After watching the draft, Wayne summed it up as follows: the Grizzlies are likely to be the biggest winners.

took Conley and his sister-in-law, and among the best players in the '07 draft, the Grizzlies took two of them at once, and they didn't pay much for it.

Earn without losing money.

From next season, whoever meets the Grizzlies will have to shed a layer of skin.

This little sister-in-law, it's a pity.

Since the management has used Sun Yue to say that Wayne can participate in the draft in the future, then Wayne will not be polite in the future.

In the future, it is necessary to communicate with the management in advance, plan in advance, and be organized and disciplined.

Wayne was able to use his advantage to open the sky to make crazy things in the draft.

failed to recruit the sister-in-law into the command to make dumplings together, which has to be said to be a big regret in life.

But it doesn't matter, there will be more opportunities to gather wool in the future.

And......

The Lakers didn't get a sister-in-law either, which is great!

After all, there is no big sister-in-law trade in this history, and the little sister-in-law will not leave the Lakers.

At that time, the Lakers will have Chairman Yao, sister-in-law and Bynum at the same time......

This reserve of center forwards is simply invincible.

Even if you don't need so many centers, Bynum and her sister-in-law can just take one out for it, and the transaction value is extremely high, and they can also exchange it for good combat power.

Thank goodness the sister-in-law didn't go to the Lakers!

Well, now the Trailblazers don't just have to make themselves stronger, they have to be careful not to make others stronger.

NBA teams are always restricting each other.

At this time, the whole world is talking about the blockbuster trade of the Celtics after the draft.

For most people, the deal was truly shocking.

Thunder. Aaron and Pierce are going to join forces, and the east is going to be in chaos.

It's not that easy for the Cavaliers to make it to the Finals again.

But Wayne didn't react to that, the Big Three, he's already experienced it once.

It's not the climax yet, and when KG comes, it's never too late for you to get excited.

Danny. Angie thinks so too, it's not the climax yet.

This summer is destined to be extraordinary.

Especially for the championship Portland Trail Blazers......

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Although the Trail Blazers won the championship trophy this season, it does not mean that the Trail Blazers are invincible.

In the Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers were beaten badly by Kobe.

To put it bluntly, if you can't prevent Kobe, the cannon doesn't need to grab both ends of the offense and defense, and use his short body to fight against Kobe, the big muscle, and fight until the gun carriage is injured.

Pao'er: You're short, your whole family is short! I have 2 meters from the gun carriage alone!

Although the G6 Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals sacrificed the five deaths, which seemed to work very well, Kobe Bryant also scored more than 40 points.

If it weren't for Wayne's outburst of 40-point triple-double, the Big Five Death Game wouldn't have been good.

Therefore, reinforcement is definitely needed.

If you continue to let it go and fight the Lakers with the same team next season, you may not know who will win and who will lose.

After all, judging from this season, the strength of the Lakers and the Trail Blazers is indeed very close.

In a close match, whoever loses or wins can win.

A championship team doesn't have to be a perfect team.

The championship team also has its own shortcomings.

The shortcomings of the Trail Blazers are in the second and third positions, lacking a guy who can limit the star with a single defense.

If you want to strengthen this position and have the feasibility of operation, then Toni, who just touched the edge of the star last season, is a good candidate.

Last year, not long after the start of the season, Steve Brown. Patterson tried to trade Tony, but Lee, who was very fond of Tony, did not agree.

It's really a bit difficult to get something from Lao Li.

It has always been him Lao Li who robbed others, when will I see others robbing Lao Li's things.

This year, Patterson is "a thief who never dies" and continues to try to trade Tony to induce Tony to cheat.

No, how can this be called cheating?

Tony was originally with Wei Ge in the first place!

Tony does have the strength to come, although he is injured, he can still gamble.

Second, he is also Wayne's favorite teammate, which helps to further solidify the good atmosphere in the locker room and also helps to keep Wayne's heart.

Now the Celtics trade is coming to Ray. Allen, coupled with Toney's serious injury blow, means that Toney will definitely lose his main position in the number two position!

So this time, the Celtics won't necessarily bite the bullet again.

If only Tony could come and stay in shape.

If you meet the Lakers again next season, you will have a great chance of winning!

Just when Patterson thought everything was going according to him, he closed his mind.

About Tony. Allen's deal, Rivers said it was acceptable.

The Trail Blazers are willing to use Dixon + Tucker, which is very sincere.

If it had been last year, Rivers would have refused if he didn't want to.

But now, Tony can still sell so much after a serious injury, what kind of bike do you want?

Rivers told Angie what he thought, but Angie shook his head.

"Of course it's not acceptable to this deal, I'll tell the Trail Blazers and we'll think about it."

As a result, Patterson's plan to try to trade Tony ran aground again.

