The Rest, Only Noise: Chapter 465 odd name
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What Louis wants Stern to do in China is neither easy nor difficult.
He wants the league to establish a non-profit NBA basketball academy in China.
This matter is not new after a few decades, but at that time, the NBA Academy in China was obviously a decoration, and it did not cultivate talents at all. Instead, the schools established by the NBA in Australia and Africa became a treasure trove of talents.
Nigeria relies on NBA academies to tap talent, with eight players selected in the 2020 draft.
That's really digging for talent.
At this time, the NBA is expanding overseas. If they are allowed to set up an NBA academy in China, they will definitely find a way to make a signature basketball academy there.
In this case, Stern believes that the proposal is very good. It is a bridge connecting the two countries and can increase exchanges. China has such a population, and there are already many gems that have not been excavated.
Stern agreed happily, and Louis was naturally willing to represent the alliance to China, but he had one condition.
The league can provide a list of the NBA teams sent to China this time, but it is up to him to decide who to go to.
Hearing his request, Stern's expression suddenly brightened.
Everyone knows that this kind of going overseas to discuss cooperation is an important resume. If anyone in the alliance office wants to climb higher in the future, he must have this kind of substantial contribution.
If Louie gets this permission, he is holding a large piece of fat to lure hungry dogs to come and bite.
Who to eat is up to him.
"I like you more and more, Lu." Stern said so, but his vigilance against Louis deepened in his heart.
He was too much like the Reed Auerbach of those days.
Someone who seems to be influential in everything.
In this matter, Louis occupies the absolute initiative. He is the most famous coach in the league and a banner of overseas Chinese. It is most suitable for him to go to China as a representative to discuss cooperation.
Therefore, although Stern hesitated again and again, it was difficult to refuse Louis.
Not surprisingly, Louis chose almost all of his acquaintances, or had connections with the Knicks, or league officials he had a good impression of.
The team has a total of 12 people.
Nominally, Louie is only an advisor to the team. In fact, going to China, everyone has to listen to him.
This time, Louis not only wants to go back to China himself, but also takes Lorraine and his two children, as well as his mother who has been away from mainland China for many years.
Decades have passed, and Li Xuanbing does not know the situation in China. Lorraine is curious about China, but does not have much expectation.
Louis took them with him, but simply felt that they should come back with him to see.
Especially his children, he doesn't want these two children to become Chinese who can only fart. They have to know where they come from, identify with their own culture, and speak Chinese. As for whether they choose to be Chinese or Americans in the future, Louis will give them the right to choose freely.
The head of the NBA delegation this time is Lynch Orwell, who has just turned 30 and is a young man Stern is very optimistic about.
Louie was friends with him and often got inside information from him.
This time, using him as the head of the delegation is equivalent to taking a great credit to his name.
"Lu, we've been waiting for hours."
Louis and Orwell waited in the CCTV office building for a long time, and the latter couldn't hold back.
"You know, the leader is always busy. Since he said he will meet us, he will definitely meet us." Louis let him relax.
They ended up waiting three and a half hours.
The alliance and CCTV have been communicating all the time, and this time it is a formal cooperation consultation.
The person who came to talk with Louis and the others was not a small character, and the two sides had a lot of details to discuss.
Mainly the central station has questions.
This negotiation lasted for more than half a month, and Louie resolved many doubts as an intermediary. After all, there is already a player in China playing in the NBA.
At this time, it is a good time to promote the NBA in China.
On July 21, the two sides formally reached an agreement.
The NBA gives CCTV the right to broadcast and record the NBA for free, and any game can be broadcast in mainland China as long as they want to.
In this regard, the NBA has taken a path that no other major sports league has taken.
Sports like rugby, ice hockey, and baseball have their influence only in the United States and Canada. The only thing that can extend their influence to Asia is baseball. Many people in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are playing baseball. The expansion of the major alliances has been difficult.
Therefore, Americans are basically in self-healing mode, and narcissistically refer to the champions of these major leagues as world champions.
And they can, because baseball, ice hockey, and American football, they play it themselves.
The NBA has reached an agreement with the most influential TV station in China, which is a big step in the NBA's overseas expansion plan.
For the Louie and the Knicks, it's even better.
The Knicks have Chinese players. If CCTV broadcasts or records NBA games, will they broadcast live broadcasts of teams other than the Knicks?
