One Thousand Two Hundred and One: Final Contract Renewal (Wednesday/Friday)

At the end of the award ceremony, Link won three consecutive championships for the second time and achieved the achievement of three consecutive vp championships.

The most high-profile awards ceremony in history ended with Link's legendary trophy.

After Link won VP for three consecutive years, the discussion among fans about who is better, Link or Jordan, has become more intense.

"In 2016, Jordan once said very proudly that six championships are the most difficult, and any record that Link has broken is not as difficult as six championships. But now, Link already has six rings on his hands. Michael's most The most proud point is that he has been tied by Link! But there is no way Michael can catch up with what Link has done now."

"Three consecutive VPs, such a thing is beyond even Michael's reach! I think Link may already be greater than Michael."

"Link is close to Jordan in terms of hard honors and influence. If you go to China and everywhere in Asia, kids who like basketball will regard Link as their idol! Even in the United States and Europe, Link is He has become a legend in the eyes of the younger generation of players! His influence is everywhere."

"Games with Link have much higher ratings than games without Link, which is a testament to Link's influence."

Fans have begun to actively push Link to Jordan's position, and Jordan cannot hide and hide at this time.

When he led Arenas to compete with Link for three points, he knew that Link was not a good guy.

I just didn't expect that one day he would actually threaten his position.

But now Mr. Qiao is not so paranoid, he rarely shows off anymore. Most of the time, he also gives positive comments to young players.

He knows that history is meant to be broken by future generations. It was only a matter of time before he was surpassed.

I just didn't expect it to be so early.

Therefore, Jordan did not respond proudly, but prepared to start a head-on confrontation with Link.

"If Link can do it, he can give it a try. If Link can win four consecutive championships next season, I will personally hand over the O'Brien Cup to him! He is indeed a great player, but he is beyond me , not necessarily yet.”

When being interviewed by reporters, Jordan also dropped harsh words.

After the topic of Link surpassing Jordan has been discussed for so many years, the two finally officially started their confrontation!

Jordan suddenly has expectations for next season.

After so many years, after joining Ai and Kobe, there is finally another talented one!

Of course, this was the closest Jordan came to being surpassed.

As an old gambler, such a "gamble" really makes Jordan extremely excited.

Whether he wins or loses, he will enjoy the process.

After Jordan spoke, fans began to frantically refresh Link's social media, waiting for his response.

But now Link has no intention of responding to Jordan. This summer is indeed a test for both the Grizzlies and Link.

After returning from the annual awards ceremony, Link has been worrying about various trivial matters this summer.

At this time, Link was at home in Memphis, his youngest daughter was playing in the yard, and Rachel was squeezing juice for him and his wife.

Link looked at the happy family in front of him and couldn't help but smile.

Three years have gone by so quickly, no, two years have passed.

Link still remembers the summer when the Grizzlies regained the championship in 2000. Lin Ling was just a baby in his infancy.

What now? She can run all over the yard.

Over the years, Link has become more and more family-oriented. When he thought about his wife and daughter waiting for him at home, he didn't want to go anywhere.

At that time, he had been looking forward to the day three years later when he would retire after becoming famous and then be able to spend a lot of time with his family.

But now, at this critical moment, Link found that things were not that simple.

He loved his family, but how could it be so easy to say goodbye to basketball, the Memphis Grizzlies, and the arena?

After next season, Link's career will be a full ten years old!

He committed to Memphis, worked hard for his dream, and turned the Grizzlies from a "country team" into the strongest team in the league. It will be ten years ago!

Ten years, even if viewed in the context of a person's life, is not a short time.

In these glorious ten years, it was never so easy to let go.

At this point, Link found that he was also very reluctant to leave the basketball court.

The word retirement really came to my lips, but I found it hard to say it.

"Link, why are you still standing in a daze? Aren't you going to talk about contract renewal today?" At this time, Rachel waved her hand in front of Link's eyes, and then brought him back from his thoughts.

