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These two clauses are different from those in history because they are different in details.

But in fact, both terms exist in history.

Let’s take a look at the differences between the two versions.

Roth Clause.

Historical version: If a rookie player meets one of the following conditions during his rookie contract: twice selected as an All-Star starter, twice selected to the league's best first team, MVP, he can directly sign a maximum salary contract with a starting salary of 30%, and the contract years are as follows: The increase is the same as in other cases.

Realistic version: FMVP is added based on the historical version.

Super luxury tax.

Historical version: In the 11/12 and 12/13 seasons, the luxury tax remained unchanged. Since then, the luxury tax has been gradually increased every 5 million.

The specific tax amount is: within 5 million higher than the luxury line: this part is taxed at 1:1.5; higher than the luxury tax within 10 million but more than 5 million: this part is taxed at 1:1.75; within 15 million but 10 million higher Above: This part is taxed at 1:2.5; above 15 million: This part is taxed at 1:3.25; if the team persists and exceeds the tax line 4 times in the past 5 years, an additional $1 line will be added ( That is, the current luxury tax rate has become 2.5, 2.75, 3.5 and 4.25).

The process is quite complicated, but for example, for example, the Lakers are currently overtaxed by 19.9 million. Originally, they only had to pay 19.9 million, but under the new super luxury tax, this number will become 44.68 million!

Reality version: The luxury tax has been implemented since the 2011-2012 season.

These changes were obviously brought about by Lin Ying.

It goes without saying much about the changes in Roth provisions.

The super luxury tax is due to the New York Big Three winning the championship.

There is a very critical point here, Wells Chandler's contract is about to expire.

Originally, the Knicks had no salary space for reinforcements, but Chandler's new contract extension is their new bargaining chip.

For example, if Chandler renewed his contract with an annual salary of 8 million, then his and Turiaf's contracts together would be a 12 million contract.

According to the transaction limit, they may be able to trade a player with a 15 million contract!

That's the maximum salary for young players!

The Big Four in New York are not a dream!

If it is postponed for another two years, then the Knicks will directly guarantee the dynasty!

Originally, if the Knicks didn't win the championship, the bosses would still be able to sit still, but now if they can win the championship and still be able to strengthen the team, stop playing and break up!

So you can even say that this clause is aimed at the Knicks.

No way, who told the Knicks to win the championship, and the boss became Ballmer.

Even Ballmer wouldn't dare play around with this kind of luxury tax.

No one’s money comes from strong winds.

It is still unknown what the Knicks will choose in the new season, but the release of these two clauses has put a lot of pressure on other super teams.

The Lakers were the first to feel it.

As Distance said earlier, 20 million turned into 40 million, and the corners of Old Bass's mouth twitched.

But there was no other way. He strongly opposed it during the negotiations, but in the end he could only compromise.

But the people who are under the greatest pressure are actually not the Lakers and Buss, but... the Suns and Sarver.

Or more accurately, Cole!

Last season, he worked hard to facilitate the trade of Butler for Oden. As a result, this has now increased the Suns' summer salary table by 7 million.

According to original estimates, if the Suns give up the players they can give up this summer, the luxury tax will be around 17 million.

It’s similar to the Lakers, but if you can win the championship, you’ll earn more than that; you’ll still earn it.

But now, with the Rose clause, Lin Ying's starting salary for contract renewal will directly rise from about 15 million to about 18 million, and this number will also become 20 million! More than the Lakers!

Then the Suns need to pay nearly 50 million in luxury tax, which is almost as much as the salary cap!

There was absolutely no way Savoir could do that.

Phoenix is ​​not New York or Los Angeles, and he is not Ballmer or Prokhorov.

This feels very much like the salary explosion in 2K.

The only difference is that it was not played well, this is purely a fire at the city gate that affects the fish in the pond.

And what really makes Cole anxious is the side effects of losing the title defense last season.

For example, trading Frye and Richardson would have greatly alleviated this salary pressure, but now they cannot be traded at all!

Don't talk about trading Yao Ming at this time, it's hard to keep the current lineup!

So now there are really only two options left.

Disband the current lineup and start rebuilding, or... let Lin Ying go.

The former is also very difficult, because it is impossible for Nash to trade, and the only way to do it is Stoudemire, but Stoudemire has almost no trading market now.

The latter is very simple, but who would be willing to let go of an FMVP, the new core leader?

