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Chapter 657 The Great Event of 98

The Lakers celebrated for a while, and the post-match awards are almost done.

Unlike winning the away game last year... the atmosphere at home was obviously much more enthusiastic.

It didn't take long before Stern appeared on the live screen amidst the boos of the crowd, and his radiant appearance was nothing like presenting awards to the Jazz. The benefits are much greater.

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"There is no doubt that this season has been a successful, perfect season for the Lakers."

"I am very happy to see that Los Angeles has hung their No.13 championship banners. There are more possibilities waiting for them in the future, and now...on behalf of the NBA, I congratulate the Lakers and every player who is fighting on the front line And more behind-the-scenes workers, thank you for making the league more exciting!"

"Of course, I also want to thank the Chicago Bulls for bringing us the finals performance."

"In the big family of the league, winning or losing is only the criterion for judging champions, not the benchmark for the strong. Today's Lakers and today's Bulls, I don't think there is a loser among them, which makes me look forward to their next collision... "

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Stern spoke eloquently for 10 minutes. No matter how loud the boos were, he could not deny that he was a qualified helm of the league. Until the end of the speech... the awards finally started. The Lakers really disliked this lengthy Nonsense, I can't wait to pick up the championship trophy and pass it on one by one.

As for the FMVP announced later, there is basically no suspense.

李胜利六场场均27.2分、14.5篮板、5.5助攻、2.2盖帽，G2、G3因为战术变动两场都是18分，所以场均得分不算多，但综合数据的全面却是无可挑剔的。

It is worth mentioning that Kobe, who has grown into the absolute core of the Lakers, averaged 36 points per game in 22.6 minutes. In addition, he also recorded 4.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists. He has grown rapidly and was nominated for the FMVP award.

"What are you thinking, are you still not happy as the finals MVP?" Kobe asked casually when he saw Li Shengli.

"I'm wondering...if we play against a weaker team next year, can this worthless thing be sold? Does anyone of you want to book a package?" Li Shengli touched the trophy, and the person next to him fell I dropped my jaw.

It is worthless?

Are you going to sell it?

You are really a full man who doesn't know a hungry man who is hungry!

Obviously already so rich, why do you keep saving and digging around for money? Is this riding a horse just a collection addiction?

Daben and Kobe were annoyed and helpless by Li Shengli's expressions of "I don't want it" and "It's not worth the money". After the award ceremony, a flood of reporters flooded into the scene again, facing the Lakers crowd. There will be an interview for winning the championship, and everyone will collectively enter the link of bragging and not breaking the law.

"I feel that I played too badly and didn't play the state I should have." Kobe, who played in the regular season in the finals, said.

"I feel that I can play three Rodmans, and I can easily clear all his rebounding data." Big Ben got into the legal loophole that the United States brags * does not pay taxes.

"I... I and Jordan are [-]-[-]!" Fisher did not miss the Larry Bird Cup Finals Most Bragging *Player Competition, "Obviously, my time on the bench successfully suppressed him, he Didn't do anything but I was handing out towels, so in that, he's not as good as me!"

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time flies.

Until the fans retreated and the reporters left, the night of the championship was spent in the laughter of the Lakers.

A few days later... the Lakers held a grand championship parade again, and after the championship parade was over, it was everyone's holiday. Basically, everyone went back to their respective homes and found their respective mothers. Of course, Li Shengli was the same.

The Lakers are still great.

The championship reward that West promised was still completed in the form of an endorsement contract, and Li Shengli did not let Li Shengli speak, and the moment Li Shengli got the contract and the money was happier than the night of the championship.

As for the offseason schedule...

Li Shengli plans to go back to China, after all, he hasn't been back for a long time, and another plan is to go to Shanghai to see Yao Ming's situation, but he hasn't left yet... There has been quite a commotion in the NBA.

The league started labor negotiations?

There was news before, and Li Shengli also knew about it.

But the problem is that this kind of thing happens almost every year, because the contradiction between labor and capital is inherently irreconcilable, and the scale that caused the alliance to stop was only three times before, namely in 64, 76, and 94. The most recent 94 years.

The lockout in 94 did not affect the regular season of the 94-95 season, but the lockout after the 93-94 season was closed. The impact was not too great.

As for this time...

Negotiations started in March, and they are still wrangling in mid-June.

The owners of the team want to adjust the league's salary cap system and the salary cap of the players. To put it bluntly, it is to prevent the super giants from earning too much. However, the players union led by Ewing not only strongly opposes and severely condemns it, but also demands an increase in the treatment of players with basic salaries. , There is no explanation on both sides until now.

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Now the league's super giants are on the cusp, and Li Shengli is no exception.

Just look at the player salary rankings this season.

Jordan's annual salary of 3314 million tops the list and is the center of the storm.

Ewing's annual salary of 2050 million ranks second, and the status of the president of the players union is naturally opposed.

Magic Grant's 1429 million is in the third place, but his 12+8 data makes the output ratio of this contract very low. It is embarrassing to be ranked in the forefront. It is basically rotten in the hands of the Magic. It will definitely drop in the future. big.

The rest are O'Neal, Li Shengli, and then David Robinson, Alonzo Mourning, Juwan Howard, Olajuwon, Gary Payton.

A total of 9 people exceeded [-] million.

To be honest, an annual salary of tens of millions is also a myth of wealth in the United States, not to mention the income from endorsements and commercial activities behind the super giants... It is not fake that Jordan's annual salary alone is worth a team, and he has greatly robbed the boss. wealth.

Although Jordan is paid by the bulls, this is a bad start for the management represented by the boss. After all, it is difficult to guarantee that other super giants will not want more and make the management earn less.

What's more serious than before is... These contradictions broke out with Jordan's annual salary of 3000 million+ for two consecutive years, plus the continuous emergence of contracts of over [-] million in the league.

Of course, there is also good news for the players.

At least so far, the fans are still on the side of the players and denounce the exploitation of the team owners. Although the influence of the fans has little effect on the owners, good or bad is also a part of their own strength.

As for the players union...

Since March, several rounds of negotiations have been conducted without success. Until the finals between the Lakers and the Bulls, the labor and management have reached a deadlock. The power of public opinion boosts the negotiation process.

The problem is that it is difficult for individuals to speak out to form an absolute influence on the management.

Ewing, who was in the players' union at the time, thought about it... It's not a matter of fighting alone, this matter requires the collective voice of the players in the league.

Player parade?

That’s not the case, but it’s still possible to gather a group of influential stars to speak out as representatives, but now… during the offseason of the entire league, where is the place that gathers the most big-name players and is unofficially controlled?

Obviously it is Li Shengli's base camp!

(End of this chapter)