After a long silence, Davidson frowned and spoke to old Jackman.

"Mr. Jackman, Battle's situation has never occurred in the league before, why don't you ask President Stern to raise this situation and let the league come forward to change the rules" Davidson thought for a long time, and finally came up with a more reliable suggestion.

Battle signed a two-year contract as a second-round pick, but ended up playing at superstar level, which has never been seen in NBA history.

A second-round pick, a contract of less than two years, and a superstar-caliber performance in the first two years of his rookie show up all three of these conditions have never been ......

In this particular situation, Davidson felt that the league side needed to change some rules to allow the Kings to keep Battle.

After all, the player he chose with great difficulty was taken away in just two years, which is too unfair to the king.

Old Jackman nodded, and now they could only follow Davidson's advice and negotiate with the league.

If the Alliance were willing to change the rules, their king's problem would be solved.

But if the Coalition vetoes their proposal, the king will be in pain......

……

When he returned to his lodgings, Davidson went to his father and told him about it.

Dad also frowned after hearing this, and he didn't think much about it.

The main thing is that the situation is too special.

"That's the problem, with what I know about Stern, the king can't do this!" Daddy said with a bitter face.

"Well, why can't you do it?" Davidson asked curiously.

"You're still underestimating the commercial value of Battle, and the league hasn't had this kind of cross-generational player for many years."

"Grant Hill is good, but I'm not really optimistic about his development."

"Even if Stern is optimistic about Hill, he will definitely not be able to put all his eggs in Hill's basket."

"Battle will at least become a role like the league's signature rival in the future, and the Kings are just a team with little presence, a small market, and the owner has no financial resources."

"If I were Stern, in order to maximize Battle's potential, I would definitely not let him stay in a team like the Kings, just now that the Knicks, Lakers and even Green Kai are gradually entering a low period, you should know what I mean," Daddy analyzed with a straight face.

Davidson was stunned, he knew that his father's analysis was not wrong at all.

If he were Stern, he would definitely sacrifice the Kings for the sake of the overall interests of the league......

If Battle were on a team like the Lakers or the Knicks, he would have to create much more value than the Kings anyway.

It just so happens that the teams in the league's big ball market now, except for the Bulls, who have risen again, several other teams are now in a low period.

These teams are in dire need of a bright new star to boost the market.

The more Davidson thought about it, the more painful it became, and if he were Stern, for the sake of the overall interests of the alliance, he would definitely not want to let Battle stay in the Kings.

In this way, there is at least an eighty percent chance that Jackman Sr. will not work if he goes to the league to propose a change to the rules.

Sure enough, Davidson got the latest news from Petrie that day, and the league rejected Jackman Sr. quite decisively, and Stern personally replied to Old Jackman.

Mr. Stern replied that he would not be able to bring the proposal to the table, at least until the next wage negotiation.

It's basically telling old Jackman bluntly that it's an egg fart - no way.

Because the last wage negotiation was in '94, and the season in which this wage negotiation was carried out was this '95-'96 season......

Wait until the next salary negotiation, and the ghost knows how long it will take!

Davidson was very uncomfortable, and this matter was a bit serious.

As Daddy predicted, Stern really didn't plan to become the king of the country.

If Stern did something wrong, it certainly wasn't, his starting point was originally to go for the overall interests of the alliance.

Battle can help the league make more money, why should he be in the Kings......

The best example is Richmond, if Richmond plays for the Lakers, you see if he can get an endorsement contract, then the endorsement contract is estimated to be soft.

Jerseys and other merchandise are definitely going to sell very well.

So it's actually not wrong to say that Stern's approach is just a different way of looking at things.

Just when Davidson had a great headache, Pete found Davidson in a strange way.

The New York Knicks contacted Petrie and privately inquired about the possibility of trading Ewing for Battle......

Davidson was dumbfounded, is the Knicks crazy!

He even wants to trade his team's totemic players for Battle!

"It was Nelson Sr. who called, Wilson, what do you think of this deal," Petrie asked.

Davidson was a little speechless, what else could he think, he definitely couldn't trade......

Although the current Ewing is not old, his overall combat power is definitely not as good as Battle, how can he agree to this deal.

"Wilson, I've heard that Nelson Sr. has contacted not only our king, but also the Magic, and he's going to trade Ewing for Shaq." Petrie leaned into Davidson's ear and whispered.

This news surprised Davidson even more, and it seems that Nelson Sr. has really made up his mind to sell Ewing.

Doesn't he want to think about what will happen if he does this?

He has only joined the Knicks for half a season, and as soon as he comes up, he is going to sell players like Knicks totems, and it is strange that people can tolerate him.

Of course, if the deal can be made, the Knicks will definitely make ......

Whether Ewing trades O'Neal or Ewing trades Battle, the Knicks will definitely not lose.

O'Neal and Battle are arguably the strongest rookie interior players in the league today.

"Petri, you're not going to agree to someone's deal," Davidson said as the corners of his mouth twitched, speechless.

Petri hurriedly waved his hand, "That's not true, but do you think we should think about it, after all, it's hard for us to stay in Battle......"

"Ewing is a very strong instant force, and can also play the power forward position, although the offensive end is not as good as Battle, but the defense and rebounding are a lot better than Battle."

After listening to Petri's words, Davidson was a little speechless.

From Petri's point of view, they were really capable of making a deal.

The Magic side is actually probably thinking similarly, O'Neal's contract is about to expire, and if he wants to keep O'Neal at that time, it will definitely be an astronomical contract, and it is better to cheapen Ewing.

Everyone knows that O'Neill is better than Battle, but if he really can't stay, what's the use of being good.