Coach Lee

Chapter 279
In the last few days of June, Justin's business suddenly got busier.

bell bell~~~
"Hi, hello, I'm Li's manager, Justin."

"Oh, it's Manager Jerry of the Bulls, hello, hello."

"How are the players in our company? Brad Miller, Ralph Alston, Ben Wallace. They're all really good."

"Oh, you mean Li?"

"When will there be a chance to meet? I don't know. Li is on vacation now, and I don't know where he is."

"Is the annual salary tens of millions? Hey, this is a bit much."

"Okay, okay, when I get in touch with him, I will definitely tell him."

bell bell~~~
"Hi, hello, this is."

"Oh, of course I know, Coach Rudy, of course I know you."

"Li? Li is not in the United States, and I don't know where he went."

"Lee, you rockets? Don't you have 'gliders'?"

"Oh, sorry, I forgot he retired."

"Lee joining you will definitely make the Rockets a championship team. However, I can't make the decision."

"All right, all right, I'll definitely tell him."

bell bell~~~
"Hello."

"Coach Nelson? Hello, hello."

"What? You want to sign Lee? Don't you have Michael Finley?"

...

"Bulls, Mavericks, Rockets, Pacers, Celtics, Lakers, Spurs..."

In a few days, Justin received calls from executives from 12 NBA teams.Someone even called more than once.

"Wow! Even Lukai and the Lakers want Li. Li is so attractive."

Justin was very happy for Li Nan, but also worried about him.

"So many teams want Li, so where is the best place to go? Li goes to the Lakers to partner with O'Neal, and he will definitely win the championship next year. If he goes to the Green Kai, he will not be competitive, but he is still a wealthy family. If he goes..."

At this time, another call came.

"Hi, hello, this is..."

"Hi, I'm Greenberg."

At the other end is the familiar old voice!

No need to think about it, Justin knew what the other side wanted.

Sure enough, Greenberg said directly, "Ask Lee, when will the contract be signed?"

The contract was negotiated after the playoffs. It was a three-year 3 million 2000+2 contract, but it was never signed.

It's just that Justin can't do anything now. "I can't get in touch with him now."

Hearing the other party's "perfunctory", Greenberg said a few more unsalty words, and then he was about to hang up, "Okay, then I know."

beep beep~
The phone hung up so simply that Justin felt that the other party must have misunderstood.However, he really can't contact Li Nan now.

For the 76ers, Justin, as Li Nan's agent, also has his own views:
Li's contract extension is actually a good choice for the 76ers.It's just that the 76ers always feel like a second-in-command.

Every time Lee made a free throw, the fans shouted "Li Li Li", but when it came to Iverson, it was "MVP MVP MVP"!It's not fair!

"If Li doesn't renew his contract in advance, he should be leaving, right?"

……

On the other side, in the owner's office of the 76ers, the smoke filled,
Pat Cross frowned.

Greenberg said with some complaints:

"Look, Larry, they're still putting me off. It's just that they don't want to stay. Tell me. What do we do now?"

"No, he called me the day before yesterday. He promised to stay."

"Then why doesn't he sign now?"

If you don't sign now, the July freeze period will be in two days.

When the free agent market opens in July, there will be a period of freeze and no operations.

In this way, many teams took advantage of the situation, and maybe Li Nan was poached by others with a high salary.There are so many long nights and dreams!

Greenberg asked, "Is he still not happy with the contract? Want to bring it up?"

Larry Brown shook his head, "No, he has other plans."

"Other plans? What do you mean?" Greenberg's face was full of confusion.

Larry Brown said: "He told me the day before yesterday that he thought the NBA would be suspended next season."

"Stop it?" Greenberg smiled "hen~", he obviously didn't believe it, "No, those guys will compromise soon."

Pat Cross on the side frowned.

This lockout might actually happen.

The Asian financial crisis in the past two years has also affected the US economy. The stock market has been turbulent, and many bosses have tightened their money.

Moreover, because of the Timberwolves yin-yang contract, the bosses are too afraid of the Bird clause.If your own star exceeds the salary cap and asks for a lot of money, and there are hundreds of millions at every turn, who can stop it?
Now, the players union is not willing to regress, and of course the team owners are not willing to give up.However, the old man Stern, who originally represented the management, was a little inactive, letting things develop, and he must be thinking of something bad again.

Pat Cross knew that the lockout should be coming.

"Oh~ it's all because of profit!"

Pat Cross broke the deadlock with a sudden sigh.He looked at Larry Brown and asked, "So, Larry, what's your reason for not signing?"

Larry Brown told the truth, "The guy said that this lockout will be very long. He will play somewhere else to get through this difficult time."

"The suspension is very long? Play in another place?"

Pat Cross suddenly smiled and shook his head.

A lockout is very possible, but a long one is unlikely.After all, no one can give up so much money!

Pat Cross didn't believe it, Greenberg didn't believe it, and in fact, Larry Brown didn't believe it himself.

The NBA is a business league.It's full of benefits inside.

Who would give up?

……

a few days later.

On July 7, the NBA officially announced the closure of the stadium.

"During the closure, the team is prohibited from trading players, conducting trial training, and negotiating with players..."

Many rookies who have just been selected by NBA teams, especially those who were picked in the second round, cannot sign as they wish, and their mood is suddenly not good at this moment.

Many free agents are still waiting for the new rules to increase salary.

In the end, there was such a thing.

The players were outraged, and they all spoke out in support of the players union and union chairman Ewing.

"We want a raise!"

"Raise the salary cap!"

The team owners are not willing to back down at all.

"Salary cuts must limit the salary cap!"

"We have lost too much! If this continues, we will lose money so much that we can't even afford underwear!"

Everyone thinks that the other side will compromise, that this is only temporary and will pass soon.

No one knows how things will develop.

Labor and management are slowly falling into a stalemate...

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(End of this chapter)