The invincible kryptonite of basketball

But fortunately, he made people feel effective on social media, and also let Durant help himself to take the blame, and no one doubted him at all.

Coupled with the permission he gave to some teams' interests in private, he finally came back.

The league still belongs to him.

Pelicans?

Tang Tian?

It's all just passing by.

And after going through the last time, he will be more careful.

"I see."

Before the alliance meeting ended, Tang Tian had already learned the news from Benson.

Xiao Hua's comeback made his plan A fail, and he can only go plan B now.

He called Dempsey and asked him to come to his estate immediately.

"Xiao Hua is back to take charge of the league."

After the news was exposed by the media, it was like an earthquake in the alliance, and social media directly exploded.

"Fuck, what the hell is going on here! Tatum has made the alliance so good, he will step down if he says he will step down?!"

"It's over, the league has only been good for half a season, and it's over again!"

"Hey, I've only returned to the NBA for half a year, and the game is looking exciting! Now that this whole thing is going on, is it going to make me give up the NBA again?!"

"I really want to curse. I remember that many people complained about Tatum before, and it was all your fault!"

"The pot belongs to the bosses of the teams. Didn't they agree that Xiao Hua could come back? These people just don't listen to Tang's persuasion, and they know the money in front of them! Money! Money!"

"Money can turn ghosts around, it's normal, but it's just hard for us fans, and there are no games to watch~"

……

Although many people on social media are just talking about it, it is obvious that there is a sense of pessimism.

If Silver hadn't stepped down, Tatum hadn't been in office, and the league hadn't returned to early-[-]s basketball, fans wouldn't know how cool it would be.

But it's really uncomfortable to let them go back to the past after having a good time now.

It is impossible for them to change the decision-making of the league, and it is impossible for them not to watch the NBA, but the mouth is inevitable.

While the fans were cheering, Xiao Hua's comeback speech was subsequently exposed by the media.

In addition to some customary words, Xiao Hua's statement about future plans has attracted strong attention from the outside world.

Xiao Hua said that he will not blindly tighten the penalty scale. He has seen the changes in the league in the past six months, and he also realizes the importance of watching the game.

But he also saw that superstars were injured, so he will tighten up appropriately, which not only ensures the enjoyment of the game, but also reduces player injuries.

He will also retain the number of times the team challenges the referee, but change it from two to one, which can appropriately speed up the progress of the game.

These measures have also been supported by fans.

Overall, this is some improvement on Tatum's measures.

Of course, these are not so much attention, the important thing is the latter two points.

Xiao Hua said that he would consider putting the legalization of gambling on the agenda, which can increase the attention and fan participation of each game.

At the same time, he also proposed a more long-term plan.

Now the league has too many regular season games in a season of 82, which is also an important reason for player injuries.

Moreover, the long season also makes fans feel fatigued, especially after the trade deadline, the attention to the game will obviously decline.

So he considered reducing the season to 58 games, which can ensure that each team has at least 2 games in the season, and at the same time solve the problem perfectly.

And because of the income problem caused by the reduction of the playing field, he also considered adding a mid-season tournament during the season.

This not only guarantees income, but also allows fans to pay more attention to the game than ever before, similar to a playoff-style tournament.

"It's a perfect plan."

According to Xiao Hua's description at the meeting, he is quite confident in this plan.

It is estimated that in two years at the earliest, when the details of this plan are perfected, it can be officially launched.

ps: I recommend a new book "Basketball Meme King", which has a guest appearance of Mizuga, and there are quite a lot of memes. If you like it, you can read it. It's a good new book.

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"Legalize spinach! Fortunately, Xiao Hua figured it out, is this going to sell the NBA directly?!"

"This is really scary, scarier than anything else. Just imagine, the gambling company and the NBA are in a partnership, which means they will directly manipulate the outcome according to the handicap!"

"Yes, gambling companies can avoid losses through alliances, and alliances can also make a lot of money through gambling dividends!"

"Think about the horror of the league being dominated by referees before! This will only get worse after the so-called legalization of gambling!"

"This is a businessman! Those bosses only think about dividends and money, and they will be happy when the NBA is completely destroyed by them!"

"This is probably the main reason for Xiao Huaneng's comeback. The bosses don't care about your future, they only want money! And Xiao Hua can help them earn all kinds of money!"

"This is the tradition of us Americans, just focus on the present and ignore the future! In fact, sometimes I envy the Chinese!"

"Poor us fans, we can only watch this happen, who can come out and stop it!"

"And it's not just the legalization of betting, look at the reduced schedule! 58 games! The tradition of the NBA is almost gone!"

"Why 58? Not 57 or 59? Why?"

"Because the 30 teams in the league play against each other twice a season, 2*29, so there are 58 games!"

"I understand the truth, but why is it 58 games?"

