http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4040066.html July 11, 2006, 6:39PM James rejects Rockets' free-agent bid By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Guard Mike James, who went from traded before last season began to the Rockets ' top free-agent priority when it ended, spurned them back Tuesday and agreed to a four-year deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves. James, who also had discussions with the Dallas Mavericks, said he would not sign with the Rockets because they would not give him an option to opt out of his contract after three seasons and would not allow a "trade kicker " in the pact. In a "trade kicker," a player receives a bonus of 15 percent of his contract if dealt. Each team pursuing James was willing to offer its full mid-level exception , expected to begin at about $5 million and be worth about $24 million over four years. "I had to have two things; only one team gave them to me," James said. "Everyone gave me the same amount of money. I specifically asked for a player option on my third year and a trade kicker, and (the Rockets) said no. I had to have those two things. After what they put me through, I couldn't sign with them without those things." Players can't actually begin signing with teams until Wednesday, but James said his decision was final. "End of game. I'm done," he said. "I want to get back to just me, get all the nonsense out of the way. This ain't fun. I'm not for sale. I've been telling people that from the beginning all I want to be is a basketball player. I'm still not appreciated. I'm still young at this game. I still have a lot to prove. The thing I have to prove is you can win a championship with Mike James. "Carroll Dawson (the Rockets' general manager) said to me a story about how bad he wanted to get me. When I left Detroit (in 2004), he really wanted me, really wanted me. This trade fell through, that trade fell through, then he finally got me (from the Bucks in exchange for Reece Gaines and a second-round pick). The only question I had was, 'Then why did you trade me?' "I wasn't a bad kid. I'm a family man, first one in the gym, last to leave . That was the question I had. They can trade me. Whenever they're ready to get rid of me, they can get rid of me. You're in a rhythm, the kids are in school, and they say, 'Go somewhere else. Pack up and go,' with no repercussions to it. Another school, another place to live, another way to live. You have to go shopping because you were in a hot place and traded to Antarctica. " James has played for six teams and won a championship as a backup with the Pistons. But he was traded twice in less than a year, with the Rockets sending him to Toronto. That made the trade kicker "a necessity," he said. "That was very important to me," James said. "The player option was very important to me. I'm not a full mid-level player now. I understand that game . But can I at least get an option after the third year? You want me to lock into a bad deal. A mid-level is a bad deal. Those were the only two things I asked for." James' career-best scoring average of 20.3 points per game last season was the best for an undrafted player since Moses Malone, a third-round pick in the ABA Draft, averaged 20.3 points for the Washington Bullets in the 1987-88 season. Besides posting a career high in scoring, James also had career bests in assists (5.8 per game) and rebounds (3.3) last season. In 27 games with the Rockets in the 2004-05 season, all but five coming off the bench, he averaged 12.4 points, 2.9 assists and 3.2 rebounds, but he was traded to the Raptors before the start of training camp for guard Rafer Alston. 火箭也给出了4年2400万的合同，但是对于第3年之後的球员选项以及交易保护条款( Trade Kicker)无法接受(如果在合同期间交易MJ，需多付15%工资作为补偿。) 重点翻译MJ的原话：我只想要两件东西，一个是第３年之後的球员选项，一个交易保 护条款，所有的球队都给了我一样的报价，但是只有一个球队答应了我这两个要求。 我只能和他们签约。 这一切都结束了，这是我的最终选择，让所有的流言都停止吧，这并不是件有趣的事 情，我并不是在公开甩卖！从一开始我就告诉所有人，我是@个篮球运动员，我并没 有被赏识！我仍然很年轻，还有很多东西需要证明，我要证明的是，你可以和Mike James一起拿到总冠军。 CD给我蝙了个关于他是多麽的想要得到我的故事。2004年蛭我离开活塞的时候，的确 ，他很需要我，尽管这样那样的交易都没有实现，最终我还是来到了Houston.但问题 是为什麽後来又要把我交易了呢Ε 我不是个坏小子，我是个顾家的男人。我第一个来到训练馆，最後一个离开。这就是 问题所在。他们可以交易我。什麽时候他们不想要我了，就可以把我甩掉！你还在你 自己的生活节奏中，孩子们还在学校，然後他们说，去另一个地方，打包，然後马上 走！什麽表情都没有。另一个学校，另一个地方，另一种生活方式。你必须马上去购 物，因为你现在住在一个温暖地方，但被交易去了南极洲！！ 交易保护条款对我很重要，球员选项也对我很重要！我并不是一个中产球员，我很清 楚，但是游戏规则是这样，不过至少应该在３年以後给我一个选择的权利！你们想把 我锁在这麽一个烂合同里。中产绝不是个好合同。这就是我想要的两个东西。 --

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