On November 26, the two sides finally reached an agreement, ending the 149-day shutdown.Stern announced that the new season will kick off on Christmas Day on December 25, and free agency and training camp will kick off at the same time on December 9.According to ESN, 70 players have gone overseas to play, most of whom can return to the United States for the new season, and those who go to China to pan for gold are unlucky and have to wait until the end of the CBA season.The contract of the CBA is far from being comparable to that of the NBA, and the only advantage is that players who can't make the playoffs can return to the NBA in the middle of the game, which is considered a loophole.However, it is also humiliating that NBA players cannot lead the team to the playoffs in the CBA.Wang Jun is not lazy at home, he conducts bouncing training and underwater training every day, plus longevity and knee training, ensuring three hours of high intensity a day, and spending other time with his girlfriend and watching his children.Wang Jun stopped passing training, and he didn't need to take on organizational tasks in the team, and he would 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 on the Internet, which was low-key and terrible.In the end, the player accepted the 4951 floating share plan, and the management guaranteed that the labor would get a 51% revenue share under the premise of good NBA revenue growth.On the surface, the result was a happy one, but the actual negotiation process was miserable, the losses on both sides were heavy, and more importantly, when the NBA would be able to get the understanding of the fans Now, the fans know that these people are full of money.Neither the owner nor the player, either side was a winner, and the losses on both sides combined amounted to more than $2 billion.There are 82 regular season games in a full NBA season, and now only 66 games remain, and the direct financial loss to players amounts to $5.3 billion.In the case of Kobe Bryant, he is the highest-paid player in the new season, with a total salary of $10,000, and his salary loss reached $4.92 million due to the shrinking season.What's more, the schedule is too dense and back-to-back games will seriously reduce the physical strength of the players, which will not only directly affect the quality of the game, but also increase the likelihood of injury to the players.As soon as the free market opened, the Kings completed a trade with the 76ers, Yi Jianlian signed for 4 years and 43 million yuan and then traded to the 76ers, and the Kings got rookie center Nikola Vucevic and a 2012 first-round draft pick and 1.2 million cash.Veteran Tony Barty missed the opportunity to hold his legs and compete for the championship, and the Kings management and coaching staff did not look down on him.Yi Jianlian had long known about this result, and the agent Fagan had great powers and predicted that the king would not renew his contract.Saying goodbye to Wang Jun, Yi Jianlian was a little depressed, but he got the high salary he wanted.In the 76ers, he can play as a starter and make the playoffs, and there is less competition in the East, which is also good for his future development.The Grizzlies and Celtics completed the trade, Gay joined the Green Army, and Martin joined the Grizzlies.The Lakers, Rockets, and Hornets traded the most, but in the end, they fell short.In labor negotiations, the Lakers have become a thorn in the side of many small-market teams because of the "huge amount of money" they have earned over the years, especially after the Lakers signed a huge broadcast contract with Time Warner, "getting oil and water" from the Lakers has become a major goal for many small owners this year.The "internal struggle" of the management seems to be still ongoing.Among the small-market teams, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert has always been the representative of "suppressing the Lakers".As the Lakers launched the pursuit of Paul, Gilbert naturally would not sit idly by and watch the Lakers grow so strong.On the 8th, just after the Lakers and other three teams submitted a trade request for Paul to the league, Gilbert immediately wrote an email to the president, to the effect that Stern submit the deal to all the bosses of the league and let everyone vote together to decide whether to agree to the Lakers' deal."
Mr.
President, the current trade talks about the Lakers getting Paul are very ridiculous in my opinion, and this deal should be voted on by the 29 owners of the league, after all, everyone is the owner of the Hornets now."
As we all know, the current Hornets do not have their own boss and belong to the league trusteeship.In other words, the current Hornets are owned by the NBA, and the owners of the other 29 teams can be considered the owners of the Hornets.Gilbert's request was reasonable.In addition, he also affirmed in his heart that the absolute majority opposed the Lakers deal.In fact, long before this email was sent, Stern "stopped" the Lakers' deal.So, Gilbert's protest is redundant.Two days later, according to an NBA spokesperson, Stern vetoed the deal for "basketball reasons."
As for what this so-called "basketball reason" is, neither the NBA nor Stern has given a clear statement.Lakers manager Kupchak didn't have time to specialize in other stars, and in order to pay less luxury tax, he had to send Odom, one of the trade chips, to the Mavericks, in exchange for a trade exception.Lakers fans are angry, many people say that the league suppresses the Lakers and doesn't want the Lakers to win the championship again, as if Paul is with the Lakers, they will definitely win.It's too late for the league to praise the Lakers, how can it suppress the Lakers who had previously "snatched" Gasol from the Grizzlies, and although the deal was also opposed by all parties, it finally came through.Why the Lakers will be vetoed in this trade is very simple, the Lakers should not and should not use the veteran as a bargaining chip to beat the idea of the Hornets players.Stern was always thinking about selling the Hornets to a big boss with money.If the deal is reached, the Hornets will get four players, and Scola and Odom are veterans with no potential.Dragic is just a backup point guard for the Rockets, an addition.The only promising one is Eric Gordon, who is not yet an All-Star.The combined commercial value of these four people can't match Paul's.That is to say, once Paul goes to the Lakers, then the commercial value of this team will drop significantly, so how to sell it for a good price and anyone is willing to want it The reason for basketball is how to sell the Hornets to the highest price, and it is precisely because of this consideration that Stern will "unprecedentedly" veto the deal.Stern has never objected to a crowding of stars, which has been well reflected in recent years.Whether it's the Celtics forming a Big Three, or the Lakers trading Gasol, or the two kings joining forces, Stern has never said a "no".And in recent years, it has been proven that the collection of superstars has greatly improved the spectacle of the game, and the NBA has benefited a lot from it.Paul, who didn't want to go to the Lakers, couldn't be happy, and he made it clear that he would never go to the Hornets to report and play for them in the new season.He doesn't want to stay with the Hornets more than the Lakers, and who knows if the next trade will be rejected again At the same time, New York poached Deron Williams, and the price of the comeback came at the price of Billups, Landry Fields, Josh Harrelson and a second-round pick.The price is small, and it seems to be a lot more cost-effective than digging up Paul.The Clippers poached Mavericks free agent Jamal Crawford and offered him a three-year contract, with Irving and Bledsoe at point guards, Paul no longer needed on the outside, and what they lacked was a small forward.There are only two teams left that Paul wants to go to, the Warriors and the Nets, but neither of them has made an offer yet.Paul began to feel hopeless and did not know where to go.s: