The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Profit always comes first in the hearts of businessmen.

There were whispers in the conference room, apparently what ccx said gave them an idea.

"Taking a step back, the broadcast contract has already come into effect, and our lower income limit is guaranteed. To increase the upper limit, we need to increase the global ratings. I appreciate David Stern's global strategy. The upper limit it brings is Immeasurable."

ccx said while the iron was hot.

"I agree with Mr. ccx, but how do we protect players' injuries? This was a big problem during Tatum's time."

Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said.

His words also attracted the echo of many bosses.

Although the penalty scale during the Tatum period brought ratings, but as ccx said, hurting superstars is also drinking poison to quench thirst, and the future is worrying.

"I've had conversations with Tatum. He's grown a lot this year. I think we should give him a chance to speak."

Benson continued.

"He's here?"

Lakers owner Jenny Buss asked in surprise.

"Yes, he's out in the office."

After Benson finished speaking, there was another discussion in the conference room.

However, the discussion continued for a long time, but no one made a statement.

Obviously, they knew that Benson's step by step was to push Tatum, and they had private communication, which was a big taboo.

And everyone knows that Tatum supports the Pelicans.

Now that the NBA has come to an end, if there is another president who supports the Pelicans, other teams don't have to play.

"We have no more suitable candidates. I think we can decide by anonymous voting after listening to the speech."

The one who came out to break the deadlock was ccx.

His words attracted the nods of many bosses, anyway, he would not be pregnant.

The bosses nodded one after another, and the staff went out.

After a while, Tatum appeared in the office with a smile on his face.

He said hello, and then began his speech.

In his speech, the first part was a review of the previous six months of his career as a president.

He reviewed the fact that the penalty scale was too loose, which caused many superstars to be injured, and he also reviewed the lack of innovation.

This attitude made the team bosses feel very comfortable after hearing it.

Moreover, while reviewing, he also made corresponding solutions one by one.

In order to avoid injuries, he will maintain the penalty scale of last season, and the punishment for malicious fouls will be increased.

In order to increase innovation, he will also regularly solicit opinions from fans online, and if he has new ideas, he will vote to decide whether to implement them.

In other words, he will neither blindly follow Stern like before, nor will he sit in an office and slap his ass to make decisions like Silver.

This is the first paragraph of Tatum's speech.

For this paragraph alone, most of the bosses have already nodded in approval.

What Benson said is not a lie, Tatum has really grown a lot this year.

The second part of Tatum's speech is about how to solve the problem of star clustering.

This part has attracted the attention of many owners, especially those in small ball markets.

The league's superstars are limited, and grouping together means that other cities have a bleak football market and a decline in income.

Big cities like Los Angeles and New York can be ignored, but most teams can't afford it.

For example, Philadelphia, where the 76ers are located, can be considered a metropolis, but the team continues to slump, and the attendance rate is getting worse year after year.

What Tatum said was similar to what Tang Tian said in the previous exchange.

Formulate a hard salary cap, and then introduce the Tang Tian clause.

After he finished speaking, most of the bosses were extremely surprised.

Especially Bass, she immediately looked at Benson.

After these measures came out, the first to be impacted was the Pelicans.

The four brothers have worked hard, under the influence of this clause, there is a high probability that they will disintegrate!

Benson's expression was not very good, but he didn't object.

She and Tang Tian had already communicated about this.

The final outcome of the discussion she can't say here, but she won't hold against Tatum either.

Benson didn't speak, but both Gilbert and Lacob questioned.

This clause has a very big impact on the Cavaliers and Warriors.

Especially the Cavaliers, they have already triggered the hard work cap, and with this Tang Tian clause, they will definitely not be able to renew the contracts of James and George at the same time.

Tatum didn't object either.

This clause will definitely hurt the interests of some teams, but it is also the best way to solve the current trend of grouping.

As for whether it can be implemented in the end, it depends on what the bosses think.

At the end of the speech, Tatum also analyzed Xiao Hua's work.

He affirmed a series of successful reforms such as the All-Star Game team, and also denied a series of inappropriate reforms such as the legalization of gambling.

All in all, he did not enumerate more series of reform measures like Xiao Hua did, but he made a sixteen-character policy for the subsequent leadership of the alliance.

Take its essence, discard its dross, follow advice like a stream, and keep pace with the times.

After his speech, Benson took the lead, and the conference room burst into applause.

By now, most bosses already know about Tatum's changes and his current abilities.

After his speech, a vote was held on whether Tatum would come back.

