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Chapter 270

The Sonics selected Georgia's Vladimir Stepania with the 29th overall pick.

This player is 2 meters tall and weighs 13 kilograms. He is not a particularly strong athlete, but he is very tall. It seems that he can protect the frame inside.

The Sonics have tasted the benefits of strengthening the inside, so they continue to dig inside players.

Then in the second round, the Sonics selected Rashad Lewis and Gerani McCoy.

There are quite a lot of rookies selected this year. In previous years, only one or two rookies would join the team.

These players were selected, but they were not on the scene. Some expressed their gratitude to the team through their agents, and some expressed their loyalty in interviews with their local media.

And a team like Seattle with championship background was the most successful team in the league in the past year, so many players go to such a team and have two ideas. One is that they seem to be able to learn something and grow rapidly in such a successful team. The other is that this kind of team will not easily cultivate new players.

Rashard Lewis is the Sonic's favorite striker who can run, jump and shoot. Gerald McConney is a junior inside player with a height of 2 meters and a weight of 08 kilograms.

So after the selection of these three players, the SuperSonic's inside line is very complicated.

Qin Fei's college alumni, George Karl's inquisitive Jarhidi White, was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 43rd overall pick.

The Wizards also have a lot of insiders. In this way, some people are bound to leave the team.

Qin Fei sent a text message to Jia Xidi White to congratulate his college alumni. Although the relationship was not good before, it is always right to keep in touch.

Soon, Jia Xidi White returned a message to Qin Fei.

Qin Fei was the first former college alumnus to send him a congratulatory message tonight. He was surprised and pleasantly surprised. He also expressed his gratitude to Qin Fei and hoped to meet again in the NBA.

Jahidi White went to Washington, which means that all his previous replies to the coach were in vain, a waste of expression.

The uniform team always has a lot of ideas. I chose three insiders. Is this to hoard insiders and increase the price of everyone inside?

Qin Fei could understand, but he was still a little uncomfortable. Now that the arrangements were made, why did he ask him what he thought about Jarhidi White? He also happily thought that a teammate he knew would come to the team next season.

The last player selected in the 1998 draft was called Marcio Baston. This player from Texas was also an insider. He was 2 meters tall and weighed 08 kilograms. He was a little thin.

With the last player selected, the list of 58 players with NBA tickets is all released.

Some are happy, others are disappointed.

More players were not selected in these two rounds of the draft, and regrettably missed the best opportunity to enter the NBA. After that, if they want to continue to play professional leagues, they can go to different places and different levels. If they still want to enter the NBA, they must fight for the summer league or preseason opportunities as free agents to compete for the remaining seats in some teams.

There is a big difference between the first-round pick and the second-round pick. The biggest difference lies in the issue of contracts.

The contract for the first-round picks stipulates that they should be signed for 3 years. The size of the contract is based on the draft pick, except for some special international players. The contract signed by the second-round picks depends entirely on the team itself. If the team is interested in signing a long-term contract, it will sign a long-term contract.

Moreover, most of the amount in the contract should be non-guaranteed. When the team wants to lay off staff, the price they pay is relatively small.

Therefore, in general fully guaranteed contracts, teams rarely take the initiative to lay off players.

So relatively speaking, the biggest problem with the first round and the second round is that the first round can have a guarantee, which means that in the next three years, there will be a contract in the NBA.

The curtain fell on the draft, and the Huaxia fans were very happy. For the first time, Wang Zhizhi's name began to spread in the country at a faster speed, and the impact was far-reaching.

Some young players who are interested in going to the NBA have become more urgent in their hearts.

As the curtain of the draft draws down, the last major event that is covered is officially over.

What was put on the stage was a very straightforward labor dispute negotiation.

Senior league officials, team owners, and player representatives sat in the conference room and started long-term negotiations. During the game, the three parties had different demands, and it was difficult to find a satisfactory result for everyone in a short period of time.

Then it's just nonsense

Seeing that the free market is about to start, the three parties have been exhausted by the constant wrangling for several days.

Bosses say, "You've earned enough"

Then Ewing also got angry, and roared: "Although we earn more, we also spend more!"

This sentence completely ignited the anger of the bosses. It is rare for part-time workers to be so arrogant, and there are too many of them. What does this have to do with their high wages?

Following Ewing's classic quote, the negotiation has completely reached a stalemate, and neither side wants to talk to the other.

