In the box of the Bulls, General Manager Fuhrman's face instantly turned blue, "Stefanski, this guy, how dare he?" How did they notice Jimmy? ”

The Bulls, who were the 30th pick, were looking for small forwards who could defend James almost the day after they were defeated by the Heat.

Butler from Marquette University is a rookie that both Furman and head coach Thibodeau are fanciing, and he has no reputation, and he will almost certainly be picked by them. But at this most critical and critical time, 76 people inserted a bar and intercepted people.

"This is a robbery, shameless, despicable!" Fuhrman jumped to his feet in anger and his heart ached.

Thibodeau reacted immediately and said to Furman: "Furman, you quickly contact the general manager of the 76ers and ask if you can trade, and secondly, prepare our second choice." ”

Fuhrman looked distressed, but it was a pity that Mingzhu secretly invested.

At the draft, when the Bulls came to the 30th pick, the Bulls unexpectedly selected Chandler Parsons, a small forward from the University of Florida, who was inexplicably selected in the first round, and happiness fell from the sky.

Just like the 76ers selected Butler, the Bulls' selection of Parsons was confusing and incomprehensible. Parsons is thin and not strong against him, although he has an outstanding height of 2.06 meters, his shoulder width is very average, and his arm span is basically the same as his height.

ESPN is very puzzled by such a choice for the Bulls, but in the end it is only a 30-pick pick, no matter how incredible it is, it doesn't have much newsworthiness.

In the box of the 76ers on the other side, Stefanschi received a call from the Bulls' Foreman.

The two old foxes began to verbally negotiate a deal. In the Bulls' lineup, there are naturally also Stefansche's coveted existences, such as Joakim Noah, who has excellent interior defense.

However, Joakim Noah is the Bulls' starting center now, averaging 10+10 per game for two consecutive seasons, and it is an important part of Thibodeau's tactical system, and it is impossible for Fuhrman to trade him out. He was only willing to put the team's center backup Omir Asik on the trade table, and even Ty Gibson was not willing to let go.

In this case, the two of them did not take over substantially for a long time, and in the end they could only fail the transaction.

Tang Wenlong, who is far away in Europe, has a satisfied smile on his face, the team is very serious about his opinion, and he feels very good to be able to select Butler, who he thought was tricky, to the current lineup, and the team will also pursue Marc Gasol and Tyson Chandler in the summer. If either of the two can be brought in, the 76ers will form a qualitative change roster next season.

Tang Wenlong is starting to look forward to the 76ers next season.

But at the moment, there is one big thing to happen across the league, and that is the negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement, a direct dialogue between players and owners.

At 12:01 p.m. on July 1, the old collective bargaining agreement officially expired.

Three hours before that, the players' union and the management representatives did not agree on a new collective bargaining agreement. So at 12:01, the NBA league officially announced. The NBA will go into an unlimited shutdown, ending all activity, including any trades and signings, and players will not have any games to play.

In fact, this is a process of redistribution of benefits, and the bosses are shouting that they have no money to make and are losing money every year. The players shouted that it was hard to play ball, and it was a youth meal, and it was not easy to make some money. The owners want the players to take a big pay cut, and the salary, which accounts for 57 percent of the league's total revenue, should be reduced to 45 percent, and the players are looking for it. Salary is the lifeline, in addition to James, Kobe Bryant and other superstars have a large amount of additional advertising and sponsorship income, the vast majority of players mainly earn the salary of playing, which is why they will never back down.

There is also the issue of player contract security, for example, the bosses want the player's contract period to be shorter, and the guaranteed contract should also be changed, maybe one or two years can be fully guaranteed, but the rest of the salary should be given according to the specific state of the player, otherwise there will not be so many famous garbage contracts, because the player's state can change at any time.

There are a lot of issues like this that need to be renegotiated and resolved, and there is no way to reach an agreement without the two sides agreeing, so the NBA inevitably falls into a shutdown.

This is definitely big news, the NBA shutdown will mean a large number of the NBA's top players without the ball, and no one knows how long the shutdown will last, but what is certain is that it will be a long tug-of-war with pressure from players and owners each.

Whoever fails to withstand the pressure first will lose the initiative in this war.

Tang Wenlong, who was far away in Europe, also looked helpless, "I didn't expect that I had just played for a season, and I would face unemployment again." ”

Fang Chuxia said with a smile: "Are you still a little bit old, do you think about the rookies who have just been selected by the draft, and two days ago expressed their plans to make a big career out, but today they were inexplicably told that they are about to lose their jobs and have no source of income, which is a nightmare." ”

"So, the first thing to stand up to the pressure must be the players, and from the beginning of this matter, the players can only be passive." Tang Wenlong said.

Fang Chuxia nodded, thoughtful, "In China, it is a confrontation between the part-time workers and the bosses, and there is no government or other institutions involved, the bosses have a big business, some bosses are only part of his investment, and the players need to support their families, this is the biggest difference." ”

Tang Wenlong laughed, leaned back on the sofa, and put his hands behind his head, "What you said makes sense, but most players in the NBA can't understand it." However, such a shutdown is also necessary, at least to bring the price between the two sides closer, and finally maintain a reasonable value. ”

"Have you ever wondered what you're doing during that time?"

Tang Wenlong shrugged his shoulders, "I don't care, slowly wait for the day when the NBA will end its shutdown, after all, the league will definitely mediate in the end." ”

"Are you going to go back to China for a training camp in August? This year's Asian Championships seems to be in September. Fang Chuxia asked.

Tang Wenlong nodded, "Yes, there must be a training camp before the Asian Championships." On the one hand, I am familiar with my teammates, and on the other hand, I am also to show my strength.

As soon as Yao Ming was mentioned, the mobile phone in Tang Wenlong's pocket rang, and the pleasant ringtone drifted away, with a slight vibration.

"Hey, I actually said that Yao Ming is Yao Ming's phone." Tang Wenlong was surprised, his eyelids jumped, and he felt as if something big was about to happen.

After connecting, the thick but vicissitudes of the little giant's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Brother, I'm ready to retire" (To be continued.) )