Knicks give up the right to match Jeremy Lin $ 25.1 million officially joined the Rockets

Yahoo! Sports reporter Mark - Spears said, the Knicks spokesman has confirmed that they will not match the rocket to offer contract open to Jeremy Lin Jeremy Lin, has officially become a Rockets player. This news has also been the Knicks local media "New York Daily News" reporter Ian that loose confirmed. 

According to previous reports, the rocket out to Jeremy Lin specific details of the contract for a period of three years, three years of full protection, the total value of $ 25.1 million. Jeremy Lin's annual salary in the first two years in more than 5 million U.S. dollars, while the third year his salary jumped to $ 14,890,000.

In fact, most began to rocket out to Jeremy Lin quoted at $ 28.9 million in four years, the first two years of the annual salary of about $ 5 million annual salary in the third and fourth years $ 900 million - $ 1000 million. It is worth mentioning is that this contract offer is not fully guaranteed the full protection of the first three years, the fourth part of the support. According to the New York Post "reported that the reason why the Rockets to raise its offer is to try to make the Knicks quit. 

From the results, the purpose of the rocket reached, because if the Knicks match the offer, then their 2014-15 season, will face enormous pressure of the salary, when Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler and Jeremy Lin four players salary and more than $ 75 million, far exceeding the luxury tax threshold. Plus Kidd, Novak, Felton, and other players, their payroll and may even reach $ 100 million. 

The next season, $ 70.3 million luxury tax threshold, even if the Knicks need to pay the luxury tax will also be more than $ 50 million to conservative estimates. When the luxury tax to pay the proportion is no longer a 1 to 1, the Union had already begun to do the super-luxury tax. 

Previously, the insider said, even if the other teams to Jeremy Lin, a $ 1 billion purchase contract, the Knicks will not hesitate to match. But in the end, the point guard position already has Felton, Jason Kidd and Prigioni Knicks chose to abandon laissez-faire Jeremy Lin joined the Rockets. 

Counted, Jeremy Lin with rocket quite closely last year, he briefly joined the Rockets, but then before the start of the new season, in order to sign free center Dam Potter, the Rockets chose Jeremy Lin to cut room to maneuver. Jeremy Lin then joined the Knicks, setting off a wave of "forest fever" in the middle of the season, his outbreak caused considerable Rockets general manager Daryl Morey rather regret. 

In joining the Rockets, Jeremy Lin will play the role of rocket master rockets have been previously Lori sent to the Raptors, and laissez-faire Dragic returned to the sun, at the first bit of the rocket has been no general available, Jeremy Lin is they are a sign bit only rely on the player. 

Last season, Jeremy Lin on behalf of the Knicks played in 35 games, starting 25 games, he averaged 14.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.6 steals while shooting 44.6%. According to ESPN's Jeremy Lin every 36 minutes, scoring and assists data than Lori and Dragic have to be good, he has the ability to play rocket master role.

Nowitzki married black girlfriend

Superstar Dirk Nowitzki is getting married! From the leading U.S. media gossip terezowens reported that the Dirk Nowitzki and fell in love with many years of his girlfriend Jessica - Olson married. It is reported that two in Kenya, the custom of the woman's family held a traditional African wedding. In addition, they will travel to Germany to organize a European wedding Nowitzki family customs.

Nowitzki married black girlfriend

In the 10-11 season, won the individual in the history of the first NBA championship and Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki in 2012, ushered in the emotional breakthrough. In February of this year, Dirk Nowitzki to Jessica to marry him. In April this year, both formal engagement. Jessica to attend a fashion party said, "Yes, we're engaged!" The face of many of the spotlight, Olson hands of the big diamond ring drying out of her sweet and well-being.

Jessica is a fine Swedish girl, her father is Swedish, my mother is from Kenya. Jessica has African ancestry, looks sweet, she seems to Linjiaxiaomei. It is noteworthy that Jessica's elder brother, a minor celebrity in the world sports, called Martin - Olson, the current Premier League Blackburn Rovers midfielder. It is interesting to Dirk Nowitzki and Jessica's romance is the first by Martin revealed to the media.

Jessica had an art gallery in Dallas, she's cured Nowitzki psychological trauma. How do you say? Before Germany chariot girlfriend is a female cat burglar, dark period of the past, Nowitzki not want to mention, he was hurt do not want to easily open their own heart. I did not expect to see Jessica in Dallas, Nowitzki closed the heart of this lovely black girl opens up.

34-year-old Nowitzki has been in the league campaign for 14 years, and all played for a team - Dallas Mavericks. The 7-foot big man a total of four times named to the NBA First Team 11 times All-Star, is the history of the Mavericks leading scorer. On the regular season, Nowitzki is averaging 21.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and recorded. Throughout his career, Nowitzki averaged 22.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.0 blocked shots.