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Chapter 161 [Trading and Suspension]

There were many outstanding players in the 11 draft. The quality of this draft is very high, and several of them are worth betting on.

The Warriors also took aim at a player, and West, the man with the logo, came to Oracle Arena specifically for this purpose.

"Hi, Shain!"

"Hi, West."

The two people said hello and took their seats. Old Nelson was drinking tea leisurely beside him.

This time, Mullin and Cole went to the draft with their staff. After all, their goals were very clear.

At this time, the door opened again, and it was Seth Curry who pushed his brother Curry into the conference room.

"Coach, counselor, boss, hi!"

Curry was smiling in his wheelchair. Old Nelson looked at him and smiled, "How is your recovery going? If you can't make it next season, be careful not to be kicked out of the starting lineup."

Curry said seriously, "The doctor said the operation was successful, but I need about half a year of recovery. I may not be able to play for the team in time after the start of the new season."

West stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, there is someone covering you and no one can take your place." After saying that, he looked at Xia Yin.

"Come here quickly, the draft will start soon."

Xia Yin just glanced at him when he came in, and then he was busy with his mobile phone, but Curry still felt warm in his heart. He was really lucky to have such a boss here!
After Seth Curry dropped the person off, he left in a hurry.

At this time, Xia Yin's phone rang.

"Hey, are you done? Very good. Let's sign the contract of intent first and ask them to keep it confidential. Well, that's it."

Putting down his phone, Xia Yin had a bright smile on his face.

Old Nelson also received a call at this time, "I am, okay, that's it, I'm waiting for your good news."

Putting down the phone, Nelson looked at Shine and West, "They agreed. It seems our mission is completed."

Xia Yin breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "I didn't expect Manager Mullin to be quite capable. I thought he would bring bad news. Although we had a plan, it was not as smooth as it is now."

"Don't underestimate him. He has always had his own connections after being in the league for so many years, and he is very diligent." Nelson said good things for Mullin.

"Then just watch."

At this time, the draft began, Stern walked onto the stage, and the fans at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, also booed.

This kind of booing is an annual repertoire, but Stern doesn't care at all. This is just a matter of food and clothing, and he also thinks it is a different kind of respect for him, which is very interesting.

"The Cavaliers selected Kyrie Irving with the first overall pick in the NBA in 2011!"

Some Cavaliers fans screamed with excitement at the scene, but unfortunately there were too few of them, and most of them had no reaction.

Speaking of the No. [-] pick, the Cavaliers got it from the Clippers. There must be some kind of deal involved, because this is something that benefits all three parties, the Cavaliers, Clippers, and Stern.

Before the 2011 All-Star trade deadline, the Clippers wanted to get rid of Baron Davis's big contract, which had about 3000 million unpaid in two years.

At this time, Cavaliers general manager Chris Grant stood up and expressed his willingness to take over Davis, on the condition that the Clippers provide an unprotected first-round pick.

Then the Cavaliers used the draft pick obtained from the Clippers to draw the No. 4 pick. Coupled with their own record and the No. 1 pick, the Cavaliers had the No. 4 and No. [-] picks.

The Cavaliers lost James and have been crying in the media and to Stern. In addition, this is also a pain point for many other owners. After all, small ball markets cannot retain superstars.

The Clippers simply wanted to save money, so Stern contacted the two parties, hit it off and successfully concluded the deal.

That is to say, the Cavaliers got the No. [-] pick. If the Clippers were still in the hands of the top seven picks at most, it would be impossible to get the No. [-] pick. It is different with the Cavaliers.

Xia Yin also guessed, but it was almost the same, and the alliance also had people and sophistication.

Stern was still wiping James's butt before retiring, so one can imagine how much he cared about his godson.

Xia Yin didn't care about the next few draft picks and kept contacting them with his mobile phone. He didn't raise his head until the 11th pick was selected.

At this time, Nelson and West also became serious.

"With the 2011th overall pick in the 11 NBA Draft, the Bucks chose Klay Thompson!"

In the conference room, Shine stood up and high-fived Nelson and West in celebration.

"Let's do the deal below and settle down quickly!"

"Don't worry, we'll do the deal right away."

