Excuse for ‘pay cut’, FA Kim Yeon-kyung’s own right and choice

Pay cut. In professional sports, it is a term that refers to a major player signing a contract at a lower ransom value than the market value in consideration of the salary cap circumstances of the team to which he will transfer or the original team to which he will remain after obtaining qualifications as a free agent (FA). It’s a common choice when a star player who hasn’t yet won a championship in his career wants to transfer to a winning team and can’t get a salary commensurate with his market value because of the salary cap. Or, in some cases, players with whom they are close friends choose to cut their salaries in order to play together as a team. 

A typical example is LeBron James, the “King” of the NBA. After earning his first free agent status, LeBron made a pay cut when he transferred to the Miami Heat, saying “I’m taking my talents to South Beach” via ‘The Decision Show’. In order to form the ‘Big 3’ with Chris Bosh, who will join Dwyane Wade, who is currently playing for the Heat, from the Toronto Raptors, LeBron has paid all the money, and the back-up members are terrible, so it is not possible to build a winning power.

The hit of the ‘Big 3’, a combination of ‘three motives of the 2003 draft’ LeBron, Wade, and Bosch, was blocked by the Dallas Mavericks led by ‘German Soldier’ ​​Dirk Nowitzki in the first season in the finals and stayed in second place, but achieved two consecutive victories in the 2012 and 2013 finals. . For Lebron, he took the loss of a certain portion of his salary and achieved the final victory he so longed for, so his pay cut was successful as a result. LeBron’s trip to Miami following ‘The Decision Show’ was dismissed by the ‘Haters’ as a ‘collaboration’, but does he have the right to criticize the use of free agent rights to increase the chances of winning? Disparagement is temporary, but the record of winning will remain forever.

There is a reason why the explanation of paycut is so lengthy. This is because ‘Volleyball Empress’ Kim Yeon-kyung (35) mentioned ‘Paycut’ at the V-League Awards Ceremony held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on the 10th. It sounds quite meaningful that the word pay cut came out of his mouth, who finally obtained the first FA qualification in the V-League while playing overseas leagues after debuting in the 2005-2006 season.

Kim Yeon-kyung, who unanimously won the regular league MVP at the 2022-2023 V-League awards ceremony, increased her MVP trophies by five. She proved to be the best star in the V-League in name and reality, two more than Leo (three times) in both the men’s and women’s divisions. The season she digested in the V-League is only 6 seasons, but the fact that she is the MVP of 5 regular leagues itself means that she reigned as the best player as long as she played.

Kim Yeon-kyung said, “I am so honored to receive it unanimously. Looking back, there were so many difficult moments this season, but I was able to receive a good award thanks to the help of the coaching staff and colleagues.”

During the season, he said, “I am thinking about retirement,” and after the 5th game of the championship match on the 6th, Kim Yeon-kyung, who subtly hinted at an extension of his active career, saying, “A lot of fans come, and my family and friends want me to play more.” He confirmed 100% of his intention to extend his active duty, saying that he would continue his life. He said, “I want to do more as a player. He is also negotiating with his club, Heungkuk Life Insurance, and is also talking with other clubs.”

Assuming that he will leave Heungkuk Life Insurance, the condition for the team he wants to go to is also a championship. As he missed the combined championship this season, his desire for victory grew even more. Kim Yeon-kyung replied, “A team that can win and a team that has less difficulty adapting is the team I want to move to.”

In this free agent list, there are many players who are usually close to Kim Yeon-kyung in the market, including his best friend Kim Su-ji (IBK Industrial Bank). Some say that Kim Yeon-kyung wants to play with close players. Regarding this, Kim Yeon-kyung said, “There are some players who are talking like that. let’s run together But that doesn’t mean you can run together. My decision should come first. The goal of winning is first.”

In the process, the word ‘pay cut’ came out. Kim Yeon-kyung said, “If you have a winning power, a pay cut that lowers the conditions is possible. There is a bad look at getting a lower salary. I don’t know what you’ll think of going to a team that can win while enduring a lower salary.”

It is highly likely that the bad look at the pay cut mentioned by Kim Yeon-kyung was about the contract with the original team Hyundai Engineering & Construction ahead of the 2022-2023 season. Yang Hyo-jin, who reacquired FA qualification after the 2021-2022 season, renewed the contract with Hyundai E&C for an annual salary of 500 million won (guarantee amount of 350 million won + option of 150 million won). There was also criticism that Yang Hyo-jin, who can receive the upper limit of remuneration of 700 million won according to the market evaluation, intentionally lowered the annual salary to meet the salary cap for other team members’ FA contracts.

Even if it’s intentional or not, the choice is up to the player. If you receive all 700 million won, the liquidity of the salary cap will be blocked, making it difficult to sign contracts with other starters and backup players. The reason players run is to win. It is also a player’s own right and choice to lower his ransom for that goal. No one has the right to criticize this. This is because the FA system itself means that players can sign contracts with their own free will.

Some say that Kim Yeon-kyung mentioned ‘Paycut’ with Hyundai Engineering & Construction in mind. If she stays with Heungkuk Life, there is no need for Kim Yeon-kyung to make a pay cut. Teams that are rumored to transfer from time to time are also places with enough room in the salary cap to offer Kim Yeon-kyung the maximum amount of her compensation, 775 million won.

On the other hand, Hyundai E&C has a number of high-income earners in addition to Yang Hyo-jin, so it is a team with less liquidity in the salary cap. Even if Hwang Min-kyung, Kim Yeon-gyeon, and Hwang Yeon-joo, who were released as free agents this time, are all caught, it is close to impossible to catch Kim Yeon-kyung. It is an analysis that Kim Yeon-kyung has been her roommate for more than 10 years during her national team, and she said that her pay cut is possible in order to play with her junior Yang Hyo-jin, who is open to each other.

An official from Hyundai E&C said,카지노 “It is true that we are also considering signing a contract with Kim Yeon-kyung,” but also said, “Since there was controversy over the pay cut of Yang Hyo-jin in the past, we will try to give Kim Yeon-kyung the same market value as possible.”

Was the interview at the awards ceremony on the 10th really a prelude to Kim Yeon-kyung’s version of ‘The Decision Show’? What is certain is that no one can criticize Kim Yeon-kyung even if he transfers to a team other than Heungkuk Life Insurance without receiving the upper limit of compensation. This is because Kim Yeon-kyung, who has just completed 6 seasons in the V-League, is free to deal with all transfers, such as how much salary she will receive and which team she will go to or remain on.

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