basketball storm

Chapter 368 Isn't it him?
Chen Xinglian went to France after watching the Athens Olympics.And this time he met a big man in France—

NBA Commissioner Stern!
This is also the first offline meeting between the two since 2002.

The reason for this meeting is that in the past two years, although the two alliances have achieved good benefits through cooperation, there have also been considerable rifts.

Some people in the NBA think that Stern is raising wolves. If he just sits and watches the CBA grow, it may threaten the status of the NBA.Fortunately, the supporters headed by Xiao Hua believe that cooperation with the CBA can bring huge benefits, so the NBA did not completely decide to deal with the CBA.

On the other hand, the CBA is also dissatisfied with the NBA. First, the CBA management has also questioned the cooperation with the NBA. The reason is also very simple. The NBA takes away too many benefits from China every year.In the eyes of some, the money exceeds what the NBA pays.

The second is the dissatisfaction of the CBA team. The departure of top talents such as Wang Zhizhi, Yao Ming, Liang Zhan, and Shi Xiaolong is a huge loss for the CBA. The team owners have always hoped that the league will forcibly intervene in the departure of players.

In addition, the two alliances have also developed a competitive relationship in the international market in recent years.This exacerbated the rift between the CBA and NBA.

Therefore, the speakers of the two alliances hope to find time to meet with each other to repair the relationship.

Chen Xinglian believes that the current CBA is still inseparable from the NBA, and there are still many things in the NBA that the CBA does not have.And Stern also needs a younger brother to help consolidate basketball's status in the world.

This meeting is also inevitable.

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"John, it's been a long time. I didn't expect you to grow so much in just two years. I'm really surprised."

Stern really did not expect Chen Xinglian to develop the value of the CBA to one-sixth of the scale of the NBA. This really surprised him. You must know that there was a gap of more than 2002 times between the two in 50!

Stern looked at the young man in his early 30s and regretted letting Chen Xinglian go. This is a huge loss to the NBA.

Chen Xinglian also chatted with Stern on some private topics, and then discussed in the hotel business conference room overlooking the Eiffel Tower.

One of them is about establishing a player trading channel, which is also a key concern of the two leagues.Chen Xinglian expressed his willingness to cooperate, and Stern also believes that bringing the CBA into the arms of the NBA will help the NBA include excellent players.

"John, don't worry about the union. We've settled it. It's not difficult."

As Stern said, Michael Curry, the chairman of the union, is not difficult to deal with. He cannot bring any benefits to the players. The union was just a decoration during his tenure.

Chen Xinglian still believes in Stern's words. After all, this man is the man who developed the NBA to its present scale.

"Our CBA will not have any objections. The management and players accept the policy of completely releasing foreign aid after one year."

Stern is also aware of the impact of the liberalization of foreign aid policy on the CBA. He did not expect Chen Xinglian to have such courage.

At the same time, I also understand why CBA can develop to its current scale.

Chen Xinglian is also a hero!
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The two chatted to the end.

Chen Xinglian expressed his position bluntly. "Mr. Stern, our CBA needs an excellent friend!"

Stern looked at Chen Xinglian with a serious expression, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart. After a while, he said in a relaxed tone: "Of course, we are friends. We respect a strong league. At the same time, the NBA naturally needs a friend. The CBA obviously has Qualified to be such a friend."

After Chen Xinglian finished listening, a smile appeared on his face again, and he raised a goblet filled with red wine.

"Cheers to our friendship!"

"cheers!"

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In early September, shortly after the Athens Olympic Games, a piece of news shocked the basketball world again.

Yes!It is news that can shake the basketball world.

The CBA official website and the NBA official website jointly released a message.

The content of the article is extremely lengthy and makes people drowsy. Some ordinary fans skip it when they go to the official website to search for news about teams or stars.

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Xiao Yuan wanted to meet Qiao Yuliang who had just returned to China, while Xiao Jinghua sent his niece to the airport and returned home to continue working in the study at home.

Seeing a message pop up on the information bulletin board of the CBA official website, Xiao Jinghua was a little curious.

After all, the title reads "Agreement on Cooperation and Development between CBA and NBA in the New Era". Seeing the words CBA and NBA made the sensitive Xiao Jinghua feel that things were not easy, so he immediately clicked on it.

After he read for a while, his expression became more and more abstract.Even though he is now the management of the Basketball Pioneer News and has seen big storms, Xiao Jinghua was still shocked by the news in front of him.

No reason, because this is the most explosive news he has ever seen in his career.

"How is it possible? The CBA and NBA have actually opened player trading channels!"

In fact, this news was circulated a while ago, but professional analysts at the time generally believed that this was unlikely, and it was purely a prank by some people.

After all, the two are not just separated by the Pacific Ocean.

