Bishop of the Devil

"Adam, to be honest, I thought you were a little shameless before, but now it seems that I really underestimated you..." Richard said speechlessly.

"Both and each other, I have learned a lot from you in these more than ten years." Xiao Hua burst out laughing, not at all angry at Richard's words.

"Come on, you are born shameless. I am not as shameless as you."

"It's not a big deal. I'll just make a few calls tomorrow." Richard said.

He agreed to Xiao Hua and agreed to help Xiao Hua solve the troublesome matter in front of him.

As long as the players' voices are strong and as long as the players threaten the league, then this matter will be easy to handle. If Xiao Hua is "forced" to modify the draft system, even if the NCAA is dissatisfied, they will not be able to say anything. What……

We can’t let the NBA really go on strike, right?

In this way, it may not be long before the NBA starts opening its doors to high school students.

After Xiao Hua gained the favor of the players, he no longer had to bear the infamy, and he could also create some profits for the league.

…

The first reason why Richard agreed to Xiao Hua so happily was that this matter was really not that difficult, it was just a piece of cake.

The second reason is that the NBA has changed its draft system, which is also beneficial to his two sons. They can enter the league earlier and play.

In Richard's view, it is pure nonsense that high school players will lose themselves in the NBA.

An 18-year-old player is a child, isn't it true that a 19-year-old player is a child?

Players such as Kobe, Garnett, James, and O'Neill are all high school students, and I haven't seen them lose themselves. They are not prosperous yet.

Another reason against high school players entering the league is that they can learn things in college...

To be honest, these college players can learn a few things in college and just focus on picking up girls every day. Among a hundred players who have come out of the NCAA, you may not be able to find a person who truly loves to study.

In this case, what reason does Richard have for his two sons to go to school? He might as well enter the league and play ball early.

Of course, the premise is that the two children are willing to directly participate in the draft, otherwise, Richard will definitely respect their choice.

…

Richard's purpose in letting Li Bit and Li Jin enter the league after graduating from high school is definitely not to make money, but to adapt to the league's game rhythm a year earlier.

If you enter the league one year earlier, you can play one more year than others, which is very beneficial for the evaluation of historical status and the acquisition of various honors.

…

After returning to Los Angeles, Richard called several West Lafayette big brothers in the league, and also called retired Iverson and others, asking them to take the lead in urging the league to change the draft system.

The next day, all parties mobilized and began to criticize the league's draft system. Paul, the chairman of the players union, stated that the players union needs a clear attitude from the league, otherwise, they will take measures.

The players union has actually always hoped that the NBA would allow high school students to participate in the draft. They had actually discussed this matter when negotiating with the NBA before. However, this was not what they valued most, so they were satisfied with the salary. After their request, they didn't bother about it...

Now that there is such a good opportunity, the players union is naturally not willing to miss it.

Paul, the chairman of the Players Union, said that he would take measures. Wall, the big-mouthed No. 1 pick for 10 years, saw the entire league criticizing him. He even directly said that he would sue the management committee...

Countless stars are asking the league, softly or hard, to modify the rule prohibiting high school students from participating in the draft. From the outside, Xiao Hua must be having a hard time now.

But on the contrary, Xiao Hua's life should not be too comfortable. In his office, he pours a glass of good red wine and watches the news with a smile on his face.

This incident was the first big incident he had done since taking office. He didn't expect it to be so easy.

The only thing he needs to do now is to wait until the situation gets out of hand before he announces that the league will revise the draft system in the past two years.

In this way, the NCAA will definitely not be able to find any fault.

…

A week later, seeing that the situation had reached an uncontrollable point, Xiao Hua finally took action.

Tan Huimin held a press conference on behalf of the league management committee and announced that they will relax the restrictions on high school students participating in the draft in up to two years.

As soon as the news came out, the players were naturally very satisfied. Many players rarely praised the league management committee in public...

You know, praising the management committee was so rare in the Stern era. Richard really couldn't remember anyone praising Stern in that era.

In the minds of the players of Stern's era, Stern's name was almost synonymous with tyrant, dictator, devil and inhumanity.

Now Xiao Hua seems to be more humane. At least he can accept the players' opinions.

…

Richard didn't pay much attention to Xiao Hua's dirty things. After making the call for him, he didn't pay much attention to it. Xiao Hua could definitely handle it by himself anyway.

If Xiao Hua can't handle such a simple thing, then Richard should wonder how Xiao Hua won Stern's trust.

…

In late January, the All-Star lineup was announced.

In the All-Star starting lineup in the Western Conference, the two backcourt starters are Paul and Kobe, and the three frontcourt starters are Howard, Granger and Leonard.

Leonard was selected into the starting lineup, which was actually quite beyond Richard's expectations.

But if you think about it carefully, this is also expected. Richard has clearly called Leonard the leader of the Clippers on many occasions.

Now that the Clippers have the best record in the Western Conference, it is quite normal for Leonard, the leader, to be selected as the starter.

And Leonard is still quite young, only a second-year player at the moment. The city of Los Angeles has always been full of favors for young talents.

As for Thompson, who is now extremely popular in Los Angeles, after his crazy performance of 28 points in the first quarter, he scored 21 points in a single quarter in mid-January, which was quite dazzling.

However, because of the existence of two big players, Kobe and Paul, he definitely cannot enter the starting lineup.

But whether Thompson makes it to the starting lineup actually makes no difference to Richard.

Among the five starting players in the Western Conference, Howard is excluded, and the remaining four are all West Lafayette players. Whoever wins the AMVP, Richard can get the ninth component of the super suit.

And because Howard is an inside player, he may not play for too long. Richard can definitely let Thompson play more time.

Thompson ranks third in votes in the backcourt, and if he plays a little longer, no one can fault him.

It means that the main players of the Western Conference All-Star lineup are all Richard's people. As long as they can successfully win the game, then basically a super giant suit will be enough.

The biggest problem now is whether to win or lose the game.

Today's league has been messed up by Richard, resulting in some imbalance between the stars in the east and west.

There are fewer stars in the West and more stars in the East. Durant, who originally belonged to the West, is now in the East, and Griffin is also in the East. Under normal circumstances, these two are starters for the Western All-Stars.

Judging from the book strength, the Western Conference is really not as strong as the Eastern Conference right now, and Richard is now a little worried about losing the game.