On the stage, Stern said with a smile, "A trade just happened. The Bucks paid Klay Thompson, Michael Redd, and Eli Isova to get Crawford and Anthony Morrow from the Warriors."

In the conference room, this time I finally felt completely relieved.

"It's done, the hidden danger has been eliminated."

Crawford wants a big contract and more playing time. More importantly, the Warriors don't really need him, which is why he is seeking a trade.

Not to mention Anthony Morrow, who has become a marginal player on the team. He needs playing time and wants to leave.

It just so happens that the Warriors lack chips, so they make a deal. This is a deal that satisfies all parties.

In fact, David Lee has the same idea as Crawford, but he is ambitious and can endure for the sake of the championship. He believes that the Warriors can win the championship.

But once he wins the championship, he will definitely leave.

The acquisition of Klay Thompson in this trade is the biggest profit. Ilyisova is also pretty good. He is a big pitcher and can still be used as a substitute.

As for Michael Reed, the former Bucks boss, he is actually not the Bucks boss because he has never been recognized, but his data dropped sharply after recovering from a serious injury last year.

Reid is on the verge of retiring, and the deal this time is just for a signing right. Re-signing may be done with a basic salary.

Reed can also play on the bench, and the Warriors made a lot of money from this deal.

At this time, Shain was staring at the TV and saw Stern walking on stage and taking out an envelope, "The Suns selected Kawhi Leonard with the 2011th overall pick in the 13 NBA Draft!"

Xia Yin breathed a sigh of relief and regained his calm appearance. Next to him, Curry was curious, why was Xia Yin excited about the Suns' selection?
But in the Spurs office at the draft, Popovich roared directly, "Why did the Suns choose Leonard? Do they need him? Or did they make a deal with some team?
Contact them quickly, we can pay some price to get Leonard. "

The Pacers office on the other side also looked helpless. The deal could not be reached. Unfortunately, they began to prepare their own alternatives.

"A trade just happened. The Clippers paid Randy Foye + 200 million in cash to acquire Leonard from the Suns."

Popovich looked confused. He never imagined that the Clippers would trade for Leonard. How could this be possible?Xia Yin smiled and waited for the next draft with peace of mind. Taking advantage of this time, he was ready to open a new badge.

After winning the regular season mvp, I was given an opportunity to open a badge as a reward from the system.

At present, eight of his badge-inlaid squares have been installed, and only two positions are left. After getting the new badge this time, there is only one blank position left.

A golden light flashed in the system, and a badge floated out.

"Injury resistance? Okay, great, this is the badge I need most now." Xia Yin was extremely happy.

[Injury Resistance]: Will not suffer injuries that require more than a week to recover.Not upgradeable.

The introduction is just one sentence, but this effect is very buggy, which means that even if he encounters a broken leg, the most likely reaction will be a sprained foot or sprain.

"This really puts my mind at ease!"

Xia Yin shut down the system and happily waited for the Warriors' No. 27 pick.

"With the 2011th overall pick in the 27 NBA draft, the Warriors selected Jimmy Butler!"

The trade came not long after, and the Clippers traded their first-round pick in 12 to acquire Jimmy Butler.

Old Nelson glanced at Xia Yin with complicated eyes, but still smiled and said, "Congratulations!"

West smiled and said, "It seems pretty good, right, Xia Yin."

Xia Yin raised his eyebrows, "It's not like the team cares about me. I just follow the trend. Besides, it's not my business. You think so, right?"

Curry watched them play riddles, wondering what was going on.

Next, the Clippers selected Chandler Parsons with the No. 7 pick in the second round, and Isaiah Thomas with the No. 17 pick in the second round. The draft ended successfully.

Just after the draft, a trade was submitted to the league owners' meeting. Needless to say, it was passed with a high turnout.

That night, a piece of news became a hot search topic.

[Mirror Neuron owner Xia Yi acquires the Clippers for US$6.6 million! 】

After Curry saw the news, he understood why Xia Yin was so nervous about the Clippers draft. It turned out that his brother bought an NBA team.

Although the Clippers are rubbish, it all depends on whose hands they are, and Xia Yin's future choices are also very important.

