After negotiating the conditions with Stern, Min Congda opened the car door and walked into the snowstorm in New York.

The East Coast megacity is now a barren white in the raging snow.

There was a vast white space all around, snowflakes gradually covered everything, and Min Congda's figure gradually disappeared into the boundless white.

Stern sat in the car, watching Min Congda suddenly appear and disappear, and everything felt like a dream.

He remembered the draft in the summer of 2009, when the Los Angeles Clippers were slow to pick up the first pick in the first round, and news came that the Clippers had a new general manager, and then he didn't pick Griffin, but took Curry.

Since then, the NBA has entered a new era, and everything is moving in a completely new, unknown direction.

And it all started with Smart's sudden arrival, just as he suddenly appeared in the snowstorm.

"Then this kid, when will he disappear?" The thought popped into Stern's head.

The partition of the Mercedes was slowly lowered, and Linda Tosi asked, "Mr. President, let's go..."

Stern waved his hand and said, "No need to go, it's already been negotiated, we... Let's go straight to the venue at 3 o'clock. ”

Linda nodded, motioning for the driver to prepare to change lanes.

Looking at Stern staring out the window, Linda, who had been his secretary for 25 years, knew that Stern must have something on his mind.

After more than 20 years of cooperation, Linda is no longer just a subordinate of Stern, the two are like friends, and they have a lot to say.

"David, what's wrong? Why did Smart appear out of nowhere? Who acquired WSC? ”

"Smart bought WSC, so we don't have to talk about it, the cooperation with the league is already a certainty."

"Smart acquired WSC? He... This guy's hands are fast enough. David, he still has the Clippers, is there a lot of things that are beyond what a team can do? No team or manager has ever had such an impact on the league in the past. ”

'It's a definite thing that the team is getting louder and louder, Adam is not the kind of person who is in control, he is good at being friends with everyone. He's smarter than Smart, but... But he is no match for Smart. ”

"Not Smart's opponent? Could Smart still be a second red head? ”

Ever since Stern defeated the Celtics and Auerbach forces in the '80s and '90s, the NBA has been largely under the absolute control of the league office.

Although each team is the majority shareholder, none of the 30 teams is the absolute leader, on the contrary, the league office as a worker can use rules and power tricks to achieve absolute control of the league, and Stern's dictatorship in some aspects has always been criticized.

Of course, in addition to the dictatorial side, Stern also has a very open and tolerant side, which is also an important reason why the NBA can be internationalized.

In contrast, Adam Silva basically does not have Stern's iron-blooded qualities, he is more like a courtesan, good at good relations with all parties, good at compromise, good at making peace.

For the NBA, a league that has matured, a president like Silva is necessary, because the pie has grown bigger in 30 years, and when it comes to sharing the pie, this kind of leader who can reconcile everyone's interests is often expected.

"Smart won't be the second redhead, the NBA won't have a second redhead." Stern responds to Linda Tossi and tells her not to worry about it.

Although Linda is considered a confidant of Stern, and many NBA secrets Linda Tosi knows about and even participates in it personally, Stern has not revealed the idea of making Min Congda a candidate for president of the league in the future, including Linda Tosi.

After all, after establishing a successor, he immediately set out to train the next successor, which made people feel too controlling.

And by the time Min Congda can compete for NBA president, Stern is probably already in the ground, and he can't see it at all, so why the hell is he still doing that?

It can only be said that Stern is indeed very controlling, and at the same time, he is also very far-sighted and sees the problem quite long-term.

In addition to the threat of "opening another door" on him, there is another reason why Stern knows that Min Congda is a completely different leader from Silva.

Silva belongs to the king of the shoucheng, let him continue to make the NBA cake bigger on the current basis, and divide the cake, he has no problem.

But once the NBA falls into a crisis in the future, just like in the late 70s and early 80s, Silva will most likely not have the ability to turn the tide.

This crisis may come in 10 years, 20 years, or even 30 years, with the introduction of sports entertainment, betting, and changes in the social situation, this day will eventually come.

At that time, if there is a person like Stern who can stand up and turn the tide and bring the NBA out of the crisis, then this person will definitely not be Silva, and it is likely that it will not be any young employee in the current league, but Min Congda.

This is what Stern likes most about Min Congda, he has a temperament that is born after death, a kind of courage that employees who have grown up normally under the current rules do not have.

