The rest is just noise

On the eve of the GM summit, Louis took Jim Bass to meet with his old friends.

There is Buford, the representative of the Knicks, and James Dolan, who is also here to learn more;

Earl Monroe of Detroit; John Nash of Orlando;

Minnesota's Kevin McHale; Vancouver's Danny Ainge;

Miami’s Lewis Shafir…

They can remain consistent with Louis without harming the interests of their respective teams.

This is the benefit of connections.

Little Buzz behaved quite decently and did not do anything to embarrass Louis. On the contrary, little Dolan who came with him often made frowning remarks.

For example, Dolan Jr. would become provocative when meeting with Heat team president Lewis Shafir.

Because the Heat are the Knicks' main rival in the Eastern Conference, it is natural for the two sides to confront each other.

Dolan Jr. believes that the Knicks' championship this year proves that the Heat just took advantage of the Knicks' transformation to win the championship last year. Moreover, the Knicks have ten championships in team history, and the Heat have only one, which is nothing special.

With a smile on his face, Shafir did not refute this.

"The Knicks have quite a few championships, but they were all won under Coach Lu's leadership, right? Without Coach Lu, you won't be anything special."

Bass Jr.'s righteous speech won him a lot of favor.

Little Dolan hummed: "Then what happened after you signed Coach Lu? Two years have passed, and you still haven't collected anything?"

"Even Coach Lu worked hard in New York for three or four years before he achieved success. Now it's just the first year of his comeback. We are not in a hurry. Instead, New York, after losing Messiah and Benj, you guys

"The championship window is about to close, and you still act like the Knicks are still in their prime. Don't you think it's funny?"

Little Dolan said angrily: "I don't have time to argue with you about this kind of thing. You just need to know that we are the championship this year, and no matter where Coach Lu is, his probability of success is higher in New York than in Los Angeles."

A much bigger, cursed team like yours, so what if you have a coach? You have no chance of achieving greater success than New York!"

The two dudes bickered and made a bet with each other for no apparent reason.

They are betting on who will win the bigger championship in the future, the Lakers or the Knicks.

This is still difficult for the Lakers.

The last time they won the championship was back in 1982, which was a full fourteen years ago.

The Knicks won the tenth championship in team history this year and can now be said to be the best team in the league. On the other hand, the Trail Blazers are aging significantly and the Heat's two giants inside have broken up. They have a good chance of defending the championship in the new season.

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Louis did not stop little Bas. If there was such a noise, it would only be between two dudes, and no one would bother him about it.

The most important thing tonight is meeting old friends.

Ainge seems to be worried. He didn't do well in Vancouver when he was just starting out. He made a lot of quick and easy operations. The team currently lacks basic competitiveness and will not be able to make the playoffs in the new season unless something goes wrong.

What makes him most nervous is that he gave next season's first-round pick to the Lakers early.

In other words, if the new record is not good, it will be a wedding dress for the Lakers.

Compared with Angie, Shafir's troubles are more advanced.

After the Heat lost the Eastern Conference Finals, Shafir was not even disappointed because he had to choose between Manning and Sampson.

Choosing between a 36-year-old and a 30-year-old superstar should have been a no-brainer, but Sampson has maintained his condition too well.

Shafir wanted them all, but Manning had already stated that they would not coexist with Sampson.

Unable to decide, Shafir consulted Louis on the matter.

Louis said: "If I were to make a decision, I would keep Ralph without hesitation. Danny Manning is good, but he has a wrong heart and is unreliable in key games. Ralph has already

It was proven in the Finals that at the age of 36, he is still the best big man in the world, you just need to play around him, and Manning has never proven that he belongs to that level."

Shafir said helplessly, "But Ralph is already 36 years old this year. In a few years, the situation may be completely different."

When it comes to the future and destiny of the Heat, Louis only gives suggestions and leaves Shafir to make the decision himself.

His suggestion was to keep Sampson and trade Manning.

Assuming Sampson can maintain his condition until he is 38, the Heat still have at least two years to compete for the title.