It's like throwing someone in a secret room, and then the secret room starts to shrink, and someone will be squeezed to death.

Luxury villa in downtown Phoenix.

Sarvor and Cole sat across from each other.

His face was terrifyingly gloomy.

Although he also knew that this was not Cole's fault, but a problem with the league's rules, the problem was here and it had to be solved.

"If it's an ordinary maximum salary extension, I have the ability to control the luxury tax within 20 million, but if the Rose-Lin shadow clause is used, it will basically be more than 30 million."

Cole finally said after careful consideration.

If you study the luxury tax carefully, you will find that the super luxury tax is 10 million, and you need to pay 16.25 million, which is not too much.

But if it reaches 15 million, this number will skyrocket to 28.75 million.

2.5 times that of 10 to 15 million, which is very exaggerated.

So don't underestimate whether Lin Ying's starting salary is the extra 3 million from the Rose-Lin Ying clause.

That's 3 million, but the Suns actually had to pay more than 10 million more for it.

This is why Cole said this. Trading players with trading value such as Allen or Oden can force the luxury tax down.

But it’s impossible to do more than that.

In history, why did the Warriors just let Arenas go for nothing? Don't they know how to trade players to clear space?

It can't be done!

Sometimes a penny can beat a hero!

Sarver was not happy, but basically agreed with Cole's words.

Lin Ying has now established an influence in Phoenix, and his style of play is also something he likes very much.

But to be honest, in his eyes, Lin Ying is still not as good as Rose or Durant.

Now only those two people are eligible to sign this Roth clause.

"Go ahead and do it."

After chatting, Savor drove Cole away early.

Then he picked up the cigar on the table, took a puff, and looked out the window for a while.

In fact, even if Lin Ying is retained, the Suns will have to make sacrifices, and the lineup's paper strength will actually decline.

"Those damn niggers!"

When he said this, many people appeared in his mind.

There are both the players union represented by Fisher, and James and others who went to New York to form the Big Three.

In the past, he felt that black people could even call black people nigger on the field, but white people could not, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Now, these two words have been integrated into his life unconsciously.

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The Suns' plight is just the tip of the iceberg. Now the entire league and the free market are in a state of frying.

Because although the regular season has no impact, the preseason is gone and the free market has been compressed.

And because players were prohibited from contacting the team before, you have to make a decision in a short time.

And now the big fish in the free market are Durant, Yao Ming, Lin Ying, Anthony, Gasol, Tyson Chandler, DeAndre Jordan, Kirilenko, as well as Duncan and Neymar who can opt out of player options. Inside.

But on the first day of the free market, the first big fish was settled.

Durant and the Thunder reached a five-year, $96 million contract extension.

What needs to be noted here is that this contract renewal is different from history.

Because the conditions for Rose's terms are stringent, the contract is usually renewed if it is reached. However, in history, Durant negotiated the contract in advance, and the Thunder were unwilling to make up the difference, and they continued to make a fuss for a long time.

But now Duffy has kept both Lin Ying and Durant in this summer to negotiate contract extensions, so this part of the matter is naturally gone.

Facts have also proved that he is very foresight, which directly helped two of his clients increase their income by nearly 20 million US dollars, and of course he himself also earned more.

"Kevin, it seems you have to rely on me to make money~"

Lin Ying didn't forget to joke when he saw the news.

The first person to enjoy the Rose-Linying clause is neither he nor Rose, but Durant.

It's just fun.

Durant is determined to stay on the team, so the ones that will get the most attention in the free market are Yao Ming, Lin Ying and Anthony.

Anthony has already begun to do the same thing as James did, and began to wander around various teams that may sign him.

The Mavericks, Rockets, Nets, Bulls, Heat, and even the Lakers.

It's clear that re-signing with the Heat isn't Anthony's only option.

But judging from Anthony's character when he renewed his contract with the Nuggets, he still values ​​money more. In the end, as in history, he is most likely to return to the Heat.

So the biggest fish in the market are the two Chinese players.

Lin Ying is now a restricted free agent, and theoretically has a high possibility of being retained.

Although teams including the Nets, Bulls, Bobcats, Warriors and other teams have now offered Lin Ying a maximum salary contract, it is expected that the Suns will choose to match.

Therefore, "Where Are Yao Ming Going" has become the most talked about topic.

