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From the beginning of the season, the end was already doomed, and we all knew the championship would be between New York, Miami and Portland. "

Louie's words completely came to Stern's heart.

The wise president suddenly felt that if Louie could become a league executive after retiring, he might bring more changes to professional basketball.

But now, he is still the president and coach of the Lakers. This is his background. If Stern wants to get his support, he has to give him benefits.

Now that Louis knows where the problem is, there must be a solution.

Stern asked: "Coach Lu, you're absolutely right, it's always been something we've tried so hard to avoid, nobody wants to see a pro league that doesn't have suspense from day one of the season, but the status quo is , those teams are still in their prime, and that's going to remain the same for years to come..."

Stern wants Louis to offer advice, but Louis has never been the master of hawks and rabbits.

"Is there anything the Alliance can do about this?"

Louie kicked the ball back and won't help the league until Stern promises a substantive verbal commitment.

Stern could only share some ideas from within the league with Louie: "We talked about the possibility of a short-term salary cap."

"Short-term salary cap?"

The word sounds mysterious, but isn't that a copy of the hard salary cap?

"Next season's salary cap is $30 million, and we plan to put a temporary cap that requires no team's total salary to exceed 250 percent of the salary cap," Stern explained.

"Then Miami must have surpassed, right?"

"Yes."

"That means they can't keep any players from next season?"

"If you pass."

Louis thought for a moment, what is the probability that this proposal will be accepted and passed by the players union?

The temporary salary cap, meaning it increases every season with the league's salary cap, theoretically leaves players' earnings unaffected but puts a shackle on superteams.

Can unions understand this?

Still, the 250% salary cap is high enough for a super team to operate.

In general, it is still a cure for the symptoms.

"250% salary cap is too much. If you really want to limit it, how about 200%?"

"You can try..." Stern looked at Louis. "However, during the annual meeting, we must first pass this proposal internally. Only when all parties reach a consensus can the new policies be implemented."

"Yes, I believe that the teams will be sensible." Louis took Stern back to the place in one sentence, "As long as they support, I will support."

Stern narrowed his eyes, this coach Lu is really insufferable.

If he didn't take the lead in supporting him, why did he go to great lengths to ask him to meet in advance?

"Coach Lu, Mingren doesn't speak secretly, this matter needs your support."

Louie smiled and said, "I really want to support you, Mr. President, but I don't see any benefit to us by passing this policy."

"The Lakers are rebuilding, wouldn't it be good for you to weaken the superteam?"

"Is there a possibility that in a few years, the Lakers will become a super team under my hands, so am I not going to shoot myself in the foot?"

Stern had nothing to do with Louis.

He knew Louis' weight.

What Louis has is not the decision-making power of the Lakers family. With his connections that have been rooted in the league for many years, as long as he raises his arms, there will be countless followers.

Those who tried to oppose him have almost all turned into the dust of history.

To get his support and help, it's not enough to expect the other side to love the league. If he doesn't give real benefits, Louis will always just stand on the side and watch the league and the teams get tangled up.

Thinking of Louie's offer to Garcia Lynn - next year's No. 1 pick - Stern's heart is very uncomfortable.

He personally hates the league's ability to control lottery picks, but, hate it, hate it, the league does have that ability.

Is there any difference between signing next year's No. 1 pick to the Lakers and creating a super team in place?

Maybe the difference is that the Lakers need to wait a few more years to get to the top?

At that time, who can stop a team with Wilson, Garnett and Duncan?

Stern only struggled for a moment.

Compared with the long-term plan of the league, the ownership of the No. 1 overall pick in 1997 is only a small part.

And, as long as Louie can help limit the superteam, how many years can the Lakers last? It is destined to be short-lived, and it is impossible to dominate the league for a long time like the Knicks.

Stern said softly: "Coach Lu, I will not get your support in vain, nor will I let you help in vain, and I know that precious things are always difficult to obtain, but every item has its price, So, I decided to do as you wish."

As soon as Stern's voice fell, the loud noise that exploded in Louis's heart was indescribable. The other side's statement means that the Lakers got the 1997 No. 1 pick.

This means that Louis already has the conditions to assemble the NBA version of the miracle generation. It only needs to wait until next year for Duncan to return. At that time, the Lakers will have a set of extremes with Wilson, Garnett, Duncan, Kobe and Nash as the core. Luxurious historical lineup.

While not everyone can reach their personal peak before 2000, Louie can have the confidence to make this team the first ever to find the perfect attacking division of "Zihuatanejo" until then. .

Louie asked earnestly, "Can I trust you, David?"

"I'm a devout New Yorker, and I can't afford to deceive the Messiah," Stern teased.

Louie thought he could trust Stern.

Although their relationship wasn't that great, they knew each other could be trusted.

Because of this, Stern simply agreed to Louie's request, because he knew that Louie could help.

And Louie also knows that the 1997 No. 1 pick may be an important draft pick that can rewrite team history for some teams, but if the problem is expanded to the scale of this league, Tim Duncan's attribution is insignificant.

"Since my demands have been met, there is no reason for me to be indifferent to the phenomenon of super teams increasingly wreaking havoc in the league." Louie showed that he was the loyal loyalist of the league. To really limit them, what we need to do is not limit, but increase the cost of running a super team.”

Stern listened carefully: "Coach Lu, I know you must have a way."

"Yes, I have an idea."

With a smile on his face, Louis introduced the concept of luxury tax to Stern with high spirits, as well as the super luxury tax specially used to torture the "man's money, not afraid of spending" type of team.

It took only a short time for David Stern's face to go from shock to excitement to excitement.

This is really a forward-looking, amazing policy.

For a local team like the New York Knicks, the super luxury tax may not be such a terrible thing, because they are the most profitable team in the league, and have seven consecutive championships. But other teams are different.

Like the Portland Trail Blazers, their owner Paul Allen is equally wealthy, but they haven't won anything for many years. In the face of the terrible super luxury tax, do they have the determination to play to the end?

In the same way, the Heat are in a similar situation. They won two consecutive championships, but the team did not make much money. Maintaining the status quo can strengthen the brand image, but if the cost and price paid are multiplied, then their The boss should definitely think about it seriously.

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Don't look at the arrogance of the old Bass in the 1980s, but with the influx of capital, the Bass family, who started out with real estate, can only be regarded as second-class rich in the alliance. In the face of the super luxury tax that may break through the sky, the same will happen. Feeling overwhelmed and underpowered.

That's the scary part of the super luxury tax.

In addition to the Knicks, almost no team can withstand it.

However, if you can stand it, whether you are willing to pay the price or not are two different things.

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