"Damn it, I think you're trying to slander me against someone!"

"Don't be a black cannon chairman, the league is going to be over! 82 games can't be saved!"

"To be reasonable, I would be happy to reduce the number of games before last season to 58 after Xiao Hua took office, but the problem is that I wouldn't even want to lose one game like last season!"

"Agreed! Considering player injuries, we can reduce a few games a little bit, and even extend the season, 24 games less! How will this make our fans live!"

"That's right, the NBA offseason is so long, it's totally feasible to extend the season! Don't tell me that the players are tired. They work for 6-7 months a year, with an average annual salary of nearly 3 million, and take 4-[-] months off every year. Such a job will tired?!"

"In fact, superstars are playing during the offseason. Most NBA players are working hard for their contracts during the offseason. I also agree to extend the season!"

"Return to the mid-season championship? Why don't you have a spring split, summer split, autumn split, and winter split like lol, four championships a year, so happy!"

"Don is expected to break the Lord of the Rings individual championship record within three years! Σ(`д′*ノ)ノ"

"Speaking of Tang, I feel that the Pelicans are about to end when Xiao Hua comes up, and the Dynasty may be in trouble!"

"Yeah, before Dempsey said he wouldn't reinforce it, now that Xiao Hua comes up again, it's really difficult!"

"Hey, what a pity, we will never see the Dynasty team again!"

……

In the manor in New Orleans, Dempsey met Tang Tian.

He told Tang Tian everything that Benson told him about what happened in the alliance office.

After he finished speaking, although Tang Tian didn't speak, he could clearly feel Tang Tian's anger.

The league bosses ignored the demands of Tang Tian, ​​the number one in the league, and Jordan would probably be angry too.

"Dale, I'm ready to take revenge on society."

After a long time, Tang Tian's anger gradually calmed down, and he said this sentence.

……Revenge on society? !

This was the first time he heard this sentence from Tang Tian's mouth, but he still looked puzzled, not knowing what Tang Tian's so-called revenge society was doing.

"Tell me about the progress of the transaction."

Tang Tian didn't say anything right away, but first asked Dempsey about the deal.

"Ah."

Dempsey didn't ask, anyway, Tang Tian would definitely say it. He explained the situation of Irving, George, Butler and Hayward in the market.

Irving is now basically determined to be sent to the Bucks.

Except for the Spurs, Irving previously designated the next home, and the rest are big city teams.

The Cavaliers are also waiting for the teams to compete for offers, but the Bucks' chips are much better than other teams.

Moreover, Antetokounmpo's private contact with Owen has gradually changed Owen's mind.

In other words, this deal is actually waiting for the official announcement.

However, George's situation has changed again.

Originally, the Pacers had already decided to send George to the Thunder, but the Cavaliers joined in.

The Cavaliers have a deal with the Bucks, and its participation means that the Bucks are involved.

It is reported that the Cavaliers are very interested in George, and they are willing to provide high-quality chips, or make a three-way deal with the Bucks.

Losing Irving and getting George will allow the Cavaliers to maintain a competitive advantage next season.

Such a change also made George's next home confusing.

Then about Butler, the Rockets have a big lead, and they are willing to send Capela, who performed well last season, in the trade.

In the end, it was Hayward, who is still very interested in joining the Pelicans.

Also interested are the Jazz, who are interested in getting Ariza or Bojan in a trade-off.

Of course, if they can get Holiday, they are willing to pay some draft picks in turn.

"I think Hayward's deal is highly operable, and it is very beneficial to us."

Although Tang Tian expressed his dislike for signing Hayward before, after the analysis, only Hayward is reliable.

Holiday + Tang Tian + Hayward + Davis + Jokic.

This lineup is enough for next season, even if Xiao Hua takes office and then targets the Pelicans.

After all, targeting is limited, if the strength is enough to crush, any targeting will be like a mantis arm.

"No, that's not enough, you go to contact the Mavericks management, we want Butler."

Tang Tian opposed Dempsey's proposal.

Yes, of course the best and most suitable!

Xiao Hua's comeback really angered him, it doesn't matter what he doesn't like about the Big Three.

The owners of each team want to play, right?

Ignore what he said, right?

It's really forcing him, isn't it?

That's fine, blow yourself up!

He wants to completely lose suspense for the next season. Let's see what these bosses will do in the end after losing their ratings and advertising fees!

You must know that Xiao Hua has a one-year probation period for his comeback this time!

"But Team Rocket..."

"Put Nikolai in."

Tang Tian spoke directly.

"Nicolas?!"

Dempsey was surprised when he heard this.

Adding Jokic in, it is true that the Rockets' bargaining chips are nothing.

But the problem is that Jokic's talent is so good, it's not worthwhile to use him to trade Butler!