Chapter 375: The new season is ready to start

For the 76ers, their current lineup is not without problems.
Although Yao Ming is on the inside, the 76ers are really not particularly strong inside.
The reason is simple, their inside depth is not enough.
In addition to Yao Ming, only Hawes and Faried can use the 76ers.
Yes, there are only two people, and none of the remaining people can be insiders.
What, is it possible that Hayward or Iguodala go inside to grab a rebound?
Obviously, the top priority now is to quickly stock up on inside players.
Of course, this is not easy.
There is no other way. The alliance is currently in a state of suspension, and there is basically no way to find suitable candidates.
Even if you find it, you can't sign someone.
Hmm... this can't blame anyone, who keeps the league still shutting down?
Stevens is also very worried recently. As the head coach of the team, he has many things to consider.
But because of the lockout, there are many things that can't be done. For example, at this time, he can't complete signings with players in private, can't have formal meetings with players, and can't even run normal training in the team's training hall.
Had it not been for hearing that Han Miao had rented a gymnasium privately for training, Stevens would have planned to rent a place for them to train.
"No way, no way, not enough insiders!"
What Stevens is most worried about right now is this problem. There is not enough manpower inside. If Yao Ming is injured or can't play for other reasons, it will be really troublesome.
But there are currently no good insiders in the free market, and Stevens doesn't know where to find someone.
Could it be that you have to find someone from the NBDL?
When Stevens had this idea, he denied himself.
Forget it, just the NBDL people, how can they have good products?
During this period of time, due to the shutdown, the entire league is in a very boring state. At this time in previous years, it was almost going to war, but this year’s shutdown has yet to have any results. It is conservatively estimated that it will take more than a month to There are results.
The main reason why the shutdown is so long is because of the supply issue.
On July 1, the old labor agreement officially expired. At that time, after nearly three hours of final negotiations, the player union and management representatives still did not reach an agreement on the new labor agreement negotiations. The bosses want to keep the players' salaries down, and of course the players are not happy!
Take Stoudemire as an example. Stoudemire’s salary at this time was 16 million U.S. dollars, but in the new labor agreement proposed by the bosses, if Stoudemire signs a new contract, he can’t get the new year’s salary. More than 7 million US dollars, how can such a huge loss be accepted by NBA players?
Not to mention that Stoudemire can't accept it alone, and everyone who has already played his worth can't accept it.
It's mid-October now, but the labor and management have not reached a new agreement, and those players with relatively low incomes are almost unable to support it.
Originally, the salary was low, and the salary was not available after the suspension, and the child's milk powder money could not be paid.
For a time, many players gritted their teeth and began to play in other countries, such as Europe, such as China. Of course, the level is a little worse, Japan, South Korea can also go.
Han Miao and Yao Ming’s influence is relatively small, because although they can’t get paid, their team’s endorsement contract is not low. Backed by the Chinese market, can they be poor?
As their teammates, of course there are also discounts. For example, Hayward, he signed a very good shoe contract with Anta during the holidays, of course, relying on the matchmaking between Han Miao and Yao Ming.
But other stars are different. For example, if Kobe's current salary reaches 30 million, if the shutdown continues this year, Kobe will probably lose nearly 10 million dollars in revenue. This is not a small sum for Kobe. Up.
"Brad, what do you think of me trying to recruit this person?"
The 76ers' general manager, Smith, successfully won two strong rookies Han Miao and Hayward last year, and signed Stevens as a good coach. To be honest, the 76ers' boss has been very satisfied. Although the best manager was given to the Heat last year, in the hearts of the 76ers, their own talents are the strongest.
I thought it was the peak operation last year, but I didn't expect that he would make persistent efforts this year and he managed to win Yao Ming from the Rockets!
This makes the 76ers big boss very satisfied, so he told Smith that as long as the price is not right, whoever wants to buy it!
Of course, as the general manager, Smith is not very accurate in his vision of the players.
The choice of the right person last year was all based on the will of God (lottery).
Therefore, this year he took out last year's magic lottery tool again, threw into it the names of more than 80 current league substitute insiders, and then picked it up and shook it.
Shaking and shaking, he naturally shook out a name, and when I opened it, it read:
JaVale McGee!
Choose one from 80. This probability is very low. Manager Smith couldn't even think of it, but McGee would be chosen!
Smith had heard of the name McGee a long time ago.
He has long arms, can run and jump, and the speed is top among big men! And most importantly, his size and strength are not bad!
With a height of 213 cm and a weight of 118 kg, he is the embryo of a super center!
It's a pity, McGee has a problem with it.
He...he is sick.
This is not to scold him, it is that he is really sick, McGee can't fully concentrate his mental power. It is said that he can only concentrate for 20 minutes in a game, and then it won't work.
In Han Miao's words, McGee has ADHD and has not been cured.
So it's hard for McGee to play a starting center on a team, and it's too easy to get lost.
No, before the lockout, the Washington Wizards had already announced that they would not continue to renew their contract with McGee and directly bought out. McGee is now a free agent.
Again, this means that McGee has no income now.
"McGee? He..."
Stevens is still more hesitant to McGee, after all, he also knows McGee's problems very well.
"Brad, there is no better choice."
The reason why Smith said ~EbookFREE.me~ is because the name McGee was caught by lottery.
"We can try to give him a chance. If it comes out, it will be another Hassan."
Because it was the name of the person who caught it, Smith was very confident.
"Ok……"
Stevens can only add McGee's name to his shortlist. Although there is no way to get people now, he can try it after the suspension is restored.
In this way, time continued to pass, a bunch of players who had nothing to do at the moment went out to do casual work, and the 76ers continued to train in the private training hall until November 26, and finally came the good news!
After 15 hours of negotiations, the labor and management parties finally announced a new agreement, which ended the long shutdown that lasted 149 days!
The new NBA season can finally begin!