Chapter 22: Finalizing the Future
"Morey called you?"
Leylin finally couldn't help but ask.
"No, it's just my personal wishes."
Yao Ming looked at Lei Lin for a moment, then shook his head with a smile. When Lei Lin asked this question, Yao Ming knew that Lei Lin's heart no longer belonged to Team Rocket.
"It's just a kind of imagination of mine, you just listen to this story, don't take it seriously."
After looking at the time, Yao Ming stood up directly, patted his buttocks and walked directly towards the hotel.
"Let's go, it's not too early, hurry back and rest! We had a good rest for two days and then we were able to train together. ”
Looking at Yao Ming, Lei Lin was full of doubts.
It's also good to stay with the Rockets to get enough playing time, and it seems that staying is also a good option. After this thought popped out of Leylin's mind, it couldn't get any more lingering.
After returning to the hotel, Leylin, who was lying on the bed, was tossing and turning and couldn't sleep.
It wasn't until dawn the next morning that Leylin fell asleep in a daze, but it didn't take long for him to be woken up by his teammates who were about to go out to play.
Looking at the empty room, Leylin sighed.
In addition to Yao Ming in the national team, Lei Lin really doesn't have any decent friends, although Yao Ming pointed out Lei Lin's communication problem yesterday, but it is impossible for Lei Lin to turn everyone into his friends overnight.
"Is that what it feels like to be alone?"
Muttering, Lei Lin lay directly on the bed and slept for a long time, until he was woken up by the ringing of the phone.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, this efficiency is not like you!"
Inside the hotel's restaurant, Lewis and Zhu Jie were already waiting. After looking at the time, Lewis teased directly there.
"Tell me, what's the matter with calling me here?"
What lingered on Raylin's mind last night was staying with Team Rocket. Still leaving the Rockets, hesitating, he directly called Lewis and Zhu Jie in Shanghai, and asked them to come over and discuss it together.
"Yesterday a problem bothered me, Da Yao told me to stay in Team Rocket!"
Leylin, who didn't eat breakfast, was already very hungry at the moment, but fortunately, Lewis was thoughtful and had already ordered the dishes. While paying tribute to his internal organs, Leylin said the reason for calling Lewis over.
"Is it his own idea or is it the team's idea?"
Lewis put down the knife and fork in his hand and went straight to the key point.
"He said it was his own idea!"
Although Yao Ming said that it was his personal idea, Lei Lin was never sure about this.
"What do you think?"
Lewis nodded, and ate the steak there again.
"I want to stay. And don't want to stay. ”
Lei Lin said it in a rather tangled way.
"After you refused to renew, they haven't asked for a renewal so far!"
Zhu Jie on the side directly and anxiously interrupted the conversation between Lei Lin and Lewis, and now as the Chinese agent, he also has a lot of say in front of Lei Lin. Previously, he was in Shanghai, negotiating the details of Leilin's contract with a domestic electrical appliance retail giant.
"I guess that's probably not what Morey meant, they never showed much sincerity."
"It's not impossible for you to say that, and that's why I don't want to stay with Team Rocket."
Lei Lin frowned, agreeing with Zhu Jie's opinion.
"Ray, I think you should have a clear direction and goal in your own heart. Instead of blindly playing for the sake of playing! Choosing a club to play for is a disguised investment, you need to consider not only the current strength of the club, but also the long-term development goals and short-term development goals of the club. That's the only way. You'll be ready to find a new owner. ”
Lewis took a sip of red wine, moistened his throat, and continued.
"The Rockets made it to the second round last season, and Yao Mai is currently healthy. With a full roster, the Rockets will definitely want to make a difference in the new season. It's just that the current Rockets are not particularly active in the trade market and free agency. This seems to indicate that they are content with the status quo, which means that they do not have any great goals in the near future! ”
"If you feel like you still need to stay with the Rockets, what you're waiting for is to either be a bargaining chip for them or a core of their team! Because Tracy is almost 30 years old and Yao Ming is 28 years old, the two have been suffering from injuries recently, and if they fall into injury again, the Rockets will immediately enter the rebuilding phase. As for being a chip and a core, it depends on your performance and results with the Rockets. Of course, if you choose to renew your contract with the Rockets, I can contact Morey and call a halt to negotiations with Sam. ”
Chip? Core?
Ralling, of course, is reluctant to be a bargaining chip, and if he stays with the Rockets, he is confident that he will be the centerpiece of the future.
"What's the difference with going to the supersound?"
"Yes, the first point is the SuperSonics, uh, or Oklahoma City or whatever, they're a brand new team, and they desperately need results right now to build a better game for them. So they will not continue to settle for mediocrity. The second point is that being young, sometimes being young is also a kind of capital, in addition to you, Durant and Russell are both rookie players, and the contract will not be too big, in this case, he has enough salary space to attract some outstanding players to form a roster that can impact the championship. In the same way, you can grow together and become more accommodating, just like the three guys at Spurs. Thirdly, Bennett said that if the team has the quality to win the championship, he is willing to call it a luxury tax, which is the ambition shown by the owner. ”
"Alright! But I wonder how the talks with the superSonics went? ”
After Leylin finished eating the last piece of steak, he wiped his mouth and asked.
"All you need is your nod to draft a contract right away, the salary is definitely not available to the current Rockets, and the head coach has guaranteed you a main position. Of course, it's the time period when the alliance is forbidden to trade, so everything is just lip service. ”
"Alright! If I could, I'd like to get Hakim to tube in the new season! ”
After saying this, Lei Lin exhaled a long breath, as if he had made some kind of decision, giving him a sense of relief.
"Hehe, when you retire, you will find out how wise your decision is! As you wish, when you show up in the SuperSonics' training gym, Hakim will definitely appear in front of you! I wish you great results in your new team! ”
Lewis was also happy that Leylin was able to make a choice at this time. It may seem hasty, but for Lewis, it was only a matter of time before Leylin made such a decision.
"Thank you!"
After drinking the juice in the cup, Lei Lin was full of anticipation for the future. (To be continued......)