Chapter 1117 O'Neal and Yao Ming Are Back on the Shelves

This news is far more surprising than the trade. Last season, they were a championship team and reached the finals. This season, they have entered a rebuilding phase, which can't help but make people sigh.

O'Neal still has a contract of 20 million. This is his last season and he is probably retiring soon. After he was put on the shelf, no one cared about him.

Strong teams don't need him, because now they are building teams for the Suns. He is too fat, slow and old.

And weak teams don't need his big contract to occupy space.

This makes people sigh. The former Sharks have completely reduced themselves to bad contracts.

Dayao's situation is even less optimistic. His contract is larger and has two years of nearly $50 million in contract. Because of his stress fracture, many teams are also deterred.

For a big center like him to have a stress fracture in his foot, that would be a big problem.

"What the hell, I don't know what to do now."

Li Ba called, and Dayao cursed depressingly.

"Still at the winery?" Li Ba asked.

"Yeah." Dayao said dullly.

"Don't worry, you will find a new home." Li Ba hung up the phone after saying that.

Then he called Gao Yuanyuan and asked, "Yuanyuan, have Da Zhi's next family been settled?"

"It's done." Gao Yuanyuan said.

"where?"

"Knicks, 15 million in three years. I'm in New York right now, and Da Zhi is also there, ready to sign a contract." Gao Yuanyuan said with a smile.

Li Ba was startled, then he chuckled and said, "Yes, the Knicks are the richest. By the way, after Da Zhi is settled, you can ask about Da Yao's affairs."

Gao Yuanyuan said: "I know his current situation, but he is different from you. He is not my player. Can Mr. Duffy let me intervene?"

"It's okay. I'll tell him and I'll inform you later. You should analyze the situation first," Li Bada said.

Gao Yuanyuan added: "But I don't know how he is recovering now. How can I make a decision?"

Li Ba smiled and said: "I believe he can still play until the London Olympics."

"You said that?" Gao Yuanyuan confirmed.

"I said so." Li Ba said.

"Then if he has no next home, will he go to the Suns?" Gao Yuanyuan said.

"That's okay," Li Ba said.

At this moment, in Dayao's winery, in addition to his parents and wife, his two agents were there, one was Bill Duffy and the other was Zhang Mingji.

Zhang Mingji is a relative of Dayao. He immigrated to the United States in his early years and was responsible for Dayao's domestic affairs and Dayao's economic team.

After Dayao hung up the phone, Bill Duffy received a call from Li Ba within two minutes.

"Bill, what are you going to do?" Li Ba asked.

Bill Duffy said with a headache: "Hammer, the situation is very troublesome now. If the transaction cannot be made, the Cavaliers will probably buy out the contract."

"Didn't your next employer contact you?" Li Ba asked.

"Yes, but the willingness to trade is not strong enough. Like you, Yao has two years left on his contract, which is almost 50 million. If he comes back in bad shape, he will lose it. And Yao is almost thirty years old. Coupled with the injury, no one was optimistic about his condition," Bill Duffy said.

"What do you think we should do now?" Li Ba asked.

"this……"

Bill Duffy didn't know what to say.

Li Ba said directly: "Maybe you can consult Gao, she should have some opinions."

"high?"

Bill Duffy was startled.

At this time, Li Ba had already hung up the phone. Bill Duffy put down the phone, thought for a moment and said to Dayao: "I just called the hammer. He suggested that we ask Gao for his opinion."

"Yuanyuan? OK, I'll call her right away." Dayao said quickly.

He knew that Gao Yuanyuan was very capable and his team was more than ten times stronger than the team Zhang Mingji built for him. He had many connections in both China and the United States.

The call was answered quickly.

"Dayao?"

"Yuanyuan, please give me an idea."

"Well, let's do this. Just wait and see what the Cavaliers will do in the end. If the Cavaliers really want to rebuild, they will definitely find a way to trade you in exchange for draft picks. You don't have to be anxious, the Cavaliers are in a hurry. By the way, do you have any requirements for the trading team?" Gao Yuanyuan asked.

When Gao Yuanyuan said this, Dayao felt reassured and said, "Of course I want to go to a stronger team and be able to play as the main force."

"Then I suggest you put pressure on the Cavaliers to go to your favorite team, such as the Suns." Gao Yuanyuan said.

"Ah, did Iron Hammer let me pass? He didn't say that just now." Dayao was surprised.

"No, let me use a metaphor." Gao Yuanyuan said quickly.

"Oh." Dayao was a little disappointed.

Gao Yuanyuan added: "If the Cavaliers can't trade you, they will probably buy out your contract. At this time, you can agree and then look for another buyer. At this time, you don't have a big contract, which is more convenient. But you have to Let’s find out first, do the Cavaliers really want to trade you?”

"There is no doubt about this. I have spoken with the general manager and owner of the Cavaliers on the phone. We really want to trade, otherwise we will buy out." Dayao said.

Gao Yuanyuan thought for a moment and said, "Well, don't look for a new home, just buy it out. Although you will lose some money, it will help you find a new home."

She made up her mind and sent Dayao to the Suns.

She has information that the Heat's deal was secretly promoted by Nike. The Heat's becoming stronger will be very detrimental to Li Ba and the Suns. She needs to make the Suns stronger.

Dayao has some doubts. He is not sure how much longer he can play. What if he can't find a new home?

"It's decided. Believe me, you will have a new team." Gao Yuanyuan hung up the phone after saying that.

Yao Ming didn't ask for help. He was too passive in this matter and had no confidence at all.

Gao Yuanyuan then contacted Adidas. Adidas had to take action in this matter.

The Suns were defeated by the Heat, and Adidas suffered the biggest loss.

Yao Ming had better join the Suns with a minimum salary, but someone had to be responsible for his losses. Adidas just wanted to expand its share in the NBA, so giving Yao Ming a good sponsorship contract to subsidize Yao Ming's losses in disguise should be acceptable.

Gao Yuanyuan quickly contacted Adidas. Adidas just wanted to re-sign a lifetime contract with Li Ba, and the two sides hit it off.

In the next few days, the Cavaliers began to sell off players and became a real player supermarket. Among them, Billups and Morris Williams were traded to the Celtics.

On October 22, a week before the start of the new season, the Cavaliers announced that they had reached a buyout agreement with O'Neal and Yao Ming, getting rid of the two biggest burdens.

O'Neal has already found his next team, signing with the Celtics for a two-year, $3.7 million salary. He will form a team with Rasheed Wallace in the interior.

With Billups and Mo Buchuan, who were traded two days ago, the Celtics have received three of the Cavaliers' top five starters last season. With Pierce and the roaring Rasheed Wallace, the Celtics have transformed themselves and become a strong team in the league.

After Yao Ming was bought out, Bill Duffy immediately received calls from many teams, but Yao Ming had already arrived in Phoenix.