Kobe: "Don didn't stay with the Spurs because the Spurs didn't match the contract, are you guys serious about spraying him?" ”

Bryant's opening, the situation was different in an instant.

Who is Kobe, as long as he has not retired, he is the first person in the league, although Durant has improved significantly, his popularity is obviously not in the same gear as Kobe.

"The Boss is right!"

"What the Boss says is the truth!"

"The boss really understands the ball, you guys are a ball!"

……

Although 6 billion Komi is an imaginary number, Kobe's popularity is definitely not covered.

The situation on Twitter was reversed almost instantaneously.

And this is not the most explosive, after this, the president of the alliance, Stern, actually tweeted.

It's something that never happened before!

Stern: "Comments about a restricted free agent are based on who he is, and whether a player stays in that capacity is not just up to their own volition, the league wants to protect those players. ”

Protecting restricted free agents?

What a fart!

It's not just restricted free agents this year!

And this year, Tang Tian is not the only restricted free agent!

However, Stern's remarks are easy to understand after a little careful consideration.

Tang Tian has just made the Chinese market hot again, if this is forced from white to black by the fans, he is estimated to be so angry that he vomits blood.

There is another reason that is also known to veteran fans.

When the Pelicans were still called the Hornets, it was Stern who pushed the Hornets to relocate back to post-disaster New Orleans, and even hosted an All-Star Game there afterwards.

This is an image of the alliance, and now Tang Tian is willing to go to the city under reconstruction, which is a great good thing.

Before he had time to boast, someone came out to hack, isn't this purely troublesome!

Kobe Bryant represents popularity, and Stern represents official.

Both popularity and officials are on Tang Tian.

Tang Tian didn't want to argue with these trolls, but it seemed that he didn't need to make a move at all......

Durant was angry when he saw Kobe and Stern's tweets, and was about to tweet again, but found that he was restricted from speaking.

From the official power of the wilderness......

He was so angry that he smashed another phone.

Bryant and Stern's team finally brought the rhythm to a halt on Twitter.

But it can be felt that those who have been sprayed just don't dare to speak anymore, they are lurking, waiting for Tang Tian to play well in the new season and then start spraying.

Tang Tian didn't pay attention to them, he was sitting in a coffee house in New York, and he was engaged in a lengthy negotiation with Nike's people.

His previous two-year, $2.6 million contract with Nike has expired, and the two sides are negotiating a new contract.

Fagan is doing his best to negotiate an annual salary for a new contract with the Nike guys.

This is the real first big endorsement contract in Tang Tian's career.

Nike people are also trying to keep prices down as much as possible.

Tang Tian's income for Nike in the past two years is quite considerable, and they also attach great importance to Tang Tian.

This can be seen from Tang Tian's previous Nike trip to China.

But because Tang Tian chose to leave the Spurs, it is equivalent to leaving the championship team and going to a new city for development, and the future is full of many unknowns.

Unknowns represent risk, which makes them cautious when negotiating contracts.

Tang Tian was just listening from the side at this time, and he needed the money for this contract more now.

In the end, there was no result after a round, and the two sides went back to rest and continued to talk the next day.

"Don, what is your psychological expected price?"

Out of the coffee house, Fagan turned his head to Tang Tian and asked.

His current negotiations are based on Nike's bid, but the exact amount mentioned is not counted.

"10 million a year, don't be too long."

Tang Tian opened his mouth and replied.

Although he had not been involved in the negotiations before, he had heard them talk about almost 8 million a year.

Endorsement contracts of tens of millions are rare in the league, and they are basically superstars.

But endorsement depends on popularity, Tang Tian's current popularity is there, and he is a swing man who can sell shoes, and the price cannot be low.

You must know that Nike wanted to sign Peak Yao Ming at the beginning, and it was a contract of 100 million yuan.

Of course, Tang Tian said that the biggest consideration for this price is the value of krypton.

The endorsement contracts of those domestic brands have been renewed for another year or two, and the endorsement fee has risen slightly, plus BMW's second-year contract.

These add up to almost $2 million more kryptonite.

And when he signed with the Pelicans before, he also negotiated with Demps that he would advance the salary of the first year of his contract in advance.

NBA players are paid up to 80% of their total contract in advance, but that's when the contract is large enough that the player and the team are usually negotiated.

Like Tang Tian, the one-year advance was written in the contract after the negotiation.

In this way, he basically has a krypton value of about 5 million US dollars.

The endorsement fee of 10 million will be deducted from the fee root and tax payment, plus some tax avoidance methods, and you can almost get about 6 million.

Added up, his krypton gold value exceeded 10 million.

And 10 million is the price required to buy a purple skill.

Now that the outside world is so skeptical, buying purple skills is basically an imperative thing.

"That could take a few days."

Fagan thought for a moment and said.

8 million to 10 million is a level, and it is not so easy to talk about it.

Even if Tang Tian is popular, now the alliance has tens of millions of endorsement contracts, and he can count them on both hands.

If Tang Tian was still in the Spurs before, he would have more confidence, but now that he is in the Pelicans, it is really hard to say.

Tang Tian nodded and motioned for him to talk first.

If you really can't do it, just find a new spokesperson.

There is no such thing as endorsement contracts, and Durant took more than 30 endorsement contracts a year at his peak.

In the next few days, Tang Tian went directly to train by himself, leaving Fagan to talk to Nike's people.

After a week's wait, Fagan asked him to go to the site.

The contract has been negotiated, 40 million for 4 years.

Tang Tian doesn't want to sign a long-term contract, and neither does Nike, after all, Tang Tian is now half a risk player.

The last negotiation period is more appropriate for both parties.

officially signed, Tang Tian can be regarded as getting the first 10 million contract of his career.

Rather than arguing with fans on Twitter, this is obviously a powerful response.

You Durant said I was a traitor, but your current contract is 60 million for 7 years, and my annual salary is higher than yours!

Angry or not?

It's very angry, but it can't be helped, the reality is sometimes cruel.

The day after the contract was signed, Tang Tian received his first year at Nike.

That's about $6 million.

The effect of his team's tax avoidance for him is still obvious, this time more than 1 million more than under normal circumstances.

In this way, his krypton gold value will add up to 11 million, which is more than 10 million, which has already met the requirements for exchanging purple skills!