"Adam, to be honest, I used to think you were a little shameless, and now it seems that I really underestimated you......" Richard said speechlessly.

"I've learned a lot from you in the past ten years." Xiao Hua laughed, not at all angry at Richard's words.

"Come on, your shamelessness is innate, I'm not as shameless as you."

"It's not a big deal, just wait for a few calls tomorrow." Richard spoke.

He promised Xiao Hua and promised to help Xiao Hua solve the troublesome matter in front of him.

As long as the players' voices are strong, as long as the players threaten the league, then this matter will be easy to do, and if Xiao Hua is "forced" to modify the draft system, then even if the NCAA side is not satisfied, it can't say anything......

You can't let the NBA really go on strike, right?

That way, it may not be long before the NBA starts opening its doors to high school students.

And after Xiao Hua gets the favor of the players, he doesn't have to bear the infamy, and by the way, he can also create some benefits for the league.

……

The first reason why Richard agreed to Xiao Hua so happily is that this matter is really not a difficult matter, it is completely a gesture.

The second reason is that the NBA changed the draft system, which is also beneficial to its two sons, who can enter the league earlier.

In Richard's opinion, it is pure that a high school player can lose himself in the NBA.

An 18-year-old player is a child, isn't it a 19-year-old?

Kobe, Garnett, James, and Xiao Ao are all high school students, and they haven't seen them lose themselves, and they are not in the mix.

There is also opposition to high school players entering the league because they can learn in college......

To be honest, these college players can learn a yarn in college, and they will be looking at how to pick up girls every day, and a hundred players who come out of the NCAA may not be able to find the kind of person who really loves to learn.

In that case, what reason does Richard have to let his two sons go to school, it is better to play in the league early.

Of course, the premise is that the two children are willing to participate directly in the draft, otherwise, Richard will definitely respect their choice.

……

For Libit and Lee Kim to graduate from high school and enter the league, Richard's purpose is definitely not to make money, but to be able to adapt to the rhythm of the league's game a year earlier.

If you enter the league a year early, you can play one year longer than others, which is very beneficial to the evaluation of historical status and the acquisition of various honors.

……

After returning to Los Angeles, Richard called several of the league's big brothers in Lafayette, and then called the retired Iverson and others, asking them to take the lead in urging the league to change its draft system.

The next day, the league began to attack the league's draft system, and Paul, the president of the players' union, stated that the players' union needed a clear attitude from the league, otherwise they would take action.

The players' union has always wanted the NBA to allow high school students to participate in the draft, and they actually talked about it when they negotiated with the NBA before, but it was not what they valued the most, so after meeting their requirements in terms of salary, they didn't dwell on it......

Now that there is such a good opportunity, the players' union naturally does not want to miss it.

Paul, the president of the players' union, said that he was going to take measures, and Wall, the 10-year-old big mouth, saw the whole league lashing out, and he even directly said that he would sue the management committee......

Countless stars are asking the league to change the rules that prohibit high school students from participating in the draft, and in the eyes of the outside world, Xiao Hua must be having a hard time now.

But on the contrary, Xiao Hua's life is not too comfortable, in his office, pouring a glass of good red wine, watching all kinds of news, with a smile on his face.

This is the first major incident he has done since he took office, and he didn't expect it to be so easy.

Now the only thing he needs to do is wait, and when things get out of hand, he will come forward and announce that the league will change the draft system in nearly two years.

In this way, the NCAA side will definitely not be able to find any fault.

……

A week later, seeing that the situation had reached the point where it was out of control, Xiao Hua finally made a move.

Tan Huimin held a press conference on behalf of the alliance management committee, announcing that for a maximum of two years, they will relax the restrictions on high school students participating in the draft.

As soon as this news came out, the players were naturally quite satisfied, and many players rarely praised the league management committee in public......

You must know that praising the Governing Council was so rare in Stern's time, and Richard really didn't remember anyone praising Stern in that era.

In the minds of the players of Stern's era, Stern's name was almost synonymous with tyrant, dictator, great demon and inhumanity.

And now Xiao Hua seems to be more humane, at least he can accept the opinions of the players.

……

Richard didn't care much about Xiao Hua's dirty affairs, and after helping him make the call, he didn't pay much attention to this matter, anyway, Xiao Hua would definitely be able to handle it himself.

If Xiao Hua couldn't handle such a simple matter, then Richard should wonder how Xiao Hua won Stern's trust.

……

In late January, the All-Star roster was released.

The All-Star starting lineup on the Western side is Paul and Kobe Bryant in the backcourt, and the three frontcourt starters are Howard, Granger and Leonard.

Leonard was selected to the starting lineup, which was actually quite unexpected by Richard.

But if you think about it, it's not surprising that Richard has explicitly referred to Leonard as the leader of the Clippers on many occasions.

Now that the Clippers have played the first record in the West, it is quite normal for Leonard, the leader, to be selected as the starter.

And Leonard is still quite young, just a sophomore at the moment, and the city of Los Angeles has always been full of favor for young talents.

As for Thompson, who is now popular in Los Angeles, after playing a crazy performance of 28 points in the first quarter, he played another 21-point game in a single quarter in mid-January, which was quite dazzling.

However, because of the existence of Kobe Bryant and Paul, he will definitely not be able to enter the starting lineup.

However, whether Thompson is in the starting lineup or not is actually no different for Richard.

Among the starting five players in the West, Howard is removed, and the remaining four are all West Lafayette players, and whoever gets the AMVP, Richard can get the ninth part of the supergiant suit.

And because Howard is an interior player, he probably won't be playing for too long, and Richard could have given Thompson more time.

Thompson had the third-highest number of votes in the backcourt, so let him play a little longer, and no one could fault it.

It is equivalent to saying that the main force of the Western All-Star lineup is all Richard's people, as long as they can win the game smoothly, then basically the supergiant suit is fine.

And now the biggest problem is whether the game is won or lost.

Today's league is being messed up like this by Richard, resulting in a bit of an imbalance between stars in the East and West.

There are fewer stars in the West and more stars in the East, Durant who originally belonged to the West is now in the East, and Griffin is also in the East, and both of them are normally the starters of the Western All-Stars.

Judging from the strength of the book, the West is really not as strong as the East at the moment, and Richard is now a little worried that he will lose the game.