I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 383 Troy Project (Second)
On the afternoon of June 6, after more than two hours of flight, the Clippers' business plane arrived at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

Along with Min Congda, in addition to Roser, Olshey and other executives, there is also a security team headed by Sloan.

Sloan, who is careful and thoughtful, has made arrangements in Dallas two days in advance, and a Lincoln is already waiting in the airport parking lot.

Min Congda, who always dresses casually and simply, had to wear a very formal suit with a tight tie today.

After getting into the car with Roser and others, Min Congda loosened his tie, took a breath and said, "It's so fucking annoying to wear a tie. I'll put it on again when I get to the venue."

"Hey, this Lincoln is not bad. Did Kennedy ride in the Lincoln when he came to Dallas? Sloan, why didn't you get me a convertible?"

Sloan, who was sitting in the co-pilot, turned his head to look at Min Congda with a smile on his face, but said nothing.

The atmosphere in the car was quite tense. Rosser, Olshey, Jeff Ball and others had all seen the world and were top executives in the NBA.

But this meeting is still no small matter. It was a consultation and meeting between the owners of 6 teams and the highest level of the league before the big labor negotiations on June 30.

If the NBA is described as a big feudal country, the owners of the 30 teams are the real controllers of this big country, the 30 princes and lords.

David Stern is not the biggest princes and lords, he is just the general manager elected by these princes and lords to manage the country.

Therefore, Stern is on the same position as the management.

Of course, Sterling should have represented the Clippers in the meeting.

But since Min Congda became the general manager of the Clippers, all affairs of the team have been handed over to Min Congda.

This time is no exception, Sterling is said to have gone to the Black Sea to sunbathe.

Min Congda is responsible for the draft and labor negotiations.

At this moment, Min Congda represents the Clippers, one of the 30 major princes and lords in the alliance.

His identity has become completely different at this moment, and the awe of Rosser, Olshey and others has deepened.

Seeing that Roser and the others were a little nervous, Min Congda took the initiative to open the topic and said, "Rose, do you think the alliance will come to a standstill this time?"

Rosser said: "I think it's very dangerous. The bosses won't back down. Everyone's operating conditions were mediocre last season, but our team can still make a profit..."

"Stop talking..." Min Congda hurriedly told Rosser to stop, the last thing he wanted to hear was the Clippers' profit.

The general environment is so bad, everyone is losing money, and even when the team goes bankrupt, the Clippers are still profitable!

Last season, he made a profit of more than 500 million. Min Congda tried his best to come up with a brilliant idea to change the LOGO and spent the 500 million.

As a result, the big marketing event was turned into performance art by Kanye West, and the Clippers sold a lot.

When the checkout is over at the end of the season, there must be a large profit in the surrounding area, which is explosive when you think about it.

Cutting off the topic of profit, Min Congda asked: "If the league is shut down, or even... there will be no NBA in the future, what kind of work do you plan to do?"

Rosser, Olshey and the others looked at each other. What kind of question is this?
Although the league will be suspended, everyone knows that this is just a negotiating tool.

When the players can't take it anymore, they will come back to play.

After all, for the boss, many bosses do not rely on the NBA to make money.

And the golden period of the players is only this time, if it is consumed, the bosses can afford it more.

As long as players are back playing and the league continues to open, those executives will naturally have jobs.

Jeff Ball replied first: "Of course I went back to college as a coach."

If it wasn't for Min Congda's invitation, Jeff Ball would have planned to be a coach in college.

Rosser said: "I'm looking for a salary to be the financial director. Wells Fargo Bank has invited me."

Olshey said: "Go to open a player training center, oh yes, it is also good to go to China to continue the training business, and the work there is very good."

Min Congda nodded. Although he often bossed Rosser and others around on weekdays, he knew that these guys were elites.

Even if you leave the NBA, you will still have a good career, and you don't have to worry about employment at all.

As for the NBA players, it is said that they are "labor", but in fact they are all millionaires or even multi-millionaires.

As early as 1999, when labor negotiations were shut down, some media and fans criticized that this was nothing more than "a battle between tall millionaires and short multimillionaires."

Those who are really hurt are basketball fans who have invested a lot of money, time and energy into basketball.

"Yes, even if the NBA is gone, everyone will have a bright future." Min Congda said meaningfully.

Rosser was puzzled, and said, "Mr. Smart, do you think this shutdown will cause more serious consequences?"

Min Congda smiled and said: "There is nothing impossible in this world, and there is no empire that will never perish. Do you know that there have been many unified dynasties in Chinese history, but in the end they all went to destruction without exception. We Chinese have the deepest experience of the rise and fall of change.”

As early as 18 months ago, when the lockout was showing signs, some people were already worried that this crisis would lead to a "small disintegration" of the NBA.

The so-called small disintegration means that some teams will withdraw from the league due to losses and leave the professional basketball market.

It's not impossible for such a situation to happen. Don't look at the NBA's current glory, and there have been many crises in history.

Especially in the early days of its establishment, many teams have long been out of the league for various reasons.

Bankruptcy, exit, exit, change of door, change of appearance.

To put it bluntly, the NBA is also a commercial company, and the company may go bankrupt and die.

The sport of basketball may exist along with modern human society.

However, it is entirely possible for a league organization to disappear due to various reasons such as management.

It can even be said that, from the perspective of natural laws, its shattering is inevitable one day.

But at present, the NBA is far from reaching this point.

However, sometimes the demise of an empire is not the general trend, and some unexpected events will also lead to the sudden collapse of the organization.

Once such a situation occurs, the NBA is not a small disintegration, but a major disintegration.

Prompting the disintegration of the NBA is the number one ultimate means for Min Congda to complete his mission.

It is a more thorough "Troy Plan" than the "Efang Palace Project".

It's just that Min Congda is not fully sure, so he can only take one step at a time.

After all, his personal strength is still very small, so he followed the trend.

Because of Min Congda's words, the atmosphere in the car suddenly became more dignified.

In the eyes of Rosser and others, Min Congda has always been far-sighted, optimistic and open-minded.

He is so worried, the situation is really not optimistic.

(End of this chapter)