Let Min Congda leave the Clippers and work in the NBA league, which can not only restrain his bravery, but also not hurt the league.

When history enters the cycle one day, the seed left by Stern may be able to play a role in resurrecting the dead.

It can be said that David Stern, the old Jewish fox, has taken everything he can and should think about to the extreme.

At the beginning, he established Silva to succeed him, and he went very steadily step by step, and finally Silva became president It seems that the election of the will of the people, but in fact it is the king.

It's just that he is old and no longer the president, and Silva must have his own ideas for his successor in the future.

If Min Congda enters the alliance office, what kind of consequences will it have, he can only resign himself to fate.

It's like this sudden heavy snow in the sky, no matter how well you arrange many things, in the end, it is up to people to make things happen.

On the other hand, Min Congda and Stern finished their talks, and immediately after the blizzard stopped, they took the nearest flight back to Los Angeles.

Christopher's case is his recent heart problem, so that Min Congda can devote his energy to solving the team's problems.

Compared with last season, Min Congda can clearly feel that after three consecutive championships, there is an air of slackness in the Clippers.

The players are still playing very hard, and the professionalism of Curry, Harden, and Leonard is not questionable.

But they are all human after all, and as long as they are human beings, after a long climb, there will definitely be slackness.

In particular, they have climbed to the highest peak of modern basketball and won three consecutive championships, but no one knows what kind of scenery will be after the three consecutive championships.

After winning two consecutive championships last year, no need for Min Congda to say, everyone knows that the next goal is three consecutive championships, and three consecutive championships are the standard configuration of the dynasty.

But what about after three consecutive championships? Four in a row? Is there any essential difference between a quadruple and a triple? There hasn't been a team in NBA history that has won four consecutive championships.

There are only three consecutive championships in the league, eight consecutive championships like the Celtics, but eight consecutive championships are too old after all, and there were only seven or eight teams in the NBA at that time, and the level is not the same as it is now.

It's like a person practicing martial arts, practicing to the ninth layer of XX divine skills, and has already beaten the invincible opponents all over the world and become the first in the world, so what about the back?

Is it possible to practice to the tenth level? But there is obviously no tenth layer on the martial arts cheats, how can I practice.

Michael Jordan actually faced the same problem at the beginning, three consecutive championships exhausted everything, and he chose to retire.

After two years of hibernation, he returned to the NBA to continue to win a triple championship, creating a great cause of two triple championships.

is as strong as Jordan, and many people also believe that if he does not retire for the first time, there is a high probability that he will not be able to win four consecutive championships.

After all, the three consecutive victories over the Suns have consumed everything for Jordan, and the Bulls are also facing the first time to fall apart.

Jordan's retirement actually adds to his legend and divinity, and if he had been eliminated in the East in 1994 with a full appearance, or lost to the Rockets and Olajuwon in the Finals, he would have left a stain on his idol.

And now, the Clippers do not have the problem of retirement, the main players are all in the year of playing, Curry and Harden are beginning to enter their prime.

But the Clippers have no fewer problems than the Bulls and Lakers, which are three-time champions.

In addition to injuries, accidents, etc., the Clippers, as a dynasty team, began to be greatly targeted by opponents.

All teams have begun to study the Clippers' tactical system, whether it is a pass or an infinite dislocation, as long as it is a tactic, there is a way to crack it.

For example, although the Clippers' infinite dislocation is powerful, it can give full play to the player's ability to eat one-on-one to the extreme, and it is almost impossible to defend.

But what if I field five players who are all very good at defending one-on-one?

For example, the Warriors, in the first game between the two sides, Steve Kerr used the super five lineup of Lillard, Green, James, Durant, and Thompson in the game.

In the case of the Clippers' interior injury, the retired old fat and fat, this super small lineup is perfectly aimed at the Clippers' infinite misalignment, no matter how you misplace, I can prevent you in every position, it can be said that Kerr responded to the Clippers' simple and rough tactical system in the most simple and crude way.

Although other teams do not have such a configuration as the Warriors, everyone has begun to consciously hoard multi-purpose No. 3 players, further blurring the positions of players on the court to cope with the indiscriminate firepower of the Clippers.

And every opponent will give it their all, taking pride in pulling the Clippers off the horse.

