After a brief moment of shock, Walter Brown quickly calmed down.

Walter Brown has been the general manager of Boston Garden for many years, and he is also a shopping mall expert, how can such a person be at ease to work for others for the rest of his life, he also aspires to have his own business, and he also wants to be a boss.

Building a team obviously impressed Walter Brown, which is also a career, and if you can run the team well, it is much better than working for others. What's more, Walter Brown, as the manager of Boston Garden, has a lot of resources at his disposal to keep his team running better.

However, Walter Brown also knows that running a team can cost a lot of money.

Walter Brown couldn't help but frown at the thought of spending money. Many people think that Americans must be very rich because their income is so high, but in fact, many middle-class people in the United States are afraid that they can't even take out $200 in savings.

"Mr. Chen, I personally want to support you, but running a team requires a lot of expenses, and I am more than capable now!" Walter Brown replied.

"Mr. Brown, if there is a problem with the funds, I can make some of the investment." Chen Qiang replied with a smile.

"Mr. Chen, didn't you just say that you want to form a team in New York? Are you still interested in Boston? Walter Brown asked.

Chen Qiang shook his head: "I don't have that much energy to run two teams at the same time, so if Mr. Brown is willing to set up a new team, I can be a shareholder of the team." Of course, I think Mr. Brown can also invite other investors to join, and there is no shortage of wealthy people in Boston who are interested in sports. ”

"Mr. Chen, let me think about it!" Walter Brown spoke, but he didn't immediately nod in agreement.

"Well, Mr. Brown, I'm going to make a trip to Philadelphia next, and I hope I'll get good news from you when I get back to New York." Chen Qiang replied.

……

Chen Qiang is quite willing to take out money to support Walter Brown, and the Boston Celtics are also a giant team in the NBA in the future, so investing in the Celtics is definitely a sure thing.

The next day, Chen Qiang left Boston and headed for Philadelphia.

The reason why Chen Qiang went to Philadelphia was to go to the Warriors.

The future Golden State Warriors, fans will certainly not be unfamiliar, the Warriors were born in Philadelphia, the founder of the team is named Peter Tyrell, he is also a boxing promoter, that is, a big bookmaker of boxing betting, and he is also the owner of the Philadelphia Coliseum, of course, he runs the Philadelphia Coliseum, mainly for boxing betting.

At this time, the Philadelphia Coliseum was similar to Madison Square Garden and Boston Common Coliseum, and the main source of income came from ice hockey, and relying on the ticket money of ice hockey was not enough to maintain the operating expenses of the stadium. The historical Peter Tyrell also established the Philadelphia Warriors precisely because of the loss of face in the Philadelphia Coliseum. However, Peter Tyrell didn't really play basketball, and he later sold the team to Warriors general manager and coach Eddie Gottlieb, who in turn brought the Warriors to the Bay Area, which gradually became what they are now with the Golden State Warriors.

Chen Qiang knew about the history of the Warriors, so he went directly to Philadelphia to find Peter Tyrell, hoping that Peter Tyrell could form a team and join the new basketball league.

Peter Tyrell is different from Walter Brown, who is only the general manager of Boston Garden Stadium, while Peter Tyrell is the owner of the Philadelphia Coliseum, and the owner naturally has a much greater say than the general manager, at least as an owner, Peter Tyrell has the money to build a new team.

After Chen Qiang met Peter Tyrell, he explained his thoughts, and Peter Tyrell was also having a headache about the loss of money at the Philadelphia Coliseum, so he hit it off with Chen Qiang and agreed to form a new team and join the new basketball league.

Peter Tyrell also has experience in running a team, and at that time the ice hockey league had a Philadelphia Rockets team owned by Peter Tyrell, so it was relatively simple for Peter Tyrell to set up a basketball team.

After Chen Qiang returned to New York, Walter Brown of Boston Garden finally replied to Chen Qiang, he was willing to form a new team, and he also needed Chen Qiang to give a certain amount of investment.

……

Edward Ireland is busy building a new team, and as for the name of the new team, Chen Qiang plans to call it the New York Knicks.

If there are no surprises, Walter Brown's team will be called the Boston Celtics, while Peter Tyrell's team will be called the Philadelphia Warriors.

All three teams have one thing in common, and that is that they all have big stadiums! And it is precisely because of the losses of large stadiums that the birth of these three oldest teams in the NBA.

However, it is clear that three teams cannot sustain a basketball league. Chen Qiang will continue to look for other teams.

