A few days ago, Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, and Xu Jicheng, vice chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, accepted an exclusive interview with the domestic **, Yao Ming also joked in the interview that he went to the NBA Rockets as a foreign aid, Xu Jicheng also broke the news that Yao Ming's salary when he played for the Rockets was 20 million US dollars, but Xu Jicheng's statement was immediately denied by Yao Ming next to him, Yao Ming quickly clarified: "Not so much." ”
Yao Ming and Xu Jicheng talked about whether the current CBA players know their contracts in an interview, Yao Ming said that many CBA players do not know when their contracts expire, Xu Jicheng said on the side that Yao Ming has the most experience of this thing, and Yao Ming also said: "I have been a foreign aid. Xu Jicheng continued to reveal that the Rockets signed Yao Ming for $20 million and Maddie for $20 million, and the Rockets were for Yao Ming and Maddie for $20 million at that time, and the rest of the other players were millions. Yao Ming hurriedly stopped him on the side, saying that there was no 20 million.
Yao Ming played for the Rockets in his 8-year NBA career, averaging 19 points and 9 points per game in his NBA career2 rebounds 16 assists 1With 9 blocks, a five-time All-Star and an eight-time All-Star selection, Yao Ming was also inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame in 2016. As one of the legendary stars in the history of the Rockets, Yao Ming has naturally accumulated a lot of wealth in the Rockets.
Yao Ming has successfully opened up the popularity of the rocket in the Chinese market, and the commercial value has also risen. Although Yao Ming did not disclose the specific salary when he was with the Rockets in the interview, in addition to salary, Yao Ming also has a large part of his commercial income, after all, Yao Ming accumulated a very high reputation when he played for the Rockets and became a household name in Houston.