NBA Ten Thousand Worlds Bishop

Chapter 155 Old Nelson's Crazy Deal

After a long silence, Davidson frowned and spoke to old Jackman.

"Mr. Jackman, Battelle's situation has never happened in the league before. Why don't you ask President Stern to raise this situation and let the league come forward to change the rules?" Davidson thought for a long time, and finally came up with a more reliable suggestion.

As a second-round pick, Battelle only signed a two-year contract, but in the end he played at the level of a superstar. This has never happened in NBA history.

A second-round pick, a contract of less than two years, and a superstar-level performance in the first two years of his rookie year. Players who meet these three conditions at the same time have never appeared at all...

In this special situation, Davidson felt that it was necessary for the league to change some rules to allow the Kings to keep Battelle.

After all, the players I selected with great difficulty were taken away after two years, which is really unfair to the Kings.

The old Jackman nodded, and now they can only follow Davidson's suggestion to negotiate with the alliance.

If the alliance is willing to change the rules, then their king's problem will be solved.

But if the alliance rejects their suggestion, then the king will be in pain...

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After returning to the residence, Davidson went to talk to his father about it.

After hearing this, the old man also frowned, and he didn't think much about it.

Mainly because the situation is too special.

"This is troublesome. From what I know about Stern, the king can't do this!" the old man said with a bitter expression.

"Huh? Why can't it be done?" Davidson asked curiously.

"You still underestimated Battelle's commercial value. The league has not seen such a cross-generational player for many years."

"Although Grant Hill is good, I'm actually not very optimistic about his development."

"Even if Stern is optimistic about Hill, it is certainly impossible to put all his eggs in Hill's basket."

"Battelle will at least become a rival of the league's signature character in the future, while the Kings are just a non-existent team with a small market and the owner has no financial resources."

"If I were Stern, in order to maximize Battelle's potential, I would definitely not let him stay in a team like the Kings. Just now, the Knicks, Lakers and even the Celtics are gradually entering a low period. You should understand what I mean?" The old man analyzed clearly.

Davidson became dazed when he heard that, he knew that his father's analysis was not wrong at all.

If he were Stern, he would definitely sacrifice the Kings for the sake of the overall interests of the league...

If Battelle is in a team like the Lakers or the Knicks, how much value will he have to create?Anyway, much bigger than the king.

It just so happens that the teams in the league's big ball market, except for the Bulls' rise again, several other teams are now entering a low period.

These teams need a dazzling new star to boost the ball market.

The more Davidson thinks about it, the more painful it becomes. If he were Stern, out of consideration for the overall interests of the league, he would definitely not want to keep Battelle in the Kings.

From this point of view, there is at least an [-]% possibility that the old Jackman went to the league to suggest a change to the rules.

Sure enough, Davidson got the latest news from Petrie on the same day. The league rejected the old Jackman's proposal quite decisively, and Stern personally replied to the old Jackman.

The answer given by Stern is that at least it will have to wait until the next labor negotiation before putting this proposal on the table.

It's basically telling old Jackman bluntly that it's egg fart - no way.

Because the last salary negotiation was in 94, and the season to implement this labor negotiation is the 95-96 season...

God knows how long it will take until the next salary negotiation!
Davidson is very uncomfortable, and this matter is a bit serious.

Just as the old man predicted, Stern did not intend to become the king of the world.

If it is said that Stern did something wrong, then he is definitely not. His starting point is to go for the overall interests of the league.

Battelle can obviously help the league make more money, why should he stay with the Kings...

The best example is Richmond. If Richmond plays for the Lakers, you can see if he can get an endorsement contract, and the endorsement contract is estimated to be soft.

Peripheral products such as jerseys are definitely likely to sell extremely hot.

So Stern's approach is actually correct, but he looks at things from a different angle.

Just when Davidson was having a headache, Pete came to Davidson with a strange look.

The New York Knicks contacted Petrie and privately asked about the possibility of trading Battelle with Ewing...

Davidson was dumbfounded, is the Knicks crazy? !

To trade Battelle with a player like Stotem from his own team? !

"Old Nelson called himself, Wilson, what do you think of this deal?" Petrie asked.

Davidson was a little speechless, what else could he think, he definitely couldn't trade...

Although the current Ewing is quite young, his overall combat power is definitely not as good as that of Battelle, so how could he agree to this deal.

"Wilson, I heard that old Nelson not only contacted our king, but also contacted the Magic. He is going to trade Ewing for Shaq." Petrie leaned into Davidson's ear and whispered.

This news surprised Davidson even more. It seemed that Nelson really made up his mind to sell Ewing.

If he doesn't want to think about it, what will happen? !
He's only been with the Knicks for half a season, and he's about to sell a player who looks like a Knicks totem as soon as he comes up. It's no wonder people can bear him.

Of course, if the deal can be reached, the Knicks will definitely earn...

Whether it's Ewing trading O'Neal or Ewing trading Battelle, the Knicks will definitely not lose money.

O'Neal and Battelle can be said to be the strongest rookie insiders in the league today.

"Petrie, you didn't agree to his deal, did you?" Davidson said in a speechless voice, his mouth twitching.

Petrie waved his hand quickly, "That's not true, but do you think we should think about it, after all, it's hard for us to stay in Battelle..."

"And Ewing is a very strong immediate combat power, and can also play the power forward position. Although the offensive end is not as good as Battelle, but the defense and rebounding are much better than Battelle."

After hearing Petrie's words, Davidson was a little speechless.

From Petrie's point of view, they really can do this deal.

In fact, the Magic probably have a similar idea. O'Neal's contract is about to expire. If he wants to keep O'Neal at that time, it will definitely be an astronomical contract. It is better to ask for the cheaper Ewing.

Everyone knows that O'Neill and Battelle are better, but if they really can't stay, what's the use of being good.

(End of this chapter)