"Jace, I think we can apply for a trade. You don't have to go to the Trail Blazers."

"Bill, there is no need to apply for a trade. I don't even have a contract. How can I apply for a trade? Threatening not to sign a contract? What if their boss doesn't trade? What will we do if they ask for a contract later? I don't want to lose face... Don't worry,

I am a law-abiding foreigner.”

"..."

At first, this kid was as excited as he heard the name of the Trail Blazers, but now he is eager to try!

Bill Duffy wondered, isn't this because he's afraid that you won't abide by the law when you go there?

Fortunately, when Bill Duffy was observing Anthony this past season, he also observed Liu Xiu, who suddenly emerged in the middle and late seasons of the season, and found that although Liu Xiu had a campus gang background, he never caused trouble, he was just not afraid of trouble, and he was very tough.

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The sense of loyalty is somewhat similar to that of Anthony, so they can get along together.

Uh...loyalty? Bill Duffy's nervousness has been reduced a lot.

Liu Xiu and Anthony have a strong sense of loyalty, and they have a gross sense of loyalty with the Blazers.

At noon, the NBA official website had announced the trade between the Trail Blazers and Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies sent Liu Xiu, the 13th overall pick in the first round, veteran Wesley Person, and acquired Bunchy Wells from the Trail Blazers.

No matter how you look at this deal, the Trail Blazers will lose money. In the 2001-02 season, Bunchy Wells averaged 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He is only 27 years old now.

In fact, the Trail Blazers originally wanted a player, but he was later rejected by the logo man.

Not surprisingly, the Blazers' operations were criticized again.

In the past two years, whether the Trail Blazers made good or bad operations, the final result was that they were scolded.

For example, in the summer of 2002, the Trail Blazers introduced two high-quality point guards, Jeff McGinnis and Antonio Daniels. Judging from the strength at the time of the transaction, the Trail Blazers made a profit. However, both of them were lost in the Trail Blazers.

The performance was far less than the bargaining chip they gave away. While the core lineup was still at its peak, the strength of the team after completing reinforcements fell instead of rising.

In the end, it naturally turned into a poor operation that was attacked.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Bill Duffy had already taken Anthony to complete the contract with the Nuggets, and now he took the check of 30% of his salary withdrawn in advance and went out to have fun with his relatives and friends.

Things went very smoothly for Anthony. The Nuggets directly gave him 120% of the maximum salary. According to the rules, the team can give rookies a 20% increase in the fixed contract.

After all, Bill Duffy could only give Liu Xiu some guidance on what to say and what not to say when meeting with the Trail Blazers.

Bill Duffy took Liu Xiu and his lawyer to the restaurant scheduled with the Trail Blazers in advance and chatted for a while. At 6 p.m., several members of the Trail Blazers team arrived at the restaurant.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, we got straight to the point.

Bill Duffy took the contract handed over by the other party's lawyer. Without showing it to his lawyer first, he opened it himself and looked at the salary section...

'Fa Ke...'

Although, Bill Duffy is less worried about Liu Xiu going to the Trail Blazers.

But who is willing to send his players there?

There are always ways, such as finding fault with the salary.

Although few teams have the shame to let rookie contracts fluctuate downwards, not every team is willing to fluctuate salaries upwards.

Like last year, Bill Duffy had to fight hard for the Rockets to be willing to give Yao Ming a 20% salary increase. Initially, they were only willing to give 10%.

Therefore, Bill Duffy is ready to insist that he must pay 120% of his salary, and if he doesn't pay, he will apply for a trade.

This is a legitimate reason and is much more effective than threatening not to sign a contract.

But now he remembered that the Trail Blazers didn't care about the 20% salary at all...

The Trail Blazers are the kings of the luxury tax in the past few years since the tax was introduced!

The entire basketball circle knows that the Knicks are rich, but that's because the Knicks spend a lot of money and have poor results, which makes them more famous.

In fact, there are two teams that spend as much money as the Knicks, one is the Mavericks, and the other is the Trail Blazers.

People from the Trail Blazers seemed to have arrived in a hurry. Liu Xiu could see that the process was going very fast and barely communicated with him. The fierce-looking head coach informed him to meet in Orlando on July 5th.

Looking at the check for 30% of the rookie season salary drawn in advance in my hand... Every team will bring a check with them when signing a rookie they value. Naturally, rookies in the lottery are considered rookies they value.

Most NBA players were very poor before entering the NBA, and some even couldn't afford to eat if they were not drafted.

Liu Xiu naturally chose to withdraw when asked.

The Trail Blazers have deep pockets, with a starting salary of $1.49 million, a 20% increase to $1.78 million. The rookie contract increases by 5% in the second and third years, with $1.87 million in the second year and $1.97 million in the third year.

