Can Yao Ming, which was 20+ 10 at its peak, get a contract of $30 million now?

In the 2005-2006 season, Yao Ming averaged 34.2 minutes and scored 22.3 points, 10.2 rebounds. In the 2006-2007 season, he averaged 33.8 minutes and scored 25 points and 9.4 rebounds. In the 2007-2008 season, he averaged 37.2 minutes and scored 22 points, 10.8 rebounds!

It can be said that these three figures are the best seasons of Yao Ming's career! At that time, the pace of the league was not so fast, and the league paid more attention to defense, so the scores of each team were not high. At this time, it is very difficult to watch Yao Ming score 20+ in every game!

If Yao Ming is in the current league, let alone get a contract of 30 million, even if he gets a contract of 40 million, someone will take it. The reason why I say this is because Yao Ming at the peak is pressing Howard against O 'Neill. Such an insider is hard to find!

Let's not talk about how big a contract Yao has got now. Let's see how big a contract the free agent got in the offseason this season. Harris renewed the 76ers for five years with $65.438+0.8 billion, Middleton renewed the bucks with $65.438+0.78 billion, Porzingis renewed the lone ranger with $65.438+0.58 billion, and Murray renewed the Nuggets for five years with $65.438+0.7 billion. These players' personal abilities and influence can't be compared with Yao Ming's, but in today's NBA, where money is flying everywhere, they can all get contracts with an annual salary of more than $30 million, so Yao Ming's starting salary in today's NBA is at least $40 million, which is also the price of first-team players in the league.

Yao averaged 65,438+09 decimeters and 9.2 rebounds in his career, and 25 points and 9.4 rebounds in 2006-07. Unfortunately, Yao Ming is too tall, so he has been plagued by injuries in the middle and late career. After being injured by Kobe Bryant in the Western Conference semifinals, Yao Ming gradually retired. Yao Ming's offensive ability, whether at that time or now, is the level of the first-line center in the league, you're welcome to say.

The 2004-08 season was the peak of Yao Ming's career. At that time, Yao Ming was not as violent as O 'Neill inside, but he was invincible inside. Yao Ming's shooting is very soft, and his research on the dreamy steps of dreams is excellent. His physical confrontation is also excellent. It can be said that at that time, many second-and third-line centers in the league only stood on Yao Ming's side, and in some rounds, Ben Wallace, the best defender, might be able to defend O 'Neal, but he couldn't defend Yao Ming.

Yao Ming's second contract with the Rockets has an average annual salary of $654.38+0.5 million. In today's NBA, the annual salary is $654.38+0.5 million everywhere. In this business alliance with cross-flow of prices, a Yao Ming-level star can get a super-salary contract at will. Of course, it needs to be objectively admitted that Yao also has a little glass property. If Yao Ming has the figure of O 'Neill and Howard, it really is.

2002-03 season

In 2002, Yao Ming was selected as the No.1 pick by the Houston Rockets in the NBA. [1] Yao Ming's first NBA game was against Indiana Pacers, and he didn't score two rebounds, then he opened the record against Denver Nuggets. He averaged only 14 minutes in the first seven games, averaging 4 points. However, in June165438+1October 17 against the Lakers, Yao Ming performed perfectly, making 9 of 9 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, and * * * scored 20 points.

The first dialogue between Yao Ming and shaquille o'neal was held on June 5th, 2003+10/October 6th. Prior to this, O 'Neill said in front of the media, "Tell Yao Ming, Ching chong-yang-wah-ah-soh", which immediately aroused the resentment of Asians, thinking it was suspected of racial discrimination. O 'Neill later denied this statement, saying it was just a joke. Yao Ming also expressed his belief that O 'Neill was joking at that time, but the media paid more and more attention to their remarks, which further increased the gunpowder smell of the national live TV competition. Yao Ming scored six points at the beginning of the game and gave O 'Neill two blocked shots. In the last 10 second of overtime, he dunked hard to seal the victory. Yao Ming 10 points 10 rebounds; O 'Neal 3 1 minute 13 rebounds.

Yao Ming finished his rookie season with an average of 13.5 and 8.2 rebounds, won the second place in the NBA Rookie of the Year Award (Amar'e Stoudemire was the Rookie of the Year), was unanimously elected as the NBA Rookie of the Year Team, was selected as the Rookie of the Year Award by Sports News magazine, and won the Laurence Rookie of the Year Award.

His humor and relaxed court style, coupled with his approachable personality, made him very popular among fans and quickly grew into a member of the NBA star. Because of his endorsement of Apple Computer, Gatorade Beverage and Super Bowl Visa, Yao Ming's name quickly spread to thousands of households.

In February, Yao Ming was selected as the starting center of Western United in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game. Although he only scored 2 points and 2 rebounds in a short playing time of 16 minutes, his election proved his popularity among fans, and his votes even exceeded that of super center O 'Neill.