At this time, a coach like Tyronn Lue seems to be a little inadequate.

There were two games in which the Clippers fought to the end, and as a result, Tyronn Lue did not plan his tactics properly, which led to the team losing.

In this case, Tyronn Lue also had to complain, "I haven't fought such a poor battle."

At this time, it is often the moment when the general manager comes into play, either to make a trade, or to change the manager, or to make some changes.

But Min Congda, who has always had his own ideas, did not toss desperately once he feels that something is wrong like ordinary general managers.

To be honest, Min Congda's success in the past few years, he has long summed up the reason, which is not tossing.

His various operations are actually reverse toss, and the core structure of the team has never been affected.

Many super teams are actually tossed to death, and they always want to break the game when they are faced with problems, but in the end, they don't break the game, and they break it first.

The first thing Min Congda did was to come to New York, find Stern, and solve Christopher's matter, hoping to have an explanation as soon as possible.

Don't let the shadow of the murder hang over the team and give the players a bad influence.

The second thing, after discussing with Sheri Sterling, Min Congda decided to give the Clippers a salary increase.

After winning three consecutive championships, the Clippers' revenue swelled again, and various business cooperation could not be completed at all.

Sheri Sterling is not particularly interested in asset enhancement, and she is happy to share the increased income with her employees.

Because Shelly Sterling's ultimate goal is to have her name engraved on the façade of the Huawei Center, four consecutive championships is undoubtedly a great achievement.

The purpose of raising wages for employees is also to stabilize the morale of the military, so that the staff can concentrate on their daily work and not be disturbed by the outside world.

The third thing is that Min Congda began to organize the forces of the "information and intelligence department", and with NBA-Batman, he began to counterattack the major media in public opinion.

Min Congda took out a large amount of money, bought off some media writers, and began to write a lot of articles on social media and forums, touting the Golden State Warriors, James and Kevin Durant.

Min Congda is well aware of people's psychology, and he knows that if he keeps attacking James, Durant and the Warriors at this time, it will have the opposite effect.

Because the Warriors want to beat the Clippers and get revenge on the Clippers from top to bottom, the more they provoke them, the more united they will be, and the more they want to win the championship.

The Warriors have not tasted defeat so far since the start of the season, and the energy they have shown is truly amazing.

So, what "King of the Golden State", "Oakland Reaper", "Bay Area Tsunami" and other titles began to appear in large numbers on Internet forums.

These contents are not just random boasts, but reasoned and evidence-based analysis, saying how strong the Warriors are, and this year's championship is none other than the Warriors.

NBA-Batman, as a senior "ship black", also published an article, in-depth analysis of the lineup of the Warriors and Clippers, and believes that the situation of the Clippers this year, the possibility of beating the Warriors is infinitely close to 0.

After a set of combos, Min Congda quickly created a scenario of the Clippers' "internal and external troubles", but in fact, there are indeed external troubles and internal troubles, but the team is still quite united internally, and even under external pressure, the players gradually become more united.

Entering December, Min Congda asked Randolph, Anthony Davis, including Curry and other injured players to rest well and make a full recovery.

At the same time, he activated PJ Tucker, Bazemore and other more marginal but actually good players, increased their playing time, changed their tactical characteristics, and made the Clippers' regular season more unpredictable.

In fact, Min Congda is spending time secretly saving up big moves, reintegrating the player resources at hand, planning and training new tactical strategies for the current Warriors team, and starting to prepare for the playoffs early.

For the regular season, Min Congda's requirements are simple, just get into the top half, and as for home-court advantage, it doesn't matter to the Clippers at all.

They have always been better away from home than at home.

However, when it came to tapping the team's potential, Min Congda also encountered a little trouble.

It's this year's 30th pick rookie Fat Jokic, this guy is really a bit lazy, although he really has talent.

Min Congda thought to himself, if only you had come to the Clippers two years earlier, and if you were the core at that time, maybe the team would really be rotten.

Born at the wrong time, it was really born at the wrong time.

But with the Clippers getting old and Anthony Davis getting injured, developing Jokic is a necessary step.

However, if this step is taken well, it will definitely be a life-sustaining operation for the Clippers dynasty, and a young successor is already in the formation.

In this respect, Min Congda, like Stern, is a long-term person.

(End of chapter)