On December 23, Beijing time, according to Beijing media sources, Jeremy Lin, a Chinese star who returned to Beijing Shougang this season, made great sacrifices in salary treatment, reducing his salary to less than $2 million before tax, as a comparison, the annual salary he got when He played for Beijing in the 19-20 season was $5.5 million before tax, and it could reach about $3 million after tax. This means that Jeremy Lin joined the Beijing team this time, making a salary reduction sacrifice, and the salary reduction reached 3.5 million US dollars, which can be described as a big sacrifice.
As a popular star in the CBA League, Jeremy Lin can cut salaries is unexpected, after all, any professional league is ultimately moving towards becoming a business league, the CBA League is no exception, influential and popular stars have always been fragrant, is the guarantee of the development of any team, can attract attention. Jeremy Lin has played a famous role in the NBA in his past career, and won a contract with an annual salary of tens of millions of DOLLARs in the NBA as a yellow-skinned person, which has a very important position in the Chinese basketball market, and it can be said that the active service is second only to Yi Jianlian, which can bring greater influence to Beijing Shougang. In the 19-20 season, Jeremy Lin played every away game for Beijing, and the audience was almost full, which reflected The influence of Jeremy Lin.
The return to Beijing will reduce salary, but also related to some personal circumstances of Jeremy Lin, who played in the NBA Development League last season and did not get an NBA contract after the end of the season, so he decided to return to the CBA League to play. However, during this period, Jeremy Lin's waist injury recurred, coupled with infection with the new crown, which led to Jeremy Lin's poor physical condition for a long time, and even the body became thin during isolation and treatment, and the personal confrontation has not reached the professional standard, so Jeremy Lin did not appear in the first stage. Since personal circumstances affect the preparation of the Beijing team, it is reasonable for Jeremy Lin to choose an appropriate salary cut.
On the other hand, Jeremy Lin's salary cut of $3.5 million is more for the consideration of Beijing Shougang, this season's CBA officially stipulates that the salary cap of each club to introduce foreign aid is $5 million before tax, if Jeremy Lin still insists on the previous pre-tax $5.5 million contract, then the Beijing team simply cannot choose the second foreign aid to improve the strength of the lineup. In the end, Jeremy Lin's $3.5 million salary cut helped the Beijing team.
At present, the Beijing team has confirmed the signing of as many as 3 foreign aides, in addition to Jeremy Lin, there are Gibson, who played last season, and a 25-year-old Brown, who is an NBA draft player, mainly a guard, with strong scoring ability. The combination of three foreign aides ensures that Beijing will be competitive for the rest of the season and have the opportunity to take another step towards the championship.
Looking at the entire CBA league, the foreign aid group rarely seeks to reduce salaries for the development of the team and the impact of the championship, Jeremy Lin did it this time, if the Beijing team can reach the goal of winning the championship because of Jeremy Lin's salary cut, I believe that in the future, people will evaluate Jeremy Lin higher, and there will be more fans who like this Chinese star, know how to think about the overall situation, and sacrifice their own interests.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)