The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 10
Li Xun, who returned to the locker room, didn't take what happened on the field to heart at all.

It's amazing that he was given a two-game suspension.

For those max players, a suspension can be costly.

As for Li Xun, a player with a two-way contract worth 44 U.S. dollars, only loses [-] U.S. dollars after being suspended for one game, and [-] U.S. dollars for two games.

Li Xun didn't care about the loss of thousands of dollars.

He knew very well that he would soon be able to sign a big contract, at least starting at the tens of millions level.

Fortunately, this body signed a two-way contract with the Pistons.

If it is a guarantee contract, especially a guarantee contract of more than two years, then Li Xun will definitely suffer a heavy loss.

While thinking wildly, a familiar bell rang in the closet.

After finding out the phone, it was Yao Ming calling.

"Hi, Brother Yao."

Li Xun reckoned that Yao Ming should have watched the live broadcast of the game just now.

"You boy, you are too impulsive."

"We play in a foreign country, and some things can be tolerated."

"Isn't there an old saying, stay on the front line in life, so we can meet each other in the future."

"There's also an old saying that when you hit someone, you don't hit someone in the face."

"You've offended people to death. If someone gets a chance to retaliate against you in the future, you will feel better."

As soon as Yao Ming got on the phone, Li Xun was counted down like a cannonball.

He didn't have any malicious intentions, he just didn't want to see Li Xun "go astray".

Li Xun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he had a completely different point of view from Yao Ming and even Yi Jianlian.

It is absolutely impossible to expect Li Xun to be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

Sometimes Li Xun wonders if Yao Ming can be more aggressive on the court, will he be able to achieve higher achievements.

Yao Mingguang was thinking of the old saying, "Being a human being stays ahead of the curve, but he didn't think about the old saying that people are kind and bullied."

"Brother Yao, don't worry, I can take care of myself."

"If you offend, you will be offended. As long as I am strong enough, will the elephant care about the ant's revenge?"

Li Xun said confidently.

Yao Ming on the other end of the phone also couldn't laugh or cry. If Li Xun didn't speak Chinese, he definitely doubted whether Li Xun was his compatriot.

Seeing that Li Xun didn't take this matter to heart, Yao Ming simply refused to persuade him.

"By the way, Li Xun."

"The general manager of our team called me just now."

"He asked me to contact you, and wanted to ask if you would like to come to our Rockets."

"Don't talk about this, it's suspected of illegal recruitment."

Yao Ming whispered cautiously.

Li Xun was dumbfounded, did a team follow him so soon?
It's normal to think about it. In the first game, he scored 13 rebounds in 21 minutes.

In this second game, he played 32 minutes and scored a quasi triple-double with 18 points, 30 rebounds and 8 assists.

Even if you don't consider the incomparable three-pointer, this rebounding strength alone is enough to make Li Xun the favorite in the eyes of every team.

The most important thing is that Li Xun is cheap enough.

Most of the powerful teams in the league that have a chance to compete for the championship are tight in salary space, and they certainly cannot afford big contracts of tens of millions.

If Li Xun can be signed with a middle-class contract, it will definitely be the best puzzle to win the championship.

The Rockets are now planning to see if they can use Yao Ming's influence on Chinese players to lure Li Xun to Houston.

"This……"

Li Xun was directly embarrassed.

He definitely doesn't want to go to the Rockets, only fools want to go to the Rockets.

The Rockets team is simply stingy to the extreme.

Even if he didn't ask the contract price offered by the Rockets, Li Xun knew that it would definitely not be too high.

But he couldn't refuse Yao Ming directly, he could feel that Yao Ming really cared about him.

"It's okay to be difficult."

"Even if you agree, I'm still trying to find an excuse not to let you come."

"The contract they gave is only 300 million a year, which is too little."

"And I think the Pistons are more suitable for you. A bunch of old men in the team, play well, maybe you can become the boss of the Pistons in the future."

Yao Ming heard Li Xun's embarrassment, and quickly opened his mouth to relieve him.

He really didn't want Li Xun to come to the Rockets, mainly because he was afraid of delaying Li Xun.

People move to death, trees move to live. If Li Xun moves to the Rockets and fails to reach the level of the Pistons, then Yao Ming must feel guilty.

As Yao Ming said, there are a bunch of veterans in the Pistons.

As long as Li Xun continues his current performance, even if he almost falls short, he can naturally become the leader of the Pistons.

Becoming the leader of an NBA team is probably the dream of all rookie players.

The key to the contract is also a real dog.

A mere 300 million, not even the middle class.

If it was not entrusted by others, Yao Ming would be really embarrassed to say this.

Hearing Yao Ming's words, Li Xun breathed a sigh of relief.

After chatting for a few more words, the two hung up the phone.

"Li, it can be seen that you are in a good mood?"

A middle-aged black man in a suit and leather shoes walked into the locker room at some point.

Li Xun looked intently, and the person who came was the Pistons General Manager Joe Dumars.

As a member of the first generation of bad boys, Dumas is definitely an outlier.

Lambiel and the others are vicious, the smiling assassin Thomas scolds the street master, but Dumas is a rare gentleman.

No fighting or cursing.

But extremely loyal and generous.

Jordan was fighting with Thomas, and Jordan made a fuss, saying that if Thomas entered the dream team, he would quit.

As a result, Thomas was not selected for the Dream Team.

In this case, Dumars, who has already been selected, directly voluntarily gave up his qualifications to support his old partner.

For this kind of player, Li Xun has great admiration.

"Mr. Dumas."

Li Xun quickly stood up and nodded to Dumas.

"Son, let's sit down and have a chat before the game is over."

Like an old man next door, Dumas kindly pulled Li Xun to sit down.

"I see the shadows of those old brothers in you."

"Don't get me wrong, it's not that you play dirty, it's that you have their aggressiveness."

"As an inside player, at least in my opinion, aggressiveness is extremely important, even more important than talent."

Dumas chatted casually.

Li Xun nodded with a wry smile, and said logically that he was obviously a small forward, so he should be regarded as an outside player.

But since Dumas said so, it's hard for him to refute him.

After all, no outside player can get 30 rebounds in a single game.

"Did you call Yao Ming just now?"

Although he couldn't understand what Li Xun said, he knew it was Chinese. Besides Li Xun, there are only two Chinese players in the league.

Yi Jianlian was still playing on the court, so Dumars guessed that it was probably Yao Ming who called.

Li Xun nodded without denying it.

"Let me guess, are the Rockets recruiting you?"

Dumas is an old man who easily guessed the content of the phone call.

This startled Li Xun, and quickly shook his head in denial.

Yao Ming also said just now that he was suspected of illegal recruitment, and he didn't want to cause trouble for Yao Ming.

(End of this chapter)