NBA: Being criticized for half a year at the beginning

Players in Tang Yu's training camp sweated every day, and rumors were flying in the trading market every day.

On July 7, Tang Yu once again targeted the free agent market and set his sights on the Mavericks, who are also a Texas team.

'German Tank' Nowitzki chose to opt out of his contract and become an unrestricted free agent this summer.

It is well known that the German wants to pursue the dream of the championship. In order to express his sincerity, Tang Yu took a private plane directly to Nowitzki's home in Dallas.

When Tang Yu's motorcade arrived at Nowitzki's home, the latter was already waiting outside the door.

Tang Yu showed enough sincerity to this player who has never changed teams in his career.

After Tang Yu, Sam Hinkie, Nowitzki and his agent sat down, they exchanged some courtesy, and then Tang Yu began to get down to business.

"Dirk, I want to know what you think! You want to be a championship player, and the Rockets can build such a platform for you. Our team needs you, not just a slacker. You know how suitable the Rockets are for you!"

Everyone was amused by Tang Yu. It can be said that Tang Yu paid full attention to the Germans and did not say anything like letting Nowitzki come to slacker for the championship.

"Yes, sir, your coming to Dallas in person has explained everything. I want to hear about the contract you can give me."

Let's talk about the point. Nowitzki is still in great shape. Last season, he scored 25.2 points and 7 rebounds in the regular season and is still the top star in the league.

And in the playoffs, Nowitzki is even more terrifying. 26.7 points and 8.2 rebounds fully reflect his value in the playoffs.

"I don't care about money, I think you know this, what I want to say is that we can sign a four-year maximum salary contract first, the fourth year is a player option, we can see what happens then! Oh, of course Dirk, you can put forward your ideas."

Tang Yu's respect is also reflected in money. He directly threw out a four-year maximum salary, which was also discussed with Sam Hinkie before coming.

Nowitzki said: "I think it's okay. The Rockets have no salary space and can only sign first and then trade. Leaving some good resources to the Mavericks is the last contribution I can make to this team."

Tang Yu laughed and said: "Haha, no problem, I will use my greatest sincerity to negotiate this matter with Mr. Cuban."

Dirk immediately called Cuban. Cuban didn't expect that the German would really leave the city of Dallas where he had stayed for 12 years.

On the phone, Cuban tried his best to retain him, but Nowitzki had made up his mind and said that he would sign first and then trade to leave some valuable assets to the team. Cuban had no choice but to agree.

He knew that if his team disagreed, many teams would be willing to sign the German king, and then they would really lose both money and people!

Tang Yu simply asked Sam Hinkie to call Cuban directly and finalize the details of the transaction on the spot.

Chauncey Billups plus potential player DeAndre Jordan and the 11-year Bucks first-round pick, the 15-year Rockets first-round pick sent to Dallas plus a 3 million trade exception to match Nowitzki's first-year maximum salary contract of 21.28 million.

Although the Mavericks still seem to be at a disadvantage, this is the best return they can get.

After losing Nowitzki, the Mavericks can also announce a reconstruction.

When the news that the German was signed and then traded to the Rockets came out, the entire league was shocked, and all the media and netizens were all in an uproar again.

[ESPN: Other teams can be disbanded! The championships in the next five years can be directly awarded to the Houston Rockets! ]

[NBC: LeBron is like a high-profile clown in forming a team, while Tang Yu is doing big things in a low-key manner! ]

[Amazon: The five-star Rockets officially set sail, and the league ushered in the finale! ]

[FOX Sports: No team can replicate the success, count the Rockets' salary structure! ]

FOX Sports lists the salary situation of the Houston Rockets.

German Nowitzki became the highest-paid player in the Rockets, with an annual salary of 21.28 million dollars, and his contract is for four years.

Yao Ming has one year left on his contract of 17.69 million dollars.

Anthony has a two-year contract, 17.15 million dollars in the first year and 18.52 million dollars in the second year.

Harden's three-year rookie contract, 5.22 million dollars this year.

Curry's three-year rookie contract, 4.25 million dollars this year.

O'Neal's two-year veteran base salary, 1.54 million dollars.

Battier's one-year 7.95 million dollars.

Ibaka's three-year rookie contract, 1.45 million dollars this year.

McGrady's two years, 1.38 million dollars this year veteran base salary.

Beverley's two-year rookie contract, with a team option next year, is worth $1.92 million this year.

Stephenson's three-year rookie contract is worth $1.12 million this year.

Sun DaThe two-year salary of Saint is $1.14 million this year.

Korver has a two-year middle-class contract of $10 million.

The total salary is $87.09 million, while the league's salary cap is $58.04 million, and the luxury tax trigger line is fixed at $70.3 million, which is $16.79 million more than the current one.

In other words, if the season ends as it is now, Houston needs to contribute $3,358 in luxury tax to the league.

Less than three days after the glass hearts of Denver fans were broken, Dallas fans also experienced this taste, but they were more blessed.

Nowitzki has fought for this city for 12 years and has never won a championship. They understand and bless Nowitzki's pursuit of the championship.

......

James met with the Nets, Knicks, Heat, Clippers, Bulls and Cavaliers.

The Knicks and Nets both used money to lure, while the Cavaliers played the emotional card. Jordan's Clippers were basically just a runner-up, while the Heat and Bulls were in the lead.

James met with the Bulls because he was attracted by the Bulls' iron-blooded defense system, as well as the young Rose and Thibodeau.

The most important point was that Wade was also a big fish in the 2010 free market, and James wanted to join forces with Wade.

After Wade jumped out of his contract, he first met with the Knicks, Nets and other teams, and then met with his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls, twice, which made James mistakenly believe that Wade would join the Bulls, so the Chicago Bulls would also become a backup option for James and Wade to join forces.

Unfortunately, the Bulls' salary space was not enough at the time. In the end, the Heat owner personally came forward to retain Wade. Wade promised to stay with the team, and then Riley also signed Bosh. James felt that the time had come and decided to join the Miami Heat.

Heat fans were so excited that they would have almost no opponents in the East!