Seeing that the negotiations have no results, the senior officials of the alliance headed by Stern are also very distressed.

Players and owners are both very important. With all kinds of players in full bloom, the league can contribute better games and attract fans. Only with owners can the team invest, pay wages, and create activities.

What made the players feel passive was that Ewing's famous quote was exposed by the media a few days later.

Originally, the fans were on the side of the players. They always believed that the players contributed wonderful games to the fans, and the players deserved more benefits.

But Ewing's words directly changed the impression that the players were oppressed into billionaires and millionaires who shared the spoils equally, which made Labor as a player lose a lot of support.

The two sides had too many differences on the agreement. At this time, David Stern felt that the negotiations could no longer continue.

What should be done if negotiations cannot continue?

The word "shutdown" naturally came to Stern's mind.

Stern is actually unwilling to see the NBA suspend, but his own position must first be clear. The key issue in resolving labor disputes is not actually on the bosses, but on the players. It must be the players who finally make compromises and concessions.

But he couldn't say that, nor could he make a statement.

Lockdown has become a choice under the current desperation.

A lockout is a variant of a strike, but the concepts of the two should not be confused.

Strikes are initiated by the labor side, and in layman's terms, workers do not work; while lockouts are initiated by management, in layman's terms, the bosses do not allow workers to work.

Its purpose is to exert pressure on the labor side.

Just as Stern had this thought, the phone on the desk rang.

The feeling that the storm is coming is getting stronger and stronger.

In the process of labor negotiations, the media also played a relatively large role.

The media always try to use various methods to understand the stories that happened on the labor negotiation table, as small as what a certain player representative said, and then analyze it.

The fans had a good bite. Although they hoped that the labor negotiations would make progress, it would not hurt if something happened. Anyway, for the fans, watching the game or not watching the game is life.

Slowly, multiple sources confirmed that the NBA's labor negotiations do not seem to have made any progress.

And what is about to be faced seems to be the shutdown stage that has appeared many times in history.

7 month 1 day.

Enter the first day of July, which is the day when the NBA free market opens.

David Stern solemnly announces: Due to the breakdown of labor negotiations, the NBA is officially suspended, and all related activities are suspended indefinitely.

Including the players and teams that had been pyed after the free market opened, they all suspended their actions.

As soon as this announcement came out, the NBA instantly became the focus of worldwide attention.

But this time, it wasn't good news.

Los Angeles.

Qin Fei began to prepare for the summer training camp. With the arrival of the lockout, the NBA will relatively fade out of sight for a period of time in the future. Some pessimistic players may relax their strict management with the arrival of the long offseason.

But Qin Fei won't. He knows that the lockout is only temporary. The players want to make money, and the boss has his own interests. Sooner or later, he will sit down and reach an agreement between the two parties.

Therefore, it is very important to seize this blank period to further improve your ability.

It just so happened that many people approached Qin Fei about training together in the summer, so Qin Fei planned to hold a training camp for young players to practice among themselves.

There is no charge, but please be a little more formal.

This is also just Qin Fei's idea.

The first thing he asked Rob to do was to rent a venue, an indoor basketball hall that would allow him to practice in the summer.

This part of the money cannot be counted in the daily expenses of the team, but can only be regarded as Qin Fei's own personal extra expenses.

Those friends belong to friends, and the accounts still have to be settled. Since this venue is used by everyone, the fee should also be based on head and hour, and everyone is reasonable and AA.

One day later, Qin Fei's college classmate, Romy Williams, came to Los Angeles to find Qin Fei.

Romy was a good teammate of Qin Fei in college, but Romy's physical talent is average. Although his physique is relatively strong, his speed and agility are not up to the NBA standard, so he was not selected in the draft last year.

"Hey!"

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and when they saw each other, they were naturally sobbing.

In a blink of an eye, Qin Fei has become a hot new superstar in the NBA, while Romy is still struggling to make ends meet.

Luo Mi remembered back then when he was on the basketball court of Georgetown University. At that time, Qin Fei, who had just graduated from high school as a freshman, had already dared to take the initiative to invite heads-up.

Perhaps from that time on, Romy already understood in his heart that Qin Fei was an unusual player.

In Luo Mi's eyes, Qin Fei is destined to be a king on the court if he studies well, trains seriously, has a clear strategy, and his talent is becoming more and more prominent.

