The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 436 - 207: Su Wan’s Terms and the Pleasant "Asia Tour" _2

Chapter 436: Chapter 207: Su Wan’s Terms and the Pleasant "Asia Tour" _2

Such an incident had already happened once with the Bucks, and Ray Allen did not want to see it happen again.

But the SuperSonics chose Kevin Durant unhesitatingly.

From the perspective of those who came later, it was definitely the right choice.

Just like that, the SuperSonics’ management thoroughly irritated Ray Allen, who, through his agent, publicly called out SuperSonics management, declaring he didn’t want to play in a SuperSonics jersey next season.

That’s how the trade with Boston came about.

However, given Paul Pierce’s status, as well as Boston’s lack of significant presence in the ’90s and the ’00s, along with Ray Allen’s style of play, this trade didn’t stir up much discussion.

The only people surprised were the media and fans in Boston.

The Boston Globe quipped, "Well, Danny Ainge finally remembered that he’s the Celtics’ general manager!"

It’s no wonder the Boston media would make such comments; so far in the ’00s, Ainge’s biggest trades consisted of three moves, first trading away Antoine Walker, referred to as one of the "Twin Stars" alongside Paul Pierce; then trading for Walker again; and third, sending Walker away once more...

Damn it, it’s all been hanging on Antoine Walker to prop up his KPI!

The media was caught off guard to see a new name in Ainge’s trades, almost thinking they’d read it wrong.

Boston fans were, therefore, excited. ƒгeewebnovёl_com

It wasn’t because they thought Paul Pierce and Ray Allen could take the Celtics to new heights; even just reaching the top four in the Eastern Conference would be good.

At least there was hope.

Just these two trades saw three superstars change teams.

And as far as the media knew, the Forest Wolf management had officially informed Kevin Garnett that they were going to completely rebuild and that they would send Garnett to any team he wished if he wanted to leave.

And there was another "Superstar" who had won the regular season MVP and was still in his prime.

Therefore, the whole market was very interested in which team Kevin Garnett would go to.

It was at that time that the League announced a new rule:

To reward those players who performed better during their rookie contracts, any player who achieved any one of the following conditions during their rookie contract: 1. Selected as the regular season MVP or the Finals MVP once during the rookie contract; 2. Selected as the starter for the All-Star team twice during the rookie contract; 3. Elected twice to the All-NBA team during the rookie contract;

The player who meets any of these conditions can sign a contract worth 30% of the team’s salary cap after their rookie contract, which is the maximum salary contract for the second contract of their professional career!

This rule shook the entire League.

ESPN directly called this the "Su Wan Rule."

It was clear who this was aimed at...

Barkley said, "Looks like the Pacers will have a hard time maintaining their current roster next summer!"

Consider, even with this year’s NBA salary cap of 56.63 million, Su Wan’s starting salary would reach 16.689 million under the "Su Wan provision."

And don’t forget...

If the Pacers wanted to sign Su Wan, they’d have to exercise the Larry Bird provision to show their commitment.

Under the Larry Bird provision, Su Wan’s salary would increase by 10.6% annually; even with a 5-year contract, Su Wan’s salaries for the remaining four years would be: 18.45 million, 20.41 million, 22.58 million, and 24.97 million respectively!

With the Pacers’ payroll, how could they sign everyone else while having Su Wan on the team?

It was impossible...

It was also this League announcement that sparked the media to speculate again that "David Stern wants Su Wan to leave Indiana."

The Bolis people were anxious.

For this city, the most unbearable blow right now was...

Su Wan leaving the city!

What they did not know was that Herbert was raging in his office: "Why can’t I see any news of Su Wan renewing his contract with the team?"

He was aware of the League’s new announcement.

Because of this notice, David Stern had summoned the bigwigs of all 30 teams for an online meeting and vote the night before, with the final result being: 29 votes in favor, 0 against, 1 abstention.

Clearly, this was a trap set against Indiana.

They didn’t want to see the Pacers maintain their current lineup.

Even those small-city owners weren’t in solidarity with him this time.

No way, the Bolis had had it too easy in recent years, making these small-city team owners look incompetent!

Jealousy is stark among competitors!

It’s not just unique to the comedy circuit...

It’s the same in every industry.

Take this new regulation, for example.

The small-city owners played the "I’m not having an easy time" card without trouble, as long as you weren’t having an easy time, that was all that mattered!

Herbert, unable to vent his frustration on anyone else, took it out on Walsh.

Walsh could only consult with Larry Bird again for a strategy.

Bird was troubled too; the Pacers didn’t have a first-round pick this year, only a second-round pick. He added 300,000 to trade with the Forest Wolf for the 40th overall first-round pick and then drafted Marc Gasol.

The aim was to prevent anyone from maliciously competing for Foster as a backup plan.

But just after two contacts with Marc Gasol’s party, they planned to play another year in the European League due to a hefty buyout fee.