Chapter 112 Zheng Yang Clause
"What the hell are you saying in front of the media? Why are you making such a big fuss? Do you know how much pressure the team has been under these two days? We haven't sold many tickets for the next few games.

I told you to make Dirk the right guy, but I didn't tell you to blame that guy. Don't you know how much the fans in Dallas favor that guy? "

In the team owner's office, Cuban yelled at Avery Johnson that ever since Zheng Yang publicly stated in front of the media a few days ago that he wanted to change teams, the whole world has begun to criticize their management.

Even if he tried to spend money to let newspaper reporters guide public opinion, it would be of no avail because, as he said, Dallas fans really preferred this yellow man.

They treated him like their own son!
When they heard that this guy was being bullied, they were all furious and stood up for him.

The Mavericks' management suddenly stood against the whole world.

Avery Johnson, who was standing opposite, lowered his head and waited for Cuban to vent his anger before he spoke unwillingly.

"But the reason we lost four games in a row was because of that guy. He was walking around the court and not paying attention. If he was willing to play with all his heart, we would never lose.

What's more, this guy was already on our shelf. If we traded him later, we wouldn't have so many troubles. "

He has been under a lot of pressure during this period. He is a rookie coach, and the team's record is not good. He also has a bad relationship with Zheng Yang, and his voice in the team is getting weaker and weaker.

There are simply not many people willing to listen to him.

This was not the result he wanted. In his expectation, he should do better than old Nelson and lead the team to win the second championship, the third championship and establish his own dynasty.

And he will be admired by everyone, become the new championship coach, and eventually be as famous as famous coaches like Red Cardinal and Zen Master.

What causes such a huge gap between imagination and reality?
It’s because of Zheng Yang.

If this guy is willing to listen and accept the role assigned to him by the team, everything will be on track now and they will be the most competitive team in the league.

But he refused. He challenged his authority as a coach time and time again, which made him lose face and not get any respect at all.

Avery Johnson no longer considers how important this guy is to the team. He just wants to trade him away quickly and consolidate his position as head coach.

But Cuban on the other side fell into silence...

Trade Zheng Yang?

He did say some time ago that "except Dirk, everyone else is a commodity on the shelf", but the more important purpose of his saying this was just to show his determination to control the team.

He was not really determined to trade Zheng Yang.

He wants to control the team, but he is not stupid. Others can see the great potential in Zheng Yang, and he can see it too.

But now the situation...

Unless he puts Zheng Yang back to his original position and expresses their respect for him in public, that guy will definitely not be willing to stay in this team anymore.

After a long silence, Cuban finally spoke.

"Don't mention anything about him in the media anymore...

As for whether he will be traded, I have my own plans!"

Avery Johnson remained silent, then finally nodded and left the office!

……

After four consecutive losses, the Mavericks finally won their first victory of the new season against the Cavaliers.

But this did not make Dallas fans happy, because Dallas has not responded since Zheng Yang said he wanted to leave the team.

Their silence is tantamount to acquiescence!

They do have plans to trade Zheng Yang!
This is not the result that Dallas fans want. They really don’t want Zheng Yang to leave, they really don’t want to!
……

If the team really wants to trade Zheng Yang, then it must consider renewing his contract in advance.

Zheng Yang's first contract was for four years and 1256 million. The team has a team option for his last year, which means that the team can choose to terminate this contract early and sign a new contract with Zheng Yang.

According to league rules, a rookie's second contract can only account for a maximum of 25% of the salary cap, and this year's league salary cap is 5313 million, which means that Zheng Yang's new contract annual salary can be up to about million.

If the Mavericks want to renew Zheng Yang's contract in advance, they must give him the highest standard contract, because only in this way will the other party be willing to renew the contract in advance. At the same time, the higher the other party's salary, the higher his trading value will be.

Just when Cuban arranged for people to start discussing Zheng Yang's new contract, the league suddenly issued a new statement.

Starting from the next offseason, the league will have a new clause. The specific content of the clause is: for rookie players who meet certain requirements, his second contract can account for up to 30% of the team's salary cap.

There are four specific requirements, and you only need to meet one of them.

One is to be elected the regular season MVP during the rookie contract period!

The second is being selected to the All-Star starting lineup twice!

Third, he was selected into the best team twice!
Fourth, get the Finals FMVP!

And in the media publicity, this new clause has a new name: Zheng Yang Clause!

Because anyone with a discerning eye can see that this clause was set up specifically for Zheng Yang.

But these requirements are really strict: regular season MVP, two All-Star starts, two selections to the All-NBA team, and a Finals MVP...

There are only a handful of players who can achieve this kind of accomplishment during their rookie contract.

So why did the league suddenly release such a new clause at this time?
The main driving force behind the scenes is David Stern.

David Stern has been paying close attention to the Mavericks' affairs. He was also wondering why the Mavericks were doing well last season and even won the championship, but now such a big conflict suddenly occurred.

However, he doesn't care much about the final result. It doesn't matter to him whether Zheng Yang will continue to stay with the Dallas Mavericks.

Letting Zheng Yang go to other teams and become the real team leader would also be a good story.

And he can also make a big fuss about his feud with the Mavericks. Using James as a background for Zheng Yang is not enough at the moment, after all, it is still a question whether the Cavaliers can enter the playoffs in the new season.

Letting Nowitzki be the background board is obviously a good choice. After all, the two have a grudge, and Nowitzki's strength is enough.

