Chapter 844 [Retirement in the New Year, the End of the Era]
- On the 1st, the first day of the Chinese New Year, the Knicks did not play for three consecutive days, and the league paid special attention to this when arranging the schedule for Zhou Xuan.
The four of them cooked a few good dishes at home and had a simple New Year.
On Feb. 1, the top news event was not to report on the buzz of the Chinese New Year, but the official retirement of NHA President David Stern.
The son of the former owner of a New York delicatessen, now 71 years old, used his business strategy to revive the NHA and maximize the value of the talent of stars such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Shark O'Neal, Zhou Xuan and so on.
Stern, who has the longest tenure of any active player in any American sports league at the moment, said in his retirement remarks: "It's been a great journey and I've had a lot of fun along the way. I'm glad we arrived at where we are today. I look forward to NH continuing to soar on the international route. ”
Before Stern took charge of the NHA, the league's playoffs could not be broadcast live on television, but today, the NHA Finals can be broadcast in 215 countries and 47 languages. The once-weak NHU1 is now a towering tree with an annual revenue of $5.5 billion, an average team value of $63.4 billion, an average player income of $4oo per year, and fans all over the world.
Speaking about his successor, Adam Silva, Stern is full of confidence.
"Xiao Hua has been the president for the past 1o years, but they haven't written him a check." Stern joked, "He's going to be a great president, and we've done everything we've done together in the last two years." ”
Stern is perhaps the greatest president in the history of professional sports, and without him, the NHA would not have gone from a sports league that could only be recorded to broadcast its finals to a commercial sports brand that spans the globe. During his three-year tenure, Stern and NHA have traveled to many countries and established friendly relations with many dignitaries and celebrities, laying a solid foundation for the development of the NHA market.
Stern also has many enemies, such as former Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy, who has confronted him many times and publicly described Stern as a dictator in the Third World
On this day, the Orlando Sentinel reporter McBianchi specially interviewed Dafan and joked that he would be elected as the new NHA president and his brother Jeff Van Gundy as vice president.
Dafan said: "If I become the president, David Stern will die, it really means dead, that is, literally, die violently, and then I can be ah."
"Haha, you're really kidding." Mike observed Dafan's face. "What...... Not a joke? ”
Dafan was not very satisfied with some of Stern's approaches, and there was one of the most serious things that he felt necessary to point out to the League. At the same time, if he is really the president, then this is something he absolutely has to deal with.
The first is to remove the epidemic that is prevalent in the league and can get a high draft pick if you are rotten.
The second is to bring the word equality back to the alliance and abolish the individual salary cap. It's also fairer for the players themselves, and it's not easy to form a big three.
Finally, there must be a hard salary cap, so that nha1 is also like uL, you don't have any wrists to work through the salary cap. In order to compensate the players for their losses, they can be given a higher percentage of the return on income.
Da Fan's idea is a bit too taken for granted, without a maximum salary, there will be a situation like the "big dog" Glenn Robinson, in 1994, the champion Robinson directly asked the owner Milwaukee Bucks for a salary of $100 million, otherwise he refused to sign Although the final price was reduced to 660,000 for 1o years, Mourning's contract was nothing compared to it.
Now if the maximum salary is canceled, Volute will not be allowed to watch TV at home and get 660,000 a year?
Stern's dark side is also true, and some of his tactics and measures to increase the attention and commercial value of the game have been talked about by conspirators.
For example, the NHA lotto draw in '192 is still an open question.
In the 2O5266 season, the NHA announced the implementation of a "dress code", requiring players to be prohibited from wearing headphones, gold chains, shorts, sleeveless shirts, sunglasses, and baseball equipment in NBH-related occasions. These regulations have been met with a huge backlash from the players, and the media has received mixed reviews.
In 2o7, Stern encountered the biggest crisis of his career as president, that is, referee Donathy's gambling case.
On February B, 211, Stern vetoed a three-way trade between the Lakers, Hornets, and Rockets, and Chris Paul joined the Lakers in the end. This was incredible for Paul himself, and it had a direct impact on the future prospects of the three teams. Of course, now it seems that Paul has changed teams and been abused, and the Lakers have become a little more humiliating if they don't form the Big Five.
The most amazing thing is that on 11/3/22, Spurs coach ** Vic let the "GDP" triumvirate at the same time in the game against the Heat's national live broadcast. Vicky's rotation strategy is not news, but Stern is outraged, believing that the Spurs are challenging his authority. In the end, the Spurs were fined $20,000 and criticized for "disrespecting the league and the fans."
Credit or darkness, Stern's era is over.
