080: Competitive sports, everything depends only on the champion (ask for monthly tickets!)_4

"Hey, you promised to renew the contract with the team; that's why we made that trade!" Pat Williams frowned.

"Of course, of course," Fleisher pressed his hands down, signaling Pat Williams to calm down, "our point is, let's see how other teams renew their star players under the new salary cap, like the Knicks' Patrick Ewing. Then, we'll set our own standard."

Fleisher knew that Ewing and his agent Falk wouldn't miss this opportunity—they were bound to team up for a groundbreaking contract in this salary cap explosion.

Therefore, the implication from Fleisher was that Roger's contract could not be less than Ewing's. The offer Knicks made to Ewing would set the bar for Roger.

Pat Williams felt pressured again; this was forcing the Magic Team to make the highest market offer.

Fleisher's approach was faultless, although Roger had a good time with the Magic, but you surely wouldn't be naive enough to mix sentiment with capital, right?