Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 208: Suwan Clause and the Pleasant "Asia Trip"

As the general manager who was criticized by Su Wan, Danny Ferry has not had a good time recently.

I thought that with this deal, the attitudes of the Cleveland media and fans would be slightly eased.

But their first reaction to the deal was:

question!

诚然上个赛季的文斯-卡特场均还能贡献25.2分6篮板4.8助攻1抢断，投篮命中率45.4%，三分球命中率35.7%，罚球命中率80.2%！

Absolute top performance.

However, his departure from the Raptors was premature.

Do they think the Cavaliers haven't been in chaos enough in the past three years by sending a player with a criminal record to Cleveland?

Too……

"The general manager who was able to send Suwan away always wants to gain benefits from risks. This is why the Cavaliers always fail." - The Cleveland Plain Dealer can change its name. They should now be called the Cleveland Sharp.

Danny Ferry really wants to complain:

Do you think I have peak Shaq in my hands?

Whoever you want to replace?

Being able to trade for Vince Carter is already the limit.

And Danny Ferry had a detailed understanding of Vince Carter's character before making this deal.

A large part of his unhappy departure from Toronto was caused by misunderstandings. His personality is not that sharp, on the contrary, he is easy to get along with. From entering the league in 98 to now, I have never heard of him having unpleasant experiences with any teammates. Even in 03, when he did not want the team to select Chris Bosh, he should have cooperated with him when he really came.

Vince Carter's departure caused such a big fuss, mostly because of the Toronto media fanning the flames.

They tried to use public opinion to restrain Vince Carter and keep him playing for the Raptors.

It’s just that Vince Carter was a “greenhorn” at the time. He chose to fight to the end and did many outrageous things.

At this point the rhythm was completely out of control and the Raptors had no choice but to trade him.

It doesn't matter if the Cleveland media misunderstands you, but there is one person you cannot misunderstand...

Danny Ferry called another person on Suwan's "thank you list."

"Well done, Danny, I believe we can do something big in the new season!" As soon as the call was connected, LeBron's excited shout came from the microphone, and Danny Ferry subconsciously moved the microphone away.

But there was no joy on Ferry's face.

Because when the "Big Shark" first came last season, LeBron was also so excited.

The results of it?
He still said: "LeBron, don't believe the nonsense in the media. Vince is a very easy-going person. Believe me, he will be your best partner. You must get along well."

He felt like he was giving instructions to a kid who had just started kindergarten.

but……

This is another very necessary thing.

"Don't worry, Danny, I will be the best partner with Vince!"

LeBron's tone was unusually confident, and his eyes were like an owl in the night sky.

He had a very unhappy life in the past half month.

I finally participated in a program, but the first question the host asked was:
"LeBron, also 22 years old, Suwan has won three consecutive championships, and you are not even an All-Star starter or a first-team All-NBA player. Do you feel any pressure?"

Isn't this bullshit?

Is it possible to be without pressure?

Now it is no longer a question of whether to suppress pressure or not. Let Su Wan say in front of basketball fans all over the world, "If he can be the chosen one, why can't I be?" His firepower is much greater than the pressure.

On the first day of July, when LeBron James heard that he would partner with Vince Carter in the new season, his eyes were full of light, and he was full of enthusiasm for improvement in the summer.

Rich Paul recommended a trainer to him last year. The trainer told LeBron that there is a drug that can increase his muscle density and make him stronger. The only drawback is...

His movements will appear a little stiff as a result.

LeBron was still hesitant at first, but after hearing what Su Wan said, he knew very well that if he wanted to maintain his title of "Son of the Chosen", then...

He has no choice!
Kobe was also stimulated by Suwan's "CAO" on the championship night.

Vanessa recently participated in a show, in which she revealed: "Kobe has already devoted himself to training."

In addition, the Dallas and Los Angeles media are frantically putting pressure on the management of their own teams to upgrade the lineup, as if they will not stop until they get back their pride.