Thinking about the NBA in the Yao Huan era, games with the Rockets would definitely be broadcast live, and only the Rockets' offseason would broadcast the games of other teams.
From this point of view, increasing Song Tao's playing time has become an urgent matter.
This bowl of rice in the Chinese market will not be eaten by those **** in Houston who eat your rice and smash your pot.
In addition, the NBA's establishment of a basketball academy in China is basically led by Louis, but the funds are paid by the league.
Therefore, Louis will not be able to return to the United States in the short term.
For this NBA basketball academy, he has to find another domestic partner.
Also, the academy will definitely return.
Last year, the children of Hu Weidong and Liu Yuqing did well in the United States.
Louie hopes more talented kids will join in.
What he hopes is those children who have not been able to emerge in previous lives, of course, he also welcomes the appearance of familiar faces.
For example, Xiao Wang, Xiao Yao, Xiao Yi, who he was thinking about...
If these few people met in his previous life, the lightest one would have to call him Big Brother, some would have to call him a guide, and some would be even more serious, they would all be the chairman of the Basketball Association... But how awesome are these people in their past lives? , now in front of him are all juniors.
Thinking of this, Louis' vanity was so satisfied that he didn't even know who he was.
Before leaving Beijing, Louis climbed the Great Wall with Lorraine and Li Xuanbing.
He introduced Lorraine with a well-known rumor: "This is the only terrestrial structure visible on the moon."
Lorraine is a tourist's mentality, and Li Xuanbing has more feelings than others.
She kept silent, just looked around.
She usually only chats with neighbors in the United States, and does not go outdoors at all, let alone climb the Great Wall.
But the Great Wall is different.
They spent an extra day in Beijing before setting off for Louis College.
Here he met his partner, a businessman.
Unlike Louis who founded his own basketball school, although the NBA basketball academy is led by Louis, when the time comes, the league will select its own people to manage it.
So he just helped to get started, and they did the rest.
After finishing the work here, Louis went to his own school. Lorraine and the others were not interested in it, so they just wandered outside with Li Xuanbing.
When Deng Shimo, the head coach of the basketball team, saw Louis, his smile was so enthusiastic that it could not be described in words.
"Lu, did you know that Song Tao's performance in New York has been reported all over the country by reporters." Deng Shimo said about the domestic influence.
Due to the blockade of information, it is difficult for Louis to access domestic news at ordinary times.
But he knew that domestic reporters had come to the United States, and he gave several interviews.
Song Tao's rookie season did not get many opportunities~www.mtlnovel.com~ played 50 games, averaging 8 minutes, scoring 4 points, 2 rebounds and 0.8 blocks.
It is worth mentioning that his shooting percentage is 72%, because he only dunks on the court, Stockton especially takes care of him.
Because he can almost dunk, the New York media also nicknamed him the dunk captain.
The domestic media "slightly revised" and gave Song Tao a domineering nickname "King of Heaven".
This year, Song Tao played with the Chinese team in the Asian Championships in Bangkok, vowing to help the team return to the top of Asia.
Even Qian Chenghai, the godfather of the National Basketball Team, said that after returning from the United States, Song Tao seemed to have changed. This change does not refer to his character, but to his dominance on the court, which is completely beyond the recognition of his teammates and coaching staff.
Louis believed that Song Tao's trip to Bangkok would have a good performance. In order to prevent accidental injuries, he also specially sent a Knicks strength trainer, Dennis Dillon, to accompany him on the expedition.
On the premise that Dillon's clothing, food, housing and transportation are reimbursed by the Knicks, the National Basketball Team acquiesced to Song Tao's "specialization".
Song Tao's success in the NBA has made the domestic basketball enthusiasm soar. People from the Propaganda Department of Louis College asked the media to help build momentum. This year, there was an endless stream of children who came to sign up and try out.
Deng Shimo believes that the second batch of seedlings going to the United States this year is better than last year's batch.
"Better than Hu Weidong and Liu Yuqing?" Louis looked at him in disbelief.
Deng Shimo, who realized that his wording was wrong, put it another way: "The best talent may not be better than Hu Weidong, but the overall thickness is better. I believe they all have good career prospects."
Louis looked at the list of this group of people. Unfortunately, he didn't have any acquaintances, but he was relieved that he didn't have any acquaintances.
His original intention of running this school was not for those familiar faces, but for the good seedlings that were buried due to the underdevelopment of the domestic sports industry.
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