The rest is just noise

After the GM summit, the league and the players union conducted a week of intense negotiations. In the end, the two sides reached an agreement, which avoided a shutdown of the league and allowed professional basketball to smoothly transition to the next era.

Labor and management finalized a new three-year agreement.

In this new agreement, the union agreed to the incremental luxury tax and super luxury tax, but at the same time, the league also needs to readjust rookie contracts and provide greater rule convenience for the free movement of star players.

First of all, the standard rookie contract has changed from the original informal contract with arbitrary years and optional players' opt-out clauses, to two formats of formal contracts.

The first format is the common 2+2 four-year contract.

The second format is a 3+1 four-year contract.

But the biggest change, and the most far-reaching impact on the future, is that the league gave up the right of priority to renew in the rookie contract.

In other words, starting from this year, every rookie entering the league will become an unrestricted free agent after completing his rookie contract.

This rule change will completely change the team's team building cycle.

The method of building a team through shoddy selection of a cornerstone is no longer stable. If the team cannot perform satisfactory operations before the end of the rookie contract of the core players, then by the time the rookie contract ends, this group of people will naturally have good birds.

The right to choose a tree to live on.

This is an adjustment in rookie contracts, and the other is the "flexible signing" rule for star players.

According to the original rules, star players whose contracts have ended can join other teams through sign-and-trade, but this method can only be completed by the home team. If the home team does not want to cooperate, then the next team can only find another way.

In the new collective bargaining agreement, the rule that signings and swaps are limited to the home team has been cancelled. From now on, as long as a team is willing to cooperate, star players will have more room to choose their next home.

These two new regulations have obvious problems in the long run, but the league obviously cannot care about them now. Before the super teams are completely suppressed, the negative effects caused by this must be endured.

This was a completely different alliance than the one Louis knew.

It has become easier for talented newcomers to control their future, and they have also placed higher demands on NBA management.

The history of clinging to superstars and doing nothing to keep themselves in the ranks of the top teams is over.

Starting today, NBA management must find ways to strengthen the team in order to retain core players.

Moreover, Louis can be considered a trick by Stern. Although the Lakers have already booked the No. 1 pick in 1997, when Duncan's rookie contract ends, according to the new regulations, he will be an unrestricted free agent. By then, the Lakers will

Whether Duncan can be retained depends on how much he enjoys playing for this team.

Even if there is mutual consent, considering the contract extensions of Wilson, Garnett, Kobe, Nash and others, under the huge pressure of the luxury tax, it is obviously impossible for the Lakers to retain everyone.

No matter what, by 2000 at the latest, the super teams that have dominated professional basketball since the 1980s will forever be history.

At the same time, the signing of this new labor agreement also changed the history that Louis perceived.

It's 1996, and this nightmare collective bargaining agreement will end in the summer of 1999.

In other words, the NBA's famous 1999 lockout will not happen.

Of course, its occurrence may be delayed from 1999 to 2000.

No matter how things change in the future, this is no longer the alliance that Louis is familiar with.

July 10

The Lakers completed the signings of Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Ben Wallace, and Malik Rose.

The above four people signed standard 2+2 four-year contracts with the Lakers.

After completing the signing of the rookie, the only offseason task left for the Lakers management is to renew the contract of David Robinson.

Although Louis doesn't like this super center, it would be a pity if he let him go for nothing.

It would be best for them to renew Robinson's contract and see if he fits in with the "Beautiful Basketball" system. If he doesn't fit in, it won't be too late to trade him.

However, the work of renewing Robinson's contract was in trouble because Robinson's camp said it "didn't feel that the Lakers valued David."

This made Jerry West very angry. No one wanted to keep Robinson more than him. After all, this was his last legacy as the head of the management.

If Robinson also leaves the Lakers, there will be no trace of the past on this team.

However, when Robinson's camp insisted on having a dialogue with Louis during his vacation to confirm Robinson's tactical status in the team, Louis refused their request on the grounds that "I am on vacation and will not discuss official matters."

If the head coach doesn't even want to see you, how much does this team value you?

Louis does want to keep Robinson, but he mainly sees him as a bargaining chip.

In the face of a bargaining chip, any promise cannot be fulfilled.

