Media Figure: Guo Ailun’s Maximum Salary Contract Can Help Guangzhou Men’s Basketball Meet the Salary Cap Floor; If He Wants to Leave, a Buyout Can Be Sought

Today, according to media figure Zhao Tanchang from the basketball circle, Guo Ailun signed a two-year maximum salary contract with Guangzhou men’s basketball. Thereafter, veteran media figure Fu Zhenghao provided an explanation of this contract, as follows:

“From a positive perspective, both parties can achieve a mutually beneficial win-win situation to a certain extent: For Loong-Lion, which is in the rebuilding phase, they can benefit greatly from Ailun’s immense popularity in terms of ticket sales, business development, and derivative product development. For the aging Ailun, since Loong-Lion does not have performance requirements during its rebuilding phase, Ailun does not need to bear the pressure of performance metrics, which will help him recover physically and maintain his health. At the same time, Loong-Lion allows him more autonomy and free time to layout his personal commercial empire and participate in commercial activities.

In addition, with the trading away of many main players and the promotion of a batch of new players, the most pressing issue for Loong-Lion right now is how to meet the domestic player salary cap floor (S2) of 14 million yuan. If the total salary of domestic players is less than 14 million yuan, Loong-Lion has to pay a 50% or even 100% adjustment fee. Even if Ailun’s attendance rate is not high, his maximum salary contract can help Loong-Lion meet the salary cap floor.

Although trading is not allowed in the first year of signing a Class D contract, if both parties want to amicably part ways mid-season, it only requires Loong-Lion, Ailun, and a third-party club to reach an agreement, then Loong-Lion can buy out Ailun’s contract, making him a restricted free agent, and then the third-party club can claim Ailun.

It’s often difficult for superstars to switch teams towards the end of their careers, and most tend to wander from team to team. However, since he is here, we hope Ailun can continue writing his personal legend with Loong-Lion. The young master of Loong-Lion, Zhong Zhaolin, and the club’s general manager Lin Wei, both firmly believe in the principles of professional sports operations. Together with Ailun, a popular superstar, they might really make Loong-Lion achieve independent operation and self-sufficiency. Both Loong-Lion and Ailun hope to prove themselves anew and complete their self-redemption in the new season. We hope they can create miracles.”