Time always changes ideas. After a few days of excitement and complicated emotions, Liu Mang really had some special expectations for the start of next season.

On June 29, after discussions in a hotel in Los Angeles, the three young eagles plus Mohammed Galatliff and coach Kruger decided not to make any comments on this transaction for the time being. We will look at it after the training camp starts next season.

Depending on the situation, we will tell if this lineup can be achieved.

Now that the Eagles are at their "peak," things can't change.

But, not to mention a person’s life, his career is still long, and he will always encounter strange things. Liu Mang and others are also professional players. Although they have not experienced it, they have seen many things.

As a few days passed, this matter was temporarily put aside.

Coach Kruger organized this core player meeting mainly to calm down the players. Glenn Robinson was famous for his loud mouth. As expected, he started to speak boldly the next day, so he came to calm down the players.

them.

In addition, the team's veteran Kukoc was traded, and coach Kruger was also worried that Liu Mang, who had a good relationship with Kukoc, would be angry about this transaction.

Kukoc must be traded. He has a big contract with two years of team options in the final year, and has rich playoff experience and accurate shooting. It is just because the Hawks have to ensure rebounding inside, so there is no way.

Give Kukoc more playing time, so I planned to use it to exchange for some role players, so I originally wanted to trade, but I didn't expect to trade such a guy back, although because of this, Prince and Boozer were used as first-choice players early.

The draft pick at the end of the round avoided being intercepted by others, but coach Kruger and the boss were worried that Liu Mang would be unhappy.

Liu Mang didn't care too much about this. Kukoc was at his age and it was clear that he would not care where he would play in a big contract and change his city rights to travel. He lost such a veteran who could give him tactical analysis on the bench.

It's indeed a pity, but I want playing time at the end of my career, and if I can't get it with the Hawks, there's nothing wrong with changing to another team.

Seeing that Liu Mang was not dissatisfied, Coach Kruger breathed a sigh of relief.

Among this group of people, the main person who needs to be appeased is Liu Mang. The others have been playing for several years. Needless to say, Ratliff and Muhammad are all players who have climbed up from the bottom. Jason Terry and Raheem

Having a good relationship with Liu Mang is actually mainly about appeasing Liu Mang.

The players have been reassured, and coach Kruger will have to return to Atlanta to get busy.

Coach Kruger originally planned to leave the summer league to Mike Woodson to coach and then go on vacation. Now he has to take Mike Woodson away and replace him with an assistant coach in charge of scouting to coach the summer league.

Because coach Kruger has already set the tone for next season, with the Three Little Eagles as the core of the offense, Liu Mang, Rahim, and Ratliff as the defensive structure of the outside, mid-range, and inside, plus Muhammad, even if

Jason Terry's defense is unlikely to improve much. The defense is still solid and almost predictably better than last season.

But now everything is disrupted. There is another player with the team's second highest salary, whose salary in the next two seasons is US$9.86 million and US$10.73 million respectively, and his strength is not bad.

This completely broke the team's system. Coach Kruger originally wanted to trade Kukoc's big contract for an outside pitcher, but who knew that the trade suddenly happened and he was caught off guard.

But that's all it can do. After the transaction was completed, the boss was praised by all the media. He happily went to discuss sponsorship projects with investors from China to make money, leaving a lot of things for the coaching staff.

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Liu Mang stayed in Los Angeles for the time being, at least for a month. Both Raheem and Jason Terry rejected the invitation of the Dream Team 5 and also found a villa in Los Angeles to rent and stay in Los Angeles for training and fun.

Over in Hollywood, there are many little stars there...

After investing in strength training, Liu Mang was immersed in the soreness of his muscles. He trained in the morning, and in the afternoon if a few women wanted to go out with him, they would go out together. Occasionally he would take Dinah to play, and most of the time he would drive the Kobe with a full tank.

The pickup truck went to the Toyota Center, the Lakers' training facility, for training.

In a blink of an eye, ten days passed.

The free market has already begun on July 1st, and there are transfers that should be transferred, departures that should be left, and transactions that should be traded.

Only the Eagles are immobile, because this mountain can no longer move. After the contracts of Alan Henderson, Jacqui Vaughn, Strickland and other players expired, the Eagles did not renew their contracts.

He used the vacant position to sign contracts with Prince, Barnes, and Boozer early.

Prince received a four-year rookie contract worth a total of 4.8 million, and Boozer received a four-year rookie contract worth a total of 3.96 million. Both contracts are fully guaranteed.

From 1998 to before the lockout in 2011, the four-year contract for first-round picks was fully guaranteed. After 2011, the four-year contract for first-round picks became 2+11 with two team options.

Barnes received a two-year 1+1 team option contract worth a total of 960,000 yuan, which is a little higher than Liu Mang's base salary. Because the salary cap has increased by more than 4 million in the new season, the base salary has also been slightly increased.

Liu Mang's salary is 900,000 US dollars for two years, and his salary for the following season is only 550,000 US dollars. His income reaches the "highest level" stipulated in the US tax law. Atlanta's state tax and federal tax add up to 42%.

Including 3% of the players union dues, only 55% goes to the players, which means Liu Mang will receive a salary of US$25,200 every two weeks next season.

For Liu Mang, who wants to buy a house and a car in the future, he said he is very short of money, quite a lot, but someone who will help him make money is coming soon!

Staying in Los Angeles for training, in addition to wanting to stay away from Atlanta, where countless domestic media are now stationed, and wanting to spend the summer quietly, there are also many well-known agents who have been retained by Coach Kruger.