If Manning can be retained, the Heat still have at least five years to compete for the championship.

It's just that in Louis' view, Manning's championship window is much smaller than Sampson's.

But others would not see it that way, especially Shafir, who was in the middle of the game. He did not have the courage to give up the 30-year-old Manning and retain the 36-year-old Sampson.

The next day, the NBAGM Summit was held as scheduled in Washington.

For this meeting, Stern brought along his deputy, Garcia Lynn.

Louis's ideas of incremental luxury tax and super luxury tax were also expressed through Lynn's mouth.

This policy instantly caused a sensation at the meeting.

Discussions continued.

Four teams categorically opposed the policy.

They are the New York Knicks, Miami Heat, Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers.

It's no wonder that they are all teams willing to spend a lot of money to build a super team.

It would have cost twice as much to build a formidable team, but now the operating costs have increased four to five times.

However, most teams have no money.

Even if the wealthy teams object, as long as the majority of teams agree with this policy, the implementation of the policy will be inevitable.

In the end, with 22 votes in favor and 7 against, the incremental taxation and super luxury tax policies were passed.

However, this is only the first step, and the alliance still needs to obtain the consent of the union.

If labor and management reach an agreement, this new policy will take effect from next season, and teams that have exceeded their salary caps for consecutive years will not immediately activate the super luxury tax.

The rule that the super luxury tax will only be triggered if the tax is exceeded three times within four years after the new regulations take effect, will be implemented from next season.

But let alone a super luxury tax, even the "ordinary" incremental luxury tax is painful.

Since the 1980s, the league has been dominated by super teams.

Whether it's the Lakers, Celtics, and 76ers in the early 1980s, the Lakers, Kais, and Kaili in the mid-to-late 1980s, or the current Nickelodeons.

They've all escaped salary cap sanctions and built fearsome super teams with owners willing to invest.

Now, luxury tax and super luxury tax will fundamentally curb this trend.

On the other hand, the league's restrictions on on-field violence have also become more stringent.

The famous "not leaving the table" rule was introduced at the summit.

Not many teams originally supported this rule, but Louis showed his leadership ability in a timely manner.

At a deadlock, Louis took the lead in supporting the new rule, bringing his allies to support it.

With Louis' support, this provision was also voted into effect.

Afterwards, the ever-increasing league tried to shorten the three-point line and promote the legalization of zone defense, but these two policies did not receive support from Louis.

Shortening the three-point line has proven to be a failed adjustment in Louis' previous life. It has no benefit except tormenting the players.

Legalizing zone defense is a good policy, but Louis doesn't intend to make pocket formations a thing of the past just yet.

As we all know, the pocket formation promoted by Louis is actually a pseudo-zone defense.

This was Louis' first widely spread defensive concept.

Now, every team uses pocket formations.

Louis doesn't intend to let this matter become history, at least not yet. Who doesn't want to see everyone follow his lead?

When Louis is no longer delving into defense, others are still exploring along his footsteps. The satisfaction and pride are difficult to describe in words.

Legalizing zone defense is the general trend, but the most important thing now is to dismantle the dominance of super teams. The introduction of the luxury tax has laid the foundation for this. The next step is to see the effect.

Legalizing joint defense should at least wait until the new century.

Afterwards, the summit concluded successfully.

Although only two policies, the luxury tax and the "not leaving the table," were adopted at the meeting, it was considered a huge success for the alliance.

The only ones who are unhappy are representatives of a few wealthy teams. Logically speaking, Louis should also be unhappy because he represents the Lakers.

But he really didn't feel anything at all.

Because the rebuilding of the Lakers is almost complete and the main players are basically in place. Once he has adjusted the team well, it will be time to start producing results.

When the rookie bonus for these players ends, Louis' contract with the Lakers will almost end.

Let’s not say whether we will keep the Lakers or not. The pressure to renew the maximum salary per capita and the unbearable luxury tax will be left to the Buss family to contend with.

After all, if you want to own something, you have to pay a corresponding price. This world is very fair.

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