The moment Benson finished speaking, a wave of discussion rose in the conference room.
Clearly, Benson's decision to put Tatum forward again at this moment had caught everyone by surprise.
Although the reasons she gave seemed perfectly valid.
"We've already made one mistake. If we bring Tatum back, doesn't that mean we're making the same mistake all over again?"
Mavericks owner Cuban spoke up.
His words drew a chorus of agreement.
Xiao Hua had returned after stepping down, and the result had been an NBA ending.
Tatum was not Xiao Hua, but he was also a former League President.
If they put him back in charge, would he become the next Xiao Hua?
"There is no similarity between the two. I already mentioned the biggest difference: during Xiao Hua's tenure, ratings kept declining, while during Tatum's half-year in office, League ratings soared."
After Benson finished, everyone else fell silent.
She was still a rookie owner, after all, and had not yet grasped the real concerns of these owners.
"I think Ms. Gayle makes a good point."
The Spurs' new owner, ccx, spoke up at that moment.
"The damage Xiao Hua did to the League was like a slow poison. There's a saying in my country: drinking poison to quench thirst. That's roughly what it means. We can't focus only on immediate gains; we need to look further ahead."
Although ccx was a rookie NBA owner, he had spent more than a decade in the domestic business world and understood these owners' mentality very well.
Profit always came first in a businessman's mind.
Quiet discussion filled the conference room. Clearly, ccx's words had given them something to consider.
"Taking a step back, the Broadcast Contract has already taken effect, so our minimum revenue is guaranteed. To raise the ceiling, we need