pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 361 Interfering in the Draft
During the phone call, Stern was invited to participate in a "round table meeting" with management representatives from 30 league teams.

When he saw the people participating in the meeting, Stern felt that the meeting was not simple, and the expression of every participating member was very serious. Presumably they had learned the core of the meeting through some kind of gossip before they would react like this.

Stern took the seat where his name was marked, and the government staff presided over the meeting.

Some managers who hadn't found out the news were asking the people next to them in a low voice, their faces suddenly became heavy, and then they sighed deeply.

Stern didn't receive any information, so his expression was relatively relaxed.

He was the last to arrive at the meeting place, and ahead of him, the management of the 30 teams had a brief exchange.

"Welcome everyone to today's special meeting." The person presiding over the meeting gave a "polite" welcome, but his ability to disguise was indeed not good enough, and it was easy for others to see his "hiding a knife in a smile".

"Stop talking nonsense, tell me, what's the point of calling us all here?" Some managers asked knowingly.

"Simply, as expected of the boss." The other party replied, "Then I won't be a joke. The purpose of holding this meeting is to target the NBA Draft."

"Our league has never had any contact with the government. What does the draft have to do with you?" The general manager of the Atlanta Hawks said impatiently. It is true that in the past few decades, the government has never interfered with the operation of the NBA. Therefore, when the government and the league intersect, it has attracted the attention of the entire league.

In other words, only the government has the ability to bring together the management of all 30 teams.

"Originally, the draft has nothing to do with us, but two special players appeared in this draft, and they cannot participate in the draft." The government official said slowly.

"A special player?" The people in the management were confused. They couldn't guess who the special player the government officials were talking about was.

"There are two players from China in this draft. They are not allowed to enter the NBA." The government personnel spoke cleanly and sharply, and the targets were the two Chinese players, Mu Chenfeng and Qiu Fei.

"Why?" Everyone was puzzled. Although these two players were not the top players in the draft, their identities as Chinese players were enough to attract teams to snatch them up. In particular, everyone present here was also a shrewd businessman. They knew exactly how big the market was for Chinese players, so when the government forcibly deprived them of their draft rights, many management staff felt very angry.

As for why these two people should be "blocked", the government did not give a clear answer, but only forced all teams not to allow these two people to be selected. As for other drafts, they will continue as usual.

It was David Stern's greatest wish before his death to let Chinese players reappear in the NBA, but he had no chance to witness it with his own eyes. Now, he had the opportunity to reproduce the "Chinese Derby" back then, but he was forced to intervene by the government unexpectedly.

Some teams don't give up and hope to sign these two through the picks in their hands.

Of course, the government also thought of this, so they asked all the teams to do the same, or they would bear the consequences at their own risk. As for the consequences.

Judging from their tone, the consequences seem to be very serious. Although the alliance is an existence independent of the government, it can only be forced to bow its head in the face of absolute political power.

Kevin Stern didn't say a word from beginning to end, but when the government officials spoke, he added a sneer, that's all.

This is the effort of the Stern family for many years, but the entire "drainage" plan failed because of a word from the government.

"All in all, the government doesn't want to see yellow-skinned athletes in the four major leagues." This is blatant discrimination, and it is implemented through government-mandated intervention.

It will end quickly, and the support lasted for about 10 minutes. During this period, most of the management chose to remain silent.

"These bastards!" Back in the office, Kevin Stern kicked the indoor chair forcefully, knocking the chair to the ground, "They actually deprived players of the right to be drafted because of the color of their "skin"."

However, what they were facing was the US government, and they finally chose to compromise.

That night, Mu Chenfeng received "replies" from 11 teams. All the teams told Mu Chenfeng in a cold tone that they would not choose themselves in the NBA draft. Of course, the Philadelphia 76ers who had previously promised to give Mu Chenfeng a starter also chose "reject."

"Why?" Mu Chenfeng, who was still full of confidence, suddenly felt cold. Could it be that something went wrong during his trial training?Mu Chenfeng thought about it, but during his trial training, he was in the leading position in all statistics, and he aroused the team's strong interest in him. When he was still considering whether to join the Philadelphia 76ers, these news came like bad news.

If only one or two teams rejected Mu Chenfeng, it was understandable. When all the choices rejected him, Mu Chenfeng felt something strange in this matter.

At this time, he remembered what the old man once said to him, "It is really difficult for people with yellow skin to gain a foothold in the NBA."

In the long history of the NBA, only Yao Ming is a Chinese player who has truly gained a firm foothold in the NBA.

Tomorrow is the day of the draft, and this gave Mu Chenfeng a heads-up. Now that the matter has come to an end, is it still necessary to go to the draft site tomorrow?
go!This was Su Mengyao's answer to Mu Chenfeng. Since he was rejected by so many people, he had to prove his strength to them and make them regret their choice at this moment.

Qiu Fei was also "blocked" with Mu Chenfeng. He also received a "rejection" email, so he called Mu Chenfeng immediately.

The situation of the two is exactly the same. Is it possible that their NBA dream will die before it even sets sail?
Just when the two were still worrying about the draft, a piece of news that shocked the league instantly dominated the headlines of all sports reports.

"Bulls star Barrett decides to continue his career with Miami Heat!"

This news instantly shocked the entire league. Barrett did not go to Boston or New York as the media and fans predicted, but joined the "impossible" Heat.

After getting Barrett, the Heat also formed a dual-core system of Wade + Barrett. The offensive firepower of this pair is very fast.

"The league is going to change." Barrett's transfer was just the beginning, and then the transfer market ushered in a blowout, and all teams are intensively strengthening their teams.

After getting Barrett, Miami has the strength to rush to the championship. However, after only winning Barrett, Miami is not satisfied, because they still hold the first pick in the first round. They want to use this pick to win a star.

(End of this chapter)