Rebirth of Yidi Legend

Chapter 696 Trust
Downey brought James Harden to New York from Oklahoma. As soon as the news came out, it immediately stirred up waves.

In the eyes of most fans, the Thunder's reaching the finals this year is said to be a great success. Such a team should not have such a "self-demolition team", and they still put James Ha It is even more unreasonable to send Deng away. You must know that James Harden has only successfully become the "Best Sixth Man" in his third season in the league, and has become the best sixth man among [-] teams. , This is something that many players will never be able to do in their lifetime!
And James Harden, who is only in his third season, shouldn't be traded anyway, because he definitely still has room for improvement!
But, no matter what the fans thought, the deal was actually done.

After the details of the entire transaction were disclosed one after another, all the fans were a little dumbfounded. They all believed that the Thunder's management had run out of IQ in the past four years.

Because the reason why James Harden was traded was because the Thunder were only willing to give 4 million in 5400 years, and Harden wanted 4 million in 6000 years.

That is, the price difference of 6 million made the Thunder unbearable, thus sending James Harden away!
"Is this a joke? Is this something worthy of hesitation? Just because of 6 million? If it is spread over 4 years, this is just an extra 150 million yuan per year, which is equivalent to signing one less player with a basic salary every year. , don’t tell me how difficult and impossible this is! If this is the case, I’m afraid I will find it hard to accept!”

"This is really absurd. Just because I give an extra 150 million a year, I gave up the best sixth man of the season? Is this what the Thunder management thinks? OMG!"

"Who knows that this is not true, the Thunder have just risen! And the tacit understanding between these three guys has been formed. At this time, James Harden is traded. Is this really a joke?"

Most of the fans, including the fans of the Thunder, feel unacceptable to this matter. There is no way. The general manager of the Thunder can only tell the difficulties of the Thunder. Perkins signed a 4-year 3600 million contract, plus the previous contract signed with Westbrook and Kevin Durant, now the Thunder really have no way to agree to the extra 6 million. Ten thousand, because the 6 million means an extra 1200 million for the Thunder!
This high luxury tax is not what the Thunder, a small ball market, can support.

"We thank James Harden for his contributions to us in the past. We have experienced several great seasons together. He is an excellent guy. I hope he can play even better in the league in the future!"

So they can only send their blessings, and then part ways with James Harden.

For the general manager of a small ball market, although the precise vision will make them very profitable in the first few years, it will also make it difficult for the team to renew the contract with these talents. This is inevitable. Yes, they can only choose to give up a guy whose prospects are not so bright!

At least compared with Westbrook and Kevin Durant, James Harden doesn't seem so indispensable, and in the finals, the worst guy is also poor. The reason why the team chose to give up when one of the team's three cores had to go.

"It's something I didn't expect. I'm shocked by it. I love Oklahoma and I want to live in this city forever, but obviously, now I have to adapt to a new life. League, my mom used to say that I needed to adapt to the transfer, and it's the same this time!"

According to the situation disclosed by James Harden's friends, when James Harden learned that he was traded, he was very depressed and cried for a while. He did not expect that he would be traded.

It's just that when a reporter called to verify this matter, James Harden did not accept the interview, but revealed that Harden needed some time to recover his emotions, and he was really frustrated.

However, James Harden, who was depressed, received a call from Yi Jianlian. Originally, he didn't want to answer it. June had just passed, and after he lost in the finals, all he wanted was to avenge this revenge in the new season. , until a week ago, all he thought about was how to become stronger and beat the Knicks. He has not yet adapted to his new identity, but now the situation is that he has become a member of the Knicks , In the future, he will inevitably fight with Yi Jianlian. This is already a fact, so he must accept this result.

He pressed the answer button.

"Hey, man, you are welcome to join us. I'm really surprised, but your joining has made me more confident about continuing to win the championship next season. Listen, I don't know why the Thunder's management would do this. Stupid mistake, but soon they will know how stupid they are, I believe in your strength, come on! Come with me, let the Knicks become a dynasty!"

Yi Jianlian's words surprised James Harden. He never thought that he could get such a high evaluation of Yi Jianlian. In his opinion, Yi Jianlian is a guy that Kevin Durant can't beat, and how strong Kevin Durant is, This is what James Harden knows best!
Therefore, when he heard that Yi Jianlian had such a high opinion of him and invited him to build a dynasty team together, he didn't know who was there, and suddenly he was not so depressed. Instead, he felt a sense of determination—a desire to Become a better player, and then let the Thunder management regret the sense of determination!
He will let the Thunder know that 4 million in 6000 years is not something he can do, but a friendship price he gave!

Chatting with Yi Jianlian made James Harden feel motivated. After hanging up the phone with Yi Jianlian, he immediately received a call from Knicks general manager Downey: "James, although the season hasn't started yet, I'm very impressed Your strength is very recognized, I believe in your strength, and I don’t need any tests, I only have one question, if I want to renew your contract with you in advance with a five-year 5 million contract, would you like it?”

Five-year 5 million early renewal?
James Harden had to admit that his head froze a little at that moment, and he felt that his brain was not enough.

What's happening here?
How could this guy trust him so much?
(End of this chapter)