However, at least the other party did not directly refuse this time.

Then keep stalking!

While Patterson was still trying to figure out how to bolster it, the league's annual "Rules and Articles Amendment and Additional Voting Meeting" officially began.

This is a regular meeting that the league holds every summer, and is mainly attended by the owners or general managers of the 30 teams.

At this meeting, the league council throws out several of the most popular proposals for rule or clause changes, and the representatives of the 30 teams vote anonymously.

As long as more than 20 teams agree to a proposal, it will be implemented immediately and vice versa.

Under normal circumstances, this regular meeting is just a formality.

Because most of the proposals will not be adopted.

The NBA has formed a stable rule and development model over the years, and these things will not be easily changed.

Last season, for example, there was a proposal to turn the NBA's offensive time into 30 seconds.

For example, it was proposed to reduce the time of the second attack to 14 seconds to increase the pace of the game.

Both proposals were rejected without any suspense.

These rule-changing proposals generally don't pass unless they limit superstars.

So, most of the time, the conference ends in the rhythm of "veto all proposals".

This year, Patterson represented the Trail Blazers at the conference.

In the conference room, he also continued with Danny. Angie explores the story about Tony. The matter of the Aaron deal.

Angie smiled kindly: "I'd love to close the deal too, but Toni is a very talented player, let me think about it for two more days." ”

Angie didn't say anything, and Patterson could only smile and nod.

Subsequently, the meeting of the Council officially began.

As in previous years, most of the proposals were rejected.

The first is to change the all-star voting system from fan voting to half fan voting and half media voting.

In the end, 28 against 2 in favor, and the proposal was nullified.

The second is to increase the probability that the three teams with the worst record will win the top pick.

Well, it is estimated that a certain bad team watched the 35-win Timberwolves magically draw the champion lottery and put it forward unconvinced.

Is it easy for labor and management to work hard for a season? As a result, the top pick was taken by the team with 35 wins.

Let's play!

In the end, 6 in favor and 24 against, and the proposal remained unadopted.

Because if this proposal passes, everyone's mess will definitely be even crazier.

When the quality of the game drops, the fans don't buy it, and everyone has no money to make.

Therefore, it is impossible for a proposal to support a bad swing to be passed.

It is not surprising that there are many opponents.

In the future, the probability of a team with a poor record winning the top pick will not increase, and may even decrease further!

It is everyone's responsibility to resist rottenness.

The third proposal is to abolish the trade deadline and make it possible to trade at any time of the year, except for the playoffs.

After all, after the trade deadline, roster adjustments aren't always perfect. Before the playoffs begin, teams should continue to be given the opportunity to build their roster.

This time, the vote ratio was 15 to 15.

Although it is half and half, according to the rules of the alliance, less than 20 people agree with it, then the proposal still cannot be adopted.

In this way, all kinds of strange proposals were put forward and rejected by the general managers.

Finally, it's time for today's last proposal.

"The last one, which is the ninth proposal for today. Once the vote on this proposal is over, gentlemen can go back.

So, let me talk about the specifics.

The ninth proposal is a new clause, tentatively named the Super Rookie Clause.

If a player has been named MVP, or made to the starting team twice in the All-Star Game, or has been named to the All-Star Team twice during his four years of rookie contract.

So, to reward the player, he gets a 30% salary cap when he signs his second career contract, a 5% increase from his old contract.

Gentlemen, let's discuss. ”

As soon as the presiding officer of the council finished talking about the content of this clause, Patterson immediately felt that something was wrong.

This is specifically for Wayne!

Because now looking at the whole league, Wayne is the only one who meets this condition!

Although Howard and Paul have both made the All-Star team this season, they have only scored once so far, and they are not qualified for the time being.

James and Wade have been named to the All-Star team twice during their rookie contracts, but they extended their contracts last year and are not up to the mark.

This clause, for now, was born for Wayne.

Patterson smiled, you don't really think Alan cares about that money, do you?

What about the 30% top salary, even if it is 35% of the top salary, Alan is willing to give Wayne!

Do you want to do something with this little trick?

There was a lot of discussion among the people, and some people said, shouldn't this kind of proposal appear in the labor negotiations? How do you get up at this kind of meeting? A bit out of place.

Some people say that it is already difficult for the small ball market to keep high-potential rookies, and it is actually such a clause to disgust people, and the small team is still alive?

Walsh is this kind of person, and he thinks about whether he can renew the contract of those three little divine beasts at the same time after this proposal is passed.

Well, it seems that he still has a lot of confidence in his three divine beasts. It's just certain that they'll make two All-Star starts or two All-Star selections.

But at this point, Danny. Angie stood up: "I want everyone to think about it, this is the most meaningful proposal I have heard today."

Think about it, if a team can easily renew two super newcomers at 25% of the maximum salary, that will only account for 50% of the salary space.

