Chapter 890
Chapter 880 : Countdown
Retire after winning two more championships, this is indeed Yiyang’s true thoughts. Even if he is only 30 years old after two years, this is still a very golden age for professional basketball players, but even so, Yiyang has a resignation. Now he wants to slowly shift the focus of life from basketball to family. From now on, Yiyang will also prepare for such a transformation.
In the summer, Yiyang found his old friend Iguodala and asked him about investment matters. Iguodala is definitely a smart guy. He has a lot of assets in Dallas and Oakland. This guy has a huge business empire. In the past when he was in the Mavericks, Yiyang knew that Iguodala had a great deal of business, but at that time Yiyang didn’t have much interest in business.
But if you want to transform, business investment is essential. But don’t think that Yiyang has made so much money over the years and will spend his entire life. Looking at those sports stars who quickly went bankrupt after retiring, Yiyang doesn’t want to be so downcast after retiring.
“Business investment? I thought you would come to discuss with me the last goal I scored against my defense.” Iguodala looked at Yiyang across the table with a look of surprise in his eyes. This guy who used to only have basketball in his mind, now he is actually thinking about business issues.
“Speaking of that ball, you are really not soft. Defensively, it is definitely the best defense in the series!”
“It turned out that you were not invested by your kid, let alone this, are you really interested in doing business?”
Yiyang nodded, and in the following week, he followed Iguodala to study in Oakland.
Of course, Yiyang will naturally consult its own manager Bill Duffy for business issues. Duffy is definitely a business veteran, and as a well-known manager, his network is even wider than that of Iguodala.
“Business? I thought you were here to negotiate a contract renewal with me. You and the Mavericks have only one year left on the contract. Now is the time to talk to Cuban about the early renewal.” After a glass of red wine, the last contract signed by Yiyang and the Mavericks was 108 million in 5 years. Five years ago, this was a terrifying number. And Cuban also used the 108 million to “buy” four NBA championship trophies!
But from the current point of view, 108 million is really not a big price tag. After all, even Conley took more money than Yiyang.
This time the five-year big contract is almost the last big contract in Yiyang’s career, so Duffy must be cautious. He has made all preparations and is about to win a super contract for Yiyang that is astonishing.
However, Yiyang himself seems not to worry about renewing the contract.
“You can renew the contract. I believe that Mark Cuban will not be stingy. You know, Mark and I are not only the relationship between the boss and the employees, but we are also friends.” Yiyang is full of confidence. Cuban is not Pat Riley, he will definitely pay a price that is sincere enough.
Moreover, Yiyang didn’t even think that he would play for a few years, so even if he renewed his contract this time, Yiyang might not renew his contract for five years.
“That’s right, the thing Mark doesn’t care about the most is probably money. And he can make money with you. After all, you are the city hero of Dallas and the box office guarantee for the American Airlines Center Arena. Well, if you If you want to invest, I do have a few suggestions. But I have to say that all investments are risky and you must be cautious. This is the first thing you should remember.”
“Let’s get started, Mr. Duffy!”
So this summer, besides still sweating in the training hall, Yiyang also appeared in various business occasions in suits and leather shoes.
Due to its good reputation in Dallas, many of Yiyang’s business investments in Dallas have proceeded very smoothly. Many big wealthy people see Yiyang as their partner, and they are so happy from ear to ear.
At the same time, Yiyang did not relax himself on the basketball court. After all, retirement is just a plan, and now his task is to do his best to establish a second dynasty for the Dallas Mavericks!
This guy Yiyang is going to challenge Michael Jordan.
In the new season, the Mavericks lineup has hardly changed. However, even so, the Mavericks actually completed the reinforcement. Because Kuzma and Mitchell are two rookies, it is absolutely impossible to stand still. Their growth will bring their powerful Mavericks to the next level.
This summer, the Mavericks didn’t make any big moves, but the Western teams were racking their brains for “resistance.”
Anthony joined the Houston Rockets after a terrible season in Oklahoma, adding another highlight to the Texas Civil War. LeBron James enters Staples, does this mean that the Zijin Dynasty is about to rise? No, this means that James, like Yiyang, is already planning to retire. LeBron came to Los Angeles not to win a championship, but for greater business purposes.
The eastern part is also lively, and Leonard and DeRozan’s exchange of hosts will surely change the alliance structure.
Of course, a signing that made the Mavericks feel more pressure and shocked the whole world was that the Warriors got DeMarcus, one of the best insiders in the league, for just 5.3 million “cabbage” prices. . Cousins! Although Cousins will not be able to play until halfway through the season, and there is no guarantee of his state after his comeback. But for this signing, the Warriors definitely only make money. In the Western Conference Finals last season, Gobert’s comeback caused the Warriors to be completely defeated in the paint. Now with Cousins, the Warriors have the ability and capital to gain a foothold in the paint.
