Chapter 276: Acquisition of the Clippers, Mission Accomplished
At this time, the Clippers, after breaking the "racial discrimination" of their boss Sterling, won the series 4-3 after winning the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs.
After all, after this incident, the Clippers are not treated well by the league now, and the referees will not favor the Clippers during the whistle blowing process, and they are even very strict.
Unless the Clippers change hands soon, and Sterling is not the owner, the league may not blow the "black whistle" and let the Clippers enter the Western Conference Finals, so that Paul can touch the floor of the Western Conference finals.
How could such a thing as selling a team be done so quickly?
Although Sterling's wife Shelly wants to sell the Clippers as soon as possible, Sterling is dragging his feet, and Daddy Li wants to buy the Clippers as soon as possible, which is a fool's dream.
Donald Sterling refuted the league's accusations against him in a 32-page response, and repeatedly declared that no one has the right to force themselves to sell the team, and if the league is strong, they will fight to the end!
After all, in Sterling's opinion, as long as he goes to court and drags this matter on, the Clippers will definitely be their own.
However, the sale of the Clippers is already underway, as the owners voted for Sterling to sell the Clippers, and everyone in Sterling's family agreed that his wife, Shelly, would act as a proxy.
It can be said that Sterling is now a traitor.
Raheem Sterling was left with only a moribund throe, and the alliance against Bo Gonggong.
But suing the coalition is also very unlikely to succeed. Because he has signed the NBA Charter, the president's ruling and the boss's vote are both arbitral awards implemented in accordance with the statute, and even the U.S. Constitution is difficult to contest an arbitral award.
So Daddy Lee and the others are facing all competitors, leaving only Steve Ballmer, the former CEO and president of Microsoft, who bought the Clippers in his previous life.
In the face of the wealthy Chinese consortium, although Ballmer has reached $2 billion like in his previous life, he is still not as good as the domestic consortium, especially with Li Cai's injection of $500 million, there is no shortage of money.
Although with Ballmer's net worth, he can still pay more prices.
But many friends have many roads, many enemies have many walls, no matter which country's business circles, they all talk about harmony and wealth, and when they see that the clippers are not easy to fight, everyone will not fight.
And in Forbes' latest survey of the NBA, the Clippers are valued at $575 million, with estimates that the bid could reach more than $1 billion.
In Ballmer's eyes, more than 2 billion is a lot, and it is difficult to make a profit, after all, his acquisition of the Clippers is a decision that the commercial value of the future Clippers is more than that.
In the end, Lee's father and his wife reached an agreement with Sterling's wife Cherry for $2.1 billion, and this agreement will be handed directly to the NBA league for final approval, without the consent of Donald Sterling himself.
And Sterling was naturally unwilling and asked the court to freeze the sale of the Clippers for 2.1 billion, and no one wanted to buy the Clippers before he died.
During the trial, the 80-year-old Sterling gritted his teeth at the 79-year-old Xie Li and once scolded.
Sterling's lawyer said: "Raheem Sterling wants to prove that the NBA is a league of hypocrites and bullies through and through. We must defend our legitimate rights and interests. ”
In short, it is to drag on and not let this transaction go smoothly.
Just when people thought that the turmoil was going to continue endlessly, things took a turn for the worse. A neurologist confirmed that Sterling had developed Alzheimer's disease, also known as Alzheimer's disease.
Dementia has completely deprived Sterling of custody, although it does not help that he does not agree to Xie Li's deal with Li's father and Da Yao.
Because of the court ruling, even if Sterling seeks to appeal, Shelly can still sell the team.
When the news of Sterling's defeat spread, the whole league was excited.
"The result is pleasing to all and we all look forward to seeing the Clippers complete the transfer as soon as possible. NBA league officials said that compared with the former Sterling, the league's top management is more willing to cooperate with Da Yao and other Chinese consortiums.
After all, the Chinese market can be huge, and it is the country with the largest number of people in the world, and cooperating with Li Dad and others means that the benefits in the Chinese market can be more.
And on July 15, after the court's legal recognition, the NBA league board of directors voted on Daddy Li's acquisition, and it was finally approved, Daddy Li's Wancai Group became the new owner of the Clippers, and Da Yao became the general manager of the Clippers to manage the Clippers.
And Li Cai also successfully completed this task, after all, he also invested 500 million US dollars in it.
After becoming the owner of the Clippers, Father Li immediately issued a personal statement: he bought the Clippers completely for his son to play in the NBA in the future, and there is a harmonious atmosphere with a group of good teammates around him to help him.
And Da Yao also said that he will contribute his own strength to the team's recruitment, so that the Clippers can win the championship, fulfill his career wish, and get a championship ring.
Because of the owner's accident, in the 13-14 season, the Clippers still did not enter the Western Conference Finals, and lost the game 2:4 in the semifinals against the Thunder.
And the Clippers only had a 28-pick in the first round in the '14 draft.
Because he was in the bottom of the draft, Da Yao selected Jordan Clarkson, a point guard who was selected by the Lakers in the second round in his previous life, according to Li Cai's idea, and was selected to the first team of the best rookie team in his rookie season.
Back in China, Li Cai talked to Da Yao about the team's recruitment.
After all, Li Cai can be said to be the small boss of the team, and when he enters the NBA in the future, he must have his own ideas, and even the stars he hates.
Because the team is not short of money, it is natural to be able to vigorously bring in reinforcements, but Li only knew that the Clippers changed hands in their previous life, and they still spent a lot of money to bring in reinforcements, but it still didn't work.
In Li Cai's view, although the Clippers have Jordan Jr. and Griffin, two All-Star top-level interior players, and Paul, the "No. 1 point guard", they just can't make it to the Western Conference Finals.
And in the previous life, the depth of the Clippers' roster can be said to be the first in the league, but it just can't cooperate, and it doesn't produce any chemistry at all.
In this regard, Li Cai thought for a while, and among the three major stars in the Clippers, he couldn't look down on Jordan Jr.
After all, next year, after Little Jordan became a free man, he fell into the title of "Joe Shouxin", reached an agreement with Mavericks and broke the contract, so Li Cai didn't look down on such a person.
And he and Griffin are a small group, and they don't fit in with Paul, so it can be said that the locker room atmosphere is very bad.
But in Li Cai's previous life, Griffin only got angry once, and hit a staff member of the team's equipment department, and then he fractured his palm and rested for more than a month, so it can be said that Griffin has a good temper.
As for the candidate to replace Jordan Jr., Li Cai doesn't have to think about it, naturally it is Hassan Whiteside, who is not yet famous.
And it can also sign the big baby "Glenn Davis" with a base salary to strengthen the bench thickness of the team's interior players.
As for being able to choose people, in Li Cai's opinion, you can consider going to the bucks to dig up Brother Alphabet.
After all, his potential is obvious to all, and he has the possibility of becoming an all-round playmaker like James and Durant, and even some of his talents are better than James.
Being able to dunk under the basket in three steps from beyond the three-point line can play five positions, and few people in the NBA have been able to do it so far.
And now that Brother Alphabet has not broken out, it is a good time to dig people.
Thinking of this, Li Cai said the names of Brother Alphabet and Hassan to Da Yao.