I am Really an Insider

After watching the draft, Wayne concluded: The Grizzlies may be the biggest winner.

Taking Conley and Sister-in-law, the Grizzlies took two of the best players in the 2007 draft, and they didn't have many chips to pay for it.

Guaranteed profit without loss.

Starting from next season, whoever encounters the Grizzlies will have to shed a layer of skin.

What a pity for this little sister-in-law.

Since the management has used Sun Yue to express their opinion that Wayne can participate in the draft in the future, then Wayne will not be polite from now on.

In the future, you must communicate with the management in advance, plan in advance, and be organized and disciplined.

Only Wayne can use his clairvoyance to do crazy things in the draft.

It must be said that it is a great regret in life that I could not recruit my sister-in-law to make dumplings together.

But it doesn’t matter, there will be more opportunities to harvest wool in the future.

and……

The Lakers didn't get a sister-in-law either, which is great!

After all, if there is no deal with the elder sister-in-law in this history, the younger sister-in-law will not leave the Lakers.

By then the Lakers will have Chairman Yao, Sister-in-law and Bynum at the same time.

This center reserve is simply unbeatable.

Even if they don't need so many centers, Bynum and his sister-in-law can exchange for one at random, the transaction value is extremely high, and they can get good combat power.

Thank God, my sister-in-law didn’t go to the Lakers!

Well, now the Trail Blazers not only have to become stronger themselves, but also have to be careful not to let others become stronger.

NBA teams are always restricting each other.

At this time, the whole world is discussing the Celtics' blockbuster trade after the draft.

To most people, this deal is truly shocking.

Ray Allen and Pierce are joining forces, and the Eastern Conference is going to be in chaos.

It's not that easy for the Cavaliers to reach the Finals again.

But Wayne had no reaction to this. He had already experienced the combination of the Big Three once.

We haven't reached the climax yet. When KG comes, it won't be too late for you to get excited.

Danny Ainge feels the same way. It's not the climax yet.

This summer is destined to be extraordinary.

Especially for the championship Portland Trail Blazers

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Although the Trail Blazers won the championship trophy this season, it does not mean that the Trail Blazers are invincible.

In the Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers were beaten badly by Kobe Bryant.

To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't guard Kobe, Paoer wouldn't have to catch him on both offense and defense. He would use his short body to fight against the big-muscled Kobe until the gun frame was injured.

Pao'er: You are short, your whole family is short! My gun mount alone is 2 meters long!

Although the Trail Blazers used the death penalty in G6 of the Western Conference Finals, which seemed to be very effective, Kobe Bryant also scored more than 40 points.

If Wayne hadn't exploded for a 40-point triple-double, the death of the five players in that game might not have been easy.

Therefore, reinforcement is definitely needed.

If we continue to let things go, if we go against the Lakers with the same team next season, we still won't know who will win and who will lose.

After all, as far as this season is concerned, the strength of the Lakers and Trail Blazers is indeed very close.

In a close match, whoever wins may lose.

A championship team is not necessarily a perfect team.

Championship teams also have their own shortcomings.

The shortcoming of the Trail Blazers lies in the second and third positions. They lack a guy who can single-defense and limit the stars.

If you want to strengthen this position and have operational feasibility, Tony, who just touched the edge of a star last season, is a good candidate.

Last year, not long after the season started, Steve Patterson tried to trade Tony, but Lao Li, who was very fond of Tony, did not agree.

It is indeed a bit difficult to get something from Lao Li.

He, Lao Li, has always robbed other people's things. When did he see others snatching Lao Li's things?

This year, Patterson is "relentless" and continues to try to trade Tony and induce Tony to cheat.

No, how can this be called cheating?

Tony was originally with Brother Wei from the beginning!

Tony did have the strength when he first arrived, and even though he was injured, he could still take a gamble.

Secondly, he is also a teammate that Wayne likes, which helps to further consolidate the good atmosphere in the locker room and also helps to retain Wayne's heart.

Now that the Celtics have traded Ray Allen, and Tony has suffered a serious injury, this means that Tony will definitely lose his main position at the second position!

