Before Min Chongda came along, Cuban had always been the number one thorn in NBA management staff.
He yelled at the referees on the sidelines, made critical remarks off the court, and frequently wrote emails to the league office to complain.
The league doesn't fine Cuban twice every season, which is a disservice to him for investing so much enthusiasm.
However, compared with Min Congda, Cuban is much more civilized. At least he has always been a gentleman who talks but does not do anything.
Unlike Min Congda, who is served in a bucket of popcorn whenever he disagrees, the league has introduced a "Smart Rule" that prohibits him from eating popcorn in a bucket on the sidelines.
If he wants to eat, he can eat it from paper bags. He is not allowed to drink bottled drinks such as Coke. He drinks from paper cups.
Cuban has always been interested in such a guy who stole his "limelight".
At this meeting, Cuban did not want a shutdown. He does not rely on the NBA to make money. This is a game he likes.
The website Cuban created in 1999 was acquired by Yahoo for $5.9 billion, achieving financial freedom.
In 1999, US$5.9 billion could be used to buy European football giants, let alone the NBA.
Coupled with so many years of investment and management, although Cuban is not the richest owner in the league, he is definitely an owner who is not short of money and does not rely on the team to make money.
After winning the championship in 2011, Cuban's career as a basketball boss reached a satisfactory level. He felt that when this game was just fun, you wouldn't let me play it?
He was originally firmly opposed to the shutdown, but after hearing Min Congda's speech, he fell silent and did not stand up to express his opposition again.
After the meeting, he invited Min Congda to his villa. After a few phone calls, a sexy party started by the swimming pool.
In the United States, a big capitalist like Cuban has one foot into the real ruling class, and many people surround him and serve him.
Min Congda has been through many battles, but he still doesn't see such scenes very often, and he feels that capitalism has merits.
And Cuban has a very good aesthetic, not as wild as ordinary Texans, who like those heavy squatting cannons.
The last time I came to Dallas to visit their most famous nightclub, Min Congda looked around and felt that he couldn't beat anyone and didn't want to beat anyone.
It only took a few calls from Cuban, but the people he found were all blond and slim Western girls without too many artificial traces.
Since being "terrorized" by Harden's mother at the club at the beginning of last year's season, Min Congda has not competed in martial arts for a long time.
Naturally, his skills were unfamiliar, and Min Congda actually felt a little embarrassed when he saw these female heroes smiling at him frequently.
Cuban was lying on the bench by the pool. The night temperature in Dallas in June was just right and very comfortable.
He said to Min Congda: "Smart, how do you feel about Dallas? It's no worse than Los Angeles."
Min Congda thought to himself, could it be that you want to poach me? If you can dig me into calves, you're done, you know.
I will definitely break up a championship team for you and eventually bankrupt you, so you better not look for trouble.
"I still prefer Los Angeles, where the folk customs are more honest and Texans have too many guns."
Cuban laughed after hearing this. The people of Los Angeles are simple and simple. How could this guy say it so easily?
But this was not the focus of the chat. Cuban pushed away a girl next to him, indicating that he had something serious to talk about.
"Smart, you said at the conference that you wanted to build a new NBA. Do you really have this idea, or are you just joking?"
"Oh~ Of course... I'm just joking of course. The NBA is already good enough. Who can think of starting another league? It's not the 1970s anymore."
The ABA was established in 1967 to compete with the NBA. The first president at that time was none other than George McCann, the NBA's first superstar.
McCann once made the NBA a success and made great contributions to promoting the NBA across the United States.
But he almost buried the NBA, because the ABA was indeed more beautiful than the NBA at one time.
Therefore, the real challenges in professional leagues like the NBA often come from within.
People on the inside know his operating mode, know his weaknesses, and know how to break him.
Min Congda didn't know why Cuban was so interested in this matter. He didn't want to reveal his true intentions yet.
He didn't want the mission to be completed before Stern solved some problems.
He could see at the meeting that Stern was very taboo about the "new NBA".
Cuban smiled, pointed at Min Congda, and said: "You are still wary of me. You can speak freely here. You know, I have always been at odds with the league. I have long been dissatisfied with many of the league's rules and practices. , but there is no way, they are the only rule makers of the game, even if I become one of the shareholders, it is only one-30th, right?"
"Smart, you are a very talented basketball manager. Really, many people have heard of your management style, which is of great reference."
Facing Cuban's praise, Min Congda couldn't laugh at all.
You're not praising me, you're scolding me, and by the way, you're scolding the NBA management.
What kind of management style does he have? To put it bluntly, it’s just like a state-owned enterprise.
If you have too much money and few things to do, don’t work overtime, use nepotism, and don’t engage in competition mechanisms.
Min Chongda's goal is to cultivate the Clippers into a bureaucratic style and let it rot in the end.
How can it still be a role model and have reference value?
Could it be that the team managers in the NBA who are busy every day are just messing around?
Not to mention, most of them are just messing around and pretending to be doing something.
Looking back in hindsight, it was all done like a pig.
Min Congda really didn't know how to respond to Cuban's compliment.
"Hey, don't have so many barriers, come, let's swim together, everyone swim together! Take Mr. Smart into the water!"
With that said, Cuban took off his shirt and jumped into the pool wearing a pair of shorts.
Several girls staggered towards Min Congda and squeezed towards him, like female fairies seeing Tang Sanzang.
Pulling, pushing and squeezing helped Min Congda take off his coat, and then jumped into the swimming pool together.
The cool water made Min Congda feel refreshed, and the surrounding birds and birds relieved the fatigue of the five-hour meeting.
People's defensiveness gradually dropped, as if talking at the dinner table was not as intimate as in the bathhouse. Everyone took off their clothes and disguises, and were honest with each other.
Looking at Cuban at this moment, Min Congda had the urge to express his inner thoughts to him.
But his mind was still clear. Even a psychiatrist couldn't induce him with hypnosis. How could a party make him take off all his defenses?
Playing in the water, Min Congda fully experienced what it means to be in a pond of wine and meat, and what it means to be surrounded by beautiful women.
After struggling for a while, he went ashore, put on a towel, and Cuban led Min Congda back to the villa for a drink.
After two glasses of wine, the relationship between the two took a step forward and they began to talk about many interesting things about the NBA.
"Dirk is a good player, but his taste in finding a girlfriend is really bad. He actually found a female liar."
"And Tim Duncan! Let me tell you, although Duncan and his wife are very loving, Duncan is also a good man, but his wife must be unfaithful to him, I can see it!"
"Kevin Garnett is great on the court, but he is also a fool off the court. His money will one day be defrauded~"
After drinking some wine, Cuban called the three best power forwards in the league emotional fools and idiots.
This may be surprising, but the reality is that what you see on the field and what is true off the field are often completely different.
Min Congda also said a lot of interesting things, and the two had a good conversation, but they never touched on the "new NBA" again.
The interesting topics gradually ended and the atmosphere fell into silence. Cuban took a sip of wine and suddenly said: "Smart, do you want to become the real owner of the NBA?"
Min Congda was stunned by this question. He really had never thought about being the boss. Besides, what was the difference between him and the boss now?
Except no money.
"I...No." Min Congda told the truth.
"Haha, Smart, you are dishonest and always don't tell the truth. It doesn't matter, we will have many opportunities to communicate in the future. It's getting late, let them have a good sleep with you~"
Some people died, but not completely...
