The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 340 339. Finalize the Contract! ! (4.3K words ask for a monthly ticket)

"Hey, Sean, let me introduce myself. I'm Stan, the head coach of the Magic. I'm in Miami right now. To be precise, it's near your home."

"So I think if it's convenient, should we sit down and have a good talk."

"No matter what the final result of the talks is, it's good for both of us, what do you think?"

After answering the phone, Marion was obviously a little surprised when he learned that Stan Van Gundy was in front of his house at the moment.

Obviously, Marion never expected that Van Gundy would come to visit in person.

You know, Van Gundy's coaching ability is already very good, and after leading the Magic to win the championship last season, he can be called a "champion coach" justifiably.

So Marion was still a little surprised that Stan Van Gundy came to visit in person at this moment.

After all, Marion is very aware of his current personal situation. As he grows older and suffers from injuries, no matter which team he chooses to sign with this year, the final result may not exceed $1000 million.

Even a salary of $800 million can be called a big hurdle.

And it is precisely because Marion is very aware of his situation that he tries his best to win a long-term contract.

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry Coach Stan, I didn't know you would come here in person, but I haven't lived at home for the past two days, but stayed with my agent for the time being."

"As for the reason, I think you should know it well, but I can give you a new address, and then you come here and we can talk after we meet."

After the call with Marion was over, Van Gundy saw the brand new address in the text message box of his mobile phone after hanging up the phone.

According to this address, Stan Van Gundy took a taxi calmly, and then started the journey without stopping.

After the taxi stopped in a relatively high-end neighborhood, Stan Van Gundy just got out of the car when he saw a man about 40 years old waving at him.

After seeing this man, Stan Van Gundy immediately understood that this man must be Sean Marion's manager Tony.

However, when he saw the man posing to him, Van Gundy did not step forward to recognize him, but only gestured for him to lead the way, and then the two walked towards the community one after the other.

"I'm sorry Coach Stan, I really don't want to do this, but if you have been to my house just now, you should know that there are many, many people in front of my house."

"And their existence has already disturbed my life, so a few days ago, I sneaked into the agent's house through the back door, and the person staying in my house at the moment is my nephew."

As soon as he entered the door, Marion took a pair of slippers and put them under Van Gundy's feet. He said with a little apology on his face.

After all, no matter how you say it, Stan Van Gundy is definitely the hottest coach in the current league.

And Marion himself may also join forces with the Magic, so it is obviously not a wise choice to offend Van Gundy at this time.

"Hehe, it's okay. It's a little strange to say that. Today is mainly because of me. I didn't communicate with you before I came here. The sudden visit has caused you a lot of trouble."

As Van Gundy and Marion made concessions to each other, Marion took Van Gundy up to the second floor to a room similar to a study, and then locked the door from the inside, and asked Van Gundy to take his seat immediately.

"Coach Stan, in fact, I can probably guess what you want to talk to me about today, but I still want to say something in advance."

"Although I respect you very much, I also like the Magic team very much, because I feel that the team atmosphere of your team can be said to be very good."

"However, for some personal reasons, I still prefer to get a multi-year contract. In fact, I think I still have enough fuel in the tank."

"But when a player is my age, you can understand that kind of thinking."

Looking at Marion who poured a cup of tea for himself in front of him, Van Gundy nodded slightly to what Marion just said.

Because of this matter, the Magic and Marion have communicated more than once.

Similarly, this is exactly the gap between Marion and the Magic who have been unable to join forces for a long time.

After all, although Marion's personal ability is very good, his current defensive experience on the front line is at the top of the league.

But as a team's management, you can't just look at the present, but more from a long-term perspective.

Therefore, under the circumstances that Marion's attendance rate has been difficult to guarantee in the past two seasons, the Magic did not want to give Marion a long-term contract, and more just wanted to sign him with a two-year contract.

It is precisely because of this that the relationship between Marion and the Magic has been deadlocked until now.

And during this period of time, Marion also has no news of his intention to sign with other teams, presumably he hopes to join the Magic team.

After all, in addition to being able to get a contract, joining the Magic also has the temptation of being able to hit the championship, which is too great.

As for the moment, whether Marion and the Magic can join forces in the end depends more on who is willing to make concessions first in this negotiation.

However, when the negotiation has reached a bottleneck, Stan Van Gundy actually came to visit in person today, precisely because the Magic intends to make some concessions first.

Or it can be said that the Magic team wants to make a complete end to the negotiations with Marion today.

Regardless of whether the negotiation is finalized or the negotiation fails, the Magic do not want to continue to delay.

Otherwise, as the offseason goes by, once the Magic cannot win Marion in the end, then in the process, the Magic will miss too many high-quality players.

And this kind of situation can really be called a chicken-and-egg fight, and people go away to cool the tea.

"Sean, I understand your thoughts very well, and it is also because I understand your thoughts that I will come to Miami in person today, intending to sit down and talk with you."

"But you also know that the NBA is a commercial league after all, so the management will be more cautious about every negotiation."

"But to be honest, I can say that I am very optimistic about you. Similarly, I also think that you will be very suitable for the Magic, so in this negotiation, I decided to make some concessions."

"According to my repeated negotiations with the president of team operations, we have decided that we can also provide you with a long-term contract that you want, but if this is the case, then the salary will naturally have to be reduced."

