Under Li Rui's strong request, the Rockets have been seeking trades at the defender since the beginning of this season.

The first choice is the superstar Stephen Curry, who will launch a small ball revolution in the NBA in the next few years. His abnormal three-pointer has created a new way of playing and has made the Warriors' market value powerful.

From 450 million magnesium to more than 6 billion magnesium.

Even if Li Rui has never expected to make money from basketball, how could he not like such a player?

Unfortunately, the Warriors also realized Curry's uniqueness and scarcity. They not only gave him a four-year contract seriously injured, but also sent the team's boss Monta Ellis away in advance for him.

The Rockets quoted Curry several times in a row. The most ruthless one not only gave the team's main player Kevin Martin, but also performed well in the rookie Lillard, but also included two first rounds and four rounds in the next four years.

right.

Even so, the Warriors still refused to be fooled and announced that Curry was not a seller without any hesitation.

Hao Ming ran out of his tongue and still couldn't meet Li Rui's request, and he was a little dejected.

Li Rui was also helpless. Basketball and football were completely different. In the football world, as long as you have money, you can really do whatever you want. Don’t mention any financial fair policies. Anyone with discerning eyes knows that the thing is like the cameras in key areas. It will always be when you don’t need it.

It works, never works when needed.

Basketball, especially the NBA league, is essentially a group of wealthy people making money together. Unlimited expansion is not what they want. What they need is a long-term and stable income model, which makes the competition between teams very popular.

Large limitations.

No matter how rich Li Rui is, he cannot steal Curry from his team by spending money.

Since the Warriors are unwilling to trade Curry, they can only launch a second plan to trade James Harden!

Last season, the Thunder, led by Durant, Westbrook and Harden, made it all the way to the finals. Although they finally lost to the Heat three giants led by James, everyone believes that the future will definitely belong to

The younger Thunder Three Young Master.

As the leader of the Thunder's substitute, Harden averaged 16.8 points and 3.7 assists per game in the regular season and won the Sixth Man Award.

Logically speaking, Harden should be able to successfully obtain the Thunder's contract renewal, but he performed poorly during the finals, with averaging 12.4 points per game, and was unable to help Durant and Westbrook at all. It was also reported that he was

Before the game, I lingered in nightclubs in Miami and rumored that I spent more than 100,000 magnesium gold overnight.

This situation led to the always stingy Thunder being very cautious when renewing Harden's contract, and was only willing to provide him with a contract worth 52 million magnesium, while Harden's team's requirement was 60 million 4 years and 60 million 4 years

Magnesium.ωωw..net

The two sides froze over the 8 million magnesium difference. Because Harden insisted that he was worth the price, the Thunder simply put him on the shelves in order to avoid being in vain after accepting the season.

The Rockets, who could not get Curry, launched a fierce attack on the second target Harden under the instruction of Li Rui, and also gave a chip that the Thunder could not refuse.

Rockets use the team's main shooting guard Kevin Martin, rookie Terence Ross, power forwards Patrick Patterson and Sean Williams as bargaining chips to trade James Harden and DeQuin from the Thunder

·Cook and two first-round draft picks swap rights.

Compared to the bargaining chips that other teams can give, the Rockets are obviously more sincere.

Kevin Martin averaged more than 20 points per game, which could make up for Harden's firepower. Although Ross is a rookie, he performed very well, especially with amazing bounces and great potential in the future. In addition, defensive player Patterson

, This chip is more than enough to trade Harden!

The Thunder had long wanted to get rid of Harden, a hot potato. After comparing other quotes on the market, they quickly chose to accept the Rockets' bargaining chips.

On February 19, 2013, the NBA All-Star Game just ended, and news about Harden's trading spread throughout the NBA.

James Harden left the Thunder and turned to the Rockets.

At this time, few people realized that this was the horn sound of the beginning of a new dynasty.

Learning that the team had completed the transaction, Li Rui immediately called Harden and said that the team would form a lineup with him as the core, and the amount of renewal was not a problem, and encouraged him to perform well in the next regular season and strive for it.

Bring the team into the playoffs.

By the way, Li Rui introduced the situation of several local nightclubs in Houston to Harden. Of course, Li Rui had never been there, and he heard from others...

After communicating with Harden, Li Rui called Hao Ming again and asked him to renew his contract with Harden with the maximum age.

In the next few years, Harden will play better and better. Taking advantage of the changes in NBA rules and MVP-level performance, it is the cornerstone of team building that any team must covet.

Of course, such players must stay, and for a long time.

Li Rui has already figured out a lineup built around Harden in the future to strive for the championship, and the goal is not only to the championship, but also to build a dynasty.

Curry, Curry, if you don’t come to the Rockets, I can only be sorry for you. I will grab all the champions in your previous life!

After Hao Ming received Li Rui's instructions, he immediately made great arrangements to renew Harden's contract. One asked for a low price and the other was ready to pay, and the two sides quickly reached an agreement.

On February 21, the Rockets officially announced that they had completed a contract renewal with Harden, with a five-year contract period, with a total value of 78 million magnesium from 2013 to 2018.

On the day Harden renewed his contract, it happened to be a match between the Rockets and the Thunder. The brothers became opponents, and the enemies were particularly jealous when they met.

I don't know if I was happy with the big contract or wanted to show my strength in front of my old club and my brothers. Harden performed very well in this game, scoring 46 points, 8 rebounds and 6 main attackers, refreshing his personal career

The scoring record helped the Rockets defeat the Thunder 122:119, ranking back to the top eight in the Western Conference, maintaining a chance to enter the playoffs.

Li Rui was very satisfied with this result.

The Rockets' lineup is pretty good at the moment, especially the back line is full of talents. Harden, Lin Shuhao and Lillard are all double-easy guards who can both control the ball and score.

Next, Li Rui needs to solve two weak links.

One is Chandler Parsons. This guy is about to enter a state of not working just by taking money. He must deal with it while he still has transaction value.

Another thing is the head coach. With Harden, the more Li Rui looks at McHale, the more he dislikes McHale.
Chapter completed!