Basketball K God

Chapter 384 NBA lockout?

The performance of the Memphis Grizzlies this season is very amazing. This team cannot completely say that the championship window has opened, but the distance is not too far.You must know that although they lost the Western Conference finals, anyone who really watched the game knows that the loss is not much, and there is no obvious gap between the two teams.

Moreover, the Grizzlies team is composed of young people, and they have very good potential.When Xie Kai and others reach their peak, that is the best time for them to compete for the championship.

The 2011 NBA Draft hasn't arrived yet, but the lottery draw ended on May 5.The Cleveland Cavaliers were lucky to get the No. 19 pick thanks to the "magic draw" of small owner Nick Gilbert.

Since James left, the Cavaliers have entered a rebuilding phase, and this No. [-] pick will make their rebuilding road smoother.

The Grizzlies' first-round pick has already been traded, so they will have no chance to get a first-round rookie in next month's draft.For them, this is not too important. The team has enough young players. Even if a high-ranking rookie comes, the team may not have a place for him to upgrade.

May 5 was a very unusual day for Xie Kai, because he received a call from Kobe and was invited to Kobe's private training camp.

As Xie Kai, who is the main No. 2 player, being able to get Kobe's guidance is really a wealth that cannot be exchanged for any amount of money.

Kobe's technology is the most prominent in the league's No. 2 position. In addition to his superb technology and unyielding spirit, his hard work is also one of the reasons for admiration.

"Los Angeles at 4 o'clock in the morning", this is almost the best interpretation of Kobe's hard training.Xie Kai wanted to ask Kobe on the phone, does he really get up at 4 o'clock to practice?But he still refrained from gossiping, just listen to this kind of thing, and ask the person involved, if he woke up at 4 o'clock instead of 5 o'clock, how would Kobe answer?
Xie Kai felt that he shouldn't gossip like that, otherwise he would offend Kobe, and it would be of no benefit to him!

Xie Kai hung up Kobe's phone, got up and washed, ate some bread and milk, then turned on the computer, and browsed some news in the morning.

"Hmm—won't it?" Xie Kai clicked on a basketball portal, and a few words "NBA lockout" suddenly appeared on it.

The thing is this: On May 5, the NBA players union formally submitted a lawsuit to the US labor arbitration agency, accusing the NBA of using intimidation and threats in the new labor negotiations to force the players union to sign a new labor union that is unfavorable to the players. protocol.

Xie Kai is no stranger to lockouts. There have been four lockouts in NBA history, in 4, 1964, 1976, and 1994.The most recent lockout happened in 1998, when he was still a primary school student.He remembered that the 1998-1988 NBA season was a shrinking season, and there were not 99 games, it seemed that there were only more than 82 games.

I didn't expect that my career would also be suspended, which really makes people feel a little unexpected.

The reason for the four lockouts in NBA history so far is almost the same, that is, the old labor agreement has expired, and labor (players) and capital (team owner) have not negotiated a new labor agreement. The point is, the players want more money, and the team owner wants to give less money. When the two sides do not agree, a strike is a natural thing.

For Xie Kai, he doesn't want to see the NBA shut down.As an NBA player, the lockout will cost him a lot of money.Although Labor represents the interests of the players, if the game is really suspended, the interests of both parties will be damaged.

But Xie Kai knows that if the suspension is not suspended, what he said doesn't count. What stage the matter will develop to, he can only wait and see.

The current executive chairman of the players' union is Billy Hunter, who once played in the NFL. He once questioned NBA President David Stern's theory that the league lost $4 million last season. He is a very tough player representative.

The chairman of the players union is NBA Los Angeles Lakers point guard Fisher Fisher.He succeeded Antonio Davis as the chairman of the NBA Players Union in 2006. Whenever the labor and management negotiated, he always appeared energetic and tough. 10 years ago, he helped Kobe and O'Neal mediate conflicts. He is a player who is very good at communication and other tasks.

The NBA currently uses the 2005 version of the collective bargaining agreement, but NBA labor is dissatisfied with this agreement and hopes to use a new collective bargaining agreement.

Xie Kai knows that this is essentially another game between labor and capital over the distribution system.The reason why Labor can be so tough is because without these superstars, the competitiveness of the NBA would be greatly reduced. The NBA cannot find players to replace these superstars in the short term.

And the management also has a bargaining chip in their hands, that is, if the suspension continues, the superstars representing the labor will have no ball to play, and it will also damage their interests.We are all in the same boat, one prospers and one loses.

Judging from past experience, if it is really shut down, then the 2011-12 season is destined to be a shrinking season.There will be a day when the lockout will end, but no one can give an answer when it will end.

On the day Xie Kai got the news of the lockout, he received a call from his teammate Arthur: "Kane, have you read the news? It is said that the NBA may be shutting down! My God, is this crazy?"

Xie Kai also felt crazy, because he and Arthur had never encountered such a thing in their careers: "Darrell, if it really stops, will you go overseas to play?"

"I don't know. Let's see how long the suspension lasts. My mind is very confused now!" Arthur said.

"Anyway, it's not up to us to decide whether to stop or not, let him go! Darrell, I'm going to take a vacation, do you want to come together?" Xie Fa invited.

"Okay, I'm fine anyway!" Arthur readily agreed.

After finishing the phone call with Arthur, Xie Kai was also thinking about how he would arrange his time during this offseason and if it really stopped during the shutdown.

In September, the Chinese men's basketball team will go to the Asian Championships. This game is definitely going to it, because it is related to the tickets for the London Olympics next year.

What about the rest of the time?Looking for Dameng to learn "Dream Footsteps"?Looking for a trainer to connect strength and fitness?
Xie Kai felt that he needed to plan carefully, otherwise things would collide and it might affect the completion of the plan.

That night, Xie Kai watched the Eastern Conference Finals G5 of the Heat VS Bulls on TV. In this game, the Heat's Big Three scored 69 points and defeated the Bulls in an away game, approaching the finals.

In this way, the final matchup will be the Mavericks VS Heat.

(End of this chapter)