The NHO14 All-Star Game will be held in West New Orleans from the 15-17th, marking the second time in 7 years that the city of New Orleans has hosted an All-Star Game.
The All-Star Game and the bench have been announced, and despite Kobe Bryant's injury and few appearances, he was still selected by fans for the Western All-Star team due to his high popularity. Zhou Xuan ranked on the league list with 66,419 votes and was re-elected as the king of votes.
The first in the East are: Zhou Xuan, Wade, Paul George, Anthony, James.
This year's voting rules are still the same as last year's method, abolishing the center position and only distinguishing between the front and back court positions, so the most popular in the East has no center.
After the All-Star Game eliminated the center position, Rockets center Howard launched a spoof video on a TV shopping show, calling on everyone to "save the center." The response from online fans was: "If you turn the reasonable run-off line into a free-throw line, the league can save you." ”
The Western Five are Curry, Kobe, Durant, Griffin, and Love.
The Western lead lineup was somewhat surprising compared to the East, with Paul already trailing Curry in popularity in the first round of voting due to injury. After joining the Clippers, Paul failed to be selected as an All-Star for the first time. In addition, Howard's last-minute exit was also staggering, and at the end of the first round of voting, "Warcraft" was still ahead of Griffin and Love, but Lefu successfully counterattacked at the last minute and snatched Howard's west.
This also reflects how bad the impression of Howard has become after the two transfer farces. Even if the Timberwolves definitely can't make the playoffs, fans still choose to get the ancient number of Jù.
Yesterday, the list of substitutes was also released.
There are quite a few inside players on the bench in the East. Bosh, Jefferson, Noah, Millsap were selected. The other three are DeRozan, Irving, and Wall.
Jefferson and Bosh have a record in the Knicks this season, and they have to count jù and have a number of jù, and there is no Hibbert's "very 1o" interior selection.
Pekovic unfortunately lost the selection, he is beautiful, but the Stars don't need so many centers, especially when his offensive distance is still so close.
The most regrettable and unfair thing in the East is that Kyle Lowry was not selected, he averaged 18 points, 47 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals per game. Look at the number jù, Owen's 2. 6 points, B6 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals are not prettier than Lowry. The Raptors had a better record, but Irving was clearly more popular than Lowry, so he was selected.
Western bench includes: Harden, Howard, Lillard, Aldridge, Tony Parker, Nowitzki, Paul.
Due to Kobe Bryant's injury, he was unable to play the All-Star Game, and was replaced by Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans. He's the only home star to play, and Harden will be. Westbrook also missed the star weekend due to injury, otherwise Lillard would have had nothing to do.
There are more stars in the west. Players such as Goran Dragic, DeMarcus Cousins, DeAndre Jordan, Mike Conley and Tim Duncan, who were previously favored by industry insiders, were not selected.
The head coach of the West is Thunder coach Brooks, and the current Thunder record is second in the West, because in 213 ** Vic served as head coach and could not be re-elected.
The same is true for the East, where the head coach is Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel. Speaking about being the head coach of the Eastern Stars, Vogel said: "Our team's success has been recognized by the outside world. It's a team honour and I'm really thrilled. ”
Although there is a big gap between the record and the Knicks, they have strongly surpassed the Nets and the Heat.
The Pacers have been doing well lately, sending out the uneasiness. The team sent Bynum and three future draft picks to the Bulls last month in exchange for Bulls All-Star forward Lore Deng.
In order to get Lore Deng, the Pacers sent draft picks including: the Bulls have the right to swap 215 draft picks with the Pacers; two second-round picks at 215 and 26; The Hawks were given a 211-protected draft pick in the 214 trade.
The Bulls didn't actually make much, except for the Hawks' draft pick, which had some effect, and they could probably fall out of the top 1O, plus their own draft picks to pick two
One of the more beautiful moves for the Bulls was to cut Bynum immediately. At the time, Bynum's contract was a few hours away from becoming fully guaranteed, and cutting Bynum would keep the Bulls' salary below the luxury tax line, accomplishing the goal of saving money. This season, Bynum's salary is $230,000, but only $60,000 is guaranteed.
The Mavericks announced the signing of Bynum, which they have already talked about in the summer. It's just that the Mavericks are worried about Bynum's character, and repeatedly lowers the price and finally collapses, which is unlucky for the Pacers. After a few months, they signed Bynum again, and it only cost a million.
Although Bynum is suspected of having a brain problem, it is better than Oden, who can't play, right? Mavericks earned.
The world is changing so fast that people are caught off guard. Bynum, who was also touted as the league's second center in the 21122 season, is about to be scrapped.
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