Many media people therefore said:

“A lot of things are bound to happen this summer!”

The trade between the Cavaliers and the Nets has verified this statement.

Before Carter and Shaquille O'Neal swapped teams, a big deal had already happened on the night of the draft: the Celtics used Jeff Green, who was selected with the fifth pick in the first round, and exchanged Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West from the Supersonics for Ray Allen, who formed a "double gun" on the Boston side with Pierce.

However, the deal did not cause much stir at the time.

And it's the same as the Cavaliers trading Shaquille O'Neal.

This deal was also expected by many media outlets.

Because Ray Allen didn't want the team to choose a potential rookie, and an outside rookie who could shoot with the ball. The result would be that when he grew up, Ray Allen would be replaced.

This situation has happened once with the Bucks, and Ray Allen doesn't want to see it a second time.

But the Supersonics chose Kevin Durant without hesitation.

From the perspective of a latecomer, this is definitely the right choice.

However, this completely angered the management of the Supersonics team. Ray Allen publicly called out to the management of the Supersonics through his agent, saying that he did not want to play in the Supersonics jersey next season.

Hence the trade with Boston.

However, given Paul Pierce's status, Boston's insignificant record throughout the 90s and 00s, and Ray Allen's own playing style, this deal did not cause much discussion.

The only people who were surprised were the Boston media and fans.

The Boston Globe joked: "Very good, Danny Ainge finally thought of his identity as the Celtics' general manager!"

It's no wonder that the Boston media complained like this. So far in the entire 00s, Ainge's biggest trades were three in total. The first was to send away Antoine Walker, who was known as the "twin stars" with Paul Pierce; the second was to trade Antoine Walker back; the third was to send Antoine Walker away again...

It’s all thanks to Antoine Walker to support his KPI!

When they suddenly saw a new name appear in Angie's transaction, they thought they had seen it wrong.

Boston fans are excited about this.

It’s not that they think Paul Pierce and Ray Allen can lead the Celtics to a high position, even if they can only reach the top four in the Eastern Conference, it would be good.

At least there is hope.

In these two transactions alone, three superstars changed teams.

As far as these media people know, the Timberwolves management has officially notified Kevin Garnett that they will completely rebuild, and if Garnett wants to leave, they will send Garnett to any team he wants to go to.

This is another "superstar" who has won the regular season MVP level and is still in his prime.

Therefore, the entire market is very concerned about which team Kevin Garnett will go to.

It was also at this time that the league announced a new rule:
为了奖励那些在新秀合同期间打出了更好表现的球员。只要在新秀合同期间达到了以下任何条件之一：1、新秀合同期间当选过1次常规赛MVP或者总决赛MVP；2、在新秀合同期间里，2次入选全明星首发阵容；3、新秀合同期间2次入选最佳阵容；
Players who meet any of the above conditions can get a maximum salary contract accounting for 30% of the team's salary cap when signing the second contract of their career after completing their rookie contract!
As soon as this rule came out, it caused a sensation throughout the league.

ESPN simply calls this rule the "Suwan Rule."

Anyone with a discerning eye can see who this is aimed at...

Barkley said: "It seems that it will be difficult for the Pacers to maintain their current lineup next summer!"

You know, even if calculated based on this year's NBA salary cap of 5563 million, Suwan's starting salary that meets the "Suwan clause" can reach 1668.9 million.

And don’t forget…

If the Pacers sign Suwan, they will have to activate the Bird clause to show their sincerity.

伯德条款下，苏万每一年的工资涨幅都在10.6%，即便是一份5年合同，苏万这5年剩下4年的年薪分别为：1845万、2041万、2258万以及2497万！
With the Pacers' current odds, how can they sign everyone else while still having Suwan?
impossible things……

It was also this announcement from the league that caused the media to start hyping the rumor that "David Stern wanted Suwan to leave Indiana."

The people of Polis were in panic.

For this city, the most unbearable blow now is...

Su Wan left this city!

