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Latest website: Stu Jackson's speech ended, with Orsi taking the lead. At the end, many team owners and representatives took the initiative to applaud. It seems that they have been successfully convinced by this wonderful speech.

By now, most team owners and representatives are aware of Jackson's transformation plan and his current abilities.

After his speech, a vote was held on whether Jackson should be elected president of the new league.

After about 5 minutes, the final result was officially announced amidst the votes of the staff.

Jackson received 25 of the 30 votes, with a vote rate of 83%, far exceeding the stipulated 70%, and was successfully elected as the league president.

"Thank you very much for your trust. I promise that I will not let you down. I also hope that you will work with me to develop the alliance better and better!"

After being successfully elected as president, Jackson gave a simple speech and sat down in the president's seat.

Although he had done it just now, the feeling this time was completely different from the last time.

If he was just an agent last time, then this time, he has completely turned around and become the master of the house.

From this moment on, he became the helmsman of the entire alliance!

Just when everyone thought the meeting was over, Jackson suddenly signaled to the staff next to him, who immediately projected a draft copy on the electronic screen behind him.

"???"

Everyone was a little confused and looked up. The first thing to go out was the content of the designated veteran clause.

The difference from the original time and space is that Jackson designed a new version of the ship after consulting with Wang Zelin.

The original version is:

The player has 1 or 2 years left on his current contract, has played in the league for 7 to 9 seasons, has never changed teams or been traded to the team as a rookie, and his performance meets the standards. He must be a free agent or have an existing contract. With one or two years left, he will be eligible to sign a veteran contract extension with his parent team.

Triggering conditions:

1. In the most recent season or two of the most recent three seasons, the player was selected to the NBA first team, second team or third team;

2. In the most recent season or two of the most recent three seasons, the player was elected Defensive Player of the Year;

3. In one of the last three seasons, the player was elected regular season MVP;

The starting salary for a designated veteran to renew his contract shall be at least 30% of the salary cap and shall not exceed 35%.

Moreover, the contract renewal period for designated veterans must be 5 years, and for designated veterans to renew their contracts in advance, the remaining years of the new contract and the existing contract must be added together to 6 years.

If the team's total salary already includes two such players, the team will not be able to use this clause to sign free agents or renew contracts with other players on the team.

The new version of Jackson's ship has two main changes.

First, the original "playing in the league for 7 to 9 seasons" was changed to "playing in the league for 6 to 8 seasons";

The second is to delete the original mandatory requirement of "never changed teams or been traded to the same team as a rookie".

Even though they are just two small changes, the impact is hard to estimate.

The first change is obviously aimed at Wang Zelin, because he has only played for the Trail Blazers for five years. According to the requirements of the original version, his years of service are obviously not enough.

But after such a change, as long as Wang Zelin plays for one more year and completes the following 2017-18 season, by then he will be able to satisfy the "6-8 seasons" in the first year of service, and at the same time, he will be able to fulfill the contract he signed with the team in the summer of 2015. The maximum salary extension of more than 100 million is also halfway through the summer of 2018, and it perfectly fits another hard trigger condition, that is, free agency or one or two years left on the existing contract...

Those sitting around were either team owners or elite representatives of the team, and they immediately understood Jackson's hidden meaning.

The Warriors boss immediately cursed in a low voice: You can’t be a house by licking a dog!

Indeed, in the eyes of everyone, this operation is like a licking dog.

But why don't they object?

It's simple, because there is another person opposite the Trail Blazers who also meets the requirements of the modified designated veteran clause.

That person is Damian Lillard!

By the summer of 2018, Lillard, who has already experienced several All-Star appearances in his career and won many Best Team appearances, will inevitably trigger a super-maximum contract extension.

If it's three to five million, that's it. By then it will be tens of millions of dollars. Just thinking about it can arouse the greed of countless people.

They don't think Lillard would rather accept a loss of tens of millions of dollars in order to preserve the team's ability to win championships.