But that's a story for later. David Stern doesn't want to get involved in the feud between Zheng Yang and the Mavericks at the moment, so it's good to let them have a little fun.

This is just the right time to help Zheng Yang increase his popularity.

However, this incident reminded David Stern of another thing, which is Zheng Yang's contract renewal issue.

This young man performed so well during his rookie contract that David Stern felt he should introduce some policies or clauses to help him get more benefits.

This can also serve as a benchmark, giving other young people more motivation to play well.

After much thought, David Stern came up with the so-called Zheng Yang Clause. As for a business alliance, it is meaningless to have too many empty words. The real thing is to let them make more money.

So he announced this new clause!
……

When Zheng Yang saw this new clause, he was also stunned. Isn’t this the Ross Clause in the original history?

In the original history, since 2010, the trend of forming groups has prevailed in the NBA. In order to protect the interests of the parent team, the league has introduced a clause specifically for rookie players who have just entered the NBA.

This clause ensures that as long as rookie players meet certain requirements, they can sign a larger contract.

In this way, the parent team can better use maximum salaries to attract high-quality young players to prevent the league's "new stars" that they have worked so hard to cultivate from being lost to other teams, thus forming a "bad" trend of banding together.

Since Rose was the only player in the league at the time who met this clause, this clause is also called the Rose Clause.

However, although Derrick Rose is the first NBA player to meet the "Rose Clause", he is not the first beneficiary of this clause. The regret is that he entered the NBA later than Kevin Durant.

Therefore, Durant enjoyed the benefits of the new terms earlier than Rose.

But now Zheng Yang has become the spokesperson for this clause, because he currently not only meets the second item of this clause, but also the fourth item.

Everyone can see that this is an award specially set up by the league to motivate him, and of course, to motivate other young people.

However, this clause is slightly different from the Rose Clause in the original history, because the Rose Clause in the original history does not have the fourth standard, that is, there is no FMVP standard.

The reason is certainly not because winning FMVP during the rookie contract period is less valuable than other awards. On the contrary, it is because it is more difficult than the other awards.

Because it is difficult for championship-contending teams to get high draft picks, and low-draft players have average strength and potential, it is difficult for them to get a chance to play in such championship-contending teams.

Not to mention his outstanding performance, which ultimately helped the team reach the finals and won him the FMVP.

Although high-draft players from ordinary teams have enough opportunities to grow, they are still in their growth period after all, and their speed of improvement is unlikely to help them reach the finals and win the FMVP during their rookie contract period.

Therefore, this clause is not included in the Rose clause because it is too difficult. You should know that a total of 11 people in history have won MVP during the rookie contract period, but there are only 4 people who have won FMVP during the rookie contract period, including Zheng Yang.

Therefore, the Ross Clause in the original history did not include this item.

But Zheng Yang has met this requirement at present, and one more requirement would not have much impact anyway, so David Stern had it added, which just happened to emphasize Zheng Yang's greatness once again.

His excellence and brilliance made many people forget that he was just a third-year player and his rookie contract had not even expired.

Since Dallas is unwilling to keep this rising star, it would be a good idea to let him go somewhere else to see other different scenery.

……

The Mavericks, who finally won their first victory of the season, were unable to fully recover their form and they struggled in the following period.

Of course, it may not be appropriate to say "struggling". After all, trying hard to play well but failing is called struggling.

But among the current Mavericks players, few of them are really focusing on the game.

After all, given the Mavericks' current situation, who can devote themselves to the game?

Everyone is wondering whether Zheng Yang will leave next season. Will they renew their contract or leave?
Or did the team sell them before they could think it through?
Zheng Yang's experience actually made the other players feel a bit sad. They originally thought that they helped the team win the championship and it was time to reward them.

But who could have thought that Finley is gone, old Nelson is gone, and now even Zheng Yang, the team's biggest contributor, is being constantly suppressed.

What about these players? They are not as famous as Zheng Yang, and they are not as strong as Zheng Yang. If the team puts a knife to their necks, do they have any chance of resistance?
they do not!

When they think about these things all day long, the team will naturally play badly.

As for Nowitzki, who stands on the opposite side of his teammates, he has communicated less with his teammates this season. He doesn't know how to face them, and they don't seem to like him very much.

Because of all the changes in the Mavericks, the root cause of the problem is that Nowitzki wants to be the boss!

It's not a problem to want to be the boss, but you're not as strong as others, and your contribution isn't as great as others. Now because of you, you've caused others to be suppressed and the team is in a mess. It's impossible for you to get out of this quagmire unscathed.

He has been tied together with Avery Johnson, Cuban and other team management. Even if some things are not Nowitzki's original intention, he must bear the corresponding responsibilities.

This is why the other Mavericks players don't like to talk to him.

As for Zheng Yang and Nowitzki, the communication between them this season is basically zero. Zheng Yang has no intention of isolating himself, but it is really difficult for him to communicate with the other party calmly.

What could he talk to the other person about?

Let’s talk about how to give him the position of team leader?

How to help him in the game?
How to help him position for pick-and-roll?
How is this possible?
Nowitzki doesn't want to be the second in the team, and Zheng Yang certainly doesn't want to be either. His goal is to win one championship after another as the team's leader.

Instead of staying by Nowitzki's side to assist him, and then being discussed when he retires whether he is the best second-in-command in history!

If they hadn't won the championship last season, perhaps they could have continued to live in peace, but after winning the championship, they no longer thought about the championship.

But their historical status!

(End of this chapter)