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Chapter 1175 Ripples before the summit
No. 1997 pick in the first round in [-]?

Garcia Lynn's complexion changed drastically.

"Coach Lu, this... this is against the rules!" Lynn didn't expect Louis to be so straightforward. "The lottery system is random, and we can't guarantee that you will get the first pick in the first round."

"Come on, didn't you guys send 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 this kind of thing can be hidden from me? I also watched the live broadcast at the beginning. If there is no trick, why do the envelopes in New York have creases?"

"That's an equipment problem."

"Oh, really? Then why is Mr. President sweating profusely when he draws a lottery?"

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

"But why did he heave a sigh of relief when he got the letter that belonged to New York?"

"That was the first time the draft lottery was broadcast on TV, and the president was understandably nervous."

"Really? I don't believe it!"

Lynn knew that Louis was a person who would not eat hard and soft, but this appetite was too great.

Next year's No. [-] pick...isn't that Tim Duncan's pick?
"This matter...is not for 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 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 so will help increase competition and diversity. If this goal can be achieved with a single lottery, I don't think it will be a disadvantage to you."

"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 teams."

Louis pancakes are always good.

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

Garcia Lynn was unable to make any promises other than to say it would be conveyed.

Louis said what he needed to say, and didn't take a sip of the poor Chinese food provided by the hotel restaurant.

"By the way, don't ask to meet in a hotel next time." Louis couldn't help but said, "We still have to pay attention to the occasion."

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

"I'll just say it casually. You are so casual. How can you take over from David and become the president of the league?"

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

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

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

"Don't think about it, you're definitely not going to play."

"Coach Lu!" Lynn said anxiously, "That's not what he said!"

Louis laughed: "Mr. President is such a person who pays attention to occasions, so he wouldn't just choose a hotel restaurant to discuss major issues related to the future of the alliance."

As long as business affairs are not discussed, the relationship between Louis and Lynn is very relaxed.

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

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

Is Lyn better than that bald head?

Louie didn't know.

But if there's a future where a close-minded general manager's tweeting sparks a political event beyond sports, Lynn will fix it before it gets out of hand.

Because the bald man was a freelancer, Stern left him a business empire. In order to establish contact with a big country in the East, he waited for several hours at the CCTV building to get the opportunity to be contacted. The bald man couldn't understand the difficulty.

But Lynn was different.

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

……

Afterwards, Louie represented the Lakers in a small meeting.

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

But for the suppression of super teams, everyone's thoughts are similar.

But super teams are not easy to suppress.

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

The Knicks' dynastic team was created by Louie through the draft.

Since the Blazers selected Jordan, they have always had good operations. Now they can form such a luxurious lineup, mainly because the timing of the transaction is good, and the boss is willing to spend money.

The Heat are the most special. They were controlled by Louis in the early days of the team. The draft hit rate was extremely high, and the follow-up signings and reinforcements were in place. In the summer of 1994, they signed Sampson and Drexler consecutively with the help of the salary cap.

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

Since they are willing to spend money, then the cost of increasing their money is not enough.

More than ten years later, the NBA has given the answer-super luxury tax.

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

If the boss is really determined to spend money, then even the super luxury tax can't prevent the use of money ability.

The most typical example is the Warriors after 2019.

After two sluggish seasons, no one believes they will make a comeback in 2022.When the situation of winning the championship in the future is unclear, it is a question of whether to focus on 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, but throw money directly into the ocean.

The Warriors just made the choice that adults like to make most, paying a huge luxury tax, abruptly creating a situation where they can win the present and grasp the future.

Moreover, when it is impossible to introduce a hard salary cap, the super luxury tax is the best way, which can at least increase the operating costs of super teams.

The owner of the Heat is not as rich as Dolan and Paul Allen.

Like Allen, it is difficult to accept a huge investment every year but it is difficult to win a championship. If the cost doubles, 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 problem of rookie contracts needs to be resolved. There are too many rookies threatening the home team to profit in Europe if they retain the priority to renew the contract;
The dominance and court advantage of super insiders need rules to limit;

Basically these three things.

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

But he doesn't have to make a difference. If Stern can't sign Duncan to him, then don't say anything about responding to league policies and actively promoting the implementation of new regulations.

Who is he? If he doesn't take advantage of it, he will be at a disadvantage. If the alliance gave him such a good opportunity to take advantage, but because he insisted on principles, he would not let him have a good time, would he be happy?
If he is unhappy, he may make the league unhappy, and everyone is unhappy is the real unhappy.

Of course, there is another possibility that he will do nothing and be indifferent to what is happening around him.

They neither take the initiative to pick things up nor passively solicit work, just let them play by themselves.

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

Lewis Shafier was a little anxious when he saw that Louis had kept silent.

His direction was always following Louis.

If Louis is indifferent to what happened at the meeting, then he'd better not take any action, because Louis has no opinion now, which doesn't mean he won't have any in the future.

If he expresses 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 the accomplished godfather of basketball in Miami.

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

Shafier got it right: "Understood, I only wear a pair of ears today, I don't have a mouth, I'm dumb."

(End of this chapter)