"Today, we are all together, today, we are together, today, it is fate that brings us to ......"

"Tell the point, get to the point!"

"Hahahaha......"

Stefansky also wanted to make an opening remark like a leader in a meeting, but was interrupted impatiently by Chen Mu before he could say a few words. The staff and shareholders present were also happy, and they had a good relationship with Stefansky, and they even squeezed their eyebrows and even laughed at them, which made Stefansky a little embarrassed.

"That, that, it's me who is not good! With that, let's get to the point. ”

As he spoke, Stefansky glanced at a man sitting not far from him, who happily stepped forward to take Stefansky's place.

Flipping through the notebook at hand, the staff around him immediately began to prepare various tools. Behind the man, a curtain was pulled down, and the projector projected the picture.

"In the four years I entered the league, I spent the rest of my entire career in Philadelphia for the rest of the three years, except for my first incomplete season, when I only played half a year in Philadelphia."

What appears on the screen is the data and salary of Chen Mu's entire career in the NBA so far, of which the Philadelphia part is naturally the big one, and it is also highlighted.

"My client Chen, after his first incomplete season, was known as a plug-and-play utility player because of his excellent rebounding ability and mid-range shooting ability. Because of his youth, potential, and background in the Chinese market, Chen was favored by many teams at that time. ”

The one who came to the stage to speak was naturally Chen Mu's agent Duffy. Negotiating a new contract is a broker's job. Even if there is already a consensus within Philadelphia now, keeping Chen Mu and renewing his contract early is the top priority this summer. It can be said that no matter what price Chen Mu proposes here, as long as the alliance agrees. No more than the specified range, Philadelphia will unconditionally agree.

And the question is also on this "coalition consent".

Generally speaking, according to the rules of the league, a player's next contract can be based on the salary of the last year of the previous contract, and it can be increased by a certain percentage. The final contract price of the player is then determined based on a series of complex details such as the total contract amount, the percentage of the year-on-year increase, the salary status of the team, the salary cap of the league, etc.

Of course, that's what only happens for star-caliber players. Ordinary players, it's good to have the next contract, float up or something. It still depends on the individual strength of the player.

"If I'm not mistaken, at that time, Mavericks, Rockets and other teams had offers for my clients, and the offers were quite sincere. The most sincere was the Seattle SuperSonics at the time, and in fact, the contract Chen got now is also a matching contract calculated based on the Supersonics' offer. ”

Duffy continued: "In order to be able to get the maximum price that Chen could get at the time, we took the pre-offer model and then the team matched. In fact, in this process, whether it is the Philadelphia 76ers side, or my client Chen's side. All have every opportunity to make other choices. If the situation had changed at that time, Chen might have won the MVP on another team. ”

"But the end result is that the trust we put in each other has been rewarded. Chan stayed in Philadelphia. Philadelphia also offered him the best treatment. We can't do that without trust between the two sides. Here, Chen and I would like to express our gratitude to the team. ”

Duffy finished speaking. The big guys of the Philadelphia 76ers nodded slightly to express their gratitude. Chen Mu also turned his head next to him, smiled and nodded at the bigwigs, which was regarded as thanks.

"It's okay, it's okay. Bill, I tell you, I don't need to say much about these things. We know very well how much Chen is worth and how much it can bring us. Needless to say, as long as Chen has no other ideas, our sincerity must be the fullest! ”

One shareholder spoke up and expressed the team's views clearly. The bigwigs on the side also nodded in agreement, in order to keep Chen Mu, a real cash cow, Philadelphia is indeed willing to pay any price.

As long as the alliance agrees, as long as the rules allow it.

"Okay, since everyone has such a sense of trust, then things will be easy to do."

Duffy nodded and clapped his hands, then looked at Chen Mu with an expectant face, and said in a positive voice: "The biggest obstacle between us now is the current collective bargaining agreement. According to the collective bargaining agreement, Chen's salary for next season can only be increased by 8 percent from the salary of the last year of the contract, which is about 15 million. ”

"Well, non-bird players can only get an eight-percent increase, we all know that. But Chan has three full seasons in Philadelphia and can go up to 10.5 percent in the bird's right situation. ”

Stefansky nodded.