Not everyone is as stupid as Russell Westbrook of the Thunder. It was obvious that Rose's clause could be triggered back then, but it was for the sake of the long-term development of the team. He only agreed to an ordinary maximum salary of 80 million yuan in five years with the Thunder. Renewal.

You know, in 2012, Westbrook was selected to the All-NBA Second Team for two consecutive years, and he has met the requirements of the implementation terms. If he renewed his contract at a starting salary of 30%, then based on the salary cap at the time, he could almost sign a five-year super maximum salary of 90 million yuan.

What made him voluntarily give up triggering the Rose clause, thereby losing the 10 million yuan he was about to receive?

The main reason is to maintain the integrity of the lineup.

It can only be said that Westbrook does dare to sacrifice and is born to be a big brother!

But later it turned out that Westbrook, an honest man, was still wronged.

With the lessons learned from the past, the bosses at the scene will naturally not object to Jackson's changes. In their view, such changes will only exacerbate the rupture of the Trail Blazers' championship lineup.

I just don’t know what choice the Blazers management will make when faced with three super-max salary signings in the future? How will the Blazers dynasty continue?

Thinking of this, everyone felt more and more happy.

So much so that they all ignored the second change.

In fact, the second change was proposed by Wang Zelin on his own initiative, and he believed that the impact would be no less than the first small change.

Because of this, there shouldn't be too many free agents this summer who can trigger the veteran clause.

For example, James and Kobe Bryant, who have been signing with the team on a one-year basis for the past few seasons, are completely satisfied.

For another example, the Golden State Warriors had just lost to the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals. Durant on the team also met the conditions. Who told the Warriors to sign a two-year contract with him at the time? Now the boomerang has hit them. On my body.

Some people may say, wouldn't Durant choose to cut his salary in order to maintain the Warriors' championship lineup?

In this regard, Wang Zelin can only say: This matter cannot be said for sure!

If Durant is still like in the original time and space, he realized his dream of winning the championship in his first season with the Warriors and also held the FMVP trophy. At this time, Durant may really make sacrifices for the Warriors.

But what's the result?

Even though the Warriors formed the four giant Galaxy Battleships, they still fell at the feet of the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals, and they still swept out in the most cruel and ruthless 0-4 way.

With Du Xiaoshuai's sensitive nerves, how could it not be touched?

Maybe, he has already begun to think about leaving the Warriors or even leaving the West.

Don’t think it’s impossible. Recently, Wo Shen, known as the “NBA Hundreds”, posted a message on social media: Lakers player Chris Paul took the initiative to seek a trade from the Lakers management, and he also specified the scope of the trading team. That's wanting to be traded to a team that made the Eastern Conference playoffs last season.

Based on Wo Shen’s reputation over the years, his news is most likely true.

In other words, Paul, who had just been traded to the Lakers from the Clippers two years ago, had a complete mental breakdown after failing to reach the coveted Western Conference Finals floor for two consecutive years.

He was already afraid of the Wild West, and now he just wanted to run far away, and even forced himself to join an Eastern team, just so that he would no longer encounter the group of Western madmen headed by Wang Zelin.

If the floor of the Western Conference Finals is a demon in Paul's heart, then why not be the same for Durant when it comes to the championship?

In order to win the championship, he did the unnatural operation of signing the Warriors naked, leaving not even a bit of "legacy" to the Thunder. It's no wonder that Thunder fans and Westbrook have always been worried about this matter in the future.

If Durant loses hope because he was swept by Wang Zelin again in the Western Conference Finals, with Durant's character, it is not impossible that he will do something against the odds again.

You know, Durant signed a two-year contract with the Warriors, and he had a player option for the second year.

Harden of the Mosaic team and Butler, who was just traded to the Clippers this season and was selected to the All-NBA third team, also meet the conditions for the super maximum salary.

After talking about the west, the east is naturally inevitable.

Anthony Davis of the Bulls, DeMarcus Cousins ​​of the Cavaliers, Isiah Thomas of the Celtics, Kyle Lowry of the Raptors, Paul who is seeking an exchange transaction ·George…

A rough calculation shows that there are quite a few players with super-maximum salaries who are eligible to sign this summer.