The annual maximum salary of 1 million that Link signed with the Grizzlies last summer just expired this summer.

Therefore, he will go to FedEx Arena today to discuss contract extension with the Grizzlies.

Of course, Pella and the others didn't know yet that Link wanted to retire after playing for one more year. Link never told anyone about it.

But now, I have to say it even if I don’t want to. In order for the Grizzlies to recruit smoothly, Link must inform them of the situation in advance so that they have time to prepare for the next step.

"It's nothing, I just thought about how time flies. It seems like Lin Ling was born just yesterday." Link waved his hand and did not say anything about his troubles.

"Are you reluctant to retire?" Rachel approached Link. She had already seen through Link's mind.

To be able to go all the way from the Development League to now, without extreme love for basketball, Link would not have been able to persevere.

Rachel is also a person who loves basketball, so she can feel the passion.

How easy is it to let someone say goodbye to something he loves so much?

What's more, this is more than just basketball for Link.

His teammates, his fans, his honor!

None of these things in Link's career can be summed up by the word "basketball."

"It doesn't matter if you want to play for a few more years. Anyway, we can always be together." Rachel handed the juice to Link and motioned for him to drink it before going.

"I know, I've made my decision, Rachel. Then, I'm going out." Link drank the juice in the glass in one gulp and smiled again.

"Well, go ahead and wait for you to come back for dinner." After saying that, Rachel kissed Link gently.

Although they already have a child, Rachel and Link's life is still sweet.

At this time, Link's little daughter also ran over.

"Is Dad going out again? How many days will it take to get back this time? I will miss you very much. Come on Dad!"

Link often travels away for several days. So when she saw Link going out, Lin Ling subconsciously thought that he would be there for a long time.

"Don't worry, I will be back soon this time." Link touched his daughter's head and looked at the two ladies in front of him, his thoughts became more determined.

In the afternoon, Link arrived at Robert Pera's office on time.

Pella's office is now filled with photos of Link!

Various classic scenes of Link on the basketball court were enlarged and displayed in Pera's office.

The Grizzlies have a heavy contract extension task this summer, but they first have to stabilize Link.

For Link, no matter how much cap space is spent, it is worth it. Think of Link first, and then everyone else.

Jeff Austin had previously told Link that the Grizzlies had prepared a four-year supermax contract worth about $200 million for him.

Pera didn't even talk to Austin. He came up with the maximum salary directly, no nonsense at all.

This means that Link’s annual salary is almost 0 million a year!

The wages of players in this era are indeed very exaggerated. At that time, Lin Ke only received more than 30 million yuan.

In addition, trade veto rights, player options, etc. are also included and are all standard.

Four years later, Link will be gone. At that time, there is no guarantee whether he will still be worth 0 million Pella.

Few teams will offer super-max salaries to players of this age, and most players who sign super-max salaries at this age will eventually turn into poison contracts.

Paul, whom the Rockets are now eager to sell, is an example.

But Link is different from Paul. He has the right to veto transactions. In the future, even if the Grizzlies really want to deal with this poison contract, Link will have to nod his head.

So from a businessman's point of view, the contract provided by Pera can be described as crazy.

But Pera doesn't care, even if Link really does nothing with 0 million in the future, he is still willing.

Even if Link is really unbeatable in the future and is no longer worth 0 million a year, he will not trade Link out.

Link is the greatest player in the history of the Grizzlies. He just wants to give Link enough respect and does not consider so many related things at all.

Pera also wants Link to enjoy the treatment Nowitzki and Kobe had!

However, before Pella officially told Link her conditions, Link took the lead in stating his conditions.

And this condition shocked everyone present.

"Robert, I want to retire after playing next season. So, let's only sign a one-year contract."

Just when Rachel and Lin Lingchong said goodbye to Link, Link had already made his decision.

He will enjoy next season and then never be separated from them again.

Link expressed his decision with a smile on his face, but everyone in the office was stunned.

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