The post-match press conference ended.
It was already past midnight.
The Oracle Arena conference room was still brightly lit.
There were three people sitting inside, discussing a player intensely.
"Coach Mark, I understand and respect your suggestion.”
The one who spoke was the general manager of the Warriors, Bob Miles. He carefully shook his head and objected,""It's just that the number 10 of the Spurs, Tang Hao, has only played two games. The number of games we can refer to is limited.”
In April of this year, he replaced Larry Riley, the former general manager who had selected Curry in the first round with the No. 7 draft pick, and became the new general manager of the Warriors.
However, when he heard the suggestions of head coach Mark Jackson and the team's new core, Stephen Curry, asking him to persuade the Spurs '10-day short-term contract player, Tang Hao, to join the Warriors, the new general manager did not show much interest.
He had watched the match against the Spurs tonight.
Although Miles was satisfied with Tang Hao's offensive performance, he did not like Tang Hao's scamming.
Of course.
The most important thing was that he did not know anything about Tang Hao, a player who had suddenly appeared.
As a rational and mature professional manager, Miles was like the fat general manager of the Rockets.
They all liked data analysis and tended to look at the strength of the players with probability and statistics.
Moreover, the Warriors had selected a bunch of young talents such as Thompson and Baines. They were cheap and valuable.
Miles was not optimistic about Tang Hao's development.
However, he thought that it was because the Warriors did not pay attention to Tang Hao during the game.
Moreover, when Tang Hao attacked, he only had the strong coordination of star players like Duncan and Parker.
Unlike Curry, who faced the Spurs 'high-intensity defense and crazy double-team.
Therefore, Miles would never consider bringing in Tang Hao based on tonight's match alone.
Or to be exact.
Like many white people with prejudice, he did not think Tang Hao would be able to make a name for himself in the NBA.
After all, the NBA had developed for more than 60 years, and there had never been a Chinese guard.
Even Big Yao, who performed the best in China, had to retire early due to frequent injuries.
Another big man with outstanding athletic ability, Yi Lian, also left the NBA stage in loneliness this year.
In other words.
There was no longer a Chinese player in the NBA.
However…
He had only been the general manager of the Warriors for more than seven months, and he still had to give face to the head coach and the star player.
Miles smiled and comforted the two of them, then gave his answer,"I can try to persuade him to join, but I can only offer him a basic salary contract. This is the team's greatest sincerity.”
Seeing that Mark Jackson was about to question him, he quickly added,""Coach Mark, you have to know that our salary space is full, but Stephen's rookie contract is about to expire. We have to prepare a maximum salary contract for him.”
Curry was at the peak of his career and had not suffered another serious ankle injury.
Therefore, when Miles mentioned the plan, both Coach Mark Jackson and Curry remained silent.
The primary school student was the most conflicted, but he and Tang Hao had gotten to know each other through a fight.
The two of them did not have a close relationship. He would not give up the contract for Tang Hao.
As for Mark Jackson, he could only shake his head and sigh, expressing his support for Miles.
Curry was his beloved disciple, so he would definitely support Curry 100%.
At the same time.
The head coach of the Spurs, Gregg Popovich, was also on the phone with the team's general manager, R.C. Buford.
They discussed how to make Tang Hao stay.
The NBA salary cap for this season was $58.68 million, and the luxury tax threshold was $71.15 million.
The annual salary of the Spurs 'G-D-P combination added up to more than 42 million dollars.
Together with Diaw, Split, Bonner, and Danny Green, the four main rotation players, their combined annual salary was more than 18 million dollars.
The seven main rotation players added together had already exceeded the salary cap.
With the Spurs boss's stinginess and the small market, it was absolutely impossible to pay a luxury tax.
The Spurs had a bunch of low-paid, high-energy players who had been scouted internationally. If they were placed on other teams, their salaries would be doubled or even more.
General Manager Buford and Popovich were old partners and had always had absolute trust in the old fox's vision.
However, he couldn't persuade his boss to pay the luxury tax.
Unless he traded with another team and gave Tang Hao a mid-tier contract.
Otherwise…
Even the shrewd old fox Popovich knew that it was impossible to keep Tang Hao with a basic salary contract.
The scouts of the other teams also reported to the general managers of the teams.
Miami.
In a luxurious villa.
Riley, who still had his skills, had just finished his in-depth communication exercise when he received a call from the Heat's scout.
His happy mood immediately turned bad. He picked up the phone and immediately scolded,"Tell me, calling so late at night will affect my rest. If you don't tell me why, I'll deduct half of your bonus this month.”
The Heat scout on the other end of the phone turned pale. He immediately grasped the key points and quickly explained the report.
However, as Riley's voice became more and more impatient, he quickly added loudly,"General Manager, that Tang Hao is a perfect piece of the puzzle. He will definitely help our team successfully defend its title. His performance is unbelievable!”
"Alright, Bu Lang, your report has disappointed me. Half of your bonus for this month will be deducted!”Riley interrupted impatiently.
" We already have Ray Allen, Shawn Battier, Mike Miller, James Jones, and several other experienced champion shooters. What kind of puzzle do we need?" he roared angrily.？”
"Just a ten-day short-term contract worker who played a good game? Moreover, you're a fallen talent from the Celestial Empire, and you can't wait to claim credit from me?”
"Use that stupid brain of yours. Every day in this league, there will be occasional shining role players, but how many of them can establish themselves in the NBA, or even continue to play dazzling games and achieve a comeback to become a star?”
After shouting, Riley hung up the phone decisively.
He needed to vent his anger, so he rushed into the room again.
......
However-
If Tang Hao knew what they were thinking, he would definitely laugh at them.
A basic salary contract?
Disliked?
The mini middle-class wanted to keep him?
What Tang Hao wanted was a big contract and enough possession.
His eyes were fixed on a few big football teams, and then he ruled them out one by one.
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