I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 384 New NBA (third update)

At 02:30 in the afternoon, Min Congda and his team arrived at the Grand Texas Hotel in Dallas, the one where Kennedy stayed in 1963.

The waiter of the hotel opened the door for Min Congda. His Asian face is very eye-catching in Texas. After entering the lobby, he immediately attracted the attention of many media reporters.

However, Min Congda did not accept interviews from reporters. This meeting is a meeting of the owners of the 30 teams, and he is not obliged to accept interviews.

Roser and the others followed Min Congda to the large meeting room on the second floor of the hotel, where two security guards stopped them.

Only Min Congda can go in, and everyone else has to go to other places to wait for the results.

"You go to another place and wait for me, take a good rest, I will inform you of the meeting and discuss it with you."

Roser and the others nodded, and Min Congda opened his arms to let the security perform a body search to prevent him from carrying recording or eavesdropping equipment.

After the inspection, the security personnel opened the door of the conference room and invited Min Congda in.

Behind this door, it symbolizes the NBA's highest power, the joint meeting of 30 team owners.

Min Congda tidied up his clothes, walked into the conference room, and dozens of pairs of eyes looked at him.

The layout of the meeting place is not luxurious, on the contrary it is a bit simple, a huge round table covered with a white tablecloth is placed in the center of the meeting room.

With one seat for each of the 30 teams, the round table means all are equal.

With just such a table of people, the total net worth can reach hundreds of billions.

Of course, Min Congda was a big drag in it, directly lowering the average.

Those who come to the meeting are not necessarily the big bosses.

In addition to Min Congda Sterling attending the meeting, the Los Angeles Lakers also sent Jenny Buss, the daughter of owner Jerry Buss, to the meeting.

Because old Bath's health was failing, he couldn't bear the toss of long-distance flights and long meetings.

There are also some super big bosses, Paul Allen, etc., the NBA is too lazy to take care of trivial matters, and it is OK to send a small boss to attend the meeting.

The seat for the Los Angeles Clippers was next to the Lakers, and Jenny Buss beckoned to Min Congda, beckoning him to come and sit down.

Sitting next to Aunt Jenny, the aunt took the initiative to move closer to Min Congda, and Min Congda subconsciously moved a little to the side.

"Young man, aren't you really Sterling's illegitimate son? Now he really doesn't care about anything, and everything is left to you."

Jenny expressed the doubts of many people. Min Congda's power in the Clippers is not the boss at all, it is better than the boss.

Rumors about "illegitimate children" have been circulating in NBA circles.

Min Congda smiled, pointed to his hair and eyes, and said, "Black and beautiful, how could I be Sterling's illegitimate child."

He thought to himself, I'm his father, and I'm also an illegitimate child.

"How much benefit did Sterling give you? Did he promise you a share in the team?" Jenny Buss believed that Min Congda must have received a lot of benefits.

She wanted to establish a good relationship with Min Congda. As a competitor for the future boss of the Lakers, Jenny saw Min Congda's potential as a super manager.

In such a short period of time, the Clippers have been pulled from the belly to the Western Conference Finals. The speed of their rise is staggering, and it is developing as fast as his hometown of China.

Now the Lakers have begun to go downhill, old Buss's health is getting worse and worse, and his children have to think about future affairs.

"Advantage? The advantage is that I can go to the training center to have a free lunch every day. This is the biggest advantage." Min Congda said seriously.

Of course Jenny Buss thought he was joking, but Min Congda was really not joking, free lunch was too important to him.

"My father mentioned you. He said he met you in Las Vegas the year before last, and you impressed him."

Min Congda was one of the few people in the old Buss who was blind, and the unpleasant conversation in Las Vegas was still fresh in his memory.

"Oh, that's right, that's a deep impression." Min Congda nodded.

What impressed him the most was the two big wave women next to Old Bath, and he still remembers them to this day.

After chatting awkwardly, Jenny Buss realized that she and this kid were not on the same channel at all.