"Fifteen million is up to eight percent, that's about 16.2 million in starting salary. In terms of bird rights, the annual increase of 10.5 percent is an increase of 340,000, 16,575,000, if you are interested in knowing. ”

Duffy has naturally done his homework a long time ago, and his opening is detailed data: "This starting salary is calculated down, if Chen's new contract is in four to five years, then it is difficult for the final salary to exceed 20 million." It's not that we care about money, it's that a player who has grown at such an incredible rate in the first four years of his career, I personally feel that he deserves more top treatment. ”

"But the alliance won't allow it."

One shareholder said with some distress: "The rules of the alliance are very detailed, and the upper limit of the increase is clearly written. Of course we want to give Chen a bigger contract, but we can't break the rules. ”

"That's right, so we're sitting here today with the same goal."

Duffy nodded, and said with a slightly sly smile on the corner of his mouth: "That's the ...... to break the rules barrier!" ”

Breaking the rules?

How is this going to be done??

Several shareholders have long heard that this Bill Duffy is a very flexible guy, and they have also experienced this in the cooperation with some on-site and off-site contracts related to Chen Mu before.

But this time, Duffy was a little too exaggerated.

Breaking down the rules means finding a contract that is more acceptable to both parties in a space that goes beyond the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement. But this is easier said than done.

Previously, there were examples of breaking down the barriers to collective bargaining agreements in the league. Generally speaking, in some special cases, the league will open a "green channel" for special player situations in the form of memoranda or supplementary clauses.

For example, the Byrd Clause, which has been repeatedly mentioned by everyone, is one of them. At that time, in order to maintain the dynasty hegemony between the Lakers and the Celtics, the league deliberately opened a green channel for the Celtics, so that they could renew Bird's contract at a higher price, so as not to let Bird go to another less competitive team.

Including the Arenas clause cited in Chen Mu's current contract, it also stems from a rule loophole. Arenas, who was gradually making a name for himself with the Warriors at that time, was signed by the Wizards for a high price. And limited by the rules, the Warriors can't match that contract at all, and can only watch the future stars they play on the bench go away, and there is nothing to do.

Thus, the poison contract was released.

In the timeline where you and I are located, which is also the one that Chen Mu has experienced, there is also a special clause that we are all familiar with.

Rose's clause is designed to reward (in fact, to keep the home team as many stars as possible without making the team less competitive) players who perform well during the rookie contract period, and the special clause can allow a super rookie like Rose to get a higher price.

Now, it's Chen Mu's turn.

"Losing the draft and winning the MVP is the first time in NBA history."

Duffy knew that everyone must be thinking about what to do with it at this time, and he already had an idea in his heart.

"Who was the most famous undrafted pick before? Big Ben Ben Wallace, right? Big Ben is very strong, but he still hasn't touched the MVP. So Chen, definitely an epoch-making player in NBA history! ”

"It's an exaggeration, it's an exaggeration, it's not epoch-making, just say that I'm the first person to become a superstar after losing the draft!"

Chen Mu, are you also modest???

"Let me praise you~"

"You're not boasting anymore, that's called blowing."

"It's okay to blow, you're worth blowing!"

"I'll be embarrassed."

"I don't see it."

"Fight ...... for a while!"

"Get to the point......

Stefansky couldn't stand the two unreliable guys anymore, and interrupted helplessly.

"Uh-huh, get to the point...... The main topic is ......"

“…… Break the rules! ”

Chen Mu couldn't stand Duffy anymore and shouted "scolded".

"Yes, yes, barriers."

Duffy naturally deliberately enlivened the atmosphere, nodded with a smile: "The two most famous barrier-breaking events, the first is to maintain the hegemony situation, and the alliance takes the initiative to change. The other is that something has happened, and the team has proposed, so that the league has to change. ”

"What are we going to do?"

Behind Stefansky, the PPT that was playing on the curtain turned to the next page, and as soon as the title came out, Chen Mu almost fainted.

Breaking the Wall......?!!

Are you filming three days off???

"My plan is this, we want to use a combination of two situations: on the one hand, the league feels that in order to maintain the visibility of the weakening Eastern Conference games, it must maintain the situation where Chen and LeBron each lead the team to dominate. The second is to find a loophole that makes the alliance feel that we may lose Chen Mu. As a result, the alliance had to make changes. ”

Duffy glanced around, saw that everyone was thinking carefully, and nodded with satisfaction:

"It's just that in the process of implementing this matter, both of us may have to bear certain risks......" (To be continued. )

PS: If you catch up with the current new CBA, how much money can Xiao Chen probably get? Who's going to popularize science?