Solving the NBA Lockout

When the regular season ended, the Warriors did not make the Playoffs.

The Lakers successfully advanced to the NBA Finals to face the Miami Heat's Big Three.

In the first two games, the Heat defeated the Lakers cleanly and decisively. However, after switching to their home court, Kobe Bryant displayed his superhuman prowess, delivering two consecutive outstanding performances that forced the series into a pivotal Game 5.

In the pivotal Game 5, the Heat Big Three unleashed their full power, securing the victory.

In Game 6, Kobe didn't have another superhuman performance, but Yao Ming had a breakout game, scoring 35 points and forcing a Game 7.

In a thrilling Game 7, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Miami Heat to lift the O'Brien Cup.

Old Zhan is about to cry. Li Chen has retired. He thought he could win the championship, but he never expected Kobe to step up again.

After winning the championship, Kobe called Li Chen and boasted that even if Li Chen were to face him this season, Kobe would still be able to crush him.

Li Chen said calmly, "Kobe, stop bragging. Just ask your son, and you'll know the Answer."

Kobe's spirits were dealt a devastating blow, he's so angry!

In the 2011 NBA draft, Li Chen successfully selected Klay Thompson.

We've almost got all the five-star warriors, just missing Jokic.

However, Li Chen knew that the Spurs would select Leonard this year.

Li Chen is a man who holds grudges and seeks revenge. When he discovered that the 15th pick was in the hands of the Indiana Pacers instead of the Spurs, he immediately knew why.

Therefore, Li Chen traded Paul George to the Pacers for their 15th pick.

Li Chen's actions are simply a case of hurting others by 1000 while injuring himself by 800.

It's worth noting that Paul George had a good season last year, averaging 11 points per game.

Furthermore, the Pacers wanted to draft Paul George in the 2010 season, but Li Chen beat them to it.

Now that they see Paul George's potential, they certainly won't refuse.

So they rejected the Spurs' demands and opted to trade with the Warriors.

The Pacers' last-minute change of heart infuriated Popovich.

Just as Li Chen was about to return to China, a major event occurred in the NBA.

The NBA has always had two battlefields: one is the overt battle between teams on the court.

Another issue is the covert labor dispute between players and owners.

Whenever the collective bargaining agreement is to be renegotiated, the entire NBA feels a sense of impending doom.

The NBA's collective bargaining agreement expired in 2011, and the owners of the 30 teams have begun discussing the details of a new agreement. However, the news coming out is very unfavorable to the players: the owners are discussing significant pay cuts.

Yes, these bosses are incredibly unscrupulous! Li Chen and Jordan exchanged a glance, but decided against it, finding it uninteresting. After all, they were both relatively inexperienced.

At this point, Dolan asked, "Chen, what do you think of our plan? Will the players agree to this request?"

The reason Dolan asked this question is that Li Chen is, after all, a player.

As for why he didn't ask Jordan, firstly, neither he nor Jordan were close to Li Chen, and secondly, he felt that Li Chen was one of them, that is, a smart person. The reason for saying this is, as mentioned before, that he had worked with Li Chen.

Whoosh! The owners and general managers of the other teams all turned to look at Li Chen, who became the focus of attention at the table.

Li Chen stood up calmly, nodded to the team owners, and said, "Gentlemen, I'm not trying to discourage you, but this plan is impossible to implement."

"Why is it impossible? Li Chen, you're one of our team owners now, not just a player."

Li Chen glanced at the shop owner, then looked away.

"This has nothing to do with whether I was a player before or not. Our demands will not be agreed to this revised labor agreement unless the players' union has lost its mind."

David Stern felt an urge to cry; finally, someone who understood.

"Furthermore, gentlemen, our league is not the Major League Baseball. We can't compare to their foundation. They can afford to wait it out, but we can't. I think everyone here understands better than I do the damage a lockout would do to the league."

Li Chen's words made the team owners fall into deep thought.

After a short pause, he continued, "Right now, after paying our players' salaries, there's hardly any profit left. We've worked hard all season just to..."

Before Clippers owner Donald Sterling could finish speaking, Li Chen interrupted, "Of course, everyone buys teams to make money, not to do charity. After all, donating money to charity can at least earn you a good reputation."

Li Chen's words resonated with all the business owners present.

On the other side, Donald Sterling was initially furious that Li Chen had interrupted him, but then he suddenly realized what he was about to say and became very grateful to Li Chen.

He almost blurted out his private catchphrase in a moment of excitement. And his private catchphrase was, of course, those racist remarks.

He gave Li Chen a deep look; this kid's got guts!

At this point, Jim Buss, representing the Lakers, said, "Player salaries must be reduced, otherwise we won't make any profit at all."