I temporarily gave up communicating with him, and the meeting will start when the other bosses arrive.

Because the Hornets are in league custody, representatives from 29 teams actually attended.

The meeting was chaired by David Stern and Spurs owner Holt, who chairs the Industrial Relations Committee.

As a meeting that is not open to the public, everyone will not say some polite words.

Stern asked at the beginning: "This negotiation is very likely to be suspended. Can you accept the losses caused by the suspension? If you can, then suspend it. If not, the employer might as well make a concession."

The bosses spoke one after another, and quickly divided into two factions. Contrary to what Min Congda thought, it is not the big teams that make money, but the small teams that are losing money that can accept the lockout.

Because for small loss-making teams, the suspension will certainly suffer losses, but if they continue to operate according to the current salary situation, the losses will only be greater.

Just like some factories, it is true that they lose money if they do not start work, but they lose more after they start work. It is better to stop the factory.

Of course, not all loss-making teams want to stop.

For example, Pistons owner Tom Gores hopes that the new season will go smoothly.

Because Tom Gores has been the owner of the Pistons for less than a month.

He just completed the acquisition of the Pistons in June this year.

Pistons former legendary owner Bill Davidson passed away in 2009.

Davidson bought the bad Pistons in 1974 and single-handedly turned them into one of the most successful teams in the Eastern Conference.

With his departure, the five Pistons were disbanded, the city of Detroit went bankrupt, and a basketball era belonging to the Motor City was over.

The Pistons have suffered heavy losses in the past two years, and Davidson's wife, who inherited the team's assets, has no intention of continuing her husband's career.

Finally sold the team to Tom Gores this year.

Gores, the boss, has not yet sat on his butt, and has not yet started to flex his muscles. You said that he is going to stop?
Of course he disagreed, and hoped to have a good discussion with the players. Anyway, the Pistons lost money and he was not short of money.

"The loss of the lockout is not only money, but also the market, goodwill, fans' attention, and most importantly, the NBA's brand, which is difficult to measure in money."

Gores said it nicely.

At this time, the owner of the Jazz, Gail Miller, stood up and believed that the lockout should be stopped instead of allowing the players to continue to receive such high wages.

Gail Miller is the widow of former Jazz owner Larry Miller, who also died in 2009.

Larry Miller bought the Jazz in 1985, and together with Stockton and Malone, created the most glorious era of the Jazz.

It can be said that the death and aging of outstanding bosses like Miller and Davidson who have accompanied the team for many years and witnessed the NBA's glory have exacerbated the chaos in the league.

"Those high-paid players in the league are spoiled. They say they are united to fight for the rights of all players, but in fact the players with the highest salary are the ones who have the most say. They have no shortage of money to spend. They must The extent is not much different from ours. The Jazz lost 1700 million US dollars last season. Look at these players, which one did not earn this money? I support the lockout!"

Gail Miller is tough.

After the death of Larry Miller, the Jazz experienced turmoil.

Boozer left the team, and Deron Williams publicly confronted the meritorious coach Jerry Sloan on the court.

Jerry Sloan left the field angrily, and then held a press conference to decide to resign as Jazz coach.

Sloan burst into tears at the press conference, and his 23-year coaching career with the Jazz ended in a very unseemly way.

Both sides have their own reasons, debate endlessly, and the opinions cannot reach a consensus.

Stern looked around and saw that Min Congda hadn't spoken, so he asked, "Smart, what's your opinion?"

Min Congda has been in a wait-and-see attitude, of course he hopes to stop.

But as a profitable side, he has no motivation to stop, so he has to wait for the opportunity.

At this time Stern asked, Min Congda said: "I think everyone should stop arguing, since everyone disagrees, let's start a new league and start another game."

The originally noisy venue suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Min Congda with different eyes.

Stern looked at Min Congda deeply, and said, "Smart, what did you just say? You mean, you want to create a new NBA?"

(End of this chapter)