What they didn't know was that Herbert was furious in his office: "Why haven't I seen any news about Suwan's contract extension with the team yet?"

He was aware of the league’s new announcement.

For this announcement, David Stern convened 30 team leaders overnight for an online meeting and vote. The final result was: 29 votes in favor, 0 votes against, and 1 abstention.

This was clearly the game being played against Indiana.

They don't want to see the Pacers continue with their current roster.

Even the bosses of small cities did not agree with him this time.

There is no way, Polis has had it too easy in recent years, which makes these small city team owners seem incompetent!

Colleagues are the most naked enemies!

This is not just a feature of the crosstalk circle...

It's the same in every industry.

Let’s talk about this new regulation.

These bosses in small cities all say “It’s okay if I’m not having a good time, as long as you’re not having a good time either!”

Herbert could not vent his anger on anyone else but Walsh.

Walsh could only discuss countermeasures with Larry Bird again.

Bird was also very worried. This year, the Pacers did not have a first-round pick, only a second-round pick. He paid an additional $30 to trade with the Timberwolves for the 40th overall pick in the first round, and then selected Marc Gasol.

The purpose is to prevent anyone from maliciously competing for Foster as a second-hand preparation.

But after just two contacts with Marc Gasol, they decided to play in the European league for another year because of the high penalty fee.

This made Larry Bird extremely annoyed. Now, when he heard Walsh talking to him about Suwan's contract extension, he suppressed his impatience and said, "Otherwise, you ask Herbert to approve 100 million yuan of funds for me every year, and I will give him a satisfactory reply immediately!"

I've already said I can't sign it now!

Still here, Suwan Suwan...

Walsh had been a partner with Bird for so long that he could naturally sense Bird's unhappiness. As the "punching bag" on both ends, he sat at his desk and could only scratch his hair wildly.

It's really painful for the team president to have to do this!

Just at this moment, his cell phone rang. He picked it up and took a look. It was an unfamiliar number.

Commercial endorsement, commercial endorsement!

He muttered to himself and pressed the call button, then heard a magnetic voice coming from the microphone: "Hello, Mr. Donnie Walsh, are you interested in working for the New York Knicks and becoming the new president of the Knicks?"

Walsh: !!!
Now he probably understands the situation Larry Bird is facing.

Even the president has started poaching, I really can’t imagine what will happen to the players below...

Sure enough, he later heard that Calderon and Foster, whose contracts had expired, had received contract offers from other teams.

Larry Bird finally followed up on Foster's contract, 4 million for 3400 years, about 850 million a year. Considering Foster can play the role of Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal, this contract is really not expensive.

The largest contract given to Foster by the outside world was as high as 1 million.

If Foster himself didn't want to stay in Indiana, Larry Bird really would have no choice...

After following up on Foster's contract, Calderon's contract was really not a match for him. As the main point guard in two finals and known as the bankrupt version of Steve Nash, Calderon received a four-year, $4 million contract from the Raptors, with an annual salary of up to $3200 million.

As for the current Pacers team, there is no way they can afford such a contract.

Before Bird decided to give up the contract extension, he called Suwan and informed him that the team would not match Calderon's contract.

Su Wan didn't say anything.

He knows very well what it means that "NBA is permanent, but players are transient."

Player trading is normal.

Before Calderon came to the Pacers, his annual salary was 333 million, but after leaving the Pacers, his annual salary was as high as 8 million, more than doubling.

Based on this point, Su Wan felt that even if Calderon left the Pacers, it would not be a problem... because he had achieved a higher value in the Pacers!

Soon Su Wan received a call from Calderon and said goodbye to him.

Given Calderon's positioning in the team, there is really no need for him to cut his salary for the team.

And after signing Foster, Calderon had to take a big pay cut to stay with the Pacers. If he was a veteran in his last year eager to win a championship, or a core player who relied on the championship to establish his historical status, a pay cut would be understandable. But he is neither of these two players.

