It is said that joe smith became a free agent in the summer of 1998, and the Timberwolves fought with joe smith to avoid the luxury tax. Smith reached a "Yin-Yang contract". The original of this contract is the written text of the Alliance Office. Signed three times, namely 1998-99 annual salary1750,000 USD, 1999-2000 annual salary 21700,000 USD and 2000-0 1 225 USD. However, a copy of the contract has not been published. Timberwolves boss mchale and Joe? Smith conspired that as long as Smith was willing to join at a low salary in the first three seasons, he could get a seven-year contract with a contract amount of not less than 40 million US dollars and a maximum of 86 million US dollars. A copy of the contract has Glenn, the owner of the Timberwolves? Tyler, Joe? The autograph of Smith and his agent.
June 5438 +2000 10, the scandal of black-box operation was exposed, and the Timberwolves were severely punished by the league office, deprived of the first round draft pick in the next five years (the draft pick was later returned to the Timberwolves by the league in 2003 and 2005) and fined 3.5 million US dollars, Joe? Smith was forced to become a free agent and signed with the Pistons 1 month later 1 year.