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Salvador's contract ends this season...

Richard even asked Lao Sa about this before the playoffs started.

Of course, Richard's question was more tactful. He only asked about Sa's preferred contract renewal price, rather than whether Sa was willing to stay with the Trail Blazers.

Speaking of which, Richard actually feels a little guilty for Sasha. In order to train O'Sullivan, Sasha sacrificed some playing time. Last season was okay, but this season Sasha has sacrificed even more...

Now that Lao Sa's contract is over, Richard is not sure what Lao Sa's thoughts are now.

Historically, the Trail Blazers gave Sara a very generous contract after his rookie contract ended, worth $30 million over three years!

You must know that this is the contract given by the Trail Blazers after the introduction of the maximum salary regulations...

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Richard is now at the helm of the Trail Blazers, and to be honest, it's impossible for him to give Sasha such a high salary.

In addition to Lao Sa, Lao Curry and Rasheed are both facing new contract renewals. After giving Lao Sa a tens of millions of annual salary, Rasheed will not be able to be given a six-year, $81 million contract under normal circumstances. Because next season's salary cap is only 30 million.

Even if Rasheed only has a salary of 9 million in the first year of his six-year contract, including Salsa's 9 million salary, the two of them together will have a salary of 18 million U.S. dollars. Ben and Robinson's salary next season will be 7 million U.S. dollars. …

The combined salary of Kobe, O'Brien, Wu Sheng and Bowen next season will be close to US$5 million.

No matter what, Old Curry’s contract must provide an annual salary of one million...

Even if most of the other corner players have basic salaries, they still have to spend at least two to three million in annual salary.

This is already over the salary cap!

If it just exceeds the salary cap, there is nothing to be afraid of. The most frightening thing is that after next season, the contract between Kobe and O'Neill expires. What will he do to renew the contract? !

Even if these two super new stars rely on love to generate electricity, Richard himself will not be able to stand it without an annual salary of tens of millions...

Therefore, considering the future, it is difficult for Lao Sa to get an annual salary of tens of millions in Richard.

When Lao Sa faced Richard's inquiry, he did not give a specific reply. He just said that he needed to think about it...

He is not a fool. He can definitely see the current situation of the Trail Blazers and is unlikely to give him a salary level that he likes too much.

Although the Trail Blazers are very strong, and if they stay in the Trail Blazers, they may have a chance to compete for the championship, but does Sara really care about this NBA championship...

Although the NBA champion, the United States calls itself the world champion.

But no matter what, compared to Olympic gold medals, it is still quite reluctant for an NBA champion to call himself a world champion...

Lao Sa has led his team to defeat the United States and won the Olympic gold medal. His career is already complete.

The purpose of coming to the NBA, to put it bluntly, is to dig for gold!

It's just that he couldn't tell Richard directly that such a veteran wanted to make money decently...

Richard also understands what Salvador means. After the playoffs, Salvador will probably test the free market.

As for whether other teams will give the Blazers such an annual salary of tens of millions, Richard feels it is a bit difficult...

After all, Lao Sa didn't get much playing time this season.

So in the next series against the Spurs, Richard is going to help Sara so that he can leave the Trail Blazers with dignity.

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And the strength of Lao Sa is actually no worse than the current Ou. At least when he comes on the court within 25 minutes, his efficiency is higher than that of Ou. If we take into account Lao Sa's rich experience, when facing veteran David Robinson, he is more efficient. The effect, even if it lasts for thirty minutes, will definitely be better than that of Xiao Ao.

Under such circumstances, Richard put Lao Sa into the starting lineup without saying a word.

Playing an extremely exciting playoff series will definitely increase Salvador's value and help him find a decent contract in the free market.

Richard also expressed his anger with Xiao Ao beforehand about this matter, and Xiao Ao raised his hands to express his approval.

Regarding Lao Sha, Xiao'ao also feels guilty in his heart. If his strength as a newcomer is much better than that of Lao Sha, then Xiao'ao will sit in the starting position with peace of mind. But now Xiao'ao knows very well that he is actually better than Lao Sha. Sa still has some gaps, which makes it difficult for him to start in the starting lineup with peace of mind...

Now that Richard has explained the situation, Xiao Ao is naturally willing to let Sao get a decent contract.

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Speaking of which, Richard actually didn't want Lao Sa to leave. In addition to the guilt, there was also the reason that he couldn't find a suitable substitute center.

Even though 1998 was a big year for the draft, with the gradual decline of centers, there was not a single decent inside player in this draft.

There are several powerful power forwards produced, such as Nowitzki, Lewis, etc., but they really cannot be classified as inside ranks...

It means that after Lao Sa leaves, Richard will be in a dilemma in terms of personnel inside. At that time, Rasheed can only be promoted to the power forward position, and it is unlikely that the Oberla combination will continue to appear. appearing at the same time.

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On May 5, 1998, the Western Conference semifinals between the Trail Blazers and the Spurs officially began.

At the Rose Garden Arena, the fans were not surprised when they saw Richard put Sasha in the starting lineup.

Sasha has always played the role of a killer at critical moments for the Trail Blazers. For example, in the game against the Lakers last season, Sasha also played a large role in the Blazers' victory.

Now facing the Spurs Twin Towers, Salvador, relying on his personal experience, can definitely help the Trail Blazers crack down on the Spurs.

Don’t forget what Sao Paulo’s famous game was, which was defeating the American team led by David Robinson in the Olympics!

Now these two people are old, but they are still full of attractions...

In 1988, Sam defeated David Robinson in the Olympics. Exactly ten years later, in the 1998 Western Conference semifinals, could David Robinson avenge his disgrace and regain his place against Sam?

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"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle to start the game.

The starting lineup of both sides begins to appear!

In the jump ball session, Sana's knee, which had been severely damaged countless times, would definitely not be able to beat Deng Dudu. The Spurs got the first offensive ball.

After the young general controlled the ball in the frontcourt, he handed the ball to the inside for processing. This is the Spurs' main method of scoring points at present.

After David Robinson got the ball, he twisted around and tried to light up Lao Sa with a fake move, but was unsuccessful. Then, relying on his speed, he suddenly took a few steps back and shot with his left hand.

The Admiral is a left-handed general, and this ball was scored directly in the mid-range shot, giving the Spurs a good start.