Bishop: since 1998

Chapter 8 The Deadlock of the Alliance Shutdown!
In the 98 draft, there were many instant transactions.

This time is very wonderful, full of various thought collisions.

Some teams want the future, and some teams focus on the present.

Some people just want to try their luck out of itchy hands, just like 'gambling with stones', they want to choose their favorite rookie.

As, in the draft, rookies are picked one by one, and suspense abounds, potential trades will happen at any time.

For example, the Mavericks have a lot of operations. First, there is a classic and a change.

Next, he didn't stop, using Bubba Wells, Martin Musep, and a first-round pick to get Nash, the cornerstone of the backcourt, from the Suns.

The Mavericks have officially assembled the Three Musketeers.

Of course, it now appears that the Mavericks are just playing around and wanting the future.

Next, the most eye-catching thing is the joint transaction of the Lakers, Nuggets, Raptors and Celtics, these four teams.

Although the weight of the transaction does not seem to be heavy now, the participation of four players is quite eye-catching.

The Lakers sent star guard Nick Van Ezekel and Nazr Mohamed, who had just been picked in the draft.

The Raptors sent Chauncey Billups in 97.

The Nuggets sent Tony Batty, the fifth overall pick in 97, + a second-round pick.

The Celtics sent Bruce Bowen, center Tyrese Knight, and a first-round pick.

The four parties traded, and in the end, the Lakers got what they needed, point guard Chauncey Billups and small forward Bruce Bowen.

The Raptors exchanged zeros for power forward Nazr Mohamed, center Tyrese Knight, and a first-round pick.

The Nuggets get star guard Nick Van Esselkel.

The Celtics got Tony Barty and a second-round pick.

In this transaction, the Lakers took advantage of it and sent the All-Star point guard + the first-round pick in 98, but they only got the 97 No. [-] pick Billups who didn't know if he could make it.

As for the small role of Bruce Bowen, it was only half sold and half given away.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Lakers are betting that Tanhuaxiu in 97 is not a parallel import?

Of course, more experts believe that the Lakers were slaughtered.

Moreover, I heard that I still joined in person.

Who made Nick Van Ethekel playoffs too bad for the Lakers? Other managers know that the Lakers will not keep Nick Van Ethekel, and the transaction value will naturally not be so high.

At the same time, the Lakers also reached a small deal, using power forward Corey Blunt, who was born with the 93th overall pick in 25, to exchange with the Wizards, and got Ben Wallace, the undrafted pick in 96.

In other words, Daben claimed that his height is 2 meters 06 power forward.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Da Ben is counting his own afro.

And Corey Blunt's real height is 2 meters.

From the point of view of height, the Lakers obviously suffered a small loss.

Of course, the data of the two parties are almost the same, and they are all in the contract year.

Big Ben averaged 3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.

Blunt can get 3.6 points and 4 rebounds.

It seems that no one is taking advantage of anyone, but it seems a bit inexplicable to change people like this.

Maybe it's Daben's ability to grab rebounds that is more prominent?

However, Big Ben's shooting was terrible.

Think of the Lakers, in the draft, with the 31st pick, off the 'dark horse' Rashard Lewis.

All the reinforcements of the Lakers are not surprising.

Because, the Lakers' behind-the-scenes trader is Jerry West, who has made great achievements.

In the 96 Golden Draft, he used All-Star center Divac to trade from the Hornets to the 13th pick, and then picked off the high school rookie Kobe Bryant. This classic change is still vivid in my mind. Two years ago today, the Lakers The team also became a joke, and it seems now that the people who laughed at the Lakers at the time were really stupid.

Kobe's potential has already shown the tip of the iceberg.

Everyone knows that the Lakers have made a lot of money.

Kobe is playing right now, and he can help the Lakers sell box office for more than ten years.

Chauncey Billups, Rashard Lewis... Could it be another "Kobe"?
Because, the operation of the Lakers this year seems to be exactly the same as the operation in 96.

Still stop laughing.

wait!

Waiting for a broken day.

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"Headlines" were quickly snatched away.

