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Chapter 1032 Refusing to Renew the Contract
Chapter 1032 Refusing to Renew the Contract
Westbrook is different from Xie Kai. He is very angry because his good brother told him that he wants to stay in the team, but the team has been slow to act.He doesn't know what kind of plane the management is working on. Do you really think that Xie Kai will not find a home after leaving the Thunder?It's really too self-righteous, if Xie Kai hadn't joined in the summer of 2016, the 3 consecutive championships would still be floating in the sky!
Westbrook found Thunder general manager Presti and asked him why he didn't do anything and what the problem was.
Presti was also dumb when Westbrook asked him this question, and he couldn't tell what he was suffering.He told Westbrook that it meant the above.
Westbrook quickly understood that it was the Thunder boss who didn't want to renew his contract.Of course, I can't say that I don't want to. To put it bluntly, I don't want to spend more money.
According to the current NBA rules, if a team pays the luxury tax three times within 5 years, it needs to pay the super luxury tax.
According to the rules, if the threshold is less than 500 million US dollars, the team will pay 1 US dollars in luxury tax for every 2.5 US dollar exceeding the threshold; if it exceeds 500 million-1000 million US dollars, this ratio becomes 2.75, and so on.
Although the salary cap for next season has not yet come out, according to the current situation, there should be no big difference between the total and last season.But even with a slight increase, judging from the current total salary of the Thunder, it is still a drop in the bucket.
The boss of the Thunder doesn't want to spend a lot of money to compete for the championship.Although in the past 3 years, he spent luxury taxes, won the championship, and doubled the market value of his team, but for him, it is like the "law of diminishing marginal utility" in economics. As long as there are champions, 3 and 4 are not so meaningful.
It is more in the economic interest to stop losses in time before the arrival of the super luxury tax and avoid tax reasonably.
Westbrook is no longer as stunned as he was back then. He is very angry that the team is so short-sighted and gave up the chance to win 4 consecutive championships because of money problems. But he also knows that the team is owned by the owner. Both the boss and the boss have to invest in real money and expenses. Players and bosses have different views on the championship.
He told Presti: "No matter how you think about it, please tell Kane your wishes early. I don't want my brother to wait there all the time. Let's get together and leave!"
Presti nodded and solemnly agreed. In fact, he didn't want to sign and thank him!For a superstar like Xie Kai, if possible, he would like to sign him until he retires.This is a rare leader. Without him, where would the dynasty come from? Perhaps the Thunder is still fighting for the second round!
But Presti is also paid by the boss. The boss said he wanted to avoid taxes. Even if he didn’t want 1 people, he could only implement it. Otherwise, you should leave and don’t do it. The general manager of the NBA also works part-time and needs to implement the wishes of the boss. There is nothing wrong with this.
Before the opening of the free agent market, Presti visited Xie Kai himself and brought gifts.
Xie Kai knew that the general manager of Thunder paid such a grand visit to him, it should be related to the contract.Whether you want to cooperate or not, you can definitely get the answer today.
Presti conveyed the meaning of Thunder boss Clay Bennett to Xie Kai. The meaning is that the team intends to avoid taxes and hopes that Xie Kai will stay, but it may not be able to provide a maximum salary in the contract and so on...
Xie Kai immediately understood the meaning. He wanted to keep people, but he didn't want to pay the luxury tax. If you want to stay, you can only cut your salary.
In fact, this does not mean that you want to keep people, but that you don't want to cooperate.Because obviously, how much does Xie Kai have to cut to get the Thunder's total salary under the cap?No. 1 in the league, the double-MVP winner for 3 consecutive seasons, actually stays in the team with the middle class, just to compete for the 4th consecutive championship?
Xie Kai felt that if he really did that, it would be like what Pippen Barkley said, and he had no bottom line in order to win the championship together.
It's not about money anymore, it's ruining other people's jobs.Because if Xie Kai, No. 1 in the league, can only be in the middle class, how much contract should be given to those potential stocks that have not even made the All-Star?
The management of those teams can use the sentence "You see, Xie Kai only takes the middle class, so we can't provide you with a maximum salary" as an excuse for rejection.
When the salary was cut in a daze back then, that person was indeed at the end of his career, and he didn't cut the salary too harshly.Thank you, if you really stay here, you need to cut your salary by at least half. Is this interesting?
Xie Kai understood what the Thunder meant. He was not sad, but was surprised because he was surprised that the team owner would give up the chance to win 4 consecutive championships or even 5 consecutive championships because of money.
But Xie Kai quickly figured it out. Everyone has different positions. Whether you are yourself or Westbrook pickled peppers, they are all players. What everyone pursues is a big contract and personal honor, but the boss has to consider the team's profit. Because they are the ones spending the money.This is a good explanation why some fans keep saying that some NBA teams lack human touch and no feelings.
Xie Kai just feels regretful, because he missed this opportunity, and it is unlikely that he will have another chance to win 4 consecutive championships in his career.But isn't life always so imperfect?Back then, I thought I could stay in Sacramento for many years and grow up with the young Kings team, but who would have thought that after such a good season, I would be sent to the Memphis Grizzlies by the team.
I thought that after becoming No.1 in the league, I could completely choose my career, but it seems that I was wrong.
After Xie Kai finished his meeting with Thunder general manager Presti, he sent a message to all members of the team, including the coaching staff, saying that he would no longer renew his contract with the Thunder.
The Thunder already knew what the team meant, so no one blamed Xie Kai for not wanting to cut his salary.With Xie Kai's status in the arena, if you let him take the middle class, it is estimated that the players union will have a good chat with him.This is not something a superstar can do. This is not only smashing people's jobs, but also tearing down their own brand.
Westbrook is very disappointed with the team owner. He feels that breaking up the Big Three in this way really shouldn't be done!Didn't expect this Thunder team to lose their best player in this way. They didn't lose to their opponents, but to their own people.But there is no way, he is not the owner of the team, and it is useless for him to keep Xie Kai.
After the free agent market opened on July 7, the famous NBA reporter Shams announced an exciting news for other NBA teams: Xie Kai will no longer renew his contract with the Thunder and will listen to offers!
(End of this chapter)