Min Congda didn't know that he almost lost the team's head coach.
The kind of real loss, the kind where the whole person is gone.
At the moment, he is playing 2K11 at home, and 2K10 has been eliminated.
He needs new games to improve his operational capabilities so that he can perform better.
Just a few phone calls in the morning made him feel worried and happy.
Fortunately, Bonner's agent called and said that Bonner might still consider staying with the Spurs.
The agent calculated the tax rates in Texas and California, Bonner's salary, age issues, family issues, etc.
He also said that Popovich called him in the morning and said that he hoped Bonner would stay with the Spurs and that the contract amount would be considered to be increased.
All that is said is that I hope the Clippers will increase their money.
More money is a good thing for Min Congda, so of course he has to add more money.
He wanted to directly give him 30 million in four years, but the system did not allow it.
This shows that the overflow rate of this price is too high for Banner. Later, it was reduced to 20 million in 4 years, and the system allowed the contract to be signed.
After a big contract was released and a piece of the Clippers' salary space was poached, Min Congda was certainly happy.
There are two things that worry him. One is that Bonner signed a four-year contract worth 20 million, and the system allowed it.
Could it be that Bonner is really worth the price? Isn't he rated as low as in 2K11?
Not only did Bonner have a low rating in 2K, he was also not rated highly by scouts and commentators.
In the 2010 season, his data in all aspects declined, worse than in the 2009 season.
Otherwise, the Spurs would not have added a "shooting clause" to his contract if they signed him.
This is Min Congda's first free market signing, and he is worried that he accidentally signed a potential stock.
He is the most inaccurate when it comes to potential. Can we tell the potential through the system's contract salary limit?
Then wouldn't he lose money by signing like this? A player worth 20 million in four years is very good.
Min Congda tried to experiment with other players and found that the system did not respond.
It means that if you are not really involved in signing the contract, the system will not pay attention to you.
In the end, there was no way. Min Congda said: "The Clippers want to sign Smart Min. The contract amount is 5 million over four years. Is that okay?"
Min Congda directly used himself as an experiment.
Unexpectedly, the system responded: [Okay. 】
It's possible? Min Congda tried to increase the price to 10 million in 4 years or 15 million in 4 years.
Finally, the price stopped at 20 million for 4 years, the same as Bonner.
Min Congda thought to himself, I don't know how to play basketball at all, and I can earn 20 million in four years. It is estimated that the price limit of this system for players below a certain level is 20 million in four years.
"Then can I sign myself to play for the Clippers?"
【cannot. 】
"...Then can I sign the old man who sweeps the floor downstairs?"
【cannot. 】
Yes, you just want to fool me with a price, right? I can't even sign a contract with you.
Min Congda ignored the matter, but did not notice the difference between his two questions.
"Signing Min Congda" and "signing Min Congda to play games for the Clippers" are two different things.
As a player, Min Congda naturally cannot get 20 million in four years.
But as a coach, it's hard to say.
A contract worth 20 million over four years and an average of 5 million per year is at the top level among NBA head coaches.
If you consider the status of a rookie coach - in terms of salary level in 2010, he is unique.
It's a pity that Min Congda tried to let himself be a coach. The system said he could be a coach, but he wouldn't pay him and the salary system took it back.
Do you have to work hard as a coach if you don’t have money? That's a waste of time. It's better to let Lao Deng do the hard work.
The second thing that worried Min Congda was another phone call.
The call came from Milicic's agent Mark Costern.
He told Min Congda some bad news on the phone:
"Sorry Smart, Milicic doesn't really want to come to Los Angeles."
"Why, isn't the contract big enough? I can give you a bigger one."
"No, no, no, it's not that the contract is not big enough, but... it's just too big and he doesn't want to come."
"What?"
Min Congda was speechless when he heard this. In this alliance, there are still things that cannot be solved with money.
There are actually people who think the contract is too big and the money is too much, so they don’t want to come?
Min Congda first stabilized Costern and asked if there was any chance of maneuvering the peace talks. If the contract was too big, he could make the contract smaller.
Mark Costern sighed and said: "Darko has some...some psychological obstacles, but I will find a way to solve it. I don't want to waste your sincerity, I will try my best."
Min Congda said: "If possible, can I talk to Darko in person?"
Min Congda actually took some interest in this degenerate second pick.
He thought that if he got a big contract, he would definitely report to Los Angeles.
After all, his story is familiar to everyone in the league. The regret of the 2003 Platinum Generation, or rather...a joke.
Min Congda didn't want to save him, but he was interested in his outdated talent, which could give him a big contract without bringing him combat power.
How wonderful.
Unexpectedly, the system did not reject it, but he himself actually rejected it.
As an ordinary person, Min Congda cannot understand Milicic's thoughts.
He played 2K11 and brought out Milicic, which was quite useful.
I kept thinking about the reason in my mind, but couldn't figure it out. Then Lao Deng called as if something was wrong. Min Congda didn't want to answer him and hung up the phone, which almost made Lao Deng angry to death.
In the evening, Costern called and said Milicic was willing to talk to Min Congda.
He's now at home in Memphis, where he was traded to the Timberwolves midway through last season by the Grizzlies.
The Timberwolves wanted to sign him in the summer, but the Clippers gave him a bigger contract, which the Timberwolves simply couldn't match.
Min Congda flew from Los Angeles to Memphis overnight, and Costern accompanied him to Milicic's apartment in downtown Memphis.
Compared with Los Angeles, Memphis is much simpler and quieter. The cars driving on the road do not have the bustling and congested feeling of Los Angeles.
The apartment Milicic lives in is also very simple. These foreign players generally do not buy luxury homes, especially ordinary players.
You never know when you will leave the city and you will go home after living there for a year or two, so renting a house is the best option.
When they retire and leave the United States, they will return to their hometowns, live there, and settle down with the money they earn from playing.
Seeing Milicic, Min Congda could tell from his expression that he was very tired. He had a pulled face and simply shook hands with Min Congda.
After sitting down and not saying a few words, he said he wanted to show Min Congda something, and then led Min Congda into his bedroom.
Min Congda's heart was pounding, wondering if I had entered a den of thieves? A 213-year-old man led me into the bedroom. What did he want me to see?
He was a little flustered and covered his buttocks. Then he entered the room and saw that the wall of the bedroom was full of holes and was not smooth at all.
Min Congda thought to himself: "What style of wall decoration is this? Kosovo war style?"
Milicic pointed at the wall and said: "Smart, do you see it? This is my current situation, full of holes. I am not worth a contract at all, not any contract. So. , don’t sign me.”
Min Congda walked closer to the wall to take a closer look and touched it. Looking at the marks, he realized that the hole was made with his fist.
(End of chapter)
