Vol 2 Chapter 825: Everyone has a maximum salary

Chapter 825

Everyone has a maximum salary

Houston Rockets players gathered around.

"Hello boss!" everyone greeted.

Lin Feng was taken aback for a moment. He didn't expect that he would still have such a high authority after not coming to the team for a long time. This is a bit unexpected. But it's no wonder that Lin Feng is the one who created this prospective champion team full of potential and full of future. And so young, even younger than most players on the court. More importantly, Lin Feng is still the richest man in the world. Thinking about the title of the world's richest man, many players feel heavy, full of pressure and expectations.

"Okay, okay, go to practice. Especially you three rookies, you want to become the official players of the team, but you have to work hard!" After everyone said hello, Jordan rushed everyone back to continue training.

Seeing everyone's expressions of admiration towards Jordan, Lin Feng thought from the heart how wise he made his original decision. Hiring Jordan from the Washington Wizards has greatly helped the Houston Rockets’ popularity and business, but in Lin Feng’s view, for the Houston Rockets team, Jordan’s real help lies in daily training. among. With the existence of Jordan, the "god of basketball," these players on the court who have almost watched Jordan play and grew up seeing their idols sweating on the training ground will never be lazy.

This has a significant effect on Yao Ming, Boozer and others, especially James, Wade and others who have just joined the team this year. Moreover, Jordan's leading by example has also set a model for many young players in what is a professional player, which has an immeasurable effect on everyone's future career. At the same time, it has also become an important reason for the official rise of the Houston Rockets and an everlasting giant in the league.

"Michael, thank you!" Lin Feng thanked him very sincerely. Setting up an example of professional players for these young players is really helpful to the team.

"Haha, Lin, I also thank you. Thank you for allowing me to experience the taste of youth and passion again in my twilight years, and for rekindling my desire for the championship and the desire for victory. Leading this group full of vigor, It’s a great feeling for young people full of the future to play and fight for victory!” Michael Jordan looked at James and others who were training **** the court and sighed.

Two years ago, when he was in the Washington Wizards, he made his comeback because he couldn't understand the player's laziness, lack of desire for victory, and indifference to failure. But he is old after all, and he can no longer carry the team forward alone like he used to. Originally, Jordan planned to work hard for another season to lead the Washington Wizards into the playoffs, and then retired permanently. However, the appearance of Lin Feng gave Jordan hope again, allowed Jordan to regain his desire for victory, and also equipped Jordan with a lineup sufficient to compete for the championship.

Another three consecutive championships! ——This is what Jordan thinks now. Although difficult, but looking at the team lineup in front of him, Jordan believes that he can do it before he can't play the ball at all!

"Hey, boss, you are here! It just so happened that we asked you to discuss something." Dawson and Morey learned that Lin Feng had arrived at the Houston Rockets Arena and rushed over immediately.

"Hehe, Michael, Yao Ming, I won't bother you in training! Come on, try to surprise everyone this season!" After Lin Feng encouraged him, he followed Dawson and Morey into the office.

"What's wrong, what's the matter?" Lin Feng asked.

"Boss, what do you think of the team's atmosphere now?" Dawson walked to the window and asked as he watched the sweaty training of many players on the training ground downstairs.

"Well, yes, all the players are full of enthusiasm for training, which is very helpful to improve the players' personal strength and the running-in between the players." Lin Feng sighed. For all NBA players, the best time to truly improve is during the offseason. This time is usually the day when the players are on vacation, but if you want to make a breakthrough in personal strength, you must sacrifice the precious vacation time of the offseason and devote yourself to training. Training at this time will be aimed at the individual's own weaknesses. Otherwise, as soon as the regular season starts, the training at that time is mainly based on team skills and tactics. It is very difficult to improve personal strength.

"Boss, these players are very hardworking, and we are all touched by their fighting spirit. But boss, there are only 11 players on the court, and 4 substitute players are not present." Dawson sighed.

Lin Feng nodded. Lin Feng naturally noticed this problem early in the morning, and he also guessed the reason for it.

"Boss, originally these 4 substitute players were almost excluded from the rotation, only to prevent injuries and garbage time to allow the main team to take a break. But now these 4 substitute players have completely lost due to playing time. Confidence, gave up the training completely. This effect is very bad, and has repeatedly clashed with Jordan. So..." Morey explained.

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"So I fired all four of them. Including the boss you personally appointed the team's third center as a substitute." Dawson said. Originally, Dawson was a little bit nervous about cutting off the third reserve center appointed by Lin Feng. He was afraid that Lin Feng would reprimand him for not having a ward. After all, this could be regarded as Lin Feng's direct line. But now it seems that Lin Feng clearly has no direct lineage in his heart, which also made Dao Sen relieved, and at the same time he respected Lin Feng a little more.

