[外絮] 嘴綠談拒絕其他選擇的原因

來源:https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/draymond-green-nba- free-agency-3/1641953/ Draymond Green entered unfamiliar territory this offseason as he dipped his toes into NBA free agency for the first time in his career. While he kept an open mind and wanted to explore his options, Green recently revealed his agent Rich Paul is one of the biggest reasons why the four-time champion turned down "substantially" greater offers to re-sign with the Warriors last month. "Most agents, I think they chase the buck, they chase the most money that they can get," Green told Philadelphia 76ers guard Patrick Beverley on the latest episode of "The Pat Bev Podcast." "And what I can appreciate about Rich was that even as this negotiation came down to it, his number one priority was keeping me there. And he made it very clear to me that that was his number one priority. He had a certain dollar amount that he wanted to get to, that we wanted to get to, that we had spoken about before it all even began. And I had other opportunities that would have paid me more money. And even when I would talk to him about what the benefit could be in those opportunities, he would go silent. And it was more money! Like substantially more money, I'm talking about [$10 million more] a year more money. "And he would just go radio silent. And I would almost like talk myself into believing it and he would just kind of go silent and let me talk. And then the conversation would kind of just end. ... He made it very clear to me and evident just how important loyalty is, how important the situation that you're in is, and for me, I've been there my entire career. Not to just walk away from that because that dollar amount looks better. That shiny object over there ain't always what it seems like. The way Rich stayed in the pocket and just, the only thing to him, was my legacy, like yeah we're going to get you paid, but your legacy is more important than anything. And that helped me keep focus on not drift too far." --- Draymond Green在本賽季休賽期首次進入NBA自由市場，這對他來說是全新的體驗。 儘管他保持著開放的態度，想探索自己的所有選擇，但Green最近透露，他的經紀人 Rich Paul是促使他拒絕其他「大幅度更高」的報價，在本月重返勇士隊的最大原因之一 。 「我認為大多數經紀人都是追逐利益的，他們會追逐能拿到最多錢的機會，」格林在接受 費城 76 人隊Patrick Beverley的採訪時說道。 「但我很感激Rich，因為在談判的最後 階段，他的首要任務就是讓我留在勇士隊。他讓我很清楚，這就是他的首要任務。我們之 前就談過了一個目標價，而我有其他能讓我賺到更多錢的機會。但即使我跟他談到這些機 會的好處時，他也只是保持沉默。而且這些都是更高薪水的機會，我指的是每年多賺 1000 萬美元。 「他只是保持沉默。我甚至會想說服自己去相信這些機會，但他只是保持沉默，讓我繼續 說。然後，談話就會就此結束。 …… 他讓我很清楚，忠誠是多麼重要，你所處的環境是 多麼重要。而我一直在勇士隊打球，我不能因為看上更高的薪水就離開。那個看似光鮮的 東西並不總是像它看起來那樣。Rich一直堅守著自己的立場，他唯一關心的是我的職業生 涯，他說，我們會讓你得到報酬，但你的職業生涯比什麼都重要。這幫助我保持了專注， 沒有偏離正軌。」 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 59.115.81.252 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/NBA/M.1689942992.A.1D7.html