Many fans questioned Yao Ming's election, saying that he could not be elected as the starting center of the All-Star as a rookie without the votes of a large number of fans from China, because the NBA first launched online voting to produce all-star players in 2002-03 season. These fans criticized that the huge number of netizens in China had a great influence on the fairness of voting. Shaquille o'neal, Yao Ming's rival in the center position of the Western Conference, also accused Yao Ming of being elected mainly because of the support of many China fans. Although there are many doubts, there is no evidence that Yao Ming's vote as a China fan is the decisive factor (in addition, before the All-Star Game in 2004, his online vote was 4,000 less than that of his opponent O 'Neill, and he dominated the physical vote (paper vote). These paper ballots are distributed in NBA stadiums and shopping centers in the United States, and it is difficult for local fans in China to get them. The advantage of voting in kind made Yao Ming surpass O 'Neill (29,000 votes).

After the All-Star Game in 2003, Yao Ming played steadily. After the whole season, he averaged 13.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, ranking second among rookies. Average 1.8 blocks, rookie first; The rookie ranked second, second only to Amar'e Stoudemire of Phoenix Suns.

In the 2003 NBA playoffs, Yao Ming made every effort to raise funds for the motherland to fight against SARS. Through a series of TV movies starring him, he raised about $300,000 to help fight the disease.

2003-04 season

Before the start of the sophomore season in Yao Ming, Rockets coach rudy tomjanovich Yao Ming and Little Emperor James resigned for physical reasons, and Jeff Van Gundy, who had been the head coach of the new york Knicks for a long time, took over. Van Gundy focused on cultivating Yao Ming's offensive ability, which made Yao Ming's average points and rebounds hit a new high this season. In February 2004, he scored 4/kloc-0 points and 7 assists in three overtime games against Atlanta Hawks, setting a career record. [50] In the 2004 All-Star Game, Yao Ming was re-elected as the starting center in the West after 2003, ending his second season with an average of 17.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. For the first time in his career, he helped the Rockets reach the playoffs with the seventh place in the West in 2003-04. But unfortunately, he was eliminated after playing five games with the Lakers in the first round. Yao Ming averaged 15 points and 7.4 rebounds in the first playoff game. [ 10]

At the opening ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Yao Ming held high the national flag of China and led a team into the stadium. Then he explosively announced that if China's national basketball team didn't make it to the quarterfinals, it wouldn't shave for half a year. After several depressed games (China lost to Spain, Argentina and Italy 58-83, 57-82 and 52-89 respectively), China miraculously defeated the world champion team-Serbia and Montenegro, with Yao Ming scoring 27 points. Because of his outstanding performance: averaging 20.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and shooting percentage as high as 55.9%, he was selected for the Olympic All-Star Team.

2004-05 season

On February 23rd, 2004, he scored a career-high 4 1 point and 7 assists against the Hawks.

In 2004-05, Yao Ming ushered in his third season in the NBA. In the summer of 2004, in a seven-man deal with Orlando Magic, the Rockets signed tracy mcgrady and sent steve francis and Cuttino Mobley away. Although Yao Ming said that Francis and Mobry "helped (him) a lot in the first two seasons", he added, "I am very excited to work with Tracy? McGrady fought side by side. He can bring surprises. " It is predicted that such a rocket team will become a favorite to win the championship. In 2005, Yao and Mai were selected to the starting lineup of the All-Star Game. Yao Ming won 2,558,278 votes, breaking Michael Jordan's all-star record. He led the Rockets and his new teammate tracy mcgrady into the playoffs again. March, 2005 1 1, Yao Ming scored 27 points, grabbed 22 rebounds and blocked 5 shots in the match between Yao Ming and Phoenix Suns, and won the highest "double-double" record. In the 2005 NBA playoffs, the Rockets lost 7 games to Dallas Mavericks. Yao Ming averaged 2 1.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.7 1 block, and scored more than 30 points in three games. In February, he was re-elected as the starting center in the Western Division of the All-Star Game, and broke the record of the highest number of All-Star votes maintained by Michael Jordan. This is because his sworn enemy Shaquille O 'Neal moved to Miami Heat in the east in the playoffs, but it also implies that Yao Ming has entered the ranks of NBA superstars. [ 1 1]

The Rockets won 5 1 game, ranking fifth in the West, and entered the playoffs for the second consecutive year. In the playoffs, the Rockets won two away games, and Yao Ming shot 14 13 in the second game, setting the highest shooting percentage in the playoffs in the history of the Rockets. But in the next four games, the Rockets lost to the Mavericks, and the seventh game was 40 points behind, which was the biggest difference in the seventh playoff game in NBA history. Yao Ming averaged 2 1.4 points, shooting 65% and 7.7 rebounds.

March 2005 1 1, scored a career-high 22 rebounds against the suns.

In his first two seasons, he didn't miss any game; Only missed two games in the third season. However, in the fourth season, Yao Ming suffered from severe paronychia on his left toe and was put on the rest list. On June 5438+February 65438+August, 2005, Yao Ming returned to Houston for toe surgery when his teammates were playing away with the Lakers in Los Angeles. After missing 265,438+0 games, Yao Ming back in the game scored 65,438+05 points against Memphis Grizzlies.