Chen Qiang's first thought was the Minneapolis Lakers, that is, the future Los Angeles Lakers, the Lakers had not yet been established at this time, but Minnesota was a little far away from New York, and with the level of transportation at that time, it was too inconvenient to go back and forth to the game, so Chen Qiang could only temporarily give up the Lakers. If the new league is to expand in the future, then consider the Lakers to join.

Then Chen Qiang thought of two other teams, namely the Pistons in Fort Wayne and the Royals in Rochester. These two teams are the predecessors of the Detroit Pistons and the Sacramento Kings, respectively.

Of course, Chen Qiang doesn't want the league he formed to be like ABL, with flowing battalions and flowing soldiers, and teams disbanded in three days. If there is too much turnover in the team, it is not conducive to the operation of the sports league. Therefore, Chen Qiang prioritizes finding future NBA teams to join the new league. For example, the Celtics, Warriors, Pistons, and Kings will also stay in the NBA in the future, and such teams will definitely not be disbanded halfway, and if such a team joins, the stability of the new league will be much higher.

So Chen Qiang took the lead in Rochester in the north and invited the royal team, the future Sacramento king, to join the new league.

As early as the twenties, the Rochester royal family was formed, but for the past ten years, the Rochester royal family was only an amateur team, the main sponsor of the team was a local winery, and the team's players and management, that is, part-time.

The current manager and coach of the team is a Lester Harris man, who was a player for the Roster royal family as a young man and also captained the team, and after retiring from football, he became involved in the management of the team and eventually became the top decision-maker in the team's management.

Historically, Lester Harris spent $25,000 to qualify for the NBL league in 1945, making the team a professional team, and in 1948, he led the team to the BAA league, and then the BAA and NBL merged to form the NBA, and the Rochester Royals have remained in the NBA.

It's fair to say that without Lester Harris, the Rochester Royals wouldn't have been a professional team, and there would be no future Sacramento Kings.

In 1942, the Rochester Royals were still an amateur team.

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Mr. Chen met Lester Harris in a somewhat shabby office.

"Mr. Harris, I'm going to start a new basketball league, and I want the Royals to join my new league." Chen Qiang said.

"Mr. Chen, is the league you are talking about a professional basketball league?" Lester Harris asked.

"Of course, it's a professional league. Our goal is to become the fourth-largest sports league in the United States, just like baseball, football, and ice hockey. Chen Qiang replied.

There was a flash of excitement in Lester Harris's eyes, and he had always dreamed of making the team a professional team.

However, Lester Harris's expression quickly dimmed, because he knew that becoming a professional team would require a lot of money.

The Rothchet Royals are an amateur team with players ranging from high school students, college students, and working adults to work, all of whom have their own jobs and only come to practice and play in their spare time. Without the sponsorship of the brewery, the team may not be able to sustain itself.

If you want to be a professional team, you have to pay the players, the coaches and management of the team also need to pay salaries, you have to rent a special training space, and you have to go out to play at a cost. The Rothchet Royals don't have that much money to toss.

Chen Qiang had been observing Lester Harris's expression, and when he saw Lester Harris's spirits perked up, and then he fell into decay, he guessed that Lester Harris was worried about money.

Before coming, Chen Qiang had already inquired about the situation of the Rothchet royal team, he didn't expect that the future Sacramento Kings would be a poor team now, but thinking about the future Sacramento Kings, it seems that they are not rich, and they almost left Sacramento for a new stadium.

So Chen Qiang was already planning to invest in the Rothchet royal team, so Chen Qiang said: "Mr. Harris, if you are worried about the financial problem, I can give you some investment." ”

"Really?" Lester Harriston was excited again.

At this moment, Lester Harris realized that Chen Qiang in front of him may be a big financier, and since he is a financier, he must be offered like a father.

In an instant, Lester Harris turned into a licking dog.

……

Chen Qiang intends to invest in the Rothchet royal team, but does not intend to interfere in the management of the team.

Lester Harris has been in the Rothchet Royal Team from an ordinary player, to captain, to assistant coach, head coach, and team manager, which is enough to see his love for the team.

And Lester Harris's ability to manage the team is also very good, the Rochester Royal team has historically grown from an amateur team, from Rochester to Cincinnati, until 1966, the aging Lester Harris could no longer manage the team, so the team was sold to the Jacobs brothers.

After the Rochester Royals were finished, Chen Qiang's new league already had four teams, and three of them had Chen Qiang's shares. The key is that these three teams are all future NBA teams, so Chen Qiang's investment is a sure win.

