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PLG: Tainan TSG Hawks deny deliberately overpaying for Kao Kuo-hao

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Tainan TSG Hawks general manager Kao Ching-yen denied reports that Kao Kuo-hao signed a six-year, NT$100 million contract.
  • He said the multi-year deal includes an overseas move clause, but the player must meet conditions involving performance and statistics.
  • The Hawks hope Kao can form a strong backcourt with Ku Mao-wei-chia and help the team advance beyond the first round of the playoffs.

The Tainan TSG Hawks say they did not deliberately drive up the price to sign Kao Kuo-hao, rejecting online reports that the Taiwan basketball player received a six-year contract worth NT$100 million.

General manager Kao Ching-yen said the agreement is a multi-year contract with a clause allowing Kao to play overseas. That option comes with conditions, including limits on the years he must remain with the team and requirements related to results and individual statistics.

“Tainan teams already face a certain degree of difficulty when recruiting players,” Kao said. “But we will not blindly chase the price.” He insisted that the contract is neither as long nor as valuable as reported, describing it as “a very, very practical and reasonable price” for working with the player.

We will not deliberately chase the price.

· Kao Ching-yenThe Tainan TSG Hawks general manager rejected reports that the team overpaid for Kao Kuo-hao.

Kao Kuo-hao previously held a five-year, NT$35 million contract with the New Taipei Kings, with his final-year salary reaching as much as NT$9 million. Asked whether the move to Tainan would bring him an annual salary of NT$10 million, Kao Ching-yen said that was impossible, although the new figure is not far from his previous deal.

The Hawks signed Kao to help the team move higher after repeatedly exiting the playoffs in the first round. The club hopes he will join Ku Mao-wei-chia to form its strongest backcourt and pursue a league championship.

It is a very, very practical and reasonable price for us to work with Kuo-hao.

· Kao Ching-yenHe described the value and length of the multi-year contract.
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