Then they can still sign another player with a 30% max salary, and there is plenty of room to sign a role player.

Can you imagine how terrible such a team is?

Three superstars in their prime! It's the year of the fight!

If such a team is born, then everyone can only be a companion! ”

As soon as Angie came out like this, everyone was quiet and continued to listen to him.

"But if you increase the starting salary to 30 percent, you can encourage super rookies, and that's what he deserves.

Second, it can also restrain the existence of this imbalance.

If you sign two super newcomers with a starting salary of 30% and another superstar with a starting salary of 30%, then the salary cap goes to 90%!

As a result, this clause brings super-rookie benefits while also making the league more balanced.

Of course, I'm not mapping any team or anyone here, just talking about what I think. The final vote is still in your hands. ”

With that, Angie sat down, and Cavaliers owner Gilbert gave a standing ovation.

This clause seems to be a reward for rookies, but in fact, to put it bluntly, it is to limit Wayne and Paul, the super rookies!

Not only the Trail Blazers, but also to limit the Pacers, a team that secretly hoards quality rookies.

Come to think of it, if Roy, Ade and Granger all play and only renew their contracts at 25% of the maximum salary, God knows how long the Pacers will dominate the East.

This clause was spearheaded by the letter writers, Gilbert and Angie!

Well, business, there is no one specifically targeted, it's just that everyone wants to make money, and there are champions to win.

If Paul doesn't make the All-NBA team after that, that's good, he's probably not a super rookie, and it doesn't hurt to stay with the Trail Blazers.

But if he remains as strong as he is after that, or even stronger, then the Trail Blazers will re-sign Wayne, Paul and Gasol with a maximum salary and sign a bunch of quality players.

Well, God knows how many times the Trail Blazers will win the championship.

Did the other teams really accompany the prince to study?

Even if you can build a roster to compete with it through trades, it's a very small team.

Most teams have a star in their prime years thankfully, and there are three more.

In this era, no one can imagine such a lineup.

Mousse: Don't think about it, we'll see in 10 years.

You know, Wayne and Paul are still in their formative years!

That's it, they have already won the championship.

If you don't limit it, you will have it later.

If this clause comes out, the Trail Blazers can of course keep three people with the highest salary.

But in this way, the space is completely locked.

If any of the three of them come up with something else, the contract is smashed in their hands, and the transaction can't be traded, there is no room for reinforcement.

Pao'er and Gasuo, but both have a history of injuries.

So, overall, even if this super-rookie clause is introduced, it is still feasible for a team to sign three players at the same time with a maximum salary.

What's more, Alan is also willing to pay luxury tax.

However, the team may lose money and lose troops in this way, with high risk and low returns.

Patterson looked at Angie, he really didn't expect Angie to stand up and say those words.

yes, it's not just about Wayne, it's about Paul's contract extension.

Paul has already made an All-Star start and a All-Star team, and he could trigger that clause.

And, very unfortunately, Wayne, Paul and Gasol are renewing their contracts quite closely.

In this way, the salary cap will not rise too much, and the space will still be locked.

If this clause is introduced, it will be really difficult to operate.

"Danny, what do you mean?"

"Nothing interesting, Steve. I just want everybody to have fun, that's all.

I'm not targeting you, it's all just about being more balanced, that's all.

Oh yes. Although I am not targeting you in this matter, there is one thing I must be honest with you.

Tony. Aaron, it's impossible for us to trade for you! It's not a matter of chips, and it doesn't matter what chips you take.

Because I can't give up an important fight to the main contender on the way to the championship.

Even if it's useless for me to hold Tony, I won't give it to you.

Let's be honest, I didn't consider your trade offer from start to finish.

Sorry, everything is business. ”

With that, Angie turned her head.

At this time, he has no hippie smile, no friendliness just now, only the coldness of a businessman.

A person who dared to say in front of Auerbach when he was a player that Bird should be traded, or a player who dared to think about selling the boss, this is Danny. Angie.

His credo is that for the sake of the team, there is nothing that cannot be sacrificed, and there is no means that cannot be used.

He's the quintessential American businessman and a lot of people hate him, but he can really bring benefits to the team.

Although he is scheming, although he is unmerciful when he stabs the knife, although Angie may be sorry for many people.

But against the Celtics, he really doesn't deserve it!

Danny. Angie, a manager who is calm as a machine, a gambler and devil with green blood flowing through.

But as long as he's there, Celtic fans can always see hope for a revival!

It's not, Ray. Won't Allen's joining let the Celtics get rid of their fish belly status?

He didn't even let go of his own people, and it was impossible for him to become a pioneer.

The Trail Blazers are the champions and will remain favourites next season.

Giving them a quality defensive player at the number two position?

Well, everything in my dreams.

