Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 540 - 179: The Dallas Incident, the real GOAT! (Begging for subscriptions and monthly tickets!)_2
As the new GOAT of this era, there are some things Qin Yue is destined not to avoid.
"I plan to unite with other players to confront the owners at the Dallas All-Star Weekend, just like you did back in the day," Qin Yue said. "Since you set an example for us back then, now we need to set a good example for the younger players of the future."
Robertson worried about Qin Yue’s future, saying, "You have a far brighter future than others. Is there no one else among you, besides yourself, willing to stand up and take the lead?"
Qin Yue smiled and said, "Back when Oscar Robertson challenged the ownership, did he consider his own situation?"
Upon hearing this, Robertson was momentarily speechless, then immediately felt a deep respect for Qin Yue.
As someone with experience, no one understood better than Robertson the cost of being the leader of such matters.
However...
Unlike the situation faced by Robertson and the other old-timers back then, Qin Yue very clearly understood that the upcoming labor negotiations were not so much a struggle but rather a wake-up call for the owners to come back to the table with reason.
Qin Yue came from the future, and he knew very well the specific development process of this mutually losing labor negotiation.
Simply put, although in the end, the owners would force the players’ union to compromise, the owners would not entirely get what they wanted from the final results.
Qin Yue knew that the current conflicts between labor and management were not irreconcilable.
Because before signing that future sky-high broadcasting deal...
Due to the series of influences brought by his appearance, the NBA’s previous broadcasting deal, along with the booming Chinese market, had effectively alleviated the losses of the league teams.
Moreover, if the league teams wanted to reduce the cost of competing for the championship and let small-market teams have a chance to compete, Qin Yue had ways to solve it.
For example, the super luxury tax launched by the NBA in the future, as Qin Yue remembered it.
By implementing a super luxury tax, the league could not only generate revenue from those wealthy teams but also give small-market teams the hope of competing for the championship.
As for how this rule would also affect the Warriors?
To be honest, in Qin Yue’s view, any rule, as long as it wasn’t like the "Qin Yue’s Law" specifically targeting him, he could completely accept it.
Even with a hard salary cap, Qin Yue was confident in dominating and ruling the upcoming era.
Additionally, with the development of the internet, compared to the last century when public opinion was completely controlled by the ownership, rendering players unable to speak for themselves...
During his injury recovery, Qin Yue had already proven through "Qin’s Sports Talk" that this generation of NBA players already possessed the privilege to speak for themselves via social media.
Therefore, as long as the owners could calm down and realize the cost of continuing to pressure the players’ union to make concessions, in Qin Yue’s opinion, this was a stoppage that could be completely avoided through negotiations.
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On February 4th, Qin Yue invited several superstars who had no games on that day to Oakland to discuss important matters.
He also invited ESPN’s senior expert, Bobby Max, to record the latest episode of "Qin’s Sports Talk."
As the show started, Qin Yue asked, "Bobby, David Stern claims that league teams will face a loss of up to 400 million US Dollars this season, is that true?"
Max shook his head and said, "As far as I know, based on the current labor terms, league teams will indeed face some losses in basketball-related income, but that’s not the complete truth."
Qin Yue deliberately emphasized his tone and said, "Bobby, you know that my show always promotes free speech, but you can’t joke about such matters."
Max confidently said, "I have plenty of evidence to prove that the losses faced by the league teams are definitely not as exaggerated as David Stern claims."
Then, Max presented evidence and said, "Since players do not participate in the ticket revenue sharing of each team, as well as the commercial operation sharing of each team, league teams were willing to let the players’ income share reach 57% in the last labor negotiation."
After pausing for a moment, Max added, "According to the current labor terms, if the players’ union just concedes to 54% of their income share, the league teams can be entirely self-sufficient."
Upon seeing this, Qin Yue turned to Paul, Anthony, Wade, Garnett, Yao Ming, and others, and said, "Guys, are you willing to make some concessions to help the currently struggling NBA overcome this crisis?"
Hearing this, Garnett said, "If it’s just a concession to 54%, I think no one would disagree."
Paul nodded and said, "As players, none of us wants to see the NBA go into a stoppage."
Next, Qin Yue turned the topic to the high cost of competing for championships that all league teams were complaining about, saying, "Bobby, you’re an expert on luxury tax. In your opinion, how should the NBA solve this problem?"
Max, who had prepared in advance, said, "I believe the league can implement a super luxury tax to limit it. For instance, for every 5 million US Dollars exceeded beyond the luxury line, the team should pay a further heightened rate of luxury tax."
Qin Yue rubbed his chin and said, "Bobby, you mean, by imposing a higher luxury tax to limit those big market teams that can always ignore it?"
Max nodded, "Exactly, this way, big market teams can use the high luxury taxes they pay to support the small market teams, allowing the NBA to reach a positive cycle."
Qin Yue turned again to the superstars he invited to participate in the show and said, "Guys, what do you think about Bobby’s suggestion?"