After all, not every boss can be so generous with his appointed person who is suddenly laid off like this, and he doesn't know anything about it. This kind of boss, Dawson even saw Lin Feng when he asked himself.

Lin Feng nodded. These four players were so negligent in training and had a conflict with Jordan, and they should have been fired. Otherwise, it will destroy the atmosphere of the team too much, and even dare to challenge the boss of the team. This precedent will never be set. As for the center, even though he was appointed by himself, he deserved to be cut for doing such a thing.

"But because of this, there are only 11 players left on the team, and apart from the three more than 40-year-old Jordan, Rodman, and Olajuwon, there are only 8 left on the team. To be on the safe side, at least Need to sign 2-3 people." Dawson said with a headache.

Lin Feng nodded, this is very reasonable, I don't know what Dawson needs to explain to himself. I have fully authorized myself.

"Boss, the trouble is that the total salary of our team is now approaching the luxury tax trigger point. According to my speculation, there is about 1 million US dollars away from the luxury tax trigger point next season." Morey said calmly.

"So, the boss, if you want to sign players again, you have to pay the luxury tax. Because although the four players were laid off, the salary is still calculated within the team's salary cap this season. There was no problem, but now This problem has occurred." Dawson said rather helplessly.

In fact, the strength of these four substitutes is far from the main players and main substitutes, but they are not ambitions for the team, but they are needed. After all, the team has Rodman, Olajuwon, and Jordan three senior players over 40 years old. If they get injured, someone must fill their vacancies. What's more, even if not injured, for the playoffs, the three people will attend at most 70 games in the regular season. At this time, the value of these four "water dispenser" players appeared.

But the four were so negligent, and they also had a conflict with Jordan, so Dawson had to dismiss the four directly after weighing it repeatedly, in order to warn other young players in the team and form a deterrent to future substitute players.

But the dismissal is a dismissal. It also establishes the prestige of the team management and the absolute establishment of the boss of the Jordan team. But without four players, the team feels a bit stretched in the future formation. . Although, there is no problem at present, but what should we do in the future? What makes Dawson even more helpless is that if he invites people, it will trigger the luxury tax floor. At that time, the fine was doubled.

Luxury tax! ——Lin Feng frowned slightly. This is an NBA-only regulation created by the NBA in order to balance the strength of the teams. However, it is also because of the luxury tax that the strengths of the teams can be closer, without causing a single team to dominate, and the situation of the league for hegemony for several years appears. Of course, it is not ruled out that some team owners are financially powerful and do not care about the luxury tax issue.

But for Dawson, the luxury tax is a problem. After all, the previous boss, Alexander, hated paying luxury taxes the most. Whenever the team is about to touch the luxury tax, Alexander will always order Dawson to start trading to free up funds. Now the boss has been replaced by Lin Feng. Although Lin Feng is the richest man in the world, it is hard to say whether he is willing to pay the luxury tax.

"Don't worry, as long as the team's strength improves, I don't care no matter how much luxury tax is paid!" Lin Feng said, patting his chest.

It's not just a luxury tax. I don't have money. What's more, as long as the team's record improves and can win the championship, paying a little luxury tax is really nothing, and the money can be earned back. What's more, Lin Feng did not expect to make money from the Houston Rockets at all. What Lin Feng needs is the influence and popularity brought by the Houston Rockets to promote the development of other companies under his umbrella in the United States. This is what Lin Feng fancy.

Lin Feng really didn't pay attention to the mere luxury tax. Isn't it just money, I don't lack money.

"Dawson, Morey, I'm here to assure you that as long as it is good for the team and can improve the team's strength, even if all the players get the maximum salary, I am willing!" Lin Feng utterly shocked the league. if.

Dawson and Morey listened and took a sharp breath. All players are willing to get the maximum salary, which is a huge expense. According to the current maximum salary contract, a player signs this year, and the maximum salary starts at $12.6 million, and based on 12 rotating players, it is $151 million. The trigger line for the luxury tax is 46.14 million. According to this figure, Lin Feng spent an extra $46.12 million in luxury tax while spending $151 million in sky-high wages. Counting wages is 197 million U.S. dollars, which is close to 200 million U.S. dollars.

In a year, an NBA team's salary expenditure is close to 200 million US dollars, which is absolutely unprecedented. And don't forget that these contracts will increase by 10.5% every year, and for every 10.5% increase in player wages, the team will have to pay 21% of their wages. This ratio is really terrible!

Of course, it is impossible for all players on a team to get a maximum salary. This kind of thing is absolutely impossible. However, with Lin Feng's heroic guarantee, Dawson and Morey began to make frequent moves. The Houston Rockets' shots also led to major changes in the entire nba team!

Move the whole body!