The Basketball Court Swordsman

So far, among the 2007 rookies, only Durant and Joakim Noah signed a contract with the home team in advance, and it is still a five-year big contract.

Signing a five-year contract with a player who has just passed his rookie period is actually very risky for the team. After getting the big contract, there are countless players in the history of the NBA. Therefore, signing high-value long-term contracts with young players in advance is a gamble for the team and a gamble for the future of the players.

However, Horford has not received an offer from the Eagles until now, as a probe in the 2007 draft. To be precise, no official quotation was received. In the first two quotations, the Hawks offered Horford a price tag of 55 million and 58 million for five years. However, in this summer when Noah was awarded 60 million, after the Hawks did not hesitate to pass 120 million to Joe Johnson, Horford obviously felt that this price was not enough for him.

As one of the best performers in the 2007 rookie class, the 23-year-old All-Star doesn’t think he can get the same price as Durant, but he cannot accept that Benoa is better than the Bulls in the eyes of the Eagles. Also cheap.

Horford’s negotiations with the team have basically reached a deadlock. For this reason, Horford has changed his manager a few days ago. A manager who can’t win big contracts for All-Star players naturally has no need to stay.

Horford actually likes Atlanta very much, and he also hopes to continue to play for the Hawks. But Horford’s father, a former NBA player and the first Dominican player Totti Horford to play in the NBA, told his son.

If a team does not respect you, then you have to carefully consider whether to continue working with it.

These days, after spending 120 million dollars on Joe Johnson. Eagles general manager Rick Sander has been harassed by reporters, most of the reporters’ questions are related to Horford. If the contract is not renewed, when Horford becomes a restricted free agent next season, will the Eagles match any offer?

Faced with this problem, facing the first All-Star player in the Hawks’ own draft since Kevin Willis in 1992, Rick Sander did not slap his chest and say, “We will keep him.” I chose silence.

“Actually, it’s not Rick Sander, but the owner of the Eagles doesn’t want to pay more anymore.” Henson couldn’t help but smile when he read the newspaper report. The negotiation between the Eagles and Horford is still deadlocked, this is their chance!

120 million US dollars, after the Eagles boss Michael Giron paid so much, he no longer wants to invest so much. And next summer, a new round of NBA labor negotiations is about to begin, which is one of the reasons why he has been reluctant to renew his contract with Horford.

If players’ salaries fall next year, Horford’s salaries must also fall, and the Hawks will have more initiative by then. As the team owner, Geelong certainly cares more about his own interests. Horford is a low-key player, the box office appeal is not as explosive as Joe Johnson. So Geelong’s attitude is very clear, that is, to reduce Horford’s contract amount as much as possible!

“The reason why Geelong didn’t renew Horford in advance is the money. So this time we negotiated, we took the money factor out and made a big fuss. Silas told me a few days ago that Horford had already done so for this negotiation. The manager was changed. So I think the negotiation between the two sides is not pleasant. If we can help the Eagles reduce some financial pressure, and then give them some benefits, I think Geelong has no reason to refuse.” On the plane, Henson Discussed his plan of negotiation with Bird.

Bird stared at Henson for a long time, but didn’t say a word.

“Bird?” Seeing Bird staring at him in a daze, Henson couldn’t help but shook his hand before Bird’s eyes.

“Oh, I’m sorry, I’m lost.” Bird said, rubbing his temples, “Your plan is very good, and we will talk to them according to your plan later.”

Henson shrugged, but this fellow Bird rarely gets distracted at work. Perhaps, it was the recent sale of part of the Pacers’ shares that made this guy’s brains awful. In fact, Bird was not distracted, but surprised. He was surprised that a head coach in Henson, a head coach who had been in office for less than two months, could actually come up with such a perfect trading plan.

Bird knows very well that his recent work focus has not been on reinforcement at all, and almost all the reinforcement plans were made by Henson himself. How many surprises can this guy bring to himself?

“Bird, our capital operation is still safe.” Henson couldn’t help but worry, not about his job, but worried that if the Pacers were unable to renew Horford because of money, then the deal would not be. Any sense anymore.

“Of course it is safe. Don’t worry. The Pacers are not trying to sell, but there is a big consortium who wants to invest and get a share of the pie. The opponents are very generous and the negotiations are very smooth. I think we should be able to be in the free agent market in the future. Squandered the check.” Byrd blinked at Henson. This guy was already wrinkled and was still playing this little naughty.

“What consortium? Why do you look at us who have not made the playoffs for four years?”

“Who knows how these big bosses think about it, but the other party may not care about the money at all, just like basketball.”

“That boss, what’s his name?”

“Victor Ranadivi.”

“Rana Divi?” Henson’s eyes suddenly widened.

“How, do you know?”

“No, I just think this name… is a bit special.” Henson immediately recovered his calm, coincidence, it must be just a coincidence…

After Henson and Bird arrived at Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, they did not stop much, but went straight to a golf course in the wealthy area of ​​northern Atlanta. Eagles boss Michael Giron and general manager Rick Sander are waiting there for the visit of Henson and Larry Bird.

As Henson said, generally speaking, the party that actively proposes a deal is passive from the beginning of the negotiation. Because of your proposal, someone else has a plan to discuss with you. If this business cannot be done, it may not be a loss to others.

Rick Sand and Michael Giron are very smart. They deliberately waited for Bird and Henson to visit from a long distance, in order to put pressure on the Pacers.

“You see, we are not really interested in this transaction, just want to hear what you will say.”

But Henson seemed extremely confident. The Eagles didn’t know why the Pacers asked for Horford, but the Pacers knew very well why the Hawks didn’t renew their contract with Horford. Don’t let others know your purpose, and then find a way to figure out the purpose of others, things will be simple. That’s how Henson Pit Timberwolves used to.

Due to the lack of charismatic stars and outstanding record, the Hawks’ home attendance has been worrying for many years. In some games, the attendance rate of the stadium is even less than 50%. Even the visiting team players who play at Philips sometimes complain that the fans don’t play the ball too little and they are boring. The Eagles have suffered losses for almost consecutive years, and their current market value barely exceeds $300 million, making it one of the lowest in the league’s 30 teams. These things have made Geelong become cautious after spending 120 million US dollars.

Knowing what others are thinking makes trading operations easier.

After getting off the plane and taking a taxi for an hour, Henson and Bird finally reached their destination. After the two got out of the car, they found that someone was waiting at the gate of the golf course. It seems that Michael Geelong has wrapped up everything here in a few days.

Henson and Bird walked into the court confidently. Rick Sand, an old white man with a big belly and Mediterranean hair, who looked very kind and kind, greeted him and shook hands with Bird and Henson.

“Welcome to Atlanta, Mr. Bird! This is…” Rick looked at Henson. He obviously didn’t expect Bird to come to negotiate, and he would bring this little-known Chinese coach. Sand did not know that, in fact, the entire negotiation plan was made by Henson.

“This is our new coach, Henson Joe.”

“Mr. Sander, long admiring the name.” Henson also shook Sander politely, and Sander deliberately increased his hand when shaking hands. This is a kind of psychological hint to embody one’s own authority. Of course, these little tricks did not scare Henson.

Behind Sander, a middle-aged man wearing a normal sports T-shirt and jeans came over with a glass of wine. The man’s dress is very ordinary. If he hadn’t learned about it in advance, Henson would never believe that this ordinary-looking guy is actually the big boss of the Eagles.

“Bird, welcome! The weather is good today. Let’s play two shots first!” Geelong finished speaking and handed Bird a club. “Let’s play and talk.”