"Those bosses wouldn't agree," Paul said.
"If we don't agree, we will build our own league and let them play by themselves. Do you think fans should watch our games or their games? In fact, there is a precedent in the CBA regarding player-owned teams. Let me give you an example."
Zhao Chen didn't just raise the issue of players owning team shares.
Zhao Chen really wants to own an NBA team one day in the future.
However, the NBA has not allowed active players to hold shares.
In the summer of 1998, "Basketball God" Michael Jordan retired perfectly after completing his second three consecutive championships. After that, he did not completely leave the NBA, but was invited to serve as an executive of the Washington Wizards. In 2001, Jordan decided to come back , but in order to comply with the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement, he transferred his shares in the Wizards.
The good thing about player-owned teams is that once players are allowed to own shares, the players' income will be greatly increased, and at the same time, the players' loyalty to the home team will be increased. In recent years, the market value of NBA teams has increased significantly. If players are allowed to hold shares, the value of the players' equity will increase with the growth of the team's market value. For the NBA, which has a market value of more than one billion or even billions of dollars, Teams, such "equity incentives" are indeed very attractive. At the same time, binding the team's economic interests to the players will give players a sense of belonging, and the corresponding loyalty will increase.
That's why all the superstars on the call were tempted.
In addition to increased power, there are real benefits.
However, there are also disadvantages. Once players are allowed to hold shares, it will affect the cake of NBA owners.
In the era of rapid development of the NBA, the market value of even those small-market teams that are far away from the spotlight will rise. The most obvious one is the Cavaliers. NBA teams are very scarce and the total number is limited. No matter how bad the team is, they will not lose money. It is the most important reason why many rich people are vying to enter the NBA. Owning an NBA team is almost a guaranteed profit-making business.
Whether or not players agree to share ownership is ultimately a matter of economic benefit distribution.
Zhao Chen just hopes that all super giants can unite to fight for their interests.
Zhao Chen's ideas in the meeting were very bold and innovative for the NBA's super players.
All the stars participating in the conference call cheered up.
Everyone here, who doesn’t want to own an NBA team?
All of them wanted to hear Zhao Chen's advice.
But at this moment, Zhao Chen suddenly fell silent.
"Zhao, are you there?"
"still there?"
....
After a while, Zhao Chen said to everyone on the conference call: "I'm sorry, everyone, I'm going to attend the championship celebration party now. What I just said was my immature idea. That's all I have to say. You continue. Chat, I support the ideas and opinions of most of you."
James: "...."
Curry: "...."
Durant: "...."
Harden: "..."
Your ancestors!
...........
Zhao Chen's inadvertent comment about Versailles almost made the whole meeting break up on bad terms.
All of you here are defeated.
The battle between labor and management is very complicated, and super giants do not necessarily stand with ordinary players.
After Zhao Chen finished speaking his thoughts, he ignored the matter for the time being.
For Zhao Chen, if he couldn't hold shares as a player, the worst he could do was buy a team after retiring.
Zhao Chen has many solutions because he has a lot of money.
But not those super giants.
This kind of thing has not happened in previous lives, and the fact that it has not happened does not mean that it cannot be promoted.
If Zhao Chen takes the initiative to push this matter with his current status and influence, the management will be in big trouble.
The next night after winning the championship, Zhao Chen took Enna to another celebration party.
The third day.
Zhao Chen and Enna appeared at a famous shopping mall in Hollywood with a group of bodyguards, and they went shopping.
As Zhao Chen's fame has grown, Zhao Chen can no longer travel alone in Los Angeles. He must be followed by bodyguards, which puts great pressure on security.
Zhao Chen has never been stingy about life safety. He spent a lot of money to hire 8 men and 4 women, a total of 12 bodyguards to protect the safety of his family 24 hours a day.
The security system at home has also been completely upgraded, and Zhao Chen often invites several executives from the police station to watch games at Staples, maintaining a good relationship.
Zhao Chen will do his best to protect himself and his family as much as possible.
Shopping seems to never be tiring for women, and Zhao Chen feels like playing in the finals.
Zhao Chen and the bodyguards had a bunch of clothes hanging on their bodies. When they saw that they were done, Enna left without feeling satisfied.
Zhao Chen rarely had time to spend with her, so she naturally had to do some shopping.
The third day.
At 7:30 in the morning, Zhao Chen drove to Staples Arena.
The Lakers' championship parade is about to begin.
On the way to Staples, Zhao Chen could already feel that the city was getting ready for this championship parade in the past few days.
The disadvantage of winning away from home is that fans cannot enjoy the joy of success with the players right now.
But the championship parade makes up for it all.
This is also an exclusive ceremony after a professional team wins a championship.
On the road, Zhao Chen's sports car was discovered.
Countless fans shouted towards Zhao Chen's sports car.
Zhao Chen struggled to get rid of the car and arrived at Staples Arena.
After arriving at the arena, Zhao Chen greeted the staff and teammates before boarding the championship parade float.
As many as a dozen open-top buses set off from Staples Arena!
For three hours, the city of Los Angeles was plunged into carnival.
The Lakers have won many championships, and this is not the first time fans here have participated in such a parade.
The fans showed their enthusiasm towards the players.
Zhao Chen, Kobe and others also tried to be as cordial as possible with the fans around them.
Outside the city hall square, there is still a large stage.
The Lakers convertible float is finally here....
This is the last and biggest celebration party of the season.
Soon, the players spoke.
Each player took the stage to talk about his journey to win the championship.
Zhao Chen was the last one to take the stage.
The whole audience shouted MVP!
The whole audience shouted for Zhao Chen to stay with the Lakers!
Zhao Chen listened quietly to the fans' shouts and smiled.
Zhao Chen said: "I hope to continue to hold the championship parade here next year, I love you!"
Zhao Chen announced in this way that he would execute the second year of his contract.
Zhao Chen and his family are indeed very comfortable staying in Los Angeles.
The management, teammates, and fans here all have full respect for Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen also likes this kind of atmosphere and this kind of team.
After the parade, head coach Scott also announced that the entire Lakers team was on holiday.
The Lakers players are on vacation, but the coaches and general managers are not.
They need to prepare for the draft!
