Learning in the NBA can make you a god

The rematch between the Thunder and the Spurs was still in San Antonio. In the last game, the veteran Spurs won the final victory, leading by a big score of 1:0.

Parker's sudden outburst caught the Thunder off guard.

Brooks was the opponent of the veteran Popovich, and he didn't form an effective defensive strategy at all. The young Leonard played more and more stably, and Yaodao also stood up from the bench.

Of the young Thunder four, only Ibaka performed slightly worse, and the other three scored 88 points, but still failed to help the team win.

The score in the Western Conference Finals has reached 2:0, and the Spurs have an absolute advantage. In the next game, they will challenge the Thunder away from home. As long as they win a game in Oklahoma, they will have one foot in the door. finals.

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A week before the start of the East and West finals.

"No, I refuse. This price is too low." A middle-aged black man stood up and objected. He felt that such a price was absolutely unacceptable.

"What can I do? I urgently need this money right now. The current Kings' record is really bad, they don't have any stars, and their attendance is at the bottom of the league. Why should they buy the Kings?"

Just when the middle-aged man refused, a voice of disapproval sounded, and his heart was already shaken.

Because he learned that the team negotiating with them to buy the team is already in contact with the league, and they are going to buy the Hornets.Because the other party just wants to buy an NBA team, it seems that they have no requirements for the city.

"How is it possible? I have never heard of an owner who would sell the team they own. Now the market value of every team is rising, especially the Knicks and Lakers."

The middle-aged man is a little unbelievable, now besides them, there will be that team willing to sell.

"Have you forgotten? The Hornets are also in the process of selling. I believe that as long as they get in touch with that old fox of Stern, he will definitely agree immediately, even if the final price is slightly lower.

Don't forget, it's the team there who came into contact with me by name. It's no secret that Stern has a preference for the Celestial Empire. It's something everyone knows now. "

Qiao Zhiqiao (one of the King's bosses) has been paying attention to this news, because it is related to his substantial interests.

"Damn it, he is hurting our interests. Don't they know that doing this is greatly hurting our interests?" Gavin (another boss of the king) looked very angry, and he wanted to directly He rushed to the NBA headquarters in New York and yelled at Stern, but he also knew that this would not solve the problem at all.

"No way, none of this can be changed." Qiao Zhiqiao sighed helplessly.

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"It's nice to meet you. However, the Hornets already have many bosses who want to buy it, but it's a pity that they haven't been able to negotiate. I don't know what your team thinks?"

As soon as Stern started, he took the initiative on the negotiating table and didn't have a high price, just saying that he was not the only team that wanted to acquire the Hornets.

"I know, I just want to buy a team, and my team is also negotiating with the Kings, but I hope this season can complete the negotiation."

Li Ming was neither humble nor overbearing, and he was not fooled. Stern felt like he had punched cotton.

Stern certainly hopes that the Hornets can sell for a good price, but it is obviously unlikely now, because the other party is not a fool. While negotiating with the league to acquire the Hornets, he is also negotiating with the Kings.

Stern also has some understanding. He knows the Kings this season and is also considering shooting the team.

"No problem, I will try my best to facilitate your negotiations. So what kind of offer are you ready to make to the Hornets?" Stern always smiled, although it was a bit fake, but it was still a smile, and it was better than crying.

"The Hornets, they have already lost Paul, and they will have no chance to enter the playoffs in the next few seasons. The final offer we give is 3 million yuan to acquire all the shares of the Hornets."

Li Ming is also lowering the price. The team can't even make the playoffs and may not make the playoffs in the next few seasons. So after I buy such a team, there is a high probability that it will lose money. So its The price must not be too high.

"No, no, you know the Hornets are..." Stern tried to tout how good the Hornets are, but none of those helped the team's record.

"It didn't make any sense in the past. I am a businessman. Although I like basketball, I also need to make a profit. There is no interest. Love cannot replace everything."

Li Ming said indifferently, with one sentence, all the previous efforts of Stern were dispelled.

