From today on is the king

Chapter 989. Chapter 988. People don't talk too much cruelly, I am Brother Yao in society (for subscription)
"Bill, you have to trust us, we will definitely bring Yao a championship..." When Dawson said this, he didn't even have the confidence.

Bill Duffy didn't answer, just looked at Dawson like that.

Bill Duffy's character, as an old friend, Dawson knows all too well.

Bill Duffy didn't want his players to suffer. In the past, Dawson decided Bill Duffy was because of Yao Ming's gentle personality.

But now Dawson finds that, apart from perfunctory Yao Ming's signing request, he doesn't seem to have really settled on Yao Ming!

Yao Ming just kept holding back his anger, and waited until this critical moment, Yao Ming began to show his power!
Dawson could only bite the bullet and play the family card: "Yao, we have been working together for three years. Houston is your home. The fans here love you very much, and our team loves you very much. We can play happily together. I will definitely do my best to help you build a championship team."

Hearing this, Yao Ming didn't believe it at all.

Yao Ming didn't feel anything in his rookie season. It's so cool to join the NBA with Francis as an all-star teammate.

But in the second grade, Yao Ming was stronger than Francis, and he found the NBA All-Star... That's how it happened. After being easily eliminated by the opponent in the first round of the second grade, Yao Ming asked the team to recruit and did not make effective changes. Yao Ming began to hold his breath.

Last season, the Rockets missed Antoine Walker and Nash consecutively, and even the Timberwolves tried to sell the Kassel Rockets management indifferently.

After talking with Liu Mang, Yao Ming decided to hold back, just to give the Rockets a hard time now!

As for the theory that the Rockets have been using Yao Ming to perfuse Yao Ming, there must be reinforcements. After the Rockets did not sign Nash but signed Sura, Yao Ming did not believe it at all.

Yao Ming raised his head and exhaled: "You should be able to understand my determination. I know it's not your fault. Everyone knows how stingy your boss is."

At this time, Bill Duffy began to be the villain: "Carroll, if you don't trade Yao to the Lakers this summer, we will not sign a contract extension next year, but will only accept qualification offers. In 07, Yao was only 27 years old. He still has a chance. He doesn't want to waste the next six years on a stingy team."

At this point, Dawson knows that Yao Ming and Bill Duffy are ready to tear their skins apart!
The parent team's limited renewal clause, that is, the restricted free agent clause, is very beneficial to the home team. Correspondingly, there are also clauses that are beneficial to the players, that is, the qualification offer clause.

There is a detail in the qualification guarantee clause that is extremely unfavorable to the home team, that is, players who sign a one-year qualification contract offer, in the next season, have the freedom to decide whether to agree to the team can trade him this season.

This is a little different from the deal rejection clause. Players only have two choices. When signing a qualification offer, they make a decision, whether to open a deal or reject any deal. There is no other choice. As long as a decision is made, the future is basically determined.

The most frightening situation for Dawson now is to wait until next summer, if Yao Ming really does this, then he will really get nothing.

Even if Yao Ming signed the qualification contract and agreed to open the trade, in the 06-07 season, after other teams knew about this situation, they would 100% not give good bargaining chips. At that time, the Rockets could only watch Yao Ming leave after one season.

The most important thing is commercial value!
If Yao Ming and Yao Ming were to tear their skins apart, who would lose more commercial value?

Yao Ming?
Dawson didn't think so. At that time, Yao Ming might be infamous, but Yao Ming really left one day and went to Los Angeles. As long as he wins, everything will not be Yao Ming's problem.

As for the Rockets, it's hard to say.

Dawson took a deep breath, suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, and said, "Bill, Yao, I can't decide on such a big matter. I want to discuss this matter with the boss. Yao, you can talk to the boss..."

"No, Carol, I don't want to talk to Alexander anymore. You should contact Bill. I will fly back to China tonight. Bill will be in charge of this matter." Yao Ming stared into Dawson's eyes and said sincerely, "Carol, I really want to win."

Although Dawson didn't have any commendable trades, after he took over the Rockets in 95, the peak of the Rockets just passed, that is to say, he has always been in the "low" period of the Rockets, and he didn't make any good deals.

But Dawson's reputation is very good, because he is good.

Bill Duffy and Yao Ming took advantage of Dawson's weakness. Dawson wanted to play the family card, and Yao Ming followed suit.

The trade application has been put forward, and the Lakers have also made an offer. Yao Ming and Bill Duffy are ready to wait.

Wait for the Rockets' response, and then see what happens!
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"Carol, what are you talking about? Yao applied for a trade to the Lakers? How is that possible! Absolutely not, I will never trade him! He is a cash cow, do you understand the cash cow? You can just refuse this kind of thing! Don't ask me!" Alexander said that he refused, and refused directly.