He still felt that after Iverson and Qin Fei left the team, he still had a chance to be the boss and hit the NBA.

I guess he thought too much

"In fact, professional basketball has a long way to go in the future. You are still very young (23 years old), and you can actually consider playing in overseas leagues."

This is not the first time Qin Fei introduced this project to Luo Mi.

Romy thought that he could find a place to play all over the United States, but he didn't expect the living environment to be so harsh.

His current mentality is like that of many college students who have just graduated. He always feels that he should go to a big city for a break. There are so many opportunities in a big city, so it's his turn, right?After working hard for a year or two, I found that I was still alone.

Therefore, a place that is not a tall place must be a good place. The key is to find the platform that suits you.

"My agent has no access in this regard. He has always been active in North America. I have contacted him about this matter before, and there is no access at all."

Romi said that he was also depressed. The agent he signed with was not very capable. He belonged to the bottom of the brokerage industry and was not a full-time professional. Apart from being a broker, he usually also had to do car sales. The only advantage might be that the fees were cheaper.

Qin Fei would not easily lose his job, but Luo Mi said it himself.

"I'm about to fire my agent, he really is"

Since this is the case, Qin Fei is not considered to be a source of wealth, so after thinking for a while, he said: "Didn't I introduce you to the CBA league before? In China, this league has just started, and the status of foreign aid is relatively unfamiliar and novel to them, but it has begun to be gradually introduced. I can help you introduce some teams in this league for trial training, but whether it can be successful or not depends on the opinions of other teams."

"Hahahaha, I was just waiting for you to say that!"

Luo Mi happily held Qin Fei's hand. He came all the way to Los Angeles just for this matter!

He belongs to the daring and hard-working group, and he is more courageous. Since Qin Fei has this kind of connection, he doesn't want to stop, and he himself is more interested in Chinese culture.

So Qin Fei contacted several people in front of Luo Mi.

The most important thing is Zhao Dongjun, who is also an alumnus of Georgetown University. Dong Ge has a wide range of connections. In addition, Qin Fei introduced him, and he quickly assured him that it was just a trial training, and it was a trivial matter.

Then Qin Fei helped Luo Mi contact Xia Song.

Xia Song is the ceiling of domestic brokers, and there is no reason not to take the initiative to deliver the business to the door. He immediately decided to come to Los Angeles to meet "Mr. Romy".

"Okay, it's done!"

Qin Fei put down the phone, frowned, and enjoyed the happy feeling of "someone".

In Romy's eyes, he was already astonished.

The work efficiency is really high

Two days later, Xia Song came to meet Romy.

Luo Mi's resume was displayed, and by the way, in front of Xia Song, he completed a one-on-one match with Qin Fei.

Of course, Luo Mi was no longer Qin Fei's opponent at this time, but when Qin Fei "put some water", Luo Mi also scored some goals.

Then Qin Fei introduced: "Romy's characteristic is that he is strong, but his speed is not fast enough. It's okay if he plays in the half court, but not in the full court in the NBA. But in the CBA, a jack-of-all-trades player like him is a big killer, and his speed and agility have become his advantage, and his rhythm just meets the CBA standard. He is simply a perfect scoring machine for the team."

Qin Fei boasted a lot, and Xia Song was taken aback for a while.

However, Xia Song was really surprised to see Romy scoring a goal under Qin Fei's defense. Qin Fei is one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA. Didn't such a player even make it to the NBA draft?

He was a basketball player. Of course, he could see that Romy's basic skills and other aspects were solid, so he immediately decided to sign a contract with Romy.

Then I went to help Romi with some necessary procedures, and started to contact the domestic professional basketball team for trial training.

Although the NBA is suspended, the CBA is not suspended, and the CBA has been improving in the process of exploration.

That is to say, starting from the next season, it will no longer restrict two foreign players from playing at the same time, but adopt the rule of four players in four quarters, and the terms "all-China class" and "double foreign players" came into being.

At the same time, for the first time, foreign aid can be replaced midway.

Therefore, there are fewer restrictions on foreign aid, and the influence of foreign aid on the game has increased, and the introduction of foreign aid has begun to increase.

How to introduce it, raise salary and look around

A "quasi-NBA" player like Romy is actually very popular at this time.

Moreover, he is still young, and after two years of training in the regular league, he may be able to find a new job when he returns to the NBA after he develops his confidence.

(End of this chapter)