Coach Lee

Chapter 278 Stupid!

On the evening of June 6, in Vancouver, Canada, the FedEx Arena, home of the Grizzlies.

This night, outstanding players from different countries around the world gathered here, and their lives will undergo major changes because of today.

For us, from childhood to adulthood, day after day, week after week of hard training, every shot, every dribble, every sound of basketball hitting the ground, countless mornings and evenings, countless sun and wind.How many times I ran with all my strength, how many times I sweated profusely on the court, and how many times I jumped desperately.All for this moment today.

Countless disdainful efforts, countless hard struggles, and whether they can ascend to the highest hall of professional basketball, all of them will be determined one by one with the voice of David Stern.

"In the 1998 NBA draft, the first pick, the Los Angeles Clippers selected from."

David Stern's voice resounded in the arena again and again, and many young players' dreams came true.

With the first pick, the Los Angeles Clippers select center Michael Olowokandi,

With the second pick, the Vancouver Grizzlies select point guard Mike Bibby,

With the third pick, the Washington Wizards selected center Riff LaFrentz.

With the fourth pick, the Toronto Raptors select forward Antawn Jamison,
With the fifth pick, the Golden State Warriors select Vince Carter,

With the sixth pick, the New Jersey Nets selected Dirk Nowitzki,

With the ninth pick, the Boston Celtics selected Paul Pierce.
With the tenth pick, the San Antonio Spurs selected Larry Hughes,

With the No.11 pick, the Houston Rockets choose Bunch Wells,
The No.20 second pick, the Charlotte Hornets chose Ralph Alston,
No.20 with the fifth overall pick, the Philadelphia 76ers chose Cutino Mobley,
With the pick, the Charlotte Hornets select Brad Miller,

As the only player from Asia in this draft, Lee Moumou of South Korea has attracted the attention of the Korean media in the draft.

During the week before the conference, the beautiful host Kong Shuying followed up and reported on Li Moumou's situation.

After the start of the draft, Li Moumou had been expecting his name to appear in the first-round pick, but it didn't.

Ms. Kong also encouraged Li Moumou, "Lee Kyu-seop, there are still 28 picks in the second round, you can definitely do it!"

However, when the Chicago Bulls selected Marceo Baston at No. 58, Li Moumou cried, crying, it was the sound of a broken dream.

When Li Moumou lost the draft, Kong Shuying reported to the camera in tears:
"Unfortunately, our player Lee Kyu-seop was unfortunately not selected. It is really a pity. His predicted pick is 59th! What a pity! If we add another team, our player Lee Kyu-seop will definitely be selected for the NBA. It is too much Sorry"

Many fans in South Korea shed tears sadly,

"It's okay! We'll come back next year! I believe Lee Kyu-seop will make his dream come true like Lee next year! Fighting!"

The draft is over.

Some people's dreams come true, the carp jumps over the dragon gate, and becomes a master from then on; some people's dreams are shattered, and their lives fall into darkness, dejected; some people are happy; some people cry bitterly; some people hate God for injustice
However, things soon became less rosy.
In the conference room on the 15th floor of the Olympic Building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York.

On the oval conference table, two groups of people sat clearly.

One side is led by David Stern and the other is Patrick Ewing.

This is the tenth labor negotiation between the two parties.

David Stern puts the facts and makes sense,
"Your wages have reached 57% of 'basketball-related income' throughout the season, and 15 teams in the league are losing money this season. Next, we must control the team's salary cap"

Stern explained a lot of details: the management asked to reduce the proportion of players' wages, limit the upper limit of players' wages, and asked to raise the age threshold of the NBA.
However, Ewing on the opposite side disagreed.
"No, no, we know this best. Only four teams lose money at most. Our players play so hard, we should have earned more."

The current situation in the NBA, Ewing believes, is due to the hard work of NBA players game by game.

Ewing's request is: increase the annual salary of players, increase the salary cap of the team, lower the age threshold, so that high school players can easily enter the NBA
No matter what Stern said, Ewing put forward tit-for-tat objections, completely based on the interests of the players.

The scene suddenly fell into silence, and the two sides stared wide-eyed.

After a while, Stern said earnestly:

"The salary of NBA players is much higher than that of ordinary people. You should not ask for more."

Ewing said without thinking, "Yes, we earn a lot, but we also spend a lot."

"boom!"

David Stern shot up, and the pens on the table jumped up.He looked at the proud Ewing opposite him with red eyes.

"you~"

Stern pointed at the guy opposite, but he turned and left angrily without saying anything.

The tenth labor negotiation broke up unhappy.

In the office, Stern was furious.

"Idiot! Patrick is an idiot!"

Why did the players union choose to let Patrick Ewing, the brainless, be elected as the chairman of the players union?

David Stern really couldn't figure it out.

On the opposite side, the duck egg with a low eyebrow and pleasing to the eye - Joke stood quietly, not daring to say anything.

"Duck egg, what do you think should be done now?"

David Stern threw the question to the assistant duck egg again-joke.

Labor negotiations, this is a big deal.Duck eggs - jokes are not to be neglected at all.

"President, I think we can only wait now."

"Wait?"

David Stern stared.

Originally, this matter was a matter for both employers and employees.Those old men are all putting pressure on me behind my back, and even a fool on the other side dares to challenge me.

"Okay! Wait! Then I'll wait!"

Since Garnett signed a six-year 6 million contract last year, and the Timberwolves' Yin-Yang contract was fined, this labor dispute was doomed.

Beginning in March this year, the labor and management sides have been negotiating.But now in June, the tenth negotiation, there is still no progress.

All along, the fan masses are supporting the players.However, it's hard to say now.

Some media reported what Ewing said during the negotiations:
"Ewing said: 'Yes, we earn a lot, but we also spend a lot.'"

In this way, American audiences will no longer sympathize with the players at all.Instead, he thinks this is nothing more than "a game of spoils between multi-millionaires and billionaires."

Without the pressure from so many fans, the management became tough and refused to give in.And the players union will naturally not compromise for their own interests.

Things are slowly starting to change...

(End of this chapter)