In the first game in February, the Kings were at the Golden One Center and faced the challenge of the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Bucks without Antetokounmpo and the absolute boss, Michael Carter Williams, Mildelton and Jabbarri Parker formed a three-team lineup, and there was also a substitute Ben McLemo who was forced to choose back then. He really had no combat power.

The Kings laid the foundation for winning in three quarters, and finally defeated the Bucks 121-104, and Curry scored 32 points.

At noon the next day, Su Yang received an email forwarded by Sam Sinki, which was about Covington's agent's proposal to renew the conversation.

Covington's agent is named Andrew Morrison, who is affiliated with the Caa agency. He has no reputation and only has ordinary players such as Ed Davis, but his tone is very tough. He will have to ask for a four-year, $60 million contract, and the players will have to protect him.

Compared with the previous quotes, the average annual price increase is 1 million.

The price increase is based on Covington's average of 12.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, with a relatively excellent three-point shooting percentage of 37.4%, and his defensive ability is not much to say. The WS value is as high as 4.5, which is the best level of defense. I didn't get it because I was very experienced.

In addition, with almost the same data, Wesley Matthews signed a contract for 4 years and $70 million.

He gave Su Yang a less than 10 million US dollars to give Su Yang a face and thanked Su Yang for saving Covington from the low ranking.

Andrew Morrison hopes to get a clear answer as soon as possible, the reason is that after the King got Paul George, his salary space became very tight. He could not let Covington waste time. It is a good thing for both parties to inform him in advance, regardless of whether he renewed the contract or not.

It is probably because the trading date is approaching, so I want to take the opportunity to force the palace. After all, Covington does have a great effect in the king.

At the end of the email, Hinki comes with a personal opinion.

"Presponding delays, give qualifications first for offseason, depending on the situation, renewal or matching. Everyone says that the salary space will increase sharply, but it is not clear how much it will increase. In addition, we need to consider Giannis' early renewal, with an estimated starting salary of 20 million..."

Su Yang knew that the salary cap next season was about 94 million, and he had not renewed Guy before, saving nearly 26 million in salary space, and George occupied 17.12 million, which means that the Kings would have about 33 million in salary space next season.

According to the quote from Covington's agent, 15 million salary space will be distributed, and 18 million salary space will be available.

Antetokounmpo can renew his contract on his hat.

If the starting salary of 20 million yuan is completed, the king will not pay a luxury tax, or just pay a little luxury tax, and can maintain Curry Cousins, George Antetokounmpo's four giants, and Covington, Lavender, Thomas Jr.'s three super substitutes, which is very profitable.

But it will become less flexible.

It is also not fair to Thomas Jr. and Curry. Curry only received a starting salary of 15.76 million yuan before, and Thomas Jr. even renewed the contract with a middle class of 5 million yuan. The key is to sign the contract for 4 years. If Covington really wants to get an annual salary of 15 million yuan, the comparison is too miserable.

Covington is certainly worth so much.

But the King needs to compensate Curry and Thomas Jr., especially Thomas Jr., who took the initiative to sacrifice his salary to have the current lineup.

This is a dilemma.

Making up his mind, Su Yang replied to Sinki: "Just implement your proposal. We will give priority to re-signing the contract for Thomas Jr. in the offseason, then Curry's replenishment, and Giannis's early renewal. If it really doesn't work, congratulations to Covington on getting a high salary..."

The next day on February 3rd, the Kings played against the Bulls at home.

Covington found Su Yang in the locker room and said with some annoyance: "Coach, my agent's words were not instructed by me. I really want to stay here for a long time. I don't have to get so much money. I can cut my salary like Thomas. I know very well, if you don't have your attention, I would not have achieved such results today. I will replace my agent tomorrow."

Su Yang was very happy when he heard this and replied: "Don't think so much now. You deserve to get such a salary. That's the first big contract in your career, but we are indeed limited in our ability. Wait until the offseason to make a decision, okay?"

Covington nodded: "I can sign a one-year qualification offer first. I want to help the team achieve three consecutive championships with myself."

Su Yang gave a thumbs up when he heard this. Signing a one-year qualification quotation is a compromise plan, and risks and opportunities coexist.

By then, many stars will enter the free market.

The king also has no salary pressure on long-term contracts.

Su Yang didn't take it too seriously. After all, his ideas might change. He was just very happy to hear Covington say that.

The game officially started at around eight o'clock.

