On December 11, labor and management reached an agreement to end the shutdown, and the start date was set for January 10.

So, the league, the teams and the players have only one month to prepare.

Those players who couldn't bear the loneliness during the shutdown, couldn't stand the lack of money to spend, and went overseas to work to earn money have ended their contracts and returned to the United States.

Like Deron Williams, J.R. Smith, etc., when they signed their contracts, there was a clause that the NBA would return to the United States once the shutdown ended.

The Shanxi team of the CBA even came close to signing Kobe Bryant at one point, allowing Kobe to really experience what it is like to be a teammate CBA!

However, the Basketball Association believes that Kobe's arrival will upset the balance of the league, and Kobe's contract is too unequal, with high salaries and conditions, which is unfair to other players.

As a result, the Basketball Association met to formulate new rules that prohibit CBA teams from signing players with contracts in other leagues.

As a result, Kobe Bryant's way to play in the CBA was blocked, and just as the NBA shutdown ended, Kobe's only chance to come to the CBA was lost.

There are different opinions on how to evaluate this matter, and some people believe that the Basketball Association has the backbone to ensure a fair and just CBA environment.

Some people think that the basketball association has no pattern and has lost an opportunity for commercial speculation to expand the influence of the CBA.

Compared to the CBA's concerns, the NBA is a more thoroughly commercialized league.

Now that the agreement has been negotiated, everyone is ready to prepare, start playing, serve the fans, and pick up customers!

The NBA's 30 teams are back busy after months of idleness.

Contracts that haven't been signed in the summer have to be signed, deals that haven't been made have to be made, and training camps that haven't been opened must be opened as soon as possible.

The number one thing in front of Min Congda is whether to renew the contract of Marc Gasol.

Gasol Jr.'s contract expires this year, and according to his performance last season, Min Congda does not want to sign him.

It was a mistake to trade Kaman to Gasol Jr., although this guy is a little worse than his brother in terms of strength, but he is really compatible with the Clippers.

This season, he has grown into the mainstay of the Clippers' interior offense and defense, and has contributed a lot to the Clippers' Black Eight and all the way to the Western Conference finals.

With such a player, how could Min Congda stay? I'm going to get rid of him.

Just as the shutdown was announced to be over and free agency was opened, the Houston Rockets made an offer to Marc Gasol.

As long as the Clippers don't match, Gasol Jr. will go to the Rockets to play.

Min Congda didn't want to match, but he soon discovered a problem.

That is, if the Clippers don't match Mark Gasol's new contract, the team's salary will almost just hit the salary cap.

This means that the Clippers' salary is far from the luxury tax line, and the Clippers' salary situation is too healthy.

And Min Congda very much hopes that the Clippers' salary will reach the luxury tax line, because in the new collective bargaining agreement reached this year, the luxury tax penalty will be further increased.

According to the new agreement, the first and second years will be levied at a ratio of 1:1, and for every $1 that exceeds the luxury tax line, a tax of $1 will be paid.

From the third year, a tiered model will be introduced, with additional penalties for teams that exceed the luxury tax four times in any five years.

This is mainly done to prevent the big teams from going further and paying the luxury tax without restrictions to cobble together luxury rosters.

In order to protect the competitiveness of small and medium-sized teams, and prevent one from dominating.

The Rockets' offer to Gasol Jr. is a four-year, 55 million max salary contract, and if the Clippers match Gasol Jr.'s contract, they will exceed the tax line this season.

There is no match, and now the Clippers have no salary space to sign any free agents.

Therefore, if you want to pay taxes and waste money, you must sign Gasol Jr., who has Bird's right.

This made Min Congda fall into a tangle.

It's a good thing to let it go, and the team's results get worse.

It's also a good thing to stay and spend more on the team.

Min Congda thought about it again and again, and it was quite interesting to think of little Gasol.

Don't look at this guy as the tallest and strongest guy in the team, brave and fierce on the field.

Off the field, he is very gentle, and is good at socializing, and likes to gossip with his teammates.

Min Congda was able to make up a life experience from a psychiatrist, and he really had to thank little Gasol.

He contributed a lot of rumors and legends to Min Congda's tragic first half of his life.

Aside from this, he has a good relationship with Min Congda on weekdays, and he and Randolph are good partners on and off the field.

To say that just let Gasol Jr. go and let him play in Houston, Min Congda really couldn't bear it.

It's Texas, that hellish place in Houston, it's in tatters, the fans are not enthusiastic at all, and the team is deducted and searched.

Playing there is really torture.

After receiving the offer from the rocket, Min Congda sat in the office and struggled for a long time.

He opened the latest 2K11 game and played it off with the Clippers' lineup and Lakers simulation.

As a result, Gasol Jr. was beaten by his brother Pau Gasol during the game and played poorly.

"Well, forget it, Gasol Jr. isn't a superstar, he's just a Spanish white fat man. The upper limit of the combination between him and Lan Fatzi is also decided, what are you worried about? What's so great about the West Finals, it's all blind if you don't win the championship. ”

"Moreover, players like Gasol Jr. and Randolph don't sell tickets at all, and they don't sell shoes, and the little box office profits they generate are not enough to pay the luxury tax."

Min Congda is trying to convince himself, not out of affection but out of interests, that he wants to keep little Gasol.

Not to mention Gasol Jr., who is as strong as LeBron James, can't help the Cavaliers sell enough tickets to cover the luxury tax spending. m.

From this point of view, Min Congda was right, Gasol Jr. does not sell tickets.

And with his current data and achievements, the maximum salary is indeed higher.

It's just potential players, and contracts are always premium.

Min Congda gritted his teeth, called Olsie, and said: "Olsie, match the contract that the rocket gave to Mark, we will directly give the maximum salary, 57.5 million for 4 years!" ”

Olser listened to Min Congda's decision and reminded: "Smart, if Mark is given a maximum salary, we will have to pay the luxury tax next season. ”

Min Congda thought to himself, if you don't pay the luxury tax, Lao Tzu won't sign it! It's a contract with a maximum salary that is given to pay the luxury tax.

"Just pay it, don't be responsible for losing money, what the hell are you doing?"

In the 2010-2011 season, although the Clippers spent a lot of money, they also made a lot of money.

Under Rosser's operation, he actually managed to break even, and also made a slight profit.

However, the team has a huge amount of expenditure on salary, daily travel, and the "Three Treasures Plan", so it makes little profit.

It doesn't have a $5 million income like in 10 years, and Min Congda is still very satisfied with it.

Olser was just a habitual reminder, and of course he would not refute it, and immediately complied with it.

After settling Gasol Jr.'s contract issue, in Min Congda's opinion, the Clippers uniform team can rest.

None of the other players need to move, none of them need to renew their contracts, and they can take a vacation again.

But Min Congda's work with the Clippers is over, but the work of "raising tigers for trouble" and cultivating opponents has just begun.

Some people died, but not completely......