Near the start of the second stage of the CBA regular season, Jilin team foreign aid Jones openly stirred up emotions. On the evening of the 19th, Jones was bluntly unhappy on social media, and it was worth playing between words, so that the fans who ate melons could see it with relish.
Jones put it this way, "I'm upset right now. If basketball doesn't make me happy, then I'll retire. At least that way I don't have to listen to promises that break my word. Jones did not clearly explain what the promise of reneging on his promise was, nor did he say who did not keep his promise to make him angry, but what he posted on social media was a picture of himself and Jilin team coach Wang Han in the same frame, and the two people in the photo were frustrated, which is difficult not to guess that Jones is pointing.
It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time jones has mentioned the "promise to renege on his word" during his time for Jilin. Just in mid-March of this year, Jones wrote on social media: "Don't break your word. This time, the relationship between Jones and Gilling has become more delicate.
Meanwhile, this is not the first time Jones has been upset while playing for Gilling. In the 2019-20 season, the first season of the CBA affected by the epidemic, Jones ended the quarantine and the Jilin men's basketball team in early April, but because the rematch was postponed to June 20, Jones, who did not want to wait for a long time, soon left China and did not return after the resumption, resulting in Jilin only being able to participate in the rematch with the all-Chinese class.
This summer, Jones has publicly expressed his desire to leave the Jilin team one after another. In addition to recommending to other teams: "If your local lineup is good and you want to beat Guangdong, then sign me", Jones also made it clear that he does not want to be the leading scorer again, but wants to compete for the championship. Perhaps Jilin was reluctant to let him go, and Jones later said bluntly: "Work is to make money, I have a family to support", it seems to be a direct call to Jilin to let him go.
It is clear that after joining Gilling for the second time and playing for three consecutive seasons, Jones, who has once again proved himself, has long been reluctant to stay here. He is grateful to the Jilin team, and it is true that the Jilin team has developed his value to the extreme, but he is tired of playing a lone hero, with a low salary, a heavy task, and no hope of winning the championship, under the triple factor, Jones no longer hides it, and openly expresses his desire to leave again and again.
It's not hard to understand that Jones has emotions. The physically strong, well-rounded foreign aid has become one of the CBA's top foreign aides over the past three seasons. In the last two seasons, he has averaged at least 37+8+8 super statistics per game. Last season, he averaged 38 points, 10.8 rebounds and 9.6 assists per game, the league's first in both points and assists. What is more eye-catching is that in the past three seasons, Jones has been able to lead the team to defeat Guangdong once every season, which is a real "giant killer". But the strength of the Jilin team is limited, and Jones, who is a father and a mother, has not seen the space for breakthroughs for many years, and as time goes on, he has no patience. Compared with many foreign aides whose strength is not as good as himself, whose income and situation are far better than his own, Jones will inevitably have a gap.
But Jilin's choice is also acceptable. As good as Jones is, and is absolutely suitable for Jilin foreign aid, Jilin is certainly not willing to let him leave, after all, with their financial resources, it is difficult to bring in foreign aid like Jones. To this end, the Gilling team will not hesitate to use the right of first refusal to renew Jones's contract every offseason. The Jilin team does not want to strengthen and rebuild the former glory, but it is shy, and the team boss Sun Jun admitted last season that the team is a small business, and the funds are only enough to sign a foreign aid. Under the impact of the epidemic, the possibility of Jilin team strengthening is even smaller.
Ultimately, the cooperation was not entirely voluntary, at least Jones was somewhat helpless. According to the CBA's regulations for foreign aid, as long as the team uses the priority renewal right for foreign aid, they can renew the foreign aid according to the relevant salary and treatment standards. If the foreign player refuses to renew his contract, he will not be able to join other teams for the next three years. Jones knew this very well, and in order to avoid being unable to make money in the CBA for many years, he renewed his contract with The Gilling team again and again.
Now, Jones, who has not yet played for Gilling this season, has the mood. Although it is not sure why he is unhappy, based on his statement in the offseason, it is difficult not to let people sweat for Jilin. Gilling's performance in the first stage of this season was already bad (5 wins and 8 losses, 12th in the league), and if Jones is in a mood again, whether Gilling can enter the playoffs again is doubtful.
For Gilling and Jones, the best or most realistic option may be to "break up with kindness." Gilling was certainly reluctant to do so, but given Jones's attitude, it was perhaps the result they had to accept. If Jones's preferential renewal rights can be exchanged for some compensation, this is undoubtedly a good thing for Jilin. In the past two summers, the trade of foreign aid preferential renewal rights between CBA teams has not been new, taking this summer as an example, the reason why Shanxi, who was reluctant to release people at first, agreed to let go of super foreign aid Franklin is because xiaofu is meaningless, and his new owner Shanghai is willing to bear the transfer fee. In the end, Xiaofu got the results he wanted, and Shanxi, which had difficulties in operating expenses, was also compensated, which was undoubtedly a reference for Jones and Jilin.
For now, though, trading Jones' preferential renewal rights is difficult. Although Gilling has not yet registered for Jones, most of the team's foreign aid is already in place, and even if there are teams willing to get Jones's preferential renewal rights, most of them will weigh it at this time. What's more, the second phase of the regular season is about to start, and the Gillings are unlikely to give up Jones at this time. It also means that what awaits Jones may be another difficult and long season. And his appeal, it is best to wait for the end of this season, to see if he can have a long talk with the Jilin team to solve.
Interestingly, just tonight, Jones updated social media again. He began by saying, "I don't care about rumors, and I don't care what you think." Your ideas can't stop me from taking the score and assists king," he said, "The tiger is beautiful and will be admired." It's not clear how Jones communicated with the Gillings, but it seems that his conflict with the Gillings has been resolved, or at least mitigated. But is this the end of this soap opera? After all, we've seen this kind of plot too many times.