Across the United States, potential rookie players have received invitations to go to New York for rookie tryouts.

The reason why the new league was able to gather information about potential rookie players in the United States is also thanks to the general manager of the Knicks, Edward Ireland, who is the top basketball promoter in the United States, and his connections in the basketball circle are also among the best, and it is because of his existence that the new league can know which players have potential.

Almost all young people who receive the invitation will choose to go to New York, and some people will not be able to return because they have an accident.

The rookies are aware that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and the head coaches and executives of each team will be on site to watch the tryout, as long as there is a good performance in the three-day trial, the chances of being selected will be greatly increased, and even if they are ultimately defeated, maybe their performance can impress the team and then get a contract.

Young people in the United States are very good at expressing themselves, and it can be imagined that if you look at the grand occasion of those entertainment talent shows in the United States in the future, even if the level is not enough, you are not afraid of being embarrassed.

These young players who were selected to come to New York for a tryout are all top basketball players in their respective schools, this kind of person is originally a popular figure in the school, and his personality must be more extroverted.

Even if it's not for a tryout, it's good to just come to New York for three days, anyway, the new league not only includes tickets, but also food and accommodation, and if you are not selected by the team, it will be regarded as a free trip to New York.

New York is the largest city in the United States, and this megacity has a fatal attraction for young people. In that era when transportation was underdeveloped and information dissemination was underdeveloped, many Americans had never been to New York in their lives, and even many young people regarded going to New York once as a lifelong dream. And the ticket to New York for the trial of the new league carries the dream of many young people to come to New York to see and see.

As a result, the best young basketball players in the United States came to New York and gathered at Madison Square Garden.

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At Madison Square Garden, the first day of rookie tryouts has begun.

The coaches of all the teams in the new league were present, holding small notebooks in their hands, recording the situation of the players one by one.

On the first day, some of the most basic physical tests were conducted, such as measuring height and weight, standing and feeling height, jumping and feeling height, half-court sprint, full-court switchback run, etc.

In the future draft of any sports league, these are the most basic statistics, and they are the information that the team must have, but in the draft of the 40s, it is very good to know a height and weight.

For the coaches of each team, on-site testing is available in the trial camps, and the test data is simply too detailed. Looking at these body side data, the head coach of each team can intuitively understand the physical fitness of the players.

In the first row of the stands, Chen Qiang sat side by side with Boston Celtics owner Walter Brown.

"Chen, you're such a genius! Being able to think of this rookie tryout. With this rookie tryout, the strengths and weaknesses of the players are clear at a glance, and our team no longer has to worry about picking a guy who doesn't live up to the name. Walter Brown began.

"The team pays the selected players, and in that sense, the draft is like going to a department store to buy something, and you always have to let the customer know what you're buying before you pay!" Chen Qiang said with a smile.

'It's an interesting analogy, but it's realistic, and I really can't give him a two-year contract if I don't have a deep understanding of the player I've chosen. Walter Brown replied.

"The NFL draft has been going on for five years, but it's still not a climate, and neither the team nor the players are so enthusiastic about the draft, because before the draft, the NFL league didn't give the team a chance to get to know the players who were drafting. I don't want to make the same mistakes, so in my planning, the player information should be displayed in as much detail as possible in front of the team, and this kind of player information should be equal for each team, and each team should get the same information, so as to reflect the fairness of the whole league. Chen Qiang explained slowly.

"Fairness? Is it also to protect the weak team? Walter Brown paused, then said: "In fact, there is no fairness in this kind of professional sports, some teams spend more money, he can get great players, and he can have excellent records; And those teams that spend less money, they don't have great players, and their record is naturally very bad, even if they produce excellent players, they may not be able to retain them. The big teams offer higher prices, which can easily poach players. ”

Chen Qiang nodded: "I want to avoid this kind of money competition as much as possible, and I plan to introduce the restriction of the salary cap in a few years." ”

"Salary cap?" Walter Brown thought for a moment and asked, "Is it just to set a salary figure that all teams can't pay more than that?" ”

"It's not that simple, my plan is to use the salary cap to limit the signing of free agents. In other words, if the team's salary exceeds the salary cap limit, it is not allowed to sign free agents, which can avoid a team from going to other teams without any scruples, thus forming vicious competition. And I also plan that the players who renew their contracts will not be subject to the salary cap, so that the players who renew their contracts with the original team may be able to get a higher salary, and the team will have an advantage in renewing the players than signing free agents directly, which is equivalent to encouraging the team to develop its own players. Chen Qiang replied.

Walter Brown pondered for a few seconds: "It's a good idea, it makes the team feel that developing young players is a cost-effective thing, and the team will focus on young players." ”

"If the salary cap can be implemented, I also plan to create a luxury tax line, if a team's salary exceeds the amount of this luxury tax line, then the team needs to pay a part of the tax to the league as a punishment for the team's excessive salary." Chen Qiang continued.

"It sounds like it's another plan to limit the rich teams." Walter Brown replied.

"If we want to develop in the league, it's better not to have a monopoly phenomenon, I don't think one team should have more than three consecutive championships, otherwise the other teams will lose the confidence to win the championship and the fans will find it boring. I don't want our league to have that kind of championship that you can throw money at, I want to see more new technologies and new tactics, and see more progress so that our league can grow. ”

Chen Qiang said this, sighed, and continued: "Our new league has only been established for a year, and now there are only nine teams, so there is no way to favor small teams in policy, and I hope those small teams can survive." But in fact, I also know that the sports market in small cities is too small, and if the team stays in a small city all the time, it will encounter bottlenecks when it reaches a certain size. In the future, I hope that all teams will move to bigger cities as much as possible, and in a city of New York's level, it is better to have two teams. ”

"That's right, it's in the interest of the team and it's in the interest of the whole league to go to the big city and play." Walter Brown nodded.