So this time, the Celtics may not necessarily stick to it.

If only Tony could come and stay in shape.

If we meet the Lakers again next season, we have a great chance of winning!

Just when Patterson thought everything would go as he expected, he got a rejection.

Regarding Tony Allen's trade, Rivers said he could accept it.

The Trail Blazers are very sincere in being willing to use Dixon + Tucker.

If it were last year, Rivers would definitely refuse without even thinking about it.

But now, Tony can still sell so much after being seriously injured, so what kind of bike do you want?

Rivers told Ainge what he thought, but Ainge shook his head.

"Of course I cannot accept this deal. I will tell the Trail Blazers and we will think about it again."

As a result, Patterson's plan to try to trade Tony was once again shelved.

However, at least this time the other party did not refuse directly.

Then continue to stalk!

While Patterson was still thinking of ways to strengthen, the league's annual "Rules, Terms Modification and Voting Increase Conference" also officially began.

This is a regular meeting held by the league every summer, mainly attended by the owners or general managers of the 30 teams.

At this meeting, the league's board of directors will throw out several most popular rules or clause modification proposals, which will be voted anonymously by representatives of the 30 teams.

As long as more than 20 teams agree to a proposal, the proposal will be approved and implemented immediately, and vice versa.

Under normal circumstances, this regular meeting is just a formality.

Because most proposals will not be passed.

The NBA has formed stable rules and development models over the years, and these things will not change easily.

For example, last season there was a proposal to change the NBA's shot time to 30 seconds.

For another example, someone once proposed reducing the time for the second attack to 14 seconds to speed up the pace of the game.

Both proposals were rejected without any suspense.

Unless these proposals to change the rules can restrict superstars, they will generally fail.

Therefore, most of the time, this conference ends with the rhythm of "vetoing all proposals".

This year, Patterson represented the Trail Blazers in this conference.

In the conference room, he continued to discuss the Tony Allen trade with Danny Ainge.

Angie smiled kindly: "I also want to complete the deal, but Tony is a very talented player, let me think about it for two more days."

Angie didn't say anything, and Patterson could only smile and nod.

Subsequently, the council meeting officially began.

As in previous years, most proposals were rejected.

The first item is to change the All-Star voting system from fan voting to half fan voting and half media voting.

In the end, 28 were against and 2 were in favor, and the proposal was invalidated.

The second item is to increase the probability that the three teams with the worst records will win the No. 1 pick.

Well, I guess it was brought up by a certain bad team who was not convinced when the Timberwolves, who had won 35 games, magically won the No. 1 pick.

Is it easy for labor and management to put in a bad season after all their hard work? As a result, the No. 1 pick was taken by a team with 35 wins.

It’s fun!

In the end, 6 were in favor and 24 were against, and the proposal still failed to pass.

Because if this proposal is passed, everyone's mess will definitely be even crazier.

At that time, the quality of the game will decline, fans will not buy it, and no one will make any money.

Therefore, it is impossible to pass a proposal that supports botched legislation.

It is not surprising that there are many people who oppose it.

In the future, the probability of a team with a poor record getting the No. 1 pick will not only not increase, but may even decrease further!

It is everyone’s responsibility to boycott corruption.

The third proposal is to abolish the trade deadline. Trades can be made at any time from beginning to end of the year except during the playoffs.

After all, lineup adjustments may not be perfect after the trade deadline. Before the playoffs begin, teams should continue to be given opportunities to build their lineups.

This time, the vote was 15 to 15.

Although it is half and half, according to alliance regulations, if less than 20 people agree, the proposal still cannot be passed.

In this way, all kinds of weird proposals were put forward, and they were all rejected by the general managers.

Finally, it’s time for the last proposal of the day.

“The last item is today’s ninth proposal. After the voting on this proposal, gentlemen, you can go back.

So, let me talk about the specific content.

The ninth proposal is a new clause, tentatively named the Super Rookie Clause.

If a player is elected MVP, or is selected to the starting lineup in the All-Star Game twice, or is selected to the annual best team twice during the four years of his rookie contract.