Noah was absent due to a knee injury for a long time, butler was absent due to a strained triceps in his left arm. The Bulls only had Rose and Anthony to support the attack. Unfortunately, they didn't call much, as if they were the All-Star starter back then, one was calm and the other was excited.

Gasol Ceping is still sharp and makes many mistakes.

Fortunately, Rose and Anthony took turns to fight one-on-one. The Bulls' offense was fine, but the defense was really eye-catching.

The Kings played casually and won 117 to 102 in the end. Curry scored 30 points, and the team scored a total of six players in double digits.

After fighting the bulls, the king started four consecutive guests in the eastern region.

Get off the plane and settled in the hotel. Su Yang found Thomas little and said to her face: "I have discussed with Hinki and decided to re-sign the contract for the next two seasons after the offseason, so as to ensure that you can get the best sixth-man salary..."

Thomas Jr. burst into tears on the spot, "I know you won't ignore me, I will take out everything and help the team reach three consecutive games..."

Su Yang patted his shoulder and encouraged that Thomas would have a premium for a maximum salary, but a contract of about 13 million yuan is definitely worth it.

Anyway, he would definitely not do anything like Angie's deal with the injured little Thomas, because that's too bad.

After a night off, the Kings challenged the Nets ready to rebuild.

Joe Johnson has been in a state of blind play, and the head coach is the temporary Tony Brown. Lopez, who is determined to play well, is unable to support him. The Kings beat him 128 to 112 in the game. Thomas, who came on the bench, scored the highest 32 points.

Thomas Jr. was interviewed after the game and talked about why he got high scores. He smiled and said, "Because my teammates and I have the best bosses in the world and the best coaches in the league. I am very happy to play basketball every day, and getting high scores is just a contribution..."

At the same time as the report was released, Woj revealed that Covington temporarily gave up seeking a long contract with the king and took the initiative to propose a qualification offer.

Fans and the media sighed together.

What kind of team culture is that Thomas Jr., Covington, and even Curry are willing to sacrifice that way.

Su Yang was very excited to see the news and thought that there was a Cousins ​​who was willing to take the initiative to cut his salary, although it was not guaranteed for the time being.

But that is also a possibility.

The Kings now have a bit of a Spurs team culture feel.

After a day off, the King flew to Boston to challenge the Kais.

There is nothing to say about fighting the Celtics. They were caught and beaten to death. They bullied the Celtics in particular. Cousins ​​and Antetokounmpo took turns to perform. In the end, the two scored 62 points together, leading the Kings to win 128 to 114, and also allowed Smart to make 3 9 shots and 3 fouls.

After the game, he attended a press conference and talked about the conflict with Anji over the draft. Su Yang smiled and said: "Everything has passed. Boston has many high picks. They will have a bright future, just a superstar..."

Anyway, Su Yang has already thought about it. Then join forces with Kobe and suggest that Jenny Buss will choose Tatum.

As for Jenny Bass or not, it's another matter.

After playing Green Kai, the whole team flew to Cleveland overnight, only rested for one night, challenging the Cavaliers in poor condition back to back,

Before the game started, espn revealed that the Cavaliers were already dissatisfied with Blatt's coaching, because Blatt had no NBA basketball experience and too much emphasized tactical running, which led to the Cavaliers' failure to play the league's first strength as expected at the beginning of the season.

Espn also discussed that this game may determine the ownership of MVP. Although Curry temporarily lost to LeBron, who had significantly improved the Cavaliers' record due to data lag, after the Kings got George, it seemed that he would move towards 67 wins again, and Curry began to show his power.

The game starts at 8 o'clock in the evening.

The king attacks smoothly and defends the steel bars and iron pokes.

With Curry making a long three-pointer, he led by 20 points in half of the four quarters, the Cavaliers' team collapsed and gave up early.

In the end, the king won 120 to 100.

Su Yang led the team to the airport and accidentally saw Woj revealing that the Cavaliers had decided to fire Blatt, with Tyron Lu as interim head coach. The Cavaliers' management was crazy and wanted to strive for the championship in the first year of their team building because LeBron was too strong.

Fans from all walks of life spoke one after another.

Amid the sensation, the Kings flew to Philadelphia to challenge 76ers, implemented load management, and allowed Curry and other main players to play for only 10 minutes, and all the other time was handed over to the substitutes. In the end, they still defeated the 76ers 114 to 109, winning 16 consecutive victories.

The whole team boarded the plane and returned to Sa City. Su Yang looked at the schedule and found that the chance of winning 22 consecutive games was very high.
Chapter completed!