Yes, the Buss Family makes money off the Lakers, and their team has All-Star caliber players like Kobe, Yao Ming, and Artest. If salaries continue to rise year after year, the huge luxury tax will leave them with no profit. The Lakers really can't hold on any longer.

Li Chen thought for a moment and said, "We can use two plans. The first is the plan that everyone here just discussed, and the second plan..."

Li Chen then explained the solution the NBA league would use in later generations.

David Stern's eyes lit up after hearing Li Chen's words. "Chen, your idea of linking it to a salary cap is brilliant!"

Li Chen smiled, inwardly thinking, "This is your idea, of course it's good."

"We can present the first plan first, and then present the second plan when the NBA season is about to start. With such a huge difference in expectations, we won't have to worry about them continuing to make exorbitant demands," Li Chen continued to suggest.

"But this plan..." Little Jerry Buss was somewhat dissatisfied with the plan.

Li Chen smiled slightly and said, "I set up a Village BA in our country. Everyone knows that our country is famous for its cheap labor..."

"Chinese players can play in the NBA?" a team owner scoffed.

Li Chen scoffed, "Why not? In my eight years in the league, I haven't seen a single team stop me from winning a championship."

Upon hearing Li Chen's words, the owners of all 29 teams fell silent.

Li Chen did not ridicule the NBA team owners. He continued to explain, "It's not that Chinese players can't play in the NBA, it's just that China values knowledge more than sports."

With a population of 1.4 billion, do you all really think we can't find a few hundred or even a thousand people who play basketball? Even if we can't find an All-Star level player like Yao Ming,

But I believe the rotation and substitute lineups are still capable. Actually, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that they are cheap and hardworking.

"Diligent? Chen, I disagree with that," an NBA owner added.

He was clearly referring to CBA players.

Li Chen wasn't angry. He smiled faintly and asked in return, "If you make a group of people who have never experienced hardship play basketball, what kind of motivation can they have? This is also the reason why Chinese basketball is lagging behind."

Li Chen's words made the NBA owners fall into deep thought.

"Yes, yes, yes, with more people playing basketball in China, the number of viewers will naturally increase, and the NBA's global promotion will definitely reach a new level, and our broadcasting fees will also increase accordingly," David Stern added excitedly.

In the end, the NBA owners unanimously approved Li Chen's suggestion.

As for selecting domestic players to enter the NBA, they are all observing the situation.

However, Li Chen knew that as long as the Warriors could find decent role players in China, he believed that other team owners would definitely send scouts to China to investigate.

Now it depends on whether ordinary people in China can seize the opportunity. If they can't, there's nothing he can do. He's already done his best.

After this matter came to an end, Li Chen returned to China, while David Stern held a series of talks with the players' union.

Just as Li Chen had guessed, the players' union did not agree to the team owner's request for a pay cut.

At this point, David Stern could only admire Li Chen's wisdom, and so he proceeded with his original plan to argue with the players' union.

By the end of September, David Stern felt it was time to propose a salary cap.

He also said that a pay cut was inevitable, and that this was already the biggest concession the team owners had made.

The players' association saw that the pay cut was still within their acceptable range, so they agreed to the new salary agreement.

After returning to China, Li Chen discovered that Meituan's food delivery business was actually able to rival his "Ele. me"—this was unacceptable!

So Wang Xing went online again, and Li Chen once again improved the treatment of deliverymen, first with the five social insurances and one housing fund, followed by year-end bonuses. After a series of crazy moves, Wang Xing was almost moved to tears.

So Wang Xing wanted to compete with Li Chen in terms of family background, even though Li Chen's father wasn't powerful, he was rich.

In Li Chen's words, "With money, even your dad has to kneel."

Although the Lakers won the championship this season, Yao Ming also suffered an injury.

The loss of Li Chen, Yao Ming's retirement, and the decline of the national team have brought the team to its zenith.

Now, the National Team's leadership can only be carried by Jianlian. Facing the Jordan Team, which has Abbas, a familiar face from the CBA, the game will not be easy.

After the start of the second half, the National Team launched a counterattack. Liu Wei received the ball and launched a three-pointer, which went in cleanly. Yi Jianlian received the pass, and facing Abbas's defense, he turned 360 degrees and scored, tying the game. After this basket, the Chinese team also tied the score.

With this basket, Yi Jianlian scored his 12th point of the game. Wang Zhizhi, the "Speedy Youngster," received a difficult pass and fired a mid-range shot, putting China ahead.

