overlooking the pitch

Chapter 513 The Rapid Appreciation of the Clippers
The night of carnival passed quickly, but for Los Angeles, which won the championship, the carnival was far from over. In the next few days, all the bars in Los Angeles, large and small, were all Clippers fans celebrating Many Clippers fans who have been holding back in Los Angeles for decades breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

Of course, this is still a minority after all. The Clippers are more of a group of emerging fans, and more of them will share their happiness on the Internet. In short, it didn’t take long for the whole world to cheer for the Clippers’ championship.

And the Clippers' championship parade will begin immediately. This is a grand hero. This is the case in the four major leagues in the United States. In addition to the NBA, after the MLB, NFL and NHL teams win the championship, they all There is a tradition of holding a championship parade in the city where the team is located.In recent years, the NBA's championship parade has come from behind and has become the largest championship parade among the four major professional sports leagues in North America.

Basically, there were no more than 100 million people in the parade of the number of team winners in the past. This time, the Los Angeles city government only made a basic judgment at the beginning, but they discovered a very cruel fact. That is unexpectedly. This year, the number of people parading for the Clippers may be even more than when the Lakers won the championship in 2010. You must know that under their judgment, they don't think this Clippers can have a significant role in Los Angeles. Such a big appeal.

"100 million people!" The mayor of Los Angeles smiled wryly as he looked at the budget table. First of all, the city government and the team need to work together to plan a route for the championship parade.The setting of this line can be very particular. It must pass through the entire city and have an appropriate length. At the same time, it must not conflict with the normal operation of the urban area.It's not easy in Los Angeles.

In this second largest city in the United States, it is not easy to clear a route to make the current championship parade easy.Secondly, after determining the route of the championship parade, it is necessary to arrange the corresponding staff.A championship parade requires a lot of personnel.Everything is expensive in Los Angeles, and so is labor.The wages of these staff members are much higher than expected.

After the route and personnel are determined, the following are some basic logistics services.Daily needs such as mobile toilets are of course indispensable. In addition, providing water, food and equipment for the participating people also takes a lot of energy.

But these are nothing to the Clippers president Steve Ballmer. He never cares about how much money he needs to speak for this team. He is a capitalist, but he is even more crazy. fans, just like Mark Cuban of the Mavericks, he wants the best of the team at all times, he will give the team private jets, the best logistics, and pay luxury taxes, all for one purpose , the Clippers won the championship.

This matter is the most important thing to him. In the eyes of him who is worth tens of billions of dollars, the expenditure of these millions of dollars is nothing at all, and it has to be said that for a person like him, He said he would probably be happier paying a few million dollars after winning the title.More importantly, for Steve Ballmer, buying this Clippers is a guaranteed profit.

When Steve Ballmer first bought the Clippers, he was not as popular as he is now. Obviously, the former owner's racist remarks about the Clippers at that time made many players want to leave the Clippers. The team, including Anson, who had just won the best rookie, and the then cornerstone Blake Griffin, and at that time, although they were good, they were not at the level they are now.

Coupled with the pressure from the entire NBA league at that time, Sterling could only sell this team in Los Angeles at a very low price. For a very simple reason, it is impossible for the NBA to let him play in this team again. No matter how long he stays there, even if he is a billionaire, it is impossible for him to compete with the entire NBA league.Steve Ballmer got the Clippers for a very low price, but even so, not many people thought it was a surefire deal at the time.

But it’s completely different now. Steve Ballmer has made drastic reforms and the Clippers’ evolution in the past two years. Anson has changed from the young best rookie to the current No.1 in the league, and he has recruited Chris. Paul, traded Blake Griffin for a more promising Anthony Davis, won 73 wins and the first championship in team history.

All this makes the Clippers completely different, because of the sharp increase in local fans in Los Angeles. After last year's finals, the Clippers negotiated with local broadcasters and network broadcasters for the broadcasting rights of this year's playoffs. The expected increase in winning the championship, this year's championship has made him uncountable.And the team has rapidly appreciated from the bottom eighth position in the NBA to the top five in the league.

And every team in front of the Clippers is a wealthy team in a big ball market. Although the Clippers are not as deep as others, they win because they have sufficient value. Anthony Davis still has a 4-year child labor contract. , Anson still has one more year, plus various super-valuable veteran contracts in the team, and players who plan to retire will also clear up space for the team. As long as Anson can renew his contract, within the next five years, the Clippers will definitely It is the forefront of the championship team.

So when the mayor of Los Angeles threw this problem to Steve Ballmer, the boss, who hadn't woken up from the joy of winning the championship, waved his hand and covered all the millions of dollars in expenditures. Personal name, but in fact, for him, this is also a one-step plan, a one-step plan for the Clippers to compete with the Lakers in the city of Los Angeles.

And the Clippers' championship parade is scheduled for three days later. At that time, the mayor of Los Angeles also readily agreed to the Clippers' invitation because all the expenses for this time have been contracted by Steve Ballmer. Get ready to give a speech for the opening of the Clippers' championship parade.

The Clippers fans in Los Angeles are also eagerly waiting for the championship parade that will start soon. This is not the first championship parade in Los Angeles, but it is the first time for the Clippers, but it is definitely not the last time. Almost all Clippers fans are now ready for this parade.

(End of this chapter)