"Li, this contract is crazy, I'm sorry, we can't promise you!" Orsie, the president of basketball affairs, said to Richard very seriously.

"What's crazy?! I don't see anything crazy about it! ”

"Ben Wallace is worth the price!"

"This contract must be signed!"

Richard will not give in at all, he must fight for the interests of his proud disciples in this kind of matter!

"Li, don't get me wrong, we believe in your vision!"

"Otherwise, you won't have a green light for all three of your previous trades!"

"The problem now is, we don't have to waste that much money! Man, that's millions of dollars, not thousands! ”

Christensen, the team's chief financial officer, may have seen that Richard was a little angry, and hurriedly played the round.

But his round game didn't play any role, but made Richard completely lose his patience!

"Waste?! You're still doubting my vision! ”

"I don't want to see my players make it to the All-Star in two years and get a base salary contract!"

"Ben Wallace has to get a decent contract!"

Richard said almost angrily at the Trail Blazers management.

Olhi and Christensen looked at each other and made it to the All-Star two years later?! How did you get an all-star?

Ben Wallace can be an All-Star in two years?!

It's a big joke......

But even if it was funny, these two people didn't dare to show it, they knew very well that Richard in front of them was in a rage, and the ghost knew what kind of trouble would be caused if they continued to provoke him!

"Lee, let's think about it......"

"You also know this kind of thing, it's really tricky, after all, it's the boss's money, so we naturally have to ask the boss for advice......"

The two feel very aggrieved, they are the real executives of the team, how can they pretend to be grandsons in front of Richard......

"Three days!"

"I'll give you three days!"

With that, Richard left the office, and his anger did not dissipate.

Richard even considered using his salary to subsidize Big Ben, but this kind of operation is undoubtedly illegal, and it is regarded as a kind of shady operation......

……

Back in his head coach's office, Carlisle saw an angry Richard and curiously asked what was going on!

"Lee, actually, I don't blame Orshi for this......"

"The boss has been cutting back on expenses in the past two years, and you can see if you look at the salaries of our Trailblazers in the past two years......"

Richard was stunned and cut back on spending?!

"Isn't Paul the richest man?!"

Carlisle smiled bitterly: "Yes, he is indeed the richest man, but he is also a businessman......

"The idea of rebuilding the team, in fact, Paul had it last season......"

After that, Carlisle took a piece of paper and listed the team's salary for the past two years.

The total salary of $23.5 million in the '93 season, nearly $27 million in the '94 season, and $23.2 million in the '95 season, which was last season!

At first glance, it doesn't seem to have changed much, but Richard saw the secret!

In the 93 and 94 seasons, the NBA's salary cap was only a little more than 15 million US dollars, and Paul Allen really dared to spend money, especially in the 94 season, the Trail Blazers' salary ranked second in the league!

But after the signing of the new CBA agreement in 95, the salary cap rose sharply, which was the largest increase in the salary cap in the entire NBA history, directly from the original 15 million to 23 million!

But the total salary of the Trailblazers has been reduced!

Carlisle was right, Paul Allen was really cutting back on spending......

The biggest reason is the complete disappointment of the Trail Blazers' record, especially in the 94 season, the Trail Blazers spent the second-highest salary in the league, but only played a first-round record......

I'm afraid any boss will vomit blood in anger!

Not to mention a businessman with a super high IQ like Paul Allen, a businessman who pursues profits, and this is obviously a loss-making business, and only fools are willing to do it......

simply started to cut expenses directly last season, and this season brought in Richard and started to trade aggressively to clear the team's salary space!

On the one hand, Richard's ability is indeed recognized by Paul Allen, and he pins the team's future hopes on Richard......

On the other hand, the arrival of Richard will definitely carry out a big cleanup of the team's backbone players and use new people!

The biggest advantage of newcomers is that they are cheap, which is equivalent to continuing to clear the team's salary space for Paul Allen!

……

Richard is a little sore, it seems that Paul Allen's IQ of 170 is really not a joke......

If it weren't for Carlisle's reminder today, Richard wouldn't have noticed the doorway.

Since the boss wants to cut back on expenses, there are some things that need to be taken easy......

Originally, Richard felt that Paul Allen was not bad for money, and when the time came, when the contracts of all these rookies expired, they could all be renewed, but now it seems that this matter is a bit difficult to .......

Unless Richard can make the Trail Blazers generate amazing benefits during this time.

……

Three days later, Big Ben showed up in Richard's office!

"Coach, Orshi they came to me yesterday and said that Paul Allen agreed and was willing to give me a three-year, three-million-dollar contract!" Big Ben's face was full of surprise......

Richard also breathed a sigh of relief, he was originally worried that Paul Allen would be reluctant to give Big Ben this contract if he cut expenses.

"Phew, then the contract was signed yesterday, right?"

"No......," Big Ben said with a smile.

"None? Then sign it today, and I'll be relieved if I sign it......" Richard relaxed, after Ben's contract was completed, the preparations for the new season were almost completed, and the training camp could officially begin!

"Coach, I turned down this contract...... "Big Ben scratched his head and laughed......

Richard almost didn't spurt out a mouthful of old blood and refused?!

Lao Tzu almost flipped the table to help you get the contract, but you kid actually refused......

"Coach, don't worry, listen to me......"

"Ahem, in fact, I wanted to enter the league as a second-round pick from the beginning, because the second-round pick doesn't need to sign a standard rookie contract, and it can just sign a one-year guaranteed contract......

"Do you think, I can't make a price for a year under your hands?!"

"I'm older than Iverson and the others, so I'll have to find a way to get a big salary sooner......"

"Hehe, I might be the first person in our West Rafayette gang to get a high salary!"

Richard was dumbfounded, is this really Big Ben?! This brain has opened up to God, right? Such a chicken thief!

I ignored this problem, just thinking about getting a decent contract for Daben, but I didn't notice that Daben didn't need it at all!

In this day and age, there are actually many loopholes in the labor and salary agreements, and most of the agreements on the salary of players were negotiated in the labor and salary negotiations in 99.

Big Ben's thinking simply shocked Richard!

After playing under Richard for this season, even if Big Ben can't be worth an All-Star, but when the time comes, the Trail Blazers want to renew Big Ben's contract with an annual salary of one million, which is completely impossible!

Retreat!

First bitter and then sweet!

You have to eat bitter melons to take Land Rover!

Big Ben is simply a talent......