Then, in order to reward the player, when he signs the second contract of his career, he can get a maximum salary contract that accounts for 30% of the team's salary cap, which is a 5% increase from the old contract.

Gentlemen, let's discuss this. "

After the council moderator finished explaining the content of this clause, Patterson immediately felt something was wrong.

This is specifically aimed at Wayne!

Because now looking at the entire league, Wayne is the only one who meets this condition!

Although Howard and Paul have both made the All-NBA team this season, they have only made it once so far and do not meet the conditions for the time being.

Although James and Wade have already made two All-NBA teams during their rookie contracts, they already renewed their contracts last year and do not meet the conditions.

This clause, currently, is for Wayne.

Patterson smiled, you don't really think Allen cares about that little money, do you?

So what if it was 30% of the maximum salary? Even if it was 35% of the maximum salary, Allen would be willing to give it to Wayne!

Do you want to cause trouble with this little trick?

Everyone was talking a lot. Some people said, shouldn't this kind of proposal appear in labor negotiations? Why did you show up at this kind of meeting? A little inappropriate.

Some people say that it is already difficult for small ball markets to retain high-potential rookies, but they still have such a clause to disgust people. Can small teams survive?

Walsh is this kind of person. He thinks about whether he can renew the contracts of the three little beasts at the same time after the proposal is passed.

Well, it seems that he is still very confident in his three divine beasts. It's so certain that they will make two All-Star starts or be selected to the All-NBA Team twice.

But at this time, Danny Ainge stood up: "I hope everyone will seriously consider it. This is the most meaningful proposal I have heard today.

Think about it, if a team can easily renew two super rookies at 25% of the maximum salary, that only accounts for 50% of the salary space.

Then they can still sign another player with 30% of the maximum salary, and there is still plenty of 20% space to sign role players.

Can you imagine how terrifying such a team is?

Three superstars in their prime! It’s the right time to fight!

If such a team is born, then everyone can only accompany it! "

When Anji came out suddenly, everyone fell silent and continued to listen to him.

"But if the starting salary is increased to 30%, it can encourage the super rookie, which he deserves.

Secondly, we can also restrict the existence of this imbalance.

If you sign two super rookies with a starting salary of 30%, and then sign a superstar with a starting salary of 30%, then the salary cap will be reduced by 90%!

Therefore, this clause not only brings benefits to super rookies, but also makes the league more balanced.

Of course, I'm not mirroring any team or anyone here, I'm just talking about my thoughts. The final decision-making power of voting is still in your hands. "

After finishing speaking, Ainge sat down, and Cavaliers owner Gilbert almost stood up and applauded.

This clause seems to be to reward rookies, but in fact, to put it bluntly, it is to restrict Wayne and Paul, the super rookies!

Not just for the Trail Blazers, but also to limit the Pacers, a team that secretly hoards quality rookies.

Think about it, if Roy, Ade and Granger all perform well and only renew their contracts with 25% of the maximum salary, God knows how long the Pacers will dominate the Eastern Conference.

This clause was proposed by the letter writers Gilbert and Angie!

Well, in business, there is no one in particular, it’s just that everyone wants to make money and win a championship.

If Paul can't be selected to the All-NBA team in the future, then well, he may not be considered a super rookie, and it doesn't matter if he continues to stay in the Trail Blazers.

But if he is still this strong or even stronger in the future, then the Trail Blazers will re-sign Wayne, Paul and Gasol with the maximum salary, and sign a bunch of high-quality players.

Darling, God knows how many consecutive championships the Trail Blazers can win.

Do other teams really study with the prince?

Even if a competitive lineup can be built through trade, only a few teams can.

Most teams would be thankful to have one star in their prime, not three.

In this era, no one can imagine such a lineup.

Mousse: Don’t think about it, we will see the result in 10 years.

You know, both Wayne and Paul are still in the growing stage!

That's it, everyone has already won the championship.

If it is not restricted, it will happen again in the future.

If this clause comes out, the Blazers can of course keep three people with the maximum salary.