US dollars, the fourth year will increase by 26.1% based on the third year, to US$2.48 million.

Liu Xiu heard that Jarvis Hayes, the tenth overall pick in the first round of the Wizards, has an uninflated salary of $1.79 million, which is only $10,000 more than him. The salary of the Warriors' Michael Pitru

The salaries of Nick Collison of the SuperSonics and the SuperSonics are raised by 10%, which are both lower than him.

Thinking of this, Liu Xiu felt that there was still something cute about the Trail Blazers.

'We are also NBA players now! We are rich!'

…

Early the next morning, Bill Duffy took Liu Xiu to the bank's VIP room and performed the same operation he had performed with Anthony yesterday.

Cashing checks, drawing commissions, recommending stable funds, informing the time and method of salary payment for the new season...

"My suggestion is that every time you get your salary, you should buy a stable fund based on the highest tax specification and agree to cash it in before tax day next year... No matter what, Jess, remember to pay the tax.

Keep enough money!”

"Don't worry, I'm a law-abiding foreigner."

Why doesn't this sound like a good person?

Will good people repeatedly emphasize that they are good people?

Bill Duffy really doesn’t want his players to go to the Trail Blazers, but as things have come to this, he can only accept this situation. No agent wants his players to go to the Trail Blazers, but there are always a dozen

Are famous players going to go?

The drafted rookies are easy to deal with. Bill Duffy arranged the three drafted rookies in two days, but the next step is the busiest. There are still seven or eight undrafted draft picks that have not been arranged.

Every year, around 10 players are signed, and all of them can enter the NBA. In most cases, those who can eventually enter the NBA are selected.

After settling Liu Xiu's affairs, Bill Duffy started busy again.

At noon, Liu Xiu and Anthony, who had been having fun for two days, had a dinner date alone. Next, Liu Xiu will return to Syracuse, and Anthony will return to Baltimore to spend time with relatives and friends, and will soon start a new life.

They played side by side on and off the court for a year. When the two decided to leave college and enter the NBA, they thought about what it would be like to part ways.

But when we really parted, there was really not so much love between children, but more blessings for each other and expectations for ourselves.

…

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Syracuse, a city in central New York State, also called Salt City, was once a major salt industry city in the United States. Now the salt industry has declined, but consumer fields such as culture, education, and tourism are very developed. Syracuse University is a core industry in the education industry.

A world-class prestigious school, the school's public administration major ranks first in the United States, and several majors such as architecture, tourism, and law are among the top ten in the United States.

Like other wealthy cities in the United States, when residents have a little money, they will move from urban neighborhoods to the suburbs.

In the past two years, most people cannot afford to move. Even if they earn enough money, they cannot afford to move. After the Internet bubble crisis, a large amount of money has been transferred from the stock market to the real estate market. In the past two years, housing prices have skyrocketed.

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And Liu Xiu knew that this was just the beginning.

Liu Xiu looked at the house in front of him where he had lived for several months and stayed there for three years including his original memories... 'My cheap uncle is so lucky!'

A few years ago, people all over the United States were buying stocks. Countless people sold their properties and fixed assets to buy stocks, and housing prices plummeted.

His cheap uncle also bought stocks, but after making enough money to buy a house, he sold the stocks and bought a house.

Then the dot-com bubble burst...

When Liu Xiu heard about this for the first time, he lamented that even an ordinary person with no ambition could earn enough money for half a lifetime in a few months.

In the early 1990s, I married an American girl who traveled to China, got a green card and went to work in the United States. She also didn't forget to take care of her sister's son. When Liu Xiu was in high school, she was busy helping Liu Xiu complete her admission to Syracuse University, and then also

Let Liu Xiu stay here for three years...

Whether it was in his memory or in person in the past few months, Liu Xiu felt a strong sense of family affection in a foreign country.

It's just that this family relationship is a bit heavy now... 'I would have known better not to buy so many things.'

Liu Xiu is now in front of the villa, with large and small bags hanging on her body. It is difficult to put it down. It is difficult to get the key without putting it down...

Liu Xiu was now in a dilemma. Should he put down his things and get the keys, or should he try harder?

When we got off the bus just now, the driver managed to hang the things on him. Now put them down... take them one by one slowly, how troublesome it is!

Liu Xiu is now lazier and lazier due to the lack of training... It's not that he doesn't want to do anything, but he always thinks about the best solution when doing things. If he doesn't think of it, he won't force it.

'It's not right that your nephew has returned home in fine clothes... it's not right, he's passed the imperial examination... it's also wrong... your rich nephew has no one to greet him when he comes back?'

Liu Xiu remembered that he called his aunt!

At this time, the sound of 'dong dong dong dong' sounded.
To be continued...