[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-golden-age-of-basketball":3,"chapter-the-golden-age-of-basketball-the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1457":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Golden Age of Basketball",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1444874,1896,"Chapter 1457 - 52: Calm After the Storm (Part 3)","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1457",1457,"\u003Cp>\"Kevin is excellent, and he will be even more excellent in the future, but that’s a matter for the future. A contract that’s too massive is both a gain and a burden; one day he will regret it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric Fleisher fell into deep thought as he gathered the files scattered on the floor, suddenly asking, \"Sonny, do you know how large a contract I’m trying to secure for Kevin? What makes you think this contract is too big?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang paused for a moment and said, \"Uh... I just know, don’t ask how I know, I just do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric Fleisher realized that his bottom line had already been seen through by Gan Guoyang, although he didn’t know how.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he managed to obtain Andy Miller and Kevin Garnett’s secret agreement, it’s only natural he’d know about the bottom line too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Fleisher no longer has the mind to fight for a super large contract for Garnett this summer; he needs to go back to calm the company’s hidden unrest, remove the mole, and stabilize the team first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the renewal amount with the Timberwolves, actually Kevin Garnett himself doesn’t care at all; this young man doesn’t care how much he earns in a season or ever checks how much balance he has in his bank account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fleisher is sure that, whether it’s a 5-year 100 million or 5-year 150 million contract, his expression wouldn’t change much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s truly important is the agent’s honor, fighting for the client’s interest, and the inner satisfaction after the negotiation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, more commission fees are also very important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, all these collapsed under Ah Gan’s unexpected offensive; fortresses are always breached from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Andy Miller is still waiting downstairs, ready to meet Garnett and the Timberwolves management tomorrow for initial contact, and then return to New York the day after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric Fleisher thought about Andy Miller’s enthusiasm in pushing for Garnett’s super contract renewal, constantly offering strategies; in hindsight, everything had traces to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting on the bed for a long time, figuring out what to do next, Fleisher stood up and embraced Gan Guoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know what to do, Sonny. I’ll fight for a reasonable contract for Kevin, ensuring he won’t suffer losses but without overly disrupting the market.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang nodded, took out a card from his pocket, and handed it to Eric, saying, \"This is the card of a famous New York cardiologist, my friend. If you need an examination or treatment, you can go to him; totally reliable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heart disease is hereditary, and as Eric Fleisher ages, he also faces the threat of heart disease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the card and glanced at the title, knowing this is a top cardiologist in New York, not easy to see such a doctor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, thank you, Sonny.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing, just what I should do; the heart... needs to be well protected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They bid farewell, and Gan Guoyang considered this a small task accomplished, fulfilling his duty and an agreement with David Stern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maintaining stability and prosperity, preventing too many destabilizing factors, in return, the Trail Blazers would receive some leniency in summer signings and transfers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Months later, Kevin Garnett successfully signed a contract extension with the Timberwolves, securing a shocking 6-year 103 million US dollar contract, shaking the League.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, it’s a fairly reasonable price, the Timberwolves’ first offer, and Garnett and his team accepted it straightforwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Timberwolves retained their rising star while leaving some room on the payroll to maintain the competitive edge of small-market teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This contract stirred some jealousy within the Timberwolves, but across the League, everything was calm, business as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>",606,"2026-06-06T01:41:56.527Z",1,"novelbin.me","fc91e891cf46f6dd962733ff7fa2e0257bb19512e4f53624e0a5cce7126a1900","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1458","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1456",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]