In other words, this summer, the management of many strong teams will make a big splash.

In fact, if you think about it, after a player signs a super-large contract with a team, he is also deeply bound to the team in disguise. It will become more difficult to change teams in the future, which can be regarded as accelerating the disintegration of the league's current unity. the wind.

Of course, according to the new broadcast contract agreement that Xiao Hua has just finalized, the NBA's revenue will further skyrocket in the next few years. For the team management, it is not to say that it is a strain.

Thinking about it this way, our former president Xiao Hua is still helpful to the development of the league, that is, filling up the league's coffers so that Jackson, who has just become the new president, does not have to worry about his wallet and can proceed with confidence and boldness. Some changes.

Stu Jackson: "Thank you, Mr. Xiao Hua, for sending me the rocket!"

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The day after the league's regular meeting ended, it was officially announced that Xiao Hua would step down and Jackson would take charge of the league.

Along with the official announcement is the original manuscript of Jackson's inaugural address.

There are two points that deserve most attention here.

The first is that the league will make appropriate adjustments to last season's penalty scale, but there will never be a sudden drastic change.

The second is the newly released designated veteran clause.

However, the introduction of this new clause is also affectionately called the Wang Zelin clause by many fans.

There is no way, the settings in the new terms are too suitable for Wang Zelin, and they are not even tailor-made for him.

Fans are already discussing the issue on major social media platforms.

"Great news! Great news! Xiao Hua finally got out. This is definitely a historic day for the NBA!"

"I can't agree anymore. In just three years, Xiao Hua has made a huge impact on the NBA. If he continues to be the president, I'm afraid I will quit the NBA in the future!"

"The brother upstairs told me what I was thinking. Thinking of his various operations in the finals in the past few years, I almost vomited even my next year's meal!"

"There is an old saying in China. It's not that you don't report that the time has not come! Now is the day for Xiao Hua's death!"

"Xiao Hua has stepped down, it's finally dawn!"

“…”

First, they whipped Xiao Hua, who had stepped down, and everyone turned their attention to Jackson's promotion and new terms.

"I watched Stu Jackson's inaugural speech. If nothing else, he is much more trustworthy than Silver in terms of appearance."

"But it's just his appearance! It can be seen from his determination to change the bad whistleblowing environment of the Iwashita League that he positions himself as more than just a mascot."

"David Stern chose Xiao Hua instead of him. What a stupid thing!"

"As an old man, it is inevitable that you will make a mistake one day."

"Yes, Stern was just deceived by Xiao Hua. Fortunately, justice will prevail! Now that Jackson has become the new president, I believe he will be able to become himself and be the true successor to the league."

"Did you notice the designated veteran clause?"

"Designated veteran clause: ×, Wang Zelin clause: √!"

"That's right, why are you deliberately making a designated veteran clause to fool people? I think it's better to just call it Wang Zelin's clause. It's not that everyone can't accept it."

"Hahahaha, please brother, the alliance also wants to save face."

Just when the atmosphere was harmonious, someone pointed out the key:

"Brothers, this designated veteran clause is not simple! It seems to be for the benefit of Wang Zelin, but in fact, it is a heavy blow to the trend of teaming up that is prevalent in the alliance!"

"Yes, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com According to the analysis of many professionals and senior football experts, the Trail Blazers will face the birth of three super-maximum players in the team at most a year, and the Cavaliers, Warriors, Bulls, Lakers, etc. It’s also difficult for the team to maintain its current lineup!”

"Tch, my emperor is invincible! The Cavaliers will win the championship next season!"

"That's right, if other teams hadn't openly formed a super team, with LeBron's ability, he would be the championship winner this season!"

"It's time to prove yourself, LeBron is the best in the world!"

"Have you guys just gotten online? According to reliable information, after James was eliminated in the semifinals this year, he is already planning to leave the Cavaliers."

"Is Decision 3.0 coming? What's the excuse this time... Bah, it's a reason."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! You are all scumbags. Old James came back to help his hometown win the championship. He will definitely stay in Cleveland forever!"

(End of chapter)

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