I'm really not a 3D player

Chapter 259 The lockout ends and the Sun Yi Clause is born

Time passed quickly, and the transfer period came to mid-November.

Labor negotiations still failed to reach an agreement, and the NBA entered an infinite shutdown.

"This day is too difficult, when will the suspension last?!"

"Our rookie class is really unlucky. We can't even finish our rookie season."

"If it is still suspended in December, then I will go overseas to play and make money."

The players in the training camp have no intention of training, and they are all worried.

"Sun, if we don't play next season, what should we do?" Curry asked, expressing his worries.

"Stephen, don't worry, there will be good news soon. The NBA schedule may shrink, but the entire season will never be cancelled." Sun Yi replied comfortingly.

At this stage, the labor and management have basically negotiated a new agreement, and only some details are left to be debated.

If there are no accidents, the next negotiation will reach an agreement to formulate a new labor agreement.

As Sun Yi said, good news came a week later.

On November 11, after 26 hours of negotiations, the labor and management finally announced that they had reached an agreement, ending the long lockout that lasted 15 days.

After the new labor agreement was reached, the league immediately announced the specific content on its official website.

Most of the content of the agreement is similar to the framework agreement in history.

It's just that the two new agreements are different from the history.

One is to add a "Sun Yi Clause".

In the new agreement, the league will set up a "Sun Yi clause" for young players in rookie contracts to reward those players who perform well.

The content of the "Sun Yi Clause": was elected MVP in the first four years of the rookie contract, or was selected to the starting lineup in the All-Star Game twice, or was selected to the best team of the year twice, and did not change teams in the rookie contract. After executing the rookie contract, you can get a maximum salary contract accounting for 30% of the team's salary cap when signing the second contract of your career.

At this stage, Sun Yi is the only person in the NBA who meets this condition, so this provision of the new agreement is known as the "Sun Yi Clause".

Players who may trigger this clause in the future include Rose, Durant and Griffin.

The second is to increase the super luxury tax.

This point is specifically aimed at the phenomenon of the Heat's Big Three reporting groups.

If it is not stopped, the Heat may be desperate and continue to spend money to reinforce and sign players at the All-Star level, so how will other teams play next season.

But now that the super luxury tax is out, the owner who wants to build a super team can only do what he can.

After all, no one's money comes from the wind.

At this stage, the Warriors have no salary pressure and can continue to receive rookie benefits.

But after the rookie contracts of Sun Yi and Curry expire, it will become very difficult for the Warriors to sign them.

These are all things the Warriors need to consider in the future, and there is no need to worry now. At this stage, their main task is to strengthen the team's strength.

After the announcement of the new labor agreement, the league announced the schedule for the new season on its official website.

The new season will officially kick off on December 12, and the free market and training camp will start on December 25 at the same time.

Once the news of the end of the lockout was announced, it immediately swept the entire league.

The players finally breathed a sigh of relief, the sadness on their faces disappeared, and they were ready to report back to the team.

At the same time, the management of each team acted immediately to contact the players to return to the team.

After the lockout ended, Sun Yi's training camp could not go on, and the players left one after another to report to their respective teams.

So far, Sun Yi has finished the special training during the offseason, and the two mission goals set before can be regarded as completed.

During the months of special training, Sun Yi's three-point shooting attribute increased to 85 points, and his mid-range shooting attribute increased by 2 points.

As for other attributes, they have all been slightly improved.

After the summer special training, Sun Yi, Curry and others agreed to go to the Oracle Arena to report together.

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Oakland, Oracle Arena, head coach's office.

Warriors head coach Nelson Sr. looked at the roster and frowned.

At this stage, the Warriors have a total of 13 players under contract.

Point guard: Curry, Bledsoe.

Shooting Guards: Tony Allen, Klay Thompson.

Small forwards: Sun Yi, Butler, Brewer.

Power Forward: David Lee, United Arab Emirates, Battier, Speights.

Centers: Tyson Chandler, Whiteside.

"Jerry, we still need an experienced defender. Do you have anyone?" Old Nelson asked after reading the list of players.

Last season, Curry was reimbursed, which made the team's back line tight. The same mistake cannot be made this season.

"Donny, don't worry, I already have a suitable candidate in mind. I have worked out two plans A and B. Plan A is...Plan B is..."

Jerry West laid out two plans.

"Then I'll ask Steve to recruit Nash. They have a friendship, and it's perfect to be a lobbyist."

Old Nelson felt that it was not safe enough after speaking, so he immediately called Sun Yi and asked him to join the lobbying team.

After Sun Yi hung up Nelson, he immediately called Nash.

After all, this kind of thing needs to be done first, and other teams cannot be poached.

"Steve, come to Oakland, let's win the championship together!" Sun Yi said straight to the point after calling.

"Sun, I'm very sorry, I have promised Kobe." Nash replied with apology.

Sun Yi knew that Nash was not a person who went back on his word, so he stopped trying to persuade him.

"Okay, Steve, I wish you the best in Los Angeles."

After Sun Yi finished speaking, he hung up the phone and told Jerry West the result.

After Jerry West learned that both Cole and Sun Yi failed to persuade him, he could only implement Plan B.

When the Warriors failed to recruit Nash, other teams were not idle, and the uniforms of each team immediately contacted their favorite free agents.

The originally peaceful free market has been revived.

On December 12, following the official opening of the free market, a wave of transactions immediately ushered in.

The Los Angeles Lakers took the lead and officially announced the signing of Nash with a basic salary.

After the deal was reached, Popovich immediately jumped out and accused the Lakers of robbing Chi Guoguo, and the league should open a case for investigation.

What makes Popovich depressed is yet to come.

Then the Mavericks made a splash again by completing a trade.

The Mavericks sent Kidd, Stevenson and a 2014 first-round pick to the Grizzlies for Mike Conley.

At the same time, the Mavericks offered a mid-level contract to Vince Carter, who was waived by the Suns.

Seeing the defending champion Mavericks further strengthening, the Spurs couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately signed free agent Caron Butler to make up for the team's lineup defects and find the last piece of the puzzle for the new season.

The Pacers acquired All-Star power forward David West on a two-year, $2000 million contract.

The Heat, Celtics and Jazz completed a three-way deal.

The Heat got Ray Allen to make up for the lack of outside shooting; the Celtics got Al Jefferson to strengthen the inside; the Jazz got Dampier, the Heat's 2014 first-round pick, Kyle The Specials' 2012 second-round pick.

The Warriors, who have been doing little in the free market, completed the buzzer reinforcement and signed Chauncey Billups, who was waived by the Nuggets, with a basic salary.

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After several days of crazy signings and transactions, the free market has once again returned to calm.

At the same time, the new season is about to reignite the flames of war!

(End of this chapter)