Where is the super squad so easy to assemble.

Patterson felt goosebumps rise on his own, yes, a year of living in harmony with Wayne made him forget that the NBA is a place where you pit me, I pit you, you suck my blood, and I gnaw your bones.

At this point, Donnie. Walsh found Patterson.

The two only got in touch last summer because of the Wayne trade, so they kind of have a common language.

"We can't let this ordinance pass!" Walsh was in a hurry, he was still counting on using his three little divine beasts to make the walker brilliant for more than ten years!

In this way, I can't afford to sign a second contract, and it's brilliant.

"You and I don't count, Donnie, we only have two votes! I'll have to give Alan a call! ”

Everyone on the scene was discussing, calling, and calculating.

Danny. After Angie said that this clause was intended to reward rookies, everyone really paid attention to it.

The moderator of the council also made a phone call to Si Boss, who said: "Give them enough time to think about it, don't rush them." ”

Well, Boss Si had expected this situation for a long time. While the power of this clause may not be immediately apparent, the intent is clear.

He wants Wayne to win, but he doesn't want Wayne to keep winning.

He wants a dynasty team to come out, but he doesn't want just one dynasty team.

There are three things Stern wants – balance, balance, and balance.

Anyway, the choice is in the hands of the general managers of each team, and all Stern can do is make suggestions.

This league, after all, still has to be controlled by the team itself.

"What!?" Paul. After listening to the call, Alan was a little surprised.

Why did I get sanctioned for winning a championship?

There's no way, it's not impossible not to sanction three, four or five champions in the future......

"Do you want to tell Wei, do we agree or disagree? Disagree, as if it is not good for him, but agree......" Patterson was a little embarrassed.

"Don't tell Wei yet, we'll discuss it later." Alan is very calm, after all, he is a person who has seen strong winds and waves.

How do you ask Wayne about this? People can obviously take more, but you go and ask if this thing is passed?

Wayne said pass, admit the money. If you don't say it's passed, if you hide dissatisfaction in your heart, who will the pioneer cry to.

Isn't that embarrassing Wayne?

This is actually a problem faced by the Trailblazers, if you don't pass, people say that you are not sincere to Wayne, and you are not willing to give more than 5% of your salary.

Pass it, and the question of renewing the contract in a few years is difficult to deal with.

It's not human inside and out.

Give Wayne a super-rookie contract, and Alan is fine.

As for how to keep this lineup, we can only think about it afterwards.

Moreover, Wayne is a player who worked hard to get the championship trophy for the Trail Blazers and made the team to glory.

He's finally on vacation now, and Alan doesn't want him to worry about it again.

Four hours later, it was evening, and everyone said they had made a decision.

In the end, the results of the vote were surprising.

With 22 votes in favor and 8 votes in vogue, the Super Rookie clause is officially effective!

"Because now only Wayne is the only one in the league who meets the requirements of this clause, we decided to call the super-rookie clause the Wayne clause, no problem, right?" The presiding officer of the council asked with a smile.

"No problem." The crowd answered.

"Well, the Wayne clause will go into effect when the free agent market opens this year!"

"Smack!"

Final word.

At this time, Wayne, who was still on vacation, received a call from the 04th little brother Happy Beast.

"Wei, haven't you renewed your contract with the team? I have promised the team to renew the contract in advance, with a maximum salary of 85 million for 5 years. Hahahaha, I'll be able to replace you as a man alone in the future! ”

Howard is happy to be able to renew his contract with the highest salary. What does the maximum salary mean? My Xiao Huo is also a top star in the league!

Although the official signing will not be until July, the verbal agreement with the team is basically settled.

"Congratulations, Dwight, you don't have to worry about me." Wayne shook his head, Xiao Huo, Xiao Huo, people can't float.

Do you still care about that top salary?

My sneaker contract is higher than the top salary, little brother.

"By the way, can you come to my training camp this summer?"

Wayne pondered that it was inconvenient for Chairman Yao to recuperate. That...... It's also great to fight Warcraft!

I'm so smashed!

I just don't know if the playful happy beast is willing to participate, and I was worried about this last year, so I didn't invite him.

"Bootcamp? Okay, I'm going to have fun! The top-paid player must give Wei Ge a face, and the scene will support you, hahahahaha! Howard was so happy that he patted his head and agreed.

Wayne smiled, no one knows how to gather wool better than I do.

That same evening, Kevin. Garnett also called Danny. Angie.

Pierce and Ray. Allen moved him, and he said he was willing to join Celtic!

Angie shook her wine glass, imagining everyone's faces when they saw the Wayne clause and Garnett's signing to the Celtics after the free agent market opened.

This summer, it's not pink memories, it's green memories!

This set of combos should be enough for the pioneer to drink a pot.

Hey, what do you hate or not?

It's all business, business.