Volume 4: Golden State Prosperity

Volume Four: Golden State's Golden Age

Chapter 679: Your Laws, My Laughter

He said that the Warriors were a championship team with one of the largest markets in the league, which would be tremendously beneficial to Giannis's endorsement opportunities—something no other team could match. The offer was below the max, but with the incentive clauses included, it came very close to a max contract. Zhang Yu had also promised him a starting role. The sooner Antetokounmpo became a starter, the more it would benefit his development. For him, this was already an excellent contract... Although the Western Regions team had signed a buyout agreement with Zhou Qi, and the Warriors were willing to pay the league-mandated maximum buyout of $650,000, contracts were not as binding on this distant eastern land as they were in the USA, for certain unspoken reasons. Before the draft, Brogdon had been projected to go in the early-to-middle portion of the second round, while Caruso was widely expected to go undrafted on major draft websites. At 9:34 the next morning, Zhang Yu was watching Naruto at home when he received a call from Dennis. They could only resentfully withdraw the hand they had extended toward Leonard. Steve Mills, the Knicks general manager who had been the most eager, returned disappointed, and the Knicks' revival would have to be postponed once again. Afterward, Dennis became increasingly respectful toward Zhang Yu and repeatedly expressed his remorse. Zhang Yu, meanwhile, displayed his magnanimity. They talked for quite a while longer in an exceptionally harmonious atmosphere before ending the call. The Warriors' future hierarchy had also been established: Curry would unquestionably remain the team's absolute core, while Antetokounmpo, after signing this massive contract, would become Curry's right-hand man. However, only $500,000 of the incentives came with very lenient requirements; the