Chapter 74 (2/2)

※※※This time, link bought a relatively cheap suit and signed a formal contract with the NBA team. He didn't want to be sloppy.

Although the place in Memphis is not as commercial as Houston, there are no reporters on his contract today. But link also wants to leave a good impression on his general manager. After all, the two sides may have to cooperate for a long time in the future.

Standing in front of the general manager's office, link straightened his tie and knocked on the door.

After entering the door, link found that Jeff Austen and Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace were talking about something. From the smile of both sides, the two people should be very opportunistic.

After all, it's not the first time Jeff Austin has worked with Wallace. After seeing link come in, Austin immediately asks link to sit down.

”Tell me your offer, Chris. You've seen how good this kid is.” Jeff Austin patted link on the back, and he had actually negotiated a contract with Wallace. Now, it's just for link to sign.

”Congratulations, boy. You played five games in the team and the team won five games in a row. It turns out that you're the kind of player we're looking for. So, Mr. Jeff Austin and I have reached an agreement. We'll sign you up to the end of the season with a $2 million contract. Considering that you've only played half a season and you're still a rookie, the contract we've offered is sincere enough

As Chris Wallace said that, Jeff Austen, next to link, nodded slightly. This means that Austin has agreed to this price, which is the best price he can get.

As a runner, link remembers two 10 day short contract players who signed long contracts with the team. The first is ”company commander” brewer, who signed 10 day short contracts with several teams in 2019, and finally signed with king for $2 million until the end of the season.

The other was Joji Ferrer, who made a big splash with the Mavericks as a Development League player, eventually signing a two-year $6.3 million contract.

The price of the first point of the two contracts is the same as that of link. But brewer is a veteran, his starting salary is much higher than that of link. Although the second one can get more than 3 million yuan a year on average, it will be in 2018. Compared with the current wage cap, the wage cap at that time was not a concept at all.

In such a comprehensive comparison, link thinks that his contract of 2 million yuan is really a lot less. Tony Allen's annual salary this season is only 3 million. According to the league rules, many first round rookies don't have $2 million a year!

”Why a year?” After considering the price, link began to think about the length of the contract. It's safe to sign a long-term contract with the team. If link doesn't play so well in the second half of the season, the Grizzlies can not renew his contract if he only signs for one year. As a result, link will lose his job in the NBA again.

But if he signs a contract for two years or more, link doesn't have to worry about that.

Although link doesn't want this to happen, all kinds of risks have to be taken into account.

”A one-year contract was my idea because I believe you deserve a higher price next year.” Austin confidently replied that he believed that link's next contract price should be higher. If you sign for two years, then next year link will have no chance to bargain, and can only continue to play with his base salary.

In the history of NBA, there are many cases in which long-term contract is not signed, but short-term contract results in rollover. But Austin is confident that this will not happen to link.

After listening to Austin's explanation, link looked through the contract and signed his name with confidence.

At that moment, link felt his hands shaking. After signing his name, he is going to become a millionaire from a loser? This feeling, as exciting as winning the lottery, belongs to overnight wealth.

With $2 million in hand, link felt dizzy.

But soon, Austin pulled link out of his fantasy. ”Now, I'll tell you about all kinds of tax rates and figure out how much we'll end up with.”

”Tax rate?” Link slapped his head and forgot about it.

Two million dollars for a two million contract? Link is still too young.

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