basketball hero

Chapter 290 Refusal to be a spare tire

While Ying Xiong is conducting personal training in Los Angeles, he is always paying attention to the trading situation with the free market.He has been on the shelf for a while, and the agent Bill Duffy will give him timely feedback on the market information.At present, many teams are interested in him, but the transaction negotiations have not yet reached the substantive stage, and they are still waiting for a price, and they are still waiting to see.

Ying Xiong's parent team, the Bucks, has been in constant action since before the draft. On June 6, the Milwaukee Bucks reached a trade agreement with the Golden State Warriors. The former traded guard Charlie Bell and center Danga Zuric for Warriors forward Corey Maggette and a second-round 23-year-old this year. The pick in the first place.

The Bucks selected center Larry Sanders with the 6th overall pick in the June 24 draft.

After the opening of the free market, the teams traded frequently, but the transactions of core players were rare, and the signing of free agents was also very cautious.There is no other reason, and the final destination of those big fish in the free market is still unclear.

However, with the passage of time, the whereabouts of big-name free agents have gradually surfaced.When LeBron James, the biggest free agent of this summer, announced on TV that he would join the Miami Heat, the entire NBA was boiling.This is definitely the biggest news of the summer!

LeBron James and Chris Bosh of the Raptors, plus Dwyane Wade who decided to renew his contract with the Heat, these three representatives of the "3 Platinum" generation will gather in Miami to form a terrifying "Platinum" The "Big Three" quickly became the favorites to win the championship next year.

With the next home of several big fish such as James determined, other teams with salary space began to take the next best thing and turn their targets to other free agents.The free agent market has become lively again, and various transactions, signings and even layoffs will begin immediately.

On July 7, after learning that they could not obtain big-name free agents such as LeBron James, the Bucks immediately launched "Plan B". They signed a five-year contract with John Salmons, who joined the team last season. Worth $9 million contract, agrees to a 5-year, $4000 million deal with free agent Drew Gooden
As a small-market team, the Bucks have struggled to attract the attention of LeBron James and other big-name free agents, and team manager John Hammond believes that the Bucks are starting to become a suitable landing place for good players.

For LeBron James to join the Heat and Wade and others to form the "Big Three", in Ying Xiong's view, his approach to teaming up is not so worth advocating, and he personally doesn't agree with it. Although the NBA is a commercial league, for a superstar of James' level, it is impossible for the team to trade him at will, so theoretically he has complete freedom to choose his own future.Under such circumstances, the home team has built an excellent lineup around you, and it cannot be said that you will choose to leave without winning the championship.Of course, everyone's thoughts are different. Perhaps in James' current thoughts, winning the championship is ranked first.

Ying Xiong always believes that the NBA is a commercial league, and it is unrealistic to talk about loyalty here.Superstars can have the right to veto transactions, but those role players are traded by the team like commodities, let alone those players whose contracts are not guaranteed.But he believes that people have feelings after all, and they should not be too utilitarian. Success is not only achieved by winning the championship.

Ying Xiong also lamented that the world is indeed unfair, and it is the same in the NBA. It is indeed too difficult for a team in a small market to win the championship.Not to mention the big-name free agents, it is very difficult to come, and the superstars cultivated by the draft may leave once the contract period expires.It’s like getting the same top salary, one is for you to work and live in a township, and the other is for you to work and live in a big city. Probably most people will choose the latter, because the business value is greater and the resources are more abundant.

Bill Duffy gave him an important message about Yingxiong-the Bucks wanted to keep him.

Ying Xiong immediately called Bill Duffy back: "Bill, what's the matter with your information?"

"Oh, Ying, I was going to talk to you later, but I didn't expect you to call now. The thing is, John (the general manager of the Bucks) chatted with me today, and he hoped that we could sit down. Let's talk about your future with the team," Bill Duffy explained.

"My future in the team? What does he mean?" Ying Xiong asked.

"Let's put it this way!" Bill Duffy paused, "Simply put, the Bucks are not satisfied with your current offer in the free market, and want to keep you for another season, and want to discuss with you about next season. position on the team.”

Ying's ambition is like a mirror, Salmons renewed his contract with a high salary, traded to get Maggette, Michael Reid came back, coupled with Delfino who performed well last season and the hard-working defensive blue-collar Mbah a Moute, the team's The flanks are already overcrowded. If you keep yourself, even if you get a chance to play, it will probably be a waste of time.In fact, if the above-mentioned people have no injury problems, they will definitely spend next season on the bench, and they may not even be able to make the roster.

Ying Xiong immediately replied: "Bill, you reply to John directly, hoping that he will trade me, so there is no need to discuss any positioning issues. Next season, there will be no place for me in this team."

"I think so too. Currently, the Bucks have a lot of wings. Next season, head coach Skiles will continue to coach, so it is difficult for you to have a chance to stand out." Bill Duffy said.

"Bill, what do you think the Bucks want to keep me for? Is it to keep me as a spare?" Ying Xiong asked.

"As far as I know, there are many teams interested in you in the market, but the offer is not high, and the Bucks are not very satisfied. For weak teams, there are many young people who need to be trained, and they are not interested in you. The team is interested, but the draft pick in hand is low and the appeal is limited. The news I got is very close to your guess, that is, in the absence of a good offer, if you are willing to accept the spare tire status offered by the team , They are also willing to implement the team option, because they do not have salary pressure. Otherwise, as a Chinese player, you have a certain commercial value." Bill Duffy explained in detail.

"Bill, help me reply to them, I'm not interested in the spare tire status you offer, just treat it as me applying for a deal!" Ying Xiong said lightly.

"Okay, leave some to me! I'll take care of it!" Bill Duffy had never heard Ying Xiong speak like this. Obviously, the employer on the other end of the phone was not happy, and there was a hint of anger in his words.Think about it, too, a player with strength, who just overwhelmed many young talents in the All-Star Game to win the MVP in a record way, unexpectedly lost his starting position, and inexplicably fell out of the key game in the playoffs. rotation.No one would be satisfied with such a coaching staff and management.Not to mention that next season may not even make it to the rotation. Who wants to waste their precious career in such an environment?

(End of this chapter)