Chen's next target is the Fort Wayne Pistons.

Founded in 1939 as an amateur team, the Pistons joined the NBL in 1941 and officially became a professional team. The historical Pistons won the NBL championship in 1944 and 1945 and can be said to be a strong team in professional basketball at the time.

The owner of the Pistons is named Fred Zorner, a giant in the American automotive industry, and his company mainly produces engines for cars, trucks, and locomotives. It is said that at the beginning of the fifties, when other teams were still playing by train, Fred Zorna had already used his own private jet to send his players to the games. It is precisely because of such a money owner who is willing to spend money that the Pistons at that time can have a very good record.

Since the Pistons have joined the NBL league, Chen Qiang went to the Pistons, which is equivalent to digging a corner of the NBL league, and the owner of the Pistons, Fred Zorner, is one of the richest people in the United States, with more assets than Chen Qiang, so it is impossible for Chen Qiang to spend money to buy Fred Zorner.

Chen Qiang and Fred Zorna met at an upscale restaurant.

Both of them dressed in formal attire, ordered expensive foie gras, truffles and caviar, opened bottles of fine red wine, and chatted about some ups and downs like two nobles.

It wasn't until the last hot drink came that the two of them started talking.

Chen Qiang sent an invitation to Fred Zorner, Fred Zorna thought about it for a long time, and then refused very gentlemanly: "Mr. Chen, you know, my team just joined the NBL league last year, the NBL league was established in 1937, and they have been operating successfully for five years. ”

Chen Qiang had already guessed that Fred Zorner would refuse, after all, he had just joined the NBL a year ago, and now he was asked to change his court, and it was still an illusory new league, so it was normal not to agree.

However, Chen Qiang had already thought of his rhetoric, and he said with a smile: "Mr. Zorner, I understand your concerns very well, but don't you think that the NBL game is very unclassy?" ”

"Mr. Chen, I don't quite understand what you mean." Fred Zorner replied.

Chen Qiang picked up the hot drink in his hand and took a sip before he spoke: "I have watched some NBL league games, and they hold games in small venues, such as school gymnasiums, community courts, etc., and I heard that some games are even held in dance halls. ”

"That's true." Fred Zorna nodded in acknowledgement.

"That's why I said that NBL league games are very unclassy, how many spectators can be held in such a small venue? 500 people? Or 1000 people? Chen Qiang pursed his lips mockingly, and then said: "But my new league is different, my games here are all held in the largest and most luxurious stadiums. For example, Madison Square Garden in New York, Boston Garden Stadium, Philadelphia Stadium, ...... These venues can easily accommodate more than 10,000 spectators! Just imagine, when the game is exciting, more than 10,000 people all stand up, cheer for the players, and shout for the players, what kind of scene is that? That's the real game of basketball! ”

Listening to Chen Qiang's words, Fred Zorna was suddenly a little moved.

Fred Zorna is different from other team owners, he is a local tyrant who is not bad for money, this kind of local tyrant plays sports, and the quality of the results may not be the most important, but there must be a hand!

This is like a large group of Evergrande to play football, will definitely not play the low-level league, if you want to play the Super League, if the dignified Evergrande Group goes to play what in the first and second divisions, then there is no card!

Fred Zorna is like that, for him, the cost of running the team is a drizzle, he simply doesn't care. But if the team doesn't have a hand, that's absolutely unacceptable.

This is also Chen Qiang's entry point, such as Fred Zorner, a local tyrant who plays sports, and what he plays is the card. Imagine that people used planes to transport players to play games in the early fifties, and this kind of person must be focused on pomp and circumstance. How can those small venues in the NBL meet Fred Zorner's demand for cards! Fred Zorner also really didn't have a choice, so he had to stay in the NBL.

Nowadays, there are big stadiums, such as Madison Square Garden, Boston Garden, and Philadelphia Coliseum, which are among the largest stadiums in the United States.

On the other hand, if other teams go to the stadium to play and enjoy the cheers of more than 10,000 spectators, while their own team can only go to the school gymnasium to play, this face will not be hangable!

Fred Zorna hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Mr. Chen, if what you say can come true, my team can join your league."

Chen Qiang smiled and raised his glass: "Mr. Zorner, please rest assured, Madison Square Garden is my property, and I have already negotiated with Walter Brown, the manager of Boston Garden, and Peter Tyrell, the owner of the Philadelphia Coliseum, that they will form a new team and become one of us!" We're going to have the most luxurious, pompous stadium in the United States! ”

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