Super Lord of the Rings

On November 26, labor and management finally reached an agreement, ending the 149-day shutdown.

Stern announced that the new season will kick off on Christmas Day, December 25, and free market and training camp will start at the same time on December 9.

According to EPSN statistics, 70 players have gone overseas to play. Most of them can return to the United States to compete in the new season. Those who go to China to hunt for gold are unlucky. They must wait until the end of the CBA season.

The contracts for playing in the CBA are far from comparable to those in the NBA. The only advantage is that players who fail to make the playoffs can return to the NBA in the mid-term, which is a loophole. However, it is shameful that NBA players cannot lead their teams to the playoffs in the CBA.

Wang Jun is not lazy at home. He does bounce training and underwater training every day, plus the longevity method and knee training. He guarantees three hours of high intensity a day. The rest of the time he spends time with his girlfriend and looking after the children.

Wang Jun's passing training has stopped. He does not need to take on organizational tasks in the team and will have time to improve in the future.

The stars lamented that at the beginning of the season, Wang Jun did not accept interviews or tweet online. It was terrible to keep a low profile.

What the players finally accepted was a 49%-51% floating share plan. The management guaranteed that under the premise of ideal NBA revenue growth, the labor would be able to get 51% of the revenue share.

On the surface, everyone is happy with this result. The actual negotiation process was miserable, and both parties suffered heavy losses. More importantly, when will the NBA gain the understanding of fans?

Now, fans know that these guys are all about money.

Neither the owners nor the players are winners, and the combined losses of both parties exceed US$2 billion.

There are 82 regular season games in a complete NBA season, and now there are only 66 games left. The players’ direct economic losses amounted to US$530 million.

Take Kobe as an example. He is the player with the highest salary in the new season, with a total salary of 10,000 US dollars. Due to the shortened season, his salary loss reached 4.92 million US dollars.

More importantly, an overly dense schedule and many back-to-back games will seriously reduce the physical strength of the players, which not only directly affects the quality of the game, but also increases the possibility of player injuries.

As soon as the free market opened, the Kings completed a deal with the 76ers. Yi Jianlian signed with the 76ers for 43 million in four years and then traded it to the 76ers. The Kings received rookie center Nikola Vucevic, a 2012 first-round draft pick and 1.2 million in cash. .

Veteran Tony Barty missed the chance to win the championship.

Neither the Kings management nor the coaching staff looks down on him.

Yi Jianlian knew this result a long time ago, and his agent Feigen had great powers and predicted that the Kings would not renew his contract. After bidding farewell to Wang Jun, Yi Jianlian was a little depressed, but he got the high salary he wanted.

With the 76ers, he can start and compete in the playoffs. There is less competition in the Eastern Conference, which is also good for his future development.

The Grizzlies and Celtics completed the deal, Gay joined the Celtics, and Martin went to the Grizzlies.

The Lakers, Rockets, and Hornets had the largest deal, but ultimately fell short.

During the labor negotiations, the Lakers became a thorn in the side of many small-market teams because of their "rich profits" over the years. Especially after the Lakers signed a huge broadcast contract with Time Warner, they "profited" from the Lakers. It has become a major goal for many small business owners this year.

The "internal struggle" among the employers seems to be still ongoing. Among small-market teams, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert has always been the representative figure of "suppressing the Lakers."

As the Lakers began to pursue Paul, Gilbert naturally would not sit idly by and watch the Lakers continue to grow like this.

On the 8th, just after the Lakers and three other teams submitted a trade request for Paul to the league, Gilbert immediately wrote an email to the president, to the effect that he asked Stern to submit the deal to all bosses in the league. Let everyone vote together to decide whether to agree to the Lakers' deal.

"Mr. President, the current trade negotiations for the Lakers to acquire Paul are very ridiculous in my opinion. This deal should be voted on by the 29 owners in the league. After all, everyone is the owner of the Hornets now."

As we all know, the current Hornets do not have their own owner and are under league trusteeship. To put it another way, the Hornets are now owned by the NBA, and the owners of the other 29 teams can be regarded as the owners of the Hornets.

It was reasonable for Gilbert to make such a request. In addition, he is also sure in his heart that the majority of people are opposed to the Lakers' deal.

In fact, Stern had "stopped" the Lakers deal long before this email was sent. Therefore, Gilbert's protest was unnecessary.

Two days later, according to an NBA spokesman, Stern vetoed the trade due to some "basketball reasons." As for what the so-called "basketball reasons" are, neither the NBA nor Stern gave a clear explanation.

It was too late for Lakers manager Kupchak to focus on other stars. In order to pay less luxury tax, he had to send Odom, one of the trading chips, to the Mavericks in exchange for a trade exception.

Lakers fans are angry. Many people say that the league is suppressing the Lakers and does not want the Lakers to win the championship again, as if they will definitely win if Paul comes to the Lakers.

It's too late for the league to support the Lakers, so how can it suppress them? The Lakers had previously "snatched" Gasol from the Grizzlies. Although the deal was opposed by all parties, it eventually went through.

Why did the Lakers encounter rejection of this transaction?

Quite simply, the Lakers should never, ever use veterans as bargaining chips against the Hornets players. Stern has always considered selling the Hornets to a wealthy boss.

If the deal is completed, the Hornets will get 4 players. Scola and Odom are veterans with no potential. Dragic is just the Rockets' backup point guard, an addition. The only promising player is Eric Gordon, who is not yet an All-Star. The combined commercial value of these four people cannot keep up with Paul.

In other words, once Paul goes to the Lakers, the commercial value of this team will drop significantly, so how can it be sold at a good price? Anyone else want it?

The basketball reason was how to sell the Hornets to the highest price. It was precisely because of this consideration that Stern vetoed the transaction in an "unprecedented" way.

Stern has never objected to the gathering of stars, which has been well reflected in recent years. Whether it was the Celtics forming the Big Three, the Lakers trading Gasol, or the two kings joining forces, Stern never said a word "no".

And the facts in recent years have proven that the gathering of superstars has greatly improved the viewing experience of the game, and the NBA has benefited greatly from this.

Paul, who did not want to go to the Lakers, was not happy either. He made it clear that he would never report to the Hornets or play for them in the new season.

He doesn't want to stay in the Hornets more than the Lakers. Who knows whether the next deal will be rejected again?

At the same time, New York poached Deron Williams, and the cost of his comeback was Billups, Landry Fields, Josh Harrelson and a second-round pick. The price is small and seems much more cost-effective than poaching Paul.

The Clippers poached the Mavericks free agent Jamal Crawford and offered him a three-year contract. The point guards include Irving and Bledsoe. Paul is no longer needed on the outside. What they lack is a small forward.

There are only two teams left that Paul wants to go to, the Warriors and Nets, but neither team has made an offer yet.

Paul began to despair and didn't know where to go.

PS (To be continued ~^~)