"Oh my god! CBA is really non-stop, no, contact the editor-in-chief immediately!"

He had to communicate with Su Qun and put a lot of energy in the Basketball Pioneer News into a series of possible events that would follow this news.

"There will definitely be big fish appearing in the trading market of the two leagues this summer!"

Xiao Jinghua had a strong premonition.

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In fact, after the news came out, various media swarmed out and reported frantically.

All kinds of viewpoints popped up, most of them were supportive, none were supportive, and there were not a few who were cynical.

It can be said that there has never been a CBA policy that has been subject to so many controversies.

And many of them see that the CBA will lift the foreign aid policy restrictions in one year, and think this policy is too urgent.

However, judging from the performance of the market, many people are optimistic about the heavy new deal of CBA.

The officially published rules for the establishment of player trading channels between the CBA and the NBA can be roughly summarized as the following provisions:
[-]. The player transactions of the two major leagues are limited to the offseason, and no transactions are allowed during the preseason, regular season, or playoffs of either side.

Second, the player transactions of the two major leagues do not follow the principle of equivalent transactions (in simple terms, you can do what you want)

Three, the two leagues recognize each other's draft, and after participating in one draft, they cannot participate in the other draft.

Fourth, establish the CBA and NBA Player Trading Committee, which will review the legality of the two leagues' transactions (this is a requirement of the CBA, to avoid low-priced sales of stars, resulting in the loss of CBA property, this rule is used to target Article [-])

Fifth, the CBA trade union and the NBA trade union establish a cooperative relationship to protect the legitimate interests of their players in the opponent's league.

Sixth, the CBA company will completely lift foreign aid policy restrictions after the offseason of the 2004/2005 season ends.

The above are the main contents of the new regulations.

Although there is still a big gap between the two parties' consistent and indiscriminate transactions with the alliance as some netizens really think, this is also a historic step.

Especially the NBA, the first time the NBA treats an overseas league with an equal attitude, which is rare.This also fully shows that the CBA has been recognized by the NBA.

And Chen Xinglian himself believes that this cooperation is beneficial. Its introduction has avoided the loss of outstanding talents, made domestic talents more willing to enter the professional league in China, and also helped to bring back some Chinese super giants in the NBA.

But it is not without cost. The cost is that domestic players must accept the impact of talented players from other parts of the world.

The promulgation of this new regulation caused a violent reaction in China, as well as in the United States.

In addition to some media that are hostile to China, some sports media seriously evaluated this unprecedented move in the NBA.

Some rational American media have recognized the strength of the CBA and believe that this emerging super league cannot be treated in the same way as other overseas leagues were treated in the past.

If you continue to maintain communication barriers, the NBA will lose a lot of talent.If a cooperation is established, it can go deeper into the Chinese football market, and at the same time gain the influence of CBA in some overseas markets.

Moreover, the opening of the CBA's foreign aid policy has also increased the employment rate of American players to a certain extent.

As for the reaction of NBA players, it is generally resistant.After all, it was hard to get into the NBA, and suddenly it became the CBA. This made some players unable to accept it and chose to protest.

CBA players, on the other hand, generally support the New Deal very much.In particular, some NBA draft picks were overjoyed, thinking that they had the opportunity to return to the NBA to play.And some Asian players think so too, maybe they have a chance to become the first NBA player born in their country.

Unlike NBA players who do not agree with the New Deal, American fans are in a two-sided situation, but this has little impact on Stern. After all, the NBA's audience is still very strong, because more American fans care more about their home team. benefit.

It's like Yao Ming and Huaxia Men's Basketball won the gold medal. Not only did the Houston media not stand with the federal media, but they also published articles saying that Yao Ming surpassed O'Neal to become the number one center in the NBA.

And some NBA fans who have long coveted the CBA super giants are calling for the home team and the CBA to trade reinforcements.

From the current point of view, the establishment of a player trading channel is a beneficial choice for both parties.

However, some Asian countries are directly jealous. The Korean media generally believe that the cooperation between the NBA and the CBA is impossible to succeed, and that the CBA has limited potential.The Japanese were overjoyed to see the establishment of a cooperative relationship between the CBA and the NBA, and hoped that MLB and the Japanese professional baseball could also establish a similar cooperation.

Because of the emergence of the New Deal, some outstanding players from other continents have a greater willingness to pour into the CBA.

In the following period of time, the media in various countries broke the news that the big fish in their country may land in the CBA.Such as Serbia and Montenegro, Argentina, Greece and so on.

If the news is true, it will be even more embarrassing for CBA.

Just as fans and the media were still discussing the impact behind this policy, some media broke the news again.

A new NBA team is negotiating with a CBA giant to trade super giants.

After this old news jumped out again, many people dare not ignore it anymore.

Some people even exclaimed directly:

"It can't be him!"

(End of this chapter)