"Leslie, we are very passive now..." Dawson explained in detail the contents of the afternoon negotiations with Yao Ming and Bill Duffy.

When Alexander heard that Bill Duffy threatened to sign a qualification offer, he was so angry that he would not trade Yao Ming under any circumstances.

But when he heard that Yao Ming and Bill Duffy might be ready to tear themselves apart, Alexander calmed down.

When Dawson was so shocked that he was in a cold sweat at that time, after Bill Duffy said the "seven deadly sins" listed, Alexander was not calm.

This past season, Yao Ming has actually been asking for good guards. Alexander has never cared about it. Alexander just remembered that after the start of this season, Yao Ming asked for trades several times, and they were all reasonable trades. They were all guards he wanted!
Now Bill Duffy has recorded all these requests for signings, and completely put the responsibility on the Rockets.

The key is to be reasonable!
From these things, it seems that Yao Ming has long wanted to leave the team, but he has not said it out, and has been probing, and now it is the right time to explode!
Alexander was afraid of Yao Ming's "scheming" that he had endured for a year before he broke out!
If Yao Ming really waited until the end of his four-year rookie contract before refusing to renew his contract, and the matter collapsed, the Rockets would be completely ruined!
Chinese fans like the Rockets because of Yao Ming, not because of the Rockets. Alexander knows this very well.

Alexander understood why Dawson didn't directly refuse.

Yao Ming didn't do it on a whim, it looks like he's already been preparing for it!

Even if he insists on keeping Yao Ming, as long as Yao Ming discloses the matter of multiple applications for trade, from the perspective of public opinion, both sides will suffer!

After calming down, the Jewish boss still wants to make amends, and will never give up until the last moment.

"Carol, I want to talk to Yao in person." Alexander dialed Yao Ming's phone.

However, the tip is not in the service area!
"Damn it! Is there something wrong with this mobile phone operator?" Alexander snapped the phone back angrily.

"Leslie, Yao should be on the plane to China by now," Dawson said.

"Carol, why didn't you stop Yao from going to China..."

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After saying this, Alexander himself shut up, and exchanged glances with Dawson. They are not the Immigration Bureau, how can they stop this kind of thing?

The most irritable time passed, and Alexander began to think about this crisis.

When Yao Ming applied for a trade, the one who dared not disclose the matter was Alexander!

Bill Duffy, out of character, didn't play gimmicks, but even the time was accurate to a certain day of the month, and recorded every time Yao Ming suggested signings and was perfunctory.

Although these contents are simple, no matter how you look at them, they are the Rockets' problems. Of course, Yao Ming also has problems, but the key point is that the Rockets officials cannot blame Yao Ming.

For the Rockets to collapse, it completely broke with the Chinese fans!
And Xuezang Yao Ming is also impossible, Yao Ming's commercial value is there, and Xuezang Yao Ming, relying on the team endorsement obtained by Yao Ming, will probably disappear.

Yao Ming is so firm, he is obviously ready to directly disclose it after the negotiation fails!

At this time, Alexander felt that Dawson did not directly refuse, but it was a good thing.

Alexander found out that after Yao Ming stayed in the United States for three years, he failed his studies!He didn't expect Yao Ming to be so tough all of a sudden!
It's not about doing sneaky things, but when it's time to play a rogue, you have to play a rogue, and when you meet a rogue boss, you have to use a rogue method.

As for the problem of face... Yao Ming thought about Liu Mang, sometimes shameless is the only way to get along better!

Yao Ming asked for a trade before, and Alexander didn't speak too aggressively when he saw Yao Ming. In the past three years, the Rockets have been used to perfunctory Yao Ming.

But now, let's go straight to the ruthless one, making Alexander a little confused!
This is too scheming!

Or was it that stupid big guy who didn't talk too much when he entered the NBA?Alexander felt that this cash cow was not as simple as he thought... Or, he felt that he had underestimated this cash cow!

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On July 2006, 7, the free market kicked off.

Although the signing of free agents will have to wait until after the 7th, they can already start contacting.

As for the transaction, it can be carried out immediately.

On July 7, Rockets owner Alexander, general manager Dawson, and head coach Jeff Van Gundy came to the Toyota Center in Los Angeles and were invited to watch the Lakers' training.

Looking at the familiar logo of the arena, Alexander felt so bored for the first time.

The relationship between the Rockets and the Lakers has always been good. The two teams have traded a lot. There is a very important reason that the home court of the Rockets and the training hall of the Lakers are the same sponsor.

Lakers owner Jerry Buss took Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak to the door of the training facility and waited for them to arrive.

(End of this chapter)