After saying this, Stan Van Gundy paused for a moment, glanced at Marion in front of him as if he didn't have much expression, and then Van Gundy frowned slightly before continuing to talk.

"However, in order to express our sincerity in this negotiation, we will leave the final choice in your own hands."

"To put it simply, through our unanimous negotiations, we have decided to provide you with two options."

"As for which one you prefer, or whether we can really join forces next season, I hope you still have to think carefully about it."

As soon as the words fell, Van Gundy took out two contracts from his briefcase, and after first confirming that he had taken them correctly, Van Gundy pushed the two contracts to Marion.

While Marion on the opposite side picked up the two contracts and checked them separately, Van Gundy picked up the tea on the table and drank it while staring at Marion's face intently.

It seems that as an old fox, Stan Van Gundy wants to analyze Marion's true thoughts through his facial expressions.

Regarding these two contracts, Stan Van Gundy really did not lie. In order to get this defensive talent on the front line, the Magic really made some concessions this time.

Among the two contracts in front of Marion at this moment, one of the contracts is a three-year salary of 3 million US dollars, and the other is a four-year contract of 2700 million US dollars.

One of these two contracts is a contract with a shorter term, but the annual salary can reach 900 million U.S. dollars, and the other is a contract with a slightly longer term, but the annual salary is only 825 million U.S. dollars.

It can be said that if Marion chooses the latter, then he will lose $300 million in salary over four years, which is an average of $75 a year in salary.

And if Marion chooses the former, although he can get an extra salary of 300 million US dollars, but in terms of the number of years, he will also be short of one year.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the two contracts offered by the Magic to Marion can already be called full of sincerity.

At least compared to other teams' offers, this offer is already much stronger than other teams.

After all, compared to other teams, the Magic's desire to get Marion is very strong.

Because if there is no joining of Marion to make up for the vacancy left by Pietrus, then the Magic's defensive ability in the new season will naturally drop a notch.

At this moment, in the entire league, apart from the Magic, the Dallas Mavericks are probably the ones who are willing to offer Marion a contract and are very sincere.

According to Van Gundy's secret investigation, the bargaining chip between the Mavericks and Marion is willing to send Marion a five-year contract worth 3900 million US dollars.

If it is converted into an annual salary, it will be around 780 million US dollars.

It can be said that Marion is definitely very excited about the contract offered by the Mavericks. After all, this is a five-year contract.

On the normal historical trajectory, Marion did accept the contract from the Mavericks, but in this life, with the Magic's intervention, Marion is standing in the middle and has been vacillating, not knowing what to do.

If the truth is to be told, then the temptation to join the Magic is obviously far greater than that of the Mavericks. After all, the Magic, as the defending champion, has a very good chance to win the championship again next season.

At this moment, the salary offered by Van Gundy is even more generous than that of the Mavericks. The only flaw may be that the Magic is unwilling to give Marion a five-year contract. The most he can choose is four years.

However, one of these two contracts is 3300 million for four years, and the other is 3900 million for five years. Coupled with the temptation that the Magic can hit the consecutive championship dynasty, Van Gundy believes that Marion will eventually choose himself.

After Marion read all the two contracts in front of him, he gently put the contract in front of him, and then thought about it with a thoughtful expression.

Looking at the expression of Marion sitting in front of him at this moment, Stan Van Gundy understood that Marion should have started to feel excited at this moment.

As for the reason for thinking, the high probability is still on which contract to choose.

While Marion was sitting opposite and thinking silently, Stan Van Gundy on the side continued to add fuel to the fire, and continued to say to Marion with his mouth open:

"For these two contracts, you must have seen our sincerity, and I also believe that apart from us, no one in the league is willing to offer you a higher price contract."

"To be honest, your attendance rate in the past two years is really low. Even if we send you such a contract, we are also taking a very big risk."

"Although this sentence doesn't sound very pleasant, and it's a little straightforward, but you should be more clear about this point."

"And if you are really willing to join forces with us next season, then I can promise you one thing, that is, your role in the team in the new season will definitely be very important."

"After all, compared to the regular season, the playoffs are your real stage."

"I believe you must be very clear about the fact that we traded the All-Star player Vince during the offseason."

"So from this point you should be able to see that we have only one goal next season, and that is to win another championship!!"

"Sean, you must know that your career has been very successful. For you, all you lack now is a championship ring."

"At this moment, you have seen all my sincerity, and the opportunity is in front of you, so please tell me, are you willing to join forces with me in the next season, and once again attack the championship!!"

Although Marion is now in his 30s, he has already become somewhat immune to chicken soup for the soul.

But when Stan Van Gundy said the chicken soup, Marion still saw a bright future and beckoned to himself.

After all, it should be said or not, before Tyronn Lue retires to serve as the head coach, Stan Van Gundy will probably be one of the most favorite coaches in the league to instill chicken soup.

What's more, when Marion saw this contract, he had already made a choice in his heart.

"Coach Stan, in the next four years, please take care of me!!"

As Marion stood up and filled a cup of tea for Van Gundy again, Stan Van Gundy paused slightly after hearing this sentence.

But when Van Gundy figured out the meaning of this sentence, he laughed in a good mood.

Then he touched the teacup with Marion in front of him in the air, raised his head and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.

"Haha, the same, then wish us a happy cooperation in the future..."

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