"Well, for such an offer, I need to discuss it with the league, and at the same time."

Stern can't force it. Everyone is a businessman and doesn't have enough interests. Why would someone spend hundreds of millions to buy a team, and it is very likely to lose money.

"Mr. Stern, I still hope to buy a team." The reason why Li Ming negotiated with the Hornets was to lower the price of the Kings. You can try it.

"I'm also happy to help you. I will try my best to convince the league, but you also need to know that the Hornets have two lottery picks this season. They have a good chance of winning the No. [-] pick. Any team, one The champion is enough for them to be brilliant for a century."

Stern is still trying his best to fool around, as long as Li Ming calls out a high price, he can get several other teams to quote a higher price.

"The No. [-] pick, the Cavaliers have already received several No. [-] picks, but now they are still a weak team. The No. [-] pick does not mean everything, not to mention that the lottery has not started yet."

Li Ming can handle it calmly. He is no longer the clerk he was a few years ago. The training in the past few years has gradually made him mature. He has long been familiar with this kind of negotiation.

"Okay, if you need anything, you can contact me directly."

Stern said that if it were another team, he would not negotiate personally or say this, but he also hopes that the Chinese team can acquire an NBA team, which can speed up its global promotion.

"No problem, as long as you don't worry about disturbing you." Li Ming turned and left, his goal had been achieved.

A few hours later, the call he had been waiting for came.

"Dear Li, I am very glad that you can answer my call. My team hopes that we can have a good talk again. You also know that business negotiations cannot be finalized in one negotiation."

Qiao Zhiqiao said with a smile, he had already begun to scold the old fox secretly in his heart, but he still had to face it with a smile.

"No problem, but I'm in New York now. I just negotiated with Stern. The negotiation is still ongoing. It may not be good for me to leave without saying goodbye. I have to negotiate with him the day after tomorrow."

Li Ming didn't directly refuse, but also expressed that he had more than one choice now, and he still had a free day among himself.

"Damn it, that old man is really horrible." Stern could only curse in his heart, and Stern, who had just returned home to rest, couldn't help but sneezed.

"So that's it. You can come to Sacramento tomorrow. We have already discussed the offer you made, but there is one difference. I hope we can meet and discuss tomorrow."

Qiao Zhiqiao's posture was a little lower. There was no way, the situation had changed, and the opponent had already seized the initiative.He already knew that the two of Stern and the others had a good conversation. The Hornets’ offer was much lower than that of the Kings. At the same time, the Hornets also had more draft picks, and they had a high probability of being able to get the top three picks. For the team owner, it is still quite attractive.

"But I have to negotiate with Stern the day after tomorrow. The Hornets only need to spend a little over 3 million, so..." He hesitated to speak, but he didn't break the point.

"Mr. Li, there is only a little discrepancy in your offer. Let's discuss it in detail. I know that the Hornets have many teams competing, but the Hornets' market cannot compare with the Kings, so I think the Kings are your best." s Choice."

Qiao Zhiqiao responded.

Li Ming sneered at this. If the Kings' football market was really that high, would you still sell the team? Will you sell the team that makes money?
Before this time, Qiao Zhiqiao also contacted other teams, but after they bought the team, they wanted to take the team away from Sacramento. Sacramento chose to refuse. They did not want the Kings to leave Sacramento.

Qiao Zhiqiao can only reject the offer of 6.18 million US dollars, and instead look for a team that is willing to accept the team to stay in Sacramento.

But when Li Ming sent a team to contact them, they also hoped that Li Ming could make such an offer, and they were directly rejected, which led to the negotiation between him and Stern.

After chatting for a long time, Li Ming agreed to fly to Sacramento the next day.

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"Mr. Li, you are welcome. We can have a good talk this time. As for the price, we can discuss it later." Qiao Zhiqiao said with a smile.

They tried to relocate the team or sell it to owners in other regions, but they were all rejected by the league. They could only continue to operate, but Li Ming's team contacted them, giving them hope, and they were ready to kill.