The atmosphere at the scene exploded! Look how excited Zhang Bo is on the sidelines! The ball position was so mismatched that it fell to the right side of both sides, causing the referee to misjudge. Wang Zhizhi made a tough shot against two Jordanian defenders, so decisive! Wang Zhizhi is so steady! Jordan Team's number five player faced the Chinese defense and made a mid-range pull-up jumper, sinking it steadily. The score is currently 38-40.

Sun Yue received a pass from Zhu Fangyu and decisively scored against Abbas's defense. After receiving the ball, Wang Zhizhi missed a back-to-the-basket shot, and Yi Jianlian grabbed the rebound and put the ball into the basket.

Sun Yue fouled White on his White attempt, and White made both free throws. At this point, Ili was substituted in, replacing Sun Yue for a rest. Yi Jianlian received the ball, drove hard into the paint, drew a foul, and scored, converting a three-point play.

It's hard to imagine how tough Yi Jianlian was at his peak. Yi Jianlian calmly made this free throw, while Liu Wei, facing no one to defend him, drove into the paint but missed.

Yi Jianlian grabbed the rebound, leaped high, and scored again.

In the next possession, Liu Wei Yi Jianlian the ball and faked a shot before passing it to Yi Jianlian, who was following up. Yi Jianlian was fouled on his layup attempt and Yi Jianlian both free throws.

The national team's lead had grown to eight points, but Jordan Team managed to score two points through teamwork. Two points, naturally, nine players won the championship, but that was my sacrifice. Now, Wang Zhizhi used his butterfly step to score off the backboard; his experience is truly invaluable.

Abbas scored a three-point play against Jordan Team and made the free throw, fueling Jordan Team's strong counter-attack momentum.

At this crucial moment, Liu Wei stepped up and scored a three-pointer, a game-winning shot.

Liu Wei roared after hitting the three-pointer.

Jordan Team's counter-attack was very fierce, and Abbas scored again, Abbas the score to three points.

At the end of the third quarter, the national team was only leading by three points, and the game would proceed into the decisive fourth quarter.

At the start of the fourth quarter, the National Team began to exert their strength, with Ili receiving the ball at a 45-degree angle and sinking a three-pointer.

Jordan Team responded in kind, hitting a three-pointer from the same 45-degree angle.

At this point, the National Team had narrowed the gap to just one point. Ili missed a three-pointer, but Ding Jinhui made the putback. The team was poised for another attack. This time, Yi Jianlian attacked, and Abbas fouled, committing his fourth foul – his fourth lateral foul.

At this point, the Jordan Team started to panic. Jordan Team player was called for traveling during an attack, and he even explained to the referee that he hadn't traveled.

At this point, Jordan Team was called for a technical foul.

The National Team got a chance to serve, and Yi Jianlian calmly scored, making full use of the opportunity. This opportunity also came from a second successful shot.

At this point, the National Team holds the advantage, and half of the phase of the mission has been completed.

Jordan Team's White's fast break layup was blocked by Sun Yue's super block, so satisfying! It was a crucial block. This time, White couldn't get past Sun Yue, which was the most important point. With 3 points left in the game and 29 seconds remaining, the Chinese team was leading by four points.

Jordan Team started to panic. White scored a brilliant layup and broke through the Chinese defense to attack Jordan Team. Yi Jianlian grabbed the rebound, and the opponent committed a foul in the jump ball.

This is the best performance by Bayi in the championship series; Yi Jianlian one of two free throws.

At this point, the score is 67-64, with the national team leading.

Jordan Team's White made a tough shot against Yi Jianlian's defense; he was really impressive.

The most exciting moment of the game is here! Ili, the "Flying Man" from Paigu, receives the ball, drives into the paint, and leaps high for a tomahawk dunk. This play completely ignites the atmosphere of the fans in the arena. Ili's tomahawk dunk was incredibly well-chosen.

With one and a half minutes remaining in the game, China led by three points, leaving Jordan with little time. White hit a three-pointer from beyond the arc, and Jordan Team miraculously tied the score.

At this moment, the Chinese team called a timeout. What tactics will Deng Huade devise? With 34 seconds left in the game, Jordan Team missed a shot, Yi Jianlian grabbed the rebound but was fouled.

Yi Jianlian went to the free-throw line, but missed his first shot. At that moment, the atmosphere in the arena was suffocating. Was there still a chance for the game?

The second free throw was successful, giving China a one-point lead and Jordan Team a final offensive opportunity.

Jordan Team missed their final shot, and both teams battled for the rebound, which Jordan Team ultimately secured. Jordan's number 10 player missed again, ending the game. The National Team could now head to London.

But the fans were heartbroken. Back in the day, they were world champions! It's so sad that they're struggling so much against Jordan now.