The Rest, Only Noise

First overall pick in 1997?

Garcia Lynn's face changed drastically.

"Coach Lu, this... this is out of order!" Lynn didn't expect Louis to be so direct. "The lottery draw system is random, and we can't guarantee that you will be the first overall pick in the first round."

"Come on, weren't you the one who sent Ewing to New York in 1985?"

"That's good luck in New York, Coach Lu, don't be influenced by those stupid conspiracy theorists."

"Garcia, do you think you can hide this kind of thing from me? I also watched the live broadcast. If it's not tricky, why does the envelope in New York have a folded corner?"

"That's an equipment problem."

"Oh, is it? Then why is Mr. President sweating nervously after drawing a lottery?"

"To tell you the truth, your Excellency the president has developed sweat glands."

"But why does he let out a long sigh of relief when he draws the letter that belongs to New York?"

"It was the first time the draft lottery was broadcast on TV, and it's understandable that the president was a little nervous."

"Really? I don't believe it!"

Lynn knew that Louie was a tough guy, but his appetite was too big.

Next year's No. 1 pick...isn't that Tim Duncan?

"This matter... it's not up to me to decide." Lynn said hesitantly, "However, I will clearly inform the president of your request."

Louis smiled lightly: "Please make sure to let the president know that I am very willing to help the league implement new policies, but I can't do these things for no reason, especially this kind of thankless thing. For the league, doing this Helps to increase the competitiveness and diversity, and if you can achieve that with a No. 1 pick, I don't think it's a disadvantage for you guys."

"And, if you agree, I will not only support you in this matter, but also help you come up with an idea to limit the super team."

Louie has always been able to paint cakes.

"Of course, I have to see your sincerity first."

Garcia Lynn couldn't make any promises, just said it would be delivered.

Louie said what he had to say, the inferior Chinese food provided by the hotel restaurant did not move.

"By the way, don't make an appointment to meet in the hotel next time." Louis couldn't help but say, "You still have to pay attention to the occasion."

"Coach Lu, didn't you just say it casually?"

"I'll just say it casually. You're really casual. How can you take over David's class and become the president of the league in the future?"

"Do you think I have the potential to be the president?"

Louis said with a smile: "Then let me talk about it casually?"

"Just casually, I won't take it seriously."

"Don't think about it, you must be out of the game."

"Coach Lu!" Lynn became anxious, "That's not what you said!"

Louie laughed: "Mr. President, a person who pays attention to occasions, would not randomly choose a hotel restaurant to discuss important matters related to the future of the alliance."

As long as business affairs are not discussed, Louis and Lynn are very relaxed.

With Lynn's current qualifications, as long as there is no major problem, there is no problem in succeeding Stern in the future.

In other words, the future of a bald head named Adam has been deprived.

Is Lynn better than that bald head?

Louie doesn't know.

But if there's a future with an obscure general manager tweeting about a political event that goes beyond sports, Lynn will fix it before it gets out of hand.

Because the bald head was just sitting on his hands, Stern left a business empire for him. Thinking that in order to establish a connection with a major country in the east, he had to wait for hours in the CCTV building to get the opportunity to contact him. This is not easy. The bald head can't understand.

And Lynn is different.

The basketball bridge between China and the United States is built by him and Louis, and it is also the stepping stone for him to ascend to the league office. He will use all means to protect the fruits of his victory.

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After that, Louis participated in the small meeting on behalf of the Lakers.

At the meeting, the opinions of the representatives were not the same.

But when it comes to suppressing super teams, everyone's ideas are similar.

But super teams are not easy to suppress.

Looking at the current super teams, like the Heat, Knicks, and Trail Blazers, none of them rely on their own market to attract players.

The Knicks' dynasty was created by Louie through the draft.

Since the Blazers selected Jordan, they have always had a good operation. Now they can form such a luxurious lineup. The main reason is that the timing of the transaction is good, and the owner is willing to spend money.

The Heat is the most special. In the early days of the team, it was controlled by Louis. The draft hit rate was extremely high, and the follow-up signings and reinforcements were in place. In the summer of 1994, Dongfeng signed Sampson and Drex in succession with the salary cap soaring. Le, who used Gaithers to piggyback the draft pick to get Danny Manning, the top six in the league, directly stood out in the league.

What these teams have in common is that the owners are willing to spend money.

Since they are willing to spend money, it would be worthwhile to increase the cost of their spending.

More than a decade later, the NBA has already given the answer - the super luxury tax.

You like spending money, don't you? So do you like paying taxes? The kind that doubles.

If the boss is really serious about spending money, not even a super-luxury tax can stop the ability to use money.

The most typical example is the Warriors after 2019.

After two sluggish seasons, no one believes they will make a comeback in 2022. With the uncertainty of winning the championship in the future, it is a question whether to want the present or the future.

But no matter which one you want, it will burn money. If you want both the present and the future, it will not only burn money, it will directly throw money into the sea.

The Warriors just made the choice that adults like to do the most, paid a huge luxury tax, and created a situation where they won the present and grasped the future.

And, in a situation where a hard salary cap is impossible, the super luxury tax is the best way to at least increase the operating costs of super teams.

The Heat's owners aren't as rich as Dolan and Paul Allen.

Like Allen, it is hard to accept the huge investment every year but it is difficult to win a championship. If the cost is doubled, will he continue to invest?

It's hard to say.

Listening to the opinions of each team, Louis has a general understanding of the needs of all parties.

The momentum of super teams dominating the league needs to be curbed;

The negotiation of the rookie contract needs to be resolved. There are too many rookies threatening the home team to benefit Europe if they retain the priority to renew the contract;

The dominance and court advantage of the super inside line needs to be limited by rules;

Basically these three.

How to do it, Louis has the answer in his heart.

But he doesn't have to do something. If Stern can't sign Duncan to him, then don't say anything about responding to the league's policy and actively promoting the implementation of the new regulations. He is very disciplined not to cause chaos in the league office.

Who is he? If he doesn't take advantage, he will suffer. The league gave him such a good opportunity to take advantage, but would he be happy if he didn't let him have a good time because he insisted on principles?

If he's unhappy, he could make the league unhappy, and it's the real unhappiness that everyone is unhappy.

Of course, there is another possibility that he does nothing and ignores what is happening around him.

Neither take the initiative to challenge ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ nor passively take the initiative, let them play by themselves.

"Coach Lu, don't you have anything to say?"

Lewis Shafir was a little anxious when he saw that Louis had been silent for a while.

His direction was always with Louis.

If Louis was indifferent to what happened at the small meeting, he had better not take any action, because Louis has no opinion now, which does not mean that he will not in the future.

If he takes his position before Louis now, it will be a bit ugly to defect to Louis' banner in the future.

Although everyone knows that he is Louie's younger brother, he is also a famous Miami basketball godfather.

"Lewis, this is not the time to make a decision," Lewis said. "The key is the annual meeting after the season, so it's better not to say anything now."

Shafir understood it at one point: "Understood, I only wear a pair of ears today, I have no mouth, I am a mute."