Basketball K God

Chapter 34 Traded on Draft Day

However, not long after the draft ended, a new deal happened. First, Cowen’s signing rights were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers by the Seattle SuperSonics. The signing rights of Batum have been traded to the Trail Blazers in exchange for the signing rights of rookie Arthur with the 27th pick and the signing rights of Joey Dorsey at No. 33.

Xie Kai doesn’t understand the Rockets’ operation. They already have Scola, Landry and Hayes at the 4th position. If Arthur goes, it will be difficult to get enough playing in the new season. time.But Dorsey can play center forward, and he can add a good substitute for Yao Ming.

But then, more than one player from the University of Kansas was involved in the transaction.According to ESPN reports, the Timberwolves and the Heat made a deal. They sent Chalmers' signing rights to the Heat in exchange for Darnell Jackson's signing rights, some cash and a second round pick from the Heat next year.

Both Chalmers and Darnell Jackson were teammates of Xie Kai at the University of Kansas, but they did not expect to switch clubs.

But what Xie Kai didn't expect was that the bloody scene would happen to him.Less than two hours after the draft ended, his agent Thaddeus Fucher called and told him an important thing-he was traded!

Xie Kai couldn't believe his ears, he was just selected by the Grizzlies, and he was traded so quickly?The more bloody things are yet to come. The trader with him is his teammate Arthur from the University of Kansas, and he will be traded to the Rockets...

Xie Kaiben thought that the Rockets didn't pick him with the 25th overall pick in the first round, and it was impossible for him to play for this team next season, but after going around and around, he was actually traded to this team.

Xie Kai's mind was in a mess right now, and he still couldn't fully accept this bloody plot.What kind of settings are these? If your Rockets really like me, why didn't you just choose me? Instead, you got me after going around such a big circle!And in this wave of transactions, Arthur was traded from the Hornets to the Trail Blazers, then from the Trail Blazers to the Rockets, and then from the Rockets to the Grizzlies... What kind of plane is this?
Soon, the details of the transaction were also announced: the Rockets sent Arthur's signing rights, and got the Grizzlies' Xie Kai's signing rights and a second-round pick for next year.

Xie Kai quickly figured out the benefits of the Rockets making such a big circle, because this way, compared to directly picking himself, he would get this year's No. 33 pick from the University of Memphis insider Joey Dorsey and a second-round pick next year.

It is equivalent to saying that the No. 25 pick in the first round was replaced by the No. 28 pick in the first round and two second-round picks. Looking at it this way, the Rockets' management headed by Morey is simply a godsend!

But Xie Kai is not happy, this deal is tantamount to telling himself, Batum = Xie Kai + Dorsey + next year's second round pick.Girl, am I that bad?You are also an international player, why do you have two more rounds than me?Moreover, it is no coincidence that I want to become teammates with NCAA opponents!

On the trading day, the fledgling Xie Kai experienced the cruelty of reality: Kansas’s senior guard and his teammate Russell Robinson were not interested, so he lost the draft, and he and his teammate Arthur were exchanged. , the team cap on his head has not been warmed up, and he is no longer in this team...

Xie Kai deeply felt that in the NBA, unless you are a superstar like Kobe James, you can only be reduced to a bargaining chip for the team. It is such a luxury to want to spend the rest of your life with a team.

Not long after the transaction took place, Xie Kai received congratulatory calls from relatives, friends, lovers, coaches and teammates from Kansas, etc. He was originally very happy, although the city where the Grizzlies are located is not a big city and there is not such a big ball market And commercial potential, but after all, he chose his own team, which made him instinctively have an emotion similar to the kindness of knowing him.But what I didn't expect was that I had already been traded to the Rockets before I reported to the team.

If the Rockets had selected him with the 25th pick in the first round, Xie Kai thought he would be very happy, but now, he really can't laugh at all.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Xie Kai received a call from China.This made him a little surprised. He thought it was a call from a relative or friend in China, so he quickly connected.