The only signing of the Mavericks this summer was to win the youngest MVP in NBA history, Derrick Rose!
Cuban’s motive for signing Rose was clear, and it was to fill the void left by Deron after his departure. The former “Heir of Jordan” has now settled in the Mavericks as a substitute. Rose’s state in the first two seasons was really bad, so people would say that the Mavericks’ lineup has “almost” no change, because everyone didn’t put Rose in their eyes at all. Compared with the signings of other teams, what is Rose?
However, in the training camp, Yiyang discovered that this guy who was about the same age as him but had experienced ups and downs in his career was in a pretty good state in training. This guy Rose wants to be better and is willing to work hard for it. If others suffer from injuries like Rose, they may have chosen to retire long ago. And Ross? In Yiyang’s view, that “rose” clearly wants to continue blooming.
After the start of the new season, the Mavericks are still the most promising candidate for the championship. Although the Warriors introduced Cousins, Cousins’ state is still a mystery after all.
In the first month, the tough Mavericks once again played a record of victory. Mitchell and Kuzma are already a bit of stars. With these two guys assisting, Yiyang’s pressure is very small. At the end of October, Yiyang suffered a minor injury involving a sprained ankle, and it was also a truce.
Just when everyone thought the Mavericks’ undefeated golden status was about to be broken, Derrick Rose seized this starting opportunity in that game and scored a career-high 50 points in the consternation of fans all over the world. Help the Mavericks win the game!
After the game, Rose cried, the commentator cried, and countless fans who had paid attention to him also had red eyes. After experiencing the bad times in New York and Cleveland, people have no longer imagined that the rose can bloom. However, this unyielding rose is reborn in the American Airlines Center Arena.
Yiyang, who was sitting on the sidelines in a suit, was completely stunned. Rose’s step-by-step progress from the first quarter to the end was a perfect reproduction of his growth history.
After this game, Derrick Rose’s state has indeed begun to pick up. Although he can’t score 50 points in every game, he has become an indispensable sixth man in the Mavericks formation.
The youngest MVP of the past finally became the sixth man, which sounds pretty miserable. But combined with Rose’s experience in recent years, he can now become a sixth man, which is already a blessing in misfortune.
With Rose’s excellent performance and the Mavericks as strong as ever, they once again played 70 wins this season, and once again entered the playoffs as the No. 1 in the Western Conference.
In the playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks blocked Buddha and reached the Western Conference finals with two 4-0s. Facing old opponent James in the first round, the Mavericks brought down the Lakers 4-0 without any suspense. In the second round against the Thunder, Westbrook and Paul George also did not win a game, unfortunately eliminated. The Mavericks easily reached the Western Conference Finals, and their opponent is the Golden State Warriors after having Cousins.
This season, Cousins is still in good shape after his comeback. The Warriors are equivalent to signing a superstar with $5.2 million. Without the disadvantage of the inside, the Warriors also performed very well in the Western Conference Finals this year.
But even if the Warriors have Cousins, the Mavericks are not bad in the depth of the lineup. This year, the Warriors successfully dragged the game into the tiebreaker, but in the seventh game, Yiyang was killed by a four-pointer in the last 4.3 seconds and missed the finals again.
Mike Brin commented at the time: This may be the most gold-rich four-point goal in NBA history!
With this four-point miracle the Mavericks reached the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year. This year, the Eastern Conference champions finally no longer belong to James and the Cavaliers. Yiyang’s mentor Brad Stevens has been in the league for many years and finally got his wish and brought the Celtics back to the finals.
But facing the stronger Mavericks, Stevens eventually lost 1-4. Kyrie Irving once again competed with Yiyang for the championship after many years, but still failed to get revenge.
In this way, the Dallas Mavericks won two consecutive championships. The whole world is crazy, because if the Mavericks continue to fight like this, it will not be impossible for them to win the third championship.
If this is the case, Yiyang will be the first “god man” who can create two dynasties in the alliance after Jordan!
Yiyang’s name is increasingly being put together with Jordan, and many media even claim that Yiyang is the contemporary Jordan!
Cuban was naturally very excited too. At the beginning of the offseason, he stroked his sixth O’Brien Cup while offering Yiyang a super contract worth 180 million for 5 years!
Just when Cuban thought Yiyang would definitely sign without hesitation, Yiyang smiled and shook his head.
“What!? Five years is too long!?” Cuban’s eyes widened, he thought he was deaf.
“Yes, I just want to sign a one-year contract, Mark.” Yiyang looked at the contract and the figure of 180 million, but was not at all excited.
“why!?”
“Because… I may not be able to play for five years. I think my career is about to start the countdown.”
Cuban couldn’t keep his mouth shut, he was completely frightened. (https:)
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