On this day, David Stern called a meeting of officials, and he was going to do something.

The Bulls started the game with six consecutive wins, and they played very easily, without encountering any challenges, and now the Bulls are undoubtedly the biggest favorites to win the championship in the new season, and Wang Jun is the hottest star.

Looking at the Western rankings, the Mavericks, Suns, and Spurs have only lost one game and are tied for first place.

The first two teams are also centered on international players, with the Spurs' two key players, Parker, being French, and Ginobili being Argentine.

Domestic stars play well as the core, in addition to the Cavaliers and Lakers, there are also Hornets.

The Hornets rose up with the introduction of Ben Wallace and Stojakovic, but not as well as other teams.

Wade, Anthony and other rising stars are on the team, but they can't hold their heads up.

The harsh reality has stimulated the nerves of Americans again, and David Stern has begun to feel that the alliance has turned sour. After the World Championships, many American fans thought that the American team was not the strongest basketball team in the world.

Calling four right-hand men into the conference room, Stern got straight to the point and told him what he thought.

"With Lewis this season, the Bulls have gotten stronger, they've won easily, and if there's no surprise, they're going to make it to the Finals. However, they have left the Eastern Conference without the necessary competition. In addition, the top teams in the West are also the core of international players, if you want to change this situation, what do you think can be done? ”

Stern is planning to praise local stars and suppress international players, but he doesn't want people to see it.

He single-handedly facilitated a large number of international players to join the NBA and expanded the overseas market. But foreign players dominating the league is not what he wants. After all, the NBA's biggest slice of cake is on home soil.

He believes that American stars can make American fans happy by dominating the league. Within a year or two foreign players dominate the league. American fans may be able to accept it, if it is for a long time. Will they be disappointed with their own people?

Walking on thin ice and taking precautions is the best mentality for those in charge. And when you are a ****, you still want to set up an archway, which is the shortcoming of many superiors, and David Stern is no exception.

The four assistants began to think, and they understood the president's thoughts. For two consecutive seasons, international players have won the regular season MVP, and if this year's international players win the award, it will also be a blow to American basketball.

The embarrassment of coalition officials is that they can only manipulate from behind the scenes, and many things cannot be put on the table.

The Bulls trade was a success, with both the SuperSonics and the Bulls interested. They can't find any reason to interfere, that's the rule of the game.

The Bulls are super role players, and the league can't force Bulls management to trade a few people out in exchange for junk contracts. If you could play like this, the NBA would have broken up a long time ago.

Therefore, the NBA is still relatively fair, at most, occasionally one or two referees play tricks, and they will be noticed by the parties, but it is within the acceptance range of most fans.

Arrange referees against the Bulls? That plan was rejected last season.

Chinese fans are not blind. There are no teams in the East that can compete with the Bulls right now, and blowing the black whistle is as conspicuous as going out in a night suit in broad daylight.

Adam Shaw was the first to speak. "I think there are three ways to start. First, give some preferential treatment to local stars on the whistle; second, the media has stepped up efforts to promote local stars; Third. It can suppress inconsequential teams and prompt them to swing ahead and rebuild. Thus there are some big deals. ”

Stern smiled, "Can you elaborate on the third point?" ”

Xiao Hua lifted his glasses and said with a smile: "The only star who can be compared to Wang Jun in the East is LeBron." But the Cavaliers don't have as much depth as the Bulls, and they wanted to make a big trade this summer. It didn't work out. If you suppress a team that is weak, but has a glimmer of hope of entering the playoffs, and can't make up your mind to rebuild, no one will see it. It may also make them willing to trade, so that they can be better sucked. ”

Mark Tatum, assistant vice president, picked up: "Just ask the scouts and it's easy to find out which player the Cavaliers are interested in getting, and then you can get it. ”

Xiao Hua nodded, very satisfied with the addition made by his partner, and it was his plan for the team that could be traded but hesitated.

He was dressed in snow-white shirts, sitting on the sofa with a warm smile, looking like an old pedant, but in fact he was really a bad belly, black and shrewd.

Everyone else also understood Xiao Hua's thoughts.

The referee stopped giving the whistle, and a player was whistled for a foul as soon as he defended, and his stats slipped. These factors may cause the team's management to release people, and they will not be seen by the fans, even if they are seen by a very small number.

The low-popularity team that is not paid attention to, even if there are die-hard fans who see the problem, not many people believe it.

The league has done this not once or twice, but not for trades, but for the playoffs.

As long as you look at the past data, it is not difficult to find that in the season where the competition for playoff spots is fierce, eighty percent of the teams that break through in the end are teams with high commercial value.

For example, last season's Lakers, if you compare the data in detail and look at the overall number of free throws, you will find that the difference in the number of free throws between the Lakers and the main opponents who hit the playoffs in the second half of the season is very obvious. Not only did Kobe make more free throws, but he also made more free throws overall.

The opponent's overall number of free throws in the first half was normal, and the second half was directly the first to last, not the top three, and the media didn't even mention it. The league is all about making sure the big city teams make the playoffs.

Stern was satisfied with the suggestion, and he took a fancy to Xiao Hua, so he promoted him to the position of vice president, and when he retired, he would be the successor.

"You can make a plan for the specific content and send it to me by email tomorrow."

"Okay."

Clark, who will compete for the position of president in the future, saw that Xiao Hua came out on top, and hurriedly stood up to speak and put forward his own opinions.

It doesn't matter if he says something wrong, if he doesn't say anything, he can't do anything at all, it seems that he is too incompetent.

His suggestion belonged to "the sword went sideways", which stunned everyone.

"I think we can use the Bulls to pick up local stars, and at the same time, the media should let people know that the Bulls are not playing well and that Wang Jun is not the only one, and his teammates are very strong," Clark said. And there is one person who is more suitable to be the core of the team than him. ”

Xiao Hua couldn't help but sneered: "Don't you think that if the media praises Lewis a few more words, fans will think that he is better than Wang Jun, right?" Not to mention the Bulls, other teams have more efficiency than him? ”

The reason why Lewis can get to the Bulls is because he won't grab the boss position, and this person's personality looks like a little brother. Others, including Stern, laughed.

Stern asked, "Clarke, can you explain, who else can the Bulls hold besides Lewis?" Hinrich, Lore Deng, and Chandler are all team players who can defend and cannot threaten Wang Jun's position. ”

Clark was not angry, and said confidently: "Of course not this season, I am thinking about using Wang Jun and the Bulls to pick up a star next season, Greg Oden!" ”

"What?" Xiao Hua was stunned.

Stern rubbed his chin and pondered the possibility of doing so.

It's a complete brainstorm, Clark would dare to think about it. One by one, the others guessed what his plan was.

PS (To be continued.) )