Let’s talk about Yao Ming.

Yao Ming is a very loyal player. Even if the team reached the Western Conference Finals last season, he would choose to stay and try again.

But the result was that he fell in the first round.

After 9 years of professional career, he has given everything, and he has nothing to miss or regret.

Right now, the Lakers are his most likely next destination.

The moment the free market opened, a lot of news broke.

That even includes the content that before Gasol went to the Lakers, Kobe asked Yao Ming by name, and Phil Jackson also said that Yao Ming was very suitable for the triangle offense.

Now, the Lakers even have the opportunity to form a Big Three lineup of Kobe, Gasol, and Yao Ming by signing first and then trading.

The next most likely player is the Mavericks.

The Mavericks failed to win the championship last season, and the Mavericks were unwilling to accept it.

However, the Big Three are more fully integrated in the new season, and it is impossible to retain the original lineup.

Signing Anthony or Yao Ming, or trading for Howard are all options.

Among these, the best is naturally Yao Ming.

Then the next possibility is to go to the Heat.

After the introduction of the new labor agreement, there are new regulations on the "amnesty clause". Any team has the power to amnesty players who signed a contract before 2011, and can use it at any time.

In other words, the Heat now have the option to directly amnesty Baron Davis.

Therefore, the Heat have full room to sign Yao Ming.

In addition, Al Jefferson also has trade value, and they may even form a luxurious lineup of Anthony + Yao Ming + the third giant.

Many possibilities are intertwined.

Then at this time, new uncertainties also emerged.

The Hornets put Paul on the shelf!

Because West has decided to opt out of his contract and leave the team, and is likely to go to Indiana, the rebuilding plan is forced to be put on the agenda.

In addition, Paul has decided not to renew his contract with the team, and a trade is now inevitable.

Then shortly after Paul was put on the shelf, the league was once again shaken up.

Multiple trading plans have surfaced, and the Celtics are even more willing to trade with Rondo as the main body.

However, subsequent follow-up reports showed that the Lakers are now the most promising team to acquire Paul.

This is a transaction involving three teams. The transaction plan is roughly as follows:

The Lakers sent Bynum and Odom to get Paul;

The Hornets sent Paul and Jason Smith and received Odom, Thaddeus Young, Spencer Hawes, Marreese Speights, and the 2012 first rounder from the 76ers;

The 76ers sent out Thaddeus Young, Spencer Hawes, and Marliese Speights, and in the first round of 2012, they got Bynum.

From a transaction perspective, each of the three parties in this deal gets what they need, and the Lakers will form the strongest backcourt in history with Paul and Kobe.

On this basis, they also retained Gasol, which is a super lineup that is enough to compete with New York's Big Three.

The 76ers traded classic change for the rising "Baby Shark."

As for the Hornets, all they got are high-quality young players. The only one who is not a young player is Odom, who just won the Best Sixth Man.

What they got in return was much more than what they got from the three-way deal in history, and at least comparable to what they got from the Clippers.

So the question now is, can this deal happen?

Because of the special nature of the Hornets being under trusteeship, for this transaction to go through, it must be approved by the team's acting owner, the league president Stern.

Stern was at the New York headquarters at this time, chatting with Hornets general manager Del Demps.

"If necessary, I can get one more lottery-protected first-round pick from Philadelphia."

Demps was reporting to Stern.

This is a very strange feeling, and may even be an experience that other managers cannot have at all, reporting the progress of the transaction to the league president!

Stern said nothing. After a while, he confirmed something to Dempsey:

"Don't the Lakers have any plans to trade Gasol?"

Dempsey shook his head.

He didn't know why Stern asked, because in terms of transaction value, the young Bynum is definitely bigger than Gasol.

Stern banged his hand on the table.

In fact, he is not most concerned about how the Hornets trade him. What he is most concerned about is the situation of the Lakers next season.

In general, the Knicks winning the championship in the first year put too much pressure on him, and he needed the Lakers to become stronger to compete with the Knicks.

But, it can’t be too strong.

The league already has a super team and doesn't need a second one.

Otherwise, the last highlight every year is the Knicks VS Lakers.

But now the rumors in the free market and the actions of the Lakers make him worried.

Because he can intervene in Paul's transaction, but he cannot prevent Yao Ming's signing.

"I have made a decision."

Stern finally stopped his fingers and gave Demps his final instructions.

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