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

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

"These days are so difficult. How long will the shutdown last?!"

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

"If the game is still suspended in December, I will go overseas to play ball and make money."

The players in the training camp are no longer interested in training, and all of them are worried.

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

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

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

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

Just as Sun Yi said, good news came a week later.

On November 26, after 15 hours of negotiations, labor and management finally announced an agreement, ending the 149-day long shutdown.

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

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

Only the two new agreements are different from those in history.

The first is to add a "Sun Yi Clause".

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

The content of the "Sun Yi Clause": If you have been elected as MVP in the first four years of the rookie contract, or have been selected to the starting lineup in the All-Star Game twice, or been selected to the best team of the year twice, and have not changed teams during the rookie contract, you can

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 one 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 signing up for a group.

If it is not stopped, the Heat may make a desperate move and continue to spend money to strengthen and sign All-Star players. Then how will other teams play next season?

But now that the super luxury tax has been introduced, owners who want to build a super team can only do what they can.

After all, no one’s money comes from strong winds.

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 things that the Warriors need to consider in the future. There is no need to worry now. Their main task at this stage is to strengthen the team's strength.

After the new collective bargaining agreement was announced, the league immediately announced the new season schedule on its official website.

The new season will officially kick off on December 25th, and free market and training camp will start at the same time on December 9th.

Once the news that the lockout was over 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 took immediate action to contact the players to return to the team.

After the lockout ended, Sun Yi's training camp naturally could no longer be held, and the players left one after another to report to their respective teams.

At this point, Sun Yi has ended his offseason special training, and the two previously set mission goals have been completed.

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

As for other attributes, there have been slight improvements.

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

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Oakland, Oracle Arena, head coach's office.

Warriors head coach Nelson looked at the player list and frowned.

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

Point guard: Curry, Bledsoe.

Shooting Guards: Tony Allen, Clay Thompson.

Small forward: Sun Yi, Butler, Brewer.

Power forward: David Lee, A-Lian, Shane Battier, Speights.

Center: Tyson Chandler, Whiteside.

"Jerry, we still need an experienced defender, do you have a candidate?" Nelson asked after reading the player list.

Curry's retirement last season left the team's defense tight, so they can't make the same mistake 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 revealed the contents of the two plans.

"Then I'll ask Steve to recruit Nash. They have a relationship, so it's perfect to act as a lobbyist."

After finishing what he said, Nelson felt that it was not safe enough, so he immediately called Sun Yi and asked him to join the lobbying team.

After Sun Yi hung up the call from Nelson, he immediately made a call to Nash.

After all, this kind of thing needs to be done first and not give other teams a chance to poach.

"Steve, come to Oakland, let's win the championship together!" Sun Yi got straight to the point and said what he wanted after getting through the phone.

"Sun, I'm very sorry, I have already promised Kobe." Nash replied apologetically.

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 all 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 Cole and Sun Yi's persuasion failed, he could only implement plan B.

When the Warriors failed to recruit Nash, other teams were not idle either. The front office staff of each team immediately contacted the desired free agent.

The originally calm free market situation has revived.

On December 9, the free market officially opened, and a wave of transactions immediately ushered in.

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

After the deal was reached, Popovich immediately jumped out and accused the Lakers of robbing the Lakers. The league should launch an investigation.

What depresses Popovich is yet to come.

Immediately afterwards, the Mavericks completed a trade, which once again caused a sensation.

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

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

Seeing that the defending champion Mavericks were further strengthening, the Spurs could no longer sit still and immediately signed free agent Caron Butler to make up for the shortcomings of the team's lineup and find the last piece of the puzzle for the new season.

The Pacers signed All-Star power forward David West with a two-year, $20 million contract.

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

The Heat acquired Ray Allen to make up for the lack of outside shooting; the Celtics acquired Al Jefferson to strengthen the interior; the Jazz acquired Dampier, the Heat's 2014 first-round pick, and Kyle

Special Team's 2012 second-round draft pick.

The Warriors, who have been making little moves in the free market, completed the reinforcements at the buzzer and signed Chauncey Billups, who was waived by the Nuggets, to a minimum salary.

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