Chapter 754 Surrounding the Cities From the Rural Areas

The trade between the Thunder and the Pacers was reported to the league office and passed, but it still caused huge controversy in the NBA management.

This transaction is completely in compliance with the rules in terms of the contract amount, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that the transaction between the two parties is extremely unequal.

Li Liang was already the number one player in the league and the king of the finals, but the Thunder traded Ibaka and two draft picks for it?

Although this kind of unfair trading is not uncommon in history, it can be counted as the repertoire that the NBA loves to talk about-robbery.

The problem is that Li Liang's problem is not a robbery, but a feeling of teasing the rules of the league and the management.

Starting from David Stern, the NBA has formulated various complicated regulations, from the draft to signing, from trading to the free market, for the purpose of two words-checks and balances.

Use the draft lottery to prevent the bottom line from being bad, so that the league teams have a balanced record.

Use the salary cap to prevent certain giants from dominating one family and balance the competition in the league.

Use various trading rules and terms to maintain market order, try to make each team have its own signature and have a chance to rise, or to balance the competition, 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi.

Well now, Li Liang made the league completely messed up, turning into three-year Li Liang and three-year Bruce Lee.

To say that there are not no wandering players, like Jim Jackson, who has basically gathered all the rainbows.

Even top stars, like O'Neal, have gone to many teams, and Moses Malone, but they are all in the late stages of their careers, and they usually take a shot to change places to play their residual heat.

But Bruce Lee is already the best player in the league! What do you mean by changing house every year?

Well, at the beginning, no one thought that a player with the No. 56 second-round pick could perform such a performance. It was a miracle.

Now this miracle is jumping up and down across the league, and jumping from side to side from east to west.

A direct impact of Li Liang's behavior is that the attractiveness of other top players is declining.

Anyway, wait another year, or two years, and you will have a chance to get Bruce Lee. Why should you spend so much effort to hire those top-salary players?

Moreover, these so-called top stars can't beat Li Liang at all, and Li Liang's price is even more reasonable.

Therefore, in the free market this year, there are no super-big contracts, and the renewals of all teams are keeping prices down.

Love to go on and on, think you have little money? Check out Bruce Lee next door. No more, look at the MVP Curry on the opposite side, 11 million a year.

The NBA formulates various rules for the purpose of checks and balances, and the basis for achieving this goal is "no one will have trouble with money."

The same contract is signed, the home team has the bird rights, the contract is one year long, and the total amount is tens of millions more.

That's tens of millions of dollars, not thousands of dollars. No matter how you want to win, people have to make money.

Not only the stars have to make money, but also the agents, family members, and friends surrounding the stars also use money. No one will have trouble with money.

Putting aside the so-called emotional factors, the vast majority of people will follow the guidance of the rules to complete the contract and achieve a balance.

Li Liang is good, he doesn't care about money at all, and his family's tractors are selling very well in North America.

broker? The broker is his wife, your money is my money, and my money is still mine.

good friend? Cultivated by Li Liang, the league's number one news dealer, with a tweet worth tens of thousands of dollars, and relying on Li Liang's change of door to attract traffic.

You, Li Liang, are not short of money, but many players are short of money. Some stars are quite critical in private, especially some agents, complaining to the league office that Bruce Lee's behavior has affected the expected income of the players.

However, this kind of sound does not have much influence, and the reason is very simple, because it affects all top players.

And most of the middle class, or a little bit stronger, the players on the edge of the All-Star benefited instead.

The team is willing to give them a contract to work hard to build the team's structure, ready for happiness to knock on the door one day.

These people are actually the backbone of the league. The top players get tens of millions less, and they still have tens of millions, and the core players may earn tens of millions just once in their life. Therefore, except for the top stars, ordinary players do not dislike Li good.

On the contrary, many people said, "Bruce Lee changed this unevenly rich and poor alliance and made the alliance more dynamic."

In short, all kinds of voices are passed back and forth among the top executives of the league. President Adam Silva has a headache. Why did I meet such a person when I took office?

After passing the trade plan of the Thunder and the Pacers, Silva held a meeting to discuss Li Liang's contract and trade-related issues.

He hoped to come up with a rule to restrict Li Liang, but he couldn't find a suitable reason at all.

Because most of the rules are of an encouraging nature, guiding players to make choices, rather than forcing players to accept a certain choice.

In the United States, which emphasizes "freedom", where a player plays basically depends on his own wishes.

So even if he has a contract, he can still ask for a deal.

Now all of Li Liang's actions are done within the rules, if the rules are really to be changed, it is very likely that this freedom will be destroyed.

To be honest, Xiao Hua couldn't afford this charge.

In the 2014 season, Li Liang had already been dubbed a "racist" hat, which made him unable to step down.

If there is an "obstruction of personal freedom" this time, it will be over, and the two most taboo political correctness in the United States will be violated, then Xiao Hua is really a talent.

And Xiao Hua is sure that Li Liang will definitely make a fuss about "freedom", this person is too difficult to deal with, too difficult to deal with.

Sometimes he would think, let's just go with it, wouldn't it be great to make him the number one player in the league, unprecedented?

What's more, his current achievements are unprecedented. He has three teams, three championships and three FMVPs in three years, which is still the third year in the league.

So, this meeting was held for a long time, and there was no result.

Later, Xiao Hua had no choice but to ask Stern, and Stern gave him an explanation:

"Cherish what you have, make good use of what you can use, and don't blindly pursue illusory things."

Stern is a Jew, a lawyer, and a pragmatist. In fact, he taught Xiao Hua to be down-to-earth, don't always think about making a name for himself, the NBA is developing well now, and it cannot be changed for the sake of change, let alone the best player in the league. Players move their knives casually.

It doesn't matter if he is American or Chinese.

Although Stern has retired, he has been paying close attention to the movement of the league. He goes to the office every day to work, receive consultations, and process some documents.

It's just that since he resigned, he will completely hide behind the scenes, and will never appear in front of the stage to steal Xiao Hua's limelight.

From this point of view, it is high-spirited and bright.

And he is very insightful about Xiao Hua's advice, but he doesn't know if this bald head will listen or not.

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On the other hand, Li Liang ended his career in Indiana. When he left the city, he saw many signs and advertising banners on the streets, on the highway, and next to the stadium, saying "Thanks Bruce!" (Thank you Bruce).

The last person to enjoy this treatment was Reggie Miller. He dedicated his 18-year career in Indiana, but unfortunately he did not win a championship.

And Li Liang took a year to get what Miller didn't get, and he deserves this thanks.

This kind of treatment will not be available in Los Angeles. Although the Clippers won the championship for the first time, there is still a Lakers in Los Angeles.

And how expensive are billboards in Los Angeles.

Therefore, Li Liang felt that this might be his biggest gain from choosing the path of poverty alleviation. He left the big city to go to the countryside, gave up his sensuality, and gained a piece of sincerity.

Seeing these sincere thanks, Li Liang couldn't help but shed tears.

And when he arrived in Oklahoma City by plane, got out of the car, left the airport and entered the city, tears came down again.

It is indeed smaller and more dilapidated than Indianapolis. I didn’t feel it when I came to the game before. I got off the plane and went to the hotel. I went to the game and left.

Now that I am driving around the city, I want to live here, the feeling is different.

In addition to a few high-rise buildings in the core area of ​​the whole city, it radiates out to the entire 18th-tier county.

It has a total population of 500,000. In China, Shishan Town, Foshan, the most populous town, has a population of more than 600,000.

This Russian city is only a big town in China, so it is really a big village.

Li Liang sighed and thought to himself, the strategy of encircling the city from the countryside seems to be going to continue to be implemented.