As soon as this news came out, the Los Angeles fans were the most hurt, and the happiest ones were also the Los Angeles fans.

Those who were injured were all Lakers fans, but other fans saw the hope of Shain returning to Los Angeles.

This transaction was officially reached after a lot of joints were worked through. It was not easy. Xia Yi had to pay a lot behind the scenes, but the result was very good. They successfully got the Clippers.

In a few days, the framework of the new Clippers team was set up, but that was it, because the storm came.

Lockout, nba is in a state of shutdown.

Speaking of shutdowns, there are many stories that happened in history.

There have been several lockouts between labor and management in history, the first of which was in 1964.This was the first time a lockout occurred in history, and it was during the All-Star break.

At that time, it was because the interests of the players were not protected and the status of the players union was not recognized. Heinsohn, then the head of the players union, called on the players to use a strike as a means to put pressure on NBA officials.

At that time, one hour before the start of the All-Star Game, many stars suddenly announced their withdrawal from the game and refused to participate in the following games, which shocked the then commissioner Walton Kenny.

He had to agree to negotiate after the All-Star Game so that the All-Star Game could continue.

This is the first NBA lockout in history. Since then, it has set a precedent. There are more tricks to play, and the interests involved are getting bigger and bigger. Therefore, the turmoil caused by the lockout is also getting bigger and bigger.

Especially with the development of the Internet, more and more fans have understood that the lockout is a dog-eat-dog affair. This is a gathering of millions and even billionaires to share the spoils, but the one with the greatest impact is The bottom players and the fans.

We must know that the interests of low-level players are protected, but they have never been protected. It is better now that we have entered the 21st century.

There were several lockouts later. In 1976, the league stipulated that those who had not graduated from college could not enter the NBA to play. Spencer Haywood was considered ineligible because he dropped out of school.

Then things got big, and eventually the league agreed that Spencer was eligible and also lifted the ban on some regulations.

There was a third lockout in 1994. This time it was because the management demanded a hard salary cap. Because the superstars' appetite was growing, the owners were about to take out loans to support the team's expenses.

At that time, in order to avoid a shortened season and the lockout did not succeed, labor and management made a compromise and the 94-95 season was held as normal. An agreement was reached after the season ended without adopting a hard salary cap, but some restrictions were also placed on player contracts.

Then the shutdown began…

During the fourth lockout in 1998, the bosses and management hoped to adjust the salary cap system and the player salary ceiling. However, the players union did not accept it at all and wanted to increase the salary income of the players with minimum salary. In the end, the negotiations broke down and the lockout began.

This lockout can be said to have brought the bosses and superstars together, sacrificing the interests of the players with minimum salaries. This is another spoils-sharing meeting.

This year is 2011, which is the expiration date of the last labor agreement, and now it has entered a new period. Prices and salary levels are all affecting the league.

Both labor and management hide deep dissatisfaction and want to obtain more benefits, but this is impossible. After all, there is only so much cake, and it is not enough to divide it.

Even if the cake is bigger, people's greed is also bigger, and it will never satisfy everyone.

On July 7, after the old labor agreement expired, after three hours of negotiations between labor and management, the two sides failed to reach a consensus, so they announced that the lockout had officially begun.

Once the lockout begins, players will not receive their salaries, teams will not be able to negotiate with players, and they will not be able to sign or trade players. Violators will be severely fined.

At the same time, players cannot use the team's training facilities for any reason, and the team cannot hold any summer training camp exhibitions, player meetings and coaching gatherings.

The official NBA website can no longer use the images of players, and can no longer use players as representatives for propaganda.

This means that players can only play together or go to overseas leagues to play. This is also the reason why so many NBA players went overseas to play in the previous year.

Too many stars in the previous life sighed at the prospect of the NBA being unable to reach an agreement to lift the ban, and therefore went to overseas leagues.

Therefore, the 11-12 season is a shortened season. At the same time, many stars are trapped in overseas contracts and cannot return to the NBA to play.

The tight schedule means back-to-back, back-to-back, and even three or four consecutive away games. This has also led to a significant increase in the injury rate of stars this season.

However, this is considered self-inflicted.

Xia Yin is also preparing to return to Los Angeles to meet Xia Yi.

(End of this chapter)