But in this way, the space is completely locked.

If one of the three makes another mistake, the contract is in hand and cannot be traded, there will be no room for reinforcement.

Pao'er and Gasuo both have a history of injuries.

Therefore, in general, even if the super rookie clause is introduced, it is still feasible for a team to sign three players in their prime at the same time with the maximum salary.

What's more, Allen is also willing to pay the luxury tax.

However, the team may lose their wives and soldiers by operating this way, which is high risk and low return.

Patterson looked at Angie. He really didn't expect Angie to stand up and say those words.

Yes, this is not just a problem for Wayne, but also about Paul's contract extension.

Paul has already started one All-Star game and one All-NBA team, so he may trigger this clause.

Moreover, it is very unfortunate that the renewal times of Wayne, Paul and Gasol are quite close.

In this way, the salary cap will not increase too much, and space will still be locked up.

If this clause is introduced, it will be really difficult to operate.

"Danny, what do you mean?"

"It's no fun, Steve. I just want everyone to have fun, that's all.

I'm not targeting you, it's just for the sake of balance, that's all.

Oh, right. Although I am not targeting you in this matter, there is one thing I must be honest with you about.

Tony Allen, it is impossible for us to trade to you! This is not a matter of chips. It doesn’t matter what chips you bring.

Because it is impossible for me to give up an important combat power to the main competitor on the road to the championship.

Even if it's useless for me to hold Tony, I won't give it to you.

To be honest, from beginning to end, I never considered your trading proposal.

Sorry, it's all business. "

After saying that, Anji turned his head.

At this time, he no longer had the playful smile or the friendliness just now, only the coldness of a businessman.

A person who dared to say that Bird should be traded in front of Auerbach as a player, and a person who dared to think about selling his boss even as a player, this is Danny Ainge.

His credo is - for the sake of the team, there is nothing that cannot be sacrificed, and there is no method that cannot be used.

He is a typical American businessman. Many people will hate him, but he can really bring benefits to the team.

Although he is cunning, although he is ruthless when he stabs a knife, although Anji may have wronged many people.

But for the Celtics, he really has no regrets!

Danny Ainge, a manager as calm as a machine, a gambler and devil with green blood.

But as long as he is here, Celtic fans can always see hope of revival!

No, wouldn't the addition of Ray Allen help the Celtics get rid of their status as a weakling?

He won't even spare his own people, let alone help the Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers are the championship and will still be the favorites next season.

Give them a quality defensive player at the 2 position?

Well, there is everything in the dream.

How can a super lineup be so easy to form?

Patterson felt like he had goosebumps. Yes, living harmoniously with Wayne for a year made him forget that the NBA is just a game where you cheat me, I cheat you, you suck my blood, and I chew your bones. The place.

At this time, Donnie Walsh found Patterson.

The two had just come into contact last summer because of Wayne's trade, and they had something in common.

"We can't let this ordinance pass!" Walsh was anxious. He still expected to use his three little beasts to make the Pacers glorious for more than ten years!

If you do this, you won't be able to afford the second contract, which is a piece of shit.

"It doesn't matter between you and me, Donnie, we only have two votes! I have to call and ask Allen!"

Everyone on the scene was discussing, making phone calls, and calculating.

After Danny Ainge explained the purpose of this clause besides rewarding rookies, everyone really paid attention to it.

The chairman of the council also called Boss Si, who said: "Give them enough time to think about it, don't rush them."

Well, Boss Si had already anticipated this situation. Although the power of this clause will not be immediately apparent, the intention is obvious.

He wants Wayne to win, but he doesn't want Wayne to win all the time.

He hopes there will be a dynasty team, but he doesn’t want just one dynasty team.

Stern wants only three things—balance, balance, balance.

Anyway, the choice lies with the general managers of each team, and all Stern can do is make suggestions.

After all, this league must be controlled by the teams themselves.

"What!?" Paul Allen was a little surprised after hearing the call.

Why am I sanctioned just after I won a championship?

There is no other way. Without sanctions, it is not impossible to win three, four or five championships in the future.