A familiar yet unfamiliar voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, is it Xie Kai?"

"I am, who are you?" Xie Kai was a little confused, but he was sure that this person was not a stranger, because the voice sounded so familiar.

"I'm Yao Ming!"

Xie Kai almost cried out, no wonder the voice is so familiar, it turned out to be Yao Ming.He had never met Yao Ming, but he had heard Yao Ming's voice many times in various competitions and interviews, so he was naturally very familiar with it.It's just that the voice on the TV is still somewhat different from the voice on the phone.

"Brother Yao Ming, hello!" Xie Kai was still a little excited, what kind of character is Yao Ming!That is the signature of the entire Asian basketball, and it is currently the top center in the league!

"Thank you, hello, I'm in BJ now, welcome to join the Rockets!" Yao Ming was still very friendly, and greeted the little brother who had just joined the team.

"Thank you, thank you!" Xie Kai didn't know what to say, he just kept saying thank you.

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, then said goodbye to each other and hung up the phone.

Xie Kai couldn't calm down for a long time after hanging up the phone, he encountered too many unexpected things today, he should calm down.

When he arrived at the hotel, Xie Kai met his parents.

Chen Guixiang asked excitedly: "Son, I watched TV just now, and you were selected as the 28th place. Your dream has really come true. Mom is so happy for you!" She shed tears.

"Akai, I was watching TV with your mother just now, the team that selected you is called the Black Bears, isn't it?" Xie Chongyang didn't cry and laugh like his wife, he seemed much calmer.

Xie Kai picked up a cup on the coffee table, drank the boiled water in one gulp, and then corrected his father: "It's not the Black Bears, it's the Grizzlies, but I'm no longer there!"

"What, have you been fired?" Chen Guixiang seemed to realize the approaching danger, and asked nervously, tugging on Xie Kai's sleeve.

"Don't make such a fuss, my old mother, I was not expelled, but was traded. Well, you may not understand, but I was transferred to another team!" Xie Kai explained.

"Oh, I was scared to death, I thought you were fired! We traveled all the way from Los Angeles to New York, across the entire United States, and sat on a plane for a long time. I don't want to see you fired!" Chen Guixiang Said.

"Listen to your son, please don't interrupt my wife!" Xie Chongyang complained.

Chen Guixiang immediately wanted to fight back, but was stopped by Xie Kai: "Listen to me, don't interrupt me, I'm so tired today!" His words still carry a lot of weight, and both parents immediately turned their attention to him.

"The team I'm in now is the Houston Rockets, which is the same team as Yao Ming. Houston is in Texas, and it's about a two-hour flight from Los Angeles. I haven't counted the details." Xie Kai said.

"Wow, son, you are actually on the same team as Yao Ming, and relatives in China will be able to see you often, that's great!" Chen Guixiang exclaimed.

"It's a good thing to be on the same team with Yao Ming. Yao Ming is a good man, and he will definitely help you!" Xie Chongyang nodded.

"Hey son, what is your salary for a month when you play for the Rockets?" Chen Guixiang asked solemnly. This is a point she is particularly concerned about. What's the point of seeing him so often on TV, playing together?Instead, they will be laughed at by others.

Xie Kai thought about it for a while, and then replied: "I haven't calculated it, because I haven't officially signed a contract yet. The NBA is calculated based on annual salary. Like me, I should have 40 US dollars a year after tax!"

"What, 40 U.S. dollars!" Chen Guixiang opened her mouth in surprise, knowing that if 40 U.S. dollars were converted into RMB, it would be more than 200 million!Her family is not rich, and this amount of money is not a small amount.

"My son is promising, he's promising!" Chen Guixiang laughed until her eyebrows were crooked.

Xie Kai didn't tell his mother that this is the basic contract salary, and if there are commercial endorsements, the money will be even more.Of course, he didn't intend to say this, after all, he hasn't even signed the contract yet!
(End of this chapter)