The focus of attention quickly shifted to the upcoming labor negotiations.

The two sides talked for nearly two hours, but in the end, they still hadn't settled the deal, didn't reach a consensus, and finally broke up unhappy.

Speaking of it, the contradiction in the NBA labor negotiations is the percentage of NBA players' income from the game. The line of this negotiation is drawn on the 52% income ratio.

Last season, NBA players accounted for as high as 57%.

More than 52% of the negotiating provisions, so the two sides started negotiations.

As the owner of an NBA team, he is naturally very dissatisfied with this ratio, and feels like a part-time job.

The stars are the bosses! !
How does this work?
It must be reversed, and it cannot be led by the nose by the superstars.

It's just that the boss hasn't expressed his demands yet.

Representatives of the NBA Players Union were the first to express their dissatisfaction.

what?
Think 57% is too low and deserve 63%?
There are two goals for them. First, the annual salary of superstars is not capped.

The second is to fight for the interests of middle and low-level players.

To put it bluntly, superstars want to eat large pieces of meat, and the younger brothers follow behind to pick up bones and drink soup.

The bosses of the NBA team were dumbfounded. What the hell, it's all against the sky!
This is using our team as their cash machine?

How can we compromise?

It must be done.

However, representatives of the NBA Players Union have been very tough and well-founded.

The first point is that they are players and they eat youth food.

Second, the fans are what they bring into the stadium.

Number three, they got games on TV.

Fourth, when they play, they always risk injury.

but!
The value-added of the team cannot be shared by the players.

The team has income every year, and it can keep flowing.

The team has many intangible benefits that they cannot touch.

For example, the owner of the Cavaliers after 05 is a creditor.

Just slap the Cavaliers owner's business card on the table, and those hard-to-negotiate deals are done.

The emperor's face still has to be given.

and real estate business...

Hmm... I think of so much for now, but the above reasons are not important anyway.

What's really important is to listen to the voices outside, basketball fans, but stand on the side of the players.

Fans, enter the arena to watch the game, not because of the owner, but because of the team's star.

Boss, can't you play the game?
Even if it goes, there may not be fans watching it, and they still have to buy tickets to watch it!

They just want to ask, can you go in with a gun?
This is definitely not possible.

People want money to watch the game, but you want people's lives every minute! !

The bosses are passive, although the players are very reasonable.

Feeling like a victim.

But... How can we say that the team belongs to us, how can we let the employees jump their feet?
It's not that you are right, you have to give in.

They can barely accept the guarantee of the interests of the middle and low-level players.

However, the annual salary of superstars must be lowered and capped.

This is the consensus of all NBA team owners.

If there is no cap, the market will be chaotic.

In the end, all the money earned by the team fell into the pockets of the superstars. Who is the boss of this team?

Instead of this, it is better to stop.

For example, Garnett renewed his contract with the Timberwolves in 97 for $6 million in 1.2 years.

The average annual salary is 2 million US dollars, and one Garnett accounts for half of the salary of the entire team.

Moreover, the owner of the Timberwolves will give Garnett life and death.

don't give?

Sorry.

Garnett said lightly: big cities belong to my future.

We are not suitable.

You know, Jordan's highest annual salary is only 3314 million U.S. dollars.

Ewing, who lives in the big city of New York, has a maximum income of only 2050 million US dollars.

Garnett, who participated in the draft in 95, a high school student, was picked by the Timberwolves with the sixth pick.

Now it’s 98, and it’s only been 3 years since I’ve played my full game, and it’s already at the level of 2 million U.S. dollars.

What achievements has he made?
But it's the first round of the playoffs.

It is already comparable to the four major centers Ewing, and the other three major centers have been trampled on their heads in terms of annual salary.

How to renew the contract in the future?

He has reached the point where he is invincible, except for death... No, maybe he can satisfy his ambitions only by making him the boss of the Timberwolves?

It's a dead end! !

Regarding the annual salary of superstars, if there is no cap?
It is strange that this negotiation can be negotiated.

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(End of this chapter)