Everyone comes to the NBA to play, first for the dream, and second to make money!
I have stood on the highest stage so many times. There is an opportunity to make money, so why not?
Suwan will never take a pay cut for the so-called team salary space.

You get a contract that matches your worth.

When do players need to take a pay cut?
First, the players themselves feel that if they don’t cut their salaries and don’t have a “big player”, they will not be able to win the championship.

Su Wan believes in his own strength.

So he won't take a pay cut.

Second, the team is stingy and unwilling to spend money to win the championship.

Then there is no need for Su Wan to cut his salary.

If the boss doesn't want to spend money, he can just change his boss!
It's a simple thing...

There is nothing in the NBA that cannot be solved with money. If there is, then add another 10 million!

He would not take a pay cut, nor would he persuade his brothers to take a pay cut. Of course, Foster's pay cut was the result of a discussion between Larry Bird and him, and Suwan had nothing to do with the whole process. He also waited until Foster signed the contract before knowing the specific salary of his contract.

Shortly after Calderon signed the contract with the Raptors, Suwan received a call from Artest.

"Su, do you think I have the ability to get a top salary?" he asked as soon as he came up, his tone serious.

Su Wan said: "You don't need my opinion, you need your own opinion. If you think you deserve a top salary, then go for it!"

Artest was silent for a while, then said, "If I fight for a maximum salary contract with Larry this summer, will you have any objection to me?"

He knew that Suwan's contract would expire next summer.

In fact, he was not in a hurry at first, but after the new announcement from the alliance came out, he became anxious.

The Pacers will definitely give Suwan a starting salary contract of around 1670 million.

This is much bigger than Su Wan’s original contract.

Before the "Suwan Clause" came out, Artest still fantasized that the team would be able to sign Suwan with a maximum salary, and then give him a satisfactory maximum salary contract with a salary space slightly exceeding the luxury tax.

Well, after the "Su Wan Clause" came out, this matter was doomed to be impossible.

Any amount exceeding the "luxury tax" needs to be paid in multiples, so if it exceeds 5 million, it means 1 million.

This is equivalent to having a "ten million-dollar injured player" sitting on the Pacers' bench for no reason. Even Artest would not do such a thing, let alone the team's owner.

So Artest felt the crisis.

"I will fight for a maximum salary myself, Su, and I won't ask you to help me put pressure on the management. Just think of it as... my apology to you!" This was Artest's last words after hanging up the phone.

He knew that once he started to force the palace, the entire Pacers team would be affected.

But in fact, Su Wan was not surprised by this.

When the bird is dead, the bow is hidden...

The dynasty had been established.

It's time to share the fruits of victory.

He took the biggest piece, and now Artest also wants a piece. What else can he say?
Doesn't that mean he doesn't deserve it?
He is not qualified to say such things, and naturally he is not qualified to do these things.

At the same time, he was also very curious about how the Pacers' management and the Pacers' owner would handle the whole incident. In fact, he had a premonition that the Pacers would enter chaos starting this summer, so he was not in a hurry to sign.

The attitude of the Pacers owner and management in the whole matter, as well as the outcome of the handling, will determine whether he will request a transfer after next summer.

As for now...

He should just enjoy this rare vacation first.

The first stop of the “Asia Tour” is Japan.

On the first day Su Wan arrived, Yui Aragaki came to the hotel and relived the "Midsummer Night's Dream" with him, and then left with a satisfied look on her face. Later, Su Wan learned that she was filming a movie, but she just happened to hear that he had an event and rushed over overnight.

The crazy artistic girl said before she left: "Even if I can only see you once a year, I'm still very happy."

Su Wan nodded in agreement.

Out of 365 days, there is one day when I get to spend time with my "first love", and the atmosphere is pretty good.

After finishing his trip to Japan, Su Wan came to the country of Kimchi.

As Ha Seung-jin's NBA career was shattered, the Korean people stopped trying to rip off Yao Ming and started saying that Su Wan looked like a Korean.