After the second round of voting in the 2006 All-Star Game, Yao Ming topped the list with 13 19868, and Kobe Bryant ranked second with 12 13387.

2006-07 season

June, 2006165438+1October 14, he won the highest number of steals in his career four times against the Spurs. 65438+February 65438+June, scored a career-high 8 blocked shots against the Lakers.

Yao Ming averaged 25 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2 blocks this season, surpassing McGrady for the first time. However, Yao Ming only played 48 games in the regular season this season due to a tibia injury against the Los Angeles Clippers. Yao Ming averaged 25. 1 minute 10.3 rebounds in the playoffs, but the Rockets lost 3-4 to Utah Jazz in the first round of the playoffs.

2007-08 season

On February 26th, 2008, after leading the Houston Rockets to win 12 in a row, he was diagnosed with a scaphoid fracture, and he needed to rest for four months after the operation, so he will not be able to play for the rest of the 2007-08 season. Then, under the leadership of McGrady, the Rockets continued to win 10 in a row, creating the second longest winning streak in NBA history. . Yao Ming has played 55 games this season, averaging 22 points 10 rebounds and 2 blocks.

2008-09 season

Yao Ming averaged 19.7 points, 9.9 rebounds 1.9 blocks this season. In addition, his season total score reached the highest in his career 1 and 5 14. He successfully led the Rockets into the playoffs and eliminated Portland Trailblazers in the first round. The rockets entered the second round of the playoffs again after many years. It is worth mentioning that in the first game of the first round against the Blazers, Yao Ming made 9 of 9 shots and 6 of 6 free throws in the first 24 minutes and got 24 points and 9 rebounds. However, in the second round match against the Los Angeles Lakers, Yao Ming's foot injury led to a truce, which even affected the 2009- 10 season.

In June 2009, 65438+1October 18 scored 26 points against Heat 12. On March 4th, 2009, against Bobcats, he hit a 1 3-pointer. April 2009 19, Yao Ming scored 24 points on 9-for-9 shooting in 24 minutes. On May 5, he was injured in the first game of the Western Conference semifinals against the Lakers, but after adjustment, he insisted on rushing back to the court and finally led the Rockets to victory. May 10 left foot fracture, reimbursed this season. In July, he became the owner of the Shanghai Shark Club.

fourth quarter

Yao Ming had an operation because of last season's injury and didn't play this season.

20 10- 1 1 season

2010165438+1October1kloc-0/,Yao Ming, who came back from injury, was injured again in the game against the Wizards, and has been in a truce ever since. 12 18, the Rockets officially announced that Yao Ming's third stress fracture of his left ankle would be reimbursed for the season. [ 12]

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Be inducted into the hall of fame

20 15 12 2 1, Rockets formally nominated Yao Ming to be elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame 20 16 [23].

On 20 16, Yao Ming was elected to the NBA Hall of Fame, becoming the first person in China.

Retired jersey

On February 4th, 20 17, Houston Rockets held a ceremony to retire the Yao Ming jersey [30].

Yao Ming became the sixth player in the history of the Rockets to enjoy the honor of retired jerseys. The previous five people were drexler (No.22), Calvin Murphy (No.23), Moses Malone (No.24), Olajuwon (No.34) and Tom Janovich (No.45) [29].

At its peak, Yao Ming averaged 20+ 10. If I remember correctly, the peak of Yao Ming should be in the 2005-2006 season. At that time, O 'Neal was the NBA center. I think Yao Ming was the best center position in that era except O 'Neal. At that time, Yao Ming deserved a top salary. At that time, the Rockets renewed Yao Ming's contract for five years and 75 million yuan.

Yao Ming's technique is exquisite, the inside counter-attack technique is pure, the shooting is stable, and the confrontation is successful. But Yao Ming also has shortcomings. He moved slowly. Only positional warfare can give full play to the value of Yao Ming.

Based on the technical characteristics of Yao Ming, I think it is very difficult for Yao Ming to gain a firm foothold in today's era, and it can't get a top salary. Maybe you think I'm crazy, but Yao Ming's performance is not worth the 30 million contract? Yes, I really think so.

What are the characteristics of today's times? One word "fast". The traditional center withered from 20 13. If you can't shoot three points, if your feet are not flexible enough, if you can't break fast, if you can't defend the perimeter, your value will be greatly reduced. In this era, Jokic became an organization center, and Embiid was proficient in fast break, dribbling and three points.

If you put Yao Ming in this era, which team do you think Yao Ming is suitable for? Yao Ming's biggest shortcoming is his slow action. He is not suitable for the present era of small balls. There is no traditional center in this league today. The survival of the fittest is just a natural phenomenon.

Yao Ming's career is short, but he has made great contributions to basketball. He is one of the best centers in NBA history. An era has a style of play, and Yao Ming has achieved the greatest value of his era, that is, perfection.