Unexpectedly, the other party knew the situation so well, which made them very passive.

After they refused for the first time, they thought that Li Ming would increase the money, but he just left and flew to New York to directly negotiate with the NBA headquarters. You are not the only team on sale, they have many choices.

"Me too, but I still hope that the negotiations can be completed as soon as possible. If the negotiations here do not go well, I can only choose the Hornets. After all, the price of that team is cheaper, and they are also big teams. Maybe there will be more suit me."

This is cutting off their escape route.

The valuation of the Kings is indeed not low, and some people are willing to pay a high price to buy it, but the city government and the league disagree, so they have to lower the price and negotiate with Li Tian. This is also their helpless choice.

A precondition that makes many wealthy consortiums stay away from the king. They also know that the city government of New Orleans will also give preferential treatment to the team that buys the Hornets.

"But the quotation you gave is really too low. You must know that the boss in Seattle has already quoted 6.15 million yuan, but your quotation is only 4.9 million yuan. The gap between them is too big."

Qiao Zhiqiao said helplessly.

Quoting is one aspect, and being able to make a deal is another aspect.

"I'm sorry, this is already the highest offer we can give, of course, I don't have any opinion if you are willing to choose the Seattle boss with a higher offer.

However, if you can let me move the team to New York or Las Vegas after buying the Kings, I am willing to pay more than that owner. "

After Li Tian finished speaking, Qiao Zhiqiao spit out a mouthful of old blood. If we could relocate, we would have sold it long ago, okay?

"No, no, no, anyone who buys a stake in the Kings cannot move the team out of Sacramento."

That's the bottom line for the city and the league.

"Well then, I am willing to increase the price. How about 5 million? You know, this is already the highest price I can offer. At the same time, the city government will help me negotiate with the city government and ask them to build a new building. The arena, the current arena is too old."

Li Ming's expression didn't show any emotion at all, he just regarded this as a business, without any expression at all.

"I will help you negotiate with the city government as much as possible, but we still cannot accept such a price," Qiao Zhiqiao said.

"I'm really sorry, I can only choose the Hornets. Maybe I can buy the Hornets with a little more money."

Li Ming expressed regret and was about to leave the meeting room. Although it was just a gesture, both parties knew that this was a negotiation technique, but they seemed extremely helpless.

"Mr. Li, our request is 5.2 million. It cannot be lowered. This is the price we can accept." Qiao Zhiqiao had no choice but to compromise again. They asked for 5.4 million before.

"It's too high. It will affect my next investment. You have to know that for every dollar Tianchao makes, my future income will increase a lot." Li Ming shook his head and refused.

"Negotiation, we can't just lower the price blindly, you keep the current state, it's not very good." Qiao Zhiqiao was a little depressed.

"Well, 5.1 million, this is the most we can offer." Li Ming finally gritted his teeth and said.

Qiao Zhiqiao discussed with his team for half an hour before returning to the conference room.

"Congratulations, Li, you will own an NBA team, but we have a prerequisite. All funds will arrive within one month after signing the contract. This should be no problem, right?" Qiao Zhiqiao also knows that such a huge It is not so easy to get funds into account on the day of signing.

"No problem, congratulations to you both too, congratulations and congratulations!"

The press conference was held on the second day. The mayor of Sacramento and Stern both appeared at the press conference. The two parties completed the signing ceremony, and 65% of the team's equity officially changed hands.

Then a piece of news shocked the league, and it definitely attracted more attention than the Eastern and Western Conference finals.

"We're happy for both the Qiao Zhiqiao brothers and Lee," NBA Commissioner Stern said in a statement, "but even more so for the Kings fans."

At the press conference, Qiao Zhiqiao also expressed his gratitude to the NBA boss and Stern.

Li Ming said at the press conference, "Thank you to the NBA for letting me become the owner of the team through this deal. I believe the Kings will have a bright future. It is a great honor for me to be part of this amazing team."