It was Su Wan's first time to come to this country where ordinary people couldn't even afford watermelon, and he was warmly received by the chaebol. At the cocktail party after the event in the evening, Su Wan looked at the Nike representative and brought several women to him.

It is said that most of them are preparing to debut, and they are very talented and good at singing and dancing.

The eyes of these women also sparkled as they looked at Su Wan.

In addition to being youthful and lively, there is another point...

Athletes still have a very high status in Korea.

This is especially true for international superstars.

Even though Suwan is a foreigner, it's even better!

There is a saying that goes "Foreign monks are good at chanting sutras!"

Su Wan's eyes passed through them one by one, and suddenly stopped on one of the women. He felt that she looked familiar. Then he knew the woman's name:

Goo Hara.

There are many unfortunate female stars in Korea.

Goo Hara is one of them.

Su Wan believed that meeting each other was fate, so he kept Goo Hara.

However, Goo Hara was only 16 years old at that time, and she was in a confused stage. The company asked her to participate in the event, so she came without any other thoughts. Su Wan did not do anything, because she was too young, and he was not so hungry. He just chatted for a few words, then added her on Twitter, and told her that if she had the opportunity to visit America in the future, she could send him a message.

After the event, he looked like a cheerful girl next door as Goo Hara greeted him from the car window as she left.

He asked in his heart:
Is this considered "cultivation"?

He suddenly understood the original owner a little bit.

That's what athletes are like!
Then in the evening, the Nike representative brought him another woman. I heard that she has become quite famous in Korea recently. Her name is... Ji Hyo.

After a night of in-depth communication, Su Wan left the Kimchi Kingdom with satisfaction.

The last stop is domestic.

When he got off the BJ airport, he was shocked by the huge crowds of people in front of him. They were all domestic fans holding signs to welcome him.

The moment he came out of the airport, the cheers from the entire audience filled the entire airport.

Passing tourists turned their heads to look, thinking that some superstar's shift had been intercepted by a stalker fan.

Some of the middle-aged men looked like old men looking at their phones.

They really don’t understand the psychology of these fans. He’s just a star. Is it necessary to be so excited?

Why are you running here...

"Su Wan!"

"Su Wan!"

"Su Wan!"

……

Just the shouts from the crowd made their faces change instantly.

what?
Is it Su Wan?

The middle-aged men who had just been criticizing also joined the crowd.

The entire airport's passenger passage was paralyzed.

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly unnatural, Su Wan asked the bodyguards around him to contact the airport security personnel and ask them to quickly evacuate the crowd to prevent a large-scale stampede.

It turns out that it was almost...

In the end, it was Su Wan who held the loud speaker and gave orders calmly, and the crowd, which had already been bloated into a mess, was able to resume its order.

The story soon appeared in the newspaper.

Many newspapers praised Su Wan's calm on-site command.

But what Su Wan saw were bayonets that almost hit him.

If a stampede really happens, I'm afraid he will be the culprit.

These voices of praise turned into voices of criticism towards him.

In order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, he went on a forum to advise everyone not to pick up people at the airport on a large scale on their own.

At the same time, he repeatedly emphasized this matter at the event.

After finishing the activities in BJ, Su Wan set off for SH. He unexpectedly learned that LeBron was also doing an activity in SH today, so he took a special bus to the stadium where he was. He happened to see him fighting bulls with the fans. The atmosphere at the scene was very warm because of his hard work.

To be honest, LeBron is still very hard-working in organizing activities.

Seeing that he specifically picked out some teenagers aged 15 or 16 to make them lose their dreams, Su Wan came up with a plan and asked the accompanying Nike representative to communicate with the representative of LeBron's team and prepare for an interaction: "I will put on the doll suit and apply for the bullfight. I will try not to let LeBron recognize me. Don't tell him, just say this is a specially arranged session."

When the Nike representative heard this, he knew that Suwan wanted to play a trick on LeBron.

