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　　当事情涉及到姚明，一切都被放在显微镜下。

　　动和不动，说或不说，都会被人认为另有深意。这便是姚明的一部分，连同他感动的狂热的球迷。

　　所以他做的任何事情，或没做什么，包括他的合同，都将会带来更多的细考微察以揭示其中真正的意义。

　　这不应该。

　　姚明被传已经拒绝了一份延长合同的报价，这完全是扯淡。如果火箭提供过什么，更像是签订一份合同的提议。这应该是已经发生在球队和经纪人之间的谈话之一，在这种情况下，球员只是知道球队有意和他续约，但他本身并没有真正去考虑是否接受。

　　当然他应该不接受，而且，这除了揭示他有能力再被接着续约也说明不了任何其他问题。

　　他现在的这份合同在本赛季结束后还剩余两年，他在最后一个赛季拥有球员选择项，可以跳出合同成为一名自由球员，从而可以选择同火箭再签一份6年的合同，或者同其他球队签订一份5年的合同。

　　如果他选择续签，他会包括现在这份剩余两年的合同再续签一份只延长了3年的合同。

　　假设火箭给他一份顶薪合同，他如果选择这个赛季或今年夏天续约，也只能拿走一份大约5年7450万美元的合同。

　　这是不错，但如果他选择在2009-2010赛季跳出合同（假设工资帽为6000万美元），他也能得到一份6年价值1亿1700万美元的合同。

　　如果你想知道他不想现在续约的原因，应该也不难找到，毕竟关乎4000万美元。

　　火箭也没有通过媒体讨论过谈判的事情，但当火箭总经理莫雷在全明星赛期间被问到他的计划时，他也没有故弄玄虚。

　　“显然，我们在集中精力于让姚明长久地留在休斯敦，”莫雷说，“他是一个精英中锋，我们盼望着他是这个球队未来的成功中必需的一员。我们计划继续围绕他建设我们的阵容。”

　　同样，人们不应该曲解跳出合同的决定。这不意味着他会结束和火箭的合同并离开休斯敦。这同样是一个简单的逻辑。

　　在2010-11赛季后的一份合同应该是在新的劳资协议下签订的。在NBA和球员工会达成的下一个协议中，应该会减少球员篮球相关收入的百分比，降低工资帽，然后缩减顶薪合同的价值。在可以选择届时跳出合同并得到更大的合同的情况下，现在去签一份小合同，无疑是愚蠢的。

　　在那些之上，姚明应该非常明白哪种类型的球员他将会与之签订下一份5年或6年的合同。目前，火箭看起来像一直非常稳固的、前景美好的季后赛球队。他们可以变得更好，这取决于他们怎么花麦迪到期合同腾出的金钱，和在2010年7月前如何交易。他们看起来是像在正确的轨道上，但如果一些事情没有实现也会变差。

　　在火箭下两个季后赛之后，我们（和他）都将会对火箭是一支什么样的球队认识更多。当然他也想看看下两个赛季火箭在季后赛里能做到什么事情。

　　姚明从根本上而言是一个忠诚的、果断的、自信的运动员。当他考虑自己剩余的职业生涯时，会同火箭一起考虑。他在休斯敦构建了自己的生活，也喜欢留在这里。

　　“我为这支球队奋战了7年，”姚明在二月说，“很难就此放弃并转到另一支球队重新开始，我希望整个职业生涯都在这里度过，并且我喜欢火箭就像喜欢家一样，为什么要改变。”

　　然而，直到他签下一份长约，人们都将去猜测他做或者不做什么事情，都将去猜测他真实的感受。

　　然而现在这种情况下，如果他没有选择续约并想跳出合同，从普通常识上来说，这只能说明他有一个可以自己把握的机会。（搜狐体育 风华）

　　以下是费根专供搜狐的原文。

　　By Jonathan Feigen

　　When it comes to Yao Ming, everything is examined.

　　Every action and inaction, everything said or unsaid, is considered for what it reveals. This is part of being Yao, with the fanatical following he inspires.

　　So anything he does, or doesn’t do, involving his contract, will bring more examination in an effort to uncover the true meaning.

　　It should not.

　　Yao is said to have turned down an offer of a contract extension. This is not completely accurate. If the Rockets offered anything it was more likely an offer to make an offer. It would have been one of those conversations that take place between teams and agents, in this case bringing up the topic of an extension just so the player knows he is wanted, but with no real thought that he would accept such a thing.

　　Of course he would not, and again, this reveals nothing other than his ability to add.

　　Yao has two seasons left on his current contract after this season. He can opt out of the last season of his contract to become a free agent and sign a six-year deal with the Rockets, a five-year deal if he left.

　　If he were to sign a contract extension, he would stick with both seasons of the current contract and be able to extend that contract for only three more seasons.

　　Assuming the Rockets would give him the maximum contract allowed, he could have a contract would roughly $74.5 over five years if he took an extension this season or this summer.

　　That’s not bad, but if he were to opt out and sign a maximum contract with the Rockets after the 2009-2010 season, (assuming a $60 million salary cap) he could get a contract worth $117 million over six years.

　　If you want to know the true reason he would likely not want an extension, it should not be too difficult to find. There are about 40 million of them.

　　The Rockets are not about to negotiate through the media, but when Rockets general manager Daryl Morey was asked during the all star break about his plans, he did not leave much doubt.

　　“Obviously, we are focused on keeping Yao in Houston long term,” Daryl Morey said. “He is an elite center and we expect him to play an integral part in this team’s future success. We plan to continue building our roster around him.”

　　Similarly, no one should read into a decision to opt out. It will not mean that he would be getting out of his Rockets contract to get out of Houston. It would also be simple logic.

　　A contract signed after the 2010-11 season could be signed under a new collective bargaining agreement. The next deal between the NBA and players association could reduce the percentage of basketball related income that goes to the players, cutting the salary cap and then reducing the value of maximum contracts. It would be foolish to stick with a smaller contract and risk that when he could opt out and get a much, much larger contract.

　　On top of all that, he would be wise to see what sort of team he is signing with for the next five or six years. At the moment, the Rockets look like a pretty solid playoff team with a good future. They could get better, depending on how they will spend the money from the expiring Tracy McGrady contract or other moves to be made between now and July, 2010. They seem to be on the right track, but could get worse if things don’t work out.

　　We (and he) will learn a lot more about what sort of team the Rockets are in the next two post-seasons. Of course he will want to see how things go in the playoffs this season and next.

　　Yao is basically a remarkably loyal, determined and confident athlete. When he thinks about the rest of his career, he imagines it with the Rockets. He has made a life for himself in Houston and will likely prefer to stay here.

　　“I’ve played for this team for seven years,” Yao said in February. “It’s hard to just drop it and switch to another one and start over. I want a full career and I feel like the Rockets are like are home. Why change.”

　　Still, until he signs a long-term contract, people will assume everything he does – or doesn’t do – will reveal how he really feels.

　　In this case, however, if he chooses against an extension and does opt out it will only reveal that he has a firm grasp on common sense.