Because he also knows his own market situation. Now let alone guaranteed contracts, no team is willing to give even non-guaranteed contracts. Otherwise, how would he know that he is still unemployed now.
Talented people emerge from generation to generation, and a new generation replaces the old.
As the best basketball league in the world with the highest wages, the competition is equally cruel, and Livingston has almost been eliminated.
But he never expected that Xu Xin would issue such a contract to himself.
Livingston was flattered and chose the three-year, $6 million contract on the right without any hesitation.
He was tired of wandering around and having no fixed place to live. He urgently needed a long-term contract to lock in his future.
The two looked at each other, smiled, and shook hands.
Livingston was very emotional. He didn't expect so many things to happen in one month.
A month ago he was kicked out by the team that signed him, and a month later, the general manager who kicked him out had already been kicked out by the team he signed with, and was sweeping the floor in prison.
The drama of life is probably like this.
. . .
At Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Xu Xin took Livingston onto his boss Alexander's private jet.
The team members greeted each other one after another.
Xu Xin pressed his hand in the air to signal everyone to be quiet:
"First, let's welcome Livingston to the Rockets family."
Butler and Parsons were responsible for the atmosphere, shouting and shouting, and others also smiled kindly.
Xu Xin saw that it was almost done, cleared his throat, and said seriously:
“What I’m going to say next has to be serious.
We started the season well and went very smoothly, but that doesn't mean we are already a strong team.
Don't think about our six-game winning streak. We had a back-and-forth game with the Heat and almost won the game.
The team's current results are due to our hard work one game at a time. If we relax even a little bit, we will lose the game, just like we lost to the Hornets in the last game. "
"A lion fights a rabbit with all his strength, not to mention that we are not lions yet, at best we are huskies.
The season has just begun, and we still have more than 70 games to play in the future. It is very difficult to maintain good game condition during the long season.
All you can do is train hard, compete hard, and don't underestimate any opponent. "
"Be your best self and be the best team you can be. Run as one! Let's go Rockets!"
Xu Xin stretched out his hand.
All the players in the cabin rushed forward, stretched out their hands and placed them on many newbies, shouting in unison:
"Let's go Rockets!"
"Set off!"
On the evening of November 17th, the game between the Rockets and Trail Blazers started as scheduled at the Moda Center.
Many fans came to the scene. The Rockets had won six consecutive games, but their own team also suffered a huge defeat in Houston, which made people feel trembling.
Unexpectedly, the Rockets general manager was a fool and sold the team's future All-Star power forward.
Now there are almost no usable power forwards in the team. They were defeated by the new No. 1 pick in the last game. Wouldn't they be able to do whatever they want with their own All-Star power forward Aldridge?
In the stadium, the fans of the home team were discussing enthusiastically:
"Blind guess that Ade is 40+10 today."
"To blow up the Rockets inside, it's best to check in in the third quarter."
"Harden is still strong. Even if they are not good inside, it will not be easy for us to clock out in the third quarter."
"Harden? Reward him with Matthews."
Xu Xin listened to the discussions of the fans around him in the box and smiled slightly. The Rockets are well prepared tonight. Don't blame us for not practicing martial ethics.
The game started immediately, and Harden and Jeremy Lin came to the technical stage to do their iconic worship ceremony.
But this time there was something different. Parsons also joined in. The three people formed a circle, clasped their hands and bowed their heads in worship. The photographer captured this opening ceremony of the most racial unity.
The two sides came to the midfield, high-fived each other, stretched, and the game was about to begin.
The Blazers' starting lineup is still Lillard, Matthews, Batum, Aldridge and Hickson.
The Rockets have made slight adjustments. Ariza moves to the 4th position, Parsons returns to the 3rd position, and the other positions remain unchanged. Jeremy Lin and Harden join forces in the backcourt, and Asik sits inside to protect the penalty area.
As the referee's whistle blew, Asik easily jumped to the ball and the Rockets took the lead in attacking.
Jeremy Lin held the ball, used Asik's pick-and-roll to get rid of Lillard, and made a steady mid-range jumper to help the Rockets take the lead on the road.
2:0.
The Trail Blazers attacked. Lillard controlled the ball for half the time and then lobbed the ball to Aldridge, who was in position inside.
It was obviously a targeted arrangement made by head coach Stotts.
Ariza is a very pure small forward, weighing 2.03,100 kilograms. Facing the 2.11,110 kilograms of Aldridge, he suffers in both height, wingspan and weight.
To hit a snake, you still need to hit it seven inches. Of course, Stotts must seize the Rockets' weakness and hit it hard.
Aldridge dribbled in with his back. Ariza defended very hard, but the difference in strength brought him closer and closer to his own penalty area. In the end, he could only watch Ade turn around and score easily with a small hook.
Facing a matchup that is not on the same level, Ade doesn't even need to use his best turn-over jump shot to resolve the battle.
But Ade was only happy for a few seconds. The Rockets quickly sent a baseline ball and grabbed the transition attack.
Aldridge, who was facing Ariza, couldn't keep up with the opponent's speed and watched the opponent shoot a chasing three-pointer near the midfield.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball went hollow into the net, 5:2.
Looking back, Adelaide once again attacked Ariza alone, but this time Parsons, who was standing in the corner of the strong side, saw the right opportunity to double-team when Adelaide dropped the ball.
Parsons does not suffer from his height. He spreads his arms to block the view of the bottom corner. Adelaide can only rely on his feeling to point to Batum in the bottom corner.
It has to be said that Ade is a power forward with very rich offensive skills, but he is not an excellent passer. At this stage, Ade is not good at supporting.
The intention of this pass was too obvious and the ball speed was not fast enough. Asik, who was guarded on the edge of the penalty area, successfully predicted the pass and completed the steal with ease, passing it to Jeremy Lin.
After Jeremy Lin caught the ball, he ran forward quickly. Four Rockets players went on a fast break. Hickson and Ade on the Trail Blazers side couldn't keep up with the Rockets' counterattack.
In the flash of lightning, Parsons, who was already in a good position in the bottom corner, was missed. Jeremy Lin accurately found Parsons while walking. The latter raised the knife and made a steady three-pointer.
8:2.
Stotts frowned on the sidelines. The Rockets weakened the distinction between the forwards. The two small forwards stood outside the three-point line waiting for opportunities to speed up the transition attack. This style of play was very restrained by the Trail Blazers.
The Trail Blazers attacked, and this time Lillard chose to look for Aldridge, and Parsons was exactly the same.
When Ade dropped the ball, he continued to attack from the strong side and blocked the passing route in the bottom corner. Ade had just been intercepted and did not dare to play the ball rashly this time.