"Do you want to tell Wei whether we agree or disagree? If we disagree, it seems bad for him, but we agree." Patterson was a little embarrassed.

"Don't tell Wei yet, we'll discuss it later." Allen was very calm. After all, he was someone who had seen strong winds and waves.

Why ask Wayne about this? You can obviously take more, but you want to ask if this matter is approved?

Wayne said pass it and accept the money. If it doesn't pass, if there is dissatisfaction hidden in the heart, who can the Blazers cry to?

Doesn't this embarrass Wayne?

This is actually a problem faced by the Blazers. If you don't pass, people will say that you are not sincere to Wayne and are unwilling to give him 5% more salary.

Pass it, the issue of renewal after a few years will be difficult to deal with.

He is simply not human inside or out.

Allen would have no problem giving Wayne a super rookie contract.

As for how to keep this lineup, we can only consider it afterwards.

Moreover, Wayne is a player who worked hard to win the championship trophy for the Trail Blazers, and a player who led the team to glory.

He finally took a vacation now, and Allen didn't want him to worry about this again.

Four hours later, at night, everyone said they had made a decision.

In the end, the voting results were surprising.

With 22 votes in favor and 8 votes against, the super rookie clause officially comes into effect!

"Because Wayne is the only one in the league who meets the requirements of this clause, we decided to call the super rookie clause the Wayne clause. Is that okay?" the director of the board of directors asked with a smile.

"No problem." Everyone replied.

"Then the Wayne clause will take effect when free agency opens this year!"

"Snapped!"

The final word.

At this time, Wayne, who was still on vacation, received a call from his junior brother Happy Beast of the 2004 class.

"Wei, why don't you renew your contract with the team? I have promised the team to renew my contract in advance, with a maximum salary of 85 million yuan in five years. Hahahaha, I will be the man who can replace you with Wayne in the future!"

Howard is happy to be able to renew his contract with the maximum salary. What does maximum salary mean? I, Xiao Huo, am also a top star in the league!

Although the official signing will have to wait until July, reaching a verbal agreement with the team is basically enough.

"Congratulations, Dwight, you don't have to worry about me anymore." Wayne shook his head, Xiao Huo, Xiao Huo, you can't drift.

Does your brother Wei still care about the maximum salary?

My sneaker contract is higher than the maximum salary, little man.

"By the way, can you come to the training camp I run this summer?"

Wayne thought that it would be inconvenient for Chairman Yao to recuperate. Then fighting World of Warcraft is also great!

I'm so maxed out!

I just don’t know if the playful Happy Beast is willing to participate. I was worried about this last year, so I didn’t invite him.

"Training camp? Okay, I'll go and have some fun! The top-paid player must show respect to Brother Wei, and the scene will be exciting for you, hahahahaha!" Howard was so happy that he agreed as soon as he patted his head.

Wayne smiled, no one knows how to pluck wool better than me.

That same night, Kevin Garnett also called Danny Ainge.

Pierce and Ray Allen convinced him, and he expressed his willingness to join the Celtics!

Ainge swung his glass of red wine, imagining everyone's expressions when they saw the news about Wayne's clause and Garnett joining the Celtics after the free agency market opened.

This summer, it’s not pink memories, it’s green memories!

This set of combos should be enough for the Blazers to have a drink.

Hey, what’s the point of talking about hating or not hating?

It's all business, business.

The second update is here. Today’s update is close to 1.3W. Let’s stop here first. Originally, today was the last day for double monthly passes, so I wanted to get more. But because of the accident where the cat killed the computer, all my efforts all morning were in vain. After that, I went directly to the Internet cafe to code, and I haven’t bothered to have a bite of food until now. Moreover, these two chapters today are quite time-consuming. The draft, various terms, various materials, were written and rewritten. 1.3W words is considered a normal amount, but it’s really not too much. If everyone is willing, Lao Ge also hopes that everyone can give some double monthly tickets on the last day. Thank you in advance~ Let’s have a bite to eat first, and then continue to study the next plot.