Chapter 41: Do you want me to participate in the playoffs?
Despite back-to-back games, the Rockets still had to practice regularly in the afternoon in order to face the Hornets.
So after resting at home for more than an hour, Leylin drove to the Toyota Center.
"Hi Ray!"
"Hi and good afternoon!"
When I walked into the Toyota Center, I was greeted by a smile from the staff inside.
This is a country that worships the strong, and as long as you are stronger than him, he will worship you.
After four games of baptism, Leylin has already proven himself to be a strong man, or at least a quasi-strong man, in front of the Houston people.
After changing into training clothes in the locker room, Leylin went straight to the training ground.
At this time, there were already many people in the training ground.
After seeing Lei Lin arrive, they all smiled and said hello.
Leylin could see the smiles on his teammates' faces that they respected him.
"Hey Ray, are you getting out of here?"
Looking at the mysterious Landry, Lei Lin thought for a while, and probably must have watched the news before he asked this.
"Why should I get out of here? Isn't it nice here? ”
"Don't you want a bigger contract?"
Listening to Landry's words, Leylin also choked, it is true that everyone wants a big contract.
Glancing at Landry, Leylin knew that Landry was selected by the SuperSonics at that time, and the Rockets spent a million dollars to get this power forward, but Landry, who came to the Rockets, did not get the contract he hoped for, and only got a base salary contract.
This made Landry's heart a little unhappy.
"Can't you get a big contract here?"
Raelin looked at Landry with some puzzlement, admittedly the Rockets looked a little shrunken, but they never skimped on big contracts when it came to players they considered valuable.
Compared to Landry, Raelin does have time to get his big contract with the Rockets, after all, Raelin is less than nineteen years old, and Landry is already 25 years old.
If he doesn't get a big contract this summer, he won't have much money to do.
But the performance of his rookie season is still recognized by many people in the league. With excellent mid-range shooting ability, combined with excellent athleticism and impact, it's still okay to get a mid-level contract.
"Alright! You are not wrong! ”
With that, Landry shrugged his shoulders and went to move his body.
Leylin watched Landry shake his head before jumping into training.
After more than two hours of training, the players went back to their respective countries, because there was a game tomorrow, so basically no one stayed to practice.
Leylin was taking a shower and was about to go back, but as soon as he walked out of the locker room, he received a call from Morey.
"Darryl, you're looking for me?"
Leylin came to Morey's office, and when he entered the door, a smile immediately appeared on his face, because Lewis and Zhu Jie were also in the office, and Leylin knew that this was the rhythm of contract renewal.
"Hi Ray, congratulations on becoming the youngest triple-double player in league history."
"Thank you!"
Leylin smiled, then sat down on the couch.
"Well, Ray, in view of your excellent performance in these games, we have decided to renew your contract, I don't know what you think!"
Morey didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
Leylin glanced at Lewis and gave an affirmative answer.
"Of course, I love it so much and I want to be a part of it!"
"Thank you! You will be proud and proud of your decision. Here is the preparation of the new contract, do you see what the problems are? ”
Morey looked at Leylin and smiled as he took out the contract he had prepared not long ago.
Originally, Morey wanted to save a lot of money by signing a 10-day contract after his first contract ended, and then renewing it at a base salary until the end of the season.
But the Heat, Cavaliers and SuperSonics that came out halfway, plus the fact that they were not able to reach a deal with Lewis last night, made Morey feel a little nervous.
After Leylin took the contract, he handed it directly to Lewis beside him.
After a quick glance at the contract, Lewis immediately showed a strange smile.
"I have to say, Daryl, you are budget-conscious, and you are famous in the Alliance!"
Morey knew when he heard Lewis's words that Lewis was not happy with his contract.
"Thank you for the compliment!"
"So do you think the base salary contract can match Ray's performance?"
"Of course not!"
Morey also admitted that the current base salary contract cannot match Raylin's performance, but he really doesn't dare to give a contract that matches Raelin, it is too risky.