But Suwan is undoubtedly Nike's top star now, and Nike representatives know what he is going to do.

We can only let him be.

Soon Su Wan saw the doll suit, the kind of gorilla doll suit commonly seen on the roadside.

Although the venue is indoors, Su Wan still couldn't help feeling a little stuffy when wearing the doll costume. However, when he thought about the opportunity to play a prank on LeBron, it was okay to feel a little stuffy.

Su Wan tried to move his body.

The doll costume is thin, and except for the headgear being a bit heavy, there is no problem with his overall movement.

After a moment's thought, he tore open the doll's sewn gloves so that he could use his hands better later.

Then he saw the Nike representative coming back and making an "OK" gesture to him:

Become!

"Let's welcome the last challenger. This challenger looks a little special. He is wearing a gorilla doll!"

Then he walked onto the stage amid the host's introduction.

When he came on the court, LeBron's brow furrowed. He turned his head and glanced at the Nike representative, asking:

Is this really 18 years old?

Why does he feel that this figure is a bit strong?

Nike representative gestures:

It's because of the headgear that he looks so big and strong.

In fact, there is an 18-year-old teenager in it, just like the ones just now, believe me, it’s right!
LeBron could only dispel his doubts and generously threw the ball to Suwan, letting him attack first.

Seeing that he was so far away from him, Su Wan stood there without moving. Instead, he stretched out his hand and hooked his finger at him, signaling him to come up and defend.

There was a sudden uproar at the scene.

In fact, there were no LeBron fans among domestic fans during this period.

This is also the reason why LeBron has never been able to make the All-Star starter.

Everyone knows that he has a grudge against Su Wan, so who would vote for him?

I just heard that Suwan’s activities will only start tomorrow. Now that I can’t see Suwan, I can only use LeBron as a “meal substitute”.

Now that they see some domestic fans dare to provoke LeBron like this, how can they not make a fuss!
LeBron smiled.

It's just a laugh out of anger.

He pretended to be magnanimous and signaled Su Wan to attack, but he was mentally prepared to block Su Wan's ball fiercely and teach him a lesson.

He was still muttering in his heart:

Knew it!
The fans in this country are as arrogant as Su Wan!

What made him even more unbearable was that the fan actually rushed towards him with the ball.

Seeing his slow and leisurely approach, the murderous intent in LeBron's eyes became even stronger. He stared at Su Wan who was getting closer and closer, and observed Su Wan's movements carefully with a seriousness he had never shown on the court.

When he is about to reach you, take the initiative to attack and confront him.

The benefit of the doll costume was reflected at this moment. It actually helped Su Wan relieve a lot of his strength. In addition, LeBron didn't even think that it was Su Wan inside.

"Bah!"

After a fierce confrontation, LeBron was pushed back three or four steps. When he stood firm, he was just under the basket.

"Bah!"

Su Wan suddenly exerted force, and his whole body flew into the air, completing a "one-handed dunk" above LeBron's head.

LeBron didn't react at all, his body instinctively used his hands to block in front of himself.

But he was still knocked out of the bottom line by the impact.

There was an exaggerated cheer at the scene.

LeBron's first reaction at this time was...

He turned his head to look at the people on his team on the sidelines, and then saw that the people on that team were saying something to the Nike staff. A group of people began to confiscate the mobile phones of the reporters and some onlookers at the scene.

Su Wan heard it clearly, and they were asked to delete the video that they had just recorded in full.

"LeBron, I feel relieved to see that you are still so shameless!"

A familiar voice suddenly came to his ears, and LeBron looked at the "gorilla" in front of him in disbelief.

The hood was taken off, revealing a face that he often saw in his nightmares...

LeBron's face suddenly turned pale. He knew that these videos were bound to be circulated.

"Su Wan!"

"It's Su Wan!"

As the "gorilla" revealed its true appearance, the crowd at the scene burst into a huge commotion.

Su Wan listened to the cheers from the audience and thought:
The Asia trip was quite fun!
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