Jaylen Green s handwritten letter to say goodbye to the Rockets: Houston, I want to tell you what I think❤️

(The original text was published on July 23, with the content of Suns player Jaylen Green in the Star Stand)

Do you know what I love about Houston the most? There are practical people everywhere here, and people from other places don’t understand it at all. They may think Houston is slow in pace and heavy in the south, but those who really live here know that people from all over the world gather here to make their own sky, so the city bursts out with such amazing creativity. Food, music, cultural style...Brother, Houston is definitely one of the most underrated cities in the United States.

I don't even want to over-promote this place. After all, we have to guard this Pure Land. Do you understand what I mean?

I really like the days when I am a Rockets player. I really can't believe that I have to use the past tense when talking about the Rockets, but this is the life of the NBA.

Listen, no one likes to be traded. But to be honest, I can understand, brother, this is business. If I were sitting in the management position, I might have made this deal. This is a better situation for both sides, and I can't wait to have a big fight with Booker and bring our experience of building a winning culture in the Rockets.

What do people always like to say at these moments? Don't cry for the end, smile for the experience. Brother, I'm laughing, I only love the Rockets. Although I have to do my best to beat my old club on the court in the future, every time I see you, it will be a lovely duel. Seriously, I have gained growth in Houston. Some people will make some polite words after being traded, but I came here at the age of 19. I was eating rainbow candy before the game, but now I have become a father when I left. This period of time is so precious.

When I first came to Houston, everyone was talking about "reconstruction".

"Reconstruction, reconstruction, reconstruction..."

Hanging his head like a stray dog, do you understand what I mean?

"Oh, I don't know, it may take four or five years, brother, just take it slowly."

Tsk! We wanted to say "to TM's reconstruction".

I think our kids are so young that they don’t know how high the world is. If it were other teams, they might have started paddling in the third quarter of the regular season in February, thinking about where to go after the game. Brothers, and we play every round like a life-and-death battle, and even if we lose, it makes people excited. Our creed is: "Since you can run and jump young, then try your best to defend."

We swept every stadium in the league and danced electronic skating dances on those venues. Everyone knows that when you encounter the Rockets, you have to face a wall of iron. It's not defense, it's a wall of iron. Do you understand?

The veterans of other teams looked at us as if they were saying, "It's just a regular season, brother, as for it? Shouldn't you play badly and compete for draft picks?"

But we don't play badly and don't care about draft picks, we must win in the present.

We only won 20 games in the rookie season, only 20 games! As a result, three years later, the home court of the playoffs that started at Toyota Center was full, and I can brag about this for the rest of my life. The team's culture is the only way to change one's fate. Although I am the core young master, there are also veterans like Van Vreet who have won the championship leading the way

There is something I will never forget, and that was the first time I heard such words from a veteran. There was a game that I felt hot at the beginning. After shooting three consecutive goals, I passed the ball next time I attacked. Young players always feel a strange sense of guilt, do you understand? It seems like it's time to pass it once.

When they were suspended, Van Fleet glared at me with the madman's eyes and gave me the green light in front of the whole team: "Why did you pass the ball just now? Then, brother, I'll give you all the ball until you miss the shot."

We are so close to our family, so it's so difficult to say goodbye. It's just that I should read the entire team roster all over. Every brother has a heart-to-heart relationship with me, and he is a real guy who will contact me after retirement. Van Vreet, Amen Thompson, Ethan, Jabarry Smith Jr., Langdale, Adams, Tate... There are also coaching staff and trainers teams, Roy Ivey, Jason Byers, Willie... You know, this has long surpassed basketball. How many life topics have we talked about? Thank you for helping me straighten my way forward, not just football skills, but also how to be a good father and a real man.

Of course, there is also my Turkish brother Shin Kyung. When we first came, we were two young boys. I don’t understand five of the ten words you said. Remember when we taught you English swearing, brother? You always recommend Turkish rap for me, but I really can't get it. Sorry, brothers, your rap flow needs to be changed. Hahaha, but this guy really has nothing to say! I used to think that Europeans are special, but Shin Kyung is so down-to-earth!

With Shin Kyung and Amen Thompson here, Rockets fans are waiting to see it in the next few years. I dare to guarantee that after all, I have witnessed it with my own eyes that Amen Thompson will not only become great, this kid will make you feel crazy.

After all, the most powerful proof of this period of time is that I made a phone call all day on the day of the transaction. Some teams in the league have weak relationships, and some people only contact one or two teammates after being traded and they will finish. And what about me? It was not until dinner time that I said goodbye to the last brother on the list.

Fortunately, Dillon Brooks is going to Phoenix with me. He can't wait to see him after being traded. It will definitely cause a bloody storm, brother.

Do you know what's the funny thing? I was the first to call my mom after I heard the news, which was a must. If I had been a little self-pitying, I would have disappeared immediately when I heard her voice. Many mothers are working night shifts to support their families and pay tribute to all mothers. And my mother is a prison night shift discipline brother! With this intensity of work, when I was a child, she could drive me to Auckland for three hours after I got home in the morning, so she stayed in the car to make up for her sleep during the game..

Mom, do you remember that I always had a stomachache in the car before the race? I was so nervous at that time! By the way, there are still people in the league like this now!

"If you are nervous, it means you are ready!"

Right, mom?

Long-distance driving, playing ball, and doing serious things is our life and will not change in the future. The Suns need me to be myself, be able to fight side by side with top players like Booker, create a winning culture, and show the world my sincerity to basketball, and slap those dark guys in the face (I remember all your irony, thank you).

I will miss Houston and those brothers, but I am smiling at the moment, brother. How can there be bad days in a life that makes a living by playing basketball? Every day you can play is a good day.

Houston, thank you for your love. Really, thank you very much.

If I score 30 points next season and beat my old club, please remember the wonderful times we had!

Original text: Jalen Green

Compiled by: Li Taibai