Moreover, under Geisen's proposal, the result of this vote will be regarded as the final result, and no assessment period will be set like the previous two.

The final result was officially released after the voting.

Tatum received 30 support votes out of 26 votes, with nearly 90% of the votes, and was re-elected as the president of the league.

The first thousand and 170 chapters and five chapters Tang Tian was elected as the chairman of the players union

On the second day after the regular meeting of the league ended, the news that Tatum would regain control of the league was officially announced.

Accompanying the official announcement was the original manuscript of Tatum's inaugural address.

There are two points that deserve the most attention here.

One is that the league will maintain the penalty scale of last season, and the other is the Tang Tian clause.

This also led to a wave of heated discussions among fans on social media.

"Congratulations, Xiao Hua is finally gone! This is definitely a historic day in the NBA!"

"I can't agree more, Xiao Hua has really ruined the NBA in the past few years! With him around, I have no interest in watching the game!"

"Really, as soon as I saw him, I thought of the Cavaliers 1-3 and then forced 3-3 two years ago. How disgusting and disgusting it is!"

"Good and evil will be rewarded in the end. It's not that you don't report, the time has not yet come! When the time comes, report immediately!"

"I've decided, Xiao Hua will step down and reward the leader!"

"+1, the poor come to have a helmsman!"

"+2, I don't have any money, so let me reward you with 1 yuan (?ω?)"

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"+10086, I'll vote for a monthly ticket!"

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"And watching Tatum's inaugural speech, the last time he stepped down made him mature a lot!"

"The difference between people is reflected in this way. Xiao Hua came back half a year after stepping down and was still Xiao Hua. Tatum came back after leaving for a year. He is already the real Stern!"

"And this Tang Tian clause is very interesting. It looks like it is for Tang's welfare, but it is actually a strike against the alliance!"

"Yes, as a veteran player who understands the ball, he can clearly predict that it will be difficult for the Pelicans, Cavaliers, and Warriors to maintain their current lineup next season!"

"It's time for my emperor to dispel doubts and prove that he is the real No.1 in the alliance!"

"Dude, you missed a few words, it proves that you are the real alliance No.1... the second person below."

"Hehe, my emperor had five 5+ triple-doubles in the playoffs last season, and the only 40+ triple-double in the NBA. Tang will only play basketball with brothers, and the judgment will be judged!"

"That's right, my emperor will definitely explode next season, truly one person, one city!"

"Are you sure? I heard that LeBron is about to decide on 3.0."

"Impossible! My emperor will never die in Cleveland, black people shut up!"

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Just the day after the regular meeting of the league, the players union also held a formal meeting in Los Angeles.

Because the current union chairman Paul's term of office expires, the players union needs to discuss candidates for the next term.

There are two options now, one is to let Paul continue to be re-elected.

This is also the wish of many veteran stars, including James, the current chief vice chairman of the union.

Another option is to introduce a new candidate for the chairman of the union.

This is the thinking of many middle- and lower-level players, because the current labor agreement and the super maximum salary are all for the benefit of the elite, that is, superstars.

Especially the Tang Tian Clause introduced by Tatum further expanded this aspect.

More super maximum salaries mean that superstars occupy more salary space on the team, leaving less room for mid-level players.

Tang Tian, ​​as the No.1 in the alliance, was also invited to the meeting.

Both of these two proposals have their own support, and neither side can convince the other, so they can't stop arguing for a while.

"Don, what's your opinion?"

During the dispute, Iguodala, who supported the election of a new chairman, turned to Tang Tian and asked.

When Iguodala opened his mouth, everyone else looked at Tang Tian one after another.

As the No.1 in the alliance, Tang Tian has a lot of right to speak now.

Tang Tian was invited here for a soy sauce. He didn't expect Iguodala to ask himself.

But when asked, he couldn't beat the soy sauce anymore.

"I don't think the new clause is a bad thing, not just for me and LeBron, but for everyone."

Tang Tian's first sentence attracted a lot of surprised looks from the others.

This is obviously nothing like what they discussed earlier.

James couldn't help coughing twice.

Speak as you speak, why do you have to include me in it!

And I have been playing for 15 years, this clause has nothing to do with me!

Tang Tian didn't care about James' reaction, but went on to express his own point of view.

"I think the root cause of superstars compressing the interests of middle-level players is the new labor agreement, which is not true.

Because when the new labor agreement came into effect, many middle-level players got contracts that they couldn't get before.

What CP3 has done is to help us increase the salary cap. He has done a good job. There are too many players who have benefited in the past two years. "