Legend Raiders

Chapter 542 Rocket and Howard

Chapter 542 Rocket and Howard

That night.

The office building where the Rockets' management team is located is still brightly lit, giving people a feeling of being busy working overtime.

But looking around, apart from a few staff members, there are no more people still there.

In the general manager's office.

Darrell Morey and Leslie Alexander would look at their watches from time to time, as if they were anxiously waiting for someone or something.

moment.

Accompanied by the very tall assistant named Shirley, they learned that the other party's car had arrived outside the building, which made the two of them unable to sit still.

While they didn't want to lose Qin Tao completely, they also missed this one.

Soon.

As the two most important members of the team, Morey and Alexander came to the reception hall in person.

moment.

When a figure like a black iron tower entered the gate whistling, the smiles on their faces could no longer hold back.

But when they saw the management team following the big man, the two of them quickly suppressed their smiles.

It's not someone else.

It is one of the biggest free agents this summer, Dwight Howard who always talks about happy basketball.

However, the management team following him did not show any major emotional changes, and looked like they were business-like.

"Hey guys, here comes the happy boy."

The moment Howard spotted them, his giggling nature was on display.

This made his management team helpless, but he reminded this big guy many times, but he never took it seriously.

This visit is their third contact with the Rockets.

The first time was at the end of the Rockets' schedule, and the second time was when the Finals ended.

nowadays.

After they were invited by the Rockets, they basically had a spectrum in their hearts.

I am afraid that the core of the Rockets will undergo major changes.

So who is it?

Qin Tao or Harden?

This is their biggest confusion right now. After all, Howard's only rigid requirement is inseparable from this matter.

However, the two sides haven't settled down yet, and the matter hasn't gotten into the subject yet, so they can't help but laugh at themselves for worrying so much now.

Morey and Alexander didn't know what mood they were in right now. Out of politeness and anticipation and desire for Howard, they showed their friendship as landlords and worked very hard to create a particularly welcoming feeling.

At this time.

When Howard chewed his gum and stepped up the steps very satisfied, he saw Shirley, who was wearing a gray professional attire and perfectly complemented her figure, was walking out of the corner holding a black gift box.

Howard's eyes lit up at the time, and he made no secret of his "admiration" for Shirley.

Morey and Alexander couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that Shirley's "secret weapon" had worked.

"Mr. Dwight Howard, and distinguished guests, welcome to Houston."

Shirley said charmingly, but then came to Howard and said: "We know that you have a special liking for cigars, please accept this gift."

Howard laughed, looking very satisfied, he took the gift box without opening it, but instead asked a little frivolously: "Beautiful lady, I wonder if I have the honor to invite you to have supper together?"

Xue Li's eyes flashed helplessly, but she smiled and said, "It's a great honor. Please!"

Satisfied, Howard hummed a cheerful tune, and accompanied by Morey and Alexander, they walked towards the elevator hall together.

Such a picture made his management team very speechless, but Howard has such a temperament. Apart from his childishness, his biggest "advantage" is picking up girls.

Fine.

The contract matters.

They shook their heads helplessly to keep up, and soon entered a well-decorated reception room.

The two parties sat down one after another, and they didn't talk about the signing of the contract at the first time, but chatted like a tea party.

But what should come will come after all.

Howard seemed impatient, glanced at Shirley, who was a little distant, and proposed their theme.

Morey, however, was very tactful, and said some irrelevant but irrefutable polite remarks, and then he talked to Howard and the others about Houston.

Howard was a little impatient, and mentioned the negotiation again.

resignedly.

Morey is not going to create more opportunities for them to get close, and soon he will talk about Houston and the Rockets to him.

At last.

When Morey stopped his description confidently, Alexander interjected: "Houston is one of the most beautiful cities in the west, we also have an extraordinary historical heritage, coupled with our solid ball market, and the people standing behind us. Huge market, China, you will gain countless benefits by joining us!"

vomit~~

Shirley, who was already somewhat reluctant, almost spit out because of Alexander's words.

If you really care about the Chinese market, you probably won't offend Qin Tao again and again, right?

Howard's management team naturally had this idea.

But it is undeniable that the Chinese market has long been a label for the Rockets, and no one can get more resources and shares than them there.

After ending this uncomfortable topic, Howard's agent team put forward his request directly.

For this, Morey has long been prepared.

Besides, there was no way to reconcile between them and Qin Tao, so it was better to state their decision directly.

"After our careful consideration and taking into account the mood of Mr. Dwight Howard, we have decided to complete a deal with the Celtics within a week!"

Celtic? ?

Not only was Howard a bit confused, even his management team did not expect that the Rockets would be so fast, so fast that it was unexpected.

The result they want most is that Qin Tao and Harden go together. This is Howard's only request, and it is what they are insisting on now.

But it is not an easy thing to trade them.

First of all, it is only whether they are willing, and whether other teams have bargaining chips in exchange. This is the biggest problem.

It is almost impossible to conclude a deal involving stars of this level in the shortest possible time.

But Morey's confident words made them have to reevaluate his ability.

To know.

If an NBA team wants to operate, it is of course the general manager and the team owner's business, but if they want to reach a certain kind of deal, there must be an agent.

If Morey really has such a great ability, they will definitely consider in-depth cooperation with him.

Thus.

They made friends with such a resourceful general manager, and when the time came for their players to sign and renew their contracts, or even trade, Morey would provide them with extraordinary help.

Like the famous incident between the Warriors and Patrick McCaw a few years later.

If the Cavaliers hadn't stepped in and signed McCaw, the Warriors would never let him go.

But the final result?

It turned out that this was a layout between Mike's management team and the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers signed McCaw less than a month before laying off him before the playoffs.

And McCaw, who recovered his free agency, took advantage of the league's loopholes for restricted players to become completely free, so that he was able to comfortably sign with the Raptors.

so.

Don't look at the agent who is called a vampire, a shameless hooligan, or even a bastard who will stalk if he smells fishy, ​​but as long as they have enough resources, no team dare to underestimate them.

(End of this chapter)