"It's going to be a long-term process, our new league is still very weak, only nine teams, and when we have close to 30 teams in the league, we can knock out the teams in the smaller cities." Chen Qiang's voice changed, and then said: "Okay, let's go back to this draft." Do you have any favourite players? ”

"Of course there is, and there is more than one." Walter Brown replied.

"Are you sure you can pick the players you value?" Chen Qiang asked again.

"Well, to be honest, I'm not sure." Walter Brown shook his head helplessly: "The people who came to the scene today are professionals, and the coaches of other teams are not blind, they will not let go of young players with potential." I don't know the day of the draft, when we at the Celtics start selecting, those good young guys will still be there. ”

"It's also a manifestation of what I call 'fairness.'" Chen Qiang pointed to the young players who were being tested, and then said: "This kind of rookie trial can allow each player to show their own strength, and the team can clearly grasp the specific situation of the player, but on the other hand, the strength of each player is exposed to all teams, so it is impossible to stay with the real strength and potential of the player." There are some great players, even if they are not selected, but I believe there will be teams that are willing to sign them. ”

"Yes, just such a simple rookie tryout, but we can show the best basketball young people in the United States in front of us, at least this year, the best young people in the entire American basketball have been wiped out by us." Walter Brown let out a long sigh.

"Not just this year, but next year, the year after that, and even beyond, we're going to have this kind of draft! In this way, every generation of potential young players will be swept away by us and will enter our league to play. I want a monopoly! I want our new league to have a monopoly on basketball across the United States! Chen Qiang said categorically.

Walter Brown opened his mouth in surprise and sighed softly, "You're really ambitious." ”

Chen Qiang smiled disapprerovingly, and then continued: "The current United States, we are not the only league, there are now three professional basketball leagues in the United States, the ABL league was established as early as 1925, and the NBL league was established much earlier than us. But one thing is certain, the United States only needs one professional basketball league to suffice. We must beat the ABL and NBL leagues and become the only player in MLS basketball! ”

"So you're going to start with young players?" Walter Brown asked.

"Yes, young athletes represent the future of a sport, and if we can monopolize the best young players in the country, we have a monopoly on professional basketball in the country. That's what I did with the purpose of the draft. Chen Qiang said without concealment.

Walter Brown had a shocked look on his face, and it was a long time before he spoke; "I originally thought that you just wanted to make a little money through basketball to ensure the operation of Madison Square Garden, but I didn't expect you to have such a huge plan!"

"Don't underestimate the output value of the sports industry, if this thing is operated properly, it will surpass agriculture and reach the level of automobile manufacturing!" Chen Qiang said with a smile.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect you to be quite joking!" Walter Brown laughed, he obviously didn't think what Chen Qiang said could happen.

Chen Qiang, who comes from the future, knows that in the future of the United States, the output value of the sports industry far exceeds that of agriculture, and although there is a slight gap compared to the automobile manufacturing industry, it is not too much worse.

In the future of the United States, the service sector will account for more than 80% of GDP, agriculture will account for only 0.9% of GDP, and the rest will be industry.

In the service industry, the cultural and entertainment industry accounts for about 31% of the total GDP, of which the sports industry accounts for more than 10% of the cultural and entertainment industry, that is to say, the output value of the sports industry in the United States accounts for more than 3% of GDP, more than three times that of agriculture. The auto manufacturing industry accounts for about 3.5% of U.S. GDP, a little more than the sports industry.

Of course, this is why in the United States, the sports industry can have such a high output value, and in developed countries, the sports industry accounts for 1% to 1.5% of their GDP, and in developing countries, it is even lower. For example, in some poor countries with small populations, there is no such thing as a sports industry at all.

In the future, China's sports industry will barely reach 1% of GDP, which is the lowest level among developed countries. Many people who do not know the truth say that the development of sports in China is slow, and that Chinese sports are lagging behind. However, in terms of the proportion of output value, the development of China's sports industry has been very fast, at least compared with developed countries.

Of course, compared with the United States, China's sports industry is still too far behind, and the two sides are too far behind in terms of magnitude. China's GDP is about 70% of that of the United States, and the sports industry in the United States accounts for 3% of the GDP of the United States, and the Chinese sports industry accounts for 1% of China's, the sports industry in the United States is almost 4.2 times that of China. If China's sports industry wants to surpass the United States, it will be difficult to do so in a short period of time.

It is precisely because the sports market in the United States is large enough that many Americans will confidently believe that losing the Chinese market is not a big deal for the NBA, and the American market alone is large enough.

But on the other hand, even though China's sports market is less than a quarter of that of the United States, China is already the world's second-largest sports market. Japan, which ranks third in the world in terms of GDP, is not only a sports powerhouse, but also a sports powerhouse, but its sports market is less than half the size of China. Countries with lower GDP rankings have a less sports industry than China.

More importantly, China's sports market has only been developing for a few days and is still in a stage of rapid growth, while the sports industry in the United States has long been saturated and lost its growth point after decades of development.

In the case of one side and the other, Chinese sports have the strength to consume with the NBA, and the two sides play and operate slowly, to see who can't hold it first. Of course, the premise is that the Chinese themselves do not kneel first!

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