Louis is like a scumbag who refuses to make promises. He covets the other person's body and refuses to make an oath. Of course, Robinson will not give in to this.

If Robinson leaves because of this, the Lakers will gain nothing.

Louis would feel a little pity, and then nothing else.

After all, he has already locked up the No. 1 pick in 1997. It's a pity to take a Robinson and wait for a Duncan, but so what?

West didn't understand this, and he strongly asked Louis to intervene to retain Robinson.

As a result, Louis' defense was broken by "I don't think it's necessary."

"FUCKKKKK!!!!!!!!" West was furious, "Does he know how rare a player like David is? Does he think we can find a replacement for David on the free market?"

Mitch Kupchak said sarcastically: "It was well known that the Messiah did not like David."

"I don't like Kareem either. Did I let him leave the team in the first place?" West roared. "As a head coach, how can you act on your whim? He should know that there is absolutely no way we can find him on the free market."

A player of the same level as David!"

Kupchak asked: "Do you want to call Coach Lu again? I think he should know how important David is to us."

West was silent for half a minute.

He ultimately didn't let Kupchak make the call.

If David Robinson is as important to Louis as they are, they will definitely try their best to retain Robinson.

But in fact, since Louis returned to the front desk, he has not asked much about Robinson.

It's as if this player doesn't exist.

Now, the Lakers are almost losing David Robinson, and Louis still has an indifferent attitude.

This can already explain a lot of problems.

West couldn't understand it.

He may never understand, let alone forgive Louis for treating Robinson so lightly, but if Louis himself doesn't want it, then no matter how hard they try, it will be in vain.

"Forget it, I'll talk to David again." West decided to do everything he could.

"Where's the president?"

"He said he was on vacation and didn't want to have anything to do with it."

Renewing Robinson's contract is such a big deal, if Louis is not involved in the whole process, Robinson will never be able to stay.

West knew this completely, but he still didn't go to Louis again.

Robinson's end in Los Angeles has been sealed.

Just like the investigators in every Japanese science and education film, from the moment the heroine appears, we know what is waiting for her.

A few days later, feeling insulted, David Robinson and his camp rejected all offers from Los Angeles and instead signed a five-year, $80 million contract with San Antonio.

In this way, the last survivor of the ShoTi2.0 era left the City of Angels.

This was also Jerry West's last effort to stay with the Lakers.

With the tragedy maker unsure whether to return, the history of the Lakers has turned over.

Louis immediately held a press conference as president and expressed regret for Robinson's departure: "Since the end of the season, the management has made all efforts to retain David, but unfortunately, we have not been able to retain him.

.This is David's own decision, and we will bless him with a heavy heart. In any case, his contribution in Los Angeles cannot be obliterated."

Then, a reporter asked an unrelated question.

"Coach Lu, it is mentioned in Roland Lazenby's new book "The Afterglow of the Acting Era" that you were the driving force behind David's move to Los Angeles. Is this true?"

Louis was stunned. Has this matter reached the point where it needs to be written down in a book and revealed?

But Louis didn't express anything about this: "It's been a long time, I don't remember exactly what happened back then, it seems... it does have something to do with me."

This book will reveal some ancient events.

For example, after the 1986-87 season, Jerry West learned from the painful experience and chose to rebuild.

And, the most glorious operation of West's career - using the fifth pick (I forgot the second pick, it may be wrong) to rob Pippen, and then trade Wilkins from the Holy City to sign David Robinson.

Quan—actually entirely derived from Louis’ suggestions and layout.

Everyone who has read this book will feel two things.

Louis's terrible influence allowed the Lakers to complete their reconstruction with just a few words, and indirectly caused the Spurs' reconstruction time to be extended for many years.

Secondly, there is the inexplicable fate between Louis and the Lakers.

Robinson became connected with the Lakers because of Louis, and now he parted ways with the Lakers because of Louis, and chose to return to the place where his dream began - San Antonio.

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Everything seemed reasonable, except that Jerry West was injured.

The team he built has disappeared without a trace.

His best operation as the Lakers general manager has now become "evidence" of Louis' influence and dominance of the league.

As for Louis himself, he "regrettably" lost the opportunity to coach David Robinson, and then because of a book, his personal image and intimidation in the eyes of his peers increased infinitely, becoming a taboo existence that no one dared to touch.

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