Leylin is just a rookie who has only played four games, and although he has performed very well and seems to be very comfortable with the environment of the league, Leylin has not experienced a real test.
Morey wasn't sure that Leylin would be able to withstand the pressure of defeat and being crushed by his opponents.
To put it bluntly, even Raelin's performance in these games also has a certain amount of moisture, and it seems that the interior players against him are all very tough, but they are basically second-tier interior players in the league, and these games are basically tailwind.
And I don't know what will happen to Lei Lin in the face of adversity, and whether his psychology will be affected.
"And you're still taking out this contract?"
Lei Lin watched the two of them play there, and he was also a little disgusted by Morey's approach in his heart!
Knowing that he couldn't, he still took out such a basic salary contract, which sounded good because the businessman was bargaining there, and what he said was not good, that is, he looked down on Lei Lin at all.
"Of course, this contract is also after multiple considerations, after all, Raelin has only played four games, opponent? You know, so ......"
Originally, after his uncle's enlightenment, Lei Lin still recognized the rocket a little in his heart, after all, without the rocket, he would have no chance!
But after hearing Morey's words, Leylin became directly angry.
What is an opponent? You know that too?
Doesn't that mean that I've been playing tailwind in these games? Bullying the weak?
"Needless to say, you don't have to come up with such a contract in a hurry."
Seeing Morey's smile, Leylin felt a hint of nausea.
After hearing Raelin's words, Lewis thought that Raeling was going to move to another team.
"I'm sorry, but there are a lot of teams that need Ray right now, so!"
Lewis was directly interrupted by Leylin before he could finish speaking.
"Ray, that's not what you meant, please listen to me!"
Morey saw that Lei Lin was angry, and he was a little annoyed in his heart, if it weren't for me Morey, wouldn't you still play basketball on the street now?
But Morey didn't dare to break out, and if he did, then there would be no need to wait until tomorrow, when people all over the United States were laughing at him for being a fool.
Even if it is the performance of these games, Raelin is not very convincing. But to be able to enter the league and play like this without reaching the age of nineteen is enough to prove his potential.
"Daryl, I respect you very much, because it was you that I entered the alliance and got the opportunity! I also want the Rockets to continue working together, and since the two sides have a problem with the salary, I think it might as well be solved like this. ”
When Morey heard that Leylin didn't really want to leave, the hanging heart also fell, but he didn't know what kind of contract Leylin would propose.
"With 21 games left in the regular season, do you think I'll need to play them all in the rest of the season?"
Morey was asked a little inexplicably by Lei Lin, he didn't need you to play, why did he renew his contract with you? So nod directly there.
"Yes!"
"Very good, $10,000 per game as an appearance fee! If I help my team win, I get $5,000 for one game. ”
Morey listened to Leylin's words and immediately opened the Rockets' schedule.
In the remaining 21 games, the Rockets are mostly away from home, and several of them are consecutive away games, which is a challenge for the Rockets and it is very difficult to win.
If you calculate it this way, by the end of the season, Leylin will not get 300,000 US dollars!
It's a lot higher than his contract, but it's certainly a lot less than Lewis.
"OK, no problem!"
So after thinking about it in his heart, Morey agreed without hesitation.
"Wait, I'm not done yet!"
Leylin smiled as he saw Morey happily agree.
Pursuing one's own interests is the purpose of foreigners.
"Now that the team is fifth in the West, I know that going into the playoffs, every team has a corresponding prize money. I want half of this part of the winnings! ”
As Leylin spoke, Morey's brain was constantly counting the amount of money.
"Yes!"
Lewis certainly has his own account, and although he won't make much money this season according to Leylin's plan, it's at least a lot more than Morey offers.
Seeing Morey's happy agreement, Lewis couldn't help but give Leylin a thumbs up in his heart.
"If nothing else, I'll draw up the contract right away!"
"There's no more problem, I just want to ask, do you want me to play in the playoffs?"