I got the contact information and prepared to meet them in Los Angeles.

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July 8th is the day when NBA free market transactions and signings can be officially concluded. All the transactions and signings that have been reached before have been settled. The first busy period of the busiest offseason for agents has begun.

After that, Liu Mang began to meet with his agent in the afternoon after training.

Liu Mang was not very good at this kind of thing, so he called Jordan to consult. Although Tracy McGrady and Kobe Bryant had been in the NBA for a few years, they certainly couldn't compare with Mr. Joe in terms of connections and knowledge.

Jordan gave Liu Mang a call and told him to find a man named Uncle Weiss who would help.

Liu Mang had just hung up the phone with Jordan and was about to call this guy named Uncle Willy to ask Uncle Weiss to help him when he scheduled a meeting with his agent in the next few days.

Levia, who happened to hear that Liu Mang was meeting with his agent in the afternoon, asked: "Ace, will the agent you want to meet come this afternoon? An uncle I know who does business in the NBA is in Los Angeles. He is very talented.

Set it up, I asked him to come and take a look at it for you, don’t be deceived by those third-rate agents.”

Uncle again?

Liu Mang thought that he should not bother Jordan's friend for the time being. He might not be in Los Angeles, so he might not be able to help with today's meeting. It would be fine to let someone who Levia knew come and take a look first.

"Okay, Levia, please help me get in touch. By the way, what field is your uncle engaged in in the NBA? A lawyer?" Liu Mang asked curiously.

"It's not uncle, it's Uncle Wes. His nickname is Uncle Wes. He is my father's publicity consultant." Levia said, taking out her cell phone, flipping through it, and went out to make a call.

When Liu Mang heard the name "Uncle Weiss", he felt it was such a coincidence!

But what Liu Mang really wanted to complain about was that Jordan asked him to find Uncle Wes, not an uncle named Willy, but someone named Uncle Wes for help.

Who is it? Calling someone such a name that takes advantage of others!

Moreover, Uncle Wes seems to be quite powerful and well-known. There are big bosses he knows from the NBA to companies I don’t know what he does.

Liu Mang was a little curious about this Uncle Weiss...

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The first agent they met with was Liu Mang, who gave his face to Wang Zhizhi's agent, a wretched middle-aged man.

When it comes to making an appointment to meet at a business club, it's better not to expose the news before deciding which agent to choose.

Liu Mang and Levia arrived at the appointed place an hour before the scheduled meeting time with the agent named Jeff Schwartz, because they arrived at the meeting place half a hour before the scheduled meeting time with Jeff Schwartz.

Hours later, I made an appointment with Uncle Wes to arrive early.

Liu Mang and Levia arrived at the club and chatted about what kind of person Uncle Weiss was. Levia didn't know either. She only knew that Uncle Weiss had very strong social skills and had friends everywhere, especially

I like the NBA and know many big-name players and team owners.

After saying this, Liu Mang became even more curious about Uncle Weiss!

Finally, as Liu Mang was looking forward to it, the waiter came in with a bald man.

Liu Mang looked at that round head. On a hot day, he was wearing a long-sleeved suit with a shirt but not tucked into the trousers. He had a pair of sneakers on his feet and a big diamond watch studded with diamonds on his hand. He looked very handsome.

Take off the feeling of a nouveau riche.

But Liu Mang had an impression of this man! And it was an impression that should not be underestimated!

This guy’s name is William Wesley, a famous image promotion guru in the NBA. His most successful image promotion is LeBron James, who signed a seven-year, 90 million endorsement contract before he even entered the NBA after graduating from high school.

Later, it was this guy who helped promote the lifetime endorsement contract with a total value of nearly 1 billion US dollars.

Not only that, it is said in the NBA that everyone who goes to nightclubs has encountered this guy who looks like a rich man. Eighty percent of people know him, but they don’t know why he can chat so well with superstars.

I'm happy, because just looking at this look, it's basically impossible for young players to take him seriously.

Liu Mang finally remembered why the name Uncle Weiss made him so curious, and felt a little impressed, because James also called him Uncle Weiss!

Mr. Qiao is such a good man! Levia is also great!

Liu Mang looked at William Wesley with stars in his eyes. To the NBA players he helped promote, this guy was like a pile of money! The amount of money was directly proportional to his size!

William Wesley entered the meeting room and was observing Liu Mang's performance. Seeing Liu Mang's expectation, William Wesley was very satisfied.

Dressed like this, William Wesley not only pursues looseness and comfort, but also wants to observe what kind of person the potential working partner who wants to cooperate with him is like.

Sometimes geniuses have quirks, and William Wesley had one.

If anyone shows the slightest distaste for his dress when they meet for the first time, he will refuse to help.

When it comes to money, William Wesley doesn't care so much. He is a social maniac and knows too many big stars. Many people ask him for help, but he may not necessarily help, and if he does, he may not accept money. On the contrary, sometimes

, because he has a 10% stake in Nike's Airjordan brand...

Anyway, in nightclubs everywhere, as long as there is trouble, William Wesley can sort it out...

"Hi, Levia, long time no see. This is Ace. Nice to meet you. My name is William Wesley. You can call me Uncle Weiss. I am 42 years old. Ace, please call me uncle.

Is it okay?" They say that fat people become familiar with each other, and when William Wesley came in and saw Liu Mang's reaction, he was very satisfied, and he became familiar with it immediately.
To be continued...