers, Celtics and Knicks, are the top in terms of the number of championships the team has won, and the Lakers are second, but the Knicks are almost the same. However, based on various factors, the status difference between the Lakers and Celtics seems to be similar.
Xiao Han likes the Lakers. He once said in his early years that one day he hopes to lead the Lakers, surpassing the Celtics in terms of the number of championships, and making the Lakers the real No. 1 giant in the NBA.
Xiao Han already has a championship in hand. Helping the Lakers improve the team's historical status is probably his next goal. Although this is very difficult, it is worth his efforts, because once this matter is done, it will surely be famous in history. This temptation is much greater than an individual who gets millions of dollars or one or two more championships.
What's more, if you go to the Lakers, the money will definitely not be ruined, and the chance of winning the championship is much greater than that of other teams, which can be said to be the best of all.
Since there are so many benefits, why not do it? Somehow, the details of the Lakers' contract quotation for the Rockets were announced by the media. For a moment, rumors that Xiao Han was going to go to the Rockets were rampant, extremely realistic!
Xiao Han goes to the Lakers? Bynum, Gasol, Kobe, Xiao Han, is this to copy the glory of F4 back then and make up for the regrets at that time? But there are rational people who suspect that although the Lakers are not short of money, if Xiao Han is really offered such a large contract, the luxury tax alone is not a small amount. Even if Old Bass can afford it, how can he bear the heartache?
However, soon, another news was revealed. Once the Lakers successfully formed the four giants, the Lakers will sign an even more amazing sky-high broadcast contract with Time Warner: this year as the first year of the contract, the Lakers will receive about $120 million in TV broadcast fees, and the fees paid by Time Warner will increase year by year, and the payment amount is expected to reach $3.6 billion during the 20-year contract period.
With this money as a guarantee, no wonder Old Bass has such a big deal! His methods in team operation are indeed amazing!
The more the story spreads, the more magical it becomes. Although the contracts offered by the Bobcats, Trail Blazers and the Knicks for Xiao Han have been exposed one after another, people are still more willing to believe that Xiao Han and the Lakers are already a match made by heaven and that the marriage is about to be successful.
At this moment, the flames rose again, and the team continued to fight as a dark horse. In fact, not only the previous teams joined Xiao Han's battle during this period, but their contracts were relatively small and the team's operating space was small. There was basically no hope of winning the championship. Xiao Han was unlikely to go, so he was ignored by Morey and put it aside. However, this time the battle came out again.
The Magic, who was defeated by Xiao Han in the finals, also proposed a five-year contract of 140 million yuan to him and made a promise that they will not only rebuild the team around Xiao Han and Howard, but also respect Xiao Han's opinions in the process. They don't want any guys who don't like him. Those who are already in the team can also be sent away. Xiao Han wants anything to do and will get it for him by any means!
For a moment, the public opinion was in full swing, and everyone complained, thinking that the Magic was really crazy now, but if they really got Xiao Han, and Howard, would they still worry about not being able to form an invincible army? From this point of view, they might be able to successfully intercept Hu before the Lakers.
Xiao Han is very grateful to any team that is interested in him, but among them, the Magic's contract touched him the most. Although the desire to get him to be strong and even touching, the way of doing things is really unacceptable. If Xiao Han went to the Lakers according to their approach, wouldn't he offend most of the teams in the league?
He really regarded Xiao Han as Howard, but he was not that naive.
Xiao Han had a detailed understanding of all the contract details through Sam Yang, and Morey also had phone communication with him. Soon after, the Rockets accurately grasped Xiao Han's intentions.
Leading the team to win the championship, Xiao Han has fulfilled the promise he made when he came to the Rockets. Now, he is leaving. In order to thank the team for their trust in him over the past year, and considering his feelings with everyone, he can not accept any team's offer. In other words, he will not force the Rockets to cast the Rockets. He gives the team time and accepts their arrangements to sign first and then change. Of course, the premise is that the next boss must satisfy him.
Superstars represent privilege. The Rockets cannot ignore anything Xiao Han said, and he has done all his morals with the team. However, why Xiao Han was so determined to leave Houston, it still made Morey deeply puzzled.
The reason is not important. The Rockets now have to make a decision whether to sign first and then change, or to let Xiao Han contact other teams first, and then decide whether to match the offer.
Neither side gave the other side too much restraint, nor was there any tension. Considering Xiao Han's special contribution to the team this season, the Rockets decided to get along with Xiao Han.
Chapter completed!